For those Otakus out there

[longshot405]

Eh, I wouldn’t call myself a weeb or otaku, but I do appreciate a lot of anime. I don’t super nerd out about shows and I especially hate any super tropey or fanservicey shows. Some friends of mine got my into watching it a few years back and I’ve seen a lot of shows since. Some together with friends, some alone to pass time. The list is actually really long now.

I may post my list if I feel like it.

Anime List

*=Did not finish yet or will not finish.

Things I've seen

.Hack//sign
Accel World*
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor
Alderamin on the Sky
Angel Beats!
Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai (Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day)
Attack on Titan
Azumanga Daioh
Baccano!
Baka and Test*
Bakemonogatari*
Battle Programmer Shirase
Berserk
Blood Blockade Battlefront*
Btooom!
Carnival Phantasm
Casshern Sins
Charlotte
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!*
Claymore
Cowboy Bebop
Cromartie Highschool*
Darker than Black
Deadman Wonderland
Death Note
Death Parade
Devil is a Part Timer
Devil May Cry
DragonBall (and DragonballZ)
Durarara!!!
Eden of the East
Elfen Lied
Erased
Fairy Tale*
Fate/Stay Night
FLCL
Fractale
Future Diary*
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
Ghost in the Shell
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
Haibane Renmei (Charcoal Feather Federation)
Haikyuu!!
Hajime No Ippo
Hell Girl
Hellsing (and Hellsing Ultimate)
Is This a Zombie?
Izetta, the Last Witch*
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
Kill la Kill
Kino no Tabi
Kyousougiga
Last Exile
Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
Money of Soul and Possibility Control
Moyashimon, Tales of Agriculture
My Bride is a Mermaid
My Hero Academia
Naruto*
Noein: to Your Other Self
One Peice*
One Punch Man*
Orange
Outlaw Star
Overlord
Paranoia Agent
Persona 4 (and Golden)
Pikotaro’s Lulaby Lu-lu-by
Plastic Memories*
Psycho-Pass
RE: Zero - Starting Life in Another World
ReLIFE
Read or Die
Rolling Girls
Rozen Maiden*
Samurai 7
Scrapped Princess*
School Rumble
Serial Experiments Lain*
Soul Eater*
Space Dandy*
Spice and Wolf*
Steins;Gate
Sword Art Online
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Tentai Senshi Sunred (Astro Fighter Sunred)
Trigun*
Welcome to the NHK
Wolf’s Rain
xxxHolic
Yakitate!! Japan
Yondemasu Yo Azazel-San
Zero’s Familiar*

Unique Personal Favorites

Kino no Tabi
Haibane Renmei
Kyousougiga
Yakitate!! Japan
Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai (Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day)

Other Good Stuff

Erased
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
Death Parade
Durarara!!!
Baccano!
Paranoia Agent
Charlotte
Orange
ReLIFE
Steins;Gate
Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
Cowboy Bebop

Bad Impressions

Accel World*
Deadman Wonderland
Fairy Tale
Soul Eater
Claymore
Re:Zero
Rolling Girls
Future Diary

Things I need to make time for

Spice and Wolf*
Scrapped Princess*
Now and Then, Here and There
Shigofumi
Nichijou
Penguindrum
Parasyte

Currently Watching:
Natsume and the Book of Friends
The Disasterous Life of Saiki K.

[halcyon98]

I’m a otaku, but I can’t devote much time into it. It’s hard to balance personal studies, gaming, and a hundred other hobbies all in one life. Besides, I didn’t watch any stereotypical “mainstream” anime yet, so it’s difficult to have relevant discussions with anyone at this point.

[Ryvirath]

The only thing I’d want more than that is more spice and wolf seasons, which isn’t happening. I really hope NGNL gets its second season.

[halcyon98]

Madoka Magica season 2 anyone?

[intellectazulean]

Heard they were making a movie instead of a new season of NGNL…

[halcyon98]

Isn’t there already a movie? I heard it’s decent.

[alplod]

I can’t consider myself a fan of anime, it’s just smth I watch as well as plenty of other movies.

I’m however a fan of Haruhi Sudzumia series in case you haven’t noticed already. Also I like Durarara, Deathnote, Fate series (SN, UBW and Zero, not the shit happened recently, don’t remember the name). I have a special place in my heart for Druaga, since it was the first nonendless fantasy anime I watched.

I don’t appreciate Eva. Please, don’t kill me.

But I do like Wakfu ( was dissapointed by OVA and season 3 however) and the Last Airbender ( not Korra, nonono…) . I guess I’d add them to the list in spite of them being non Japanese, they are just that good.

[epicflygon]

haven’t watched an anime because I procrastinate anything and everything so where should I start?

[halcyon98]

May I make recommendations? My tastes aren’t generic, but maybe you’ll like them.

[epicflygon]

go ahead, that is what I’m here for.

[halcyon98]

Bungou Stray Dogs? It has a second season, and a movie is coming out next year. A fast pace and cool animations are some of it’s redeeming factors.

[d5dr4k3]

Eyyy, I guess I’m up.

Ok something mainstream would probably be a good starting point, and something that will actually set a good standard for anime while not leaning back on normal cliches…

Boku no Hero Academia? I’m in looooove with the series and there’s a third season coming out next year. BTW, do go read the manga, it’s basically the same thing as the anime just that it’s abit further into the story than the anime

[longshot405]

Have a genre preference?

[halcyon98]

I read the manga. As much as I enjoy it, I don’t think I’ll be watching the anime becasue it won’t be any different.

[epicflygon]

it hasn’t developed as I don’t watch anything.

[miguelosz]

Ok here’s my small starter pack:

For thrillers, Death Note. While it has some flaws, it’s still imo overall a great series and a good anime starting point for many, this is where I started my journey as well.

For fantasy/horror, Attack on Titan. Very popular, and for a good reason. Not for “good feels” though.

For adventure, Hunter x Hunter. This is just an amazing shonen (the most popular anime genre, you probably know series like Dragon Ball or Naruto). Awesome characters, interesting story. It’s quite long though.

For movies, anything Ghibli. Spirited Away would be a good starting point imo, although I don’t consider it to be a huge masterpiece.

[saltystabwound]

The fact that nobody’s mentioned MahoYome here yet disturbs me. Best anime I’ve seen recently imho.

[galaxydueler]

no SAO??

In all seriousness, @epicflygon I recommend one punch man. It’s a great one, they should have made more.

[halcyon98]

I hear the second season is not being made by Madhouse. I don’t really care for the series, but I can see why fans are concerned.

[d5dr4k3]

Don’t… care for the series?