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Your Favourite Anime
« on: July 12, 2011, 09:20:23 am »
Well, in an attempt to drum up a little discussion.

Tell us about some of your favourite anime, and what you like about them. :D

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Re: Your Favourite Anime
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2011, 05:00:17 pm »
Nichijou because it's random
Gintama because it's funi
Angel beats because I love it
Seitokai no ichizon becaues I aim for harem end as well =D
^I love all the above

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Re: Your Favourite Anime
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2011, 05:31:43 pm »
Hard to choose.

Naruto (haters gonna hate)
Fairy tail
Code geass
Gundam SEED
Shakugan no Shana
Astarotte no omocha
Kanon 2006
Shinryaku! ika musume
Densetsu no yuusha no densetsu
Zero no Tsukaima

Would be my picks, hard to choose one, but i'd be tempted to go with Naruto. Mainly because i've being following it for so long.

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Re: Your Favourite Anime
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2011, 06:13:14 pm »
I think I have different favourite for different genre..

for long series i choose One Piece, because it's long and still half journey..
for slice of life or drama i think Clannad After Story or maybe the most recent Ano Hana still the best..
Sport, no other than Major series..
Action, hard to choose, but i think i will go to Darker Than Black Season 1..
Comedy, Azumanga Daioh and Mitsudomoe..
Sci-fi, Gundam Seed series..
Mystery, xxxHolic..
All-in-one (comedy, action, slice of life, sci-fi, etc), ALL HAIL Suzumiya Haruhi...!!

i think that's all.. ;D
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Re: Your Favourite Anime
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2011, 08:05:43 pm »
Out of hundreds of series, this would be my top 20 of the moment:
Ano Hana - excellent and subtle, my favorite of last season and maybe this year
Clannad - manly tears! Manly I say!
Cowboy Bebop - an early stop on my journey to becoming an anime fiend
Eve no Jikan - what does it mean to be human?
Full Metal Panic - I love the collision of the different worlds
Ghost in the Shell - the movies, the series, it's all great
Gunslinger Girl - a little dystopian and a lot of awesome
Hanasaku Iroha - so glad this one has 26 eps
K-ON - moe moe kyun! Mio's just too cute
Karin - hilarious take on vampires
MM! - the loudest I've laughed in a while
Monster - creepy and awesome, long enough but doesn't drag on forever
Moonlight Mile - I'd love a third season to this
Otome Youkai Zakuro - sweet and cute romance
Planetes - excellent and realistic SF
Read or Die/Read or Dream - shiny and fun
Satoshi Kon's movies - bending and twisting reality until it buckles and cracks
Sora no Woto - maybe it is K-ON goes to war, but an excellent story
To Aru...Index & Railgun - onee-saaaama!
Toradora - great story, excellent characters, uses the cliches but still fresh

I've inflicted all of them on many others and I'll happily watch them again ... eventually.

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Re: Your Favourite Anime
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2011, 08:20:00 pm »
Shakugan no Shana - Shana is my waifu :3
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Re: Your Favourite Anime
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2011, 04:03:40 am »
Hanasaku Iroha- Slice of life. I love Slice of Life. One of my 2011 Favorites
Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka?- My favorite 2011 Anime so far. idk, has a nice Aura and a great balance of Action and Ecchi
Shuffle!+Shuffle Memories Extra Chapter- One of the best harem RomComs out there. The fist half is great for ecchi. The second half has great drama while I'm disappointed with the romance choice (Kaede Ftw)
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya- A relaxing and imp overal perfect series. I sort of like Endless Eight. Also one of the only anime I have to watch in English
Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko- Another one of my favorites of 2011. I just have to say Moe-moe-Kyun and be done with it.
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai, Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Rei- The animes that got me back into anime way back in 2007. Holds a special place in my cold, dark, twisted heart.
Koihime Musou, Shin Koihime Musou, Shin Koihime Musou: Otome Tairen Probably my favorite anime series. If you have been on C-Box long enough you would know my obsession with getting a Fourth Season or some sort of Spin-off Series in the world of the OVA
Sora no Otoshimono, Sora no Otoshimono: Forte A great balance of Ecchi and Romance and Drama

Honorable Mentions:
Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou- Great Colour great anime. Actually has a really really enjoyable English Dub.
Sekirei, Sekirei: Pure Engagement- See Above

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Re: Your Favourite Anime
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2011, 11:17:51 am »
Aria the Animation, Aria the Natural, Aria the Origination
Lovely, sleepy slice of life set on a tourist trap copy of Venice on Mars in the distant future. Beautiful visuals, beautiful music, a cast of characters that are utterly charming without exception, and just enough magic, sci-fi and gentle comedy thrown into the mix to suit my tastes. It's not the sort of anime that I'd ever sit down and power my way through, as it's simply too relaxing and slow-paced, but over the twelve months or so that I watched the three series, it was like a mug of hot chocolate on a cold winter's day.

