FullMetal Alchemist has quickly become a modern classic, so you may have already seen it... I'm one of the few who prefers the 2003 anime that is almost completely divergent from the manga, but I know FMA: Brotherhood (which follows the manga) has a lot of fans. Which is not to say the manga storyline was bad! I had fun reading it, and the author did a great job. It's just that the couple things in the manga that got on my nerves a little were completely different in the first anime. I'm backwards from a lot of people on that.
My list of things Everyone Should See No Matter What definitely includes Irresponsible Captain Tylor, which is an older artstyle, but I think holds up. Also, even though this one has a female lead, I recommend Twelve Kingdoms. It's an excellent fantasy series with a well-crafted story and an interesting cast. The main character can be a little whiny in the first few episodes, but she stops being annoying pretty soon in, and in later parts she's a total badass. If you like this one, there were a couple other well-written shows with strong female heroines that I'm not recommending outright (they're a lot more shoujo than Twelve Kingdoms), but I can give you titles should you want them.
Of course, I have a soft spot for Shounen Onmyouji, but I'd want to finish subtitling all the episodes and give you my own version before I recommend it! ::laugh::
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10/8/11 15:05 (UTC)FullMetal Alchemist has quickly become a modern classic, so you may have already seen it... I'm one of the few who prefers the 2003 anime that is almost completely divergent from the manga, but I know FMA: Brotherhood (which follows the manga) has a lot of fans. Which is not to say the manga storyline was bad! I had fun reading it, and the author did a great job. It's just that the couple things in the manga that got on my nerves a little were completely different in the first anime. I'm backwards from a lot of people on that.
My list of things Everyone Should See No Matter What definitely includes Irresponsible Captain Tylor, which is an older artstyle, but I think holds up. Also, even though this one has a female lead, I recommend Twelve Kingdoms. It's an excellent fantasy series with a well-crafted story and an interesting cast. The main character can be a little whiny in the first few episodes, but she stops being annoying pretty soon in, and in later parts she's a total badass. If you like this one, there were a couple other well-written shows with strong female heroines that I'm not recommending outright (they're a lot more shoujo than Twelve Kingdoms), but I can give you titles should you want them.
Of course, I have a soft spot for Shounen Onmyouji, but I'd want to finish subtitling all the episodes and give you my own version before I recommend it! ::laugh::