Feed Me Your Wretched Anime Suggestions

[Mr. Bambu]

We're back, gentlemen. One anime a year, every year.

You know the drill. Give me your recommendations, and I will at least consider them. Posting "Dragon Ball" or something similar will be taken as an admission of severe dehydration which has understandably reduced your mental faculties, it can happen to anyone and I encourage you to drink up to restore yourself.

Some of you have even lined up suggestions from last year, when I watched Hellsing. It was acceptable, didn't come close to the score to beat: Neon Genesis Evangelion is still the best any of you troglodytes have brought me. I look forward to the suggestions.

As before:

• I will watch dubbed over subbed. If this is a dealbreaker, hit da bricks.
• I don't care much about quality of animation. It is unlikely that the animation is what will make me like it, it's just not my aesthetic taste.
• I would prefer something of moderate or short length. 50+ episodes doesn't disqualify you, but it does hurt the likelihood of me watching all of it.

Of course, don't take offense if I just say "no". I am a crotchety old man with bitterness in my heart, and all this newfangled jibber-jabber deserves me making fun of it from time to time. Good hunting.

Suggestions:

• Devilman Crybaby (@Crabwhale)
• Black Lagoon (@PrettyFearMachine and @First_Witch)
• Pluto (@Armorchompy)
• The entirety of all anime ever except for Parasyte the Maxim (@Nullflowerblush
• Madoka Magica (@Andytrenom) (no)
• Chuunibyou (@MeidoIzayoi)
• Frieren (@Deagonx)
• Jujutsu Kaisen (@BadSystems)
• Erased (@XSOULOFCINDERX)
• Code Geass (@Tanin_iver)
• Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (@Da3ggman)
• Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (@azontr) (never a good idea to take the suggestion everyone makes fun of, sorry)
• Monster (@Maitreya12)
• Chainsaw Man (@Da3ggman)
• Dr. Stone (@Testarossa002)
• Stein's Gate (@DivineAura44)
• Cowboy Bebop (@DivineAura44) (banned list)
• Charlotte (@TWILIGHT-OP)
• Dungeon Meshi (@Mad_Dog_of_Fujiwara)
• Akame Ga Kill (@Tanin_iver)
• Fighting Spirit (@TartaChocholate)
• Black Clover (@Arnoldstone18)
• Rurouni Kenshin (@KingNanaya)
• Mashle (@Reiner04)
• Serial Experiment Lain (@Lynieryz)
• Zaregoto (@Agnaa)
• Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (@Agnaa)
• Welcome to the NHK (@Agnaa)
• Darker than Black (@JustSomeWeirdo)
• Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou (@Agnaa)
• Samurai Champloo (@Shadyboi0)
• Berserk: 1997 (@Mantidil)
• Ascendance of a Bookworm (@DontTalkDT)
• Heavenly Delusion (@RoTt35)
• Hell's Paradise (@RoTt35)
• Saiki K (@Edutyn)
• Casshern Sins (@Deceived3596)
• Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom (@Deceived3596)
• Highschool DxD (@Pepsiman25th) (Absolutely ******* not)
• Talentless nana (@Reiner04)
• Shokugeki no Sōma (@Dereck03)
• Link Click (@GarrixianXD)
• Castlevania (@Rikimarox2)
• Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle (@Pepsiman25th)
• Afro Samurai (@DaReaperMan)
• Ragna Crimson (@azontr)

 

[Crabwhale]

Icalleddibs

 

[Mr. Bambu]

Icalleddibs

You will fight in the crucible alongside the other petitioners. I do consider yours a good suggestion.

 

[PrettyFearMachine]

I'd suggest Black Lagoon, but I have yet to watch it myself. Heard it was good though, and it should suit your tastes. I believe it's also got an English dub

 

[Armorchompy]

I've read the manga, not seen the anime (which I hear is really good), but I think you'd enjoy Pluto- it's fairly short (8 episodes), I think dark and serious enough to play to your tastes and overall generally very well-written. General gist is there's a sci-fi society where robots and humans coexist (it's very inspired by Aasimov's works), and a serial killer begins to destroy the last existing "super" robots in the world (created before certain regulations brought on by a war), as well as people who had a certain role in the above war, with the protagonist being a detective who takes on this case. I don't think it's the best manga I've read but it's extremely solid and I think you'd enjoy it. It's technically a remake of an Astro Boy story but you don't necessarily need to be familiar to enjoy it (I wasn't).

 

[Nullflowerblush]

Anything but Parasyte -the maxim-.

 

[Andytrenom]

Madoka Magica is pretty good

 

[Crabwhale]

You will fight in the crucible alongside the other petitioners.

 

[PrettyFearMachine]

Madoka Magica is pretty good

It is good, but most likely not for the nerd's palate, so I abstained from recommending it myself

 

[First_Witch]

I'd suggest Black Lagoon, but I have yet to watch it myself. Heard it was good though, and it should suit your tastes. I believe it's also got an English dub

I also recomment Black Lagoon. Its one of the least anime-esque Animes out there.

