Sugestions on beginning anime?

[Buu]

Basically, all of the anime I've seen are dubbed and/or the ones at Blockbuster, and I'm getting tired of those. I'm gonna start buying DVDs. What are some series/movies you suggest I start with?

[cloud_nine]

Here's some must haves for anime fans

Mech animes
Full Metal Panic!
Escaflowne
Vandread 1st and 2nd stage
Sakura Wars 1-2
Evangelion
Rahxephon
Saikano (part shoujo)

Action Adventure
Inuyasha
Cowboy Bebop
Rorouni Kenshin
Hack.//Sign
Prince of Tennis
Initial D (good racing sim)
Naruto
FLCL

Shoujo (romantic comedies)
Chobits
Fruits Basket
To Heart (Only if you watched the Japanese TV series)
Azumanga Daioh
Maison Ikkoku (kinda rare)

Movies
Spirited Away (highly recommended)
Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke)

[Peter]

Fansubs are a good resource for anime. But if you wanted to go solely on buying anime DVDs, I would reccomend the following:

The full Neon Genesis Evangelion DVD set complemented by Manga's release of Death/Rebirth and the End of Evangelion

FLCL: Six DVDs, one episode each DVD.

Cowboy Bebop. Good set, 26 episodes spanned out over six DVDs.

Rorouni Kenshin. If you're rich. There are a lot of DVDs.

Samurai X (lame American name), the Rorouni Kenshin 2 DVD OVA. It's really good

Macross Plus DVDs, if you're into macross. And, if you are into Macross, don't pick up the ADV releases of the dubs. Get the more expensive subs, they're a lot better.

I could go on.. but the last reccomendation I'll make, as I'm looking at it, is the X TV series.

[penpen]

mmm actually a lot of the titles in cloud nine's list are not available on Region 1 dvd (north american). Some may be available on bootleg dvds but will most likely have really really crappy subtitles .

what kind of genre do you like?
since buying anime dvds can be quite an expensive hobby (at least in Canada it is :sweat: , its best to know what you really want.

[kira_blade]

can someone tell me what anime series i would like? i basically like the "future" anime, (takes place in the future) like Akira, and such, recommend anything?

[Tuno]

Gundam Wing is always good.

[Sage2005]

anybody know any more good ones

[Chipmunk777]

Originally posted by kira_blade
can someone tell me what anime series i would like? i basically like the "future" anime, (takes place in the future) like Akira, and such, recommend anything?

actually, i believe akira took place in 1988, or was that something else... oh well :spin: anime isnt really my expertise (knowledgewise) i've been tryin to get into it, but i just havent been able to find any. but, ill try to find some of the ones on your list cloud nine, and yours peter (since i think ive seen most of those before, actually. just not a lot of them). welp, bye bye

[Django]

Excel Saga (First DVD only, and second if you want a slight giggle)
Great teacher Onizuka
Gokudo-kun Mannyuki

Tokyo Pig! :D

[Pai Pai Master]

Tokyo Pig is funk-ayyy.

If you like futuristic anime, I have two major suggestions:

Martian Successo: Nadesico and Bubblegum Crisis

[Dash]

well Akira is a little confusing unless you read the manga or u watch it 10 times everyday...




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[XenoFantasy]

For an anime to start out with, you could always try Outlaw Star. I thought that was a great anime, and it was my first one. Cowboy Bebop and Escaflowne are also some good choices.

[Iserion]

bahah excel saga is funny (even tho ive only watched the 1st 2.. im dling 3 and 4) excel dies like 5 times in the 1st episode :dead: (ya a whole FIVE times) :dead: