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EGSunBro posted:So I watched Flying Witch with a friend recently. He loved it but he's very new to anime, with that being his third ever, and he asked me if I knew any more slice of life shows that were completely about normal life and normal problems. I know of a couple such as Shirobako but they weren't quite what he was looking for. He wants a show about adults dealing with mundane relationship drama in a totally realistic world, he said he's trying to find the "mumble core" of anime. manga is probably his best bet, most of that stuff never gets adapted. there's a fair amount of manga in that thread http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3788990 otherwise Otona Joshi no Anime Time, series of 4 ovas about adult women doing adult relationship stuff, ova 1,3,4 are really good while ova 2 leans a bit too close to harlequin novel for my tastes Honey & Clover is about college art students usagi drop as knorth said, barakamon would probably also fit in this genre of adults dealing with kids Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu deals with relationships, living up to your elders, following your dreams and stuff like that in 1930-1950s japan Only Yesterday is an incredibly overlooked ghibli movie about an adult woman going back to the country side and thinking back to her childhood years Dareka no Manazashi is a short by shinkai about an OL and her relationship with her father Ristorante Paradiso is about a woman travelling to italy, actually might i suggest just taking a look at the josei tag on mal, since thats where you will find most shows like what you are asking for https://myanimelist.net/anime/genre/43/Josei i'd recommend servant x service and working!! but if he doesn't like shirobako, he probably wont like these hataraki man is about the soul crushing life of an office drone after he tries this sort of stuff he should try branching out to somewhat more fantastical stuff that still comes down to being about the mundane like tatami galaxy
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Davincie posted:Only Yesterday is an incredibly overlooked ghibli movie about an adult woman going back to the country side and thinking back to her childhood years oh my god, this It's a really wonderful movie
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Sep 30, 2016 12:41
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EGSunBro posted:So I watched Flying Witch with a friend recently. He loved it but he's very new to anime, with that being his third ever, and he asked me if I knew any more slice of life shows that were completely about normal life and normal problems. I know of a couple such as Shirobako but they weren't quite what he was looking for. He wants a show about adults dealing with mundane relationship drama in a totally realistic world, he said he's trying to find the "mumble core" of anime. This is reaching a bit since it's high school, but so was Flying Witch so whatever: Maybe try Hyouka? The show's driven primarily between a somewhat quiet, very sweet, and very well written romance between the two high schooler main characters as they solve a bunch of small, mundane mysteries. Also has some of the best art and animation in the business.
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Kokoro Wish posted:Has some pretty abhorrent views on mental illness and depression, yo. Can you elaborate?
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Sep 30, 2016 15:50
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how good is the scrapped princess dub?
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Sep 30, 2016 16:50
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I just wanted to pop in to say I've finally gotten around to watching Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, and I'm disappointed in myself for putting it off so long. You may retroactively put it on my top 5 list for 2015.
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Oct 1, 2016 22:01
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ninjewtsu posted:how good is the scrapped princess dub? I thought it was pretty good when I watched it, but that was yonks ago.
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Oct 2, 2016 00:42
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Kly posted:hi i dont really watch or like much anime but i liked the movie Spirited Away because off all the crazy monsters/demons/spirits hangin out acting kinda normal and human. other things that are kind of like that that i liked are when Goku died and went to hell then had to run across a long path to get back to life, a nintendo DS game called shin megami tensei: strange journey where some times demons were friendly and you could talk them out of fighting or into joining you and the game Disgaea where everyone is in a netherworld and are evil demons but still go about their normal day-to-day demon stuff. are there any movies or shows that are kind of like this? like a "lots of different monsters being weird but still acting kind of human" genre? Urusei Yatsura, because it turns out space is really weird.
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Oct 2, 2016 23:48
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Thanks for all the recommendations guys! He was interested in Usagi Drop and Honey and Clover right off the bat, and I also got him to look at Kids on the Slope so I think he'll be set for a while. He had based his entire idea of anime on bleach until like last month so this is all a shock to him.
