[Zarxrax]

Assuming I didn't watch any anime in the past 4 years or so, except maybe a few episodes of Nichijou and Panty & Stocking (both of which I got bored with), tell me one anime I need to see.

[Evileel]

How about Steins;Gate?
Its the second best show Ive seen in a couple of years. Also very different from Nichijou and Panty.
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbnx1p5uU91qfklhjo1_500.png

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjTzz8cOxBU

[LawRayLiet]

Bakuman.
One of the few shows I can say is great all around and through. It's all about what goes into creating a successful manga. I highly recommended it. 3rd season is currently airing.

[HeyHeyHeyStayOuttaMyShed]

Higurashi no naku koro ni~
Umineko no naku koro ni was **** lol Not complete ****, but, it was drawn-out some moments and had a super confusing end lol Higurashi was confusing, but you soon grasp the concept of what's truly going on after watching a dozen or so episodes.
http://i.imgur.com/xpy3e.jpg
Or, simply watch it for the Nipah-ness

[Evileel]

If you like confusing endings (and disturbing plot in general), try Mahou Shoujo Puella Magi Madoka Magica too ^_^
http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire2/eede1d3cd951521ea30875e259fe31451306265521_full.jp g

[Zarxrax]

If you like confusing endings (and disturbing plot in general), try Mahou Shoujo Puella Magi Madoka Magica too ^_^

Oh yea, I forgot I watched about half of that one and stopped.

[madhatter0082]

Uh... I got a kick outta Spice and Wolf. Having a medieval theme without all the sword fights was interesting.

[Shadow66]

I would like to continue that series but the way the economy was there confused me. Hellsing OVA is a good anime, if only they would hurry up and release the rest of the dvds.

[Backmask]

Tiger and Bunny was pretty great. Unfortunately, the second half of the series isn't as strong as the first half, but it is still a recent anime with entertainment value.

[Haar]

Try Guin Saga. The only problem was the ending. That is to say, it was based on a novel series that was over 100 volumes. The show only adapted the first few, but the part it did adapt was very good.

It's a fantasy anime about an amnesiac man with a leopard mask permanently attached to his face. He's trying to figure out who he is and is also trying to help two children save their fallen kingdom.

[jinzo64]

If you want Insane over the top action,violence and foul language theres the amazing black lagoon - it's awsome possabley the best anime i've ever seen.
Revi's(rebecca) is the business shes such a bad ass and so hot.

[xIsamuTM]

moyashimon is a good one. fun story, not too formulated/fanservice-y. astro fighter sunred was a good one (in small doses, not one to marathon)

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

I love Nyan Koi! A little disappointed that they try to wrap up everything in the last half of the last episode, but really enjoyed it and hope they do make
a second season.
I second Black Lagoon tho I didn't get very far with it.
Surely, you have watched Haruhi if not, get on it at once!
I've also had D-Gray Man recommended to me on several occasions, tho I haven't watched it yet.

[Kaiju]

I'd recommend Fate/Zero but only if one plays the Fate/Stay Night VN beforehand or plans to read F/SN at all. If you cannot tolerate the VN and don't PLAN on reading it ever, then you can watch Fate/Zero as then you don't have to worry about major F/SN plot points not present in the F/SN anime. Ending is kind of rushed though, although Fate/Zero is a mecca for possible AMV material.
For some reason I want to see Schindler's List: The Musical put to the last two episodes of the second season, lol.

[Zuiichi]

school rumble

[dninjalyl]

I recommend Accel World. I could list others, but we'd be here for a while. lol. Accel World is a great series created by the same light novel author of Sword Art Online (also a good anime) and does a wonderful job of painting a futuristic world where V.R. is a reality and a major part of everyday life. When you take such technology and mix it with a bad ass fighting game, you're in for one hell of a time. As a bonus, the series' soundtrack is amazing, including its openings, endings, and bgm. I heavily recommend this to any viewer who can get past the unorthodox design of the short, overweight main protagonist. Don't know why, but his appearance enrages a lot of people and turns them away from the series. :confused:

[Guthix]

mirai nikki
http://i2.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/007/426/Gasai%20Yuno.jpg
you know you want to.

[Haar]

Oh, how could I forget to mention Mazinkaiser SKL?

