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Anime newbie looking for suggestions (lemmus.org)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by tobogganablaze@lemmus.org to c/anime@ani.social

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I watched "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" a few weeks ago which is probably my first proper anime (not counting the odd episode of Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon or OnePiece I caught on TV as a child) and I really enjoyed it.

Especially the slow but deep character build up and general world building and exploration themes were really captivating. So I'm looking for something similar with focus on these aspects.

So far I found "Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina", which was ok but didn't quite live up to Frieren and wasn't nearly as captivating.

So does anyone know similar shows or at least shows that focus on the aspects of story telling I mentioned avove?

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[–] olicvb@lemmy.ca 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I've not watched shows that you mentioned yet so this might be a little out of left field. But anyway here's some top anime i'd recommend:

Hunter x Hunter (2011)

Beautiful world that gets bigger and bigger, loved watching the main character train up to a crazy level of power. Your idea of that character will change over the time you're watching, the writer does a good job at putting us in the shoes of his friends who also watch him grow.

Attack on Titan

This one is if you're looking for the type of character development that you'd find in a war movie, Innocent characters learn the gruesome horrors of their life and lose their innocence. The story of the world is well built and the lore is deep. Be warned, it pretty depressive to watch, i kinda lost hope with the characters while watching it does a good job at pulling you into the characters mindset.

[–] spiderman@ani.social 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Attack on Titan is a must watch, even though the ending is a bit disappointment.

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Good to know, I already have this one downloaded for someone else, but never watched it myself.

[–] spiderman@ani.social 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You should watch it. One of the best I would say.

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 2 points 7 months ago

I hear you. But at this point I'm swimming in recommendations and have to start a triage process. But it really helps that sombody I already know actually requested this show and then it was confirmed here as well. It's up there now!

Thanks, your other suggestions so far have also been really good (and been confimred multiple times). I'm keeping track!

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Does Avatar the last airbender count?

I don't think it does. I've read and forgot about why it's not an anime. But that one I watched more than 27 times. It's the best show there is, across all categories.

[–] Toes@ani.social 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The strictest definition says Anime must be a Japanese production. Avatar was created in America.

Still it's fantastic.

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 2 points 7 months ago

The strictest definition says Anime must be a Japanese production. Avatar was created in America.

That sounds about right from what I heard, Personally I don't really care. Not even about anime or live action or cartoon. I just like good story telling, character development and that kind of stuff.

[–] Breezy@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

As much as i agree anime is Japanese made, anime sites have decided to allow Chinese and Korean anime for whatever reason. Which is unfair to avatar.

I think avatar shouldve just been grandfathered into the anime community. I believe most anime lovers would agree it is definitely an american made anime. Is that a slippery slope to other american shows being grouped in? I think not, because there are no other beloved american animes other than avatar.