Truly epic animated series... Recommendations?
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The battletech cartoon from the 90s was really good, sadly i think it was too violent and got canceled after a season. Then again it was on Fox and they constantly canceled cartoons with high ratings. Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team is a good one. Stardust Memory was the first gundam i ever saw.
Sandman0077
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I stopped watching SAO after the first game because people said it sucks after that, so I only have those first 15 episodes to go by. Is SAO better than LH? I definitely like the animation style simply because I'm tired of the cliche anime style.
infymys
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I wouldn't say the ALO half of SAO sucked, but I would say it definitely wasn't great or even good for that matter. It gets a bit creepy and weird in a few episodes. It focuses more on Kirito's relationship with Leafa/Suguha and it gives a bit of closure with his relationship with Asuna. It also sort of leads into season 2 which is slated to be Gun Gale Online.
And if you really are a fan of SAO: Sword Art Online: Extra Edition to Stream Worldwide - News - Anime News Network
Sandman0077
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Seems like a fair assessment. I'm sire I will suck it up and finish SAO eventually. It was a lot easier to watch tv before I was married lol.
infymys
Sr Member
Recently watched the first six episodes of Log Horizon. Nice to see it going against the norm and having the main character as a mage class instead of the usual warrior type. However, Akatsuki the assassin is the one that's been stealing the show thus far. I think it's a watered down version of SAO but it's been interesting enough to keep me watching for now.
Riceball
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I think that's a pretty fair assessment of the show and I totally agree about Akatsuki, she's probably the coolest character in the show so far with the cat guy coming in a close second. It's definitely no SAO but it's good enough to keep watching.
Sandman0077
Sr Member
Isn't that the space one? I think they used to play it way back on G4. Maybe I'm wrong.
Solo4114
Master Member
Five Star Stories was, I think, just an OVA. The series on which it was based was Heavy Metal L-Gaim. I've not seen it, but I've always been curious about it. Most of the stuff I used to see was ebay auctions for HK subbed DVD sets, which usually got pretty crappy reviews about the sub quality. Dunno if that improved. Might be worth a look, if you're curious. But yeah, Five Star Stories is literally just a film that apparently is based on L-Gaim.
Riceball
Master Member
I don't think so, I'm pretty certain that 5 Star Stories was its own thing though it may have been based off a manga. I never saw it myself, one of the few animes that I thought looked interesting but never got around to watching during the 80s/90s but I remember that the mecha designs were pretty unique and very cool looking. I'm not absolutely certain of this but I want to say that it was a pretty popular series when it came out.
Solo4114
Master Member
I think I saw it back in college in the mid-90s and it was just an OVA film, as I recall. Kinda confusing, too, since I hadn't read the manga. But I don't think there was ever anything beyond the OVA that was animated. Best I could find was the wiki article on it. L-Gaim I know was longer. It was a separate universe, but I think some of the same creative team was involved in both.
The Five Star Stories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heavy Metal L-Gaim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
joshvanrad
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Jonny Quest! And the 90s reboot of Jonny Quest!
If there's a sequel then I'm hopeful. I enjoyed the first half very much and was missing that setting very much and its fleshed out MMORPG elements.
The second half faerie-world setting was a little flat footed IMO.
A "gun" setting does sound interesting, though.
Sandman0077
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For those who care, Mushishi is getting an hour long special soon!
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