Looking for animes with wizards, mages?

[CeDeR]

Hey, im looking for anime with wizards, mages, sorcerers or something alone those lines... A perfect example for what im looking for would be Bastard, it has a high fantasy setting, mature stuff like gore, a great antihero character like Dark Schenider,etc. I dont really like much comedy on my animes. Kaze no stigma is another one i liked.
its hard for me to watch stuff with annoying characters like zero no tsukaima or shakugan no shana.

ive seen slayers, sorcerer hunters, scrapped princess, rune soldier, ruin explorers, Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu, Record of Lodoss War, Fairy tail, Fate/zero.

Any more you can think of??

Thanks.

[SeijiSensei]

I'd consider the Apothecary in Bakeneko and its sequel Mononoke a wizard. The stories are mature, particularly the original, not so much because of gore but because of the subject matter.

Having just introduced a friend to Yondemasu-yo, Azazel-san I'll mention it here. It's a ribald comedy, though, just to warn you. It features a wizard detective who summons demons to help him with his cases.

[CeDeR]

Thanks Seiji, ive seen Mononoke and i love it. Quite an unique anime; the stories, the characters and the animation is top notch. Ill give Yondemasu a try.

[jedinat]

Witch Hunter Robin is pretty good. The main character is basically a fire sorceress. Dark ambiance, little comedy.

[SeijiSensei]

If you have not seen the original Bakeneko, you owe it to yourself to do so. The story is more poignant than any of the ones told in Mononoke including its modernized retelling of Bakeneko at the close. I also love the rapidly-paced animation in Bakeneko when the Apothecary spreads ofuda across walls to block the advance of the bake neko.

Ofuda make a comic appearance in Dennou Coil as "metatags," a hacker's tool to manipulate the cyberspace that the kids experience.. Yasako's grandmother Megabaa sells metatags to the kids for ridiculous sums.

[CeDeR]

Originally Posted by jedinat

Witch Hunter Robin is pretty good. The main character is basically a fire sorceress. Dark ambiance, little comedy.

Witch hunter Robin has been on my to watch list for a while, i tend to enjoy shows with a dark ambiance so ill give it a try, thanks jedinat

Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

If you have not seen the original Bakeneko, you owe it to yourself to do so. The story is more poignant than any of the ones told in Mononoke including its modernized retelling of Bakeneko at the close. I also love the rapidly-paced animation in Bakeneko when the Apothecary spreads ofuda across walls to block the advance of the bake neko.

Ofuda make a comic appearance in Dennou Coil as "metatags," a hacker's tool to manipulate the cyberspace that the kids experience.. Yasako's grandmother Megabaa sells metatags to the kids for ridiculous sums.

I did watch the Ayakashi series, and the bakeneko arc was my favorite. I tried watching Dennou Coil but dropped it probably because at the time i thought it was a kids show, but with the lack of quality animes these days ill probably give it a another try. Thanks.

[Kaken]

You can try Orphen, it's pretty old, but not that bad. The only thing is that there are several annoying characters.

[SuzushinaYuriko]

You already have these on your "want to watch" list, but Kara no Kyoukai and Ga Rei Zero are pretty good ones.

Seconding Dennou Coil. The second half of that show was absolutely fantastic and it's not really a kid's show despite having kids as the protagonists.

[SeijiSensei]

Originally Posted by CeDeR

I tried watching Dennou Coil but dropped it probably because at the time i thought it was a kids show, but with the lack of quality animes these days ill probably give it a another try. Thanks.

Isako in Dennou Coil displays "wizard-like" powers. In the very first episode we see Isako draw a hex on the ground that makes her invisible to the pursuing bot. She possesses the "Imago" ability which is pretty much magical.

I place Dennou Coil in my personal anime top ten. Few shows top it for sheer inventiveness, writing, and animation. I do wish its creator, Iso Mitsuo, would return to the industry someday soon. Saito Tsuneyoshi's score for this show is also extraordinary, using a wide variety of styles and instrumentation.

