Anime recommendations

[LeotheLateBloomer]

There are some anime that I've been trying to get into recently as it's been a VERY long time since I watched anime besides Naruto.

Are there any anime cartoons you enjoy and would like to recommend watching?

[plastroncafe]

I rather enjoyed Cowboy Bebop, which I just finished watching for the first time.

[CyberCubed]

I heard One Punch man was fantastic, it only has 12 episodes and just recently ended. Its another fighting anime ala Dragonball Z and Naruto.

[Peanut]

One Punch Man is nothing like Dragon Ball.

I do recommend One Punch Man for a quick thrill though. It's funny, super well animated and short. For something more long term, the ones I've enjoyed are One Piece, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and HunterxHunter.

But this is kind of like asking people for movie, TV show or book recommendations. There's so much that you kind of need to be more specific. What sort of things do you like? How much of an investment do you want to make? What stuff have you seen?

[Etsyturtle2]

Pokemon. It's a great show for animeee fans. *snort* I got all the cards!

Spoiler:

[CyberCubed]

The Pokemon anime is fine for what it is, its a kids anime adapting a videogame that has to reset everytime a new generation starts. The current XY anime is also better than its been the last few years.

[Etsyturtle2]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

The Pokemon anime is fine for what it is, its a kids anime adapting a videogame that has to reset everytime a new generation starts. The current XY anime is also better than its been the last few years.

Exactly!

[Prowler]

Well, what else have you seen? And what are you looking for?

I'll just leave a list of some of my favorite anime for now on:

Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Cowboy Bebop
Mobile Suit Gundam
Maison Ikkoku
Kimagure Orange Road
Ghotst in the Shell
Great Teacher Onizuka
Kaiji
Beck
Welcome to the NHK
Cromartie High School
Detroit Metal City
One Piece

[Powder]

Tell us your tastes otherwise we're just gonna be listing favorites with no context.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Powder

Tell us your tastes otherwise we're just gonna be listing favorites with no context.

Which is what I just did haha

But I listed anime of different genres which are considered to be classics in their said genres and themes. I'm sure he's bound to end up liking a couple of them, unless he's one of those people who finds any anime released pre-2010 to be too old, that is.

[sdp]

I'm up for some anime recommendations as well, last one I watched was either Saint Seiya: Lost Canvas and Gurren Lagan which were both highly praised and didn't like either of them very much. I have a very varied taste I think but I also don't have a lot of time to dedicate it so if it's 100+ episodes I might take a while to consider it, some anime that I liked enough to remember:

Ranma 1/2, Hell Girl, Death Note, Saint Seiya, Captain Tsubasa, Magic Knight Reyearth, Tenchi Muyo, Astro Boy, I'm probably missing a bunch that I really like but out of the top of my head it's those. Of course I like Dragon Ball/Sailor Moon/Pokemon but mostly nostalgia the others mentioned here I can say they're enjoyable without nostalgia. Not anime but I do enjoy Tokusatsu. I've tried watching Cowboy Beebop and Trigun but never got into them. I started watching Black Metal Alechemist, both versions and also never got into them, same with Naruto.

[TMNT_Guy]

I'm not very knowledgeable about anime, but I’ve been watching a lot of the original Astro Boy lately (The first 52 episodes can be seen for free on Hulu.) and I’m constantly surprised by how good it can be. It can get a little awkward at times(It is one of the first anime ever created.) but it still has some great moments in it.

I’d recommend checking the first episode “The Birth of Astro Boy”(Which has probably one of the darkest openings to a children’s cartoon.) and “Strange Voyage”(Which almost feels like an episode of The Twilight Zone that just so happens to feature Astro Boy).

If you want a good wacky comedy I’d recommend the Samurai Pizza Cats. Night of the Werehog is an enjoyably cute and gorgeous short. Outside of those two I have no idea. I’ve heard good things about Jungle Emperor Leo, but haven’t seen it and anything else I could recommend you’ve probably heard of before.

[sdp]

The Sonic werewolf short? I'm not sure that's a good recommendation, I mean it's ok but that's about it. I'd like to check Samurai Pizza Cats out again, I liked it as a kid, I wonder if it holds up. I haven't watched too much of the 60s Astro Boy, just caught a dozen episodes or so when it aired on Cartoon Network but at like 6 AM so I rarely caught it. While a bit clunky it was fairly solid. The 80s show is fantastic though and the 2002 revival was decent. I believe I saw a trailer for a new Astro cartoon a few months back, it looked like it had potential. How is Attack on Titan? I've heard extreme opinions on both ends, super overrated or the best anime since ***.

