Are there any animes or TV shows you can’t stop recommending?

@asklemmy

  • Mirshe@lemmy.world
    13·
    30 days ago

    Honestly, Cowboy Bebop. The universe it builds feels lived-in, and the animation style is incredibl, but the music is really the star.

    Be aware, however, that while there are happy moments, it is an anime about bounty hunters, and there are very few happy endings. Beautiful endings, poetic endings, satisfying endings - but never happy.

  • earlgrey0@sh.itjust.works
    9·
    1 month ago

    OMG!!! I get to recommend Delicious in Dungeon!!! The show is a bit of a slow burn, but the early episodes set up the incredible world building and the basic plot points. Then as it starts churning it gets crazy. The story is strong enough on it’s own, but it’s animated by Studio Trigger so the anime is pure perfection.

    • Berttheduck@lemmy.ml
      5·
      1 month ago

      I keep hearing it’s amazing but I bounced off hard on the first couple episodes. I wish anime didn’t need the 5 episodes rule, things should sell themselves from the start. Maybe I’ll give it another go. My wife is keen to watch it.

      • anon6789@lemmy.world
        3·
        1 month ago

        I powered through as I kept hearing everyone recommend this. It felt pointless because I didn’t get watching a cooking show about stuff you could never eat because it isn’t real.

        The comments I read said it took a tonal shift when they finally got back to the red dragon. It’s about halfway through, which took me weeks to get to.

        The second half is awesome! If this is what it was like all along, it would have been amazing. The first half gives you nothing to expect what the second half is, which makes it feel more intense, but I still feel is kinda terrible pacing.

        I want more now because the characters really are good, which is probably why they used that first half the way they did, but it was tough before seeing where it was going. Frieren had a much better buildup before it really started getting serious for example.

        • Dragon "Rider"(drag)@lemmy.nzEnglish
          32·
          30 days ago

          Drag liked the first half better. Drag came for the cooking. Drag thinks the second half has too much drama. Drag likes the kitty, though.

          • anon6789@lemmy.world
            1·
            30 days ago

            anon does not judge Drag negatively for having different preferences. anon understands why a dragon person may not enjoy the second half. anon also approves of the kitty. anon and drag find common ground.

  • SorteKanin@feddit.dk
    8·
    30 days ago

    Steins;Gate, can’t believe I haven’t seen anyone mention it yet. It’s good, but do watch at least halfway before you judge it.

    • JigglySackles@lemmy.world
      3·
      30 days ago

      Yeah this one takes several episodes to set the hook and understand some behaviors. But once it does it’s binge worthy

    • Underwaterbob@lemm.eeEnglish
      01·
      29 days ago

      This one happened during a period when moe was more brain-dead than cute, and the sister character who is supposed to be his motivation for everything just ruins the whole show for me she acts so stupid.

      • SorteKanin@feddit.dk
        0·
        29 days ago

        There’s definitely a bit of untasteful moe stuff but it’s not a big part of the show. But yea it would be better without it.

        Mayushii acting stupid I cannot recognise at all. She’s just extremely genuine and she’s probably way more emotionally intelligent than any other character in the show.

        • Underwaterbob@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          29 days ago

          It’s been a very long time since I watched it, but I distinctly recall being very annoyed by her character. I just checked out the Wiki, and the very first line on her personality is “[she] possesses an extremely childish and naïve attitude for her age.” While not stupid exactly , is just about what I recall hating about her.

  • threeganzi@sh.itjust.works
    7·
    29 days ago

    I’m surprised no one has mentioned The Wire. A TVshow taking place in Baltimore about intricate relationship between drug dealers, police and politics. Love every part of it!

    It’s shot in 4:3 aspect ratio despite 16:9 starting to become the standard for tv at the time. It’s has since been “remastered” and adjusted to 16:9 aspect ratio. I was worried it would ruin an already perfect show but I actually liked it. It’s an HBO show.

    Long episodes (60min?) and might take a few episodes to get into as there are many characters and storylines that interlace.

    Thanks be later, probably.

    • strax@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      29 days ago

      i tried to start the wire, but every character was a shit person. couldnt buy that. i’m more cynical now. maybe i’ll start it again.

      • threeganzi@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        28 days ago

        I think the creator and writer of The Wire based the characters and plot in his experience as a journalist working for Baltimore Sun. Some characters are less fictional than others, but I think he wanted to depict and emphasize how the city works. So maybe not too far from the real Baltimore.

        I think while some characters are plain shit persons, many characters have a lot of depth in them, making you feel and root for them despite being the “bad guys”.

        It also shows that doing what would be considered “right” will not always work out for you.

  • 3migo@lemmy.world
    71·
    30 days ago

    Scavengers Reign. One of the best pieces of sci-fi I’ve ever seen. They managed to create a world that feels truly alien, and the environment has such complex cause/effect relationships. Highly recommend!

