Quote Originally Posted by Hypnos View Post
It's not a bad series (well animated and well written, nothing overly special though), but it's basically a retelling of the first Xenosaga game. So the storyline just sort of falters and ends rather than giving any closure.
Thanks for the info about Xenosaga.
Quote Originally Posted by Megalith View Post
You've seen Cowboy Bebop I presume? It's not THAT close to Trigun, but it has a few common themes with it. For example, just as Vash, Spike's (the main character) past is shrouded in mystery and is one of the things that gets slowly revealed along the course of the show. Watch it anyway, it's one the best anime series.

Try Fullmetal Alchemist as well. It's a 50 episode show, but definitely a worthwhile one.

Yeah the series is only 12 episodes. I found it pretty bad actually, if anything I watched it solely out of loyalty to the Xenosaga franchise. If you can get your hands on the game, you're better off playing it instead of watching the anime, since they butchered the story pretty badly.
Yes, I have seen (most of) Cowboy Bebop, and am currently watching Fullmetal Alchemist as well. And thanks for the info about Xenosaga, as well as the suggestions.
Quote Originally Posted by Hypnos View Post
Coming back to the point, you might like the first Gatekeepers series. Typical light-hearted "schoolkids with powers" show, with a few subdued moment. It's also absolutely hilarious if you're old enough/clued in enough to get the USSR/Communism/Cold War references littered throughout the show. 26 episodes, iirc. There's a second series set about 20 years later, but it's much less lighthearted.

You could try watching Magical Lyrical Nanoha. It's pretty well a standard magical girl show ala Sailor Moon (minus the ensemble cast, there's only two magical girls involved here), but a little more boyish. There's a few 'oh fuck' moments thrown in for good measure, but it's still fairly light overall. Only 13 episodes, not counting the sequels.

Bear in mind that I'm a fairly morbid sort of person, so whats lighthearted to might not be to you.
Thanks for the other suggestions. I'll be sure to check them out. And who of us can honestly say that they aren't morbid in their own sort of way?