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VegaCrescent · 2007-02-23, 03:40

I think I may be fishing in an empty lake here, but ^^;; It was a little while before I saw Last Exile and had overlooked Simoun at first, so who knows...

So, is there anything else out there which even comes close to the wonderful high-fantasy worlds of Last Exile and Simoun?

I had seen Last Exile last summer and just finished watching Simoun and am feeling terribly inspired by Toshihiko Sahashi's wonderful soundtrack for that. Both series wasted no time in becoming two of my favorites, and I really don't know of anything else out there like them.

x_X As a consolation prize, since I'm currently basically only watching Toku and action/mecha anime, I'm also possibly looking for anything else that has similar excellent character drama and plot (being coated in action/epicness is perfectly fine)

Thanks for any suggestions.

Skyfall · 2007-02-23, 03:54

Fullmetal Alchemist
Crest of the Stars (and all its sequels)
Mai-Otome
Erementar Gerad

jedinat · 2007-02-23, 04:00

Juuni Kokuki

Simply the best fantasy anime there is.

miaka · 2007-02-23, 04:32

Glass no kantai
The Third - action/fantasy/mecha
code geass - currently ongoing
Saiunkoku Monogatari

capture · 2007-02-23, 22:19

Howl's moving castle
Fantastic Children
Kino's Journey

acidflower · 2007-02-24, 02:22

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Originally Posted by jedinat

Juuni Kokuki

Simply the best fantasy anime there is.

I second that. Although, the ending is a bit on the "eh?" side.

ImClueless · 2007-02-24, 16:57

I also second Junni Kokuki and say that the ending is "eh?" because its not really complete unfortunately.

Throw in additional suggestions for Scrapped Princess, The Slayers, and Mushishi

Crystal_Method · 2007-02-24, 19:37

Berserk - I don't know if this would be a fantasy you would go for. Half of the scenes are extremely gory or really horrific. But nonetheless, it is a fantasy.
Utawarerumono - pretty good fantasy, but it's no comparison to Juuni Kokuki.

Kind of hard to find any fantasy anime that resemble Last Exile.

retardation · 2007-02-24, 19:47

scrapped princess

Frans · 2007-02-24, 23:39

Eureka Seven... It has an epic plot, somewhat fantasy setting (the "earth" is different than the one we know), and mecha.

Navel · 2007-02-25, 10:11

Eureka Seven is indeed the most similar to Last Exile or Simoun from all the recs here.

Matrim · 2007-02-25, 17:21

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So, is there anything else out there which even comes close to the wonderful high-fantasy worlds of Last Exile and Simoun?

Since when Last Exile and Simoun are fantasy? Last exile especilly is full of relatively advanced technology, not magic. It is science fiction and Simoun also is more science-fiction than fantasy, IMO. Maybe you mean fantasy/sci-fi with an interestingly developed setting/world? If yes:

Juuni Kokuki
Full Metal Alchemist (the plot and characters of this series are overrated, IMO, but the setting is well developed)

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As a consolation prize, since I'm currently basically only watching Toku and action/mecha anime, I'm also possibly looking for anything else that has similar excellent character drama and plot

Planetes
Mai-HiME (it's deceptively light-hearted and funny at first, though)
P.S. When I saw the title of the thread I thought you were looking for series with air battles and no giant robots but I guess I was wrong.

weber85 · 2007-02-25, 17:49

Nadia Secret of Blue Water...just finished watching it...great anime great character development...its one of those anime that flies under the radar cus its early 90's...but highly recommend it

VegaCrescent · 2007-02-27, 05:06

^^; Yeah, sorry. I do suppose Sci-Fi/Fantasy might be a better description. Though, as you surmised, it's the interestingly developed setting I'm looking for.

Last Exile and Simoun each just present such unique worlds that the entire story immerses itself in. Fullmetal Alchemist's probably the most similar I've seen to this, but the former two are on another level in terms of full-on presentation, FMA's strengths keeps its setting tied in a bit more (Eureka Seven and Mai-Otome each also do fairly good jobs of this).

Juuni Kokuki looks interesting, though, out of the suggestions that I haven't already seen. Gonna get around to Netflix'ing the first volume of that. (Have also been meaning to check out Scrapped Princess forever)

Any other recommendations for The Third? I had watched the first... 2-3 episodes of that, but wasn't particularly hooked (The concept itself was fairly interesting, and I'm a fan of desert worlds if they're well-executed)

Skyfall · 2007-02-27, 06:13

^ The Third definitely has my vote. I know the first 4-5 episodes seemed average to me as well, but this is one of the shows that keeps getting better as time goes on

Keep watching - it is definitely worth a watch, and i was definitely hooked by ep10 or so, and ended up turbo-watching it

(meaning 18 episodes in one day in this case 0_o)

VegaCrescent · 2007-02-27, 17:18

Hm, well bad time for me to want to pick up The Third again, it seems x_X Was recently licensed, so looks like I'll be waiting a little while on that.

2007-02-23, 03:40	Link #1
VegaCrescent ]CLOCK UP[ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii	High Fantasy (Last Exile/Simoun) I think I may be fishing in an empty lake here, but ^^;; It was a little while before I saw Last Exile and had overlooked Simoun at first, so who knows... So, is there anything else out there which even comes close to the wonderful high-fantasy worlds of Last Exile and Simoun? I had seen Last Exile last summer and just finished watching Simoun and am feeling terribly inspired by Toshihiko Sahashi's wonderful soundtrack for that. Both series wasted no time in becoming two of my favorites, and I really don't know of anything else out there like them. x_X As a consolation prize, since I'm currently basically only watching Toku and action/mecha anime, I'm also possibly looking for anything else that has similar excellent character drama and plot (being coated in action/epicness is perfectly fine) Thanks for any suggestions.

2007-02-23, 03:54	Link #2
Skyfall Lost in my dreams... Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 37	Fullmetal Alchemist Crest of the Stars (and all its sequels) Mai-Otome Erementar Gerad __________________

2007-02-23, 22:19	Link #5
capture Saber's Husband XD Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 36	Howl's moving castle Fantastic Children Kino's Journey __________________

2007-02-24, 19:37	Link #8
Crystal_Method I want dreads... Artist Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: a cardboard box Age: 33	Berserk - I don't know if this would be a fantasy you would go for. Half of the scenes are extremely gory or really horrific. But nonetheless, it is a fantasy. Utawarerumono - pretty good fantasy, but it's no comparison to Juuni Kokuki. Kind of hard to find any fantasy anime that resemble Last Exile. __________________

2007-02-27, 06:13	Link #15
Skyfall Lost in my dreams... Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 37	^ The Third definitely has my vote. I know the first 4-5 episodes seemed average to me as well, but this is one of the shows that keeps getting better as time goes on Keep watching - it is definitely worth a watch, and i was definitely hooked by ep10 or so, and ended up turbo-watching it (meaning 18 episodes in one day in this case 0_o) __________________

2007-02-23, 04:00	Link #3
jedinat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 38	Juuni Kokuki Simply the best fantasy anime there is.

2007-02-23, 04:32	Link #4
miaka Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Glass no kantai The Third - action/fantasy/mecha code geass - currently ongoing Saiunkoku Monogatari

2007-02-24, 16:57	Link #7
ImClueless Rawr Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada	I also second Junni Kokuki and say that the ending is "eh?" because its not really complete unfortunately. Throw in additional suggestions for Scrapped Princess, The Slayers, and Mushishi

2007-02-24, 19:47	Link #9
retardation phantom loser Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: toronto Age: 40	scrapped princess

2007-02-24, 23:39	Link #10
Frans Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006	Eureka Seven... It has an epic plot, somewhat fantasy setting (the "earth" is different than the one we know), and mecha.

2007-02-25, 10:11	Link #11
Navel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006	Eureka Seven is indeed the most similar to Last Exile or Simoun from all the recs here.

2007-02-25, 17:49	Link #13
weber85 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: bronx, ny Age: 38	Nadia Secret of Blue Water...just finished watching it...great anime great character development...its one of those anime that flies under the radar cus its early 90's...but highly recommend it

2007-02-27, 05:06	Link #14
VegaCrescent ]CLOCK UP[ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii	^^; Yeah, sorry. I do suppose Sci-Fi/Fantasy might be a better description. Though, as you surmised, it's the interestingly developed setting I'm looking for. Last Exile and Simoun each just present such unique worlds that the entire story immerses itself in. Fullmetal Alchemist's probably the most similar I've seen to this, but the former two are on another level in terms of full-on presentation, FMA's strengths keeps its setting tied in a bit more (Eureka Seven and Mai-Otome each also do fairly good jobs of this). Juuni Kokuki looks interesting, though, out of the suggestions that I haven't already seen. Gonna get around to Netflix'ing the first volume of that. (Have also been meaning to check out Scrapped Princess forever) Any other recommendations for The Third? I had watched the first... 2-3 episodes of that, but wasn't particularly hooked (The concept itself was fairly interesting, and I'm a fan of desert worlds if they're well-executed)

2007-02-27, 17:18	Link #16
VegaCrescent ]CLOCK UP[ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii	Hm, well bad time for me to want to pick up The Third again, it seems x_X Was recently licensed, so looks like I'll be waiting a little while on that.