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Kasumi-Astra Administrator Level: 62  Posts: 678/1867 EXP: 1971846 For next: 12840 Since: 03-15-04 From: Reading, UK Uni: Sheffield, UK Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 12 hours |
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| ARGH! No one suggested Neon Genesis Evangelion! Eva is a staple of the classic anime circuit, and you ABSOLUTELY MUST watch it along with: Ghost in the Shell Trigun Akira Vampire Hunter D Macross Plus |
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Jill In love with a dream.. Level: 36  Posts: 322/528 EXP: 296548 For next: 11562 Since: 03-15-04 From: Teh Sweden Since last post: 6 days Last activity: 14 hours |
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| Two things: 1) Not everyone enjoys totally fucked up shows, that makes Evangelion and Akira not-musts. 2) Isn't it better to watch Macross before Macross Plus? Just a thought. |
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Toxic in a sublime state of mind Level: 75  Posts: 1785/2857 EXP: 3732709 For next: 94195 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 3 days Last activity: 8 hours |
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| Hellsing. The one and only anime I've watched so far, and boy was it a doozy. Maybe I don't watch any more, because I'm afraid they won't live up to the awesomeness that is Hellsing. |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82  Posts: 450/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Trust me man, Hellsing's just one of many. There's so much out there that's jsut as good as Hellsing, and a bit of it is even better. If you liked Hellsing I'd seriously suggest Trigun, while there's not nearly as much undead slaying, it's still got quite a bit of action and cool guns and neat characters that wear red. And this one dude that makes people's minds explode... He actually forces a guy to rip his own heart out of his chest at one point. Real wholesome television... |
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Kasumi-Astra Administrator Level: 62 Posts: 684/1867 EXP: 1971846 For next: 12840 Since: 03-15-04 From: Reading, UK Uni: Sheffield, UK Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 12 hours |
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1) Whuh? Evangelion was one of my firsts, and I thought it was brilliant  You have to remember that there are many challenging films and shows outside anime, and stepping up is not usually neccessary. Besides, Evangelion is mostly spelled out for you, if you pay close attention. It's not that much of a head-fuck.2) Nah, Macross Plus is completely self contained and it set decades after the original Macross anyway  |
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Uncle Elmo Hammer Brother Partly Sweet, Helpful, good at advice and a half decent writer. Also modest. Level: 49 Posts: 531/1062 EXP: 845899 For next: 37984 Since: 03-15-04 From: Prestatyn, Uk Since last post: 23 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| No "Blood: the Last Vampire" , it's superior in every way to "Vampire Hunter D" IMO. Oh I've just got the third DVD of FF:Unlimited and it's starting to get really good. |
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Ramadan Roy Like Like ...Or you'll be wearing your ass for a hat. Renowned Otaku Level: 44 Posts: 326/816 EXP: 569705 For next: 41580 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 13 hours Last activity: 7 hours |
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Originally posted by Jill I agree. Macross is another great series to start out with. Sure, I was 9 years old when I saw it, but I loved it and still do. Also, if you want crazy anime, that is recent. go for Bobobo. That show is grate. That's why I love Grey's avatar.. Evangelion is good, not great, and certainly not ideal to start out with. I really do not consider it as complicated as people think it is. But character progression is not one of Eva's strongpoints. Mobile Suit Gundam is great to start out with; it's classic, it has a powerful message, and it has a lot of real world elements in it. Also, a lot of the events and stuff that occur in the Universal Century are reminescent of our history, if you look closely. |
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Kasumi-Astra Administrator Level: 62 Posts: 693/1867 EXP: 1971846 For next: 12840 Since: 03-15-04 From: Reading, UK Uni: Sheffield, UK Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 12 hours |
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| I would say that Eva's character progression is good, but along with the revalatory plot, it's kinda hard to follow. I would also say that character development is probably the wrong phrase to use... Character degeneration would probably be better, towards the end their personal lives are all but destroyed  The only example from the Gundam series that is availble here in the UK is Gundam Wing. That was probably my first, but I'd say it'd be awful to start out with unless you were prepared to never miss a single episode. The politics eventually overwhelm every single episode, and things change very quickly. It still makes for a great series, though |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 501/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| "Also, if you want crazy anime, that is recent. go for Bobobo. That show is grate. That's why I love Grey's avatar.." Mambo! Mambo!!! Ha, Bobobo's another one I forgot to mention, I think. Trouble is, it's got way too many Japanese culture references to be good for a newbie, and it moves so fast, it's really the ultimate definition of completely random anime. Plus, you can't really laugh at it unless you know what Fist of the North Star is, and although I haven't seen that, I do know that Bobobo's a parody of it. But man, is it messed up... Some of the stuff I can't even begin to understand. Also, as far as Gundam Wing goes, I loved the political parts of it, it really made it a deep series. But there's also the 0080 serieses, and they did release the original MSG in America. Actually, a good chunk of the Gundam series has been released. Personally I wanna see SEED. But yeah, plenty of Gundam over here. G-Gundam, MSG, Wing, Char's Counterattack, 0080, 0083, shitic Love Story (not sure if that's the actual name, but it was pretty crappy IMO anyway...), 08th MS Team, it's a decent list. But I don't really have enough exposure to mecha as it is. I'd love more though. (edited by Grey on 08-06-04 07:34 PM) |
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Valcion YOU WA SHOCK Level: 50  Posts: 419/1139 EXP: 939607 For next: 7710 Since: 03-15-04 From: internets. Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Midori No Hibi's pretty good. Funny and has a decent plot to back it up. I'm suprised no one's reccomended Azumanga Daioh yet either. |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 3359/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| I recommend Azumanga Daioh. That good enough for you? It can definitely be a bit out-there at times but you'll definitely have a good laugh or two. |
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Jill In love with a dream.. Level: 36 Posts: 332/528 EXP: 296548 For next: 11562 Since: 03-15-04 From: Teh Sweden Since last post: 6 days Last activity: 14 hours |
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Hm.. the order of which the Gundam series were released in the US is a bit ick. It should be like MSG, 0083, Zeta, CCA, ZZ. (Ok, so I was never really sure if CCA is before or after ZZ, but I didn't see the ZZ in it so I guess it's before  ). Considering Zeta has either only recently been licensed, that's pretty bad . I watched CCA before Zeta and didn't really get anything <.<, the Nu Gundam was nice though xD.I'd recommend the spinoff Gundam series for the mecha needs, not Seed though. Seed should only be watched after additional experience of the UC universe has been gained, there's a whole LOT of stuff that's alike and remakes of the classic moments from MSG. Like a parallell dimension of MSG almost. |
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