| Hi! I'm in the mood to watch a good shounen ^^, I'm a girl so I always like a little romance too >< Which serie do you like best? |
| Haven't watched Katekyo Hitman Reborn, but out of the first three, I like D.Gray-man the best ^^ There's not too much romance, though, although there are number of possible pairings one could get from it. Gintama is mostly a parody/comedy so it doesn't exactly have an overarching story or romance or anything. It's good if you want a good laugh and maybe a bit of action, but not much else. Bleach is a good series up until the end of the Soul Society Arc. After that, it sorta goes downhill from there. Still, out of the first three, it probably holds the most amount of "romance", even if only in hints. |
| It's a toss up between bleach and D.Gray-man. Though one of Bleach's fillers wasn't the best. The current filler is actually about as good as the main arc. I think you would like either of them. |
| - KHR is the most girly shounen I think. I would say it has the most romance out of those 4. (Does not necessarily mean that it has much of it though). It has a really good art and an interesting story, but you might find the recruiting arcs a bit boring. - I think you're a bit early for Gintama. Since it's mostly parody I think you should watch some more popular animes before that. - Haven't watched too much of Bleach, but from what I've seen, I should say it has a really low animation and art quality. The story is interesting though. - Don't know much about the anime, but D.Gray-Man manga is really good. Nice art and interesting story, so I think you should go with this one. (The mangaka often goes on hiatus though) btw if you want a really good shounen, then I would recommend One Piece. |
| I'd put them in this order: 1: D. Gray-Man 2: Bleach 3: Gintama 4: Hitman Reborn |
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| Gintama... hands down the best anime without anything coming remotely close... |
| It really depends what you're looking for, Gintama from what I watched although very interesting didn't have much of a plot (very comedic nonetheless mind you). Hitman reborn was very slow in the beginning but picks up pace at around episode 30. I would say watching bleach atleast up until the save rukia arc is a requirement, for most animefans. (As most of the stuff after that became subpar) You should probably start with D.gray-man, I noticed alot of girls like that title. |
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| None. One Piece. EDIT: ...if it must be one of the others though, I'll just say don't go with Bleach. You'll enjoy it up til around somewhere near ep 70, and then regret wasting your life on it because it just turns that shitty. I've only watched the OVA of Gintama, but from what I hear it's pretty much comedy focused, so keep that in mind. Reborn I can't say anything about. And D.Grayman, well, I know it has a rather large fanbase, but I really can't see what's so great about it. Characters are bland, at best, and the story falls in and out of interesting a lot. The best shounen, though, is One Piece - honestly, I know it's a huge series, but consider it. |
Monkey_D_LuffyAug 6, 2009 4:57 PM
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| My favorite of those four is Hitman Reborn. |
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| D.Gray-Man is one of my personal favorites, so I'm going to go with that and Katekyo Hitman Reborn!. It might be hard for you to get through the filler in KHR!, but it's actually quite entertaining and full of suspense. I love Bleach and all, but it's fillers are really starting to annoy me. I haven't watched Gintama, so I wouldn't know anything about it. |
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| Wow!!! Thank you so much everyone ^^ so I didn't know that Gintama was only comedy.( but still looks very interesting) Some of you recommended One Piece, I read some of the manga, I don't really remember where I left off... ( I remember I was after luffy ans his crew beats all the number people) but instead of rewatching everything I already read I prefer something new. Bleach is so popular , but apparently it has a lot of fillers, like Naruto , so it's a tied between D.gray-man and Hitman Reborn. I think of going for D.Grey-man because it is a finished serie right? Thank you so much for all your advices! |
SatokoChan said: I think of going for D.Grey-man because it is a finished series right? TV show, yes. But it has alot of fillers and ends right at or somewhat the end of an arc.(Manga is still ongoing) Found it decent but i liked other shounens alot more........ Really, id say watch a few episodes of all of them then decide on what you want to continue watching. I like bleach and gintama alot, but didn't care for the other two. Hajime no ippo is a great shounen, with a little romance(Not alot i should add.....), didn't ask about it but, since you were looking for great shounen it came to mind.... |
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| watch Gintama and read the Bleach manga |
