Help needed.

[Wacram Glaziuz]

Hey, I'm a huge fan of sci fi and fantasy anime, but I can't seem to find anything good, know any good sources to find great sci fi or fantasy Animes?

Believe me when I say that I've watched all the classic pieces :P
I was wondering if there are any exceptionally great animes I should check out that have come out since 2007 (that was when I went searching for more last time)

[AbZeroNow]

Let's see...

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya first aired in 2006 so I don't know if you've seen it or not, but if you haven't I highly recommend you watch it. The sci-fi(in particular the time travel) is really well done. You should be able to pick out the shout outs to Legend of the Galactic Heroes, the Gundam series and Space Battleship Yamato in the "Day of the Sagittarius" episode. Also if you have seen the series, I recommend the movie that follows The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya(2010) if you haven't already seen it. Koizumi's diagrams on parallel dimensions is really good stuff.

Summer Wars(2009) is a all-around great film with good science fiction mixed in.

[Wacram Glaziuz]

Of course I have seen Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, haven't seen the movie though, going to get that movie asap :3

Summer wars have actually been noted before, but thanks for reminding me. *Goes on shopping spree* ;D

[Sackett]

Make sure you watch the Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody episode from season 2 before watching the movie.

Also try Katanagatari and Madoka Magica.

[White Manju Bun]

Tears to Tiara is a good fantasy rpg based anime with an awesome demon lord

[SeijiSensei]

Originally Posted by Wacram Glaziuz

Believe me when I say that I've watched all the classic pieces :P

Does that include Noein and Dennou Coil? How about Oh! Edo Rocket? (Yes, it's sci-fi despite being set in 1843.)

Level E is a pretty funny sci-fi comedy, though I thought it lagged in the middle.

In the fantasy department, how about Kemono no Sou-ja Erin? I also recommend the same author's Seirei no Moribito.

[Kotohono]

Seconding Katanagatari, Seirei no Moribito, and Madoka Magica.

Also, what the, no mention of this season's Steins;gate yet? It's so far been a great sci fi/mystery series dealing time travel, and it also has a good bit of witty comedy and dialogue between the characters, the only thing is to some the plot is moving slow[but I think it's fine it's a 26 episode series].

[Akito Kinomoto]

I'm going to second Tears to Tiara. Beware however that the first episode is rather uninspiring, but once Auron is on the scene, the character interactions are rather charming.

Would Eden of the East count as Sci-Fi? Nonetheless it would really help if you gave a list of what you've seen.

[Wacram Glaziuz]

Eden of the East,
Tears to Tiara,
Madoka Magica (already seen ;3 Discovered it as I put out this thread :3)
Steins;gate,
Katanagatari,
Seirei no Moribito,
Noein,
Oh! Edo Rocket,
Level E,
Kemono no Sou-ja Erin,
Dennou Coil, (Already seen)
Kemono no Sou-ja Erin,

I'll get back on you when I've seen a few episodes of each, I'm not entirely sure if I've seen those or not :3

But, I've already bought Dennou Coil and I love it ;3 It's one of the best series I've seen Ithink.

[SeijiSensei]

Originally Posted by Wacram Glaziuz

But, I've already bought Dennou Coil and I love it ;3 It's one of the best series I've seen Ithink.

Did you import it from Japan, or is it licensed in Europe? Like you, I'd put it in my top-ten shows of all time, but we here in R1 have largely given up hope of ever seeing a release. I can't justify paying Japanese prices for a version without English subtitles, and I'm still hoping it may come out on Blu-ray someday.

[Last Sinner]

Can I challenge whether you've actually watched ALL classics for both genres pre-2007? Without seeing a list of what you've watched, I can't verify whether you have. Because there's a lot and you may have missed some. Let's see if you have as I run off faves of mine.


