If you like the mecha Genre, you have got to watch Patlabor. (I'm actually surprised that no one's mentioned it).
It's basically about police in Giant robots.
However's it's actually about _police_ (As in - actually have to deal with the paperwork/fallout if you cause collateral damage) in giant robots, so the pace is a lot slower, but pleasantly so.
There's still a fair bit of action, but I wouldn't say it's the focus.
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On the cyberpunk front, (And these aren't quite SAC at all), try Serial Experiments Lain (be wary, this is a mindscrew in the most classic sense of the word. But done well, as the Mindscrew is built up from the beginning and clearly intentional). Also, Silent Mobious is cyberpunk in the same way that Shadowrun is, IE, there's cyber _and_ there's magic.
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And on the cutting new edge of Anime, I am personally enjoying the hell out of Sword Arts Online. Basic premise is that 10000 players are trapped in a MMORPG where you die if you 'die'.
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On Full metal Panic: Try to see if you can find Full Metal Panic: Fumofuu.- it is still, to date, the anime that has me laugh out loud the most.
It's basically about police in Giant robots.
However's it's actually about _police_ (As in - actually have to deal with the paperwork/fallout if you cause collateral damage) in giant robots, so the pace is a lot slower, but pleasantly so.
There's still a fair bit of action, but I wouldn't say it's the focus.
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On the cyberpunk front, (And these aren't quite SAC at all), try Serial Experiments Lain (be wary, this is a mindscrew in the most classic sense of the word. But done well, as the Mindscrew is built up from the beginning and clearly intentional). Also, Silent Mobious is cyberpunk in the same way that Shadowrun is, IE, there's cyber _and_ there's magic.
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And on the cutting new edge of Anime, I am personally enjoying the hell out of Sword Arts Online. Basic premise is that 10000 players are trapped in a MMORPG where you die if you 'die'.
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On Full metal Panic: Try to see if you can find Full Metal Panic: Fumofuu.- it is still, to date, the anime that has me laugh out loud the most.