Why Anime is Important

Already seen it, and lulu wasn't badass, cute with Sexy boypussy yes, but not badass.

If you want military and army animes, go watch any Gundam series. There are plenty of them out there.

EDIT: I recommend Full Metal Panic! as well.

I was a great fan of the way the military in FMA was handled as well. Attack on Titan is the only other good anime thing I can think of where the military is in a similiar position. Maybe I am just forgetting things though.

If you want a kind of last stand military like in Attack on Titan you could check out Knights of Sidonia, it's different in style though, since it's in Space and not as emphasized.

If police is ok as well and you just want uniform and hierarchy you could try Psycho-Pass.

If medieval and mercenaries are ok you could take a look at the Golden Age Arc movies of Berserk.

PP looks interesting.
Any animes where the characters are more ugly and not in typical animu fashion?

Those two have designs with a bit more grit:
Monster
Hellsing Ultimate
Death Note partially goes there, atleast with adults.

Or if you really want balls to the wall ugly you can watch Akira. Nice animations, but...

I guess this means Wolf Children is mainstream then.

Orion wrote:

I love the new Ghost Rider comic because it's the closest thing I've gotten to Red Line since, well Red Line.

Also they are making a second Afro Samurai videogame, I liked the first a lot shitty camera aside.

Oooh, they are? I think it would be awesome if they gave Afro Samurai to Platinum Games or something.

Mecha wrote:

I guess this means Wolf Children is mainstream then.

I was just saying based on that one video alone, he was only naming mainstream stuff so it didn't seem like he was THAT into anime.

Just finished the first episode of Cowboy Bebop. It's aright. Could be much better, but it could be worse, too, I guess.

RamboOnRedBull wrote:

Just finished the first episode of Cowboy Bebop. It's aright. Could be much better, but it could be worse, too, I guess.

You just now started watching Cowboy Bebop?  

Also lol @ judging the first episode. That's like me saying I just started watching the first episode of Breaking Bad, and it could have been better. You need to judge the series as a whole. The first episodes of Cowboy Bebop are just introductions to the characters. The story itself doesn't really pick up until episode 5 or 6.

Mecha wrote:

RamboOnRedBull wrote:

Just finished the first episode of Cowboy Bebop. It's aright. Could be much better, but it could be worse, too, I guess.

You just now started watching Cowboy Bebop?  

Also lol @ judging the first episode. That's like me saying I just started watching the first episode of Breaking Bad, and it could have been better. You need to judge the series as a whole. The first episodes of Cowboy Bebop are just introductions to the characters. The story itself doesn't really pick up until episode 5 or 6.

There's nothing wrong with judging the pilot episode of a show. I'm assuming he's not quitting the series after one episode, so there's no problem.

Mecha wrote:

RamboOnRedBull wrote:

Just finished the first episode of Cowboy Bebop. It's aright. Could be much better, but it could be worse, too, I guess.

You just now started watching Cowboy Bebop?  

Also lol @ judging the first episode. That's like me saying I just started watching the first episode of Breaking Bad, and it could have been better. You need to judge the series as a whole. The first episodes of Cowboy Bebop are just introductions to the characters. The story itself doesn't really pick up until episode 5 or 6.

I didn't say the whole show could be better  . All I said was that the FIRST episode could be much better.  

@Jack

I'm not, actually. I watched the second episode as well. Going to see two episodes per-day, I reckon. :)

RamboOnRedBull wrote:

Mecha wrote:

RamboOnRedBull wrote:

Just finished the first episode of Cowboy Bebop. It's aright. Could be much better, but it could be worse, too, I guess.

You just now started watching Cowboy Bebop?  

Also lol @ judging the first episode. That's like me saying I just started watching the first episode of Breaking Bad, and it could have been better. You need to judge the series as a whole. The first episodes of Cowboy Bebop are just introductions to the characters. The story itself doesn't really pick up until episode 5 or 6.

I didn't say the whole show could be better  . All I said was that the FIRST episode could be much better.

