It often appears to me that the Anime likes to put alot of comedy into the fantasy which may be a misconception but it is one of the reasons I have trouble finding ones I like. I have lots of Anime at my fingertips with my Netflix account.
Can someone suggest some Anime that might be along the lines of Lodoss Wars that I might reference? I have access to tons of Anime for free but it is a bit overwhelming.
I realized from the Warlord thread that there are very few anime characters I can recognize. I am willing to give it a second chance.
My Wife loves Inuyasha, but I don't think that is quite to my tastes.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Thanks.
, but I can't remember what it's called.Oh, and if you can find Voltron (the one with the lions)... DO IT!!!
I second Cowboy Bebop, both the series and the movie.
Ninja Scroll is a must! I never saw Ninja Scroll 2. You might want to check it out.
The first three episodes of Ergo Proxy were visually impressive and the speculative fiction angle was very stimulating. After that it goes downhill, but maybe you'll like it.
You might want to check out Gantz. Two season anime. Some good ideas behind it, but the series was made before the manga was too developped, so the ending is meh.
Thanks so far, I will see if I can find Cowboy Beebop on Netflix, if not I know there is ghost in the shell.
Damn! I would have mentioned GitS, but I thought it was already on your list. Good catch, HD.
Oh yeah!? Welll.... Ummm... Welll thank you.
Ruroni Kenshin kicked ass, Claymore is quite good, GitS and Bebop are also amazing. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a kickass manga, but the anime is super new. Digimon Adventure and Tamers both seriously kicked ass, but Savers is much, much more shounen than those two, if nowhere near as amazing
The HST, and really the P6, suck really hard. The only thing that resembles decent writing there is One Piece, which is campy and Shounen, so you might like it.
But, first things first, get off netflix. It sucks. No subs, all craptastic dubs. Funimation has subs, even if they are a bit mediocre, of basically every anime they're doing, both at their website and youtube. You have the internet. There is no excuse to be watching dubs.
Also, Inuyasha? Seriously, that's even worse than a large part of the P6.
Also, Inuyasha? Seriously, that's even worse than a large part of the P6.
Hush, virgin! I almost have all the mangas. It's pretty good.
Makes me feel like a 15 year old Japanese girl.
Also, Inuyasha? Seriously, that's even worse than a large part of the P6.
Hush, virgin! I almost have all the mangas. It's pretty good.
Makes me feel like a 15 year old Japanese girl.
GTFO, scrub. It makes HxH look well-written.
Dai-Guard giant robot fights monsters, but the corporation they they work for is full of petty obstructive bureaucrats.
The Vision of Escaflowne, psychic schoolgirl end up on another planet fighting an evil empire.
I forgot to mention, there are anime versions of X-Men, Blade, Iron Man, and Wolverine.
I've seen the X-Men. Overly talky and padded to the extreme. And the abundance of animation shortcuts (such as not showing the character that is talking or a shot of some random background when Emma Frost was getting out of that pod) bugged me a lot.
EDIT: Mononoke was pretty ok, too. It's no Bebop, though.
I forgot to mention, there are anime versions of X-Men, Blade, Iron Man, and Wolverine.
No, there aren't. There really really aren't.
Also, Gundam is amazing. Especially Wing. Also, Eva is great.
There's only one anime that isn't total crap and it's already been mentioned several times: Bebop ftw, holmes.
Them's fightin' words.
Them's fightin' words.
Meh, let's go. All you'll do is yell something stupid like 'Windscar1!!1elevnty!!1one' over and over again and wave your hands around all silly. I think I'll be ok.
Meh, let's go. All you'll do is yell something stupid like 'Windscar1!!1elevnty!!1one' over and over again and wave your hands around all silly. I think I'll be ok.
Given that I have good enough taste not to recognize whatever you're referrencing off the top of my head, I'll be the one winning.
Given that I have good enough taste not to recognize whatever you're referrencing off the top of my head, I'll be the one winning.
So you'll yell something like 'overrrr niiiinee thoussaaaannnndd!!eleventy1!!' instead? Yeah, I still b safe, brah.
Given that I have good enough taste not to recognize whatever you're referrencing off the top of my head, I'll be the one winning.
So you'll yell something like 'overrrr niiiinee thoussaaaannnndd!!eleventy1!!' instead? Yeah, I still b safe, brah.
No, not at all. Toriyama is oooooold, broski. I know it's kinda hard for an old guy like you to keep up with, but do try to choose something from this century.
There's only one anime that isn't total crap and it's already been mentioned several times: Bebop ftw, holmes.
EDIT: Mononoke was pretty ok, too. It's no Bebop, though.
I assume you've never seen the goodness that is Cromartie Highschool:
Gatchaman, anyone? (yes, I'll be certain to aknowledge that when I write it)
... his army of warforged and golem monstrosities.
So machines are monstrosities? This stereotypical insult will be noted for future references.
I don't watch crap, sorry.
I don't watch crap, sorry.
Hey brah, I'm serious. I've tried watching the stuff and I just can't. It's awful except for Bebop. I'm not kidding - this is as honest as ya'all'll see me!
Hey brah, I'm serious. I've tried watching the stuff and I just can't. It's awful except for Bebop. I'm not kidding - this is as honest as ya'all'll see me!
Have you tried Ghost in the Shell?
Hey brah, I'm serious. I've tried watching the stuff and I just can't. It's awful except for Bebop. I'm not kidding - this is as honest as ya'all'll see me!