I find many Japanese science-fiction anime to have more in common with fantasy and myth than with "hard" science. That's true even for a show like Noein which draws its story from the "many-worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics. Most of the "reizu" powers the characters possess in Noein are pretty indistinguishable from magic.

[totoum]

Originally Posted by CeDeR

I tried watching Dennou Coil but dropped it probably because at the time i thought it was a kids show.

It is a kid's show, it just treats kids as smart viewers meaning that adults can enjoy it too (which is the case for any "kid's show" that's worth something)

[CeDeR]

Originally Posted by Kaken

You can try Orphen, it's pretty old, but not that bad. The only thing is that there are several annoying characters.

Exactly what i asked for, thanks.

Originally Posted by SuzushinaYuriko

You already have these on your "want to watch" list, but Kara no Kyoukai and Ga Rei Zero are pretty good ones.

Seconding Dennou Coil. The second half of that show was absolutely fantastic and it's not really a kid's show despite having kids as the protagonists.

I watched Kara no Kyoukai first movie and it was ok but never got pulled for some reason. Ill give Ga Rei Zero a try. Thanks.

Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

Isako in Dennou Coil displays "wizard-like" powers. In the very first episode we see Isako draw a hex on the ground that makes her invisible to the pursuing bot. She possesses the "Imago" ability which is pretty much magical.

I place Dennou Coil in my personal anime top ten. Few shows top it for sheer inventiveness, writing, and animation. I do wish its creator, Iso Mitsuo, would return to the industry someday soon. Saito Tsuneyoshi's score for this show is also extraordinary, using a wide variety of styles and instrumentation.

I find many Japanese science-fiction anime to have more in common with fantasy and myth than with "hard" science. That's true even for a show like Noein which draws its story from the "many-worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics. Most of the "reizu" powers the characters possess in Noein are pretty indistinguishable from magic.

Ill try Dennou coil and Noein has also been in my to watch list for a long time. Thank you sir.

Originally Posted by totoum

It is a kid's show, it just treats kids as smart viewers meaning that adults can enjoy it too (which is the case for any "kid's show" that's worth something)

Well i did watch Kemono no souja erin and a few other kid shows that were good. Thanks.

[CeDeR]

Originally Posted by Kaken

You can try Orphen, it's pretty old, but not that bad. The only thing is that there are several annoying characters.

OMG you were right, that Volcano kid might be the most annoying character i´ve ever seen....

[SeijiSensei]

l'll just warn you that the online version of Noein has only the awful English dub. The DVDs are cheap, or use "other methods."

[delorean2200]

Originally Posted by CeDeR

OMG you were right, that Volcano kid might be the most annoying character i´ve ever seen....

Orphen is great for season 1 but i recommend ignoring S2 existence.

[Kaken]

^ I agree, it wasn't good.

Originally Posted by CeDeR

OMG you were right, that Volcano kid might be the most annoying character i´ve ever seen....

Yeah he is super annoying.

[White Manju Bun]

Tears to Tiara. Definitely has high fantasy and a kick'n Demon Lord

[Prince of Chronics]

Record of Lodoss War and .hack//Sign would be my recommendations.

[GreyZone]

Perhaps A certain magical Index, though perhaps you won't like a few of the characters, but the number of characters is quite high and the most annoying character (IMO Index) gets less and less screentime.

[Kuka Innocent]

Watch sailor moon ik its old but so cool ♥

[L7997]

well, I assume you've already watched Mushishi. There's also Natsume Yuujinchou. The magic is more spiritual and supernatural, like Mononoke. The story is bittersweet- not comedic at all. Mononoke, Natsume Yuujinchou, and Mushishi are all episodic, each episode focuses on a particular event and leaves an impression.

you HAVE to watch Shin Sekai Yori. It's a thriller, it is dark, with good characterizations. The show isn't focused on characters, but more on society. It's so worth it! Do it!