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Not strictly an Anime, but I've started watching these little Disney Channel JP shorts called Fireball Charming. It's obtuse humour with a robot heiress (I call her Robojou-sama, because I am a huge weeaboo) and her enormous, clunky, industrial robot butler. They're very short, disjointed comedy bits that are well animated and charming.
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Seriously, the Akagi anime is one of my favourite things. The writer really does know how to ratchet up tension.
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Aug 25, 2013 15:31
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Also, if you really must watch Dragonball Z, watch Dragonball Kai instead. I was never the biggest fan of Z, but Kai made everything so much more snappy it was alot of fun. Had to watch it all subbed though, because I am British and cannot do without my Ocean dub.
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Sep 17, 2013 06:29
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The Devil Tesla posted:Seconding Chihayafuru, it's a sports story distilled into its basic parts and given a huge helping of extreme yet self-aware dorkyness. I tried marathoning it, but the massive 40 chapter translation gap made me stop. I hate it when poo poo like that happens.
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Oct 10, 2013 01:38
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unpronounceable posted:It's been too long without one, so I made a wiki page for The Devil is a Part-Timer. Feel free to add your opinions, or rewrite my description. This is one of my favourite recent series, and I will heartily recommend it to anyone looking for a nice, fun light comedy.
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Oct 11, 2013 00:14
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ShadowMoo posted:
And alot of people liked it at a very angsty period of their lives. Plus it was a somewhat fresh take on the giant robot genre at the time. Just bear in mind that the whole show is basically the head writer coping with his crippling depression, hence the ending.
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Nov 13, 2013 08:43
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Yeah, Haibane Renmei is chill as all hell and is definitely worth the watch.
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Nov 15, 2013 05:05
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^^ Ah, I see you edited in that you'd already seen it, but my statement still stands.Cake Attack posted:I have a habit of catching up on anime over the winter break, and so I'm curious as to what people thought the standouts of 2013 were. I watched Gargantia, Servant x Service, and The Devil is a Part Timer and I'm currently watching Golden Time, and Kill la Kill. (I may have forgotten about some titles from early in the year.) My biggest surprise of 2013 was definitely The Devil is a Part-Timer! (Hataraku Maou-sama!). It pretty much came out of nowhere, and it's a light novel adaptation. Not going to lie, those are usually terrible. However, the series has good comedy and it's breezy and fun. I found myself actually looking forward to the next episode each week, and I don't usually follow things weekly. It's a punchy, well paced series with some fun battles occasionally. Kokoro Wish fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Dec 18, 2013 |
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Dec 18, 2013 03:20
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I should look up Chihayafuru. I enjoyed the scanlated manga for as far as it got before skipping like forty chapters. If you haven't seen it yet and are interested in esoteric game animes, you can't really go wrong with Akagi. It takes what should be a boring game like Mahjong and turns it into a suspenseful drama about DESTROYING YOUR OPPONENT'S MIND. Just be aware that the art style is very... unique.
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Dec 18, 2013 12:21
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Redcrimson posted:Gunslinger Girl and Noir aren't super-actiony, but they do have some nice gun porn. I've heard good things about Gungrave, but I can't actually vouch for it. Gungrave starts out looking like it's going to be actiony, then spends 2/3 of the series on a tense mafia drama before going a bit balls to the wall crazy at the end. It's a good series, btw, but actiony it isn't for the most part.
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Dec 23, 2013 07:25
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Chillyrabbit posted:Looking for recommendations on anime that has the main protagonist, male or female not be a wuss and actually feel like he is somewhat powerful/has strength and not be ridiculously op. i.e they can hold their own against poo poo. Try Busou Renkin maybe. It feels stereotypical Shonen, but the main female character is both strong and independent, and the main male character has a good ark that doesn't venture into OP territory for a looooong time. It's just a good, fun series. Kokoro Wish fucked around with this message at 03:32 on Jan 11, 2014 |
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Well holy poo poo, Chihayafuru is one of the best anime shows I've seen. I liked the manga well enough, but the anime's presentation and direction are just outstanding so far. It makes a game so obscure so easy to understand and doesn't obfuscate, as well as ratcheting up tension without mysticising the whole thing too much. The manga was a well written and quite human tale and the anime just enhances it all.
