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ampzz
I have meant to do this a while ago since I was sick of seeing all the random threads popping up with regard to "suggest me an anime!?!" so I'll take the time to write up a decent opening post explaining the purpose of this thread and how to go about using it.

Just so that this doesn't turn into a complete spam-fest of people saying stuff along the lines of, "Watch [insert anime title] because I think it's good!"
We shall run through a few things to keep this nice and civilised without the likelihood of this turning into a chat room just between one to three people, as I've noticed has turned into a trend lately...

If you are after an anime suggestion pop in a few things like:
  1. The genre of anime you want to watch; in saying this it isn't a necessity but it makes it easier for people to offer suggestions.
  2. Give examples of similar anime you may have seen. If you have a MyAnimeList or Anime Database (anidb) account with a few titles of what you've seen already this comes to be a lot easier.
  3. A brief description of what kind of anime you wish to see.
    e.g. I want to see something not unique and unlike most anime that is released lately.
  4. Ask for a few suggestions at a time that way you will have a decent backlog of anime to trawl through whenever you finish off one particular title and then can move onto the next.
With this out of the way 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.
Just use these as an idea of what you should consider to help another person figure out which anime they may want to see if you're suggesting to them.

That's about it, enjoy making requests and/or suggestions as there is quite a few anime lovers out there who would love to offer their opinions on what anime people might not have seen or known about which are priceless or just simply skipped out completely due to mainstream titles, myself included.


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.
The Ribbon Red
Finally! Thanks, ampzz!

Someone should stick this thread on top.
Accelerator-kun
Too bad that lots of people will not read this and will open new topics.
Anyway,

The Ribbon Red wrote:

stick this thread on top.
Lance
Thanks for making this. Ehh I'm not sure if I need a suggestion though. My backlog is already pretty monumental in size.
Bakario
I want something like Kaiji
Lance

Bakario wrote:

I want something like Kaiji
Akagi and Saki
Mogsy
Stickied.

Feel free to ask for recommendations through here, everyone. Separate threads will be locked.

Also, outright flaming of suggestions and whatnot (as in the typical "lol dis sux y u recomnd" comment), along with troll suggestions, will be handled accordingly. Let's just give out some serious recommendations. :3

Also, Akagi really is your best bet for something like Kaiji.
mathexpert
Does anybody have any suggestions for good slice of life/comedy/school anime? Things like MM!, Kannagi, K-On!, etc.
Mogsy

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.
akrolsmir
Also, Seitokai no Ichizon if you like your school comedies with parody, and Seto no Hanayome if you like your school comedies just plain funny.
hipster3000

Mogsworth wrote:

Also just watch Welcome to the NHK. Dark, dark humor at its finest.
I love NHK, and I was actually going to ask for something similar to it. Does anyone have any recommendations? Anything with the same brand of dark humour, psychological elements and emotional depth. Doesn't have to be a slice-of-life or comedy necessarily, I guess.
Giganscudo

hipster3000 wrote:

I love NHK, and I was actually going to ask for something similar to it. Does anyone have any recommendations? Anything with the same brand of dark humour, psychological elements and emotional depth. Doesn't have to be a slice-of-life or comedy necessarily, I guess.
Stein's gate? (I shouldn't really recommend a show I've only watched 4-5 episodes of.) The atmosphere is kind of dark, has humour, involves psychological elements. Maaayybbeee... some emotional depth ^^^.

I'm not a guy who prefers dark plots or atmospheres.
The Ribbon Red

akrolsmir wrote:

Also, Seitokai no Ichizon if you like your school comedies with parody, and Seto no Hanayome if you like your school comedies just plain funny.
Seitokai if you like harem and want to pass time.

BTW, thread was stickied. So...
PARTY TIME!!!

Anyway, mine:

Horror + Gore:
  • Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (ひぐらしのなく頃に):
    [list:1abd5]Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (ひぐらしのなく頃に)
    Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (ひぐらしのなく頃に会)
    Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei(ひぐらしのなく頃に例)
    Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira(ひぐらしのなく頃にキラ)
Umineko no Naku Koro ni (うみねこのなく頃に)
Accelerator-kun

The Ribbon Red wrote:

Horror + Gore:
  • Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (ひぐらしのなく頃に):
    [list:28cfc]Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (ひぐらしのなく頃に)
    Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (ひぐらしのなく頃に会)
    Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei(ひぐらしのなく頃に例)
    Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira(ひぐらしのなく頃にキラ)
Umineko no Naku Koro ni (うみねこのなく頃に)
My favourite mini wall of text :')

I add too:
Mirai Nikki
Elfen Lied (more disturbing than horror)
Another
The Ribbon Red

Accelerator-kun wrote:

My favourite mini wall of text :')
I'll add one more other than gore.