Unlike the original Mazinkaiser, which I think you've seen, based on a brief scene I saw you use from it in an AMV, this series has nothing to do with Kouji Kabuto or Doctor Hell. It's about two new pilots going to an island to stop the world from being destroyed by a dangerous device. It has a bit of the "heavy metal" theme going on there, but it's pretty ridiculous at the same time, so I suppose you could call it a parody of the typical grimdark show.

[adzman]

Try Guin Saga. The only problem was the ending. That is to say, it was based on a novel series that was over 100 volumes. The show only adapted the first few, but the part it did adapt was very good.

It's a fantasy anime about an amnesiac man with a leopard mask permanently attached to his face. He's trying to figure out who he is and is also trying to help two children save their fallen kingdom.

Not sure which came first, but that sounds suspiciously like Utawarerumono.

I liked Natsume Yuujinchou and Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna

[Haar]

Not sure which came first, but that sounds suspiciously like Utawarerumono.
The novel Guin Saga was adapted from came out in 1979. They wanted to adapt the series earlier on, but the author refused to let any studio touch her work unless it were going to be a live action movie with Caucasian actors. As expected, there weren't enough white people in Japan that were interested to do that, so she just gave up after 30 years and let a studio make an anime.

[Backmask]

Sword Art Online (also a good anime)

So writing on par with the average **** from your average fanfiction is considered good now?

[Arock]

So writing on par with the average **** from your average fanfiction is considered good now?

according to a friend of mine it is also "sad"

[Gleeman]

So writing on par with the average **** from your average fanfiction is considered good now?

Hope you never watch any action flicks, your head might explode. :D

IRT topic: Don't think they've been mentioned, but it's hard to go wrong with Baccano! or Durarara!!

[Zarxrax]

I think I'll start with Steins Gate.

[Evileel]

Its the second best show Ive seen in a couple of years.
Anypony wants to know the very best show (although non anime) I've discovered in these couple of years?
http://i47.tinypic.com/9st2dw.jpg

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

Oh I just remembered Abenobashi
I started it but was having trouble finding all the episodes. Liked what I did see of it.

[Neomalysys]

Oh I just remembered Abenobashi
I started it but was having trouble finding all the episodes. Liked what I did see of it.

It's been licensed for a few years now. You might be able to find it cheap.

[Fordi]

I'll vote for Steins Gate as well. It's good, solid sci fi with an interesting plot that just happens to be anime.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

there's an idea. let's all do steins gate and then that can be the theme for S3 ep1

[Haar]

But... I wanted to read the VN instead of watching the anime.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

you do know that reading too much is the other thing that will make you go blind, Haar =p

[Backmask]

But... I wanted to read the VN instead of watching the anime.

Steins; Gate is a great adaptation, though. The only thing you'll miss by not reading the VN is getting to see the other routes, really. Now, the other routes are also great, though. Especially whenever our beloved mad scientist (psychotically) thinks about raping Suzuha.

[Haar]

you do know that reading too much is the other thing that will make you go blind, Haar =p

Knowing me, I actually would go blind reading, so you may be onto something.


Steins; Gate is a great adaptation, though. The only thing you'll miss by not reading the VN is getting to see the other routes, really. Now, the other routes are also great, though. Especially whenever our beloved mad scientist (psychotically) thinks about raping Suzuha.
I suppose I'll watch the anime, then. I still might get the VN for the other routes once I'm finished, though.

[Arock]

speaking of steins;gate i still need to find an english translated version of Boukan no Rebellion (http://myanimelist.net/manga/20699/Steins;Gate:_Boukan_no_Rebellion)

[Fordi]

there's an idea. let's all do steins gate and then that can be the theme for S3 ep1

I can see the Doctor Who audio-backed clips now...

[Luppi-tan]

chuunibyou demo koi ga ****ai
Ore no Imouto
Shinryaku! Ika Musume
Haibane Renmei
Kuro****suji
Witch Hunter Robin
Ergo Proxy
Elfen Lied
Tsukuyomi Moon Phase
A-Channel
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Deadman Wonderland
Eden of the East
Okami-san and her Seven Companions
Hellsing
Hellsing Ultimate
Black Lagoon
Black Cat
Sorry I put so many.

[Haar]

How 'bout some descriptions, people? Sure, we can Google, but I doubt Zarx has the time for that.

