Your favourite anime

[Rubius-sama]

Mine is Dragonball.

What's yours?

[Midicronica]

I really don't have a favorite, but I just got through watching a pretty good one called Baccano!

So, that has my vote.

[Monochrome]

If we are talking feature films, then Princess Mononoke, runner up to Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. If we are talking OVA/series, then Oh My Goddess! takes the cake with Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya as a close 2nd..

I liked the original Dragon Ball series but could never get into Z... fights are like 5 seconds long but take three episodes of trash talking between characters to get to that 5 seconds.

[beatrixkiddo]

The only anime series I watched entirely are Evangelion, Elfen Lied, and Rozen Maiden. I watched Bleach for a couple seasons.

Out of those, my favorite was probably Rozen Maiden.

Other than that, I prefer manga. Passive entertainment bores me, I prefer things I can get myself involved with.



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[Weeaboolits]

Probably Genshiken, Death Note and Strawberry Marshmallow.

[beatrixkiddo]

Wait, how did I forget Cowboy Bebop? :/

Awesome music
+
The best english dubbing I've ever heard
+
Good storyline
=
:3

[Weeaboolits]

Cowboy Bebop is a given, there's no need to even mention it, it's assumed.

[Katrina]

Outlaw Star

[Weeaboolits]

Also, like Bea, I mostly read manga, my favorite being Q-Ko-Chan. My other favorites being Genshiken and Strawberry Marshmallow. >.>;

[darkante]

Bleach, D.Gray man and Death Note.

Shame Death Note were pretty short lived.

[SabZero]

Of all time? Millenia Queen (Sennen Jo'ou )

2. Captain Future

[Frana]

I had this same exact topic a while ago, it got deleted for people arguing, so don't.

Cowboy Bebop rules. I also liked DB better than DBZ. Another one of My favorites is Eureka Seven.

[wgpfly]

Death Note, Gantz (Too Short Lived Though = ( ) and Fate Stay Night

[Sayara]

Sayonora Zetsubou Sensei

and actually
PARANOiA AGENT

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[AlexCraig]

Here goes... (no particular order)
Ghost in the Shell
Ai Yori Aoshi
Chobits
Bleach
Sailor Moon
Tenchi Muyo
Blood+
Trinity Blood
Case Closed
Cowboy Bebop
Mahou Sensei Negima
Eureka 7
Fullmetal Alchemist
Big O


There are others, but I cannot remember them all.


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[Anduril]

I mostly prefer real-mech anime, ala Gundam or FMP!. And I prefer the occasional Supernatural comedy animes like Negima....

[Sinue_v2]

Eh, if I had to choose I'd say it's a toss up between Ghost in the Shell and Hellsing Ultimate.

I'm pretty impressed with Ultimate lately. The first two volumes took a bit of liberty with the source material - to try to distance itself from the Anime. But now that it's in new territory it's really sticking close to the source and very entertaining to watch.

Finally getting to see Rip Van sing her opera (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUTJlLftmtI) was a real treat, and the voice they got for her is beautiful. I just wish the scene was a bit longer. It was also nice to see they added the flashback exchange between her and the Major where he alludes to her being Kaspar and Alucard as Zamiel. To say nothing of finally seeing Schrodinger animated (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDZ4RqLeHoo&feature=related).

Edit: Added subtitled version that cuts right to the opera.

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[Kylie]

Cowboy Bebop
FMA
Bleach
Death Note

Can't choose.

[Neith]

I don't watch a massive amount, but so far:

Utawarerumono
Shakugan no Shana (First series, halfway through 2nd)
Ghost in the Shell/GitS 2: Innocence/GitS Stand Alone Complex (though I haven't finished watching it yet)

Edit: How did I forget The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya? D:



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[Seority]

He he.
My department.
(No order.)


