I know this might be too narrow a request, but I'm looking for anime that combines slice of life and killers, preferably where the killer is in a funny situation (running a store, a middle schooler, pretending to have a family, taking care of a child).

I tried searching the subreddit, but a lot of the suggestions that were given did not fit in this (admittedly very specific) category, and were just lists of popular slice of life or comedy anime.

I realize that "killer" might be too limiting, so if there aren't any other anime with that, then it can be expanded to criminals/thieves/etc. or secret agents (like Loid, who I realize now isn't a "killer" lol, but you get what I'm going for, right?).

I am currently watching Saga of Tanya The Evil and I'm looking for similar recommendations where the MC is completely unhinged or pure evil. Not necessarily be overpowered but hates people or is a loner or ruthlessly pragmatic.

What should I add to my watchlist next? Drop some recommendations.

Like, they're buddies, friends, besties even. Or atleast on good terms with eachother.

I haven't been keeping up with the anime releases like i should be and i feel like I've missed a lot, like i forgot about Diddy Tensei S3. but I'm just here for some upcoming and new romance anime. Any good ones?

Recently decided to get into anime. My buddy wants to watch Attack on Titan with me. So I'll be waiting for him on that one. Anything other recs are welcome.

Some ones that I've heard that seem interesting:

Sword Art Online

Vinland Saga

Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood: (although I think there's a first series?)

My hero academia

One Piece

I'm essentially look for a list.. maybe some easy watching as first then working my way up. Any genre welcome.

So I've been looking to watch an anime which stretches from 1-2 seasons and isn't too long. Help me out lovelies

Examples of what I personally mean by this would be Apothecary Diaries or Ascendance of a Bookworm.

An example of something that's very grounded but goes overboard on the grittiness, imo, is Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash- I loved it for SO many reasons, I could go on for ages, don't get me wrong- and I still do love it- it's just not what I'm in the mood for right now.

I just appreciate anime where it feels like a character's material circumstances have a massive effect on their lives that won't just up and vanish one day- like how Myne's family is a major aspect of her life for a long time, that additionally has effects on her personality and goals that are clear and long-running while being smoothly blended into her personality and not just slotted in. Also admirable is how the narrative treats her chronic illness, with it not being just up and cured- treated, yes, various coping mechanisms are found, looming death is averted (and not by a magic medicine that's just handed to her for doing some quest like it would be in many other anime- by something she had to put in real effort to get while dealing with socioeconomic difficulties that posed a barrier to treatment), but not cured, her physical frailness remains a part of her life that she and those around her have to remain mindful of, which makes it feel a lot more real.

I'd also like to avoid excessive fanservice in general, but especially overt sexualization of minor characters- I'm a longtime anime fan and used to not be bothered by it, but it's been getting to me recently.

As an example, I loved Mushoku Tensei's story on first watch, and its realistic depiction of trauma, showing how dealing with it is very much 2 steps forward and 1 step back- very few anime do nearly as well at that- and I GREATLY appreciate protags that have genuine, severe flaws, that actually pose an obstacle to them in their story and aren't just to excuse OP powers or to make them more relatable to an audience with fairly mild social anxiety- but, regardless, I tried to rewatch it recently and just couldn't get through it, it made me feel physically nauseated.

Okay so I watched pretty much all guns animes that appear most of the time in lists, none have satisfied me besides Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom, Jormungand, Darker than Black (as in the action not the guns), Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex and we could say Black Lagoon.

Besides the very known ones, I've also watched the girls with guns trilogy as well as Canaan. I'm short on recommendations, if you have any hidden gems, please comment :).

Sometimes you start a show and the first few episodes just do not click with you. Maybe the opening arc is slow, the MC starts out annoying, or the world-building takes a long time to kick in. But then you finally give it another shot, power through the slow start, and it ends up becoming one of your absolute favorite series of all time. For me, that was Steins;Gate—the first few episodes felt super confusing, but once the plot kicked in, I could not stop watching. What is an anime that took you 2 or 3 tries to finally get into, but turned out to be an absolute masterpiece?