Mecha:
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 00:
    [list:6811a]Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (機動戦士ガンダム00)
    Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 2 (機動戦士ガンダム00 Season 2)
    Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Awakening of The Trailblazer (機動戦士ガンダム00: アワェケニング オブ ザ トレーイルボレーザー)
Bakario
Duh, Akagi > Kaiji

Already watched, anything else?
Evanlet

Giganscudo wrote:

hipster3000 wrote:

I love NHK, and I was actually going to ask for something similar to it. Does anyone have any recommendations? Anything with the same brand of dark humour, psychological elements and emotional depth. Doesn't have to be a slice-of-life or comedy necessarily, I guess.
Stein's gate? (I shouldn't really recommend a show I've only watched 4-5 episodes of.) The atmosphere is kind of dark, has humour, involves psychological elements. Maaayybbeee... some emotional depth ^^^.

I'm not a guy who prefers dark plots or atmospheres.
Oh it'll be emotional alright. Episode 12 is where the anime really starts, and where it just smacks you across the face. Get ready ;)
Kert
Anything like Kobato? Never seen such a kindhearted anime (ok maybe Hanamaru Youchien is close to it)
Maybe there's more?
there's a link to myanimelist in my user page if anyone needs that
skyboy19
need sugestion for this season(summer 2012)
Accelerator-kun

skyboy19 wrote:

need sugestion for this season(summer 2012)
Yuru Yuri 2
La Storia Della Arcana Famiglia
Sword Art Online

Try them!
Suzu_old_1

skyboy19 wrote:

need sugestion for this season(summer 2012)
Dog Days season 2 and Hagure Yuusha no Estetica ~_~

(The protagonist of Dog Days season 2 and Orihara izaya from Durarara! have the same voice actor o_O)
Apex_old
Need that life-changing, pivotal, mind-blowing, non-plagiarized(Chinese plagiarize a lot >:( ), non-full-action, non-love-abusing(liking of the same gender or polygamy are what you call real love-abuse), non-moeshit(it's not a swear, it's a technical usage by now, my condolences), non-overate-school&school students Anime.

Pokebis wrote:

Because there IS no good anime now.
I was first trapped within the net of useless anime when I was young, I hope this will not happen again.
mathexpert
@apex, you probably have seen it already but Death Note might be a good choice.
skyboy19

Apex wrote:

Need that life-changing, pivotal, mind-blowing, non-plagiarized(Chinese plagiarize a lot >:( ), non-full-action, non-love-abusing(liking of the same gender or polygamy are what you call real love-abuse), non-moeshit(it's not a swear, it's a technical usage by now, my condolences), non-overate-school&school students Anime.

Pokebis wrote:

Because there IS no good anime now.
I was first trapped within the net of useless anime when I was young, I hope this will not happen again.
try watch steins;gate, maybe match for you
for school life i suggest kimi to boku or danshii koukousei no nichijou
Bakario
Monster might rape all this comments about "There IS no good anime"

Accelerator-kun wrote:

skyboy19 wrote:

need sugestion for this season(summer 2012)
Yuru Yuri 2
La Storia Della Arcana Famiglia
Sword Art Online

Try them!
Uhm, no. Just no.
The Ribbon Red

Bakario wrote:

Monster might rape all this comments about "There IS no good anime"
Like you did?

Bakario wrote:

Accelerator-kun wrote:

Yuru Yuri 2
La Storia Della Arcana Famiglia
Sword Art Online

Try them!
Uhm, no. Just no.
Lance
I thought this was a thread for suggestions, not >tastes.
Kert
Hey why is my post hidden or something D:
I can still access it through searching my posts tho for some reason
Mogsy

Apex wrote:

non-love-abusing(liking of the same gender or polygamy are what you call real love-abuse)
Kindly crawl back under your rock and never come back out.

Also, to fit your suggestions: Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Mawaru Penguindrum, Serial Experiments Lain, Ghost Hound.

skyboy19 wrote:

need sugestion for this season(summer 2012)
Humanity Has Declined (Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita)
Natsuyuki Rendezvous
Sword Art Online
Polar Bear Cafe (Shirokuma Cafe; still on-going)

@Kert: Fruits Basket, Natsume Yuujinchou, Hanasaku Iroha.

