She-Geeks discussion

I'm curious to see what ongoing anime series you guys are watching. I find recommendations through blog sites like The Cart Driver and Random Curiousity, but there's always a chance I'm missing out on something! I'm currently watching:

- Lupin III : Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna
- Wolverine the anime
- Rock Lee and his Ninja Pals (they're so cute as chibis!)

on tv?
Naruto!!

Rosa.cruz7 wrote: "on tv?
Naruto!!"

I watched about 50 of the first episodes via Netflix and I stopped keeping up because there were too many filler episodes to the point of ridiculousness. Although I might jump midway into Shippuden since I been hearing a lot of ill shit going on.

I am watching:

Full Metal Alchemist
D.Greyman (a Favorite)
Darker than black!

Anyone got any recommendations? I've only seen Aoi Hana but would love to get into Anime properly.

Well Stefani,

The three I mentioned above are awesome,

The first two are adventure/comedies and Darker than black is more a drama.

Hell Girl is another favorite, its dark though. I am not sure what kind of anime you are into? Do you have an idea what genres you like?

I'm not sure, I stumbled across Aoi Hana by accident. I'm quite open to pretty much anything. I will definitely check out the ones you've mentioned. Thanks!

Currently watching: Cowboy Bebop!

Previous to watching this classic I finished: FMA: Brotherhood (best anime series I've ever seen in my opinion), Darker than Black (S1), Bleach (main arc, although I've seen most of the filler too...the awful filler...) and Baccano! To name a few...

^_^

Stefani wrote: "Anyone got any recommendations? I've only seen Aoi Hana but would love to get into Anime properly."


I've never seen Aoi Hana before so I'm not sure which genre to steer you in, but I agree with the rest of the ladies. FMA: Brotherhood and Cowboy Bebop is a great place to start.

One of the first anime I've watched and still love dearly is Samurai Champloo. I think it's a good selection for a beginner because it's funny, sentimental, yet adventurous at the same time. The sword fights are pretty kick ass too.

I also recommend Ghost in the Shell: SAC which is cyberpunk, action, and suspense. Redline is an anime movie that has absolutely no plot, but the animation is amazing and the characters are drawn so ill. And Death Note is a must-watch!

Ohh I forgot about Ghost in the shell!! Also Dead man wonderland is good!

I love Prince of Tennis. I've been watching the new series.

What good is a good anime series to watch? Can't find a good one. I also recomend La Cora de Ora for music lovers.

I am re-watching all the good episodes of sub'd Sailor Moon to get rdy 4 the new series! there making it truer to the manga, I.e., grown up, and it's being done by Toei Animation. youtubin' it all the way man.

I just finished Croisee in a Foreign Labyrinth. it's adorable and the story is deep yet subtle. the animation is beautiful!

Going to finish Chobits as well.

Wolf's Rain is really great. ;)

If you're looking for something more slice-of-life and cutesy to watch, I recommend Daily Lives of High School Boys. I watched it for the first time over the weekend, and it is soooo funny!

"High-school boys are really simple and curious creatures. They want one and only one thing: girls. But they haven’t got a clue about them. Male teenagers are dumbfounded by the girls’ thought process, actions, appearance and everything in between. They spend countless hours amongst themselves discussing and arguing their theories which are usually completely off base. If only they had the courage to ask them instead of screwing around and talking about nonsensical things, they might get somewhere." - WIkipedia

I am watching Fullmetal Alchemist and Death Note. These are great and have an amzing story line and the characters are fabulous.
Some others i would reccomend are Baka and Test: Summon the Beast (silly and fun), Ouran Highschool Host Club (pretty crazy, but i wouldn't watch it if you aren't a fan of yaoi. It's not a main thing but it's in there), and Hetalia: Axis Powers (i love the chibi-ness. It's so cuuute!).
Oh, and Black Butler and D. Gray Man are pretty awesome too.

I am a big fan of INUYASHA, DAN DETECTIVE SCHOOL, RANMA 1/2, Cardcaptor Sakura and Vision Of Escaflowne. Inu Yasha is my favorite of the lot.

I'm rewatching Claymore! Just got some manga volumes post-anime :)

It's all about claymore and berserk. I watch them over and over again. Love them

Movies:
anything from Hayao Miyazaki (ex. Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away, Secret World of Arrietty)
Summer Wars

Series:
Fruits Basket
Samurai 7
Blackjack
Android Kikaider
Azumanga Daioh
.hack//Sign

There are tons more, that's just from the top of my head.

oh, and for Lupin III, can't beat Castle of Cagliostro!

