ITT: Literally perfect anime

It was good but could've been cut down to 12 episodes IMO.

>>143089402
I'M GONNA KILL THAT FUCKING CLAW MAN
>No bullshit
>No "Hurr if I kill you I'll be just like you"
>Just straight up shanks that old fucker
So goddamned satisfying.

My only complaint is we never found out why Claw was such a crazy fucker and went around hugging people to death.
Goddamn it I gotta rewatch this

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Best fucking character right here, fuck Claw Man.

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>>143089402
>>143092591
You're all forgetting best boy.

>>143092329

Because something just don't need explanation. Like how dense Joshua is regarding gender.

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While no anime is truely perfect, Toradora is probably the best of the SoL genre

>>143092675
Ordinarily I'd agree with you, but seeing as he was the shows big bad and set off the central premise of the show (Killing Vans waifu), Never exactly knowing why he killed her or why he was such a fruit loop always left a bad taste in my mouth.

You can understand "Why the main villain screwed over our hero" and "why a mostly irrelevant character is so autistic" aren't questions with the same scope right?

>>143092843
I'd argue that Chunnibyou S1 beats it.

>>143092843
nah senpai

>>143092843
The show was shit after the villa ep.

>>143093439
As a whole, Chuuni is shit because of S2. So it can't be called perfect.

>>143093439
Chuunibyou is definitely alot more comfy than Toradora but it didnt have the same impact. While i can say i enjoyed chuunibyou more all the way through i actually cried during Toradora but cant think of a single time i did for chuunibyou.

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>>143089402
Amazing show.

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Natsume is probably the comfiest supernatural SoL around, only coming second to Mushishi

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>>143089402

>>143093578
Are you fucking high? All of the best parts happen during the love arc. The first half is the shit one

>>143092843
But that's not Slice of Life genre, at all.

>>143092329
claw was crazy because of PTSD from all his friends dying terribly in space.

>>143093631
Agreed. Comfy melancholy is a great combination.

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>practically every Manglobe title

Press F with me, lads

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>>143093730
Agreed.

>>143093851
Ended too quickly. Each episode could have been an arc. Pacing was fast as fuck. No epic battle between the glass sword master. Finale was shit.

>>143093717
Okay cool, Now I know. Thanks!

>>143093897
>he wants drawn out shounenshit pacing
>finale was shit
What the fuck am I reading?

>>143093851
>cuts out best girl from the LN
>Perfect

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A fucking game adaptation too and they turned it into this masterpiece.

>>143093983
Second half was mediocre.

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>>143093977
>we never got to see her "protect" Shichika's "smile"

>>143093851
While very pretty the fighting just felt...underwhelming. I think shounenshit has ruined me

>>143091402
comfyy, very comfy

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>>143089402
>It's a Van sees Claw episode

>>143093960
Each sword could have been featured in AT LEAST 3 episodes, would have had a better pacing. Not asking for One Piece-tier length arcs, just long enough to make the story more interesting.

Also, the ninjas bosses were fucking weak. And even those supposed 'sword masters' in the finale was laughable. The show had a lot of promise from the start, it was just steered bloody poorly.

>>143094047

You just have to feel that way for a guy that barged into your wedding and killed you and your lover, right?

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>>143092843
>the best of the SoL genre
ToraDora is fucking trash.

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>>143094101
Fight me faggot

>>143094096
Patrician taste.

Brotherhood is shit.

>>143094096
This, but only for Brotherhood

>>143094101
Then what is your favorite SoL? Im guessing youre a K-Onfag

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>>143094179
Nope.

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>>143091402
that comfy music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09qv9UbZhM4&list=RD09qv9UbZhM4#t=6

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>>143094217
Aria is B tier SoL at best, get out of here with your delusional trash

>>143094088
No that would not have improved the pacing, what more is there to be told in the specific stories?
Also consider that each episode is double length of a normal episode.

The ninjas were rather weak but that was the point, gimmicks and tricks like they exclusively used will only get you that far. I do agree that the conclusion to the ninja stuff wasn't great.

>hating on the boss rush
You fucking pleb.

>>143091402
A great condensation of Karamazov

>>143094250
FINDS

>>143091402
>>143093888
Patrician taste.

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The movie made it all worth it.

>>143094337
Holy fuck did i watch the Haruhi movie? Its been so long i dont know if i did. What was it about?

>>143093851
Mah nigga.

