Fenxy Thread: Favorite Anime

Favorite Anime

Impz — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:06:41

i personally enjoyed slice of life series.

Aria, for its beautiful scenery, idyllic sights, likable characters and wonderful relaxing music.

Haibane Renmei, for its symbolism, tragic pain, the story of growing up and the beautiful ending.

Ouran High simply for the laughs.

And lastly,

Serial Experiment Lain, for being the first series that I bought a set of DVDS on, its powerful message, its use of scientific theories and complex structuring in experimentation. Wonderful stuff.

There are so much good anime that it's painful to just mention 4.

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Alvinz — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:21:45

Of all time, my favourite anime is Full Metal Alchemist.

Out of all recent ones or ongoing ones, then my favourite anime is Bleach, of course :)

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AndrewWee — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:03:07

nolawi:
i just googled for 'anime', no adwords publishers there.
which means either there's a big market opportunity to market manga/anime-related products, or....

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david3 — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:47:09

I am a big giant robot fan, so I like Escaflone and Gundam... Is that bad?

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nolawi — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:58:01

So Scrivs is pushing this anime business really hard... i wonder why?

noticed the whole bunch of anime site that were accepted to the community in this round.. and then i see this notes thread and I am thinking there is a business motive behind all this anime hoopla...

:) so what is it? are you trying to get anime cmpanies to advertise on 9rules or what?

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Jeff — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:38:26

Easily JoJo's Bizarre Adventure for me. An amazing blend of intelligent story, cool characters, and superb action.

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superrats — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:32:51

Longtime Top 3:
Cowboy Bebop
Boogiepop Phantom
Fruits Basket

Top 3 of what I've seen in the past year or two:
Princess Tutu
Planetes
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex (1 and 2)

But, there's so many more I feel sad for not listing as my absolute favorites.

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phantomdata — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:17:10

Hehe, you can tell the exact day that this thread made its way back to the front page.

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JPhill — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:00:33

I haven't seen a ton of anime flicks, but I love Ninja Scroll.

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Gnorb — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:58:54

Series:
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Love Hina
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Serial Experiment Lain

Movies:
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Millenium Actress
The Animatrix
Ghost in the Shell (the first one)
Spirited Away

I haven't been into anime as much as I used to be, so my list is pretty short, much shorter at least than it used to be.

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shadeofgray — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:16:30

I love Naruto and I have been getting into Bleach. BTW does anyone know where I can get my hands on an affordable dvd set of Naruto?

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AndrewWee — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:41:16

i like the older stuff.

hayao miyazaki's Nausicaa: Princess of the Valley of Wind (I tried to convince my wife to let me name our daughter, Nausicaa. no dice. although she was ok with Bianca ---- after Sol Bianca... :)

my other favs:
bubble gum crisis
tenchi muyo (i like the OAVs, though the first movie was pretty awesome).
battle angel gally

yes, yes,,,,i do have a thing for women in powersuits and mecha...

oh, and i thought the concept for Final Fantasy VII: Advent's Children's was pretty cool too. though the plot was kinda....way out there.

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animejulie — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:08:44

Mine faves are:

Utena
Berserk
Bebop
Full Metal Alchemist
Samurai Champloo
Card Captor Sakura
And the list goes on and on.....

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psgels — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 12:40:24

There's one anime which stands as my absolute favourite: Mahou Shoujotai. I fell in love with it the first minute I saw it. Other great ones include Noein, Mushishi, Simoun and Revolutionary Girl Utena.

And about Wolf's Rain, I can understand why it doesn't appear a lot. It's a nice series, though it has some huge flaws.

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Ozone42 — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:46:10

Kimi Ga nozomu Eien is awesome, as well as H&C, good taste Griffith.

Higurashi no Nako Koro Ni is very good as well, if disturbing.

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Griffith — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:11:47

It's amazing how only one person in 62 considers Wolf's Rain one of their favorite Anime. In any case, here's my list (though it's probably incomplete):

Berserk
Wolf's Rain
.hack//SIGN
One Piece
Full Metal Alchemist
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien
Honey & Clover / Honey & Clover II
Chobits

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phantomdata — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:48:58

Ah, Trigun. I haven't seen the anime - but the manga is definitely cool. A pacifist who utterly demolishes everything! Novel!

