even if it did make me feel like my head was exploding, a little bit at a time.
I really had to pay attention while watching it, which is not normal for most anime. It just... required attention. And then it rewards that attention by screwing with your head in wonderful ways. And you're left going "What? I don't understand?! Give me more!"
Feel free to pimp me something more in the line of a beginner series, if there's anything readily available that you think I might like. :)
OMG! I'm so glad you asked!
Full Metal Alchemist!
It's a two-season anime (with one movie due to come out in the summer that I'm anxiously awaiting). But it feels like longer. AND IT WILL MELT YOUR BRAIN OUT YOUR EARS. Seriously. And it will disturb you. I've been gushing about it for about 8 months now. It is the anime Joss would have written, if he wrote anime. I've converted octopedingenue, and she converted riddering and hecatehatesthat, and slowly, one by one, anyone I can find who watches head-melty things I will MAKE to watch FMA. This became the first show I truly loved and lived and breathed after Buffy ended.
Luckily, I had already recently loaded the first three episodes for another person.
These are in subtitled. But I also have the first 16 episodes in English. The English is pretty good, but I think the sub is better. The English dub is airing on Cartoon Network right now-- episode 19 will air Saturday night at 11:30.
You should probably download these as soon as possible-- I don't know when the links will run out, but they've been there for a while. I tested them, and they seemed okay, but they might die today or tomorrow.
Whatever you do, stay away from ff.net regarding FMA. It will spoil you like mad.
If you want a REALLY long rec... I would say Naruto. It's going into it's 5 or 6th season by now.
It was only recently liscenced, so it's not out in English yet. And unfortunately, while I have all the episodes somewhere on a harddrive, I don't have the actual harddrive right now. Naruto is aimed to include an audience a bit younger than FMA is, but I found it extremely appealing I just adored the characters and the way they were developed.
I'm not sure where to find a list of all Naruto torrents. You can find some, including the first episode, here:
http://www.boxtorrents.com/ and http://www.gotwoot.net/ should have very large torrent files of Naruto by season clumps. Actually, boxtorrents can get you several different anime series in very large download files. They have the entire FMA series in one 8 gig torrent. it's unusual for a torrent site in that it hasn't pulled series after they get liscenced and dubbed.
http://www.animesuki.com/ is the biggest torrent list for new anime you'll find, but Naruto is no longer hosted there because it was liscenced (making fansubs now illegal), and shows like FMA are no longer there, either.
Most anime runs a single season of 26 episodes or two seasons of 13 episodes.
Other anime series you might like: The Vision of Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Fruits Basket, FLCL (more like a mini-series, it's 6 episodes)
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Date: 2005-03-18 08:22 pm (UTC)I really had to pay attention while watching it, which is not normal for most anime. It just... required attention. And then it rewards that attention by screwing with your head in wonderful ways. And you're left going "What? I don't understand?! Give me more!"
Feel free to pimp me something more in the line of a beginner series, if there's anything readily available that you think I might like. :)
OMG! I'm so glad you asked!
Full Metal Alchemist!
It's a two-season anime (with one movie due to come out in the summer that I'm anxiously awaiting). But it feels like longer. AND IT WILL MELT YOUR BRAIN OUT YOUR EARS. Seriously. And it will disturb you. I've been gushing about it for about 8 months now. It is the anime Joss would have written, if he wrote anime. I've converted
Luckily, I had already recently loaded the first three episodes for another person.
FMA 1: http://s16.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2ERSACHFKN9AW28JXE2KD2L3UE
FMA 2: http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3V90WYTDZZPZY3RJZCQPW5N2SV
FMA 3: http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=18QYOU6R5LB403460JXPB44CBC
These are in subtitled. But I also have the first 16 episodes in English. The English is pretty good, but I think the sub is better. The English dub is airing on Cartoon Network right now-- episode 19 will air Saturday night at 11:30.
You should probably download these as soon as possible-- I don't know when the links will run out, but they've been there for a while. I tested them, and they seemed okay, but they might die today or tomorrow.
Whatever you do, stay away from ff.net regarding FMA. It will spoil you like mad.
If you want a REALLY long rec... I would say Naruto. It's going into it's 5 or 6th season by now.
It was only recently liscenced, so it's not out in English yet. And unfortunately, while I have all the episodes somewhere on a harddrive, I don't have the actual harddrive right now. Naruto is aimed to include an audience a bit younger than FMA is, but I found it extremely appealing I just adored the characters and the way they were developed.
I'm not sure where to find a list of all Naruto torrents. You can find some, including the first episode, here:
http://www.animelab.com/anime.manga/bittorrent/Naruto
http://www.naruto-kun.com/index.php?subject=Torrent%20Help has a resource list for Naruto torrents.
http://www.boxtorrents.com/ and http://www.gotwoot.net/ should have very large torrent files of Naruto by season clumps. Actually, boxtorrents can get you several different anime series in very large download files. They have the entire FMA series in one 8 gig torrent. it's unusual for a torrent site in that it hasn't pulled series after they get liscenced and dubbed.
general anime torrent sites:
http://www.downloadanime.org/
http://bittorrent.frozen-layer.net/
http://a.scarywater.net/ (organized by fan-subbing groups)
http://animetorrents.com/
http://www.animesuki.com/ is the biggest torrent list for new anime you'll find, but Naruto is no longer hosted there because it was liscenced (making fansubs now illegal), and shows like FMA are no longer there, either.
Most anime runs a single season of 26 episodes or two seasons of 13 episodes.
Other anime series you might like: The Vision of Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Fruits Basket, FLCL (more like a mini-series, it's 6 episodes)