What anime..

[Setra]

I don't like anime, but I have seen and own one series I like. That set is Samurai Champloo.
That was the same guy that did Cowboy Bebop, (which I must be one of the few that didn't like that series) but Samurai Champloo is good. First five are a little slow but they have some good episodes after that.

This is a random plug but several people I know say Elfin Lied is good.

Elfin Lied makes me want to hide under my bed.

But I'm weird like that.

Also, I'm not really a fan of Cowboy Bebop either, just not my style. Then again neither is Samurai Champloo.

[Tengu]

Elfen Lied is a combination of those four elements (most episodes have roughly equal amounts of each):

-Cute
-Angst
-Softcore Porn
-Extreme Violence And Lots Of Blood

It's decent and I don't consider my time watching it wasted, but not brilliant.

As for Trigun - yes, it does get more serious later. In fact, so serious that the light-hearted elements are needed to soften the otherwise borderline depression-inflicting things that happen on screen.

[Cubey]

Elfin Lied makes me want to hide under my bed.

But I'm weird like that.

Elfen Lied is one of these shows (I'm not saying anime, as non-anime shows like this exist too), in which when you remove gratitious graphical violence and fanservice, you get left behing with nothing - no plot, no depth and definately no likeable characters.
Okay, some jokes were rather funny. Opening theme in Ominous Latin Chanting isn't bad either. But it wasn't enough - I grew bored about ~6 episodes and went on, never looking back.

[Setra]

-Cute
-Softcore Porn
-Extreme Violence And Lots Of Blood

See this is the problem.

I like Cute, and Porn. Then she rips some guy apart, starting with his crotch. It does bad things to me.

[Cilam]

I like Cute, and Porn. Then she rips some guy apart, starting with his crotch. It does bad things to me.

It does bad things to everyone.

[horseboy]

And on a side note I went back to old DBZ and listened to the Jap-version and nearly gagged on some of the voices. Translation can improve a series it seems. Which isn't even touching the strange case of the Samurai Pizza Cats, which was completely redited for the better. (Too bad its impossible to find)

Stronger than old cheese and more fun than throwing water balloons at a drowning man! a series [as] really needs to get a hold of, so someone would do a DVD of the series.

[FdL]

Well, now I'm going to have to watch Elfen Lied. Had my doubts, but it's pretty popular anyway, so I want to have an opinion.

[The Vanishing Hitchhiker]

Anime? Why, if you asked me to recommend three anime, I'd say "Kino's Journey" (Kino no Tabi) three times. If you don't like the first three episodes, you just don't deserve to see the rest of 'em. My favorite episodes are four (everyone loves that one) and twelve.

Anyway, it's like...well...the Wikipedia article quotes the author of the books saying something like, "Well, I'd never read Le Petit Prince, but I've read it now and it's real sweet of y'all to be saying that." So traveling to interesting places(hence the title), meeting interesting people, and then there's guns (sometimes useful when people get too interesting). And a talking motorcycle - if that bothers you, imagine he's a narrative device, like everyone the Doctor hangs out with in Doctor Who (yeah, it's a dude motorcycle...).

It's like...pretty rolling Ghibli hillsides, and inbetween there's robots and chicks inventing airplanes and people killing people and stuff.

I also recommend watching it with subtitles, but I'm biased on account of Hermes's English voice making me want to kill puppies in the face with pointy things on fire. Hermes is my favorite god of legend, bar none, and I will not have someone named for him talking like an old lady robot with emphysema standing inside a big echoy cave made of something metallic. Other than that though the rest of the voices are great, and the dubbing is excellent...oh, except for episode ten, switch that back to subtitles. People ask Kino for advice in that one and I seem to recall that the dub changes it - rather a large difference between "Don't get killed" and "Don't kill anyone."

Anyway. So yeah. Kino's Journey! Woo! And if you care to read the books, they're very sloooowly being translated into English. They've done...one so far. Le sigh.

[Artemician]

Anime? Why, if you asked me to recommend three anime, I'd say "Kino's Journey" (Kino no Tabi) three times. If you don't like the first three episodes, you just don't deserve to see the rest of 'em. My favorite episodes are four (everyone loves that one) and twelve.

Anyway, it's like...well...the Wikipedia article quotes the author of the books saying something like, "Well, I'd never read Le Petit Prince, but I've read it now and it's real sweet of y'all to be saying that." So traveling to interesting places(hence the title), meeting interesting people, and then there's guns (sometimes useful when people get too interesting). And a talking motorcycle - if that bothers you, imagine he's a narrative device, like everyone the Doctor hangs out with in Doctor Who (yeah, it's a dude motorcycle...).

It's like...pretty rolling Ghibli hillsides, and inbetween there's robots and chicks inventing airplanes and people killing people and stuff.

I also recommend watching it with subtitles, but I'm biased on account of Hermes's English voice making me want to kill puppies in the face with pointy things on fire. Hermes is my favorite god of legend, bar none, and I will not have someone named for him talking like an old lady robot with emphysema standing inside a big echoy cave made of something metallic. Other than that though the rest of the voices are great, and the dubbing is excellent...oh, except for episode ten, switch that back to subtitles. People ask Kino for advice in that one and I seem to recall that the dub changes it - rather a large difference between "Don't get killed" and "Don't kill anyone."

