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2010-05-20, 11:57 PM
Smooth Criminal Wrote:Since I mention shonen, add in Fullmetal Alchemist's first series as a separate entry with 51 episodes. I'll vouch for that as well. Spidey's vote also counts there too. done. also putted up:
i've heard good things about those. 
2010-05-21, 12:04 AM
Oh, Cardcaptor Sakura wasn't bad. And speaking of anime, uh, on SmashBoards, there's a massive tsundere thread, like over several
2010-05-21, 12:20 AM
Vouch for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.
That movie made me tear up the first time I watched it in my anime club at school. 
2010-05-21, 01:28 AM
Really guys, we missed Nanoha? Not that I love the show, but I feel like someone would have hit that. 13 episodes per season for S1 and A's, 26 episodes for StrikerS (I still haven't watched it) Hardcore Shoujo and I guess Adventure.
++: I support --: I oppose No comment: no comment Also Dennou Coil. 26 episodes. Sci-fi, adventure ++Minami-ke. 13 episodes. Slice of Life, Comedy (Haven't seen the later seasons) Kiddy Grade. 24 episodes. Adventure, sci-fi Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~. 26 episodes. Action, drama Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens. 13 episodes. Comedy, romance Darker Than Black. 38 episodes. Sci-fi, Action ++Ghost in the Shell ++Baccano Black Lagoon ++Paprika. Movie. Supernatural, sci-fi, adventure, psychological(?) ++Cowboy Bebop ++TTGL ++Bakemonogatari --Zero no Tsukaima. I want to take a huge, steaming pomegranate on this show. I will never forgive myself for finishing one season, let alone getting into the 3rd one. Kept holding out for the "ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY WALK INTO MORDOR" moment and was supremely let down. ++Kaiba ++Mushishi ++Miyazaki (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Ponyo, Nausicaa, Howl's Moving Castle, and Kiki's Delivery Service in particular.) Gonna call all of those Adventure/Fantasy/Drama --Dance in the Vampire Bund (If it ends up on the list)
2010-05-21, 01:50 AM
madanthony Wrote:++Miyazaki (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Ponyo, Nausicaa, Howl's Moving Castle, and Kiki's Delivery Service in particular.) Gonna call all of those Adventure/Fantasy/Drama Miyazaki has enough movies to go into his own category. Miyazaki -- so awesome, KEY parody'd him in Angel Beats... TWICE
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But Key's been picking up protips from Shaft by learning to make obscure references
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2010-05-21, 01:51 AM
Nodame Cantabile should have music under other genres.
Seconding: Escaflowne Bakemonogatari Gundam Wing Arakawa Under the Bridge Higurashi no Naku Koro ni madanthony Wrote:++Minami-ke. 13 episodes. Slice of Life, Comedy (Haven't seen the later seasons)The later seasons are done by different studios and have slightly different art than the original. The third season has quite a few noticeable anatomy flaws. The comedy also goes downhill in my opinion. I'm also seconding the first season of Minami-ke. 
2010-05-21, 06:00 AM
Action/Adventure
Spirited Away: I love this movie. Best Miyazaki work out there. Comedy Gintama. I don't know how you people can even talk about comedy without mentioning Gintama. Lucky Star (also slice-of-life). Kannagi: Very funny, until the end. Still, a superb show. Sports Beck: Epic stuff Sci-fi Personally, I don't think this category should be here. It covers all mecha, yet Gundam is in action/adventure... Anyway, Dennou Coil. Mahou Shoujo Tweeny Witches: Great show, even if the art sucks. Misc. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. Simply superior. Second for... Mushishi Clannad Planetes Seto no Hanayome Eureka Seven (And a triple too.) true tears (which isn't on the list, but Dyxanije suggested it) Higurashi Sora no Woto Againsts for... Blood+ : it's definitely not for everybody. Women who like action might like the series, but I certainly hated it. Digimon: Not worth it. Yu-Gi-Oh: Maybe the first season. Everything past that was absolute junk. B Gata H Kei: Not good enough. Funny, but fails horribly when it tries to go generic romantic comedy. Hidamari Sketch: Boring. I know a bunch of people who like it, but I know more who share my view. Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou: Generic ecchi harem show. Sora no Manimani: Not special. Sora no Otoshimono: Better than your average ecchi show, but still bad. sola: First half is completely boring and the second half isn't worth it. Ladies vs. Butlers: Bad. Ookami Kakushi: I have NEVER heard any good things about this show as a whole. This should be taken off asap. Umineko no Naku Koro ni: I've heard terrible things about the latter half of this show. P.S.: Arakawa Under the Bridge is primarily a comedy. The romance is tiny in comparison. P.P.S.: I don't like this recommendation stuff. The chart from /a/ works pretty well, and I don't like seeing good shows like Death Note not make lists because people think it's 'overrated' (and then see shows like Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou make it because it's 'underrated'). But what do I know, I'm just another one of those elitist bastards. P.P.P.S.: To reinforce the elitist bastard thing, here's my list: 10/10
 
2010-05-21, 08:21 AM
[color="#000080"] After reading, seconding Bakemonogatari and Planetes. I really want to watch the latter after watching the 1st episode.
