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Elysia · **04-27-2015, 01:49 AM**

(04-27-2015, 12:37 AM)Datenshi Wrote: Paradise Kiss

I cannot stress this series enough. The artist originally wanted to be in fashion herself, but ended up a manga-ka and it really shows. Her passion literally drips off the pages. The anime itself uses so many different kinds of one-of-a-kind animation techniques; hand-drawn, rotoscoped, layered filters, texturesâ€”and they're all sytlisitcally consistent. Nothing quite seems 'out of place'.

As a refreshing turn, the relationship between the leads is possibly one of the most realistically depicted of-age romances I know of in fiction and will elicit tears of all varieties. Paradise Kiss is, in my opinion, the logical conclusion of a 'slice of life'.Â

Yes. I haven't seen the anime but I was mad about the manga for quite a while. I think Ai Yazawa does tend to excuse her male characters a little too much for the things they do, but her characters are never one-dimensional and I appreciate that. This series has the most beautiful art, and I'm also still hoping for NANA to be revived someday.Â Cry

I rarely delve into the shoujo genre, actually, but Honey & Clover epitomizes slice-of-life genre for me:Â

(I am putting up a manga cover here because I absolutely love Chica Umino's art style.)

It's... a very slow-moving seriesÂ about the love lives and ups-and-downs of five art college students. That's basically it. The general summary. I find it unique for how it splices the most ridiculous slapstick moments together with some genuinely beautiful, realistic and sometimes hard-hitting meditations on art, talent, love, and life in general. Also,every episode in the second season includes a different insert song by SPITZ. What's there not to love?Â

Another recommendation from me:Â

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If you're a fan of Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress etc), this series really shouldn't be missed. Paranoia Agent's a psychological thriller that is incredibly metafictional (it also parodies RPGs and the animation industry in the most macabre fashion at one point), it critiques pop culture and society with one of the most innovative approaches I've ever seen, it's self-indulgent and... completely overturns your expectations with every episode. It has the standard Hirasawa Susumu theme that will make you question your sanity after you discover its addictiveness. Â

Also I completely concur with Cylin on Juuni Kokki! I never finished it, though I plan to someday. it also has really amazing music, BGM (pentatonic perfection) or otherwise. :3

Edit: ^ FUSHIGI YUUGI oh my goodness. That brings back so many memories. The first anime I cried my eyes out over, even at the end, though I detested the main couple so. XD

Recommend an Anime!

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