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Also going to chime in and reccomend Hyouka for something on the mystery side.
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While maybe not perfect fits, I think you might really enjoy Kyousougiga, Concrete Revolutio, and Planet With, in addition to the stuff others have already mentioned edit: yeah Hyouka! That's exactly what you want a kitten fucked around with this message at 17:58 on Apr 29, 2020 |
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Apr 29, 2020 17:52
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Will third Hyouka.
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Apr 29, 2020 18:11
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Yeah, Hyouka is just a charming-as-hell show. Bump that to the top. Even above A Place Further than The Universe. It's just... the raddest.
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Apr 29, 2020 19:22
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Saoshyant posted:I tend to go for either wholesome, comedy, satire or mystery genres I think. Some shounen too more rarely. Plot has to go somewhere, characters have to be interesting, and music alone sometimes can save an otherwise mediocre show. also, the eccentric family might be your speed? character-driven show about yokai with some comedy, based on an actual novel (not a light novel or anything) so the cast is pretty nuanced. also in terms of music, harukana receive is a decent sports anime with an amazing ost.
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Apr 29, 2020 19:26
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a kitten posted:While maybe not perfect fits, I think you might really enjoy Kyousougiga, Concrete Revolutio, and Planet With, in addition to the stuff others have already mentioned Gonna second Concrete Revolutio, the best show of the last decade.
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The eccentric family also has this thing in common with Kyousougiga in that it takes place in and around Kyoto, and the old capital is always a sight. 
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Apr 29, 2020 19:30
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Saoshyant posted:I tend to go for either wholesome, comedy, satire or mystery genres I think. Hyouka hits all of these except satire (arguable), and is insanely good besides
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Apr 30, 2020 02:20
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Kaguya-Sama might be a good fit.
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Apr 30, 2020 02:28
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Just started watching space battleship yamato 2199 and god drat is that intro song rockin'
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DeadFatDuckFat posted:Just started watching space battleship yamato 2199 and god drat is that intro song rockin' Oh wait til you get to the 70's synth tunes. This show loves its 70's guitar riffs and synths . The show is a beautiful remake of the original, and if you've seen even a little of it you can tell how much love they put into 2199. It's honestly one of my favourite shows, especially with how great the battles get. (Mid-season thing) The Dimensional Submarine is such a goofy idea for a naval submarine analogue, and I absolutely love it.Do yourself a favour and don't watch 2202 afterwards though; The quality is... not as good.
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Im only 7 episodes in but I'm enjoying it. Needed something lighter after all the gore in Hellsing Ultimate.
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Thanks again for all the recommendations. Small trip report: I have watched the first episode of four shows. A Story that leads to the Antarctica: this is it! This is the sort of thing I was looking for. It has heart, an on-going plot and what looks like strong characters. I definitively want to see where it's going. Nichijou: eh, maybe I'm missing something, but right now it feels like it's trying to get the audience to just go "LOL SO RANDOM" over and over. It just keeps throwing gags on top of gags without proper build-up or strong characters. I'll give it one more episode. Sarazanmai: it's impressive how these many years on, I can't tell if Ikuhara is a bonafide genius or a hack that just got lucky. It's certainly more interesting than Nichijou. It's also the most formulaic I remember Ikuhara ever being. I'm curious enough to keep watching, though. Hyouka: sadly, not impressed. It's gorgeous to look at, the animation is top notch, and the music is alright, but my first impression was "oh brother, is this going to be an Haruhi-lite with some bored girl dragging some apathetic guy around into doing something exciting for her?" Solving mundane mysteries as it turns out. Checked some reviews to confirm if there was an on-going plot that would show up later, but it doesn't seem to be the case. I'm sure the cast of characters will grow on me, but the first episode kind of left me cold. It will take time to get through all these (at least three of them), but afterwards I'm planning to check Kaguya-sama, SSSS.Gridman, Kyousougiga, and Concrete Revolutio. Saoshyant fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Apr 30, 2020 |
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Apr 30, 2020 18:57
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I'd encourage you to give Hyouka at least a couple more episodes to see if the characters grow on you or surprising at all. It is riffing off of a familiar formula in the broad strokes, but the characters are very well written and have great chemistry together and can really surprise you in the details, especially with the gorgeous visual execution. Also, if you haven't tried Mushishi: Try Mushishi. Structured like a collection of short stories about a character who's sort of a supernatural pest-management specialist, but consistently evokes a sense of majesty far beyond what that description would imply. Might be my all-time favorite, never seen another quite like it.
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Apr 30, 2020 19:33
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i think nichijou's humor gets better as it goes on and it has more jokes based in its characters, but that's a while in and mostly i think the early show is carried by how fun its animation is to watch so if that's not doing anything for you then i dunno
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Apr 30, 2020 19:51
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Nichijou's concern is one thing and one thing only: The Power of the Gag. And it will use funny voices, fun animation, setups, swerves and transitions and everything else at its disposal to reach that power. If that's not your bag, that is totally fine, but yeah, that's its bread and butter. And again, if you're more of a jam and beans person, that is completely fine. Hyouka does have that "Bored kid has his life turned upside down by outside forces" as its m.o., but I honestly think it does it really well. If you can (after all, it's perfectly sensible to not push onward if it didn't do anything for you on the 1st episode), I'd recommend you check at least until episode 5, which is the end of the first arc/first book. WRT Ikuhara, I don't think he has ever strayed too far from the structural formula that worked for him even back on his Sailor Moon days, so I think it's less him being a hack and more him sticking to what he knows, sorta like Metallica, AC/DC, Motörhead and other bands that have "stuck to their guns". Even on his 1 cour shows (both Yuri Bear Storm and Sarazanmai are 12 and 11 episodes respectively), he has stuck to the same formula, with obviously mixed results.
