[ SECRET POST #2714 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2714 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I have had a really hard time adjusting to the anime industry after like 2007. I hated things like TTGL, Haruhi, blah blah blah and it just turned me off after a while. My favorite anime list is mostly made of stuff like Vision of Escaflowne, Yu Yu Hakusho, Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Rurouni Kenshin, etc.

That said, there are some anime that have come out recently that have just blown me away. And most of them are things I don't really hear much about.

OP, you might try:
Mawaru Penguindrum - this was directed by the guy who did Utena. It seems sort of ridiculous and shallow at first but it turns into a seriously twisted psychological and philosophical thing, with lots of likable/hateable characters and some pretty emotional moments
Kaiba - it's a piece of art, a trippy scifi story about memory. Lots of lovely music and a beautiful unusual/retro animation style, and is very melancholy
Tsuritama - this is about fishing, and aliens, and conspiracy? maybe? Has an unusual summery art style and lovely lighthearted music. Gets pretty weird at the end
Sakamichi no Apollon - this is a lovely coming-of-age story about jazz music and friends and it is full of awesome music and awesome animation and awesome moments
Usagi Drop - this one is about a thirtysomething dude who ends up being the caretaker of a six-year-old... he has to learn to be a parent and makes mommy friends and learns life lessons and gosh it is just so sweet
Noragami - I just finished watching this yesterday and it's really great the animation is great and the characters are great and Hiyori might be my favorite female protagonist in forever

[(Anonymous)]

Penguindrum!!!!!!!
It saddens me deeply how little-known this show is.

[type_wild]

I know! It should've been on top of any rec list on this thread.

[(Anonymous)]

I totally forgot to add Sakimichi no Apollon on my lists of seconds, so I'll second it here. Mawaru Penguindrum is also an interesting watch and Tsuritama was fun.

Usagi Drop is adorable if you stick to anime-only.

[(Anonymous)]

I was going to ask "Why anime-only?". Then I remembered.

UGHHHHHHHH.

[ketita]

I was with you until Noragami, but .... what? Hiyori became a plot device. She was the absolutely stereotyped "sweet girl" who did nothing but be sweet and this was super meaningful to all the male characters who actually did shit.
Hell, we didn't even see how she dealt with the constant sleep attacks, nothing with her family, her friends....
Noragami had an entertaining concept, but it is EMINENTLY standard.

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da

I agree. I really loved Noragami, though I can't say exactly why. I think Yato was just so entertaining, and the concept was really fun. I also really liked Yukine. I didn't dislike Hiyori at all (and I expected to at every turn) but she just didn't do anything. I liked how she acted around Yukine (big sister) and I liked her rapport with Yato. But she just didn't do anything, and had to be "saved" at the end. She was falsely portrayed as a protagonist, but she didn't amount to much.

I still found her personality likeable though. Could've done without the 15-year-old-girl fanservice but she was sweet and funny.

I guess the anime cut off early in the manga, which I haven't read, so maybe Hiyori gets more agency later.

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na

She doesn't, not really. If you want new-ish shoujo with a more active female protagonist, try Kamisama Hajimemashita (Kamisama Kiss as an anime). Nanami actually gets to do stuff.

[toshi_hakari]

I love you for mentioning Tsuritama and Mawaru Penguindrum <3 (the latter fucked me up tho)