SPRIGGAN

I'm sorry, SO many people hate this anime. I really like it. And even being the Akira lover I am, I don't think of this as the "Knockoff Akira". I loved the story the music and the characters.

Oh crap i didnt see - im sorry DX

I suggest reading! The pacing is better, great art, and honestly, a story about writing manga just feels better to read as a manga - although that last part is more of a personal opinion. XD

I'm not sure why, but I think Anilist would greatly improve from this. Anything from favourite albums, songs, and singers. I think it would open up many opportunities for conversation as well!

I think it'd be really cool! Or, at least be able to tell what your favorite episodes were, and why.

I was honestly looking for BL anime, and this one was recommended - to be fair, they said it could be implied. Anyways, I decided to watch this first episode, and I feel in love. I watched the whole thing in one day and loved it.

@NepNep

Made in Abyss

Why'd you check this out? I remember my older brother got me to watch it the summer it first came out, and we both loved it. I'm curious.

For me, it looks like Miura put so much detail, passion, and love into every single stroke - nothing seems out of place, and everything looks like a graphite ink drawing.

@Rinko

given

Honestly, the opening to this is so amazing--

Anime:

Neon Genesis Evangelion
Nichijou My Ordinary Life
given
Akira

Manga:

Tokyo Ghoul
Berserk
Food Wars Shokugeki no Soma

I think the reason why was that I really liked the characters and the soundtrack. Most of the Naruto characters really made me smile, and it made me happy watching more and more.

The second reason for me is that I watched the whole thing with my boyfriend for the first time, and I think it's that memory that also made it a higher love. Thinking back, yes, the story wasn't absolutely amazing, but it was the timing, atmosphere, and all in all, the soundtrack and mostly the characters that made me love it.

Then again, I rate everything a little differently than others. If I was doing an actual in-depth review - like something Roger Ebert would do - I'd probably make it about an 8. But because mine are a bit biased for reasons that were going on in my life and such, it tends to be a bit wild!

@poopburger

Love the name btw XD

So, tell me, why did you give Grave of the Fireflies a smiley face? It seems like you're the first person I've met that seems to have at least enjoyed the movie! I loved it! I'd love to hear your opinions!

@Nomatix

(Sorry I don't know how people put the picture of the anime and the link, I'm still new)

I remember watching the original Fullmetal Alchemist with my brother when it aired back in the early 2000's. What drew you to it? Did you like it? Compared to Brotherhood?

Thanks for your reply. I'm happy it helped you as it helped me. And yes, that quote from Yui has also stayed with me a lot too. There are two quotes that really stuck with me in Evangelion:

"You're afraid of the Shinji Ikari inside others."

And the other is,

"No one understands me."
"You never understood anything."
"I thought this was supposed to be a world without pain, and without consistency."
"That's because you thought that everyone else felt the same as you do."

Thanks for your response! It means a lot...

And exactly! Both characters were victims of their own weaknesses, and I loved how the show portrayed it and showed it to the viewer if they needed help too.

I hope you also have a good day and or night!

Exactly.

For me, it was like Shinji was an extension of myself. What I would do, say, think, and act. It hit really hard - especially in The End of Evangelion...

The End of Evangelion hit me so well too. The whole Komm Susser Tod sequence, I was sobbing quietly. It was like someone finally understood me... took all of my feelings, thoughts, and emotions, and projected them onto the screen for not only others to see, but for myself to realize what was going in my head, heart, and soul...

Kaworu was also a harsh truth character for me, his talks with Shinji hit hard. And Shinji's confrontation with himself on the train in Episode 16, specifically, "You're afraid of the Shinji Ikari in others" hit me hard too.

XD Oh no I'm sorry...! OH, I did forget ONE Slice of Life anime that's hilarious and amazing. It's called Nichijou! That's another amazing one!

Sorry again for the bad suggestions for the others!

A gay romance called "Given" actually has both. It's romance, but it deals with a lot of slice of life and lots of dark themes like suicide and depression. Sasaki and Miyano is another gay drama I love - sorry, I'm into those XD - as well as Seaside Stranger/The Stranger By The Shore.

If he's alright with some science fiction, action, and philosophical ideas, Neon Genesis Evangelion is great! LOTS of dark themes, philosophical ideologies, meanings of existence, suicide, depression, anxiety, the whole work. It's the reason I went to therapy and quite literally saved my life by keeping me from committing suicide cause I felt understood!

I'm sorry, but I don't like My Hero Academia. I usually get so much hate for that opinion, but I could just never get into it. I think it got too popular for me to like it, if that makes sense...

I don't know, the characters are cool - some of them - but I just couldn't get what the big hype was...