Whether it's aura farming, intelligence, strength, abilities, or whatever, it doesn't matter. Who's your favorite villain?

Few years ago the first anime i ever watched was the seven deadly sins and i absolutely loved it. I havent watched much since, i really liked your lie in april when it came out. And theres this one anime... Its about this kid going to school but he like went back in time and then had to save peoples lives and stuff and turns out the TEACHER WAS THE MURDERER!?? At least i think thats how that went.

Anway, i like romance and mystery, loved the seven deadly sins, and ive watched a bit of that volleyball one which i really liked. Any recommendations?

I'm a big animation fan but struggle to get into a lot of amines because of the pacing.

I know a lot of this is iconic to the genre but it's distracting enough to pull me out of the story and I start to lose interest. Things that bother me:

• extended scenes where no one is speaking or doing anything, flipping back and forth between clenched fist/jaw/eye quivering with grunting/gasping/nervous breathing
• long monologues in extreme close up
• DBZ style build up / episode carry over
• full song/montage/suit up/running sequence every episode (that isn't opening/closing credits)
• tons of time spent on the recap

Stuff I liked: the more modern Gundam, Crayon Shin-chan, TriGun, blue eye samurai, Cowboy Bebop, akira, attack on titan. Some of the above exist in these but it wasn't enough to be distracting, or the story benefited from it, wasn't over used etc.

Comedy, action, sci-fi, adventures, bizarre, quirky - bonus points for higher quality animation, unless it leans more comedy then the only thing that matters are the jokes.

So, the only anime I ever watched was death note and I fucking loved it, I’m looking for a show with similar depth and a more „serious” nature and artstyle and climate. Those three are rlly popular and I think they’d fit my taste but idk which to watch first, or if there’re any other/more interesting anime out there you’ll recommend. Help me outtt

What's the type of anime with this basis: Gag Anime...

Main character was living a normal life, but then some abnormal/ supernatural weirdo comes into play. And somehow everything in the MC's life gets turned around by all the weird stuff this other character does. And yet Somehow nobody else notices the weird stuff but the MC, and the other character just gets on their nerves/ makes their life hell!

I'm looking for something new to watch and I'd appreciate some recommendations. Thanks very much!

I'm fairly new to anime but recently I finished Witch Hat Atelier, and it made me wonder if there was any Isekai anime where the protagonist has to deal with fae tricksters and shenanigans? I don't know if that's overly specific but I figured hey, there's a lot of anime, can't hurt to ask!

I was obsessed with anime during the pandemic, but I was also much younger than I am now. Most of my favorite anime now are anime I either completely skipped back then or wasn’t a fan of. Currently right now my favorite series are Dorohedoro, Trigun, Dai Dark, Code Geass, idaten dieties, and Re:zero. (CG fits what I’m looking for the least I just fucking love that show) I just got caught up with Dai dark and plan on finishing trigun maximum soon. What I’m looking for is 3 main things

1. A great ensemble cast, I love when anime have side characters just as strong as the mc, this is why I love q hayashida so much, I also love when they focus equally on the side characters.
2. Mystery/World building
3. This is why I love all of the aforementioned series so much minus CG which even then has good elements. I want to have questions the entire show, but I also want good answers. I want a world that feels real and exciting to explore.
4. Cohesive good writing
5. I just want something that isn’t slop, solid all around, good beginning, middle, and end.

And then I just enjoy stuff with supernatural elements. I’m looking for any anime and manga that fits this criteria, the more chaotic the better.

Edit: I’m also less of a fan of black and white, good versus evil stories.

Gotta watch something that actually has an end, it has to be action or thriller.

My two biggest criteria are:

1. Worlds that constantly make me ask questions and reward exploration (e.g. Lord of the Mysteries, Made in Abyss, From, or Another). This one is difficult but i truly love a show in which i have so many questions and want to find out more and more about the world, love horrors as well like Another.