Lance wrote:

I thought this was a thread for suggestions, not >tastes.
This is. Argue about tastes in other threads, people.
loli66
I want some ecchi, already finish airing, and slice of life
Sallad4ever

loli66 wrote:

I want some ecchi, already finish airing, and slice of life
There are a lot of this, so it'll be very difficult to suggest before knowing what you've already watched. I'll just mention some
Ecchi: Kanokon, To Luve Ru (technically finished airing but there's OVA coming out if I'm not wrong), Seikon no Qwaser, Icchiban Ushiro no Daimaou, etc
Slice of Life: Usagi Drop (a must watch), Aria The Animation, Ano Mita Hana no Namae....., Clannad, Houro Musuko, Nichijou, Nichibro etc

Be aware that I'm just suggesting these based on your requested genre, there maybe some that you don't like (like Houror Musuko) but try to watch it first
hipster3000

Giganscudo wrote:

hipster3000 wrote:

I love NHK, and I was actually going to ask for something similar to it. Does anyone have any recommendations? Anything with the same brand of dark humour, psychological elements and emotional depth. Doesn't have to be a slice-of-life or comedy necessarily, I guess.
Stein's gate? (I shouldn't really recommend a show I've only watched 4-5 episodes of.) The atmosphere is kind of dark, has humour, involves psychological elements. Maaayybbeee... some emotional depth ^^^.

I'm not a guy who prefers dark plots or atmospheres.
Thanks, but I've already seen (and loved) Steins;gate. I wouldn't say it's much like NHK though. You should watch the rest :3

Anyways, does anyone know any anime with really weird/eyecatching designs, sorta like The Tatami Galaxy or Kaiba or Panty and Stocking? Any genre, just has to be different somewhat. Thanks in advance.
Apex_old
My new request so super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super hard that no anime falls under the scope of it. It's only one word.

It's only one word and I reveal it to you.

You ready to know the word?

To know what is the answer?

All right, let's not waste our time,

Reveal the word,

now.

Reveal!

The requirement is:

...

...

...

Christian.
Giganscudo

Apex wrote:

My new request so super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super hard that no anime falls under the scope of it.

ok...? School days? Please elaborate.
Sallad4ever

Kert wrote:

Hey why is my post hidden or something D:
I can still access it through searching my posts tho for some reason
I have the same problem with Kert here, it seems that my post responding to loli66 is hidden but still visible in search. Not only me, I can't see Accelerator-kun's and hipster3000's post either. Wonder what's happening here :?
Accelerator-kun

Sallad4ever wrote:

Kert wrote:

Hey why is my post hidden or something D:
I can still access it through searching my posts tho for some reason
I have the same problem with Kert here, it seems that my post responding to loli66 is hidden but still visible in search. Not only me, I can't see Accelerator-kun's and hipster3000's post either. Wonder what's happening here :?
I've posted yesterday, and I can't see it too.
Justykanna
Just finished Guilty Crown with disappointments galore, lol. Based on the plot, I thought it'd be perfect for me. Seemed interesting... And it was only 22 episodes so I figured, why not... Yeah... Music and graphics were awesome though.

I could use another anime. Any suggestions?
- Action is usually the way I lean. A side-ish love story on the side doesn't hurt. =D
- Gundam 00 or Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood are probably my favourites at this point (though both destroy my point above so who knows) - both of which I liked in English dub because of the stronger voice actors. I prefer dub to sub simply because I don't like reading fully.
- Less blood than, let's say, Blood+ and Kenshin (Samurai X).
I'm trying to think of what else would get me into specifics. I don't watch a ton of anime as is. x.x
Bakario

Justykanna wrote:

Just finished Guilty Crown with disappointments galore, lol. Based on the plot, I thought it'd be perfect for me. Seemed interesting... And it was only 22 episodes so I figured, why not... Yeah... Music and graphics were awesome though.

I could use another anime. Any suggestions?
- Action is usually the way I lean. A side-ish love story on the side doesn't hurt. =D
- Gundam 00 or Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood are probably my favourites at this point (though both destroy my point above so who knows) - both of which I liked in English dub because of the stronger voice actors. I prefer dub to sub simply because I don't like reading fully.
- Less blood than, let's say, Blood+ and Kenshin (Samurai X).
I'm trying to think of what else would get me into specifics. I don't watch a ton of anime as is. x.x
Mazinkaiser SKL
Magicphoenix

Justykanna wrote:

Just finished Guilty Crown with disappointments galore, lol. Based on the plot, I thought it'd be perfect for me. Seemed interesting... And it was only 22 episodes so I figured, why not... Yeah... Music and graphics were awesome though.