...if Aika were here, she'd totally 'hazukashii serifu kinshi!' me for that one. :'D

Azumanga Daioh!
One of the first anime I ever got into in a big way. Irresistibly cute, cheerful and charming, hilarious without feeling like it's trying too hard to be, and surprisingly moving at times for anyone who still remembers their school days. It was also both the last anime I watched before starting to learn Japanese, and the first one I watched without subtitles, years later. It has a special place in my heart for knocking home just how far I've come with the language over the last four or five years. ^_^

Cardcaptor Sakura
A huge part of my childhood. At a time in my life when I had severe issues over my gender, getting together with a friend after school to be unashamedly girly and watch CCS (in its Western incarnation, Cardcaptors) was a great deal of comfort. Though it's definitely a show for younger viewers, I feel that the development of its characters, particularly its two leads, is handled in a very mature, grown up way, and the show doesn't dumb things down for its young audience. The end result being that wrapped in a fairly standard, formulaic magical girl show, you have a genuinely sweet and well-written romance story for all ages. :D

Fruits Basket
For exactly the same reasons that I stated about the manga in another thread. It's not a perfect adaptation, and it only covers a comparatively small portion of the series, but it captures everything I love about the manga, and mixes in a wonderful cast of voice actors and a perfect soundtrack by people who clearly got the series. Episode 5, in particular, sticks in my mind for taking a moment in the manga that was quite sweet and turning it into something beautiful enough to make me cry by the bucketloads. :'D

Full Moon wo Sagashite
Rises above a potentially silly premise and a number of filler-y episodes toward the start thanks to a really strong cast of characters, all of whom had a place in my heart by the end of the series (I'm still more than a little bit in love with Takuto~). The ending is definitely one of my favourites ever!

Haibane Renmei
Like almost nothing else I've seen, anime or otherwise, conjuring a world and an atmosphere that is utterly its own. Deep without being terribly heavy-handed, visually and aurally stunning, and deeply moving.

Nodame Cantabile
Any show that makes classical music so appealing to a younger audience is worthy of praise. ^^ The show captured everything I love about music, and wove that seamlessly into a light romance that is funny, touching and full of great characters. Made me proud to be a pianist! :D

Ouran High School Host Club
Delicious reverse harem is delicious. And hilarious. I watched it far too quickly and mourned its passing when it was over. D: Definitely one of the funnier anime I've seen, with a lovely lead character and some rather touching moments throughout despite its putting comedy first.

Planetes
I'm not especially big on sci-fi when it's more about the science. When the human element is lost in a sea of jargon and technology porn. But this sort of sci-fi, I really, really like. :D The characters are a delightfully motley bunch that you really grow to care for over the course of the series, and far from the space opera of Star Wars or the all too far off utopia of Star Trek, it presents a future that feels plausible, completely believable and close enough to home that it's easy to become involved in.

Oh, and the ending to Episode 7 is so perfect, and gives me goosebumps every single time I watch it. :'D

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Re: Your Favourite Anime
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2011, 04:52:20 pm »
my list :

Gintama : too random but got fun and sad part

Haruhi Suzumiya : those who loves troll episode should watch these

Code geass : crazy story

FMA:brotherhood :the brotherhood is really strong in these anime

To aru Majutsu no Index : IMAGINE BREAKER!!!!!!!!!!!

Nanoha saga : Starlight....Breakerz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Your Favourite Anime
« Reply #9 on: July 15, 2011, 01:36:23 am »
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: Endless Eight is a masterpiece. I don't care what you say.

Higurash no Naku Koro nii: Best story in a long time along with awesome characters.

Toradora!: THIS IS THE GREATEST ROMANCE OF ALL TIME. Up there in with Clannad and ef imo.

Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: Urobuchi Gen + Aoki Ume + Shaft + Kalafina = YOU WIN.

