I have a love/hate relationship with anime. Most of the stuff I like no one ever watches and I've never seen any of the hugely popular anime like Naruto, Attack on Titan, etc. I tend to like subtle anime with a lot if character depth or just slice-of-life shoujo crap.
I echo Cowboy Bebop forever, though. Like, if you haven't watched it just stop what your doing and watch it right now.
1. Madoka Magica. When people ask me what I recommend in anime, this is usually the first anime I tell people about. Kalafina, who does the opening/ending songs also is a favorite Jpop group of mine. I don't need to describe it, just watch this AMV and see if it doesn't make you look it up immediately.
2. Chihayafuru. It's an anime about a bunch of people playing an obscure Japanese poem game called Karata. Kind of a sports anime, kind of a slice-of-life, Chihayafuru is about three childhood friends, 2 boys and one girl, who bonded over the game then separated due to life getting in the way. It's ridiculously innocent, but strangely realistic and you can help but root for all of them to find their way.
3. Seirei no Moribito. Beautifully drawn Japanese fantasy anime with a pretty damn kick ass female protagonist. Usually when people ask me whats a good female lead in an anime I point to Balsa. She's strong and tough but fallible and imperfect. The whole anime, while it starts a little slow, is just beautifully done.
4. Eden of the East. I honestly have no idea why this one doesn't have a bigger fanbase, it's so good. It's like half mystery-half slice of life, with V for Vendetta in there somewhere for good measure. The whole thing is pretty out there but basically boils down to this little Wiki tidbit:
The Seleção (Portuguese: "Selection") are the participants of the game. Each carries a special "Noblesse oblige" cell phone that is credited with 10 billion yen which they must use to "save Japan". They can spend the money in whatever manner they wish, using a concierge named Juiz (Portuguese: "Judge", the soccer referee) to accomplish the goal, however, any Seleção who uses up their money before they can complete their mission, who acts purely for self-interest, or does nothing with the phone for an extended period of time will be eliminated by a person (one of the twelve) called "The Supporter".
And yet, it's SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
It's one of those anime that you need to talk about after you've seen it.
5. Paradise Kiss. Someone did a better job at selling it then I ever could. But go watch it, it's really good.
I echo Cowboy Bebop forever, though. Like, if you haven't watched it just stop what your doing and watch it right now.
1. Madoka Magica. When people ask me what I recommend in anime, this is usually the first anime I tell people about. Kalafina, who does the opening/ending songs also is a favorite Jpop group of mine. I don't need to describe it, just watch this AMV and see if it doesn't make you look it up immediately.
2. Chihayafuru. It's an anime about a bunch of people playing an obscure Japanese poem game called Karata. Kind of a sports anime, kind of a slice-of-life, Chihayafuru is about three childhood friends, 2 boys and one girl, who bonded over the game then separated due to life getting in the way. It's ridiculously innocent, but strangely realistic and you can help but root for all of them to find their way.
3. Seirei no Moribito. Beautifully drawn Japanese fantasy anime with a pretty damn kick ass female protagonist. Usually when people ask me whats a good female lead in an anime I point to Balsa. She's strong and tough but fallible and imperfect. The whole anime, while it starts a little slow, is just beautifully done.
4. Eden of the East. I honestly have no idea why this one doesn't have a bigger fanbase, it's so good. It's like half mystery-half slice of life, with V for Vendetta in there somewhere for good measure. The whole thing is pretty out there but basically boils down to this little Wiki tidbit:
The Seleção (Portuguese: "Selection") are the participants of the game. Each carries a special "Noblesse oblige" cell phone that is credited with 10 billion yen which they must use to "save Japan". They can spend the money in whatever manner they wish, using a concierge named Juiz (Portuguese: "Judge", the soccer referee) to accomplish the goal, however, any Seleção who uses up their money before they can complete their mission, who acts purely for self-interest, or does nothing with the phone for an extended period of time will be eliminated by a person (one of the twelve) called "The Supporter".
And yet, it's SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
It's one of those anime that you need to talk about after you've seen it.
5. Paradise Kiss. Someone did a better job at selling it then I ever could. But go watch it, it's really good.
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