Animes - high quality

List creator: hiro Created on: November 13, 2004 - 10:18 AM PST Description: Quality animes that last and grow in you.

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	movie title	related list	average rating	MPAA rating	watch	rent	buy
	Full Metal Panic! Mission 01 (2003)			Not Rated
	Full Metal Panic! Mission 02 (2003)			Not Rated
	Full Metal Panic! Mission 03 (2003)
	Full Metal Panic! Mission 04 (2003)
	Full Metal Panic! Mission 05 (2003)			Not Rated
	Full Metal Panic! Mission 06 (2004)
	Full Metal Panic! Mission 07 (2004)			Not Rated
The original novel (not translated & published in US AFAIK) has lots of details of weapons, arms, but this anime series is simply fun to watch! Lots of actions, humors, and characters develop as the series go. Real good ending. Lookin' fwd to "Fumoff"
	Cowboy Bebop: Session 1 (1998)
	Cowboy Bebop: Session 2 (1998)
	Cowboy Bebop: Session 3 (1998)
	Cowboy Bebop: Session 4 (1998)
	Cowboy Bebop: Session 5 (1998)
	Cowboy Bebop: Session 6 (1999)			Not Rated
Enough said already. Just cool. Characters, actions, visual effects, and the music.
	Haibane Renmei vol.1: New Feathers (2003)			Not Rated
	Haibane Renmei vol.2: Wings of Sorrow (2003)			Not Rated
	Haibane Renmei vol.3: Free Bird (2003)			Not Rated
	Haibane Renmei vol.4: Day of Flight (2004)			Not Rated
One of my favorites. Haibane - feather of grey - is born from cocoon, carrying dreams of sorrow. The series starts tranquilly but mysteriously. The portrayal of "town of Guri" in the first half accentuates the story development in the latter half.
	Kino's Journey Vol. 1: Idle Adventurer (2004)
	Kino's Journey Vol. 2: Emerging Lanes (2004)			Not Rated
	Kino's Journey Vol. 3: Warning - Curves Ahead (2004)			Not Rated
	Kino's Journey Vol. 4: Not Without Reservations (2004)			Not Rated
Created from J novel, Kino and Hermes (motorado) have quite unique characters. Story is something I've never seen before. Quiet dialogs and beautiful scenes. The ending was a bit flat to me though, as the "journey" was so intriguing.
	Last Exile Vol. 1: First Move (2003)			Not Rated
	Last Exile Vol. 2: Positional Play (2003)			Not Rated
	Last Exile Vol. 3: Discovered Attack (2003)			Not Rated
	Last Exile Vol. 4: Breakthrough (2003)			Not Rated
	Last Exile Vol. 5: Grand Stream (2003)			Not Rated
	Last Exile Vol. 6: Queen Delphine (2004)			Not Rated
	Last Exile Vol. 7: Sealed Move (2004)			Not Rated
Not fully released yet, but already a masterpiece. Beautiful world, where "guild" has abolute power over the ground. Plot and rendition could be better, but once you start watching, you'll forget it! Breathtaking live scenes & feel flying on a vanship.
	Trigun Vol. 1: The $$60,000,000,000 Man (1999)
	Trigun Vol. 2: Lost Past (1998)
	Trigun Vol. 3: Wolfwood (1998)
	Trigun Vol. 4: Gung-Ho Guns (1998)
	Trigun Vol. 5: Angel Arms (1998)
	Trigun Vol. 6: Project Seeds (1998)
	Trigun Vol. 7: Puppet Master (1998)
	Trigun Vol. 8: High Noon (1998)
Good interpretation of original J comic. Just a fun at the beginning, and as you discover more of each character's hidden background, the story goes more serious. Real good ending. Must-see masterpiece.
	Someday's Dreamers Vol. 1: Magical Dreamer			Not Rated
	Someday's Dreamers Vol. 2: Power of Love (2002)			Not Rated
	Someday's Dreamers Vol. 3: Precious Feelings (2002)			Not Rated
A country girl visits Tokyo as a sorceress apprentice, meets people and learns a bit about life. This mid-sized series does not do actions, but you'll find some heartwarming, sweet dramas. Straight translation of J title is "what a sorcerer can do"
	Kurogane Communications Vol. 1: Wasteland Paradise (1998)			Not Rated
	Kurogane Communications Vol. 2: A Human Presence (2002)
	Kurogane Communications Vol. 3: Future Horizons (2002)
If you like Someday's Dreamers, perhaps you'll like this too. Robots wishing to make a girl happy as they can, who's awakened after 30+yr cold sleep & the only humanity left on Earth. Mini TV series, each story is short. The series has a good ending.
