# Any good anime series lately? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 21, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-anime-series-lately/638459 "2012-10-21T22:49:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BluePitbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9bcb4/32.png) [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-anime-series-lately/638459/1 "2012-10-21T22:49:40Z")
Back in the Early 2000’s, I was a serious anime fan, watching old classic anime like Cowboy Bebop, Miyazaki films, Evangelion and Escaflowne. Nowadays I haven’t kept up with any anime series or even the fandom, so I am not to sure what new anime series is good nowadays. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-anime-series-lately/638459/2 "2012-10-22T02:51:37Z")
For the first time in my life, I decided to give some of these anime shows a shot over this weekend. All veiwed on Netflix. I found a lot of them to be perverted on varying degrees. (I’m not complaining, just found it to be odd.) There were two that I found to be OK. High School Dead. (a zombie flick) And some other one, I can’t remember the name but it centered around this detective chick who had a real thing for vodka. ---
**Author:** ![Luk3112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@Luk3112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luk3112)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-anime-series-lately/638459/3 "2012-10-22T12:36:19Z")
> [@BluePitbull](#): > > Back in the Early 2000’s, I was a serious anime fan, watching old classic anime like Cowboy Bebop, Miyazaki films, Evangelion and Escaflowne. Nowadays I haven’t kept up with any anime series or even the fandom, so I am not to sure what new anime series is good nowadays. Any suggestions? If you haven’t seen Death Note I strongly recommend it. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-anime-series-lately/638459/4 "2012-10-22T13:30:22Z")
The guy who made Cowboy Beebop also did **Samurai Champaloo** , which is pretty good. And I’d second **Death Note**. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-anime-series-lately/638459/5 "2012-10-22T13:33:33Z")
Also **Avatar: the Last Airbender** , while technically made in the US, is anime in everyway that matters. So I’d recommend that as well. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-anime-series-lately/638459/6 "2012-10-22T14:15:17Z")
“Steins:Gate” is my current go-to answer for this question. It’s a twisty time-travel adventure with interesting characters. It takes a long time to set itself up, but when it finally takes off, it soars! Highly recommended. And now for something completely different; I just finished season one of “Squid Girl” and loved that. It’s a light comedy with the right balance of cute and funny. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry. Edited to add- Oopps! How could I forget “Magica Madoka”? Hands down the best series of the last few seasons. Mind-blowing magical girl adventure. Highly, _highly_ recommended. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-anime-series-lately/638459/7 "2012-10-22T14:40:02Z")
A couple that should not be missed: - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (you probably should watch the 2009 revision of the series, though the 2006 original is interesting too) - Puella Magi Madoka Magica Some other good recent series: - Accel World - Binbo-gami ga! - Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko - Maid Sama - Moretsu Pirates (also known as Bodacious Space Pirates) - Thermae Romae - Usagi Drop (or Bunny Drop) - The World God Only Knows ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-anime-series-lately/638459/8 "2012-10-22T15:11:16Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (you probably should watch the 2009 revision of the series, though the 2006 original is interesting too) I love Suzumiya too, but I’ve never heard the second season from 2009 referred to as a “revision”. Fourteen episodes of the show, aired in 2006, are the first season and 14 more aired in 2009 making a second season. Events from the second season episodes _do_ interleave with stuff in season one. Both seasons should be watched before seeing the excellent movie, “The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya” (2010). ---
**Author:** ![Mavis\_Topholese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7feea3/32.png) [@Mavis\_Topholese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mavis_Topholese)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-anime-series-lately/638459/9 "2012-10-22T16:38:01Z")
If you liked Cowboy Bebop, you’ll probably enjoy LUPIN III: A WOMAN NAMED FUJIKO MINE. Jazzy, stylish, good looking, amoral, just like Fujiko.