ANIME
Cowboy Bebop
Outlaw Star
Kalideo Star
Death Note
AirGear
School Rumble
Pani Poni Dash
AzuManga Diaoh
Full Metal Panic Fumoffu
Full Metal Alchemist
Fate/Stay Night
Tsubasa
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Cromartie High School
Sumo Mo Momo Mo
D N Angel
Grenadier
Maburaho
Blood+
PeaceMaker Kurogane
Samurai Champloo
Neon Genensis Evangelion
FLCL
Fruits Basket
Mai-Hime
Disgaea
.hack
Bleach
all Miyazaki movies

MANGA
Trigun
Death Note
AirGear
Kare Kano
Yotsuba&!
Stand By Youth
E'S Otherwise
Megatokyo (<-web comic, i know!)
Galaxy Angel
Naruto
Zombie Powder
Kobato
Disgaea
.hack
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Ruruni Kenshin

To just name a few.
>:3

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[AlexCraig]

Oshi! I forgot FLCL and Death Note!

[raikomaru40]

bleach/naruto/FLCL


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[Shattered_weasel]

I like to kick reason to the curb.

Gurren Laggan.

[Noblewine]

.hack//Sign
FLCL
Tenchi Muyo
Ruruni Kenshin
IGPX

[Frana]

Dot hack sign's opening and ending are 2 of my favorite ever.(Go see-saw ^_^)

[amtalx]

Outside of bands, I've never followed anything as closely as I have followed Ghost in the Shell.

[KaneKahn]

Hellsing or Shin Angyou Onshi.

[Syl]

I really can't pick... sooooooo I'll just name my favorites (not really ordered):

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (and ni Kai)
Hellsing (and Ultimate)
Devil May Cry
Black Lagoon
School Rumble (and Ni Gakki)
Ergo Proxy
Genshiken
Bokurano
Fate Stay Night
Samurai Champloo
Clannad
Shingetsutan Tsukihime
Azumanga Daioh
Trigun
Baki the Grappler
Lucky Star
Shakugan no Shana
Berserk
Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi
.hack//SIGN

<_<

[Darkly]

gungrave, i really reccomend it. top notch mafia drama mixed in with sci-fi. Such a bittersweet ending too, it's awesome.

[AnimeBoy33]

Full Metal alchemist

[CrimsomWolf]

Code Geass
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Hellsing
Shakugan no Shana
Elfen Leid
Gundam SEED

[Isabella]

My brother got me into Saiyuki, I already liked Bubblegum Crisis 2020, and FLCL.

[Tetsaru]

A lot of these series I haven't seen all the episodes of yet, but here's some of my current favs:

Cowboy Bebop
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
FLCL
Excel Saga
Neon Genesis Evangelion
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Azumanga Daioh
Karas
Trigun
Death Note
Bleach
Outlaw Star
Fullmetal Alchemist

I may think of some others later...

[Sol_B4dguy]

The one that started it for me: Robotech/Macross. I still go back to watch the older ones once in a while.

Ghost in the Shell: STC (cyberpunk done right! whoo!)

Azyumanga Daioh
Death Note
Shakugan no Shana (Marco kills me every time he opens his mouth)
...there's one I'm forgetting...Oh, right, Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor. (finished watching the 2005 version, now to find the older ones...)

[Inazuma]

one piece is my favorite

some other ones i love:
dragon ball
naruto
bleach
hikaru no go
slam dunk
yakitate japan
hagane no renkinjutsushi
jubei chan
blue dragon
gintama

i could go on and on. been watching anime everyday for many years now.

[Marche]

mushi-shi
tenga toppen gurren lagann
Fullmetal alchemist (I cried at the ending)
FLCL

[DEM_CIG]

naruto, gundam seed/ gundam seed destiney...

[Norcris]

After playing Utawarerumono, I decided to give the anime a swing.
It's actually a lot better than I was expecting.

Besides that, probably Higurashi.



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[Itsuki]

On 2008-03-05 09:29, Norcris wrote:
After playing Utawarerumono, I decided to give the anime a swing.
It's actually a lot better than I was expecting.

Besides that, probably Higurashi.

You can really tell the budget restrictions with the anime sometimes though. Not that that is really a bad thing. My only problem with utawarerumono (both the anime and the game) is the crazy psuedo-sci-fi ending. I mean, it would have been a lot better if it stayed fantasy I think. Though it was still kinda fantasy it was like "wtf, why are we in a science lab now"

Higurashi is definately one of my all time favorites though.

