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StrixNebulosa posted:I finished rereading Land of the Lustrous; is there ANYTHING out there like it? Specifically: thoughtful sci-fi, philosophical works, gorgeous artwork. I haven't read Land of the Lustrous, but if you want thoughtful sci-fi you could do a lot worse than Super Supportive. Thoughtful sci-fi/superhero. No art, but my main complaint is that there isn't more of it. The MC is very unreliable. He isn't deliberately dishonest, but he is young, and often wrong. A lot of the fun is in following his journey of discovery, but it also means you have to do a lot of reading between the lines.
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thetoughestbean posted:Eden: It’s An Endless World, maybe? It’s a very different work, though Still, this is in the vein I'm looking for, thank you! The art reminds me of Ghost in the Shell in a good way. I also found a manga I haven't read in ages - Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō. It's simultaneously not like Land of the Lustrous at all and a perfect fit, so hey, time for more good manga.  LLSix posted:I haven't read Land of the Lustrous, but if you want thoughtful sci-fi you could do a lot worse than Super Supportive. Thoughtful sci-fi/superhero. No art, but my main complaint is that there isn't more of it. The MC is very unreliable. He isn't deliberately dishonest, but he is young, and often wrong. A lot of the fun is in following his journey of discovery, but it also means you have to do a lot of reading between the lines. Thank you, but I'm looking for a visual medium today; my book backlog is extra-stuffed today as I got a new book in the mail today!
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thetoughestbean posted:Eden: It’s An Endless World, maybe? It’s a very different work, though
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Captain Invictus posted:different in that it's bad, and not good like land of the lustrous Why is it bad? Also what would you rec?
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StrixNebulosa posted:I finished rereading Land of the Lustrous; is there ANYTHING out there like it? Specifically: thoughtful sci-fi, philosophical works, gorgeous artwork. You might enjoy some of [url=https://mangadex.org/title/7882bc0d-f0b6-4cb5-8c30-d632ad214abd/2001-nights?tab=art]Hoshino Yukinobu's works. Not quite the same, but it's good old style SF with nice old school art. Planetes is good too, if you haven't read it. Author of Vinland Saga, all about working class astronauts.
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StrixNebulosa posted:Why is it bad? quote:I read through all of eden for some reason and wished i hadnt when I finished but it had some cool stuff. I would highly recommend against reading it, because while it does have some good stuff especially earlier on, by the end you will only be disappointed and regret the wasted potential. as for recommendations, I have a bunch of stuff that might interest you, though I'm not entirely sure if they'd totally fit what you're looking for. so I'll split them into which series I think are top shelf series, stuff with caveats, and unread stuff: unambiguous recommends: Pluto My Wife Has No Emotion Ghost in the Shell Appleseed Heavenly Delusion Battle Angel Alita(and its sequel series Last Order and Mars Chronicle) Yokohama Shopping Trip And Yet The Town Keeps Turning(mostly not sci-fi, but when it does, boy is it fun) Spirit Circle Hotel(only read this chapter, it's part of an anthology, the rest is unrelated) Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction The Wandering of Girls' Pair No. 7 Ressentiment Girls' Last Tour 20th Century Boys The Kodoku Experiment All You Need Is Kill(the Tom Cruise movie Edge of Tomorrow was mostly based on this) Hinamatsuri recommendations with caveats: Donyatsu(weird, cutesy series with donut-animals but also a starkly realistic-looking world around them with some interesting sci-fi stuff, dunno if it ever finished, the series bombed super hard unfortunately) I Am A Hero(not hugely sci-fi, it's a pre-and-post-apocalypse, set before, during, and after a world-ending zombie outbreak) Franken Fran(quite a lot of stuff about human nature, and also quite a lot of hosed UP body horror with oodles of dark humor in between) Knights of Sidonia(phenomenal sci-fi designs, some really amazing robot designs and settings, and also just some of the dumbest characters imaginable sometimes) Destronaut(not really a caveat, just that it's a oneshot) Ai-Ren(existential tragedy, not a perfect series but it really affected me so it might hit you too) Oh My Sweet Alien(slice of life with a man who married an alien. I really love the epilogue of the series) stuff I haven't read yet so I'm not sure if they're good or not but you might give them a try: Saturn Apartments Leviathan(someone recommended this to me but I've not gotten to it yet) Memories of Emanon I hope you find some stuff you enjoy amongst these! Captain Invictus fucked around with this message at 06:32 on Aug 4, 2023 |
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I’ll rec Shin Sekai Yori but only the anime imo. It was well done. The manga goes too fan servicy for pretty young characters and it’s off putting. The anime doesn’t at least to an extent i can recall. Distant future earth centuries after an ability awakens in people to have telekinesis etc. Dystopian future mystery thriller is the best non spoiler description i can give.
