The studio advertised it as a generic slice of life magical girl show, and when it was leaked that its writer was Gen Urobuchi, who was known for his horror stories, they tried to do "damage control" by claiming that he was trying to get into new genres and styles. The show does indeed turn pretty dark fairly soon, and you should definitely not watch it if you need something mild. In any case, it's top stuff and I recommend it.

[–] Terces@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for your reply and thank you for hiding the spoilers.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

All joking aside, please go and watch it immediately without looking up anything else about it. It's genuinely one of the best shows you will ever watch, I'm not even slightly exaggerating here, and it's soooo much better if you can go in blind.

If I had a men in black memory zapper I would erase the entirety of this show from my memory and leave myself a Memento style note to go watch it again, just so I could relive that experience.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

Thanks

[–] MamLaLiq@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Hi, elderly rookie anime-liker here: the version on Crunchyroll is a side-story from 2020. Do you perhaps know where I can watch the 2011 version?

And perhaps a bit forward, but do you have some reccomendations for me?

I watched and liked (order of watchdate):

Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood Steins Gate Demonslayer (started with mugen train movie with my daugter, binged back and following) Chainsaw Man One Punch Man Mushi-shi Made in Abyss Way of the househusband Jujutsu Kaisen and while not anime per se Blue Eye Samurai (binged this weekend with husband and daughter)

And I recently watched Suzume wich made me cry.

thanks in advance!

(sorry for typos, cat really wants to sit on the keyboard.)

[–] Ludrol@szmer.info 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hey. If you want you can also ask in !anime@lemmy.ml

If you want to find where to watch check this meta list FREE MEDIA HECK YEAH Click on one with the star. Use ad block like "ublock origin" for better watching experience.

For films I reccomend "your name" "spirited away" "princess mononoke" "howls moving castle" "my neighbour totoro" "akira" "ghost in the shell"

For TV shows I reccomend:

similar to mushishi: "girls last tour" "kinos journey"
action: "jujutsu kaisen" "mob psycho"
tragedy: "cyberpunk: edgerunners"
slice of life: "miss kobayashi dragon maid" "spy x family"
comedy "nichijou"
mystery: "odd taxi" "planetes"
avan-garde "melancholy of haruhi suzumiya" not great but culturally significant. Especially season 2.
drama "violet evergarden" <- real tear jerker

Depending on your tolerance on sexual themes "mushoku tensei". The main character has perversion as a major character trait and behaves acordingly. It is off putting for majority of people but defienetely worth a watch for experienced anime weeb.

[–] MamLaLiq@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks for the list.

I got Studio Ghibli and Akira already covered, will check how weebie really I am.

[–] Basil@lemmings.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It's western animation, but I just finished Pantheon and thought it was an absolute blast.

Gurren Lagann if you like it truly over the top

Code Geass I want to call another mecha anime, but it's so much more than that.

Samurai Champloo

Cowboy Bebop

Tower of God

Silent Voice, if you want to cry more

Mob Psycho 100

The Tatami Galaxy

Parasyte (same vein as Chainsaw Man)

[–] MamLaLiq@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thank you, Parasyte is in my soon-to-watch-list.

[–] Basil@lemmings.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's a good one! The music is amazing too

[–] MamLaLiq@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is it Parasyte: the Maxim? Sometimes I get lost in the spin-offs (FMA Brotherhood, FuliCuli). Netfix streams this in my regio.

[–] Basil@lemmings.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes it is, sorry I actually forgot about the Maxim part

[–] MamLaLiq@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Thanks! Going to check it out now.

[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I second Ludrol as for where to watch it. But if you don't want to resort to piracy, I think you can also watch the show on Netflix.

I haven't watched that much anime, but if I had to make a top 3, it'd be FMA:B, Madoka, and Code Geass.

[–] Basil@lemmings.world 2 points 11 months ago

Code Geass makes me feral in the best way

[–] MamLaLiq@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Code Geass looks nice broody and gothic.