Hmm, well the ones I watch the most right now are Bleach and Naruto. I've also watched Pokemon, Digimon, DBZ, and Deathnote. Some of them before I even knew what 'anime' was. I do like Code Geass, though I haven't watched it through and only seen episodes here and there. FMA is also enjoyable, though it isn't something I caught onto right away and have never watched in a beginning to end manner. I don't really read much manga for the fact that I don't care to read them online and can't afford to buy them. I also prefer dubs over subs as I like to understand what's being said. I don't usually notice anything wrong with the voice acting, course I'm not that observant. Didn't care for One Piece, but I think that's just cuz I was watching the 4kids dub. Should probably give the series another try sometime. Finally, if anyone is looking for something a bit different try an anime called "Mushi-shi." It's pretty mellow, but I find it interesting. Should be able to find it on hulu.

I'll recommend..

Manga: Samurai Deeper Kyo, Hellsing, Shaman King, Vampire Game, Master detective Conan, D.N Angel, Chrono Crusade, Fullmetal Alchemist

Anime: Samurai Deeper Kyo, Hellsing, Shaman King, Vampire Game, Master detective Conan, D.N Angel, Chrono Crusade, Fullmetal Alchemist, Blood+, Ninja Scrolls, Avatar, Vampire Princess Miyu, Last Exile, Cowboy Bebop.

Is Avatar really considered Anime?

Bah really am not a fan of shaman king.

I love One Piece because it has a great story line and is always good for a laugh

Gantz is also awesome but not for chuckles, it has no chuckles

Gantz is almost a life changing experience i suggest everyone too watch it.

I need something new too watch.

Rosario + Vampire is an amazing mangaa

the Kyo anime left something to be desired... I liked it's Manga though.

Manga is mostly the better version when it's been made into an anime in my experience.



..Maybe?

I included it since i watched it from an anime site.



*shrugs* Opinions varies, i don't find One Piece that great.

I like One Piece but i'm not sure if it's the 4kids one i'm watching, they swear now and then but then someone will say something so childish i really can't decide if it is or not, i'm leaning towards not but it's nothing particularly bad they say.

But the story is truly epic and it has brought a smile to my face more than a few times

Im watching the subbed ones as soon as they get subbed

Grade A IMO, and you are probably watchin the normal because they do seem to say some pretty childish things at times that make me shake my head.

I just started watching Gundam Seed, and I'm gonna start on Axis Powers Hetalia soon.

I really can't wait for the next season of Darker than Black.

Also, the new show from the guys who did Baccano I think it was, Dulalala. That show looks epic.

Oh god, and when Fairy Tail gets animated. I might die from the awesome.

Gundam seed seems like a kiddy version of what the show use to be. I loved gundam wing.

Darker then black Rocked as well O.o I wonder what the next season will be about. I thought they ended it nicely.

Zombie loan or Z-loan Was amazing... But i doubt there will be any more seasons.

shangri la was also bad ass and needs another season imo.

Manga: Naruto, Bleach, Shaman King, First Girl

Dont watch that much anime, just sequences and fights I like to see.

Yeah, I agree with you about Gundam Seed that something seems off about it... I wouldn't say that it's a "kiddiness", rather that something about it rather annoys me somehow... Of course, the first gundam I watched was 00 Gundam, which I thought was pretty kickass.

As for Darker than Black... new season starts Oct. 8th, it's called Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor (or The Meteor of Gemini, I really can't remember right now... ) Supposedly it's taking place in Russia, rather than Japan. Which is a pity, I wanted to see more of the romance between Li Shengshun and Kirihara, especially because Saito had such a huge crush on her, despite being like, 10 years older than her.


Edit: Fixed

Axis Powers Hetalia!!!!

PASTA! *explosions*

I feel like I could like that Anime if it weren't for all the Yaoi stuff which makes up most of it.

The only real yaoi stuff is between Italy and Germany and even then it never goes beyond Italy asking for hugs. The fact that Germany kissesItaly on the cheeks has nothing to do with being gay, all europeans do that.

Fruit baskets seems border line Yaoi...

No we don't, ..that's only french people.

And Belgians. There's a Belgian girl staying at my house right now and she still carries out the practice every morning and night. I'm a little less adverse to the practice because my family's Belgian but there's only so much subtext and text that I can stand.

I don't watch much anime anymore, but between the ages of 11 and 18, I was quite the otaku.

Shows I've watched/would flip out over and go back and watch if they came out with any new content:

HunterxHunter - so much better than Naruto it's ridiculous. Love this show and the OVAs to teeny, tiny bits. Heard they came out with a dub recently and... I'm a little afraid.

Cowboy Bebop

Samurai Champloo

Gantz

Slayers

Ouran High School Host Club - I feel like such a girl for it too, but it was so CUTE.

Master of Mosquiton

And, of course, I'm all over ANY Miyazaki movie.

I never read much manga... Well, except a fair bit of yaoi... and yuri... and some ecchi/hentai- you know what? I don't think I need to share those titles...

My boyfriend adores Hellsing. I used to love Hellsing before I introduced him to it. Now I'm completely burned out on it. The same thing happened with Naruto, I think. I enjoyed it when it first came out then - BELIEVE IT! It hit America like a plague.

Watching Hellsing Ultimate right now, Darker than Black Ryousei no Gemini comes out in a week, too much epic makes my head explode. In other news, I probably won't watch the episode for a while after it comes out, simply because I'd like to finish Shikkoku No Hana before that... but the scanlators are being lazy as fuck. I'm pretty sure the series is done now, but only 6 chapters have been scanlated.

