silverthunder | Anime Rec?

Well, two that I've loved that I don't see on your list are:

- Seirei no Moribito (complete, 26 eps) The story follows spearwoman, Balsa, as she protects Prince Chagamu (whose survival is necessary for the survival of their world). Probably safe to call this one a historical drama, but there's a bit of spiritual magic going on and the music/animation are both gorgeous.

- Saiunkoku Monogatari (s1 complete, 39 eps) Historical series about the first female politician in the kingdom. Highly slashable with a decent amount of biseinen. Arguably more interesting than it sounds on paper.

- Toshokan Sensou (in progress) A shoujo love-story carried out with large doses of war, libraries, and arguments against censorship. Fantastic! *is biased* We're six episodes in and the shojo angle is that the lead female, rather hotheaded, has so much in common personality-wise with her apparent intended (and supervising officer/librarian, and all-around nice guy), that he aggravates her.

- Vampire Knight (in progress) A shojo vampire anime with an inter-species love triangle. I'm liking it far more than I anticipated as the whole vampire thing is actually woven into the character designs and plot, rather than monkey-wrenched into the story. There's a lovely dose of bishounen and angst. And the only irritation I've had thus far is that observant viewers pick up on a fact in episode one and it takes the lead female four more episodes to figure out the same thing. But I don't perceive any similar problems after that point. The female lead has a bit of a Tamahome!Miaka! thing going on for an important vampire, but it's neither nausea- nor facepalm-inducing, yet.

On that note, it appears you've never watched Fushigi Yuugi. Which is really a shojo classic by any measure. A bit of it wouldn't hurt.

As you can see, I started off with two, and, er, got carried away. ^__^;

Those all sound fabulous! Thank you. :) I'll have to look each one up in more detail, but they sound so interesting the way you describe them!

As for Fushigi Yuugi... meh... I've read some summaries and seen pieces of an episode, and it hasn't really grabbed me. Maybe out of curiosity one day I'll give it a shot, but right now I just don't have any interest.

*nods* I can understand that about FY. Though, I will say this. I watched the show despite Miaka, because the -rest- of the cast's character designs are wonderful. (And it's so deliciously angsty.) But yeah. It's best in small doses and is not something you'd ever want to marathon through. And having seen it once, I can't say I'd ever watch it again.

I've read the Vampire Knight manga so far, and it's fricken awsome. if the Anime is even half as good as the manga, it's worth it.

Tactics is good (so far, I haven't finished it either) but doesn't have the same "OMG MUST WATCH NEXT EP" drive for me that many other anime do (see below recs). I think I mainly only watch it for Kouki Miyata and Takahiro Sakurai, though

apapazukamori swears it gets better/plotty-er further in. :/

I would personally recommend you pick up Kyou Kara Maou again, it's (as of Thursday) up to 86 eps now, and the 3rd season + OVAs have really ignited my love for it once more. I never thought I could fall back in love with it so much, and yet, I am. It has something about it that 'clicks' for me.

I've also gotten into D.Gray-man recently, which I see you also have 'On-hold', and after watching 15 episodes of it in marathon style because I simply could not wait to find out what happened next, I can say it's really quite awesome. I know a lot of people choose to skip over the so-called 'filler' episodes that pad out A LOT of the first 40 or so episodes, but I really quite enjoyed and have watched everything up to where I am currently (episode 75). I guess it depends how you feel about filler, but I've seen worse in other series.

Thirdly, I have to recommend Code Geass. It's another one that's currently showing (its second season). But if you don't like keeping up with unfinished series, the first season stands well enough on its own. Even if I have never yelled and swore at the screen quite as much for any other series (except maybe KKM) as I did at the end of S1's final episode.

Those are my rec, hope they help! I quite like that "My Anime List" site, I may have to make one myself. :D OH! It has manga too! Definitely need to get one!

Yeah, I get that same sense from Tactics. I've only seen one ep, but it just doesn't have a real bite to it, somehow. Maybe I'll try one more episode.

Kyou Kara Maou... I guess I can describe that series as being one which I am kind of on-again off-again with. Once I start watching an episode, I get into it for a while and then after a few more eps I might not touch it again for months. It's weird. But I'll probably finish it eventually because it is a neat series.

