I love Tiger & Bunny, which nobody fucking knows, but hey. FMA is pretty much perfect storytelling to me, Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, I really really liked Xam'd: Lost Memories, liked Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei (even though the end resolution was fucking dumb), Mushishi is beautiful, Natsume Yuujinchou too, Gintama was hilariously dumb (stopped watching anime while it was still going, so nowhere near caught up), I did like Ouran High School Host Club as a teen, Baccano is fucking amazing.
I dislike Clamp's stuff (yes, that includes Codea Geass), Stein's Gate, TTGL and I cry VERY easily, so I am scared of trying Violet Evergarden, even though it looks so beautiful.
There are some I am already interested in, like Made in Abyss, Golden Kamuy, The Tatami Galaxy (one of my all time fave illustrators did the original character designs for it), etc.
You'll be happy to hear that years ago a friend introduced me to Tiger & Bunny as her very first recommendation. It didn't end up being my exact cup of tea, but rest assured there are those of us out there who know about it.
I'm just finishing up my first watch of FMA:Brotherhood (9 episodes left I think). It seems everyone loves it, myself most likely included. It took me this long because I found the ending of the 2003 adaptation very disappointing.
Bebop & Champloo, hell, what kind of bozo doesn't like those?
Then you've got a bunch of stuff that I haven't watched. I really should finish Zetsubou-sensei.
You don't like CLAMP????? HOW DARE YOU. xxxHolic is a masterpiece.
I just tried to sell a non-believer with Golden Kamuy elsewhere in this thread.
Seems like you've already got pretty varied taste. I'll just offer up three niche picks that you might enjoy:
-Death Parade
-Girl's last Tour
-Flip Flappers
DP (heh) is obviously a bit morbid, but well worth the watch IMO.
To be honest they messed up the art adapting xxxHolic to anime. For some reason the heads are comically small; I'll never understand it. Still worth a watch for those into stuff like youkai/ghost stories, etc...and a really epic witch-lady that I would personally hate to have missed out on. The kind where she mostly runs the boys around doing the dirty work, and it's only when shit really hits the fan that she unveils her power in the slightest.
Still though, if you don't like the art, good thing there's a zillion other styles out there. Where anime is concerned I truly believe there's something out there for everyone.
Also, about the crying thing: sometimes that's exactly the reaction the artist was hoping for, doncha think? Why not let them make you cry? Personally I love it when I'm crying because the story is so sad and laughing at the same time because it's so good. Maybe I'm just too masochistic - I also really love spicy food.
I say go for that Violet Evergarden and let the waters flow.
I love Tiger & Bunny, which nobody fucking knows, but hey. FMA is pretty much perfect storytelling to me, Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, I really really liked Xam'd: Lost Memories, liked Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei (even though the end resolution was fucking dumb), Mushishi is beautiful, Natsume Yuujinchou too, Gintama was hilariously dumb (stopped watching anime while it was still going, so nowhere near caught up), I did like Ouran High School Host Club as a teen, Baccano is fucking amazing.
I dislike Clamp's stuff (yes, that includes Codea Geass), Stein's Gate, TTGL and I cry VERY easily, so I am scared of trying Violet Evergarden, even though it looks so beautiful.
There are some I am already interested in, like Made in Abyss, Golden Kamuy, The Tatami Galaxy (one of my all time fave illustrators did the original character designs for it), etc.
You'll be happy to hear that years ago a friend introduced me to Tiger & Bunny as her very first recommendation. It didn't end up being my exact cup of tea, but rest assured there are those of us out there who know about it.
I'm just finishing up my first watch of FMA:Brotherhood (9 episodes left I think). It seems everyone loves it, myself most likely included. It took me this long because I found the ending of the 2003 adaptation very disappointing.
Bebop & Champloo, hell, what kind of bozo doesn't like those?
Then you've got a bunch of stuff that I haven't watched. I really should finish Zetsubou-sensei.
You don't like CLAMP????? HOW DARE YOU. xxxHolic is a masterpiece.
I just tried to sell a non-believer with Golden Kamuy elsewhere in this thread.
Seems like you've already got pretty varied taste. I'll just offer up three niche picks that you might enjoy: -Death Parade -Girl's last Tour -Flip Flappers
I blast the Death Parade op in my car all the time, even though I have not seen it. But man, is that song good.
I don't like the Clamp art style and I really disliked Code Geass. If xxxHolic is not fujo bait, I can try. Again, I like that op song.
DP (heh) is obviously a bit morbid, but well worth the watch IMO.
To be honest they messed up the art adapting xxxHolic to anime. For some reason the heads are comically small; I'll never understand it. Still worth a watch for those into stuff like youkai/ghost stories, etc...and a really epic witch-lady that I would personally hate to have missed out on. The kind where she mostly runs the boys around doing the dirty work, and it's only when shit really hits the fan that she unveils her power in the slightest.
Still though, if you don't like the art, good thing there's a zillion other styles out there. Where anime is concerned I truly believe there's something out there for everyone.
Also, about the crying thing: sometimes that's exactly the reaction the artist was hoping for, doncha think? Why not let them make you cry? Personally I love it when I'm crying because the story is so sad and laughing at the same time because it's so good. Maybe I'm just too masochistic - I also really love spicy food.
I say go for that Violet Evergarden and let the waters flow.