	RahXephon Vol. 1: Threshold (2003)			Not Rated
	RahXephon Vol. 2: Tonal Pattern (2003)			Not Rated
	RahXephon Vol. 3: Harmonic Convergence (2003)			Not Rated
	RahXephon Vol. 4: Dissonance (2001)			Not Rated
	RahXephon Vol. 5: Synaethesia (2003)			Not Rated
	RahXephon Vol. 6: Aria (2003)			Not Rated
	RahXephon Vol. 7: Crescendo (2001)			Not Rated
Beuatiful scenes, interesting dialogs. But the plot is confusing and I couldn't feel 100% empathy. The ending does not solve all of your questions. Watch the movie then. This fine work may not be for everyone, but there's something that still draws me.
	Rahxephon: The Motion Picture (2004)			Not Rated
Story line simplified, some action scenes dropped, but easier to interpret by instead added scenes - not just adding explanations but emotions too. Watch this after TV, and then go back to TV series. You'll discover some plots you were missing before.
	Voices of a Distant Star (2002)			Not Rated
If you watch it without much info like I did, you are so lucky! Just watch it, and later find out how this beautiful piece was created. You'll be stunned. Adt'l note: novelization released afterwards fills in gaps, hoping it's released in US someday.
	Niea Under 7 Vol. 1: Poor Girl Blues (2000)			Not Rated
	Niea Under 7 Vol. 2: Funky Waters Blues (2000)
	Niea Under 7 Vol. 3: Sayonara Blues (2000)
	Niea Under 7 Vol. 4: Under Seven Blues (2000)
not quite exciting or full of build-ups - just funny and funky, something i like a lot in it. Same creator as Lain, but you don't need any brain to watch this. Actually your brain power will be suctioned after watching :-)
	Master Keaton Vol. 1: Excavation I (2003)			Not Rated
	Master Keaton Vol. 2: Excavation II (2003)			Not Rated
	Master Keaton Vol. 3: Killer Conscience (2003)			Not Rated
	Master Keaton Vol. 4: Blood & Bullets			Not Rated
	Master Keaton Vol. 5: Blood & Dust (2003)			Not Rated
	Master Keaton Vol. 7: Life & Death (2004)			Not Rated
	Master Keaton Vol. 8: Passion Games (2004)			Not Rated
Heartwarming, really touching dramas. Job quite nicely done here transplanting from original comic.
	El Hazard OVA (Disc 1 of 2) (1995)			Not Rated
	El Hazard OVA Vol. 2 (1995)			Not Rated
If you are going to watch El Hazard, this OVA is said to be the only series you should put in the queue. 7 condensed episodes, and the ending is somewhat moving. I just watched this, and will watch again.
	Read or Die (2003)			Not Rated
Just watch this or die, if you are an anime fan! :-)
	Stratos 4 - Flight 01: Blast Off (2003)			Not Rated
	Stratos 4 - Flight 02: Turbulence (2003)			Not Rated
	Stratos 4 - Flight 03: Contact (2003)			Not Rated
	Stratos 4 - Flight 04: Interception (2004)			Not Rated
Cute four girls fight against comet falling to the earth by detonating missiles from high altitude attack fighter planes. The whole plot line seems to be a bit too big for 13 episodes. But still the way to the ending was somewhat kicky.
	Gunparade March: Operation 1			Not Rated
	Gunparade March: Operation 2			Not Rated
	Gunparade March: Operation 3			Not Rated
Based on PS game. 12 story series could & should be long, as I enjoyed it a lot. Robot and "love-kome"
	Twelve Kingdoms Vol. 1: Shoku (2002)			Not Rated
	Twelve Kingdoms Vol. 10: Reverie (2002)			Not Rated
Tone is serious, and the story is a bit intricate - but this 10 disc series is unique and I couldn't wait for the next disc. Definitely not for kids. Based on the popular novel by Fuyumi Ono. Made in JPN full of Chinese taste. One of my favorites.