Anime newby

[Draco]

Hello there,
Since I went to FACTS for a few times I actually began to like the anime stuff. So my question to you all is, what anime stuff (espescially movies) could you advise me as a anime newbie.
I saw Ghost In The Shell (which I really liked) and the serie Tenchie (or something like that), which was played on tv (vt4) for a while a few months ago.
If you can give me some advice, could you plz tell me what you like so much about it. Tnx in advance.

Greetz
Draco

[Craeda]

hmmm, depends on what kind of genre you like.

if you like the horror-genre i suggest you Hellsing, pet shop of horrors, etc (those where the first in my mind).
for action, Cowboy bebop, Trigun, Kenshin (not Tenchie )
and for the little sexual perverted guys, love hina, chobits.

I suggest you to also read the manga's as wel, they're often different from the anime like for example Kenshin.

And if you watched the movie battle royale, go buy the manga's, There is much more depth in the characters (and more blood and gore) then in the movie. really recommended

[Steven]

It's not an easy question to answer, because just because of the sheer number of titles out there, 80 % of titles is unknown material even among hardened anime fans.
It is important to remember that anime has already a 50 year history behind it (and that's not even counting some of the earlier short films, which date back to before WW II), yet anime fandom here in the West really only started up in the past decade. So many fans out there are only familiar with fairly recent, popular titles (often the only ones available) and the relative "quality" of a title is often dictated by personal taste instead of by some established "canon".

There are some titles which, from an objective point of view, could be considered "essential" because of the influence they exerted on the development of the medium. These titles include: The Legend Of The White Snake, Astroboy, The Jungle Emperor, Heidi The Girl Of The Alps,Space Cruiser Yamato, Nausicaa Of The Valley Of Wind, Urusei Yatsura, Patlabor, Akira, Neon Genesis Evangelion and many, many others.

There are some really good guide books out there on the history and important titles of anime, amongst others those by Prof. Susan Napier and by Helen McCarthy (I believe McCarthy and Jonathan Clements even wrote a beginner's guide to anime). They may be helpful in informing you about existing titles, genres and media.

[majinmarron]

i'm pretty new too ^^"" , but it didn't take long for me to became anime addict ^^
here are the ones i recommend :
my fav ones are : 1. "elfen lied" ( lots and lots of blood..its a one in a kind , so if you like ripped of body parts flying around i would Highly recommend elfen lied , aw , and some nudity , great storyline though ^^)
2. naruto =3
3. chobits ...its soo sweet (=^_^=)

[cyclonex]

other nice, great, cool anime: RahXephon (sci fi-ish), Hainabe Renmei (sentinemtal), Full Metal alchemist (fantasy-scifi), Saint Seiya (aka Chevaliers du Zodiaque, was aired in europe on TF1 and Club RTL in french)

and while we're at it: can some of you tell me what you thought of Gunslinger Girl and Hack./Sign?

[Mr. Facts]

cyclonex said:

and while we're at it: can some of you tell me what you thought of Gunslinger Girl and Hack./Sign?

Hey, you'll probably can check this out for yourself as we might show these anime at FACTS (as well as RahXephon).

What else do you anime lovers like to see?

[Fartor]

Didn't we get to see 2 RahXephon-episodes last year? I believe so, and I very much liked them!!! ;D

Really looking forward to those projections, keep 'em coming!

[Saiyen_bra]

i would say
1 = elfenlied ( 13 eps)
2 chobits (26 eps + extra ep)
3 = naruto ( + 150 i think ^^)

[cyclonex]

also check out FLCL (aka Fooly Cooly, Furi Kuri) by Gainax, only 6 eps in total, but extremely awesome

[Mr. Facts]

If you like fantasy, The best anime to watch is Loddoss (La guerre de lodoss). But you should only watch the original series. It's my favourite.

[Pirre]

1) Rurouni Kenshin OVA
2) Naruto
3) FLCL
4) 2x2=Shinobuden
5) Hellsing
6) Elfenlied
Gunslinger Girl - Neon Genesis Evangelion - Love Hina
and so on...
if you (or anybody else here want to talk/ask about anime, feel free to add me to your msn: [e-mail] ^^

[doneagle]

1) Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien
2) Bleach !!
3) Elfen Lied
4) Chobits
5) Naruto up to 138, then it becomes boring

[fadorak]

I'm a newbie too.
I used to watch Club Dorothée when I was little and I was a huge fan of Goldorak, Albator & La Bataille des Planètes (GatchamanII).
Recently I saw Noir and Wolf's Rain and I became an anime fan again
This year, tomorrow, will be the first time I visit F.A.C.T.S and I'm very excited!

[cinder]

hail to Club Dorothée, it has made many anime fans.

[majin]

it's kind of hard to say what anime you have to view for a beginner, but you better start with stuff that's easy to get, like the "dragon ball" series, "naruto" and "cowboy bebop".
ofcorse, that's just a tiny speck of what anime is out there, so you better start looking around!

[Flurk]

Club dorothé rules:
Since a saw dragonball z and saint seiya i became a huge anime fan.

Manga's to see:
Dragonball Z and Saint seiya of course, goldorak, gundam wing, akira, naruto, guyver, kenshin, evangelion.

On the facts you'll find a lot of anime stuff: toys, books, dvd etc.

Flurk

[thebirdofhermes]

I would personally recommend Hellsing Ultimate, Elfen Lied, The Guyver, Chobits, Fullmetal Alchemist, Rurouni Kenshin and Ninja Scroll.

Greetz

[mikie]

what about Fruit Basket and Paradise Kiss

[vaines]

flurk said:

Club dorothé rules:
Since a saw dragonball z and saint seiya i became a huge anime fan.

Manga's to see:
Dragonball Z and Saint seiya of course, goldorak, gundam wing, akira, naruto, guyver, kenshin, evangelion.

On the facts you'll find a lot of anime stuff: toys, books, dvd etc.

Flurk

If you're talking about manga in paper (which is the real definition of manga, but you seem to use it to mean anime, but I still want to say this) : the Evangelion manga is only up to vol. 9 and no one knows if the mangaka will continue, when, etc. So just take care there.

And personally, I find the drawing of the Saint Seiya manga terrible, but that's just me.

[cyclonex]

Evangelion has 10 manga issues already in Japan, but the tenth hasnt been translated yet

[shin]

anime's i recomend are

Hellsing and hellsing ultimate OVA's (2of 4 are already released)
Elfen Lied
Noir
Full metal alchemist
Full metal panic, Full metal panic the 2nd raid, Full metal panic fomufu
Rurouni Kenshin
Bleach (aldouhg the storyline isnt that good right now with those bounto's)
and many more

[vaines]

The tenth is out in japan? I need to check mangaverse more often!

[vaines]

I would aside of all this just suggest you check some Gundam shows

I am not good at finding shows that fit such a description

[KillingRaptor]

My recommended anime shows:
- Elfen Lied
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Azumanga Daioh
- Rurouni Kenshin
- Gunslinger Girl
- Chrno Crusade
- 2x2 Shinobuden
- Wolf's Rain
- Love Hina
- ...

[dreadyx]

every person has an other taste, go visit some websites that have a big database of anime like www.animenewsnetwork.com/index.php or imdb.com

but I guess you can't go really wrong with the anime's recommended here
(in my own opinion I think that Elfen Lied is not bad but a bit overhyped )

my likes for the moment: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya