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I have watched a lot of the studio Ghibli stuff but not sure what series to start on, looking for recommendations

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You've got some good suggestions already. Here are a couple that I think are good for somebody that is fairly new to the deep rabbit hole of anime tropes/conventions:

  • Mushishi - My personal favorite anime of all time. Very contemplative and melancholy. Don't binge this, just watch an episode before bed or something like that, and let it sit in your brain.
  • Frieren: Beyond Journey's End - This just recently finished airing its first season and was excellent in every respect. Classic high fantasy story (think Lord of the Rings) which follows the near-immortal elf Frieren in her travels. Very approachable for previously non-anime watchers.
  • Cowboy Bebop - An all-time classic space western following some bounty hunters.
  • One Punch Man - A humorous take on the superhero genre. If you are looking for something more comedy oriented, this is a decent starting point.
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The problem with recommending opm as a starter is that it parodies a bunch of shows and Manga that OP probably won't have the references for. I would worry that OP might miss most if not all of the jokes without the context.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been wanting to get into OPM myself. What would you recommend to watch first to understand at least 80 % of the references?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just watch it, you really don't need to know much about the stuff its parodying

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They don't "need" to know the stuff they are parodying, true, but it's a lot less funny without that frame of reference. It's like listening to a Wierd Al song without knowledge of the original.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh no, he might not understand that Saitama's shirt says boobs? How will he ever enjoy the show?? I watched OPM as one of my first anime, got almost no references and its one of my favorite anime of all time.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not what we’re talking about.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Just making a point, you can enjoy without getting every little detail