movies/tv Looking for anime recommendations

[Callisto 1,877]

So, I've been wanting to get in to anime recently. Problem is, there's so much, I've got no clue where to start. So, recommend some amine!

 

If it's any help, the only anime I've watched in full is Madoka Magica, and I loved it. I would like something less emotionally draining, but really, anything's fine.

Edited March 13, 2014 by Callisto

[Page.Turner 940]

Free! (Aka Iwatobi Swim Club)

 

And Saint Young Men

[Mlpfan185 1,763]

Something was here. Something was here. Something was here. 

Edited October 10, 2018 by NONAME

[Sky Cutter 294]

• Nabari

fullmetal alchemist (the first one if you want a little more in depth story, brotherhood if you want it to go along with the manga more)

attack on titan

sgt frog

black butler was pretty good

full metal panic

[Blue Moon 6,341]

Angel Beats! is pretty good; it's very funny, but it can be a bit emotional at times. But overall, it's pretty lighthearted. Or, if you want something a little bit more on the serious side; Attack on Titan/Shingeki no Kyojin is very good as well.

[Akemi Homura 7,680]

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.

You will not be disappointed.

[Scootalove 10,689]

• Attack on Titan
• Shingeki no Kyojin
• Angel Beats!
• Watamote

There are plenty of anime shows for you to check out, you won't be disappointed.

[Brotaku 18]

Here's my own personal top 10: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Hayate the Combat Butler, Clannad, Magic Knight Rayearth, Baccano!, Chobits, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Outlaw Star, Spice and Wolf, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.

[ReverseFaller 2,483]

• Eden of the east

Death Note

Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne

Black Butler

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Soul Eater

Attack on Titan

Sword Art Online

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Code Geass

Blue Exorcist

Rosario Vampire

Deadman Wonderland

[Panzerbeard 10]

Depends on what you're going for, really. Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya or Cowboy Bebop are good "intro" animes, and Bebop is probably the most accessible if you're not familiar with all the typical anime nonsense.

Mai HiME had quite a bit of emotional depth towards the end, I liked that a fair bit. Toaru Kagaku no Railgun had a good blend of action and comedy, with just enough depth to stay interesting without being too serious. I'm watching Black Lagoon at the moment, I'd recommend that if you want hard action. If you want pure comedy, then Shinryaku! Ika Musume is pretty funny in places without being too reliant on obscure japanese culture, as most comedy animes like Lucky Star tend to be.

 

I'm fairly new to anime myself, really, so I'm still trying to figure out what I'm into. I'd recommend going to MyAnimeList, you can get a lot of info and recommendations there.

Edited March 13, 2014 by Panzerbeard

[Dashtastic57 40]

My favorite anime is Ghost in the Shell.  The 2 seasons more so than the movies.  It's Sci-fi and definitely for adults, more for the psychological and political complexities that children wouldn't understand.  

 

I would second Spice and Wolf.  It's not the most exciting anime for the most part, but it's pretty good.  Lots of economics in it with a little romance.

 

Eureka Seven.  Sci-fi again and definitely mecha.  Really good story and at 50 eps it'll keep you busy

 

I really liked Fairy Tail.  Just enough humor to lighten the mood sometimes but not to the point where it's just dumb.  Still plenty of serious stuff too.  Currently up to 48 episodes on netflix.  

 

Attack on Titan is pretty cool.  If you can handle sadness and loss.  it's kind of  a darker anime if you're into that. Only in subs at the moment, though I think I saw somewhere that an English dub cast was announced.   

 

Last Exile.  Steampunk/fantasy.  Good compelling story and a decent length

 

Samurai Champloo.  Cool take on Edo period japan.  Lots of hip hop influence/nods.  

 

I could go on and on and on.  Feel free to pm me.  

[Henny Penny Benny 936]

I've basically only ever seen one anime—Soul Eater—but it's absolutely fantastic.

[Neon Fire 473]

*Gets anime list*

 

I'm only gonna post what I thought was really good

 

Wolf's Rain

Death Note

Sword Art Online

Ginga Densetsu Weed

Fruits Basket

Bleach

Ouran High School Host Club

K-On

Hyouka

Dragon Drive

Kokoro Connect

Amnesia

[FatalRain 108]

You have many recommendations so far, and I feel like that may add to the stress of it 

So I wanted to suggest you use the site myanimelist.net

It's a great tool for keeping track of the anime you've watched or want to watch

and there's also pages for essentially every anime and manga in existence, so you can read the synopsis and look at the characters and such

Good luck!

[Virgil 685]

If I were to reccomend only one anime, it would be 'Princess Tutu' hands down. You probably will be moved to tears towards the end but it's just so beautiful . Also you can't go wrong with a Hayao Miyazaki movie, he's quite possibly the greatest animator alive and one of the greatest animators period ( but I'd suggest you watch with subtitles, Disney dubs.... dubious at most :okiedokielokie: ). But if you feel like more of a slice of life show I would reccomend the show 'Wagnaria!!' (aka 'Working!!'), it's just a really fun and well-written show, kinda like an anime version of 'The Office'. 

[Khaoios 1,970]

Well........in Anime, I would recommend watching:

 

Attack on Titan

Black Lagoon

Code Geauss

Mobile Suit Gundam 00

Gundam Seed/Seed Destiny

Robotech

[Lagom 204]

Series

• Attack on Titan
• Bleach
• Naruto
• D. Gray Man

There's like a ton of series out there, you could always start by thinking about which genres that you want to watch.

 

Movies

• Spirited Away
• Princess Mononoke
• Howl's Moving Castle

[Golden Muse 15]

Black Butler is a great one if you like a good combination of romance, comedy, drama and action. It's pretty unique because it's set in 19th century England and it has it has a really interesting take on the demon/underworld archetype.

[Karba 63]

Heyaa, i have recently watched "Sword Art Online" and "Corpse Party" and need some recommendations for more awesome animes.

 

I love dark/adventure/psychological stuff.

[ZukoIsBestPony 561]

Death Note! OML I love death note! It is just what your looking for.

[RrVPfX9cPtw59FpC 1,304]

Death Note! OML I love death note! It is just what your looking for.

YES. Best anime EVER. (Manga, rather.)

Also

Beware of the Weeaboo haters.

[Rainbow Eclipse 3,927]

*whywubwooface* Yu-Gi-Oh Season Zero!

 

EP1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIoSAeknl8M

[Moonlight 7,286]

• Attack On Titan

Black Butler

Death Note

Madoka Magica

Soul Eater

[Squeaky Clean 33]

PSYCHO PASS!

ANOTHER!

DARKER THAN BLACK!

Both are amazing-tastic animes that fit your criteria of being both awesome and somewhat dark. 

 

Ep 1 of Psycho Pass: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x16r8ff_psycho-pass-episode-1-crime-coefficient_creation

 

Ep 1 of Another: http://www.crunchyroll.com/another/episode-1-rough-sketch-589572

 

Ep 1 of Darker than Black: http://animewaffles.tv/MP4-Darker-than-Black-Episode-1-English-Dubbed-7399 

 

Edited April 1, 2014 by xxGhostie

[GaleFenrir 281]

Revolutionary Girl Utena...

 

Wait, that's nothing at all like SAO or Corpse Party.

 

Dunt care, watch it nao.

 

Also:

 

Shinsekai Yori(From the New World)

Serial Experiments Lain

Haibane Renmei

RahXephon

Noragami

Stein's;Gate

Welcome to the N.H.K.

Madoka Magica

 

All of the anime I listed(including Utena) have dark/psychological aspects to them.