Are There Any Anime Fans Here?

[Scotty Piper]

My favorite modern one so far is Girls und Panzer (pictured), it's about young girls who drive around in WWII era tanks and shoot at each other for sport. Another one that is good (my friend is really into it) is Uma Musume: pretty Derby, it's about young girl-horses who race, and the winner gets to perform a pop song. All of the girls are based on real life Japanese race horses, and they have even collaborated with the Kentucky Derby. Seriously, there is some crazy things going on with that show nowadays.
The classics are also great, Cowboy Bebop, Record of Lodoss War, Ghost in the Machine (prophetic). barefoot Gen was the first anime I had ever seen. It was survivors account of the Hiroshima bombing, and has one of the most brutal explosion scenes ever put to film.

Just putting my feelers out for fellow weebs!

 

[Waning Embers]

Space Battleship Yamato, Getter Robo, Gurren Lagann, Ergo Proxy, Iria : Zeiram the Annimation, Vampire Hunter D, Robot Carnival, Lensman, etc.

 

[Scotty Piper]

Did you check out Shikanokonokonokokoshitantan?

 

[Waning Embers]

Did you check out Shikanokonokonokokoshitantan?

More into tech and mecha dark sci-fi anime. The Empire of Corpses is another favorite.

 

[sardonicus87]

I'm a fan (of some) but not a fanboy or weeb. Mostly "seinen" of varying types, typically drama, suspense or horror, but it depends, gamut runs from "Higurashi" to "SPY x FAMILY".


Here's what I have seen, sorted by my rating (though they set each season separate, so some seasons rank higher than others on some shows, but you can sort by name or something too):

anathematized1's Anime List | Anime-Planet

Browse anathematized1's history of watching anime. 1,702 total anime. 257 ratings with an average score of 3.11 out of 5.

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[Peter Turbo]

mostly the stuff from the late 80s, 90s and early 2000s. after 2010 i kind of checked out.

 

[Kobold]

Yeah I like anime a lot. I’ve been watching Gundam Seed, Inuyasha and Delicious in Dungeon lately.
Love the classics like Akira, Golgo 13, Ranma 1/2, Appleseed, Dominion, vampire hunter d and robotech.
I’ve been reading Dorohedoro, Vinland Saga and Gundam Thunderbolt as far as manga goes.

 

[The Benedictine]

Ruroni Kenshin, Neon Gensis Evangelion, and Inuyasha were some of my favorites. So is Paranoia Agent.

 

[anantaandroscoggin]

I've been watching anime about 5 or 6 years now.

Ranma 1/2 took FOREVER to watch, what with its 161 episodes. Oh, My Goddess; xxxHOLIC; The Old Man Reincarnated as a Villainess; Overlord; The Apothecary Diaries; The 8th Son, Are You Kidding Me?; Management of Novice Alchemist; Kuma, Kuma, Kuma Bear; I Shall Survive Using Potions; I Got a Cheat Ability in a Different World, and Became Extraordinary Even in the Real World.

I find giant robots on a planetary surface to be excusable (like the powered suits in Heinlein's Starship Troopers NOVEL.) However, giant robots in deep space are entirely pointless and stupid.

 

[sablebrush52]

I got into anime in the early 2000’s. Especially fond of Satoshi Kon (hope I spelled that correctly).

 

[JoeW]

Early 2000s for me too: I haven’t watched anything newer than that. Still enjoy watching Sorcerer Hunters and Trigun, but my favorite is still Excel Saga.

Every month at work, when the new hires introduce themselves, at least one says “I’m into anime”. I suspect this doesn’t mean the same thing it did 20 years ago.

 

[plugugly]

Gundam requiem for vengeance on Netflix was awesome.

 

[Peter Turbo]

I'd like to add getting to visit the Studio Ghibli museum last year was a uniquely awesome experience. Highly recommended if you get to visit Japan. The tickets are a bitch to get though.

 

[anotherbob]

Honestly to me it's just another genre that ranges from utter tripe to genuine masterpieces.
This Movie and this anime, can stand up with dramas filmed with real human actors on the screen. In fact they're both just great movies in my opinion with very human stories and the second one is told in a way that would probably not work as well in live action.
On a side note.... This freakin story comes from an insane and amazing book and while the movie is actually good it's such a shell of what the book contained. It would have worked way better as anime or at least a western production inspired by anime (I don't have a strong opinion on the it's gotta be from Japan to be anime debate) .

 

[Waning Embers]

I did enjoy Komi Can't Communicate. I found Komi and Tadano endearing and often felt sorry for both of them.

 

[Scotty Piper]

Lots of anime fans, then! Glad to be among friends!

 

[Waning Embers]

Lots of anime fans, then! Glad to be among friends!

Since the '70s for me.

 

[JoeW]

Since the '70s for me.

I suppose I'd better add Speed Racer, then: we watched it every day after school back in the 70s.

 

[Waning Embers]

I suppose I'd better add Speed Racer, then: we watched it every day after school back in the 70s.

Gatchaman/Battle of the Planets/G-Force as well. Then there were Golion/Voltron and the Shogun Warriors.

 

[JoeW]

Gatchaman/Battle of the Planets/G-Force as well. Then there were Golion/Voltron and the Shogun Warriors.

I watched Battle of the Planets every day in 5th or 6th grade. I haven’t revisited it though.