anime noob - suggestions

i know very little about anime and would like some suggestion for what people think i might like.

i've been following ghost in the shell 2 stand alone complex since i saw a couple of episodes in tokyo last year. i also really enjoyed the cowboy bebop series and film. that and the original gits and akira is the only anime i've seen.

what do people recommend that's in the same vein? are there any seminal anime films / series that i really must see?

and for anyone in the uk, are there any channels on sky that regularly carry anime? cnx used to, but they seem to have disappeared some time ago. :(

The first anime i seen was Ninja Scroll. It was so violent and it had a pretty good storyline. What kind of genre are you interested in?

Try out Gungrave, Trigun, Hellsing, Vampire Hunter D, and Neon Genesis Evangelion. These ones are my favortie. Also check out this link http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2005/01/feature/05.php It lists the best sites to find out information on animes.

Fist of the North Star broke my anime cherry. Its outdated but a good watch none the less.

Ghost In The Shell is my favorite (both seasons of the show and the movies), followed by Trigun, Vamp hunter D (the second one is better lol), Akira, Cowboy Bebop, Jin-Roh (sp?), and Ninja Scroll in no particular order.

Try out Gungrave, Trigun, Hellsing, Vampire Hunter D, and Neon Genesis Evangelion. These ones are my favortie. Also check out this link http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2005/01/feature/05.php It lists the best sites to find out information on animes.

Cool, thanx for the url and suggestions. :)

Fist of the North Star broke my anime cherry. Its outdated but a good watch none the less.

OK. I'll see if I can find it.

Ghost In The Shell is my favorite (both seasons of the show and the movies), followed by Trigun, Vamp hunter D (the second one is better lol), Akira, Cowboy Bebop, Jin-Roh (sp?), and Ninja Scroll in no particular order.

Sounds like people like Trigun and Vampire Hunter D. :)

Cheers all,
j.

They are a bit more action based, Jin-Roh is probably my second favorite since it is more emotion and self exploration based (and great animation and visual effects and theems), its still violent and has good action scenes but thats not the part that I like best abot it. So yea, watch them all and decide what you like best, they are all good in different ways.

I would suggest any Miyazake movies like "The Princess Mononoke" or "Spirited Away", Pricess Mononoke is much more violent than spirited away...if it matters. Other than that I would reccomend "Cowboy Bebob" (Series and Movie), "The Lodos Wars", "Akira", "Ghost In The Shell" (Series and Movie), "Reroni Kenshan" (no idea on the spelling), and "Full Metal Alchemist". The animes that I have found disapointing are "Inuyasha" (which I liked at first but got sick of really fast), "Lupin the third", "Yu Gi Oh" (I've never been abvle to sit through more than about 3 minutes), and this is gonna piss some people on this forum off, but "Initial D" it was cool at first but it gets old fast, at least for me.

I'll suggest full metal alchemist...........initial d maybe?:smile:

quick update:

well, some of them are proving difficult to track down, but i want to thank everyone for their execellent suggestions! :D :D :D i've watched the following:

neon genesis evangellion (down to the last few ep's)
trigun (seen it all now)
full metal alchemist (up to ep 20)
both ghost in the shell movies
princess mononoke

i also tried watching gundam seed (ep 1-3), but the subs were so bad, i never knew who was saying which line, so was very confused. :(

j.

why hasnt anybody suggested... NARUTO???

i also suggest One Piece, Samurai Champloo, Bleach, and Gantz. (most of this stuff is newer stuff, released in like the last year or two, naruto and one peice have been around for a while)

hey drift kind where did u find out bout naruto and champloo was it mabey me???

cause i posted those two titles in another post

awsome cartoons hey too bad samurai chaploo is finished i cried...not really but i wanted too.. :P

naw i knew about naruto and champloo already. I didnt even read your posts sorry.

ending of champloo was a letdown imo.