[Luppi-tan]

chuunibyou demo koi ga ****ai: A girl who suffers from Chuunibyou, or '8th grade delusions', and believes that she has superpowers, finds a boy who suffered from them in middle school, and tries to recruit him as the 'Dark Flame Master'
Ore no Imouto: Kyosuke Kosaka, a normal 17-year-old high school student living in Chiba,[3] has not gotten along with his younger sister Kirino in years. For longer than he can remember, Kirino has ignored his comings and goings and looked at him with spurning eyes. It seemed as if the relationship between Kyōsuke and his sister, now fourteen, would continue this way forever. One day however, Kyosuke finds a DVD case of a magical girl anime which had fallen in his house's entrance way. To Kyosuke's surprise, he finds a hidden eroge (an adult game) inside the case and he soon learns that both the DVD and the game belong to Kirino
Shinryaku! Ika Musume: A Squid Girl comes up on shore, claiming to want to conquer the earth in order to get revenge on humans for polluting the oceans. Hilarious situations ensue.
Haibane Renmei: Reki and the other Haibane—who are all teenage girls and younger children—live in "Old Home," an abandoned school in the country near the town of Glie. As time passes, Rakka learns more about Old Home and the Haibane who live there, about Glie, in which the townspeople are friendly and generous to the Haibane, and about "Abandoned Factory," where a second co-ed group of Haibane lives
Kuro****suji: Ciel Phantomhive, a boy who has been kidnapped and tortured, summons a demon in order to get revenge on his captors in exchange for his immortal soul.
Witch Hunter Robin: A young woman from Italy, a Craft user named Robin Sena joins the STN-J in order to hunt down and capture witches who have become drunk on their own power.
Ergo Proxy: The story begins in a futuristic domed city called Romdeau, built to protect its citizens after a global ecological disaster thousands of years prior. In this utopia, humans and AutoReivs (androids) coexist peacefully under a total management system. A series of murders committed by robots and AutoReivs infected with the Cogito virus (which causes them to become self-aware) begins to threaten the delicate balance of Romdeau's social order. Behind the scenes, the government has been conducting secret experiments on a mysterious humanoid life form called a "Proxy." The Proxy beings (described as God-like and Immortal) are believed to hold the key to the survival of mankind.
Elfen Lied: Women with psychic arms called Vectors, but also with violent tendencies are hunted down by a secret agency. But one escapes and makes it to a shore city in Japan where she runs into the main characters, and memories of the past begin to resurface.
Tsukuyomi Moon Phase: A young vampire named Hazuki is rescued from her lonely castle in Germany and taken back to Japan with Kouhei and his grandfather. Kouhei's family is a family of mystics, but Kouhei never displayed any extraordinary powers save the ability to take pictures of ghosts, and his seeming immunity to Hazuki's vampiric powers.
A-Channel: If you've seen Azumanga Daioh, you might like this. It's about four school girls in hilarious school situations.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: A Government organization, Section 9, cracks down on cyberterrorism in the futuristic Tokyo.
Deadman Wonderland: A 14 year old boy named Ganta is wrongfully accused of murdering his entire class, and sent to the first privately owned prison called Deadman Wonderland where he discovers his strange ability to control his blood, and is thrust into a world of danger, intrigue, and long buried memories.
Eden of the East: It's about a guy named Akira who wakes up naked waving a gun in front of the White House, and finds out that he's part of a strange conspiracy to create a perfect Japan. One of 12 people called Selecaos who have been given 10.000.000.000 Yen that they can spend however they want, but that must ultimately be used toward creating a perfect Japan. If they fail, they are killed.
Okami-san and her Seven Companions: A romance comedy parodying fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Ant and the Grasshopper etc. Ryōko Ōkami (the eponymous Ōkami-san) is a tomboyish high school girl. She is a member of a "trading" club so called Otogi High School Bank. She and the other members of the club (such as her partner Akai Ringo aka Little Red Riding Hood) fixes the problems students (or "clients"), at any lengths, in exchange for the student helping them out later.
Hellsing: The Hellsing Organization has been exterminating vampires for hundreds of years. Their secret weapon, a modified vampire named Alucard is the most powerful vampire in existence, or so they thought, until a new threat emerges.
Hellsing Ultimate: Basically follows the Hellsing Manga
Black Lagoon: The story follows a team of pirates/mercenaries known as Lagoon Company, that smuggles goods in and around the seas of Southeast Asia in the early to mid 1990s. Their base of operations is located in the fictional harbor city of Roanapur in southeast Thailand (somewhere in the Amphoe Mueang Trat district,
Black Cat

[Backmask]

chuunibyou demo koi ga ****ai
Ore no Imouto
Kuro****suji
Witch Hunter Robin
Elfen Lied
Tsukuyomi Moon Phase
A-Channel
Deadman Wonderland
Okami-san and her Seven Companions
Hellsing
Sorry I put so many.

