The General Anime Thread...

[Sum1s2pid]

I just watched the first 2 episodes of DanDaDan, I can see where all the hype came from. The only problem is I now have to wait for the episodes to be dripfed every week.

The wait between anime episodes is almost as excruciating as the wait between manga chapters. Season 2 is planned. I hope it lasts. Things get really weird. 😅

 

[DK]

I waited for Eva 4.0, I think I can handle waiting for a week.

 

[sesselpupser]

Now that Planetes is on Crunchyroll it's probably time I sub for a month or so but I'm not really into anime, it's more that I like good sci-fi and lots of good sci-fi happens to be anime so I'm sure proper anime aficionados would regard my taste as predictable and boring.

Can anyone recommend anything on Crunchyroll that might appeal to someone who likes Akira, Ghost in the Shell, the Animatrix, Cowboy Bebop, Blame!, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cyberpunk, FLCL, Trigun, the Blade Runner 2049 prequels... I've seen that Desert Punk and Outlaw Star are on there, haven't seen those for some time so those are on my list, along with a Blade Runner series and the Trigun remake. Wasn't a fan of Gundam Wing (too much politics, not enough giant mech combat) or Attack on Titan (felt a bit too silly yet took itself too seriously for me) though. I haven't seen, but would like to, Samurai Champloo, Afro Samurai, Terminator Zero, Neo Tokyo, Memories and, probably quite predictably, Lazarus. Going way, way back there was Riding Bean, Patlabor and... Probably some more. Appleseed? Was that a mech thing?

Oh and I would watch the hell out of Initial D if I had access to it, but... I don't. Amazon Prime has an OVA of it but I think it only covers the first season (which I did "find online" many many years ago.)

Umm... Yeah. Would appreciate some guidance on what else I could watch to make a subscription worthwhile, please and thank you!

 

[DK]

You haven't left a lot of stones unturned there. The first thing that springs to mind is Steins;Gate. It doesn't have the same uber-futuristic aesthetic as the likes of Cyberpunk, GitS or Akira but it's still sci-fi. Chainsaw Man isn't sci-fi, but what it does have is great combat scenes and characters.

 

[sesselpupser]

Thanks @DK, I just watched a few seconds of Chainsaw Man between ads and it reminded me I also enjoyed Hellsing and Vampire Hunter D! The only series of Steins;Gate on Crunchyroll is Steins;Gate 0 which is an alternate timeline or something - any harm in starting there?

 

[DK]

I haven't watched Steins;Gate 0 myself, I can't help you there.

 

[ZGBox]

Thanks @DK, I just watched a few seconds of Chainsaw Man between ads and it reminded me I also enjoyed Hellsing and Vampire Hunter D! The only series of Steins;Gate on Crunchyroll is Steins;Gate 0 which is an alternate timeline or something - any harm in starting there?

It's best if you start with og Steins;Gate, S;G 0 needs some context from the former first to be enjoyed properly.

 

[AOS-]

I used to rave heavily about Steins;Gate here when it was airing, but in hindsight I do agree the beginning feels like it's not going anywhere. It's a slow start, but I had attributed that as part of living through the experience of a timeline.

Umm... Yeah. Would appreciate some guidance on what else I could watch to make a subscription worthwhile, please and thank you!

So you've listed off a bunch of older shows, so I'm unsure how open you are to newer things. It does sound like you're after serious shows that are well written. In which case I will always recommend:

-1st season of Psycho Pass
-Shinsekai Yori (From the New World)
-Monster
-Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
-Samurai Champloo
-Bokurano
-Paprika
-Perfect Blue (I need to rewatch this)
-a handful of Ghibli films.

And because you lean towards Sci-Fi:
-Ghost in the Shell

Are you open to dramas/supernatural, stuff that isn't typically accepted by people (usually dudes) for lacking action and "cool" things?
I'm not drawn in by school/student themes, but there have been shows that have been touching for me for the character building/growth throughout the series.

 

[sesselpupser]

Thought of another , Armor Hunter Mellowlink, thanks YouTube shorts algorithm!

I used to rave heavily about Steins;Gate here when it was airing, but in hindsight I do agree the beginning feels like it's not going anywhere. It's a slow start, but I had attributed that as part of living through the experience of a timeline.



So you've listed off a bunch of older shows, so I'm unsure how open you are to newer things. It does sound like you're after serious shows that are well written. In which case I will always recommend:

-1st season of Psycho Pass
-Shinsekai Yori (From the New World)
-Monster
-Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
-Samurai Champloo
-Bokurano
-Paprika
-Perfect Blue (I need to rewatch this)
-a handful of Ghibli films.

And because you lean towards Sci-Fi:
-Ghost in the Shell

Are you open to dramas/supernatural, stuff that isn't typically accepted by people (usually dudes) for lacking action and "cool" things?
I'm not drawn in by school/student themes, but there have been shows that have been touching for me for the character building/growth throughout the series.

Perfect Blue rings a bell, I might've seen that, I was trying to remember the name of a film that I was sure had "blue" in the title. Thanks for the suggestions, I'll check them out!

I'm not really into drama or supernatural/fantasy too much, the former because I legitimately don't have the energy or space in my brain to remember names of characters, what they're doing when they're off-screen, etc. since having a kid, which admittedly makes everything a challenge to watch, and the latter just because I've never really been into it, I've always been a mechs, guns and punching type rather than a dragons, swords and magic type.