Anime 101: Introduction to Anime

[pixelate]

I don't watch anime at all. But Spring Break is next week, and there's nothing written down in my planner. Since the majority of people here watch anime and give it high praise, I want to get an idea of what it's all about. I know that in a weeks time I won't be able to get the entire idea, but I'd like to get into it a little.

So what I need are some titles that I can rent during Spring Break, particularly any classics or movies that set the standard for other animes to be compared to.

[Abaddon]

One of the greatest classical animes around is Akira. its one of the oldest, but one that still looks current. But it really depends on what you're after and everyone has a preferential anime liking.

but to start you off, try some of these titles.

*Akira
*Neon Genesis Evangelion Series (You did say _at all_)
*Perfect Blue
*Ninja Scroll
*The Berserk Series
*Vampire Hunter D
*Oh My Goddess Series and Movie
*Spirited away
*Robotech/Macross Plus or Gundam

All the titles mentioned are of different genre types. So if any of those catch your fancy there'll be plenty of members here and abroad that can recommend you similar titles.
Hope that helps mate.

[DUNKO1]

Hellsing and Scryed are really good too

[raiden999]

i personally like the record of lodoss wars series (up to episode 13. haven't gotten the second series yet). dunno if you will like, but try it out

[AidaKensuke]

-Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoe, try and find it subbed, I'll pay >_>; )
-Neon Genesis Evangelion
-Grave of the Firefiles
-X: The Movie
-Escaflowne: The Movie

Erm..I watch a little *cough* mahou shoujo, but none of that is coming on my list. o_o

[Atax]

A few I can think of:

Burn Up Excess

Cyber City Oedo 808

Tokyo Babylon

Ghost in the Shell

Ninja Scroll

The Legend of Crystania

Gun Smith Cats

Cowboy Bebop

Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040

Zoids: Chaotic Century

Rockman.EXE (only avalible in fansub form atm)

[Gestiv]

DON'T watch anything Dragonball related... It makes a mockery of all things Anime. And it uses the same plot over aad over: Evil guy tries to take over the world, someone dies, new, more powerful guy takes his place, galaxy is saved, another evil guy comes along, so on and so forth.

[Bloodberry]

+ Kare Kano

+ Ghost in the Shell - movie or series

+ Kiddy Grade

+ FLCL

+ Escaflowne (movie or series.. movie is better.)

+ Noir

+ Azumanga Daioh

although some of those aren't really up for rent (Kiddy Grade and GITS series in particular).

[Auracom]

-cowboy bebop
-akira
-vandred (newer but its really sweet)
-betterman (really cool)
-scryed

[-BK-]

Escaflowne the movie is great, but in my opinion the series does a better job of developing the characters. If you want stories better than Hollywood, I'd say go with Evangelion, Trigun, Samurai X (for a shorter one, it's only 3 disc's technically), Escaflowne, or Lain.

Any particular genre you have intrest in, Pixel?