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Wassaaaa
Mmm there's an ONA called Mangirl! has the same style as Yuru Yuri but based on the lives of some girls who are editors of manga
Another that is very moe is Acchi Kocchi >w<

probably you've already looked at these but I leave these just in case:

Minami-ke
K-on!
Lucky Star
Hidamari Sketch
Haiyore Nyaruko-san
Kill me baby
Shohei Ohtani
okay.jpg.

you guiys don't even get a .png :(
Wassaaaa

CDFA wrote:

So I'm kind of wanting to get back into animu. Does anybody have any suggestions of what I should watch?

I'm looking more for happy Slice of Life stuff, but I'm down for a good variety of things to watch, as long as it's good

Anime List for Reference: (inb4 "omg you haven't even watched that much animu, what a loser) http://myanimelist.net/animelist/CDFA

So far, my plans are:

Finish Sword Art Online
Start Imouto (And assumedly finish. Same with everything below)
Start Madoka
Start High School DxD
Start Maid-Sama
Start Ika Musume S2
Start Steins;Gate
Start Oreimo
Start Infinite Stratos
What are you doing CDFA this is too much planning
Anything happens afterwards depending how I feel.

Is there anything I should change/add/drop?

Also, I'm planning on dropping OHSHC. It doesn't settle well for me at all, and I only watched it because I was told by someone I was fond of to watch it, but that's since failed. Good idea y/n
Drop all those animus less steins;gate (?)

I already suggested good slice of life, but if you want one funny and happy watch Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai!
pokefreak101

mathexpert9981 wrote:

Does anybody have any suggestions for good slice of life/comedy/school anime? Things like MM!, Kannagi, K-On!, etc.
Well, If you like K-ON! I will suggest To-LOVE-Ru
Azer

CDFA wrote:

So I'm kind of wanting to get back into animu. Does anybody have any suggestions of what I should watch?

I'm looking more for happy Slice of Life stuff, but I'm down for a good variety of things to watch, as long as it's good

Anime List for Reference: (inb4 "omg you haven't even watched that much animu, what a loser) http://myanimelist.net/animelist/CDFA

So far, my plans are:

Finish Sword Art Online
Start Imouto (And assumedly finish. Same with everything below)
Start Madoka
Start High School DxD
Start Maid-Sama
Start Ika Musume S2
Start Steins;Gate
Start Oreimo
Start Infinite Stratos
What are you doing CDFA this is too much planning
Anything happens afterwards depending how I feel.

Is there anything I should change/add/drop?

Also, I'm planning on dropping OHSHC. It doesn't settle well for me at all, and I only watched it because I was told by someone I was fond of to watch it, but that's since failed. Good idea y/n
I'll start off by saying I haven't seen loads of anime either, but I can tell you a few things about some of the titles you have here.

Sword Art Online will only come out as good to you if you like MMORPGs and other similar genres. The characters are weak, Kirito seems invincible but the combat scenes are epic enough to make up for it. The ending is great, too.

Steins;Gate is my favourite anime I've watched so far. It's pretty much split into two halves, the first 12ish episodes are a slice of life comedy, building towards the second half. You will be confused by what is going on until you finished the series/watched further episodes, but you will like it. The second part is the most creative use of time travel I've seen, it is VERY dramatic and most likely will make you cry for a bit. I'm still questioning how on earth the main character maintained his sanity after going through all of it. The Characters and story are the strongpoints here, everything pieces together and when it clicks, that is when you recognize how amazingly creative the writers are. It's a fairly slow start, but since you enjoy slice of life you won't mind.

I couldnt' watch more than 2 episodes of madoka, I just can't handle the magical girls genre at all. 0 interest.


