Ask Lemmy

Anime:

• Pluto (Dark alternative story of Astro Boy)
• Banana Fish (heartbreaking, hard to forget. Don't get spoiled too much looking it up)
• Heavenly Delusion (brother gets brain transplanted into dead sisters body; interesting plot and characters but only one season so far)

Cartoon:

• Bojack Horseman (great mix of realistic depiction of depression and comedy)
• Arcane (almost makes one want to play League)

TV:

• Atlanta (surrealism and critique of society, also I just love Donald Glover)
• Dark (the one German show that is not ass)
• The Expanse (great sci-fi and politics, only gets weaker in the later seasons)
• Severance (one big black mirror episode, I am so hyped for season 2)

@Shkshkshk @asklemmy Travelers. First season of westworld. Better call saul. Mindhunters. The Jinx (documentary series about the strange case of robert durst). Clarkson’s farm (he is divisive but seeing him struggle with farm life is great). Ted Lasso

Fucking DEADWOOD.

I can't get anybody in my life to watch it and it is literally in the running for best show of all-time.

This thread is case-in-point!

One of my favorite short scenes.

Delicious in Dungeon!

Comedy: What we do in the shadows;

Action: Black Sails;

Anime: Monster;

Depression: Bojack Horseman.

Afterlife

I think nobody mentioned it yet. It's about someone who lost the love of his life, so the show is about those emotions and the struggle to continue. It's quite sad sometimes, but the show also has a lot of humour and I laughed my ass off multiple times.

Why watch a show about such a sad circumstance? I think we all lost someone or will lose very important persons / friends someday and it's important to learn how to deal with that and how it's important to continue. I can't emphasize that enough

I'm not an anime guy. But I'll occasionally pop one on if the plot interests me. Vinland saga was good, Castlevania as well. I know the American anime haters will hate me. Aside from that I randomly watched "my happy marriage"with my wife and it was really good and I actually can't wait till season 2

Arcane. It’s always Arcane. Arcane.

Made in Abyss - really good but definitely not for the faint hearted and I only recommend this to people who ask me for dark anime with a disclaimer on the more questionable content. The version I watched was the heavily censored one. I was surprised to find out that the creator is Akihito Tsukushi, the same person who did the designs for the Elebits games! Of course, I'm separating the art from the artist here, but his name popping up made me nostalgic in a way.

Neon Genesis Evangelion - If you like biblically accurate angels, this is the anime for you!

Cowboy Bebop - has a very likeable main cast, an artstyle that I find very appealing, and it touches on themes that a lot of people can relate to despite the sci-fi setting!

Scavengers Reign - this one's pretty trippy and has some great creature designs! It only has one season so far (curse ye, Max!)

Hajime No Ippo!

It's a boxing anime based on a manga (that's still going after decades!) where a school kid is beat up and rescued by a passing boxer, who takes him in to a boxing gym to fix his wounds. It turns out he's got some solid power from his family background in fishing, so he becomes a boxer and learns what it means to be strong.

If you like DBZ, you'll probably love this. Alongside this, it's refreshing in that it's an anime that praises hard work, rather than being "the chosen one" or being gifted power. What I love about it is that several characters go through huge growth in ways that are truly unexpected.

Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. For me, it's the perfect anime. An amazing blend of action, narrative, great characters, and an extremely good and satisfying ending.

Archer is a great adult animation. I find it so goddamn funny.

Bojack Horseman is probably has the best fictional depiction of depression ever. Also has plenty of funny moments.

Erased is my favorite anime of all time. I'm a sucker for both time travel and "big damn heroes" stuff.

Dirk gently's holistic detective agency.

No. I don't have a problem. I can stop whenever I want! Y'all up to date on One Piece btw?

• 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

Here are a couple that I didn't see mentioned here.

• The Bear
• Ted Lasso
• Solo Levelling
• Dirk Gently holistic detective
• The Office
• Attack on Titan
• Code Geass Lelouch Rebellion
• Severance
• Bojack Horseman

I just finished Good Omens also, it's great but the first episode is not because it's all setup. It's a Terry Pratchett story that I think I'll recommend that one for a long time.

Lots of great recommendations but I have not seen anyone mention the anime Made In Abyss or Dr. Stone.

Made In Abyss has some taboo content early in season 1, but it and season 2 story arcs are the best I've seen of any anime to date. You will also need to watch the third movie Dawn of the Deep Soul before season 2. Movies 1 and 2 are recaps of season 1.

Dr. Stone is also great as a zany "what if" modern civilization was sent back to the stone age. Similar to made in abyss, you need to watch the OVA between seasons 2 and 3.

Call out to Goblin Slayer season 1 as well. The series visuals and story deeply fall off after season 1.

Psycho pass.

Lots of philosophy on topics such as free will, determinism and AI mixed with action, in cyberpunk setting. Also nice end to end story in the first season.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho-Pass

Bojack Horseman and Violet Evergarden. If someone is a bit deeper into anime, Tatami Galaxy as well, since the subs go pretty fast. Ping Pong the Animation gets a nod if folks aren't super hung up on aesthetic.

have you heard about Ajin?

Eh, screw it. I'm gonna watch Eureka again.

https://anilist.co/anime/105228

Apothecary Diaries

Dai-guard, a somewhat obscure mecha anime. It's a comedy about what would realistically happen if you had a giant mecha fighting monsters from another dimension: bureaucracy, lawsuits, government interference, and physics.

The Expanse- Very grounded scifi with an amazing cast.

HBO's Rome- The reason men can't stop thinking about ancient Rome

Ranking of Kings- Anime that looks cute and wholesome but has surprisingly mature storytelling and compelling characters.