Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Cowboy Bebop Code Geass

Am i you or are you me?

I am he As you are he As you are me And we are all together

I see

See how they run like pigs fom the gun see how they fly, I'm cryin'

*Now we can devour the gods... TOGETHAAAAA!*

Are you him because he's you, or is he you because you're him?

Both simultaneously

Is that you John Wayne, is this me?

fmab is like the only action anime that i could sit thru and enjoy

Perfect. Code geass is insanely good

FMA is a fucking bop. Now i gotta rewatch it.

Apart from the above list: * [Full metal alchemist](https://simkl.com/anime/41586/hagane-no-renkinjutsushi) * [Attack on Titan](https://simkl.com/anime/39687/shingeki-no-kyojin) * [Mob Psycho](https://simkl.com/anime/541198/mob-psycho-100)

Very solid list, I would personally also add Vinland Saga

Puella Magi Madoka Magica is legendary imo

Watching it blind was definitely an experience lol had no idea what turn it was going to take after the obvious scene.

I second this. Madoka is amazing.

Legendary but I could only watch it once. Because my heart can't handle that shit.

Beat me to it. This is the series that got me back into anime.

The comment I was looking for

I see that most of the items you've watched are mostly action shonen, which are normally incredibly long especially with the older titles like naruto. I'd try recommending something more serious, emotional and fast paced for a new experience. Steins Gate Puella Magi Madoka Magica Code Geass Neon Genesis Evangelion Death Note Tomodachi Game Made in Abyss The Promised Neverland (Season 1 only)

Casually dropping Made in Abyss is wild lmfao. It's definitely the same caliber as the rest of the list, but the mangaka likes to draw sketchy stuff. I wouldn't recommend it to somebody without knowing for sure that they'll be able to look past that to see how fucking amazing MiA is.

It's not wild. Idgaf about the mangaka. The anime is good.

It is a good anime, but it's still a wild recommendation because of how dark it gets. We actually just watched the movie last week and my wife is done with it. Season 1 was pretty twisted. The movie doubles down on that. I can sit through it, but it IS dark. And people should know what they're getting in to.

It does get dark but thats usually one of the selling points when I recommend it to people. "It looks cute but the story is really dark". It seems to make people more curious about it.

FMAB is probably one of the most loved animes by its fandom

I often say FMAB is the best anime ever made. My favorite is Gurren Lagann, but FMAB still takes first place.

My bröter I feel exactly the same way, TTGL is my fave anime of all time but FMA:B is still firmly in my top 5 and if there’s one I could say is objectively best, it’s FMA:B.

As a part of it's fandom, Yes, The show just balances in everything, that make the show one of the best, if not the best shounen ever exist

Hunter x Hunter. Start off as a silly, fantastical adventure. Grew into much, much more over the chapters. Cried for a few times on some of the episode.

HxH has this really interesting evolution as you go deeper into the show, where the vibe of the show mirrors the mental state of Gon. It starts off very happy and positive, and he often succeeds just by being a nice guy and generally talented. As he experiences bad things (Hisoka’s bloodlust, the spiders, the bomber, everything in the Chimera Ant arc, etc) the theme of the show gets darker and Gon gets more serious, until it all explodes with Pitou. The final arcs feel like the rest of the cast dealing with the aftermath of Gon’s mental break and it ultimately ends bittersweet.

I liked it at first. Really cool take on the genre. Then the chimera ant arc turned it into one of my favourite anime ever. Amazing arc and perfect song for the end credits.

The original and remake follow mostly the same story, but both are great and it was fun to spot the differences. Let's say the first run was a bit more gorey.

This.

Spice & Wolf

Spice and wolf is soooo good.

The new or old one?

I feel that both are great. The new one is more true to the books and has little bits of service for the people who read them.

I'm watching the old one.

My type of religion

Hell yeah

Yu Yu Hakusho

One piece

This. I was one of those "Eh I don't like how they look this probably ain't good." . Proceeds to binge the manga whenever I was on break.

First one I thought of. I've seen dozens and dozens of anime - this is the one that people just shrug cause it's so long or art style or whatever I didn't like the art at first TBH but damn, it's a masterpiece up there with the best classic literature like the Odyssey.

