Good Anime Anyone?

I've only watched Death Note, which is amazing, and was wondering what i can watch next? I'm pretty new to the whole anime thing so all recommendations are welcome, although i am as we speak working my way through Naruto/Bleach :)

Also, what are some good one off Anime Films, apart from the Studio Ghibli films, as i already plan on watching them all after viewing the amazing Spirted Away :D.

Elfen Lied........that's all i have to say

The must-watch animes are Black Lagoon and Cowboy Bebob. And I also recommend Samurai Champloo and Excel Saga.

One Piece, it's better than Naruto and Bleach.

Watch Monster. Words cannot describe it's brilliance. You should give Soul Eater a try too.

Ghost in the Shell is a great movie, as is Metropolis.

As for anime shows, all I've watched is Ghost in the Shell: SAC, which seems pretty amercian and doesn't have much character progression. Oh, and i've seen Pokemon. It should come as no surprise that you shouldn't waste your time on it.

Cowboy Bebop. Its the only anime that everyone should watch.

Elfen Lied........that's all i have to say

twilightpanda

I watched the first episode at a friends a while ago, it was awesome i must say :P.

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Elfen Lied........that's all i have to say

I watched the first episode at a friends a while ago, it was awesome i must say :P.

My favorite is When They Cry, but if you liked Death Note then you will like Code Geass; they have very similar themes.

Dragonball Z would be a good anime, i love it. If you like that then after you're finished with that start on Dragonball(when Goku is a kid before the events of DBZ) and Dragonball GT(occurs after DBZ).

Code Gaess is quite similar to death Note,, so you should check that out.

A couple of other good ones are Samurai Champloo and S-cry-ed.

Eden of the East

listen when it comes to anime,people will always recommend the most idiotic shows like naruto,one piece,bleach,elfen lied...etc of endless crap.lets face it its GS OT,i dont see a possibility of great recommendations.IF you are into the real thing then watch: Welcome to the NHK Pale Cocoon Paranoia Agent these will keep you busy for sometime.if you are not into the real thing,then listen to the above recsGazaAli

Elfen Lied, When they Cry, Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Black Lagoon, Code Geass and Ghost in the Shell.

Out of those, I'd recommend Code Geass, its somewhat similar to Death Note.

Elfen Lied........that's all i have to say

twilightpanda

Clannad

Kanon 2006

Air Tv

Gungrave

Berserk

Great teacher Onizuka

Full metal Panic

Claymore

full moon sagsh!te

Fate stay Night

Blood+

Nana

shingestutan tsukihime

Kara no kyoukai

fruits basket

Kamen No maid guy

School Rumble

His or Her cicumstances

Toradora

Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan

Excel Saga

Air Gear

Lovely cOmplex

Midori Day

Beck

EF tale of memories ( or melodies forgot which one is the first one.)

REC

True Tear

Kimikiss

Last Exile

Neon Genesis Evangalion

Rahxephon

Helsing Ultimate

Eureka seven

Xam'd Lost memories

That list has everything..... if you like anime one genre or another youll like something on that list.

give me a break.im not even going to be polite here,Naruto,Bleach...etc are pure BS with all the endless power ups,fillers and predictable story and characters developmentsGazaAli

It sounds like you're just hating on these shows just because they are mainstream. I respect that you like more obscure animes and all of that; but I don't like your elitist attitude about it.

Black Lagoon

Suzuka (manga)

Ichigo 100% (manga)

Naruto (manga)

Bleach

Elfen Lied

Death Note

Shakugan no Shana

Clannad

Ef ~ A Tale of Memories

Full Metal Alchemist

G Gundam

Genshiken

Gundam Wing

Gungrave

Cowboy Bebop

Hayate no Gotoku

Higurashi no Naku Kora Ni

Lucky Star

Love Hina

Bitter Virgin (manga)

Rurouni Kenshin

School Days

Special A

Stellvia of the Universe

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Trigun

Kanon

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles (manga)

Elfen Lied

Cowboy Bebop (not as western)

Trigun

GTO

Full metal Panic

Full Metal Alchymist

Black Lagoon

Armitage III

Bubblegum Crysis

Robotech

Ghost in the shell: Standalone Complex

If you want gun blazing action

I suggest you watch Black Lagoon If you want crazy samurai action watch Samurai Champloo

The Melancholy of Harhui Suzimia if you want crazy school girl action

And Lucky Star if you want some lolwuts in your life

give me a break.im not even going to be polite here,Naruto,Bleach...etc are pure BS with all the endless power ups,fillers and predictable story and characters developmentsGazaAli

give me a break.im not even going to be polite here,Naruto,Bleach...etc are pure BS with all the endless power ups,fillers and predictable story and characters developmentsGazaAli

Your generalization is so off, but i'll just talk about the big 3 shounen right now.

