I started watching anime series a few months ago. I’ve watched some on and off in the past but never an entire series, except for Golden Boy which only has six episodes. Not sure why I decided to start again but I chose only those that were well drawn and ranked high on ratings lists. My opinions and ratings of the shows in the order I watched them:
Golden Boy
About a perverted guy (okay a regular guy) who has a different job every episode, meets chicks and gets horny. That’s basically it, but it’s hella funny. (4/5)
Naruto
This show about child ninjas is super popular so I started watching it, but it’s stupid. It’s clearly for little kids, like 7-year-olds. I watched about four episodes and couldn’t take any more. (2/5)
Fullmetal Alchemist
Set in a world where people use alchemy, especially the military, these two kids tried to bring their dead mother back to life and failed. The story goes on from there. Very interesting, and I liked it until I watched the awful movie. (4/5)
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
This eccentric high school girl, who doesn’t know she has a special power, starts a club for finding mysteries or something. I guess this show is cute, and it kept me interested enough to watch through all 14 episodes, but afterwards it felt like a waste of time. (3/5)
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Even though it went from a giant robot flick to total abstract psycho weirdness, the characters, backstories, psychology, politics and everything make this a compelling series. And it’s the best anime series I’ve watched so far. I’m glad they’re remaking it into movies right now. (5/5)
Cowboy Bebop
It’s about bounty hunters and has spaceships so I should like it, but I’ve watched two episodes so far and I’m bored. Is there gonna be a plot later on? This anime’s supposed to be a classic but it has the most uninteresting chase and fight scenes, and no story so far. (2/5) (3/5) [Update.]
On my to watch list: Great Teach Onizuka, Ghost in the Shell.
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I like watching Naruto but it gets a bit slow .. Naruto Shippuden is out already but to understand it it’s better that you watch Naruto first. Now I wait for about 20 episodes to come out before watching.
Out of those you mentioned here, I’ve watched all of them except for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
I like Bleach, Death note, Blood+,Claymore,Basilik,12 Kingdoms, Rouroni Kenshin and many others. LOL Okay enough said. :P
SAMURAI CHAMPLOO. It’s the only anime I still really like (although I haven’t watched very many). It’s made by the same person as Cowboy Bebop, which I haven’t watched, but I heard it’s much better. It’s about samurai and beat boxers. Kind of. Not really. Very anachronistic.
Ahh I should watch Death Note, since it’s illegal in China now. And I liked the live action movies.
What the heck is “anachronistic”? Guess I’ll watch Samurai Champloo to find out.
[...] guess I gave Cowboy Bebop its 2/5 rating a bit prematurely last time, after watching only two episodes. I’m at episode 9 out of 26 now, and as far as I can tell [...]
really? Death note is illegal in China now? I didn’t know.
I saw the anime and the movie in dvd shops.
Horror flicks are now illegal in China, and Death Note is supposedly considered horror (even though it’s just sorta morbid). But of course no one’s gonna enforce that law and prevent sales of horror films, just like how piracy laws aren’t enforced. All it really means is filmmakers in China won’t be making any horror films.
By the way I gotta change my rating for Naruto. I just watched 50 episodes over the past few days. >_<
Evangelion was crap. The main character was so whiny and such a wimp I couldn’t stand him. The other characters in the show made very little sense to me as well.
Bebop is the best out of all the ones you listed here. Great characters and great action with plenty of drama make it an awesome show.
And yes, Naruto sucks except for a few scenes throughout the whole series. I like the manga much more than the show.