Recommend me a japanese animation and/or sandwich

[Fifthfiend]

I am looking for a japanese animated cartoon series to watch AND/OR a delicious sandwich on some sort of noticeably-longer-than-it-is-wide bread.

Animated programs should generally involve 1. fighting which is 2. good preferably involving 3. swords and/or 4. guns.

Sandwiches should be on 1. white or 2. wheat bread but not 3. sourdough and may include both 4. meat and 5. vegetables but 6. NOT pickle and also 7. not chicken.

[The Sevenshot Kid]

There's this show called Bleach that I hear is good.

Eat a Reuben. It's corned beef with sauerkraut covered in mustard and on whatever kind of bread you like.

[Krylo]

Reubens are on rye. Anyone who tells you differently is a lying sonuvabitch who should be slapped.

[The Sevenshot Kid]

Reubens are on rye. Anyone who tells you differently is a lying sonuvabitch who should be slapped.

That's how I eat it but I have it on good authority it'll do good on anything that ain't sourdough.

[Bells]

Take 2 slices of white bread

Wet i in Olive Oil

Put some pepper over it. Not much!

Do you have Oregano? Put some in it too.

Melt some chesse.

Fry an egg with a tea spoon of Butter.

Combine.

As for animes... have you seen Gintama and Hajime no Ippo? Do those.

[The Sevenshot Kid]

Oh, Darker Than Black is the shit. First five minutes is a guy coming out of no wear to beat seven shades of shit out of some random dude. The main character is a Chinese electric Batman.

[Krylo]

Watch the Devil May Cry anime, while eating a big mac.

[Locke cole]

You should try Baccano! some time. It combines the best elements of prohibition-era America, train-robbery, hilarious psychotic murderers, and assholeish immortal alchemists. Also, one of the characters is named Jacuzzi Splot. I dare you to resist the urge to find out what the hell that's about.

Gurren Lagann is one of those rare shows that I felt lived up to the insane hype it was given. I do suggest watching it with a group, or at least another person. That's how I watched it.

Eden of The East is pretty interesting. Some national intrigue, an insane "game", and an amnesia plot mixed with an unfortunate fixation on the word "johnny".

Also: Rye bread, cheddar cheese, any sort of meat you like (turkey, ham, pastrami, whatever), shredded lettuce, sauerkraut, mustard and buffalo sauce on one slice, hummus on the other. Press that mess together, brush the outside with olive oil, and then grill it up on a ribbed skillet or in a panini grill until the cheese melts and the bread is toasted on the outside.

In fact, the cheddar is optional. Just make sure the hummus is good. Trust me, man. The flavors.

[Marc v4.0]

That's how I eat it but I have it on BULLSHIT AND LIES it'll do good on anything that ain't sourdough.

Rye. Only.

[Fifthfiend]

1. Reubens are gross

2. I already watch/read Bleach

3. Gintama looks like it might be okay

4. Hajime no Ippo sounds... eh. Boxing? ....eh.

5. For whatever reason I've watched the first 10 minutes of Darker than Black on like four separate occasions and just couldn't get into it.

6. Watched Devil May Cry a while back, it was pretty good.

7. Big Macs are clearly ruled out by the requirement that the sandwich be on some sort of bread which is longer than it is wide.

8. Watched Baccano, it was good

9. Watched TTGL, it was good

10. Eden of the East sounds like it involves practically no fighting let alone fighting with guns and/or swords. However it sounds like it could maybe be good.

11. I don't really like sauerkraut but the rest of that could maybe be good. I've never tried making a sandwich with hummus on it? That could maybe be good.

[Krylo]

Fine. Watch Hellsing while eating a barbecue pork sub sandwich.

[The Sevenshot Kid]

1. Reubens are gross

So's your face.

[Kim]

Though I have yet to start watching it, I've heard good things about Tiger and Bunny, which seems to be about corporate sponsored superheroes. So that's a thing.

I watched the first two eps of Gintama and it seemed pretty okay. No more or less. I've heard that it actually starts weak and gets good, so there's no harm in giving it a shot.

I was half-tempted to only recommend things I know you'd watched. Didn't have it in me.

I can't really think of other really good fighting anime at the moment, but I'll mention them if I think of any.

EDIT: Oh, I'll second Hellsing, but restrict your viewing to the Hellsing Ultimate OVAs.

[Krylo]

If you want a ridiculous sandwich that is delicious, take two pieces of toast, butter said toast and put a thin layer of mayo on each piece, then apply a large sum of spaghetti (with sauce of your choice) onto one piece, followed by salt, pepper, parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese, pastrami, ham, and hotsauce. Add bacon if you feel up to cooking it.

Close sandwich.

Have the most delicious heart attack of your life.

[Mr.Bookworm]

Puella Magi Madoka Magica is amazing, but I dunno how mindless you want your anime.

Duradura (from the Bacanno! guy) is fucking awesome. If you haven't seen it, go see it.

Deadman Wonderland, about a kid who gets shoved into a prison that's like Oz+Disneyland, is pretty entertaining.

Eden of the East is not fighty, but is good.

If you liked Evangelion way back when, Rebuild is good and a lot better paced for being shoved into 2-and-a-half hours (also a lot prettier). Also, plenty of giant robot-things beating the shit out of monsters.

[Locke cole]

It's "Durarara!!", by the way.

For fighty stuff...

