Sounds like a A++ book

>>39275409

>No Big 3

I see no problems here.

This... is better than I expected.

decent list

not as good as /a/'s one though

>>39275479
Thats the only you need? your standards are really low kid

>>39275409

Kind of boring. It sounds like your typical list.

No Tenchi Muyo but Samurai Champloo

'nuff said

>Puss 'n boots

Wait what?

Extremely generic list, yeah, whatever.

Fullmetal Alchemist
No Brotherhood
Feels good, man.

>>39275561
Both are shit, but whatever, the list is ok

That list is pretty good, especially considering it's something aimed at casual fags getting into anime.

This is a good list.

Yeah, I perused this at B&N a while back. Forgot how good of a list it was though.

>Fullmetal Alchemist
>Gankutsuou
>Gunbuster
>Howl's Moving Castle
>Kiki's Delivery Service
>Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro
>My Neighbour Totoro
>Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
>Neon Genesis Evangelion
>Princess Mononoke
>Steamboy
>Spirited Away
>Urusei Yatsura

these are all shit

tarou the dragon boy?

the one about the strong kid who's village is so poor they only eats millet or something. he does a bunch of adventures and i think finds his real mother?

i didn't like that movie one bit. did i miss something?

other than that i completely agree with this list

>>39275633
>Miyazaki movies
>shit
Oh you!

>Gunbuster

I will never understand.

>>39275633
heh, almost got me for a minute.

>>39275633
>UY is shit
You, sir, do not belong here. Go back to /co/ or /ck/

More like "Shows/movies you should watch so that you will know if anime is shit or not".

>Jin Roh

NIGGA WHAT

>>39275677
Obviously you just have shit taste.

>Fullmetal Alchemist

What the fuck? This is totally out of place with the rest of the stuff on this list.

These should also be on that list:
Kino's Journey
Now and Then, Here and There
Haibane Renmei
Mononoke

>>39275633
>Implying anyone on 4chan has a good taste in anything

>>39275677
What is there not to understand? While it's not the greatest thing ever to grace a monitor, it's an old, acknowledged series a lot of /a/nons consider very good.

>>39275633
>Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro
>shit

You don't deserve to live.

>>39275704
I really don't like FMA, but I don't hate it, either.

>>39275633

>>39275713
I earnestly agree with this statement.

>No Legend of the Galactic Heroes

>>39275695
the anime that created the harem genre?

its total shit

>>39275779
It hasn't been released in the U.S.

For getting casuals up to speed, this is fucking amazing. It's got a nice depth and range of shows and genres, and the most ANIMEZ thing is Eva.

Impressive. Most impressive. I'd throw in Maison Ikkoku and maybe Azumanga, because slice of life is an important genre which Urusei alone doesn't really hit.

way too many movies, but otherwise doesn't seem that bad

>>39275736
you are also from 4chan, so your opinion means nothing as well

>>39275745
I don't hate FMA either, but it sure as fuck doesn't belong as a "50 greatest anime" list, especially considering the sort of works they put on it, which are either influential or artistic, sometimes both. FMA sticks out like a sore thumb.

>>39275743
all miyazaki movies are shit, sorry

>>39275713
You sir are a gentleman and a scholar.

I myself am really surprised Now and Then Here and There isn't on that list. Oh well.

>>39275780
That's Kimagure Orange Road.

And still, go fuck yourself.

>>39275677

There's absolutely nothing wrong with the original Gunbuster - it's very enjoyable.

Diebuster, on the other hand, is complete and utter shit.

>>39275561
It's an older list.

Also
>No FLCL

There is no FMA:B because the book is one or two years old.

It's not that I have it, mind you.

I have the "Rough Guide to Manga".

This is a very decent older list. Only an elitist would disagree with it.

>>39275865
>it's mainstream and popular, therefore it sucks

Oh /a/, never change.

>>39275853
A case can be made for Brotherhood though; being a long-runner with a shitton of multiple plot threads that run together into a cohesive narrative.

>>39275409
Haven't watched any of those

Feelsgoodman.tiff

>>39275887
Loved both of them, especially Diebuster, fuck you.

I bet you hate FLCL too.

>>39275887
>Diebuster
>Shit
Fuck you, man.

The list in the original post is part of the table of contents, the choices are explained in further detail. It was ~$20, so I didn't even think of buying it.

>>39275971
Never watched Gun- and Diebuster but FLCL is utter trash

Lol so random xD LOL GAINAX trash, to be precise

>>39275928
>oprah is mainstream and popular, so she must be right! right?

>>39275898

FLCL is not really for casual or new anime fans

>>39275977

Diebuster was everything that's wrong with modern Gainax, trying to cash in on the style of FLCL.

The list is good, we should make it the ''must have'' anime list

>>39275932
I would disagree, but it's irrelevant since FMA was listed, not Brotherhood.