Hope this helped a bit.
HeatKai
would someone recommend me a good romance anime with a good ending xD
not screwed up anime. =w=''
Holydragonstorm

HeatKai wrote:

would someone recommend me a good romance anime with a good ending xD
not screwed up anime. =w=''
You should watch Clannad if you haven't done that already :3
HeatKai
watched that :) other maybe? :3
Holydragonstorm
Toradora! is also pretty good :3
other than that hm..Tasogare Otome x Amnesia maybe ?
(I watched so many that I have to thing which of them were very good :3)
HeatKai
Toradora watched =w=b
Tasogare Otome x Amnesia? ok going to watch that! thanks because replying ;)
Holydragonstorm
no problem :)
If you want more suggestions later, you can PM me at any time :3
-S c a r l e t-

HeatKai wrote:

would someone recommend me a good romance anime with a good ending xD
not screwed up anime. =w=''
Here are some few suggestion from me~ :
- Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! http://myanimelist.net/anime/14741/Chuunibyou_demo_Koi_ga_Shitai!
- Gosick http://myanimelist.net/anime/8425/Gosick
- Hayate No Gotoku! http://myanimelist.net/anime/2026/Hayate_no_Gotoku!
- Infinite Stratos http://myanimelist.net/anime/9041/IS:_Infinite_Stratos
- Kaichou wa Maid-sama! http://myanimelist.net/anime/7054/Kaichou_wa_Maid-sama!
- Mayo Chiki! http://myanimelist.net/anime/10110/Mayo_Chiki!
- Sankarea http://myanimelist.net/anime/11499/Sankarea
- School Rumble http://myanimelist.net/anime/24/School_Rumble
- Shakugan no Shana http://myanimelist.net/anime/355/Shakugan_no_Shana
- Special A http://myanimelist.net/anime/3470/Special_A

There's a lot more I can recommend but I don't think you'll be able to finish them all.
Kyonko Hizara
Just a few suggestions of some of my favorites atm:
-Action
Tiger & Bunny: http://myanimelist.net/anime/9941/Tiger_&_Bunny
Guilty Crown: http://myanimelist.net/anime/10793/Guilty_Crown
Neon Genesis Evangelion: http://myanimelist.net/anime/30/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion and insert ever other Evangelion here
Strike Witches: http://myanimelist.net/anime/3667/Strike_Witches Also ecchi and military

-Sci-fi
Steins;Gate: http://myanimelist.net/anime/9253/Steins;Gate Overall, this is the best anime I have seen, hands down
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: http://myanimelist.net/anime/6213/Toaru ... no_Railgun Also Toaru Majutsu no Index

-Slice of Life
Acchi Kocchi: http://myanimelist.net/anime/12291/Acchi_Kocchi
Toradora!: http://myanimelist.net/anime/4224/Toradora!
These two also can fit into being good Romance anime

-Comedy
Infinite Stratos: http://myanimelist.net/anime/9041/IS:_Infinite_Stratos Also a harem
Working!!: http://myanimelist.net/anime/6956/Working!!

-Magic
Puella Magi/Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: http://myanimelist.net/anime/9756/Mahou ... 8%85Magica

-Horror:
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: http://myanimelist.net/anime/934/Higura ... ku_Koro_ni If you like the original of the anime, then try watching Kai and Rei
Elfen Lied: http://myanimelist.net/anime/226/Elfen_Lied
Umineko no Naku Koro ni: http://myanimelist.net/anime/4896/Umine ... ku_Koro_ni READ THE VN DON'T JUST WATCH THE ANIME

-Supernatural
Bakemonogatari: http://myanimelist.net/anime/5081/Bakemonogatari As well as Nise and Neko.

-Romance
Kimi no Todoke: http://myanimelist.net/anime/6045/Kimi_ni_Todoke It's good if you want a more realistic romance

-Adventure
Spice & Wolf: http://myanimelist.net/anime/2966/Ookami_to_Koushinryou It does have some religious concepts, which seems to bother some people.
scenekidz
Please would someone recommend me something similar to Deathnote if possible?
Navizel
what do you mean by similar?
-S c a r l e t-

scenekidz wrote:

Please would someone recommend me something similar to Deathnote if possible?
I highly recommend Code Geass. Both of them is quite similar except the Code Geass got mecha :/
nakimushineko
Can anyone recommend me an adventure with romance? :3
DX5536
uhm, do you guys know which seasons of Hakuouki is first second and third?

-Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan

-Hakuouki Reimeiroku

-Hakuouki Hekketsuroku

or Hakuouki !?
Mogsy
EDIT: Oops, misread. It goes: Shinsengumi Kitan, Hekketsuroku, Sekkaroku (OVA) and Reimeiroku.
Kanade4Life
anyone have suggestion for some comedy,school life, romance...somethng like seitokai yakuindomo, seitokai no ichizon, lucky star, toradora
Thank You :)
KinkiN

Kanade4Life wrote:

anyone have suggestion for some comedy,school life, romance...somethng like seitokai yakuindomo, seitokai no ichizon, lucky star, toradora
Thank You :)
I want to suggest Angel Beats! , but you've watched it absolutely.

so how about Infinite Stratos and Sora no Otoshimono?
Kanade4Life

Otonashi Yuzuru wrote:

Kanade4Life wrote:

anyone have suggestion for some comedy,school life, romance...somethng like seitokai yakuindomo, seitokai no ichizon, lucky star, toradora
Thank You :)
I want to suggest Angel Beats! , but you've watched it absolutely.

so how about Infinite Stratos and Sora no Otoshimono?
thank you for the suggestion...I'll try Infinite Stratos since I finished SnO ^^
ExBia

Mogsworth wrote:

mathexpert9981 wrote:

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

  1. Great Teacher Onizuka. It is a silly comedy and indeed does not have the moe factor that the three titles you listed have (I personally don't mind the lack of moe in the slightest, but eh). Some points get a little after-school-special-ish later on in the series, but it's still damn silly and funny. Easily one of my favourite comedies out there.
  2. School Rumble. Basically, this is love polygon heaven. It is goofy about it every step of the way. Not the least bit serious. It has a special place in my heart and always lightens my mood.
  3. And Yet The Town Moves. One of the more underappreciated Shaft shows out there. Also not a serious show (then again, you asked for comedies), and it is a little off-kilter at points. I still find a lot of the humor in this show genuinely funny and the last episode is both sad and amazingly funny.
Three shows that are definitely worth your time, if your funny bone agrees with silly.


Also just watch Welcome to the NHK. Dark, dark humor at its finest.
I will look them
Fadil
Anybody knows any anime series that's like sakurasou and chuunibyou??
I totally need those -,-
Kanade4Life

Fadil wrote:

Anybody knows any anime series that's like sakurasou and chuunibyou??
I totally need those -,-
Uuum maybe Kaichou wa maid - sama or kimi ni todoke ?
Mogsy

Fadil wrote:

Anybody knows any anime series that's like sakurasou and chuunibyou??
I totally need those -,-
Give Oreshura a shot. Chuunibyou elements plus a nice three-character dynamic that eventually devolves into a harem, but then again I hate harem so it might be your thing.
Fadil

Mogsworth wrote:

Fadil wrote:

Anybody knows any anime series that's like sakurasou and chuunibyou??
I totally need those -,-
Give Oreshura a shot. Chuunibyou elements plus a nice three-character dynamic that eventually devolves into a harem, but then again I hate harem so it might be your thing.
Too bad i already watched it :( ,do you have any other series?? thanks in advance !! ;) ;)

Kanade4Life wrote:

Fadil wrote:

Anybody knows any anime series that's like sakurasou and chuunibyou??
I totally need those -,-
Uuum maybe Kaichou wa maid - sama or kimi ni todoke ?
I Already watched it too :cry: :cry: Thanks any way ;) ;)
DX5536

Fadil wrote:

I Already watched it too :cry: :cry: Thanks any way ;) ;)
Well, how about Special A, it's kinda similar to kaichou wa maid sama. Or ohshc, but I'm not very sure.
Fadil

DX5536 wrote:

Fadil wrote:

I Already watched it too :cry: :cry: Thanks any way ;) ;)
Well, how about Special A, it's kinda similar to kaichou wa maid sama. Or ohshc, but I'm not very sure.
I'm Sorry but i already watched it tooooo :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: but thank you for the suggestions ;) ;) ;)

