Jujutsu Kaisen
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My Dress-Up Darling
Kaguya-sama
Comment on Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 34]
e0qdk@reddthat.com 7 months ago
So… my situation has changed a bit recently, and, for better or worse, I’ve got (convenient) access to Crunchyroll through at least the end of the year. I’ve barely seen anything new since 2020. I’m going through some of the obviously popular stuff from the last few years like Bocchi, Frieren, Nagatoro, Spy x Family, etc. that’s entered my awareness mostly through memes. Just finished Mushoku Tensei and currently watching Apothecary Diaries. Open to suggestions.
mo_lave@reddthat.com 7 months ago
Unboxious@ani.social 7 months ago
In addition to what other have suggested, here are my favorite recent and semi-recent shows that are on Crunchyroll:
- Dan Da Dan - insanely chaotic fights involving aliens and yokai, and it has a really good romance plot mixed in as well
- Takopi’s Original Sin - I should warn you this one is kind of hard to watch, mostly because it’s really sad and maybe a little too real. Never seen an anime start with a suicide trigger warning before. It’s great though.
- Brave Bang Bravern! - Big gay robots. Hilarious story about some very close friends fighting off an alien invasion
- Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! - Some high school girls team up to make short anime
- Skip and Loafer - A charming story about a really smart country girl getting used to the Tokyo life when she moves there for high school. Probably about 30% romance, 70% coming of age. Out of every anime I’ve seen I think this one might have the realest-feeling characters. I think season 2 is supposed to air in the semi-near future.
- The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really REALLY Love You - The best and most haremest harem anime. There are a lot of things setting this one apart from its peers, but I think what sets it apart most is that Rentarou is a genuinely great guy. At the beginning of the anime you’ll think “Dang, those are some cute character designs. I want to date these girls!” and then by the end of Season 2 you’ll just wish you were dating Rentarou too. Don’t get me wrong though, it’s every bit as degenerate as it sounds. More, perhaps.
e0qdk@reddthat.com 7 months ago
Takopi’s Original Sin - I should warn you this one is kind of hard to watch
I’ve seen the first couple episodes and while I’ll definitely be finishing it, yeah… it’s right up there with Grave of the Fireflies.
Thanks for the suggestions!
ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 7 months ago
That’s a solid starting point. Some other suggestions:
- Monogatari series: Off and Monster Season
- NieR Automata anime adaptation (1st season is good, but 2nd season is amazing)
- Attack On Titan finished
- Makeine
- SHOSHIMIN
e0qdk@reddthat.com 7 months ago
Catching up on AOT is definitely on my PTW. Makeine is already on there as well. I’ve seen Monogatari up through Nisemonogatari; will probably get back to it eventually. Not familiar with SHOSHIMIN – will look into it, thanks!
Is the NieR Automata adaptation still worth watching if I’m already very familiar with the game (e.g. I got all 27 endings)? I’ve watched the first episode of it, and while it looked like a solid adaptation I wasn’t sure if I’d get anything new out of it.
ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 7 months ago
I’d say it’s worth it. I’ve played the game too and loved it. It changes things up here and there (Yoko Taro was involved after all) in a good way and also adapts parts of the Pearl Harbour Descent manga, and I really liked that. The 1st season was a bit troubled due to COVID stuff (still good), but the 2nd season was incredible.
Endmaker@ani.social 7 months ago
Any preferences in terms of genres or themes?
e0qdk@reddthat.com 7 months ago
Not really on genre – I’ll watch a bit of everything.
I tend to prefer shows that have a strong continuity between episodes, and that’ll grab you and make you binge the rest of the show (or at least the arc) in one go though. The 2nd half of Steins;Gate, Erased, Shin Sekai Yori, A Place Further Than The Universe, Mai-HiME, FMA, Madoka Magica, ATLA, etc. worked for me.
Preference also towards shows where the characters are not in high school (although that’s not a deal breaker). e.g. more Shirobako, Planetes, Samurai Champloo, please!
Endmaker@ani.social 7 months ago
+1 on the AoT and Makeine recommendations from @ReluctantZen@feddit.nl (haven’t watched the rest)
I tend to prefer shows that have a strong continuity between episodes, and that’ll grab you and make you binge the rest of the show (or at least the arc) in one go though.
I feel you my man. I love this kind of shows too.
Of anime that aired this decade, I think you may also like:
- 86 (started in 2021)
- Vinland Saga (season 1 aired in 2019; season 2 in 2023)
- Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song (aired 2021)
These anime starred high-schoolers as the main characters but you may like them anyway:
- Beastars (season 1 aired in 2019; the rest are more recent)
- Oshi no Ko (came out in 2023)
- Umamusume: Cinderella Gray
e0qdk@reddthat.com 7 months ago
I’ve heard of a few of those, but most are new to me. I’ll look into them – thanks for the suggestions!
I2jgwh0hYtxrCZQ@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months ago
Here are some of the story driven ones I have enjoyed.
Shadows House (2021) - Great story and I don’t see it mentioned much. One of the ones that made me go and binge the source material.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride (2016) - Another one that never seems to get mention but is fantastic. Season 1 was in 2016 but it’s had season 2 since 2020
Lycoris Recoil (2022) - Great story, if I remember correctly it was vey popular but has faded into the back ground as more series get pumped out.
Ascendance of a Bookworm (2019) - Excellent series, binged the Light Novel. Can’t wait for Part 3 to be Animated.
Delicious in Dungeon (2024) - Personally not one of my top picks but was vey well received by the community.