I'm avidly following the manga for D.Gray-Man, but I lost interest very early on in the manga. So I do know the story and the characters quite well, but I didn't feel like braving the filler or really even getting into some of the major plot points. I've cheated and watched some recent episodes, but I don't know when or if I'll pick up the series again.

Code Geass is one I've looked at a couple times, but I'm not too sure about it. Maybe I'll give it another glance and possibly watch an episode or two. :) Any series that can make someone scream at the screen probably has something to it.

If you do get an account with "My Anime List", make sure to add me as a friend!

Hehe, I can see why KKM could be a bit like that, at least for the first 35 eps (that I see you've watched). I enjoyed it then, quite a lot, but it wasn't until the plot started thickening more and more, and they started looking at the history of the world that I became truly obsessed. The last ten episodes were brilliant, and I can't count the number of times I've rewatched them.

Hehe, Code Geass is worth at least a look, I have to admit I was dubious at first, cause I'm generally not that into "Mecha" anime. But, the characters and politics are riveting, and the mecha-side is present enough to be cool yet not overly dominating. But since you have plenty of mecha anime listed, I'm guessing that's probably won't be an issue for you.

I created one, so I shall go add you now! I'm in the middle of adding Digimon to my list XD

Aw, does Nabari no Ou get to be bad? I have only watched the first couple episodes and it seemed promising in the beginning. :(

Would definitely second the recommendation for Seirei no Moribito, which was amazing... one of the most beautiful, well-told Production I.G. series in a while.

Since you haven't seen Rozen Maiden yet, I would also enthusiastically pimp that to you. The main character reminds me somewhat of Osamu, Ken's brother from Digimon, were Osamu to have cracked from the pressures of school (possible) and gone all hikkokomori on us (even more possible). And if instead of a slavishly devoted younger brother, he had a very sweet, normal older SISTER. And if HE got the ~~Digimon~~ magical doll. I was initially skeptical of it, because I thought you'd need to be into either ball-joint dolls or hentai, but it's really a series that defies characterization.

As for more... I'd have to think about it! Your anime list helps show me more clearly where your taste and mine diverge, which means that there might be some series that I didn't care for/dropped that perhaps you might want to take a look at. It always surprises me when people say they like Tactics, for instance, because after the first two episodes it seemed rather cheesy to me. But a lot of smart, interesting people I know are into it, so who know.

I actually don't know how Nabari no Ou turns out - I only watched the first episode and decided I wasn't really interested enough in the premise to keep up with it. So, it might still meet your expectations. :)

I intend to check out Seirei no Moribito and will almost certainly at least try one episode of it. It sounds really awesome from the brief description above!

Rozen Maiden is one of those series I've debated watching for a while now... I suspect it'll be one of those series I end up watching and loving, and then I'll look back on my hesitance and shake my head at myself. I'm not even really sure where the hesitation comes from. Lots of people have recommended it highly. I will properly research it and watch an episode some time in the near future.

I'm not even sure if I like Tactics yet; the first episode failed to grab me. I'm going to give it another episode at least, though, because I find the premise kind of interesting.

If you can think of any more recs, I'd love to hear about them! :) Most of the series you've recced to me have turned into favorites - Uninhabited Planet Survive most notably so, but also Mushishi and Genshiken. I still need to watch Honey & Clover (Cody wants to watch it with me, so I'm waiting on him), but based on the episode I've seen, I have high expectations for that one as well.

How about Kamichu? It's about a slightly dopey middle school student who one day becomes a god. I've only seen about three episodes (eps 1, 3, and 4), but it's rather cute and "slice of life"-ish. The way everyone naturally accepts her sudden godhood is boggling.

That sounds cute! I'll look it up and give it a watch. :) Thanks!

LOL Wow. I thought you were talking about Kami-chama Karin (2007), but I see that, indeed, Kamichu is its own series and predates the other show by two years.

I find myself incredibly curious as to how similar the plots are, as the one-sentence nutshell of Kami-chama Karin is elementary school girl gains the powers of a deity (and a henshin sequence initiated by the catchphrase: "I am god!").