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From the new world/shin sekai yori is absolutely the most hosed up setting of any piece of media I have ever consumed, and in some really unique and interesting ways It's a pretty good watch
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Captain Invictus posted:one post about Eden I think sums it up best without spoilers is this one from years back: If you actually like reading trash though it's at least entertainingly bad, like how after spending like 80% of the series on misery porn and revenge plots... in the final 2~3 books the author forgets all the drama and character building and abandons the main character in a Big Twist where suddenly it's a cosmic horror story so the stakes randomly escalate from ["mafia infighting with guns and knives, everyone loses"] to ["the weird monster thing just shot down nuclear missiles with Space Magic, guess humanity is hosed?"] before a completely baffling phoned-in deus ex machina ending
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I quite liked Eden, fwiw. It’s uneven but the author was trying for something and I appreciate it
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I really liked Call of the Night, for its beautiful chill colorful city backdrops & because most of the time, the characters are just walking around and chatting, or looking for stuff to do. What are some shows with a similar vibe?
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Insomniacs After Dark but it’s more grounded in reality
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I'm stuck at home with covid and I just really want some cute Healing animes to watch. Anyone got suggestions for a grizzled vet of wholesome slice of life? I'm looking for stuff like Flying Witch, Aria, Tamayura, Sangatsu no Lion, Hidamari Sketch, Natsume's Book of Friends.
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is it only anime, or would manga suffice too
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Cephas posted:I'm stuck at home with covid and I just really want some cute Healing animes to watch. Anyone got suggestions for a grizzled vet of wholesome slice of life? I'm looking for stuff like Flying Witch, Aria, Tamayura, Sangatsu no Lion, Hidamari Sketch, Natsume's Book of Friends. Shikimori Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence Taisho Otome Otogibanashi Shinmai Shimai Futari Gohan Senryu Shoujo Yandere Kanojo Drinking is for Married Coupled(actually, the authors entire catalog is quite wholesome and fluffy) Pseudo Harem Nomi Joshi Mogusa-san Kine Cinema Ore Monogatari Lovely Complex Wotakoi Duke of Death and his Black Maid The manga version on some of these is much better(Senryu, Taisho, and Shikimori a bit) and some of them don't have anime. doomrider7 fucked around with this message at 01:53 on Aug 11, 2023 |
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animes are my preference for this request but i won't turn down a good mango
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Just realised I forgot some. Mitsuboshi Colors Yumeguri Yurimeguri Barakomon Horimiya Over the Moon for You Love so Life Medalist(this is getting an Anime soon) doomrider7 fucked around with this message at 02:14 on Aug 11, 2023 |
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Cephas posted:I'm stuck at home with covid and I just really want some cute Healing animes to watch. Anyone got suggestions for a grizzled vet of wholesome slice of life? I'm looking for stuff like Flying Witch, Aria, Tamayura, Sangatsu no Lion, Hidamari Sketch, Natsume's Book of Friends. Croisee in a Foreign Labyrinth is one i liked a lot that most people dont seem to have seen
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You might have seen them, but just in case: Yuru Camp, Non Non Biyori, Sweetness and Lightning, Hakumei to Mikochi, Windy Tales, So Ra No Wo To (maybe fits the definition?), Shirokuma Cafe, Binchou-tan. Some people count Mushishi as an iyashikei, which I'm not sure I'd agree with, but it's a show worth watching anyway.