Holy ****-taste, Batman!

[Memnoch]

Hmm well I don't think Soul Eater has been mentioned yet. Also Aria the scarlet ammo. Although with Aria...I dunno it just wasn't my cup of tea but many others I know enjoyed it.

Just remembered Claymore which is an extremely serious anime based in midevil times with demons and such.
And My bride is a mermaid. Which is full of random shenanigans and tends to keep you at least chuckling or grinning.

[Haar]

Well, Kaiji was made 5 years ago, rather than 4, but I'm assuming you haven't seen it.

It's an adaptation of a manga made in the 90s about a guy who's a big loser, that can't seem to get a break. At the same time, he seems to be an adept gambler and can get out of tough spots using his wits and a little luck. Even when it seems as if he's done for, he'll find some way to survive.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

chuunibyou demo koi ga ****ai: A girl who suffers from Chuunibyou, or '8th grade delusions', and believes that she has superpowers, finds a boy who suffered from them in middle school, and tries to recruit him as the 'Dark Flame Master'

Ore no Imouto: Kyosuke Kosaka: a normal 17-year-old high school student living in Chiba,[3] has not gotten along with his younger sister Kirino in years. For longer than he can remember, Kirino has ignored his comings and goings and looked at him with spurning eyes. It seemed as if the relationship between Kyōsuke and his sister, now fourteen, would continue this way forever. One day however, Kyosuke finds a DVD case of a magical girl anime which had fallen in his house's entrance way. To Kyosuke's surprise, he finds a hidden eroge (an adult game) inside the case and he soon learns that both the DVD and the game belong to Kirino

Shinryaku! Ika Musume: A Squid Girl comes up on shore, claiming to want to conquer the earth in order to get revenge on humans for polluting the oceans. Hilarious situations ensue.

Haibane Renmei: Reki and the other Haibane—who are all teenage girls and younger children—live in "Old Home," an abandoned school in the country near the town of Glie. As time passes, Rakka learns more about Old Home and the Haibane who live there, about Glie, in which the townspeople are friendly and generous to the Haibane, and about "Abandoned Factory," where a second co-ed group of Haibane lives

Kuro****suji: Ciel Phantomhive, a boy who has been kidnapped and tortured, summons a demon in order to get revenge on his captors in exchange for his immortal soul.

Witch Hunter Robin: A young woman from Italy, a Craft user named Robin Sena joins the STN-J in order to hunt down and capture witches who have become drunk on their own power.

Ergo Proxy: The story begins in a futuristic domed city called Romdeau, built to protect its citizens after a global ecological disaster thousands of years prior. In this utopia, humans and AutoReivs (androids) coexist peacefully under a total management system. A series of murders committed by robots and AutoReivs infected with the Cogito virus (which causes them to become self-aware) begins to threaten the delicate balance of Romdeau's social order. Behind the scenes, the government has been conducting secret experiments on a mysterious humanoid life form called a "Proxy." The Proxy beings (described as God-like and Immortal) are believed to hold the key to the survival of mankind.

Elfen Lied: Women with psychic arms called Vectors, but also with violent tendencies are hunted down by a secret agency. But one escapes and makes it to a shore city in Japan where she runs into the main characters, and memories of the past begin to resurface.

Tsukuyomi Moon Phase: A young vampire named Hazuki is rescued from her lonely castle in Germany and taken back to Japan with Kouhei and his grandfather. Kouhei's family is a family of mystics, but Kouhei never displayed any extraordinary powers save the ability to take pictures of ghosts, and his seeming immunity to Hazuki's vampiric powers.

A-Channel: If you've seen Azumanga Daioh, you might like this. It's about four school girls in hilarious school situations.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: A Government organization, Section 9, cracks down on cyberterrorism in the futuristic Tokyo.