[Allio]

Garo is pretty neat, it's taken season 2 awhile, but by episode 8 it seemed to find its stride

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by sdp

I'm up for some anime recommendations as well, last one I watched was either Saint Seiya: Lost Canvas and Gurren Lagan which were both highly praised and didn't like either of them very much. I have a very varied taste I think but I also don't have a lot of time to dedicate it so if it's 100+ episodes I might take a while to consider it, some anime that I liked enough to remember:

Ranma 1/2, Hell Girl, Death Note, Saint Seiya, Captain Tsubasa, Magic Knight Reyearth, Tenchi Muyo, Astro Boy, I'm probably missing a bunch that I really like but out of the top of my head it's those. Of course I like Dragon Ball/Sailor Moon/Pokemon but mostly nostalgia the others mentioned here I can say they're enjoyable without nostalgia. Not anime but I do enjoy Tokusatsu. I've tried watching Cowboy Beebop and Trigun but never got into them. I started watching Black Metal Alechemist, both versions and also never got into them, same with Naruto.

Captain Tsubasa? That was a big part of my childhood. Sadly, it's hard to find it subbed since I don't believe it was big in the English speaking world.

Well, Trigun is kinda overrated, despite being a fun watch. Mind you that its first 6-7 episodes aren't that great and the pot only kicks in from episode 8 or so on iirc. Shame yo disliked bebop. Although maybe its episodic nature just wasn't for you.

If you liked Ranma, watch Maison Ikkoku. It's much better, in my opinion. And I consider it the best romance anime ever made.

I'd recommend you One Peice but that one is huge and not going to end anytime soon.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Originally Posted by Peanut

One Punch Man is nothing like Dragon Ball.

I do recommend One Punch Man for a quick thrill though. It's funny, super well animated and short. For something more long term, the ones I've enjoyed are One Piece, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and HunterxHunter.

But this is kind of like asking people for movie, TV show or book recommendations. There's so much that you kind of need to be more specific. What sort of things do you like? How much of an investment do you want to make? What stuff have you seen?

Originally Posted by Powder

Tell us your tastes otherwise we're just gonna be listing favorites with no context.

Right. I'm more into action anime cartoons like Dragon Ball (no surprise), Naruto, Yu Yu Hakasho, Tenchi Muyo. I do also like magical girl anime such as Sailor Moon, Tokyo Mew Mew, and CardCaptor Sakura (the original japanese versions, we don't speak of the dubs).

Originally Posted by TMNT_Guy

If you want a good wacky comedy I’d recommend the Samurai Pizza Cats. Night of the Werehog is an enjoyably cute and gorgeous short.

SPC was one of the first anime cartoons I watch. I also like the jaapnese original Kyatto Ninden Teyandee, which is completely different in terms of writing.

[CyberCubed]

Watch anime with as little fanservice as possible. Its almost impossible to avoid it entirely since every anime has some fanservice, but avoid everything with "moe," "schoolgirls," "twins," "younger sisters," "yuri," "harems," "hot springs," anything with female leads 14 and younger, etc.

Let's bring anime back to the quality it was in the 80's and 90's, not what it has become today.

[Powder]

Based on what you like, I'd suggest you check out World Conquest Zvezda Plot (rag-tag team of misfits trying to overtake society whilst being targeted by a similar team; action/humor), Kill La Kill (A nazi like regime who controls people through the clothes they wear meets its opposition in a sword toting high school girl, sorta fight oriented in the way that DBZ is, very stylized visuals, heavy on fan-service), Humanity Has Declined (light-hearted & trippy series about a post apocalyptic world where little fairies have taken over & there's all sorts of weird/zany sh*t happening, kinda hard to describe, I'd suggest you read episode synopsis' on Wikipedia to get a gist for it), Shugo Chara (sort of a magical girl series where high-schoolers have a fairy teammate in a capsule whose powers they get in order to transform, it's fun), Samurai Champloo (Old school Japan with hip-hop flair, a young girl sets out in search of a mysterious man & makes acquaintance with two swordsman [one funky, the other traditional] who accompany her & go through scuffles along the way), Angel beats! (When you die with unfinished business, you end up at an abandoned school with others like you, & there you will have to fight off demons & sh*t while you help eachother figure out how to find peace in passing), Nabari no Ou (Ninja stuff. This kid's body has been spiritually imprinted with the greatest technique known to man, though he had no idea. Parties are out to kill him for it, but there are some good guys that wanna protect him & said technique). I think these'd be up your alley.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Nabari no Ou is something of my interest. Also, any good ninja anime besides Naruto?

[Wesley]

I'm not a big fan of anime, but I enjoyed watching a few shows like Yugioh, Pokemon and Cyborg 009 in my teens in the 00s. Sonic X was decent as well (the first season was boring most of the time, but seasons two and three were much better).