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Cephas posted:I'm stuck at home with covid and I just really want some cute Healing animes to watch. Anyone got suggestions for a grizzled vet of wholesome slice of life? I'm looking for stuff like Flying Witch, Aria, Tamayura, Sangatsu no Lion, Hidamari Sketch, Natsume's Book of Friends. barakamon is perfect for that I think, skip and loafer from last season as well.
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Cephas posted:I'm stuck at home with covid and I just really want some cute Healing animes to watch. Anyone got suggestions for a grizzled vet of wholesome slice of life? I'm looking for stuff like Flying Witch, Aria, Tamayura, Sangatsu no Lion, Hidamari Sketch, Natsume's Book of Friends. Yama no Susume (Encouragement of Climb) Edomae Elf (Otaku Elf) Poco's Udon World
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Cephas posted:I'm stuck at home with covid and I just really want some cute Healing animes to watch. Anyone got suggestions for a grizzled vet of wholesome slice of life? I'm looking for stuff like Flying Witch, Aria, Tamayura, Sangatsu no Lion, Hidamari Sketch, Natsume's Book of Friends. In case you haven't seen them: - Nichijou - Hyouka (a little bit more plot than most slice of life, but still pretty comfy!) - Non Non Biyori
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I got listening to the Ghost in the Shell OST and Innocence and Kenji Kawai is the GOAT for those atmospheric soundtracks. What other shows/movies has he worked on that are worth checking out for the music? I've already watched Patlabor.
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Arc Hammer posted:I got listening to the Ghost in the Shell OST and Innocence and Kenji Kawai is the GOAT for those atmospheric soundtracks. What other shows/movies has he worked on that are worth checking out for the music? I've already watched Patlabor. Seirei no Moribito, eden of the east, barakamon blue seed is good too, honestly hard to pick cause he's done a billion
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Tales of Woe posted:moribito and windy tales These, and he did all of Mob Psycho as well.
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Arc Hammer posted:I got listening to the Ghost in the Shell OST and Innocence and Kenji Kawai is the GOAT for those atmospheric soundtracks. What other shows/movies has he worked on that are worth checking out for the music? I've already watched Patlabor. I really like his film score for Avalon, and the recent Fire Hunter anime had good music
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I'm looking for suggestions for horror animes to watch. When the anime was released doesn't really matter. I really don't want any fan service or at least a minimum of it. Gore is perfectly fine and the specific type of horror doesn't matter either. I've watched Parasyte, Akira, Castlevania, Puella Magi Madoka Magica and some of the CGI Resident Evil films (which I don't think count as anime but it's close enough to mention at least). Movies or series are fine. I want more story and atmosphere rich than just straight slasher but I can enjoy a good slasher too. I'm looking more for spooky and atmospheric horrors but good horror comedies or "so bad it's good" types (like the old rear end 'product of its time' English dub of Ghost Stories) are also perfectly fine. I checked the first couple pages and didn't see a horror specific thread so massive apologies if I've missed it.
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Paranoia Agent isn't technically horror but it does get really dark at times and is very much a psychological thriller.
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Shiki Mononoke Jigoku Shojou (Hell Girl)
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Cowman posted:I'm looking for suggestions for horror animes to watch. When the anime was released doesn't really matter. I really don't want any fan service or at least a minimum of it. Gore is perfectly fine and the specific type of horror doesn't matter either. mononoke shinsekai yori
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Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Magnetic Rose (one of three stories from the film compilation Memories) Mononoke Hellsing Ultimate Boogiepop Phantom (the 2000 one) Devilman Crybaby Shin Sekai Yori (From the New World)
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Wow those were some quick responses! I'll check them all out, thank you so much everyone!
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Arc Hammer posted:Paranoia Agent isn't technically horror but it does get really dark at times and is very much a psychological thriller. On that note, Perfect Blue as well.
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Tabletops posted:shinsekai yori Julias posted:Shin Sekai Yori (From the New World) definitely give this one a watch
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ninjewtsu posted:definitely give this one a watch Yessss
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