Team Rocket also finally wins against Ash, in a legit fight
Everything Iāve heard about Pokemon Sun and Moon the anime has made me want to watch it but I donāt want to try catching up on it since I think itās already close to 20 episodes
I started with episode 12; its brainless enough that you can figure out whatās going on within about two minutes of each episode.
@LumberjackBonanza And even better they have no idea what theyāre supposed to do
I made a thing, figured this would be the most relevent thread.
I just started watching Monster the other day. Iām only up to episode 7, and itās interesting so far. Iām not too sure how it will go on for 70 episodes though. Anyone here have any opinions on this show?
I watched the first episode a while back and it didnāt really grab meā¦
I stopped at around, sayā¦ episode 40-50 or so? I lost steam watching it because I watched it at a marathon pace (which i recommend you not do in general if you want to enjoy it to itās fullest), and I really want to get back into it!
also love the first ending song
and the music mainly used for the āon the next episodeā segments sticks with me
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Said earlier I might talk about some favorite anime movies and OVAs, so hereās that.
Belladonna of Sadness ā Massive trigger warnings for this one. Terrifying psychedelic drama about a young woman in rural medieval France who makes a pact with a demon. Made in 1973, recently rediscovered and given limited theatrical showings in the US.
Cyber City Oedo 808 ā DICK SPLASH!! Campy 80s cyberpunk courtesy of Yoshiaki Kawajiri, with the best English dub ever made.
Dirty Pair Project EDEN ā Kei and Yuri go up against a mad scientist, and thereās a lot of cheesy 80s music, fluid animation, and a fantastic James Bond-style title sequence. This movie fucking rules.
Mind Game ā Masaki Yuasa, the director of Tatami Galaxy, Ping Pong, and Kaiba, started with this wildly inventive fantasy thatās mostly about being stuck in your 20s, death, and finding purpose in life. Contains the best depiction of God in a motion picture.
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket ā The story of a boy, a terrorist, impending nuclear annihilation, and one magical Christmas youāll never forget!
Neo-Tokyo (aka Labyrinth Story) ā Scifi short films by Rintaro, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, and Katsuhiro Otomo. Less than an hour long but full of wonderfully weird and creepy visuals.
Redline ā A futuristic grand prix race on a distant planet. It has impressive (and entirely hand-drawn) animation, plenty of goofy alien designs, and impossibly cool cars. Sort of a movie version of F-Zero. Took its director about six years to make it. Donāt be put off by the fact that the cover has a glowing review from Harry Knowles; itās actually good.
Robot Carnival ā Another compilation of short sci-fi stories bookended by the titular Robot Carnival (another Otomo creation). Highlights include an 1800s giant robot fight, a Fantasia-inspired chase between a sleepy drunk and a city full of deadly robots, and fun at a futuristic theme park. Skip Presence, it sucks.
Roujin Z ā A military technology company designs a caretaking bed for the elderly, that handles day-to-day functions without the need of a human assistant. A prototype bed, with an elderly man strapped into it, gains sentience and goes on a sort of journey of discovery/rampage absorbing all technology in its path. Oh, and the bed can talk, and takes on the voice of the elderly manās deceased wife. A young nurse, who was the manās caretaker, has to outwit the military and save the man before itās too late. Otomo mechanical and character designs, with art direction and set design by Satoshi Kon. And itās a comedy.
The Venus Wars ā Late 90s early 2000s Scifi Channel staple about a resistance force on a future terraformed Venus in the midst of a civil war. The characters are quite compelling, even thru a rushed third act. Eye-popping animation and a rockinā soundtrack.
All of Satoshi Konās features and TV series. Just watch āem. Theyāre good.
Goes without saying but most of Ghibli/Miyazaki/Takahataās output such as Horus: Prince of the Sun, The Castle of Cagliostro, My Neighbor Totoro, Grave of the Fireflies, Kikiās Delivery Service, Only Yesterday, Porco Rosso, Whisper of the Heart, On Your Mark, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, The Tales of the Princess Kaguya, When Marnie Was There, The Red Turtle
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A plan Iāve had for a while is to watch visually unique or very stylish anime like Belladonna of Sadness and Redline, but I donāt really have a list outside of about 5 anime. Most of the list is actually at least mentioned on your list.
I would like to bring up Jojoās Bizarre Adventure, Gatchaman Crowds, Nichijou, Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-Kun, and Gundam Build Fighters. Also Jojoās Bizarre Adventure again, because JOJO.
All of these are good.
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Seconding this, as well as Build Fighters Try, which is sadly probably the closest weāre ever gonna get to another G Gundam
(also BOTH SERIES are available on youtube in full for free on the official Gundam youtube channel because they are saints)
I donāt think itās very popular but one of my favorites is āPet shop of horrorsā that follows a very feminine man named Count D. He basically gives people supernatural pets with a condition or rule of keeping them they have to keep, (think gremlins and the feeding rule) and if or when they break the rule terrible things happen to them.
this contains a slur against homosexuals and violence so iām giving you guys a trigger warning right now, it gets kind of grotesque in parts oh yeah this eposide also deals with drugs. 
Oh man am I the only one who posted a horror anime? I do hope thatās allowed lol.
I watched Pet Shop of Horrors quite a few years ago. I remember enjoying it enough.
Nozaki-kun is the only good anime about making manga.
I donāt see anyone mentioning āBlack Butlerā which is a really good anime though like Tokyo Ghoul I think its second season isnāt very good such a shame. also Iāll mention Tokyo ghoul season 1 I canāt stand how much worse season 2 is.
Anime horrorā¦ Iām trying to think of good stuff that fits into that category. Koji Morimoto, a very talented designer and director (he did the Frankenās Gears segment of Robot Carnival, Magnetic Rose in Memories, Beyond in The Animatrix, and was an animator on AKIRA, Mind Game, and the video game Catherine) did an exceptionally creepy music video for Ken Ishiiās song āEXTRAā.
Be forewarned it is , contains gore, robot nudity, and strobe lighting.
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See, when I think about anime horror, I think about Green Green, but itās horror for entirely different reasons:
We streamed a bit of this shitshow yesterday (as itās always been a katsucon/valentines day tradition in my group to watch a really shitty romcom and make fun of it, and I absolutely lost it at this:
This is on the main menu of the dvd, and I had somehow missed it for years
Finally, an anime that understands how breasts work
I hope you didnāt do any form of drinking game during that viewing, that wouldāve be dangerous.
Also hi anime thread, Iāve been lurking this thread for almost a week and havenāt posted yet. I donāt really have any preferences for genres, but I guess I prefer a movieās pacing over a long running series.