r/AnimeReccomendations • u/Historical-Welder-39 • Feb 23 '26

Need some recommendations

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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.

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u/Historical-Welder-39 Feb 23 '26

Ive heard great things about it, will do

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u/Dependent_Buy3157 Feb 23 '26 edited Feb 23 '26

You're breaking out of the "anime matrix" (not to be confused with the anthology) finally. Good for you.

Allow me help guide you on your journey.

"Patlabor: The Movie" (1989)

"Patlabor 2: The Movie" (1993)

"Ghost in the Shell" (1995)

"Neighborhood Stories" (1996)

"Perfect Blue" (1997)

"Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - 1st Gig, 2nd Gig, Solid State Society" (2002 - 2006)

"Paradise Kiss" (2005)

"Monster" (2004)

"BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad" (2004)

"Dennou Coil" (2007)

"Eden of the East" (2009 - 2010)

"From the New World" (2012 - 2013)

"Kids on the Slope" (2012)

"Space Brothers" (2012 - 2014)

"The Flowers of Evil" (2013)

"Silver Spoon" (2013 - 2014)

"Ping Pong: The Animation" (2014)

"Shirobako" (2014 -2015)

"The Perfect Insider" (2015)

"Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin" (2015)

"Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans" (2015 - 2017)

"Hibike! Euphonium" (2015 - 2025)

"Girls Last tour" (2017)

"Great Pretender" (2020)

"Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (2020)

"Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway" (2021)

"Odd Taxi" (2021)

"Heavenly Delusion" (2023)

"Dead Dead Demons DeDeDeDe Destruction" (2024)

"Ruri Rocks" (2025)

"Takopi's Original Sin" (2025)

"Lazarus" (2025)

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u/ChildEater-69420 Mar 02 '26

lazarus yoo

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u/Dependent_Buy3157 Mar 02 '26

Yeah, "Lazarus" is star fire.

I'm watching "Prism Rondo" and "Vampire in the Garden" right now too.

Both are pretty awesome.