Your Top 5 Non-Macross Anime

[MilSpex]

1. Aim for the Top! Gunbuster

2. Megazone 23 Part 1

3. Bubblegum Crisis

4. Fist of the North Star (TV series)

5. MS Gundam 0080 A War in the Pocket

[vermillion01]

1.Akira

2.Patlabor 2 (the movie)

3.Yukikaze

4.Laputa

5.Appleseed

[Mowe]

Millennium Actress

All Miyazaki's films

Maison Ikkoku

Evangelion

Touch

Berserk

Edited September 21, 2007 by Mowe

[mpchi]

Man, 5 is pretty hard to narrow down, lets see...

Space Runaway Ideon (Movies) - Very good tragic human drama disguised in a seemingly cliche looking Super Robot show.

Maison Ikkoku - A very long, funny, touching romance.

Armored Trooper Votoms (TV & OVAs) - As real as Real Robot show can get. Gritty, engaging, with a very good twist towards the end.

Cowboy Bebop (TV) - Action, comedy, story, music, style, quality animation, all in one unforgettable package.

Yuusha Oh GaoGaiGar Final (OVA) - Still have yet seen any Super Robot show that can top this one on the level of 'Hot Blood'-ness.

There are definitely a lot of excellent shows that I love, with a lot of them have either prettier animations or technically more advanced, but I find these 5 excels the most in what they try to do best, and left me with a fuzzy feeling when I am done watching it for the first time, thinking "Man~! That was a really good show...." Then rewatch it right away.

Edited September 21, 2007 by mpchi

[Keith]

1. Leiji-verse (GE:999, Yamato, Harlock, Galaxy Railways)

2.Gunbuster/Diebuster

3.Gundam (U.C./AU)

4.Haruhi Suzumiya

5.Giant Robo

Honorable mention goes to Genshiken.

[eugimon]

escaflowne

evangelion

cowboy bebop

nausica

and current favorit: gurren lagann

[UN Spacy]

1. Gurren Lagann

2. Black Lagoon

3. Space Cruiser Yamato

4. Evangelion

5. Eureka Seven

[Morpheus]

- Escaflowne

- Legend of Galactic Heroes

- Eureka Seven

- Gurren Lagann

- Banner of the Star 1

[zanderwitaz]

1. yukikaze

2. 08th ms team

3. area 88

4. ghost in the shell

5. akira

[wolfx]

Top 5 huh....man....try my best to narrow down.

1.) Gunbuster

2.) Code Geass

3.) Gurren Lagann

4.) Crest of The Stars series

5.) Eureka 7

[Ratchet]

#1 Ninja Scrolls

#2 Fist of The North Star

#3 Detonator Orgun

#4 Venus Wars

#5 Wings of Honneamise

If not these, then...

MD Geist, Patlabor, and Big Wars ( I wish they could have made a sequel to this).

Oh wait a minute.....#1 for me should be....SPACESHIP BATTLESHIP YAMATO!!!!!!!!!

Edited September 21, 2007 by Ratchet

[Ratchet]

I can't believe non of you guys listed Yamato or Ninja Scrolls. Heck, Fist of the North Star was pretty controversial in it's day with exploding heads and all that!

[MilSpex]

I can't believe non of you guys listed Yamato or Ninja Scrolls. Heck, Fist of the North Star was pretty controversial in it's day with exploding heads and all that!

"Ninja Scroll" is popularist garbage. I listed the Fist of the North Star TV series. It`s real man`s anime.

[Kurisama]

Hmmmmnnn.... In no particular Order;

- All Katsuhiro Otomo Films

- All Miyazaki Films

- Wings of Honneamise

- Patlabour 1

- GiTS movies 1 & 2

- Samurai Champloo

- Evangelion

- Eureka 7

Bit more than 5, but what'cha gunna do?

[Ratchet]

"Ninja Scroll" is popularist garbage. I listed the Fist of the North Star TV series. It`s real man`s anime.

What!?

Ninja Scrolls brought alot of people in the 90s back to Anime. After Macross II, there wasn't much out there for me as far as watching Anime here in the U.S.

My brother didn't even care about Anime until he saw Ninja Scrolls.

If you ask me, today's Anime is garbage.

Back to the subject:

Does Dragonball count? I used to come home from work (after midnight) and chill in my living room watching DBZ on the Cartoon Network before showering and hitting the sack *lol*

Edited September 21, 2007 by Ratchet

[Akilae]

1) El Hazard (the original OVA only)

2) Hajime no Ippo

3) Irresponsible Captain Tylor

4) GaoGaiGar

5) Ah! My Goddess (the original OVA only)

[CoryHolmes]

1) Patlabour 1

2 Bio-Booster Armour Guyver (first series, though the new one isn't so bad)

3) Detonator Orgun (curse you for beating me to it, Rachet! )

4) AD Police Files (the three-volume OVA, not the craptacular series)

5) Robotech

[Kurisama]

1) Patlabour 1

2 Bio-Booster Armour Guyver (first series, though the new one isn't so bad)

3) Detonator Orgun (curse you for beating me to it, Rachet! )

4) AD Police Files (the three-volume OVA, not the craptacular series)

5) Robotech

DAMN IT MAN - you've doomed us ALL!!!

