Neon Genesis Evangeloin (Anime)

[TheRyuu]

Got the first disc from Netflix and watched it. Thought it was good, but you can't always base that on the first disc. So should I rent the rest of it?

Also, If I do turn out to like it, I heard that there was a spacific order to watch the stuff in, something like Series->Death and Rebirth->EoE (or something like that), right?

Thanks, also any other Anime stuff to see would be nice (being a seasoned anime n00b).

 

[Mo0o]

Appleseed. Evangelion gets sh1tty near the end.

For series, Samurai Champloo, although no sure ify ou can get it from netflix

 

[dionx]

Evangelion was the first anime i saw and is my favorite.

i also like Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO), Cowboy Bebop, and Love Hina

 

[Howard]

I liked NGE a lot. Watch the two end movies.

 

[Tyrant222]

Rurouni Kenshin (Samurai X)

 

[TheRyuu]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Appleseed. Evangelion gets sh1tty near the end.

For series, Samurai Champloo, although no sure ify ou can get it from netflix

I'm a seasoned n00b.

Anime I've seen:
Ghost in the Shell (of corse)
Akira (of corse)
Coboy Bebop
Samurai Champloo (got the final disc today , saw how that ended too)
Ghost in the Shell SAC
Ghost in the Shell SAC 2nd Gig (in the process of watching)
Samurai X

I consider the greatest anime that I've seen to be Ghost in the Shell (pick any one of them, there all great, including the series).

 

[Skunkwourk]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Appleseed. Evangelion gets sh1tty near the end.

For series, Samurai Champloo, although no sure ify ou can get it from netflix

You can get Champloo from netflix, I would recommend it. Evangelion is too damn confusing, and the remake of Appleseed has pretty good cg. You can also download Bleach or Naturo fansubbed torrents like every other anime nut on the planet.

 

[rpl318]

I second the recommendation for Appleseed. Just make sure you get the newer version.

 

[DaveSimmons]

RahXephon - NeonGE done right, with a much less whiny and sullen lead.
Trigun - good SF western
Cowboy Bebop - space cowby kung fu bounty hunter
Kino's Journey - if you're feeling at least pseudo-intellectual
Noir - if you liked Leon: The Professional and the movie version of La Femme Nikita
Haibane-Renmei - if you have a softer side

 

[BigJ]

Tell me what type of anime, or what type of themes you are into. Then I'll make recommendations.

 

[Horus]

Noir: Female assassins. Good viewing.

I would also recommend the Gundam Seed series. They're easy to follow, and entertaining. Irresponsible Captain Tylor is good as well...

Has ANYONE ever seen the anime "Black Heaven"? I saw it once and it RULED, and I need to find it again!

 

[OrganizedChaos]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
RahXephon - NeonGE done right, with a much less whiny and sullen lead.
Trigun - good SF western
Cowboy Bebop - space cowby kung fu bounty hunter
Kino's Journey - if you're feeling at least pseudo-intellectual
Noir - if you liked Leon: The Professional and the movie version of La Femme Nikita
Haibane-Renmei - if you have a softer side

:Q Leon is my favrote movie! *scurries off to find this 'Noir'*

 

[Agnostos Insania]

You can't really judge NGE from the first episode. If you're into anime you're probably into RPGs, so think of what a game is like the first hour and what it's like by the time you finish it.
Chances are you haven't played Xenogears, but if you have you know how it goes from almost mind-numbingly simple to mind-fvcking complicated and emotional.
NGE isn't nearly on the same level as Xenogears, though.

 

[MrWizzard]

Neon Eva huh, hehehe well good luck with that one make sure you watch them all, actually skip the last episode and watch the movies to finish it. Then rewatch the movies with the comentary, IT WILL HELP A LOT. Takes some of the "What just happened, My head why does it hert like this" away.

Oh yea DO NOT search for any topic that I posted about Neon Eva either cause I ruined the ending in my subject line. Have fun.

 

[uhohs]

sexy commando <3

 

[Plop]

cowboy bebop is a good series to watch all the way through, good character development. Evengelion gets confusing at the end but it's still pretty badass. Samurai champloo is good but it has its slow points. Naruto is good too but beware the crappy dubbing on cartoon network. get the fansubs if you can.

 

[kaymin]

The very last 2 episodes are ridiculous and a chore to get thru. I can't imagine what the writers were thinking. As I remember, they're basically episodes about what the hero is thinking and his conscience or whatever. LAME. That's how the 'series' ended, with no ending really. It's like they just throw in these last 2 episodes of nowhere and it's done.

