An anime with a solid plot, good characters, good character development, great animation, etc. Basically, an all-rounder. I’ve already watched Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. What are some others?
Steins’ Gate
What is a perfect anime?
Submitted 3 weeks ago by darkguyman@lemmy.dbzer0.com to anime@ani.social
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Novi@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Hoimo@ani.social 3 weeks ago
I was just thinking, can I honestly think of a perfect anime? But yes, Steins;Gate, without a doubt. It is so perfect that the second season, which is an almost-perfect anime and fits neatly in the events of the first, can only bring it down in perfection.
I recently rewatched it and there’s a lot of foreshadowing and plot points that hit harder when you see them coming.
GunValkyrie@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
If you really like the story you should play the game. The anime leaves out a lot.
redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I love Stein’s; Gate but those first few episodes pacing keeps it a step from absolute perfection.
zarlin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
darkguyman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I feel like Kill la Kill also suffices.
zarlin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Agreed, actually most of Studio Trigger’s works :)
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Mine is the drill that will pierce the heavens ☝️
karpintero@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Cowboy Bebop
ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
The amount of scrolling I had to do before I saw Bebop was concerning…
GunValkyrie@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
And I’ve seen no one suggesting Samurai champloo.
tamlyn@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Erased
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Recently marathoned it
Absolutely amazing
GammaGames@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
I’ve watched it through a handful of times and it always holds up!
NineSwords@ani.social 3 weeks ago
Haibane Renmei.
rdri@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Wish more people remembered the first one.
NineSwords@ani.social 3 weeks ago
It’s what I consider my one and only 11/10 anime.
neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I’m past due for a re-watch.
hisao@ani.social 3 weeks ago
Kaguya-sama, a Frieren-tier-global-recognition all-rounder romcom
cosmicrose@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Kaguya definitely gets my vote for top romcom
Unboxious@ani.social 3 weeks ago
I love Kaguya-sama: Love is War, but it’s not perfect. One of my favorite Papa Shirogane scenes got cut when they made the movie!
polakkenak@feddit.dk 3 weeks ago
Apothecary diaries Dan da Dan Heavenly delusion Puella Magi Madoka
If you don’t mind older series, I think these are worth a recommendation: Bakemonogatari (and the rest of Monogatari series) The melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi Black Lagoon Clannad
Honorable mention for Nichijou. Perfect comedy if you ask me :)
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 3 weeks ago
Fantastic references.
djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
First season of Psycho-Pass. later seasons got a bit too muddled and had some repetitive antagonists, so I wouldn’t recommend continuing it. Shinya Kogami and Shogo Makishima’s rivalry is the real meat of the story, and getting rid of both characters at the end of S1 just killed all of the show’s momentum. Gd, what a rivalry though.
Oh yeah, and the animation, visual style, and music all slaps. There’s also great side characters that get a few moments to develop and stand-out, and most of them didn’t get brought along to later seasons either.
redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
If you ignore S2 it really is one that could be considered perfect. Movie quality audio, vizuals and story start to finish.
djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
It’s one of many very sad instances where a visionary creative had a cool story they wanted to tell, and then after they finished and left the studio stepped in and said “Okay, now how much more can we wring out of it!”
On the upside, the first season serves a full, complete perfect story, with nothing further that needed to be added. Also, not all of the additional stuff sucks. Production IG brought Gen back to write the movie, and it was OK.
UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
To add a couple to the great ones already listed:
S1 One Punch Man Naruto (pre-Shippudden) Code Geass Demon Slayer Elfen Lied Jujutsu Kaisen Re:LIFE Vinland Saga Zankyou no Terror
grillgamesh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
- Legends Of The Galactic Heroes
- FIST OF THE NORTH STAR
- Records of Lodoss War
- Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- HELLSING
- Cowboy Bebop
Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Gotta be Cyberpunk Edgerunners for me. Nothing has captivated me and made me love the characters as much as that show did.
ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Akira
mo_lave@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
Takopi’s Original Sin
A Place Further Than The Universe
Spirited Away
Liz and the Blue Bird
Ghost in the Shell
Mob Psycho
exu@feditown.com 3 weeks ago
- Oddtaxi
- A Place further than the Universe
- Madoka Magica
- Made in Abyss
Smash@lemmy.self-hosted.site 3 weeks ago
- Monogatari Series
- Gintama
- The Dangers in my Heart
- Kaguya-sama
didnt1able@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
+1 for Monogatari, re-watched recently and is still one of my faves of all time.
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The perfect anime is the one.that captivaes your interest and delivers an ending that is satosfying. The story is completed, but you don’t want it to be.
mugita_sokiovt@discuss.online 3 weeks ago
Plot twist, no anime can be “perfect”. However, there are some that are objectively fantastic, and some that are worse from an objective point of view. I have my subjective opinions on the matter, but that’s just me.
ninjabard@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Medalist.
clot27@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
AOT
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Hunter x Hunter is probably my favorite. It’s still technically ongoing, but the mangaka has serious health issues so the current arc hasn’t progressed much. The anime does close out on the best arc ever, so it’s a pretty satisfying stopping point. The 2011 anime, mind you. The 1999 one DRAGS ASS. Avoid it.
ItWasntme223@lemmy.jtworld.xyz 2 weeks ago
It’s Girls Und Panzer for me. The original 12 episodes the most. You could feel the artists doing their best and the characters are fun and memorable, imo.
GrapinoSubmarino@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Ping pong the animation
cypherix93@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
- Steins;Gate
- Code Geass
- Solo Leveling
- Demon Slayer
- Black Clover
- Fate (series) - Stay Night / Zero / Grand Order etc.
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Seirei no Moribito.
Bonje@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
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wax@feddit.nu 2 weeks ago
Mushi-shi
ulterno@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
I realised just recently, that having even normal scene progression choreographed with background music, makes a great difference in the impact it makes.
I learnt that while watching Lord of Mysteries.Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Nichijou is one of my favorites of all time.
Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
FMA: Brotherhood until the ending when a teenager fist-fights an otherworldy being powered by magic and thousands of dead people.
airman@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
By that point the magic was gone and the thousands of dead people’s souls were extracted from Father. That’s why Ed was able to throw hands
Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
I LOVE FMA:Brotherhood, I love 90% of the ending but this seemingly intelligent being letting himself drain to nothing, knowing full well he was, was convenient and a bit flat, tbh.
He had tons of opportunity to gtfo and go back to scheming.
I can buy the “he’s too vain and he never feared or respected humanity” argument on Father though.
cosmicrose@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is up there for me.
Hoimo@ani.social 3 weeks ago
My only complaint about Frieren is the exam arc. Up till that point, it’s a tightly knit group of adventurers traveling with a very vague goal, it’s about their journey and their internal relationships. But the exam arc has an actual goal and introduces a lot of recurring characters, which really changes the vibe of the world. I liked it enough in the end, but I would’ve preferred more smaller arcs. On the other hand, season 2 could put the exam arc in a whole new light and make me appreciate all those characters much more when we see them again.
mo_lave@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
spoiler
The fight against fake Frieren alone made it a great arc for me
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 3 weeks ago
I was also initially frustrated with the exam arc. Looking back on it, it contributes significant to the idea that the world moves on and how humans take magic and use it in new ways. I would have preferred to move more quickly through there, but rushing the story would be ironic.
Shihali@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
As a manga reader, I disliked the exam arc, but I’ve appreciated what has been built on it and you’ll see that in season 2.
redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
If they keep the quality up it will be a timeless one. Too soon to say it’s perfect but it could be.
Sabata11792@ani.social 2 weeks ago
I didn’t ask for all those feels.