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You can recommend sci-fi anime. You can write a little bit why you recommend the anime.
I will update the start post.



~ A ~

Ai no Kusabi (JusticeUndone) - it's yaoi, so hope there's no prob with that.
It's a 2 episode OVA, but it has the whole sci-fi feeling in it.

Akira (metamorphius)- love it or hate it, there's no denying it's a classic, a classic that introduced many Western fans to the world of anime. Highly symbolical, very gory and with incredible animation (especially considering it was made in 1988), Akira's a must see for any sci-fi anime fan.

Appleseed (Nekro-Nin) - The movies Appleseed (2004) and Ex Machina are well maded. The story is fine, but the animation and action are damn cool. The CGI animation can easily keep up with Final Fantasy VII.

Arc the Lad (StaticNekoX) - It's random.

Armitage III (GregRocks)

~ B ~

Blassreiter (r3yn) - It's random.

Blue Gender (Sukunai) - It's random.

Bokurano (FuchursRvng) - In a lot of points its similiar to NGE...not as good as NGE in my opinion but Im sure its worthy to be in this list. (Nekro-Nin) - Kids, who are inexperience in many aspect, learn how terrible our world is and they try to protect their world. The anime shows paradoxical saving of our horrible world, which is not worse to save.

Boogiepop Phantom (Catpaw) - A good show with great atmosphere; difficult to understand completely without knowing the story from the other media. Recommended for those ready to grab and read the novels, or those who can anjoy something even without comprehending it totally.

Bt'X (r3yn) - It's random.



~ C ~

Casshern Sins (makazeharuka) - I watched first 12 episodes yesterday and I'm going to watch the rest today, I really have no words to describe it, it is the kind of anime that leaves you speechless. (Nekro-Nin) - The show is about Casshern, who goes through a nearly died desert. The only thing I remember is Cassssshern. Yeah, the story is easy and kida boring *snoring*



~ D ~

Dennou Coil (Nekro-Nin) - If glasses, which you can see virtual stuff in your real environment, exists, everbody want to be a four-eye in no time. The show is about kid with glasses. They want to discover the virtual world and they hope to reborn the death by using virtual technologies.



~ E ~

Ergo Proxy (Nekro-Nin) - It's about god and the world. It pose some interesting question about the function and existence of god. For example: Human create robots, because human aren't perfect. God create humans, because he isn't perfect?

Eve no Jikan (Nibchan) - Time of Eve is short but it's really good. If you haven't already check that one out (billmurderface) - sci-fi slice of life type, questioning differences between us all and how things can be just a matter of perception

~ F ~

FLCL - 6 episodes of fast paced craziness

~ G ~

GitS (Nekro-Nin) - The show criticizes the human society in many aspects. Imagine you've a brain-chip, which can be hacked. So it's easier for criminal to control your mind and bring you to do stuff, waht you don't want to do - like commit a crime. RThe anime express our modern society well and has a good action. I prefer the movies and GitS 2nd GIG.

Gintama (Nekro-Nin) - In my opinion it's not really sci-fi, but yeah ... It's parody of animes and japanese life style. If you know many animes, this show is worse to watch.

Gungrave (Nekro-Nin) - The anime is a bitter tale of revenge. Be betrayed by friends, who you called family, take you to grave. You will see many actions, good emotional story and the cleverness of a guy, who becomes the big boss.



~ H ~

.hack//Sign (Lotus97) - It's about boy who gets trapped in an online roleplaying game (MMORPG). The soundtrack is hauntingly beautiful ...



~ I ~

Iria: Zeiram the Animation (r3yn) - It's random. (sk3499) - It's random.

Irresponsible Captain Tylor-(oneAngrySheep)
Great funny anime about a irresponsible guy who by luck gets to be a captain of the worst crew and ship but somehow always delivers results although he wasn't trying in the first place.
Must see if you wanna have a laugh.



~ K ~

Kaiba (Nekro-Nin) - Unique art. It's like flowing in a long dream.

Kiddy Grade (gilas) - The two protagonists Eclair and Lumiere are well-elaborated characters, the missions are interesting, and we can get to know a lot about the social, economic and political background of the future world in the anime.



~ L ~

Level E (r3yn) - mostly comedy but has sci-fi elements. (Nekro-Nin) - The alien prince manipulate people for his own entertainment => malicious joy. He has to save the universe, too, because he is the genius.

