THE AWESOME GHOST posted:

1) is there anything as fabulous and manly as Jojos

2) is there anything as feel good as Ore Monogatari without it being like literally nothing happening

3) I wanna watch those weird 90s ovas/ movies that freaked me out as a child with 0 context where do I start

Reds posted:

If anybody has any good "let's just go on an adventure" shows that'd be cool too. Shows that are generally fun would be nice too. Just finished rewatching The Tower of Druaga, that show was the best for being fun.

Oh, and to make one last demand, it might be a little simple but anybody know shows with good swordfights? For such a universal protagonist weapon the list of shows with good proper swordfights is awfully low.

Reds posted:

Anybody got any good world-building shows? A lot of shows have interesting settings but never really reach beyond what's going on in front of the main characters's faces at any given point. Whether it's a good old fashioned adventure or just a show that likes to talk about its world a lot, that's the sort of thing I'd like to see. I've watched quite a lot of anime so I might have already watched most of the good examples, but any recommendations are appreciated.

Reds posted:

Yes, I keep meaning to buy the Nausicaa manga but I couldn't find it at the last con I went to. Most of the reason why I hadn't watched it was because I wasn't sure if I should read the manga first or not.

Torquemadras posted:

Sooo, I actually watched Nisemonogatari. I was ready to skip large chunks of it, given its reputation and, uh, ample warnings given in this thread, but I really liked most of Bakemonogatari, so I thought I'd check this out to get to the second season.

I...

I don't wanna go to jail

What the gently caress was going on with this? Whoever said this season takes everything bad about the series to 11 was right on the mark. Fanservice becomes scene right out of taboo porn, right down to the ultra-flimsy reasons where the most insane behaviour becomes apparently acceptable. Everybody is now from porn dimension, including (and, in fact, almost exclusively) girls under 16. Sexy dames in trouble is okay with me. But here, every once in a while (or for whole episodes), everybody acts like porn characters and it's ~pedophile time~. Not even just the obvious issues with that: it's contrived, stupid and a waste of time. Just great.

On the other hand: when I wasn't frantically skipping forward, there were some nice action scenes (there's the nauseating brutality I was looking for! Yesssss), and the basic story was actually pretty cool. Oh, and a GREAT "villain". He didn't even do much, but I loved every second that Kakei was on screen. Just the sheer contrast to the other characters! And a rad theme song, too. I hope this guy gets more appearances in the future, he's a joy to behold. In general, I really like this show's approach to conflict - almost no-one "wins" by sheer strength, even the action is basically still talking that has spilled over into violence. Coupled with this show's weird-rear end mythology, it's just fun. If it weren't for the boring aimlessness of the first couple episodes plus the obvious negative of KIDDIE PORN DIMENSION, WHAT THE gently caress IS WRONG WITH THIS SHOW, it could've been good.

Well, can't say I haven't been warned. If this continues, I'm out for the sake of my sanity, but I still have hope. I'm just too trusting and naive, in this dark, dark world of anime.

Gonna have to watch some Fist of the North Star to forget this...

gmq posted:

I forgot to cancel my Crunchyroll trial so I'd appreciate a couple more recommendations.

Has there been anything like Code Geass or Death Note (smart MC, lots of plans, etc) released in the last couple of years?

I also want to watch (or read) things that make me cry of happiness/heartwarming like the last episode of My Love Story!! or the episode where Sawako reconciles with Yano and Yoshida (volume 2 of the manga).

Thanks!

icantfindaname posted:

is Penguindrum any good?

Anonymous Robot posted:

Yo, recommend me something cool if you dare!

Stuff I enjoyed:

