NERV Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 i just got a netflix account and they have a pretty good anime selection, rented spirited away, any suggestions here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Max Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Anime is a very vast medium, what type of shows do you like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Sama Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 if you like comedy: gto , gokusen, love hina, gokusen candidate for goddess azumanga dioh scifi: macross, gundam. gall force, buggle gum crisis, gene shaft hardcore fantasy lodoss wars ova and tv scrapped princess scifi/fantasy comedy world of narue, tenchi(frist ovea dn universe an dmoives are good) ko centry beast, slayers, bastard action: grove adventure rave action horrer 3x3 eyes taek alooka t my list i catagorize them Ali Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRAND CANNON Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 i just got a netflix account and they have a pretty good anime selection, rented spirited away, any suggestions here? More Miyazaki! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Rogers Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 La Blue Girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oihan Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Furi Kuri/Fooly Cooly (FLCL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted February 5, 2005 Author Share Posted February 5, 2005 (edited) i already own GTO, love hina, azumanga daioh, candidate for goddess, macross (tv, dyrl, plus, and 2), both lodoss wars, scrapped princess, tenchi, slayers, bastard, and la blue girl i guess i was thinking something recent that good, im open to any genre but i generally watch comedy, action, sci-fi i will look into gokusen and geneshaft tho EDIT: seen, FLCL and all the gundam shows that have been on CN Edited February 5, 2005 by NERV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunbuster Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 samurai champloo, GITS SAC, Naruto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bariaburu Faita Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Planetes is a recent very high quality hard SCIFI show. Just the right ammount of humor without being silly. Very realistic and plausible near future tech. Very interesting characters and interactions. and best of all, SPACE NINJAS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Mezzo (TV). I've found the first 2 volumes to be a very fun show so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kin Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Machine Robo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F360° Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 "FullMetal Panic" This one has comedy, Action , and sci-fi. There's Mecha, hot school girl, military freak, guns in school, rapelling panty theft, etc. The animation is pretty well done and the story's pretty good. There's a also "Fullmetal panic Fumuffu" 15eps, and the soon to be out Fullmetal panic 2. How about: Ghost in the Shell SAC (series) Mahoromatic season 1 and 2 Gravion ( ) Kiddy Grade Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien (must check out ep 2) Keep a eye for "Elfen Lied" it's really good. Of course there's old ones that are just as good: Evangelion Kenshin Samurai X(kenshin OAV) Fushigi yugi ( it's old but it well worth it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-ZeroOne Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 (edited) Some personal favourites: Kikis Delivery Service (film): anything with the name "Hayao Miyazaki" attached will get an anime fans attention. But as far as I'm concerned, this is the best thing he ever did. The most perfect animated film ever made. I said perfect. Urusei Yatsura (TV, Movies, OAVs): Guy meets girl, girl is alien princess, guy is a jerk, girl blasts guy with 20,000 volts. Urusei Yatsura is not just a pretty funny show, one could also argue its one of the best SF shows of all time. The genius of it is that literally anything can happen, as creator Rumiko Takahasi not only gave herself the whole Galaxy to play in, but also much of Japanese & Western mythlogy as well. On top of that, theres the central premise - lead character Ataru lands himself the hottest girl in his sector of space, and he isn't interested in her. If you don't laugh at the thought of a giant swallow being mistaken for a penguin wreaking havoc, then a) you won't like Urusei Yatsura and b) you're dead. Gunbuster (OAV): the anime fans anime show. Arguably the greatest anime OAV ever made, and conceptual precursor to the even more famous Evangelion. Except Gunbuster has a proper ending ( ) which packs more emotional punch into 30 minutes than some series manage over their entire run. It is one of the great scandals of Western anime fandom that no decent English-language version exists on any format. Read or Die (OAV & related TV): Yomiko Readman wears glasses, is clumsy, is more interested in books than people, and can slice through tanks with bits of paper. Did I mention shes a special operative of the British Librarys covert Special Operations taskforce? Patlabor on TV (TV. Er. Duh.): a delightful blend of comedy, action, character and, of course, giant robots. Possibly the first anime to treat operating a mecha as just another day job. Star of the show is Captain Goto, who can steal scenes just by standing in the background doing nothing. Project A-Ko (movie, related OAVs): If one had to pick one anime that contained more elements of our chosen entertainment medium than any other, Project "A"-Ko may well be at the top of the list. "A"-Ko has pretty schoolgirls, pretty schoolgirls in sailor suits, pretty vacant schoolgirls in sailor suits, pretty schoolgirls in sailor suits with superpowers, giant robots, bloody huge spaceships, mass destruction of property, battle bikinis, oodles of slapstick, and an alien invasion. What makes "A"-Ko so wonderful is that that final element - the alien invasion - is more or less *secondary* to a tale of schoolgirl rivalry taken to Defcon 1. A very brief selection of some personal favourites... Edited February 5, 2005 by F-ZeroOne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joke-machine Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 And for sheer comedic value, please don't forget: Excel Saga. 26 episodes of the funniest anime ever shown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 (edited) samurai champloo, GITS SAC, Naruto How is Samurai Champloo? as well as witch hunter Robin? I have GitS SAC on the way and am looking for more anime. Any "lowdown" on Gundam Seed? Edited February 6, 2005 by Rune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 I say just rent anything. That's exactly what I did when I had a NetFlix account. And NetFlix was the source of majority of my anime reviews. Who knows? Maybe your next favorite anime will come from a random NetFlix rental. That's what happened when I first rented Figure 17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Didn't Giant Robo just get a U.S. release? I think the first 2 (out of 3) volumes are out now, definately go for those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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