Recommend some non-perverted anime

[varmintx]

Originally Posted by hagios

I like subtle horror(Frankenstein, Wolfman, etc.), not real gory & westerns(Clint Eastwood, 40's-70's), sci-fi(Star Wars, Star Trek), good crime/drama(British, UK & USA). Seems like Clutch Cargo was like Anime!

I don't watch much horror anime, but Boogiepop Phantom and Serial Experiments Lain both have horror-esque qualities, but are really more sci-fi thrillers. Westerns...ummmm...there ain't much. The best you could hope for are titles that have western qualities like Cowboy Bebop and Trigun. Sci-fi, on the other hand, is quite plentiful. Cowboy Bebop again would be a great choice as would be the Robotech/Macross discussed earlier. Planates and Space Brothers for hard sci-fi (like the films Moon or Sunshine) Neon Genesis Evangelion and RahXephon if you'd like some psychological thrown in with your mecha. Ghost in the Shell (movies and TV could also fit into your last category as it often involves solving crimes as well. Really, for sci-fi, there is a ridiculous amount of great material to choose from. And specifically for crime drama, I would recommend Monster with the caveat that it is very long and certainly a lot more involved than the general plotline of a doctor tracking down a serial killer.

Other titles I consider at the top of my list: anything by Satohi Kon (if you're at all a fan of David Lynch's work, I highly recommend). Kino's Journey and Haibane Renmei which are pretty difficult to associate with anything else; they're just that unique. If you want depressing: Grave of the Fireflies, Now and Then, Here and There, and Gunslinger Girl (actually, this one is more creepy than outright depressing). Revolutionary Girl Utena and Penguindrum, both of which are from the same director and both start off rather frivolous but get rather depressing as they go along; they're also rather...ummmm, "fanciful." And, just for the hell of it, a period romance: Emma.

[jala12]

Originally Posted by Infernal King

LOL

Not much, truth be told. At least not much anime in its entirety. I don't recall a lot of the names off the top of my head but I remember gratuitous fanservice/harem/fap material appearing in shows/movies that I otherwise might have continued watching. Most of the time though, my main problem is just finding something I'll actually be interested in checking out.

If you're looking for minimal to no fanservice I'd suggest these titles:

1. Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood (a great story in terms of how everything unfolds)

2. Tiger & Bunny (anime take on super hero genre)

3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica (a darker twist on the magical girl genre)

4. Steins;Gate (a great story about time travel in an unconventional manner, one of those titles where it takes a while for stuff to happen but when it does, shit hits the fan pretty quick)

5. Oban Star Racers (no fanservice at all, is more oriented at kids but a good watch nonetheless)

6. Nadia: Secret of Blue Water (older show with an amazing first 22 episodes and finale, bogged down by middle island/Africa episodes)

7. Little Witch Academia (not actually a series, but a 26 min. short with great production values, fun to watch and no fanservice)

8. Read Or Die (a three episode story, not to be confused with the tv series which is longer and has a lot more fanservice)

9. Ghost in the Shell series (one of the most well known adult oriented anime, many well told stories in a believable world set in the near future)

also,

10. Gurren Lagann (quite a bit of fanservice in this one, but deserves to be watched anyway because of some good themes, good story, and generally spirit lifting and energizing action sequences.)

11. Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet (a great sci-fi Waterworld-like story with some fanservice but has great animation with some great themes about humanity)

12. Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (remake of the original 70s anime, fanservice is negligible when you have epic space battles and some great characters on both the hero and villain side)

And just to note, whatever fanservice does appear in some of these listed titles I would not consider to be as bad as some of the stuff you've been describing so I think all of these should be okay.


Actually, regarding No.7 you can actually watch the Little Witch Academia short right here:

Be sure to switch to HD

Little Witch Academia (Eng Sub) - 公�　「リトルウィッ�アカデミア� - YouTube

[GC Riot]

Originally Posted by insomniac013

Watch these animus and you're all set:
Cowboy Bebop
Fullmetal Alchemist
Ghost in the Shell
Gurren Lagann

There are loads more to choose from but those are some of the essentials imo.

I agreed up to Gurren Lagann. That show has quite a lot of fan-service of the type that he explicitly stated he didn't want. There's an entire onsen-episode for heaven's sake!

EDIT: Sorry, thought the reply was meant for InfernalKing, not hagios. Still, the thread was about NON-PERVERTED anime...

