Just wondering what ozbargainer anime fans like to watch/recommend?
What classics do you love? What do you like from the last 1-2 decades?
Personally Cowboy Bebop, Ghibli Movies, Kenshin OVAs are my favourites pre 2000's
From 2000-2010s (Time of Eve, Skip Beat, Fullmetal Alchemist Brother Hood)
2010 onwards (Violet Evergarden, Hibike Euphonium, Demon Slayer, Vinland Saga, Natsume Yujinchu)
Other maybe.. less mainstream series
Flcl
Magical shopping arcade abenobashi
Rahxephon
gantz
Did you ever watch catsoup?
Mr Burns:* *with two bottles of tomato sauce in hands:
Catsoup … Catsup. Catsoup … Catsup. Cats… K… K… uh, I'm in way over my head!
(To answer your question, no)
@Jimothy Wongingtons: Lol
Ive watched flcl but none of the others. Hadnt heard of magic shopping arcade.
Tbh didnt get FLCL.
Catsoup is a similar weird one like flcl so thought you may have watched it
@gimli: I was going to say yes flcl is also similarly wtf but still enjoyable
I also liked bubblegum crisis.
Yakitate is my personal favourite. The puns got so ridiculous but they were also pretty darn hilarious esp in the early eps.
Space Battleship Yamato !
Goldrake.
Sailor Moon. She was soooooo hot. :-)
She was soooooo hot
Sailor Mercury oof
Sailor Jupiter FtW
Yah that’s a close second.
The live action Yamato movie is worth checking out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hLE_AoFTiM
You may even find a full version of it on youtube :P Wink
Saw it. Very nice indeed. Good memories coming back, even if slightly different.
Have the 2099 edition, still to watch
Star Blazers right? LoL - just being sarcastic.
Star Blazers indeed, or better "I guerrieri delle stelle" ;-)
Death Note, Dragon Ball, DBZ, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in a Shell. Akira
Modern: Attack on Titan
I don't watch much anime. If I do watch it, its generally the mainstream stuff that hooks you early.
I still havent watched akira 😬😬
😶
Nor sure how it may have held up, but it was brilliant all those years ago. Ninja Scroll was great too
you need to correct that immediately
Old: City Hunter, DBZ, Detective Conan
New: Rising Shield Hero (Tate no Yuusha), My Dress up Darling (Sono Bisque Doll), Rent-A-Girlfiend (Kanojo Okarishimasu)
Detective Conan
Dang that series had some wild arcs
Solid writing, top tier series.
Dropping in to add 'nichijou', 'Panty and Stocking' and 'Excel Saga' to the love-in
Ooh yea I didn’t mind excel saga
might watch my dress up darling when i get time. Looks good!
Old: Kimagure Orange Road, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, Sailor Moon (original Japanese, and DIC dub ONLY!), Sakura Taisen TV, Inuyasha
New-ish: Kyoukai no Rin-ne
Ranma! Where can I watch this these days?
I love Kimagura orange road as well!
Some standouts for me off the top of my head are NGE, Hellsing Ultimate, and anything by Satoshi Kon (RIP).
If you are fan of City Hunter, Crunchyroll said new movie and series are in making!
Astro Boy 1980
Voltron 1981
Robotech 1984
Vampire Hunter D 1985
Dragonball 1986
Transformers 1987
Dragonball Z 1989
Samurai Pizza Cats 1990
Magic Knight Rayearth 1994
NGE 1995
Escaflowne 1996
Initial D 1998
Hunter X Hunter 1999
FLCL 2000
Hellsing 2001
Chobits 2002
Last Exile 2003
Samurai Champloo 2004
Code Geas 2006
Gurren Lagann 2007
FMA 2009
Working!! 2010
Stein's gate 2011
Shinsekai yori 2012
Log Horizon 2013
Ping Pong The Animation 2014
One Punch man 2015
Erased 2016
The Ancient Magus' Bride 2017
Hinamatsuri 2018
The Promised Neverland 2019
Dorohedoro 2020
Dr Stone 2021
Astro Boy 1980
Voltron 1981
Robotech 1984
Simpler times. Those shows are a distant memory now, I just know I loved them as a kid
I saw 2/3 ah I loved the old stuff..
not anime but that dinosaur mech cartoon show was so freaking awesome I always wondered why my family didn't have more of that one.. loved it
also ultra man
Nice list.
Really like Dr Stone. Can't wait for new season.
Robotech 1984
I remembered watching SDF Macross on TV when I was in primary school. Memorable show.
Nice list, I don't watch much anymore - but has a few odd ones in there that I enjoyed and not well know so will check some of these out!
Problem is, many are good in the beginning then becoming bad after hunderds episodes
or just get discontinued
I mostly watch Shounen, so my favourites are:
Old: DBZ, Hunter x Hunter, Naruto, Initial D, Great Teacher Onizuka
New: Haikyuu!!, Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, Tokyo Revengers
solid shounen list.
Surprised you don't have my hero academia on the list. Was quite liking it until the most recent season.
MHA is up there for me, along with One Punch Man and Mob Psycho 100, but wanted to limit my favourites to around 4 each.
I enjoy the occasional Isekai too. I really liked That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.
lol… I've been reading nearly nothing but isekai these days…..
2000s: GetBackers!, Samurai Champloo, Gantz
2010s: Shingeki no Kyojin
Hadn't heard of getBackers. Sounds interesting
2000s: 5 CM per second
2010s: Kimi No Na Wa
Love kimi no na wa. May have watched it a few times when it was showing in the movies!!