Bleach and Naruto are NOT predictable in terms of story in anyway. There are so many random WTF moments that come out of nowhere, i'm not saying this is a good thing but nonetheless they are not predictable. One Piece also isn't predictable unless you pay attention to every singe little detail since the start of the series. There is no random unexplained and unforeshadowed moment in one piece, but you don't expect them either because the hints prior to these moments are extremely subtle.

Character development in naruto and bleach are predictable with the exception of a select few characters, but that's no reason to generalize the entire shounen category with "predictable character development". Shounens such as One Piece and FMA are hardly predictable in character development.

Lastly the "endless" powerups. The protagonist of Naruto barely has any powerups, and the protagonists of one piece have only had 1-2 powerups, this is hardly "endless". Bleach has tons of it though but again that's no reason to paint a generalization on other shounen series especially with such a broad brush.

Try watching a good amount of these shounen series and maybe you'll actually come to like some of them instead of generalizing because that leads to nowhere and only denies you an opportunity. Also the best and most successful anime/manga series ever happens to be a shounen fyi, and it won't be matched for a long time.

Now on topic, I'll recommend:

One Piece (if you follow naruto/bleach then this is a must watch, and the best series of all time imo)

FMA (same as above)

Cowboy Bebop

Code Geass (If you liked Deathnote you'll definitely like this)

Dragonball (stop after cell saga because the series goes downhill after that)

Hellsing

TTGL (very fun series, just don't take it seriously)

Films:

Blood: The Last Vampire

Akira

I'd recommend more but I'm not sure how you feel about other genres.

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. If you haven't watched it, I suggest you start watching it right now.

Ghost in Shell SAC- First and Second Gig. Has some fairly interesting storylines and made me reflect quite a lot on some of the issues raised.

dragon ball z

Cowboy Bebop. Its the only anime that everyone should watch.

foxhound_fox

Skip watching Elfen Lied and just read the manga. Same goes for Hellsing, unless you watch the OVAs.

I think Last Exile is amazing. Wolf's Rain is my other personal fav.

i have watched Naruto and actually liked it.a nice action with a great character like Orochimaru.i dont regret watching it,but its not a superior title as many people make it look like.there are far more worthy titles to watch.ten you have shippuuden,the worst piece of BS ever made.bleach, a 15 year old super shounen will tear you all apart.one piece, a guy with the weirdest smile i have ever seen.im not upset because people watch these stuff,its good to watch such things every now and then,im upset because all the recommendations are about them.look over the recs in this title if you dont believe me.thats my problem with these animes,im not to judge anybody watching them,but what really gets to me that they are very popular and nobody cares about watching something different and thats why i cant find anything proper to watch beyond 2006GazaAli

Naruto shippuden and bleach are of course terrible, but really the argument you have against one piece is the smile? :| :|:|

I only recommend popular series if they are actually really good which of course One Piece is. It's a top-class series if not the best.

Mecha animes(Yes, I am a Mecha Freak):

MSG: 8th MS Team, Big O, Blue Gender,Neon Genesis Evangilon.

Other AWESOME ones:

Cowboy Bebop, DBZ(Cell saga is the best IMO), Bleach, FLCL, Full Metal Alchamist.

Even those these are not Japanese anime, they are too outstanding to miss:

Samurai Jack, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Justice League( The one that aired from 2001-2004, not JL: Unlimited).

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]i have watched Naruto and actually liked it.a nice action with a great character like Orochimaru.i dont regret watching it,but its not a superior title as many people make it look like.there are far more worthy titles to watch.ten you have shippuuden,the worst piece of BS ever made.bleach, a 15 year old super shounen will tear you all apart.one piece, a guy with the weirdest smile i have ever seen.im not upset because people watch these stuff,its good to watch such things every now and then,im upset because all the recommendations are about them.look over the recs in this title if you dont believe me.thats my problem with these animes,im not to judge anybody watching them,but what really gets to me that they are very popular and nobody cares about watching something different and thats why i cant find anything proper to watch beyond 2006Trinners

Naruto shippuden and bleach are of course terrible, but really the argument you have against one piece is the smile? :| :|:|

I only recommend popular series if they are actually really good which of course One Piece is. It's a top-class series if not the best.

Gungrave and Ultimate Muscle.

Great Teacher Onizukakidcool189

Superb show, my favorite.