The Anime and Manga Thread......so that we can talk about anime and manga

[BioBooster]

Listing some of my favs mainstream and not (yes, yes, inclusive of some classics)

BioBooster's prime choices:

Aoi Bungaku
Astro Fighter Sunred
Baccano!
Basilisk
Bokurano
Bounen_no_Xamdou
Claymore
Cowboy Bebop
Deadman Wonderland
Death Note
Ergo Proxy
Fairy Tail
Fractale
Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
Gankutsuou
Genshiken
Ghost in the Shell SAC
Gintama
Gundam - pretty much all that I have seen
Gungrave
Gunmu
Guyver
Hajime no Ippo
Highschool of the Dead
Hikaru no Go
History`s Strongest Disciple Kenichi
Initial D
Jojo's Bizarre Adventures
Kaiba
Kara no Kyokai
Katanagatari
Kurogane no Linebarrels
Kuroshitsuji
Kurozuka
Last Exile
Macross (frontier/zero)
Master Keaton
Monster
Moonlight Mile
Mouryou no Hako
Mushi-shi
One Outs
Outlaw Star
Planetes
Saint Seiya (ALL)
Samurai Champloo
Seirei no Moribito
Serial Experiments Lain
Shigurui
Tatakau Shisho - The Book of Bantorra
Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann
Texhnolyze

Can recommend quite a few more.

So where are we at with other peep's favs?

[Proto Cloud]

So basically every anime in existance is your favorite, huh?

For me, I don't watch much anime and stick to reading manga instead

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Berserk
Highschool of the Dead
Hajime no Ippo/Fighting Spirit

What I will say though is that Evangelion is the most overrated shit ever that has no idea what it's talking about. Kinda like Xenogears.

[BioBooster]

So basically every anime in existance is your favorite, huh?

For me, I don't watch much anime and stick to reading manga instead

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Berserk
Highschool of the Dead
Hajime no Ippo/Fighting Spirit

What I will say though is that Evangelion is the most overrated shit ever that has no idea what it's talking about. Kinda like Xenogears.

Had all of the Jojo's paper copies at one point. Damn good stuff. Crazed how dude can setup such tense/impossible situations.

Yeah ippo is up to manga 100 next release. I'm slightly bothered by the deliberate DBZ milking strategy that we all see going on, but still waiting for the next. Bet the itagaki fight doesn't conclude as is often the case with the volume after the match begins.

[BioBooster]

So basically every anime in existance is your favorite, huh?

Oh there is a bunch more...

[marchefelix]

For me, I don't watch much anime and stick to reading manga instead

This for me too.

Can we talk about manga in here? If so, I think you should change the title to "The Anime and Manga Thread".

[Proto Cloud]

Had all of the Jojo's paper copies at one point. Damn good stuff. Crazed how dude can setup such tense/impossible situations.

Yeah ippo is up to manga 100 next release. I'm slightly bothered by the deliberate DBZ milking strategy that we all see going on, but still waiting for the next. Bet the itagaki fight doesn't conclude as is often the case with the volume after the match begins.

Yeah, I absolute love Araki's style and can't get enough of it. I also completely respect how the series is basically devoid of spoilers. It's all action all the time.

I really wish they got around to making animes of the series already. Besides the movie based on Phantom Blood and the severely short OVA on Stardust Crusaders, they haven't had anything on this legendary series. It's a great time to do it with all this shitty moe crap coming out EVERY DAMN SEASON!

[Running Wild]

Remember when anime was awesome?

Manga Entertainment Intro Trailer 2

The Cyberpunk Collection

Space Adventure Cobra Trailer

Manga Video Trailer

Manga Video Trailer Reel

Battle Angel Alita Trailer DVD

Burn up!

Gun Smith Cats (1995) Trailer

[baccano1932]

I would say some real good shows and movies not already named include:

Angel's Egg
Big Windup(ookiku furikabutte)
Durarara
Eden Of The East(moreso the TV series opposed to the movies)
Eureka Seven
Princess Mononoke
Sky Crawlers

I would also say that among the ones that have been named that Baccano!, Ghost In The Shell SAC Monster, several Gundam series and Texhnolyze are also among my favorites.

With Baccano!, Durarara and Monster in a three way tie for my all time favorite.

[BioBooster]

@marchefelix, makes sense.
You read any Tsutomu Nihei stuff? Genius.

@Running Wild - wow, that takes me back to the good ol days. Yeah those were some good times.

@baccano1932 - should have put

Durarara
Eden Of The East

on my initial list.

Have Big Windup, but haven't watched it yet - crazily backlogged but think I may peep that one soon.

[Ashspiralingblood]

Gun x Sword
Big O
Scry-ed
Gundam 00
Katekyo Hitman Reborn
The regular Show
FLCL

[Proto Cloud]

@Running Wild: Burn up! is fucking awful. Typical of you to have bad taste.

[Delta]

I think we should use spoilers for ...future spoilers, you know, just in case.

As for favorites, from the top of my head:


Bakemonogatari
Nisemonogatari
Soul Eater
Cowboy Bebop

[BioBooster]

Yeah spoilers button works well for this thread.

Have Bakemonogatari as well, need to watch that.

Here goes one of my favorite manga of all time: Kiseijyuu

So damn good and no anime adaptation that I know of
If you guys haven't read that, make it so.

As far as anime on my initial list a special one would be Texhnolyze - that's the shizz

Seiya, I have watched as a kid and am still watching as it continues with a new one on air now. The OVA, lost canvas is hell good, currently watching that. The original series is hell brutal and crazed and that used to air on like saturdays during the kiddie shows lol.

Basilisk/Kurozuka, the best ninja ones I can reccomend. Used to read the Basilisk manga as well, so badass. So ninja.

[LAB Falken]

In terms of anime I've watched there's a hell of a lot, anime I've enjoyed is a whole nother story.

No particular order.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Hokuto No Ken
Samurai Champloo / Cowboy Bebop
Hunter X Hunter (penultimate shounen anime, though I have yet to watch Rurouni Kenshin)
Golgo 13 (the films, the anime adaptation is a nightmare).
Berserk (one week to go iirc for the OVA!!)

Are the ones that stuck with me (very tired of shounen these days), in terms of manga I've only read Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub, highly recommended), and Berserk.

[Proto Cloud]

Forgot about Samurai Champloo. That was one amazing anime with a fantastic story.