I wouldn't really call myself a big anime fan (I've enjoyed some of the more known hits), but recently I've found myself really enjoying a few series so I figured I'd open it up here for more recommendations. I'm going to structure this for things I've enjoyed recently as well as things from ~13ish years ago (about the only two times I've really explored the medium).

Recent things I enjoyed a lot:

  • Frieren
  • Little Witch Academia (Movies and Television show)
  • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
  • Promare

Recent things I thought were decent:

  • Kill La Kill

Past things I really enjoyed:

  • Gurren Lagann
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
  • Code Geass
  • Black Lagoon
  • Cowboy Bebop
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion

Past things I thought were decent:

  • Soul Eater
  • Claymore
  • Monster

To try to help people hone in more I'm a big fan of fantasy settings (no isekai stuff please unless you have a really, really compelling reason for it) and I'm open to most genres. I've found that I like Studio Trigger stuff a good bit so if there are movies/series there that people also feel strongly about I'm especially open to those recommendations but I'm really open to most suggestions from people on this site as I imagine it'll filter out most of the chud-appealing/serviced content.

  • barrbaric [he/him]
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    6 months ago

    I'll just recommend some more of the classics:

    • Mob Psycho 100 (a boy with incredible psychic powers tries to learn to control his skills while growing as a person. 3 Seasons, complete.)
    • One Punch Man (a man became a superhero "for fun" only for him to grow so powerful that nothing is a threat anymore. 2 Seasons, with a third on the way; S1 ends on a satisfying note, S2 is just setting up for a long-running arc)
    • Madoka Magicka (the "dark" magical girl show. 1 Season, which is complete on its own, but there's also a movie (technically there are three but the first two are recaps) with a sequel on the way eventually.)
    • Redline (a group of wacky racers participate in the most extreme race in the galaxy on a planet ruled by a police state that does not want them illegally racing on it. 1 Movie.)
    • Kaguya-sama: Love is War (two high schoolers with crushes on each other refuse to admit their feelings, instead coming up with elaborate ploys to trick the other into confessing their love; it's definitely not because they're just shy teenagers, no, it's because all relationships are zero sum and the first person to say they care is the loser. 3 Seasons + a movie which takes place after the end of S3, incomplete)
    • Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun (through various means, a zany group of classmates all end up working as assistants for their classmate, ace king and secret professional shoujo mangaka Nozaki-kun. Features some Gender Stuff, including a couple I've seen described as "straight in the gayest way possible". 1 Season, incomplete, came out in 2014 so the odds of it continuing are very low.)

    Also, though I haven't seen it, given you seem to enjoy most things by Studio Trigger I'll throw out Dungeon Meshi (aka Delicious in Dungeon) as well.

    • riseuppikmin [he/him]
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      6 months ago

      Adding all to the list. Thanks for the write ups and descriptions. Redline is probably going to happen soon in my "movies to watch" and after Delicious in Dungeon and BNA I'll likely pick something from here