Anything you like.
I'm serious. Don't try to fill a collection with junk people say you have to have or have to like because it's "necessary" or "essential". This goes double if you're just trying to impress or show off your anime power level. That's a waste of time, space and money.
The best collection is the one you want to have, not the one you think you need to have.
I appreciate your input, but I just want to know what people would onsider classic or mist-haves for a collection because I enjoy almost any movie and wouldn't want to miss out on anything good. I also just enjoy hearing others opinions. (:
shareI'm a fan of Miyazaki, Satoshi Kon, and Maromu Hosoda. So my collection contains all their works.
I grew up watching Saturday Anime on the sci-fi channel, so I've tried to track down any anime they aired: Tenchi in Love, Vampire Hunter D, Lily CAT, Project A-Ko, etc.
And of course, I have several of the anime that really helped bring its popularity to the States: Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop.
Seize the moment, 'cause tomorrow you might be dead.
Thank you! Are all of these movies or shows?
shareThey are movies (I don't collect many shows), except for Cowboy Bebop. That is a show and a movie. Both are worth watching and owning.
Seize the moment, 'cause tomorrow you might be dead.
This. Do yourself a favor and seek out Cowboy Bebop. It being an excellent series is an understatment.
If you're new to anime, let me know what genres you like and if you'd like me to point you in a direction for tv series, though for many Bebop is as good as it gets. I only own a few movies actually (Miyazaki mostly), but own roughly 150-200 anime box sets
I recently bought and watched HAL, a film that's roughly 55 minutes. That was surpringly well executed for the little bit of time it had. Garden of Words is another one that's only about 40 minutes but capitalized and accomplished so much with its time. Those won't take up much of your time.
I grew up watching Saturday Anime on the sci-fi channel, so I've tried to track down any anime they aired: Tenchi in Love, Vampire Hunter D, Lily CAT, Project A-Ko, etc.
It's a show, but did you ever by chance catch Heat Guy J??? It was on the sci-fi channel back in the day and i still stand by that series as one of the most criminally underrated anime out there. Its first episode aired over 15 years ago and the animation is on par with stuff coming out now! The soundtrack is one of my favorites too.
I would second Tenchi. It did have it's influence in the genre, so I'd say it's an 'essential'. Actually Tenchi is a series too, with a couple of movies connected to it and a whole lot of spin-offs. It's quite interesting too, since it had two series' told differently at the same time, since the creators had a fallout and went different ways.
You should try some different animes to start with I'd say. You will find your niche soon enough, since in my opinion it's near impossible to like all anime genres - anime keep very strictly in their genre with it's cliches, which may be sad and good at the same time.
so is it only movies or also series' you are looking for? Only asking, because, taking Miyazaki aside, people would probably say that series' are the rather necessary ones. Although a lot of the series' have edited-down movie versions, one of those would be Escaflowne. That one's a classic and you can hardly go wrong with it - everyone has heard of the name at some time and watch it sooner or later (although the series is better since it's more fleshed out, naturally).
Same goes for Ghost in the Shell, as another poster mentioned. Originially a series too (superb, everyone will say so). The film, also a cut-down version of the series, is still very very great.