View Full Version : Finally gonna start watching anime.
Smits
29-01-2009, 01:10 PM
I'v been browsing throguh this section of the forum and decided to finally start watching anime. I'll use the web to start.
Anyway I'm making one of those animelist things i saw in someones sig and will keep my progress tracked there. I dont plan on watching like 10 different animes at once, prefer to complete one before i start another.
Any recommendations on where to start? I've watched alot of deathnote before but would really need to re watch.
Southe,
29-01-2009, 03:14 PM
depends on your taste really.. so id say start with some short series before moving onto a large one.
Black cat, Full metal alchemist, Outlaw star, Paranoia Agent, Death Note, Higurashi no noko koro ni (think i got that right xD) Outlaw star, Baki the grappler are some on top of my head. once you have watched a few short series then you could move onto a on going series like Naruto, Bleach, One Piece which most people tend to like atleast one of them
Smits
29-01-2009, 05:14 PM
Alright thanks. I'm 3 episodes into black cat and i have to say im quite impressed, the story line is better than i thought,
http://myanimelist.net/animelist/Smits
will be updating daily
Naruto
Blech
Full metal alchemist
Deathnote
Trigun - I would watch first its epic
Watch them first there all in my top 5.
Smits
29-01-2009, 05:23 PM
I was actually just looking at trigun as a future watch. I'll add it to my 'to watch' list.
PaulMacC
29-01-2009, 06:30 PM
Seriously do not watch dubbed, everyone here except for Jord watches subbed. Myself and many others feel as if it takes away the whole feeling of an anime and the japanese culture. I'd recommend Death Note, it was my first ever anime and made me watch what I do today :)
www.animeftw.tv
Register and watch it there, it's free.
dubs ftw i bet i get minus repped now
Neversoft
29-01-2009, 07:20 PM
Just ignore everyone else, watch dubbed anime if you want.
I'd recommend starting at Death Note, and you absolutely have to watch Sword of the Stranger. It's an anime movie, not a series. It's beyond amazing. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is another brilliant series, on par if not better than Death Note. Trigun is a fantastic watch, as is Samurai Champloo, Read or Die and Utawarerumono. Soul Eater might also interest you, and perhaps Afro Samurai and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Gurren Lagann has 27 episodes, Sword of the Stranger is a movie, Read or die is 3 episodes long, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya I think has 14 episodes, Death Note has 37, Soul Eater has 41 so far, Afro Samurai has 5 and Utawarerumono, Trigun and Samurai Champloo have 26.
They're good things to start with and overall very enjoyable, but I can't really give you spot on recommendations since I don't know your tastes and what you're into.
Also, I sent you a friend request on MyAnimeList.
I think I got confused, watch the Japanese one with subtitles and not the rubbish English ones ;)
Southe,
30-01-2009, 02:37 PM
I dont mind dubs if there done by funimation. Because i think they put more effort into them unlike other dubbing groups. But not all of them lol didnt like the FMA dub.
I always choose the sub over the dub because thats the orgional and thats the way it was meant to be watched. People who watch the dub instead of the sub are just plain lazy in my opinion lol
Watch dubbed not subbed.
Except for Bleach and quite a few other crap dubs.
I think I got confused, watch the Japanese one with subtitles and not the rubbish English ones ;)
Except for Bleach and quite a few other crap dubs.
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say no more ;);)
I'm gonna watch my first anime in a sec which will be Trigun.
http://myanimelist.net/animelist/Shankney
If you wanna keep up, I'll try update it every episode I watch etc.
Smits
30-01-2009, 05:29 PM
alright thanks alot, especially neversoft. I think im gonna be watching alot of the anime series on that animeftw site, and then judge for myself which are the best, i just wanted to get some opinions of others first.
www.dubhappy.com
you can find every episode off bleach sub'ed there
www.dubhappy.com (http://www.dubhappy.com)
you can find every episode off bleach sub'ed there
Dubhappy does subs?
Lol that's funny.
How's it going Kyle? Have you given up?
Dubhappy does subs?
only bleach.