Also, Chobits isn't on the list ;_; EDIT: I realize most of you don't even know the series but... Captain Tsubasa anyone?[/color]
2010-05-21, 10:54 AM
Lexy Wrote:P.P.S.: I don't like this recommendation stuff. The chart from /a/ works pretty well, and I don't like seeing good shows like Death Note not make lists because people think it's 'overrated' (and then see shows like Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou make it because it's 'underrated'). But what do I know, I'm just another one of those elitist bastards. You don't get a little tired of the "I don't know what else to watch" threads that pop up every few weeks with the same answers? The list is still being populated. And since you mention it, I'm also surprised Death Note isn't there. I don't think it's a matter of "ugh, totally overrated" I think we just missed it. I'd like to think in the future, people could just come to this thread and ask "I've exhausted what I thought looked interesting on the list, what else is there or what on the list should I reconsider and try given x, x, and x." (Yeah, it was probably too soon for me to say I was surprised Nanoha wasn't mentioned. I just saw the Shoujo section and and thought "huh?") And as for sci-fi, I think it's a good secondary label to denote stuff like mecha, or that the setting is futuristic, out in space, or whatever else like that. As a primary label though, I think it should be applied to shows that really spotlight technology and its implications and consequences. Stuff like Denno Coil, Ghost in the Shell, Serial Experiments Lain, even Eden of the East and Summer Wars to an extent. There aren't a ton of shows that fit that bill, but it's my absolute favorite genre/subject matter, so I'd like to see if any more good shows I haven't seen pop up by my definition. I won't ask things to be rearranged, but there's my two cents on sci-fi. Some more stuff Death Note. 37 episodes. Psychological, drama (You know I still haven't finished this show?) ++Summer Wars. Movie. Sci-fi, comedy Mnemosyne. 6 episodes. Supernatural, horror, action Michiko to Hatchin. 22 episodes. Drama (Could probably use another tag or two. No good generic desciptor comes to mind) My-Hime. 26 episodes. Shoujo, action My-Otome. 26 episodes. Shoujo, action Shigofumi. 12 episodes. Drama, supernatural ++Tekkonkinkreet. Movie. Adventure, drama ++Mind Game. Movie. Adventure, comedy, psychological FLCL. 6 episodes. Drama, comedy, sci fi 
2010-05-21, 11:06 AM
Devil's Sunrise Wrote:Shouldn't you have seen the series to actually comment on it? I dunno. This is one of the few problems expected. Exactly how far do you have to watch something to vote against it? Not many people go on watching something they think is bad. For example, I've actually watched 11/12 eps of Strike Witches, 27/29 eps of .Hack//sign and 8/12 of Ookami Kakushi. I thought they were all terrible and would feel comfortable voting against them. However, I've only seen 3 eps of Gintama and 2 of Hidamari Sketch before I dropped em. See what I'm getting at? Another thing bugging me is seperating seasons because some were inferior. "Season X and Y sucked ass, but season Z was DA BOMB". It's one thing when they're completely different storylines (ie Mai-Hime/Otome, Ef A Tale Of Memories/Melodies); It's another to ignore bad seasons that add to the storyline, however poorly (ie Zero no Tsukaima, Shakugan no Shana). Same goes for ignoring fillers (Naruto, Pokemon). And finally the biggest and most apparent problem: differences of opinion. How good is good? How bad is bad? Some anime I've seen I thought weren't good enough to be on the list, and yet someone suggests it a few posts later. Others are anime that are pretty popular, but don't meet my personal preferences so voting against them is a bit unfair. Some that are on the list that I've seen and enjoyed, but are flawed somehow (poor quality, unimpressive endings, fillers, etc), dropping them in the mediocre bin. I was under the impression this list was to help others pick anime that could be described as awesome. Ookami Kakushi is still up there despite being (agreed upon as) terrible and there are some award winners up there with 2 votes or less. The only salvation for this thread is people taking a chance and watching. And the way this thread is going, it really will be taking a chance. /rant P.S: Props to butterfλi for shouldering this burden. Despite all my bitchin' this thread has already helped me pick out a few gems.
2010-05-21, 11:58 AM
[quote="Lexy]P.P.S.: I don't like this recommendation stuff. The chart from /a/ works pretty well, and I don't like seeing good shows like Death Note not make lists because people think it's 'overrated' (and then see shows like Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou make it because it's 'underrated').
