I've been a huge anime fan since the 80's, I believe the first anime I watched was Voltron followed shortly by Robotech even though I didn't understand it much back then lol. After that was the 'big 4' from the 80's, Lupin the 3rd, Saint Seiya, Ronin Warriors and Fist of the North Star and while not very popular here in the States, Captain Tsubasa was among the anime I watched religiously. With the 90's coming closer, the one anime that made me realize and totally addicted to anime was Dragon Ball and I'm not talking about only Z, I started from the very beginning when Goku was a kid, I loved the humor and this anime holds a special place for me since I grew up with it. Around the same time I also enjoyed some other animes like Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Street Fighter 2, Fatal Fury, Golden Boy. Then came Cartoon Network and probably some of the best series I seen came from there such as Tenchi Muyo, Outlaw Star and finally Trigun. Every other anime I own came from watching Animes online first, some that had major impact for me such as Berserk, Elfen Lied, Gungrave, Gurren Lagann, The Count of Monte Cristo, Baccano! and my most recent one When they cry. That pretty much sum it all up, sorry for the long post, my favorite anime to be honest is probably Dragon Ball since it had greatest impact to me and introduced to many other amazing animes, but as far as the best anime I seen I would probably say Berserk although that's a tough choice to make lol. How did you get into anime?
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Force_of_Legend
14 years ago
Well you have been into it from the "beginning"! I actually started around late 2003, or early 2004. I actually believe it was late 2003. I had two friends that were bugging me to watch anime. I always shrugged it off though. The one friend called me around 10pm one night. We talked for nearly an hour. Then he asked me to turn on the TV. He asked me to go to Adult Swim. That was the first time that I saw Bebop. I believe it was the episode where Jet ran into his ex girl. I thought it was pretty cool, but wasn't completely converted yet. Then the next show after that was Big O. I enjoyed that one as well. So I decided to check out the shows the next night. They must have been playing them out of order. Because Pierrot le Fou was what was aired the next night. After that episode I was hooked! Then I went from Bebop, to Big O. Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. To all of the ones mentioned in my list.
Berserk is amazing! I don't know how one could not love that show. It has a Shakespearean feel to it. What is the newest, or most recent anime that you have seen?
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zecon202
14 years ago
The most recent one was 'When they cry', I heard from someone describing similar to Elfen Lied, I loved Elfen Lied so I decided to give it a try, not only did it met my expectations, it surpassed it, I enjoyed it more than Elfen Lied!
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Force_of_Legend
14 years ago
I have been wanting to see When They Cry...It looked very interesting from what I read, and saw of the trailers. I remember I didn't look into it awhile ago. Because of the Geneon issue...I really enjoyed Elfen Lied as well! Some people say it is too violent, but I feel it serves the story well. Also it has some awesome character development! I am glad that you really love When They Cry! I am definitely going to check it out once I get caught up on a few titles that I am currently working through...
You mentioned Baccano...Who is your favorite character? And why?
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zecon202
14 years ago
Baccano is awesome, to choose one favorite character would be difficult, there's so many! lol But if I had to pick one it would probably be Vino aka Rail Tracer, for his twisted sense of justice and for being a badass without being immortal! I would love for them to continue the series and perhaps see a battle between him vs Huey or Firo. Other cool character include Firo for his funny accent, Ladd Russo for being so sadistic, and Issac and Miria for being such airheads lol.
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Force_of_Legend
14 years ago
Haha! You are right! There are like 18 main characters. You named my favorite for sure.. Vino all the way. His showdown with Ladd on top of the train was just fantastic. Showing the big bad. Going up against the Bigger Bad. Vino wasn't even trying to "hurt" him. I also love when Vino went up against the guy with the wrench. Can't remember his name. Love how he kept ignoring him while talking to Chane.
Can you name your top 5, or maybe top 10 anime?
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zecon202
14 years ago
That's a real challenge, I cant determine my favorites since the order changes with my mood, I tried to come up with one on a different topic here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251439/board/flat/171044871?p=1, but even that list is outdated now. I know for a fact my top 3 are Dragon Ball, Berserk and Trigun, if we can include video games, then Final Fantasy 7 and Advent Children combined (for a complete story) would probably make it to my #4 or higher, everything else can be placed in any order. For example it would be impossible for me to place Gungrave over Baccano! since I love them both equally, to force one over the other would make my head explode lol. What about you, what would be your top 10 favorites?
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sawfan1414
11 years ago
As of right now.
