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Donator Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/14 04:58:52 )
Yo.

So, I've recently started getting (or trying to) back in to anime. I had a mega weeb phase when I was younger which never fully went away. I just stopped watching new anime at some point as I'm a bigger gamer than anything else. So, naturally, I started playing more games.

BUT

I'm trying to find a balance and get back into it. Honestly, I just miss the awesome stories.

So, some of my favorites are Cowboy Bebop (above all), Naruto, Dragonball, Death Note, Michiko to Hatchin, Champloo.. a whole buncha basic stuff. I did recently pick up Demon Hunter, though. Good stuff.

I say all this to say, any suggestions are welcome. And what's some of your favorites?

EDIT: The short animes are definitely welcome. If it's long, just make it epic.
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Donator — She/her Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/14 05:05:31 )


@Xaphiel: I recommend My Hero Academia. It’s very good and similar to other great shonens like One Piece, DBZ, Naruto and others.

For an Epic I would say One Piece. It’s super long but super good. You can also read the manga and that’s faster than watching it.


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Donator Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/14 05:46:51 )
@Totalanimefan: Those are definitely the top 2 suggestions I get lol. I have to really just sit down with both and get past the first hump, I think. If One Piece has lasted as long as it has, I have to assume it's pretty damn good.

I kept telling myself it's too long. Then, I remember I sat through all of Naruto since 5th grade.
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Donator — She/her Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/14 15:27:34 )


@Xaphiel: You don't have to watch it all at one for sure. Just a few eps here and there when you feel like it. It took my husband a few years to catch up with One Piece and Detective Conan but we did and he loves them both.
My Hero is most deff this gen's Naruto, Bleach or OP. It's from the same manga magazine in Japan as the big three, Ruroni Kenshin and Death Note, and they know what the best stories are.

Would you like to try slower placed shows? There are ones that are about every day life, or family. For those I would say March Comes in Like a Lion, Fruits Basket (2019 version), and Kakushigoto. Kakushigoto isn't that popular, it came out last season, but it's really nice and as easy watch about a Dad trying to hide his embarrassing job from his young daughter. It's really funny and wholesome.

March Comes in Like a Lion is about Shogi (Japanese chess) and depression. Fruits Basket is a wholesome anime about learning to love yourself and making the best of life.


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Donator Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/15 00:22:25 )
@Totalanimefan: Yeah, I just tend to get sidetracked and then forget I'm even watching certain series sometimes lol. Might try to maybe make myself a sort of schedule? Like when I was younger and would watch episodes after school haha. Yeah, Jump has almost never steered me wrong, so maybe I'll give MHA another shot.

Those more regular ones about life sound like something I might try out. I never really watched them when I was younger. But as I get older, I find myself more interested in those.
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Donator — She/her Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/15 00:32:07 )


@Xaphiel: There are a ton of Slice of Life shows. I find that they are nice since 2020 is hell.
As for remembering when or where you were in the series Crunchyroll and other apps keep your progress, and as for when to watch you could say something like I'm always going to watch anime on Saturdays?


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Donator — She/Her Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/15 00:37:59 )
I was just going to suggest My Hero Academia and Demon Hunter, but I see those were already covered. xD I recently got into both series myself.

I loved Naruto btw, but for some reason have no interest getting into Boruto.

Hmmm, favorites...Gurren Lagaan is somewhat of a shorter but older series, but super good if you enjoy mecha (which is odd for me since I usually don't care for it). If you're into cooking, I may recommend Food Wars, which I believe just finished another season (there are 5 I think)? I've also started The Great Pretender, which is on Netflix, but I think it's great so far.
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Voltie Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/15 02:54:25 )
I recently started watching one about a cat who works in an office and sings like death metal in her free time. It’s not really story oriented and it’s funny. My favorite is Naruto. I like fruits basket but really I prefer to read the manga instead of watching the anime. My kids tend to take control of my TV anyways.


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Donator — they/them Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/15 06:26:53 )
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hunter x hunter i would consider like a classic/og shonen similar to naruto and my hero, i think naruto was heavily influenced/inspired by hxh? i believe the whole series is free on crunchyroll last time i checked. on the longer side, and i think the 2011 remake is a little nicer?

i watched this when i was much younger but i enjoyed flcl, i think it's v stylized and dynamic in a way that someone who enjoyed bebop and champloo might appreciate. it is a little surreal but v fun from what i remember. relatively short series

fullmetal alchemist brotherhood is pretty good imo, just really well written, does have some darker/more intense moments though

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Donator Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/17 00:50:20 )
@Aisukohi: I've had alot of people suggestion Gurren because I told them I wanted something like death note. Apparently, they draw a lot of comparisons. What do you think?

I haven't been able to get into Boruto either.. maybe I'll give it a full swing, though. Just in case.

@Peptobismol: what is this death metal kitty anime called?


