- Code Geas is similar to death note, i think it's a more satisfying ending than death note.
- My hero academia is great super hero/fighting anime.
- One punch man is a masterful parody of the super hero genre
- seven deadly sins is good, with lots of interesting characters.
- Hetalia axis powers is an amusing take on European history as told by Japan with a comedy style.
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Gankutsuou
Another, The Devil is a Part timer, Noragami, and Food Wars
The latest anime that wowed me was to your Eternity, especially if your into Eastern philosophy and stuff.
Hells paradise also wowed me as a straight battle Shonen that is quite beautiful, with lots of spiritual themes.
One Piece holds a special place in my heart. Watch up until time skip, then read manga.
Vinland Saga is amazing. Straight up. Great study of politics and humans search for power and inner peace.
For the record I consider HxH and FMA:b to be Shonen high water marks.
If you want some 80s badassery, Hokuto no Ken.
Listen to the opening, "Ai wo Torimodose" and decide if it's to your liking or not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9hhDEfV4uo
https://piped.video/watch?v=T9hhDEfV4uo for the Piped buddies
My favorites are Steins;Gate, Steins;Gate 0, From the New World and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Both have excellent stories.
For what they are:
- Steins;Gate: Watch humans losting in time travels.
- Steins;Gate: AI with time travels...
- From the New World: A world of supermans and weak creatures.
- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Horror of Japan culture from old times.
Doot duh doo
HNNKN is great!
I'm also not a huge anime fan, so my interests in the genre are pretty selective. The anime shows that I tend to enjoy are ones that usually aren't ongoing stories, and wrap up their narrative lines within a season or two. That said, I absolutely loved Hellsing and Hellsing: Ultimate (which is a sort of "reimagining" of the original series, if I recall correctly). They've got some of the most entertaining action scenes I've seen. The CastleVania series on Netflix is also pretty fun, though it starts to get pretty weird in the later seasons (though I'm feeling hopeful for the new CastleVania series that they just teased). I've also recently enjoyed Chainsaw Man, and am pretty excited for the next season to come out.
I also highly recommend Redline. It's not a series, but a standalone film, and it's one of my favorite movies ever. If you're at all familiar with the F-ZERO games, think of that, but as an anime.
Thanks for the suggestions, haven't heard of redline or Hellsing much . I'll see what these are about
The boondocks has been a pleasure so far.
No one mentioning Neon Genesis Evangelion, itβs only the greatest anime of all time.
Can you be a bit more specific please? I heard a lot of contradictory opinions on it, although to be fair perhaps I'm mixing them up with other Evangelion releases. Basically I get "this is the best thing ever, just because so", or " yeah it seems promising first but then gets weird and meh". Judging from who's saying what ( irl ) I think I'd be inclined to be on the "meh" band, but if you want to clarify I'm all ears/eyes
Japan had a tradition of both animated and live-action shows about giant piloted robots called mechas. Neon Genesis Evangelion is considered the peak of this tradition, containing both excellent action scenes and asking the viewer what sort of world would build giant robots and let unstable teens drive them. It is just 26 episodes, each 20 minutes long. I would suggest watching it first and then reading more about it or watching the hundreds of videos trying to explain what it means. Many consider it to be the greatest anime ever made. Be warned that it is sometimes gory and confusing, although much less than people often claim.
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- Ghost in the Shell Season 1 and 2
- Macross Plus mini series
- Macross Frontier
- Evangelion
If you mentioned Ghost in the Shell then I must mention the two movies (original and Innocence). They're very important because they're both one-off's made by iconic directors and graphical artists, with their own style, distinct from the manga and the series. They're both amazing works of art, the soundtrack, the art, the plot, the cultural references, everything is top notch.
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Cowboy Bebop
I'm a little disappointed that Hajime No Ippo wasn't mentioned. It's from the early 2000s, plays in the late 80s and it's about boxing. The writing and how fleshed out the characters are is unexpectedly good for that kind of setup and it's one of my absolute favorites.
Two great comical animes are golden boy and great teacher onizuka but they have a lot of cliche anime perverted jokes I can see putting off a lot of people especially when they're not deep into anime.
Then there's goblin slayer but you might want to look up the controversy about the first episode before you go blindly into it.
I'll piggyback here to mention Yawara! for another great cross between sports (women's judo) and teenage drama/comedy. They did a great job on the anime but IIRC it only covers part of the manga. It's a great feminine counterpart to Hajime no Ippo.
If you are not joking, there is a great youtube series that is really entertaining called "Good Anime You Can't Watch In Public". You can check that series out as there are some spicy anime on that list. Here's the first video in the series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEhZRXA3zNE
I can't believe no one's recommended My Hero Academia! What a great show.