[VivaLaTostador]

Hey, guys.
Just got done rewatching Afro Samurai with Samuel L. jackson and am now in the mood for some more anime. all I have is Akira and Wicked City so if you could reccomend some new titles, that'd be awesome. Note, I don't care for the crazy cartoon pornos i have seen online, so never mind those. :O) Just some stuff with some serious action and sword fighting or monsters and lasers and all kinds of crazy stuff, Thanks!

[Thumps]

Ninja Scroll

Evangelion

Gundam

Trigun

Spriggan

Howl's Moving Castle

Spirited Away

Princess Mononoke

Ghost In the Shell

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (not really Anime, but cool animation)

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (ditto)

Appleseed

[DTRAIN619]

Originally Posted by VivaLaTostador

all I have is Akira and Wicked City...

You mean there are others besides two of my favs?

[Radioaktiv]

i could probably sit here all day and rattle off random stuff

but here is a couple that come to mind

Twilight of the Dark Master
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euTanKM6k84

Karas (is REALLY effing good)
its worth it to rent or get in High Quality if you can
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SjGA4hfyJA

[ketchup_xb]

im an old skool kinda anime. astro boy.

[VivaLaTostador]

Originally Posted by ketchup_xb

im an old skool kinda anime. astro boy.

Astro is the ISH!!! I have him, too just don't really consider him anime, I guess....
I'll have to check out some of the others. is avatar, the last air bender any good?

[Radioaktiv]

ive only seen my little brother in law watching avatar, and it seems too watered down

i like deep storylines and intensity, obviously from my suggestions

[kyouya]

If you liked Afro Samurai, watch Samurai Champloo.

And Deathnote. Deathnote is the shiz. But don't watch the bullsh*t English version, the voice acting is terrible.

Karas (as Radioaktiv recommended) is fantastic as well.

And some of Thumps recs: I've watched all of those, Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell I and II are must-sees.

LOL How can you not consider Astro Boy to be an anime? He was like... the FIRST. XD

[tiger_uppercut_99]

Ronin Warriors Is Tight! Is That Even An Anime?

[VivaLaTostador]

Originally Posted by kyouya

If you liked Afro Samurai, watch Samurai Champloo.

And Deathnote. Deathnote is the shiz. But don't watch the bullsh*t English version, the voice acting is terrible.

Karas (as Radioaktiv recommended) is fantastic as well.

And some of Thumps recs: I've watched all of those, Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell I and II are must-sees.

LOL How can you not consider Astro Boy to be an anime? He was like... the FIRST. XD

I dunno, when I think of anime I think of very surreal animation, large amounts of blood flying and samurai sowrds and that kind of thing. Astro is a boy robot in his undies, I geuss it never really hit me as anime :O)

what about samurai X, is that any good?

[Radioaktiv]

Samurai X definitely has the blood and sword parts covered

you will like Ninja Scroll too, as Thumps mentioned
it is a must see for anyone getting into anime
and fits the bill for what you've described

i dont know if you are wanting series too, or just movies

but Inuyasha is a good series IMO

and its future-based, but i love Outlaw Star with every bone in my body

[kyouya]

Originally Posted by VivaLaTostador

I dunno, when I think of anime I think of very surreal animation, large amounts of blood flying and samurai sowrds and that kind of thing. Astro is a boy robot in his undies, I geuss it never really hit me as anime :O)

what about samurai X, is that any good?

LOL! I can see that.

Samurai X is decent; the original TV Series (Rurouni Kenshin) is much better IMO.

Samurai 7 is also fantastic and is a joint project with Akira Kurosawa (yes, the legendary filmmaker).

You should also watch Blood: The Last Vampire.

And if you're looking for some crazy animation; try Gankutsuou. The colours and the patterns are insane. It's loosely based off of the Count of Monte Cristo... but I've only seen a few episodes.

^ Trailer

Okay, I'll shut up before I give you more stuff to watch than is humanly possible. LOL.

[Radioaktiv]

Originally Posted by kyouya

LOL! I can see that.
You should also watch Blood: The Last Vampire.

+2
so excellent

[VivaLaTostador]

Originally Posted by Radioaktiv

Samurai X definitely has the blood and sword parts covered

you will like Ninja Scroll too, as Thumps mentioned
it is a must see for anyone getting into anime
and fits the bill for what you've described

i dont know if you are wanting series too, or just movies

but Inuyasha is a good series IMO

and its future-based, but i love Outlaw Star with every bone in my body

outlaw star sounds kinda cool, what's the deal with that one?

[Thumps]

BTW, Ninja Scroll has a couple brief parts that are "porn-ish".

Nothing too overt, but it's definitely not a family movie, to say nothing of the violence in it.

[ChuPaeng]

dude you like monsters with bio-mech sh1t?, try Guyver,

[VivaLaTostador]

Originally Posted by Thumps

BTW, Ninja Scroll has a couple brief parts that are "porn-ish".

Nothing too overt, but it's definitely not a family movie, to say nothing of the violence in it.

well, afro samurai has nudity as well, that doesn't bother me. It's just the straight-UP cartoon pornos that I just find beyond wierd, but hey...whatever gets ya.

[Radioaktiv]

Originally Posted by VivaLaTostador

outlaw star sounds kinda cool, what's the deal with that one?

here is episode 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELv_00AkQQc

there is also a full-length movie thats excellent as well

but the series is what got me interested, and will always hold a spot in my top faves

the character and story development is really good IMO, it has some good action but the real reason this one is a gem is because it is well written

i used to stay up till like 2am watching this and Cowboy Bebop back when Adult Swim showed good anime

[Souldoubt]

ok time to get in on this.....


xxxholic
gurren lagann (vgood imo)
solty rei (vgood imo)
aquarion (evangelion meet raxephon preachy etc but fun)
raxephon
deathnote (jdm version better :P)
yuyu hakusho..(starts slow gets good)
Black lagoon (awesome)
Naruto (i know but watch the japanese version not cartoon network)
Witch hunter robin (gf liked it)
Witchblade (suprisingly not bad)
Hellsing
Vampire hunter d (classic) and the follow up
Nadesco (was fun)
Blood trinity
blood + (its ok)
Samurai gun
samurai 7 (liked it)
Inuyasha (one from my gf again)
Bleach (awesome once it gets going)
Gunslinger girl
Karas
Guyver (old and new school versions)
Robotech (old school pwnage)
samurai x and ruroni kenshin series (awesome)
Bubblegum crisis and crash
seirei no moribito (vgood sp check tho)
Fruits basket (gf one again)
Gun sword (cheesy sometimes but fun)
Trigun (awesome)
Cowboy bebop


Theres SOOOOOOO many more but im at work and cant look at my collection but feel free to ask if you need more ideas i got harddrives of the stuff. im always looking for new ones to try and see how good they are before people are really knowing bout them.

Ross

[Radioaktiv]

Originally Posted by Souldoubt

Inuyasha (one from my gf again)

Bubblegum crisis

hey now Inuyasha is a great story

and omg i forgot all about BG Crisis