Saki: Moe Mahjong, the battle between oppai and dfc.

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Re: Your Favourite Anime
« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2011, 12:33:09 am »
Slowly getting back into action here... It's nice to see some activity here, even though I'm still pissed at the loss of all the old material. I was the top poster, you know! And there was some material I should've backed up, like the manga diary. -.-'

My top 5:
1. The Twelve Kingdoms. A imaginative and interesting fantasy world, beautiful art&animation, an epic story, philosophical depth, fantastic character development... The only thing missing is a romance.

2. Fullmetal Alchemist. The 2003 series. A superbly balanced blend of action, comedy, great characters, philosophical depth and political intrigue with a great plot.

3. Mushishi. There's truly profound beauty and wisdom in this anime. Slow-paced awesomeness.

4. Umineko no Naku Koro ni. The most powerful mood I've ever experienced in an anime. Also, a very intriguing plot, beautiful art&animation and great characters.

5. Kaze no Stigma. This is a difficult one, I could well name Toradora, Spice&Wolf, Great Teacher Onizuka, Master Keaton or Asura Cryin' instead. However, I chose Kaze no Stigma because it's simply the most entertaining anime I've ever watched. There's no other anime I've watched as many times. The production quality may be weak and the story simple, but Kazuma is easily up there in my top 5 coolest and most interesting characters, the musics and action are great and the whole thing is simply so perfectly up my alley that I can easily forgive the numerous weaknesses this anime has.
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Re: Your Favourite Anime
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2011, 03:57:44 pm »
1. Clannad ~After Story~
Nothing much to say here that hasn't been said already. Utterly brilliant.

2. 5 Centimeters Per Second
This is truly art in it's purest form.  It makes you smile, cry, and reflect upon your own life.  Truly inspiring.

3. ef - a tale of memories
This was the anime that made SHAFT into the studio we know today.  Shin Oonuma never even played the visual novel before directing this, yet he managed to make one of the best VN adaptations ever imo.

4. Code Geass
I love this anime purely because it is ridiculous.  I was discussing the Winter 2011 season with a friend once, when he said to me: "You know, every anime seems boring after seeing Code Geass.  It kept you on the edge of your seat ever single episode, and you always wanted to know what happened next." While I don't agree with him completely, I have to agree that Code Geass had an addictive quality that a lot of anime I've seen afterwards seem to lack.

5. Lucky Star
Every otaku's favourite comedy.  You either hate it with a passion, or you confess your undying love for it forever.

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Re: Your Favourite Anime
« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2011, 01:19:49 am »
Clannad(Both seasons)

i like it because its the true meaning of romance and love, another reason would be that this anime made me start watching romance animes( I LOVE THEM!!!!!)

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Re: Your Favourite Anime
« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2011, 07:59:29 am »
I'll probably update this with more once I become more seasoned (and grow a pair -.-), but for now my favorite anime is most likely:

Seitokai no Ichizon
It made me laugh uncontrollably, I too share Ken's goal of the harem ending. (just ask cbox :P) I personally think this anime is better than a decent amount of the animes that it makes references to. I still watch parts of every episode every single day cause I still laugh just as hard as I did the first time watching it. It's the PERFECT pure-hearted comedy and is a work of art. All the girls are awesome and unique, and I can't wait for the second season.

Pure Masterpiece!

oh and honorable mention to Kore wa Zombie Desu ka for introducing me to the most perfect character in the world: Eu

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Re: Your Favourite Anime
« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2011, 06:35:14 pm »
We Still Don't Know The Name Of The Flower We Saw That Day - This is one of the few series to drive me to tears.

Blue Exorcist - It's New. It's blue! Actually one of the better Shonen's I've watched/read.

One Piece - Couldn't leave it out of this list. I absolutely love this series.

Bleach - I only like the manga. The reason. I love how Kubo just draws the battle scenes.

Summer Wars - Another movie that brought me to tears near the end when everyone around the world banned together!

Clannad: After Story - The After Story is, in my opinion, better than the original Clannad series.

Element Hunters - Why hasn't anyone even heard of this show? It's awesome, teaches you about the periodic table, and has a great story!

Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan - More people need to watch this. More.

Rouroni Kenshin - Obviously

And my number one fave of all is...

Angel Sanctuary - A lovely story about a brother and sister who can't help but fall in love. They're freaking angels after all...
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