The anime's that i already watched (in that sort of genre) : sakurasou,chuunibyou,special A,maid-sama,oreshura,boku wa tomodachi ga sukunai (and also the sequel),tora dora,clannad (and clannad:AS)
I would be REALLY grateful if anybody knows any good anime of that sort of genre (and also not included in the above) THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!
DX5536

Fadil wrote:

I'm Sorry but i already watched it tooooo :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: but thank you for the suggestions ;) ;) ;)

The anime's that i already watched (in that sort of genre) : sakurasou,chuunibyou,special A,maid-sama,oreshura,boku wa tomodachi ga sukunai (and also the sequel),tora dora,clannad (and clannad:AS)
I would be REALLY grateful if anybody knows any good anime of that sort of genre (and also not included in the above) THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!
Speaking of Special A and Kaichou wa maid sama, have you try Uta no Prince sama? (It's kinda like a reverse romance, so guy(s) chase girl)
Topic Starter
ampzz

Fadil wrote:

Anybody knows any anime series that's like sakurasou and chuunibyou??
I totally need those -,-
Simple; just watch every generic anime that somehow develops a fan base due to one or two of the female characters as the protagonist is either the dense, stereotypical harem lead or the kind that completely lacks any impact by themself.

Over all, most anime titles have become far too generic over the past few years as they take good qualities of decent, older titles and try to profit off them by poorly executing the characters in a (highly likely) copy/paste story setting with minimal effort in trying to create a unique story.

Let's use Shana from Shakugan no Shana for example; before she came along there was very minimal to zero focus on 'pettanko' (no, she's not a bloody loli you gits) and short characters as they were generally looked down upon. Then the anime aired and after that there was a rise in the 'new' stereotype (which actually existed before) of these pettanko and short tsundere types just exploded over the anime scene to the point where even only 2 years the character type was boring as heck to see in anime.

With a few rare exceptions like Taiga from Toradora! for example.

Biased view aside; here's a bunch of titles to venture a try at in no particular order:
  1. Love Hina - Strong nostalgia on this title; one of the few titles which kicked off the harem stereotype and a somewhat likeable cast.
  2. Mahoraba: Heartful days - Not a school setting but this is still quite enjoyable with the character interactions.
  3. Angel Beats! - If you haven't seen this already it is probably then you've missed out on a really decent piece of anime. The anime keeps a continual check on quality from the opening, to the mid and finally with the closure.
  4. Hachimitsu to Clover - Simply enjoyable and is something the base of Sakurasou can be taken from as it has a guy unsure with what to do with his life until meeting a certain talented girl.
  5. Seto no Hanayome - This title really shows you how well comedy can be executed with a very enjoyable art style and character line-up to boot.
  6. Seitokai Yakuindomo - A really comedic take on an all-girls school come co-education status.
  7. School Rumble - One of the memorable and successful school themed based anime that actually proved to set standards for quite a few of the current day stereotypes. The only thing which was the shame in this series was the third instalment.
  8. Kannagi - A really down to earth school life comedy with some really interesting concepts based around the cast.
  9. Kimikiss Pure Rouge - Not really something that most would actually recommend but you could probably give it a shot.
  10. Nyan Koi! - The interactions between the male protagonist towards both the female characters and the cats within the series (which he is allergic to) is quite nice.
  11. Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai - I can see the ending! No idea how Manglobe managed to nail this correctly yet completely screw up Hayate no Gotoku.
  12. Lamune - I would be surprised if anyone would even know of this anime; it's one of those rare slow romance types that you either come to like or not.
  13. Seitokai no Ichizon - A really balanced harem comedy which for how much of the anime screen time in based purely in the one room is executed quite well. Avoid the second season as AIC ruined it.
  14. Karin - Might appeal to you or someone else. Vampire female lead with a protagonist who finds out about her secret; love ensues!
  15. Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku - Looks pretty as the artwork was actually based off August's visual novel but the ending was sort of weak to me.
  16. Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun - Might appeal to you, might not. Think typical shoujo setting.
  17. Shuffle! - I feel dirty even letting this have a placing in a recommendation list but it might be something you could enjoy. If you've read the visual novel of this you'll understand why I really dislike this.
Rule of thumb: Don't just judge an anime by how 'pretty' it is as some tend to skimp on actual plot favouring just trying to make shit look shiny/moe (lol) focused as some of the older anime titles are really enjoyable and under appreciated.

