Recommend me an anime, Sher Khan!

[Erwin Rommel]

any good historical, war, realistic anime

[the_mango55]

I'd like to see a good realistic mech based anime like the 08th MS team.

The gundam wing type stuff annoyed me, with a single mech taking out hundreds of other mechs of the same size. And they might as well have just been starfighters for as little as they used their legs.

I wish there was an anime set in the battletech universe. I think there was an animated show a decade or so ago, but I think that was more of a kids show (I'm not positive though).

[Sher Khan]

any good historical, war, realistic anime

Zipang, definitely.

But usually those three things don't turn up at once in anime. Usually just two out of the three..

I'd like to see a good realistic mech based anime like the 08th MS team.

The gundam wing type stuff annoyed me, with a single mech taking out hundreds of other mechs of the same size. And they might as well have just been starfighters for as little as they used their legs.

I wish there was an anime set in the battletech universe. I think there was an animated show a decade or so ago, but I think that was more of a kids show (I'm not positive though).

You could try Turn A Gundam. The Big O too, if you haven't seen it on Cartoon Network already. The same for Blue Gender.


The giant robot action in Full Metal Panic! is a bit more believable than in Gundam.

[Dismounted H@Xx0rZ]

Even though I like all the gundams ever made in the UC timeline, I can only really suggest the original MSG.

Can someone verify for me if Sher Khan has me on his ignore list?

[Erwin Rommel]

watching zipang now..........................

wow forget KMS Bismarck,

an autgyro landing in the Yamato, cool.......................

Corsair dive bombers being blown by the awesome aegis system of Mirai HAH

even Nimitz's fleet ir even Yamamoto's cant beat that

[Sher Khan]

Even though I like all the gundams ever made in the UC timeline, I can only really suggest the original MSG.

Can someone verify for me if Sher Khan has me on his ignore list?

I don't. Not that I'm aware of, anyway.

[Juggernaut]

I just watched Graves of the Fireflies and Im so embarassed to admit that I cried like a baby watching it. I guess Im just too sensitive.

Actually just give me a nice anime with historical background. Samurai is preferable but others are okay, too.

I recommend Shigurui
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigurui
if you don't mind excessive gore or crazy/fanatical people.
It's fairly realistic, it has quite an intriguing story line and the characters are motivated through the value system of 17th century Japan rather than that of now.
The original comic is still continuing, and the anime ends only half way and is somewhat short(only 13 episodes) but it's in top quality and 2nd season is in making.

I'd like to see a good realistic mech based anime like the 08th MS team.

The gundam wing type stuff annoyed me, with a single mech taking out hundreds of other mechs of the same size. And they might as well have just been starfighters for as little as they used their legs.

Macross Zero
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macross_Zero
might be good.
The story is boring but it has one of the most amazing and realistic dog fights I've ever seen, although the Valkyrie(the mech in the show) is more of a transformable jet fighter than a mech and spends only a limited time as robot.
If you liked Macross Zero you might try Macross Plus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macross_plus
It's older than Macross Zero but the graphics is far from out dated, has more interesting characters, great dog fight scenes, great music and it has the coolest looking mecha in human history, the YF-19.

[jankren]

Im watching Death Note right now and **** it is good!

[Erwin Rommel]

what about Honey and Clover LOL!!!

yeah I;m already at epi...4 of that Pumpkin thingy
i see a kubelwagen, a mauser, german, russian inspired tanks and some pretty nifty rank insignia based on the Japs before ww2 (like in FMA)

as i was saying any good war, hisotrical, realistic anime
not necesarily all 3 but atleast the war part is there..........minus the mechs
ony mechs i like are......................zoids

[Eric]

I've watched the entirety of Samurai Champloo and Cowboy Bebop, as well as parts of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Knowing that I enjoyed all these things thoroughly, what should I check out next?

[Centurion-Lucius-Vorenus]

Watch the whole of Neon Genesis Evangelion.

[hellheaven1987]

Watch the whole of Neon Genesis Evangelion.

And repeatly watch it three times until you finally get the whole story.

[Centurion-Lucius-Vorenus]

And repeatly watch it three times until you finally get the whole story.

Yeah.

[Hattori]

Aw what a cool thread. Sher, these are my favorite shows in no particular order.

Ghost in the shell movies- like the philosophy, characters, the setting and the cyberpunk athmosphere.
GITS series- same as above, just without the philosophy cause there isnt much.
Akira- like the setting, style and epicness.
Ninja scroll- like the animation.
Ergo proxy (Zomg everyone see this if you havent!!)- love the cyberpunk setting, characters and the script itself.
Serial experiments Lain- love everything except the repetitive nature, should have been a movie.

Sher, I dont know if you're in the category of people that find some of the animes above full of pretentious pop philosophy and anoying, but I love it. Anyway can you recommend me something? Everyone I know IRL that watches anime are mostly Narutards etc so I wont get anything from them.

It is a pseudo-realistic anime, spoiled only by the tendency for the main character to shed her clothes in gunfights, presumably so that she can turn invisible. Why this wouldn't work with her clothes and armor on was never explained and frankly makes no sense.

Its called thermo optical camouflage and she doesnt take off all her clothes, she leaves the thight suit, the texture and pigment of that suit makes her invisible when activated, If she activated the suit with armour on the effect wouldnt work... it all makes sense.

Edit- **** I forgot I loved cowboy bebop series too for the humorous entertainment. Also I loved animatrix- the second reneissance and the segment with the girl and the cat(forgot the name) were my favorites.

[drak10687]

If any of you liked Death Note even a tiny bit, you should check out "Monster"...

In fact, you should give it a try even if you don't like anime, because its more like an animated movie, than anime. What I mean is, people's looks are based on their country of origin/race, emotions are portrayed realistically (no gigantic teardrops or blood-red faces), there is no magic, the action takes place in real places and is loosely based on history, etc. The only part which people who don't like anime might still hate is that its long - 74 ~20min episodes long; though to give it credit, most episodes contain completely new material and are not just the continuation of one scene like in DBZ.

Anyways, really recommend this one for anyone.

Just to comment on Death Note... I though the first 10-15 episodes were great, but they are the only reason I watched the last 20 or so, which leave me with an overall mediocre impression at best.

[hellheaven1987]

I don't know, to me, Death Note is sooooo boring that I put volume 1 back after I finish.

[jankren]

Dammit! after the 16th episode Death Note turns so gay that it becomes unwatchable! It seems like the original writer was suddenly killed by a death god and some random guy took his place.

[Sidus Preclarum]

Zipang is also a novel historical anime, based around a Japanese Self Defense Naval ship named the Mirai. Through some strange phenomenon out at sea, it is trasported back in time to World War II's Pacific Theater, and is inevitably drawn into the conflict.

I'm reading the Zipang manga in bookstores as they get tranlsated. It's great, though I'm now lost in the plots and should read them all in a single session....
Oh, and I second Drak's advice on Monster.

[Centurion-Lucius-Vorenus]

I'm reading the Zipang manga in bookstores as they get tranlsated. It's great, though I'm now lost in the plots and should read them all in a single session....
Oh, and I second Drak's advice on Monster.

Are you reading them in French or English ?


Anyway, Has anyone else Seen the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya ? I've been watching it and i absolutely love it so far.

[Juggernaut]

Anyway, Has anyone else Seen the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya ? I've been watching it and i absolutely love it so far.

It seems people either hate it or love it...and I'm the latter.
Although I definitely wouldn't want to meet someone like Haruhi in real life.