Smits
02-02-2009, 12:35 AM
What are the best websites to watch anime, i'v got animeftw.tv so far.
Just google anime sites its not hard.
www.veoh.com does most stuff, 'tis pretty good. I'm currently watching Trigun on there.
sky7anime.net is pretty good too, nice quality stuff
People who watch the dub instead of the sub are just plain lazy in my opinion lol
Get over yourself, it's called an option, you watch subbed all you want, personally I want to see a show, not read it, it's not being lazy at all and you're an idiot if you think it is, how about we take every single show shot in a different country and make all of it subbed just for you?
To OP - There isn't a huge selection of decent anime I find, Outlaw star would be the best option since it seems to spread across most genres, Full Metal Alchemist is a good one but it's quite a bit longer than Outlaw Star, at the moment I would avoid stuff like Bleach as it is in the 200 episodes area I think by now. xD
Get over yourself, it's called an option, you watch subbed all you want, personally I want to see a show, not read it, it's not being lazy at all and you're an idiot if you think it is, how about we take every single show shot in a different country and make all of it subbed just for you?
To OP - There isn't a huge selection of decent anime I find, Outlaw star would be the best option since it seems to spread across most genres, Full Metal Alchemist is a good one but it's quite a bit longer than Outlaw Star, at the moment I would avoid stuff like Bleach as it is in the 200 episodes area I think by now. xD
THANK YOU
I watch dub one, Because my first anime I watched was naruto and subbed voices were horrible
Second, I dent to do stuff while watching anime, Like post here, play habbo, play runescape talk on msn how can I do all that when Im trying to read subs?
Neversoft
02-02-2009, 01:50 PM
Get over yourself, it's called an option, you watch subbed all you want, personally I want to see a show, not read it, it's not being lazy at all and you're an idiot if you think it is, how about we take every single show shot in a different country and make all of it subbed just for you?
To OP - There isn't a huge selection of decent anime I find, Outlaw star would be the best option since it seems to spread across most genres, Full Metal Alchemist is a good one but it's quite a bit longer than Outlaw Star, at the moment I would avoid stuff like Bleach as it is in the 200 episodes area I think by now. xD
The world would actually be a better place is everything was subbed and never dubbed. That way lousy voice actors wouldn't be getting paid for the crap job they do. I'm not the kind of person who would tell someone to watch a subbed anime if they like to watch dubs, i mean it is the other persons choice afterall, but compared to the Japanese voice actors, the Americans are beyond terrible. There really is no need for dubbing in my opinion.
You can't have watched much anime then. The appeal is huge and the selection of decent anime is almost endless.
Also to OP, just take a look at the 'Top Anime' page on MyAnimeList. Pretty much everything there is fantastic.
http://myanimelist.net/topanime.php
Also, whats the point in avoiding Bleach at the moment because it's over 200 episodes? It's only going to get longer.
Second, I dent to do stuff while watching anime, Like post here, play habbo, play runescape talk on msn how can I do all that when Im trying to read subs?
Well the point in watching something is that you actually watch it. If you're doing all those other things, you're obviously watching everything but anime.
You can't have watched much anime then. The appeal is huge and the selection of decent anime is almost endless.
Na I don't watch much at all, I'm pretty selective about what I watch, it has to be interesting or funny, I don't really enjoy action stuff much so the selection of anime that holds my interest is pretty low compared to most people. xD
Naruto dub is horrible lol, that's why it's on cartoon network.
Southe,
02-02-2009, 08:58 PM
Get over yourself, it's called an option, you watch subbed all you want, personally I want to see a show, not read it, it's not being lazy at all and you're an idiot if you think it is, how about we take every single show shot in a different country and make all of it subbed just for you?
Well seeing how the series are made and produced in japan and in japanese. and thats the way it was intended to be seen. If people in other countries want to watch series yes i think all dvds from other countires should be subbed. My opinion, dosent make me an idiot.