I never watched death and rebirth as almost all of it is just clips from the series. Lame. THe END movie was actually pretty good for the first half. Then the 2nd half got all philosphical again, like the last 2 episodes.

The episodes before that were awesome though.

I also LOVED Beserk and Hellsing was decent.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: kaymin
The very last 2 episodes are ridiculous and highly skippable. I can't imagine what the writers were thinking. I never watched death and rebirth as almost all of it is just clips from the series. Lame. THe movie was actually pretty good for the first half. Then the 2nd half got all philosphical again, like the last 2 episodes.

The episodes before that were awesome though.

I also LOVED Beserk and Hellsing was decent.

aye. at the end I was liek WTF.....


up until then I was on hte edge of my seat..not really...but it was really reallygood

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Horus
Noir: Female assassins. Good viewing.

I would also recommend the Gundam Seed series. They're easy to follow, and entertaining. Irresponsible Captain Tylor is good as well...

Has ANYONE ever seen the anime "Black Heaven"? I saw it once and it RULED, and I need to find it again!

Black Heaven was great! "Hard Rock Save the Space!"

 

[mundane]

Originally posted by: wizboy11

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Appleseed. Evangelion gets sh1tty near the end.

For series, Samurai Champloo, although no sure ify ou can get it from netflix

I'm a seasoned n00b.

Anime I've seen:
Ghost in the Shell (of corse)
Akira (of corse)
Coboy Bebop
Samurai Champloo (got the final disc today , saw how that ended too)
Ghost in the Shell SAC
Ghost in the Shell SAC 2nd Gig (in the process of watching)
Samurai X

I consider the greatest anime that I've seen to be Ghost in the Shell (pick any one of them, there all great, including the series).

Good list :thumbsup: My exposure is almost identical (only partway through Champloo and GitS: 2nd Gig), also suggest Hellsing.

 

[fire400]

Personally, if Appleseed had more funding from a respective entertainment company like Sony, it would have hit theaters across America.

I noticed that the way the computer animation/drawing was done was very groundbreaking, and I'm sure the company's rivals were at 'aw' to see such stunning visuals. Very clear sound and crisp imagery. But like I said, the movie could have done so much better, it would have wiped Spirited Away out of the water (assuming if it would have hit theaters), though the target markets for both Anime's were slightly different.

Eva, I liked up until during the middle of the story, but storyline sidetracked so much with their drama-intevened lives that you wouldn't think the world could in no way have possibly been saved by a bunch of party animal snobs and crooked political, corporate leaders. Overall, Eva I'm sure made a lot of money in sales and in getting a ton of attention from Anime lovers.

 

[Cooler]

Fullmetal alchemist
Teckkanam Blade
Geat ones to try as well

 

[Zugzwang152]

Cowboy Bebop, Kenshin, and Trigun are classics.


I also liked Noir, Berserk, Scryed, and Outlaw Star, though I'm not sure of their availability on Netflix.


Inuyasha starts out very fast (and good), as if it was just a standard 26 episode series, but starts to get very stale as it gets drawn out over multiple seasons.

 

[dighn]

wait til you get to the end. the last episodes are confusing, and the movies are disturbing.


I recommend rahxephon, cowboy bebop, appleseed, gundam seed (not destiny)

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

(In no particular order)

.hack - Legend of the Twilight Bracelet
.hack//sign
Appleseed
Bleach
Cowboy Bebop
Escaflowne
Full Metal Panic (+ Fumoffu)
Fullmetal Alchemist
G Gundam
Ghost in the Shell : SAC + 2nd Gig
Ghost in the Shell movies
Great Teacher Onizuka
Gundam SEED
Gundam SEED Destiny
Gundam Wing (+Endless Waltz)
Haibane Renmei
InuYasha
Juuni Kokki
King of Bandit Jing
Last Exile
Naruto
Noir
Outlaw Star
R.O.D the TV
Ragnarok - The Animation (liked the game)
RahXephon
Rurouni Kenshin a.k.a Samurai X
Samurai Champloo
Trigun
Tsubasa Chronicles
Witch Hunter Robin
Wolf's Rain
Yu Yu Hakusho

These are those that I've watched over the last couple of years. I'm sure I missed some. Farge it, I'm turning into an otaku fast