I agree with you ZB.
It's definately not my cup o' tea.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYRPvz-LV-k
What the hell was that?!
Have you tried Ghost in the Shell?
Is that the one with the kids in the robots or whatever? Like one died but came back in a robot thingy or something? If so, yes. And no, I didn't like it.
Also tried Full Metal Alchemist and Bleach. Not impressed.
Have you tried Ghost in the Shell?
Is that the one with the kids in the robots or whatever? Like one died but came back in a robot thingy or something? If so, yes. And no, I didn't like it.
Also tried Full Metal Alchemist and Bleach. Not impressed.
No, that is not GitS. GitS doesn't have kids protagonists or stupid anime faces in it. The themes and plots are adult and complexe. But you need to like cybepunk and speculative fiction to enjoy it. The art in the film is top notch too.
Hey brah, I'm serious. I've tried watching the stuff and I just can't. It's awful except for Bebop. I'm not kidding - this is as honest as ya'all'll see me!
I agree with you ZB.
It's definately not my cup o' tea.
You drink tea?!?!?!?!?
Tea is good. And then there's this other tea that's sorta better but, you know, I can't talk about it.
I know...but this is RH.
Hey brah, I'm serious. I've tried watching the stuff and I just can't. It's awful except for Bebop. I'm not kidding - this is as honest as ya'all'll see me!
I agree with you ZB.
It's definately not my cup o' tea.
You drink tea?!?!?!?!?
Yes!!!!!!!!1!!!eleven!!!1!1
Hot and cold!!1!!!!!!11111!!!!elevntyone!111
Tea is good. And then there's this other tea that's sorta better but, you know, I can't talk about it.
I know...but this is RH.
Yeah...
And...?
Hey brah, I'm serious. I've tried watching the stuff and I just can't. It's awful except for Bebop. I'm not kidding - this is as honest as ya'all'll see me!
I agree with you ZB.
It's definately not my cup o' tea.
You drink tea?!?!?!?!?
Yes!!!!!!!!1!!!eleven!!!1!1
Hot and cold!!1!!!!!!11111!!!!elevntyone!111
Do you alternate?
Hey brah, I'm serious. I've tried watching the stuff and I just can't. It's awful except for Bebop. I'm not kidding - this is as honest as ya'all'll see me!
I agree with you ZB.
It's definately not my cup o' tea.
You drink tea?!?!?!?!?
Yes!!!!!!!!1!!!eleven!!!1!1
Hot and cold!!1!!!!!!11111!!!!elevntyone!111
Do you alternate?
Certainly!
Hey brah, I'm serious. I've tried watching the stuff and I just can't. It's awful except for Bebop. I'm not kidding - this is as honest as ya'all'll see me!
I agree with you ZB.
It's definately not my cup o' tea.
You drink tea?!?!?!?!?
Yes!!!!!!!!1!!!eleven!!!1!1
Hot and cold!!1!!!!!!11111!!!!elevntyone!111
Do you alternate?
Certainly!
I don't know...I just assumed HD got a some tea in between trips to the Apple Store and Starbucks. And you're like, the opposite of HD.
Is that the one with the kids in the robots or whatever? Like one died but came back in a robot thingy or something? If so, yes. And no, I didn't like it.
No. It's more involving a futuristic Japanese FBI and you really need a sociology textbook with you to fully enjoy it.
Also tried Full Metal Alchemist
Probably the wrong one. The FMA anime is a crappy and has very little to do with the manga. Try FMA Brotherhood. It's the FMA manga, but animated.
and Bleach. Not impressed.
Yes, it's already been established that lolkubo sucks. It's part of the HST.
That about does it...
And Saint Seiya? In my land the title of the TV serie was "Los caballeros del zodiaco" (= the knights of zodiac).
A good story was Appleseed. My cousin bought it.
Crying Freeman? I only watched the movie.
* I hate Dragon Ball, when Goku was child the story was a parody of otaku fiction but since Pikolo the plot is simple. 24 pages of Superman has got more story that 20 episodes of Goku vs Freezer. Goku is the most annoying Gary Stu I rebember.
And Saint Seiya? In my land the title of the TV serie was "Los caballeros del zodiaco" (= the knights of zodiac).
That was incredibly dull. I've never seen the appeal.
A good story was Appleseed. My cousin bought it.
It was. I don't think it was published in entirety in my homeland though.
* I hate Dragon Ball, when Goku was child the story was a parody of otaku fiction but since Pikolo the plot is simple. 24 pages of Superman has got more story that 20 episodes of Goku vs Freezer. Goku is the most annoying Gary Stu I rebember.
Otaku fiction? It was a nice journey story that turned martial art later. And it was awesome.
DBZ was stoopid though.
A good story was Appleseed.
Lies!
I thought "caballero" meant cowboy. Which would make the translation "Cowboys of the Zodiac"... Which actually kinda sounds like an awesome Wild Arms (anybody else remember that?) adaptation.
It would certainly be better than girly men in ridiculous golden armor sneering at each other for 20 minutes in every episode
I thought "caballero" meant cowboy. Which would make the translation "Cowboys of the Zodiac"... Which actually kinda sounds like an awesome Wild Arms (anybody else remember that?) adaptation.
It would certainly be better than girly men in ridiculous golden armor sneering at each other for 20 minutes in every episode
ZB might disagree with you there.