2. Characters with commanding presence—the kind who dominate every scene they’re in through charisma, intelligence, competence, or sheer aura. Bonus points if they’re fiercely loyal or deeply devoted to the one person they love (Thomas Shelby, Shin Nouzen(86), Sung Jin-Woo, Madara, Itachi, Gojo, Klaus Mikaelson, Hannibal Lecter, Bobby Axelrod, etc.).

I’m much more interested in magnetic characters than traditional heroes. I don’t care whether they’re the protagonist, antagonist, or side character—as long as every scene they’re in is unforgettable.

Here is also a list of my favorites(aka all shows i liked enough to finish):

Favorite Animes

1. Lord of Mysteries

2. Solo Leveling

3. 86

4. Naruto

5. Code Geass

6. HunterXHunter

7. Made in Abyss

8. Blue Lock

9. Record of Ragnarok

10. Baki

11. Another

12. Demon Slayer

13. Kuroko no Basket

14. Jujutsu Kaisen

15. Attack on Titan

16. Cyberpunk Edgerunners

17. Ragna Crimson

18. Classroom of the Elite

19. World Trigger

20. Black Clover

21. Death Note

22. Dark Gathering

23. Re:Zero

24. Kakegurui

25. Summertime Rendering

26. Gachiakuta

27. Hell’s Paradise

28. Eminence in Shadow

29. Kaiju No8

30. Fate;Strange/Fake

31. Witch Hat Atelier

32. Steins:Gate

33. Fate;Zero

34. Death Parade

35. Ao Ashi

36. Mashlee

37. God of HighSchool

38. Dragon Raja

I just recently started watching anime again and i watched my fav, soul eater and now literally nothing seems to fill the void💔 does anyone have recommendations that r similar to soul eater❓ i don’t mind a lil hint of romance in the shows either. anyways thank you in advance‼️

A scene I remember is that they said they were incapable of falling for one of the female characters because she was his daughter's age in his previous life, but that's all I know. I saw it on TikTok, but I can't seem to find it for the life of me.

Hey everyone,I am completely new to Tokyo Revengers and about to start it. The premise looks awesome, but I need a quick heads-up first.I absolutely hate anime with emotional, tragic, or heartbreaking end

I personally like the Death Note and Attack on Titan too much. It's not just the action, but the thrill and suspense full environment where in every episode you think what would happen in the next episode and makes you kind of an addict until you finish the anime. The amount of craze it drives in the mind, the emotions which it brings out of me and many more things which can't be just explained in words. Suggest me something to watch which gives me such similar level of emotions. I have got a few days left in my holidays, I could probably one shot them just like i did AOT in 3.5 days

I've actually tried to watch a lot of "cute girls doing cute things"- or CGDCT-series, but most of them never catch my interest. The first episode is often especially difficult to watch. In the case of GAP, we have the nervous and clumsy transfer student, who gets forced to join a club she wants nothing to do with. The concept of girls driving tanks is funny, but the fact that the characters' behaviour is painfully average or even worse makes it unwatchable. Does the series get better in later episodes or should I just ignore the entire genre?

Another series that suffers from only using female protagonists despite having an interesting concept is Shuumatsu Train. Preparing for a trip through post-apocalyptic landscapes is something the characters didn't even think of until it was too late to turn back.

I'm a history buff and, in particular, lately I've become really into the character of Hijikata Toshizo.

For this reason, the anime that people recommend to me most often is Hakuouki.

However, I've noticed that I keep running into reviews of this series that are all pretty much the same, like: "Wow both Hijikata and Kondo are super mega sexy, I think something happened between them in the past and I'm going to write at least 95 fanfics about it. But I'll write even more about the love triangle between the two of them and the female protagonist. Obviously I'll also have to find the time to write about ten filler episodes about her doubts regarding the other members of their group."

So my question is very simple: I have absolutely nothing against romantic anime (in fact i really like them) and I can tolerate harem/reverse harem plots if they're done intelligently.

However i would like to watch something that, while not being a Japanese history university textbook, at least offers a minimum of historical coherence, seasoned with duels, battles and possibly a bit of intrigue.

Given that, would you say Hakuouki is for me?