Anime Primer

Gwyren · 08-27-2005, 12:43 AM

Ghost in the Shell is a good start. Personally, I could not recommend Akira as it was not my cup of tea.

Hmm...it sounds like you wish to stay with feature length anime. In that case I would also recommend Appleseed.

Ah! My Goddess - The Movie. Very touching story with incredible animation. Before seeing that it is worthwhile to hunt down the Oh! MY Goddess OVAs from Animeigo.spot

TV series:
If you wish to see some silly comedy - THose Who Hunt Elves. Two Discs for the first portion - 12 episoded (the DVDs are titled "Ready, Set, Strip" and "Elf Stripping for Fun and Profit".)

Mecha/Giant Robots - Macross was suggested, and it IS an excellent series. For first time mecha watchers who wish to see how mentally invasive anime can get, however, I would recommend Neon Genesis Evangelion. If you wanted a "lighter" taste you could pick up the "Death and Rebirth" and "End Of Evangelion" DVDs. These cover, in a different perspective, the last 3 or 4 TV episodes. The TV ending is a very different flavor and it is worthwhile to see both.

Soap Operaish - Fushigi Yugi. Very fantasyish, the characters have a lot of depth, and the series gets emotional. X is also incredible.

Samurai - Rurouni Kenshin. The Wandering Samurai arc is a great taste.

Incredibly cute - I thought nothing would ever top Cardcaptor Sakura...until I saw "A Little Snow Fairy Sugar". Amazingly, amaingly cute. The openning is enough for a sugar rush.

Not Afraid - you mentioned Trigun. Before that I would highly recommend Cowboy Bebop.

Blood and Guts - Berzerk. The story is top notch and there is A LOT of blood. Towards the end it becomes extremly dark.

Secret Agent - L/R

Someone said The Secret of Blue Water. Stay away from the movie and, for the TV series, skip episodes 23 - 30 or so. THey were tacked on to increase the episode count, and the story and animation in them suffers. The rest of the series is pretty incredible. And I would say Atlantis is a much based on Nadia as Nadia is 20,000 Leagues under the Sea.

Hmm...I had better stop now. I could list series such as .Hack, Wolf's Rain, Kiddy Grade, etc...all of which have their own special pieces.

08-27-2005, 12:43 AM	#1
Gwyren Herding practice. Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 18	Ghost in the Shell is a good start. Personally, I could not recommend Akira as it was not my cup of tea. Hmm...it sounds like you wish to stay with feature length anime. In that case I would also recommend Appleseed. Ah! My Goddess - The Movie. Very touching story with incredible animation. Before seeing that it is worthwhile to hunt down the Oh! MY Goddess OVAs from Animeigo.spot TV series: If you wish to see some silly comedy - THose Who Hunt Elves. Two Discs for the first portion - 12 episoded (the DVDs are titled "Ready, Set, Strip" and "Elf Stripping for Fun and Profit".) Mecha/Giant Robots - Macross was suggested, and it IS an excellent series. For first time mecha watchers who wish to see how mentally invasive anime can get, however, I would recommend Neon Genesis Evangelion. If you wanted a "lighter" taste you could pick up the "Death and Rebirth" and "End Of Evangelion" DVDs. These cover, in a different perspective, the last 3 or 4 TV episodes. The TV ending is a very different flavor and it is worthwhile to see both. Soap Operaish - Fushigi Yugi. Very fantasyish, the characters have a lot of depth, and the series gets emotional. X is also incredible. Samurai - Rurouni Kenshin. The Wandering Samurai arc is a great taste. Incredibly cute - I thought nothing would ever top Cardcaptor Sakura...until I saw "A Little Snow Fairy Sugar". Amazingly, amaingly cute. The openning is enough for a sugar rush. Not Afraid - you mentioned Trigun. Before that I would highly recommend Cowboy Bebop. Blood and Guts - Berzerk. The story is top notch and there is A LOT of blood. Towards the end it becomes extremly dark. Secret Agent - L/R Someone said The Secret of Blue Water. Stay away from the movie and, for the TV series, skip episodes 23 - 30 or so. THey were tacked on to increase the episode count, and the story and animation in them suffers. The rest of the series is pretty incredible. And I would say Atlantis is a much based on Nadia as Nadia is 20,000 Leagues under the Sea. Hmm...I had better stop now. I could list series such as .Hack, Wolf's Rain, Kiddy Grade, etc...all of which have their own special pieces.
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