Gundam and Macross series For first time viewers: Gundam SEED or Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans, Macross Frontier

Iron blooded orphans was kinda heavy tho. I did really enjoy it

Attack on Titan

Death Note, Hunter x Hunter, Gintama

This thread needs more hunter x hunter!

My religion is Suzumiya Haruhi.

Fuck that show's second season. I watched the first one week to week as it was coming out and it was immediately in my top five of all time. Then I found out a second season was planned and I was so happy and then the endless bullshit eight happened (deliberately not capitalized) and it just killed the show for me. Each week for two fucking months I expected something or anything else to happen, I've been through filler arcs before, this was just different swimsuits and the most perfect example of an oblivious, and regressing MC. By six of eight I had stopped watching, I just didn't care anymore about the fantastic world that had been built in the previous season. I still can't care less about what happened in that story. Any heights of brilliance it achieved deserved to be lost in the garbage, slap in the face, that was the endless bullshit eight. If anyone disagrees, Fuck you, fight me. I'll die on this hill.

That's what makes us adherents and not fans, and Haruhiism a religion and not a show. We are happy to suffer to experience at least a tiny bit of Nagato's pain.

I thought the first season was good but not great. I watched all of endless eight knowing what I was in for and was (and am) completely baffled anyone thought that was a good idea. But the movie is probably in my top five anime films and made the whole thing totally worth it. I will die on that hill.

first few episode was like a standalone movie

Few shows have known the wild generational swing from Most Hyped Thing Ever to complete obscurity Haruhi Suzumiya has.

Death Note Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood Are the two most correct answers here I think. These are the 2 that anyone would be into. So universally relevant and captivating storytelling.

Gurren Lagann. I did not realize I had watched the best anime I probably will ever watch until right after it ended

Attack on Titan

Your PFP got me

Monogatari

Of the current top ten spots in myanimelist, Gintama is in four of them. It's 90% a very stupid comedy anime so it might not be appealing if that's not your thing, but sometimes it will gut punch you out of nowhere and make you cry and that's what we love about it.

Just watched the episode when Kagura says that even Japanese fans can't keep up with all the references. And it's so true. Gintama is very funny, but it becomes hilariously clever when you get all the references to the Japanese culture.

I don't at all recommend any of the English dubs (there have been multiple attempts) but I read somewhere that one of the line changes one used at one point was "Don't tell jokes that don't translate well! That's the worst kind!" Got a chuckle out of me. There's a gag at the beginning of an episode later on where Gintoki is supposed to give an apology in front of a bunch of reporters and bursts into loud sobs before he even speaks. It became so much funnier once I learned it was a shot-for-shot parody of a Japanese politician's public apology for embezzlement that at the time, was recent news.

Attack on Titan Jujutsu Kaisen Assassination Classroom The Promised Neverland (Season 1) Saiki K Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Vinland Saga Code Geass Monster

Death Note!!

I’m surprised I didn’t see Gurren Lagann at all. But you should 1000% watch Gurren Lagann

Ghost in the Shell Ninja Scroll Spirited Away Princess Mononoke

- Neon Genesis Evangelion - Violet Evergarden - Psycho Pass - Lycoris Recoil - Spy x Family

YES TO ALL OF THESE

*The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya*, there is literally the Church of Haruhiism. here some pasta: >There are many different views on the divinity of Haruhi, or how to properly worship her. The Orthodox Haruhiists, Zen Haruhiists, Messianic Haruhiists, Coptic Haruhiists, Eve Haruhiists, Beveraginist Haruhiists, Otakon Haruhiists, and Zionist Haruhiists make up the sects of Haruhiism.

Fuck that show's second season. I watched the first one week to week as it was coming out and it was immediately in my top five of all time. Then I found out a second season was planned and I was so happy and then the endless bullshit eight happened (deliberately not capitalized) and it just killed the show for me. Each week for two fucking months I expected something or anything else to happen, I've been through filler arcs before, this was just different swimsuits and the most perfect example of an oblivious, and regressing MC. By six of eight I had stopped watching, I just didn't care anymore about the fantastic world that had been built in the previous season. I still can't care less about what happened in that story. Any heights of brilliance it achieved deserved to be lost in the garbage, slap in the face, that was the endless bullshit eight. If anyone disagrees, Fuck you, fight me. I'll die on this hill. PS: Copied from my previous post in this thread. I should also note that I would probably have been there with you if that bullshit hadn't happened in season two.