If I had to make a top 3, it'd probably look something like (keep in mind, these aren't necessarily any better than eachother, they're probably weighted about equal in my mind).

1) Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni
2) Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien / Rumbling Hearts
3) Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (Its my guilty pleasure)

Hmm... now that I think about it, all 3 were based on games of some sort... oh well.

I like to check out the anime after playing a game or reading the manga, and usually its an interesting transition. Som I actually view as better than their manga counterparts (such as REC). But the last one I watched was Bokurano, and the anime was just so horribly bad compared to the manga... so so bad. It was unwatchable and I had to stop after a few episodes.

And personally, I think if you can't narrow it down to a top 5 or so, then you're just indecisive and don't know what you like and are just spouting nonsense.

[Christmas]

As of right now:
Welcome to the NHK
Baccano!
Darker than black

[Snitch]

ONE PIECE !!

[xeku]

Nausicaa, Porco Rosso, Escaflowne, Patlabor, Last Exile, Gits:SAC, Bubblegum Crisis (original)

[Sharkyland]

Dragon League, Yoroiden Samurai Troopers, KO Century Beast, Godannar

What I want to see:
- Puyo Puyo anime
(couple others)

[DoubleJG]

Sharkylaaaaaaaaaand. I haven't seen you in ages http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_eek.gif

Do you still play PSU for the 360?


On topic: If I had to name ONE anime, I suppose it'd be Cowboy Bebop. There are some other good ones, but I've probably enjoyed that one more than the others.

[Frana]

On 2008-03-05 12:10, xeku wrote:
Nausicaa, Porco Rosso, Escaflowne, Patlabor, Last Exile, Gits:SAC, Bubblegum Crisis (original)





Miyazaki 4life!

[AC9breaker]

Martin Mystery

[Eihwaz]

My favorite series is, of course, Cowboy Bebop. I love every little element of the show. My favorite standalone movie is probably Princess Mononoke.

[Calamity]

the ones i'm into right now is d. gray man, bleach, naruto, and tsubasa chronicles

[zentetsua]

lets see here...
DB series, tenchi series, airgear, chobits, cowboy bebop, trigun, .hack, eureka seven, akazukin cha cha, full metal alchemist, maburaho, love hina, bleach, disgea, flcl, blood +, neon genesis evangelion, moon phase, gundam series, slayers, case closed, trinity blood, inuyasha, elfen lied, outlaw star, princess mononoke, spirited away, my neighbor totoro, escaflowne, bublegum crisis, more to come as i remember them!

edit: rememberence!
naruto, naruto shippuden, gurren lagan, steam boy, akira, ruruni kenshin, black lagoon, gitS, gits 2nd gig, samurai champloo, excel saga, one piece, shoot fighter, yu yu hakusho, patlabor, dbz movies, sonic, sonic underground. might be more to come but not sure!

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[SubstanceD]

I have alot of favorites but I can't list them all so I'll just give a shout out to some the titles that don't get mentioned much.

Azumanga Daio
Kaliedostar
Kiddy Grade
Rahxephon
Gundam Seed

[ironman24682]

Lucky Star
Death Note
Fate Stay Night
Devil May Cry
Rckman.EXE Stream
Eyeshield 21
Ghost in the Shell
Gundam Seed (and Destiny)

[Saner]

I would say Samurai Pizza Cats and Ranma 1/2, they have
great characters, awesome art design (ya, the Ranma 1/2 creator
also made Inuyasha but I couldn't get interested in that theme.)
and a great funny world that has no serious crime going on. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

but currently I'm really excited to see what happens next in Bleach.
and its great because there's always something going on and
fights happen in almost every chapter/episode. and tons of
great characters and concept!
so the pacing is really better than other anime like DBZ (and much less filler than Naruto)

http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime1.gif

[Zantra]

Urusei Yatsura

[Xefi]

The Travellers Yami, Hat and Book is one of my favorite series even though it is a yori type of series.

And some of the old classic series:
Dragon Ball
Ranma 1/2
Maison Ikkoku
Green Legend Ran (movie)
Aria Zeirum (if i spell that right)

my little sister knows a lot more about anime than me. She probably post an encyclopedia of them. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif



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[AlexCraig]

Ah, I forgot about anime movies! Well, to summerize, any of Miyazaki's films. Doesn't matter which. My favorite of his movies is Castle in the Sky.