There are some really great choices available though, most of the great ones have been mentioned, but I'll add some mine... I'll put an asterix next to the shows that for the time being are only available on DVD in the US.

*Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
*Death Note
*Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2 Seasons and the film Solid State Society)
Kids on the Slope
*Last Exile
*Paranoia Agent
Attack on Titan
Michiko & Hatchin
*Trigun
Cowboy Bebop
*Crest of the Stars & Banner of the Stars
*Wolf's Rain
*Haibane Renmei
*Witch Hunter Robin
*RahXephon
Claymore

Hoping most of the unreleased titles above will see the light of day sooner rather than later, but if you don't mind checking them out on DVD, then you have a lot to look forward to!

[KillerJuan77]

Originally Posted by Zen_Amako

For the best experience, watch the TV show, then the End of Evangelion film, then the new movies. The last two episodes of the TV series and the EoE film complement each other and the new movies are a different and more modern spin on the property. Definitely don't skip episode 24 or you will miss the introduction of Kaoru.

That was a typo. But I don't consider episodes 25 and 26 to be that essential. The End Of Evangelion is a much better ending, even if you need prozac and uppers to get it out of your mind.

Originally Posted by insomniac013

10 Minutes of CONGRATULATIONS (Neon Genesis Evangelion) - YouTube

[Show spoiler]What is wrong with this ending, exactly? I wish more animus congratulated me after i finished them!

After 8 hours of watching some of the most utterly disturbed characters in any show go insane for reasons I won't mention this is what we get¡? If you want to congratulate me do it like this:



BTW The characters might be insane and disturbed but I still don't understand all the hate that Shinji gets so I'll leave this in here:

[Show spoiler]

[GC Riot]

Originally Posted by KillerJuan77

The End Of Evangelion is a much better ending, even if you need prozac and uppers to get it out of your mind.

Kimochi warui

[HyperRealist]

Urotsukidoji

[Xtempo]

Originally Posted by insomniac013

10 Minutes of CONGRATULATIONS (Neon Genesis Evangelion) - YouTube

[Show spoiler]What is wrong with this ending, exactly? I wish more animus congratulated me after i finished them!

They better do this for the end of rebuild

[KillerJuan77]

Originally Posted by HyperRealist

Urotsukidoji

Might as well throw Night Shift Nurses in there which was actually made by ARMS, the team behind Elfen Lied, Queens Blade, Ikki Tousen & more and it's way worse than any other troll title we mentioned.

Originally Posted by Xtempo

They better do this for the end of rebuild

You monster :P

[hagios]

Originally Posted by varmintx

I don't watch much horror anime, but Boogiepop Phantom and Serial Experiments Lain both have horror-esque qualities, but are really more sci-fi thrillers. Westerns...ummmm...there ain't much. The best you could hope for are titles that have western qualities like Cowboy Bebop and Trigun. Sci-fi, on the other hand, is quite plentiful. Cowboy Bebop again would be a great choice as would be the Robotech/Macross discussed earlier. Planates and Space Brothers for hard sci-fi (like the films Moon or Sunshine) Neon Genesis Evangelion and RahXephon if you'd like some psychological thrown in with your mecha. Ghost in the Shell (movies and TV could also fit into your last category as it often involves solving crimes as well. Really, for sci-fi, there is a ridiculous amount of great material to choose from. And specifically for crime drama, I would recommend Monster with the caveat that it is very long and certainly a lot more involved than the general plotline of a doctor tracking down a serial killer.

Other titles I consider at the top of my list: anything by Satohi Kon (if you're at all a fan of David Lynch's work, I highly recommend). Kino's Journey and Haibane Renmei which are pretty difficult to associate with anything else; they're just that unique. If you want depressing: Grave of the Fireflies, Now and Then, Here and There, and Gunslinger Girl (actually, this one is more creepy than outright depressing). Revolutionary Girl Utena and Penguindrum, both of which are from the same director and both start off rather frivolous but get rather depressing as they go along; they're also rather...ummmm, "fanciful." And, just for the hell of it, a period romance: Emma.

Thanks again so much! I actually did order Robotech: The Complete Set(it kind of reminds me a little like Star Wars &/or Battlestar Galactica ) today on Amazon's Lightning Deal, hope to be w/it!

Also I looked for my copies today of Hellsing Ultimate: Volumes 1-4 Collection BD & Hellsing Ultimate: Volumes 5 - 8 Collection BD & found them. Are they considered Anime, I bought them for the story-line awhile back?

