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[Chmpocalypse]

Anime is fucking weird. With that said, I do love NGE and Cowboy Bebop; I just can't find any other good series. I'm looking for stuff that's smart and entertaining without making me cringe unless it's on purpose. I've already seen Death Note and thought it was decent, and I'll get around to seeing Samurai Champloo eventually. While I do appreciate stuff like Studio Ghibli, I'd prefer something more mature.

Hajime no Ippo. Immediately. Far more grounded than many of the previous suggestions.

 

[Kieli]

planetes mang

 

[Zombine]

Ninja Scroll is a good way for people to nope the fuck out of the genre. It's a technical marvel, yes. But that film is explicit as hell.

Want dark but mature (thematically)? Jin-Roh is your film. Prepare to cry. Also, Grave of The Fireflies.

 

[RoyaleDuke]

Space Dandy
Cowboy Bebop
Trigun
Psycho Pass
GITS
GITS: Stand Alone Complex
GANTZ
Akira
Hellsing Ultimate
Outlaw Star
Samurai Champloo(DAT FUCKING EVERYTHING. It's perfect)
Perfect Blue
Millenium Actress
Blue Gender
Tokyo Godfathers
Nausicaa Of The Valley of The Wind
Howl's Flying Castle
Grave Of The Fireflies
Barefoot Gen
Spirited Away
FLCL
Princess Mononoke
Durararara!!
Inuyasha(if you want something really long)
Berserk
Blue Gender

Have fun with all those.

 

[HMD]

Oh, I almost forgot, you should check out Darker than Black. It's basically if super heroes became emotionless sociopaths after they gained their powers.

Isn't this show episodic? I really liked the first episode but when I heard the show is episodic I backed out. I need an arc to hold my interest otherwise I just get bored.

 

[trinest]

Your lie in April.

Best Anime ever.

Its about music.

 

[John Dunbar]

Ghost Stories (english dub)

whole show is on youtube. a life-affirming experience.

 

[MisterNoisy]

Sounds like we have similar tastes, so I would recommend:

Black Lagoon
Baccano
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

All very mature, great stories.

This guy has your back, OP. All good stuff.

 

[Chezzymann]

Food wars

 

[Geist-]

Isn't this show episodic? I really liked the first episode but when I heard the show is episodic I backed out. I need an arc to hold my interest otherwise I just get bored.

It's kind of episodic, but there's a main arc that ties everything together by the end.

 

[Zakalwe]

As others have said:

Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Steins;Gate (my favourite), Space Dandy, One Punch Man

Akiria, Ghost in the Shell, Perfect Blue.

 

[RoyaleDuke]

Sounds like we have similar tastes, so I would recommend:

Black Lagoon
Baccano
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

All very mature, great stories.

Fuck me, Black Lagoon is incredible, listen to this man.