Your Favorite Anime

jeepnut · 04-06-2005, 05:53 PM

I doubt I will ever like Anime. I watched Pokemon for a while but then I got bored with it. Then, the success of Pokemon killed Animaniacs (My favorite cartoon) and brought over a ton of weak immitators (Yu-gi-oh, MegaMan, Digimon, etc.) which have completely ruined afternoon cartoons on WB. Can't stand Anime anymore.

MuGen · 04-06-2005, 05:55 PM

Now now..... MegaMan was not an immitator.... it was an originator.

jeepnut · 04-06-2005, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyuzo

Now now..... MegaMan was not an immitator.... it was an originator.

Not the new MegaMan crap. Like MegaMan NT warrior or whatever it's called.

MuGen · 04-06-2005, 06:01 PM

yeah I meant the original...

Fox 6 · 04-06-2005, 06:19 PM

I used to be crazy about Gundam Wing, now not so much. I argee with you Vampyr, Endless waltz was so kickass.

DarkMaster · 04-06-2005, 06:44 PM

I used to watch Escaflowne, that was a cool show. The original Dragon Ball was probably the first anime I ever watched and enjoyed. I liked DBZ for quite some time. Seen a bit of Evangelion, which was quite cool. Only watched a little of Gundam Wing, and for some reason I never really cared for it.

I'm mainly too lazy to watch any huge anime series anymore. Unless I get them on DVD, I just sort of end up not watching them...

Movies like Akira, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away are all quite badass. I prefer anime in that form so I don't have to watch a crap ton of episodes to get the whole story.

BlueFire · 04-06-2005, 07:35 PM

Neon Genesis Evangelion. Loved it. Characters and storyline were superb. :] It's probably my favorite.

Hellsing. Alucard is just plain cool.

Azu Manga Daioh- Funniest. Manga. Ever. Anime sucks though.

FLCL was fun.

Kare Kano manga was funny. :]

Battle Royale manga is cool coz it's different from the movie.

I really like Inuyasha, the anime, but it's too many episodes and I never have time to see THAT many episodes X_x I like the fantasy storyline though :]

I was once very obsessed with Love Hina. I think that was my real first entry into Japanese popculture (besides video games and pokemon). I read all the manga and saw all the anime and movies :P

Negima is also a new manga from the guy who did Love Hina. It's great.

Cowboy Bebop- Obviously a classic. Loved the music too

I liked Rebirth Manga. I enjoy Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.. Also the movie. I loved Spirited Away. I liked the Naruto manga, and i wanna see the anime but I don't have any episodes. :[

Chobits.. it was entertaining, but the ending sucked. I like the Samurai Deeper Kyo manga too.

There's probably more crap I've read or seen over the years and I just can't remember.

Teuthida · 04-06-2005, 05:57 PM

Anime has ruined Saturday morning cartoons. I feel bad for the kids of today.

As for Pokémon. The first two, maybe three eps were decent. Went downhill from there.

Movie-wise I would say my favorite is Tonari no Totoro by Miyazaki. Spirited Away was ok I guess. Mononoke Hime was better.

ulala06 · 04-06-2005, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Danchastu

Anime has ruined Saturday morning cartoons. I feel bad for the kids of today.

actually, mainstream animes have ruined saturday morning cartoons... i don't understand why the artsy, pretty animes don't catch on here... i guess the standard american wants ACTION not aesthetics.

jeepnut · 04-07-2005, 12:45 AM

I want comedy, irrelavance, stupid gags, and lightheartedness. There isn't really anything that fits that catagory anymore unless you consider Family Guy or the Simpsons, but those aren't on Saturday mornings and aren't the same as good 'ol Looney Toons or Animaniacs.

Hero2 · 04-07-2005, 07:26 AM

my favorite anime has got to be gundam wing.
I also like Last Exile ,FLCL ,Spirited Away,Cowboy Bebop, and Trigun along with various others

Grave of the Fireflies was just too damn sad. good movie though.

Yan · 04-07-2005, 07:50 AM

Pokemon... Not a big anime fan though...

DimHalo · 04-07-2005, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by jeepnut

I want comedy, irrelavance, stupid gags, and lightheartedness. There isn't really anything that fits that catagory anymore unless you consider Family Guy or the Simpsons, but those aren't on Saturday mornings and aren't the same as good 'ol Looney Tunes or Animaniacs.

Bugs Bunny is great. And the Tiny Toons...

TheSlyMoogle · 04-07-2005, 12:23 PM

Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Best. Anime. Ever.

No questions about it.

Crono · 04-07-2005, 05:59 PM

The only one I ever made an effort to watch was DBZ, and Pokemon if that counts. I used to be really obsessed with DBZ many years ago. I never really got around to watching other anime but I did manage to watch a couple episodes of Gundam Wing and Escaflowne and they both seemed pretty cool.