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

@asklemmy

  • earlgrey0@sh.itjust.works
    593·
    2 months 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.

  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    503·
    2 months ago

    Gurren Lagan

    Fucken watch it

    Also,

    Log Horizon is what SAO wishes it was

    • TheMinions@lemmy.world
      9·
      2 months 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·
      1 month 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?

          • TheMinions@lemmy.world
            1·
            9 hours ago

            You can fully skip episode 4, if it matters at all. The first two episodes are pretty strong but after that it kind of rambles a bit until around episode 6 or so.

      • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 month 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!

  • Crafter72@lemmy.world
    421·
    2 months 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
      181·
      2 months 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
        51·
        2 months 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
          10·
          2 months 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.

          • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
            1·
            2 months ago

            Yes the split personality was fine. It was the last season where there’s child Elliot split personality and, mom split personality. And no, they weren’t in Season 1.

            Esmail went down the Ronald Moore path where he had an idea but lied to the audience that he had a plan. Again first season was perfect but I don’t think Esmail expected it to be such a success and quickly had to fill in extra seasons with mystery boxes.

      • Crafter72@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 months ago
        SPOILER ALERT

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

    • Devorlon@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      2 months 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.

  • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    341·
    2 months ago

    Scavengers Reign is incredible, easily the best animated sci fi show made in the past few years IMO. It’s weird and emotional and deeply sincere in a way a lot of media isn’t anymore.

    If you liked Fantastic Planet you’ll probably like Scavengers Reign.

    • ooli@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 months ago

      thanks for the recommandation. I just bingewatched it. Not my kind of show since the story is so thin: It’s a road trip,

      except the road is full of weird alien biology plant slowly trying to kill you

      But that crazy alien biology is cool to watch

  • Mirshe@lemmy.world
    31·
    2 months 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.

  • toofpic@lemmy.world
    302·
    2 months 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.

    • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      17·
      2 months 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…

  • SorteKanin@feddit.dk
    25·
    2 months 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
      8·
      2 months 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
      11·
      2 months 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
        1·
        2 months 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·
          2 months 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.

  • Aeri@lemmy.world
    241·
    2 months 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.

    • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      11·
      2 months 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
        51·
        2 months ago

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

    • kitnaht@lemmy.world
      8·
      2 months ago

      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
        10·
        2 months 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.

  • Bene Gesserit Witch@sh.itjust.works
    22·
    2 months ago

    For anime, I highly suggest Serial Experiments Lain if you haven’t seen it. Non-anime cartoons I’d recommend are Adventure Time and Lower Decks (its star trek and hilarious). For crude/absurd humor Rick and Morty and Human Resources. For non-animated tv I’d recommend Strange New Worlds (star trek again), Sandman, Fall of the House of Usher, Severance (I haven’t seen season 2 yet but the 1st season was really good)

  • vga@sopuli.xyz
    231·
    2 months ago

    • Frieren was awesome but it’s so fresh I’m not absolutely sure it’ll keep being that

    • Severance season 1 (follow-up seasons upcoming, not sure if they can keep up with the extremely high quality of S1)

    • True Detective season 1

    • Madoka was great, thanks to tight storytelling and the best soundtrack I’ve ever heard

    • Kino’s Journey – somewhat similar to Frieren but 20 years prior

    • Chernobyl (2019)

    • Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

    • Firefly

    • Twin Peaks, especially seasons 1 and 3, but season 2 and the movie might be needed to fully appreciate

    • ilhamagh@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 months ago
      • Frieren was awesome but it’s so fresh I’m not absolutely sure it’ll keep being that.

      Oh but it does (imo), I mainly read but I think Frieren and Atelier Witch Hat is the strongest running fantasy series currently.

      • Breezy@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 months ago

        Thats only because bookworm just ended. Idk if you’re into light novels but its the best piece of media i might have even consumed three and a half times.

        • Miphera@lemmy.world
          2·
          2 months ago

          Are you referring to Ascendance of a Bookworm? If so, would you recommend I keep watching the anime whenever a new season comes out, or jump into the manga?

          • Breezy@lemmy.world
            2·
            2 months ago

            You are right on the series, but its not the manga. The manga(s) are covering the first 3 parts, but none of them are complete. The anime is going in order but its only decent. Read the bookworm books, i personally have read over a 1000 books. This will be the best you ever read if you pick it up

            • Breezy@lemmy.world
              2·
              2 months ago

              For a different recommendation, im currently on book 11 of wheel of time and its also a masterpiece with plenty of flaws.

            • Miphera@lemmy.world
              1·
              1 month ago

              Ok, I’ll plan on reading the light novels then. Seems like it’s pretty long, and I personally adore the premise, so I’m really looking forward to this!

              Since you added on a separate recommendation with Wheel of Time, I’ll add one as well and hope it’s not in your >1k books yet: the webnovel called Worm. If you already read it, I’d love to hear your thoughts instead :)

    • eatCasserole@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      I’ve been wanting to re-watch firefly lately. It’s short but there’s just so much in it. It’s one of two shows I’ve watched start-to-finish more than once.

      And since we’re here for recommendations…the other show I’ve watched more than once is Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. Based on a book by Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) it’s charming and insane in ways you might expect if you’re familiar with Hitchhiker’s Guide but it’s absolutely not predictable either. So much fun. (Available on Netflix (in Canada…last I checked))

      • vga@sopuli.xyz
        2·
        1 month ago

        Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

        Yeah that’s a good one. Especially the first season, but the second ain’t bad either.

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Having pushed past season 2, I think the rest of True Detective is worth watching, although they’re still very different from the first.