>>143094382
Watch it again if you want. Never gets old. But basically
Yuki wants to be loved. Creates an alternate world.

>>143093897
Finale was 10/10 you retard.

>>143094548
>>143094458
Thanks its all coming back now. I'll probably rewatch it now since it was so S tier

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>>143089402
>>143092329
>>143092675
>>143093717
>>143093928
>>143093037
Good to see that the people who like this garbage are the same edgelords who like Tokyo Ghoul and Akame Ga Kill and they're still using the same argument for it years later
>HURR DURRR MC GOT HIS REVENGE THIS IS SO NEW AND UNFOUNDED

>>143094643

I'm one of those who got your (you), but I don't even watch those two. I like GxS because it's mecha and fun, shithead.

>muh moral

>>143089402
Gun x Sword is perfect for /a/ because MC is proud of being a virgin.

>>143094144
Brotherhood is the actual story, and it's perfect. Only edgy kids like the first anime.

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Remember that time the Claw Man got a young virgin a stripper to fuck?

Claw Man was alright to me.

>>143095512
The only good anime at all no others are like it

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>>143089402

ON A MOUNTAIN HIGH

GunXSword was 7-8/10

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Comfiest shit ever.

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>>143094038
my nigga

>>143095553

>bad guy gets laid
>main character still a virgin

Vann really ought to take Priscilia's offer.

>>143095792
Was Claw Man really bad? He got people pussies and cock, I know Michael needed that experienced S tier pussy to stop being a spaz and stripper needed some young dick to not be a whore anymore.

>>143095792
Van wasn't too concerned about his DT.

>>143095744
Monster had several issues, several archs were unnecessary and formulaic, also had several shaggy dog stories seemingly existing just to show how evil Johan is.

>>143095856
>Was Claw Man really bad?
He's part of those guys who did nothing wrong. Except for killing Van's waifu, which was hinted as him being too enthusiastic and hugging her to death.

>>143095856

He goes killing anyone that doesn't follow his ideal. So much that he caused insurgences in his own group.

>>143094217
That mascot alone is a good enough reason to bring that show down.

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>37 posts
>no hyouge mono
It's like you can't even appreciate aesthetics.

>>143095905
Van's waifu didn't put out, Claw Man did him a favor.

>>143095928
Not his fault, hugs were said to be safe.

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>>143089402

It is a unique acquired taste.

>>143095905

Really now. I remember him clawing at them in the flashback. Not a gesture of a hug whatsoever.

>>143091402
It's great, but it looks ugly as sin.

>>143094261
brainless and relies on shock value

>>143096292
have the movie version downloaded for a while now, is it better in that format or should I download the episodes?

>>143096509
this and Natsu no Arashi are among my favorites

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>>143096583
I've been putting this off for a while now, should I watch it or just drop it completely?

>>143094307
>>143095994
>Aria bashing
>on /a/
What the fuck?

>>143095744
Monster was boring, edgy and predictable

K-On!
Doremi
Utena
Akira (fuck off fucking manga fags)
Totoro
Princess Arete
Metropolis
Bebop

Probably many others

>>143096655
I never said Aria was bad, I just said that the mascot is offensively shit.

>>143096655
started happening around the airing of NNB. I love Aria but I hate president Aria from the bottom of my heart

>>143096655
What's this? /a/'s not the hugbox you thought it was? Get some fucking taste.

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>>143094337
Yes.

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flawless


Also Gurren Lagann, Bebop, Champloo, Baccano!, Planetes, GTO & Ouran Host Club

>>143096869
Neat, I liked that one too but it's pretty unpopular especially wrt his other stuff. You liked the ending? I thought most took issue with that part.

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>>143096869
And I forgot Fate/Zero

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A good taste thread? Nice!

>>143093968
I doubted during lot of time to pick that, because everyone said it was sooooooo tragic. But in the end...wasn't tragic at all, yes, the ride is quite dramatic but at the end of the series everyone is living and well. IT was badass series.

>>143096082
Good taste my fellow aesthete of superior patrician birth.

>>143096756
pure gold coming from a toradora lover

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>>143096608
I recommend the series over the movie.

It's a bit more thorough in its storytelling and at a better pace.

>>143096920
Yeah I liked the ending, it was fun and epic without giving headache (like Kaiba).

>>143096681
>boring
>edgy
Understandable
>predictable
Ok you're full of shit

>>143097047
I just wished they had played it a bit more straight, y'know? But yeah I didn't get Kaiba at all. I'm more a fan of Tatami Galaxy and Ping Pong.

