Three questions for anime fans

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Looking through some good dub anime, maybe things like Bleach. Full Metal Panic (I prefered the sub), Code Geass. And maybe if you are willing to check watch in subs I recomend Zero no Tsukaima (Familiar of Zero) the dub is quite terrible and doesn't have the 2nd and 3rd season, it could be a good stepping stone from Full Metal Alchemist to more romantic titles and was my first try at a subbed anime.

1. What are your favorite anime?

Some of mine are

Neon Genesis Evangelion,
Elfin Lied,
Chobits,
Kare Kano,
Kimi ni Todake,
Boogiepop Phantom,
Noir,
Phantom : Reqieum for the Phantom (like Noir but better),
Fate Stay Night,
Ergo Proxy,
Spice and Wolf(did anyone see this one coming ),
Ghost In The Shell,
Blood+,
Tokyo Godfathers,
Spirited Away,
Princess Mononoke,
Shinigami Ballad,
Guin Saga.

2. Subs or Dubs?
Definately subs, although lately I've found myself understanding more and more of the dialogue without needing to look at the subs. There are a few dubs I don't mind, Neon Genesis and GITS come to mind, but most of them are poorly done.

3. What anime series do you think are underrated?
I think Spice and Wolf is under rated, it's a lovely anime but it hasn't got much coverage here, which is a shame. And it's soundtrack is also unique and delightful.

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1. My current favorites are Air Master, Revolutionary Girl Utena, and Tegami Bachi (Letter Bee). Some of you older members may know me as the girl who was completely obsessed with Hellsing and Trinity Blood, but my passion for them has finally died out.

2. I prefer to watch my anime dubbed, the primary reason being that when I think about my favorite characters it's easier for me to imagine them talking if I know how they would sound in English. If that makes any sense... I hope it does. Still, I have no problem with subs and I will watch them if nothing else is available as is the case with Tegami Bachi and Air Master.

3. Air Master is definitely underrated. It's basically about a freakishly tall, redheaded and boyish former gymnast named Maki Aikawa who becomes a street fighter, making outrageous friends, enemies and potential love interests along the way. The whole series is a tongue-in-cheek, subtle parody of beat-'em-up anime. Despite that, the fight scenes are brutal and beautifully animated. From what I understand, the main reasons people don't watch it are the art style, which looks more cartoonish than pretty, and the character Renge, who has an extremely annoying voice. Apparently Air Master never caught on with American audiences, because Geneon stopped distributing it even before the company took a nosedive. Thankfully it was picked up by Funimation, and if you live in America, you can watch it on their video portal. If you don't live in America, you can still watch it on crunchyroll.com.

I think Tegami Bachi is underrated as well. It focuses on Lag Seeing, a 12 year old boy who is a Letter Bee, someone who delivers packages and mail in the land of Amberground. However, danger lurks around every corner as Gaichuu, giant mechanized bugs, attempt to kill humans who dare travel between Amberground's three cities. Amberground itself is very unusual, as it is a land of eternal night lit only by an artificial sun. You can watch Tegami Bachi regardless of where you live at crunchyroll.com.

1: Favorites are Full Metal Alchemist, Gurren Lagann, Fruits Basket, Cowboy Bebop, Death Note, and though I know many people may not count it as actual anime, I really enjoyed Avatar: The Last Airbender. There are many others, but I can't think of them at the moment.

2: It depends on the quality for me. I can watch a series subbed or dubbed, and my preference differs from show to show.

3: I don't know that I can say what's underrated, since I'm not sure what people think of some of the anime I like. I guess Avatar, since some people seem to dislike it for not technically "anime".

Clearly, I've not seen as much as some of the others in here, and if anyone can recommend something else to watch, I'd appreciate it.

Yeah, I loved Hellsing at the time, it has been one of my favorite

I just finished watching "Shuffle" which was both funny and heartbreaking. And I'm half way through "Strawberry Panic", and it's been fun so far. Even though I'm a man, I really love strong female characters as well, which is why those 2 series have been fun and I absolutely adore Studio Ghibli movies.

Also Funimation is re-releasing the original Dragonball with recolored and cleaned up prints and new voice work, and that's been a blast. And I've gone back and re-watched Gundam Seed and Rah Xephon, which rocked my socks right off.

Even crazier, I'm a straight male, and I love the yuri Strawberry Panic It's not hent, it just shows very nice relationships of all flavors between women, and some of them happen to be romantic relationships. My favorite part so far has been how funny it has been at times, especially with all the typical japanese high school girl fascination with school clubs. They had me laughing out loud at times.

I own Grave of the Fireflies, but I can say that I watch it rarely because it is so heartbreaking to me. So I can respect your decision to not want to watch it. While Shuffle is not as heartbreaking, it is still extremely rough at times, so I'm glad to have warned you about it.

A good yuri anime that has been playing recently (season just finished) is Sasameki Koto. I havent seen a lot of yuri anime, but this has been fun for the range of characters, my favirouts are the crossdresser and the yuri novel fan.

Hellsing is a favirout of mine, though I am a bit anoyed about them not being released in aus, let alone in dub. I am a bit excited now though because of the tenth manga volume was recently released, and I am waiting for it to come to a store near me.

Shuffle is interesting, hate it, some love it, some say that it only gets good half way through. But everyone who has watched it will remember one part, and that is when a character goes yandere (look it up) and an ending that could be hard to spot from the begining. Though it does get a bit corny at parts, and has some big ecchi parts.

I have been watching Letter Bee (Tegami Bachi) aswell, I don't usualy say that shotas are cute, but Lag was quite cute in the santa outfit. Pluss Niche is comedy gold aswell as awesome.

Want know some that are sad, check out Ait, Kanon 2006 and Clannad/Clannad After Story. I found myself at times crying quite a bit, and mixed with some great comedy, they are some of my favirouts.

Oh! I know of another good yuri anime - there's my latest obsession, Revolutionary Girl Utena. In the TV anime, the romantic relationship between Utena and Anthy is only implied, but in the movie they are more open and aggressive about their feelings. The author of the original manga, Chiho Saito, even said that Utena and Anthy are meant to be "like a married couple". Then of course there's the whole deal between Juri and Shiori...

But there are many good reasons to watch Revolutionary Girl Utena besides the yuri, and even if you don't like that kind of thing you'd still probably find it enjoyable. In fact, there are a wide variety of relationships in the show, from yuri to yaoi to het. The visuals are, in my opinion, beautiful - outdated, perhaps, but still beautiful. I'm particularly fond of the characters' Keane-esque doe eyes, and the rose motif that is used liberally throughout the show. But even more than that, there is a lot of symbolism that always leaves you deep in thought, trying to peel back the many layers of meaning behind it all. Then there's the character development - all the main characters have multiple facets to their personalities. Everyone seems to have their share of both light and darkness within their hearts, to varying degrees. Someone on the TV Tropes website called RGU "shojo's answer to Evangelion". I'd say that description isn't too far off, if you replace sentient robot vs. angel battles with flowery sword fights.

I've always loved Revolutionary Girl Utena, since I first saw it many years ago So that is a great recommendation. I've never heard it called an answer to Evangelion, which I also love, but I guess I can see that. For me, at the time, I considered it more of a partner to "Vision of Escaflowne". Thanks for the new recommendation IdahoRose I finished Strawberry Panic last night and started the Steel Angel Kurumi series today, I have all 3 seasons to go though