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Anime Classics
Well, all genres of anime have those must-watch series that are considered the best of the best for that genre. What anime do you consider a classic? [If you want, by genre]
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I'll always consider Yu yu Hakusho and Cowboy Bebop to be classics.
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Yu Yu Hakusho for shouen and Chibi Vampire/Karin should be a classical American Shoujo (in japan its a shouen). So should Dragon Ball.
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I guess Dragonball would be the main classic for Shounen. Card Captor Sakura and Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon can be considered classics for Shoujo. Pokemon Indigo Plateau would be considered a classic I think. My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away are must sees for anime movies.
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Ok, here are my "Must watch", i'll admit they aren't all "classics" in the usual sense but they are all really good.
Romance - Clannad / Clannad - After Story, Koi Kaze, 5 Centimeters per Second Psychological - Elfen Lied, Death Note, Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku Mecha - Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Comedy - Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Natsu no Arashi! Action - Gantz / Gantz - Second Stage, Mystery - Bakemonogatari, Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi Tragedy - Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, Children's - Cardcaptor Sakura, Pokemon |
Seriously, guys?
No love for Sakura Taisen, one of the largest series in Japan? Yes, it has an anime adaptation, so it counts... Sakura Taisen is still almost a cult thing in the States, but in Japan... |
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It's on my probably starting very soon list now i'm up to date on R+V, Cage Of Eden and a couple of others. Is the anime that bad in comparison? I thought it was pretty good for the most part, the ending was the only bit i really didn't like.
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For me, I'd consider YuYu Hakusho, Dragonball, Cardcaptor Sakura, Sailor Moon, Pokemon, InuYasha and Samurai X/Rurouni Kenshin as classics.
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It's Decided then Gantz will be the next long runner i pick up. Even in the anime i thought that Sei Sakuraoka was like Lara Croft. I hated how she got killed by a sneak attack.
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Cardcaptor Sakura, Sailor Moon, Marmalade Boy, and Clannad/After Story are the shows that I would pick to be classics in the genres that I typically watch (shoujo and romance for the most part).
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As for me, i consider Cowboy Bebop, Dot/Hack, Sailor Moon, Gundam, Rurouni Kenshin (Samurai X), Vampire Hunter D., Orphen, Inuyasha, Dragon Ball, Gokudo Swordsman Extrordinare, and YuYu Hakusho to be classics.
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Well, when it comes down to it, every category has a different kind of 'classic'.
Action/Adventure: Cowboy Bebop, Samuari Champloo, etc. Mecha: Evangelion, FLCL, Gurren Lagann, GaoGaiGar any Gundam that a certain person prefers. Shojo: Sailor Moon, CardCaptors, etc. Harem: Specific Tenchi Muyo series for preference, Love Hina, Ranma 1/2 Shonen: Dragon Ball Z, Gurren Lagann (Yes GL again.), FullMetal Film: Anything by Miyazaki. |
Mecha: VOTOMs (for being one of the few, if not the only, true "real robot" shows), G-Gundam (for breaking out of the UC mold and showing different things can be done), Gatchaman (probably one of the first anime where a main character was actually killed off)
Shojo: Card Captor Sakura, Sailor Moon Harem: Tenchi Muyo's first OVA series Shonen: Just about anything from the 90s, but if pressed I would say Dragonball Space: Space Battleship Yamato, Cowboy Bebop, Planetes Comedy: Ranma 1/2, Kochikame, Kinikkuman OG |
Clannad/Clannad ~AS~
Pokemon (1st and second season) Elfen Lied Death Note Full Metal Alchemist Yu-gi-oh And thats about all I can think of right now. |
I'll agree on saying that Yu Yu Hakusho is a classic. I can remember myself imitating Yusuke's spirit gun technique. However, Hiei is my favorite character of the whole series.
Cowboy Bebop is just plain amazing, even though it didn't have many episodes. That show is my 2nd favorite anime series of all time. I love the opening of the show and their music is so jazzy. There is also Death Note and Elfen Lied. Both series are very gory and there are a few parts in each anime that was just disturbing to me. However, I really enjoy it and didn't regret watching all of its greatness. The ending for both the anime and manga of Elfen Lied was kinda disappointing, however. |
I would say Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Yu-Gi-Oh and Naruto are classic anime.
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~ My Neighbor Totoro (could be My Friend Totoro; anime movie with Holly's bigger grey plush, from Toy Story 3) #1: Samurai Pizza Cats #2: Trigun #3: Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT #4: DeathNote #5: Naruto & Naruto Shippudin #6: BLEACH #7: Chobits #8: Medabots #9: Monster Rancher #10: Digimon #11: Yugi Moto Yu-gi-oh #12: Astroboy #13: Utawarerumono |
5. Keke's Delivery Service
4. Death Note 3. Code Geass 2. Ghost in the Shell 1. Black Lagoon Using classic sort of like favorite or definitive for me. |
Erm... too much to list from me. So one from each genre.
-Mecha: Eureka Seven. -GASP- Not Gurren Lagann?! -Shounen: Trigun. Only one person has mention this ;_; -Shoujo: Powerpuff Girls Z. -Comedy: Onegai Teacher. -Crazy, but Awesome: G Gundam. I watched this in the English Dub, and I laughed at least three times in a episode. |
Cardcaptor Sakura.
Possibly the most classic anime. Toats hilarious and awesome. Includes zettai ryouiki. Includes... a lot of things, I'm even going to bother mentioning all of them. etc. Love Hina. This is also fairly classic in its genre, though... more the manga than the anime, to be honest. Hmm. I'm not sure about... the other genres. Hagaren is excellent, as is Death Note, and a bunch of other stuff, but those aren't really necessarily classic, here. |
Cardcaptor Sakura, Fancy Lala, Ultra Maniac, Yu Yu Hakusho, Dragonball Z, Naruto, Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon.
Those are classic shounen and shoujo old series. |
Dragon Ball is obv. the classic Shonen/Humor/Action/Adventure type show. ;D
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Cowboy Bebop - not just for science fiction anime in general, but all anime. It is one of the best anime I've ever seen in my almost 20 years because of the deep, emotional and detailed plot, the unique and original characters and their devopment throughout each episode, the amazing sountrack, and the wonderfully detailed, beautiful artwork and animation. Not much compares.
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'classics' eh..
i think i'll have to go with SHOUJO: Cardcaptor Sakura / Sailor Moon SHOUNEN: Fullmetal Alchemist COMEDY/ROMANCE: Ouran High School Host Club / Lovely Complex DRAMA/ROMANCE: NANA (though i recommend the manga) MYSTERY: Death Note HORROR: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni MOVIES: Spirited Away / Howl's Moving Castle or anything by Ghibli, really. |
Classic.. how about Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002? :D
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My favourite has got to be Akira. Wonderful movie.. made so beautifully!!
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Let's see... Digimon Adventure, hands down!
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My heart will always belong to the first three anime features I saw as a kid. AKIRA, Fist of the North Star, and Vampire Hunter D. Out of those, Akira will always be my favorite because of the incredible art direction and animation. That movie defines cool for me.
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Death Note, FMA, One Piece. my classics
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No mention of Ghost in the Shell? Come on, people! That film is the very definition of a classic! And as was said by one or two other people: Akira, plus much of Ghibli's work, especially Grave of the Fireflies.
As far as series go . . . Ranma One Half, which I don't think I've seen mentioned, and that one that changes its name between languages. I think it's Invader Lum or something. Both classics of the comedy genre. |
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