What are the anime essentials?

bum · Post by **bum** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:27 pm

Bible Black. Imagine a world without it, what a terible place it would be.

Matticans · Post by **Matticans** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:28 pm

I would deffinatley say Akira, one of the oldest and greatest anime movies ever made.

I also would suggest some ols-school animes like Robotech and Macross. Everybody should see these atleast once in their lives.

Gundam because it is one of the biggest and best mech animes out there.

J-0080 · Post by **J-0080** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:29 pm

GTO is a show containing no end of awesomness, I recommend showing
it at teaching conventions.

the Black Monarch · Post by **the Black Monarch** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 12:31 am

I'd definitely have to agree with Sailor Moon, DBZ, Gundam, and Robotech/Macross on the basis of "they're just too damn well-known," and Evangelion because it'll put your heart, brain, and balls in a blender. I'd also add Pokemon (hey, even I'VE seen the first episode) and Yu-Gay-Oh to the former category. And Voltron.

CBB is like an animated version of Joss Whedon's Firefly, except worse, while Ghibli's movies are more "cool" than good.

FLCL is mandatory because it makes Evangelion seem clear and logical by comparison

Also, everyone should watch at least one episode of each of the different Power Rangers series.

atrophiedXlungs · Post by **atrophiedXlungs** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 1:15 am

bum wrote:Bible Black. Imagine a world without it, what a terible place it would be.

I have to agree. Seeing that woman's smile as she grew a 10" cock saved my life.

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:09 am

The list of essential anime over at AnimeOnDVD.com is a work in progress: http://www.animeondvd.com/discdata/essential/index.php

The Anime News Network also has a page of top-rated lists: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclo ... -anime.php

bobbarker31 · Post by **bobbarker31** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 7:51 am

There are so many sub-genre's of anime that this is a difficult selection. It depends on what you are interested in, unless you want a sampling of what is out. I would not only chose what would be considered the better series of their respective subgenres but ones that helped set the mold for all of the other series to follow.

Watch Martian Successor Nadesico or Excel Saga and you can tell that they expect the viewer to come to the table with a certain amount of knowledge already about anime.

I don't agree with everything on the animeondvd.com list of recommended anime, but I agree with a lot of it.

Bulghod · Post by **Bulghod** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:49 am

bobbarker31 wrote:There are so many sub-genre's of anime that this is a difficult selection.

YAY!!! i thought of a difficult question!

bobbarker31 · Post by **bobbarker31** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:55 am

On second thought... I recommend Interstella 5555..... You can't go wrong with that DVD. AND music by Daft Punk!!

I know that Bulghod has seen it

blaku92 · Post by **blaku92** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:05 am

Man, DBZ Rocks... well not the crappy episodes where they power-up for 5 episodes.