For an amusing mecha series, I enjoyed Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet. Space age robot crash lands on a post apocalyptic earth.
It was an interesting mix of mecha, slice of life, and sci fi.
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While we're at it. Recommend me good Mecha and Cyberpunk anime please.
You really can't go wrong with Bubblegum Crisis - many people will tell you to avoid Crash and the 2040 remake, but they have their merits and they are good shows in their own right (IE: Watch them and decide for yourself).
Cyber City Oedo is good, but dated and rather unsafe for work.
The quintessential Mecha anime are probably going to be 08th MS Squad (Gundam), Gundam 0080 (War In The Pocket), Z Gundam... Hm. Macross/Southern Cross/Mospeada did well as Robotech, but if you can get your hands on original Macross and Mospeada, they're entirely different series. Original Mospeada remains one of my favorite series, really.
Classic, old-school stuff like Fang Of The Sun Dougram, SPT Layzner, Heavy Metal L-Gaim, Aura Battler Dunbine, Five Star Stories, and the like are kind of acquired tastes. I enjoyed them, but other people might not.
I'm not entirely up to speed on newer C-Punk and Mecha stuff, other people might want to chime in.
While we're at it. Recommend me good Mecha and Cyberpunk anime please.
Well the defining work for Cyberpunk IS Ghost in the Shell, the popular ones are the original 90s movie and the Stand Alone Complex TV series 1 and 2. But ALL of it is great so have fun.
Mecha? I prefer UC but you might want to start with Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory, 08th MS team, or 0080: War in the Pocket and skip Zeta or Double Zeta.
Robots. Piloted.
I know they're not as popular on here, but I'd suggest G Gundam Fighter, and Gundam Wing. One is fun to watch and the other has an interesting story.
I am glad I wasn't the only one who was going to suggest Ghost in the Shell.
I recommend Cutie Honey (the original 1973 and the new Cutie Honey Flash series (which as I understand it is a full reboot more geared toward girls than the original (which was kinda popular with both girls and boys) not so much the 90's New Cutey Honey, that version wasn't shy about the nudity, although if she really likes the 1973 series, then go for the New Cutey Honey as they are actually sequels taking place 20 years later.)
It's similar to Sailor Moon (though it came out 20 years earlier) in that it's a 'magical girl vs. monster of the week' series, so with half hour episodes it is pretty quick with the action.
Here is a link to the specific version I am recommending (the Cutie Honey Flash I haven't even seen myself, as it's never been released in America, sadly... even this original 1973 version just got released finally in November 2013)
I love cutie honey! I am also upset that all we got was the ancient and ecchi versions.
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Action and comedy are her favorites. I dont think she takes non-live action romance seriously though. And I showed her Spirited Away (my all time favorite Myazaki film) and she was pretty meh about it.
How about Baccano!? Lots of action, some humor--it jumps around a bit in time, but (unlike some authors I could mention...*cough* Glen Cook *cough*) labels the transitions clearly.
BGHK is hilarious. Watched it on Netflix and then bought the Blu-rays.
BGHK? Please explain.
I mentioned it, sadly there is no way to describe it without spending forever explaining it and then it still sounds bad.
The best I could come up with is an over the top sex comedy with no sex.
It is a hilarious comedy of misadventures and teenage insecurity with some romance tossed in and well worth watching.
The bolded part is the premise for quite a few anime. Some are good, some are bad.
My first anime (unless you count kid's shows like Pokemon) was FLCL.
Normally I wouldn't recommend it at a first anime, but it does have stuff happening all the time.
Edit: The above mentioned Baccano! is great, but man it has a lot of characters.
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I think something short, under 10 episodes, might be a good starting point. Some animes can just drag on. That said, FMA:B and Parasyte are pretty great as well. I still can't get the OST out of my head.
That said, FMA:B and Parasyte are pretty great as well. I still can't get the OST out of my head.
