Recommend a good anime

[kaos78414]

I've been looking for a good anime to watch lately. I'm partial to comedy, slice of life and harem. But anything will do, so long as it has likable characters and a good story (that moves at a good pace - anime has a tendency to drag on)

I was going to provide a list of stuff I've seen, but its been so long that I'm willing to rewatch anything. Just curious what you guys would recommend. Extra points of its on netflix instant queue.

[tom_savage]

Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood (Part is on netflix)
Soul Eater

[Panda]

Katekyo Hitman Reborn.
Black cat.
DearS.

[EvilSheeper]

I would have to recommend Sailor Moon. It may have came out many years ago, but it is very good.

[jorgebonafe]

Monster
Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni
Read or Die -> Read or Dream
Full Moon Wo Sagashite
Death Note
And I second FMA Brotherhood.

[Anbaric]

I'll third FMA Brotherhood,
Spice and Wolf,
Dakara Boku wa H ga Dekinai.
Haven't watched many others...

[EpicAaron]

Ponyo.

[kaos78414]

FMA Brotherhood it is! :)

EDIT: Also just had to comment. @Panda I watched a few episodes of DearS a while back. I liked it. I do enjoy ecchi, so I tend to gravitate towards those animes, and that one is on my to-watch list.

[tedium]

i like my anime to not have multiple seasons. while i was a fan of dragon ball z, that kind of extreme length series annoys me. open ended stories have a tendency to fail at having a story line. like bleach (or the tv show lost). so my suggestions are:

Gungrave
Gantz
Hellsing Ultimate
Deathnote
Basilisk

I think "Black Lagoon" was also pretty good, but I might be confusing it with another anime. My favourite anime of all time though... that's simple. Trigun.

[Ph1il93]

Go watch "elfenlied" i googled and it seems to be the english name!

Also Sailor Moon good old childhood :D

[Stormweaver]

I've been kinda tempted to watch Mayo Chiki! again, so I'll suggest that.

[tedium]

Oh, I forgot one. "Samurai Champloo" was awesome!

[morvelaira]

With the description you've given in the OP, I have to recommend Fruits Basket, even though it's reverse harem.

[lostone1993]

Off the top of my head these would be my recommendations

Any of the full metal alchemist series
Full metal panic, full metal panic and full metal panic fumoffu are the better ones personally
Id second spice and wolf though not as funny as other animes still is interesting
Ouran high school host club
Fruit basket
Trigun

Those should do for a while :)

[TheGuy]

Check out Baccano! . It's pretty good

[kaos78414]

This is a great list so far! I'mma bookmark this thread so I'll have a decent to-watch list.

[TheGuy]

And if you want a funny slice of life where nothing happens, Minami-ke

[XantyZon]

Here are a few anime I like.
First is the list that I would recommenced to most any one.

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Usugi drop - very sweet slice of life
Toradora! - school life, comedy
Working!! and Working!! 2 - comedy
Tiger & Bunny - action , comedy, an alternative look at superheros.
Shikabane hime Kuro and Ako (Corpse Princess) - Action, Supernatural
Rideback - drama, action, Sci Fi,
Moretsu Pirates - school life, , action
Kureghime (Princess Jellyfish) - comedy, slice of life
No. 6 -adventure, Sci Fi
Black Lagoon / Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage / Black Lagoon: Roberta’s Blood Trail -Action, Drama
Bakemonogatari / Nisemonogatari - Comedy, Psychological, Romance, Slice of life, Supernatural, Harem
Bakuman 1 / 2 / 3 - Comedy, Romance, Slice of life
Durarara!! -Action, Romance, Supernatural
Eden of The East - Mystery, Psychological, Romance
Sankarea - zombies, slice of life
Spice and Wolf, Spice and Wolf II -Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Drama

This is an expanded list of ones I like but I wouldn't give my recommendations to unless I knew what you liked.

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Accel World
Angel Beats!
Another
Ao No Exorcist
Arakawa under the Bridge
Blood-C
CANAAN
Campione!
Chaos;Head
Clannad
Air TV
Darker than Black
Deadman Wonderland
Death Note
Dog Days
Eureka Seven
Freezing
Guilty Crown
Hellsing Ultimate
Highschool of the Dead
Jormungand
K-ON!
Kannagi
Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
Macademi Wasshoi!
Medaka Box
Pandora Hearts
Paranoia Agent
Rinne no Lagrange 1 & 2
Rosario + Vampire / Rosario + Vampire Capu2
Seikon no Qwaser - ecchi
Sekirei - ecchi
Senjou no Valkyria
Skip Beat
Steins;Gate
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
The World God Only Knows
Twelve Kingdoms
Zetman

These are the ones I'm currently watching this season.

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Btooom!
Medaka Box Abnormal
Robotics;Notes
K
Zetsuen no Tempest
Psycho-Pass
Girls und Panzer
Kingdom
Code:Breaker
Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse
Ixion Saga DT
Sword Art Online
Jormungand 2

[tom_savage]

Note that any I recommend is from someone who finds most anime truly annoying. I was in a rush earlier, so I'll chime in with a few more. Also, with FMA Brotherhood, you're in for a treat. Don't even bother with the regular FMA trash, enjoy!

Samurai Champloo (I second this)
Trigun (Strange but good)
Cowboy Bebop (Also strange but good)

I know it's a stretch in terms of legit 'anime' but:
Avatar: The Last Airbender

It's still one of my favorite cartoon/animes, ever. Although FMA: Brotherhood was freaking amazing.

[gazelutza]

guilty crown :D:D:D

[haphazardnuke]

Why has nobody mentioned Hetalia? That's what I'd recommend, if you like a bit of European history and friendly stereotyping of various countries' citizens.

[jorgebonafe]

Oh, yeah, "Steins Gate", I forgot before. Its very good too.

[embirrim]

I don't know how, but nobody has mentioned Code Geass yet. It's a great thinker. Not as good as Death Note, but still up there. But as far as entertainment goes, FMA all the way.

Also don't bother watching the second part of Death Note. It sucks. You'll know once you get there, personally I turned my pc off and went for a walk.

[Poppycocks]

Yeah, the second season of Death Note kinda went over the top, but I found it good regardless (loved the intro as well).

Elfen lied can be described with two words: fan service. It's bloody and crazy and harem and whatnot and you might enjoy the first watch, but it'll suck bad on the second. I still remember it fondly though.

Try El-Hazard: The Magnificent World, it's good, fun, sweet and doesn't drag on. (sci-fi, action-ish, comedy)

[tedium]

i feel a need to ask, has anyone else seen Gungrave? I'm just curious if I'm the only one to nominate it because I'm the only one to have seen it, or if other people didn't enjoy it as much as me. I'm kind of biased, because it's from the same guy that made Trigun, which is my favorite anime and one of the first that sucked me into the genre/style. So I thought I was perhaps being a bit of an immature fanboy, and that it was likely that Gungrave was superior to Trigun. Can anyone give me a second opinion? :)