How about Legend of Mana for games? Did I suggest that to you yet..? I can't recall. :/

(Also, by 'up to date' on NANA, how do you mean..?)

Anime:

Princess Tutu (please do not give up on the second season, which starts out a lot weaker than season one, because the ending is amazing!)

Revolutionary Girl Utena (a MUST for anyone who enjoys shoujo in the slightest, an unforgettable experience; the TV series is best but the AU movie has some of the most gorgeous art I've ever seen in my life)

Otogi Zoshi (very unique and interesting art style, an awesome kickass heroine who is also relatable and easy to get behind, a gigantic shock at the midway point, and two story arcs that take place at completely different points in time but feature the same, but sort of new, characters)

Manga:

After School Nightmare (a hauntingly unique shoujo series full of characters with totally different, realistic psychological issues, not the usual angst you see in manga but the kind that haunts real people, most of these characters could realistically be placed in mental institutions, but you grow to care about them so much)

X-Day (two volume series that should not be missed by anyone, everyone I've talked to who read it agrees that it feels as if it's talking about you, it's impossible not to relate to at least one of the characters, and some of the scenes will touch such a nerve that they'll have you in tears)

Movies:

I don't know what you think of horror movies, but if you don't mind them, you might want to try the Whispering Corridors series. It's four Korean horror movies (though they're pretty light on the horror and focus more on the relationships between the high school girl characters). In order, they are: Whispering Corridors, Memento Mori (the best), Wishing Stairs (second best, in my opinion), and Voice. Memento Mori was unavailable from Netflix so I got it from ebay. If you do decide to try the series, I'd be happy to send you a copy of Memento Mori. Also, the movies can be watched in any order because they don't share a plot, characters, setting, or anything besides the themes. Think of them as Final Fantasy games (in regards to how they relate to each other). XD

Games:

.hack//Infection (and the other three, they're essentially one big game divided into four parts to make more money, but they're really good, especially since you've watched .hack//SIGN).

.hack//G.U. (has three volumes, I'm currently playing volume 2 and I'm loving them, I recommend watching .hack//Roots first as it explains a LOT that might leave you confused otherwise, the protagonist Haseo is actually Sora from SIGN, just with a new character in The World, though he has no memory of being Sora and doesn't act much like him XD).

Chrono Trigger (best game ever, now released on DS so should be easy to acquire, has the greatest story ever told in video game format, in my opinion, and a super fun RPG battle system)

Chrono Cross (for PS1, but it's pretty cheap on ebay, the sort-of sequel to Trigger as it references the events/characters but not so much that you need to play Trigger first to understand, has lots of great characters, beautiful music, and another fun combat system)

Enchanted Arms (for Xbox 360, the story and battle system are very old school but the graphics are gorgeous, can be played with the Japanese language track, which is a spiffy feature as the cast includes some fairly big names in the seiyuu world, is also the gayest game ever outside of actual BL games, but in a totally fun and awesome way that can be enjoyed by het fans like myself)

Final Fantasy IV (for DS, though the original is just as good if you can handle sprites, my favorite FF ever, an incredible story with incredible characters, pioneered the active time battle system, can be challenging at times but is always fun)

Final Fantasy Tactics (for PSP, as the PS1 version is rare and expensive, has an awesome story that reminds you somewhat of FFXII in terms of themes and tone, though they're not really related despite both taking place in Ivalice, has fun, easy-to-learn gameplay and the PSP version sports some gorgeous animated cutscenes and a great cameo from Balthier)

The World Ends With You (for DS, I was disappointed with it at first but after I got into it, I realized it is indeed awesome, has very unique gameplay and art, also a very interesting story and amazing music worth downloading)

you said in gamer girls that you just got a 360 yeah? and you seem to be an RPGer so:

The Last Remnant.

it's definately a must try. It's a square enix title and a 360 exclusive and you're definately lucky to have the ability to try it ^__~ impliments a whole new 'unit/union' based battle system and though it does have a bit of blood spatter i'm sure you'll still appreciate and enjoy it. ^__^

Here from your post in girl_gamers.

Tales of Vesperia is a lot of fun! I'd recommend it to anyone with an Xbox 360 who likes RPGs.

For the Xbox 360, how about Braid?

If you've not already heard of this, it's a simple 2D platformer EXCEPT that in each world you're given a time-controlling power.

Some of the puzzles are really hard, some are easy, and the whole thing is very, very beautiful.

I had a little trouble with timing on the 'x' button on the Xbox360 because having a PS2 pretty much all my life I assumed it was on the bottom key instead of the left one. XD

Fable 2 is a decent RPG along with all of the other title mentioned above. I love Eternal Sonata^^

Oh and for anime have you ever watched Katekyo Hitman Reborn?
It's a shonen junp title and it's pretty awesome and hilarious.

