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

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    • WindyRebel@lemmy.world
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      29 days ago

      This one is great. I was skeptical the first three episodes, but around ep 4 it picked up and the plot just went into overdrive. I really enjoyed it!

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          29 days ago

          I’m the same. Watched the first two and was like this isn’t for me. If you continue and like it, let me know

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          29 days ago

          Yeah, around ep 4 they stop making it like a cooking show and it starts to get interesting. They still have those little cooking montages, but it stops being the focus.

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            29 days ago

            Those montages and deep dives into monster mechanics and biology are my favorite parts of the show.

            I love that peeling away the layers of fantasy. It feels like a DnD campaign where the players wanted to get really weird with stretching the rules while staying within them and the DM enthusiastically agreed and joined the party with their dwarf that had been doing that for years.

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      29 days ago

      Another one that I found gave a kinda similar feel is Dr Stone.

      Though instead of diving deep into fantasy mechanics, that one is based on real world physics (well, other than some characters having super-human levels of skill) and rebuilding a modern society from scratch.

      I find them similar due to their attention to detail and using their environment to build up their capabilities. The overall plot is very different and DinD has a bit more charm. Not that Dr Stone doesn’t have charm.

      If I could choose which one I want to see one more season of right now, I’d pick DinD. If I could choose which one gets seen through to the end, I’d pick Dr Stone.

      • kyoji@lemmy.world
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        I just couldn’t get into the groove with Dr. Stone. I felt it required a much greater degree of suspension of disbelief since the setting is rooted in our reality, but they hand-wave over a lot of infrastructure needed to create the technologies they produce. When they got to cell phones/radios I just had to stop.

  • Aeri@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    Gurren Lagan, to second like a dozen people. Kill la Kill is A+ if you can get over it being weird Also I adored Promare.

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      Wife refused to watch anime because “of all the weird shit”. Inuyasha broke the ice, Naruto got her a little further, and then I said “Let’s watch this - but I’m going to tell you right now, your first reaction is going to be to recoil and cringe. But I promise - if you give it a chance, you’ll enjoy it”.

      And probably ONLY because she loves me so much, she did give it a chance. And WOO boy that helped open the flood gates to sooooo much more. She loved Kill La Kill by the end of it, and ended up being so much more willing to trod through uncomfortable stuff with me. Which, unfortunately, sometimes you have to do when it comes to Anime.

      • lohky@lemmy.world
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        29 days ago

        My wife sat down and started watching JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure with me on a whim about half way through part one and she’s a bigger weeb than I am now.

    • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      29 days ago

      Cyberpunk Edgerunners is another great one from Trigger. Set in Night City, same world the Cyberpunk 2077 game, a year or so beforehand (but the plots are largely independent).

      Real strong warning though: There are no happy endings in Night City. The ending will fuck you up.

      • Aeri@lemmy.world
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        29 days ago

        Yeah someone already spoiled me on that, I find myself not enjoying stuff that has turbo-downer endings.

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    29 days 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
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      29 days 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.

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        29 days 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.nz
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          29 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.

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            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.

  • Crafter72@lemmy.world
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    29 days 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.

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      29 days ago

      I was only able to get a couple episodes in. When his surrogate gay dad said that he’d do anything for him and two scenes later you have Rami Malek going “AHH I have noone who can help me what do I do?!??”, I couldn’t keep watching.

      Though it might also be my inability to watch a show where characters get ‘worse’. I got upto the third last episode of Arcane and when a pivotal moment in a characters story went bad It took me 5 days to finish the show.

    • jballs@sh.itjust.works
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      29 days 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.

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        29 days ago
        SPOILER ALERT

        First time I realized that the ending/revelation was that near in S1, jaw dropped really hard.

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        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.

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          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.

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    29 days ago

    Macross 7 sounds incredibly stupid if you try and summarize it, but it’s legitimately one of the best shows there is in my opinion.

    Summary: Aliens attack a human colony fleet, and they fight back with a rock band flying into battle to sing at the aliens.

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    29 days ago

    ODDTAXI. The intro will pull you in. The dialogue and story will keep you hooked.

    But please, use subs. I don’t think the English dub is good enough.

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      29 days ago

      ODDTAXI is an absolutely amazing show. It feels slow and chill, yet it’s really gripping.

      The writing is phenomenal! Every detail matters, even little stuff like “what pen is that guy writing with?”

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      I don’t think the English dub is good enough.

      That’s usually the case, which I find unusual since the original voice acting is there; just copy it.

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        29 days ago

        I think you underestimate how well developed the VA industry is in Japan. A lot of them are famous or use that as a start to become idols, so there’s a lot more training and effort put into it, compared to most other countries

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    29 days ago

    Tower of God is my absolute favorite anime and comic right now. Can’t recommend it enough. Deeply interesting systems, amazing supporting cast, unique twists on old tropes.

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      29 days 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.

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      27 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?

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    Jericho: A post apocalyptic show that isn’t just mohawk bejeweled raiders roaming around. It is a show very much of the GWB era, with offbrand Blackwater as major villains and heavy Dick Cheney vibes when it comes to the larger plot.

    Kings: A sort of retelling of David versus Goliath except set in the modern day. If you liked the weird esoteric spiritual stuff on the Battlestar Galactica reboot, you’ll like this.

    The Unit: A fictionalized adaptation of Delta Force missions, with at least early on heavy influence by the former Delta author of Inside Delta Force. Great early seasons. Later seasons become more Hollywood nonsense, you tolerance may vary, but season 1 and 2 have some gold.

    The Wire: This was a huge show when it was on, but maybe zoomers don’t know about it. This is the crime show for people who hate everything about modern “procedural” crime shows. It is nuanced, thoughtful, and engaging.

    Columbo: Speaking of crime shows and procedurals, Columbo is both and neither. Columbo is entertaining and keeps you invested with its unique approach to murder mysteries. It really doesn’t pretend to be a proper procedural, and you’re best off thinking of Detective Columbo as a supernatural embodiment of karma and guilt rather than an actual member of a police force.

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      29 days ago

      I second The Wire. Absolutely amazing, and I typically don’t enjoy more serious shit, but I couldn’t pull my eyes away from the TV

    • sockman@sh.itjust.works
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      29 days ago

      Rewatching Jericho right now for the first time in a while and yeah… It’s certainly a product of that decade lol. Still love it.

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    29 days ago

    Better call Saul - a beautiful drama with a hint of comedy and action. Better than Breaking bad and doesn’t require much knowledge of it.

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      29 days ago

      And then once you finish it, you can watch Breaking Bad again. Then El Camino. Then loop back around the Better Call Saul again. And once you’re done, you can watch Breaking Bad again…