Soul Eater: kind of your average Shounen fare, about kids who hunt evil people with their sentient soul-eating weapons, so that their weapons can have the honor of becoming the weapons of Death himself. More comedy than that description would suggest, though. Recurring characters include a "ninja" who's worse at stealth than Naruto (and is constantly called on it), and Death's son, who happens to be almost too OCD to function.

Fairy Tail: Made by the guy who did Rave Master, art style looks a lot like One Piece. Revolves around the titular wizard's guild. Arc-based, generally involves the highly destructive guild's members taking on requests posted for talented wizards, or various guild squabbles and world-ending evil plots. The main character is a dude whose magic specialty is eating fire, punching with fire, breathing fire, etc. But all the guild members are fleshed out and have varying amounts of importance, which is refreshing. I need to get back to reading it, it's one of my favorites, alongside One Piece.

Oh, and another sandwich: Take two slices of whatever bread you want (for this one, I suggest crusty Italian breads or a pair of English muffins.). Slather the insides of the bread with pizza sauce, and sprinkle some basil and oregano on it. Then, top one of the bread slices with mozzarella cheese (shredded or sliced will do), and top the other one with pepperoni or whatever pizza toppings you like. Press the two halves together, put some olive oil on the outside, and grill it up until you toast the outside and melt the cheese.
Voila! A pizza sandwich. you could also do it open-face, if you wish.

[Kim]

Duradura

Durarara

I'd say you should watch Rebuild as someone who I'm pretty sure didn't like Eva. I mean, it's very much along the lines of, "Oh man Eva would have been awesome if it was this."

[Marc v4.0]

Seconding Soul Eater

[Locke cole]

Speaking as someone who's never seen the original Eva, but has seen "You are (not) alone" twice... yeah, it's pretty good. I like how the whole giant robot defense system is treated as something with massive repercussions and extreme energy requirements.

Of course, I adored Gurren Lagann, so I'm good with either interpretation, so long as it's done well.

Oh, and the scene where Shinji just walks out, goes wandering for a day, and then says "Alright. You can take me back now." *cue a bunch of MIB revealing themselves to have been following him the whole time* was a really cool scene, I thought.

Gotta say though, the whole "awkward Shinji in a hot girl's apartment" segments just feel jarring compared to the rest of it.

[Kim]

He has seen Soul Eater. He and Numsy got me to watch it.

[Marc v4.0]

WATCH IT AGAIN

[The Sevenshot Kid]

Can't go wrong with a classic like Rurouni Kenshin.

[Locke cole]

Still gonna go with Fairy Tail.

Oh, and One Piece. However, I hear the anime version isn't all that good in recent years, so I'd say read it.

Oh! Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. For all the fans of the original manga, and those who would like to see what would happen if the anime's story didn't branch off around the time of the 5th Laboratory. Now with 100% more badass Not!Chinese dudes, and twice the Hohenheim.

[Seil]

Witch Hunter BLT.

Also, Evangelion. (http://www.backwater-productions.net/data_archive/images/funny/anime/Neon%20Genesis%20Evangelion%20Audience%20Reactions .jpg)

[Magus]

Fifth has probably seen Black Lagoon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsL9vhMfyrs) but it is actually approaching displacing Cowboy Bebop for its amazing gunplay. The only thing keeping it from number one is that the characters don't approach the same level of complexity. It is however even more accessible than Cowboy Bebop due to not being science fiction (for the most part). I'm also glad to hear it apparently had a third season as an OVA. Gonna have to look into that myself.

EDIT: For a sandwich just make yourself a hobo (aka mountain pie), it's way quicker than a pizza and tastes the same. Just put pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, and a little tomato sauce on a piece of bread (and any other toppings you might like, such as mushrooms, which you may need to fry separately), slap another piece on top, and grill it (butter outsides of bread) until the cheese is melted. Good times. You could do more complex things like pizza bagels or something but why mess with a good thing?

[Bells]

Well if you want fighting and complexity you need to check Queen's blade...

[Mr.Bookworm]

Durarara

Shit how did I fuck that up.

Anyways, Durarara is fucking awesome.

Fifth has probably seen Black Lagoon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsL9vhMfyrs)

Also how the hell did I forget Black Lagoon. Black Lagoon is also awesome.

Well if you want fighting and complexity you need to check Queen's blade...

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100108063233/uncyclopedia/images/archive/b/b5/20100108063328!Exploding-head.gif

[Jagos]

Still gonna go with Fairy Tail.

Oh, and One Piece. However, I hear the anime version isn't all that good in recent years, so I'd say read it.

Oh! Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. For all the fans of the original manga, and those who would like to see what would happen if the anime's story didn't branch off around the time of the 5th Laboratory. Now with 100% more badass Not!Chinese dudes, and twice the Hohenheim.

*ahem*

Someone lied about One Piece. Yes, they have a few spots where they ran out of money but still... White Beard's battle? FUCKIN' EPIC!

[Aerozord]

I have an idea, how about Desert Punk (http://www.funimation.com/desert-punk/episode/the-demon-and-the-double-ds/dub)

guy normally fights with a combination of traps, bluffs, and gambits that rely on his enemies believing he is completely insane petty sociopath that will do clearly suicidal things just to make you suffer. This works because that is an accurate description of him. He's basically what happens when raw id is attached to an otherwise cunning character.

[Art of Hilt]

You could always watch Akagi and/or Kaiji if you have a tolerance for really deformed looking faces in extremely atmospheric environments and music.

