i went 2 months w/o watching anything and summer's getting boring so yea. looking for a completed anime. Something like cowboy bebop for example, no dependency on a manga and finishes what it sets out to do. if it does have a manga i want it to be as close as possible, Monster for example. i'm getting tired of watching shows like trigun(bad example) that has an alternate ending and forces you to go find and read the manga.

this might take awhile cuz i've seen my fair share of shows already.

what i've seen: most i can name for the moment i'll add more later.
abenobashi
baccano
boogiepop
blue submarine
big O
cowboy bebop
code geass
denno coil
darker than black
escaflowne
el hazard
elfen lied
ergo proxy
eureka 7
flcl
full metal [insert]
gungrave
gunxsword
gundam wing/g
ghost hunt
heat guy j
honey and clover
igpx
jyu oh sei
kikkaider
kurau
kurenaig
kino's journey
king of bandits
last exile
martian successor nadesico
macross
monster
mushishi
neon genesis
noein
nodame
outlaw star
planetES
paranoia agent
ROD
samurai seven
samurai champloo
strongest desciple kenichi
speed grapher
shura no toki
seikai no monsho(all of em)
serial experiments lain
slayers
tokyo tribe
tengen toppa gurren lagann
texhnolyze
utawarerumono
vandread
welcome to nhk
wolf's rain
witch hunter robin
xxxholic
yu yu hakusho
zegapain
zoids

here's how i'd describe my tastes:
i liked flcl but didn't like excel saga, i liked air but didn't like any other light novel/h-game romantic comedy, i liked ghost hunt but didn't like higurashi, i liked jyu oh sei but hated infinite ryvius, i liked ROD but hated kiddy grade, liked utawarerumono didn't like 12 kingdoms, liked monster and darker than black but didn't like ghost in the shell, liked honey and clover but hated haruhi, liked xxxholic but hated tsubasa chronicles.( i know they're connected), liked gundam wing and mobile suit gundam didnt like 00 or Seed. i liked noir didn't like madlax.


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"Hip-hop was set out in the dark. They used to do it out in the park"

I'm not really into anime, but I maybe gurren lagann or whatever......that's probably one of the worst examples I could give you.....
Samurai champloo was really good, so was mononoke.
These are the only ones I could think of, sorry there so random and probably no where near what you want

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1. Superior
2. Gintama
3. The bride of the water god
4. Chevalier D'eon

those were actually pretty good examples. but i''ve already seen them.

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"Hip-hop was set out in the dark. They used to do it out in the park"

Darker than BLACK, perhaps? The manga is a spinoff on it, rather than the other way around, so you can ignore it entirely.

If you want something that feels like Cowboy Bebop, I'd go for Baccano!. It's so all over the place that I'm not certain you'd be satisfied with the ending though.

Since I'm a big mecha fan, I'll give my obligatory recommendations of Gundam 00, Geass, Gurren Lagann, and Evangelion if you haven't already seen them.

Others that might be worth a look that I *think* meet your criteria:
Ghost Hound
Terra e...
Zettai Shounen (this is definitely an acquired taste, no idea if you'll like it)
Gankutsuou

I really have no idea what you have or haven't seen, so I'm just dropping random stuff. Hope one of them helps you, I guess.


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It's almost impossible to give advice without having a hint (genre, what you like, what you already saw), so I'll just tell you some anime that don't have manga (or only a bad one) and I like:

Seikai no Monshou and its sequels (sci-fi)
Ginban Kaleidoscope (romance)
Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora (romance)
Scrapped Princess (fantasy)
Slayers (fantasy/adventure)
Nadesico (sci-fi)
Boogiepop Phantom (my all time fav)

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Baccano! was a great series, i'll make sure to edit and make a list of what i've seen later on, its just real late here.

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"Hip-hop was set out in the dark. They used to do it out in the park"

hmm what about the ghost in the shells?

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a couple of those i'm lookin forward to watching.

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"Hip-hop was set out in the dark. They used to do it out in the park"

hmm donno how this all well match up to your likes but these are pretty good/popular

(just copied pasted this from my facebook, I recommend all the following, they listed in my order and JP just means I saw them in JP first)

Cowboy Bebop
Noein - JP
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - JP

Death Note
Spice and Wolf - JP
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Ghost in the Shell: Second Gig
Witch Hunter Robin
Neon Genesis Evangelion - JP

Blue Submarine No. 6
Last Exile- JP
Genshiken - JP
Genshiken 2 - JP (read manga for more complete ending)
Blood+
Trinity Blood
Trigun
Ergo Proxy - JP
Black Lagoon -JP
Bleach (only first 63 are any good)
Outlaw Star
Samurai Champloo
Naruto (main story arcs, not fillers)


Non Anime on Adult Swim that I find pretty funny

Aqua Teen Hunger Force (first few seasons)
The Boondocks
Frisky Dingo
Harvey Birdman
Mission Hill
Venture Bros.
Stroker & Hoop
Sealab 2021 (first seaons with murphy)
Robot Chicken


Your post said you didnt like ghost in the shell or haruhi? wtf...

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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Seen it already? watch again. Seen it twice already? Have kids and make them watch it. Your kids seen it already? Have them watch it again, and then have your kids have kids and make your kid's kids watch it. Then have you kid's kids watch it again.

Full Metal Alchemist's anime isn't too bad.




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was planning to do that anyways.

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"Hip-hop was set out in the dark. They used to do it out in the park"

Too lazy to type.... Just go with what the other's have recommended.... most are pretty good.... one recent addition is Kure-nai. You could also try Saikano and Koi Kaze if you've not read the mangas yet.

I second NOEIN, Ghost Hound, Mononoke and Gurren Lagann.

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I forgot to mention Texhnolyze.... it's one of those "love or hate" type of anime.... but I think it's awesome.

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Samurai X (short, but I like it). Then if you want then you can hit up Rurouni Kenshin (never read the manga so iunno the relative comparisons).

Kaze no Stigma
Jigoku Shoujo
Erementar Gerad
Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro
Persona -Trinity Soul-

Good stuff. (:

I highly reccomend Gankutsuou, as it is more then likely my favorite anime series (that and FMA).

Some other ones to check out would be:

- Denno Coil
- Kaiji (its really good)
- Blood+
- Ping Pong Club
- Desert Punk
- Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor (TV and OVA. I like the OVA more)
- Kurau: Phantom Memory
- Nadia - Secret of Blue Water
- Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto
- Ninja Scroll (TV)
- Dai-Guard
- Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit
- Now and Then, Here and There
- Outlaw Star
- Perfect Blue (Movie)
- Paranoia Agent
- Dead Leaves (OVA)
- Kemonozume (maybe...)
- Reideen
- Sci-Fi Harry (OVA)
- Tokyo Majin
- Trinity Blood
- 3x3 Eyes (OAV)
- Afro Samurai
- GUNxSWORD
- Last Exile
- Metropolis (Movie)
- Paradise Kiss
- Akira (Movie) (Im sure you have seen it tough, who hasnt)
- Steamboy (Movie)
- Witch Hunter Robin
- X (both TV and Movie)
- The Vision of Escaflowne (TV)
- Moyashimon (wouldnt say that it complete though, but it was damn good)
- Night Head Genesis
- Overman King Gainer
- Speed Grapher
- NieA_7 (A.K.A. NieA Under Seven)

And of Course, Miyazaki Movies are a must.

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