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KieX said:
Just look at the list of members favorite anime in the OP or even read recent posts. One anime I would definitely recommend for anyone just starting is Samurai X OVA. I think it encompasses some of the best examples of anime. Mainly great story telling, deep character development, fantastic animation whilst delivering some uniquely entertaining action, romance and more!

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thanks i checked the wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurouni_Kenshin , and it says there are 95episodes , a movie , and the 5 ova ( direct to video if i understand right ) episodes.

do you advise me to only watch the ova episodes?
 
OVA are the best. (Trust, Betrayal, The Motion Picture, Reflection in that order) Although I quite loved the series because it had some epic fights and hilarious comedy.

EDIT: So good I must show it off
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Paintface said:
ok thanks just worried i wont be able to follow the story by skipping the 95 original episodes.
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In the story timeline it goes in this order:

Trust & Betrayal - Series - Motion Picture - Reflections

EDIT: Trust and betrayal basically show the transformation from Battousai (Manslayer) to Rouroni Kenshin (The Wanderer). The series recaps a little but is mainly Kenshin, as are the movie and reflections.
 
Wile E said:
Perfect. Exactly what I prefer. Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate good art direction, but the story is way more important to me. I'm gonna go grab it now. Thanks Binge. :toast:



The special version is classified as Hentai. Honestly, the sex scenes were not needed in the anime. They actually detract from it.
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If you o good with the sex bits,look for th US cut versions you get all the action and none of the sex, i belove both KITE AND Mezzo Forte have cut versions...

KieX said:
In the story timeline it goes in this order:

Trust & Betrayal - Series - Motion Picture - Reflections

EDIT: Trust and betrayal basically show the transformation from Battousai (Manslayer) to Rouroni Kenshin (The Wanderer). The series recaps a little but is mainly Kenshin, as are the movie and reflections.
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The movie is only a side story to the main tv series, while the ovas are the direct prequel and sequel..

Both Ovas are very good, specially the final one, seeing kenshin end like that is kinda sad...
 
Wile E said:
What about it was "too much", if I might ask? I would suggest sticking it out a little. It gets better. I have found that sometimes some series of anime takes a good 5 or so eps to really get moving.

Of course, if you are in the mood for a lighthearted comedy, it's not the way to go, but I would suggest saving it for a later time, when maybe you are in a more action-oriented mood.
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If anyone here has ever seen Skullman then they know about how a series can take a while to get going. That is also a recommendation. That show blew my mind.
 
Can't remember who threw it around the posts, but watched Mezzo Forte and it was great short series. Thanks
 
You should watch Kite too, and if you liked mezzo you have a tv anime called mezzo dsa...
 
djisas said:
If you o good with the sex bits,look for th US cut versions you get all the action and none of the sex, i belove both KITE AND Mezzo Forte have cut versions...



The movie is only a side story to the main tv series, while the ovas are the direct prequel and sequel..

Both Ovas are very good, specially the final one, seeing kenshin end like that is kinda sad...
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I know they have cut versions. The original US release of Kite was too cut, and didn't make the sexual abuse obvious, but the completely uncut version actually shows the sexual abuse, and it's pretty obvious she's an underaged girl at the time. That's going a little too far, imo. They need a happy medium. They can portray sexual abuse without being quite that graphic.
 
kid41212003 said:
The scene made me think of it the wrong way. Was she being abused? >_>"
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Not like beaten or anything. Just that she's underaged and they make her into their sex toy.
 
Wile E said:
What about it was "too much", if I might ask? I would suggest sticking it out a little. It gets better. I have found that sometimes some series of anime takes a good 5 or so eps to really get moving.

Of course, if you are in the mood for a lighthearted comedy, it's not the way to go, but I would suggest saving it for a later time, when maybe you are in a more action-oriented mood.
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For me Lighthearted is more my main interest. Maybe 30 years ago this would have appealed to me (But especially watching kids be manipulated really bothers me). I have lived a LOT of life and experienced a bunch of crazy stuff, now I just want to chill and smile more. I especially enjoy a good story (to me the Story of Dance In The Vampire Bund is so fascinating that I am drawn to it like a moth to a flame, lol)

I saw ALL of Basquash last night (lol, all 26eps) and I must say I liked some of it (some quite a bit) and yet that anime had more WTF???? stuff than I have seen in 1 anime.