[/QUOTE] It's just a list of what SP users are recommending. It's not something special where shows need to meet requirement to "make the list". Death note isn't on there because no one mentioned it (until now). Adding: Action/Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Psychological
Slice of life
Sci-fi
Shoujo
Other/Miscellaneous
Movies
Changes: -Added movies to own section -Arakawa moved from romance to comedy Didn't add Beck recommended by 'Lexy because I found this which is about music and not sports. Wasn't sure if it was the right one. I also might've missed one or two somewhere...  Johnson Wrote:And finally the biggest and most apparent problem: differences of opinion. How good is good? How bad is bad? Some anime I've seen I thought weren't good enough to be on the list, and yet someone suggests it a few posts later. Others are anime that are pretty popular, but don't meet my personal preferences so voting against them is a bit unfair. Some that are on the list that I've seen and enjoyed, but are flawed somehow (poor quality, unimpressive endings, fillers, etc), dropping them in the mediocre bin. I was under the impression this list was to help others pick anime that could be described as awesome. Ookami Kakushi is still up there despite being (agreed upon as) terrible and there are some award winners up there with 2 votes or less. The only salvation for this thread is people taking a chance and watching. And the way this thread is going, it really will be taking a chance. I usually don't pick up an anime before reading at least two reviews on it. Despite it's thread title, I see this more of an Anime Titles list rather than recommendation because people are always going to differ in opinion (dead obvious). I personally found The Girl Who Lept Through Time to be slow and boring yet plenty of people are saying it's good. I'm wondering about Ookami Kakushi, myself. Keep it on to tell people to stay away from it or just remove it completely? -List is updated. -Also thinking about moving Higurashi from "other" to "psychological".
2010-05-21, 12:17 PM
butterfλi Wrote:I usually don't pick up an anime before reading at least two reviews on it. Despite it's thread title, I see this more of an Anime Titles list rather than recommendation because people are always going to differ in opinion (dead obvious). I personally found The Girl Who Lept Through Time to be slow and boring yet plenty of people are saying it's good. I'd keep Ookami Kakushi on the list, just so others don't make the same mistake. 
2010-05-21, 02:59 PM
'Lexy Wrote:P.P.S.: I don't like this recommendation stuff. The chart from /a/ works pretty well, and I don't like seeing good shows like Death Note not make lists because people think it's 'overrated' (and then see shows like Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou make it because it's 'underrated'). But what do I know, I'm just another one of those elitist bastards.You are clearly not elitist enough if you think Death Note is good. Death Note-- 
2010-05-21, 06:48 PM
Lexy] I was under the impression that this show was nothing but fanservice and WWII. Was going to give it a shot, but decided not to because of that thought. Also, that's considered underrated? I always see people talking about that. Or at least, they used to back when it was airing. Rob Wrote: [color="#000080"] I've never been into sports anime, but I'm not into sports in general. Maybe I should just give one a try? madanthony Wrote:You don't get a little tired of the "I don't know what else to watch" threads that pop up every few weeks with the same answers? The list is still being populated. And since you mention it, I'm also surprised Death Note isn't there. I don't think it's a matter of "ugh, totally overrated" I think we just missed it. I'd like to think in the future, people could just come to this thread and ask "I've exhausted what I thought looked interesting on the list, what else is there or what on the list should I reconsider and try given x, x, and x." (Yeah, it was probably too soon for me to say I was surprised Nanoha wasn't mentioned. I just saw the Shoujo section and and thought "huh?") Agreeing with this. I don't think any of us thought "I would recommend this show, but it's totally overrated, lol!" when coming up with suggestions. The list is still being made, it's not like it's finalized. If you know something good that isn't there, then point it out. We probably just didn't have it on our minds at the time. I know some of the posts in this thread make me feel dumb for forgetting to give them a mention. Besides, having a list more organized than the /a/ recommendation list (there are quite a few of them running around as well) is nice. Also gives you a nice idea of what the majority of SP likes and dislikes, so perhaps you can contact a specific member for more series that aren't on the list if you find you have similar tastes.
2010-05-21, 07:05 PM
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Yotsuba Wrote:I've never been into sports anime, but I'm not into sports in general. Maybe I should just give one a try? I love this anime, mainly because my country is pretty football biased. The second season was awesome. Yotsuba Wrote:Agreeing with this. I don't think any of us thought "I would recommend this show, but it's totally overrated, lol!" when coming up with suggestions. The list is still being made, it's not like it's finalized. If you know something good that isn't there, then point it out. We probably just didn't have it on our minds at the time. I know some of the posts in this thread make me feel dumb for forgetting to give them a mention. I agree with pretty much everything you said. [/color] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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