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• Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Apothecary Diaries might be up your alley. Main character definitely has some Frieren vibes.

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  • threeonefour@piefed.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Autistic?

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    • bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Yes.

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    • Donebrach@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Out the wazoo

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• VivianRixia@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  So you want an adventure anime with chill travel vibes and maybe some action, but not focused on action.

  1. Fullmetal Alchemist is the original GOAT of Adventure anime if you’ve not seen it already. Watch Brotherhood, not the original.
  2. Spice and Wolf gives similar chill vibes following a merchant and wolf god companion. Watch the 2024 remake.

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  • Unique_Emerald_Sol_I@ani.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Watch Brotherhood, not the original.

    Watch the 2024 remake.

    I see someone woke up today and chose violence lol.

    I kid, of course – as a lover of both versions of FMA, I understand how the slight change in tone & story appeals to different people; and I’ve yet to see the Spice & Wolf remake, I’ve just only heard about the criticisms people had with the things it changed.

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  • die4ever@retrolemmy.com@retrolemmy.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I think FMA is better than Brotherhood for the first part. I believe you’re supposed to switch at the episode titled “All Is One, One Is All” because it has the same title in both series. So you watch 27 episodes of FMA, and then start Brotherhood with episode 12

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    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Or just watch both in full. While the ending of Brother hood was vetter than FMA’s ending, I think FMA’s ending was still good

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  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    for slowburn action/drama might I second

    • cowboy bebop
    • samurai champloo

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  • ReluctantlyZen@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    For spice & wolf, the original is still great too

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    • VivianRixia@piefed.social ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The original is going to remain unfinished though, while the remake plans to continue the story… at least for now.

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  • Deyis@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Watch Brotherhood, not the original.

    Wrong - watch the original up until they get to Rush Valley (around ep26 or so IIRC) and then switch over to Brotherhood. Or just watch all of the original and then Brotherhood.

    Brotherhood tries to rush the first half of the original into 3 episodes which ruins the pacing.

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    • Unboxious@ani.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Brotherhood tries to rush the first half of the original into 3 episodes which ruins the pacing.

      I was curious so I took a quick look and it’s actually about 28 episodes.

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    • VivianRixia@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      True, but its more complicated to recommend like that. And I found the pacing of the original to be too slow for my liking. I agree that Brotherhood rushes through those first stories too fast, and skips two arcs that matter for no reason, but the original was slow and boring, even if it told the stories properly.

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• missingno@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  If you enjoyed Dungeon Meshi and Frieren, definitely watch Witch Hat Atelier.

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  • Unboxious@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    WHA is great, but the first season ends in such an awkward spot I feel bad recommending it to people when we still don’t have a date for Season 2.

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    • die4ever@retrolemmy.com@retrolemmy.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      It was pretty successful, wasn’t it? And the manga has enough material? Is there any reason to think it won’t be coming back within the next few years?

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    • catalyst@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I agree, I wish we could have had enough episodes to finish the trial arc but alas.

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  • DonnaSaturno@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The anime is still ongoing, or is over?

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    • missingno@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Season 1 just finished. Manga also ongoing.

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• Coldgoron@lemmy.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  myanimelist.net/…/Yuusha-kei_ni_Shosu__Choubatsu_…

  Sentenced to Be a Hero

  It isn’t the most chill anime but it has a lot action and isn’t an isekai.

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• Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  If it’s less important that the recommendation be of the same type, but more of the same quality level, I can recommend Apothecary Diaries.

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• wax@feddit.nu ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Didn’t see Mushishi mentioned yet. One of my absolute favorites. Slow pacing, but interesting stories and an intriguing universe.

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  • ikogarane@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s more poetic with short independent stories, but a great anime indeed.

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    • wax@feddit.nu ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      There’s a few episodes with backstory about MC, but mainly independent stories yeah. Really like the folk-lore style storytelling

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• die4ever@retrolemmy.com@retrolemmy.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I’m not sure about recommendations, but we have !frieren@ani.social

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  • DonnaSaturno@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Thanks man! 👍

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• Keegen@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  There are plenty of recommendations already I can vouch for so instead of repeating them I’ll mention Land of the Lustrous. Don’t be fooled by the CGI, this is the anime that convinced me that CGI in anime often being bad is a budget/animation issue and it can look absolutely stunning when done well. It’s a story about Phosphophyllite, or Phos as she is known to friends, a young and very fragile Gem who dreams of helping her friends in the war effort against the Lunarians and her journey of self-discovery. Sadly the anime does not wrap up the whole story so you would have to read the manga to see the end (the manga is finished!) but it’s still a great watch, the animation adds a lot to the story.

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  • ReluctantlyZen@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I so wish for a new season of Land of the Lustrous. It’s so good

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    • sumsinj@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Pray for a miracle

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• lil_baka@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  If you’re fine with something a bit nasty (gore, rape), Goblin Slayer. The very first episode is particularly eeky, it feels like they tried to make it as shocking as possible, but it does stabilize from episode 2 and those nasty moments become occasional rather than main focus. Overall it’s a decent fantasy adventure anime.

  If you’re okay with really old anime, there are tons of nice fantasy from 80s and 90s. For example, Record of Lodoss War for a serious one. Or, for an easygoing fantasy comedy with great style, The Slayers; there are many seasons, movies, OVAs, etc; I personally watched them all and don’t regret it, just keep in mind it’s way more silly and unserious than something like Dungeon Meshi, for example, even though it’s also a comedy.

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  • Shihali@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    There’s an old saying that every DM wants their D&D campaign to be Record of Lodoss War (serious, dramatic high fantasy), but it always turns out to be Slayers (selfish PCs causing chaos wherever they go, but saving the world when the chips are down).

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    • LIFEFORM@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Haha I hadn’t heard of this but it’s so true! Although personally I love to see a campaign go full Excel Saga ^.^

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• NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I suspect you'll like Apocalypse Hotel. Also not related to what you asked for at all but I can't leave you without recommending Orb: On the Movement of the Earth and Jaadugar: Witch in Mongolia.

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• NineSwords@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Made in Abyss for that adventure feeling. Girls Last Tour for that chill journeying vibe.

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  • ikogarane@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I personally never recommend Made in Abyss without a strong disclaimer. Don’t mind the torture and gore, but the pedo stuff is just too much to bare. Apart from that it’s a pure masterpiece (characters, story, art, soundtrack).

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• Eq0@literature.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  If you are okay with gore (that slowly ramps up over time) Golden Kamuy is a great balance version gory action and documentary about Hokkaido culture in the 1800s. Disclaimer: I only read the manga

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  • Unboxious@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Gotta put in the obligatory “The bears in the first season look atrocious. I know. Just ignore how awful they look and you’re in for a wild ride.”

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• mo_lave@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Fullmetal Alchemist

  The Apothecary Diaries

  Hunter x Hunter (2011)

  Jujutsu Kaisen

  Vinland Saga

  Dandadan

  One Piece

  Mob Psycho

  Bocchi the Rock

  Spy x Family

  Made in Abyss

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• Donebrach@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Apothecary diaries Witch hat atelier Original Full Metal Alchemist (and brotherhood because that’s the only one that exists on streaming now, apparently)

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• zabadoh@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Record Of Lodoss War OVA (1990), 13 chapters

  It’s supposedly based on the writer’s fantasy role playing campaign

  Confusingly, there’s a sequel TV series from 1998, but it’s not as good.

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