Suggestions wanted for Animes

[eightman1977]

Hey Folks,

Okay so it's been 10 years that I've really been into Anime. I'm looking to get back into Anime on a regular basis. I was wondering what you people would recommend based on my tastes. The Animes I currently own include, Akira, Vampire Hunter D, 8man after OVA, Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell 2, Ninja Scrolls, Appleseed, All the Initial D's, Fist of the North Star, Final Fantasy: Advent Children, Abenobashi Magical Shopping Arcade, and Gilgamesh. That about covers it. So any recommendations you have that are similiar to these movies would be great, thanks.

[AbeChinchilla]

Try GANTZ.

[XenoCrisis0153]

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eightman1977 said:
The Animes I currently own include, Akira, Vampire Hunter D, 8man after OVA, Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell 2, Ninja Scrolls, Appleseed, All the Initial D's, Fist of the North Star, Final Fantasy: Advent Children, Abenobashi Magical Shopping Arcade, and Gilgamesh.

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If you liked the GITS movies, then I say go for the tv series (Standalone Complex and SAC 2nd GiG). Some of the other top-tiered titles that you might enjoy are Mai-HiME and Eureka Seven.

[lostnomad84]

Judging from your list, here are some titles I think you might enjoy:

Berserk
Full Metal Alchemist
Excel Saga
FLCL
Cowboy Bebop
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex and Ghost in the Shell Second Gig (TV series of Ghost in the Shell, if you haven't seen them yet, which I am guessing from what you are saying with your list.)
Serial Experiments Lain
Key the Metal Idol

[Bilis]

Don't forget Hellsing... [img]/images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif[/img]

[JackProton]

If you liked Vampire Hunter D, then try Hellsing, Blood, Tsukihime Lunar Legend

If you liked Ghost in the Shell 1&2 and Appleseed, then try the GitS Standalone/Complex TV, Patlabor

If you liked Abenobashi Magical Shopping Arcade, then try Excel Saga, FLCL

If you liked Gilgamesh, then try X TV, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Witch Hunter Robin, Wolf's Rain

[eightman1977]

what is .hack//sign about. I've heard very little about it, any opinions?

[JackProton]

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eightman1977 said:
what is .hack//sign about. I've heard very little about it, any opinions?

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In a Dungeon-style online multiplayer futuristic virtual video game, some characters encounter another player who claims he can no longer leave the game. Meanwhile, The World starts displaying weird, unprogrammed behaviors causing all sorts of problems for players and administrators. Great music along the way. The series piles up mysteries as the players battle monsters and other players in order try and help their friend out but the main mystery never gets adequately explained in the end leaving some to believe the series was just a mercenary attempt to push people to buy into the next couple of series and video games in the franchise. While its not uninteresting and I did enjoy it to an extent, the hyper-commercial nature of the franchise as well as the weak ending has tarnished my opinion of the series quite a bit over time. I will, however, give it a provisional recommendation for fans of online multiplayer Dungeon video games.

[lostnomad84]

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eightman1977 said:
what is .hack//sign about. I've heard very little about it, any opinions?

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It isn't a series I can reconmend to you, based on the list of series you've provided. It is definitely geared twoards a MMO gamer croud and tends to be very philisophical at times. There is little action and the story plays out as a mystery, which in the end leads into the video games. I never went beyond the anime, it was definitely a different series, but not something with high replay value.

[citicslmatts]

I think you'd like 'Vampire Hunter D : Bloodlust', 'Full Metal Panic' and 'Samurai Champloo'...

Peace.