Don't make me feel these sad things again. ;_;
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Robots. Piloted.The problem is that encompases a gigantic scope. Mazinger, Golion (aka Voltron), Gundam, G Gundam, Macross, Full Metal Panic, Five Star Stories, VOTOMS, Raxephon, Appleseed, Aquarion, Evangelion, Dual, Vandread, Tenchi Muyo: War on Genmar, Dunbine, Escaflowne, Captain Earth, Verduous Planet, Big O, Linebarrels, Burst Angel, Gun Sword, Demonbane, The Girl Who Leapt Through Space, STRAIN, etc.
And Gunbuster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Robots. Piloted.
start with the greatest giant robot of all time.
Dangaio.
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Mazinger Z (known as Tranzor Z when it was first released in the States) is pretty great.
Mazinger Z (known as Tranzor Z when it was first released in the States) is pretty great.While we're at it. Recommend me good Mecha and Cyberpunk anime please.
No mention of GaoGaiGar or Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann?
No mention of GaoGaiGar or Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann?Mazinger Z (known as Tranzor Z when it was first released in the States) is pretty great.While we're at it. Recommend me good Mecha and Cyberpunk anime please.
I wouldn't say those are for beginners...then again Gurren Lagann...hmmm.
I wouldn't say those are for beginners...then again Gurren Lagann...hmmm.No mention of GaoGaiGar or Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann?Mazinger Z (known as Tranzor Z when it was first released in the States) is pretty great.While we're at it. Recommend me good Mecha and Cyberpunk anime please.
On this I agree with Freehold DM. I wouldn't say those are good shows for beginners.
Like I said, if you want suicidal depression, either watch Bokurano or Evangelion.
Be warned, the latter is rather melodramatic as well.
Yep, but the Bokurano kicked me right in the teeth. I was beside myself for a few days.Like I said, if you want suicidal depression, either watch Bokurano or Evangelion.Be warned, the latter is rather melodramatic as well.
my god.
It's madoka with robots.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
there is always Pretty Cure
because magical girls kick ass
It depends on the person. My wife's intro to anime was the dub for Perfect Blue, and most people wouldn't claim that was for beginners either. But my wife originally had the theory that animation was for either kids or adults with nostalgia. All she had seen of anime was the pokemon and clones that was taking over the airwaves at the time.I wouldn't say those are for beginners...then again Gurren Lagann...hmmm.No mention of GaoGaiGar or Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann?Mazinger Z (known as Tranzor Z when it was first released in the States) is pretty great.While we're at it. Recommend me good Mecha and Cyberpunk anime please.
On this I agree with Freehold DM. I wouldn't say those are good shows for beginners.
While Gurren Lagann is the more recent of the two, one possible clue to whether or not someone could enjoy GaoGaiGar would be how strongly nostalgic they felt about either G1 style Transformers or either 80's Voltron shows.
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Yep, but the Bokurano kicked me right in the teeth. I was beside myself for a few days.Like I said, if you want suicidal depression, either watch Bokurano or Evangelion.Be warned, the latter is rather melodramatic as well.
Good thing I learned to freeze my heart when it comes to shows like that after reading the Elfen Lied manga unprepared.
Maybe both? Just a suggestion, if you're suffering from depression (like I did while I was watching it), don't watch it. I almost ended up needing meds.
Depressive stuff, eh? Been meaning to address that previously but never really got around to it... until now.
How's about a slighly different (but tangentially-related) media/medium, one more suited to being much more "noble-bright"? I speak of none other than Ultraman Mebius, a live action 2006 tokusatu production.
It firmly belongs on the viewing list of any good-aligned tiefling protector of goblin babies, if it wasn't already; the special effects might seem slightly dated but is still very much watchable; the female half of the viewing crowd need not worry about any major refrigeration of the various female cast members, sexualized fan-service, or failure on the Bechdel test front.
Of course, it's focus is all about the costumed special effects mixed martial arts entertainment, so here's a sampler of what one can reasonably expect from that show. Not necessarily for everybody, but what's the harm in giving it a chance?