I guess I'm a glutton for punishment because y'all have given me a mountain of recommendations for Anime/Manga to check out and having insomnia helps to get extra reading/watching tv time. I enjoy having so many shows to watch and mangas to read but I was wondering if anyone could recommend any that are western themed or were inspired by westerns. I guess something like 7 Samurai would work since that inspired Magnificent 7.
Also, so far it seems like anime/manga fans do the best job at gatekeeping. I say this because I see the most pushback against whiners about representation or "sexualization". I frequently see feminists hacks whining about pushback amongst amine fans when they want to have a discussion about the male gaze or something. I've reached the point to where I think anyone bringing up such topics should be weeded out immediately because they are poison for fandoms. As I always say, imagine how gaming would be if Zoe Quinn or Anita Sarekessian had been told to pound sand from day one.
From oldest to newest:
https://anilist.co/anime/2451/Space-Cobra/
https://anilist.co/anime/2722/Crusher-Joe/
https://anilist.co/anime/424/Dirty-Pair/
https://anilist.co/anime/432/I--I-A-ZIAM-THE-ANIMATION/
https://anilist.co/anime/6/TRIGUN/
https://anilist.co/anime/1/Cowboy-Bebop/
https://anilist.co/anime/400/Seihou-Bukyou-Outlaw-Star/
https://anilist.co/anime/205/Samurai-Champloo/
https://anilist.co/anime/889/BLACK-LAGOON/
https://anilist.co/anime/1194/Coyote-Ragtime-Show/
https://anilist.co/anime/137909/Ningen-Fushin-no-Boukenshatachi-ga-Sekai-wo-Sukuu-you-desu/
If I would narrow it down to the best, it'd be Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, and I--I-A-ZIAM (Iria Zeiram). All other are okay, although Space Cobra is really, really, showing its age..
Greatly appreciated!
Man, someone dropping Iria references? I feel old now. I remember seeing about ten minutes of that at a hotel while on vacation as a little kid and having it burned into my brain. I spent the next fifteen years searching for it before I finally stumbled across it in some video store in a mall. I should watch that again.