Check out 5 cm per second, same director/writer/producer and one of his earlier successes. But a bit too emo/melancholic
Yeah I've watched most of Shinkai's films.
Prior to yourname I always liked the animation style but the stories were bit to emo and lacking imo.
Yourname had a decent story, with gorgeous animation and also amazing radwimps soundtrack!
Did you like weathering with you? (Story is very similar to yourname. Kinda feels like a attempt to cash in on your name success)
@gimli: Haven't actually watched that one yet, and haven't heard great things, but supposedly "ok" to watch.
@animasoIa: still a great movie. But just not very original/novel after yourname.
If you like Shinkai movies I think you would still like it.
Old: Berserk (sad that the author died), Naruto, Deathnote, Fate Zero (didn't like any of the other Fates), Hunter X Hunter, FMA
New: AoT, Vinland Saga, Demon Slayer (slightly overrated but still good)
cant wait for new Vinland season
Would recommend Re:zero starting life in another world (one of the best isekai), konosuba (top comedy), berserk, grisaia no kajitsu (really left an impression on me), fate zero, fate stay night ubw
There’s a lot more that are memorable but I can’t remember the titles
have watched re:zero. (got mixed feelings about it but keen for next season haha)
Wasn't a fan of konosuba (comedy didn't make me laugh enough)
might add grisaia no kajitsu to my list!
Yeah grisaia no kajitsu is a must watch. Also drifters, drifters OVAs (same studio that blessed us with hellsing ultimate), kara no kyokai the garden of sinners and nurarihyon no mago sennen makyou
Jin Roh
Star Blazers
Robotech
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
And there it is!
My era.
Of course when I first saw gatchaman it was Battle of the Planets (didn't know better at the time I was like 11 don't judge).
4.00pm Battle of the Planets was the business.
and then:
4.30pm Star Blazers
5.00pm Monkey
6.00pm The Goodies
6.30pm Dr. Who
That's the one.
Come home from school.
Make a glass of milo (don't stir too much you want the crusty bits up the top)
In front of the telly watch the above shows.
Forget about homework.
Brother from another mother blitz. When ABC was da bomb after school.
Hm, it took me a hot minute to recall, but:
Sket Dance
Bungo Stray Dogs
Toradora
Skyland (if that counts)
And off course, anything Ghibli
I used to watch skyland on abc kids. Completely forgot about it. Was pretty interesting but never watched the whole thing. Might check it out again.
On that note avatar the last airbender was awesome. (Did you watch that too?)
Absolutely love ATLA + Korra (also super excited about the new content coming out of Avatar Studios). Would also rate TMNT 2003 highly as well. Doesn't get as much love as ATLA but was from the same era and was great in my opinion.
Rurouni Kenshin - The Kyoto Arc was incredible.
haven't watched it. How does it compare to the older OVAs?
The main series is less depressing than the older OVAs. Just watch the anime until the end of the Kyoto Arc and then read the Jinchu arc in the manga to finish it up.
The Kyoto Arc is literally one of the best arcs in anime.
Very surprised no on else here has recommended the series yet??
I've watched the OVAs and about half the series.
Agree main series (esp the start) and OVAs are very different in terms of mood.
Yep, still got the Madman DVD for that episode back from 2003.
Apart from eva, I dunno any specific favs but a few titles I like are:
The lupin III tv series and movies….
Full metal panic (read all the novels too)
Evangelion (My room is full of this)
Zero no tsukaima (Still have yet to read the whole series tho)
High school DXD (Tho I prefer the novels for storyline than the 'plot' heavy show)
Black lagoon (Seriously great English dub!)
Some favs I haven't seen mentioned yet:
Hajime no Ippo
Monogatari
Slam Dunk
Azumanga Daioh
Suzumiya Haruhi
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
JoJo
Code Geass
Beck
Trigun
Tenjo Tenge
Golden Boy
Kimi ni Todoke
Hotoku no Ken
Cobra
Gundam 00
Interesting - Lots of suggestions here to follow up on but a few I haven't seen mentioned…
Melody of Oblivion
Mezzo DSA
Airmaster (dealing with success, one street fight at a time!)
Gokusen (I've only seen the anime series, not sure how it worked as manga or live action series)
Death Note or Dragon Ball Z
tried to get into dragon ball Z when it was on tv here but it was so drawn out, even as a kid I felt my time was being shorted.
Kum-Kum (the cave boy)
Speed Racer
Macross
Some of my favs : AKIRA, Berserk, Gurren Lagann, Ergo Proxy, Trigun, Paranoia Agent, Golden Kamuy, Kill La Kill, Samurai Champloo, Psycho Pass (S1) & Castlevania (Not 'anime' but idc it's great)
Some of my fav slice of life/dramas : Barakamon, Flying Witch, A Silent Voice, Tanaka-Kun, Kono Oto Tomare, Baby Steps, Kokoro Connect, 3 gatsu no lion, Fruits Basket, Your Name & My Roommate is a Cat
Samurai Champloo (because Seba Jun Rest in beats)
Full Metal Alchemist (still probably the most emotional show I have watched.. really got me hooked me in if anyone has any similar style anime's to this I am all ears.. alphonse :( )
I've started collecting a lot of these sorts of things on hard copies, and also digital. Also some of the better quality toys and associated products.
Have macross/Robotech.
Voltron(lions) and Legendary defender.
Transformers
NGE. This is one I actively go back to, being on Netflix makes it more accessible and can flick it on late at night.
Haven't really got into some of the new stuff. Watched some cowboy bebop, one piece and Pokemon with my youngest but don't have the time or enjoyment to keep going.
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