Deadman Wonderland: A 14 year old boy named Ganta is wrongfully accused of murdering his entire class, and sent to the first privately owned prison called Deadman Wonderland where he discovers his strange ability to control his blood, and is thrust into a world of danger, intrigue, and long buried memories.

Eden of the East: It's about a guy named Akira who wakes up naked waving a gun in front of the White House, and finds out that he's part of a strange conspiracy to create a perfect Japan. One of 12 people called Selecaos who have been given 10.000.000.000 Yen that they can spend however they want, but that must ultimately be used toward creating a perfect Japan. If they fail, they are killed.

Okami-san and her Seven Companions: A romance comedy parodying fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Ant and the Grasshopper etc. Ryōko Ōkami (the eponymous Ōkami-san) is a tomboyish high school girl. She is a member of a "trading" club so called Otogi High School Bank. She and the other members of the club (such as her partner Akai Ringo aka Little Red Riding Hood) fixes the problems students (or "clients"), at any lengths, in exchange for the student helping them out later.

Hellsing: The Hellsing Organization has been exterminating vampires for hundreds of years. Their secret weapon, a modified vampire named Alucard is the most powerful vampire in existence, or so they thought, until a new threat emerges.

Hellsing Ultimate: Basically follows the Hellsing Manga

Black Lagoon: The story follows a team of pirates/mercenaries known as Lagoon Company, that smuggles goods in and around the seas of Southeast Asia in the early to mid 1990s. Their base of operations is located in the fictional harbor city of Roanapur in southeast Thailand (somewhere in the Amphoe Mueang Trat district,

Black Cat:
formatted for read-ability.

[Kaiju]

Boku no Pico. :D

[Haar]

Boku no Pico. :D

That came out 6 years ago. There's a good chance Zarx knows of it.

[Kaiju]

That came out 6 years ago. There's a good chance Zarx knows of it.

So are a lot of the other suggestions, Hellsing, Black Butler...Hell, a lot of the anime suggested have been in Hell 3 and 4.

[Haar]

So are a lot of the other suggestions, Hellsing, Black Butler...Hell, a lot of the anime suggested have been in Hell 3 and 4.
Didn't I already scrutinize the others for that? Or did I only bring up the lack of descriptions?

[Kaiju]

Didn't I already scrutinize the others for that? Or did I only bring up the lack of descriptions?

It was lack of descriptions, me thinks.

[Evileel]

So are a lot of the other suggestions, Hellsing, Black Butler...Hell, a lot of the anime suggested have been in Hell 3 and 4.
But not Hellsing OVA
http://www.movie-censorship.com/pics/SBs/200/268966/hb05.jpg

[Luppi-tan]

Holy ****-taste, Batman!
Did I put too many? Sorry.

[Gleeman]

Did I put too many? Sorry.

Nah, just Backmask doing his usual http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/HangmenHeaven/Argue%20Disapprove/th_1283644465611.jpg

[Kaiju]

Did I put too many? Sorry.

No, Backmask was mocking you for your "****-taste" in anime, or as Glee put it, Backmask being his usual self.

[Backmask]

Nah, just Backmask doing his usual http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/HangmenHeaven/Argue%20Disapprove/th_1283644465611.jpg

Well, I won't argue with that...

[Luppi-tan]

Well, I won't argue with that...

Sorry I don't like the same animes as you.

[Guthix]

Steins; Gate is a great adaptation, though. The only thing you'll miss by not reading the VN is getting to see the other routes, really. Now, the other routes are also great, though. Especially whenever our beloved mad scientist (psychotically) thinks about raping Suzuha.

how fapable is the anime?

how fapable is the VN?

[Haar]

It originated as an Xbox 360 game, so unless they added a lot of adult content to the PC version, I can probably guarantee you that there's little to no actual nudity.

[Zarxrax]

I tried steins gate last night.
It was so boring I literally fell asleep.

Higurashi is next.

[Shuiia]

how fapable is the anime?

how fapable is the VN?

Guts believe it or not but there are games and animes that AREN'T made for masturbating.

As for Steins;Gate. Haven't seen the anime yet so I can't judge on that but I'm currently playing the VN and enjoying it quite a bit.

I say if you like your science give it a shot.