Manga and anime newcomers (and old stagers) Q&A

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Re: Manga and anime newcomers (and old stagers) Q&A

Post by aries0179 » 01 Jan 2019, 16:25

hello i wanted to run something by another anime and manga devoted person, ive been collecting anime for 25 years and have about 5000 titles but my friend wants some character driven and kinda dark psychological anime and i put out some ifeas but most were rejected. maybe you can help me to narrow some down, i recommended Cowboy Bebop Afro Samurai, and Armitage the 3rd and Armitage poly matrix...... i said GitS but he watched the original movie and said its boring and its my favorite anime collection so if you can help id appreciate it? Please!

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Post by unoduetre » 01 Jan 2019, 16:28

[mention=84739]aries0179[/mention]

Happy Sugar Life is one of the newest of this type.

Check these ones as well:

Shin Sekai Yori
Terror in Resonance
Serial Experiments Lain
Bokurano
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Elfen Lied
Ergo Proxy
Texhnolyze
Shiki
Death Parade
Psycho Pass
Mardock Scramble
Gilgamesh
Jin-Rou
Now and Then, Here and There
Berserk (the old one, not the crappy CGI one)
Darker than Black
Mnemosyne
Akame ga Kill
Hellsing Ultimate

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Post by aries0179 » 01 Jan 2019, 16:43

good choices i have Elfen Lied and Terror in Resonance as well as Ergo Proxy and Texhnolyze so i know they are good, Psycho Pass is cool too, i have the series and movie and Lain too.... that may be too much for the guy hes more up on manga but im teachin him the anime ropes so to speak. Shiki was ok but it was slow and till the end not any solid progression in the form of pace to the series so i didnt enjoy it really. maybe a show like death note or appleseed and tokyo ghoul.... what do you think?

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Post by unoduetre » 01 Jan 2019, 16:46

I didn't like Tokyo Ghoul, but it certainly is popular. Death Note is a good choice, but the ending wasn't that great. But I still recommend it. I have only read the manga for Appleseed, and it was great, but I cannot say too much about the anime.

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Post by aries0179 » 01 Jan 2019, 16:47

you know ive collected anime since 1994 and i dont even have a copy of the first Berserk series and they are expensive to buy now but it would be good to have for me at least, also i asked about Darker than Black and they hated the part they watched so its confusing to pick for a strange person with such avid opinions for good and bad not much middle ground.

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Post by unoduetre » 01 Jan 2019, 16:48

Well, it's not really possible to predict what would a random person like. You need to know the person quite well first.

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Post by aries0179 » 01 Jan 2019, 16:49

the first release in the 80-90's was alot better to me than the new editions using CGI, the Appleseed original was great though and so was Black Magic M-66 so check it out if you havent yet.

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Post by unoduetre » 01 Jan 2019, 16:50

I've seen Black Magic M-66 :)

Yeah, the CGI Berserk was a mistake.

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Post by aries0179 » 01 Jan 2019, 16:51

i get that but i am really versed in anime with my collected titles and knowledge but i wanted to get another opinion to help out

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Post by unoduetre » 01 Jan 2019, 16:51

Sure. Are there any titles on my list you haven't seen?

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Post by aries0179 » 01 Jan 2019, 16:57

Shin Sekai Yori, Bokurano, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Mardock Scramble, Gilgamesh, Jin-Rou, Now and Then, Here and There, Berserk, and Death Parade..... i havent got to see yet

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Post by unoduetre » 01 Jan 2019, 16:58

I've added some titles to the end of the list.

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Post by unoduetre » 01 Jan 2019, 16:59

aries0179 wrote:Shin Sekai Yori, Bokurano, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Mardock Scramble, Gilgamesh, Jin-Rou, Now and Then, Here and There, Berserk, and Death Parade..... i havent got to see yet

Oh, ok. So these are all great anime. Watch Shin Sekai Yori and Puella Magi Madoka Magica first.

Also, don't get discouraged by a couple of first episodes of these two. These anime are not something they appear to be at first. They will take you for a ride.

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Post by aries0179 » 01 Jan 2019, 17:05

i own all 3 of those that got added but im wanting a idea of the type of anime you say will be good since its not mine then im tryin to work for another fan so any added info would help.... and thanks for tryin to add more to the list but ive got 5000 so im a hard one to pick for anyway.

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Re: Manga and anime newcomers (and old stagers) Q&A

Post by unoduetre » 01 Jan 2019, 17:07

I think you know the person much better than I. So it's better if you make the decision. :)

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