Lance wrote:

Entry level shit I mean everyone has their own tastes. I have to disagree with this trend of posting a list of things instead of simply asking for something specific. There are charts for this.

That being said, does anyone have a lesser known generic shounen that is dear to them? I want something mindless to watch. I'd prefer it to be under 26 episodes.

Kaze no Stigma

Guys, I have a question. Are there Anime like : A guy makes promises with some girls or one girl. But he have to move away. Later he come back to make those promises become true. Or you could say that it's like Kanon or One. Thx for the Suggestion.

DX5536 wrote:

Guys, I have a question. Are there Anime like : A guy makes promises with some girls or one girl. But he have to move away. Later he come back to make those promises become true. Or you could say that it's like Kanon or One. Thx for the Suggestion.

That sounds like Makoto Shinkai, Kyoanus, or Ghibli

One of the older examples of that story set-up would have to be:

1. Love Hina

Hey guys! I hope i won't come across as too picky. I never watched much anime, i'll try to go by example of what i like. I liked the original Dragon Ball and the first seasons of Slayers, they were mostly about self discovery, exploration, meeting interesting people and visiting interesting places. There was always a good climax fight to close a "chapter". There are a lot of series that fit into that description, but most are about ridiculous fights that go on for ever like in Dragon Ball Z or Bleach. I hate pointless fighting with no consequence (like characters taking mortal wounds and just shrugging it off), i get bored fast when watching those. I watched the Samurai Champloo series recently. The animation and choreography looked good, also Nujabes did the tracks. But it was awful, filled with pointless fights because the characters were established as completely overpowered from the first episode and would heal deep cut wounds in minutes. I can't see myself getting invested in that.

Other series i liked a lot were Samurai 7. The characters and the setting were amazing, Katsushiro's arc was pure brilliance, every fight had a purpose and the series ended with such a satisfying climax (i really don't want to spoil much in case somebody hasn't seen it, it's the best anime i have seen, highly recommended). Another one was Heat Guy J (not many people have seen it, from what i can tell). Like Samurai 7, it had an interesting setting and a well done overarching political conflict. Problems were solved with the brain first and violence second. Like Dragon Ball and Slayers it had a lot of exploration and interesting characters.

I'll mention Death Note and Ghost in the Shell, but who didn't like those.

As you can probably tell, i'm not much into cute romance things, high school drama or DBZ clones, but unfortunately this is what i usually come across (i'm feeling very lucky that i just happened to come across Samurai 7 and Heat Guy J). Sorry, this came out lengthy.

dreta wrote:

I watched the Samurai Champloo series recently. The animation and choreography looked good, also Nujabes did the tracks. But it was awful, filled with pointless fights because the characters were established as completely overpowered from the first episode and would heal deep cut wounds in minutes. I can't see myself getting invested in that.

I'd almost say you're hopeless just by this.

However, I have solutions for you.

There is "Psycho-Pass" which is a newer show, and has similar action and themes to HeatGuy.

Also Cowboy Bebop and Trigun might interest you, in terms of themes and action and what not. Seriously, i'd be surprised if you hadn't heard of them or seen them, they're two of the most impressive and mature shows you can watch. The writing is great in those, and the dubs (should you choose to watch those) are really good.

One last one I can reccomend is Darker than Black. It has all the right things that should fit into what you like, as well as good characters, pacing and action scenes.

These anime all have smart writing, good characters and should mostly fit into what you say you like. If you like none of them, i'm not sure I can help you.

I completely forgot about Cowboy Bebop. Never heard about Trigun, will check it out along with Phycho-Pass and Darker than Black. Thanks so much!

anyone recommend me any anime like "BAKEMONOGATARI" ?

It depends on what element of Bakemonogatari you liked.

If you want more like it, watch Nisemonogatari and Nekomonogatari.

If you want some artsy imagery combined with otaku-aimed material, try out more from Studio Shaft (including Madoka Magica, but that's a given at this stage), including the following: Arakawa Under the Bridge, Hidamari Sketch, Sasai-san@Ganbaranai, and Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei.

If you want an intelligent harem title, well, good luck, because it's pretty much this.

Mogsworth wrote:

It depends on what element of Bakemonogatari you liked.

If you want more like it, watch Nisemonogatari and Nekomonogatari.

If you want some artsy imagery combined with otaku-aimed material, try out more from Studio Shaft (including Madoka Magica, but that's a given at this stage), including the following: Arakawa Under the Bridge, Hidamari Sketch, Sasai-san@Ganbaranai, and Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei.

If you want an intelligent harem title, well, good luck, because it's pretty much this.

I would add Tatami Galaxy into the above list. It's not by Shaft, but it has the same (even crazy) animation as other series by Shaft.
The monologue is a bit fast but it's one of the similarities to Bakemonogatari series imo

Presentation-wise, I would agree with The Tatami Galaxy being thrown up there. In terms of material, eh, its plot is ephemeral at best and a lot more full of symbolism and meaning than Bakemonogatari. Not exactly as easy of a watch.

