Early this week DS started the discussion of anime's he's been recently invovled in, now it's my
turn to steal the lime light and put my list of recent anime's up on the choping block. So here we go:

Gundam Seed: Destiny - Starting off with what is the sequel to my favorite anime series, Gundam Seed: Destiny has been a very good sequel so far (on episode 45 of 50). I would only recommend this series to those who have seen Gundam Seed. A majority of the story line and character backgrounds spawn or continue from events that happened in Seed. So without seeing Seed you'll be lost in why the Archangel and Freedom are recognized symbols, and why Kira Yamato is 10x better than anyone else. And I'd say that if you've seen Gundam Seed you're definitely feeding for more Seed - and here it is.

Expect to see new characters and a bunch of returning characters. Spectactular Gundam battle scenes are still there along with huge fleet battles...hope you're thirsty for some big explosions. And in usual Seed fasion, the war continues off of the battle field as characters wage war against their morals, beliefs, and inner selves. Can't have a Gundam Seed sequel without having a character cry in every episode.

Anyways, if you've seen Gundam Seed then there is no reason not to follow it up with Gundam Seed: Destiny. And if you haven't seen Gundam seed then just click the little x button in the top right hand corner and start knocking out the 50 episodes.


Samurai 7 - This one was an interesting anime. Had no idea what it was about going into it, saw the trailer with Samurai-like figures fighting giant robots and decided it couldn't be half bad. Boy was I delighted when I found a gem of an anime in Samurai 7.

The basic plot revolves around a rice village who are bullied by bandits for their women, children, and more importantly...their rice harvest. So what's a little village to do? Do what

I would do, and hire some samurai. The story follows the villages recruitment of these samurai, their battle against the bandits, and an even mightier enemy.

What I enjoyed about this series was the constant character conflicts and growth. Seven completely unique individuals come together and learn to work as a team for the greater good. And the whole "Samurai way" is kicked around a bit too.

And finally...

My-Hime - Haven't finished this yet, but I'm planning to before the end of summer. It's a fun little anime with a bit of drama mixed in with a magical school girl theme.

Girls with magical powers, called Hime, attend Fuka Academy. The story takes you along their fights against mysterious monsters and an "organization". The first two or three episodes do a good job in introducing the main players and the Fuka Academy. Along the way you'll be introduced to other staff members who get invovled and other girls classified as Hime.

Anime looks promising, and I'm looking forward to learning a bit more about the characters, Hime powers, and what all the fighting is about.

It's all about magical girl powers...

Anyways that's my little wrap up for now. Feel free to add in any recent anime you watched and would recommend...or dare I say...not recommend. Getting ready to drive to the Beach for the next week, so I'll see you guys in about two weeks!

How about Deathnote, Bleach, or Afro Samurai. Check those out. The latter had Samuel L. Jackson in it. Deathnote is really wicked.

If you want girls with magical powers, watch Chobits. Be sure to watch the special episode at the end. Think of chobits as Pervy Sage (from naruto) combined with Renton Thurston's (from eureka 7) innocence (or lack of...).

Ergo Proxy is good, too.

Quote: Originally Posted by Nerdz If you want girls with magical powers, watch Chobits. Be sure to watch the special episode at the end. Think of chobits as Pervy Sage (from naruto) combined with Renton Thurston's (from eureka 7) innocence (or lack of...).

I have like the exact opposite taste in anime. I hate Chobits, Naruto, and Eureka 7 lol.

Excellent taste, Serif. Recently I've been watching waaaay too much Ghost in the Shell, but all the series are spectacular in their own right and loves them. My tastes beyond that... vary widely. Samurai Champloo, Outlaw Star, Fooly Cooly... and then the more obscure things, like Card Captor Sakura [flame if you must, I grew up watching it, so it's nostalgic] and my recent favorite, Dema****aa! Power Puff Girls Z, which is basically just the japanese take on the Cartoon Network show, but it's pretty good.

My sister just cleaned out their VHS closet, and I inherited a box of old anime tapes (which I specifically claimed!) So now I have the following series to watch:

Kimagure Orange Road
Bubblegum Crisis (and Bubblegum Crash)
Gunbuster
Appleseed and X-01 (seen both of these before)
The Hakkenden
Patlabor 1 (seen it, was pretty good)
Wings of Honnemaise (or something like that)

Most of these are pretty old... but classics like Appleseed are always fun to watch. The only series I would recommend to anybody is Cowboy Bebop.

Quote: Originally Posted by turbopsi How about Deathnote, Bleach, or Afro Samurai. Check those out. The latter had Samuel L. Jackson in it. Deathnote is really wicked.

i second deathnote. too bad K-H dropped support because of the C&D.

Death Note, I can't wait for episode 37 to be out on the underground next week!

Weee Kira FTW!

trigun
hellsing
samurai champloo
Inuyasha (if ya got the time for 167 episodes)

Quote: Originally Posted by turbopsi I have like the exact opposite taste in anime. I hate Chobits, Naruto, and Eureka 7 lol.

I watched the first episode of Chobits... I can't say I was impressed... does it get any better?