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The_Frag_Man posted:Can someone recommend me a realistic drama / romance series about adults. Like a workplace setting, etc. Not school / university. Doesn't exactly fit all your criteria but Shirobako is the best adults doing their job anime there is. Also if you're willing to stretch somewhat the aforementioned Planetes is about space garbage persons doing their job and is about as realistic as stuff set in space gets. And it's a pretty good romance too. Sakurazuka fucked around with this message at 11:48 on Jun 30, 2018 |
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The_Frag_Man posted:Can someone recommend me a realistic drama / romance series about adults. Like a workplace setting, etc. Not school / university. Try checking out The Great Passage. If you’re open to a more historical setting, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu is very good as well.
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Nana maybe? I've never seen it so I don't know if it's good but the premise seems to mostly fitStrange Quark posted:Try checking out The Great Passage. If you’re open to a more historical setting, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu is very good as well. Ooh yeah, both of these are terrific shows
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Alright thanks everyone I will check out Shirobako, Planetes and The Great Passage.
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StrixNebulosa posted:I genuinely don't know if that exists in anime. Are you sure you can't be sold on high schoolers/college-age students? The_Frag_Man posted:Can someone recommend me a realistic drama / romance series about adults. Like a workplace setting, etc. Not school / university. Space Brothers is about two brothers who want to be astronauts, one who became one straight out of college and another who's been drifting from dead end job to dead end job for most of his life with that goal in the back of his mind. It's like 100 episodes but it's good. No real romance in it, though, but I feel like you'd be into it. Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu is one you might have to lean into a bit, it's about an ancient Japanese form of storytelling called Rakugo, part play and part stand-up routine, almost, but if you're willing to look past the cultural gap or even embrace it it's a very good story about a dying art, the people still practicing it, and their relationships. It's very much a drama, though, so be prepared for that. Knorth posted:Nana maybe?
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It doesn't really fit all that well but since it is literally The Perfect Anime and someone already recommended Planetes; watch Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise.
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The_Frag_Man posted:Can someone recommend me a realistic drama / romance series about adults. Like a workplace setting, etc. Not school / university.
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What's the closest there is for an anime about irredeemable scumbags played for cringe comedy? Sorta like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. I've been rewatching that show and I was wondering if there's something like it. I already watch Gintama, which contains plenty of jerkfaces, but nobody in Gintama is as reprehensible as The Gang (or at least that lasts as long).
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Jun 30, 2018 13:21
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RabidWeasel posted:It doesn't really fit all that well but since it is literally The Perfect Anime and someone already recommended Planetes; watch Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise. wouldn't call a movie with an almost rape very romantic anyway Otona Joshi no Anime Time
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Wark Say posted:What's the closest there is for an anime about irredeemable scumbags played for cringe comedy? Sorta like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. I've been rewatching that show and I was wondering if there's something like it. I already watch Gintama, which contains plenty of jerkfaces, but nobody in Gintama is as reprehensible as The Gang (or at least that lasts as long). Hinamatsuri is also something that comes to mind though it has a lot more heart than either Konsuba or of course Always Sunny.
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Nate RFB posted:Konosuba. What convinced me to watch that show in the first place was someone in a season thread posting "Aqua Ruins Everything" in the Always Sunny title card font, and it was ultimately spot on.
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Wark Say posted:What's the closest there is for an anime about irredeemable scumbags played for cringe comedy? Sorta like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. I've been rewatching that show and I was wondering if there's something like it. I already watch Gintama, which contains plenty of jerkfaces, but nobody in Gintama is as reprehensible as The Gang (or at least that lasts as long).
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Wark Say posted:What's the closest there is for an anime about irredeemable scumbags played for cringe comedy? Sorta like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. I've been rewatching that show and I was wondering if there's something like it. I already watch Gintama, which contains plenty of jerkfaces, but nobody in Gintama is as reprehensible as The Gang (or at least that lasts as long). Sabagebu is pretty good for that
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Wark Say posted:What's the closest there is for an anime about irredeemable scumbags played for cringe comedy? Sorta like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. I've been rewatching that show and I was wondering if there's something like it. I already watch Gintama, which contains plenty of jerkfaces, but nobody in Gintama is as reprehensible as The Gang (or at least that lasts as long). Haganai might be the definitive anime about terrible people being awful to each other. It's shamelessly horny and super filthy though, so YMMV depending on your tolerance level.
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I really don't like cringe comedy to begin with so I'm probably not the best one to answer this, but I can't think of any anime that has that very American combination of "these people suck so much it hurts to watch" and "they will never improve or redeem themselves in any way and that's hilarious." The closest I can think of is something like The Flowers of Evil (which isn't comedic) or Welcome to the NHK (which is funny and painful to watch but it's ultimately about the main character fixing his lovely life). Most of the outright comedies people have suggested here are about jerks, but, like, goofy, generally attractive jerks who live in a world of cartoon logic where the bad things they do don't really cause lasting harm.
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Endorph posted:Girlish Number? Sakurazuka posted:Sabagebu is pretty good for that esselfortium posted:Haganai might be the definitive anime about terrible people being awful to each other.  Yeah, thanks for the reco, but pass. The fact that the openly perverted horn-dog and the farting nun are the most sympathetic characters in the whole show still wracks my brain.
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Sakurazuka posted:I just finished the first two parts of Muv Luv and was wondering if there were any anime or manga (or anything really) that has the same 'people just living their lives while huge events they don't have any real involvement in happen' feel that Unlimited does? I feel like Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestrucion fits that description pretty well if you don't mind an ongoing manga. The characters might end up having a big involvement in events eventually, or they might just keep being bystanders who are trying to live a normal life in a bizarre reality. It's also Inio Asano, so the art is amazing and it will probably all end in tears.