Anyway. So yeah. Kino's Journey! Woo! And if you care to read the books, they're very sloooowly being translated into English. They've done...one so far. Le sigh.

Heeh. You're going to hate me for saying this.

I hated Kino's Journey. Never saw why people liked it so much. Alien characters (literally, Kino doesn't think like a human), Alien Landscapes, Alien Themes. I couldn't relate to anyone, and the end result was basically like a psychotropic trip to the back of my head. Gave up after the third episode.

[The Vanishing Hitchhiker]

Heeh. You're going to hate me for saying this.

I hated Kino's Journey. Never saw why people liked it so much. Alien characters (literally, Kino doesn't think like a human), Alien Landscapes, Alien Themes. I couldn't relate to anyone, and the end result was basically like a psychotropic trip to the back of my head. Gave up after the third episode.

The first three episodes are pretty slow, actually. Hence when translating the first book, the English edition takes the chapter the fourth episode is based on and make it the first chapter. Well, that, and the arrogant assumption that Americans are stupid and want their plots and backstories laid out on a table, preferably outlined in the very theme song (which must also repeat the title of the show eight or nine times, you know, in case we forget what show we're watching before it even starts)...eh, but I digress (and really hate theme songs, it seems).

It's one of those series where things aren't necessarily in chronological order, and that never helps. Episode four does a little to explain why Kino does things a certain way...and episode thirteen (the last episode, it's a nice short series*), for that matter. I suppose it's what Doctor Who would be like if one of those other, non-renegade Time Lords were in the Doctor's place. And if the TARDIS could talk...and was shaped like a motorcycle... Never mind, this simile is getting weird.

Ah well, that's why these are all recommendations, and not compulsory.

"This is no pet license, it's a fishing license! And it's mandatory!"

*course, there's a fifteen minute pilot episode, and a movie, and apparently another movie...

[Setra]

On another note, I'm watching Tsubasa Chronicle now.

So far it's pretty good, aside from the fact I still can't get used to Syaoran(sp?) looking older than 7.

[Artemician]

Ahh.. the wonders of a slow start. Maybe I'll consider picking up Kino's Journey again. Maybe. Thanks for the information though.

On a side note, I've just started on Martian Successor Nadesico, and it looks to be pretty interesting.

[Setra]

I never managed to finish Nadesico.

I was watching it via Netflix, and they lost the 5th disc

[Bayar]

I recommend Hakaima Sadamitsu...10 episodes with fights and laughter too :)

[highfriction]

try not for a series, just go a full length feature. I recommend Aachi and Sipak. Quick rundown. A madmax future where the only produce of any value is POO! This starts an underground band of outlaws called The Diaper Gang. A bunch of mutants who ambush trucks transporting Juicy Bars which are rewards for citizens who have healthy jobbies! Poo is regulated, government controlled, and that's just the surface of this crazed caper. Don't rent it. Buy it! Then write the sequel.

[jesley]

Any one over here who loves watching samurai champloo ? I can watch this show continuously for 4 hours at a stretch.

[Clistenes]

You should read this thread. It has some suggestions you may find interesting.

[endoperez]

This is a necro-thread from 2007.

[Metahuman1]

God knows if you'll find any of these on youtube (doubtful), but if you want I can send you the bittorrents...For most of them anyway...I actually own some *gasp*

Mahou Sensei Negima/Negima!?: Extremely funny, but it does manage to be serious at times. Ending of Mahou Sensei Negima is shocking and only 16 episodes of Neima!? have been released, but they're sensational. Almost tempted to buy them :P

Wait, they did a second Negima series? Does this one actually get into the Shonen Anime aspects that the manga turned into? (I know the first one wrapped up before that really got under way in the manga so the first one is just another Harem series, but yeah.)

[Hiro Protagonest]

This is a necro-thread from 2007.

Yeah, the third post says that TTGL is on eleven episodes.

[Brewdude]

I am going to comply with the original specification and recommend an anime that is only on YouTube.

Dragonball Z, Abridged.

I hated Dragonball Z. I love Abridged. It is made of pure awesome.

All you need to know about dragonball before watching this is that the green dude was the big bad in the last season, and that most everyone died, but got wished back to life when the dragonballz all got collected.

[highfriction]

As far as series go I'm still waiting to see season two of XAM'D, season 1 was pretty awesome! But no one here has yet mentioned HEAT GUY J, a classic of light entertainment that's very engaging.

[Kitten Champion]

Wow, this is quite the time capsule. People were strange back in 2007.

I forgot Mai Hime was a thing, although I remember when everyone was talking about Haruhi and Code Geass all the time and I was really into Baccano! and Gundam 00.

[Eldan]

"Magic Princess Thread Necro Gaiden 2007: Love Love Lockdown Moderator" is a personal favourite of mine.

[Brewdude]

KILL THIS UNDEAD THREAD.

I should know undead when i see it, I got a zombie avatar for pete's sake. Can't believe I fell for it.

Was resurrected by a spam post, too, of all things.