where are the good anime????

[theanimedude]

i have not seen/heard of any anime as good as:

evangelion
kenshin OVA
afro samurai
akira
ghost in the shell



maybe i've been missing them when they come out. You guys have any suggestions?/


im sick of those anime's that are all ecchi or excel saga-ish.

dont you think??

i haven't seen something as elegant and beautiful as Kenshin OVA... i miss that anime so much....

[Rembr]

Like the mainstreamy stuff? Try Cowboy Bebop maybe?

[KholdStare]

Can you please list all the anime you've watched or provide a link? It helps a lot.

I will start by agreeing with you that Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal is pretty much one of the most beautiful things I've seen.

I second Cowboy Bebop, even though it's pretty episodic.

I will suggest Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, even though I have no clue what it's about and have never watched any of it.

While I'm not claiming that any of the anime below is epic in any way, I think that they're good:

Claymore: It's a pretty decent action anime, probably one of the best shounen anime that's aired recently.

Seirei no Moribito: This series is incredible, with an excellent mix of action, adventure, and fantasy. It also has beautiful artwork and music.

Have you watched Elfen Lied? You might like it.

[Deus ex Digital Boy]

YOU HAVE NOT BEEN LOOKING VERY HARD LOL

It seems you like a good deal of action, so I'll recommend KARAS, Read or Die, and Samurai Champloo

however you also seem to like a good story so I recommend Tenge n Toppa Gurren Lagann, Eureka Seven, and Baccano!

If you want to something more unorthodox, check out the other stuff in my favorites list :O

[theanimedude]

ok yes i've seen all of that, dont know why i didnt list them too

cowboy bepop(awesome...nuff said)
claymore (was good....but not good enough)
samurai champloo (loved the sountrack more than the anime for some reason)
Tenjo Tenge
Death note (was good for awhile til it got too tedious)

oh yea, GunGrave.

the only anime that has really come close to sort of "epic" that was recent was maybe afro samurai...

hmmmm.......

i think thats all the anime that really deserves to be mentioned.

(naruto and bleach failed because of all of their stupid fillers. )

[cerrian]

Originally Posted by theanimedude

i haven't seen something as elegant and beautiful as Kenshin OVA... i miss that anime so much....

If I use the above as the measuring stick, then off the top of my head I would say:

Fully aired/completed:
Baccano - I doubt you've ever seen anything like this. 10 years from now we'll being calling Baccano a classic.
Black Lagoon
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

New and soon to be aired:
Macross Frontier - only the pilot episode has been released...but O.M.G.
Mnemosyne no Musumetachi - very promising OVA

[Moonbase]

I'll second Baccano! based on your tastes and the fact that more people need to watch this anime. Remember, we failed Baccano!, it didn't fail us!

[theanimedude]

oh dang, i forgot to add black lagoon

macross frontier seems promising but theres only 1 ep...


i'll check out the others ones u mentioned.


there seems to be more lame anime than there is good anime... wat is the anime world coming too... lol

theres that one anime that i think was absolutely worthless. it was called piano. i was all excited dling that cuz i was self teaching myself the piano. i stopped after 2 eps... i even forgot wat it was about....if there was a plot...lol

[theanimedude]

Originally Posted by KholdStare

Have you watched Elfen Lied? You might like it.

yeap watched that too. great anime and i loved the intro music.

i didnt likle that excessive nudity though... thought that was pointless...

[Deus ex Digital Boy]

Originally Posted by theanimedude

there seems to be more lame anime than there is good anime... wat is the anime world coming too... lol l

It doens't seem like you've seen nearly enough anime to make that statement =_= I've never managed to stop discovering new amazing anime.

[Romalokp2]

this might be ecchi maybe
but its a great anime
CLANNAD

[UnsunGunner]

I liked Code Geass, You might like 12 kingdoms but I warn you its long but rewarding at the end.
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - fucking epic. Mononoke although odd is great. theirs tons out their just have to do some searching.