They both involve a guy playing a game of chance: Akagi with Mahjong throughout the whole thing, while Kaiji plays a variety of more easily understood games. I prefer Kaiji because the main character is just a little more sympathetic.

These guys are like really hardcore gamblers, they do shit and it's like, "OH FUCK BALLS TO THE WALLS, EARS ON THE FLOOR"

edit- If you want a sandwich you can have WHOLE WHEAT BREAD and BUTTER and THAT'S IT

[greed]

READ Soul Eater. The manga is actually even better. Seriously.

Fairy Tail, well the manga is the most generic action I have EVER read. Seriously. On the other hand Erza, Gazille and the cats are pretty cool. But it really is "the power of friendship" all day every day.

Can't really add much I read more manga mostly. My knowledge of anime is pretty limited to the most widely available stuff and comedies. I imagine you've probably already seen Ghost in the Shell SAC1 and Samurai Champloo?
Samurai Champloo just got a blu ray release that is fucking poetry in motion so if you haven't seen that for a while or never seen it, enjoyed it and own a blu ray player, it might be worth tracking that down.


Also with sandwiches when you say no pickles do you just mean like pickles as in pickles the long green things, or do you means pickles as in any pickled foodstuff? Cause green tomato pickle is the fucking shit with almost anything based around large chunks of meat. And sauerkraut + beef/corned beef and mustard on toasted white is a favourite of mine.

[Ryong]

I'm seconding Desert Punk.

Since the suggestions have been pretty much everywhere...

Macross Frontier, which I'd say is along the same lines as TTGL, though with a love triangle and singing instead of hot blooded power, but it's good.

Eureka Seven's another good mecha series, although some of it felt unnecessary.

Read/watch The World God Only Knows. It's about an otaku fanatical about dating sim games that has to date actual girls. I watched it, but the anime hasn't gotten a new season announced and it's like, nowhere near the manga.

To Aru Majutsu no Index ( A Certain Magical Index ) has some great characters and your stereotypical shonen protagonist, who every girl loves but is completely unable to decide on any of them. His speeches may get a bit annoying, but your mileage may vary.

Also, watch Paprika. It's an anime movie about dreams.

[CABAL49]

Legend of Koizumi, there is nothing more epic than this.

[Pip Boy]

Get yourself a meatball marinara sub on italian herbs and cheese and load that thing up with mozzarella.

If you liked Baccano, you'll probably enjoy Durarara, another show done in the same style with a different set of characters and different setting, but including a guest appearance from Isaac and Miria.

[Fifthfiend]

Durarara

I'd say you should watch Rebuild as someone who I'm pretty sure didn't like Eva. I mean, it's very much along the lines of, "Oh man Eva would have been awesome if it was this."

Have they finished all of them yet? This sounds pretty great but I'm not watching this until they've made all of them and I can confirm that they don't turn around and fuck everyone to kool-aid in the last ten minutes.

[A Zarkin' Frood]

How about Gungrave if you ignore the first episode? It's not ABOUT people fighting, but there are people who beg to be shot and people with guns.
Just don't watch the first episode, it's all spoilery as it's actually an episode from later on in the story (where it gets repeated, yes). Guess they wanted something with a little wham, since the story starts slow. But you can denfinitely see this wasn't written as an introduction to the show. And doesn't work as one. Do not watch the first episode of Gungrave. Do not watch the first episode of Gungrave. Do not watch the first episode of Gungrave. Do not ...

I like to recommend Gungrave not because it's ridiculously fantastic. It's good but motherfuckers ignore it every time I recommend it. Assholes.

[Kim]

Have they finished all of them yet? This sounds pretty great but I'm not watching this until they've made all of them and I can confirm that they don't turn around and fuck everyone to kool-aid in the last ten minutes.

They haven't yet. The third movie, Quickening, doesn't hit theaters until next year, and then I think they're finishing it all up with a fourth movie. The second movie still had some horrible things happening to characters, but the faster pacing keeps it from dwelling on it too much. If something bad happens, you don't have to sit through an entire episode and a six minute still frame about Shinji coming to terms with it.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Eat a Dick Sausage Sandwich with Egg (http://youtu.be/WnPMxhs1cDc)

[Archbio]

Why would a recommendation (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1016245&postcount=9) this accurate change with time (lost?)

[Ryong]

Legend of Koizumi, there is nothing more epic than this.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

But that reminds me that if you want animes AND stuff that involves bread, there's yakitake!! ja-pan! which is an anime about breadcrafting. It's stupid, but it has both of what you want so yeah.

[Kim]

I will actually second Yakitate!! Japan as it's a really fun kind of stupid and I think Fifth's the sort of guy who can get behind good, old-fashioned stupid from time to time. It starts off pretty okay with some amusing bits and really picks up once the first tournament arc comes around. It's also not stupidly long like some shonen gets.

Legend of Koizumi is ridiculous, over-the-top fun, and the anime episodes are really short. The manga is vastly superior but watching the anime will give you a good idea of what to expect from the manga.

[synkr0nized]

Yeah, Rebuild has two more to go.


You don't like pickles? Or just pickles on sandwiches?


I am going to randomly suggest Summer Wars. I don't recall if anyone ever discussed it here at NPF. It's a movie, so it won't be something that will keep your attention like a series, but the animation is quit excellent and the characters are pretty darn reasonable, with some erring on the side of comedy.

