Some users complained about the length of the old one, wanting a new one, and I personally agree. It's around 176 pages and no one wants to go through that many pages to find a few recommendations or discussions about specific anime/mangas. NONSENSE. So, some of us decided to make a new one, that's a little bit more updated. The old one was a 2005 thread, and I think we have provided it's life support long enough.
So to start off, here are some recommendations. Sorry PR, I just realized this was the best way to support this new thread for newcomers. :/
oh and i shamelessly ripped a few from negi wat
Genre:
Action:
- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann; an epic mecha anime, the top of the '07s. recommended for all.
- Code Geass; another epic mecha anime, but more with a clever twist, reminiscent of death note. another '07 top.
- Dragon Ball Kai; a rehashed version of DragonBall Z, cut filler and much faster paced.
- Defense Devil; a series where a demon lawyer grants you a chance back to life when you die, if you are proven innocent.
- Soul Eater; a shinigami based anime, huge cast and a otherwordly school-type setting.
- Full Metal Alchemist; a serious story of two brothers in a world of alchemy, affected by their tragic past. action+science.
- Fate/Stay Night
- Baccano!
- Kekkaishi; a young boy and his spirit companion fight against evil spirits, next to his neighbor who is of the opposite rival family.
- Beelzebub; a new jump series. an interesting plot of a human delinquent accidentally adopting the demon prince in the form of a baby.
- Eureka Seven
- Alive - The Final Evolution; a manga about a boy and his friends whose lives are affected by an otherworldly force in space.
- Air Gear; an interesting anime about AT's, basically rollerblades that let you fly in the sky. great humor and storyline.
- D. Grayman; anime about akumas, basically demons, and the war between the creator and humans affected by them.
- Fairy Tail; a unique manga series about mages and guilds. very similar to one piece in terms of art and main characters. good action.
- Katekyo Hitman Reborn!; another unique anime about a young boy who's life is affected by the mafia and his growth.
- Shaman King; an anime about ghosts and people who can channel them into weapons to fight in a great tournament.
- Full Metal Panic; a classic about a military-heavy young man who attends school to protect a girl and tries to blend in normal life.
- Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
- Black Lagoon
- Inuyasha; another classic about a girl and a demon's quest to gather pieces of a broken treasure and fix things in another world.
- Shakugan no Shana; a boy who meets a mysterious girl named shana and joins her fight against evil lords
- Escaflowne
- Utawarerumono
- Psyren; a young student who learns psychic powers after being transported into another world.
- Cowboy Bebop; a story of space pirates, who get into various adventures throughout their lives.
- Gunslinger Girl
- Kaze No Stigma; a boy who can control wind gets accused of murdering his family and must fight them.
- Burst Angel; a mecha based anime, a boy who gets mixed up during an incident, and gets caught up in something big.
- 07 Ghost; a magic-based anime, with another school-type setting.
- Mx0; another magic-based, school-type setting, about a normal kid who accidentally gets accepted.
- Ga-rei; a dull boy with the capabilities of seeing spirits soon meets a mysterious girl who fights against evil spirits.
- Sengoku Basara; a series based off of a game, samurai type.
- Gundam series; an evergrowing series about mechas and several pilots whose lives are affected by it.
- Shangri-La
Sports:
- Eyeshield 21; football.
- Beck; high school band.
- K-On; another music based series, four girls join the light music club to prevent it's abolishment.
- Slam Dunk; basketball.
- Basquash; a basketball anime with mechas involved.
- Cross Game; baseball.
- Real; wheelchair basketball. a more serious series than most other titles.
- Hajime no Ippo; boxing. if that counts as a sport.
- Prince of Tennis; ... tennis
- Whistle; soccer
- Air Gear; skating
Romance
- Clannad; cannot be classified into one real genre, a story about two people who meet in high school and their lives throughout.
- true tears
- Air, Kanon
- ef
- ToraDora
- REC
- Strawberry Panic/Revolutionary Girl Utena; *yuri
- Iis; a love story about a boy and his dreams of going out with his dream girl.
Horror
- Elfen Lied; a dark series about a mysterious girl and her powers.
- School Days
- Higurashi; it's scary.
- Doubt; players playing a game based on trying to find an infiltrator in their group who slowly kills of each of them.
- Jigoku Shoujo
Comedy
- Gintama; a random-humor series, episodic chapters, and easily-understood jokes.
- Kannagi
- Asu no Yoichi; harem style, but in a FMP-style setup. Pretty damn funny.
- Azumanga Daioh
- Umisho; about a swim team manager who meets a strange girl from the ocean. harem.
- Mahou Sensei Negima; by the author of the acclaimed Love Hina, another heavy fanserviced manga.
- Eiken; fanservice maximum.
- Ichigo 100%; another harem comedy involving strawberry-print panties.
- Rozen Maiden; a young shut-in receives a mysterious doll, and it has a life of its own.
- Lucky Star; a cast of high school girls and their various traits and personalities that shape each episode.
- ToraDora
- Minami-ke; high school comedy about three sisters living together, different age groups.
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
- Hayate no Gotoku
- Full Metal Panic
- Excel Saga
- Haruhi-chan
- Dokuro-chan, Dai Mahou Touge
- FLCL; a gainax classic. it's much too random to explain shortly.
Slice of Life
- Bakuman; two boys quest on becoming mangakas and the hardships they must face to reach their dream.
- Spice and Wolf
- Mushishi
- Natsume Yuujinchou
- Haibane Renmei
- Shinigami no Ballad
Serious [suspense, drama, etc.];
- Mushishi; episodic series about Mushi and a traveler who helps various people. Very... different.
- Death Note; a classic about a boy and his desire to rid the world of evil using a mysterious killing machine in the form of a notebook.
- Bloody Monday; a suspense of a young hacker who's life is flipped due to an evil organization.
- Liar Game; a story of a young naive woman whose life is affected by a twisted game that refuses to let her leave.
- Phantom: ~Requiem of a Phantom~; a dark anime about a man who's memories were erased in order for him to become an assassin.
- xxxHolic; a story about a boy whose cursed with spirits being attracted to him and his meeting with a mysterious woman.
- Kurashitsuji; a butler's life serving a twelve year old, with some demonic aspects involved.
- Detective Conan; another ongoing classic, a high school prodigy's body turned into a child. solves cases.
p.s. - most are from the top of my head, ignore the order of which they come.
p.s.s. - i hopefully don't need to mention the big three [one piece, naruto, bleach] and dragonball, the four classics of anime.
The list is very incomplete, so I'll obviously need more people to help me add on, I'll continue to add on as I remember more or discover more anime/mangas, but that's it for now.
Some sites:
- OneManga
- MangaFox
- Kumby Anime
- AnimeSuki *Requires Torrents
- NarutoHits
- ZOMGAnime
- Watch Anime Now
- Tokyo Toshokan *Requires Torrents
- Otaku Center
- AnimeFTW
Movies:
Classics of the 1990's:
- Akira
- Perfect Blue
- Vampire Hunter D
- Ninja Scroll
- Princess Mononoke
- Nausicaa Valley of the Wind
Modern day movies:
- Most Studio Ghibli productions [Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, etc.]
- Paprika
- Tokyo Godfathers
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
- Metropolis
- The Girl Who Jumped Through Time
- 5 Centimeters Per Second
- Several anime series-based films.
Yeah, other than the glaringly long list of recommendations, this is just a continuation of general anime discussions from the previous thread. Any more recommendations, and I will add!