    • RBWells@lemmy.world
      3·
      29 days ago

      I only opened this thread to make sure someone mentioned this show. My husband keeps saying “I wish we could find another like that one we watched, with the alien really alien planet, what was it called?” It is impressive.

  • Crafter72@lemmy.world
    71·
    1 month ago

    Maybe not everyone cup of tea but to me Mr. Robot.

    At first sight you may thinking the show is about “individual” hacker taking down corporate but once you understand it has longer lasting effect especially when you relate/something similar with Elliot. The cinematography, the score is chef kiss👌🏻, Season 2 slow burns on the first half but worth to not miss them.

    The magical thing is this show on rewatch make more sense and definitely Sam Esmail planned everything from get go on writing.

    Among the best TV series I have seen.

    • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      31·
      1 month ago

      The thing that’s so great about Mr. Robot is that it ends perfectly. You can tell the show writers decided exactly what story they wanted to tell and then executed on that plan. They didn’t just meander about and eventually land on a half-assed ending once the show’s budget dried up.

      • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 month ago

        I disagree. First season was perfect. But then it went downhill into unresolved Lost mystery boxes. The last episode of the last season itself was great but Esmail had no idea how to fill out the episodes of the last season to get there.

        He was throwing around split personalities like Ronald Moore threw around Cylons. The time machine story went nowhere despite a multi season build up.

        • Crafter72@lemmy.world
          2·
          1 month ago

          imo the ending, last half of season 4 is justified. If you take the “Time machine” fan theory and in case of Elliot meeting himself to me it’s just happen inside his head like what happen at some moment in S1 and S2.

          For split personalities/MPD, if you rewatch the show Sam Esmail definitely laid out everything from start ever since Season 1, that’s why rewatching the show especially on S1 some scenes make senses.

          Watched this show back in late 2022. Avoided forums/online discussion so I can fully grasp the show on my own thoughts.

  • tatterdemalion@programming.dev
    5·
    29 days ago

    Monster

    74 episodes. Psychological thriller. Serial murder mystery, but instead of “whodunit?” it’s “whydunit?”. Dramatic as an opera. No weird tropes. Superb character development. I love Magnificent Steiner.

  • vanta@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    5·
    29 days ago

    Mr. Robot for live-action. definitely avoid looking anything up about it, there are spoilers everywhere and it’s better to go in fresh. there’s no good trailers for it really but if you watch the first six-minute opening scene… by the end of it you’ll know whether or not the show is for you. and if you like it you will probably REALLY wanna keep watching. they go out of their way to get the tech stuff accurate and it’s pretty much a cyberpunk story set in the present day. but also so much more deeper and psychological than you’d expect. my favorite show of all time, no contest. the whole thing was planned in advance and it SHOWS. it’s more like one long very good movie than a television series quality-wise

    and Bojack Horseman for animation. i’d also recommend avoiding spoilers for this. thematically, it gets off to a slow start pretending to be just another standard adult animation Family Guy-esque clone before it slowly morphs over the course of season 1 into a meta deconstruction of those sorts of shows and goes off the rails to truly hit its dramatic stride. and once it starts going it never lets up. it similarly hits very hard and gets pretty dark

  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    1 month ago

    Gurren Lagan

    Fucken watch it

    Also,

    Log Horizon is what SAO wishes it was

    • TheMinions@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 month ago

      Yeah absolutely clicked on this to spout my spiel about Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. It’s my favorite anime ever.

      Neon Genesis Evangelion is up there too, but I like TTGL more.

    • SorteKanin@feddit.dk
      1·
      28 days ago

      Gurren Lagan

      What is so great about this? Just watched the first couple of eps. First impression is not good: It seems like the classical mindless shonen fighting anime alongside pretty childish humor and a distastefully sexualized main female character. Her outfit is literally a bikini and she’s sexualized in the very first scene and in basically every scene she’s in since that one, wtf?

      • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        28 days ago

        Clearly your drill is not the drill that will pierce the heavens. /s It’s not for everyone, and for all the sexualization there is never any sex or nudity depicted. At least you gave it a try though!

  • 2ugly2live@lemmy.world
    5·
    29 days ago
    • The Terror (First season only)
    • Atlanta
    • Mob Psycho
    • Devilman Crybaby
    • Mononoke (the show)
    • Prison School
    • High school of the dead (I went into this expecting to be offended, but I left impressed)
      • 2ugly2live@lemmy.world
        2·
        26 days ago

        That anime is hilarious. I would consider myself an oversensitive prude, but that anime still had me doubled over.

        Shoot, I may watch it again. 👀

        • tomi000@lemmy.world
          2·
          26 days ago

          I dont think anyone can call themselves prude if they dont find Prison School disgusting. Not saying that being prude is good in any way though.