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Actually, you can do more than 5. Or less, for that matter.
I'll start.
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WARNING: MAY BE SPOILERS
(IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
1. "She (Or, The Final(Ultimate for you americans) Weapon" or "My Girlfriend, The Final Weapon"
Basically a anime about war and a guy, and that guy's girlfriend who's been turned into a "Final Weapon" by the military. Has too less war, and too much emo-romance, though.
Best parts? Japan getting invaded.
The first episodes start kinda as boring and slow, and suddenly the city gets carpet bombed. You see some of the battles, but you don't know much about them. It gets better at the end.
2. "Full Metal Alchemist"
Er....
Here you go: Fullmetal Alchemist is set in the early 20th century in a country called Amestris in an alternate-historical Earth with technology dating from early 20th century Europe. In this alternate world, the pseudoscience of alchemy is heavily used in conjunction with acretian soul wanderers, but takes on a further fantastic element not seen in real-life alchemy. Real-world alchemists attempted to transmute gold from lesser metals. In the fictional world of the series, alchemy becomes the science of transmuting matter into different matter through the use of transmutation circles?based on real-world science, yet also magical, with seemingly infinite uses. Talented alchemists may apply to take a State Alchemist test to join the Amestris military's State Alchemists.
Yep. :cheese:
Hmm, some sadness at some episodes where SPOILER Hughes gets killed /SPOLIER. Ending sucks shit. WHY YOU GIVE POWER TO PARLIAMENT? WRRRRRYYY?
3. "Elfen Lied"
As I've said in the other thread, FREAKIEST SHIT EVAR. At the first episode, the above girl walks nonchalently and slaughters 23 guards, all armed with MP-5s. However, as the story progresses, you can ignore the casual dismemberment, and begin to appreciate the social and humanity-realted topics the anime brings. And the ending made me cry, for god's sake. I've never cried at a movie/tv show/animation in 4 years, since I watched "Saving Private Ryan". ;(
Btw, those ****ers at the orphanage deserved to die. (episode... 8, 9?)
4. "Ghost In The Shell"
I'm not good with telling the story, so here:
Ghost in the Shell is a futuristic police thriller dealing with the exploits of Motoko Kusanagi, a member of the covert operations section of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission, Section 9, which specializes in fighting technology-related crime. Although supposedly equal to all other members, Kusanagi fills the leadership role in the team, and is usually referred to as "the Major" due to her past rank in the armed forces. She is capable of superhuman feats, and cybernetically specialized for her job; her body is almost completely mechanized, only her brain and a segment of her spinal cord are human.
Seriously, if you think about the movies, your head will explode. REEEEEALLY DEEEP topics. Unfortunately, the movies go: AWESOME ACTION SCENE - Talking - thinking(ARRGH MY HEAD!) - talking - ACTION! - thinking - ACTION! -talking + thinking.
They're still marvelous, however.
(No good images that I could find, I'm afraid)
I'll start.
------------------------------------------------------
WARNING: MAY BE SPOILERS
(IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
1. "She (Or, The Final(Ultimate for you americans) Weapon" or "My Girlfriend, The Final Weapon"
Basically a anime about war and a guy, and that guy's girlfriend who's been turned into a "Final Weapon" by the military. Has too less war, and too much emo-romance, though.
Best parts? Japan getting invaded.
The first episodes start kinda as boring and slow, and suddenly the city gets carpet bombed. You see some of the battles, but you don't know much about them. It gets better at the end.
2. "Full Metal Alchemist"
Er....
Here you go: Fullmetal Alchemist is set in the early 20th century in a country called Amestris in an alternate-historical Earth with technology dating from early 20th century Europe. In this alternate world, the pseudoscience of alchemy is heavily used in conjunction with acretian soul wanderers, but takes on a further fantastic element not seen in real-life alchemy. Real-world alchemists attempted to transmute gold from lesser metals. In the fictional world of the series, alchemy becomes the science of transmuting matter into different matter through the use of transmutation circles?based on real-world science, yet also magical, with seemingly infinite uses. Talented alchemists may apply to take a State Alchemist test to join the Amestris military's State Alchemists.
Yep. :cheese:
Hmm, some sadness at some episodes where SPOILER Hughes gets killed /SPOLIER. Ending sucks shit. WHY YOU GIVE POWER TO PARLIAMENT? WRRRRRYYY?
3. "Elfen Lied"
As I've said in the other thread, FREAKIEST SHIT EVAR. At the first episode, the above girl walks nonchalently and slaughters 23 guards, all armed with MP-5s. However, as the story progresses, you can ignore the casual dismemberment, and begin to appreciate the social and humanity-realted topics the anime brings. And the ending made me cry, for god's sake. I've never cried at a movie/tv show/animation in 4 years, since I watched "Saving Private Ryan". ;(
Btw, those ****ers at the orphanage deserved to die.
(episode... 8, 9?)
4. "Ghost In The Shell"
I'm not good with telling the story, so here:
Ghost in the Shell is a futuristic police thriller dealing with the exploits of Motoko Kusanagi, a member of the covert operations section of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission, Section 9, which specializes in fighting technology-related crime. Although supposedly equal to all other members, Kusanagi fills the leadership role in the team, and is usually referred to as "the Major" due to her past rank in the armed forces. She is capable of superhuman feats, and cybernetically specialized for her job; her body is almost completely mechanized, only her brain and a segment of her spinal cord are human.
Seriously, if you think about the movies, your head will explode. REEEEEALLY DEEEP topics. Unfortunately, the movies go: AWESOME ACTION SCENE - Talking - thinking(ARRGH MY HEAD!) - talking - ACTION! - thinking - ACTION! -talking + thinking.
They're still marvelous, however.
(No good images that I could find, I'm afraid)
