Anime Thread

[Franneke]

Yay! So we can talking about anime here!!!

What are your favourite anime?
I started when I was around 10 years old to watching anime, watching Sailor Moon, Seint Seiya and Dragon Ball ( this last one keeps being my favourite anime ever ). Then I get to know another ones like Evangelion, The Vision of Escaflowne (this one it's AMAZZZIING, and I love this kind of anime )and Full Metal Alchemist currently ( which is one of my fav anime by the way, really awesome! I had watched also the movie, do you know it? )
Another animes I used to watch are: , Rurouni Kenshin, Ranma 1/2, Slam Dunk, Slayer, etc, etc, etc I could go on forever

Let's talking!

[Ktsunami]

Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z were amazing, but they stopped airing the US.

[TearsOfNightfall]

I used to watch anime when I was younger on TV a lot as well. I had fallen victim to the Pokémon craze and especially loved that series, and I would sometimes read the Pokémon mangas and stuff too, as well things like that for some other mainstream series and the Miyazaki movies (Spirited Away, Castle In The Sky, Howl's Moving Castle, etc), but I would actually only consider myself having been really into anime and manga for the past 6 months or so (and I've long moved on from the Pokémon days ).

My two favorite animes are probably the slow but enchanting Haibane Renmei and the tragic Air (or Air T.V. as it's sometimes known) - both of which are fantasy dramas. Another favorite of mine is Scrapped Princess, which is a slightly lighter sci-fi/fantasy action series. Some other series that I like are Kino's Journey, Last Exile, and Shigofumi.

My favorite manga series are +Anima, which is a really adorable series with great artwork and characters and a certain special charm, and King Of Thorn, a dark seinen survival horror/action series. I just started another series called Chrono Crusade that I'm initially very impressed with as well. Some other series that I've read that stand out to me are After School Nightmare, Beyond The Beyond, and Aquarian Age: Juvenile Orion.

[The Key]

I used to watch anime when I was a child too, mainly Sailor Moon. But I dont like them nowadays.

[Franneke]

Yay! it's nice some of you know also Sailor Moon and DB, they are classics by the way but.. I'm afraid I dont know many of your animes, Tears most of them are new for me
I'd like to get to know more animes, but I dont have much time or memory on my hard disk

so let's talk, which anime would you recommend?

[TearsOfNightfall]

Well, since I haven't been watching for that long, the six animes I mentioned earlier are the ones I'm most familiar with. If you like fantasy dramas, I'd highly recommend both Haibane Renmei and Air (Air T.V.) - my two favorites.

Haibane Renmei isn't particularly well polished, but it's intriguing and is relaxing to watch. Air...is pretty strange. It's kind of...stupid in places for a lack of a better word (in a way that's almost kinda funny), but it's actually really emotive - I've gotten a lot of enjoyment out of it so far (I've got like 3 more episodes to go) and it's very memorable. The plot line is known for being tragic and confusing though, which it is a bit hard to follow sometimes later on.

Scrapped Princess is also pretty good as a slightly more typical action anime, it doesn't start out particularly well, but gets a lot darker and overall better about 5 - 7 episodes in. Kino's Journey is also really well-liked, but personally I so far found it a bit...boring (I've only seen two episodes so far, though), but for an episodic, introspective anime it did seem like it could end up being good and it's been quite acclaimed. Some other animes that I intend to check out myself are Kanon (the 2006 version by the same group as Air), Kure-nai and Noir, but I haven't actually seen any of them yet so I can't comment on whether or not they are actually good.

As far as manga goes, I'd recommend +Anima for a fun, lighthearted fantasy, King Of Thorn for something dark, edgy and action-packed, and Chrono Crusade if you want something kind of in-between.

As a side note, I've found this site - MyAnimeList - really helpful in searching for new anime/manga, it has listings and reviews all sorts of series and you can usually find recommendations if you search for your favorite series. I usually discover the animes I watch there, and then go find them on YouTube.

[shadowlight166]

I like many different types of anime, I also like Haibane Renmai! I like Fruits Basket, Blood+, Elfen Lied, Vampire Knight, Ghost in the Shell, Basilisk. My first experience of anime was when I watched Spirited Away and then gradually got into other anime series and also a lot of manga. Mangas I read include, Model, Beauty Pop, Death Note, Fruits Basket, and the first of King of Thorn.

[Franneke]

WOW! thanks for all the recommendations! They seem to be good ones
By the way, does someone know about a current movie called" 5 centimetres per second"? I just noticed it today when I was on a "anime store" I searched something on google and it's a movie from last year, the story seems to be pretty interesting
Also, I just read somwhere that Full Metal Alchemist's creator will release a second part of her anime, so I'm REALLY happy and expectative

Hey girls, what about posting opening/endings or your favourite anime? So we all can figure out a bit about yours!

Mines
Dragon Ball Z first opening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ol1BsgghE

Dragon Ball Z fourth opening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXkwGVqDRi4

DBZ second ending ( LOVE IT <3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cTnyiooF2g

Sailor Moon first opening :3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf23VlnxE5I

Full Metal Alchemist first opening ( this anime is the best of the best!!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RH5h0AVcc8

FMA fourth opening :3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1OPt0KTtUE

Escaflowne opening <33
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPT74C8f8i0

Escaflowne ending
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFFQtHyCMuI
Evangelion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgATlhZFAfs

I'm waiting for your openings/endings!

[shadowlight166]

Yeah it's a great idea to post openings and endings of our favourite anime
Here are some of my favourites

Haibane renmai opening
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CxY0ALI7izo

Basilisk opening
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q1J_cjbTZk

Elfen Lied opening
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7d0CRm8WP74

[TearsOfNightfall]

Yeah - here are the openings of some of mine:

Air (Air T.V.) opening <3
Tori No Uta/The Bird's Poem

Shakugan No Shana opening
Scarlet Colored Sky
I also really like the ending:
A Girl Will Be Born At Dawn

Kanon 2006 opening
Last Regrets

I also really like the Haibane Renmei and Elfen Lied openings as well!

There are some other animes that I watch, but those are some of my favorites as well as my favorite intros.

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