[KillerJuan77]

Originally Posted by hagios

Also I looked for my copies today of Hellsing Ultimate: Volumes 1-4 Collection BD & Hellsing Ultimate: Volumes 5 - 8 Collection BD & found them. Are they considered Anime, I bought them for the story-line awhile back?

Hellsing Ultimate is anime and it's one of the best manga/book/comic adaptations out there. It's literally the manga with color and more frames.

[hagios]

Originally Posted by KillerJuan77

Hellsing Ultimate is anime and it's one of the best manga/book/comic adaptations out there. It's literally the manga with color and more frames.

Thanks a lot for that info! I hope to enjoy it, as I've not watched it as of yet!!

[KillerJuan77]

Originally Posted by hagios

Thanks a lot for that info! I hope to enjoy it, as I've not watched it as of yet!!

I read the manga before watching the OVA's and to be fair it was basically the same thing so just watch them.

[Thomas Guycott]

Originally Posted by hagios

Also I looked for my copies today of Hellsing Ultimate: Volumes 1-4 Collection BD & Hellsing Ultimate: Volumes 5 - 8 Collection BD & found them. Are they considered Anime, I bought them for the story-line awhile back?

Japanese animation = anime

So yes, Hellsing is anime.

Edit: And I'd personally recommend Macross over Robotech; it's the only part about Robotech anyone cares about anyway.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Infernal King

Most of what I've seen - which promptly caused me to lose interest - is basically soft-core porn. From what I understand, this constitutes the majority of the genre. I'm no prude by any means but cartoon boobs and butts just don't do it for me.

Also, please no Studio Ghibli suggestions. Thanks.

(Yeah, I remember when we got these uninformed semi-troll posts back in the 90's, but they all ended with "None of that Sailor Moon and Pokemon crap, though."
And yeah, they all were besieged with fanboys trying to make the poor victim subject himself to Evangelion, Kite and Cowboy Bebop back then, too. Lord, it's like being in a time loop.)

Fortunately, Funi seems to be bringing back most of the 90's mainstream classics, like Slayers

[Show spoiler]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSC4nCa6Qw4

and Tenchi Universe

[Show spoiler]

Tenchi Muyo! Tenchi Universe - 1 - No Need for Discussions! - YouTube

(no, not the OAV, that would just be encouraging him)--and even Viz is bringing back Ranma 1/2

[Show spoiler]

Ranma 1/2 - Episode 15 - Part 1/2 [English Dubbed][Dub] - YouTube

(to disk soon and currently via Neon Alley)--so there's some hope for the current generation.
In the meantime, Sword Art Online

[Show spoiler]

Sword Art Online Episode 1 of 25 The World of Swords - YouTube

has finally gotten a US dub--Mostly for the cool first half of the series, before the dopey second half jumps the shark.

Originally Posted by KillerJuan77

Might as well throw Night Shift Nurses in there which was actually made by ARMS, the team behind Elfen Lied, Queens Blade, Ikki Tousen & more and it's way worse than any other troll title we mentioned.

(What, you mean, like Ghost In the Shell 2: Innocence?...Oh, wait, you were serious with that one. )

Originally Posted by Infernal King

I've seen Akira (that got really trippy toward the end) but in regards to Ghost in the Shell and Neon Genesis Evangelion, should I check out the "new" versions available on Blu-ray first?

No. You shouldn't. It's 2013. There is no longer any reason to watch Ghost in the Shell 1 OR 2 (the latter of which even the Japanese hated), Grave of the Fireflies (does it sound cheery?...), Akira, or anything Sony ever released in US arthouse theaters, against your will.
Fans have been in their own plastic bubble of auto-recommending those since 1999, and for FOUR-TEEN YEARS we've had the Plastic-Bubbled Leading the Plastic-Bubbled. Break the cycle of tragedy.

(C'mon, if we're going to run through all the 90's fanboy-recommendation cliche's, can we at least do the one about getting him to watch Princess Tutu, even though he's dreading what he thinks the show is from the title? That old trope's always fun, it's more up to date, and a little more constructive.)

