The Anime Thread

[Midoriya]

I used to watch anime constantly when I was younger, don't know why I got out of it, I've very slowly been working through Ouran High School Host Club and some of the newer Pokemon seasons, but other than that, I have no real idea where to start with getting back into anime. Anyone have any recommendations of either newer stuff that's really good, or else older classics that get overlooked? (So not something like Sailor Moon that is a classic but most people have already checked it out) I don't have any super-specific genres I'm into, although I do like sporty stuff just because watching people do sports encourages me to go and work out, I also pretty much grew up on 2000s shoujo stuff like Shugo Chara and Tokyo Mew Mew. I also like any stuff that has good LGBT representation. And then I also am totally into mysterious and dark stuff, like horror, mystery, thriller, etc. Basically... I have really broad interests, pretty much anything with a nice animation style and an intriguing story is something I can get into, no matter what genre it is.

I’m not sure you would care for anything I recommend, but I WILL go ahead and recommend My Hero Academia to you. It has sporty stuff, super heroes, AND a high school setting for most of it. I’m only on around Episode 17 of the series, season two in CrunchyRoll, but the subtitles for Animes are well-done I found out, and every episode is literally a thriller till the end.

I would warn you though that around episode 9 and up in the first season (don’t remember where), at one point there is some blood, but it’s not a lot, and nothing truly bad happens in season one.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

King of the Hill is the best anime tbh

 

[Zireael]

I'm not massively into anime or anything, but there have been some I've particularly enjoyed. The first one I ever watched was Psycho-Pass, and it probably remains my favourite. I love dark, gritty themes most of the time, but a slice of life is alright too if it's not too generic for my tastes.

This year I've watched Made in Abyss, which was excellent, and also Violet Evergarden. Of the two I probably enjoyed the former more, the setting and developing story really captured my imagination, and gave me some very unique vibes that I haven't had from anime before. Though I will say, I found there was some questionable content pertaining to the young protagonists which I didn't like, it felt unnecessary and just downright awkward (I've heard it's worse in the manga, that's a bit of a turn-off honestly). But ignoring that, it was a very good show and I'll continue to follow it.

Not really sure what I would watch next. Any anime I watch are usually recommended to me from friends since I don't actively look for it. But they seem to know what I'm into, and everything that's been suggested to me has been successful, so I'm open to any ideas.

 

[Midoriya]

King of the Hill is the best anime tbh

LOL, this made me laugh more than it should have.

 

[pinkcotton]

Oh boy, a lot of my life has gone into watching anime. I've seen a lot. My favorites are Death Note, Soul Eater, Fairy Tail, Tokyo Ghoul, and Your Lie in April! Beautiful animes. Each in their own way I guess since Tokyo Ghoul can't really be categorized as beautiful, aha.

 

[Midoriya]

BUMPPPPPPP.


So I made it through the Sports Festival arc of season two of My Hero Academia. Now I’m on the Stain: Hero-Killer arc, and then I’ll be done with season two and ready for season three.

Spoiler

I have to say, I really enjoyed all the episodes, but the MC (Izuku Midoriya) losing to Todoroki was kind of a bummer. I’m glad to see he finally learns how to use his quirk better in the Gran Torino episode though. I was worried that he would be stuck having injuries every time he used it forever

 

[Keepitcosmic]

i really want to get into anime. i want a really cute, sweet anime but i don’t know where to start.

 

[Midoriya]

i really want to get into anime. i want a really cute, sweet anime but i don’t know where to start.

Does anyone have any suggestions for her? I don’t really watch Anime like that, so I wouldn’t know of any by name. I imagine you would like the slice-of-life genre though.


I made it to episode 40, the second episode of season three of My Hero Academia.

Spoiler

I think it’s interesting how the Stain: Hero-Killer arc worked out in order to make the League of Villains’ goal popular. I have a good feeling that a bunch of crap is going to go down in season three just from looking at the opening, and I’m wondering if any characters are going to die? Hopefully not

 

[DJStarstryker]

i really want to get into anime. i want a really cute, sweet anime but i don?t know where to start.

Aria. I feel like it's kinda like Animal Crossing in how sweet and soothing it is. It's 100% all-ages friendly too. It's about a girl who becomes a gondolier (a person who rows a long boat for tourists, kinda like in real life Venice - Aria calls them undines though) while working for a place called Aria Company. Each gondolier company has a cute cat who is considered the president of the company. If he could talk, President Aria would make a great Animal Crossing character.

It has 3 seasons. Season 1 is called Aria The Animation, season 2 is called Aria the Natural, and season 3 is called Aria the Origination. It looks like seasons 1 and 2 are available to watch for free on Crunchyroll.

 

[Midoriya]

BUMPPPPPPPPPP.

Spoiler

So I’m all caught up with My Hero Academia now. Episode 50 comes out this Saturday, and I’m really looking forward to it. I do not think All For One and The League of Villains are defeated yet, but I do think All Might will publicly name Izuku Midoriya as his successor when he retires. This will probably put a big target on Midoriya’s back, but it’s not like he doesn’t already have one on him. I’m hoping that they do this and continue to move the series along. I don’t know if the series is almost over or not, but it would be nice if they kept making one or two seasons from here on out, up until he graduates. I feel like Midoriya is definitely going to have to fight All For One at some point, and I don’t imagine there being any villain more powerful than All For One

After that episode of MHA airs, I’ll probably watch Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. I’m also looking forward to the My Hero Academia: Two Heroes movie that comes out this year.