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Oct 3, 2016 02:33
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It always gets mentioned whenever Usagi Drop is brought up but make sure he never reads the manga of it because the manga is extremely bad, the anime took something terrible and made it great.
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Oct 3, 2016 02:44
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I'm thankful for the warning. He hasn't read any manga yet so I'd hate to see him be burned on his first.
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Oct 3, 2016 03:38
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Ahh, I still need to go back and finish Kids on the Slope, thanks for the reminder 
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Oct 3, 2016 03:40
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Looking for two types of shows. 1. Series with a good Parent/Child dynamic. (I've seen Usagi drop) 2. Fantasy anime that doesn't star kids/teens.
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Oct 4, 2016 09:16
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Sweetness & Lightning and Barakamon for the first one. Barakamon isn't really parent and child but is good and close enough.
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Oct 4, 2016 09:20
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Somewhere Sanguine posted:Looking for two types of shows. Mob 100
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Oct 4, 2016 09:46
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Somewhere Sanguine posted:Looking for two types of shows. What do you mean by fantasy exactly in this case? Like any magic at all is fine, or specifically knights and wizards and everything? If it's the latter, I think I remember Madan no Ou to Vanadis being pretty good.
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Sakurazuka posted:Sweetness & Lightning and Barakamon for the first one. Barakamon isn't really parent and child but is good and close enough. Seen Barakamon and loved it. Sweetness and Lightning looks exactly like what I was looking for though. Gonna dig into that. AnoHito posted:What do you mean by fantasy exactly in this case? Like any magic at all is fine, or specifically knights and wizards and everything? Any kind of fantasy setting is fine. Vanadis looks alright. Nitrousoxide posted:Mob 100 I've been meaning to watch Mob anyway, but is that really a big part of the series?
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Oct 4, 2016 10:00
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Somewhere Sanguine posted:Any kind of fantasy setting is fine. Vanadis looks alright. Otome Youkai Zakuro is also pretty good. That takes place in a sort of alternate Meiji era. The Devil is a Part Timer is also really good, but that's modern Japan with some people from a fantasy world. Spice and Wolf is also great if you don't mind the setting being really low magic and the main character being just a regular merchant. Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita is technically sci-fi, but really closer to fantasy. AnoHito fucked around with this message at 10:08 on Oct 4, 2016 |
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Oct 4, 2016 10:05
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Somewhere Sanguine posted:I've been meaning to watch Mob anyway, but is that really a big part of the series? Reigen is the best father figure for Mob. His parents really don't have much of a place, but a lot of Mob is about Mob and his relationships to his brother and mentor/father figure.
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Oct 4, 2016 10:08
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Somewhere Sanguine posted:Looking for two types of shows. Berserk for the second one, 98 anime or the manga, don't bother with anything else.
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Oct 4, 2016 10:26
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Somewhere Sanguine posted:Looking for two types of shows. How flexible is the second one? Scrapped Princess is an anime about a girl who is decreed forsaken by everyone and is supposed to die, and her sibling bodyguards who keep her alive. She has to endure quite a lot of hardship despite being so young, it gets rather heavy at times. Also goes to some really unexpected places with its setting. It's not "fantasy schoolkids shenanigans", though it can be real funny. also, shoooooooulderpaaaaaaaaads 
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Oct 4, 2016 10:30
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Somewhere Sanguine posted:Looking for two types of shows. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen.
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Oct 4, 2016 10:31
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Sorcerous Stabber Orphen. Jesus dude, maybe you don't like the guy but some things are going too far.
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Oct 4, 2016 10:36
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Sakurazuka posted:Jesus dude, maybe you don't like the guy but some things are going too far. I liked it  .The first season anyway, not the second one with digital animation. That was just tedious and I never made it past the first episode.