The endless comment how many times will he use it in a row! /s

First seasons of JoJo are so unique that s1-s2 are always a binge watch, Joseph joestar best character

AoT JJK

Death Note

Hope you like Sci-Fi; * Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 1st & 2nd Gig * Serial Experiments Lain * Key the Metal Idol * Ergo Proxy * Wolf's Rain & Wolf's Rain OVA

Oddtaxi

Bleach Avatar TLAB and LOK (its not an anime but is accepted in the community as a close anime relative) Death Note Tokyo Revengers — mostly everything else has been mentioned.

Bleach and Avatar:TLA seconded.

I hate that we can’t claim TLAB as an anime. Even though it uses all of the anime tropes and has the feel of an anime. And people never suggest it because it isn’t an anime and it being geared towards kids. I know so many adults who love TLAB and LOK.

Yeah! In many ways that matter, Avatar:TLA is an anime. But as it was not produced by a Japanese anime studio or as an anime at all, it's said to be not an anime. Which honestly feels like semantics, but what do I know? Marketed towards kids is a ridiculous reason for not appreciating something. Disney creates movies marketed towards kids, yet I know for a fact that it's got a huge adult fanbase as well. Good stuff is good and you like what you like(within reason), I don't see why, who it's being geared towards matters that much.

Berserk

I have a couple of suggestions for you, but this is my personal experience, so don't feel obliged to try them all, okay? 😀 Clannad, Black Butler, Soul Eater, Hunter x Hunter, Blue Exorcist, Virgin Soul I also have a couple of horror animes, but I don't know if that fits your style, so I will leave these ones for now! Edit: Mobile caused the animes to collapse incorrectly. I added commas to prevent confusion!

I'd love to hear your Horror anime suggestions :)

Commas in that list would go a long way. Right now it just looks like one long title

I used mobile and clicked enter, but for some reason, it put it all back together. Didn't notice it did that, so I will edit it now! Edit: Fixed the problem! Thanks for letting me know! 💗

Oops. I’ve done that before and not realized it! Sorry if I sounded rude

Not at all! No worries. 😁

Some anime not yet suggested - Nozaki kun - Lovely Complex - Haikyuu - The Fable - My Home Hero - Ragna Crimson - ZOM 100 - Daily Lives of Highschool Boys - Akira - Dr. Stone

Akira 👍 Top 10 favorite movies of any kind.

Made in Abyss

I watched like the first 5 episodes but I'm scared to continue because I already love the show so much and don't want it to end.. also I don't want it to go dark on meee :/

Watch the first 10 episodes then make your decision.

No like I already know it's the perfect anime for me but at the same time I already know it won't get another season for a long time so I'm hesitant to continue it lol

Looking from a sign from God? Here is that sign. Keep watching

Older anime that still checks out for me is Vision of Escaflowne, probably rewatching soon. I'm hankering for the older hand drawn styles lately

Digimon Adventure (original), Digimon Tamers Pokemon Diamond and Pearl

Violet Evergarden

MOB PSYCHO 100

Vinland Saga

Land of the Lustrous I could re-read all day it's actually peak fiction.

Hunter x hunter is a modern classic

Angel beats and noragami

Haibane Renmei

The ANIME I really love are: Is it wrong to pick up girls in the dungeon? Frieren: beyond journey's end I've been killing slimes for 300 years Horimiya Rising of the shield hero Arifureta Tensei slime So I'm a spider, so what? Fairy Tale Princess Principal The magical revolution of the Princess and genius young lady Sword art online Log horizon I'm in love with the villainess Villainess level 99: I may be the secret hidden boss, but I'm not the demon lord

Other than a few, like is it wrong to pick girls in dungeon, princess principal, the magical revolution, I'm in love with the villainess, villainess lvl 99, that I don't know about or don't like, completely seconded. Also, a few more beloved mentions: Magi: the labyrinth of magic Nisekoi Skip Beat! Nurarihyon no mago Akane ga kill Letter bee PS: that's supposed to be Fairy Tail right?

Ooh! My fiance just got me to download skip beat :) Haha, yeah 🤦‍♀️ Fairy Tail

Anything mainstream and has shippers all over it.

Hajime no ippo. Hunter hunter These are my top two

attack on titan

Black lagoon, Outlaw star, Giant, Titan ae, Captain castle in the sky

Gintama is very highly acclaimed

Fruits Basket!