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Wark Say posted:Oh god, I forgot about Girlish Number! It's from the guy who wrote Oregairu, right? I just might give it a watch.
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Wark Say posted:What's the closest there is for an anime about irredeemable scumbags played for cringe comedy? Sorta like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. I've been rewatching that show and I was wondering if there's something like it. I already watch Gintama, which contains plenty of jerkfaces, but nobody in Gintama is as reprehensible as The Gang (or at least that lasts as long). Grand Blue should kinda scratch that itch, if the upcoming adaptation is any good. One of my fav chapters is the band of boys going to absurd lengths to conspire against one of their own getting laid. See if this stand-alone chapter entertains you (no real prior knowledge required): https://mangadex.org/chapter/10534
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HenryEx posted:Grand Blue should kinda scratch that itch, if the upcoming adaptation is any good. 
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Endorph posted:Yeah, it's by the oregairu author. It's got some clear affection for the industry and there's a few characters who manage to come across sympathetic, but the main character is a lazy, egotistical person whose character arc is mostly just learning not to be an active detriment to the people around here, and there's plenty of side characters who are just basically terrible people who get no come uppance. It's really funny, it's got some decent insider talk, the characters manage to be pretty interesting even with only twelve episodes to go around, it's good stuff. Chitose is the best and my wife
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littleorv posted:Chitose is the best and my wife 
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She’s the best
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How is Ikuhara's bear show, Yurikuma Arashi? Utena is a top 5 of all time series for me and I mostly liked Penguindrum.
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i only read the manga which i recommend but consensus on here seems to be the anime is bad. consensus elsewhere is that it's good though so maybe you have to watch to know if it's good or bad.
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Patter Song posted:How is Ikuhara's bear show, Yurikuma Arashi? Utena is a top 5 of all time series for me and I mostly liked Penguindrum. I generally liked it, but it wasn't nearly on the same level as Utena and Penguindrum. I still say it's worth a watch, though. Consensus here is skewed mainly because the ADTRW thread for it may actually have been the worst thread that SA has ever seen.
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coincidentally, yurikuma is the worst anime ive ever seen anyway some people like it some people don't, if you want something closer to utena/penguindrum then it's not by ikuhara but staright revue is airing this season and is by a guy who did a lot of stuff on penguindrum and it has very ikuhara-esque direction/ideas without feeling like a stale copy or anything, watch the fansubs and not the official hidive subs tho
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whatever you do, watch starlight revue
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DisDisDis posted:whatever you do, watch starlight revue 
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Watch revue starlight until you can remember its revue starlight and not starlight revue
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Starlight Revue parses way bettet
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So my friend REALLY likes Yu-Gi-Oh and I think she’d be stoked if I watched some. But is there any decent Yu-Gi-Oh? Or am I a snob/idiot for even asking?
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superLINUS posted:So my friend REALLY likes Yu-Gi-Oh and I think she’d be stoked if I watched some. But is there any decent Yu-Gi-Oh? Or am I a snob/idiot for even asking? Just watch from season 1 and stop once you feel like it's gotten too off the rails/dumb for you. It's actually not a bad show overall. DISCLAIMER: I may be blinded by massive amounts of nostalgia.
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superLINUS posted:So my friend REALLY likes Yu-Gi-Oh and I think she’d be stoked if I watched some. But is there any decent Yu-Gi-Oh? Or am I a snob/idiot for even asking? Yes, there is. At the very least, the movie Dark Side of Dimensions is rad, though I don't know how much you'd get out of it if you haven't even watched a little of the original show. It's a fun movie on it's own merits and if she's a mark for the original series she will have an absolute blast, you should watch it together.
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the first manga or w/e that's about Yugi punishing people with hosed up puzzle games and has nothing to do with trading cards yet sounds cool to me, from that description
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AnoHito posted:Just watch from season 1 and stop once you feel like it's gotten too off the rails/dumb for you. It's actually not a bad show overall. Nah, this is the correct answer. The show starts out as a kinda dark story about a little kid whose evil split personality / the spirit possessing him routinely murders people for losing at games. (Not even the Yu-Gi-Oh card game, that comes significantly later.) It's hilariously at odds with the audience / tone of the franchise as a whole and very entertaining for that reason. After a while someone actually stopped to see what was going on in the writers room and it becomes a much more generic show designed to sell cardboard. So yeah, watch a couple episodes and then like AnoHito says just stop whenever you lose interest.
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superLINUS posted:So my friend REALLY likes Yu-Gi-Oh and I think she’d be stoked if I watched some. But is there any decent Yu-Gi-Oh? Or am I a snob/idiot for even asking? i'm not familiar with Zexal, but every other series (Duel Monsters, GX, 5Ds, Arc V) starts strong and then gradually loses steam after the first arc or two. basically like AnoHito said just jump into one that appeals to you and tap out once you feel you've had enough.
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DisDisDis posted:the first manga or w/e that's about Yugi punishing people with hosed up puzzle games and has nothing to do with trading cards yet sounds cool to me, from that description Yeah, it's good. And also super dark. I think there was an anime made out of it at some point, but I've never actually seen it. Definitely worth a read if you're into the series as a whole, though, since it does some cool things, especially with how it goves Kaiba a motivation for hating Yugi besides "rich rear end in a top hat"
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