There's also RentAnime.com - specializes in anime http://www.rentanime.com/default.php
Visually steamboy was excellent. I didn't want it to stop where it ended. It seems like it was almost the starter for a series. larry On 10/28/05, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jillian Koskie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 1:44 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Anime Recommendations (WAS: Civilization IV) > > > > I'll definitely look them up... > > > > I'm interested in other recommendations (because I'm still fairly new to > > anime all things considered). > > > > I like Hellsing and Trigun best so far... I've seen lots of the more > > popular / tv stuff... But are there any gem series that I should look > > for? Big O has been recommended to me a number of times so I'm looking > > at that this weekend... But I WANT MORE. :) > > Some of my faves (mostly older stuff and perhaps a little cliched... but so > be it): > > "Dominion, Tank Police" > > Fun and sexy and every once in a while, deep. > > "Neon Genesis Evangelion" > > Not everyone's cup of tea and the ending will either cement it as the best > thing ever or the biggest waste of time you've ever endured... but I loved > it. > > "Princess Nine" > > Not all anime has to be about giant robots. ;^) If you're a fan of > Baseball (or, like me, hate sports but, for some reason love sports stories) > then this is not to be missed. > > "Bubblegum Crisis" > > Perhaps not as deep as other offerings, but very well-done nonetheless. > > "Robotech" > > Sure, it's a throwback to after-school schlock... but rewatching it as an > adult exposes a lot of depth hidden behind giant robot fights. > > "Serial Experiments Lain" > > This is a hard sell. I couldn't sit and watch it the first coupla tries, > but then got into the right frame of mind and watched (and loved) the whole > series in a sitting. > > > Of course there are also movies! > > Anything by Hayao Miyazaki. Anything. Look for the surprisingly excellent > American releases by Disney. > > If you want a serious drama (and don't mind some tears) "Grave of the > Fireflies" is one of the most moving films I've seen. > > The style is somewhat vanguard for anime but "Metropolis" is stunning and > has some of the best audio-work ever set to film. > > Of course you're not a "fan" until you've seen Otomo's "Akira". And his > latest film, "Steamboy", is visually breathtaking (if a little weak in the > plot department). > > One of the first movies I saw was "The Venus Wars". I've still got a soft > spot for it. > > As an aside if you're interested in Anime NetFlix has a great selection. > Even the cheapest account will let you burn through most series and movie > pretty quickly and it'll end costing you much less than traditional rentals. > > Jim Davis > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:178864 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
