Anime recommendations

[Strazos]

Wait, Inuyasha is still ongoing?

 

[rk47]

So, I haven't been into Anime for awhile now and just realized there's been some good stuff around. Just looking for a list of some good ones to watch that aren't the love themed ones. I've seen way too many of those.

I can tell you what to avoid and that is Haruhi and Lucky Star. I watched a few episodes of both after seeing people cream their pants over both of them at pretty much every online community I visit, and I want that 3 hours of my life back. They're both awful and insipid. Don't buy into the hype.

Bartender I've seen some of and I liked it a lot but I'm pretty sure it's not for everyone.

Maybe you just don't "get" them. Or perhaps you simply have different tastes. Maybe they're just Not For You.

Now, if you had said that about Naruto, Inuyasha, or Bleach, I'd agree with you wholeheartedly. 

I don't think it's about 'understanding' it. The fact is Haruhi is a just a standard, girlfriend has superpowers something like that was in Hollywood, but in a more subtle manner. But the way they go about it with non-sequenced episodes...the first one was really fucked up probably didn't help. I understand what the show is about but i'm still wondering why the hell is it so popular.

Lucky star is something like Peanuts comic strip. I remember watching the first episode and felt numb. Which side should I eat this bread from oooooo.  It slowly gets better sometimes..but overall still hovers slightly above average.

[Fabricated]

So, I haven't been into Anime for awhile now and just realized there's been some good stuff around. Just looking for a list of some good ones to watch that aren't the love themed ones. I've seen way too many of those.

I can tell you what to avoid and that is Haruhi and Lucky Star. I watched a few episodes of both after seeing people cream their pants over both of them at pretty much every online community I visit, and I want that 3 hours of my life back. They're both awful and insipid. Don't buy into the hype.

Bartender I've seen some of and I liked it a lot but I'm pretty sure it's not for everyone.

Maybe you just don't "get" them. Or perhaps you simply have different tastes. Maybe they're just Not For You.

Now, if you had said that about Naruto, Inuyasha, or Bleach, I'd agree with you wholeheartedly. 

A good % of the episodes in all three of those (especially Inuyasha) fit the "insipid" title quite well, even if I do watch 2 of them (Naruto and Bleach are losing me though. Everything eventually becomes DBZ, BLARGH ARGGG POWER LEVELS GRUNT URRRR). Haruhi and Lucky Star just bored me to death. Are dance number openings and weak metahumor really that awesome? Then again maybe I just don't dig Japanese "comedy"; I did hate Jungle Wa Itsumo, Excel Saga, Azumanga, etc.

Wait, Inuyasha is still ongoing?

 

Nope. They ended the tv show in the middle of a run with a "Well looks like we'll continue to fight and blah blah blah!!" hopeful narration when the popularity finally sputtered out. I'm sure there's like 200 volumes of manga after that with Inuyasha and Kagome screaming eachother's names Akira style.

[Simond]

No, actually, that sounds like a typical Takahashi (non-)ending.
See: Pretty much everything she ever did bar Maison Ikkoku.

[Strazos]

I don't know about the dance numbers, but yeah, Metahumor can be pretty damn amusing, though a lot of people will miss the jokes.

[Strazos]

Since I was looking for Higurashi/Lucky Star torrents anyway, I tried to look up the TTGL torrents....

WTF? AniDB.net says they're up to 23, but no group has done 1-23?

Any suggestions on which subbers I should use for what episodes?

[Yoru]

Since I was looking for Higurashi/Lucky Star torrents anyway, I tried to look up the TTGL torrents....

WTF? AniDB.net says they're up to 23, but no group has done 1-23?

Any suggestions on which subbers I should use for what episodes?

ADTRW, Anon, BSS-Anon, Black-Order, in order of descending quality (in general). Black-Order has a 1-13 rollup out, the rest will rely on your own ingenuity.

[Sairon]

A good % of the episodes in all three of those (especially Inuyasha) fit the "insipid" title quite well, even if I do watch 2 of them (Naruto and Bleach are losing me though. Everything eventually becomes DBZ, BLARGH ARGGG POWER LEVELS GRUNT URRRR). Haruhi and Lucky Star just bored me to death. Are dance number openings and weak metahumor really that awesome? Then again maybe I just don't dig Japanese "comedy"; I did hate Jungle Wa Itsumo, Excel Saga, Azumanga, etc.

I'm of the same opinion, found Haruhi to be extremely overrated and also just following Naruto and Bleach because they used to be good entertainment. You should pick up Claymore if you haven't, you'd probably love it. The first couple of episodes might be mediocre but after that it turns into greatness.

[Fabricated]

A good % of the episodes in all three of those (especially Inuyasha) fit the "insipid" title quite well, even if I do watch 2 of them (Naruto and Bleach are losing me though. Everything eventually becomes DBZ, BLARGH ARGGG POWER LEVELS GRUNT URRRR). Haruhi and Lucky Star just bored me to death. Are dance number openings and weak metahumor really that awesome? Then again maybe I just don't dig Japanese "comedy"; I did hate Jungle Wa Itsumo, Excel Saga, Azumanga, etc.

I'm of the same opinion, found Haruhi to be extremely overrated and also just following Naruto and Bleach because they used to be good entertainment. You should pick up Claymore if you haven't, you'd probably love it. The first couple of episodes might be mediocre but after that it turns into greatness.

