The Anime Thread

[helenkeller]

Don't judge but I really like sailor moon. My favorite episode is Usagi will teach you! How to lose weight. (Slim city)

I even have usagi on my name tag for work.

 

[slatka]

Can somebody recommend some good anime to me? it's been so long since i watched anything and i really want to get back into the habit of relaxing and watching anime ty

 

[Midoriya]

Can somebody recommend some good anime to me? it's been so long since i watched anything and i really want to get back into the habit of relaxing and watching anime ty

If I may ask, what genres are you interested in? It would help to know this so we can know what you’re interested and not interested in.

 

[gobby]

Can somebody recommend some good anime to me? it's been so long since i watched anything and i really want to get back into the habit of relaxing and watching anime ty

What kind are you looking for

 

[slatka]

Hmm i'm quite open minded but i do tend to like these genres most
- Slice of Life
- Adventure
- Magic
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Horror
- Supernatural
- Mystery

and tend to dislike these genres.
- Romance
- Drama
- Sci fi
- Action

Hopefully this helps haha!

 

[Midoriya]

Hmm i'm quite open minded but i do tend to like these genres most
- Slice of Life
- Adventure
- Magic
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Horror
- Supernatural
- Mystery

and tend to dislike these genres.
- Romance
- Drama
- Sci fi
- Action

Hopefully this helps haha!

Out of the genres you listed, and drawing only from the ones I’ve watched start to finish, here’s the ones I can recommend:

1. FullMetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (has elements of supernatural, mystery, fantasy, comedy, and adventure. Would definitely recommend this first if you haven’t seen it before).
2. Black Clover (has elements of magic, mystery, fantasy, comedy, and adventure. I will warn you that there’s hints at romance, but nothing where any characters get together so far. There’s also quite a bit of action, but I’ll leave it up to you to decide whether you like it or not).
3. RWBY (elements of adventure, fantasy, and a bit of magic. Warning that there is quite a bit of action and some romance).
4. My Hero Academia (elements of adventure. Has a tiny bit of romance in it and a whole ton of action, which is why this is lower on the list).

Those are the only ones I can recommend pretty much. I’ll leave it up to you to decide what you want to watch, and if you’re not interested in anything I recommended, I’m sure there’s others here who have watched more anime and can recommend something other than what I listed.

 

[gobby]

Here are a few that I've seen and recommend to you!

Slice of Life: Bunny Drop

Comedy: Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl, Shin Chan, Watamote, Hyper Doll, Panty and Stocking, Magical Witch Punie-chan

Adventure: Samurai Champloo

Horror/Supernatural: Mononoke (not the movie!), Serial Experiment Lain, Mob Psycho, Mushishi, Erased

Comedy/Romance: Princess Jellyfish

Mystery: Case Closed, Death Note

Horror/Magic: Puella magi

 

[slatka]

Thank you both so much

I'll definitely look into them all, I've heard good things about a couple that you both listed, i'll make sure to come back to this thread and give my opinions on a few of them.

 

[gobby]

Please do! (I highly recommend samurai champloo)

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

Hmm i'm quite open minded but i do tend to like these genres most
- Slice of Life
- Adventure
- Magic
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Horror
- Supernatural
- Mystery

and tend to dislike these genres.
- Romance
- Drama
- Sci fi
- Action

Hopefully this helps haha!

You did bring up magic, mystery, supernatural. I did bring up Mononoke before. Not directly related to Ghibli's Princess Mononoke. A guy the refers to himself as the medicine seller, thwarts specific, spiritual evil. A couple eps happen to be on youtube still.

 

[KeatAlex]

Im rewatching Chobits rn, the cutest anime grrrrr.

 

[slatka]

Thanks for the recommendation i'm going to watch the first episode of Mononoke that you linked later today, from your description it sounds very interesting

 

[DJStarstryker]

I finished Clannad After Story recently. Overall, it was a really good story, great characters, and I enjoyed it.

I was pretty underwhelmed by Clannad when I watched it a year or so ago. People had hyped it up to be this great thing but... I dunno. Maybe it was because I find Nagisa to be the worst girl, and of course, she has to be the main girl character. She's not a terrible character or anything, I just find her incredibly boring.

 

[ali.di.magix]

I'm not really one for anime, but I have been trying out some shows recently and have started to like it. I've always preferred animated shows over live action shows throughout childhood and even now, so I thought why not try watch some anime?

I tried out a couple magical girl series, but ones with a darker twist to them than what I usually watch. I watched through Madoka Magica and Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero. I really liked Madoka Magica, my favourite episode was the one dedicated to Homura. It's one of those shows with twist after twist, and it just hooked me in and made me want to keep watching it. There's so much emotion and moments that just make you gagged. Some of the scenes were beautifully animated too. Yuuki Yuuna wasn't quite as dark, but definitely had some themes that make you think. It's much more comedic and light hearted, but still a very enjoyable anime.

I was browsing through some other animes to watch and came across the Fate series, and omg I'm hooked. I watched Fate Zero first, and absolutely loved the range of characters in there. I really have a soft spot for Kiritsugu, oml I just love him haha. Most of them had such good background and personality to them, with a few as an exception. I've also watched Fate Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works, and a little bit of Fate Stay Night. The series just ticks every single genre box; it has romance, action, magic, comedy, fantasy and more honestly. It's such a well constructed series with amazing characters. I keep meaning to watch more of the series but don't have a lot of time lately to watch anything.

