Contemporary Anime/Manga in the vein of Gundam/Macross?

[firehawk12]

A girl that sounds like a "Q"? Nice.

On a completely unrelated note, I'm surprised that the Shin Megami Tensai Persona series hasn't been adapted into an anime. It's teens in a highschool fighting demons with summons... seems almost perfect.

It has been as of last year It also sort of sucked but thats a different story lol

Really? Which game did they adapt? 3?

 

[clint g]

A girl that sounds like a "Q"? Nice.

On a completely unrelated note, I'm surprised that the Shin Megami Tensai Persona series hasn't been adapted into an anime. It's teens in a highschool fighting demons with summons... seems almost perfect.

It has been as of last year It also sort of sucked but thats a different story lol

Really? Which game did they adapt? 3?

It was sort of a spin off of Persona 3. It featured new characters but was set in the persona 3 universe a few years after the events of the game. There were some character cross overs (I believe Akihito the boxing dude, for example, appeared in the anime). To be honest, I never finished the show. It just sucked too much and my expectations were incredibly high since I loved the games.

 

[zakkrusz]

Was that, Persona Trinity Soul or something? Didn't watch it so I couldn't attest to it's quality. Maybe that's a good thing.

 

[firehawk12]

It was sort of a spin off of Persona 3. It featured new characters but was set in the persona 3 universe a few years after the events of the game. There were some character cross overs (I believe Akihito the boxing dude, for example, appeared in the anime). To be honest, I never finished the show. It just sucked too much and my expectations were incredibly high since I loved the games.

That's too bad. I'm surprised that they didn't just do a straight adaptation.

A girl that sounds like a "Q"? Nice.

Aya Hirano is the Japanese voice actress for Haruhi Suzimiya in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzimiya who's also an acomplished and talented singer.

EX: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAba0SYuyFY

I mean like Q in terms of her abilities.
I suppose "seems" would have been a better verb thingie than "sounds".

You know, it actually reminds me of that TNG episode with the girl Q who tries to seduce Riker.

 

[CorporalClegg]

Perhaps firehawk should consider Haruhi as his next choice? lol. After all, it was the unique combination of watching Haruhi, FMP and Eva all at the same time that made me a fan of anime.

Well, it is one of best anime in the comedy genre I'd say. Very good watch.

A girl that sounds like a "Q"? Nice.

Aya Hirano is the Japanese voice actress for Haruhi Suzimiya in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzimiya who's also an acomplished and talented singer.

EX: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAba0SYuyFY

Is that video of ENOZ doing that live still there? Then he could see what she looks like.

 

[clint g]

or you could just show him the picture of her wearing the upside down bikini Shes got a great voice, shes a great actress, and shes not hard on the eyes but I get the feeling she isn't too bright

 

[zakkrusz]

I mean like Q in terms of her abilities.
I suppose "seems" would have been a better verb thingie than "sounds".

You know, it actually reminds me of that TNG episode with the girl Q who tries to seduce Riker.

Heh, sorry, retard moment.

 

[CorporalClegg]

She speaks four languages.

 

[clint g]

I speak 2.5 but i'm not exactly all that bright

anyways here is the picture in question
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/09/11/the-bikini-disaster-of-aya-hirano/
warning, maybe not exactly work safe

Plus there was the time she was walking around with the "dont cum on me" shirt lol

 

[Leroy]

miraclefan wrote:
AH! Those bother you to huh? And thanks for the article I'll read it tomorrow, I have something I need to do, (Sleep)

Yeah that's why I found VOTOMS so appealing to I shamelessly plug it every chance I get. In addition to the pilots thing (I know Gundam helped invent it it was new back in '79 but not so much now) is Gundams getting stolen SEED had that problem two series in a row.

 

[CorporalClegg]

Oh that. Yeah... and it came from the same people who brought us "Tubby Aya."

 

[zakkrusz]

I speak English, can stumble my way through Spanish if I had to, and know some Japanese but give me an algebra problem and...

Aaaaaany, if I were to give some general anime recs regardless of genre I'd recommend anything in my top 20:

Monster
Planetes
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex/GITS: 2nd Gig
Haibane Renmei
Elfen Lied
Black Lagoon/BL: The Second Barrage
Rumbling Hearts
When They Cry (Higurashi no Naka Koroni)/Higurashi no Naka Koroni Kai
Kurenai
Infinite Ryvius
Ergo Proxy
Welcome to the NHK
Noir
Kanon (2006)
Blue Gender
Gunslinger Girl/Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
Cowboy Bebop
Scrapped Princess
Kannazuki no Miko

 

[clint g]

Oh that. Yeah... and it came from the same people who brought us "Tubby Aya."

Yeah, I wouldnt exactly call her tubby. Shes more like Probably the hottest VA out there

 

[CorporalClegg]

Aaaaaany, if I were to give some general anime recs regardless of genre I'd recommend anything in my top 20:

Monster
Planetes
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex/GITS: 2nd Gig
Haibane Renmei
Elfen Lied
Black Lagoon/BL: The Second Barrage
Rumbling Hearts
When They Cry (Higurashi no Naka Koroni)/Higurashi no Naka Koroni Kai
Kurenai
Infinite Ryvius
Ergo Proxy
Welcome to the NHK
Noir
Kanon (2006)
Blue Gender
Gunslinger Girl/Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
Cowboy Bebop
Scrapped Princess
Kannazuki no Miko

Boy, the only one of those I'd put anywhere near my top 20 is Noir. Maybe Kanon06.

