General Anime Thread

Or GAT for short. Wherein we talk shop about animes, recommend animes, talk about the anime industry. Whatever.

This was made with an obvious ulterior motive.

@Whatevs
Clearly

My favorite anime ever is Giant robo the Animation: The Day the earth stood still (I'd recommended it to anyone)

Everyone needs to watch Grave of the Fireflies.

Neon Genesis Evangelion
Kill La Kill
FLCL
Diebuster
Gunbuster
Little Witch Academia
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat In Space
Night on the Galactic Railroad
Akira
Cowboy Bebop
Jewelpet
Space Dandy
Madoka Magica
Serial Experiments Lain

The first one I watched was Soul Eater.

@MoogSourceVermona

I see no TTGL.

FOR GREAT SHAME.

@SocDev
i like Gurren Lagann but i think theres better mecha series out there, though it was my first mecha so ill give it that

One anime I would like to recommend is "Gregory Horror Show", I kind of prefer the second season since it has a better protagonist and better animation but the first season is still pretty good.
Also the episodes are short and you can pretty much watch one season in about an hour.

@apegacine
i saw it in my giant book of anime reviews, i might actually give it a shot sometime

Space runaway Ideon is some pretty good shit

I liked Toei Mazinger Z judging by the first 12 or so episodes

I loved Gaogaigar and I recommend it to anyone who can Stand Monster of the Week

I back up Moog on his Jewelpet Rec, It's pretty good for a Girl's show (Your Mileage May Vary On how it compares to a certain other Girl's show)

So this tsundere thing. I like them largely because they have actual characters and are feisty etc etc.

What are some good ones? I have ready seen Eri and Asuka so those are covered.

@Whatevs

You want comedic or tragic?

@QuasarNova
Either or. Preferably both to balance the two out

@SquiggyBomb

Everyone needs to watch Grave of the Fireflies.

Begins rattling that candy container with exactly one piece left in it

@Whatevs

Comedic, watch Sket Dance, it's so self referencial on that stereotype it's hilarious.

For tragic ones, check Black Lagoon

@uc9
I think I saw that. Japan during and after WWII right? Two orphans?

@Whatevs
That's the one.

Having that candy container and rattling it is the fastest way to make anime fans cry.

@uc9
Yes, it sure was a sad story

We didn't have a general anime thread before this? Jeez, what's the matter with us?

Anyway, yesterday I went to this anime store with a friend. It looked pretty sketchy; it was a white building with no windows, only a little door with the name of the store sketched on. The workers inside tried to sell me a six foot statues of Goddess Madoka, which I would have loved if I actually had room for.

I bought two figurines, one from some old-timey anime/dating sim called ToHeart. I mean, she was pretty adorable. Pretty good day.

Dear anime schoolboys:

"I am a healthy teenage boy" isn't a good excuse for, like, half of what you do.

Wait you mean in general or in "special" cases?

So what's the worst anime you've ever watched? For me it has to be a tie between this

aaaaannnd this

@SquiggyBomb
i only ever saw the first episode and clips out of the "better half" of SAO and im already rolling my eyes at it

@MoogSourceVermona
Oohhh Sword Art Online is terrible.

@SquiggyBomb
if what ive seen is what the better half of the series is like, then i cant even imagine how bad the second half must be