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.

Jellyfish can’t swim at night

Frieren for anime - It has everything I love about anime.
MASH for TV show (version without laugh tracks) - Kind of old, but even now, the humor is not outdated.

I like watching Trigun, Clannad, Blood+ but I also really reccomend people read some Manga:

• Tank Chair by Yashiro Manabu

• Elfen Leid by Okamoto Lynn (also has an anime, but different endings)

• Moto Shogun no Undead Knight by Shuko and Necoco

• Dandadan by Yukinobu Tatsu (manga announced)

• You Will Hear the Voice of the Dead by Uguiso Sachiko

• Dai Dark by Q Hayashida

Nichijou, Higurashi, Oregairu, Steins;Gate, SAO (season 1), Clannad, Naruto, Fruits Basket (?), Death Note, A Silent Voice, Ghibli Studio animes,

• 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)

Psych. All time favorite show.

Gate

Stargate SG1

Alchemy of Souls on Netflix. A mix of Kung Fu Theater, a comedy, a love story, and a horror all rolled into one great story. It ran two seasons and each episode is over an hour long. 10/10

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There’s a ton of anime that I *might* recommend to different people, depending on individual preferences and tastes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JZR7jtU3q-LTqoWaGY-7YurPpvLpTIY0ybScvA1L0GQ/edit?usp=drivesdk

But the one that I come closest to recommending everyone, without qualification, would be:

“Keep Your Hands off Eizouken”

It’s basically a love letter to:

* joys and challenges in the process of creative collaboration
* how each success begets further goals
* how reflecting on details and oddities of the world adds to art

#Anime

Deep Space 9; Adventure Time, and Gravity Falls

Pantheon.

Really thoughtful and smart sci-fi animation. Don’t want to spoil it so I’ll be vague, it has the most realistic depiction of modern tech and how people interact with it than any other show I’ve seen. Really great commentary on big tech corporations and even a bit of geopolitics. Super ambitious yet it somehow pulls it off.

There is also a scene that still gives me nightmares (not even joking, I still dream about that shit) which is more than any horror movies or shows have done for me. Anyone who has watched it knows exactly what scene I’m talking about.

Babylon 5

Claymore: Old anime. From a manga. Women with gigantic swords , the Claymore, fight some sort of demons in a forsaken world. We follow Claire, the Claymore Number 47, the least powerful of them all. Every episode has some sort of a twist, with new information about the incredible rich world and lore, and the power and origin of the Claymore. Drawing is captivating, unique, gorgeous.

Way better than Berserker, in the sense, that everything make sense and is foreshadow in Claymore.

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!