Ekaru wrote:

In all seriousness... Haruhi is by far my favorite anime.

Elly-chan wrote:

i can't pick between the following:

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Angel Beats!
Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Danzai wrote:

Favorite anime of all time has to be Ga-Rei Zero..
Who can seriusly watch that without shedding a tear to the line "Would you kill someone you love, because of love?" ;__;

ValkeeChan wrote:

school days la

Navi Starfire wrote:

I think before that it was Higurashi or Umineko..

The Ribbon Red wrote:

Navi Starfire wrote:

I think before that it was Higurashi or Umineko..

^Mine.

-hys wrote:

school days and yosuga no sora

-hys wrote:

school days

lesslunatic wrote:

Fate Stay Night.

-hys wrote:

school days would have been boring if it wasn't for the ending though
it really made an interesting comeback

The Ribbon Red wrote:

-hys wrote:

school days would have been boring if it wasn't for the ending though
it really made an interesting comeback

I disagree. It's an anime which tells the story of teenagers driven by their desires (IMO).

-hys wrote:

which is like every other harem anime;;
there are like billions of the same anime <<< IMO

Accelerator-kun wrote:

^ The only romance anime that I really like is Mahiro Iro Symphony. Of course, the VN is way better.

The Ribbon Red wrote:

Accelerator-kun wrote:

^ The only romance anime that I really like is Mahiro Iro Symphony. Of course, the VN is way better.

The VN is usually better.

Accelerator-kun wrote:

Of course

Accelerator-kun wrote:

^ The only romance anime that I really like is Mahiro Iro Symphony. Of course, the VN is way better.

-hys wrote:

^ what i'm trying to say is that w/o the ending in school days, it would have ended up like any other harem anime

-hys wrote:

which is like every other harem anime;;

Mantiz wrote:

-hys wrote:

which is like every other harem anime;;

That is why every harem anime sucks.

Mantiz wrote:

-hys wrote:

which is like every other harem anime;;

That is why every harem anime sucks.

Net-Nue wrote:

are you sure??

Net-Nue wrote:

well, you say every, not mostly

i think hayate no gotoku is a good harem anime,
and Highschool DxD, baka to test series, IS, Clannad, monogatari series(harem right?), Amagami series, and so on..
i don't really care about the story or plot, just enjoy it for some reason XD

Net-Nue wrote:

i don't really care about the story or plot, just enjoy it for some reason XD

Accelerator-kun wrote:

Harem aren't bad, it depends form the producer.

"AzureDraco"]I think one series that got me excited is Hajime no Ippo, I suppose everyone know why ^^;
I also enjoyed hellsing and berserk (although i like berserk as manga better)

The Ribbon Red wrote:

Accelerator-kun wrote:

Harem aren't bad, it depends form the producer.

This. And anyone that's capable of changing the story.

SPOILER

Net-Nue wrote:

yea, totally agree with this
and btw,, ._.a
@animez15

SPOILER

Net-Nue wrote:

well, maybe,,
otaku dweller increase =w="

- Kud - wrote:

Ecchi Anime (To Love Ru, etc....)

- Kud - wrote:

Ecchi Anime (To Love Ru, etc....)

Accelerator-kun wrote:

- Kud - wrote:

Ecchi Anime (To Love Ru, etc....)

Try Highschool DxD

Accelerator-kun wrote:

- Kud - wrote:

Ecchi Anime (To Love Ru, etc....)

Try Highschool DxD

Minty Gum wrote:

Mawaru Penguindrum and Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica... too typical of me to like Madoka? ;~;

- Kud - wrote:

hey, do you know some anime that similar to Madoka Magica?

The Ribbon Red wrote:

- Kud - wrote:

hey, do you know some anime that similar to Madoka Magica?

Magical Girl? A bunch.

Magical Girl that's deep as Madoka? ...

- Kud - wrote:

yup, do you know some of them?

The Ribbon Red wrote:

Magical Girl that's deep as Madoka? ...

Net-Nue wrote:

^hmm,, i found one,,!! Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha..
but, i haven't watched it,, so,, i don't know the story =w=

The Ribbon Red wrote:

- Kud - wrote:

hey, do you know some anime that similar to Madoka Magica?

Magical Girl? A bunch.

Magical Girl that's deep as Madoka? ...

Nanael wrote:

Aw c'mon, I liked Madoka, and the way Urobuchi trolled everyone by just deconstructing the genre, but to call it deep? Kyubey didn't even know how entropy works.

The Ribbon Red wrote:

I suppose that's true. But it's not some random magical fanservice alike most Magical Girl you usually see these days.

Nanael wrote:

That was actually the point, also the reason why you don't hear Kalafina's Magia (a badass yet totally eerie negative song) till Mami gets beheaded at episode 3. The reason why there aren't many "sad magical girl series" is because that isn't really the point of that kind of show, silly fanservice is. Also, people crying and the show being depressing doesn't automatically makes it deep. Anyway, all this I mentioned nothing has to do with the original topic (deepness, was it?) If you take into account that the creator of Madoka also wrote Saya no Uta, he could have done more "deep" than this.

With all this said, I really really liked it, I just try to be objective.

The Ribbon Red wrote:

But really, can you find a Magical Girl on that same level? (If you could, then I've missed something. )

Nanael wrote:

The Ribbon Red wrote:

But really, can you find a Magical Girl on that same level? (If you could, then I've missed something. )

As I said earlier, no, Madoka was a first. And they played with that fact (The opening being misleading, not showing the ending till everything is messed up)
And big part of its success is due to that (Sweet art direction and music help) The plot wasn't particulary original (Homura pulling a Furude Rika, etc) but was unique to the genre. In short, no, there are none.

Nanael wrote:

I notice I wrote a lot, I apologize for that really.
In topic, my favorite anime was probably Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, it had a terrible animation studio (DEEEEN!) yet it didn't matter one bit in the end, since the story was completely daunting. I liked many more, but that one stands out.

The Ribbon Red wrote:

Nanael wrote:

I notice I wrote a lot, I apologize for that really.
In topic, my favorite anime was probably Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, it had a terrible animation studio (DEEEEN!) yet it didn't matter one bit in the end, since the story was completely daunting. I liked many more, but that one stands out.

Why didn't you say that earlier?

Welcome to the club, my friend. To the 07th Expansion fan club, that is.

Nanael wrote:

Since Higurashi I've read most of Ryukishi07 stuff, currently reading Higanbana no Saku Yoru Ni and liking it. That also made me sort of fan of dai's music among others. That's how I ended here actually.

Accelerator-kun wrote:

Welcome to the club Nanael.

Anyway, Madoka is the best magical girl cause it's not a simple magical girl, it's more like a seinen.

Accelerator-kun wrote:

...Anyway, Madoka is the best magical girl cause it's not a simple magical girl, it's more like a seinen...

The Ribbon Red wrote:

...it really changed the Magical Girl genre...

Accelerator-kun wrote:

^ Is strange to be said by one with those avatar/sig combination.

Bakario wrote:

New shit has been added : Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~, Casshern Sins, Baccano!.

Specially Phantom, such deep plot.

Nanael wrote:

The Ribbon Red wrote:

...it really changed the Magical Girl genre...

You think? To me it is still the same fanservice+power of friendship formula, as always

Accelerator-kun wrote:

The point here is that I DON'T like too much magical girls, but I really liked Madoka. So something must be different from others! I will focus again on the dark viewpoint. Madoka got me at the ending of episode 3. I think I've said all.

Bakario wrote:

New shit has been added : Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~, Casshern Sins, Baccano!.

Specially Phantom, such deep plot.