Probably the hottest VA out there

As much as I'm in love with her, I do have to admit there are plenty of good ones out there:

Tanaka Rie, Inoue Kikuko, and Horie Yui are some off the top of my head that are all easy on the eyes

 

[clint g]

Well since we're doing top 20 lists lol

1-Evangelion (yeah, i still love the show...so what! )
2-Haruhi
3-FMP, FMP Fumoffu, FMP TSR
4-Higurashi, Higurashi kai, Higurashi Rei
5-Black Lagoon
6-Tsubasa Tokyo Revelation
7-Mai Hime/ Mai Otome (this one is a ginormous guilty pleasure lol)
8-Clannad After Story
9-Kanon 06
10-Schoool Rumble

After this it just gets too difficult choosing so im gonna leave it like this for now

 

[zakkrusz]

Boy, the only one of those I'd put anywhere near my top 20 is Noir. Maybe Kanon06.

Entirely possible since you are not me and my tastes cover a wide range of genres. It comes from a top 100 list I did when I was really bored once. I kept it updated....well mostly. I haven't tweaked it in months so it's probabally off (EDIT: Now it's up to date although there's at least one series I'm currently watching which will probabally make the list once I'm done with it.):

Monster
Planetes
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex/GITS: 2nd Gig
Haibane Renmei
Elfen Lied
Black Lagoon/BL: The Second Barrage
Rumbling Hearts
When They Cry (Higurashi no Naka Koroni)/Higurashi no Naka Koroni Kai
Kurenai
Infinite Ryvius
Ergo Proxy
Welcome to the NHK
Kanon (2006)
Noir
Blue Gender
Gunslinger Girl
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
Cowboy Bebop
Scrapped Princess
Kannazuki no Miko
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
My HIME
Vision of Escaflowne
Kurau: Phantom Memory
Kiddy Grade
School Days
RahXephon
Code Geass/Code Geass: R2
Boogiepop Phantom
Spice and Wolf
Twelve Kingdoms
Gundam Series (As a franchise)
Crest of the Stars/Banner of the Stars 1-3
Macross (As a Franchise)
Fullmetal Alchemist
Death Note
Claymore
Witch Hunter Robin
Aquarian Age-Sign For Evolution
Full Metal Panic/Fumofu/TSR
Read or Die/ROD the TV
Lunar Legend Tsukihime
Fate/Stay Night
Gungrave
Last Exile
Utawarerumono
Eureka 7
Darker Than Black
Madlax
Hellsing/Hellsing Ultimate
Kimagure Orange Road
REC
Maison Ikkoku
Noein-To Your Other Self
Kaze no Yojimbo
Master Keaton
Ryoko's Case Files
Kemonozume
Buso Renkin
Excel Saga
Serial Experiments Lain
Bubblegum Crisis/Crash/Tokyo 2040
Stratos4/Return to Base/Advance/Kanketsuhen
Ai Yori Aoshi/Enishi
Ah! My Goddess TV
Starship Operators
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzimiya
Chobits
Shuffle
Suzuka
Koi Kaze
His and Her Circumstances
Great Teacher Onizuka
X TV
Hell Girl/Jigoku Shoujo: Futakamori/Jigoku Shoujo: Mitsuganae
.hack//SIGN
Outlaw Star
Samurai 7
Le Chevalier D’Eon
Samurai Champloo
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
Blood+
Patlabor OVA/Patlabor TV/The New Files
Speed Grapher
Ghost Talker's Daydream
Interlude
Armitage the 3rd OVA
Martian Successor Nadesico
Neon Genesis Evangelion/Death and Rebirth/End of Evangelion
Yu Yu Hakusho
Rurouni Kenshin
S-CRY-ed
Azumanga Daioh
Sakura Wars
Black Jack 21
Legend of Himiko
Vandread/2nd Stage
Blue Seed
Galaxy Angel/Z/A/AA/S/X
Fruits Basket

What would you put in yours?

 

[RAMA]

I liked Heroic Age...a space opera that reminded me somewhat of the Startide Rising novels. I'm not a big fan of all the Gundam Series but Gundam 00 is really impressive. I also like Starship Operators, which focuses a lot on tactics and the reality show craze.

RAMA

 

[Emher]

I also finished Macross Frontier and... so awesome. It really is the BSG story, complete with finding "a home planet" and a "fleet on the run" but just done so much better. I didn't even mind Alto's overacting screams (AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!).
I did find the ending a bit cheeky though... but, hey, I kind of understand why they did it.

I LOVED the ending. Not as much as my brother though who's seen the final two episodes about fifteen times Loads of awesome and the good kind of fanservice, plus they even redeemed Ranka a bit in the end. But Sheryl is still best.

I mean the actual ending though, where they don't resolve the love triangle. That way ALL the shippers are happy.

Ah THAT end. I thought it was kind of a copout, but I went with it since there's going to be an OVA ecentually and a movie is in the works. Sheryl is by far the best of the girls in my opinion though. Ranka just started rubbing me the wrong way towards the end of the series.

 

[Angel4576]

Really with anime, the kings of Space Opera are Gundam and Macross. There are other space shows out there but they are mostly hard sci-fi.

I'd add Legend of the Galactic Heroes to that list as well. Epic in every sense of the word. Shame it's never been licenced.

 

[firehawk12]

I LOVED the ending. Not as much as my brother though who's seen the final two episodes about fifteen times Loads of awesome and the good kind of fanservice, plus they even redeemed Ranka a bit in the end. But Sheryl is still best.

I mean the actual ending though, where they don't resolve the love triangle. That way ALL the shippers are happy.

Ah THAT end. I thought it was kind of a copout, but I went with it since there's going to be an OVA ecentually and a movie is in the works. Sheryl is by far the best of the girls in my opinion though. Ranka just started rubbing me the wrong way towards the end of the series.

Ranka was creepy because looks like she's 12. It's only when they said she was 16 at some point that I was kind of relieved.