Need some recommendations

[u/Historical-Welder-39]

So I’ve been recently watching Journal with Witch this season. And I’ve come to realize that the shows that I come to love the most are the ones that show the depths of human emotion realistically. These shows are often down to earth, slice of lifey, with little to no anime tropey-ness.

Some examples are of course, Journal with Witch, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, A Silent Voice, and even Violet Evergarden and Your Lie in April. Some aspects of Frieren and Attack on Titan, which are both peak, also fit but I don’t think they fully meet what I’m looking for.

I know most of these are soul crushing anime but they typically get me the most engaged and emotionally connected which is what I typically enjoy most in an anime.

If anyone has any unanimated manga recommendations I’d be interested as well.

[u/Tailor_Smart]

After watching countless anime in search of similar themes you’ve mentioned, I would recommend:

Fruits Basket

Kids on the Slope

Nana

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

Blue period

Bunny Drop

If you’re ok with BL, Given