Italians, Germans, and Irish too in my experience.

I don't know what Irish and Germans you've hung out with... Italians maybe.

German women at least, Irish too, my gramma always kisses people on the cheeks.

That's different though, Irishmen and German men don't kiss each other as a greeting.

Been watching witchblade today.. not bad so far.

Is that the Anime that's based on a mediocre American comic?

According to wiki, yes.

Manga:
Case Closed
FullMetal Alchemist

Anime:
Case Closed
FullMetal Alchemist
Wolf's Rain
all Miyazaki films

Perusing this thread has introduced me to Hetalia: Axis Powers. I'm a major history nerd, so it should be amusing, but I'm having trouble finding a decent subbed (or even dubbed, I don't care at this point) version of it.

This site have it

Thanks, Dream.

Minor question. Have you only seen the first FMA series? Or are you watching Brotherhood?

and more important question....
If both, which, in your opinion, is better?

I guess the first one. I've read about half of the manga, seen most of the anime, and I've seen the movie.

Brotherhood?

The site i linked to have fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood too, if you haven't seen it. >.>'

My suggestion is to give up on the first anime series and start watching Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
It follows the manga almost perfectly, and it's extremely well done.

My opinion of the first FMA series is that it was basically a shoddy plot, with little to no attention actually payed to what fans wanted to see from it.

Their decisions regarding how Homonculous are created in that series are simply annoying, and their "plot twists" at the end are so ridiculous it's unbelievable.

And then, the movie that they used to "tie it all up", was frankly terrible. I sat through it, and then kicked myself, even though I watched it for free.

Truth be told, the reason I haven't finished either the manga or anime was because the plot discrepancies annoyed me. I liked the movie, though. Though, perhaps it's just because I'm a history nerd. =P

The manga and Brotherhood are far superior. Speaking of which, the latest episode of Brotherhood should be up...

I will return!


Started watching Axis Powers - Hetalia
I think my brain's going to melt.

Uhh, I was just informed that this belongs here:

http://www.watchcartoononline.com/naruto-s...-english-dubbed

It's the first six official english dubbed Shipuuden episodes.

And even though it will bring your mind to unwanted coitus more times than you can count, you will continue to watch like a heroin addict takes his stuff.

No, probably not. I realized that it would spawn an addiction, so I used one of my emergency anime. The ones that I really wanted to watch, but decided to wait a while, until I finished watching the others I'd already started.

It worked, but only kind of. I defeated the Hetalia addiction, but now I'm caught in another series I need to finish...

Which reminds me... I never did finish ghost hunter...

Why the hell would you watch Shippuden in English?!

Perhaps you enjoy listening to a version where the voice actors are 1/4 as talented and get payed about 1/4 the original voice actors.

Naruto voice overs is just bad...

Maria + Holic is Funny

Well, I got bored this weekend, and picked up (youtube'd) the first season of Digimon (Digimon Adventure) in Japanese, and watched the whole thing from start to finish. Loved it as a kid, and I was amazed at how much was edited out. Plus a certain bird gave me a new habit, de aru.

I read (off and on) Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist, No Bra, Claymore, Black Lagoon, and xxxHolic. There are probably others, but I don't really pay attention to the names. Shame really, it would make it easier to read them, if I knew what they were called.

Just recently go all caught up on History's strongest disciple - Kenichi. Started to watch the Anime, but stopped in disgust halfway through the first episode when they blatantly disregarded the plot. They condensed the first like, 4 chapters into one episode, and they didn't even do it in chronological order.

It was an absolutely terrible adaptation.

I'm hoping that Fairy Tail ends up being well done when it comes out, along with Break Blade.

Of course, I'm also really looking forward to when they finally decide to actually do a full anime of Dogs: bullets & carnage. That should be awesome.

Two words: No reading

And also because after a while you start to hear the japanese voices in your head....
or is that just me?

I always prefer dub over sub (except for when I'm watching a movie like Fearless which wouldn't have worked as well dubbed) and I always get a little annoyed when people make a point of "only watching original" Anime without the dub because that somehow makes it cooler.

No, it's not just you. I prefer it though because it's almost like language immersion. You actually learn quite a bit of japanese that way if you try. I can actually translate snatches of conversation from japanese students at my college. It's pretty cool. I do much better in understanding spoken Japanese than understanding spoken Russian, which I'm actually taking... Kind of sad.

So started watching Ghost Hound last night. It seems like it's pretty good, might be worth finishing up.

I've gotta catch up on all the Chrome shelled Regios I missed, as well as the Valkyria Chronicles...

Might just go finish Basquash for the hell of it too... wasn't that great of a show.

Why are the main characters in adventure type shows usually morons?

Examples:

Luffy
Naruto
Natsu
Kenichi (not sure if this counts because he's mainly just naive)
Tsunayoshi

Personally for me it is not case of looking cooler, It more the fact that English anime uses the same damn actors and actresses for every anime.

I am sick of hearing Tito from weekenders playing every damn main character.

I prefer watching with original voices along with english or danish subtitles instead of dubbed, just a personal choice.

That and each time something is translated to another language from original it changes a bit.

Crispin Freeman>Japanese voice actor of Alucard

THere are some exceptions... But Naruto and bleach are definately not them... Rukia and Narutos voices make me violent...