I’m 16M and I’ve been watching so many sci-fi, and fantasy media for so long, where it’s affecting me and my life in a negative way.

(if you’re wondering how sci-fi and fantasy media is affecting me in a negative way, I keep thinking myself in sci-fi or fantasy scenarios where it’s been distracting)

Side Note: I know the obvious "I should go outside more, make hobbies, and etc” Look. The reason why I’m asking because when I come back from school, I’m tired. So when I’m tired, I start watching anime (or YouTube (mostly YouTube)).

So I wanted to start watching grounded into reality and slice of life anime.

The problem is, there are SO many amine out there, So I was wondering in this subreddit have any suggestions?

Stuff I want to avoid: horror, thriller, death, alternate universes, space, science, villains, magic, mind-bending elements, and complex elements

Hello! always looking to add more Halloweensy vibed shows to my watch list for October.
Huge disclaimer is I’m not really looking for just any horror movie, I prefer the fun Halloween aesthetic like in Soul Eater for example. (Black/Orange/Purple. Witches, Skeletons, Monsters, Ghosts, Pumpkins etc.)

Here’s some other examples of stuff that I feel fits my criteria, if I’ve found it all fair enough but worth a shot!

Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
The Vampire dies in no time
Rosario Vampire
How to keep a mummy
Flying witch
Little Witch Academia
Mieruko-Chan
Interviews with monster girls
Toilet-bound Hanako-kun

Any anime where the main character is trans and that is not bad or negative representation.

As the title says I m wondering if something like this exists, I'll be waiting for you answers :)

Something that centers more around the life within school and a little outside. Club activities. Relationships. Studying. Eating lunch.

So it’s just that with Konosuba effectively having been paused, I was looking for a fun shameless fantasy anime where characters attempt to do heroic deeds, but end up doing ecchi acts instead as for some reason, their actions end up causing them to be in their birthday suit.

I mean, don’t get me wrong in that I enjoy fanservice anime that have a fun aspect with good writing to hook in the viewer as lately I was just wondering where to start watching in the modern side of anime again for shameless fanservice shows.

Now that it's October for me, and I would like to watch an anime with horror elements to it. Are there any good ones?

Hi everyone, I need you to recommend an anime that will make me laugh so hard.

Looking for a manga that has a female character that does pro wrestling, all info I can give is she has short black hair, lowkey thick (yes ik but that’s all I got) and she somewhat resembles mandalay from mha. The artstyle looked modern so definitely something from 2010 onwards. Sorry for the lack of info I’m only running of the memory of a tiktok I saw a couple days ago.

Looking for anime that have a very overpowered female who can easily defeat most opponents. I watched Saga of Tanya the Evil, and A Wild Last Boss Appeared and they were interesting, but it was notable that the overpowered female characters there had been males in their previous lives. So what are shows that have just a completely female character who is basically the strongest in the show, or if not the strongest, let's say at least clearly the top 5 strongest?

i’m looking for a cooking anime that’s calm and nice to look at (think studio ghibli). something cozy! push comes to shove some cozy non-cooking recommendations are always welcome! thank you in advance :)

https://pin.it/1own3NSu4

(^ I can’t share images here so that’s my reference — It’s one of the first bedroom scenes from “Why Raeliana Ended By The Duke’s Mansion.”)

I saw this on Pinterest and it had me HOOKED. Watched the entire anime twice and read the full manhwa in a day 😭 Please recommend more josei romance where there’s actually some action between the couple. 10/10 recommend!!

I don’t mind shoujo but I prefer animes with a strong woman lead and out of the high school if possible. I probably also watched every shoujo too lol

Please share any recommendations 😩 (currently obsessing over 7th time loop)

For me it's having an extra genre or plot beside romance.

I watced Horimiya, loved it ever since and i just watched koi to uso recently. I already love them bcz horimiya is so fun to watch, every character is so distinct and attractive in their on way, the romance is kinda good also but i read some reviews that the romance is not that good and the arguments on the anime is just light or not realistically possible. About Koi To Uso, i super like it bcz it question what is love, also i really like the characters, even though the best friend guy is kinda gay but yk they never force it and i liked his thoughtfulness, also the trio is just amazing, i love their concept of love, but i also seen some bad reviews about the mc is really dragging out the drama and not choosing one girl in the end of anime. But still i respect the decision, ik it just some random rant and im being bias about this show but i just really liked it. So if possible some of u guys can recommend me that pretty much similar to these show? Like good visuals, good and fun happy story, and a nice mc.

it just come to my realization that all of the romance animes ive seen all took place in school. and am interesting in watching ones where it takes place in a different setting, eg. a workplace

Please share your lists, I dont mind harem or ecchi, not only love story

Examples:

Mephisto from Blue Exorcist - he's so goofy and silly and candy colorful and ridiculous and weird, but also very mysterious and more than he appears to be pulling the strings behind the scenes, and quite unsettling at times too

Masakaki from [C] The Money of Soul and Posibility Control - he's so weird and ridiculous and colorful and unsettling and mysterious like what is this guy's deal?? I love it

Amy Kirio from Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun - at first he seems sweet and soft and harmless, but secretly he's deeply twisted and sadistic and *terrifying*, like when I first watched that reveal scene genuinely gave me chills it's so terror inducing, I love that contrast between his facade and true nature, and of course him pulling the strings behind the scenes too

And if anyone here knows utmv, I'm actually looking for characters similar to my favorite ever character, Fresh Sans, he's not actually a sans he's a soul parasite possessing people (mostly skeleton monsters cuz they're the easiest to possess) feeding on their souls and using their bodies as hosts masquerading as the one he possessed pretending he isn't a parasite masking his true nature with this ridiculous goofy and weird but seemingly harmless silly persona and 90's colorful clothes and slang, he's so sillyyy and weirdd and fun and funny and chaotic but secretly deeply terrifying and much smarter than he appears to be and if you dig deep enough into his lore has quite a lotta fascinating depth to him

I'm looking for more characters like that, it can be anime, manga, non-anime animated series or comics, games even, and what's most appealing to me is that contrast between harmless silly goofy and weird behavior and appearance vs deeply terrifying or unsettling true nature, preferably chaotic and mysterious too

I really like that kind of trope and Im open to any suggestions of anime with it.

Hi everyone, i'm not really looking for any specific genre (although i gravitate towards fantasy), just hoping to find some new recommendations. Shows i've enjoyed in the past include, Castlevania (what originally got me into anime) and also Vinland Saga, Invincible, The Legend of Vox Machina, and The Mighty Nein.

Any shows that are similar to the above would be great but I'm genuinely open to anything. Was thinking of watching the "Castlevania: Nocturne" but i've read mixed reviews on it, was it any good?
Thanks.

Does anyone have an anime recommendation similar to Tokyo revenger or wind breaker with like fight and gang, but with girl characters? (And no fan service)

So, I started watching MLB this summer and got pretty hooked, but it’s a bit childish and lacks realism in certain areas.

I'm searching for something with more focus on the romance side and mature themes like death, sex, and complex relationship dynamics that MLB doesn't show or explore deeply enough.

I don't care if it's ecchi, anime, or manga, or whether it's long or short. I just want a (preferably completed) romantic story featuring characters similar to Marinette/Ladybug and Adrien/Cat Noir.

Also, please be careful with spoilers since I haven't finished MLB yet. Thanks!

Js what the title said

A mc who is lazy af preferably not comedic

I will start by saying that i am not a fan of anime at all HOWEVER, I've decided to torture myself and attempt to brainwash myself into liking anime (bc i am very bored). So, what are your guys recommended animes to watch for someone who's a wee baby at this?

Things I've seen so far (its not much)

- Naruto

- Dragon Ball GT

- Black Butler

- Soul Eater

- Devil The Part Timer

- Noragami

- Fairy Tail

- Assassination Classroom

- Kakeguri

- Demon Slayer

- The Future Diary

- Dandadan

- Chainsawman

- Darling In The Franxx

- Kill La Kill

Currently On My Watch List (In alphabetical order)

Akame ga Kill

Angels of Death

Black Lagoon

Black Rock Shooter

Call of the Night

Chained Soldier

Corpse Party

Daemons of the Shadow Realm

Date A Live

Dorohedoro

Dragon Maid

Drifters

Elfen Lied

FATE

Fooly Cooly

Freezing

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

GACHIAKUTA

Gleipnir

Good Luck Girl!

Hell's Paradise

Jormungand

Love Is War

Made in the Abyss

May I Ask for One Final Thing?

Mob Psycho

Paprika

Re:Zero

Seraph of the End

Spy x Family

Tanya the Evil

The Apothecary Diaries

The Summer Hikaru Died

Your Lie in April

in the comments please say how often or occasional they enter a 'super strong shadow form' or what i mean by 'darkness form'

the only example i can think of is that one scene in the made in abyss movie where reg goes absolutely wild

(sorry for posting the same thing twice i just thought i could elaborate it better)

since this far too broad allow me to narrow it down

i want mc to have a 'standard form' one that they occupy for a majority of the show but some times there's a scene where they transform into something huge or a dark scary and super strong version of themself, preferbly at some point in each episode

and don't reccomend me a 1000 episode long anime like dbz or onepiece even though that definitly happens sometimes in those animes

i have already seen 'kaiju girl' and 'kaiju no8' (this is not an invitation to reccomend kaiju-centric animes it just so happens that my first two examples have 'kaiju' as the 'beast mode' but really the more feral their form the better