| Gintama is defintely my favourite out of those you've mention.Gintama does not only have comedy, they have pretty much fighting action too. They focus on parodies and comedy with random short arcs. Gintama was the only anime that make me laugh out tears.The characters are all very likable too. I have lots of favourite characters from the anime itself(; . and also not to forget the action in those short arcs,they were pretty good too. |
SatokoChan said: Some of you recommended One Piece, I read some of the manga, I don't really remember where I left off... ( I remember I was after luffy ans his crew beats all the number people) You would be at the end of the Arabasta arc then which would be somewhere around episode 130(official end of that arc) |
 Don't recommend me something that is still publishing, unless its close to being finished. Don't recommend me anything that isn't licensed. |
| Read the manga for Hitman Reborn and D.Gray Man. It is infinitely better than the anime counterparts. |
| Kekkaishi ;) |
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| Do not watch D Gray Man, it is boring and full of fillers, where I am at anyway. As for Hitman, I cannot say. You should have had a poll to effectively know what people recommend you to watch! Watch Gintama and Bleach, their main characters are somewhat similar, Bleach is full of action, story and comedy and so is Gintama, sometimes story! XD |
| Definitely Bleach!!! |
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Sami092 said: Are you really go to say don't watch D.Gray-men because of filler and sit there and recommend Bleach? They're pretty much similar shows too. I have Bleach as a 6-5 can't remember and D.Gray-Men at a 7. Its nothing really special about it thoughDo not watch D Gray Man, it is boring and full of fillers, where I am at anyway. As for Hitman, I cannot say. You should have had a poll to effectively know what people recommend you to watch! Watch Gintama and Bleach, their main characters are somewhat similar, Bleach is full of action, story and comedy and so is Gintama, sometimes story! XD |
| Don't recommend me something that is still publishing, unless its close to being finished. Don't recommend me anything that isn't licensed. |
YaYERZ said: Sami092 said: Are you really go to say don't watch D.Gray-men because of filler and sit there and recommend Bleach? They're pretty much similar shows too. I have Bleach as a 6-5 can't remember and D.Gray-Men at a 7. Its nothing really special about it thoughDo not watch D Gray Man, it is boring and full of fillers, where I am at anyway. As for Hitman, I cannot say. You should have had a poll to effectively know what people recommend you to watch! Watch Gintama and Bleach, their main characters are somewhat similar, Bleach is full of action, story and comedy and so is Gintama, sometimes story! XD I know but the story in Gray Man is hardly that diverse to prod me in anyway! That is my opinion, action is very sporadic in that show! I know it may seem contradictory what I said, but it is true. Bleach has decent action and a good plot! I understand you watch One Piece, people say it gets better at ep 227, does that mean the fights will become epic and the story will become more complex? |
| Reborn! - Good and funny characters. The first 15 episodes are a bit slow and random but recommended. They're funny. Then it starts getting dark and badass. Both the manga and anime are good, so watch/read both. It follows the arc > arc > arc format with different villains per arc. Gintama - Haven't watched/read it. But I think I might pick it up. It looks interesting. D.Gray Man - Haven't watched/read it either. I might start though. Bleach - Uhm. Watch up until after the Soul Society arc. Cause it's really boring. Like right now, I'm like bored to death with it and only read to see if anything shocking or surprising happens. |
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| hoo~ thank you so much for your time! All those 4 animes seems to be all so good ^^ Gintama seems to be the most popular, and I wanna really watch!but I want to watch a shounen fighting type anime, so I am gonna watch it later. but some said I should watch more anime before ( I suppose there are a lot of reference to others anime) so what should I watch for example? They all seem to have fillers, I was prepared for that since they are all long animes catching up to the manga. ( I dont get why they dont just put the serie on hold....)meh I dont mind the fillers as long its better than Naruto! I was also prepared they wont have any romance >< But now it seems Hitman Reborn is the most recommended shounen anime ^^ Bleach its contested... A lot of people likes it while a lot don't. This is all interesting~ Is Hitman reborn the best choice? ^^ |
