anime - UNDER RENOVATION??
howdy! you can visit the older version of this page here. lately I've been re-evaluating my tastes in anime and I am trying to restructure this page entirely. for now, here is a simple list of some shows I'm pretty sure I still like:
- Kino's Journey (2003)
- Soul Eater
- Ouran High School Host Club
- Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun - 95% wholesome, a very funny and refreshing underworld-themed school shounen. I recommend it, especially if you wished My Hero Academia was less about fighting villains and Deku pushing himself upwards, and more about slice-of-school-life and the protagonist pushing his entire class upwards together. Plus, it's incredibly charming to see a sweet boy who left a home of abuse be shown a level of love and kindness he never knew--in the demon world, of all places!
- Mushishi - 2005-2006 season, first 26 episodes only; I haven't enjoyed the 2014 season
- Natsume's Book of Friends
- The Ones Within - This anime has some big problems and I wouldn't recommend it to most people, but I like most of the character dynamics way too much. It's like if Danganronpa prioritized camaraderie, comedy, and looking out for each other instead of tension, death, and fighting against the odds. On that note, if you wouldn't enjoy Danganronpa without the character death and compelling plot twists, this anime will leave you severely disappointed.
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (2000s) - Yes, the 4kids English dub version
- Hamtaro
- How to Keep a Mummy
- Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
- Pokemon Horizons (and also sometimes the Johto and Sun & Moon arcs of the Pokemon anime)
~ Under particular scrutiny - Need to re-watch these but I'd say there's a fairly decent chance they get to stay (at least 50%):
- Death Parade
- Xam'd
- Gosick
- Tsuritama
- Ghost Hound
- Tegamibachi: Letter Bee
~ Mostly good or even great but has a few strong caveats that really don't sit well with me. I'm rather torn with these:
- Hunter X Hunter (2011) - Half of the issues I have with HxH are faults of the Hunterpedia segments... most of the other half is Hisoka euhsjkhskjgl
- Toilet-bound Hanako-kun
- Durarara!! - I can point to one specific scene in like the 3rd season or so that made it feel unwatchable to me... UGH WHY
- Blood Blockade Battlefront
- Mob Psycho 100
- Talentless Nana
~ Here are shows I don't remember well... I know I found these enjoyable or compelling in the past but now I've forgotten most of them, literally all I can say is I need to re-watch these to have a concrete opinion. Do you trust past-me's tastes? Do *I* trust past-me's tastes? Idk...
- Fate/Zero
- Angel Beats!
- Nichijou
- Toradora!
- Another
- Ping Pong
- Terror in Resonance
- Samurai Champloo
- Gatchaman Crowds
- Ginga Densetsu Weed
- Ginga Nagareboshi Gin
~ Shows I want to watch or finish watching:
- Baccano!
- Dennou Coil
- My Hero Academia
- Digimon Adventure 01, Tamers, Frontier
- Serial Experiments Lain
- Haibane Renmei
- Princess Tutu
- Rose of Versailles
- Cowboy Bebop