Rec me anime!

[oyceter]

Currently I have no kdramas except Gourmet on my list, and I'm caught up with most of the shows I want to watch. Also, I'm in the mood for short episodes. So, rec me anime (but please read the qualifications first)!

• Available on Netflix


• Not too bloody


• Have cool women. I don't mind if they aren't the protagonists or if they don't physically kick ass, but I also don't want a series in which all the women or girls feel like objects.


• Not depressing


• Have an ending


• Bonus points for something funny with depth (ex. Samurai Champloo) or something that hits my gothic shoujo id buttons (ex. Vampire Knight)

I prefer series, though I may watch movies/OVAs too.

I've seen and liked:
Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist, Gundam Wing, Gunslinger Girls, Haibane Renmei, Honey and Clover, Kare Kano (incomplete), Mushishi (incomplete), Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ouran High School Host Club, Princess Tutu, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Samurai Champloo, Vampire Knight, X, Yami no Matsuei, and nearly all the Studio Ghibli movies. And though it's not anime, I've seen Avatar too.

I've seen and disliked:
Akira, Gasaraki, Ghost in the Shell, Lain, Perfect Blue, Tenchi Muyo

Comments

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Gundam SEED qualifies; it takes a while to get going, but though it has sporky elements and it's not one of my all-time favorite series, I ended up enjoying it quite a bit. It's basically an angsty anti-war space opera with giant robots and some truly hilarious cracktastic moments. I was very surprised by who my favorite female character ended up being.

[oyceter]

Hrm, I may try that, though right now I seem to be more in the mood for smaller-scale things? On the other hand, watching it means I can read your and Rilina's posts...

[rilina.livejournal.com]

We could even watch it together! I am always up for rewatching Gundam Seed. Except it starts so slowly--and takes about 25 episodes to get to the really good stuff.

I liked Kino's Journey as well, though I don't rank it with my favorite anime.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is very much on crack. It has important female characters, not limited to the title characters; one is frequently objectified, thanks to the built-in fan service, but I wouldn't say that's the female characters only role in the series at all. The first season is 13 episodes long and licensed; it doesn't have an ending, per se, since there are more light novels, but it also isn't a series that requires a neat ending to wrap up the main story. Anyway, maybe a possibility?

[thomasyan.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, wow, I love Melancholy. But I watched the start of the first episode and didn't realize what was going on, and thus wrote off the whole series. Then I was convinced to try it again, and loved it.

If you do watch it, make sure to watch it in broadcast order, not chronological order, for the best effect.