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Apothecary Diaries

I cannot stress this enough. Apothecary Diaries

Light hearted and fun (low stress):

• Kuma Kuma Kuma bear

• Mashle

• Raising kids while adventuring

• I parry everything

• Killing slimes for 300 years

• By the grace of the gods

• Fluffy paradise

Used to also recommend Bofuri but the last episode of season 2 implies heavily that season 3 is going to head way off in a completely different feel from 1+2

Lighter and did not end on a hard cliffhanger

• Aristocrat's otherworldly adventures

• Banished former hero lives as he pleases

• Campfire cooking in another world

• Level 2 super cheat powers

• Reincarnated as the 7th prince

• Parallel world pharmacy

• Sleepy princess in the demon castle

• Villainess level 99

• The wrong way to use healing magic

Other suggestions offered based on the person's preferences:

• Dungeon Meshi

• Goblin Slayer

• So I'm a spider, so what?

• Solo leveling

• That time I got reincarnated as a slime

• Dan da Dan

• The vexations of a shut-in vampire princess

• Ya boy Kongming

• Standalone complex

• One punch man

• Kill la kill

Dan da Dan is just coming out now. First episode animation looked really good and it is off the walls insane.

I RECOMMEND EVERYBODY LOVES HYPNOTOAD. IT IS A GREAT SHOW.

ALL HAIL THE HYPNOTOAD.

OMG!!! I get to recommend Delicious in Dungeon!!! The show is a bit of a slow burn, but the early episodes set up the incredible world building and the basic plot points. Then as it starts churning it gets crazy. The story is strong enough on it’s own, but it’s animated by Studio Trigger so the anime is pure perfection.

Gurren Lagan

Fucken watch it

Also,

Log Horizon is what SAO wishes it was

The Good Place

Season 1 is just setting up the story

Maybe not everyone cup of tea but to me Mr. Robot.

At first sight you may thinking the show is about "individual" hacker taking down corporate but once you understand it has longer lasting effect especially when you relate/something similar with Elliot. The cinematography, the score is chef kiss👌🏻, Season 2 slow burns on the first half but worth to not miss them.

The magical thing is this show on rewatch make more sense and definitely Sam Esmail planned everything from get go on writing.

Among the best TV series I have seen.

Scavengers Reign is incredible, easily the best animated sci fi show made in the past few years IMO. It’s weird and emotional and deeply sincere in a way a lot of media isn’t anymore.

If you liked Fantastic Planet you’ll probably like Scavengers Reign.

Honestly, Cowboy Bebop. The universe it builds feels lived-in, and the animation style is incredibl, but the music is really the star.

Be aware, however, that while there are happy moments, it is an anime about bounty hunters, and there are very few happy endings. Beautiful endings, poetic endings, satisfying endings - but never happy.

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Better call Saul - a beautiful drama with a hint of comedy and action. Better than Breaking bad and doesn't require much knowledge of it.

Steins;Gate, can't believe I haven't seen anyone mention it yet. It's good, but do watch at least halfway before you judge it.

@Shkshkshk @asklemmy First season of Jessica Jones. But its got some major trigger warnings around sexual assault, suicide, domestic abuse and drug use, for a superhero show.
#superHeroes

Gurren Lagan, to second like a dozen people. Kill la Kill is A+ if you can get over it being weird Also I adored Promare.

• Frieren was awesome but it's so fresh I'm not absolutely sure it'll keep being that

• Severance season 1 (follow-up seasons upcoming, not sure if they can keep up with the extremely high quality of S1)

• True Detective season 1

• Madoka was great, thanks to tight storytelling and the best soundtrack I've ever heard

• Kino's Journey -- somewhat similar to Frieren but 20 years prior

• Chernobyl (2019)

• Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

• Firefly

• Twin Peaks, especially seasons 1 and 3, but season 2 and the movie might be needed to fully appreciate

For anime, I highly suggest Serial Experiments Lain if you haven't seen it. Non-anime cartoons I'd recommend are Adventure Time and Lower Decks (its star trek and hilarious). For crude/absurd humor Rick and Morty and Human Resources. For non-animated tv I'd recommend Strange New Worlds (star trek again), Sandman, Fall of the House of Usher, Severance (I haven't seen season 2 yet but the 1st season was really good)

Scavengers Reign. One of the best pieces of sci-fi I've ever seen. They managed to create a world that feels truly alien, and the environment has such complex cause/effect relationships. Highly recommend!

Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_(1995_film)

A vintage cult classic, which is the inspiration for many other cult classics

Delicious in Dungeon!

Pretty much anything by Trigger is going to be worth at least a watch through at least once, usually multiple times.

The League of Legends show, Arcane, is some of the best animation I think I've ever seen and season two comes out next month.

FLCL and FLCL Alternative are both amazing, I couldn't get into Progressive.

Mob Psycho and One Punch Man are wild rides. I think OPM is better, but that's because I'm bald.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is an absolute hoot if you can see the humor in all the over-explanations and goofiness

I'm about to start Dead Dead Demons Dedede Destruction tomorrow. I'm going in blind, but I really love Inio Asano's other works. Goodnight Punpun changed my life, but really, do not read it if you are already depressed.

I keep editing this because I keep remembering stuff.

Frieren is amazing and makes you feel incredibly close to these characters.

Delicious in Dungeon is Trigger, but a different Trigger than something like Kill la Kill or BNA. It's slower, comfier, and like Frieren, makes you feel SO close to these characters.

Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. For me, it's the perfect anime. An amazing blend of action, narrative, great characters, and an extremely good and satisfying ending.

Archer is a great adult animation. I find it so goddamn funny.

Bojack Horseman is probably has the best fictional depiction of depression ever. Also has plenty of funny moments.

Anime:

• Pluto (Dark alternative story of Astro Boy)
• Banana Fish (heartbreaking, hard to forget. Don't get spoiled too much looking it up)
• Heavenly Delusion (brother gets brain transplanted into dead sisters body; interesting plot and characters but only one season so far)

Cartoon:

• Bojack Horseman (great mix of realistic depiction of depression and comedy)
• Arcane (almost makes one want to play League)

TV:

• Atlanta (surrealism and critique of society, also I just love Donald Glover)
• Dark (the one German show that is not ass)
• The Expanse (great sci-fi and politics, only gets weaker in the later seasons)
• Severance (one big black mirror episode, I am so hyped for season 2)

ODDTAXI. The intro will pull you in. The dialogue and story will keep you hooked.

But please, use subs. I don't think the English dub is good enough.