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Oct 4, 2016 10:40
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I may be mixing it up with the awful PS2 game
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Oct 4, 2016 10:41
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AnoHito posted:Otome Youkai Zakuro is also pretty good. That takes place in a sort of alternate Meiji era. Seen all of those but Otome. Really liked the other three mentioned. Otome Youkai Zakuro seems cool just for the setting. I'll probably give that one a go. Sakurazuka posted:Berserk for the second one, 98 anime or the manga, don't bother with anything else.  Captain Invictus posted:How flexible is the second one? Scrapped Princess is an anime about a girl who is decreed forsaken by everyone and is supposed to die, and her sibling bodyguards who keep her alive. She has to endure quite a lot of hardship despite being so young, it gets rather heavy at times. Also goes to some really unexpected places with its setting. Neddy Seagoon posted:Sorcerous Stabber Orphen. Holy poo poo! I had seen a couple episodes of this in the early 2000's and then lost the name. Thanks for all the quick suggestions, everyone.
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Oct 4, 2016 11:42
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Also check out Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit for fantasy parent feels.
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moribito owns, it can be enjoyed from a character perspective and an anthropological perspective (the author's day job is an anthropologist) mushi-shi is similar, it's about a wandering medicine man in edo-era japan who solve's people's problems with a mystical ecology of spirits (which are in turn allegories for psychological issues)
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Somewhere Sanguine posted:2. Fantasy anime that doesn't star kids/teens. This only just started airing, so there's the risk that it won't turn out very good, but if you're down for WWII + Magic the first episode of Izetta, The Last Witch was really exciting.
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Sakurazuka posted:I may be mixing it up with the awful PS2 game You should check it out if you haven't, it's a really fun fantasy adventure and the english dub is really good.
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Oct 4, 2016 16:39
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Okay so I'm midway though watching Shimoneta (a boring world where the concept of dirty jokes doesn't exist) and its just so good. I think i need more anime in my life that is both dirty and hilarious. Any suggestions?
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Oct 7, 2016 21:54
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Crimson Chin posted:Okay so I'm midway though watching Shimoneta (a boring world where the concept of dirty jokes doesn't exist) and its just so good. I think i need more anime in my life that is both dirty and hilarious. Any suggestions? Seitokai Yakuindomo
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Oct 7, 2016 21:56
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Crimson Chin posted:Okay so I'm midway though watching Shimoneta (a boring world where the concept of dirty jokes doesn't exist) and its just so good. I think i need more anime in my life that is both dirty and hilarious. Any suggestions? B Gata H Kei and while I haven't seen it myself Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt has a reputation for being both exceedingly dirty and funny.
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Oct 7, 2016 22:08
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Droyer posted:Seitokai Yakuindomo Seconded, I just finished watching this and it's pretty good. By the way, I'm working through the recommendations you guys gave me a few pages back and I gotta give props to whoever recommended Natsume Yujinchou. I'm only a few episodes in and I already really like it.
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Oct 7, 2016 22:12
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fezball posted:B Gata H Kei B Gata H Kei is better read than watched imo.
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Oct 7, 2016 22:13
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Crimson Chin posted:Okay so I'm midway though watching Shimoneta (a boring world where the concept of dirty jokes doesn't exist) and its just so good. I think i need more anime in my life that is both dirty and hilarious. Any suggestions? Have you seen Haganai? It's trashy as hell but hilarious.
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Oct 7, 2016 22:14
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Droyer posted:Seitokai Yakuindomo I did the exact same thing and watched this on a recommendation after watching Shimoneta and it's even better. Once it gets going it's basically just people no selling dick jokes for 20 minutes straight every episode (that's a good thing btw)
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Oct 7, 2016 22:23
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hensemi has the dirtiest jokes in anime, but its also not funny
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Oct 7, 2016 22:25
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fezball posted:B Gata H Kei Seconding PSG, hilarious and absolutely filthy. Puni Puni Poemy is also really short with its all of two episodes, but it's pretty great.
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Watch the dub for PSG, because it's even filthier.  .
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