shadeblack

sent it to you, ratchet.

seems to be a distant, rapid beeping in my head…

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so… here's a little list of the stuff i like.  (★)=favourite

TV SHOWS

afro samurai 

decent animation – good story, but rediculously short.  could use some more 'filling' episodes.

bleach

story arcs are very good, but often wastes too much time, and end up putting in too much filler.  animation is only good when the animators feel like it – the rest of the time it's like they don't care. half the show is filler. plot holes everywhere and often disrupts the show's own rules.

cowboy bebop (★)

possibly one of the best animé of all time.  story and animation is excellent throughout.  one of the very few shows where the English dub is actually good.  only a couple, what would be considered filler episodes, but even those are good.

death note

people in the newer generation of animé fans will probably consider this to be the best animé of all time.  and people in the older generation also admire it for it feats of strength.  ridiculously smart, intense, with excellent storyline, characterisation 

devil may cry

loads of people did not like the 10-11 episode animé because it did not live up to the expectations of the game.  I call them idiots simply because it's comparisons like that, that ruin our way of thinking.  thinking associatively is dangerous.  anyway, if you can put that aside, you'll see that it's quite well polished.  the main downside here is that it's too short.  during the penultimate episode and final episode, you'll find yourself thinking, what just happened for this to happen?  it's because it seems to skip several episodes worth of information.  this is most likely due to budget costing. it's a shame it was cut so short.

ergo proxy

If you liked Death Note, then in my opinion, you will really enjoy this as well.  it's not exactly the same genre, however, it does delve into psychological issues, as well as Shinigami type creatures known as Proxy.  The story is set further into the future where is dangerous to go outside the biosphere's the humans live in.  could have used a couple more episodes as explanation, but overall this is a great watch.

escaflowne (★)

This is now pretty old. but still one of the my favourites.  fantasy type animé where a girl is transported to the hidden planet known as GAIA in orbit with the Earth.  her importance is quickly found out, and she is promptly informed of the ongoing war between different races and factions of the world.  If you've ever watched Gun-dam Wing, you'll be familiar with this animé as they are both considered Mecha animé.  However, there are also dragons and other creatures scattered about the world.  animation is not the best due to it's age, however, it IS still very good and definitely worth watching.

final fantasy unlimited

A Cute Japanese cartoon with a final fantasy type storyline. CG is… poor… but it's still got a nice story line, and the summons are fun to watch.  not really an animé.

FLCL (★)

without a doubt, the best mecha anime i've ever seen.  it's 6 episodes long with no filler.  about a kid who is depressed about his boring and ordinary life in a boring and ordinary town.  Heard it before? of course you have! But this is better! take my word for it! Animation is excellent, but does sometimes go into 'cartoony modes', but it's still done very well.  every episode leaves you with an amazingly satisfied feeling.  it makes you want to aspire to be a better you. it's seriously good stuff… go watch it… now! it's also got a good soundtrack!

kaiba (★)

explaining this would be quite difficult…

it's about minds that have been stored in these little chips that can be inserted into different bodies.  to get a body is relatively difficult, and so people often store the minds of other's rather than giving them bodies.  the main storyline is hard to follow, but the ending is excellent.  it's not that long, but it really is very enjoyable to watch.

paranoia agent

just… confusing.  about a mysterious kid who goes around beating people up with a baseball bat on skates.  the witnesses don't see very much of it, and for the police detectives, it goes pretty much no where.  it takes a young cartoon character designer to put the pieces together. ending is… confusing. but it's worth the watch!

samurai champloo

excellently animated.  main story is awesome.  fight scenes are awesome.  characters are awesome. it's just awesome.  probably could have cut a couple episodes but overall…. ”     “

soul eater (★)

Another “Shinigami” storyline wherein the “Shinigami institute”, pupils train to be death gods.  only a couple have ever been good enough to make it to higher levels.  our main characters are young teens and thier 'weapons'.  The weapon in this show have the ability to take human-like form.  the focus of the show is that in order to strengthen, they must resonate their own souls with their weapon's souls.  throughout the show, DESPAIR quickly floods the world as evil grows stronger. The show climaxes until it's brilliant ending. 

tengen toppa gurren lagann (★)

Every. episode. is. perfection.  

Mecha anime – every aspect of this show is beyond excellence.

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phew… sorry for the long post!

as always, watch anime in it's native language with subtitles, rather than the dubbed version (with the exception being cowboy bebop).  

ahemm….  

don't distribute your personal credentials.

… that is all.

yeah same here.

it also says in the news bit that thier server is down or something.

Doctor_Rock said:

ShadeBlack said:

Starmie   (the best elemantal in the game imo).

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My Raichu says bring it

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Wreak Havoc, MACHAMP!

heh.

1) flow

2) flower.

3) Heavenly Sword

it is a great game…I played the original Green version in japanese. i just wish they would make pokemon o-n-l-i-n-e.

think about the world for a moment.

in an MMORPG, similar to WoW, you could challenge online players, find and capture every pokemon by traveling to different regions in the world.

it would be so much better than just re-creating the old games.