 

[MeidoIzayoi]

Chuunibyou
a rom-com series with slapstick as most of its comedy and coming of age drama about the MC trying to grow out of him having grandiose delusions while the FMC have one and isn't interested of abandoning them unlike the MC

 

[Mr. Bambu]

gonna straight up say "no" to Madoka Magica, otherwise all the suggestions are added up there. I am not directly opposed to something less somber than my usual fare, such as a rom-com bildungsroman. I liked the Studio Ghibli stuff I watched as a kid. Unlikely victor, but it goes to the board regardless.

 

[Deagonx]

Pluto was very good. Sort of like a noir old school sci-fi.

But my suggestion is Frieren. It's a very well done fantasy anime about a long lived elf outliving her party and has very good writing, interesting world building, good fight scenes, and is just honestly one of the stand out anime this season.

 

[BadSystems]

I am obligated to suggest Jujutsu Kaisen.

 

[XSOULOFCINDERX]

How about Erased? I haven't watched it but I heard it's really good.

 

[Tanin_iver]

I will watch dubbed over subbed.

Well this kind of limits options. I'd recommend Code Geass. Dub is good and its around 50 episodes, so it should fall within ur requirements.

 

[Da3ggman]

Jojo's Bizarre gay sex Adventure

 

[Mr. Bambu]

Well this kind of limits options. I'd recommend Code Geass. Dub is good and its around 50 episodes, so it should fall within ur requirements.

The purpose is to limit options.

 

[azontr]

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid. Series about a blue collar office worker getting a Dragon Maid. Pretty wholesome series.

 

[BadSystems]

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid. Series about a blue collar office worker getting a Dragon Maid. Pretty wholesome series.

Wholesome is a strong word

 

[azontr]

Wholesome is a strong word

You should keep yourself safe, NOW!

 

[Maitreya12]

You want a real good Banger?

Monster.

 

[Crabwhale]

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid. Series about a blue collar office worker getting a Dragon Maid. Pretty wholesome series.

I'm pretty sure Bambu would rather be subjected to repeated testes beatings than watch this one.

 

[Mr. Bambu]

Monster was suggested in one of the earlier threads. Can't remember if it looked really good or really bad. Was one of those two, because it stuck out in my mind.

 

[azontr]

I'm pretty sure Bambu would rather be subjected to repeated testes beatings than watch this one.

 

[Da3ggman]

BTW, are you a bit queasy to blood?

 

[Mr. Bambu]

BTW, are you a bit queasy to blood?

you have no idea who you're talkin' to, bub

 

[Da3ggman]

you have no idea who you're talkin' to, bub

In that case, I would also recommend Chainsaw Man (even if the newer chapters are a bit shit imo-).

 

[Mr. Bambu]

I'm pretty sure Bambu would rather be subjected to repeated testes beatings than watch this one.

missed this one

...yeah, probably. sorry azontr. that shit does not look like my clique.

 

[Armorchompy]

Monster and Pluto are by the same person, by the way. I have yet to read Monster but it is on my list.

 

[Testarossa002]

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
Damn
Saw someone already recommended it

Try Dr Stone

 

[Da3ggman]

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid. Series about a blue collar office worker getting a Dragon Maid. Pretty wholesome series.

Ain't that the one with the pedophilic dragon girl?

 

[azontr]

Ain't that the one with the pedophilic dragon girl?

Yes.

 

[Ped2018]

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (@azontr)

Fullmetal alchemist brotherhood is the one (if you haven't watched already)

 

[Armorchompy]

you guys don't know bambu do you

 

[Ped2018]

you guys don't know bambu do you

We do, that's why he has to watch it

 

[Lynieryz]

Could you explain what made you like EVA so much? This way it's easier to recommend something you'll probably like.

 

[DivineAura44]

I would recommend Durarara but something gives me the feeling you wouldn't like it. I'd recommend Dragon Ball Gate or Bebop.

(Tanin & Cinder are based btw)

 

[TWILIGHT-OP]

What's the genre u most interested in?ヾ⁠(⁠ ͝⁠°⁠ ͜⁠ʖ͡⁠°⁠)⁠ノ⁠♪

Well one of my suggestion is CHARLOTTE

 

[Mad_Dog_of_Fujiwara]

bro who the fuck suggested Dragon Maid. i wouldn't suggest that shit to anyone, let alone a guy who's one of the most anti-weeb people i know of

Anyways, while I've only just started the manga, I've heard that Dungeon Meshi (or Delicious in Dungeon) is exceptionally good. Author's a big high fantasy/D&D fan (here's some of her Baldur's Gate fanart, for reference), and it evidently bleeds into her work a lot, so it sounds right up your alley. The anime's ongoing, but I've heard nothing but good things about it (the manga is finished, though, if you'd prefer that route).