Sci-Fi:

Galaxy Express 999
Captain Harlock
Space Battleship Yamato
Gatchaman
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Serial Experiments Lain
Cowboy Bebop
Trigun
Voices of a Distant Star
Paprika
Code Geass
Last Exile
PlanetES
Bounen no Xamdou
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex


Fantasy:

Slayers
Mushishi
Fate/Stay Night
12 Kingdoms
Spice And Wolf
Scrapped Princess

[Wacram Glaziuz]

Sci-Fi:

Galaxy Express 999
Captain Harlock
Space Battleship Yamato
Gatchaman
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Serial Experiments Lain (Watched)
Cowboy Bebop (Watched)
Trigun (Watched)
Voices of a Distant Star
Paprika (Watched, liked the parade :3)
Code Geass (Watched)
Last Exile (Watched)
PlanetES
Bounen no Xamdou
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Watched and have it <3)


Fantasy:

Slayers
Mushishi (Watched)
Fate/Stay Night (Watched)
12 Kingdoms (Think I have seen it, but not sure, so I'm going to go see if I have)
Spice And Wolf
Scrapped Princess (Watched)

And to answer you SeijiSensei, Well, I bought it at a shop dedicated to anime/manga, sci fi and fantasy books so i think it is licenced here in europe or they sold me some kind of knock off, anyhow... I love them and they love me. I don't think they would sell me fansubs, either that or they have a good contract of if they sell any they give most to the fansubs group... I don't really know but I hope it's licensed..

[Wacram Glaziuz]

The list of not watched anime's I'm so going to check out so far:

Eden of the East,
Tears to Tiara,
Steins;gate,
Katanagatari,
Seirei no Moribito,
Noein,
Oh! Edo Rocket,
Spice And Wolf,
Slayers,
PlanetES,
Voices of a Distant Star,
Legend of the Galactic Heroes,
Gatchaman,
Space Battleship Yamato,
Galaxy Express 999,
Captain Harlock,
Bounen no Xamdou,
Level E,
Kemono no Sou-ja Erin,

[SeijiSensei]

Originally Posted by Wacram Glaziuz

And to answer you SeijiSensei, Well, I bought it at a shop dedicated to anime/manga, sci fi and fantasy books so i think it is licenced here in europe or they sold me some kind of knock off, anyhow... I love them and they love me. I don't think they would sell me fansubs, either that or they have a good contract of if they sell any they give most to the fansubs group... I don't really know but I hope it's licensed..

Well I've never seen a Coil DVD outside of the original Japanese release, but I have seen bootlegs like this one and this one. If the copy you have has more than four or five episodes per disc, it's a bootleg.

[Jan-Poo]

If you haven't seen them yet, I strongly recommend:

Mugen no Ryvius (I know you asked anime after 2007 but it looks like you missed some great classic anyway. So just to be sure you didn't miss this piece of art...)
Eve no Jikan (I can't believe it wasn't mentioned yet.)


Also if you think you can enjoy something absolutely crazy and visionary, try Blame! and Ergo proxy (assuming you haven't seen them yet)

[sadisticlust]

Sora no Otoshimono is a masterpiece IN MY OPINION. I find the story to be incredible and the way it is portrayed is not bad either. I believe it is definitely a must see.

[Wacram Glaziuz]

Eden of the East,
Tears to Tiara,
Steins;gate,
Katanagatari,
Seirei no Moribito,
Noein,
Oh! Edo Rocket,
Spice And Wolf,
Slayers,
PlanetES,
Voices of a Distant Star,
Legend of the Galactic Heroes,
Gatchaman,
Space Battleship Yamato,
Galaxy Express 999,
Captain Harlock,
Bounen no Xamdou,
Level E,
Kemono no Sou-ja Erin,
Muga no ryvius,
Eve no jikan,
Sora no otoshimono.

[Wacram Glaziuz]

Hmm, much to choose from, but I think I will start with Eve no jikan, Bounen no Xamdou

[Wacram Glaziuz]

Is there any extremely well done philosophical animes that have a tint of sci fi or fantasy in em?

[Jan-Poo]

Ergo Proxy is literally filled with philosophical quotations. But I frankly can't say that they are actually relevant to the story.

The best anime that can fit that description is Ghost in the Shell the movie, but you probably have seen that already.

2001 nights is a series of classic sci-fi short stories (and in my opinion a masterpiece), but good luck finding the OAV, you'd have more luck finding the manga.