I suggest Gungrave, Gantz, Death note, Soul Eater, Wolf's Rain, Bleach, Burst Angel, Naruto, Air Gear, Appleseed, Ergo Proxy, Speed Grapher, Inuyasha, Last Exile, and there are so many more! <3

Oh, another great one Is Zombiepowder by the same author of Bleach.

I hadn't heard of that one! Thanks Annabel! I love zombies XD

Kimberly wrote "Movies:
anything from Hayao Miyazaki (ex. Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away, Secret World of Arrietty)Summer Wars"

I love all those movies especially Hayao Miyazaki's movies they are the best can't get enough of them, also Summer Wars, and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. "Time waits for no one"

I have heard of Paprika but only saw some of the movie.

Give it up for FMA BROTHERHOOD!!!! its was so awsome

anyone who likes aventure/humor D gray man and blue excosrsist were good too!

I think Ouran highschool host club was cute too

im watching Black butler AND IM LOVING IT! so from one fangirl to another what else is there? i loved durarara and was starting to get into fairytale but didnt get far b4 starting black butler

I'm stuck with 90s titles... Ai no kusabi and The legend of Arslan! Except I haven't watched them in ages because I have VHS (remember those?) and my VCR is broken... sigh...

Celeste wrote: "Well Stefani,

The three I mentioned above are awesome,

The first two are adventure/comedies and Darker than black is more a drama.

Hell Girl is another favorite, its dark though. I am not sure..."

Hmm i was thinking of watching hell girl was it good? what genre is it? i like action/comedy not much of a romance fan but its cute but i dont like too much do you think i would like it?

Celeste wrote: "I am watching:

Full Metal Alchemist
D.Greyman (a Favorite)
Darker than black!"

Hey! I love FMA and Darker than Black too!

I'm currently watching Nightraid 1931. Don't know if I like it yet. I'll let y'all know.

I'd recommend Baccano, Soul Eater, and Samurai Champloo.

:)

Hell Girl is working it's way into being one of my top favorites. And I absolutely LOVED Soul Eater. I just wish it had progressed a bit farther after two seasons.

I suggest watching a bunch of funny/gag anime:

1. Gintama
2. Nichijou
3. Lucky Star
4. FLCL
5. Keroro Gunso (aka Sgt Frog)
6. jinrui Wa Suitai Shimashita (Humanity has Declined)
7. Polar Bear Cafe
8. Sket Dance

1. One Piece
2. Bleach
3. Naruto
4. Hajime no ippo
4. Skip Beat
4. Ouran High School host club
5. Sarjeant Frog
6. Hikaru No Go
7. Dragon Balls
8. Ao No Exorcist
9. Inuyasha
10. Hetalia
11. Case Closed
12. Zatch Bell
13. Fruits basket
14. Ranma 1/2
15. Slam Dunk
16. Kuroko no Basket
17. Rave master
18. Full metal Alchemist
19. Lucky Star
20. Boys over flowers

I have so much more but right now i dont want to fill up the page

Wow thats alot. :)

I've just finished watching Baccano! I think it's one of the best animes I've ever seen!

Lela wrote: "I just started watching Elfen Lied. I didn't really know what to expect at first because this is the first anime I've ever watched, but I'm really enjoying it so far. It's got everything I like, ..."

Elfen Lied was fun in some ways, I definitely didn't mind the gore (haha!) But, forgive me for being a little critical, I thought the characters were a bit flat. Yuka was the most annoying character. I kinda wanted her to die.

Chimney wrote: "Mia, Baccano! is one of my favorite anime! I am really happy to know someone else enjoys it too."

Yes! I loved Baccano! even though it was confusing at first, the way it jumps around from story line to story line, and back and forth through time, it was really wonderful. I might even watch it again.

It occurs to me: Why am I not always wondering conditions brought about, supposedly by my gender...? Interesting how this carries over to books and reading, a typically female dominated industry, fiction.

Lela wrote: "Oh, and the voice acting really bothered me. The pitch, the tone, it just didn't seem authentic. A little to... innocent, for lack of a better term. Is this present in many animes?"

