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I started with Phantom Blood and have reached Stardust Crusaders.

The reviews couldn’t even touch the tip of the iceberg in regards to how eccentric this series is.

I suggest you watch the old ovas too, if you do have time, after you're done with stardust, before you move to diamond is unbreakable.
I think the final battle is better in those.
 
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I suggest you watch the old ovas too, if you do have time, after you're done with stardust, before you move to diamond is unbreakable.
I think the final battle is better in those.
You are wrong.
 
Having never watched the original OVA series, I am really, really loving the new Legend of the Galactic Heroes TV remake, I binged through all the available episodes in one sitting!

This anime season has been very strong with shows like Golden Kamuy (1st episode was neat, will watch more), BnHA, Megalo Box and the new LOGH series, I hope next season can match it.
 
Having never watched the original OVA series, I am really, really loving the new Legend of the Galactic Heroes TV remake, I binged through all the available episodes in one sitting!
The OVA will always be my all-time favorite show, but Space Jam is proving to be excellent so far.
 
So what are some other power level fight shows now that Dragonball Super is over? A buddy is looking for a new show, he's already seen Bleach and didn't dig Naruto. I figure I'll throw a few eps of a few on a drive so he can get a feel for some other shows. I was thinking Fist of the North Star and Yu Yu Hakusho, what else should be worth trying?
 
So what are some other power level fight shows now that Dragonball Super is over? A buddy is looking for a new show, he's already seen Bleach and didn't dig Naruto. I figure I'll throw a few eps of a few on a drive so he can get a feel for some other shows. I was thinking Fist of the North Star and Yu Yu Hakusho, what else should be worth trying?

Battle anime?

Kill La Kill! if you don't mid over the top wacky.
One Punch Man
Jojo
Basilisk has some cool ninja fights
Agame Ga Kill
 
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So what are some other power level fight shows now that Dragonball Super is over? A buddy is looking for a new show, he's already seen Bleach and didn't dig Naruto. I figure I'll throw a few eps of a few on a drive so he can get a feel for some other shows. I was thinking Fist of the North Star and Yu Yu Hakusho, what else should be worth trying?
You could always try One Piece and Baki the Grappler.
 
Maybe you guys could recommend me more manga thats horrific and cruel. I only read Akira, Battle Angel Alita, Devilman,MiA and Blade of the Immortal. I'd love to get back into Berserk but I have tons of catching up to do. I want to read Hellsing but never get around to it.




If you want some REAL SHIT try looking into the Essential Rapecore like Trash. Wolfguy and the still untranslated Jinrouki Winvurga.
 
So what are some other power level fight shows now that Dragonball Super is over? A buddy is looking for a new show, he's already seen Bleach and didn't dig Naruto. I figure I'll throw a few eps of a few on a drive so he can get a feel for some other shows. I was thinking Fist of the North Star and Yu Yu Hakusho, what else should be worth trying?
One Piece and Hunter x Hunter 2011 are both outstanding, the 1st has a really, really vast world with unpredictable possibilities. The latter has the edge in terms of pacing and animation quality, and the Chimera Ant arc in particular is a fantastic deconstruction of typical DBZ villains, which I think your friend will dig.

Both of them have somewhat slow starts, as all Shonen anime does.
 
Both of them have somewhat slow starts, as all Shonen anime does.
That would be a good point too, what's a decent intro fight to understand how the series are paced.
 
That would be a good point too, what's a decent intro fight to understand how the series are paced.
Tricky question.. I need to find examples that won't spoil too much and yet try and sell the series..

:thinking:

HxH is a very, very meticulous series that encourages the viewer to microanalyze with the characters, it's also can be a very ruthless and violent series for a shonen, so be warned if you're giving it to your nephew or something, I think this would be a decently representative fight:
It gets far, far more involved strategy-wise, because the power system is very intricate with a lot of depth to it, and the fights are mostly life-or-death affairs. Be warned that this series is nicknamed Hiatus x Hiatus.. because of.. hiatuses lol, but the series is incredibly successful despite its publication issues, so there's no doubt that the anime will return once enough manga material builds up.

