This thread is for if you want to recommend or ask for a recommendation of an anime series/film, if you want to discuss anime, or if you need help remembering an anime/series or film. Basically, in order to help keep the movie and comic book recommendations threads on topic and prevent the accumulation of similar scattered anime recommendation/anime related topics from bleeding into the rest of the forum. *Updated title to reflect appropriate discussion of Asian cinema as “on topic”.
I would start by saying there is so much material it really depends on your areas of interest but for me a recent sleeper production was Gyaru to Kyōryū or “gal and dino” really weird humor in the vein of pop team epic or nichijou
From a recent anime season I thought that Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute or “eminence in shadow” was entertaining beyond the shounen isekai vibe it gives off.
Something a bit more classic and undervalued is from legend Tezuka Osamu is Hidamari no ki or “tree in the sun” which is a story about a time when japan was rapidly westernizing and the impact it had on both medicine and the crumbling shogunate but from the perspective of an unlikely friendship between a doctor and a man who only knows a samurai way of life. Definitely seinen genre.
Also a wildcard here is Asobi Asobase which translates to something like “playtime club” or some other random name, which while it is about some girls in a school setting (I’m not that into school settings) it is not a school anime which is about “school” per se, but it is set in an afterschool club, it’s just weird and funny.
I could keep going ad infinite but I’d be interested to hear what anyone recommends although I’ve probably already seen it. If anyone wants a recommendation in a genre I’m sure someone can recommend something. If you can’t remember the name of something post up what you remember about it and we’ll try and help you out.
If you want to mention a manga as a reference it’s fine but if you want to discuss manga try @LyingDalai thread about comic books+ because it could use some love too.
Also when leaving a recommendation, if you can be bothered, try and leave a link to what you’re recommending so people who give up the search after 2 clicks can find it.
That’s it.
