# What anime should I be watching **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 9, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799 "2017-03-09T21:21:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/1 "2017-03-09T21:21:55Z")
So I’m looking to expand into more anime but there are so many and seem to cover every genre. So I’m looking for recommendations. I don’t like overly dramatic, emo style anime and the two anime I really like are dragon ball and yu yu hakusho so stuff like that would be great. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/2 "2017-03-09T21:33:49Z")
Hmm…90s, shonen, action-y… Not my favourite subset, but, I’ll give it a shot… I’d suggest Inu Yasha…or, for a more comedic take, the same author’s earlier Ranma 1/2, or Urusei Yatsura. (Her other series are further from what you’ve liked than those three.) Bleach is of a more recent vintage, but pretty similar in feel. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/3 "2017-03-09T21:36:25Z")
I hardly watch anime. I enjoy Miyazaki, Satoshi Kon, and a few other film-makers, but not many shows. I would, however, recommend: **Death Note** - a really neat show. I binged it last summer and loved it. It’s not perfect, but a very good show. ---
**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/4 "2017-03-09T21:47:03Z")
You like manly action j-cartoons, eh? Well, there’s “Fist of the North Star” and “Jo Jo’s Bizzare Adventure.” “Golgo 13” might be up your alley too. “Bleach” is awful, BTW. ---
**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/5 "2017-03-09T21:58:05Z")
Oh, if you have any affection for the Batman cartoon, “The Big O” is basically that but with big mechas. ---
**Author:** ![pmwgreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@pmwgreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pmwgreen)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/6 "2017-03-09T22:42:20Z")
I’ve been watching Erased but I haven’t finished it yet. What I’ve seen has been excellent. One caveat. A lot of animes have no real ending, usually because they are based on a manga that is still being written. I’m pretty sure that is not the case for Erased but if I’m wrong I’ll be truly annoyed. Dragon Ball was supposed to be Journey to the West. Have you seen Saiyuki? It’s a hoot, although the first thirteen or so episodes are the worst animation I’ve ever seen. Then I guess they got more money because things improved to a pretty good level. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/7 "2017-03-09T22:45:34Z")
bible black and bible black the new testament … takes some guts to watch them heh only thing I didn’t like about big o is I figured out the big secret about 4 eps in when they discovered the subway … ---
**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/8 "2017-03-09T23:00:45Z")
Bible Black is hardcore porn, so you may not want to search that at work. > [@pmwgreen](#): > > Dragon Ball was supposed to be Journey to the West. Have you seen Saiyuki? It’s a hoot, although the first thirteen or so episodes are the worst animation I’ve ever seen. Then I guess they got more money because things improved to a pretty good level. Oh, there’s also “Monkey Magic” a much straighter adaptation of JttW, directed by the famous artist, Susumu Matsushita. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/9 "2017-03-09T23:08:54Z")
> [@drewder](#): > > I don’t like overly dramatic, emo style anime and the two anime I really like are dragon ball and yu yu hakusho so stuff like that would be great. Not really the genre of anime that I’m into in general. But maybe Narutaru, which is a little like Pokemon, except instead of trying to “catch 'em all” the kids are using their creatures to try to kill each other and conquer the Earth. ---
**Author:** ![Trafalgar\_Laura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trafalgar_laura/32/2907_2.png) [@Trafalgar\_Laura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trafalgar_Laura)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/10 "2017-03-09T23:50:33Z")
I enjoyed the first season of My Hero Academia, which is on Hulu. It’s a mix of anime and classic superhero tropes. Similarly superhero-themed but more violent is One-Punch Man, also on Hulu. Both of them have a lot of humor, even if the hero in the first is a little insecure sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/11 "2017-03-09T23:54:58Z")
_Full Metal Alchemist_, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Unpronounceable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9de0a6/32.png) [@Unpronounceable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unpronounceable)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/12 "2017-03-10T00:15:45Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > _Full Metal Alchemist_, maybe. If so, go with FMA: Brotherhood, not the first one. Nobody said Cowboy Beebop? ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/13 "2017-03-10T02:21:19Z")
> [@drewder](#): > > I don’t like overly dramatic, emo style anime > [@Mahaloth](#): > > **Death Note** You’re a funny guy. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/14 "2017-03-10T02:50:20Z")
How about _Trigun_? Or _Inuyasha_? Report back if that guy ever manages to defeat his evil brother. ---
**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/15 "2017-03-10T04:49:39Z")
> [@Trancephalic](#): > > Bible Black is hardcore porn, so you may not want to search that at work. > > Oh, there’s also “Monkey Magic” a much straighter adaptation of JttW, directed by the famous artist, Susumu Matsushita. Good point. I am not at all interested in perverted anime. ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/16 "2017-03-10T05:40:50Z")
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood (already mentioned several times) [Hunter x Hunter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnt5zE-Cu1A) [Gurren Lagann](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXkkMhCuCMg) [One Punch Man](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atxYe-nOa9w) No need to thank me, I have more. ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/17 "2017-03-10T05:56:26Z")
I forgot to mention, **Hunter x Hunter** is created by the same person, Yoshihiro Togashi, that did **YuYu Hakusho**. There are a lot of strong similarities between the 2 shows while still being unique in their own right. ---
**Author:** ![krinh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@krinh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krinh)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/18 "2017-03-10T06:03:29Z")
well that disqualifies like 85% of all anime lolz jk jk, kinda am seeing a bunch of action/adventure animes, ever watch some of the slice of life/awkward silly ones? or is that not ur jam ^^;? ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/19 "2017-03-10T06:18:21Z")
Another recommendation for Inu Yasha—as a webcomic once put it (amusingly, if a bit caustically), “it’s just ‘Dragonball Z’ for girls!” ---
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799/20 "2017-03-10T06:53:00Z")
My peak anime-watching period was 15 years ago but here is what I liked: Cowboy Bebop: this used to be the standard entry point for people who were new to anime. Just an all-round great show with memorable characters, varied plotlines, exciting action scenes and ,not least, some terrific music. The first few episodes are a bit slow but it gets better and better right up till the spectacular climax. The movie is good too. Most anything by Studio Ghibli. Not just the well-known Miyazaki films but also Takahata and some of the other stuff too. Jin-Roh: the wolf brigade. It’s been a while and I have to re-watch it some time but this was a great noirish thriller. Anything by Satoshi Kon. I have seen two of his films but all four have gotten good reviews. Evengelion: Didn’t care for the famously weird last few episodes but liked it till then. See if it pull you in. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799.md?page=2)