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    So I just finished Code Geass

    And I really enjoyed it. Specifically the parts about the political struggles and the strategizing of battles and the twists in the story. I also enjoyed the personal life aspect of the show. The giant robots fighting thing I'm indifferent about since it's pretty generic anime stuff.

    Can anyone recommend something similar to this show with those elements in it?

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    desu note is probably a better mind game series then.

    berserk may be good if you're into strategizing and political crap...and i guess violence too

    liar's game might be good for mind game too, but i only read the manga for that

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    Kaiji is an awesome manga/anime. I watched the first two seasons, gonna start reading the third.

    Edit: Akagi is awesome too.

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    As mentioned, Death note

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    Some Gundam series (Since all the stuff you mention are precisely what Gundam series are about...)

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    Gundam Wing is a really good one. G Gundam is another if you enjoy delicious stereotypes from around the world.

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    Actually I would say .hack//SIGN has a lot of those elements, even though its content is completely different. There is some strategy involved in the characters trying to ferret out information about a possible hidden item, plus some actual fights and some heavy real-life stuff thrown in for good measure. Pretty sure everyone's seen SIGN by now though...

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    From what I'm reading it sounds like Star Driver is exactly what you're looking for. Local bishonen may even attest to it being better than Geass.

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    Cool thanks for the recommendations. Are the english dubs for any of these really good? I miss watching dubbed anime and I chose to watch Geass with english dub.

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    Not sure about G Gundam, but I think the dub of Gundam Wing / Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz is better than the sub.

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    this theone when the japs got blown up in the very beginning? cinematic masterpiece

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    Death Note has a good dub of the ones listed here.

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    oh boy, here comes 3 pages

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zilong View Post
    oh boy, here comes 3 pages
    Lol. But seriously I've only seen a little of any of these dubs except Gundam Wing which isn't that bad. Pretty sure .hack's is pretty bad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zilong View Post
    desu note is probably a better mind game series then.

    berserk may be good if you're into strategizing and political crap...and i guess violence too

    liar's game might be good for mind game too, but i only read the manga for that
    ^

    Death Node is the obvious choice, it's pretty much the go-to for anime mind-games. Though it's not really political or violent at all, you might also like Spice & Wolf. It's a similar idea, but more based around economics.

    If you don't mind delving into manga, Gamble Fish is also very good.

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    So I'm 10 episodes into Death Note and it's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for that.
    I'm also gonna check out Gundam Wing and Cowboy Bebop (since I never saw it). I'll come back and check out the other suggestions after those are done.

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    Yeah Wing is a classic and has a great voice cast along with a lot of neat plot similarities. Cowboy Bebop is kind of an early anime staple that's just universally loved, the english cast especially. I'd feel bad if you actually went on and watched Star Driver now because it's actually retarded and not at all similar save GUNDAMS, but it's also not retarded and hilarious and worth watching for entirely different reasons.

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    star driver is fucking amazing, i don't know what the fuck you're talking about.

    fabulous music, fabulous characters, fabulous robots, what more could you ask for?

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    Star Driver is the shit, the only problem I had with it was a lack of a real epilogue.

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    One Piece and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

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    Quote Originally Posted by xElipsis View Post
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