Friend and fellow fan told me to be more open

[heero yuy 95]

I have a very good friend at school. Well, anyway, she told me that I need to be more open. I don't mean this in a bad way, like watch stuff that goes against my principles, just try out something different. My favorite genre's are definitely mecha and action/adventure. Giant robots are the reason i got into anime in the first place.(robotech was my first anime series on dvd). And I like action/adventure (esp. final fantasy unlimited) because they usually have an interesting cast of characters and take the viewer to imaginative worlds. Sailor Moon is my sole exception. anyway, any good suggestions? Basically anything that's not jam-packed with giant robots, machine-gun fire, explosions, or heroic adventure? Ughhh.. I shudder at the thought.
My viewing standards are as follows:
No taking God's name in vain(unless it's like, just on a few eps. out of the whole series.)
Fanservice is at a minimum.
Absolutely NO NUDITY!!!
No occult themes( fairytale-type magic is ok, Final fantasy:unlimited is my limit)
'nuf said

[desperado]

.//hack sign you might like it im not totally sure about it (havent seen every single episode but what i saw (most of it) were clean)) and you might like some of the gundams like wing is a good one to get into the series with

[Joshua Christopher]

Giant Robo. It has robots, but it is a drama.

Swearing in the dub, not muh in the sub. (PG-13, no f-bombs or G-d's)

Gin Rei has the shortest skirt ever, but no fanservice shots at all.

No nudity (Unless you watch the Gin Rei OVAs, but you don't need to for any reason).

Violence isn't too bad.

One character is a taoist sorcerer, but doesn't do much. Another character is a "magician", but again, there is really nothing at all occultic about it in any way. On a postive note, Chujo holds a Chrisitan-style funeral in episode 3.

Only 7 episodes, check eBay for the Korean boxed set.

Best anime ever.

AIM me if you want any clips of it.

[Mangafanatic]

Fruits Basket!! *gets off her platform* Yeah, I gab about it all the time, so you probably know everything about it, but I felt compelled to shamelessly promote it anyways. You really should see it.

content: There's a review in our review section, but the abbreviated version is: Language and some gay-ish jokes. No fanservice, though.

[TheMelodyMaker]

Hamtaro has some action/adventure elements in it... I think... ^_^;

[Cognitive Gear]

hmmmmmmm......

I think I'm gonna go out on a limb and recomend "Azu Manga Daioh!"
I found it to be a very fun anime to watch with my friends. Just plain funny, and
little fanservice... overall a great, clean anime.

[Maledicte]

what about Trigun? very little cussing (i think), great characters and the only one seen naked is Vash, but that's only for a second and its purpose is to show that he has all these nasty scars on him, not to make fangirls go crazy (but they do anyway).

RahXephon (big robots, right?) but there may be quite a bit of cussing unless you go with the subbed version (makes thngs a bit easier to understand, as this is a seriously confusing anime).

um-biddily-um bum...

Witch Hunter Robin (hardly any swearing, and is not really magic)

and that's about it for now folks

[heero yuy 95]

Thanks! But I am already a big Gundam fan. I have Endless Waltz and almost the entire wing series. She even told me to try something other than gundam.

[Ashley]

I'm in the middle of Angelic Layer and I really enjoy it. It can be fairly slow/somewhat melodramatic at points, but overall it's a really fantastic series. And it involves a lot of action/fighting (as well as comedy), so you might enjoy it. I think it's in our review database if you want to check.

[Kaligraphic]

what about Trigun? very little cussing (i think), great characters and the only one seen naked is Vash, but that's only for a second and its purpose is to show that he has all these nasty scars on him, not to make fangirls go crazy (but they do anyway).

Actually, twice. (two different episodes, and the other instance is longer. It has a point, though.)

[Cap'n Nick]

I'd look at what she's into and pick something from that. Maybe she told you to be "more open" because the things you normally watch aren't her favorite and she wants to be able to talk about and experience her favorites with her close friend. Even if she's not thinking that way, just about anybody appreciates people taking an interest in what interests them. You could also save money if she let you borrow her anime instead of buying new stuff.