I think Denno Coil was the star of last year's season of anime, and it ended up on my all-time favorite list, as well. It is a quality anime, definitely, and a mix of cozy, fascinating and unique.

I looked it up on wiki - looks interesting! I'll give it a watch.

I know it's not anime, but if you haven't already, you absolutely must watch Firefly and the subsequent movie.

... as for anime, I don't know, I haven't kept up much, myself. But I love the remake of Hellsing, so maybe give that a go?

I've had others tell me that Firefly is awesome; I think someone was going to lend me a box set of it at some point. I'll have to check it out eventually.

Hehe, Cody likes the Hellsing remake too, I think he intends to show it to me at some point. ^^ We're going through Mai Hime right now.

Thanks!

Anytime. :D

I second the vote for Seirei no Moribito (we called it Guardian of the Sacred Spirit) - it's really made of total awesome.

I wouldn't be doing my duty if I didn't rec Tantei Guaken Q (Detective Academy Q) I absolutely love it, it's got loads of the usual detective cliches but it makes them different and it makes them work. Plus the characters are adorable and it's really fun.

Ayatsuri Sakon is pretty hard to find as far as I can tell but it's absolutely gorgeous. Another detective/mystery thing with creepy puppets. I love it to pieces.

I decided to watch the first episode of Seirei no Moribito since so many people recommended it, and it seems really cool so far! I am in the process of downloading the rest, and I'm sure I'll watch it all.

Also, because the premise really caught my attention (I love mysteries and detective stories, particularly with a fun group of protagonists), I gave Tantei Gakuen Q a watch as well. I liked the first episode of the anime and I am in the process of downloading the first ten episodes, as well as the first two of the live action. We'll see how it goes.

I intend to watch at least one episode of each of the series that were recced to me, but it seems like it'll take a while! Everyone is so generous with their recommendations. :) It's great!

Seirei no Moribito deserves all the recommendations, it really does.

I really, REALLY hope you like Tantei Gakuen Q because I love it to pieces and there's not enough people out there who do like it. The live action is a lot of fun too but it's a VERY condensed version of the anime so there are lots of spoilers quite quickly. On the other hand, as the anime does the thing lots of mystery animes do and has several bits where the plot is just "mystery of the week", this can be an advantage.

Well, after going to bed last night, I thought of two more things I should recommend, so I shall. Then I'll shut up, promise! :D

Jyu Oh Sei - I really, REALLY loved this one. It's fairly short, gorgeous and I found it really exciting and creepy. I really need to watch that one again some time.

Baccano! - I haven't seen all of this one, we're watching it in my Anime Soc at the moemnt. It's a bit confusing and weird at first but you sort of settle into it. It's really funny and really dramatic.

Sweet, more! =D Hehe, more is good... I'll run out eventually, but it's nice to have options right now.

Tantei Gakuen Q seems like it'll be my type of anime. I like mysteries and I like kids' shows with a lot of the light-hearted and friendship-based stuff. I'm sure I'll watch it all including the live-action, and I'll enjoy it throughly.

So far I've only watched episodes of that one and Seirei no Moribito, but I'm feeling confident that I'll enjoy both of them. I do plan to watch an episode of each of the series that was recced to me. If I like them, I'll continue with them (one at a time or all at the same time - could be fun either way).

Thanks again!

Are you at all familiar with Yami no Matsuei? Err... if so, just let me know and disregard the rest of this.

I've been contemplating doing an Ayatsuri Sakon and Yami no Matsuei crossover, but I've not plotted out an idea any deeper than Sakon and Ukkon get invited to perform at Oriya's 'establishment' and bump into doll-fetish!psycho-killer!Muraki there. (Also, is it just me, or does Sakon look similar to Muraki's dead brother?)

My usual partner in crime never got into the series, so I was wondering if you'd be interested in helping brainstorm ideas (with the foreknowledge that unless the fic turns out less than 10,000 words long, it has only a 25% chance of being completed in this decade).

*facepalm* Hopefully, it's obvious that what I meant to say was, 'If you're not familiar with YnM, please disregard the message.'

Ugh. Clearly, I should have slept more last night.

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