And as ive also said i do watch dubs aswell. but i always watch the subbed aswell. as ive said Funimation do wonderful dubbing with some of there shows. But for people who complain about not wanting to sit and read subs is in my opinion lazy. Most people can read and watch at the same time.. if your busy doing other things your not watching it then.
Also. been watching the baki the grappler dub but ive had the subs on. and ive also done that for one piece and dbz. Dubs always change things aswell so i guess i would prefer to watch the origional aswell. I have nothing against dubs. Just have a problem with people that use reading subs as an excuse.
Axel: Only repeats xD havent showed anything past 100 i think. normaly check when i get back from work on sundays. and america have finished it.. dont think shippuuden is being played on CN in the US now anyway. Think CN wanted to get rid of anime from there network.
Naruto dub is horrible lol, that's why it's on cartoon network.
Isn't it on a worser channel called Jetix?
Neversoft
02-02-2009, 09:01 PM
Na I don't watch much at all, I'm pretty selective about what I watch, it has to be interesting or funny, I don't really enjoy action stuff much so the selection of anime that holds my interest is pretty low compared to most people. xD
Yeah, action tends to get very boring and reptitive after a while, yet there is so much of it. :P You might like Baccano. I've just watched the first seven episodes non-stop and I'm hooked. It's extremely interesting, story, characters, setting, everthing... and the way it's all pieced together is very Pulp Fiction like. It's not set in Japan either, which is a breath of fresh air. Infact, it's pretty much all original.
Also, yeah Naruto is on Jetix. :P If I remember correctly, Toonami was owned by Cartoon Network when it was still alive back in the day, and they showed a ton of classics. Transformers, Dragon Ball Z, Ultimate Muscle n'all. So Cartoon Network were actually good with their selection.
The world would actually be a better place is everything was subbed and never dubbed. That way lousy voice actors wouldn't be getting paid for the crap job they do. I'm not the kind of person who would tell someone to watch a subbed anime if they like to watch dubs, i mean it is the other persons choice afterall, but compared to the Japanese voice actors, the Americans are beyond terrible. There really is no need for dubbing in my opinion.
You can't have watched much anime then. The appeal is huge and the selection of decent anime is almost endless.
Also to OP, just take a look at the 'Top Anime' page on MyAnimeList. Pretty much everything there is fantastic.
http://myanimelist.net/topanime.php
Also, whats the point in avoiding Bleach at the moment because it's over 200 episodes? It's only going to get longer.
Well the point in watching something is that you actually watch it. If you're doing all those other things, you're obviously watching everything but anime.
I open up 2 internet browsers and make them half size each use it like that I can still see whats going on
Neversoft
02-02-2009, 09:05 PM
I open up 2 internet browsers and make them half size each use it like that I can still see whats going on
I did that once when I pulled an all-nighter to complete my college project last year. I needed something to keep me awake, so I watched Dragon Ball Z. :P Still, I was only really listening to it. It's hard to watch and work.
Traume
02-02-2009, 09:29 PM
Isn't it on a worser channel called Jetix?
jetix is a disgrace
Well seeing how the series are made and produced in japan and in japanese. and thats the way it was intended to be seen.
It's made in Japan, so the language will be in Japanese, it wasn't made that way because they wanted it to be Japanese, they made it in Japanese because it's made FOR the Japanese public, they're not gonna make anime in English are they? :rolleyes:
That's why you'll see an English movie, dispite where it is set the majority of the main characters will always speak English, whether it makes sense or not.
Yeah, action tends to get very boring and reptitive after a while, yet there is so much of it. :P You might like Baccano. I've just watched the first seven episodes non-stop and I'm hooked. It's extremely interesting, story, characters, setting, everthing... and the way it's all pieced together is very Pulp Fiction like. It's not set in Japan either, which is a breath of fresh air. Infact, it's pretty much all original.
Also, yeah Naruto is on Jetix. :P If I remember correctly, Toonami was owned by Cartoon Network when it was still alive back in the day, and they showed a ton of classics. Transformers, Dragon Ball Z, Ultimate Muscle n'all. So Cartoon Network were actually good with their selection.
