Recommended Anime/Manga?

[Raytrace]

Yeah, I can easily recommend City Hunter as well. I've got a poster on my wall that I stare at each night before I go to bed. It inspires me to be more manly/perverted a bit more each time I glance at it. Also, probably my favorite intro theme song next to Record of Lodoss War and Cutie Honey.

cool Imma check that too

[TorresTara]

I love Vampire Knight and Claymore. Check them out guys if you haven't

[Raytrace]

finally finished VOTOMS I REALLY liked the final episode but tbh the final story arc (Quaint) I didn't like that much at all

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Yeah, I can easily recommend City Hunter as well. I've got a poster on my wall that I stare at each night before I go to bed. It inspires me to be more manly/perverted a bit more each time I glance at it. Also, probably my favorite intro theme song next to Record of Lodoss War and Cutie Honey.

cool Imma check that too

Cutie Honey's transformations are really easy on the eyes, especially with that well-endowed rack of hers.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[xbl0x180]

I've been wanting to get copies of the new Cutey Honey Flash episodes that came after Shin Cutey Honey. This one looked as if it was done with a "cartoonier" look, like Dirty Pair Flash.




The 90s OAVs were the best rendition, though

[Raytrace]

ok I know I was supposed to start watching Cobra TV, but I looked at first episode of SDF Orguss and I loved every scene, art very nice too, like a more detailed SDF Macross or something, also really like the mechanical design in it -

[xbl0x180]

You can't make a bad choice if your choices are all excellent. I'd cautiously recommend the other series that were mixed with Macross to make Robotech - "Southern Cross" and Mospeada. They're not as good as Macross, but come from a similar talent pool

[Raytrace]

You can't make a bad choice if your choices are all excellent. I'd cautiously recommend the other series that were mixed with Macross to make Robotech - "Southern Cross" and Mospeada. They're not as good as Macross, but come from a similar talent pool

hehe suppose that's true - I have to say when I watched the first scene in Orguss (getting caught by the dad with his daughter) - I said to myself 'I bet XbloX180 approves of this scene' . It also had that wacky/trippy Macross type feel - haha the bits like when that mad camel looking alien is looking at him in the bed when he wakes up, and also when he finally notices those squid tentacle looking things coming out of the girls backs

yeah I definitely am going to check out Southern Cross eventually and Mospeada, I think after Orguss I will probably finish Harlock though...

Seriously though from the second that ring modded vocodery sounding 'ORGUSS!' came in in the intro, I just KNEW I was gonna love this series -

http://r4ytrace.tumblr.com/post/2866744 ... ing-loving

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Yeah, the Super Dimensional Century Orguss anime series has some very interesting mecha designs indeed. Notably, with the Orguss Orgaroid armored suit with it's four different transformable modes: Tank, Gerwalk, Soldier and Jet is ace in my book. The Arii produced Orguss 1/48th scale model kits from 1983-1984 that were sold in Japan were repackaged and sold in the USA under Revell's Robotech plastic model kit lineup in 1984. No less than three different Orguss plastic model kits were sold under the Robotech brand name that I can recall from those days of lore.

And with the Genesis Climber Mospeada anime series, the mecha features those cool Legioss armored soldiers as the main mecha driving the story plot along. Of course, the Legioss mecha was simply re-named as the Alpha Fighters in the Robotech series. The Japanese toy manufacturer, Gakken, produced the Mospeada Legioss mecha toys with the distinctive blue, red and green colored schemes were legendary for their high-quality workmanship and overall quality were sold in the USA under the Henshin Robo series toy lineup (fetches some insane prices on the secondary collector's market, especially if in brand new MIB rated C-10 condition easily). The Monogram 1/48th scale model kit of Leader-1 from the Go-Bots cartoon series aired on U.S. TV airwaves really is the red colored Legioss Soldier that Arii produced for the Japanese plastic model market back in the early '80s.

Both SDCO, GCM along with SDF-Macross form the pinnacle of Tatsunko Studio's hallmark of mecha driven anime series back in the early 1980s.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[drauch]

finally finished VOTOMS I REALLY liked the final episode but tbh the final story arc (Quaint) I didn't like that much at all

Yeah, final episode is pretty awesome. Last story arc falls kinda flat compared to the other, mainly because all the ambiguity that follows, but I find that it's really worth it after everything is settled. Mainly because I'm not a fan of religion, I'd say.