>>143097082
I knew he wasn't gonna kill him from the every start.

>>143096756
Even the majority of /a/ agrees that Aria is god-tier SoL, you would know that if you lurked here longer than a day.

>>143097155
That doesn't excuse being genuinely confused over the show getting some hate.

>>143096655
summer

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>>143096938

>>143096653
It's good certainly not brainless it deals with child soldiers and rape. Guess it was a bit too intense for>>143096583

>>143089402
>>143092329
>>143094047
Is this a Gungrave-tier show? Because I could go for that right now.

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>>143097338
Dunno but Trigun is Gungrave tier imo

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>>143097075
>Episode 11

Every time

>>143097335
>it deals with rape
>JUST KEEP THE BABY LOL STOP BEING SO ENTITLED GIRLLL

Child soldiers were well done, but the war messages were awful
>noooo you don't have the right to kill anybody it's evil even if it's the asshole who killed millions and will keep killing millions if we don't do anything! Let's do a picnic instead
>it's okay when I use a gun to threaten you, though

>>143097227
Let's not mix up confusion and disbelief

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Aria
Shinsekai Yori
Mawaru Penguindrum
Shiki
Sora No Woto
Madoka Magica
Kino's Journey
Non Non Biyori
Love Lab
Katanagatari
Kyousougiga
Ping Pong

the only ones that spring to mind are the Jojo animes.

>>143097115
Well no shit sherlock. Congrats you understood one of the most basic themes of the show. There was obviously no fucking way in hell he was going to kill him.

Did you predict the events leading up to the end though? How Johan developed his personality? Or how much the characters would change throughout the course of the show?

>>143097003
What am I looking at?

Yuyushiki

>>143097596
no one cares

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>>143097075
Why is this not an anime but Mayoiga is

>>143097516
>not even the right font
0/10

>>143097075
This is painfully slow paced. It takes a fucking hour to even get the premise out. 1-3 should be 1 episode. 4-7 should be 1 episode.

>>143097552
You don't watch a lot of older stuff, do you?

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EXCUSE ME

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I can't think of a better anime adaptation than Diamond is Unbreakable so far. It's hit and surpassed every expectation for me.

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Objectively 10/10

Berserk also

>>143098082
I can

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Et8Qfikh7w

>>143097552
Wow, I didn't know people besides me could have such GREAT TASTE

>>143097967
I do, but most of the obvious ones aren't really worth mentioning.

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Both the series and the movie.

>>143098368
Is it really?
How is it compared to something like Hyouka?
I absolutely loved Hyouka

>>143098368
My man.

>>143098597
It's closer to K-On! having been made by the exact same people.

>>143098661
then is boring shit

>>143098719
Nope it's very good.

>>143098661
Well, I hope the girls are at least as cute then.

>>143096402
You mean the transfer, or the character designs and animation?

Nice rec thread. Really loving all the MAL-tier choices, everyone. Great showing for 2016 /a/.

>>143093631
Season 5 this fall

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>>143091402

>All those episode building the "mystery"
>No real "mystery", just are angels living in rural town

>>143098989
Wah wah

>>143097075
>>143094250

This is a real movie or tv serie?

I cant find outside of "trailer".

>>143099089
It's a literal meme. Nothing more

>>143099089
It's a show that was aired in an alternate dimension, you have to have the right cellphone to be able to stream it

>>143097155
If you lurked here for longer than a day then you'd know that there are plenty of people who dislike it solely for the mascot character alone, nevermind any other aspect of it.

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>>143089402

>>143096736
Seriously fuck that retarded cat. I ever time I see him I have the urge to just mash the right arrow key.

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>>143089402
Literally no such thing as literally perfect.
That being said.

>>143099228
It looked real good but I had trouble getting invested in the characters or story. I guess these kinds of historical dramas aren't my thing.

>>143094643
The moral of the story was that for as much a piece of shit Van comes off as, he was still fundamentally a good person.

Meanwhile for all the gentleness, kindness and compassion Koo Krying Kroo offered to people, he was still fundamentally a horrible piece of shit.

Van's motives were purely selfish, Koo's were purely altruistic. That still didn't change who they were as people. It's part of the theme why Rey ends up dying while Van doesn't, because Rey despite being a kind person, still crosses the line he can't come back from and it leads to his own self destruction literally and figuratively.