[KholdStare]

It's true that every time I try hard enough, I can discovery a good anime I enjoy. However, I think that recently, there's been more "average" anime than "good" to "excellent" anime.

And I second Clannad, because it has the highest rating for any anime I've given this season (9/10)...so far, that is.

[theanimedude]

Originally Posted by Deus ex Digital Boy

It doens't seem like you've seen nearly enough anime to make that statement =_= I've never managed to stop discovering new amazing anime.

yae probably but i seriously have 0 time to sit there and watch through every single anime that comes out.


i work full time + 3 college classes.... life really sucks right now...

im on track with one piece but it surely takes awhile for the eps to come out.



thank you all for ur input, i think im just annoyed at how much bull**** anime that i gotta go through to find a good one. i always look back and i see those epic animes that really made a difference in my life and i cant seem to find anymore nowadays that would live up or exceeed those classics.

[qtipbrit]

Originally Posted by KholdStare

And I second Clannad, because it has the highest rating for any anime I've given this season (9/10)...so far, that is.

This season? That's not saying much at all.

Originally Posted by Romalokp2

this might be ecchi maybe
but its a great anime
CLANNAD

Not at all.
There's pretty much absolutely one ecchi scene.
Though it's not zero, I wouldn't say it counts.

I think all of us Clannad-followers know of which scene I speak of.

Originally Posted by UnsunGunner

I liked Code Geass, You might like 12 kingdoms but I warn you its long but rewarding at the end.
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - fucking epic. Mononoke although odd is great. theirs tons out their just have to do some searching.

I'll support Code Geass and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, and though I haven't seen the other two, I hear that Mononoke is quite good.

Originally Posted by theanimedude

yae probably but i seriously have 0 time to sit there and watch through every single anime that comes out.


i work full time + 3 college classes.... life really sucks right now...

im on track with one piece but it surely takes awhile for the eps to come out.



thank you all for ur input, i think im just annoyed at how much bull**** anime that i gotta go through to find a good one. i always look back and i see those epic animes that really made a difference in my life and i cant seem to find anymore nowadays that would live up or exceeed those classics.

If you're also watching One Piece, that also might waste a good deal of time that you would otherwise have to spend watching good anime. (burn?)

I would advise you to look at top anime lists, as well. Though they're often very controversial, higher anime are generally better, and oftentimes, anything in the top 20-30 or so will be gold.
In this area, I personally recommend AnimeNewsNetwork's top 50. Though I personally do not like every anime on it that I saw, a good deal of these anime are great series, and several good series that didn't get as much recognition as they deserved also appeared. (Baccano!, Seirei no Moribito, Mononoke, etc.)

[Deus ex Digital Boy]

Originally Posted by theanimedude

yae probably but i seriously have 0 time to sit there and watch through every single anime that comes out.


i work full time + 3 college classes.... life really sucks right now...

im on track with one piece but it surely takes awhile for the eps to come out.



thank you all for ur input, i think im just annoyed at how much bull**** anime that i gotta go through to find a good one. i always look back and i see those epic animes that really made a difference in my life and i cant seem to find anymore nowadays that would live up or exceeed those classics.

The link in my sig goes to the Anime Recommendation Database - using that can be helpful for finding new stuff.

[migus_parvus]

Originally Posted by theanimedude

yeap watched that too. great anime and i loved the intro music.

i didnt likle that excessive nudity though... thought that was pointless...

finally someone who has the balls to say excessive nudity was pointless.

Saikano - so good you'll stop working and fail all college classes! but seriously it's not for the faint of heart.

[Ryoshi Kyuhito]

I'm more into my in depth story lines.....

Wolfs Rain
Ergo Proxy
Innocent Venus

[theanimedude]

Originally Posted by qtipbrit92

This season? That's not saying much at all.

If you're also watching One Piece, that also might waste a good deal of time that you would otherwise have to spend watching good anime. (burn?)

hah! thats so true but the suspense just keeps me going. plus there are 0 fillers. i used to think there were until those fillers actually served a purpose. i was impressed !!!