Paintface said:
hey guys, im new to anime in general.

I watched elfenlied and while i wasnt overwhelmed i was surprised i did enjoy the ride.

So im looking for more of the same kind of anime, meaning any anime with a good story thats not really suited for kids. I dont mean gore or nudity, but no pokemon or dragonball like anime.

Thanks!
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There isant a LOT but there are some really good "Grownup" animes. One of my faves is Black Lagoon.

As to Kenshin, well I got to about ep75 before I got sidetracked on other stuff. If I remember I was watching it on DVDs from netflix so I could only watch a couple DVDs at a time. I would recommend watching all of it.
Its VERY good

so is Gun Sword

Bleach is another really good anime, I have seen all of its eps (like 254eps so far) Personally I like animes that are about 12eps (perfect length to have a good story, keep my interest, and watch in 1 sitting) Bleach is just a slam bang fun ass ride. The only bitching I could do about it is because its so long they keep going off on tangent stories and that bugs me (but no way enough for me to not love the anime)

And one of my all time favorites Ride Back

And dont forget Beast Player Erin, I remember dj recommending it to me and saying "dont be put off by it looking like its made for little kids" its a masterpiece..

Canaan is also very good
 
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Erin was truly a masterpiece, i believe nothing could have been made better...

Mark Check this one, Kino no tabi, it might be interesting, it is another anime different from the rest...
 
Thanks dj, im working on it now.

hey ColdStorm could you do me a favor and put Kanon(2006) and RideBack as my faves.
I watched Kanon last night and it was my all time fave of all the animes I have seen so far. When it started I loved the music but it gave me an ominous feeling like I heard it somewhere else before(the music box part was especially beautiful to me)... After a few eps I became worried even further that someone nice was gonna die (I hate that) but as I watched I was treated to a story that I couldnt stop watching because there were so few things I would have changed it felt like it was written just for me..

The main boy wasent a wiener (no whining about every dam thing) He had a great sense of humor, Strong and did guy stuff. The mom character could not have been any more perfect of a mom (sorry moms everywhere) There is no unnecessary fan baloney to ruin the amazing story.:respect:
 
If you really loved it, i suggest trying the original, its shorter, i have a feeling the end of the original felt less rushed than the remake, just a feeling...
Makoto's story was really good wasn't it?? She was a very cute girl with a huge secret no one ever saw coming, sad but happy ending for her i suppose... I really liked shiori too...
 
I have been so bummed how much they make the guy characters as wimps with NO good characteristics. In Kanon the guy is the strongest male character I have seen so far (not as much physically as emotionally). To have the strength to do the things he did and not be torn apart emotionally was fantastic. Princess Lover had a good guy character too.(but OMG, WTF were they thinking about using princess lover as the title)

I loved Spice and Wolf(1 not 2) and so Makotos story made me remember that.

All the girl characters (I especially enjoyed Mai) were fun to watch.

I saw all 24 eps last night and honestly it could have had a few more to further explain/develop the end but I realize they needed to end it somewhere. And honestly I loved it so much nothing they did at the end would have screwed it up for me.
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Erin was truly a masterpiece, i believe nothing could have been made better...

Mark Check this one, Kino no tabi, it might be interesting, it is another anime different from the rest...
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I just saw ep1 of Kino, ur right its different. Looks like it would be a fun one to see, Il see the rest tonight.

thx dj.
 
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Kino no tabi is pretty good, actually. Very different pace to what i'm used to, but really well done.
 
Mark after Kino watch Ef A tale of memories and then melodies, im sure you will love it...

Dont forget the original Kanon, the 2006 version should have had 26ep for it to not be rushed, the original beside the 13ep had a special bonus ep...
 
djisas said:
Mark after Kino watch Ef A tale of memories and then melodies, im sure you will love it...

Dont forget the original Kanon, the 2006 version should have had 26ep for it to not be rushed, the original beside the 13ep had a special bonus ep...
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I saw The EF series before, ur right it was really good.

I saw Kino nno Tabi last night and it was different, good too.

Dam im in love again....Michiko
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She's quite the women, other than Revi from black lagoon im sure she's the toughest...
 
O alright that makes michiko the third then...

Ah hell, there are many more like in claymore and other anime's but she knows how to kick some serious arses...
 
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