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setra ([personal profile] setra) wrote2003-11-22 07:00 pm

Anime Reccomendations

I was typing these up to give to Logan and thought that maybe others might want to see them. I've recently been informed that most boys hate almost all anime that I like... but these are my Recs anyway, and you can tell me what you think.

Get Backers
Kind of like The X-Men turned anime, only better. Midou Ban and Amano Ginji run a retrieval agency called the "Get Backers", the show follows thier exploits through several small cases, introducing rivals and allies, and then dives full on into a huge dark amazing plot arc for the later half. The show is recent, well animated and has some great voice talent. The plot may seem lacking at first, but learn the charcters then, because you'll be hooked once they get to the Mugenjo.

Spiral ~Suiri no Kizuna~
The title translates to "Bonds of Reasoning". The main character, Ayumu is caught up in the aftermath of an investigation started years before by his older brother (who no one can find, though they all know him or know of him). Ayumu is repeatedly required to use his skills of logic and strategy to get out of situations. I've been told that the ending is a bit dissapointing, but the show is beautifully animated with strong deep characters. Don't let the opening song get to you, it gets better. ^_^

Weiss Kruez Gluehen
Ok, the show was created by a voice actor and is based heavily on the bishonen male characters. However, unlike it's prequel, "Gluehen" has a strong continuous plot and beautiful animation. The main characters are no longer Florists by day, but still assassins by night. The plot and characters take a little while to pick up without the first Weiss Kruez TV show in you history, but Gluehen can stand alone none the less. Ignore Sena, he's the most annoying thing in the show.

Piano
I saw one episode of this and it made me want to see more. The show is not fast-paced, there are no magical powers or evil plots... it's just a beautifully executed vignette on the life a young girl studying Piano. I've only seen the first few episodes, but I think it's deffinitely worth it.

That's acctually all that came quickly to mind as shows that I am/was/have been watching and that I'd feel comfortable writing in-depth summaries of. Others include: Shingetsutan TsukiHime, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, E's Otherwise and Technolyze.

Hope that could be of some help to Logan. ^_^

Bishonen: Aya (Geez, I'm getting repetetive)