[Cz]

fav: Magical Shopping District Abensobashi and Infinite Ryvius; both are great series!

to Sion: you are exaggering me...lol. I enjoy watching anime, but i wouldn't go as far as having a full list of them. I couldn't remember most anime i watch! http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_hamster.gif http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_bunny.gif http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/cat.gif http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_hamster.gif


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[Frana]

On 2008-03-08 22:11, Saner wrote:
I would say Samurai Pizza Cats and Ranma 1/2, they have
great characters, awesome art design (ya, the Ranma 1/2 creator
also made Inuyasha but I couldn't get interested in that theme.)
and a great funny world that has no serious crime going on. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

but currently I'm really excited to see what happens next in Bleach.
and its great because there's always something going on and
fights happen in almost every chapter/episode. and tons of
great characters and concept!
so the pacing is really better than other anime like DBZ (and much less filler than Naruto)

http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime1.gif



Does Ranma 1/2 drag on like inuyasha did? I've been thinking about checking it out, but I don't want it to be almost the same thing...I totally agree with you on the pacing of bleach. There's only like 3 filler episodes (at the point the dub is at) so far.

[Saner]

But me thinks the most universal anime woud be Lucky Star. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime1.gif

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/13/Lucky_Star_main_characters.png

http://www.meidocafe.jp/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/lucky-star-03-large-17.jpg

XD




oh well I can't compare Inuyasha's "dragging on" to
Ranma 1/2's. I just looked at Inuyasha's cast and
I didn't like what I saw.

it's kind of like Dragonball Z, I'm really not interesting in Toriyama's other works (besides Chrono Trigger).

Ranma 1/2 to me just had everything right, the
right characters, comedy, insanity. Eventually
you may see similiar themes done again (Ryoga
getting lost, Ranma and Akane denying their feelings,
Shampoo returning with a new plan, etc.) but it does get better and better, and although the anime
is complete, the last manga parts lead to a very
great conclusion (Akane character development! can you believe it?!!) http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime1.gif

out of the anime, I think there was only 1 episode
that was boring (the kid who lost their Panda.) but
ya you don't see how good the series gets until all
of the complete main cast are introduced. if I
recall, characters like Ukyo don't appear until I
think the 3rd season.

oh ya and although it's ultra-violent, I saw the
complete (both seasons) and
it was one of the greatest stories ever! Some of
the more noble-looking character desiFist of the North Star gns reminds me
a little of Phantasy Star III for some reason.


oh ya and Samurai Pizza Cats (revised script, which I think was redone in Canada)
is the best comedy around. super kawaii furries
and it's a really kooky yet wuvable world. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime1.gif

but ya Bleach rocks!!!! especially since it's
probably the first anime I get into that isn't
finished. so it feels kinda new with each new
chapter. the dub is waaaay behind, so checking out
the manga translations are really worthwhile. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime1.gif

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[Phetty]

I barely starting getting into anime, but so far Ive really enjoyed Afro Samurai, DeathNote, Bleach, Naruto Shippuuden(nothing before Shippuuden though), Elfen Lied was probably my favorite so far, and now I just starting getting into D.Gray-man. I've also watched some of Witchblade aswell as Cowboy Bebop. Ill probably watch Code Geass soon and try to find a few others that I might enjoy. Nothing quite like Anime to fill the time in between 360's.

[Syl]

On 2008-03-11 07:36, Phetty wrote:
I barely starting getting into anime, but so far Ive really enjoyed Afro Samurai, DeathNote, Bleach, Naruto Shippuuden(nothing before Shippuuden though), Elfen Lied was probably my favorite so far, and now I just starting getting into D.Gray-man. I've also watched some of Witchblade aswell as Cowboy Bebop. Ill probably watch Code Geass soon and try to find a few others that I might enjoy. Nothing quite like Anime to fill the time in between 360's.


Sounds like you'd enjoy Black Lagoon http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

[Calamity]

since this is about anime are they ever making a new series for full metal panic??