[Mr.Bookworm]

If we're recommending manga now, if you haven't read Blame!, you really should. A) Features dude killing robots with the most ridiculously overpowered handgun ever made, B) Gave my eyes little cyberpunk joygasms.

Also yeah Legend of Koizumi is just wheeeeee.

[Kim]

Oh yeah Summer Wars is totally fucking aces. Watch the hell out of that.

[Eltargrim]

Summer Wars is rad as hell. +1 for sure

[CABAL49]

Legend of Koizumi has everything. Action, adventure, politics, zombified Mao-Zedong.

I show it to every East Asian person I meet.

[Magni]

Oh yeah Summer Wars is totally fucking aces. Watch the hell out of that.

Summer Wars is indeed a great movie. It was made by the same art studio that makes Hajime no Ippo.

I'm seconding the bid for Hajime no Ippo. It's an under rated awesome anime. If you aren't sold on the concept, watch the second episode of Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger. That was my introduction. After that I had to go back and watch the original 76 episodes and then kept up with the newer season.

So if that doesn't hook you, you can pass on it.

[MuMu]

Sword of the Stranger is a pretty damn awesome ronin movie.

I haven't actually watched them, gotta find a decent tracker, but Texhnolyze and Haibane Renmei have some interesting premises.

Everyone and their mothers probably watched this one already but Monster is a damn good thriller.

[synkr0nized]

I haven't actually watched them, gotta find a decent tracker, but Texhnolyze and Haibane Renmei have some interesting premises.


I can attest that Haibane Renmei is worth a watch. It's pretty interesting to learn what is going on, how the characters got where they are, how the people they meet fit into the picture, their purpose, and so forth, but be warned: it is not an action-packed or fast-paced series. This isn't bad, of course, but just a note for others reading through.

[Arhra]

Haven't watched a lot of anime recently, but seconding Summer Wars! It is about a crazy huge family and also the internet and saving the world!

Have they finished all of them yet? This sounds pretty great but I'm not watching this until they've made all of them and I can confirm that they don't turn around and fuck everyone to kool-aid in the last ten minutes.

One of my favourite parts of Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0: How Shinji Got his Groove Back is how completely off the rails it goes.

I felt the first half of the first movie was pretty average since it was just a condensed version of the first few episodes but it's been going steadily up in quality from there.

Still reserving own final opinion for last two movies.

Sandwich: toasted turkish bread, bacon, egg, cheese, lettuce, cucumber, carrot, GO!

[Magni]

Busou Renkin is an older one that probably isn't thought of much anymore and possibly slipped under the radar. But it has all those things you're looking for.

The Munto series (awesome magicks and explosions), while short, is a bit long winded. I'd recommend watching the original 2 OAVs that are a little more cut and dry. Sadly, all I was able to find were links to dubbed versions with a decent amount of searching. Fairly certain you can find the subbed 9 episode series, though.

I've heard good things about Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo. That will have swords cause of the time period. Couldn't say on the quantity of fights.

[Arhra]

I've seen about a quarter of Gankutsuou and enjoyed what I saw. Haven't been able to track down the rest though!

Damn you video stores and missing one DVD of the set!

[Locke cole]

I saw all but the final few episodes of Gankutsuou. If you can stomach the art style (everything's drawn well, it just happens to use more "Unmoving Plaid" than even Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei), then it's a nice anime about revenge and politics, with a few duels thrown in, one of which uses mechs.

[Gregness]

On the recommendations of this thread I checked out Desert Punk and HOLY BALLS it's good. It's also VERY easy to find since it's on youtube and all. (http://www.youtube.com/show/desertpunk?s=1)

[Aerozord]

On the recommendations of this thread I checked out Desert Punk and HOLY BALLS it's good. It's also VERY easy to find since it's on youtube and all. (http://www.youtube.com/show/desertpunk?s=1)

Umm, Funimation site has free, high quality, 100% legal streaming video of like the entire first season

[Gregness]

Umm, Funimation site has free, high quality, 100% legal streaming video of like the entire first season

The youtube link is legal as well since it's on Funimation's own channel. I personnally find youtube less annoying than Funi's site, but you're right the quality is better.

[Aldurin]

Best I could recommend is Death Note, even though there is next to no fighting and slightly less use of guns, but it's a really good anime.

I don't know if you follow Claymore but the anime of it is really good up to the last few episodes. You're better off reading the manga if you care about longer-lasting storylines and the actual original story.

[synkr0nized]

Best I could recommend is Death Note, even though there is next to no fighting and slightly less use of guns, but it's a really good anime.


:V

[Kim]

I wanted to say something, but I didn't have it in me.

[greed]

I got like my only warning last time I went on a rant about how terrible Death Note is so I kept quiet.

[Overcast]

First the sandwhich, take raw burger and marinade season lightly, bacon, a couple of eggs equivalent to the amount of sandwiches you are making, and cheddar cheese. Barbaque or fry the burger depending on what you want in the taste, fry the egg, suggesting sunny side up, and fry or bake the bacon depending on which you are more comfortable with. Apply burger on bread, cheese on the still hot burger to melt, place bacon on melted cheese, and egg on bacon, apply tomatoes lettuce and onions if desired.

By the end of that burger you will feel satisfied but you will in a way hate everything about yourself.

On that note try out Naru Taru. A mon type show written by Mohiro Kitoh. I think that is all I need to say.