Ah yes, high-pitched female voices are very prevalent in anime, but it's not always the case. You will run into a lot of anime where a handful of female characters are ditzy, soft spoken, or existing plainly for their cup size. I want to speculate one of the reasons for this is because a lot of anime are made by men for men which results in the oh so popular "fan service," a term originated from manga/anime. In America, we consider it inappropriate to mingle our "innocent" cartoons with sexual innuendos, but in Japan, everyone watches anime, not just the kids. This will often result in one-dimensional female characters.

When I first started watching anime, this was one of the cultural differences that threw me off the most. Thankfully, there's more than enough anime with strong, ass-kicking female leads so don't let a few ruin your anime experience. Ghost in the Shell: SAC is one of my favorite anime that showcase an intelligent and headstrong female lead, Major Motoko. Matter fact, I don't want to say she's a strong female lead. She's a strong lead character, period. She can go toe-to-toe with many popular male characters. I believe Black Lagoon and Claymore also portrays women in a more natural light. Although in Claymore, I find it is the male who is too aggravating and whiny to watch lol.

I think we should create another thread with recs for anime with strong female leads. I'm always looking for those. And damn, girl. *Elfen Lied as your first anime selection is pretty bold! I know 300lb. men who can't stomach the first 15 minutes!

Kay wrote: "Lela wrote: "Oh, and the voice acting really bothered me. The pitch, the tone, it just didn't seem authentic. A little to... innocent, for lack of a better term. Is this present in many animes?"

A..."

I have to agree. Those innocent and huge cup-sizes bothered me at first, but I've gotten used to them as I've become more experienced watching anime.
Another ass-kicking female would be Riza Hawkeye from Full-metal alchemist and Maka from Soul Eater isn't too bad either.

Currently watching "Ghost in the Shell" with the hubs. Other than that, my favorites are below:

Hellsing (Original and Ultimate)
Blood+
Inuyasha
Sailor Moon
Cowboy Bepop
Wolf's Rain
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

Lela wrote: "I definitely agree with you, Jennifer. I especially disliked the way the female characters were portrayed.

Oh, and the voice acting really bothered me. The pitch, the tone, it just didn't seem a..."

Oh yes, I totally agree with everything you Lela, and Kay pointed out. Although I have found some Anime where women are portrayed better, there are still quite a few that really annoy me. It's not just that they have high or annoying voices, or ridiculously large breasts, but its also the way they are portrayed as really stupid, shallow, or easily frightened. I've found some of the same qualities in some classic Hollywood movies from the 40's and 50's as well. I always like it when I find some female characters that I can admire. I'll be looking into that new thread, and hopefully contribute some suggestions when I come across an anime with strong female characters.

=)

Anime is a bit new to me. All of my friends were fans a long time ago, and I've pretty much only just started.

Anyhow, I really, REALLY loved Death Note (the anime, I'm not really one for reading mangas or graphic novels ing eneral). I also watched Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) which was also very, very good.

I've tried to get into a few others since, but they've all been too long or just not my type of thing.

I am currently watching morbito, one piece, full metal alchemist brotherhood, spice and wolf, bleach, and fairy tail

Ok, I said I would let you all know about Nightraid 1931, and...it wasn't that great. It had a good premise and a good start, but then it lost momentum when it got too caught up in its basis in history. I love history and historical fictions, but there are better ways to go about it. This was like watching a really boring historical documentary NOT put on by the History Channel. (In my opinion, the History Channel does a good job)
Now I'm on to Black Butler. Actually, I'm already more than halfway through it, and I have to say, I'm loving it! Sebastian is so cool, and I love the dark undertone to the show. It's put me in the perfect mood for the month of October. Although I haven't finished it yet, I highly recommend it!

I love black butler im in love with sebastion he is sooooo cool and also im watching morbito one piece and full metal alchmist i recommand theses

If you guys love anime and manga alot join my group. Thx

Link: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/8...

Finished Black Butler and....it was awesome! Now I'm halfway into D. Gray-man, which I think is really cute. I hope we can read the manga next month as a group.

Ashton wrote: "I am currently watching morbito, one piece, full metal alchemist brotherhood, spice and wolf, bleach, and fairy tail"

you are going to love fma brotherhood its so much more well put together than fma

Ashton wrote: "I am currently watching morbito, one piece, full metal alchemist brotherhood, spice and wolf, bleach, and fairy tail"

I've been thinking about watching spice and wolf...let me know if its good!

Hi I'm Anna I'm new but uh, I want to read the Fullmetal Alchmist Manga, I'm like 14 and just seeing if I was gonna see something I like wrong. Thx.