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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.

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)

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

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!

Delicious in Dungeon!

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)

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.

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.

• Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
• Death Note
• The Apothecary Diaries
• Ranking of Kings

All of these animes have a fantastic story that even people who don't regularly watch anime's will love.

The Expanse- Very grounded scifi with an amazing cast.

HBO's Rome- The reason men can't stop thinking about ancient Rome

Ranking of Kings- Anime that looks cute and wholesome but has surprisingly mature storytelling and compelling characters.

Jericho: A post apocalyptic show that isn't just mohawk bejeweled raiders roaming around. It is a show very much of the GWB era, with offbrand Blackwater as major villains and heavy Dick Cheney vibes when it comes to the larger plot.

Kings: A sort of retelling of David versus Goliath except set in the modern day. If you liked the weird esoteric spiritual stuff on the Battlestar Galactica reboot, you'll like this.

The Unit: A fictionalized adaptation of Delta Force missions, with at least early on heavy influence by the former Delta author of Inside Delta Force. Great early seasons. Later seasons become more Hollywood nonsense, you tolerance may vary, but season 1 and 2 have some gold.

The Wire: This was a huge show when it was on, but maybe zoomers don't know about it. This is the crime show for people who hate everything about modern "procedural" crime shows. It is nuanced, thoughtful, and engaging.

Columbo: Speaking of crime shows and procedurals, Columbo is both and neither. Columbo is entertaining and keeps you invested with its unique approach to murder mysteries. It really doesn't pretend to be a proper procedural, and you're best off thinking of Detective Columbo as a supernatural embodiment of karma and guilt rather than an actual member of a police force.

I keep recommending Ancient Magus Bride. Nobody watches...

It's a seriously good anime with some slice of life and drama, an amazing magical world and SUPER GOOD SOUNDTRACK

If anyone reading this watches it, I beg of you, please tell me what you thought

TV: Letterkenny immediately followed by Shoresy. Shoresy is a spinoff, so you really should watch Letterkenny first, although you don't necessarily have to

Seinfeld, probably no need to explain (Edit: how could I leave out Curb Your Enthusiasm here?)

Adult Cartoons: King of the Hill, Bob's Burgers, Archer, Frisky Dingo. I could go on for a while about adult animation

Anime: Samurai Champloo, Baki the Grappler, Baki, Baki Hanma, Oshi No Ko, and Zombieland Saga. Plenty more, but I'll stop here for now

Summary: I like TV way more than movies. My favorites being Comedy/Sitcoms and Dragon Ball/Z/Super

Edit: Does professional wrestling count? I fucking love me some WWE

Psych

I’m surprised no one has mentioned The Wire. A TVshow taking place in Baltimore about intricate relationship between drug dealers, police and politics. Love every part of it!

It’s shot in 4:3 aspect ratio despite 16:9 starting to become the standard for tv at the time. It’s has since been “remastered” and adjusted to 16:9 aspect ratio. I was worried it would ruin an already perfect show but I actually liked it. It’s an HBO show.

Long episodes (60min?) and might take a few episodes to get into as there are many characters and storylines that interlace.

Thanks be later, probably.

The original Legend of the Galactic Heroes. This is top tier sci fi, politics, and mitary drama that is more impactful today than when the original novel was written.

The Americans is the best show ive ever seen. Absolutely brilliant from the story to the acting.

My favorite show is also Haunting on Hill House. Its on Netflix. Perfect for Halloween if anyone is interested.

Erased is my favorite anime of all time. I'm a sucker for both time travel and "big damn heroes" stuff.

Gate

Stargate SG1

Psycho pass.

Lots of philosophy on topics such as free will, determinism and AI mixed with action, in cyberpunk setting. Also nice end to end story in the first season.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho-Pass

The Magicians- the musical episodes are amazing.