Anime Recommendation - Page 5

**Demon-Mask** · 07-06-2011, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeGrotowski

Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt is hilarious!
{however, it's intended for adults and is chock full of sexual references and swearing}

I have to agree with that. I don't know why I watched it in the first place, but I did, and I'm glad. I liked the episode about the business man, where the art style is completely different from the rest of the series.

Since this topic has been revived, I've got a few to recommend.

Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: A magical girl anime, with a major twist. Unlike most magical girl anime, this one is very dark and serious in nature, while the art style is cute to the point of being off-putting, it creates a nice contrast to the dark and depressing atmosphere of the series. Oh, and that ending was probably one of the best I've seen.

Welcome to the NHK: About a college dropout named Satou who has no job, no friends and never leaves his apartment. He is convinced everything is a conspiracy {It is JG the anime, I know}. Due to some unusual circumstances, he ends up going to tell his neighbor to turn his music down, and finds that it is his old friend, who has become an extreme otaku. They end up making a dating sim to convince a girl that Satou is not as pathetic as he seems. It gets really complicated.

Detroit Metal City: about a young man who's dream is to be a pop singer, but he ends up the frontman of a loud and obnoxious death metal band that sings songs about raping and killing. The band is called Detroit Metal City, this band is the one thing he hates the most in the world. It focuses on his attempted separation of himself and the persona of the frontman of this band.

Cromartie High School: about an average student who ends up in a school for delinquents. He attempts to fit in, but he soon finds that the students of the school are beyond strange. A robot, a gorilla, and a silent man who resembles Freddie Mercury are amongst the students.

Ouran High School Host Club: about a female student who has to pretend to be male to pay off a massive debt from a broken vase. Well, it isn't that simple, she has to join a "host club" where males sell dates with themselves.

Akagi: about a Mahjong prodigy playing high-stakes games of mahjong. Betting everything from his fingers to all of the blood in his body. Definitely recommended for people who enjoyed more psychological drama like Death Note, except this makes Death Note look tame.

Kaiji: about a guy who ends up in debt because he cosigned a loan for a coworker. To pay off his debt, the yakuza allow him to gamble on a ship, where all outside debts are cancelled for those who come out ahead. This lands him in more debt, so he ends up participating in other high-stakes gambles, risking everything. Unlike Akagi, Kaiji sometimes loses, making him a bit easier to relate to as a character.

I have so many I could recommend, but for the time being, this will have to suffice. I might post more later.

**RU Joe** · 07-09-2011, 03:03 PM

DM:

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It is JG the anime, I know

Yeah us 'conspiracy theorists' are really gaining popularity, aren't we?
It's a common misconception that we think everything is a conspiracy, but 'they' would like people to go on believing that to cast a negative light on us, and to throw the rest of you off their trail.
In short, if they can make us out to be 'kooks' then people will be less likely to want to hear what we have to say; who wants to be thought of as a kook?
See how that works?

About Akagi, I love that show.
Really intense storyline with lots of interesting twists, and also a great way to learn about Mahjong!

**DrunkN** · 07-09-2011, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeGrotowski

In short, if they can make us out to be 'kooks' then people will be less likely to want to hear what we have to say; who wants to be thought of as a kook?
See how that works?

Are you insinuating that jokes on conspiracy theorists come together into a giant conspiracy?

**Demon-Mask** · 07-10-2011, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeGrotowski

DM:

Yeah us 'conspiracy theorists' are really gaining popularity, aren't we?
It's a common misconception that we think everything is a conspiracy, but 'they' would like people to go on believing that to cast a negative light on us, and to throw the rest of you off their trail.
In short, if they can make us out to be 'kooks' then people will be less likely to want to hear what we have to say; who wants to be thought of as a kook?
See how that works?

The charater of Satou does think everything is a conspiracy, you don't. I know this, and was making a joke.
Besides Satou's thing is the "NHK", yours is the "New World Order", which I do believe exists to some extent.
I'd assume you aren't a poor excuse for a human being like Satou, he never leaves his apartment, he has full conversations with his refrigerator and other household appliances, he gets caught in multiple pyramid schemes and even fails at killing himelf. Oh, and he lives entirely on his parents money because he was a college dropout and never bothered to find a job.

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About Akagi, I love that show.
Really intense storyline with lots of interesting twists, and also a great way to learn about Mahjong!

Akagi is one of my favorites, though I prefered Kaiji.
Akagi looks way older than he is, he was thirteen in the beginning, and somewhere under twenty after the timeskip if I remember correctly.
I now want to learn Mahjong, but all I ever find from searching "Mahjong" is Shanghai Mahjong and tile-matching Mahjong. I believe the varient used in the show is called "Riichi Mahjong".

I'd also recommend K-On!, if you like the model of "cute girls doing cute things".
It was entertaining, though I wish they would have played more music and I wish Mugi got more time in the spotlight. She was the greatest of the characters.

If you aren't into cute girls doing cute things, I'd recommend The World God Only Knows, it is about a kid who is known as the "Capturing God" for his skills at dating sims, and he ends up having to capture the hearts of real girls to fufill a contract, or loose his head.

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Are you insinuating that jokes on conspiracy theorists come together into a giant conspiracy?

That is really deep, so deep you don't even know.

**RU Joe** · 07-10-2011, 11:20 PM

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That is really deep, so deep you don't even know.

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Now THAT'S deep.

I have another recommendation from the far distant past which DM just reminded me of a little while ago, and that's

Star Blazers - a story of the Space Cruiser Yamato, risen from the bottom of the ocean and refitted for intergalactic travel in order to save the Earth from the evil Desslok, who has sent his forces to attack the Earth's defenses ... but they never expected the Humans to be in possession of the awesome Wave Motion Gun which is capable of destroying entire planets.

