Hi, this is my first post and let me start by saying thank you for this site. I've been a huge anime fan about ten years ago, but after that it kind of faded away for me and I haven't been into anime much ever since. Finding this site has rekindled my interest in Anime again, and I'm really grateful for this.
This ten year break is also the reason I'm asking for recommendations - I have missed out on everything regarding anime during that time. First great thing to notice is how ridiculously good anime looks in HD. I can still remember buying my first anime DVDs and having my mind blown from the switch from VHS to DVD, and looking at the Bluray quality has a similar effect.
So, can you recommend some good anime to me, preferrably from the last ten years? I wouldn't mind older ones though because I have certainly missed out on a lot. When I browse through the anime section, there are so many Japanese titles that I don't recognize, and it's overwhelming and confusing. My favorites back then were Cowboy Bebop, Utena, Please save my Earth, Record of Lodoss War, Evangelion and Trigun. As far as feature films go, I liked Ghost in the Shell, Jin-Roh, Macross Plus etc.. I also REALLY like the artsy, atmospheric, symbolic movies like Tenshi no Tamago, Galaxy Express. So I'm generally looking for interesting and emotional plots and characters, atmospheric and dark visuals, and storylines that make you think. I would also care much about a good romance anime.
Thanks for reading!
This ten year break is also the reason I'm asking for recommendations - I have missed out on everything regarding anime during that time. First great thing to notice is how ridiculously good anime looks in HD. I can still remember buying my first anime DVDs and having my mind blown from the switch from VHS to DVD, and looking at the Bluray quality has a similar effect.
So, can you recommend some good anime to me, preferrably from the last ten years? I wouldn't mind older ones though because I have certainly missed out on a lot. When I browse through the anime section, there are so many Japanese titles that I don't recognize, and it's overwhelming and confusing. My favorites back then were Cowboy Bebop, Utena, Please save my Earth, Record of Lodoss War, Evangelion and Trigun. As far as feature films go, I liked Ghost in the Shell, Jin-Roh, Macross Plus etc.. I also REALLY like the artsy, atmospheric, symbolic movies like Tenshi no Tamago, Galaxy Express. So I'm generally looking for interesting and emotional plots and characters, atmospheric and dark visuals, and storylines that make you think. I would also care much about a good romance anime.
Thanks for reading!