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I havent been following anime a lot so can anyone recommend me a starter list? I like lots of action and techy stuff, but with good characters who arent too preachy either.
The few ones I saw and like are: Vampire Hunter D and Bloodlust, Robotech- the first season and against the Invid.
I have seen: Samurai X, Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Yaiba, one episode of Evangelion, a few Naruto episodes, a few episodes of Gundam too. I spent a year in Japan as a kid and did watch these huge robots like Mazinger Z (Tranzor Z in the US) and all that.
Just action is fine or do you prefer like space and stuff?
I havent been following anime a lot so can anyone recommend me a starter list? I like lots of action and techy stuff, but with good characters who arent too preachy either.
The few ones I saw and like are: Vampire Hunter D and Bloodlust, Robotech- the first season and against the Invid.
I have seen: Samurai X, Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Yaiba, one episode of Evangelion, a few Naruto episodes, a few episodes of Gundam too. I spent a year in Japan as a kid and did watch these huge robots like Mazinger Z (Tranzor Z in the US) and all that.
Yeah Im into sci-fi like robots, space opera and stuff.
I just looked at the wiki- 60 episodes? Jesus. I dont think I'll have the time to watch all that. :shock:If you like Space Opera, Legend of the Galactic Heroes is a must.
Thanks for the suggestions, guys. Looks like I have enough stuff to last till next year, at least.
I just looked at the wiki- 60 episodes? Jesus. I dont think I'll have the time to watch all that. :shock:
I understand that you're balking at that but... this isn't Inuyasha or Naruto or some ****.
There isn't filler. It's got a huge cast of characters and it's one of the few space operas where there are heroes and villains on both sides of the central military conflict.
60 episodes? No no no.
It's a film and then ONE HUNDRED AND TEN EPISODES. And it's so worth.
I understand that you're balking at that but... this isn't Inuyasha or Naruto or some ****. There isn't filler. It's got a huge cast of characters and it's one of the few space operas where there are heroes and villains on both sides of the central military conflict.
So its serialized and every episode is good you say? I'm asking because this would be a tremendous time sink for me, but if its worth it I might just do so. I could mine a lot of good ideas for my books if its a good show.
An enormous, sprawling 110-episode (plus side stories) Space Opera originally released to home video (making this the longest-running OVA of all time, although it was later shown on TV). This is in Japan, of course, as neither the anime, nor the manga, nor the huge series of novels written by Yoshiki Tanaka which spawned the franchise have ever been released in America...until Anime Expo 2015, when Viz Media licensed the first few novels and Sentai Filmworks licensed the OVA. (A noble yet feeble attempt at licensing a dub version of the anime was made many years ago, but no one bit, and thus the only way the series is accessible in English nowadays is through Fan Subs.)
The story is played very straight and seriously and is crammed with detail. (It's also crammed with characters, from the big players at the top of the government to the lowly farmers and grunt soldiers at the bottom who get everything done. There's so many, in fact, that each episode always shows a character's name when he first shows up on screen in case you forgot who he was.) At times, this can become confusing—to the point where one really needs a scorecard of some sort to keep all of the character's names and ambitions straight. Also, the pace of the story can be very slow. It's possible to watch an episode where the heroes prepare for an invasion, skip ahead three episodes, and find the heroes still preparing for that same invasion.
A new anime adaptation is in production by Production I.G., planned for a 2017 release. Details are sparse, but it is known that it will be a new adaptation, not a remake of the OVA series.
I havent been following anime a lot so can anyone recommend me a starter list? I like lots of action and techy stuff, but with good characters who arent too preachy either.
The few ones I saw and like are: Vampire Hunter D and Bloodlust, Robotech- the first season and against the Invid.
I have seen: Samurai X, Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Yaiba, one episode of Evangelion, a few Naruto episodes, a few episodes of Gundam too. I spent a year in Japan as a kid and did watch these huge robots like Mazinger Z (Tranzor Z in the US) and all that.
Just a note: don't use wiki for anime series(well, as a first source anyway), use TV Tropes, which will give you more information, hide spoilers, and frequently point you to related shows. Legend of Galactic Heroes (Anime) - TV Tropes
Personally, I would wait for the new series before even considering watching the old. That will help you decide whether the old series might be worth the time. There are enough newer, better looking, higher production value shows out there that won't take nearly so long to get through. I suggest maybe Aldnoah:Zero or Valrave The Liberator. Aldnoah:Zero features politics, a princess, death, destruction, really good looking mecha, Mars vs Earth, and one of the best cliffhangers in anime at the end of the first season. Not much of the way of videos from the show on youtube, but here is the season 1 opener, which gives a decent feel for the show:
Valrave the Liberator is far, far in the future, people living on Dyson spheres, war, mecha, and lots of action. Again, not much for videos on youtube, but here is a trailer:
OK, good point on waiting till the new series comes out. I'm going to start with Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, then Im gonna watch Evangelion since I never really watched the whole series. Then I'll start with these you mentioned.
OK, good point on waiting till the new series comes out. I'm going to start with Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, then Im gonna watch Evangelion since I never really watched the whole series. Then I'll start with these you mentioned.
I just watched the first few episodes of Evangelion and its exactly like the old super robot shows I remember as a little kid lol. All the tropes are present so far.
I actually prefer shows that subvert the usual tropes and I hope the ones you guys recommended work out. I shall be queuing them up next.
I just watched the first few episodes of Evangelion and its exactly like the old super robot shows I remember as a little kid lol. All the tropes are present so far.
I actually prefer shows that subvert the usual tropes and I hope the ones you guys recommended work out. I shall be queuing them up next.
this is a cute magical girl show where are heroines agree to fight monsters in exchange for a wish by making a contract wiht a little cuddley looking talking creature
you can get subed or dubbed version hear things pick up towards the end of episode 3 and just keep going
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