[BIL]

Seriously though from the second that ring modded vocodery sounding 'ORGUSS!' came in in the intro, I just KNEW I was gonna love this series -

http://r4ytrace.tumblr.com/post/2866744 ... ing-loving

Great OP + song! Interesting story behind the singer too. Guy from Kansas who emigrated to Japan in the 70s and stayed there the rest of his life. Looked him up because "Rankin" is a common surname where I'm originally from. "Where are you going, when are you coming home?" Nice lyric, I relate. ;-;

[Raytrace]

Yeah, the Super Dimensional Century Orguss anime series has some very interesting mecha designs indeed. Notably, with the Orguss Orgaroid armored suit with it's four different transformable modes: Tank, Gerwalk, Soldier and Jet is ace in my book. The Arii produced Orguss 1/48th scale model kits from 1983-1984 that were sold in Japan were repackaged and sold in the USA under Revell's Robotech plastic model kit lineup in 1984. No less than three different Orguss plastic model kits were sold under the Robotech brand name that I can recall from those days of lore.

And with the Genesis Climber Mospeada anime series, the mecha features those cool Legioss armored soldiers as the main mecha driving the story plot along. Of course, the Legioss mecha was simply re-named as the Alpha Fighters in the Robotech series. The Japanese toy manufacturer, Gakken, produced the Mospeada Legioss mecha toys with the distinctive blue, red and green colored schemes were legendary for their high-quality workmanship and overall quality were sold in the USA under the Henshin Robo series toy lineup (fetches some insane prices on the secondary collector's market, especially if in brand new MIB rated C-10 condition easily). The Monogram 1/48th scale model kit of Leader-1 from the Go-Bots cartoon series aired on U.S. TV airwaves really is the red colored Legioss Soldier that Arii produced for the Japanese plastic model market back in the early '80s.

Both SDCO, GCM along with SDF-Macross form the pinnacle of Tatsunko Studio's hallmark of mecha driven anime series back in the early 1980s.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

cool info PCE Fan

[Raytrace]

finally finished VOTOMS I REALLY liked the final episode but tbh the final story arc (Quaint) I didn't like that much at all

Yeah, final episode is pretty awesome. Last story arc falls kinda flat compared to the other, mainly because all the ambiguity that follows, but I find that it's really worth it after everything is settled. Mainly because I'm not a fan of religion, I'd say.

yeah it is definitely pretty blatant - I didn't expect the series to end that way at all when I started watching it

[Raytrace]

Seriously though from the second that ring modded vocodery sounding 'ORGUSS!' came in in the intro, I just KNEW I was gonna love this series -

http://r4ytrace.tumblr.com/post/2866744 ... ing-loving

Great OP + song! Interesting story behind the singer too. Guy from Kansas who emigrated to Japan in the 70s and stayed there the rest of his life. Looked him up because "Rankin" is a common surname where I'm originally from. "Where are you going, when are you coming home?" Nice lyric, I relate. ;-;

yeah I was going to say that he DEFINITELY sounds like a native english speaker when he sings, yeah there are quite a few Rankin's here too, but I think mainly it's in Scotland (obviously the very famous writer for one )

[Raytrace]

Jayviet = legend

one thing I've also noticed and I really like is that in certain scenes, the 'dramatic' music it uses is the main riff from Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath - the next 4 bars it changes but then goes back to that classic doomy 3 note sequence...

I dunno I'm only on episode 4 but I'm feeling like I might end up liking this even more than SDF Macross...

is the main OST music done by same people as SDF Macross? It certainly sounds like it with all those lush 70's style strings.

[xbl0x180]

I'm barely trying to finish the second season of Rosario + Vampire and this thing gets exponentially stupid as it plods along from minute to minute, episode to episode. Jesus H., this is just godawful and quite possibly one of the worst - if not, THE worst - animu I have seen in a coupla years.

I'm going to need to watch Blue Gender again to wash away the thought that anime has plumbed such depths

[Raytrace]

I'm barely trying to finish the second season of Rosario + Vampire and this thing gets exponentially stupid as it plods along from minute to minute, episode to episode. Jesus H., this is just godawful and quite possibly one of the worst - if not, THE worst - animu I have seen in a coupla years.

I'm going to need to watch Blue Gender again to wash away the thought that anime has plumbed such depths

Hmm I recently tried to start watching the second season of Lagrange (even though I hated everything about the first series except the scenery/art), and 10 minutes in I just said 'no, fvck this I'm not going to start watching this then get to some plot point which seems like it will possibly lead to a 'good part', but then watch the whole series and realise it was a total waste of time.' so I just stopped :p

[xbl0x180]

I'm a masochist for awful entertainment. This is definitely the equivalent of My Little Pony and I gather some kind of enjoyment outta hating crap... I want to keep hating this thing. I don't think I'll ever seen season 1, though, and Gonzo will keep being "that studio that puts out a buncha cheap animu garbage"

[Raytrace]

"that studio that puts out a buncha cheap animu garbage"

emm I feel pretty thick asking this - but is 'animu' the plural of 'anime' or just the more precise way of saying it or something?

[xbl0x180]

"that studio that puts out a buncha cheap animu garbage"

emm I feel pretty thick asking this - but is 'animu' the plural of 'anime' or just the more precise way of saying it or something?