I find it hard to believe that they could not come up with a better anime to add to the list. Keeping with their trend, they should have included Giant Robo, or Monster, or Planetes, or hell even Dragon Ball due to its influence alone. FMA just does not fit.

>>39276089
They don't even have anything in common. You're either a troll or an idiot.

Unless super robots doing super robot things is trash.

>>39275409
How old is the book?

>>39276089
That's like, your opinion, man.

Holy shit that's a great book.

Congratulations to the author, he knows his shit.

Wish LoGH was on there, but I can see why it isn't.

Kinda hard to watch.

>GITS twice
>No PlanetES, despite patlabor and honnemayonaise

hohuh

>Panda and the Magic Serpent

Completely mediocre film that's only there because it's the first anime film in color.

I see no Queen's Blade.

This list is invalid.

>>39276089
The ending was great though.

I never thought they'd get me again after Gunbuster.

>>39275498
What's /a/'s list of greatest anime?

>>39276019
>FLCL
>utter trash

>>39276333
Book is old, that might be it.

Otherwise, it is obvious that list was crafted by a gentleman and scholar.

>Howl's moving castle
>no Haibane Renmei or Planetes

I hate seeing series mixed with movies, you'd never do this with live action so I don't know why anyone thinks it's okay to do it with anime. There are several questionable movie entries, and it almost seems like he just threw in as many Ghibli movies as he could come up with and Innocence is a terrible terrible movie and should not be on any "greatest" list (also why Innocence but no mention of SAC?)

A good chunk of the list looks like false nostalgia faggotry to me too (just throwing things in there because they're old/commonly considered influential/whatever, but missing some older series that are both genuinely good and very influential--Rose of Versailles fucking where?)

>>39276592

Yeah I didn't like the mixing of series and movies, but I guess since it's anime and not live-action that sort of thing is acceptable? Whatever.

I don't think all those movies are a good idea as a starter list. Good as a first impression for initial interest but, not good as in terms of day-to-day anime impression.

It should be more of anime series than movies in the list but, that is not what is going on here. However, its an okay list otherwise.

>Ninja Scroll

The others can be accepted due to their casual and historical importance or technical excellence but Ninja Scroll cannot, and the praise it gets is unfathomable. That is simply pure nostalgiafaggotry.

>>39276592

I see this as a bare-bones list to educate the masses, but keep moderate to hardcore anime fans off his(author) back.


Also, mixing movies with anime series annoys me as well.

>>Jin Roh: the Wolf Brigade
>>top tier

Excellent book that congratulates an excellent movie. I approve.

Best list I've seen in a while.

This is the book if you want to clarify anything.

http://www.amazon.com/Rough-Guide-Anime-Reference/dp/1858282055

Does somebody know what is the list of "Fifty Greatest Manga" from the book "Rough Guide to Manga"?

More like the "Fifty Greatest Anime According to 90s American Anime Fans."

>>39277142

Basically

>>39276708

Ninja scroll gets a free ride because EVERYONE watched it back in the 90's, when it was the only anime VHS tapes available along with Akira and GITS.

sooooo, watch it because everyone else has. Heck, why do you suppose new people still watch Big O and Trigun?

>>39275633
To you, bro.


But yeah, pretty damn good list. I'm mildly annoyed that they mixed movies and series together, but ah well.

>>39277105
Here you go.

Akira
Ashita no Jou
Astro Boy
Azumanga Daioh
Banana Fish
Barefoot Gen
Battle Royale
Black Jack
Blade of the Immortal
Cardcaptor Sakura
Case Closed/Detective Conan
Crying Freeman
Cyborg 009
Death Note
Doraemon
Dr. Slump
Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z
Drifting Classroom
Fist of the North Star
Fruits Basket
Fullmetal Alchemist
Fushigi Yugi
Galaxy Express 999
Genshiken
Ghost in the Shell
Golgo 13
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
Iron Wok Jan
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Knights of the Zodiac/Saint Seiya
Lone Wolf and Cub
Love Hina
Love Roma
Lupin III
Maison Ikkoku
Monster
Naruto
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Oh My Goddess!
One Piece
Paradise Kiss
Peach Girl
Phoenix
Please Save My Earth
Ranma 1/2
Rose of Versailles
Sailor Moon
Slam Dunk
To Terra
Vagabond

>>39277286

I already know that. That doesn't mean it's very good and it's not. It isn't deserving on being anywhere near a list like this.

>>39275633
>Gunbuster
>shit.
wat. Well, you almost had me there for a second.

>>39277387
Thanks. You are awesome.

>>39275409
I disagree with being the greatest, but all of these series are certainly quite excellent.

Missing only a few
Kino's Journey
Ghost in the Shell SAC
Ranma 1/2
FLCL
Trigun
Very solid list still. Better than most