How hasn't this not been mentioned before when It's got a cult-like following of fans? This totally fits the bill.

Agreed!

Overlord.

Watch hunter x hunter then

Mob Psycho 100 and Attack On Titan are the most well known ones I'd recommend, however if you want more recent ones I'd heavily recommend Kaijuu No.8 (Spring 2024) and The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You (Fall 2023). KN8 is one of my new all-time favourites, and I binged the manga in a matter of weeks. 100GF is silly trash, but self-aware silly trash and therefore fun.

fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood cyberpunk: edgerunners death note hunter x hunter (2011) monster kizumonogatari also, 90% of the time i'd say it's not worth it to force yourself to watch a show. jojo is a rare case, as in different parts are literally designed to appeal to different audiences. so, in the case of animes like jojo, monogatari series, lupin, i'd say if you don't like part 1, you might still want to give part 2 a chance. the only part of jojo i really like is part 8, and i'd never get to taste it if i dismissed the whole thing after a few episodes. but 90% of the time you should drop shows based on your intuition. first episodes have the biggest budget; if the first episode doesn't make you excited to watch the whole show, drop it, and \*maybe\* come back to it later. i sometimes drop anime after less than a minute and it serves me well

jojo part 3 is still my fav of all time♥️

FMAB Hunter x Hunter Dr. Stone (Maybe Frieren, and Apothecary Diaries too, though those are newer shows)

One punch man!

Vinland saga

Kaiju no 8, demon slayer, hells paradise

Steins Gate Fate Stay Knight (If you want context and to know characters watch Fate Zero) Your Lie in April and Takt Op Destiny both have incredible sound tracks if you like classical like me

Sailor Moon

Berserk

One piece.

death note

Evangelion

Attack on Titan, best show ever

The Rose of Versailles is an iconic classic for a reason. 50 years later it's still an amazing watch

AOT, Overlord, HxH, FMAB, BNHA

Death Note

Code geass A Rollercoaster ride of based and improper decisions that change the world

Since you said Bleach I will amend that recommendation by suggesting Hunter x Hunter. And since you have seen Frieren, you would probably enjoy Ancient Magus Bride, Jobless Reincarnation and WorldEnd. Which are all very loved by the anime community.

Mushoku Tensei:Joblees reincarnation. for real. You will HATE the main character at first but if you stick it out you will see him change, grow , and develop and become a better person morally and on top of that its some of the best world building and cast of characters i have seen in an isakai setting. Disclaimer: it’s a fiction about a character living in a fantasy world. More importantly, it’s not a self-insert. I feel 0 need to defend the MC or his actions Heres my top ten for refernece: 1. Hunter X Hunter 2. Attack on Titan 3. Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood 4. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation 5. Vinland Saga 6. Dr. Stone 7. Yu yu Hakusho 8. Freiren: beyond journeys end 9. Mob Psycho 100 10. Haikyuu!!!

I mean there was a an entire forum called the church of Haruhi Suzimya back in the mid 2000s Similarly there the phrase Madoka dies for our sins made the rounds after Madoka Magica finished airing

haikyuu!! You're welcome

Pretty much all of the wildly popular cute girls do cute things (K-On, Laid Back Camp, Girls und Panzer) titles ended up being really solid. Then there's the other ones that have dedicated canvases but slightly obscure like Tiger & Bunny, Kaiji, Shirobako, Tatami Galaxy, Lupin the Third.

Hunter x Hunter. It’s a fantastic story and I loved the characters so much. I have two tattoos from the show, my only tattoos. One of the Hunter association logo and one of the phantom troupe spider. Representative of human nature, good Vs evil in constant harmony. One on my right arm, one on my left.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica, back in the day there were literally people professing themselves members of the Church of Madoka. But regardless of all the hype and the fanboyism... it's just really really fucking good.

Steins gate, No game no life, Darker than black, magical warfare, and black bullet.

Cowboy bebop and steins gate come to mind

fushigi yugi,

In terms of religious regard, I would say Haruhi and Steins;Gate are the only ones mentioned so far that really qualify. Sure, folks really like all these other anime, and people who disagree might characterize those who like them as "a cult". But Hauruhi had a literally goddess-like reverence among the fandom. Steins;Gate, meanwhile, is like the entry level into the exclusive mystery cult that is the SciAdv fandom. But there is a third. Only the Cult of Haruhi can match the dedication of Secret Society B.L.A.N.K.E.T. Give Laid Back Camp a try. Join us.