It's not Van getting revenge that I like, it's that the story itself is presented that Van isn't a bad person for getting his revenge. He kills Koo in the way a good man kills someone. No talking, no gloating, no attempts to justify his actions. He cuts the guys head off and leaves.

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Also, Kino's Journey

It's nearly impossible to judge with all the saturation and hundreds of really similar shows.
Best I can do is break it down by genres and pinpoint the most memorable ones from each.

Comedy being one of the easiest to rank I'd say for me
Fumoffu
Seto no Hanayome
Sabagebu

>>143098092
distended middle section

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Fafner for being so good despite it's short comings.

In that it's managed to tell a unique and tragic story of the fate of the BORN TO BE A SUPER PILOT type character.

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>still no Patlabor
I'm dissapointed.

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>>143099523
>Van's motives were purely selfish, Koo's were purely altruistic.
Koo was fucking insane dumbfuck. The show doesn't present his him as being anything other than demented so your point falls flat and it doesn't help that the people who follow him and equally horrible people. Van being a "piece of shit" is barely given any relevance especially when he had three women dying for his dick regardless, Ray is ironically a better example of this because unlike Van he has done irredeemable shit for his revenge i.e. killing children and showed no remorse for it. The people who make a big deal about this have never ventured out to watch anime beyond shounen shit which is why they think its unique when its been done to death in fiction and much better than a shitty robot anime.

>>143095553
>stripper
Prostitute actually.

>>143100693
But the people who followed him weren't horrible people. Look at Michael and the Prostitute, they were generally okay people. Even the Gadved was a decent people who was disillusioned at the state of the fucking desert planet they were living on.

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>>143100693
Lol whatever fag, go circlejerk to whatever obscure or popular thing you think is better.

It's your prerogative because you probably watched or read that first and thus are emotionally more invested in.

If you literally think Koo was just insane and never paid attention to the moments where it was clearly being telegraphed that he was far more on the level with the shit going on then I can't help you.

>>143100693
Fucking insane or not, what anon said was said. Claw while totally unselfish in his motives was a bad man at heart, while Van's whole motive was selfish revenge didn't make him a bad person.

>>143089402
Do you think Wendy ever managed to bed him?

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Mushishi is the comfiest, if theres anything more comfy please tell me, i honestly want to know.

Usagi Drop? if you're into that stuff

>>143101558
My go-to comfy is Shirokuma Cafe

>>143099441
Mediocre.

>>143093968
Best love story ever told.

>>143096128
>Van's waifu didn't put out, Claw Man did him a favor.
>getting married and not having sex before it

Van and his Wife were doing it right.

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>>143101558
I really can't wait to back log this after I finish HxH, Shit looks so fucking relaxing.

>>143093968
How is this one? Seems like a bit of a hidden gem, I never see it mentioned outside of heaps of praise. What's it like?

>>143101264
>But the people who followed him weren't horrible people
They were. The twins killed people like nothing, the guy with the Oedipus complex was a nutjob
> Look at Michael and the Prostitute, they were generally okay people.
No they weren't they were terrible people
>>143100693
>Claw while totally unselfish in his motives was a bad man at heart,
>unselfish
He was literally trying to force people into a state he thought was for the best for them when there were people who clearly opposed this. That's the very definition of selfish. The bit with Van is just you being a fucking retard
>>143101323
>Old boy
>obscure
>critically acclaimed award winning work with two live action adaptations

Okay

>If you literally think Koo was just insane and never paid attention to the moments where it was clearly being telegraphed that he was far more on the level with the shit going on then I can't help you.
Nice fanfiction dumbass.

>>143099441
10/10 series. Fuck REEEEEEEEEbellion though

>>143101451
>>143101264
>>143101323
I still find it hilarious that people honestly believe there's depth in a shit show like this especially when its directed by fucking Taniguichi

>>143094038
THIS MOTHERFUCKER KNOWS WHATS UP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgCuDFLN0WE

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>>143102042
>What's it like?
It's pretty depressing, but it's also heartwarming.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmVRuLGs7LU

>>143102238
I really like that art style. I think I'll enjoy it, I'll try and check it out soon.

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>>143102068
I said obscure or popular.
Nice reading comprehension.

>Nice fanfiction

OH GOD
IT'S YOU G-RECOTARD.
THE GUY TOO STUPID TO EVEN UNDERSTAND A CHILDREN'S SHOW LIKE THAT

>>143102131
Depths where you find it. You simply have to try and find the meaning yourself. People who need meaning spoonfed to them by the director, writer or other people can never truly enjoy things as much

>>143102321
It's pretty fun so I bet you will, also the OP is amazing.

