The ANIME thread

[JAYarc]

Chobit
Chobits is about a young man, Hideki Motosuwa, 18, who has failed his college entrance exams and moves to the city to study at a cram school. (In Japan, cram schools are used to teach students what they need to know to get into colleges. I don't know first-hand but I have heard that it is very difficult to get into a good college in Japan, and high schools are primarily viewed as more of an activity then being taken serious.) Hideki goes to the city and finds something that he has never seen before. He sees for the first time an aritificial intelligent machine called persocoms. These personal computers are extremely smart, far surpassing anything on the market today. They look, act, and do everything like humans. The distinct feature that persocoms show are unique machine like ears. Hideki, now more interested then ever in these unique machines wants one for himself! Unfortunately, large Persocoms' costs are extremely high. Hideki, now a bit depressed, goes to move into a small apartment complex. The cute landlady, Chitose Hibiya, greets him as he walks by. As he moves in, Hideki meets his neighbor, Hiromu Shimbo, who has an extremely small persocom that is also very smart and energetic! Now Hideki really wants to get his own persocom.

GTO/Great teacher Onizuka (life,comedy, action, drama)
Onizuka is a former member of a motorcycle gang who has decided to become a teacher to put his somewhat troubled past behind him and impart what he has learned to the younger generation, and, perhaps just a bit, because of the girls. However, Onizuka soon finds that dealing with teenagers can be even more dangerous that grappling with rival gangs as he endures teenage seductresses and would-be blackmailers as well as the scrutiny of his distrustful colleagues

Midori No Hibi (love&comedy theme)
Seiji Sawamura is the toughest seventeen-year-old in town, feared by all for his fighting prowess and his deadly "devil's right hand." But at heart, Seiji is a softy, and all he wants is an end to his seventeen-year history of being a lonely single guy. Unfortunately, his tough-guy reputation only serves to decrease his popularity with the ladies.Then one day, Seiji wakes up to discover his "devil's right hand" has turned into...a miniature gal named Midori! Strangely enough, Midori is a real girl who is just as surprised as Seiji to find out she has now become--literally--Seiji's right hand! It turns out Midori has always had a crush on Seiji, and her desperate wish to be connected with him has somehow come true...maybe all too true!


mas maganda kung uncut japanesse w/english subtitle nakaka aliw panoorin..syempre PG medyo nudy ehh..

[Bogeyman]

Jubei-Chan: The Secret Of The Lovely Eyepatch

Three centuries ago, Yagyu Jubei, the greatest swordsman in Japan, all but destroyed a rival ninja clan. They have since lived in secret, plotting their revenge on all of Japan. Jubei foresaw this, and before he died, he created the Lovely Eyepatch that will bestow his swordsmanship mastery to his one chosen successor. Jubei's loyal servant Koinsuke is tasked to search this chosen one. Fast forward to present day, Koinsuke comes across an average high school girl named Nanohana Jiyu (nicknamed Jubei by her single father). Convinced that she is the true successor he has been looking for, Koinsuke gives the eyepatch to young Jubei, transforming her into the modern-day incarnation of the master swordsman, and an array of villains will put her skills to the test.

[theveed]

Oh, nakalimutan idagdag...

[Negus]

buhayin ko lang dahil ala akong magawa.

Recently, I'm obsessed with the anime, HOKUTO NO KEN (Fist of the North Star). I would consider it as the MANLIEST anime of all time. Absurd violence and insane fighting styles. If Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee would star in an anime, it would be this series.

[ghosthunter]

[SIZE="6"]LOVE HINA[/SIZE]



Love Hina is a manga and anime series by author Ken Akamatsu. The manga won the "Best Manga, USA Release" in 2002 Anime Expo. The manga consists of 14 volumes. The anime is 25 episodes long and is supplemented with Christmas and Spring movies and the Love Hina Again OVA.

