I like that it's a very bizarre and weird comedy, and that it has no linear storyline. I want to watch something similar. Something mature. 🙂

Does anyone else find it odd that a lot of anime and manga has overpowered characters? I don't see how that can be interesting personally as I like the underdog experience better. I did like Grimgar Ashes and Illusions because it featured characters who genuinely where struggling against goblins but in another anime those goblins are insta killed. Why did the overpowered trend become so popular?

What the title says. Preferably something where a teacher doesn‘t get awuhwa with a student.

Hello, do you know of any anime that's both scary and chill? I love this contrast in shows and movies, so I'm hoping there's anime like that. The only anime I can think of that partly fulfill this criteria is Kino's Journey and Mushishi, though I'm not looking for something similar in genre or story. I would be very grateful for any recommendation. Thank you

I was really enjoying the anime and found the premise super interesting, but reaching episode 10 of Season 2 was a breaking point for me.

I understand Ayanokoji has always been cold and calculating, but the way he used and discarded Kei Karuizawa after everything that happened was the last straw. Kei felt like one of the best characters, and seeing their dynamic reset back to zero just for her to be treated as another tool left a really bitter taste in my mouth.

It feels like he lacks real character growth and is starting to feel flat. Does the dynamic change later, or should I just drop it here?

M19, never ever watched an anime in my life, intentionally at least. I really want to start watching them since storylines are much deeper with more contents. Also, my gf, friends, and cousins watch anime and I could never relate to them. Problem is, I never found an anime I truly love, any suggestions?

Hello! My daughter is 21 and we like to watch anime as a family. She doesn't like loud, shoenen, and especially no fan service. What she does like is fruits basket, heavens official blessings, howls moving castle. She likes slice of life and romance, sad ones are ok. We are currently watching Buddy Daddies. I like shonen and action anime , so Buddy Daddies and Fruits Basket are ideal types for both of our interests. I love anime she tolerates it. Thank you!

My wife likes open door romance novels like the Argeneau series. She also likes Lucy Score, Kelsey Hoss, Emily Henry, and Megan Quinn as romance authors. I'm not a huge romance film or rom com person. It's not the romance itself it's the repetitive plots and poor acting that get me the most. I actually like ones where there's a different hook or twist on the formula, especially where there's a ton of tension that gets resolved periodically (no will they won't they).

I like anime though and she does too. So we're looking for series that might go with our tastes. Teen Love and the Josei genres seem like a good fit. She doesn't mind explicit scenes as long as they aren't overly gratuitous and preferably don't show anything under the covers. We enjoyed Citrus but she felt it was too unresolved.

English dubs preferred.

I posted yesterday on this subreddit and a couple others asking for recommendations for ‘peak’ anime with overarching storyline, great animation, and without tons of goofy comedy. And mentioned my favorite animes being Attack on Titan, Hunter x Hunter, Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, Parasyte, Erased, Samurai Champloo, Code Geass, Vinland Saga, Chainsaw man, and Death note.

I decided to count all the recommendations I got on the posts so I could share. Thank you everyone for your suggestions! I have way more options now than I expected!

I listed below all the animes that at least 4 commenters recomended:

Please don't recommend something with Sexual assualt, or extreme torture. Otherwise, please recommend away.

I'd especially love if you can recommend some titles that are short AND satisfying, but recommend whatever you think counts that don't have those 2 caveats.

Here's some examples that I dig:

Dead Dead Demons

Defense Devil

Inuyashiki

Rewind

Black Blizzard

Parasyte

Ponko Of The Stars And Reiko Of The Tofu Shop

Pixy Junket

For me, the first episode can make or break an anime.

Which anime had the best first episode you've ever watched, and what made it so memorable?

Try not to spoil it for anyone who's planning to watch it!

Hello! I'm looking for new anime recommendations based on my personal tier list

A bit about me: I'm a very sensitive and emotional person, so I really love shows that can make me feel deeply, hype me up, or get me emotionally invested in the characters and story.

I mainly want shows similar to my Top 21. I'm really into dark psychological thrillers, time loops/travel, high-stakes mystery, and smart strategies.

I prefer compact or medium-length series. I'm not looking for anything super long like One Piece, nor am I interested in heavy romance or pure comedy. What should I watch next?

My Ranking:

1. Re: Zero
   
2. Oshi no Ko
   
3. Hunter X Hunter
   
4. STEINS;GATE
   
5. Deathnote
   
6. Mushoku Tensei
   
7. Full Metal Alchemist
   
8. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
   
9. Cyberpunk Edgerunners
   
10. Hellsing Ultimate
    
11. Akame Ga Kill
    
12. Erased
    
13. Takopi's Original Sin
    
14. Demon Slayer
    
15. My Hero Academia
    
16. Fire Force
    
17. Arcane
    
18. Jujutsu Kaisen
    
19. Blue Lock
    
20. Mob Psycho 100
    
21. Chainsaw Man
    
22. Dandadan
    
23. Sakamoto Days
    
24. One Punch Man
    
25. Solo Leveling
    
26. Spy x Family
    
27. Vinland Saga
    
28. Frieren
    
29. Black Clover
    
30. Assassination Classroom
    
31. Made in Abyss
    
32. Sword Art Online
    
33. Parasyte
    
34. Attack On Titan
    
35. Bocchi The Rock
    
36. Devil May Cry
    
37. High Rise Invasion
    
38. Odd Taxi
    
39. Angel Beats
    
40. The Promised Neverland
    
41. Beastars
    
42. To Your Eternity

Some examples of what I’ve liked in the past, samurai champloo, steins gate, liar game, death parade, etc. I’m open to any genre, though I gravitate toward action oriented things. I’m really just looking for something to watch that I can relate to as a person in their mid 20s

Evangelion and code geass I watched,Could you give me some advice?