Gundam 0080: War In the Pocket (To me, this is the Gundam series that gets the character-driven melodrama right where almost every other Gundam series gets it so dreadfully wrong. 08th MS team is cool until it shits the bed in the last 3 or so episodes. MS IGLOO is ok.)
Kaiji (Manly-tears gambling anime with Marxist sensibilities? It's like it was made for me. I tried Akagi and didn't enjoy it as much. Partly due to the Mahjongg focus and partly due to it not being quite as fun to watch a character who has an iron grip on everything compared to one who's really struggling. That's not to say the "mastermind hero" can't be entertaining.)
Lupin III (I watched the Fujiko Mine series and enjoyed it until it began having a tighter serial narrative towards the end. The leery rape stuff with Fujiko was tasteless and the plot was close to nonsensical.)
Armored Trooper VOTOMS (I've seen and enjoyed Armor Hunter Mellowlink as well.)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (COME BACK JOJO)
Mononoke (I didn't enjoy MuShiShi.)
Cowboy Bebop (Another case where the episodic series is very cool but the tendency towards a serial narrative near the end descends into poor writing and overly 'anime' stuff. Samurai Champloo just didn't do it for me.)
Yu Yu Hakusho (A childhood favorite. I'm not opposed to a shonen series if it's good- see JoJo. The combination of the supernatural stuff and the street punks is funny, but it ends up in 'interminable tournament' territory after a while.)
Cromartie High School (Anime comedy is very much a miss for me, but this one was absurd in juuuust the right way. Any comedy anime is going to be a hard sell for me. I watched the dub of this, which I think was the right choice in this case.)

Stuff that didn't do it for me:

Fullmetal Alchemist (Tried both series. There are a lot of elements to like here but it just doesn't come together. Too much goofy, tonedeaf anime poo poo going on. Protagonist isn't likeable.)
Baccanno! (Again, a cool setting and idea, but the complex, layered plot got revealed over time to involve a lot of hand-waving and happenstance, and a lot of the dialogue and character writing were really bad. I liked the Bonnie and Clyde duo.)
Trigun (gently caress this series for having the coolest setting and the most irritating protagonist with the dumbest narrative and conflicts.)
Evangelion (Some awesome design, and the OVAs have some of the most beautifully animated sequences around, but the psychobabble and cargo-cult religious symbol stuff comes off as juvenile in a bad way.)
Attack on Titan
Probably almost all moe/slice of life stuff.

Fat_Cow posted:

So what is looking to be good this season besides One Punch Man?

Help Im Alive posted:

I would say that's one of the ones everyone knows

I guess to be more specific since my request wasn't very helpful what are the good anime movies that aren't
- Studio Ghibli
- Satoshi Kon
- Redline
- Akira
- Grave of the Fireflies
- Cowboy Bebop
- Girl Who Leapt Through Time
- 5cm Per Second

(because those are the ones I've already seen)

Yes_Cantaloupe posted:

Wings of Honneamise is great and folks should watch it.

The Colonel posted:

ninjewtsu posted:

I blazed through all of what's out of Grimgar last night because I really like it. What are some other good action slice of life type animes?

Davincie posted:

right, what order do i actually watch Kyousougiga in? there's a bunch of ovas and stuff but apparently they are also partly included in the tv show?

Captain Invictus posted:

Is Seraph of the End(manga) any good? Friend of mine cosplayed as a character in it and recommended it to me. I've heard the name before but never checked it out.

Darth Walrus posted:

From what I've seen, the anime is actually a little gayer, and covers all the same material.

Ytlaya posted:

Tuxedo Catfish posted:

Can anyone suggest some shows with really dense, interconnected character relationships and motivations that I might have overlooked when I was younger (and dumber) because they were too girly?

Basically what's the shoujo / josei equivalent of Evangelion?

I've seen Utena, I love it, it's a good starting point but go even further than that.

e: trashiness is no object either, and may even be preferable

e2: i am also already watching Chihayafuru

Tuxedo Catfish posted:

I hear Kare Kano kind of falls apart at the end, is that true?

JD posted:

Can you guys recommend some anime movies that are one offs?

Stuff like The Girl who leapt through time, Summer wars, the MIyazaki films etc. Genre's not really important, though I'm not particularly in for Shoujo stuff atm

Thanks!

littleorv posted:

Recommend me some feels anime. I want to cry like a little girl

Spiritus Nox posted:

If I really liked K-On, and if I thought the best thing about K-On (besides it being a KyoAni production) was the character writing, what are some other shows worth looking into?

Fsmhunk posted:

Just finished end of eva, I'll take the applause ending please. Are there any good robot shows with more action and less.... Whatever the hell that was.

ufarn posted:

Ah, thought the American release had one, too. I only watch it with the original audio, but the Japanese release doesn't even have English subs as I understand. *kicks dirt*

ufarn posted:

I know it's out there, but even then it seems to have eluded me.

Tabletops posted:

Any suggestions?