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Jan 21, 2014 04:46
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Conot posted:Looking for something comedic, but with story to it (so not Nichijou). Fantasy settings, whether medieval fantasy or sci-fi are preffered to modern, although modern-fantasy is good. The Devil is a Part-Timer/Hataraku Mao-sama! The most surprisingly funny thing to come out of last year. It has no right to be as good as it actually is. Kokoro Wish fucked around with this message at 16:49 on Feb 2, 2014 |
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Feb 2, 2014 06:25
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Ibram Gaunt posted:Watch Monster. It has a great dub too. It's this. This is always the answer.
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Feb 15, 2014 23:16
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Sakurazuka posted:You could try Venus Wars or Megazone 23, they're not exactly cyberpunk I guess but share a lot of same 80's sci-fi aesthetics as the other things you mentioned. I will seriously second Venus Wars. One of my favourites from that period. Also since you mentioned mecha are ok, you could give Orguss 02 a spin. Also the classic Lensman film.
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Feb 18, 2014 12:31
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Nate RFB posted:For example, Chihayafuru the anime didn't really do great but it boosted manga sales so much that it got greenlit for a second season. It's a really great anime though, which surprised the hell out of me. The production and direction were fantastic.
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Feb 19, 2014 07:53
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Gonzo's productions are hilarious. I mean I loved Last Exile, but the ending, gently caress. Pretty much Gonzo in a nutshell. Pacing problems and rushed endings for everyone!
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Feb 25, 2014 05:08
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Captain Invictus posted:No, Japan has a problem with doing bittersweet bullshit for the sake of bittersweet bullshit. Happy ends are for suckers.
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May 8, 2014 02:48
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Reive posted:Anyone with Patlabor knowledge? Yup, pretty much.
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May 11, 2014 11:08
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Orguss 02, Venus Wars (not mecha, strictly, but good fun) and Macross Plus all spring to mind.
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May 11, 2014 11:59
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A Tin Of Beans posted:I'd also like recommendations for relatively dramatic sci-fi anime with cool spaceships. I'm not looking for Gundam series. Something along the lines of Cowboy Bebop or Outlaw Star would be cool. I'd prefer more modern stuff. Manga are fine too as long as they're not decades out of print and impossible to track down/hideously expensive or whatever. Try Lensman. It's basically Star Wars, but it's a good watch.
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May 12, 2014 00:55
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Drifter posted:I'm going to check out the bludgeoning angel one, just for kicks. Thanks for that recommendation. We'll see how it goes. All these new-weird comedies are so hit or miss. Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan is one of my guilty anime pleasures. While it's not as dark as Azazel, the tone is similar and there's alot of naughty humour, so if that's what turned you off, be forewarned. Oh, and repeated, gory murder. Oh, and just watch the older, 4 episode mini-series. The followup full series was frankly terrible. Kokoro Wish fucked around with this message at 11:35 on May 24, 2014 |
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May 24, 2014 11:16
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Sakurazuka posted:I think this is probably going to be a stretch but can anyone recommend me a romance manga or anime that is finished with a proper ending and the ending is an unambiguously happy one? I would prefer a lack of love triangles and annoying characters but I feel like I'm asking too much already. Luckily for you, Uwagaki just had it's final chapter. Short, sweet and quirky.
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Azumanga Daioh anime is just a slow starter anyway and adapts alot of the odd jokes pretty well. Te manga also stopped being a 4koma at all past the half-way point anyway and the anime picks up at about the point it does that too. I still have the music track to the anime stuck in my head after all these years and the non-dub version is great (because sleepy-rear end sounding japanese Osaka > southern hill-billy Osaka). Kokoro Wish fucked around with this message at 11:22 on Sep 2, 2014 |
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Sep 2, 2014 10:50
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Paperhouse posted:I'm hankering after some good cyberpunk thing to watch. In my stupid head I'm imagining a cross between Akira, Serial Experiments Lain and Blade Runner. I know this doesn't exist, but what is there that's close-ish? Bonus points for being atmospheric The answer will always be Cyber City Oedo 808. Make sure you get the original Manga Studios dub for extra freshness.