>>143102372
So its no different from fanfiction

>>143096723
K-on is a 8/10 at best would be a 10 but Azusa ruined the balance and was an all around shit character.

Hellsing Ultimate and Mushishi are the last 10/10 series I have seen lately

>>143093888
Even with its recycled footage, shit animation, garbage ending, it still managed to be an incredible show.

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>>143102559
Azusa accentuated the balance. It helped Mio become her character and it also brought in Ui and Jun as their own little group with their own dynamics

>>143102559
Azusa was necessary as a viewer surrogate and to make manifest the themes of adolescence, growing up and so on. The show wouldn't have had the same impact without her, I don't think. Plus she's cute as heck and plays a mean guitar.

>>143092843
>>143093439
This is bait thread or newfag central?

>>143098131
Godly stuff.
Perfect taste, anon.

>>143101558
>>143102583
>only two people posting mushishi

it is literally the comfyist anime ever made and one of the few true 10/10 animuz out there

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>>143089402

Fumoffu, that is.

>>143103028
>Fumoffu S2 never

kill me

>>143102792
>someone has a different opinion, must be bait

>>143103085
>>143103085
Oh come on now, you get to look forward to Chidori becoming a completely irredeemable slut and bitch.

God, that's going to be so much fun seeing all those faggots who never followed up with the visual novels get upset.

>>143103148
Maybe waiting for Sosuke to go full NUCLEAR and completely destroy the enemy all by himself while talking shit about Chidori and their retarded masterplan is not such a bad thing after all.

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>>143089402

>>143103101
That's not what I said, retard. Nobody with any sort of powerlevel would consider Chuunibyou or Toradora perfect SoLs.

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>>143089402
Fuujin monogatari. Comfy,unique, short reflections on growing up with a pinch of melancholy

>>143103354
He specifically said that it wasnt perfect

>>143103388
Toradora most definitely isn't best SoL either though.

>>143103365
I wished they had done more with the concept. I liked the wind festival and kick-the-can episodes but the rest left me a bit cold. Still an okay choice, I guess.

>>143103341
I've marathoned this shit until episode 16 so I didn't really have much time to think about how shit it really was and let it sink in but even then it became so unbearable I just had to stop.
This show made me stay away from anything with the world "mecha" or "sunrise" on it for quite a while after that.

>>143103425
I personally think Mushishi was better but hey, we all have our own opinions.

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Literal Perfection bar the piss episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0eHJtEu24I

>>143098919
>Zegapain
My nigga
Even the OP and ED were perfect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efpkXjkFydw

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>>143103148
>>143103287
His name is Sosuke IM GONNA SHIT ALL OVER YOUR PLAN THIS IS WAR NOW YOU DRAMA QUEEN PRINCESS Sagara

>animation NEVER

>>143093647
Wait, are you talking about Toradora or Chu2?
Because if you mean chu2 them's fighting words although I still respect your opinion

>>143103474
I mean, Toradora is hardly a SoL after first half. It becomes romance drama. Actually, same could be said for Chuunibyou but latter also had nonsensical finale because it didn't lead anywhere.

>>143103365
I really dig this "experimental" style guess i'll download this its an I.G series so aint like it can be shit

>>143103474
calling mushishi a SoL is pretty insulting to the series

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>>143103475
Don't care what anyone else says, still one of my top 5

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Literally devoid of flaws.

>>143103692
Only if you're a /v/ermin.
There's nothing wrong with any genre by itself. Only execution matters.

>>143099004
don't forget the mountains of melodrama and 'subtle' metaphors

>>143103545
Talking about Toradora, Chu2 is one of my favorite anime

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Specifically Asahita no Joe 2.

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>>143103822

>>143103753
true not all SoL are horrible a lot of them are but the fact still remains mushishi is not a SoL

>>143097338
You want an anime done by the same creator try kekkai sensen

>>143094088
>in AT LEAST 3 episodes
it's roughly 2.5 for each, you know?

>>143103895
You do realize an anime can be more than one genre right? Just like Haruhi is also slice of life

>>143103895
It is a SoL.

>>143103895
Where are you getting Mushishi is not SoL from?

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Probably this.
It's the greatest anime ever made.