[greed]

On that note try out Naru Taru. A mon type show written by Mohiro Kitoh. I think that is all I need to say.

Should note that it's apparently dark and depressing as fuck. I haven't watched it but that's what I've heard. Not light hearted fun action.

[Overcast]

Not even a little. Atypical Kitoh deconstruction.

[Mr.Bookworm]

Should note that it's apparently dark and depressing as fuck. I haven't watched it but that's what I've heard. Not light hearted fun action.

Narutaru is like Pokemon after Grave of the Fireflies lured it into a back alley, beat it to death, and then came out wearing it's skin. It's good, though.

If that's your cup of tea, also check out Bokurano, which makes Evangelion look like a little girl playing with her My Little Pony dolls.

I would recommend reading both of those instead of watching, though.

[Fifthfiend]

Fine. Watch Hellsing while eating a barbecue pork sub sandwich.

Barbecue pork does sound p. good, I understand a nearby restaurant makes a really good one. Suggestion taken.

I'm vaguely interested in Hellsing but I'm never sure whether I should watch like Hellsing or Hellsing Ultra or Hellsing Championship II: Turbo Alpha or what the fuck.

So's your face.

My face would indeed make a really gross sandwich.

Though I have yet to start watching it, I've heard good things about Tiger and Bunny, which seems to be about corporate sponsored superheroes. So that's a thing.

I watched the first two eps of Gintama and it seemed pretty okay. No more or less. I've heard that it actually starts weak and gets good, so there's no harm in giving it a shot.

Tiger and Bunny looks like it could be aight.

Gintama's first episode was indeed buttz, but I might jump to episode hundred and fifteen or wherever if it's supposed to get better later.

If you want a ridiculous sandwich that is delicious, take two pieces of toast, butter said toast and put a thin layer of mayo on each piece, then apply a large sum of spaghetti (with sauce of your choice) onto one piece, followed by salt, pepper, parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese, pastrami, ham, and hotsauce. Add bacon if you feel up to cooking it.

Close sandwich.

Have the most delicious heart attack of your life.

This sounds terrible. Not even delicious terrible. Just like... terrible.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica is amazing, but I dunno how mindless you want your anime.

Duradura (from the Bacanno! guy) is fucking awesome. If you haven't seen it, go see it.

Deadman Wonderland, about a kid who gets shoved into a prison that's like Oz+Disneyland, is pretty entertaining.

I keep hearing Puella Magi Madoka Magica described as Evangelion for magical girls, which is to say fuck you.

Tried watching Durarara, couldn't get into it.

Deadman Wonderland sounds interesting, will look into.



Soul Eater

Fairy Tail

A pizza sandwich

Soul Eater: Have watched, was good

Fairy Tail: Kinda watched a bit of, might give another chance.

Pizza sandwich: this sounds p. good, will be trying


WATCH IT AGAIN

This isn't a bad idea actually, it's on Netflix, I need a good "show I've already seen so I can play it while I'm trying to sleep and not get sucked into wondering what's gonna happen next".

Can't go wrong with a classic like Rurouni Kenshin.

I don't hold with that reverse-sword nonsense.

Oh! Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. For all the fans of the original manga, and those who would like to see what would happen if the anime's story didn't branch off around the time of the 5th Laboratory. Now with 100% more badass Not!Chinese dudes, and twice the Hohenheim.

I read the FMA manga all the way through and watched some of Brotherhood. I guess I could finish watching Brotherhood.

Fifth has probably seen Black Lagoon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsL9vhMfyrs)

I have seen Black Lagoon.

Well if you want fighting and complexity you need to check Queen's blade...

Lolz

[Marc v4.0]

Ultimate Hellsing, much better then the original anime series.

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

Ultimate Hellsing, much better then the original anime series.

Yeah. If you're gonna watch Hellsing you'd better go with Ultimate. The other one was started before the manga was finished, and barring a few exceptions the studio going their own direction with the plot is always sorta bad.

[Ramary]

Another guy here saying watch Ultimate Hellsing.

While you are at it, Tiger and Bunny, it is on hulu if you don't want to torrent.

[stefan]

the only good thing about the original Hellsing series was the music.

[Kim]

Original Hellsing did have some groovy music but Ultimate is still the vastly superior version.

People keep describing Madoka as magical girl Eva? I don't think that comparison holds very well as 1. Madoka actually makes pretty good sense throughout and 2. I didn't walk away from Madoka's ending wanting to murder the director. I mean, it's still pretty dark so it might not be your kind of deal but you watched and liked Black Lagoon of all things so I have a hard time believing that dark and depressing stuff completely ruins a show for you.

I started watching some Tiger and Bunny and am actually kind of digging it. I've got some complaints I could make about a certain trope that annoys me whenever it shows up but other than that it's pretty fun so far.

[Magus]

For Hellsing you'll want to watch the Hellsing Ultimate OVA, as the original series 1. didn't follow the manga very closely and 2. just sort of ends as opposed to "ending".

[Krylo]

Barbecue pork does sound p. good, I understand a nearby restaurant makes a really good one. Suggestion taken.

I'm vaguely interested in Hellsing but I'm never sure whether I should watch like Hellsing or Hellsing Ultra or Hellsing Championship II: Turbo Alpha or what the fuck.
I'm going to go ahead and say I've officially won this thread now.

Everyone else can just go home.



This sounds terrible. Not even delicious terrible. Just like... terrible.
It's just what happens when I wander into the kitchen in the middle of the night hungry as fuck.