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Genocyber posted:This but inironically  These other jackasses wouldn't recognise a goddamn cyberpunk if one jumped up and bit them on the end of their loving dicks.
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Sep 11, 2014 05:26
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ShadowMoo posted:Looking for 'general lack of common sense' i.e. Kyousougiga, FLCL. Epic i.e. Gurren Lagan, or psychological i.e. Lain, Psycho-Pass. Any tips? The answer is always Cat Soup.
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Sep 11, 2014 05:58
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Last Celebration posted:This isn't exactly a recommendation request, but I just got into Osamu Tezuka's works, and I was wondering if anyone had a link to the old thread since IIRC there was one a while ago. Also, I guess any manga/anime that are kind of close to Ode to Kirihoto would be pretty rad. And recs for Tezuka's best works in general I guess, preferably in giant omnibus format. Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature. The only thing you need to watch.
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Sep 17, 2014 12:27
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GorfZaplen posted:What are some (preferably bad, preferably 80s) horror anime? October is rolling around and I'd like to show some as part of a yearly bad horror-thon I have with some friends. The shorter the better, an OVA or movie would be ideal. So far I have Vampire Wars and Baoh. Try Demon City: Shinjuku or the Devilman OVAs.
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Sep 24, 2014 05:48
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Emalde posted:I'm looking to waste time, and my favorite way to do that is to watch anime that is all about getting swole. Specifically, Training Arcs. If the entire show is a training arc, that's my jam. You're probably looking for Chihayafuru. The whole show is about the slow progress and steady realisations of a group of young people getting into the really obscure-rear end Japanese card game. The entire thing is pretty much massive training arcs topped off by really tense competitions that are really well directed and realised.
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Oct 12, 2014 01:36
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Strange Quark posted:You should watch it anyway, since the anime's way better. The anime added a few scenes that were really good and the pacing in the back third isn't agonizingly slow because the authors wanted more chapters than they had story to tell. On the other hand, everything after the L twist is still garbage in comparison to what came before it.
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Oct 24, 2014 02:28
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Try out Busou Renkin. Still a favourite of mine as far as Shonen goes.
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Nov 9, 2014 00:17
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ninjewtsu posted:I have legit ADHD and somehow it has only gotten worse with age. What're some fast paced animes with lots of action? I really like the mecha part of mecha shows but it is hard to describe how much I do not want to sit through the non-mecha parts of Gundam Kill la Kill is tailor made for people with ADHD. I fuckin' hate it as a series, but there's lots of action and cool fights and characters. Kokoro Wish fucked around with this message at 09:15 on Feb 4, 2015 |
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Feb 4, 2015 09:13
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FMA an FMA:B are enjoyable and good in different ways. 
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Feb 24, 2015 06:01
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Spiritus Nox posted:Anyone got some good Mystery anime? The closer they come to channeling the Ace Attorney moment where the hero makes a key breakthrough/accusation and the really cool music kicks in, the better. Preferably something generally akin to Ace Attorney in tone - some seriousness isn't a problem, but I'm primarily looking for a fun mystery show. You can always try Neuro: Supernatural Detective/Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro. I found it a pretty fun read and watch.
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Mikl posted:Read Or Die is somewhat like what you're looking for, it's an old three episode OVA that has superpowered people from a spy agency fight superpowered villains to stop them from destroying the world. Also, the agency is the British Library. And their top agent is a bookworm nerd.
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Also the soundtrack is great https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBxABTpl5tQ
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Aug 5, 2015 03:33
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If you like sports anime in any way, shape or form, watch Chihayafuru. That one of the only anime of any kind that actually stuck with me in recent years.
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Aug 6, 2015 02:00
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Devil is a Part-Timer is solid fun and ranks pretty high up there for me, actually. Again, one of the few anime I actually recommend because I remember it above alot of other stuff. One series I will never understand people liking is Gatchaman: Crowds. Great animation, but lovely character design and messaging.
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Linnaeus posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxJ4VWoeOzs No, you see, you're wrong and that show and dub are solid gold.
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