I don't mind the mix of action and other things, FMA is good for action as it's not the focus of it.
Toonami or CNX, whatever you wanna call it used to show Outlaw Star, that was certainly not aimed at children, was only shown from like 10PM till early morning, that was the first anime I really got into I think.
Shame Toonami went, I used to watch Transformers, Outlaw Star and the Dragonball series' all time. xD
Neversoft
02-02-2009, 10:20 PM
Well nothing is focused entirely on action, there are always other aspects to it. Baccano has action in it as well as many other things.
Well nothing is focused entirely on action, there are always other aspects to it. Baccano has action in it as well as many other things.
Nothing is focused entirely on it but most things pick it as the major element, I'd say Bleach is like 85% action. xD
Traume
03-02-2009, 12:09 AM
Nothing is focused entirely on it but most things pick it as the major element, I'd say Bleach is like 85% action. xD
Bleach can get away with it though cos its amazin'
:3
Neversoft
03-02-2009, 09:28 AM
Nothing is focused entirely on it but most things pick it as the major element, I'd say Bleach is like 85% action. xD
The first arc of Bleach is probably horror if anything, then the next two arcs are more on the mystery side of things. The next arc also involves a bit of mystery among other things, and so on. Action is a big part of it though, yeah. :P But you ruled out FMA, isn't there action in almost every episode of that?
The first arc of Bleach is probably horror if anything, then the next two arcs are more on the mystery side of things. The next arc also involves a bit of mystery among other things, and so on. Action is a big part of it though, yeah. :P But you ruled out FMA, isn't there action in almost every episode of that?
Not true, its heavily based on the story
The first arc of Bleach is probably horror if anything, then the next two arcs are more on the mystery side of things. The next arc also involves a bit of mystery among other things, and so on. Action is a big part of it though, yeah. :P But you ruled out FMA, isn't there action in almost every episode of that?
Na in FMA there are episodes with no action what so ever.
Neversoft
03-02-2009, 09:59 AM
Not true, its heavily based on the story
As is Bleach and everything else in the world.
Na in FMA there are episodes with no action what so ever.
Bleach also has episodes with no action.
As is Bleach and everything else in the world.
Bleach also has episodes with no action.
Why are you trying to argue that it has a lot of fighting when you havent seen it? Isnt it just an arguement that you cant win?
Neversoft
03-02-2009, 10:41 AM
Why are you trying to argue that it has a lot of fighting when you havent seen it? Isnt it just an arguement that you cant win?
Don't try and act smart. I'm not arguing that FMA has a lot of fighting in it at all. For some reason we're discussing the amount of action in Bleach. Neil said that Bleach takes action as it's main focus, and that it makes up 85% of the series. I then asked, notice the question mark in my other post, if FMA had action in pretty much every episode. I asked that because Neil had previously recommended Full Metal Alchemist, yet it's amount of action seems comparable to that of Bleach, considering it's amount of episodes. I was then told by the both of you that some episodes don't have any action in, as is the same with Bleach, and that it centers around it's story. Please tell me what series does not center around it's story? All I'm doing is trying to prove that while Bleach does indeed have a lot of action, it also has a lot more going for it than that. This is neither an argument nor debate, so don't try and turn it into one.
Don't try and act smart. I'm not arguing that FMA has a lot of fighting in it at all. For some reason we're discussing the amount of action in Bleach. Neil said that Bleach takes action as it's main focus, and that it makes up 85% of the series. I then asked, notice the question mark in my other post, if FMA had action in pretty much every episode. I asked that because Neil had previously recommended Full Metal Alchemist, yet it's amount of action seems comparable to that of Bleach, considering it's amount of episodes. I was then told by the both of you that some episodes don't have any action in, as is the same with Bleach, and that it centers around it's story. Please tell me what series does not center around it's story? All I'm doing is trying to prove that while Bleach does indeed have a lot of action, it also has a lot more going for it than that. This is neither an argument nor debate, so don't try and turn it into one.
Gintama doesnt center around a proper storyline, it's general randomness.
