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You don't seek out a show called Berserk for its refined military strategy. Violence is what matters and violence is what Berserk delivers.
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The shoujo legend
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A magical girl anime about ballet dancing? It may sound weird, but Princess Tutu is not to be underestimated.
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6 Reasons To Watch: Detective Opera Milky Holmes
Milky Holmes has the cute characters, magic, and lighthearted fun of a proper magical girl series, with dashes of adult humor thrown into it.
Reasons to watch Isekai!
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The Dangers in my Heart had a similar appeal for me as Nagatoro. In that character development is a key focus throughout.
3 Reasons To Watch: Gamers!
Video games and romance, do they mix?
5 Reasons To Watch: Penguindrum
Every anime should include penguins.
3 Reasons To Watch: Promare
Trigger being Trigger
5 Reasons To Watch: Katanagatari
Whether you're an established fan of Isin's work or not, Katanagatari is an anime that'll defy your expectations one way or another.
5 Reasons To Watch: Akira
35 years later, Akira is still a cyberpunk classic without equal. I had a great time returning to this legendary anime.
3 Reasons To Watch: Sabagebu!
Sabagebu has no intention of being a realistic airsoft anime. In fact, being wildly unrealistic is its pride and joy.
5 Reasons To Watch: Symphogear
The best way I can describe Symphogear is by saying that it's a sci-fi magical girl anime crossed with an idol show.
5 Reasons To Watch: Fractale
With VR becoming more and more prominent, Fractale offers a cautionary tale of what depending on a fake reality could bring.
5 Reasons To Watch: Shuffle!
I’m on Team Sia. Fight me.
3 Reasons To Watch: Angelique
First releasing in 1994, Angelique made a name for itself as one of the few dating sims for girls releasing on mainstream home consoles.
3 Reasons To Watch: Uzamaid!
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5 Reasons To Watch: Ponyo
A visual masterpiece, even by Ghibli standards. Ponyo goes the extra mile to make every little detail of its world come to life.
5 Reasons To Watch: Bastard!!
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5 Reasons To Watch: Mahoromatic
The example of a monster invasion breaking up the obligatory beach episode stands out, but is hardly the silliest Mahoromatic storyline.
3 Reasons To Watch: HANEBADO!
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5 Reasons To Watch: Metropolis
Metropolis is a 2001 anime adaptation of an Osamu Tezuka manga that first released all the way back in 1949.
3 Reasons To Watch: Hinamatsuri
There are few anime that come to mind where I laughed as often and as loudly as I did while watching Hinamatsuri
5 Reasons To Watch: Konosuba
God’s Blessing on this Wonderful Anime
5 Reasons To Watch: Kemonozume
Kemonozume was to be the first time that Yuasa got to unleash his artistic vision unto a full-length TV anime.
3 Reasons To Watch: Gleipnir
There is ample violence, sex, and dark plot twists, but Gleipnir backs this up with some genuinely fascinating mysteries.
5 Reasons To Watch: Moomin
After generations of being a local niche, this second attempt at making a Moomin anime turned the Finnish comic series into a worldwide hype.
5 Reasons To Watch: Paprika
Combined with the limitless creativity afforded by the dreamlike setting, this makes Paprika a spectacle that is hard to rival.
4 Reasons To Watch: Wotakoi
Wotakoi combines an office romance setting with a story about awkward geeks trying to figure out how to do relationships correctly.
3 Reasons To Watch: Kimi to Picopico
Kimi to Picopico has a deep passion for gaming history and does a great job of conveying that through its stories.
6 Reasons To Read: Devilman
Over 50 years later, the original Devilman remains captivating in a way that few other series could ever hope to be.
5 Reasons To Watch: MF Ghost
MF Ghost makes great use of this change in format to make its races more dynamic. There's more push-and-pull, more drama.
3 Reasons To Watch: Bartender (2006)
My kind of educational anime.
3 Reasons To Watch: Miss Monochrome
Miss Monochrome is not a complicated series itself, but the lore of the series (and its creation) is bonkers.
3 Reasons To Watch: Millennium Actress
Don't worry. Millennium Actress does an amazing job at absorbing you into its story, even when watching it casually.
5 Reasons To Watch: Angelic Layer
Don't underestimate Angelic Layer. Its battle scenes can more than rival those of traditional shounen action anime.
5 Reasons To Watch: Flip Flappers
I initially compared Flip Flappers to a mixture of Alice in Wonderland and Madoka Magica, but in truth it's more like anime Psychonauts.
5 Reasons To Watch: Gurren Lagann
Gurren Lagann is a constant barrage of delicious action scenes, full of amazing moments and hilarity. This was Gainax at its peak.
5 Reasons To Watch: Death Parade
If you know anybody who is skeptical about anime, then Death Parade could be a fun anime to introduce them to.
5 Reasons To Watch: Eromanga Sensei
I was expecting something far more trashy when I first put it on my backlog, but I ended up genuinely appreciating Eromanga Sensei.
5 Reasons To Watch: Tri-Zenon
Few would guess that Tri-Zenon instead draws inspiration from Legend of the Galactic Heroes of all things instead.