LotGH (Sachy) - All in all this is a pretty long anime, and it can be a bit slow at times, but the plot and character development are probably the best I've seen in any show. Central Anime is the best sub group for this series.



~ M ~

Macross Zero (Sukunai) - It's random.

Martian Successor Nadesico (Sukunai) - It's random.

Mnemosyne (Nekro-Nin) - I warn you: The anime contains tortures. The story is about immortal Rin, who loose many loved person in her life. She has to fight immortal enemies. Even she is immortal, she feels pain. You know what I mean? You are immortal, you feel pain and you fight over and over again => It's a big torture without end. The show contains more horrible torture.



~ N ~

(Neon Genesis) Evangelion (Nekro-Nin) - Shinji are be ordered by his father, who he never know before, to be a pilot of Evangelion. He even doesn't know why he has to fight Angels. He lives in a big criminal case. The anime criticizes the science (developping weapons) and the using of it. It shows the struggling of humankind to survive - Sacrifices means nothing, if you stay alive. The movies evangelion are remakes of Neon Genesis Evangelion. The story is a bit differrent and it has some new interpretation. even if you watch Neon Genesis Evangelion before, you will enjoy the remakes, too. The animation is damn good.

No.6 (Kannei) - It's random.

Noein (metamorphius) - has a very strong and human cast (kinda similar to Bokurano in this regard) so it feels the story, while pretty interesting, is secondary to the characters.

~ P ~

Pale Cocoon (Nekro-Nin) - The show takes 23 minutes only, but it tells us many things. You won't believe the show ends soon. It is moving, poignant and brilliant.

Paprika (r3yn) - It's random.

Planetes (TWM) - Overall Planetes is a fantastically intriguing anime that will arouse your interest from the beginning. A beautifully animated and realistic Sci-Fi drama with strong character personalities that will grab you, becoming memorable. The voice actors did a great job portraying the characters during the story and you can feel the emotion and the drama in the air. The character development is possibly the greatest aspect of this anime, it will keep you engaged watching the characters develop and how they do so. There is a duality in the anime that balances and blends themes of happiness and sadness so well together that you are not constantly overwhelmed by one. There are cynical and optimistic characters along with despairing and hope filled beliefs, revelations, or circumstances. Planetes is certainly a top anime which should be seen by any viewer that wants a story centered around character development.



~ R ~

RahXephon (gilas) - another sci-fi anime with mecha influence. It's quite good and captivating, but sometimes the story is a bit abstract and stilted, so it isn't an easy watch.



~ S ~

Saikano (r3yn) - It's random.

Scryed (Lotus97) - It's awesome; what else can I say? I definately recommend watching the English dub, you won't be disappointed. Watch this video. As much as I love having one of my selections featured here, Scryed is really more supernatural than sci-fi. I still highly recommend it even though MAL score isn't that great for it.

Serial Experiments Lain (Catpaw) - If I were to define this anime with a single word, it would be computer science/theology. Thera are no action sequences at all and this is probably the main reason it is much less popular than GITS and EVA. A must watch for every sci-fi fan, but before starting it remember that this show is not meant to entertain, but to make you think.

Space Symphony Maetel (niki7686) - It is rather profound and educative in a way :)

Steins;Gate (metamorphius) - the possibility of time travel, messing with the past and consequences of it all.

Star Blazers (Sukunai) - It's random.



~ T ~

Tekkaman Blade (r3yn) - It's random.

[url=http://myanimelist.net/anime/2158/Terra_e...]Terra_e...[/url] (Corsair857) - great show! (Nekro-Nin) - The show is about Mus, who are hated and feared by humans. Mus and humans live in an overorganized society, which really organized everything. (Kayrhandros ) - Yet as the show progresses, it grows darker and darker and death, sorrow, fury, vengeance, guilt and war become an integral part of the storyline. Storyline that is spread out through a wide range of years and concentrates attention in the life of the two main characters.

TTGL (Nekro-Nin) - It has a very good action and big mechas. The charcter design are well made, too. Especially Yoko Littner is popular,because she is damn sexy. Fight the power!

Trigun (r3yn) - It's random.



~ V ~

Vandread (Sukunai) - It's random.



~ W ~

Witchblade (gilas) - Witchblade is a very good sci-fi anime as well. The plot is set in future Tokyo, where the main character, a Japanese woman gets a bracelet which turns her into a red-heired female fighter with superpower. She has to fight against robots which kill innocent people.