I just started watching Honey & Clover last night, and it's shaping up to be a great series (what I've seen, you know)! Thanks to those who have contributed in it's favor!

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rangga — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:41:21

I love the trigun characters Vash the stampede (did I spell correctly), is mario bros included as an anime??

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Michael — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 01:39:30

Er that is the technology behind online distribution. The technology is doing fine!

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Michael — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 01:21:24

You know, I actually wrote a post on this some time ago. Because of the nature of the beast, anime will always be one step ahead of the mainstream.

It's just the way things are.

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phantomdata — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:43:48

Michael; Ya. It was somewhere through the third episode where it just clicked and I had to finish it out. The beginning is weird, and it started off seeming kind of child-oriented (at first I thought /all/ of the characters were at most grade school age) but got way better after that. You should definitely check it out.

I'm in the process of grabbing Honey and Clover right now. Hopefully I won't get too hooked and stay up all night watching it!

As an aside, don't you just love how all the Hollywood and big corporate attempts at delivering movie content over the great Internets fail while the rest of us have been distributing working video for quite some time?

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Michael — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 23:57:06

Hey phoatomdata, I'll have to check out Haibane Renmei out. I think I've heard about it before, and I've heard some good things about it.

First three episodes eh? The first three episodes of Honey and Clover were kind of like that for me.

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ligoca — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:50:37

- Basilisk
- The Karas
- Samurai Champloo
- Akira

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phantomdata — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:40:17

I'm going to put in my vote for Haibane Renmei. It was hard to get into at first, but after the first three episodes I couldn't stop watching until the end.

I'm also in love with Genshiken. An anime about anime enthusiasts? How can you go wrong.

I'll also put in for Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. It was a neat series with a nice twist at the end. Episode twelve's musical sequence was cool too. The sounds of the monsters were quite awesome too.

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keanxsoul — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:09:01

Favorite animes :)

Bleach,
Kiba,
Love Hina,
One Piece,
He is my master
...
so many...

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kyleofalberta — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 03:47:39

Well, there are a few series that I don't particularly care for but yes, for the most part, I love anime.

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Scrivs — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:03:27

So Kyle what you are saying is you like them all.

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kyleofalberta — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:42:49

.hack, Azumanga Daioh, Bleach, Chobits, Divergence EVE, Excel Saga, Fooly Cooly, Gunslinger Girl, Hellsing, Ikkitousen, Jubei-chan, Kanon, Love Hina, Monochrome, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Onegai Teacher, Pita Ten, Queen and Slave, Ranma 1/2, School Rumble, Shuffle!, Tsubasa Chronicles, Utawareru Mono, Viper, White Clarity, Xabungle Graffiti, You're Under Arrest!, and Zone of the Enders

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Tyme — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 01:31:07

This is something I am going to have to get back into. I miss my Anime!

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ericj — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 20:24:34

FLCL
samurai champloo
beck
gundamn 0083 (only version where most of the characters get killed)
naruto (only when rock lee fights)
midori no hibi
spirited away
and the stadard... akira (duh)

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Lyth — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 20:01:26

I can't stand those kinds of shows either, except for Bleach. Just about every episode is worth it and rarely there are filler for the most part (save it for the Bounts subplot which they are doing right now... that's slowing it down to a stall). I absolutely hate Naruto because of how long it drags on with its fillers. It gets sickening after awhile.

I prefer 12 - 24 episodes max myself, but I have exceptions for some that are really good. :P

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Michael — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 09:16:19

Don't even get me started on this. I can't stand shows that simply drags on into eternity. Take for example Inuyasha, the manga's still going...now as we speak! (Although I hear that it's not entirely the author's fault.)

With that said, I hear that Honey and Clover manga just recently came out with their final chapter. I can't wait for the anime to come out.

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Kamigoroshi — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 08:44:15

I didn't like Howls Moving Castle, I just didn't find it as good as his previous works like Mononoke-Hime and Castle in the Sky.