Akira - DVD
Big O: Complete Collection Season 1 - DVD
Big O: Complete Collection Season 2 - DVD
Birdy The Mighty: Decode - Complete Collection S.A.V.E. - DVD
Black Lagoon - Complete Collection - Combo Pack
Black Lagoon: The Second Barragen - Complete Collection - Combo Pack
Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail OVA Series - Combo Pack(Preorder)
Blue Gender - Complete Collection - DVD
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 - Complete Collection - DVD
Cowboy Bebop - Complete Collection - DVD
Cowboy Bebop: Knocking on Heaven's Door - Blu-Ray
Darker Than Black Volumes 1-6 with Limited Edition Artbox - DVD
Devil May Cry Volumes 1-3
Dragon Ball Seasons 1-5 - DVD
Dragon Ball Z Seasons 1-9 - DVD
Dragon Ball GT Seasons 1-2 - DVD
Dragon Ball Z Kai Parts 1-8 - Bluray
Dragon Ball movies 1-4 - DVD
Dragon Ball Z Movies 1-15 - DVD
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy - DVD
Elfen Lied Volumes 1-3 with Artbox
Eureka Seven Volumes 1-12 W/2 Limited Edition Artboxes - DVD
Eureka Seven The Movie - DVD
Fairy Tail Parts 1-6 - Combo Pack
FullMetal Alchemist Season 1 part 1 & part 2 - DVD
FullMetal Alchemist Season 2 part 1 & part 2 - DVD
FullMetal Alchemist OVA Collection
FullMetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa - Limited Edition DVD
FullMetal Alchemist BrotherHood Parts 1-5 - Blu-ray
FullMetal Alchemist BrotherHood: OVA Collection - Combo Pack
FullMetal Alchemist BrotherHood: Sacred Star of Milos - DVD
Full Metal Panic! - Complete Collection - DVD
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu - Complete Collection - DVD
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid - Complete Collection - DVD
Ghost in the Shell - Complete Collection - DVD
Gun X Sword Volumes 1-7 with Limited Edition Artbox -DVD
Gurren Lagann Volumes 1-6 with Limited Edition Artbox - DVD
Hellsing - Complete collection - DVD
Hellsing Ultimate 1-8 - Combo Pack
Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Ultra Limited Edition Box -DVD
Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA Series - Ultra Limited Edition Box - DVD
Level E - Complete Collection - Limited Edition Combo Pack
Lupin The 3rd: First Haul(Movies 1-5) - DVD
Lupin The 3rd: Final Haul(Movies 6-10) - DVD
Lupin The 3rd: Woman Called Fujiko Mine - Limited Edition Combo Pack(Preorder)
Martian Successor Nadesico Volumes 1-6 with Artbox - DVD
Michiko & Hatchin Part 1 Limited Edition & Part 2 - Combo Pack(Preorder)
Mushi-Shi - Complete Collection - DVD
Ninja Nonsense Volumes 1-4 with Artbox - DVD
Noein Volumes 1-5 with Artbox - DVD
Outlaw Star - Complete Collection - DVD
Panty & Stocking: With Garterbelt - Limited Edition Blu-ray
Samurai Champloo - Complete Collection - DVD
Samurai Seven - Complete Collection - Blu-ray
Soul Eater - Complete Collection - DVD
Steins; Gate Part 1 & Part 2 - Combo Pack
Tiger & Bunny - Sets 1 & 2 - DVD
Tiger & Bunny Parts 1 & 2 - Limited Edition Combo Pack UK release
Tiger & Bunny Parts 3 & 4 - Limited Edition Combo Pack UK release(Preorder)
Toriko Parts 1-4 - DVD
Trigun - Complete Collection - DVD
Trigun: Badlands Rumble - 2 disc DVD
Wolf's Rain - Complete Collection - DVD
YuYu Hakusho Seasons 1-4 - Bluray
YuYu Hakusho: The Movie & Eizou Hakusho - DVD
I think that's it so far.
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sawfan1414
10 years ago
I'm editing my previous list, the new titles are in bold.
Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero - Complete Collection - BR/DVD combo
Akira - DVD
Baccano! - Complete Collection - Blu-ray
Big O: Complete Collection Season 1 - DVD
Big O: Complete Collection Season 2 - DVD
Birdy The Mighty: Decode - Complete Collection S.A.V.E. - DVD
Black Lagoon - Complete Collection - Combo Pack
Black Lagoon: The Second Barragen - Complete Collection - Combo Pack
Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail OVA Series - Combo Pack(Preorder)
Blue Gender - Complete Collection - DVD
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 - Complete Collection - DVD SOLD
Cowboy Bebop - Complete Collection - DVD
Cowboy Bebop: Knocking on Heaven's Door - Blu-Ray
Darker Than Black Volumes 1-6 with Limited Edition Artbox - DVD
Devil May Cry Volumes 1-3 W/limited edition artbox
Dragon Ball Seasons 1-5 - DVD
Dragon Ball Z Seasons 1-9 - DVD
Dragon Ball GT Seasons 1-2 - DVD
Dragon Ball Z Kai Parts 1-8 - Bluray
Dragon Ball movies 1-4 - DVD
Dragon Ball Z Movies 1-15 - DVD
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy - DVD
Dragon Ball Z: Rock The Dragon - Limited Edition DVD
Elfen Lied Volumes 1-3 with Artbox
Eureka Seven Volumes 1-12 W/2 Limited Edition Artboxes - DVD
Eureka Seven The Movie - DVD
Fairy Tail Parts 1-8 - Combo Pack Added parts 7-8
Fairy Tail: The Phoenix Priestess
FullMetal Alchemist Season 1 part 1 & part 2 - DVD
FullMetal Alchemist Season 2 part 1 & part 2 - DVD
FullMetal Alchemist OVA Collection
FullMetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa - Limited Edition DVD
FullMetal Alchemist BrotherHood Parts 1-5 - Blu-ray
FullMetal Alchemist BrotherHood: OVA Collection - Combo Pack
FullMetal Alchemist BrotherHood: Sacred Star of Milos - DVD
Full Metal Panic! - Complete Collection - DVD
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu - Complete Collection - DVD
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid - Complete Collection - DVD
Future Diary: Limited Edition Part 1 + Part 2 - DVD
Geneshaft: Complete Collection - DVD
Good Luck Girl! - Complete Collection - DVD/BR combo
Ghost in the Shell - Complete Collection - DVD
Gungrave - Complete collection - DVD
Gun X Sword Volumes 1-7 with Limited Edition Artbox -DVD
Gurren Lagann Volumes 1-6 with Limited Edition Artbox - DVD
Heat Guy J: Complete Collection - DVD
Hellsing - Complete collection - DVD
Hellsing Ultimate 1-8 - Combo Pack
Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Ultra Limited Edition Box -DVD
Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA Series - Ultra Limited Edition Box - DVD
Legend of the Legendary Heroes: Complete Collection - BR/DVD combo
Level E - Complete Collection - Limited Edition Combo Pack
Lupin The 3rd: Castle of Cagliostro - DVD
Lupin The 3rd: First Haul(Movies 1-5) - DVD
Lupin The 3rd: Final Haul(Movies 6-10) - DVD
Lupin The 3rd: Volumes 1 - 15 (Geneon Dub)
Lupin The 3rd: Woman Called Fujiko Mine - Limited Edition Combo Pack
Maken-Ki! - Complete Collection - DVD/BR combo
Martian Successor Nadesico Volumes 1-6 with Artbox - DVD
Michiko & Hatchin Part 1 Limited Edition & Part 2 - Combo Pack
Mushi-Shi - Complete Collection - DVD
Ninja Nonsense Volumes 1-4 with Artbox - DVD
Noein Volumes 1-5 with Artbox - DVD
One Piece Collections 1 and 2 - DVD
One Piece: Strong World - DVD/BR combo
Outlaw Star - Complete Collection - DVD
Panty & Stocking: With Garterbelt - Limited Edition Blu-ray
Robotech: Complete Collection - DVD
Rurouni Kenshin: volumes 1-22 + movies
Samurai Champloo - Complete Collection - DVD
Samurai Seven - Complete Collection - Blu-ray
Soul Eater - Complete Collection - DVD
Steins; Gate Part 1 & Part 2 - Combo Pack
Tiger & Bunny - Sets 1 & 2 - DVD
Tiger & Bunny Parts 1 & 2 - Limited Edition Combo Pack UK release
Tiger & Bunny Parts 3 & 4 - Limited Edition Combo Pack UK release
Toriko Parts 1-4 - DVD
Trigun - Complete Collection - DVD
Trigun: Badlands Rumble - 2 disc DVD
Wolf's Rain - Complete Collection - DVD
YuYu Hakusho Seasons 1-4 - Bluray
YuYu Hakusho: The Movie & Eizou Hakusho - DVD
Zetman: Complete Collection - Blu-ray
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