Also: It was delicious.

[BitVyper]

I highly recommend Tytania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tytania) to anyone and everyone. I'm two episodes in, and I can safely say it's one of the best anime I've seen in a very long time.

The novels are pretty old, but the anime was made just a couple years ago. The wiki doesn't describe the premise very well, so I'll add: Some low ranking military officers get set up by their government to take a fall in a battle they (the government) fully expect to lose, so that they can make a token resistance against THE EMPIRE and then blame it on radicals, having already made a deal with THE EMPIRE under-the-table. This plan hits a snag when he pulls a really clever trick and wins the battle, effectively cutting God, as the guy from Iron Man 2 would say. THE EMPIRE is effectively ruled by one of the emperor's retainer-clans, Tytania.

Things I like so far: The military tactics seem to actually take into account that space is big and three dimensional. You get to see a 3D tactical layout of the ships from the first episode in the second episode, and it basically makes sense. The characters are all pretty great. It's mostly been the villains' show so far, and they're really well done. I especially liked watching the Tytanian sons all use the loss to advance their own position, turning on their brother and ruthlessly putting him down in front of their father. I like how NORMAL the main character, Fan Hyulick, is. He's in his mid-to-late twenties as far as I can tell, and is pretty unsuper, so having him as the hero is pretty neat.

Overall, the characters all seem to be avoiding all the things that are usually annoying as hell about anime characters. I really like it so far, and the music is fantastic. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p?wDWwJOPwcw)

[Arhra]

People keep describing Madoka as magical girl Eva? I don't think that comparison holds very well as 1. Madoka actually makes pretty good sense throughout and 2. I didn't walk away from Madoka's ending wanting to murder the director. I mean, it's still pretty dark so it might not be your kind of deal but you watched and liked Black Lagoon of all things so I have a hard time believing that dark and depressing stuff completely ruins a show for you.

What are you talking about? Evangelion was just about man's fear of being alone and his desire to become God.

And also how girls are scary.

The robots were a distraction!

[BitVyper]

Okay, what I'm really liking about Tytania is that they're making the choice to fight actually mean something. With anything else it's pretty much a given that the main characters are going to fight whoever, but here there are real alternatives, and the universe isn't going to explode without the main characters. It doesn't sound so hollow when a character decides to stand up and fight this way.

Edit: Oh my god Miranda is the best character you guys.

[Magni]

Katanagatari has fights that are good that involve swords. I nearly forgot about it.

Katanagatari is the story of Yasuri Shichika, a swordsman that fights without a sword, and Togame, an ambitious strategist that seeks to collect twelve legendary swords for the shogunate. The son of an exiled war hero, Yasuri Shichika is the seventh head of the Kyotoryuu school of fighting and lives on isolated Fushou Island with his sister. At a request from the female general Togame, Shichika and Togame set out on a journey across Edo-era Japan to collect the twelve Deviant Blades.

Episodes are 50 minutes in length, so it's basically a 24 episode anime. Interesting story tell, can be a bit slow paced at times, but I found it enjoyable.

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

Okay, what I'm really liking about Tytania is that they're making the choice to fight actually mean something. With anything else it's pretty much a given that the main characters are going to fight whoever, but here there are real alternatives, and the universe isn't going to explode without the main characters. It doesn't sound so hollow when a character decides to stand up and fight this way.

Edit: Oh my god Miranda is the best character you guys.

Legend of Galactic Heroes has a similar premise and setting. It's complete and clocks in at over a hundred episodes though, so watching it is a pretty heavy time investment.

It's freaking awesome though. I'm not gonna lie, Yang Wenli is one of my favorite characters.

[Verifiedz]

i reccomend a bacon cheese and steak sub from subway

[Ecks]

I just started Gurren Lagann and Death Note last night (Netflix only has English subbed, but Light's hamminess is perhaps better in his native tongue).

Loving both, but GL especially because Michelle Ruff voiced Yoko. And I went HHHHHHNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGG (for those of you that don't know, she also voices Rukia, and I have a thing for Rukia).

[BitVyper]

i reccomend a bacon cheese and steak sub from subway

Subway is terrible.

[Eltargrim]

Katanagatari is awesome.

Tytania is good until the ending. Or more appropriately, the lack thereof.

[BitVyper]

Well, even the novels aren't finished yet (if they ever will be). It still finishes at a good place - probably where you'd end a book. Really, half the anime out there has awful filler endings anyway.

[Kim]

So I'm watching Gundam and I have two questions.

1. Why does Char always wear a mask?

2. Why is White Base referred to as a trojan horse?

[Krylo]

So I'm watching Gundam and I have two questions.

1. Why does Char always wear a mask?

2. Why is White Base referred to as a trojan horse?

1. Because masks are awesome.

2. Because it is full of condoms.

[Kyanbu The Legend]

So I'm watching Gundam and I have two questions.

1. Why does Char always wear a mask?

2. Why is White Base referred to as a trojan horse?

1. Because his sexy, bare, naked, face is too manly for the federation let alone Zeon to handle... up till Z Gundam and Char's Counter attack.
2. I always figured it was because of the ships seemingly harmless apparance. That doesn't seem to be the case though.

[Donomni]

So I'm watching Gundam and I have two questions.

1. Why does Char always wear a mask?

2. Why is White Base referred to as a trojan horse?

Char wears a mask to hide his identity from Zeon, I think.