If you end up liking that one, though, I'd recommend Cat Soup and Mind Game, from the same director. Kaiba is also a recommendation but has a completely different tone.

@Mogsworth: You're right, but as the requester doesn't really specify what he wanted, might as well try recommend anime that have a bit similarities to him (even if there's a big chance that the one he like is the Harem element).

EDIT: I'm also searching for anime with the same vibe as Mushishi & Kino no Tabi. Anything that deals with wandering around like in Kino no Tabi but also have some strangeness & serenity as in Mushishi

Sallad4ever wrote:

@Mogsworth: You're right, but as the requester doesn't really specify what he wanted, might as well try recommend anime that have a bit similarities to him (even if there's a big chance that the one he like is the Harem element).

EDIT: I'm also searching for anime with the same vibe as Mushishi & Kino no Tabi. Anything that deals with wandering around like in Kino no Tabi but also have some strangeness & serenity as in Mushishi

Kokoro Connect? I guess that has the same sort of thing going on. Kind of a vague description.

Kokoro Connect is the exact opposite of those types of shows.

Aria the Animation, Ikoku Meiro no Croisee, and Mononoke are better, more-fitting suggestions. Mononoke being the most-fitting.

mathexpert9981 wrote:

Does anybody have any suggestions for good slice of life/comedy/school anime? Things like MM!, Kannagi, K-On!, etc.

here are a few Hidamari Sketch,Toradora,Joshiraku,Yuru Yuri,Minami-ke,A-Channel,Welcome to the NHK,Durarara

mathexpert9981 wrote:

Does anybody have any suggestions for good slice of life/comedy/school anime? Things like MM!, Kannagi, K-On!, etc.

Do yourself a favour and watch these unless you haven't already:

1. Genshiken
2. Great Teacher Onizuka
3. School Rumble

Some other kind of titles that you could watch would be:

1. Azumanga Daioh
2. Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou

Not your standard slice of life/comedy anime, but I would also greatly recommend Shirokuma Cafe. If you continue to want something different, Kuragehime might be up your alley.

Not going for moe slice of life recommendations because those are overdone and kinda grating.

Looking slice of life/comedy anime?
maybe you should watch "Little Buster" or "Hyouka"
I'm greatly reccomend them
or maybe Slice of life with musical anime?
I would reccomend you "Tari Tari" or "Love Live!"

Watched Mononoke Hime and it was great!!! Thanks Mogs

Now searching for a good shounen anime, any genre but action. I don't mind old stuff as long as it's good

amnesia is the best!

I wouldn't really recommend Amnesia, myself, even as a fan of reverse harems/bishounen stuff in general. It's bland, predictable, and pretty boring. Each guy in the show has barely definable traits and it's one of the dullest uses of alternate dimensions I've ever seen. The only things that really stands out are the visuals, but you can't just have a decent art style (with horrendous fashion) without having good cinematography or (more importantly) a good script.

Better reverse harem titles include Ouran High School Host Club and potentially La Corda d'Oro.

Also, Sallad4ever: I didn't mean Mononoke Hime (although it is my favourite of Miyazaki's work!), but just Mononoke, the spin-off of Ayakashi. It's VERY similar to Mushi-shi.

nurazrinzulkaffli wrote:

amnesia is the best!

^this >u<

Hi guys, came to request some suggestions. My favorite anime is Ouran High School Host Club, and some of the reasons I like it so much is that it pokes fun at a lot of genre conventions and I love how unique the characters are. Could anyone suggest animes with atypical (and likable) characters that also break away from what is normal for their genres?

Moway wrote:

Hi guys, came to request some suggestions. My favorite anime is Ouran High School Host Club, and some of the reasons I like it so much is that it pokes fun at a lot of genre conventions and I love how unique the characters are. Could anyone suggest animes with atypical (and likable) characters that also break away from what is normal for their genres?

Lucky Star

Moway wrote:

Hi guys, came to request some suggestions. My favorite anime is Ouran High School Host Club, and some of the reasons I like it so much is that it pokes fun at a lot of genre conventions and I love how unique the characters are. Could anyone suggest animes with atypical (and likable) characters that also break away from what is normal for their genres?

Danshi Kokosei no Nichijou, Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita, and (to an extent, simply due to a memorable cast and very silly nature) School Rumble.

Lucky Star plays so heavily into the tropes of its genre that I wouldn't count it.

Mogsworth wrote:

Also, Sallad4ever: I didn't mean Mononoke Hime (although it is my favourite of Miyazaki's work!), but just Mononoke, the spin-off of Ayakashi. It's VERY similar to Mushi-shi.

lol, I only know Mononoke Hime so when you write Mononoke in your post I automatically think about the movie one. Still, it's a pleasant misunderstanding cause I fairly enjoy Mononoke Hime

Edit: ofc I'll watch Mononoke. The Anime image in MAL already made me drool

Not sure if this is the right place to ask (not reading the first page for the win), but which one would you suggest the most of these:
Tamayura, Gosick, Tari Tari, Hyouka or Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka?

It's the right place to ask, but it depends, really on what you want, as these shows are all differently-paced and have different sorts of execution.

