I'm more of an old-school anime kind of guy. Asyria seems to have the same taste, but I'd like to add:
Tenchi Muyo! - Especially the TV series (Tenchi Universe)
Sorcerer Hunters (Bakuretsu Hunters) - Just an all around fun anime. Follows the exploits of a group of vigilantes in a world dominated by evil sorcerers.
Robotech (Macross) - I grew up with this one not knowing at the time that it was "anime." I've seen Macross since, but Harmony Gold's ROBOTECH adaptation will always have my heart.
Samurai Pizza Cats - A unique case. Saban's translators were given extremely poor (or nonexistent) translations of the original scripts, so they pretty much went nuts with it and made it their own slapstick comedy show.Â
Record of Lodoss War - Already mentioned by Asyria, but this one's truly something special. As a kid recently introduced to anime, AND heavily into Dragonlance and D&D, the OVA was magical. The TV series is good, but can be confusing for someone whose only Lodoss experience was with the OVA - the TV series is much closer to the original manga's plot.
Vampire Hunter D (Original and Bloodlust) - True classics of the genre. I highly recommend reading the novels they were based on, if only for comparison's sake - the films are significantly less dark. The novels that don't (yet) have a film based on them are extremely entertaining in their own rights as well.
Samurai Champloo - From the same awesome folks that brought the world Cowboy Bebop. Mixes a fairly traditional tale of feudal Japan with elements of hip hop subculture. The latter takes a back seat, though, especially in the later episodes.
Basilisk - It's Romeo and Juliet, with ninja. 'Nuff said. Also, the opening is like some sort of Japanese folk-metal. What the hell! Why is this so face-meltingly awesome?
[youtube]PS5bU5VuB8c[/youtube]
Tenchi Muyo! - Especially the TV series (Tenchi Universe)
Sorcerer Hunters (Bakuretsu Hunters) - Just an all around fun anime. Follows the exploits of a group of vigilantes in a world dominated by evil sorcerers.
Robotech (Macross) - I grew up with this one not knowing at the time that it was "anime." I've seen Macross since, but Harmony Gold's ROBOTECH adaptation will always have my heart.
Samurai Pizza Cats - A unique case. Saban's translators were given extremely poor (or nonexistent) translations of the original scripts, so they pretty much went nuts with it and made it their own slapstick comedy show.Â
Record of Lodoss War - Already mentioned by Asyria, but this one's truly something special. As a kid recently introduced to anime, AND heavily into Dragonlance and D&D, the OVA was magical. The TV series is good, but can be confusing for someone whose only Lodoss experience was with the OVA - the TV series is much closer to the original manga's plot.
Vampire Hunter D (Original and Bloodlust) - True classics of the genre. I highly recommend reading the novels they were based on, if only for comparison's sake - the films are significantly less dark. The novels that don't (yet) have a film based on them are extremely entertaining in their own rights as well.
Samurai Champloo - From the same awesome folks that brought the world Cowboy Bebop. Mixes a fairly traditional tale of feudal Japan with elements of hip hop subculture. The latter takes a back seat, though, especially in the later episodes.
Basilisk - It's Romeo and Juliet, with ninja. 'Nuff said. Also, the opening is like some sort of Japanese folk-metal. What the hell! Why is this so face-meltingly awesome?
[youtube]PS5bU5VuB8c[/youtube]