| I haven't seen Gintama, so I have nothing to say about that one. I never really liked the Bleach anime, not even from the beginning. I preferred the manga too much, but on it's own, it was alright. Maybe a 6? It's good to watch if you want shounen, and it's really popular, and there's lots of episodes. I dislike Reborn. I watched five episode, but I just couldn't get into it. It was far too ridiculous in a bad way for me. I talked to some of my friends, and they told me it switches focus at least twice (from more humour to more action to something else). But, yeah, a lot of people like it. It's popular. It's (supposed to be) funny. It's got ridiculous fight scenes but at least that's action. I don't recommend it myself, but I know a lot of people would. Personally, I really love D.Gray-Man (I gave it an 8). I have a nasty habit of putting of the end of series, so I have 15 episodes left to watch, but I WILL finish it. It's the one I recommend, for sure. Someone mentioned that they didn't like the characters, but it's the characters that really pull me into an anime, and I really like Allan Walker. Plus, it's interesting, and it has lots of action, if that's what you're really going for. And the anime is finished, though I heard it doesn't really finish the story... So ups and downs, but this is the one I'd pick out of the three I've seen. |
| Bleach- had the best beginning. I think it is called the soul society arc. Characters with lots of fangirls: Ichigo and Toshiro Hitsugaya I stopped watching later on and switched to manga. Fights drag on and on later in manga so it is getting boring. Hitman Reborn- seemed most enjoyable overall because it had the best combination of comedy/story/action. Most Romance but none have very much. All fillers suck but this one had the most entertaining ones. Characters with lots of fangirls: Gokudero, Hibari, Yamamoto, Mokuro No clue where it is at in anime now since I switched to manga. I didn't like the most recent future arc in manga. D.Grayman- darkest one. I can't really tell, but if I had to take a guess, I think this one is the less cliche than Hitman and Bleach. This and Bleach probably has the least humor. I liked Hitman and Bleach more than this. Even the manga had fillers. The worst unfunny kind of filler too. Characters with lots of fangirls: Allen Walker, Kanda Gintama- I hated this show. I only watched 25 episodes. It didn't seem to have any sort of story/plot at all so I stopped watching it. It seemed boring and wasn't funny at all. Characters that girls like: Unknown So that is why I voted Reborn. |
ruusakrajAug 9, 2009 12:35 AM
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SatokoChan said: Gintama seems to be the most popular, and I wanna really watch!but I want to watch a shounen fighting type anime, so I am gonna watch it later. but some said I should watch more anime before ( I suppose there are a lot of reference to others anime) so what should I watch for example? For Gintama, it's a lot of parody and most of it either revoles around general Japanese culture (e.g. various idols and TV personalities, historical figures) or popular anime/manga. For the anime and manga references, it's mostly about popular shounen titles (particularly Shounen Jump titles), such as Bleach (Gin envies Ichigo's bankai, LOL), One Piece, and Dragonball. I think even D.Gray-man was referenced once in the anime via D.Gray-man fanmail that was delivered to the wrong person xD I think most subbers are good at putting in notes as to what Gintama is referencing, but it's just funnier when you know it beforehand. |
| Hitman Reborn (for possibly romance) but i hate how it has to much replays |
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Setsia said: Hitman Reborn (for possibly romance) but i hate how it has to much replays what do you mean by replays? |
| At the beginning of each episode, they show a short recap of the previous episode. I just skip through it. |
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| i recommend u wacth bleach or katekyo hitman reborn both has full of action bleach has a great storyline and so does hitman reborn. reborn has comedy stuff and is also serious to. so i recommend both these series |
| bleach: i've only watched it for hitsugaya, i dropped it at the 160th episode because i tired of fillers gintama: never tried to watch it because it semmes to random to me d.gray-man: that's definitely one of my fav. katekyo hitman reborn: the fillers are sometimes boring but i really like this serie, the first 20 episode are quite boring but i became addict to it. :) |
| Am gone a suggest a few different series. Busou Renkin(A shounen anime with a clear romance and not just some little signs). Claymore (the problem with this is that the last 2-3 episodes are stupid and not from the manga so they can give a stupid end, so that makes the manga a lot better) Hajimme no Ippo(yes it's a boxing anime and that makes it more of a guy thing but this series is so good that i wouldn't be surprised if a girl liked it). Fate/Stay night (It has a little more romance than the typical big shounen series) As about D.Gray Man and Bleach. Well saying that D.Gray Man it's full of fillers(and the fillers it has are better and more relevant to the story) like Bleach it's a lie and i believe it will fit your style more. The only problem is that the end is not really an end. But who knows maybe they will make a second season some day. Off course by saying shounen you limited your self from some good series that have action and fighting but are not shounen. |
| Katekyo Hitman Reborn. Hilarious, doesn't have many fillers and has interesting characters. Bleach has way too many (goddamn boring) fillers. The fight scenes can drag on too. |
| I have watched all 4 of them (although I am currently putting Bleach on hold) and I will have to go with Gintama. |
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