As for White Base, Zeon literally did not know it's actual name, so they gave it a codename based on it's shape.

[BitVyper]

And the fact that it's a carrier going behind enemy lines.

[Fifthfiend]

Update: I watched Darker than Black, it was p. good.

IDK about that ending though.

Anyways, Durarara is fucking awesome.

Tried watching it, couldn't get into it.


Also how the hell did I forget Black Lagoon. Black Lagoon is also awesome.

Seen it, it was good.

Need to see the Roberta's Blood eps though.

One Piece.

No

Desert Punk

Watched some of this, it was pretty good.

You could always watch Akagi and/or Kaiji if you have a tolerance for really deformed looking faces in extremely atmospheric environments and music.

They both involve a guy playing a game of chance: Akagi with Mahjong throughout the whole thing, while Kaiji plays a variety of more easily understood games. I prefer Kaiji because the main character is just a little more sympathetic.

The art looks kind of bullshit but the premise could be aight, will consider.

If you want a sandwich you can have WHOLE WHEAT BREAD and BUTTER and THAT'S IT

Bread and butter is not a sandwich.

READ Soul Eater. The manga is actually even better. Seriously.

No it isn't.

I mean it's still good though.

But nah the anime ending was pretty much 100% maximum excellence.

Fairy Tail, well the manga is the most generic action I have EVER read. Seriously. On the other hand Erza, Gazille and the cats are pretty cool. But it really is "the power of friendship" all day every day.

Well that's not enthusing.

Can't really add much I read more manga mostly. My knowledge of anime is pretty limited to the most widely available stuff and comedies. I imagine you've probably already seen Ghost in the Shell SAC1 and Samurai Champloo?
Samurai Champloo just got a blu ray release that is fucking poetry in motion so if you haven't seen that for a while or never seen it, enjoyed it and own a blu ray player, it might be worth tracking that down.

Seen Samurai Champloo, 100% totally great, I would basically watch a million animes that managed to be as good as Samurai Champloo in the way that Samurai Champloo is good.

Also with sandwiches when you say no pickles do you just mean like pickles as in pickles the long green things, or do you means pickles as in any pickled foodstuff? Cause green tomato pickle is the fucking shit with almost anything based around large chunks of meat. And sauerkraut + beef/corned beef and mustard on toasted white is a favourite of mine.

Sauerkraut is gross.

Macross Frontier, which I'd say is along the same lines as TTGL, though with a love triangle and singing instead of hot blooded power, but it's good.

I looked this up on wiki

The story focuses on three young adults (a famed pop singer, a private military pilot, and a rising pop singer)

I'm not filled with optimism about this one.

Read/watch The World God Only Knows. It's about an otaku fanatical about dating sim games that has to date actual girls. I watched it, but the anime hasn't gotten a new season announced and it's like, nowhere near the manga.

I watched the first couple episodes of the anime, they were pretty good, if kind of abusively so.

To Aru Majutsu no Index ( A Certain Magical Index ) has some great characters and your stereotypical shonen protagonist, who every girl loves but is completely unable to decide on any of them. His speeches may get a bit annoying, but your mileage may vary.

Watched all of this, pretty much loved it, couldn't exactly tell you why. Like it's a shitty anime, but it's a really really good shitty anime? I need to watch Railgun.

Also, watch Paprika. It's an anime movie about dreams.

Fuck you Japan I'm not watching a movie about spices.

Legend of Koizumi, there is nothing more epic than this.

I found a youtube video of this where apparently the prime minister gets assassinated and then plays Majong for the fate of the world?

So yeah I'll give this one a shot.

[Kim]

Update: I watched Darker than Black, it was p. good.

IDK about that ending though.

Apparently the dude who had the original ending ran away with it so they had to make something up. Thus goes the legend.

Tried watching it, couldn't get into it.

It's a good show, but it's not as easy to get into as Baccano and ultimately isn't quite as good. Got a cool Isaac and Miria cameo though.

No it isn't.

I mean it's still good though.

But nah the anime ending was pretty much 100% maximum excellence.

Thank you for your correct opinion.

I'm not filled with optimism about this one.

Macross is apparently a pretty iconic series or some such? I dunno. I think I downloaded the first series of Macross. But yeah, it's definitely an idea that can go very well or very crap.

I watched the first couple episodes of the anime, they were pretty good, if kind of abusively so.

I think I started to watch the first ep, but heard the series was kinda shitty so I didn't finish it. If you do watch it, let me know. If nothing else, the OP is pretty decent.

Fuck you Japan I'm not watching a movie about spices.

Paprika is pretty good, TBH. Supposedly had some influence on Inception but I dunno. By the same guy who did Paranoia Agent. I like it, but the soundtrack is about a billion times better than the movie cuz GODDAMN THAT SOUNDTRACK.

I found a youtube video of this where apparently the prime minister gets assassinated and then plays Majong for the fate of the world?

So yeah I'll give this one a shot.

The thing about the Legend of Koizumi anime is that every episode is super short and fast-paced as hell. It's really more a teaser for the manga, which is 100% excellence and I highly recommend reading as it finished up recently IIRC.

[Fifthfiend]

How about Gungrave if you ignore the first episode? It's not ABOUT people fighting, but there are people who beg to be shot and people with guns.