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**Mush** · 08-31-2011, 07:53 PM

Ah those seem like pretty good choices there. i don't have any at this time.

**Slime Slayer** · 08-31-2011, 09:53 PM

Probably going to check this out soon:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovnJ9e_cuWk]REDLINE - IT's BEGUN! (HD) - YouTube[/ame]
The FX and color pallate are amazing.

**RU Joe** · 09-01-2011, 02:19 PM

^
Looks interesting, SC.
Like an anime version of F-Zero » Super Nintendo

**GamingWolf** · 09-01-2011, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeGrotowski

^
Looks interesting, SC.
Like an anime version of F-Zero » Super Nintendo

Did someone say F-Zero anime?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ12aKudjCE]F-Zero Falcon Densetsu Episode 1 Part 1 - YouTube[/ame]

**Demon-Mask** · 09-01-2011, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by stevencassidy13

Probably going to check this out soon:
REDLINE - IT's BEGUN! (HD) - YouTube
The FX and color pallate are amazing.

I love that movie. It lacks any real depth but, it's amazing.
The actual F-Zero anime pales in comparison to Redline, Redline feels almost like a prequel to F-Zero and it captures the sense of speed and awesomeness that F-Zero thrives on.

Watch it at Blu-Ray quality if possible, every frame looks good enough to be viable for a wallpaper.
It was mostly hand-drawn over the course of seven years, or so I'm told.

**Mush** · 09-02-2011, 12:08 AM

Some of those I will chek out soon.

**Smittycal** · 09-02-2011, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by stevencassidy13

Probably going to check this out soon:
REDLINE - IT's BEGUN! (HD) - YouTube
The FX and color pallate are amazing.

Reminds me of this

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcQMYyAO_do&feature=related]The Running Man (1989)-directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri - from the compilation "Neo Tokyo" - YouTube[/ame]

**Demon-Mask** · 09-03-2011, 12:14 AM

Smittycal, is that perhaps related to the novel [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Running_Man"]The Running Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]?

**Dudebro** · 09-03-2011, 05:04 PM

I actually read that book before I knew it was done by Stephen King. Imo it sucked and he was wise to use a pen name.
Apparently they made a game about it, the only version we could have is Amiga and we don't. But, if Wikipedia is to be believed, Smash TV is inspired by it.

**Demon-Mask** · 09-04-2011, 01:11 AM

He used the pen name before he began writing under his own name.
I haven't read it but, I am familiar with the basic premise.

**RU Joe** · 09-06-2011, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Dudebro

I actually read that book before I knew it was done by Stephen King. Imo it sucked and he was wise to use a pen name.
Apparently they made a game about it, the only version we could have is Amiga and we don't. But, if Wikipedia is to be believed, Smash TV is inspired by it.

Smash TV was directly inspired by it.
I have a Atari compilation game disc and on it are video extras where the game designers talk about it.

I didn't think The Running Man's story was that bad.
The movie was under budget and cheesy, but if they remake the movie now it would be very popular if they made it brutal enough.
People {in general} seem to have a real bloodlust nowadays = in fact, I bet they could do the show IRL, have Schwartzenegger host it, and people would go nuts!

ON TOPIC:

Cat Soup is one of the strangest animes I've ever seen, following the adventures of a kitten whose imagination runs wild??
That's my take on it, but there is some kind of a spiritual journey message going on there as well.
Anyway, the images alone are enough to check this one out:

**Dudebro** · 09-06-2011, 04:02 PM

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I didn't think The Running Man's story was that bad.

I just mean the book. The movie is entertaining.

**Demon-Mask** · 09-06-2011, 11:27 PM

Back on topic for just a moment's time:
I'd recommend Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. It's pretty entertaining. Very aesthetically unique and the humor is a bit different.
It's about a suicidal teacher and his strange students. All of the student's names are puns, and they all embody said puns.

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**Squall** · 10-31-2011, 10:50 AM

Just started getting into anime recent;y, so far have watched two series, with another couple downloaded already.

The first was Death Note (Awesome! But, I agree with everyone who said that the first half was the best. It's just not the same...).

The other one I've watched from beginning to end is Air Gear.

I don't know if you've heard of it but it's basically about motorized roller blades, and makes you want to get into it!

The main character, Ikki, has grown up without knowing his parent's (as per usual!) And the Family he lives with are a Storm Rider team called Sleeping Forest. They've stopped riding, and have become nothing more than a legend in the AT (Air Trek) scene. Ikki finds out about their team by accident, and wages their emblem in a battle agains a gang of riders just trying to bully anyone in their way.

The whole series is only 25 episodes (technically 26, but there was for some reason episode 21.0 and 21.5!) and it shows his growth as a rider.

It just looks so darn cool!

**Dudebro** · 10-31-2011, 01:56 PM

Try Ninja Scroll and Akira if you haven't already. I'm not into anime but those were really good.

**joz** · 10-31-2011, 03:19 PM

I can recommend Guin Saga. It's a story about this guy who looks like King from Tekken and has super fighting abilities...and amnesia. He ends up rescuing (he just happened to be sleeping when all sorts of commotion woke him) the young heirs to a kingdom that just got conquered. So he goes with them, because he has no other real plan, as their body guard and to see if he can find out who he is and why he has a leopard's head. It starts off kinda slow, but I started to become curious as to why he actually does have a freakin leopard's head.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdCJaWI4xFQ]Opening Sequence - YouTube[/ame]