~ Z ~

Zegapain (Sukunai) - It's random.

One word: Scryed. It's awesome; what else can I say? I definately recommend watching the English dub, you won't be disappointed.

I would recommend Code Geass and its sequel R2. The plot is set in future Japan which was occupied by the British empire. The main hero, Lelouch and his Japanese fellows fight against the British supression with mighty robots (mecha influence). For every sci-fi freak it's a must, I'm sure you will enjoy it.
Now I'm watching Rahxephon, another sci-fi anime with mecha influence. It's quite good and captivating, but sometimes the story is a bit abstract and stilted, so it isn't an easy watch.
Witchblade is a very good sci-fi anime as well. The plot is set in future Tokyo, where the main character, a Japanese woman gets a bracelet which turns her into a red-heired female fighter with superpower. She has to fight against robots which kill innocent people.
Maybe Scrapped Princess has some sci-fi influences, but it's more a fantasy story.
I haven't seen Ergo Proxy and Gungrave yet, but they are among the animes I plan to watch.

http://myanimelist.net/anime/4981/Casshern_Sins <---This...

I watched first 12 episodes yesterday and I'm going to watch the rest today, I really have no words to describe it, it is the kind of anime that leaves you speechless

I was planning to watch it sometimes soon. But really? I didn't know you liked anime like this.. :O

Nataricha sometimes I watch stuff because of a seiyuu this one is that kind of case!

my friend Keiko told me that her old schoolmate Miyahara Nami was a seiyuu so I searched her name and she voices the lead female chara so I read the description of the anime I found the plot line quite cool and decided to give it a try!
Me watching 12 episodes in a day means that I was sooo eager!
The story is the kind that gives several messages with each and every Chara that comes in the scene.
+ the cyborgs look pretty cool XDDD

Well, I'm still glad you mentioned one of my favorites, but you're right it's more fantasy.

Update.

1. Code Geass is not sci-fi. It's meach. If you think the futuristic airship are part of sci-fi, they're Knightmares => Mecha.
2. Casshern is fine ... I still remember the word casssssshern.

I forgot to mention Kiddy Grade. The story is set in the distant future. A mighty world organisation called GOTT was set up in order to maintain peace in the world and to deal with conflicts. The two main heroes, Eclair and Lumiere are agents of GOTT and have to solve international conflicts flying on their airship. It's definitely a sci-fi anime.

Science + fiction = sci-fi. While mecha is a separate genre, it's more of a subgenre, in my opinion.

Not that my opinion counts for much, I typically don't enjoy sci-fi anime.

dunno if it counts but Terra e... one of my little not so popular favorites. came out the same time as claymore which is why not as many ppl watched it i guess.

@ gilas
Well. If you say why you want to recommend Kiddy Grade, I will add it to the the start post.

@ nebuladraconian
Mecha is not sci-fi and it's not really related to it. You can put mecha in a medieval anime, too like Escaflowne.

@ Corsair857
What is ppl?
Do you want, I add Terra e... to the start post? I don't get it what you try to say ...

ppl = people and yes please add it. great show!

I would suggest "Ai no Kusabi"... it's yaoi, so hope there's no prob with that.
It's a 2 episode OVA, but it has the whole sci-fi feeling in it. Check it out here:
http://myanimelist.net/anime/719/Ai_no_Kusabi

Hmmm...I've only watched Akira and Code Geass...Akira personally I don't think it's that good...it's kind of overestimated...but again , it was created like 30 years ago..so to be fair, its ok.
Code Geass is one of my favourites!! Like ever!!! :DDD

Space Symphony Maetel is the one I suggest! It is rather profound and educative in a way :)

Nekro-nin, please add Kiddy Grade to the recommendation list. In my opinion it's a great anime.The two protagonists Eclair and Lumiere are well-elaborated characters, the missions are interesting, and we can get to know a lot about the social, economic and political background of the future world in the anime. I hope that's enough, I don't want to write a novel about it.

I also feel Akira is a bit overrated. I did enjoy Ichigo voice in the English dub though XD

Added ^^

I removed Akira from the list.

I added Dennou Coil and Kaiba.

Time of Eve is short but it's really good. If you haven't already check that one out. It has a really good concept and definitely falls under sci-fi.

just watched that recently myself and it is very good...sci-fi slice of life type, questioning differences between us all and how things can be just a matter of perception...at least that's how i saw it ^_^