You do share my taste along with most of my reasonings. I just don't articulate well.

Having read all that - I have to know now if you'll enjoy Spice and Wolf the same way as I have, so much so it's my number 1 all time anime.

It's not emotionally impacting - but you will be impacted.

Also, have you seen Clannad or Anohana?

How about Please Teachers or Twins?

I know you said you don't like the elder animation styles - but they'll surprise you with how timeless it will seem. An example of this is Great Teacher Onizuka - and absolute must watch for anime fans. Or crest of the stars - another must watch for sci-fi/war fans.

I have not seen anything mentioned in this post. I will check some of these out once I get through the list of anime I posted earlier.

So, I decided to stay up all night because I have very early morning battles vs Nyain San

So I watched an anime movie - I tend to never watch any anime movies - they're always rushed and nearly unbearable, Akira being the one of two exceptions. *Luckily the other exception is on CR <3*

But now, there's a third. Wolf Children.


Ugly show considering the date it released, just 2 years ago. It's animation quality reminded me of cheap scenes in FLCL - and that's really saying something. But certain aspects of the animation really drove home expressions and the drama, so I won't knock off too many points for this.

But I tend to look past animation if it holds one element - A damn good TOLD story. The difference of a well told story with a bad plot vs a badly told story with a good plot is a major one for me. And this show holds down both a good told story and a good plot.

However, as much as I want to go on another one of my tangents on how much I liked this show - it irked me, as well.

THIS MOVIE SHOULD OF BEEN A TV SHOW. It would of been damn, damn good. I was invested in every single character enough that I would of been tickled to find OVA's or any sort of continuation.

I have to admit I have not seen many anime movies myself as well. Some FMA movies, Kite Liberator, and the Sword Art Online summary movie are the only ones that come to mind.

Foundation says I have to watch Madoka Rebellion, and I'll get around to it eventually. Maybe when I finish watching Nagi no Asakura and finish re-watching Fate / Zero.

Good luck with your all-nighter, and good luck for your PC. I may pull an all-nighter as well, but for what reason I do not know.

Glanitx / Ice:

I heard you like Plot and Philosophy.

The Monogatari series comes to mind. Start off with Bakamonogatari and work your way from there. I believe the next set in between that (can't remember the prefix of it, has "monogatari" in it though) and then Nisemonogatari. Finally, you'll find the rest of it under "Monogatari" under Crunchyroll. There's more to come (or already come out?) that they will do as well.

Plot is thick. Philosophy is thick. Wordplay abounds and if you aren't bushed up on your Eastern religion studies, this is more than a crash course in it. Animation style is also very unique, as it's done by studio Shaft (same people involved with Madoka, Nisekoi). Highly recommend.

I have to know now if you'll enjoy Spice and Wolf the same way as I have, so much so it's my number 1 all time anime.

It's not emotionally impacting - but you will be impacted.

All good shows - I'm still waiting for the new FSN to get more episodes before I kick start it - saw the original a ton, lol.

And the Madoka Movie Series is amazing <3

@Cat Do you remember the daughter and her relationship with that kid? That's what I really want more of - and the mother never left the mountain area, so she's close to her son.

There's just so much more that can be done - and I would seriously want the daughter to get her own TV show of how she's adapted being 'special' and the challenges of it all. It was all just so.... interesting.

The only show we have like that is Engaged to the Unidentified - another amazing show <3

before I give Plantes a shot - I must finish Blue Spring Ride.

I hope it doesn't emotionally mess me up too much. Wolf Children already has a hole left in my heart because that mom was the best ever.

Last time I PC'd after watching Anohana for the first time I went 35/3, though. Lol

FEEL MY SADNESS THROUGH MY HMG!!!! MARCOO!!!!!!!! POLO!!!!!!!! *Cries*

Wait, what? How did Spice and Wolf become your number 1? Spice and Wolf was great and hits home telling its story but a lackluster Season 2 finale with a "well, maybe we'll do a Season 3" feeling too it really put me off. I still recommend Spice and Wolf to people but only of its unique category of economics that it covers with a nice little romance/companionship story interwoven... but it's by no means the top...

Then again to each their own...

Ruroni Kenshin is my top, mainly because of how surprising the series turned out to be. It starts off as a little action/comedy piece. But eventually, the writing goes deeper and farther than any show I've ever seen. As the show continues, the action scenes become crisper, cleaner, and heavier. The plot goes deeper and character development becomes stronger. And then were are graced with prequels to show the history of Kenshin that takes the series for a deep turn into slice-of-life and drama. Finally, the last OVAs release which tie the prequels and the show together for the best damn example of how to tie-up any loose ends and best damn conclusion that leaves an impact that forges a memory of an unforgettable show, and turns any young boy into a man.