Originally Posted by jala12

If you're looking for minimal to no fanservice I'd suggest these titles:
6. Nadia: Secret of Blue Water (older show with an amazing first 22 episodes and finale, bogged down by middle island/Africa episodes)

(Y'know, seriously, I was that close to making some 90's-relic joke about your list, when...darnit, they just put Nadia back out on disk again, after all these nearly twenty years. So you're off the hook--Be grateful you dodged a bullet with that one. )

Maybe I'm the strange one for tuning to HuluPlus or Crunchyroll every month or so and finding a nice series that's been released since 1998--Shame that Netflix doesn't have the funny, spooky xxxHolic anymore, but some of the other streaming sites still do.
Oh, and do this right now, Fernie: I want you--yes YOU. Get up from your seat, right now...DO IT!!...go on Crackle.com (it's got its own PS3 app), and watch their English dub of Nodame Cantabile, come back, stand in front of the class, and tell us all how you feel about your first post.
(And if you want to watch Valkyria Chronicles or Galaxy Express 999 while you're there, that's fine too, but let's keep this simple.)

On second thought, never mind, you apologized earlier--Here you go, on the house:

Nodame cantabile eng dub episode 1 - YouTube

As for me, I've been around long enough to know, hey...maybe a little fan-perversion's not so bad after all, now and then, if it's Outbreak Company.

[Vracer111]

I wanted to recommend Redline (it's my favorite anime film - I have 3 different BD releases of it and other merchandise) but I was trying to keep the list T&A free, and between Sonoshee and the Boin twins I kept it off the list. Kind of similarly why I didn't list Cowboy Bebop, even though it is a masterpiece and one of my top 10 favorites...

I would like to add in a lesser known title that is very good as well, the best mystery/supernatural mystery anime I have ever seen:

The Skull Man

[KillerJuan77]

Originally Posted by EricJ

(What, you mean, like Ghost In the Shell 2: Innocence?...Oh, wait, you were serious with that one. )

Come on, it's not great but it's far from awful. It's worth watching just for the utterly stunning visuals but if you like the plot then that's a plus.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by KillerJuan77

Throw in School Days, Kite, Another Lady Innocent and Junjou Romantica and that infamous yaoi title that starts with B and ends with O and he should have a blast.

I know the infamous yaoi title that starts with an O and ends with a B, and for reasons alluded to above, THAT keeps getting recommended to first timers for real. Wouldn't advise it, though.

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by Vracer111

I wanted to recommend Redline (it's my favorite anime film - I have 3 different BD releases of it and other merchandise) but I was trying to keep the list T&A free, and between Sonoshee and the Boin twins I kept it off the list. Kind of similarly why I didn't list Cowboy Bebop, even though it is a masterpiece and one of my top 10 favorites...

I would like to add in a lesser known title that is very good as well, the best mystery/supernatural mystery anime I have ever seen:

The Skull Man

Actually, on page 1 I wrote this:

For example, last night I watched Redline. Not only did it have beautiful hand-drawn animation (taking 7 years, 100,000 frames, etc.), which I find very impressive, but it was a really fun racing movie. Since I am a fan of Speed Racer (the film), I was probably predisposed to liking it anyway. Yes the main female character was topless in one scene but it wasn't done in a way that invited the audience to ogle and objectify her. The director (I think) in one of the promotional featurettes said that a lot of people can draw graphically but he was looking for a more sensual approach, instead of just flashing huge bouncing tits at the screen.

T&A doesn't bother me unless it's there for fanservice.

So you'd recommend Cowboy Bebop and The Skull Man then?

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Infernal King

So you'd recommend Cowboy Bebop and The Skull Man then?

Bebop gets (auto-)recommended for A) its cool theme, B) its hip characters, C) its noir-ish look, but mostly D) it played on Cartoon Network in the 90's, which gave it mainstream "credibility" in fans' eyes, as they could recommend newbies to watch the good English dub for free...Back then.
(Now you see how most of these work. )

Skull Man? Um....never heard of it. Or Redline either, sad to say.
(As for theatricals: Keep in mind that most anime directors who've gone to the big time are "embarrassed" to do commercial TV work, and when they get their art feature break, pull out all the Great Serious Artistic stops, to prove they're not mere TV directors. In a country where they think Abstract Ambiguity is really, really cool and thought-provoking.
For that reason, outside of Ghibli, I can't think of a single theatrical feature I'd recommend that isn't a TV-series adaptation. And not always all of those.
Given that most mainstream critics saw the big artistic imports Sony distributed in the US, but didn't delve into many of the TV series, we used to have a rule about arthouse theatricals, especially the Satoshi Kons, called the Ebert List: "If Roger Ebert likes it, FLEE for your life. ")

[jala12]

And if you want to watch Valkyria Chronicles

Oh man, it's not that good by itself and even worse when compared to the game.