Just don't watch the first episode, it's all spoilery as it's actually an episode from later on in the story (where it gets repeated, yes). Guess they wanted something with a little wham, since the story starts slow. But you can denfinitely see this wasn't written as an introduction to the show. And doesn't work as one. Do not watch the first episode of Gungrave. Do not watch the first episode of Gungrave. Do not watch the first episode of Gungrave. Do not ...


Looked this up on Wiki

The series follows Brandon Heat and Harry MacDowell as they rise through the ranks of the Millennion crime syndicate.

This indeed sounds like the sort of thing I'm looking for in an anime.

I will probably forget the thing about the first episode by whenever I get around to watching it though.


Eat a Dick Sausage Sandwich with Egg (http://youtu.be/WnPMxhs1cDc)

That is like 175 percent more fucked-up faces than I'm willing to deal with in an anime.

Why would a recommendation (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1016245&postcount=9) this accurate change with time (lost?)

Hmmm I am kind of grossed out by this suggestion but that's probably like 90% cause I didn't get a lot of sleep and my stomach's kind of rumbly from dinner last night, will probably have one of these in the near future.

Fuck I just remembered I have mozarella I have to use up, yeah, this one will v. probably happen.

yakitake!! ja-pan! which is an anime about breadcrafting.

This sounds like it could be good, will look into at some point

Yeah, Rebuild has two more to go.


You don't like pickles? Or just pickles on sandwiches?


I am going to randomly suggest Summer Wars. I don't recall if anyone ever discussed it here at NPF. It's a movie, so it won't be something that will keep your attention like a series, but the animation is quit excellent and the characters are pretty darn reasonable, with some erring on the side of comedy.

The only circumstance under which I like pickles is Claussen refrigerated pickles eaten straight from the jar.

Summer Wars looks like it could be kinda good, though IDK if it looks as good as a think an anime called "Summer Wars" should be.

[Fifthfiend]

Apparently the dude who had the original ending ran away with it so they had to make something up. Thus goes the legend.

Like basically I generally don't like it in animes when they kill off every major character except the protagonist just because like hey it's the end of the anime, we don't really need any of these people any more.

It just ends up seeming really forced and kind of takes me out of the story. Also it kind of plays up the kind of "the only important character is the main hero, everyone else only matters to the extent that they service his personal journey" vibe that I don't really enjoy.

...Like, they kill the cat in just the most ridic, offhanded way, it was just like... really? I could even kind of buy killing the old guy but the cat is just slapped on there.

Aside from that I should add that it did a good job of like, being an anime which relies heavily on unknowns, mysteries and conspiracies to build its appeal but then like actually revealing/resolving all of that stuff in a way that's interesting, satisfying, and makes sense of the stuff that led up to it.

Thank you for your correct opinion.

Fist bump.

[Pip Boy]

Am I the only person that hated the ending to Puella Magi Madoka Mindfuck?

[Kim]

Yes.

[Eltargrim]

I can see why you might hate it, but you're wrong for hating it.

lolkj I can totally see where you're coming from. I happened to enjoy it, personally.

[Gregness]

Why didn't I think of this sooner??

Fifth, if you don't have an irrational hatred of old shows check out Samurai Pizza Cats. It's the best show.

The best show.

[Kim]

I'm going to throw out a Steins;Gate recommendation for anyone looking for a good show. It's got silly animu humor, a self-proclaimed mad scientist who thinks Dr Pepper is the drink of the intellectual just because it has Dr in the name, and bizarre time travel shenanigans. I just started watching it and I can't stop.

[Betty Elms]

Paprika is pretty good, TBH. Supposedly had some influence on Inception but I dunno. By the same guy who did Paranoia Agent. I like it, but the soundtrack is about a billion times better than the movie cuz GODDAMN THAT SOUNDTRACK.

Paprika's nifty. The Inception influence thing was made up by anime fans who wanted to feel like the stuff that they like is important.

Everybody seems to talk about Paprika the most out of Satoshi Kon's filmography, which I don't quite get since it's the clunkiest his movies. Fifth, watch Perfect Blue. (Which coincidentally legitimately did influence both Black Swan and Requiem for a Dream.) And Millennium Actress.

You can pretend that there are swords 'n guns.

[Kim]

Millenium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers are the best movies of his I've seen. Merely talked about Paprika cuz someone else brought it up. Clunky, but in ways that fit a movie about dreams. Still Susumu Hirasawa's best soundtrack.

[Betty Elms]

Still Susumu Hirasawa's best soundtrack.

That is a truth. That in tandem with the little spectacles like the parade does make for a rather delightful film.

[Locke cole]

Fifth. You seem to be on the fence about Summer Wars. I'm gonna throw in another seconding for it, as I've recently seen it and loved it.

It's like... OK, you know the first half of that Digimon movie? The part that was all about a virus that invaded the phone lines, screwed with everyone's computers, and almost launched a nuke?

See, it's by the same guy who directed that movie, so it's like you took that movie, made it about modern internet capabilities (Well, OK, slight-future internet capabilities. It involves an enormous online service that ranges everything from online games to credit handling) and threats (Identity theft and phishing kick off the plot of the movie), removed the link to the Digimon franchise, and made the real-world half of the plot more compelling, while keeping the "inside the Internet" portions action-packed and a blast to watch. Plus, the art style rocks, and there's more than a hint of War Games in the plot and its execution.

Also? There are multiple fight scenes involving a badass kung-fu rabbit-boxer guy fighting what appears to be an evil deva.

The movie just completely rocks. Go see it.