Cowboy Bebop and Great Teacher Onizuka has these traits as well, but what made Kenshin stand out for me was where it started and where it finished. Bebop and Onizuka set the pace and the mood from the get-go whereas Kenshin surpised many as it evolved over time, not in a degrading way like most Shonen anime falls into, but a flourishing one to create one of the most surprising and impactful animes of all time.

It's even more ironic, and yet fitting too, if you were to use an analogy to blacksmithing: Many Shonen animes attempt to forge the best swords; who knew that one of the greatest would come from a reverse-bladed swordsman?

That's my take anyways...

Glanitx / Ice:

I heard you like Plot and Philosophy.

The Monogatari series comes to mind. Start off with Bakamonogatari and work your way from there. I believe the next set in between that (can't remember the prefix of it, has "monogatari" in it though) and then Nisemonogatari. Finally, you'll find the rest of it under "Monogatari" under Crunchyroll. There's more to come (or already come out?) that they will do as well.

Plot is thick. Philosophy is thick. Wordplay abounds and if you aren't bushed up on your Eastern religion studies, this is more than a crash course in it. Animation style is also very unique, as it's done by studio Shaft (same people involved with Madoka, Nisekoi). Highly recommend.

I think enough was shown to have something for our imaginations to work with.

Tried it, couldn't handle the Shaft.

lemma guess, you prefer Clamp?

I'd be lying if I said I understood the joke.
Halp

You forgot to mention he enjoys Romance/Slice of Life, which this show does very well.

Bakemonotagari is just one of those shows like Cowboy Bebop that'll probably go down as a timeless classic.

But there's one other point to be made here: Anything made by Shaft is gold.

Bakemontagari

Niskoi

Zetsuba Sensei *This show is NUTS... in a good way lol*

and some weird show about a kid who can time travel with some ghost, forgot the name but it's another shaft show that deserves praise.

And then there's Ayakawa Under the Bridge

I don't think this company has ever done a show that's rated anything but good.

We definitely have differences of opinion here, the comments you speak about Spice and Wolf are fair enough - Season 3 will come someday! But Roruni Kenshin was destroyed by that very thing - though the exact details elude me so I may need to go re-watch it. But I remember being very unsatisfied with the show 40 episodes in, lol. Hm, I can't seem to remember the ending, good news for me, that means when I re-watch i'll get to enjoy it all over again <3

Have you seen Mayou?

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Sayonara-Zetsubou-Sensei -

What marks a show as shaft isn't the plot or complexity *They do tend to have very complex emotionally shows followed by a very talkative plot* but the way everything is both introduced and relayed to you.

It's the camera angles. 100% all about that. You will be seeing up there nose hairs and upside down, the screen will start going crazy randomly, random images thrown at you that can make sense or not - with text that come as fast as they go.

Shaft screams there own style - and I'd never want them to change.

As for Arawakwa - It's a romance/comedy, but it's pretty much all comedy. If you aren't looking for over-the-top fun, look else where. This show and NATSU NO ARASHI are destined to be the most unlike of Shafts work - there comedy is just too eccentric and western based. But I enjoyed them both immensely <3

I think if we were to make a corp called "Spice and Wolf Season 3" you and I would be the only ones occupying it.

The ending to Kenshin that I'm talking about was the OAV called "Reflection". If anything the ending to the TV series was "acceptable", if I remember correctly, but I can still remember "Reflection" as clear as yesterday, which was about 10+ years ago.

Can't say I've seen Mayou... to quote Cat... Halp?

Shaft head tilt - if you don't see at least one, somethings wrong. :D

And I hear Tsubasa Chronicles getting another show later this year, real excited to find out more, maybe a real continuation. Whoever put the original anime together messed up after second season.

Firing up Blue Spring Ride - I can tell I already love this show. It has "Say I Love You" and Kimi No Todoke written all over it.

****!

You know what? **** you! I'm sick of this ******* ****!

At this rate, my ******* list of ******* anime to watch is almost going to be as ******* long as my ******* ****!

Stop making every ******* show I've ever ******* heard of seem like it is ******* amazing!

This can't be good for my health.......

In all seriousness, after a day of conversation on this thread I swear my list has doubled length.

I might actually have to write it down at this point......