I know what you said. All I'm saying is that did you expect anything amazing from the first episode or something? lol! To me, the first episode is perfect because you're seeing what Spike's life is as a bouny hunter. It's suppose to be a introduction. Then later on in the series, you'll see that the past will come back to hunt him. That's the whole theme of the show.

Mecha wrote:

RamboOnRedBull wrote:

Mecha wrote:

RamboOnRedBull wrote:

Just finished the first episode of Cowboy Bebop. It's aright. Could be much better, but it could be worse, too, I guess.

You just now started watching Cowboy Bebop?  

Also lol @ judging the first episode. That's like me saying I just started watching the first episode of Breaking Bad, and it could have been better. You need to judge the series as a whole. The first episodes of Cowboy Bebop are just introductions to the characters. The story itself doesn't really pick up until episode 5 or 6.

I didn't say the whole show could be better  . All I said was that the FIRST episode could be much better.

I know what you said. All I'm saying is that did you expect anything amazing from the first episode or something? lol! To me, the first episode is perfect because you're seeing what Spike's life is as a bouny hunter. It's suppose to be a introduction. Then later on in the series, you'll see that the past will come back to hunt him. That's the whole theme of the show.

While I didn't expect "something amazing", I still found numerous things that could be better and less predictable/cliche'd, nonetheless. Far from a perfect first episode, as I've seen much better ones in other mediums.

RamboOnRedBull wrote:

@Jack

I'm not, actually. I watched the second episode as well. Going to see two episodes per-day, I reckon. :)

That's good. It does get better. I really see nothing wrong with criticizing a pilot episode as long as you don't use it to judge the series as a whole (which I don't think you were).

Jack the Spectre wrote:

RamboOnRedBull wrote:

@Jack

I'm not, actually. I watched the second episode as well. Going to see two episodes per-day, I reckon. :)

That's good. It does get better. I really see nothing wrong with criticizing a pilot episode as long as you don't use it to judge the series as a whole (which I don't think you were).

I expect it to get better, anyway. It's not like the pilot is ever the greatest thing of any Series.

Would be funny if it ever had been, though

Check out Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood as well

The fucking soundtrack on CB is soooooooooooooooo good tho

How is that Space Daddy anime?

I recommend Black Lagoon and Samurai Champloo to everybody.

@ Rambo, go watch every single episode of the series and then come back and talk. The ending is so fucking epic and brief, but still awesome. Hell, I've yet to watch the movie yet and I heard it's great. The soundtrack will blow you away later in the series.

@ Orion, Space Dandy is very weird in its style. It's like if CB became a comedy series, mixed with TONS of fanservice and other weird shit. I personally am not a big fan of it, though the dub is quite good and premiered on tv before the japanese version did. Too many tits and ass jokes.

Going to watch Hunter X Hunter

Orion wrote:

Going to watch Hunter X Hunter

Which version? I thought you already reviewed it in the anime review thread?

I don't really like to watch episodic stuff, but at times there are great exceptions. Maybe I will give that one a try at some point.

I think we all knew this was coming, lol. While I absolutely adore Cowboy Bebop and think it's one of the best animes ever made and one of the best animated tv shows of all-time, it's not the greatest anime of all-time. In my own honest opinion, of course. The show can is slow at times, and the episodic nature of this show can turn off some newcomers and make it hard to watch. There are also more than a few animes out there that I honestly prefer over Bebop. All that being said, Cowboy Bebop is one of my favorite animes of all-time, and is an absolute classic. It's also very influential for introducing anime as a medium to the western world. (Not as much as Dragonball or Akira, but influential nonetheless.) It also has hands-down the best soundtrack I've ever heard from anything ever, and possibly the greatest ending to any anime ever. This is a show that must be viewed if you call yourself an anime fan.

Isn't Cowboy Bebop one of the more accessible animes?

NoelX2 wrote:

Isn't Cowboy Bebop one of the more accessible animes?

Yes, it is considered to be entry level. Also considered to be the best english dubbed back then and now.