As is Bleach and everything else in the world.
Bleach also has episodes with no action.
Didn't know that, every episode I saw had at least 1 fight in it. xD
I guess you need to watch all of it too see really.
Neversoft
03-02-2009, 11:13 AM
Gintama doesnt center around a proper storyline, it's general randomness.
It may not have one huge continious storyline like FMA and Bleach, but every episode has a story which it focuses on...
It may not have one huge continious storyline like FMA and Bleach, but every episode has a story which it focuses on...
i fink i should brawl u to decide the outcome of this discussion.
Neversoft
03-02-2009, 02:20 PM
i fink i should brawl u to decide the outcome of this discussion.
I would love to, but I sprained my finger quite bad while sledging yesterday, so my right hand is pretty much useless and I need that hand to do everything! The nurse said it will probably cause me a bit of trouble for the next few weeks, which sucks. :(
I would love to, but I sprained my finger quite bad while sledging yesterday, so my right hand is pretty much useless and I need that hand to do everything! The nurse said it will probably cause me a bit of trouble for the next few weeks, which sucks. :(
Fool! Learn to sledge!
Neversoft
03-02-2009, 03:16 PM
Fool! Learn to sledge!
Dude, I musta been going atleast 30mph! There was nothing I could do but crash!
Dude, I musta been going atleast 30mph! There was nothing I could do but crash!
USe ur hands! Jump out!
Neversoft
03-02-2009, 03:28 PM
USe ur hands! Jump out!
My hands were holding on to the only thing that was keeping me on the sledge, the rope. If I would have let go I would have died! If I jumped out I would have also died!
My hands were holding on to the only thing that was keeping me on the sledge, the rope. If I would have let go I would have died! If I jumped out I would have also died!
Better than a sprained finger!
Neversoft
03-02-2009, 03:48 PM
Define your logic, fool! A sprain is better than death!
Define your logic, fool! A sprain is better than death!
My logic has been corrupted by you! Living with pain is worse than not living!
Neversoft
03-02-2009, 04:25 PM
You logic is flawed! Living with pain is better than not living at all.
Isn't it on a worser channel called Jetix?
Probably, don't usually go through the Sky Kids section alot. :P
And Chris, Bleach is almost all action now and it has been for a while, bar filler episodes and such. Like Bleach goes on for 4 or so episodes for each big fight, it's pretty action packed. FMA there are some fights occasionally, but they won't last long, but apart from that it's mainly just story.
Who remembers Beyblade? That was awesome. I'm gonna watch it again :P
Neversoft
03-02-2009, 07:17 PM
Probably, don't usually go through the Sky Kids section alot. :P
And Chris, Bleach is almost all action now and it has been for a while, bar filler episodes and such. Like Bleach goes on for 4 or so episodes for each big fight, it's pretty action packed. FMA there are some fights occasionally, but they won't last long, but apart from that it's mainly just story.
It happens to be action at the moment because Ichigo and co invaded Hueco Mundo. Which is a death trap, dammit! Aizen's making his move now though, and that turn back the pendulum arc is coming soon so the story is in motion and the action is taking a back seat. Although the action will pick up again soon, it does work together with the story though. Anyway, no one was talking about the action at the moment, it's about the action throughout compared to the story!
It happens to be action at the moment because Ichigo and co invaded Hueco Mundo. Which is a death trap, dammit! Aizen's making his move now though, and that turn back the pendulum arc is coming soon so the story is in motion and the action is taking a back seat. Although the action will pick up again soon, it does work together with the story though. Anyway, no one was talking about the action at the moment, it's about the action throughout compared to the story!
Well still throughout the story it's a pretty big factor to Bleach. :P It does have a story involved of course, but how it plays out is basically battle after battle, or at least it gets like this when an arc is finishing.
Neversoft
03-02-2009, 09:55 PM
Need I mention that the Soul Society arc had an excellent story which took priority over the fights.
Need I mention that the Soul Society arc had an excellent story which took priority over the fights.
True... don't worry I know what I mean. :P
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