Greetings from blackstones!
Based on your listing, recommendations!! XD It looks like you like a lot of the same things I do, so here are some of my top favs that you don't have listed (I apologize if you have any of these listed, I may have overlooked them ^^*):

~Pita Ten - It's a cutesy story about an angel who's not a very good angel (and I don't mean that by she's evil, I mean she sucks at it XD). The manga totally beats out the anime.. It has a much more in depth storyline, and the artwork is great (parts are beautiful, parts are spastic, its great). By the same creator, I also recommend DiGi Charat and Kamichama Karin

~Hana Kimi (anime)- It's a story about an American girl who's in love with this Japanese high jumper, so she chops her hair and poses as a guy to get in to his all-boy's school to be close to him. It's a really great story, really loooong manga (I think the books are in the 20's now)

~This Ugly and Beautiful World (anime)- More of a serious story, but man is it good. It's a short series (12 eps), not really sure how to explain it though... ^^* All I can say is its really good, one of my favorites.

~Blood: The Last Vampire (anime-movie)- If you liked Blood+, watch this. This came first. It's a bit bloodier than Blood+ (from what I saw of Blood+ anyway, I didn't get very far in), but it's so much more well done, and it's just really cool (the movie's half in English, half in Japanese, which I thought was really cool).

~Othello (manga) - A shorter series (6 books) about a girl with a split personality disorder. One personality is very shy, withdrawn, the other personality is extremely outgoing, not the most well behaved.. The character has no idea the second personality even exists at first, she just notices chunks of her life missing, things happening that she has no idea why they're happening, etc. It's a REALLY good story, everyone I've inflicted it on loves it. XD

~Kodocha (anime/manga) - I know the manga is out of print, but I'm pretty sure the anime is still available. It's definitely a comedy, the main character is this wild kid tv-star. It starts out just pretty out there at first, but it does develop a storyline, and while I haven't seen all of it myself, I know its a really good series.

~Pani Poni Dash (anime) - Very bizarre anime about this little 11 year old girl who's a freaking super genius, who goes to Japan to be a school teacher. Definitely a comedy, VERY out there, very amusing. XD


Also, I see you have Labyrinth on your movie list--don't pick up the manga. It's pretty bad, and the artwork is AWFUL x.x I love Labyrinth, and I was horribly disappointed by this.

Anime: Princess Tutu, hell yes. If you have not already seen that anime, you must. It's imperative you do so. The title and the first five episodes often scare people away, but once you get into the series...it's incredible. Life-changing, even.

Oblivion for Ps3 is a great, great game. It has a good replay value and can take away hours and hours of your time, but it's my favourite game by far.

You could try Dragon quest 4 and 5 on ds, Dq5 is amazing one of the best RPGS i have played.


As far as Ps3 games goes? Which aren't to violent or gore filled. Metal Gear Sold 4, is one of the best games ever made, and one of the two ps3 games that have received a perfect score.

It is quite action packed, but there's not much or any gore or anything.

Loco Roco 2 for PSP!!!

Tokobots (I think?) is also a really cute game for the PSP. I have a copy, but I've beaten it and I don't really want it anymore, so /if/ you want it, I can mail it out to you for $10 shipped (paypal, if you have it). :)

thanks for these. Thet will come in usefull.

Ahoy thar.

Okay, so... recommendations! Well let's get the obvious ones out of the way --

Anime:
Aria (best show ever, bar none)
Kimi ni Todoke (wonderful romance)
Baccano! (fun show, great characters, great pacing)
Azumanga Daioh (tons of fun and lots of laughs)
Minami-ke (also really funny and Mako-chan is one of the greatest characters ever XD)

Hmm what else...

Books
The Catcher In The Rye -- If you're a fan of Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex, having a working knowledge of the book adds a lot more to the Laughing Man story arc.

Hmm... hmm hmm hmm... I can't think of any other books at the moment, I'll get back to you on that.

Movies
Pulp fiction -- based on your list it's probably not going to be up your alley, but who knows?

Citizen Kane -- just cause everyone should watch that once.

Milo & Otis -- adorable tail about a cat and a dog that decide they're "gonna take a walk outside today".

Eat, Drink, Man, Woman -- My favorite Ang Lee film that's pretty much just a slice of life film that doesn't amount to much but is a great story regardless.

Da hong deng long gao gao gua (aka "Raise the Red Lattern", though I coulda sworn it had a different name, but whatever)-- A story of a young girl forced to marry a Chinese lord in the 1920s who already had wives and concubines... it's hard to explain but I found it to be an interesting and enjoyable movie.

Gohatto (aka Taboo) -- a Japanese film that revolves around a young samurai in training who many of the other samurai happen to be attracted to. You can probably figure out where the show goes based on the title. Definitely interesting and anything with Beat Takeshi in it gets an automatic +1 from me :D

Music and Video Games I could go on forever about so let's leave those ^^;

TV... hmm the only shows I've ever really watched were Oz and Breaking Bad.

Oz is an amazing show, but very violent showcasing the lives of prisoners in a maximum security prison.

Breaking Bad is the story of a science teacher diagnosed with cancer who decides to start selling drugs in order to support his family after he's gone. Things don't go so well for him though... The show is still ongoing, on... AMC, I think?

Okay enough rambling from me for now!