Personal recommendations to anyone who hasn't seen these titles already (no additional information needs to be said):
  1. Great Teacher Onizuka
  2. Higashi no Eden
  3. Nodame Cantabile
  4. Lovely★Complex
  5. Kimi ni Todoke
Fadil

ampzz wrote:

Fadil wrote:

Anybody knows any anime series that's like sakurasou and chuunibyou??
I totally need those -,-
Simple; just watch every generic anime that somehow develops a fan base due to one or two of the female characters as the protagonist is either the dense, stereotypical harem lead or the kind that completely lacks any impact by themself.

Over all, most anime titles have become far too generic over the past few years as they take good qualities of decent, older titles and try to profit off them by poorly executing the characters in a (highly likely) copy/paste story setting with minimal effort in trying to create a unique story.

Let's use Shana from Shakugan no Shana for example; before she came along there was very minimal to zero focus on 'pettanko' (no, she's not a bloody loli you gits) and short characters as they were generally looked down upon. Then the anime aired and after that there was a rise in the 'new' stereotype (which actually existed before) of these pettanko and short tsundere types just exploded over the anime scene to the point where even only 2 years the character type was boring as heck to see in anime.

With a few rare exceptions like Taiga from Toradora! for example.

Biased view aside; here's a bunch of titles to venture a try at in no particular order:
  1. Love Hina - Strong nostalgia on this title; one of the few titles which kicked off the harem stereotype and a somewhat likeable cast.
  2. Mahoraba: Heartful days - Not a school setting but this is still quite enjoyable with the character interactions.
  3. Angel Beats! - If you haven't seen this already it is probably then you've missed out on a really decent piece of anime. The anime keeps a continual check on quality from the opening, to the mid and finally with the closure.
  4. Hachimitsu to Clover - Simply enjoyable and is something the base of Sakurasou can be taken from as it has a guy unsure with what to do with his life until meeting a certain talented girl.
  5. Seto no Hanayome - This title really shows you how well comedy can be executed with a very enjoyable art style and character line-up to boot.
  6. Seitokai Yakuindomo - A really comedic take on an all-girls school come co-education status.
  7. School Rumble - One of the memorable and successful school themed based anime that actually proved to set standards for quite a few of the current day stereotypes. The only thing which was the shame in this series was the third instalment.
  8. Kannagi - A really down to earth school life comedy with some really interesting concepts based around the cast.
  9. Kimikiss Pure Rouge - Not really something that most would actually recommend but you could probably give it a shot.
  10. Nyan Koi! - The interactions between the male protagonist towards both the female characters and the cats within the series (which he is allergic to) is quite nice.
  11. Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai - I can see the ending! No idea how Manglobe managed to nail this correctly yet completely screw up Hayate no Gotoku.
  12. Lamune - I would be surprised if anyone would even know of this anime; it's one of those rare slow romance types that you either come to like or not.
  13. Seitokai no Ichizon - A really balanced harem comedy which for how much of the anime screen time in based purely in the one room is executed quite well. Avoid the second season as AIC ruined it.
  14. Karin - Might appeal to you or someone else. Vampire female lead with a protagonist who finds out about her secret; love ensues!
  15. Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku - Looks pretty as the artwork was actually based off August's visual novel but the ending was sort of weak to me.
  16. Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun - Might appeal to you, might not. Think typical shoujo setting.
  17. Shuffle! - I feel dirty even letting this have a placing in a recommendation list but it might be something you could enjoy. If you've read the visual novel of this you'll understand why I really dislike this.
Rule of thumb: Don't just judge an anime by how 'pretty' it is as some tend to skimp on actual plot favouring just trying to make shit look shiny/moe (lol) focused as some of the older anime titles are really enjoyable and under appreciated.