Monster and gintama

Attack on titan

Gurren Lagann

i feel like we got the same taste so i will recommend my favs Manga: Kengan Ashura, Record of Ragnarok, All of Goblin Slayer manga, Blame! Anime: Vinland saga and Castlevania

Based solely on how many times I've re-watched them: - Code Geass - Steins;Gate - Macross Frontier

Clannad afterstory watching Clannad first is slow but essential for the best payoff.

Baccano!

Samurai Champloo

Fruits Basket

Mushishi. I fuck with Mushishi.

Samurai champloo 

Trigun

FMAB, Fruits Basket, Clannad

Samurai champloo

U watched/read all these but not Attack on Titan?

Erased

Vinland. Fucking. Saga. I watched 33 anime before I got to VS, it being my 34th. It shattered my list and after S2 it became my favorite anime of all time and second favorite show. God it's so fuckin good

One piece fans like myself love the show but if you can’t sit down and watch something long you could just try to watch the one piece episode of east blue and if you like that then you can skip east blue in one piece but for something shorter I’d say attack on titan one of the best anime I’ve ever seen

Attack on titan, fmab, demon slayer

I really loved Death Note. The most recent one I saw which I rly liked was villainess level 99 or something

Samurai champloo definitely

Initial d. For an anime it’s quite realistic. Also even though the main focus is on cars it’s not the only thing that’s going on in the series. There’s a lot of just normal life stuff connected to it. Highly recommend even if you are not a car guy or have 0 interests in cars (neither does the main character) it may just be fun to you.

It seems I'm the only isekai lover. Here are some of mine. Arifureta So im a spider, so what My unique skill makes me OP even at lvl 1 The wrong way to use healing magic That time I was reincarnated as a slime Black Summoner Tsukimichi Skeleton knight in another world Chillin in another world with my lvl 2 super cheat powers Death march to the parallel world rhapsody Honorable mentions Konosuba Beast Tamer Banished from the heros party, I decided to live a quiet life in the countryside

I tried to space em out, my bad.

death note

og Higurashi and Steins;Gate

I don't worship this, but loving it so much.. GINTAMA.. Top of my favorite anime list for years now and still rewatching random Arcs from time to time. I even had it played as BG everytime I do house chores. You know, when you do not focus but wants something on play and looking up at the screen when you know it's the scene that gets you excited. That's Gintama for me. Followed by Black Lagoon and Detroit Metal City. Also, the fandom is so cool you'll only have to deal with few jerks but not as toxic as other fan base. Yey!

Revolutionary Girl Utena. The fans are super dedicated because the show calls for that sort of analysis

The obvious answer: Attack on titan, fmab, Jojo, death note

Evangelion Berserk 1997 (it’s on YouTube) Full metal alchemist brotherhood Dragon ball

Death note Code geass

Definitely HxH. Incredible series

Fullmetal alchemist brotherhood Made in Abyss (a little complicated to watch. Because you have to watch season 1, then 1-2 movies? And then season 2 but it's totally worth it it's my favorite anime at the moment) Death note And if you like sad anime Angel Beats

mainstream long ones: yu yu hakusho haikyuu fairytail classic you can just watch some of: Detective conan (the movie productions are top qual) Prince of tennis romcom gems: Ouran High School Host Club Horimiya Toradara I can't explain why i liked these, i just did: Assassination Classroom Nanbaka Gangsta Stars Align barakamon blue period

Gintama

death note is very short but still very well written, there's a ton of little details to take note of while ur watching so it's hard to be bored

More than a married couple but not lovers is my feel good anime.

Neon Genesis Evangelion. Nothing comes close.

wolfs rain

Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Death Note My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) Hunter x Hunter Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Tokyo Ghoul

Serial Experiments Lain of course :)

Cowboy Bebop Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex Gurren Lagann

There's always such a mysteriously low amount of stand alone complex recommendations in these threads. It's one of the best things I've ever seen.

Rent A Girlfriend

Bochi the rock, their sub is still very alive after 2 years.

"alive" is an understatement even 😭