2010-04-08, 09:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 2010-04-08, 10:03 AM by Smooth Criminal.)
Don't get me wrong- I find Bakemonogatari a nice watch, but I don't think it's starter material.
Hmm... seconding Black Lagoon. I showed that one to you in your visitor messages some time ago; look a little past page 11 if you need a refresher. Baccano wouldn't be too bad; but you might find episode one odd and it might be a turn off. Give it about 3-5 episodes to see if you like it. As for if you want to watch it in subs or dubs, both dubs are pretty decent; though in Baccano's case, some voices might be a little off.
Also, have you tried Death Note? You seemed to bring up psychological thrillers earlier; and this one's a pretty quality one that's pretty "mainstream". What I mean by "mainstream" is one that a lot of Naruto/Bleach kiddies, starters, non-animu people, and most of the avid anime-watching community all know and like. You JUST might like that one.
Code Geass might feel kind of stupid to you, especially in R2. Check out the summary on that one to see if you like it.
I'll second everything Spidey and Kyle have brought up, especially Ghost in the Shell, Planetes, Mononoke, Eve no Jikan, and Texhnolyze.
If you also would like comedy, Detroit Metal City is what I've got in mind. The plot summary makes it sound like Japanese Hannah Montana with death metal, but that doesn't really do justice to it. Pretty short watch too; 12 thirteen minute episodes; which is the rough equivalent of 6 full episodes in your standard anime.
I'll toss a few Oscar-winning material in here too, if you want to count movies too. Hayao Miyazaki's stuff is critically acclaimed worldwide and his stuff's gets great reviews overseas, and some consider his work to show the artistry of Japanese animation. Not exactly sure if you'd be interested in the stuff, but it might be worth a try. Also, La Maison en Petit Cubes is a pretty nice thirteen minute watch that won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2009; it's a thirteen minutes well spent.
Hmm... seconding Black Lagoon. I showed that one to you in your visitor messages some time ago; look a little past page 11 if you need a refresher. Baccano wouldn't be too bad; but you might find episode one odd and it might be a turn off. Give it about 3-5 episodes to see if you like it. As for if you want to watch it in subs or dubs, both dubs are pretty decent; though in Baccano's case, some voices might be a little off.
Also, have you tried Death Note? You seemed to bring up psychological thrillers earlier; and this one's a pretty quality one that's pretty "mainstream". What I mean by "mainstream" is one that a lot of Naruto/Bleach kiddies, starters, non-animu people, and most of the avid anime-watching community all know and like. You JUST might like that one.
Code Geass might feel kind of stupid to you, especially in R2. Check out the summary on that one to see if you like it.
I'll second everything Spidey and Kyle have brought up, especially Ghost in the Shell, Planetes, Mononoke, Eve no Jikan, and Texhnolyze.
If you also would like comedy, Detroit Metal City is what I've got in mind. The plot summary makes it sound like Japanese Hannah Montana with death metal, but that doesn't really do justice to it. Pretty short watch too; 12 thirteen minute episodes; which is the rough equivalent of 6 full episodes in your standard anime.
I'll toss a few Oscar-winning material in here too, if you want to count movies too. Hayao Miyazaki's stuff is critically acclaimed worldwide and his stuff's gets great reviews overseas, and some consider his work to show the artistry of Japanese animation. Not exactly sure if you'd be interested in the stuff, but it might be worth a try. Also, La Maison en Petit Cubes is a pretty nice thirteen minute watch that won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2009; it's a thirteen minutes well spent.