Maybe guilty of having teenagers with too much agency, but that’s every show about teenagers. This one hits all the right notes for me. Opening theme is a banger.Īpparently my favorite anime trope is Intimidating Dude Who is Actually a Soft Boy, especially if they’re really good at/passionate about domestic tasks like cooking and cleaning. This show is very Sega Blue Skies if that makes sense. Every stupid thing that happens just makes it even better. Maybe doesn’t treat it’s female cast well enough though I don’t think there’s anything I remember being problematic. Very fun watching the protagonist strategize his way out of fights against technologically superior opponents. My favorite episode was always the one that takes place on a spring night that was the only one that wasn’t based on any of the material from the comic strip.Ī bunch of my faves have been mentioned already so here’s my attempt at bringing up some others But I still have the fondest memories of it and I suspect it does hold up (I"m hoping, I’m praying). Maybe it’s creepier than I remember, and 15 years of studying Japanese pop culture won’t be kind to returning to it. It’s been too long since I watched it, but I’ve never seen any so-called “slice of life” gag-oriented show hit as well. Every time I watch it I only love it more.īONUS: The last thing I replaced on the list was Azumanga Daioh.
# samurai shodown anthology full
I’ve read everything that tells me it’s hollow trash, but I can’t see anything here but a passionate, messy masterpiece full of soul and intellect. There is something in the final episode that left a very bitter taste in my mouth, but I’ve sat with it and while I still don’t like it, I love the show dearly still. The two central vocal performances absolutely sell the rakugo, and the animators do a brilliant job animating them, putting the sort of effort into gestures and shifts in body weight you might see in a giant robot fight or a climactic sports anime match.
# samurai shodown anthology series
The series really manages to be about so much. I was more emotionally invested in the characters in this show than some people I know in real life. Hardly the reason I love it most, but it also updates the setting from the 90s to the 2010s in a way that feels effortless, and that’s impressive. And the Matsumoto story it adapts is brilliantly realized–this series really plays up the character duality that characterizes his work to amazing effect. Science Saru’s distinctive method of computer-aided animation really came into its own here. The translation of Matsumoto Taiyo’s manga style to screen is phenomenal. There’s a warmth in this show that’s never cloying. I need to watch more josei series and read more josei manga, to be honest. The episode where Nanami lays an egg is the best half hour of television. Utena rules and I need to watch it again, because my memory is imperfect and it’s almost like the most beautiful fever dream. Also, consistently actually very funny–I can think of very few shoes with teen protagonists who don’t get all their laughs from just being horny or whatever. Would almost be worth recommending for the animation alone, but it’s also one of the most beautiful stories about the difficulties and importance of trying to be a good person. Consistently clever animation, searing comedy writing, and a murderously good vocal performance by Mitsuishi Kotono, who almost was also represented by Excel Saga on this list, but it’s been too long since I’ve seen that one.
This is funny as hell, and I can’t name a lot of anime series that I can say that about. I wish there were more shows like Patlabor, but I can’t think of a single other one.
It’s also incredibly incisive and clever about a whole host of political and social issues, all while maintaining a weekly hangout and adventure vibe. It somehow feels more adult than most things I’ve seen in the way it’s about some weirdos trying to work together at a job (albeit most in their early 20s or whatever). Finally saw this last year and it’s everything I could’ve wanted and more.
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