Hyperactive anime character behaviors/sounds usually reduce the joy I get from the rest of what I'm watching.

While I heard Studio Ghibli films aren't "real anime," their works are the most anime-like thing I love.

  • Shoegazer [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Terror in Resonance. It's an anti-nationalist anime by the guy who made Cowboy Bebop. The animation and overall atmosphere is highly realistic, with a few caveats near the end (mind games bullshit). I like the english dub because the female character sounds like an actual girl and not a high pitched anime girl

    Welcome to the NHK. It's about a depressed suicidal NEET who has conspiracy brain and meets a manic pixie dream girl who's actually as fucked up as him. Everyone is an adult and has realistic desires and miseries. I recommend the dub for the same reason as above. There are some "hyperactive" moments e.g. characters yelling and fantasizing, but most of the show is grounded in reality. In fact, the characters even change clothes on a regular basis, sometimes multiple times in the same episode.

    • Mallow [any,comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      I really liked Terror in Resonance. My sister and I watched it all in an afternoon and we both thought it was great but for some reason I don't hear it get talked about a lot online.

      • Shoegazer [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Yeah especially since Shinichiro Watanabe was the director. I guess the more hyperactive and stylistic stuff is what people care more about these days. That, or publishers were too afraid to push it because of the anti-nationalist themes lol

        • Mallow [any,comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          I usually suspect certain shows just don't get pushed too much because the characters weren't made to be figure sellers. If someone made a youtube video with an attention grabbing title that emphasized how sad/fucked up it was I bet it could still catch on though. lol

          • Shoegazer [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            Damn you're right. I remember reading somewhere that the merchandise makes up a bulk of the sales for franchises