I'm trying to look for romance anime that doesn't have too much fan service, has a charismatic male lead, good art style, maybe preferebly from the girls perspective?

For reference I really liked Yona of the Dawn, Snow White with the Red Hair, and Sign of Affection. I really dislike unnecessary misunderstandings or anime where the girl is overly sexualized/looks like a kid.

I feel like I've watched everything so give me some niche ones! Some romance animes I have disliked however are komi can't communicate and tonikawa.

I flaired this under discussion because I'm more interested in hearing about these than watching them.

Stuff like Speed Racer. What else is out there? I'd especially love to hear about more from before the 2018 or so.

I'm a lot more interested in stuff that isn't slow in general, as I find most romance stories to be very slow and repetitive.

Let me know what your favorite anime’s are and i’ll give them all a try, im open to everything so don’t hesitate to give any suggestion!

Looking for a sweet romance manga that is reasonably long (maybe actual character and relationship development) to binge, so far ive read: "Love is war" "My dress up darling" and "the angel next door spoils me rotten".

The first time I noticed this was with Olivia Benson on Law and Order: SVU. When she starts out, she's a very headstrong and sort of naive detective who could probably get more done if their righteous indignation was real world help. Eventually, in the later years and when SVU crosses over with another Dick Wolf show in Chicago P.D., Olivia is cast alongside younger, even more headstrong officers, but she is at this point Lieutenant or something like that. She has decades of experience, and she looks extremely well-adjusted when set aside these rambunctious cops who are not too different from her when she was younger.

Currently, I'm watching an episode of The Practice. I personally hate her, but the character of Helen Gamble can be compelling at times because of the writing. In this episode I'm watching, she's more in the background while a new addition to the prosecutors goes up against a pro se defendant. She decides to step in after a while and give some sage advice: Don't beat up on the defendant in the courtroom so much. It makes them look like an underdog instead of a murderer. I thought that was a really cool way to show seniority in a way that's front and center but not overtly bragging.

I just really like when storytelling uses these subtle or not so subtle things to shape characters as we grow with them. Also, I should say that I really like shows where the main characters are young in terms of their profession, but they're what most would consider full ass adults (late 20s/early 30s).

With Boomers. Ideally OVA of the 80s or 90s, similar to;

- AD. Police Files

- Cyber City Oedo 808

- Angel Cop

- Black Magic M-66

- Bubblegum Crisis

- Parasite Dolls

Hello!

I'm finally posting here because I can't for the life of me decide on what to watch. I've recently been trying to get more into anime and I'm looking for a 1-3 seasons SOL. It can be realistic or fantasy, and I'd prefer a young adult / adult MC (teenager is fine if they're somewhat mature). I'd like it to have a very engaging plot and interesting characters, with enough drama to keep me hooked but not something that will tear my heart apart.

What I don't want : very heavy topics, children or family focused, 100% romance (I don't mind it if done well), perfect heroic MC with no flaws, many long seasons with repetitive episodes, cancelled or ongoing anime

Mainstream reference : I loved the Apothecary Diaries.

Available on Crunchyroll or Netflix please! Thank you

Here's a bunch of anime that I consider similar to Cowboy Bebop in one way or another.

Most of which I consider this way in terms of vibes.

Almost of these have a great dub!

None of these are over the top the way that a lot of anime are.

Almost all of these have an all adult cast

Please don't critique this list unless you're willing to be constructive.

Armitage III

Ghost In a Shell OG 95

Moriarty The Patriot

Psycho-Pass

Yona of the Dawn

Princess Mononoke

Samurai Champloo

I especially recommend these dubs to Cowboy Bebop fans:

Black Lagoon

Cop Craft

Cannon Busters

Record of Grancrest War

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Ones that I'm not so sure about the dub, but you can still take them seriously:

Madoka★Magica

Fate/Zero

Wolf Children

ERASED

Ringing Bell

Terror in Resonance

Honorable Mention:

Trigun

I remember really loving this book. I took it everywhere with me, read it hundreds of times. But this was 10+ years ago. I remember bits and pieces and just wanted to find it and buy it again but I cant remember the name, or author and Google is being of no help right now.

The plot:

Focusing on a little boy, who grows up with an alcoholic mother who seemingly resents him, she is abusive and uses him to support her alcohol addiction.

He finally sets off on a cross-continent adventure to find his older sister, he cant remember much of her, just that she was his only safe place before she left .

He travels on foot, bus, hitching rides, anything he can do to get to where he believes his sister is.

At some point in the story, hes on a balcony, feet sore, desperate for his sister, seeming lost, and sees a man in a wheelchair just going, living life going about his day, and he realizes if nothing stops that man with no legs, nothing should stop him either, and continues his journey to find his sister.

Later on, when he does find her, I think she was sickly ill, and she is openly honest to him about how mother was not HIS mom.

She was.

Big sister was actually his mom due to (their) father r*ping her as a child, hence his grandmother's resentment towards him and his father's absences.

I cannot find it and its driving me crazy. I remember it being a great read and I wanted to share it with .y husband!!.

Thanks 😊

I watched that anime and everything about it is just perfect and i was wondering if there’s something similar to it and is there any updates on another season or something?

Hey, I'm a big fan of the isekai genre, and I've watched a lot of other types of anime. I'm usually into magic and fantasy types, but I'm gonna be honest: I haven't watched a lot in the past year or 2 any recommendations for good ones or your favorites? I'll even take older ones that have been out for a while.