If you want a pretty standard harem-VN adaptation, go for Akane-Iro. If you want a slower-paced slice of life, either Tamayura or Hyouka. If you want a slightly faster-paced slice of life, go for Tari Tari. If you want a mystery anime, go for Gosick.

Out of all of those, I'd suggest either Gosick or Tari Tari, just out of personal favourites.

Gosick will be the first then. Thanks!

I'm looking for comedy, the other genres is can be anything, preferably slice of life or school life. Please click my signature so you wouldn't suggest anything that on the list. thank you

Hi there, just posting here cause I wanted some anime suggestions, here's some anime I have watched and loved:

- Mushishi
- Darker than black
- Higurashi no naku koro ni (just first season... the second one was so-so )

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[AsunaYuuki] wrote:

I'm looking for comedy anime with preferably catgirls (and maids are never a minus). Only similar anime that I have watched is Mayoi Neko Overrun!. I tried watching Nyan-koi but I didn't like that.

Nekomonogatari

[AsunaYuuki] wrote:

I'm looking for comedy anime with preferably catgirls (and maids are never a minus). Only similar anime that I have watched is Mayoi Neko Overrun!. I tried watching Nyan-koi but I didn't like that.

Mayo Chiki! is the anime for you! Maids + comedy = one hell of an ride.

Just sayin'

-Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?
-Ore no Kanojo (oreshura)

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As far as the catgirl suggestions are concerned: Ehh, not much fetish stuff is my field of expertise, but I guess Asobi ni Ikuyo! (catgirl aliens + girls with guns; I haven't seen much of it but I've heard mixed things) would fit your expectations. The episodes I saw still did have a lot of comedy, so hey.

Also, I wanted to just remind everyone of something. Textwall impending.

ampzz wrote:

...we move on to the part of offering suggestions to particular users which is simpler if you do something that includes:

1. Try to break up certain aspects of your suggestion list by grouping similar anime together or, if they're after multiple genre requests, group them into their respective labels.
   Some people prefer being able to organise their plan-to-watch lists by watching one genre type at a time.
2. Possibly give your own short take on the anime titles which doesn't have to be much, even a few words is better than nothing at all.
3. Take into consideration of which anime they've listed as already seen or the comparative title they're after.
4. Offer a few anime titles at a time, even if they are the OVA of the same named anime title as most people might skip OVA, OAD or movies since they didn't know about them.

What I'm trying to get at by quoting the OP here is to not leave a list of "this is stuff I like go watch this now". We're supposed to be fulfilling search criteria from a poster, not just...offering blanket suggestions. There are guides on many websites for titles major anime fans should watch to just be in the know, so doing things like quoting those here does not help anyone (maybe adding lists like those to the OP would help).

Similarly, this is not a thread to just throw down titles you might like without any rhyme or reason. It makes the flow of the thread even more awkward, especially when you don't explain the reasoning for throwing down these titles.

Finally, at least pay attention to certain things when making suggestions. Like, if you have a request arranged like this:

Request wrote:

I watched and liked Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, and Black Lagoon. Where should I go next?

A good response would be the following:

Suggestion wrote:

I would suggest both seasons of Jormungand (Jormungand and Jormungand Perfect Order). They have a heavy focus on action, deal with bouts of moral ambiguity, feel very different from most other action anime, and have a mature look and feel to them. The emphasis on gunplay in its action make it more similar to Bebop and Black Lagoon compared to Champloo, but the fight choreography is still there and rather intense.

A mediocre response would be the following:

Suggestion wrote:

Watch Jormungand! It's full of action and Koko is a badass.

A bad response would be the following:

Suggestion wrote:

Watch Jormungand Koko is my waifu

An off-kilter response would be:

Suggestion wrote:

Um...Eureka Seven has action and nice animation, maybe check that out?

Notice that offering a more detailed suggestion would be able to possibly highlight elements of the show that people liked. It's a matter of finding plenty of similarities between titles, whether that'd be tonally, plot-wise, character-wise, animation-quality-wise, and so on. Generally, the more things two shows have in common while still being their own thing, the better the suggestion is. If they ask about a show you don't know about and don't provide detail on what they liked about it, do some research. Reading a plot synopsis/reviews on sites like Anime News Network or MAL generally can aid in making better suggestions.

tl;dr: Use your heads when making suggestions. It makes it much easier on the requester.

I'm trying to find a good anime that's emotional, but in the genre of shounen. Any suggestions?

Irisu wrote:

I'm trying to find a good anime that's emotional, but in the genre of shounen. Any suggestions?

The only one I can think of is BECK.

It's not as emotional as it make you cry river but for me, I like how they try to advance with their band and the interaction between the band mates. Also some occasion with the band playing their song on the stage is quite emotional for me.

PS: You can also some of the mainstream title (if you haven't watched them) like Gintama, they have some tear inducing moments in some of their arc.

Any suggestions for me to find a comedy anime besides Nichijou? :<

Just finish Starry Star. It was great. I actually cried at the end, it so sad . Any good Reverse Harem?