I like The Big O…
imo, most mangas should end at 200 chapters. MAX. After a while, you can tell the author is running WAY the fuck out of ideas, or in some cases have just grown weary of their own work, thus they get lazy and start to hate their own creation and just turn it into another 9-to-5 grind for a paycheck. Naruto, Hajime no Ippo and Bleach are perfect examples of this.
Notable exceptions:
Berserk
One Piece
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i believe the spaceship one is called vandread and the female teacher one is called the gokusen
FINALLY, PEOPLE AGREEING WITH ME THAT DBZ HAD BETTER MUSIC IN AMERICA!
I don’t wanna hear those bells and whistles, I want some damned guitars. The music for when Goku goes Super saiyin one AND 3 are some kick ass guitar solos.
Also, for some reason I love Lucky Star. I don’t know why, it’s just hilarious to me.
Also, gundam wing is beast.
those are all really common mainstream shows. although from my visit to japan, everything is mainstream, for better or worse. that is actually my semi unpopular opinion on anime/manga… just because it’s not live action, doesn’t make it good. some live action versions are far superior.
also i don’t watch anything unless rossman says it’s good. this has led to some disappointment.
Im pretty sure that’s Baki the Grappler.
“Why aren’t I winning?!”
“I’ll tell you why.”
“Oh hey thanks, I’m winning now!”
“Shit! How could you defeat me?!”
…
I agree with all of this.
Lucky Star was fucking awesome. And there were plenty of haters on here when I first said it was awesome…but then they realized they were wrong and I was right. 
Spot fucking on. I prefer the US DBZ over the Japanese in every way. All that screaming made the attacks and powerups all the more epic. And the music is damn great. The Japanese music sounds like ass.
Not to mention Goku sounds like an absolute panzy in the JP DBZ, the voice is horrible.
… One Piece is a crock of shit.
Dragonball in all its iterations sucked.
The original Ghost in the Shell movie sucked.
Akira sucked.
Perfect Blue is a work of art.
Dragon Half is the bomb-dizzle.
Fake and Gravitation (manga yaois) were awesome.
One Piece is trash.
I would suggest that one gets more enjoyment from hentai than regular anime.
I have a bunch, but one that has always stood out in my mind:
Excel Saga is shit. Want to know a good “random” anime? Watch Project A-Ko.
P.S.- Agreed that Perfect Blue is greatness.
Hitman Reborn is a million times better then naruto and bleach.
This. Seriously, I like Hitman Reborn way more than Naruto.
That pretty much sums it up right there.
Ghost in the Shell is probably THE most boring anime I’ve ever seen. Blah blah blah X infinity.
Death Note isn’t too far behind. It started out with some promise, but it just got ridiculous later on.
I STILL don’t see the appeal of Bleach.
bleh, maybe I’m just gettin’ old. :bluu:
InuYasha is still one of my favorite series of all-time. OF ALL TIME.
I think a lot of people would agree to that, actually (as in more or less being a popular opinion). :lol: Very rarely do we see an anime movie (at least original ones not based on an earlier manga/anime TV series) that is actually bad.
I hate lolis/shotas. I’m pretty sure anyone I play DFO with knows this. Everything coming from the east seems to have lolis in it. I asked someone whats a good anime to watch because I didn’t watch any anime for a while. They told me vampire bund or something. There’s gore and all, but I can’t stand that pale topless loli.
I also think Gantz is good. There’s crazy ass action and anyone basically can die. It should come out faster but the mangaka is too busy drawing other hentai.
I like Highschool of the Dead.I hear it is getting an anime but I want the manga to start up again.
I also think Air Gear and Tenjo Tenge are decent reads, but Oh Great is hella confusing with his writing sometimes.
Berserk would be better if it came out faster. I hear the guy is addicted to idolmaster or something.
Claymore is damn good but the anime ending sucked.
edit: OK I just noticed that my recommendations are all contain anime boobies but to prove thats not (the only) reason I like them. I hate Ikkitousen, Queens Blade and all that creepy crap. I am in the clear now???
I find that more comedy oriented stuff is far more enjoyable and interesting than most of other series people rave about a lot. Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO), Yakitate Japan, and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei… now that’s my shit.
