jefisme Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 So, what would you say are the basic anime that every otaku should watch? Link to comment
GummyBearOfDoom Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Probably the two big ones are Cowboy Bebop and Evangelion. Usually at the top of everyone's favorites. Link to comment
J-Stop Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Pretty much everything listed here is a great start in terms of films. For series, just to add to what Gummy has already listed. Macross, Lupin the 3rd, Black Jack, Gatchaman, and Patlabor are all good to start off with to see what you like. Also, they're somewhat hard to find on DVDs in the states, but Leiji Matsumoto's work like Captain Herlock and Space Battleship Yamato are fantastic. Link to comment
GummyBearOfDoom Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, another good film. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_Who_Leapt_Through_Time Link to comment
LinkOcarinaMan Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Lucky Star K-On Strawberry Marshmallow Kodomo no Jikan Link to comment
Samurai Drifter Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Some US fandom favorites: Neon Genesis Evangelion Cowboy Bebop Akira Escaflowne Excel Saga Ghost in the Shell Tenchi Muyo Gundam Series Ranma 1/2 (and other works by Rumiko Takahashi) Some that haven't necessarily reached that status, but that I'd also recommend: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Almost anything by Gainax (FLCL, Kare Kano, and Gurren Lagann specifically) Lucky Star and Kodomo no Jikan are okay but I certainly wouldn't consider them anime basics. Link to comment
jefisme Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 Some US fandom favorites: Neon Genesis Evangelion Cowboy Bebop Akira Escaflowne Excel Saga Ghost in the Shell Tenchi Muyo Gundam Series Ranma 1/2 (and other works by Rumiko Takahashi) Some that haven't necessarily reached that status, but that I'd also recommend: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Almost anything by Gainax (FLCL, Kare Kano, and Gurren Lagann specifically) Lucky Star and Kodomo no Jikan are okay but I certainly wouldn't consider them anime basics. yeah it seems like there are a lot of anime in jokes i just don't get Link to comment
LinkOcarinaMan Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Seriously though, there is no anime that every otaku should watch. I say watch whatever the hell you want. I would even make the argument that you should avoid the "basics" since they are all overplayed, overexposed, and they aren't going to live up to your lofty expectations of them. The best recommendation I can make is to pick something random that you haven't heard of before and watch that. Link to comment
Scarface Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Evangelion sucks, don't watch it. Link to comment
Samurai Drifter Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Evangelion is pretty average until about halfway through when Hideaki Anno went nuts. Then it becomes amazing. Link to comment
GummyBearOfDoom Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 I love Evangelion, top 3 favorite anime for me. Not a Cowboy Bebop fan, couldn't even get through it. Link to comment
darkon Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 There's too many different styles of anime where it's hard to pick one that's essential. I would honestly recommend films over series to anyone who wants to "get into" anime too. Films are typically so much more well-done than a series. Link to comment
Federal Network Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 now the perfect time to start getting into Eva, if you have a ok pc, with the HD redoing of the series going on right now other essentials Cowboy Bebop Akira Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Princess Mononoke*was my first anime other than digimon and pokemon. It was my favorite aswell till i saw the Nausicaa* Elfen Lied Macross Zero Mononoke and for an entrance into the strange Genius Party is a good mix of art styles and fucked up stories Link to comment
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