If anyone has any magical girl series similar to what I mentioned I'd be interested in some recommendations for when I get around to watching more anime

 

[greyCat44]

I'm not really one for anime, but I have been trying out some shows recently and have started to like it. I've always preferred animated shows over live action shows throughout childhood and even now, so I thought why not try watch some anime?

I tried out a couple magical girl series, but ones with a darker twist to them than what I usually watch. I watched through Madoka Magica and Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero. I really liked Madoka Magica, my favourite episode was the one dedicated to Homura. It's one of those shows with twist after twist, and it just hooked me in and made me want to keep watching it. There's so much emotion and moments that just make you gagged. Some of the scenes were beautifully animated too. Yuuki Yuuna wasn't quite as dark, but definitely had some themes that make you think. It's much more comedic and light hearted, but still a very enjoyable anime.

I was browsing through some other animes to watch and came across the Fate series, and omg I'm hooked. I watched Fate Zero first, and absolutely loved the range of characters in there. I really have a soft spot for Kiritsugu, oml I just love him haha. Most of them had such good background and personality to them, with a few as an exception. I've also watched Fate Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works, and a little bit of Fate Stay Night. The series just ticks every single genre box; it has romance, action, magic, comedy, fantasy and more honestly. It's such a well constructed series with amazing characters. I keep meaning to watch more of the series but don't have a lot of time lately to watch anything.

If anyone has any magical girl series similar to what I mentioned I'd be interested in some recommendations for when I get around to watching more anime

It's not really dark in the way Madoka Magica is but I think Princess Tutu is a really beautiful and kind of sad magical girl show! People tend to overlook it because the character does ballet and they think it's one of the cutesy kinds of magical girl shows, but actually it's about story characters coming to life and goes into whether they have free will or are just being controlled by their author. The ballet scenes are really touching (there's a lot of references to classic ballets like swan lake!) and the soundtrack and story are great in my opinion :3

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ive been watching My Love Story!! and you guys its so ****ing cute

IT IS! When I first watched it I was in a toxic relationship and was kind of bitter but when I rewatched it as part of a healthier relationship it just felt so great and accurate :O I feel like it's such a genuine love story and I just wanna support the characters aaa ; w ;

 

[LadyDestani]

I was pretty underwhelmed by Clannad when I watched it a year or so ago. People had hyped it up to be this great thing but... I dunno. Maybe it was because I find Nagisa to be the worst girl, and of course, she has to be the main girl character. She's not a terrible character or anything, I just find her incredibly boring.

I agree with you about Nagisa. She really didn't click for me, but I loved a lot of the other characters. I think Kotomi was my favorite, with Tomoyo and Kyou directly behind her. And I even liked Nagisa's parents more than her.

Like I said, I had some issues with the story and it wasn't the greatest anime out there, but I still enjoyed it.

ali.di.magix
If you're looking for dark magical girl anime, Magical Girl Raising Project is another good one. Another one I haven't watched but I'm curious about is Magical Girl Site.

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

I bought a couple anime a while ago for cheap and didn't end up giving them much of a chance. The ones I recall are Kiddy Grade and Wantaba Style. Should I dig these out again after I catch up a some others?

 

[Zura]

Just gonna leave this here...

 

[Lady Timpani]

I'm not really one for anime, but I have been trying out some shows recently and have started to like it. I've always preferred animated shows over live action shows throughout childhood and even now, so I thought why not try watch some anime?

I tried out a couple magical girl series, but ones with a darker twist to them than what I usually watch. I watched through Madoka Magica and Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero. I really liked Madoka Magica, my favourite episode was the one dedicated to Homura. It's one of those shows with twist after twist, and it just hooked me in and made me want to keep watching it. There's so much emotion and moments that just make you gagged. Some of the scenes were beautifully animated too. Yuuki Yuuna wasn't quite as dark, but definitely had some themes that make you think. It's much more comedic and light hearted, but still a very enjoyable anime.

I was browsing through some other animes to watch and came across the Fate series, and omg I'm hooked. I watched Fate Zero first, and absolutely loved the range of characters in there. I really have a soft spot for Kiritsugu, oml I just love him haha. Most of them had such good background and personality to them, with a few as an exception. I've also watched Fate Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works, and a little bit of Fate Stay Night. The series just ticks every single genre box; it has romance, action, magic, comedy, fantasy and more honestly. It's such a well constructed series with amazing characters. I keep meaning to watch more of the series but don't have a lot of time lately to watch anything.

If anyone has any magical girl series similar to what I mentioned I'd be interested in some recommendations for when I get around to watching more anime

Revolutionary Girl Utena is my personal favorite and is definitely worth looking into! It has some pretty dark themes, though, so just be aware of that if you do decide to check it out. I’ve also heard good things about Princess Tutu, as greycat44 recommended. I really need to check that one out myself!

I don’t really watch a whole lot of anime lately but I’ve been sort of rewatching My Love Story!! I see some other people are watching it as well haha. Definitely one of my fave romance anime, it’s so heartfelt and good.

 

[Bcat]

Just gonna leave this here...

The most sacred of dances

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I genuinely don’t get why it’s so much fun to watch. It’s just entrancing and I don’t know why