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Apr 30, 2020 20:46
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Nichijou I'd definitely be more inclined to say that if it's not hitting you early it might just never hit you. There's some character stuff that enhances the experience as you get deeper in for sure, but the heart and soul of the show is always in the luxuriously animated slapstick and comedy so if that's not enough from the jump then it's hard for me to point to any one thing that'll definitely win you over.
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Nichibros is probably more what you're looking for, by the looks of it.
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i don't see how nichibros is much different, they're both sketch comedies without an overall plot which doesn't seem like what they're looking for
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Got the chance to watch two more episodes. Episode 2 of Hyouka worked much better for me than the first one. Nothing much even happened, but what they are going for with the humor suddenly clicked. Episode 2 of Antarctica was a delight. I'll give Nichijou another spin now that you guys helped me figure out what it's about. A different mindset when watching it will probably help next time. Wark Say posted:WRT Ikuhara, I don't think he has ever strayed too far from the structural formula that worked for him even back on his Sailor Moon days, so I think it's less him being a hack and more him sticking to what he knows, sorta like Metallica, AC/DC, Motörhead and other bands that have "stuck to their guns". Even on his 1 cour shows (both Yuri Bear Storm and Sarazanmai are 12 and 11 episodes respectively), he has stuck to the same formula, with obviously mixed results. I brought up that argument not on the matters "here he goes with his usual gimmicks again" and more that "goddamn, it's been 5 minutes of episode 1 and I already went through 10 items from the Ikuhara checklist". It needed to be spaced out, slowed down a bit so the characters had enough room to breathe. I was hoping a shorter show would mean a more streamlined story, focused, instead it looked like the rationale was "if I don't do everything now I won't get the chance later!" It was weird.
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ikuhara's style works best for quick bursts of surreal comedy in 90s magical girl anime and gets pretty mixed in any other context
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Hyouka really hits its stride with the film club and school festival arcs, imo. Just really solid character based humor with a decent amount of development. One thing I do really enjoy about Hyouka is how consistently characters call Oreki on his poo poo.
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Apr 30, 2020 23:23
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hyouka has the best school festival arc in anime and there are like hundreds of those
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Apr 30, 2020 23:27
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To be fair, much as I loved Nichijou, it could be somewhat hit-or-miss in the first eight to ten or so episodes. I was enjoying it then anyway, no doubt, but it definitely improved in the second half, and there was a run of five or six episodes (episodes 12-18 or something) that were just back-to-back gold. EDIT: Regarding other recommendations, Shirobako was an excellent show following an anime studio making new series. Fun to see some of the work that goes on behind the scenes, and just generally a great show that only got better as it went on. smenj fucked around with this message at 23:39 on Apr 30, 2020 |
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Apr 30, 2020 23:32
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Glad people in here recommended Hyogue Mono recently. Couple eps in and I'm digging it.
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That Works posted:Glad people in here recommended Hyogue Mono recently. Couple eps in and I'm digging it. You've got some good anime ahead of you 
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hyouge mono definitely isnt everyones cup of tea (heh) but if its the sort of thing youd be into its an incredible seres
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Endorph posted:hyouge mono definitely isnt everyones cup of tea (heh) 
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May 1, 2020 11:52
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Last recommendation request was very successful, so I'll try something different: Recommend to me your #1 absolute favorite anime ever, with no context, description, or limitations. Series, OVA, whatever, lets hear it, but limit it to one please!
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May 1, 2020 13:09
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Chocobo posted:Last recommendation request was very successful, so I'll try something different: The Tatami Galaxy.
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May 1, 2020 13:37
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Slam Dunk. To be more specific, the manga. The anime is good, even for its time, but the manga is the bee's loving knees and Takehiko Inoue's art would only get better from there on (and it's already really loving rad as it is!). Also this may sound incredibly corny, but what
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May 1, 2020 13:40
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Chocobo posted:Last recommendation request was very successful, so I'll try something different: Welcome to the NHK
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May 1, 2020 14:04
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Chocobo posted:Last recommendation request was very successful, so I'll try something different: Eva, but for this recommendation Gunbuster
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May 1, 2020 14:05
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House of Five Leaves
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May 1, 2020 14:06
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The first 2 Devilman OVAs hold a special place in my heart. Manga Entertainment dubs only. That aside, in recent years it's probably been Chihyafuru. Kokoro Wish fucked around with this message at 15:00 on May 1, 2020 |
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May 1, 2020 14:13
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Chiisana Ahiru no Ooki na Ai no Monogatari: Ahiru no Kwak
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May 1, 2020 14:24
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Chocobo posted:Last recommendation request was very successful, so I'll try something different: Is it ok to recommend Legend of the Galactic Heroes in this case?
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May 1, 2020 14:42
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I mean, goon did ask for your fave, so if it is, most deffo go ahead and redommend it
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Chocobo posted:Last recommendation request was very successful, so I'll try something different: Azumanaga Daioh
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