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I absolutely adore the sunlight in Frieren and its medieval-inspired fantasy color palette, so I’m eager to experience something like that again. Are there any other anime with beautiful artwork that could move me?
Little Witch Academia immediately comes to mind when I hear the word colorful.
This artwork is adorable, colorful, and sophisticated! Thanks for telling me!
I wasn’t a huge fan of the story, but Garden of Words is worth watching just for the scenery art.
Shinkai’s work is truly beautiful! Thank you!
Kimi No Na Wa
Shigatsu Wa Kimi No Uso
Mahoutsukai No Yome
Sora Yori Mo Tooi Basho
Tanaka-kun Wa Itsumo Kedaruge
Igirisu kara konnichiwa!
Thanks for taking the trouble to introduce five of them in Japanese! The lighting effects in Mahoutsukai No Yome (The Ancient Magus’ Bride) are hard to put into words, but they’re close to what I imagined and really great. Also, personally, I was really drawn to the atmosphere of Tanaka-kun Wa Itsumo Kedaruge (Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless). I’ll definitely watch it! ありがとうございます！（Arigatou gozaimasu!）
A lot of the plot takes place underground, but Dungeon Meshi certainly has that same medieval vibe. And the indoor setting is used to great effect for both cozy and claustrophopic moments.
It does feature some more colorful locations, because the magic of the Dungeon can make some levels feel like the surface.
Too much more than that would spoil some things.
See if you like the vibe of the first opening. It features several locations (with the charachters as giants in them).
I thought it would be a dark anime since it’s set in a dungeon. But after watching the opening, there were bright outdoor scenes too, so it was closer to what I imagined! Thanks!
At times it is. The story has both bright and dark parts, both visually and tonally.
It depends on the level they are on, and there is also a kind of B plot that happens above ground.
None of these are the same genre, but for "beautiful depictions of light and color" I don't think KyoAni can be beat, first one of theirs that comes to mind is Hibike Euphonium. Violet Evergarden would probably be the closest to Frieren.
Some off the top of my head other than KyoAni: Shoshimin Series, Yofukashi no Uta. These are decidedly darker color palettes though.
This one is "muddier", but if you like Frieren, maybe Mushishi is worth a shot.
Violet Evergarden was the first thing that came to my mind, but I don’t have a strong enough recollection of the art detail to recommend it on my own. I’m glad someone with a better memory was able to give it its due.
Thanks so much for telling me all about it! From what little I’ve seen, Violet Evergarden looks absolutely beautiful. I actually picked up Mushishi at a bookstore once, but since I didn’t know what it was about, I ended up passing on it. It definitely is an anime that piques my interest!
Hibike Euphonium. Violet Evergarden
I can second both of these.
I didn’t recommend them earlier because I remember them most for their peak animation and story instead of beautiful scenery, but I won’t be surprised if they are extremely good-looking in terms of background art too.
Makeine has some great light and shadows, it’s a beautifully directed show. Not fantasy but really well written as well.
Slice of life is the best too! The setting seems to be mainly Japanese summer, and the sky and clouds are truly beautiful! (Plus, the sun-kissed girl are adorable)
I don’t know if it’s like Frieren (haven’t seen it) but Aria has my favorite light and colour. Especially when golden hour hits… I also hear Frieren is supposedly a slow show. If you like slow, serene and emotional with scoops of aware no mono then Aria is peak. Here is a video with some moving shots without spoilers to gauge the vibe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQXviHhK44U
This is my first time seeing this work. The shot around 2:06 in the video is absolutely stunning the way the light streams in from above and the water is rendered is breathtaking!
Ruri Rocks.
Second Ruri Rocks, it’s amazing. Also you’ll learn a bunch!
I’ve actually seen this a few times at bookstores. The background art is truly beautiful!
One that I’ve watched very recently that I can recommend for its beauty is Dragonite and the Postman. It’s only 12 minutes long, so it is very easy to pick up. Note that Pokemon is a kids show, so don’t expect some profound story.
Also, can’t go wrong with Your Name and the likes.
I hadn’t even considered Pokémon-related things. It really is beautiful! Thank you!
Grimgar of fantasy and ash
Thank you. This looks like a watercolor painting, and the light is beautiful too!
Remedult@ani.social 2 hours ago
I never imagined so many people would recommend such amazing anime to me—thank you so much! I’m Japanese and not very good at English, so I’m using DeepL here. Please excuse any unnatural English that might result.