 

[LambdaDelta]

honestly the anime is so laughably slow and far behind the manga, that even Viz's physical English releases were always way ahead of and going through the narrative at a faster rate, even before the recent speed up (something practically completely unheard of)

with current pacing (ignoring arc length/structure, since I only read MHA via physical volumes), there's probably still enough content for like 3-4+ more seasons, and more as the manga gets further in of course

 

[Midoriya]

honestly the anime is so laughably slow and far behind the manga, that even Viz's physical English releases were always way ahead of it

with current pacing (ignoring arc length/structure, since I only read MHA via physical volumes), there's probably still enough content for like 3-4+ more seasons, and more as the manga gets further in of course

That?s good to know that it?s not ending any time soon (because it?s really, really good imo). In that case, I?ll definitely wait to watch episode 50 on Saturday, and then immediately after, this weekend, I?ll be watching Cowboy Bebop: The Movie.

 

[Bcat]

I just started watching Naruto. Middleschool me would have loved it, but adult me thinks it's cheesy as heck (still enjoying it though).

 

[orchidflesh]

Cowboy Bebop has always had a special place in my heart, along with Samurai Champloo. I also really love Your Lie In April because I’m a sap for that kind of thing, and personally, that show ruined me for awhile after I finished it. I never had the chance to read the manga, but I’m going to start looking for it at local libraries so I can finally read it. I used to love D Gray-Man when I was younger, along with Bleach. RWBY is really good, I also love Kill La Kill. In terms of movies however, Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s works will always have the number one spot in my fragile lil heart. I’ve been watching them since I was three years old, and no matter how many times I watch them, I never tire of them. I usually like dark, and/or sad anime, I very rarely watch sappy lovey dovey anime, but there are a few exceptions to that.

 

[Bread Kennedys]

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has and always will be my favorite anime. I just picked up My Hero Academia a few weeks ago (yes, I'm calling it My Hero Academia, not Boku No Hero Academia because I just prefer to say My Hero Academia instead) and honestly it's shaping up to be one of my favorites as well. I just finished the second season so if anyone spoils any bit of Season 3 for me then I will kill you. Anyway, I also enjoy RWBY and I can't wait for Volume 6 later this year. RWBY kinda got me back into anime in the first place, so I have to thank it a lot. I've been watching Darling In The FranXX as episodes release. I enjoy it.

Speaking of JoJo, I woke up to this announcement. And my god, if I didn't live with other people, I probably would've screamed like a schoolgirl.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ne...n-wind-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-october/.133202

 

[DJStarstryker]

Currently watching Shiki. Funimation is losing the rights for it, so it'll be gone off of Crunchyroll at the end of this month. It's basically a horror anime about how vampires are killing/converting everyone in this small rural town over time and what the townspeople do in reaction. Some are choosing to try to find out info and fight back, others are pretending this all isn't happening. Honestly, this is the first anime I've seen in a LONG time that takes vampires seriously instead of trying to treat them like pretty boys ala Twilight.

Since I recently finished Danganronpa 2, I'll be watching the Danganronpa 3 anime when I'm done with Shiki. It sounds like it's best to watch that first before playing the V3 game.

 

[Midoriya]

Bumpppppppp


I’m so bored (and not tired) that I’m going to go ahead and watch Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. I don’t know if Crunchyroll has it or not though. Does anyone know a good place online to watch it (don’t care if there’s ads, just want to watch movieee)?

 

[Bread Kennedys]

Bumpppppppp


I’m so bored (and not tired) that I’m going to go ahead and watch Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. I don’t know if Crunchyroll has it or not though. Does anyone know a good place online to watch it (don’t care if there’s ads, just want to watch movieee)?

I've checked sites like Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu, Netflix, etc. and I didn't find it. I wouldn't recommend this, but there are plenty of other streaming sites that do have it (like KissAnime), but I don't recommend these sites because it's basically piracy. And a lot of said sites are filled with ads and pop-ups (and these ads and pop-ups have their fair share of viruses in them), so if you go to one of these sites then I strongly recommend getting a good ad and pop-up blocker beforehand.

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Also, I fully was able to fully catch up with My Hero Academia a few days ago. I'm not gonna spoil anything for anybody, but if any of you folks haven't already watched it then I strongly recommend it, even to people who aren't that into shounen battle anime. It's seriously one of the best anime I've watched in a long time.

 

[LambdaDelta]

Bumpppppppp


I’m so bored (and not tired) that I’m going to go ahead and watch Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. I don’t know if Crunchyroll has it or not though. Does anyone know a good place online to watch it (don’t care if there’s ads, just want to watch movieee)?

anime films don't tend to get put up for streaming sadly

though honestly the film is super cheap, so I'd just say to grab the DVD

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I've checked sites like Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu, Netflix, etc. and I didn't find it. I wouldn't recommend this, but there are plenty of other streaming sites that do have it (like KissAnime), but I don't recommend these sites because it's basically piracy. And a lot of said sites are filled with ads and pop-ups (and these ads and pop-ups have their fair share of viruses in them), so if you go to one of these sites then I strongly recommend getting a good ad and pop-up blocker beforehand.

tbh if you're gonna use piracy, just torrent the thing in question. at least that way you won't be helping people profit off of stolen content

 

[Midoriya]

anime films don't tend to get put up for streaming sadly

though honestly the film is super cheap, so I'd just say to grab the DVD

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tbh if you're gonna use piracy, just torrent the thing in question. at least that way you won't be helping people profit off of stolen content

Thank you. I’ll probably just end up grabbing the DVD from somewhere. I’m sure it’s been out for enough years by now that I can pick it up at a store in the USA, right? Where would you recommend?



EDIT: To be honest though, I may watch it tonight, so I’m just going to find a site to watch it once most likely.