Any recommendations?

[NiL8r]

Originally Posted by naitsirk0

that was way too much effort :/

hah, sorry to put you through that. thanks though!

not liking an anime just because its mainstream is just retarded. Yeah some of em get predictable or repeatitive and lots of people just latch on to it cause its the thing to like but for the most part its popular cause its a good anime

Actually I'm confused? How can you create a 5 minute speech against mainstream anime?

hey, i agree, i have no problem with mainstream. and i swear this guy has arguments prepared for nearly any controversy you could think of, that's just the kind of guy he is.

[Stone-Free]

i think he means he probably uses an argument that took him 5 minutes to type

[naitsirk0]

Either way, other than 'because everyone else likes it I don't like it' I don't see an argument
but mah well, I watch anime based on plot / genre and characters, other than the main 3 I don't really know what's mainstream and what isn't :/

[Igito10]

Originally Posted by NiL8r

Running out of shows to watch, and I need some new ideas. Here are some the animes that I've seen and liked (mostly mainstream, shame on me):

Hajime no Ippo
Berserk
Hellsing
Bleach
One Piece
Gungrave
Kaiji
One Outs
Busou Renkin
Prince of Tennis
Yu Yu Hakusho
Major

Animes that I've tried and didn't enjoy:

Darker than Black
Hitman Reborn
Shaman King
Zatch Bell
Kaze no Stigma
Hikaru no Go
Shaman King
Naruto+Shippuden
Gintama
Saint Seiya
Rave Master
Detective Conan
99% of Mech animes

Except for Naruto and Rave Master, all the animes that are on the second list I stopped watching after anywhere from 2-20 episodes, so if there are any on the second list that get exceptionally better later on in the series, feel free to tell me so. Also, I don't wnat to hear any "Why don't you like __" comments. Suggestions only please! Thanks in advance for anyone's recommendations, I appreciate it!

For real? Hitman Reborn is awesome!!..
and Naruto Shippuuden too? wow..

What about trying Death Note? or Vampire Knight?

[Mreaper]

Claymore is good, kind of "Berserk-y"

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. I know I recommend this to everyone.
It's a mecha anime, but if you haven't watched it then it might be that 1% that you'd like. Really different.

[NiL8r]

For real? Hitman Reborn is awesome!!.. and Naruto Shippuuden too? wow..

I've heard Hitman gets a lot better later in the series, but I can only take so much of Tsuna's whining. I actually did get to the Mukuro fight, and I got excited for the direction the series was going in, but the next few episodes were more of Tsuna's whining. I'll occasionally watch Naruto, but I don't keep up with it week to week. Usually when I can't find anything else to watch, I'll catch up to the series and then stop watching when they get to the inevitable fillers. I'm not too interested in Death Note from what I've heard about it, and I haven't heard anything about Vampire Knight.

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. I know I recommend this to everyone.
It's a mecha anime, but if you haven't watched it then it might be that 1% that you'd like. Really different.

The 1% I was referring to is a manga called Bokurano, which if you know about it, you know that the mecha side isn't the focus of the series. But I have heard a lot of good things about it, so I'll consider it. And I also haven't heard anything about Claymore.
Thanks guys!

[sparkplug14]

Maria Holic and rosario + vampire, pretty good comedy and romance. rosario has some action.

[NiL8r]

Originally Posted by sparkplug14

Maria Holic and rosario + vampire, pretty good comedy and romance. rosario has some action.

I've never watched a romance based anime before, but that doesn't mean I can't like one. It's just difficult to make myself want to watch it, if that makes any sense at all. And, once again, I haven't heard of Rosario + Vampire. I hate using wikipedia to find out an anime's plot, but I might have to with a lot of these.

[Mreaper]

Rosario + Vampire is about a human kid who accidentaly gets sent to a secret school for monsters and ends up befriending a super-powerful vampiress(who normally wears a rosario to limit her powers)

[achilleus11]

how could you not like naruto >.< ? and darker than black wasnt that bad either