Hi (sorry I don't want to call you potato ! :sorry: )
Well it all depends what kind of anime (i.e. manga in films) you like. Have you ever watched Miyazaki's anime ? They are al worth watching, but the most popular are maybe "Spirited Away" and "Nausicaa". Have a look at our shop for DVD's.
hi potatoe,
maciamo is right, but I personnaly prefer sento no chihiro and Porco Rosso... Anyway, according to most of anime's fan Miyazaki is a genius, so why don't you beginn with his movies ?
Miyazaki's good indeed but here lot of people also liked Mononoke Hime and Laputa the castle in the sky.
You should also try Grave of the fireflies (hotaru no haka) from takahata this one almost made me cry when I first saw it years ago...
I saw metropolis. That was personally a very good anime. The drawing styel was cool. U should aslo try checking Escaflowne. I could tell you more but its better researching this one. You will be throughly surprised.
You have to see Ghost in the shell...also Ninja Scroll, Wrath of the ninja,vampire hunter D,Blood: The movie.Also a cool one that soon will be online is APPELSEED...came out in Japan last week ;-)....some of my personal favourites..
hi this is potatoe an thanxs for the replies, ive heard of spirited away is that about a boy who finds a secrect world. if so i might try and get my hands on it.
For a little clarification, the original Japanese title for Spirited Away is 千と千尋の神隱し, read as "Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi" - The Spiriting Away of Sen and Chihiro.
For the new viewer, I'd recommend anything by Hayao Miyazaki, particularly my favourites Nausicaﾃ､ of the Valley of Wind, Princess Mononoke and My Neighbour Totoro. Akira, Neon Genesis Evangelion, a bit of Trigun and Cowboy Bebop also serve as a good introduction for some, Pretty Soldier Sailormoon (particularly the R movie) and Ah! My Goddess! for others. Try to steer clear of some of the stranger, more alien stuff (Lain, Utena) when showing newbie friends... it might weird them out.