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Of the ones you mentioned, try Chainsaw Man first. Bungo is (mostly) great but might be a bit action light for you. I'd still give it a go though. Last bleach arc is fine I guess but I wouldn't if I were you. I have a few suggestions that aren't on your list and branch out a little from the formula but might still work well. A dark horse option is Golden Kamuy. It's adventure (and bizarro frozen world food tourism) as much as action, has no supernatural elements, set around a search by competing groups for a mysterious cache of gold, and is set in a really cool time period with a focus on honor and trauma in the wake of failed wars, Japanese soldiers from the Russo-Japanese war (just prior to WW1), the Ainu people (an indigenous people from Hokkaido and Sakhalin island in Japan's North and far Eastern Russia). There's some dodgy CGI bears in the first season (you can find discussion by the creators - it's not a case of them cheaping out per se, but of them trying to capture a vibe and a detail level and missing the mark) but the production values are much better subsequently. The final arc is airing soon and it'll be a complete / wrapped up story at the end of that. I'm a big, big fan. One final option you didn't mention but that might interest you is Gundam: Witch from Mercury. It's got a lot more than just action, but does have some great action sequences with mobile suit fights occurring frequently. The show, overall, is absolutely amazing. Really well done.
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DeadFatDuckFat posted:I like Bungo Stray Dogs but your enjoyment of it may depend on your tolerance for "Haha! I planned that all along", because there sure is A LOT of that Lol yeah there really is
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I've been enjoying some romcom type anime and manga recently but a lot of em are set in highschool and feature pretty gratuitous fan service of underage characters. I'm looking for recommendations that aren't quite so skeezy, both manga and anime. Things that are somewhat low fan service, with adult protagonists, cute character designs with distinctive individual partners (I'm interested in both straight and gay stories in this sorta space with any combo of genders - I really want the main protagonists to feel like they have a connection more than I have any desires for who the protagonists are or even how many of them there are, though prototypical harem stories have a hard bar to clear), and romantic payoff achieved in like not a huge investment of time. I haven't read or watched a ton in this sorta genre but for an anime Sign of Affection is an imperfect example from this season, kaguya-sama could be perfect if they were in college, and the manga for Hokkaido gals has just a bit too much fan service for my tastes and is a little slow. I'm hoping y'all can point me to some cool manga and anime.
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Thanks for the recs. I've actually read about half of Nana in the past and I might pick it back up. I watched Skip and Loafer and liked it a lot - I will definitely read that. Looks like it's slow releasing but that'll be fine. The anime planet link is really useful. And I had not heard of Josee, the Tiger and the Fish but you're right - it looks like exactly what I want. I'm often worried about disabled characters, particularly though not exclusively when written by able writers, being used as inspiration porn. It sounds like this story manages to both be ultimately uplifting without falling into that trap, so I'm very excited to watch! Thank you very much for pointing me towards it.
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I've been enjoying a lot of the manga recommendations I got from this thread earlier for romance-y stuff that's actually got the romance happening more than just endless will-they won't-they and is somewhat low on fan service (though sexual themes and poo poo are a-ok for me - I'm just not super into, like, gratuitous panty shots outside of explicitly intimate scenes or actual erotica or pornography. If I'm seeing someone naked in this context I want it to have a narrative as well as titillating purpose). I think I also asked for adult protags in particular and for manga about relationships rather than just courtship, and I think I said it was cool whatever combo of people the main couple was. I got a buncha great recs for straight couples and a buncha great yuri recs, so this time I'm explicitly asking for recs for gay male romance or rom-com type manga that otherwise meets my criteria. Hit me with your faves. I'm also thinking about posting some thoughts and reactions about the recommendations I got that I've read - do you think that makes more sense here or in the shoujo/josei/romance thread? I guess I will just post once I have enough time at the keyboard to get my thoughts together.
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