The story is a comedy of the shōnen genre about a clumsy young man with an unparalleled amount of personal drive despite having horrible luck. After failing to get into Tokyo U (the college of his dreams), he visits his grandmother's onsen only to discover it has been turned into a girls dorm. After his grandmother gives him the deed to the building, he has the tough job of being landlord, studying to get into Tokyo U, and dealing with the girls living there, who never pass up an opportunity to humiliate him.

The series falls under the harem comedy genre as well due to the familiar set up of one boy living with a group of ***y but unusual women. One distinguishing feature that sets this series apart from the average harem comedy is that, for a very large portion of the manga series, Keitaro is disliked by the girls. Whereas many of the same genre initially or very quickly place the main male character at the center of the girls' lusts, Keitaro is not only initially disliked by the girls, he suffers for a rather prolonged and extended period of time. Keitaro often experiences falls or is simply beaten to a point that would probably kill a normal person, so it is a running joke throughout the series that Keitaro is immortal.

The series is most well known for putting humorously absurd elements into an ostensibly mundane universe, such as flying turtles, ghosts, and Su's destructive mecha.

Plot:

The story takes place in the Kanagawa Prefecture, and centers on 20-year old Keitaro Urashima, a young man desperately trying to be accepted into the prestigious Tokyo University in order to fulfill a childhood promise he made with a girl he now regards as the girl of his life. His obsessive pursuit of this dream is one of the few shining spots of optimism in his otherwise unlucky life. He becomes manager of the Hinata House (日向荘, Hinata Sō?, also known as Hinata Apartments), property of his family and now an all-girls' dormitory.

After much tribulation, he wins their respect and eventual affection. From the beginning of the series, he suffers physical damage and abuse, which continues and increases as the series goes on. (In the anime the girls are openly shown being less hostile towards Keitaro, many fans have seen this as a weakness, saying that because of this the emotional scenes – particularly those between Keitaro and Naru – don't stand out as much as they do in the manga.)

Keitaro's primary (and usually exclusive) interest is in Naru Narusegawa, though all the other girls have different sorts of affections for him (including close friend, a playmate, and non-threatening crush object). Keitaro and Naru's relationship is complicated by several girls falling for him, or girls Keitaro promised a future relationship with while he was younger.


More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Hina

[morrissey_05]

Here's my humble list.

1. Akira
2. Ghost in the Shell
3. Cowboy Bebop
4. Ninja Scroll
5. Blue Submarine No. 6
6. Vampire Hunter D

im now watching Samurai 7, adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai."

[ihateyouandme]

Anime yes!

Favorite animes

1) Fruitbasket
2) Hikaru No Go -It's all about playing Go, making friends.
3) Prince of Tennis , Prince of Tennis Nationals
4) Naruto
5) Naruto shippuden
6) Inuyasha
7) Gensomaden Saiyuki
8) Fushigi yugi ( i just watch this cause of tamahomi..hehe)
9) Scrapped Princess
10)Ouran Host Club
11) Witch Hunter Robin
12) Black Cat
13) DN Angel
14) Slam Dunk

[Negus]

SKULLMAN

Skull Man was created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori in 1970 and was a big hit. The hero was orphaned when his parents were murdered and grew up to use his special powers to take revenge. Skull Man was one of manga’s first anti-heroes, a hero with a dark side in his quest for vengeance.

Skull Man is what Kamen Rider was supposed to be but the series was deemed too violent. He then reworked the concept and Kamen Rider was created.

In the late 90s, before Ishinomori’s death, the ill manga master contacted young mangaka Kazuhiko Shimamoto to do a remake (but more like a continuation) of the original Skull Man with this remake boasting an extensive, continuing storyline and more complex artwork.
Skull Man was rcently adapted into a TV anime series which premiered on Fuji TV in April 2007. A live action version “Episode Zero” aired on April 21st, titled “Skullman: Prologue of Darkness,” staring Ami Suzuki and Kamen Rider Hibiki and Death Note’s Shigeki Hosokawa



looks good, but still no decent english subs on *******.

[chain]

anymore suggested anime?