>>143103797
My African-American Half-Sibling

>>143102275
My nigger

Also has one of the best last episodes of all time. That fucking song at the end, goddamn. The whole thing was worth it for that alone

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>>143103977
>>143104001
>>143104010
well why is it a SoL

>>143104246
It shows a slice of the life of a person
how is it not sol?

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I wouldn't call it perfect because it prefers going for simple elements but I'm unable to find any flaws and I'm honestly impressed how well thought out the show is.

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>>143093888
>>143094335
>>143102586
Fun show full of fun things.

>>143102435
>>143102238
>>143093968

Got a place to DL or torrent? Can't find a torrent with any seeders

>>143102275
Excellent fucking taste.

>>143104307
mushishi is not about ginko everything could be considered a SoL

>>143104377
Mushishi very much is about Ginko.

>>143104324
https://bakabt.me/torrent/151264/kemono-no-souja-erin-the-beast-player-erin-hdtv-h264-vorbis-ss

>>143104246
Because it follows a guy in his day to day life. There's no plot driving the characters' actions, either in the overarching sense or even really in the the episodic sense. Ginko just travels and reacts to what he encounters, be it Mushi or people. That's the essence of slice of life. There's no plot, just characters, and they're not obligated to act a certain way or accomplish anything. The "story" is just whatever they do.

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>>143104246

>>143104324
Bakabt

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There are people who still haven't watched this.

>>143104462
>appeal to authority
die

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>>143104041
Posting the actual greatest /m/ anime ever made

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOHQpe50_RA

>>143104473
But anon, Macross Delta is objectively perfect.

>>143104416
I don't really care much for the SoL argument but I always thought that most of the stories were about the people and the world. Ginko is just a piece of the show rather than being the main focus. That's just my take on it though.

>>143104473
I know. It's just that I haven't been so impressed with a show since >>143104474 (which dropped a bit later on) without those thoughts disappearing after three eps.

>>143104509
Not cool man, not cool. But I already know about that, just chosen random screenshot.

>>143104377
>mushishi is not about ginko
That's funny, because he's in every single episode and the show follows him constantly. So by any observable metric Mushishi is definitely about Ginko and his day to day life.

>>143089402
Cowboy Beebop

>>143104574
That doesn't prevent the show from being SoL though. But yeah, I like this approach a lot. More shows should do that.

>>143104324
https://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3680470

>>143104623
Like I said, I don't really care whether people categorize as a SoL or not. As long as it's good it's good, genres be damned.

>>143104574
How does that make sense? Ginko has agency, his actions directly influence what happens to the people he meets and the places he visits. He's not some voyeur or audience surrogate, he has knowledge the audience doesn't and acts in ways we don't always understand or empathize with.

>>143104574
Look at Golgo13, that's what you're arguing for.
Golgo is a force of nature, he's not a character. If he is paid to kill someone he will succeed, that's the entire point. He a plot device to tell the story of the people hiring him and his targets.

However, unlike Ginko, he often takes a role far in the background, he sometimes only shows up in a cameo-like role.

>>143104586
See what I wrote about Golgo13.

>>143104517
>sentaishit
>comparing to glorious Gekiganger 3

>>143104733
>Blade motherfucking Blader
>Mere sentaishit
Don't make me slap your shit up, anon.

>>143104696
I'm beginning to suspect you don't even understand the difference between plot-driven and character-driven storytelling. Golgo 13 has plot, Mushishi doesn't. That's what makes one SoL and the other not.

>>143104696
You do have a point there. I underestimated the impact Ginko has on the story, especially considering how there were quite a few episodes which focused solely on Ginko himself. Still I'd argue that the majority of the episodes have Ginko act as a plot device. He just sort of shows up and solves whatever problem that there is, and the rest is about the characters of the week and how they resolve their problems. Or maybe he doesn't act like that, it's been a while since I've watched it. I guess it's time for a rewatch.

>>143103895
>all SoL are horrible
How to tell somebody is from /v/: the post

>>143098957
Early digital paint animation.

>>143104853
not that anon but mushishi is episodic and almost every episode has a a separate plot.

>>143104905
>He just sort of shows up and solves whatever problem that there is
He doesn't solve everything, he only does what he can or is willing to do. That's what it means to have agency, to act according to his character rather than the demands of plot.

>>143104853
>>143104905
It doesn't matter.
We are looking at the role of a single character within the show.
Their roles are very much alike, they both exist to tell the story of whoever is in the focus of the episode.

