@Brendan: I actually live in Montreal, so I set it to Champlain, NY. Just go on Google Maps and check out the nearest American city, then type in City, State.
@Landon: Well, I do occasionally kill people.
@BeachThunder said:
" I thought this was about a porn site D: "
Unfortunately, not that kind of fucking website. Sorry for being misleading.
" Ghost In The Shell is great if you're looking for some sci-fi anime. "
As much as I respect this as a movie, I can't agree. It's far too philsophical and preachy for a first time movie, as someone who's not that into anime. It's a masterpiece, sure, but for "Intro" stuff, I wouldn't say this
I'd probably say to try out: Azumanga Daioh (Intro to moe and cutesy schoolgirly sitcom)
FLCL (Wacky comedy with good music)
Cowboy Bebop (The standard for GOOD content and...more good music)
Monster (Monster might be good, because it's an incredibly realistic story, similar to many western shows, about a doctor embroiled in a murder case. No silly apple eating demons, or any supernatural shit, just a good thriller) "
Exactly what this guy just said. FLCL and Cowboy Bepop are great starters, as is Samurai Champloo. I'd also recommend Black Cat, which is slightly more obscure but still super great. Lovely Complex, too, if you can stand the high-school romance comedy thing. I personally hate them, but LoveCom is clever enough to be super awesome and not tediously annoying. :/
Once that's done, watch both seasons of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. That right there is about as good as anime will ever get.
I had the experience of basically growing with anime in my teenage years and have since grown into a middling apathy towards the whole thing. Anime nowadays sucks. The last great thing to air was Darker than BLACK and it's lacklustre second season turned everything it made great into complete garbage. There's nothing but harem romances, shoujo comedies or fanservice that is airing. Either you have the one anime that's trying mad hard to be Lucky Star or you have the other that is just throwing the panty shots and bouncing breasts at you.
Maybe it's going to comeback to it's form in a year or two, but I've given up all hope on anime as it stands now. There's just nothing there to watch anymore. Anyone is better off just going to Best Buy, buying both seasons of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and watching those over and over until the end of time.
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