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Spongy · 2010-01-12, 07:23

Hey everyone, I am looking for an anime to watch which has stylish violence or action. A great example of this would be Afro Samurai!!

Great Soundtrack and Stylish angles

I haven't really watched much anime in this category so I'm free for any suggestions!

Thanks in advance!

Marcus H. · 2010-01-12, 07:52

Great soundtrack and stylish angles? One anime I could remember with both of that is Cowboy Bebop.

Guardian Enzo · 2010-01-12, 09:30

I'm going to say Baccano! fits the bill perfectly here.

signorRossi · 2010-01-12, 12:25

Second 'Cowboy Bebop', most arcs of 'Samurai Champloo' should fit too.

Kotohono · 2010-01-12, 15:09

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Originally Posted by signorRossi

most arcs of 'Samurai Champloo' should fit too.

Second that it should fit what he wants.

CeDeR · 2010-01-12, 17:52

Samurai Champloo is the obvious choice.

Boduar · 2010-01-12, 23:26

Samurai Champloo probably wins but I would add Murder Princess as a close second. Murder Princess is rather short but its pretty much completely filled with good action scenes (picture of main good guys in my avatar).

Spongy · 2010-01-13, 03:18

Thanks for the suggestions! Will try out all the mentioned ones.

Zu Ra · 2010-01-13, 05:03

Great Soundtrack / Stylish action sequences / Well constructed and executed characters, than the show you are looking for is GunGrave . I could bother trying to sell Gungrave to you but this video is the best pitch . This anime overdoses on style as well substance : )

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signorRossi · 2010-01-13, 06:37

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Originally Posted by Zu Ra

Great Soundtrack / Stylish action sequences / Well constructed and executed characters, than the show you are looking for is GunGrave . I could bother trying to sell Gungrave to you but this video is the best pitch . This anime overdoses on style as well substance : )

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I know it is not nice to play other recommendations down, but 'Gungrave' IMO is terribly overrated and ranks far, far below 'Cowboy Bebop' and far below 'Samurai Champloo'. IMO it the story is uninspired, the pacing is terrible, the fights are annoying and lack creativity and connecting emotionally to the characters is very difficult. Take the arc with the blind female Shamisen player in 'Samurai Champloo' as a counter-example, there you see what makes up a good fight/story.

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Godly_senselessness · 2010-01-13, 16:37

Kara no Kyoukai fits the billl.

synaesthetic · 2010-01-13, 17:18

Kara no Kyoukai. Beautiful artwork, very detailed and obviously high-budget. Excellent soundtrack from Yuki Kajiura/Kalafina. The fight scenes are very beautifully animated and seem to flow effortlessly across the screen, though fighting is not specifically the focus of these movies, there's quite a lot of it. Especially in Kara no Kyoukai #5: Paradox Spiral and Kara no Kyoukai #7: Murder Speculation (Second Half).

Darker than Black (first season) has a great soundtrack by Yoko Kanno of Cowboy Bebop fame, and has some extremely intense supernatural fight scenes. Both seasons are good, but season one is the best for action and music.

Black Lagoon, while not having the best music, does have extremely stylish gunfights, very reminiscent of a Quentin Tarantino film or the "heroic bloodshed" genre of Hong Kong action films. Artwork is likewise very good for a TV series.

Noir, while an older series and somewhat slow-paced, has extremely stylish gunfights (which seem a bit surreal due to the almost total absence of blood) and an excellent soundtrack by Yuki Kajiura.

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 has some of the best-animated fight scenes I've ever seen in a mecha series. The music is fitting to the subject matter, but somewhat forgettable (though the second OP, Ash Like Snow by The Brilliant Green, is excellent). I can seriously watch this series over and over again, all fifty episodes, just because the fight scenes are so well-done. The plot is pretty basic Gundam fare.

micheut · 2010-01-13, 18:42

One that has a rather stylish environment is Basilisk. I didn't like the first episode because it was to stylish and violent. The violence stays but the story gets better, after a while I liked it.

JRendell · 2010-01-13, 20:05

Air Gear has an awesome soundtrack, yet only has a little bit of violence.

Albafica · 2010-01-14, 04:31

I don't agree with you signorRossi, I think that Gungrave is a great anime! I prefer Gungrave than Cowboy Bebop and Champloo. I love the story, the pace, characters and fights!

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Spongy Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008	Stylish Violence. Hey everyone, I am looking for an anime to watch which has stylish violence or action. A great example of this would be Afro Samurai!! Great Soundtrack and Stylish angles I haven't really watched much anime in this category so I'm free for any suggestions! Thanks in advance!