98% of anime is garbage. Literary trash, sometimes posing as thoughtful storytelling and other times an excuse for gratuitous sex and violence (note that this doesn’t mean you can’t use sex and violence well; anime rarely does).
The 2% of anime that isn’t garbage does NOT include any of the following:
- Neon Genesis Evangelion - symbolism for the sake of symbolism isn’t interpretive, it’s bullshit. The show’s half-decent until about the halfway point where it really started loving the smell of its own crapulence.
- Bleach - this show started well, and if it stayed that way instead of turning into Dragon Ball I wouldn’t put it here.
- Elfen Lied - a surprising amount of people think this abhorrent waste of matter is “good.” Granted, you wouldn’t think you could fuck up a show about people ripping other people apart telekinetically, but Elfen Lied proves you can.
(if I keep naming examples I’ll be here all fucking day)
Anime = cartoons, and manga = comics. “Cartoon” isn’t a racial slur, you otaku fucks. Calling Castle in the Sky a cartoon doesn’t make Castle in the Sky any less awesome. Speaking of which…
The dude what heads Pixar has a huge hardon for Hayao Miyazaki (sp?). However, that dude has surpassed Miyazaki, for two reasons: Pixar films continue to be amazing and universally relevant (Up! and The Incredibles are just two of many examples) and Miyazaki films hit their high point around the Kiki’s Delivery Service/Castle in the Sky timeframe. Spirited Away was kinda bleh, and I don’t like what I’ve heard about what’s come after.
Most dubs are actually well made, but unfortunately there’s a legion of stupid, stupid people who think that since Naruto’s English voice is high, exaggerated, and somewhat feminine, it’s terrible compared to Naruto’s high, exaggerated, somewhat feminine Japanese VA.
Like subs all you want, but if you hate on dubs (not the same as “don’t prefer”), you’re a prime candidate for the “I’m a weeaboo douche who loves anime for the sake of loving anime and I hate dubs because suddenly hearing horrendous storytelling and terrible dialog in my native tongue would make me question my love for this shitty art form if I didn’t shift the blame to ‘bad English voice acting’” award.
Mushi-shi is the best anime you haven’t seen. Watch it.
Black Cat is more entertaining than whatever the current “hot anime of the month” is.
Fullmetal Alchemist has things that are actually indicative of quality storytelling: dynamic characters that grow and change, thoughtful use of ambiguity (as opposed to the obsessive ambiguity the likes of Anno and Masato Kato love to employ) that leaves plenty open to interpretation while still ensuring a solid basis for said interpretation, constantly escalating conflict, believable reactions from characters to their surroundings, and a whole bunch more. It deserves its praise.
Samurai Champloo ended well.
You can’t prove Spike died. Wolfwood, on the other hand…
Trigun is probably the best thing Japan has produced in the last 50 years.
Gourry overpowered the thing that possessed Lina’s body with his will, despite assertions that he was given a pity pass. Too bad he didn’t kick ass that entire season.
Anime based on sports are somehow even less appealing than real life movies based on sports.
If the Sailor Scouts were in Marvel America during Civil War:
- Mercury and Mars would enlist in Iron Man’s Initiative
- Jupiter and Venus would serve in Cap’s Secret Avengers
- Moon wouldn’t want to get involved until the very end
The anime/manga art style isn’t inherently the best art style on Earth just because of what it is. I’ve seen weeaboos call amazing non-anime-style art “ugly” because it lacked big eyes and superhero physiques. Fuckin’ life scrubs.
The original Street Fighter 2 anime movie isn’t that special, but it DESTROYS anime Street Fighters that follow.
Ninja Scroll doesn’t deserve a fraction of the praise it gets.
Advent Children is trash on a stick. If you want to see an actual entertaining collection of fight scenes strung together by thin plot, at least watch something that doesn’t take itself too seriously, like Afro Samurai or Wolverine vs. Hulk.
EDIT - And one more thing: OVAs of long-ongoing series that are basically one-shot stories that don’t exist in canon are often MUCH BETTER than said canon. Take half-decent characters out of the bullshit they’re hopelessly tangled in, and you might just produce solid gold.
Those speed lines behind Dr. B aren’t digitally added.