I heard Claymore was the new Berserk and instantly became interested, I just haven't gotten around to getting any episodes.

[rk47]

can't get into claymore for some reason. my brain just went 'no no no' when i see chicks waving big swords around while looking smug.

[Pennilenko]

can't get into claymore for some reason. my brain just went 'no no no' when i see chicks waving big swords around while looking smug.

If you give claymore some more time, your brain will say, "Yes, yes, yes!" Then you will understand that that smug look is really just a bunch of cool angst.

[Hoax]

I was hoping it was a killer's detached gaze myself, but I'm going to check it out either way sometime soon.

[Evil Elvis]

I liked Planetes.  It had a lot of the familiar anime trappings, but the characters were enjoyable, and the story was interesting.

[Simond]

Do the impossible, see the invisible, ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWA!
Touch the untouchable, break the unbreakable, ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWA!
 

TTGL just. keeps. GETTING. BETTER.
(and I have no idea how)

[Yoru]

Do the impossible, see the invisible, ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWA!
Touch the untouchable, break the unbreakable, ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWA!
 

TTGL just. keeps. GETTING. BETTER.
(and I have no idea how)

The truth: I quote it.

Sunday cannot come fast enough.

[Evil Elvis]

Based on what ppl have said here, I checked out Claymore and Gurren-Lagann. 

I've watched 5 eps of TTGL, and I'm pretty sure I hate it.

I stuck with Claymore despite the "meh" first few eps, and I really got into it despite the amgpowerupz! crap.  I'm starting to get worried though, because while the last few episodes have had a lot of action, they're DBZ'ing the fuck out it.

[Yoru]

Yeah sure 300 parodies are passe these days.

SO WHAT?! THIS. IS. MY. DRILL!

Spoilers that go up to about episode 25.

[Simond]

I am now convinced that TTGL is the anti-Evangelion.

[Arrrgh]

Stop now before you become an axe murderer.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-24/second-ax-slashing-incident-does-not-preempt-higurashi

[Strazos]

Apparently, Adult Swim is going to start airing Deathnote soon.

I have no idea what the quality of the English dub is, but I'll try to watch it as I never got around to watching the JP version.

[Simond]

Well, the School Days finale finally aired...BAD END (and nice boat, too).

Also: Geneon USA has gone into receivership in the last couple of days.

[Hoax]

Yeah there is minor panic about wtf is going on w/ Geneon.  It really sucks because they had been licensing everything good for the last 6 months or so...

[Yoru]

Welp, it's over.

God damn that was an awesome series. Easily one of the best I've ever seen.

[SurfD]

Since I was looking for Higurashi/Lucky Star torrents anyway, I tried to look up the TTGL torrents....

WTF? AniDB.net says they're up to 23, but no group has done 1-23?

Any suggestions on which subbers I should use for what episodes?

ADTRW, Anon, BSS-Anon, Black-Order, in order of descending quality (in general). Black-Order has a 1-13 rollup out, the rest will rely on your own ingenuity.

What, exactly, does ADTRW convert into when it is not an acronym?  To give us some help when attempting to identify the sub group.

[Simond]

Anime Death Tentacle Rape Whorehouse.
It's the Something Awful anime forum, and ADTRW/Studio ADTRW usually spontaneously (re)forms whenever people there are fed up with waiting for subs. :)

Bittersweet ending is bittersweet...and it leave a whole bunch of room for prequels, sequels and spin-offs.
OST in a couple of days, too.

[Chenghiz]

Can someone link me or PM me a link to TTGL? I can't find the first episodes for shit and tv-links is failing me.

[Yoru]

Can someone link me or PM me a link to TTGL? I can't find the first episodes for shit and tv-links is failing me.

Google for Black Order Gurren Lagann.

:)

[Chenghiz]

Oh I didn't know it was licensed already. I guess that would explain the scarcity, thanks.

[Simond]

Everyone who dislikes Haruhi/Lucky Star but likes Kanon '06 should be watching Clannad, btw.

[Strazos]

Is there such a person?

[Hoax]

People are fucking broken...

[rk47]

Everyone who dislikes Haruhi/Lucky Star but likes Kanon '06 should be watching Clannad, btw.

Clannad is so......so.....Generically Good. Or something like that. There is really nothing that amazed me but at the same time I kinda say, 'Ok, at least it didn't go over the top and claim itself to be something it isn't'  That said, ok. Go Clannad. Go. 

[stu]

I started watching Gurren Lagann. Definitely kick ass. The characters are funny and the animation rocks.

[schild]

I'm watching Umisho now for the tit humor.

[Simond]

I'm letting other people do three episode tests on the new series first, then I'll see what I'm interested in.  :-D

Someone on ADTRW has an interesting theory about the new Gundam series, incidentally: The stereotypical (recent) Gundam series starts out with a war going on, then about halfway through the protagonist/his girlfirend turn into pacifists and fight to end the war.

The new series starts out with the Gundam pilots already doing that part (and with other characters pointing out the inherant contradiction of 'fighting for peace'), so the speculation goes that it's going to be a reverse of the usual story in that aobut halfway through the hero goes "You know what? Maybe there is such a thing as a just war after all" and start blowing stuff up with great gusto.

At the very least, this one shouldn't end up with the director's wife's Gundam fanfiction being turned into scripts. (SEED/SEED Destiny, I'm looking at you here)