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Anime Recommendations?
Avec:
I've tried watching it on Adult Swim, the plot felt dull and I just couldn't keep up with it.
Edit; a friend just showed me this one, but the majority of it seems like kid's cartoons. To anyone who's interested.
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Scandanavian War Machine:
yeah, it's not for everyone.
it takes a special kind of person to listen to people talk about non-existant computer programs and shit for a half-hour straight.
Reed:
I'm pretty siimilar to you, Avec, in terms of anime. If you liked samurai champloo you really need to check out cowboy bebop. It's by the same guy, and I actually thought it was a little better.
Radical AC:
I think Cowboy Bebop is so beloved in the west because it has a very western tone to it, as opposed to a purely Japanese mindset that permeates the majority of anime.
I enjoyed Blue Submarine 6, it was kind of like Water World without the suck, but also sans cult appeal.
Has anyone else noticed the striking similarity between Outlaw Star and Firefly? Both start with a girl with a mysterious past and special abilities naked inside a box. The crew dynamics and the way they operate have some parallels as well.
I was always a fan of FLCL for the soundtrack and ridiculous cultural references(Which I like much better in the dub - seriously who the hell references Richard Cheese?), but other than that just never really cared for comedy anime.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya was enjoyable, and had an endearing quality to it despite having a lot of anime cliches in it.
My favorite is probably Evangelion, especially toward the end and the movies. And, it was the characters and character development that did it for me. You get to fully see most characters motivations, and it really delves into the human psyche while raising a lot of interesting philosophical questions. I can see why people wouldn't like it, though, but it really worked for me and I'm excited to see the retelling through the new movies.
jimbunny:
On the one hand, I get that FLCL is supposed to be a comedy - and it is. On the other hand, it could just as well be called a subtle, complex, and symbolically rich coming-of-age tale told through a brilliant postmodern pastiche. I'd seriously consider it the best anime production I've ever seen, bar none.
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