And yeah...DBZ does count as anime. But I never liked the long draggy ones like Naruto, Bleach or even DBZ. Heck...Samurai X (Rurouni Kenshin) was pushing it alot as well. It just drags a 5 minute fight to 4 episodes, it's ridiculous.

26-50 episodes. That's prime anime length don't you think?

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Lyth — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 09:48:01

I've been really attracted to Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle as of late, so I guess you could say that's my favorite. Some other favorites off the top of my head are Bleach, Makai Senki Disgaea, and Air. Can't remember any older ones off the top of my head that were awesome. Do the good ol' DBZ days count? :P

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Michael — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 08:14:32

School Rumble is an absolute riot. I wonder if I'm the only one who actually likes Tenma as a character?

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Ozone42 — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 23:01:32

Scrapped Princess (epic fantasy/sci-fi)
Kino No Tabi (laid back vignette stylings)
School Rumble (Absolutly ridiculous)
Honey And Clover (semi serious semi hilarious romantic drama)

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daviddemchuk — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 20:31:46

I love Serial Experiments: Lain--though it does take time to get into, and never fully resolves itself. (That, in my mind, is a compliment.)

I'm a big Miyazaki fan too--My Neighbor Totoro and Princess Mononoke in particular. I really enjoyed Spirited Away (haven't yet seen Howl's Moving Castle) but it wasn't the same kind of revelation that his earlier films have been.

Dead Leaves is fun, and Samurai Champloo is pretty cool. Avalon is the best non-anime anime ever (you have to see it to understand), by the director of Ghost in the Shell, which I also enjoyed. I have Perfect Blue sitting on the shelf but I've yet to be in the right mood to watch it. Same with Millennium Actress.

And a store nearby keeps playing Final Fantasy: Advent's Children in its window--it looks amazing, but I don't think I got more than a third of the way through Final Fantasy VII, so I'm afraid I won't be able to make sense of the film.

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Michael — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 10:44:23

Witch Hunter Robin was actually kind of interesting too. Slightly more consistent than Noir. I liked the idea of the witches being forced to hunt or be hunted.

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karsh2 — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:56:56

Oh, the music was definitely on point. The ending however? Eh...lukewarm. Kirika ends up getting her memory back and was the one who killed Mireille's family. Kirika reunites with Chloe and Altena. Mireille goes back to the "vineyard" where Chloe and Altena is, rescues Kirika, kills Altena and Chloe. The end was actually kinda good, but the episodes leading up to it? Eh...not so much.

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Michael — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 08:56:02

The music for Noir was awesome, I just couldn't get over the fact that the story was so awful. Was the ending any good? I couldn't make it past the first half.

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karsh2 — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 23:16:05

Full Metal Alchemist, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Lain: Serial Experiments and Noir. I just recently got into Eureka Seven loaned from a friend; they're showing it now on [adult swim].

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Michael — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:46:49

Sometimes it can refer to "at home". Japanese translations can be a little funny.

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freakcomics — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:35:48

Lain is great!

I haven't seen moving castle yet, but I'd love to. I have zero free time lately.

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Andrew — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:16:33

お宅 (おたく) usually just means 'house' or sometimes it's used to mean 'family'. The prefix 'o' is a form of politeness. In modern colloquial Japanese, otaku is often put before an activity/hobby like anime so it becomes anime-otaku or manga-otaku etc and in this sense it usually means 'fanatic', though as with all words there are variations and multiple interpretations. But generally speaking it's someone with an unhealthy obsession about something, and in some cases it is the manifestation of a deeper psychological issue. Staying at home and refusing social interaction is often part and parcel of this.

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Scrivs — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:55:52

Then I am Super Otaku!

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Michael — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:26:52

Otaku literally translates into "stays in house".

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Scrivs — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 09:02:03

Didn't get to watch Lain like I wanted to, but did finally see Howl's Moving Castle and it was another classic. I recommend it.

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Scrivs — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:53:48

What's the negative connotation involve?

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Andrew — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:28:24

It's funny to hear people talking about 'otaku' with praise when it has such a negative connotation in Japan.

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Kamigoroshi — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 10:52:41

The entire Gundam series. It's a classic and a must to have at least one Gundam series that you liked. Hallmark of a true otaku I guess. :)