I use it to refer to the crappy modern anime of the past 15 years. "Animu" doesn't have an actual meaning; it's a misspelling of the word "anime," just like "mango" instead of "manga"

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=animu

[Hagane]

Hey, have you watched Seirei no Moribito, Michiko to Hatchin, Dennou Coil, Kemonozume, Mushishi, Yojou Han, Mononoke, House of the Five Leaves, Ergo Proxy...? There you have some good anime from the last 15 years.

[Op Intensify]

Hey, have you watched Seirei no Moribito, Michiko to Hatchin, Dennou Coil, Kemonozume, Mushishi, Yojou Han, Mononoke, House of the Five Leaves, Ergo Proxy...? There you have some good anime from the last 15 years.

You forgot Kaiba.

[xbl0x180]

I can't say that I have since I mostly watch stuff from around 1995 and before, with the occasional series, movie, or video made after that year. Suffice to say, if it has excessive use of CG, cheap0 rotoscoping effects, unattractive/indistinct designs, and focuses too much on moe, then I'll most likely avoid watching it

I need MOAR of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVuH3wri88g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T0BiI5n ... re=related


Flashy and exaggerated movements, extreme angles and perspectives, good designs, good use of colour palettes (some stuff nowadays looks drab, monochrome, or just has way too many faded browns and greens), and it doesn't hurt to bring back the gridline effects.

[Hagane]

If you had the stomach to watch Rosario + Vampire (nearly the whole second season, even) you definitely can try some of the stuff Op and I mentioned. I assure you any of them are much better than that garbage.

[drauch]

I pretty much hate new stuff too, but I was really surprised by Michiko and Hatchin. I'd like to see more original anime come out like this. No silly super powers, sword fights, moe, comic relief characters or spiky hair. What I've been waiting for!

[Ixmucane2]

I watched half an episode of Eureka 7 and my first impression is of sad mediocrity: for some reason, female mecha pilots dress like teenager sluts; backgrounds are bland and in many instances oozing cheap CG; characters aren't particularly original or well drawn; mecha design is extremely uninspired, a tame adaptation of Evangelion and Full Metal Panic motifs in off-brand cheap knockoff style (e.g. the vehicles of what appear to be leading characters have opaque solid red and blue paint jobs). Does it get any better?

On the other hand, I can recommend an old manga, MW by Osamu Tezuka: first of all, it is very well drawn, with a combination of different styles that reminds me of the best Andrea Pazienza; it has an interesting combination of realistic topics (mainly: corrupt Japanese politics, megascale terrorism, homosexuality, criminal psychopaths, USA occupation of Japan); characters are deep and interesting, and action scenes are all quite good.
Hint: if some characters look alike, it is completely intentional.

[blackoak]

Watched Tenshi no Tamago again last night, on dvd this time. I think the scene where the girl and man first meet, and are walking together down the huge black hallway is my favorite scene in all of animation. I see something new everytime I watch that part... so expressive, and is an object lesson on the expressive power of minimalism in animation. The music and editing in that scene and the ones just before it are perfect too.

I have the Tenshi no Tamago storybook Amano/Oshii did as well, and I might translate that soon.

Several pages back, someone gave me a bunch of recommendations (thanks!). I've been through most of them now and will have to share my thoughts soon.

[Obiwanshinobi]

I watched half an episode of Eureka 7 and my first impression is of sad mediocrity: for some reason, female mecha pilots dress like teenager sluts; backgrounds are bland and in many instances oozing cheap CG; characters aren't particularly original or well drawn; mecha design is extremely uninspired, a tame adaptation of Evangelion and Full Metal Panic motifs in off-brand cheap knockoff style (e.g. the vehicles of what appear to be leading characters have opaque solid red and blue paint jobs). Does it get any better?

I don't share pretty much any of your impressions and might add that the character animation is of trademark BONES quality (in TV shows it doesn't get any better), but I must admit that the first episode didn't do much for me. Watch at least the first nine episodes and if you won't be impressed even then, so be it.

[xbl0x180]

I watched half an episode of Eureka 7 and my first impression is of sad mediocrity: for some reason, female mecha pilots dress like teenager sluts; backgrounds are bland and in many instances oozing cheap CG; characters aren't particularly original or well drawn; mecha design is extremely uninspired, a tame adaptation of Evangelion and Full Metal Panic motifs in off-brand cheap knockoff style (e.g. the vehicles of what appear to be leading characters have opaque solid red and blue paint jobs). Does it get any better?

Nope. That's pretty much what the show looks like. I stopped watching after a few more episodes, though. It's one of the raer instances I did not finish watching a show; that's how awful, awful this cartoon is

[Op Intensify]

Have you seen Robot Carnival, blackoak? I'd recommend that as a great companion piece to Angel's Egg.