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Marcus H. Princess or Plunderer? Join Date: May 2009 Location: the Philippines	Great soundtrack and stylish angles? One anime I could remember with both of that is Cowboy Bebop. __________________ Continuing: White Sand Aquatope (6/24) and Vanitas S2 (0/12), The Vampire Dies in No Time S2 and Bofuri S2 (3/12). 2021: Restaurant to Another World S2 (3/12), takt Op. Destiny (1/12) and Taisho Maiden Fairy Tale (1/12). 2022: Yuusha Yamemasu (1/12), Kaguya-sama S3, Mob Psycho 100 III (Oct06), Bleach: 1000 Year Blood War (2/13) and Chainsaw Man (6/12). Spring 2023: Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch! (4/12), Skip to Loafer, Tonikaku Kawaii S2 (1/12), Otonari ni Ginga (5/12) and Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia (3/13). Contact me on Wikia and MyAnimeList. Anime List Status ~ Watching: 33. Completed: 468. Plan to watch: 39.

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Zu Ra ✖ ǝʇ ɯıqnɾl ☆ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mortuary : D	Great Soundtrack / Stylish action sequences / Well constructed and executed characters, than the show you are looking for is GunGrave . I could bother trying to sell Gungrave to you but this video is the best pitch . This anime overdoses on style as well substance : ) <Spoiler> <p>No iframe support, please <a href="http://youtu.be/_T5wYtDBDfw">watch on YouTube</a>.</p> __________________

2010-01-13, 17:18	Link #12
synaesthetic blinded by blood Author Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oakland, CA Age: 40	Kara no Kyoukai. Beautiful artwork, very detailed and obviously high-budget. Excellent soundtrack from Yuki Kajiura/Kalafina. The fight scenes are very beautifully animated and seem to flow effortlessly across the screen, though fighting is not specifically the focus of these movies, there's quite a lot of it. Especially in Kara no Kyoukai #5: Paradox Spiral and Kara no Kyoukai #7: Murder Speculation (Second Half). Darker than Black (first season) has a great soundtrack by Yoko Kanno of Cowboy Bebop fame, and has some extremely intense supernatural fight scenes. Both seasons are good, but season one is the best for action and music. Black Lagoon, while not having the best music, does have extremely stylish gunfights, very reminiscent of a Quentin Tarantino film or the "heroic bloodshed" genre of Hong Kong action films. Artwork is likewise very good for a TV series. Noir, while an older series and somewhat slow-paced, has extremely stylish gunfights (which seem a bit surreal due to the almost total absence of blood) and an excellent soundtrack by Yuki Kajiura. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 has some of the best-animated fight scenes I've ever seen in a mecha series. The music is fitting to the subject matter, but somewhat forgettable (though the second OP, Ash Like Snow by The Brilliant Green, is excellent). I can seriously watch this series over and over again, all fifty episodes, just because the fight scenes are so well-done. The plot is pretty basic Gundam fare. __________________ Indie science fiction author and all-around weirdo: Check out my original fiction here! Read an excerpt from my sci-fi novel Binary System!

2010-01-13, 18:42	Link #13
micheut Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Rotterdam Age: 42	One that has a rather stylish environment is Basilisk. I didn't like the first episode because it was to stylish and violent. The violence stays but the story gets better, after a while I liked it. __________________ ...A Cosmopolite, not a Nationalist

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signorRossi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008	Second 'Cowboy Bebop', most arcs of 'Samurai Champloo' should fit too.

2010-01-12, 17:52	Link #6
CeDeR Inactive Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Usa	Samurai Champloo is the obvious choice.

2010-01-12, 23:26	Link #7
Boduar Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Jose Age: 35	Samurai Champloo probably wins but I would add Murder Princess as a close second. Murder Princess is rather short but its pretty much completely filled with good action scenes (picture of main good guys in my avatar).

2010-01-13, 03:18	Link #8
Spongy Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008	Thanks for the suggestions! Will try out all the mentioned ones.

2010-01-13, 16:37	Link #11
Godly_senselessness Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007	Kara no Kyoukai fits the billl.

2010-01-13, 20:05	Link #14
JRendell Manga Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: England, UK Age: 32	Air Gear has an awesome soundtrack, yet only has a little bit of violence.

2010-01-14, 04:31	Link #15
Albafica Pisces no saint Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: France	I don't agree with you signorRossi, I think that Gungrave is a great anime! I prefer Gungrave than Cowboy Bebop and Champloo. I love the story, the pace, characters and fights! __________________ Join Albafica's fans and Yuzuriha's lovers