However Ginko has his own agency, his own interests, his own goals, he's an actual character.

Golgo just wants his money for making an impossible shot and what can you really say about him? That he has an amazing penis.
But that's ok, because that's not the point.

>>143105000
I'm not arguing that Ginko is necessarily plot device. I'm just saying that he isn't always the main focus. My point was that he was a character in a world, and it doesn't revolve around him all the time. I made a mistake earlier saying that Ginko was never the main focus because that's obviously not the case.

>>143104954
In the loosest sense of the word plot, yes.

>>143094096
man why people like brotherhood more ill never know.

I guess just manga elitism

>>143105115
>I'm just saying that he isn't always the main focus.
He's overwhelmingly the focus of the series, there's almost no recurring characters in Mushishi aside from Ginko himself. I'm not even sure what point you're trying to make here, cause it's laughable to claim he's not the main character or that the series isn't about him at this point.

>>143105200
There aren't any other recurring characters true, but there are the character of the weeks that have their own problems that they need to solve. The only point I'm trying to make here is that it's not always about Ginko. There are quite a few episodes where Ginko's only role is to explain the mushi inflicting the person and giving medicine and leaving, and the rest of the episode is more or less dedicated to the character of the week.
Like I said before I haven't watched Mushishi in a while so I might just be cherry picking episodes and my mind. To be honest the longer I talk about this the more I'm doubting what I'm saying so I'm probably just going to rewatch it.

>>143105118
what does that even mean

>>143105077
>Their roles are very much alike, they both exist to tell the story of whoever is in the focus of the episode.
>However Ginko has his own agency, his own interests, his own goals, he's an actual character.
These two points are completely at odds with each other. First you say Ginko is just a framing device, then you admit he's not a framing device but an actual character with agency. Which is it? A framing device doesn't have agency, they are a window for the audience into the story.

I also think you're mischaracterizing Golgo with this too. He's not passive either, he has a role in the story besides just being a voyeur. But his role is power fantasy for the audience, his story is about thrills and action, getting people excited and interested in what will happen next.

Mushishi is about experiencing the setting, the wonder of the Mushi, the weird, fantastical and sometimes frightening things that Ginko encounters, and how he responds to them.

What you're noting is that Golgo is rather one dimensional as a character, but that's fine because there's a lot of other stuff besides Golgo to hold your attention in his manga. Mushishi on the other hand just has the Mushi and the random people you just met, the only real constant is Ginko himself, so he has to have a lot more facets to him and a lot more direct agency to make him interesting.

How's Mushishi S2? I'm really low on HD space & I just don't feel like deleting my beloved HxH.

>>143105380
>but there are the character of the weeks that have their own problems that they need to solve
If they were the focus then why have Ginko at all? If he is, as you claim, just a framing device for their problem, why even have him? I'll give you a hint, it's because the manga is called Mushishi, and who is the Mushishi? It's Ginko.

>>143105509
Just as good as the first season

>>143089402
Shinsekai yori
Shingekai no Bahamut
Blue submarine no. 6
Ping pong the animation
Serial experiment lain
Nichijou
And a bunch I cant recall off the top of my head
Other good ones are, zetsuen no tempest, your lie in april,

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>>143089402
Surprised there is still no one that has posted this.
It is the closest thing I have seen to perfection in anime.

>>143105412
Plot can have different meanings. The broadest definition is "what happens in a story," which you could apply to the episodes/chapters of Mushishi. The more specific definition used when talking about writing refers to a series of events within a narrative, not everything that happens, but the "main thrust" of the story, what its actually "about" so to speak. This definition of plot is how you're able to determine the meat of a story versus fluff and "side stories" that can be cut out without losing anything essential. This of course is if your story is driven by its plot, rather than by its characters, in which case only the lose sense of plot would apply.

>>143105528
I've stated this before, but I'm not saying Ginko is just a framing device. I'm not disagreeing that he is a main character. Shit, I'm not even arguing that the characters of the week are more important than Ginko. Literally all I'm trying to say here is that Ginko is a character in a world and it's not always about him. Sometimes it's more about the characters he meets. Sometimes the episode is about him. That's really it. I'm not arguing that Ginko is some backseat plot device with zero personality whose only purpose is to solve problems mushi stir up. If my posts were unclear then I apologize.