I could use another anime. Any suggestions?
- Action is usually the way I lean. A side-ish love story on the side doesn't hurt. =D
- Gundam 00 or Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood are probably my favourites at this point (though both destroy my point above so who knows) - both of which I liked in English dub because of the stronger voice actors. I prefer dub to sub simply because I don't like reading fully.
- Less blood than, let's say, Blood+ and Kenshin (Samurai X).
I'm trying to think of what else would get me into specifics. I don't watch a ton of anime as is. x.x
*Busou Renkin
*Fate/Stay Night
*Senjou no Valkyria
*Full Metal Panic
*Eureka Seven (<3)
*Macross Frontier

All the action animes that contain Romance that I came up with on a whim, though most of them are rather story-based. Every series is pretty high caliber, hope you'll enjoy them
Bakario

Magicphoenix wrote:

*Fate/Stay Night
Nope, dats shitty

See this :

Justykanna

Bakario wrote:

Mazinkaiser SKL

Magicphoenix wrote:

*Busou Renkin
*Fate/Stay Night
*Senjou no Valkyria
*Full Metal Panic
*Eureka Seven (<3)
*Macross Frontier

All the action animes that contain Romance that I came up with on a whim, though most of the are rather story-based. Every series is pretty high caliber, hope you'll enjoy them
Thanks Bakario and Magicphoenix! I'll definitely look into these!
I actually haven't heard of Mazinkaiser, Enjou no Valkyria and Macross before so, yay.
I own the entire manga series for Buso Renkin and loved it. Usually I don't both read and watch the manga / anime, but we'll see.
Eureka Seven I actually watched when it aired on TV and I didn't much care for it. Maybe I'll give it another try. ; )
Lance

Justykanna wrote:

Eureka Seven I actually watched when it aired on TV and I didn't much care for it. Maybe I'll give it another try. ; )
A sequel to it is currently airing so if there was a time to watch it I would say do it now.

Bakario wrote:

Magicphoenix wrote:

*Fate/Stay Night
Nope, dats shitty
Fate/Prototype was a one off. I'd recommend Fate/Zero well before that although I have to agree the F/SN anime was shit.
Justykanna

Lance wrote:

Justykanna wrote:
Eureka Seven I actually watched when it aired on TV and I didn't much care for it. Maybe I'll give it another try. ; )

A sequel to it is currently airing so if there was a time to watch it I would say do it now.
Ahhh, alright. Well, that makes me wanna watch it a little more. ; )

Lance wrote:

Bakario wrote:
Magicphoenix wrote:
*Fate/Stay Night


Nope, dats shitty


Fate/Prototype was a one off. I'd recommend Fate/Zero well before that although I have to agree the F/SN anime was shit.
I assume Fate / (Stay Night, Prototype, Zero) are all along the same story line or something?
Giganscudo

Lance wrote:

Bakario wrote:
Magicphoenix wrote:
*Fate/Stay Night


Nope, dats shitty


Fate/Prototype was a one off. I'd recommend Fate/Zero well before that although I have to agree the F/SN anime was shit.

I assume Fate / (Stay Night, Prototype, Zero) are all along the same story line or something?
Nah

Fate/stay night is the main storyline.
Fate/Zero is the Prequel
and Prototype was the original that was a novel then changed into Light Novel namely Fate Stay Night. A 12 minute clip of the anime version was shown somewhere. (Heard that they have no plans of releasing a series of it.)

But I guess they are kinda the same. Servants killing each other and crap

Btw. Is the quoting thing stuffed or something?
Bakario

Giganscudo wrote:

Nah

Fate/stay night is the main storyline.
Fate/Zero is the Prequel
and Prototype was the original that was a novel then changed into Light Novel namely Fate Stay Night. A 12 minute clip of the anime version was shown somewhere. (Heard that they have no plans of releasing a series of it.)

But I guess they are kinda the same. Servants killing each other and crap

Btw. Is the quoting thing stuffed or something?


bentyhunter
I watched Clannad a few months ago and still firmly hold it as one of my favourite animes but it gave me an urge to find an anime with truly breath-taking art.
It's incredibly shallow but could someone give me suggestions for the nicest looking anime they know?
J u n k o_old
Any anime similar to Steins Gate ?
Mystery, Sci-fi , Thriller, something like that ?
iSwiftye

mathexpert9981 wrote:

Does anybody have any suggestions for good slice of life/comedy/school anime? Things like MM!, Kannagi, K-On!, etc.
Kimi To Boku seasons 1 and 2 are very funny light hearted school based comedys! check those out.
iSwiftye
Does anyone know a Anime similar to Oreimo, with like a sister brother relationship?
J u n k o_old

iSwiftye wrote:

Does anyone know a Anime similar to Oreimo, with like a sister brother relationship?
Kissxsis. But you will get horny watching this
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