[chain]

oh.. and to add: the soundtrack of Cowboy Bebop absolutely rocks!

[jonski]

ok sakin ang LA BLUE GIRL ganda.





Gensomaden Saiyuki

Initial D

Street Fighter anime(movie)

Chobits

Alice Academy

Ranma1/2

[imontherhythm]

Bleach

Bleach is a new anime series that follows the life of a 15 year old boy by the name of Kurosaki Ichigo. Ichigo is not any average boy; he has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts and spirits. This stems from his other unusual trait: awesome, untapped Spiritual energy. Ichigo does what he can for the spirits he meets, until a Hollow (evil soul spirit) attacks him and his family. To the rescue comes a female Shinigami (Death God) named Kuchiki Rukia. Rukia chases the Hollow off, and is astounded by the fact that Ichigo can see her and the Hollow, which most mortals cannot. She explains that Shinigami have two duties: to lead the “Pluses” (good souls) to their rest in Soul Society, and to exterminate Hollows, who endanger them. All Shinigami carry a Zanpakutou, or Soul Slayer, with which they can release the Pluses and kill the Hollows. These Zanpakutou resemble katanas in their shape and size. The Hollow comes back at this point to menace the pair again, and Rukia is badly wounded. She thrusts her Zanpakutou into Ichigo’s body, intending to transfer enough of her power into him to enable him to destroy the Hollow….except his soul takes all her power, and combines it with his own, which enables him to dispatch the Hollow with ease. Thus begins Ichigo’s journey, as high-school student and part-time Death God!


DeathNote

Light Yagami is a 17-year old kid who’s top in his class yet has a pretty normal life aside from his incessant studying. One day his eyes fall over a notebook laying on the ground outside of his school. Reading the English cover, “Death Note,” and noticing that the writing inside is also in English, Light decides to take it home to read it. Within the next 5 days, Light has already killed many just by watching and recording names of criminals from the news. The Death Note enables him to kill anyone whose face and real name is known. To know more about the rules of the notebook read the terms of the Death Note. Picking up the notebook once more, a monstrous creature appears and speaks to Light, introducing himself as a Shinigami (God of Death) named Ryuk. Ryuk tells Light that only the owner of the Death Note can see him and that he, Light, is now the owner of it and may use it as he chooses. If Light does not want to keep the notebook, he may give it to someone else and Ryuk will erase all related memories from his mind. The notebook bonds both Light and Ryuk, but any mental pain will be delivered to Light alone. He then decides that no matter what it takes, no matter who gets involved, Light will cleanse the world of evil criminals. Although Light is doing a pretty good job gathering up bad guys, when he is interrupted by a top detective by the label “L.”

[funkngruvn]

One Piece is the best!

x2

One Piece at Slam Dunk ok na.. hehe

[mhelskie]

slam dunk and naruto pa lang nasusundan ko e, pati pala initial D ehehe...ung Bleach at Death Note pati One Piece, saka na...baka nde na ako makatrabaho hehehe

[Jun aka Pekto]

I'm not big on anime. But, my cousin is and he has a number of interesting ones. One of those I like is Black Lagoon. I've always liked lean and mean women with guns. Not to mention they travel around in a WW2 PT boat (an almost exact replica of PT-109)

[Honda97]

I like Naruto and Naruto Shippuuden most of all.

[city_hunter]

Medyo OT:
Saan makakabili ng japanese na manga(comic) dito sa maynila (As in japanese language)?

[Jun aka Pekto]

Black Lagoon 1st part of Episode 7


2nd part


3rd part

[ghosthunter]

Medyo OT:
Saan makakabili ng japanese na manga(comic) dito sa maynila (As in japanese language)?

Fully Booked (like the one at the Fort, Makati) has a manga section. Not sure if it's in english or japanese though.

[baker123]

guys does anyone watch Samurai X? its about a japanese samurai named Battuosai / kenshin

does anyone know where i can purchase the series?


have been a big fan.