Top 3 anime series/movies

[majestic0110]

Hi all, hope you are well. I have noticed a LOT of members here seem to be interested in anime/manga. I too have an interest in anime and would like to share my three favourites with you.

1 - Ghost in the Shell SAC 1 & 2
2 - Cowboy Bebop
3 - Spirited away (c'mon you know its great!)

Does anybody else want to share their top 3's?

[Ancient Dragon]

By anime, do you mean animated ? If yes, the last one I watch and enjoyed was Ratatouille

[Narue]

1) Sailor Moon (for sentimental reasons)
2) Haruhi Suzumiya no Yuutsu
3) Tenshi na Konamaiki

[madduckyduck]

1) my hime
2) Death note
3) Vampire Hunter D

[Infarction]

I can't narrow it down to 3. But Hellsing was in there somewhere.

[majestic0110]

Cool nice lists there you all. Has anyone seen "Elfen Lied"? hearing some positive things about it but have not seen it...

[hammerhead]

I dont know if it can be classified as anime or not, but I like Avatar.

[majestic0110]

I am not familiar with Avatar, will do a google for it now.

[madduckyduck]

Elfen Lied I thought was really good. A lot of gore and lots of sillyness. Not a top three spot in my book, maybe a top ten. If there was a forth spot it would have to go to Fate Stay Night.

[majestic0110]

Cool, thanks for the input madduckyduck :) I am relatively new (ish) to anime (into it for about 8 months )so an aspect of this thread was to get some recommendations for rentals. I agree vampire hunter D is a great film, very atmospheric and quite gritty. I might check out some of the ones you and Narue mentioned but a lot of these films are quite rare so it might not be that easy to rent them (I live in UK). Any ideas where I could (legally) get hold of some without shelling out £15 odd for a DVD I might not like. I heard that some anime was available for free (and more importantly legally) as a download for promotional purposes, any pointers on that?

[Radical Edward]

> I heard that some anime was available for free (and more importantly legally) as a download for promotional purposes
You can download fansubbed anime, and if it hasn't been licensed for sale in your language/country then it's only illegal in the "we won't come and get you" kind of way. ;) Edward likes http://www.animesuki.com/ because they're good about keeping up with the licensing. It's frustrating when you're part way through a series and it gets licensed though. Then you have to wait for the retail version to get to where you were, or start getting really illegal by following a licensed anime.

[majestic0110]

Ok thanks for the information there Radical Edward. Like the screename and avatar! what is your avatar? Is it Bebop?

[madduckyduck]

Also another real good one I like is Ninja scrolls (the movie) and then the series which takes place after the movie.

[Radical Edward]

> what is your avatar? Is it Bebop?
Yes sir. :) It's not hard to guess what one of Ed's favorite anime is.

[majestic0110]

Lol not hard at all to guess. Bebop is ace, want to get hold of the boxed sets myself but the price is a little steep at present (trying to save for holiday lol). Love the movie though!

[majestic0110]

I am surprised that I haven't heard Akira mentioned yet.....Seems to be a very popular one (although I did not LOVE it). What do you think of Akira ?

[Narue]

>What do you think of Akira ?
It's a cult classic, but I never figured out why.

[majestic0110]

I am not a huge fan either, although it is okay. I know I might be slated for this but I like a lot of the studio ghibli productions. I think they are immersive and well made plus they often have a great storyline (depends on which movie lol).

[Drake]

1. Bleach
2. Naruto
3. Dragonball Z (if it counts)

[Narue]

>2. Naruto
In my experience, people who have Naruto in their top 10 haven't seen many good anime. ;)

>3. Dragonball Z (if it counts)
It counts. I would say any anime that originated in Japan or any cartoon that has a noticeable anime influence (ex. Avatar or Code Lyoko) counts.