Re: What's my next set?

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 03:55:26 GMT, "John C. Watson"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>On 11/20/2003 18:59, in article
>[EMAIL PROTECTED], "Alec Smith"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> I am zipping through and loving Neon Genesis Evangelion and Blue
>> Gender.  I wanna get another big set, and there are so many to choose
>> from.  I'm leaning towards Escaflowne, which sounds good.  Do any of
>> you have any better shows?
>
>_Escaflowne_ is excellent.  If you are looking for more mecha shows, you
>should also try _Nadesico_, which is a parody of the genre, Gundam (such a
>big thing for such a small word--try _08th Mobile Suit Team_ or the movie
>trilogy to start), _Outlaw Star_ (not really a mecha show, but great fun),
>_Giant Robo_ (retro mecha drama) and a bunch more from the sites listed
>below.
>
>I'll beat Rob Kelk to punch by pointing out his The Anime Primer, or "What
>Anime Should I Watch Now?"
>
>     <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/primer/a-primer.html>

Well, I don't like to blow my own horn too loudly...  <grin>  Oh, yes -
my suggestions can be found at the end of that site, under "The List
Maintainer's Current Favourites".


>I will also point out Anime Meta-Review, and its genre page:
>
>     <http://www.serc.rmit.edu.au/~ashelton/anime/html/index_genre.html>
>
>     <http://www.serc.rmit.edu.au/~ashelton/anime/index.html>

That's also an excellent resource site - in some ways (such as the genre
page), it's better than mine.


>I've cross posted this to RAAMisc, the replacement newsgroup for RAA.

That would explain why I didn't see the orignial post.  I don't get
r.a.a on any of the servers to which I have access, just the subgroups.
(I do get alt.anime, though...)

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