One Piece is a more adventure-focused series with a focus on humor, exploration (and eventually world politics), but it has a lot of DBZ influenced-moments in there too, this is the 1st fight that got really involving IMO, don't worry, there will be villains with far more impressive powers later on, the animation gets better as it goes too:
But both of these series don't really quantify powerlevels like DBZ does (:powerlevel:), which I think is a better approach because it

Oh, and how can I forget Nanatsu no Taizai? that one has plenty of fights, and a VERY Toriyama-like art style:
It does get a bit lewd at times though, so be mindful of that.
 
Oh, and how can I forget Nanatsu no Taizai? that one has plenty of fights, and a VERY Toriyama-like art style:

It does get a bit lewd at times though, so be mindful of that.
Seven Deadly Sins is one of those series' that are enjoyable enough that I can look past the ecchi shit. They actually use it sometimes creatively, like that one fight in the forest in season 1.
 
Seven Deadly Sins is one of those series' that are enjoyable enough that I can look past the ecchi shit. They actually use it sometimes creatively, like that one fight in the forest in season 1.
The manga is currently on a very good creative streak, with a well-placed twist nearly every chapter.
 
Tricky question.. I need to find examples that won't spoil too much and yet try and sell the series..

:thinking:

HxH is a very, very meticulous series that encourages the viewer to microanalyze with the characters, it's also can be a very ruthless and violent series for a shonen, so be warned if you're giving it to your nephew or something, I think this would be a decently representative fight:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=LHCYeIN_XgQIt gets far, far more involved strategy-wise, because the power system is very intricate with a lot of depth to it, and the fights are mostly life-or-death affairs. Be warned that this series is nicknamed Hiatus x Hiatus.. because of.. hiatuses lol, but the series is incredibly successful despite its publication issues, so there's no doubt that the anime will return once enough manga material builds up.

One Piece is a more adventure-focused series with a focus on humor, exploration (and eventually world politics), but it has a lot of DBZ influenced-moments in there too, this is the 1st fight that got really involving IMO, don't worry, there will be villains with far more impressive powers later on, the animation gets better as it goes too:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=9QKap4kvC4ohttps://youtube.com/watch?v=Iw3mnDMUwJABut both of these series don't really quantify powerlevels like DBZ does (:powerlevel:), which I think is a better approach because it

Oh, and how can I forget Nanatsu no Taizai? that one has plenty of fights, and a VERY Toriyama-like art style:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=rAXTJxAVl8IIt does get a bit lewd at times though, so be mindful of that.
Nah he's a grown up lol.
 
So what are some other power level fight shows now that Dragonball Super is over? A buddy is looking for a new show, he's already seen Bleach and didn't dig Naruto. I figure I'll throw a few eps of a few on a drive so he can get a feel for some other shows. I was thinking Fist of the North Star and Yu Yu Hakusho, what else should be worth trying?

not really from the powerlevel craze, since the protagonist is op and only loses 3 times in the Whole series, but I Always like to suggest fist of the North star, since it's old and not many people have seen it. So I say go for it.
You'll also get lots of feels out of it:


and badass moments

yuyu is also good.

you can Always try saint seiya, even though it probably hasnt aged as well as other series did.
 
not really from the powerlevel craze, since the protagonist is op and only loses 3 times in the Whole series, but I Always like to suggest fist of the North star, since it's old and not many people have seen it. So I say go for it.
You'll also get lots of feels out of it:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=DKaIZrV3flU
and badass momentshttps://youtube.com/watch?v=lMWUkK5j7Es
yuyu is also good.

you can Always try saint seiya, even though it probably hasnt aged as well as other series did.
Fist of the North Star is so good. It's a shonen that almost reads like a seinen. I think of any character in the series the most legitimately tragic one was Juza.
 
Discotek will re-release Angel Cop with two sets of subtitles:the old Manga Entertainment one and a newly revised one more faithful to the Japanese script...you guys know what that means,right?
OY VEY!

the salt will be delicious!
kudos to Discotek for actually having the balls to do that!
 
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