What anime should I watch?

[meganbmoore]

Title says it all.

[Poll #1121964]

Oh, and I tried watching the kdrama Lovers In Paris today, but the heroine's "my stupidity and irresponsibility make me cute and charming and it wrong of my boss to fire me for always being late and breaking things" personality completely alienated me and I have learned that if a modern kdrama alieantes me at the start, I should run because it'll only get worse for me.

Comments

[edonohana.livejournal.com]

Last Exile starts out brilliant then falls apart; whereas Bleach season one has Ichigo in a pimp jacket, the hilarious cockatiel episode, and two fantastic vocal performances for Rukia and Urahara. I wouldn't go past season one, though.

(Er, this is rachelmanija's alt fic identity.)

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Bleach (theoretically) is kinda like the Saiyuki anime to me...an excuse to watch them in motion and watch the fights GET EVEN LONGER.

My f-list is always wandering in her with alternate identities...I feel like an outcast with my sole identity...that's even my real name...

[mscongeniality.livejournal.com]

Don't get me wrong, Gokusen is fun, and I love me some Bleach, but I have to go with Last Exile. Like everything, it is cracked in its own special way, but it looks damned pretty doing it.

And also, aerial dogfights!

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Heh...I watched the first 2 eps of Last Exile a while back, actually. The story and world looked interesting, and there was a dark haired commander who seemed interesting, but the 2 main characters were kinda bland to me, which is why I neve got back to it(but it looked good enough to definately keep on the list)

[mscongeniality.livejournal.com]

Oh, the dark haired commander is angstier than angst can be which is kind of amusing, even if it is a downer. The two main characters are generally kind of bland, but become marginally more interesting as they get caught up in larger events.

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

Last Exile is great (some people find the characters not angsty enough, and while the main characters aren't, Alex makes up for everyone). Bleach is, well, Bleach. Don't bother with the Slayers OVAs. The boys aren't in them and they'll put you off the series. I love Blue Seed, but my vote went for Gun x Sword because I have SO MUCH MAD LOVE for Ray. Not that he deserves it, but I LOVE him.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Well...I have the Slayers OVAs because I heard they were set before the series...I'll save them for after I've seen the series. They may have mocking purposes, if nothing else.

Knowing my character trend, shall I assume Alex is the dark haired captain?

[mscongeniality.livejournal.com]

Yes. I should devote a bish_a_day entry to his extreeeem angst. ;-)

[smillaraaq.livejournal.com]

I voted for Last Exile because I have a weakness for steampunk, even though the series all in all was good-not-great. But given your comment earlier about a circa-1993 series being the oldest anime you've yet seen, I'd *really* like to nominate some of the sparkly-shoujo of my childhood -- say, Rose of Versailles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rose_of_Versailles), which has all of the cross-dressed sword-fighting fun of Revolutionary Girl Utena, only without all the surreal psychosexual stuff...

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Has it been licensed?

[estara.livejournal.com]

Shibuya Power! Para Para Dances, Fighting with another kogal for the spot of leader of Shibuya, younger sister trying to be a private eye, best friend in love with your brother (and vice versa) who is a policeman - best friend formerly being a Yankee leader (which provides some angst after all), boy in love with you being the second most handsome boy in Shibuya (and you never realising it), best-looking boy never set up as your love interest (at least not in season 1, I still have to watch my season 2 thinpak).

Other than that Last Exile has a lot of good crack and you should always start Slayers with the first TV season. It sets the characters. And the movies ought to come last, because they completely change the character set-up apart from Lina Inverse herself.

[estara.livejournal.com]

Hmm, since this is set-up almost all in the first episode I hope it's not too spoilerish.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

That is a VERY compelling argument for GALS! We'll see what's winning come lunchtime tomorrow.

It seems i shall have to request watching order at the time for slayers

[sanada.livejournal.com]

I voted for Blue Seed because it's one of those shows that's really good, but nobody has watched it because it's not new and shiny and pretty. Plus, I have a serious weakness for anything involving Japanese mythology. Especially when it involves bonus crazy army woman in a pink jumpsuit. Last Exile was also good... but I give it points for concept and gorgeous-ness (is that a word) rather than successful execution of a coherent plot. >_>;; Slayers is awesome... but the OVA is pure fanservice. x__x It's amusing, but even though the OVA is a prequel you definitely want to watch the series first or all of the female characters will grate on you. (The only way I made it through Slayers was to watch the second season first, then watch the rest all out of order. *laugh* Second season is the best.)

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

The mythology aspect is a large part of my interest in Blue Seed.

As far as I'm concerned, gorgeous-ness is a word.

[lilac-breeze.livejournal.com]

I was very, very torn between Last Exile and Blue Seed, but in the end I went with Blue Seed. I adore that series so much, and so few people have even heard of it, so I had to spread the love a little. Last Exile is incredible and I definitely recommend it as well, however.

I'm also a huge fan of Slayers, but the TV series mainly. The OVAs are good and I enjoyed them, but the TV series is much better in my opinion, especially Next (the second season). Hopefully you'll have your Season 1 box eventually! ^^;

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

It's interesting that people say Blue Seed isn't well known, because I've had it recced to me a lot(but then, I do go around begging for more myth based anime and manga)

[the_rck]

Add another vote against the Slayers OVA. The ones I've seen aren't utterly awful, but they're not very good either. I love the series (and own all three seasons), but I wouldn't cross the room to put one of the OVAs in the DVD player.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

I got the Slayers OVA because I heard they were set before the series. They have since been relegated to mocking material.

[magicnoire.livejournal.com]

Predictably, I voted for Blue Seed. You've heard me talk about it enough so I give you no reasons. :P

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Yes, I had assumed that's how you would vote.

Of course, now it's a 3 way tie...

[no1-antielitist.livejournal.com]

Random: I just came across your LJ and got sucked in by all the fabulous anime chatter. As I have virtually no anime fans on my flist, I hope you don't mind that I've added you. I'm always on the lookout for people who like similar shows. :)

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

heh, friend away. though the chatter tends to be about all sorts of things, not just anime.

[fenrir-khan.livejournal.com]

Hee Blue Seed! Kusanagi and his claws of doom!!
...I feel nostalgic all of a sudden.

Also, that whole Lovers franchise is overplayed.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Most kdramas are overplayed, really.

I think Blue Seed will be next. When I was ready to start, it, Bleach, Last Exile and Super Gals were all tied, and I decided that I wanted something light and shiny(esp as the last 2 animes I watched were old school and very not-light)