Looking to get back into it and wondering if there's anything good out there? I really liked Hayao Miyazaki films if that helps. I hoping to get back into anime for old nostalgia sack and want to see the best of the best, the cream of the crop and so on and so forth. Please help.
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Black Lagoon The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex Genshiken Samurai Champloo Eureka Seven Berserk ...then there's the two mecha juggernauts of Gundam and Macross. ...plus a new Miyazaki film is being released in the US. Stay FARRRRRRRRRRR away from crap like Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece.
Gurren Lagann and GitS: SAC as GogDog suggested. Other picks are: School Rumble Moon Phase Fafner Heroic Age Str.A.In.: Strategic Armored Infantry Zegapain Azumanga Daioh Full Metal Alchemist Genshiken Familiar of Zero Doki Doki School Hours Please Teacher Please Twins My-Otome
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Gurren Lagann Death Note Code Geass(just finished it, EXCELLENT!) Ah! My Goddess Trigun Cowboy Bebop Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood(first series was good too but this one has a bit more darkness in it I like) Afro Samurai Some others I liked but don't recall the names off hand.
Some of my favorites: - Samurai Champloo - Eureka Seven - Samurai 7 - Cowboy Bebop - Fullmetal Alchemist - Hellsing Ultimate - Currently only up to Volume 4 in the US. - Paranoia Agent - Perfect Blue - Neon Genesis Evangelion - It's not as good as some people say, and not as bad as other people say, but it's worth watching as an influential title, if nothing else. - Trigun - Elfen Lied
If you like Miyazaki films let me suggest Castle of Cagliostro if you haven't already seen it. I'll also suggest Turn A Gundam for a series as a lot of people, including myself, think it has the feel of a Miyazaki movie, and it's just a good series overall.
If you like Miyazaki stuff, I'd actually steer you more towards stuff like The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Voices of a Distant Star.
I'd give you some movies instead, like 5cm per Second, Barefoot Gen, Grave Of The Fireflies (made by either Miyazaki or Ghibi, which one, I forget), Tekkonkinkreet, Paprika, Sword Of The Stranger. Well, you have a couple of hours there. Yes, go watch The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Tremendous in either English, or Japanese.
Hey yo,how many seasons of Black Lagoon are there cuz im thinking about buying it. Ive only seen about 7 episodes but man that show was harsh,great stuff.
Two seasons. 12 episodes per season. A third season is also in the works...and I absolutely can NOT wait.
My picks: Trigun Cowboy Bebop FLCL Ruroni Kenshin Big O! Yu Yu Hakusho I also like the following but they are not the cream of the crop (Good, just not the best): Dai Guard Blue Gender
I'd suggest "Whisper of the Heart", then. Here's a cute scene from it: YouTube - Country road, trans from japanese film "Mimi wo sumaseba" There's also "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" (as others have suggested). Could you give us some idea of what you're into, though? Anime isn't a genre, it's a style, so there's something for everyone out there.
Code Geass is quite good (forgot to add that to my list), including Lunar Legend Tsukihime and Appleseed (CGI version).