@xvz: FLCL was one of my favoritessss. So non-sensical. But so chill. The vibes were right. I still need to watch the returned episodes.
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Donator — they/them Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/17 01:07:11 )
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@xaphiel: flcl is one of my favs, it has really stuck w me since the first time i watched it :0 that show made me want a vespa haha
i think i rewatched it a few years ago and i was like ok whew it's still good lol
i saw they made more!! i haven't seen them either yet, i hope they live up to the original season :0

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Donator Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/17 01:17:17 )
@xvz: Sameeee. I'm pushing 30 and still want that damn Vespa. Already told my s/o that after we get this house, a Vespa is still pretty high on priority list. Once I get that, life is accomplished. I tried getting my mom to get me one when I was a kid after watching FLCL lol.
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Voltie Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/17 01:48:47 )
@Xaphiel: aggretsuko I think I don’t know how to spell it. It’s on Netflix.


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Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

Donator Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/17 03:09:34 )
@Peptobismol: OHHHH thats what that is?? Lol, we sell so much merch for that in my store. I had no idea what it was, though. Now, I have to check it out.
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Donator — She/Her Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/17 04:16:44 )
@Xaphiel: I've never gotten into Death Note, so can't comment on that. But I really love Gurren both for the art style and the character and plot development.

And +1 vote for Aggretsuko because it's so good and I relate to the main character so much. XD

Blood+ is another series I loved and want to rewatch. It's about a rivalry between two vampire sisters: one good, and one evil. It's got some dark themes to it.

Oh and Durarara! Not sure if you've seen it, but if you've seen a female character in a black catsuit and yellow bike helmet with cat ears, that's where that came from. So good, and somewhat of an older series as well.
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Donator — they/them Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/17 20:22:30 )
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@xaphiel: hahaha i'm p sure that show single handedly inspired a lot of a lot of vespa owners!!
i met a girl w a yellow vespa once but she didn't seem v nerdy so i was afraid to ask if there was any relation >_>

are you in the market for a house?? :0 that's p exciting! good life goals to have hehe

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Donator — Fox Lady Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/18 00:26:53 )


@xaphiel
Anime that I've gotten into:

Sailor Moon
Tenchi Muyo/Tenchi Universe (if you like non sexual harem Anime)
Cowboy Beebop (that you've mentioned)
Cardcaptor Sakura
Chobits
Fruits Basket (older or 2019 version, also mentioned)
Monster Musume (Also a harem Anime but a bit more sexualized)
Witch Hunter Robin (It's been a while since I've seen this, but thought it was cool at the time)
Ghost Hunt (if you like paranormal without being super scary)
Ouran High School Host Club (If you like a sort of reverse harem with cute guys)
Sugar Sugar Rune ( Cute witches meet magical girl. Only in subtitled version that I've found)

If any of these interest you, I hope you enjoy them?








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Donator — they/them Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/18 18:53:49 )
i just did a quick skim so sorry if any of these are repeats / consider them a +1 if they are!

i like a lot of slice of life and magical girls and these are some of my favorites:

Barakamon -- calligrapher with anger issues gets sent to an island to learn patience & self-control, meets the "wacky locals" who take him in, 10/10 heartwarming

Princess Jellyfish / Kuragehime -- Tsukimi and her friends are a bunch of otakus who live together, swearing off men and pretty/popular people forever in an apartment complex they call the Nunnery. Each of them have their prefered topic of nerdom, and Tsukimi's is jellyfish. Her life is turned upside down when a pretty woman helps her save a jellyfish-- and things get even stranger when she learns that this pretty woman is a man who enjoys wearing women's clothes to avoid the obligations of politics and to feel closer to his mother. Lifetime fave!!

Beyond the Boundary / Kyoukai no Kanata -- I can never describe this one very well so I sniped the description from Wikipedia; "One day, high school student Akihito Kanbara instinctively goes to save his fellow schoolmate, Mirai Kuriyama, from committing suicide. Following his pleas, Mirai suddenly stabs Akihito with a sword formed out of her own blood and is shocked to discover that Akihito is an immortal "half-youmu"—the offspring of a supernatural creature, called a youmu, and a human. After learning that Mirai is a Spirit World Warrior (異界士, Ikaishi)—specialists who protect humans from being affected by youmu—and the last surviving member of her spirit hunting clan, their lives become intertwined as Akihito seeks to help Mirai gain the confidence to kill youmu so that she may stop attempting to kill him as practice." --- really good, I need to rewatch soon.
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Voltie Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/18 20:16:36 )

definitely get on the Attack on Titan hype train
same director as Death Note so you know the suspense is *chef's kiss*

based on your faves, I recommend Baccano. it's a mafia story set in prohibition era America, with a dash of supernatural.
the characters are fun, the action is stylish, it has a killer jazzy soundtrack and a unique way of storytelling.
also only 13 eps

my favorite anime is Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and I'll always recommend it to everyone ;3c
it's a masterpiece from start to finish and never skips a beat.

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Donator — She/her Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/10/19 02:16:48 )


+1 for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. 10/10 the whole way through.
+1 for Princess Jellyfish. It's super good and underrated.


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