*runs for the hills*

[CoryHolmes]

DAMN IT MAN - you've doomed us ALL!!!

*runs for the hills*

I've been known to have that effect on people, yes

[bandit29]

Here's a few.

1) Fist of the North Star. The old movie is still great. The TV series was alright. The OVAs and new movies are a mixed bag.

2) Ghost in the Shell (All of the franchise really ...well Innocence was kind of a turd)

3) Berserk. I want more!! OVA, movie, whatever..more!!

4) Hellsing Ultimate

5) Record of Lodoss War OVA

A few honorable mentions: Yukikaze & Rurouni Kenshin (1st OVAs)

Edited September 21, 2007 by dejr8bud

[vermillion01]

Damn it! cant believe i forgot Wings of Honneamise, thanks for reminding me Ratchet... thats gotta be waaaaaay up there

[areaseven]

1. Aim for the Top! Gunbuster

2. Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru

3. Cowboy Bebop

4. Azumanga Daioh

5. RahXephon

[JsARCLIGHT]

1. Genesis Climber Mospeada

2. Patlabor on Television

3. Arcadia of My Youth

4. Fang of the Sun Dougram

5. Cowboy Bebop

[Mr March]

It changes from time to time, but looks something like this:

1) Cowboy Bebop

2) Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket

3) Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

4) Ghost in the Shell, GITS 2, GITS: SAC

5) Akira

[promethuem5]

1. Armored Trooper VOTOMS (best mecha designs ever)

2. Evangelion (not really a mecha show, but more an unrefined work of self-expressive art that amazes me every time)

3. Gundam 0083 Stardust Memories/Last Blitz of Zeon (Kawamori does Gundam better!)

4. Full Metal Alchemist (just too amazing for words)

5. Eflen Lied (such a ridiculous bloodbath of a series)

Look at me, I'm a mostly main-stream anime whore!

[ly000001]

• Castle in the Sky Laputa
• Grave of the Fireflies
• Robot Carnival
• Ghost in the Shell: SAC
• Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day

[Valkyrie Hunter D]

1). OG Bubblegum Crisis

2). Aim for the Top! Gunbuster

3). Patlabor TV & OVAs

4). Cowboy Bebop

5). Kimagure Orange Road TV & OVAs

Akemi Takada rox!

[jipe]

for series

1/ Escaflowne

2/ Mospeada

3/ Ghost in the shell

4/ Cowboy bebop

5/ Blue Gender

Special mention to my chidlhood animes: Cobra / Harlock / Captain Future / Ulysse 31 / and I don't know the title in english: "Il était une fois l'espace" (in french) with great space ships design... Maybe the canadian or french members will know...

For movies

1/ My neighbourhood Totoro

2/ Venus war

3/ Princess Mononoke

4/ Grave of the fireflies

5/ Porco Rosso

[BeterHans]

1. ROBOTECH

2. Cyber Formula

3. TMNT

4. She-ra

[promethuem5]

Hmm... you don't really know the meaning of the term anime... or have any taste.

[BeterHans]

not sure but i don't like those new japanese anime

may be they have greater graphic. like new gundam new Full Metal Alchemist or eva?

but they 'll never exceed old ones in my heart

and sorry im not a english ppl

[Ignacio Ocamica]

1. Genesis Climber Mospeada

2. Cowboy Beebop TV and Movie

3. Ghost in the Shell Movies

4. Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 OVA

5. Megazone 23 OVA

6. Akira

7. Patlabor TV and Movies

8. Appleseed

9. Nadesico

10. Yukikaze

And there's more...

[Necron_99]

Hmmm..

Evangelion

Gits

Rahxephon

Escaflowne

Cowboy Bebop

[Keith]

I can't believe non of you guys listed Yamato or Ninja Scrolls. Heck, Fist of the North Star was pretty controversial in it's day with exploding heads and all that!

What are you talking about, I listed Yamato!

[lord_breetai]

Choosing just 5 is too hard but I'll try and list some favourites (excluding Macross per the rules)

TV

Robotech

Rose of Versailles

Shoujo Kakumei Utena

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Fushigi Yuugi

Kodocha

Lucky Star

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Mobile Suit Gundam

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

Mobile Fighter G Gundam

Dang already way more then 5 and there's still more I could put oh well on to

OVA

Aim for the Top! Gunbuster

Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory

New Mobile Report Gundam Wing Endless Waltz

Sakura Taisen OVA Series 1, 2, 4, and 5 (yes series 3 was total crap)

Oh My Goddess

Movie

Adolesense of Utena

End of Evangelion

Oh My Goddess

Gall Force

Whisper of the Heart

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

Laputa Castle in the Sky

Monoke-Hime

Lupin the 3rd in the Castle of Cagliostro

Kiki's Dilevery Service

Spirited Away

Porcorosso

Pom Poko

Edited September 21, 2007 by lord_breetai