I second Baccano, but damn you got to be on your wits and paying attention, it jumps all over the place.
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[21:15] Objection: Tales of Graces "fancy t"
[21:15] Objection: Tinal Tantasy
[21:15] theblackdragon: lol OB
[21:15] pixelman: OB knows what he's asking about.
Hey, I'm looking for some anime with good stories. I know that's a bit too broad, but truth be told, I don't even know quite what I'm looking for right now. In fact, I'm feeling quite open minded today, so really, just list what you can and I'll look into them.
Scrapped Princess has a great story. The promotional artwork looks very generic high fantasy but trust me, the latter half and ending are epic and unexpected. I can't go into details without spoiling it, but even before the real story is revealed it's already very interesting. One of the better twists in an anime plot IMO.
Bump I was gonna make an anime thread anyway but then found this old one
I discovered my local library had an anime section, so I've been binging on a few - always liked anime, but without digital TV or anywhere at all nearby that sells it (seriously the closest I had to a place to watch anime previously was one rental copy of Akira in Blockbusters. Filed under "World Cinema" because they don't have an anime section :U). So my current watched list now includes:
Princess Mononoke (simply brilliant)
Castle In The Sky (really enjoyed this. The pirate crew is hilarious)
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (contrary to a lot of the reviews I've seen of this, I found it really boring. Got halfway through and stopped watching. The techno soundtrack and subpar voice acting bugged [pun intended] the hell out of me. Maybe I'll have to watch it with the original Japanese VA to enjoy it)
My Neighbour Totoro (wouldn't watch this myself again, but if I've gotta keep kids entertained then this'll be straight in the player)
Akira (enjoyed it, probably wouldn't watch it again though. It's a bit... trippy)
Fullmetal Alchemist (own the entire first anime run, and Conqueror of Shamballa. Loooove FMA)
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (got the Volume 1 DVD, Volume 2 is out here in November, yay)
Appleseed, Appleseed Ex Machina (I actually quite enjoyed them. Sure, they're probably not destined to be remembered forever, but they were fun. And that's coming from someone who usually doesn't like CGI anime)
Steamboy (awesome, watched it twice)
Memories (wow that was trippy, flying laser-eyed space cherub statues, anyone? Didn't understand the last episode much (think it was supposed to be more artsy than have a real storyline), but the other two were great. Laughed so hard at the second one)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (loved this film SO SO MUCH. Seriously my favourite film out of everything I've seen so far, watched three times or something. Not entirely sure why either, I guess I just like time travel films and this just chimed with me. Also wrote a crappy review on it)
Any suggestions on what to watch next? I've pretty much exhausted my library's supply now (unless Ghost In The Shell and its sequel are worth checking out?), so I'm gonna have to hit LoveFilm or something. Don't mind whether or not it's dubbed (watched Appleseed and Memories in Japanese), provided there's English subtitles.
Also everyone else go watch The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. It's wonderful. Just do it.
GITS is good stuff, both the movies and the series.
I've seen everything you listed except Girl who leapt through Time so I'll have to try that, thanks.
[21:14] pixelman: I blame fheblackdragon
[21:15] pixelman: That's not an f by the way, it's a fancy t.
[21:15] Objection: Tales of Graces "fancy t"
[21:15] Objection: Tinal Tantasy
[21:15] theblackdragon: lol OB
[21:15] pixelman: OB knows what he's asking about.
Scrapped Princess has a great story. The promotional artwork looks very generic high fantasy but trust me, the latter half and ending are epic and unexpected. I can't go into details without spoiling it, but even before the real story is revealed it's already very interesting. One of the better twists in an anime plot IMO.
I have just seen this by the Bones studio who did Wolfs Rain , one of my fav animes - I will have to check it out.
On another note, I bought The Girl Who Leapt Through Time a few months back, it was a great story line, not the best anime style art IMO - not what I usually go for in terms of visualise, but great all the same.
@Tech101 The anime I suggested you watch is Shadow Skill from 1996. Way ahead of its time. Here's the Japanese intro:
90s anime ftw. Thanks H-Mac ill check it out when I have time later on tonight. If you need more options for what to watch let me know I'm the king of 90s anime and early 2000.
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If I was only ever able to have Monster Hunter and EO games in the future, I would be a happy man.
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I command those who have watched Death Note to watch Code Geass. Trust me- you won't regret it.
They do share similarities, like having anti-hero protagonists trying to change the world for ulterior motives. And also, being frickin' awesome.
[21:14] pixelman: I blame fheblackdragon
[21:15] pixelman: That's not an f by the way, it's a fancy t.
[21:15] Objection: Tales of Graces "fancy t"
[21:15] Objection: Tinal Tantasy
[21:15] theblackdragon: lol OB
[21:15] pixelman: OB knows what he's asking about.
I watched Ghost In The Shell. It was... kinda boring, tbh. Guess it's not really my thing xD
Anyone seen Tekkonkinkreet? That's a fantastic film, just finished watching it. Really powerful and darker-than-night storyline, have to recommend it. It never lets up the pace for a second. The art style looked kind of annoying to me on the poster (almost put me off watching it), but it works completely in the film. The animation is brilliant too.
Also saw Ocean Waves the other day, that was pretty good too. Although it does that typical Studio Ghibli thing of having a storyline almost entirely lacking in consequence. It's an incredibly accurate portrayal of teenage life, but don't expect much to get resolved (I remember thinking much the same thing about My Neighbour Totoro).
Got Whispers Of The Heart still to watch, and then it's back to the library. Any recommendations?
Looking forward to Summer Wars getting a Western release (it's pencilled for March 2011 on DVD, but you lucky American types get it in cinemas later this year). Winner of Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year 2010, by the same director as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (which itself won the award in 2007)? I'll have some of that, please.
I second Baccano, but damn you got to be on your wits and paying attention, it jumps all over the place.
I absolutely love it; probably one of my favourite animes. I think I got used to stories that jump so much from reading a certain series of book. If it is done well, I don`t even notice it any more.
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