Personal recommendations to anyone who hasn't seen these titles already (no additional information needs to be said):
  1. Great Teacher Onizuka
  2. Higashi no Eden
  3. Nodame Cantabile
  4. Lovely★Complex
  5. Kimi ni Todoke
Thanks for the amazing reply!! ;) ;) ;) btw,yes i realized that some the earlier animes have much more deep and interesting plotlines , compared to anime series nowadays,which ,like you said,emphasizes mostly on how the anime itself look,without giving a damn about the story.As a result,a lot of people nowadays focus solely on "looks" ,which for me,is insignificant compared to the story itself. Thanks again!! now i dont have to worry about what anime to watch during next week... !!! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Apex_old

Cropzy wrote:

*stuff*
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*stuff*
*and more stuff*l
Yeah, Cropzy is a psychopath, ignore him.

What about Clannad?
DX5536

Apex wrote:

What about Clannad?
I'm pretty sure that she/he already watched Clannad, I mean it too famous for an otaku.

I'm not sure if One is a good one, but the story is similar to Kanon. Although it's just OVAs.
Apex_old
I'd fucking toss my money at the screen if they adapt Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky flawlessly.

I think millions of other otakus would too.
whymeman

Cropzy wrote:

*stuff*
*stuff*
*stuff*
*and more stuff*
Why in the hell did you list HENTAI as a recommendation?

.... Anyways, what about anime that stand out like Big O or s-CRY-ed?

Oh, and Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure. They're more around the Sci-fi area, but has some interesting traits.
Topic Starter
ampzz
Since common sense doesn't seem to apply to people; going to add this as a permanent rule which must be adhered to otherwise your post will be removed, no questions asked.
  1. Do not link, discuss or 'recommend' any hentai title, ever.
You can find it added into the bottom of the opening post for this thread as well so there's no excuses for not knowing about it.

I'll be getting admins to clear out all of the hentai discussion (which should never have happened in the first place) so that this thread can be viewed by everyone without the need for this crap to ever be in view.

In saying that, it is a part of the rules regarding Otaku Culture anyhow.
xVoidProphet
I'm searching for an anime in the genre of gore, resembeling the newly released Attack on Titan. Something including the Supernatural of course. I just want to see a brutal character with little care fo humanity and power. I've seen Guilty Crown, Death Note, Ganz, Deadman Wonderland,Naruto, Bleach, and many more. I actually do not mind if they are in Manga state right at the moment. Any suggestion is great.
Justykanna

xVoidProphet wrote:

I'm searching for an anime in the genre of gore, resembeling the newly released Attack on Titan. Something including the Supernatural of course. I just want to see a brutal character with little care fo humanity and power. I've seen Guilty Crown, Death Note, Ganz, Deadman Wonderland,Naruto, Bleach, and many more. I actually do not mind if they are in Manga state right at the moment. Any suggestion is great.
You could try Blood+.
http://myanimelist.net/anime/150/Blood+
The blood and gore is fairly plentiful. =P
Supernatural, yes. Vampires / monsters known as Chiropterans are the reason why, there.
Most of the antagonists I can say care little for humanity, especially in mid-stages of the anime.
The synopsis in the link will give you more of an idea what it's about.

It's a 50 episode anime. It actually has a manga out but it doesn't really follow the exact same story line - someone can correct me of any details on that since I read it ages ago. It's somewhat old so finding a higher-quality stream / torrent / download might be a little difficult. I watched it in English dub and they were done really well - I can't tell you much on the Japanese voice actors though. The story is strong and beats Guilty Crown in that regard, though the pacing felt somewhat slow at times (only a minor irk to me). OST is good, but was nothing overly special to me.

Give it a try, you might like it.
Courtney_old
How is Samurai Champloo?
My friend showed me a Youtube video of a trailer of it and it looks awesome.
Also, how long is it? if it's lengthy, are there a lot of fillers? because I have a pretty short attention span.
The short length of Mirai Nikki and the fact that something interesting/exciting was always happening was one of the things that really made me stick with it, if that gives you an idea of what kind of anime I'm looking for.
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