>>143105799
The original point is that Mushishi is a SoL (among other genres) which is principally about Ginko's day to day life. It sounds like you agree with this so I don't see any point in quibbling over just how much of the series actually follows him closely vs when he's less central to the episode.

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>>143105696
Princess Tutu deserves more love, it has an incredible combination of everything.

>>143104309
Re:Zero was my surprise of the season
BOY SENT INEXPLICABLY TO FANTASY WORLD
ALSO GROUNDHOG DAY
are the two most overused cliche's in anime
and this does actually pretty well

>>143105907
The post I replied to stated that Ginko was very much the main focus of Mushishi all the time. All I wanted to say was that there were quite a few episodes where it wasn't really about Ginko but the characters that he's helping. I really didn't care about the SoL argument at all, I even said so in the post. If that's what we were arguing about the whole time then I can't really put that on me.

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>>143103866
my nigger

>>143105696
The spacing between their eyes trigger me to no end.

>>143104324
Is this some kind of new meme? This is like the 100th time this week I've seen someone say they can't find a seeded torrent despite that definitely not being true.

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Nobody expected this.

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This is probably the only show that really sticks out in my memory that hasn't been mentioned already.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dywaQJ_KAJw

>>143105696
Agreed.

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>>143089402

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asides from the sentai arc, samflam is perfect

>>143103724
>mushishit
>literally devoid of flaws
Literally devoid of plot. Nothing happens. The most overrated anime on /a/

>>143107578
>episodic anime cant be good

>>143107578
it is quite overrated but its still good for what it is

>>143094096
FMA 03 is utter shit

>>143107661
fuck off brotherhood is babby's first anime

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>>143096462
The tv show ruined it for me

Would've been better if it never had sequel

>>143107714
brotherhood was like my 20th anime, faggot...

Shinsekai Yori
FMA:B
Gankutsuou
Shingeki no Bahamut
Parasite
Golden Time
Mahouka
Garo S1
Death Note
Clannad
Legend of Galactic Heroes

Probably missing few though. Not missing Bebop and champloo, or something similar though

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I'm surprised no one has said The Tatami Galaxy yet

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>>143106812
Thanks! I was going to post this show, I'm pleased that someone else already posted it.

>>143108126
>hipster shit

>>143108307
Is it really hipster shit if the majority of /a/ likes or at least knows about it?

>>143107714
Funny to say that when FMA03 was the gateway for most people. Eat shit.

>>143108084
Good for you to be able to hold mediocrity in such high regard. Sometimes I wish I was a little less patricious.

>>143095744
Shit could have been cut down by 50% and it would still be too long to get the story across.

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>>143105696
finally

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El Dorado episode was fucking perfect.

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Even though its relatively recent I really loved Shirobako

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Best comedy anime.

>>143109127
Them teasing that the one chick would join them was so goddamn annoying.

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>Just one mention of LOGH until now
What the fuck is wrong with you people?

>>143100213
Fafner I wouldn't call perfect. Its good, yes, but it has flaws.

Exodus, on the other hand...

>>143093631
I ship them.

>>143109415
/a/'s taste must be improving.

>>143109415
It kind of stalls after yang wen-li's death

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>>143099045
>>143103881
>>143106812

Pure non-pretentious great taste.
I like you all.

Free! ES

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>>143089402
>Obvious rec thread
>This many serious replies and suggestions
What the fuck is happening?

>>143092651
GxS and Aria share a universe?

>>143109976
I really like GunXSword and was pulled into the thread, sorry. I was hoping this would be a GunXSword thread.

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The show I looked forward to every week while it was airing. I can't remember anything I've been more excited for in a long, long time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnR0Yek-oyI

If they had muted the crowd during the final few moments of the count-down while it was panning across everyone's faces to just leave the sound of the rocket engines igniting this would be indisputably the best thing I have ever seen.

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now I know why everyone talks shit about /a, no one has mentioned Mardock scramble or Mnemosyne

>>143110323
Mardock Scramble was better as a novel.

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an anime that starts with a 15 years old prostitute getting burnt alive in a car, is there anything better?

>>143089402
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtBi5dHAejM

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>>143110349
yeah, we get it, the books and the mangas are always better blah blah

>>143110425
Not always, but in this case even being split into so many movies couldn't do the novel the proper justice. Not that it was bad, but it cut out some significant parts to the story in lieu of time. I loved the art style and voice acting for the movies.

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Best Series hands down from the previous years

>>143110323
>>143110349
and Mnemosyne is literally torture porn