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[Hawkfrost]

What kind of butler doesn't have a sniper rifle?

That... looks like an (out of proportion) anti-tank rifle. Sodding hell.

It's a Barrett M82 fifty-calibre; they use them for firing on military trucks, planes, people and such, you can't pierce a tank with one.

[Orange Wizard]

Um, yeah. Anti-materiel rifle. I knew that.

[Cruxador]

At this point, if there was a butler character in an anime that wasn't a badass, just a played-straight manservant, I'd be surprised.

Kill la Kill is notable in this, since just about everyone else is a badass of some sort.

[Neyvn]

Another Manga for you all

http://mangapark.me/manga/saike-mata-shite-mo

The story follows a unambitious introverted middle school student called Saike Kuzushiro. After witnessing the death of his childhood friend, Mikan Karatachi, in a road accident. He cries out to God and after a fall, Saike wakes up in bed the previous morning, the day of the accident.

Will history repeat? Can he save Mikan? What power does he have to change the future?

[Lordinquisitor]

Hello fine folks!

This seems like the right place to ask for anime recommendations. I`m currently searching for a nice anime to watch, but alas, to no avail. Even myanimelist with it`s recommendations doesn`t turn up much.  My taste might be "special" (or not) so i`ll list some of the anime i`ve enjoyed and some i didn`t enjoy and some (short) reasons as to why in order to make it easier for you to make suggestions.


General likes/dislikes:

I rather like anime with an "realistic" art style and "realistic" fights. I also hugely enjoy complex characters which aren`t purely good or evil. I dislike overpowered characters, or rather characters who win too easily- Even if a character has some amazing power he should struggle and shouldn`t triumph solely through his powers. I tend to favor older, or at least late teenish characters and mature settings and themes.

I absolutely detest all kinds of harem anime.

Please don`t be offended if i dislike some anime you like; That`s just, like, my subjective opinion, dude.


Anime i immensely enjoyed:

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Code Geass: Might actually be my favorite anime. I liked the style, the plot, the characters and pretty much everything about it.

Death Note: The characters and the plot is hugely engaging, as is the drawing style. At least the first half is a masterpiece, the second part wasn`t nearly as good.

Samurai Champloo: The Setting and the characters are awesome. As are the drawing style and the fights.

Everything Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood especially had many amazing moments.

Everything Fate/Staynight: Gilgamesh alone would make those anime worth it. Zero was the best of the bunch, imho.

Attack on Titan: I immensely enjoyed how well fear and despair in the face of such an absurd enemy is portrayed.

Anime i enjoyed:

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Cowboy Bebop: Enjoyable, but i felt that it wasn`t nearly as engaging or good as Samurai Champloo.

Guardian of the Spirit: The female lead was refreshing, the pictures pretty and the fights well done. I somehow felt that the plot didn`t advance fast enough at some points, though.

Black Lagoon: A very refreshing setting and i rather liked it. I don`t know why exactly but it isn`t counted amongst my favorites.

Everything Psycho-Pass: An interesting setting, however i didn`t get invested in the characters.

Everything Ghost in the Shell: Again; An interesting setting and stuff, but i also didn`t get that attached to the characters.

Anime i rather disliked:

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Guilty Crown: Currently watching it, and it has some interesting moments.. But then always falls flat. It was recommended to me as "similar to code geass; But in my humble opinion it`s just a poor mans version/copy of it. I also very much dislike that everything can and is always solved by the special ability of the main character, which is pretty much a deus ex machina machine.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Not a bad anime, but i didn`t really like it. The characters were too young for my taste and the plot too strange.

Akame ga kill: Not exactly too bad; But far more could have been done with it. (More moral dilemmas and stuff)

Elfenlied: I somewhat enjoyed it but not that much. The reasons why have been lost to time.

Rurouni Kenshin: It has it`s enjoyable moments, but overall i dislike how seldom the main lead faces a real challenge.

Anime i very much dislike:

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Naruto: I just dislike it.

One Piece: Too long winded and not serious enough.

Dragon Ball: I enjoyed it as a kid, but nowadays i`m unable to watch it. The fights are stupid and the art style too "simple". Also not serious enough.

Berserk: The drawing style is a bit too simple for my taste and the characters too bland; Fights aren`t also that well done. It`s also somewhat too bleak, or rather "bleak but not in an engaging way".

Claymore: My exact reasons to disliking it have been forgotten, but i did dislike it.

Hellsing: The main character is much too powerful. Can`t enjoy it.

Anime which ought to be burned at the stake:

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Sword Art Online: The single one i`ll list, for i can`t be bothered to think about more anime just as bad- That would be wasted life time.

Any input would be hugely appreciated!

[Reelya]

Another Manga for you all

Probably shouldn't be linking to sites that have scanlations, that's against forum policy.

@Lordinquisitor:

Baccano! (2010) * this one is really good, dark comedy/horror set in 1930's chicago and new york, with gangster wars, and chronological fuckery similar to Pulp Fiction.

Shinsekai Yori: it's a sci-fi series based on a novel, where the start might seem a bit rocky, but it's extremely worth the time to watch the whole thing. Great atmosphere, world building, and plot twists.

Monster could be a good choice if you liked Death Note. But I can only give you a second-hand recommendation. Haven't watched it yet personally, but everyone else raves about it.

Rainbow (2010) historical action/drama about 7 kids in a juvenile prison in the 1950s.

Gangsta (2015) pretty gritty art style and setting, though the action gets a bit crazy and less believable towards the end of the season.

Erased (2016). Though it's more suspense/drama than action, it's very serious in tone.

You could also try ones like Parasyte (medium serious), Ajin (more serious) and Tokyo Ghoul (though I personally hate this one). All three are about people who's bodies are infected by some sort of virus/curse. They're all pretty gory.

Some possible ones where YMMV: Darker than Black, Psycho Pass, Corpse Princess.

[Neonivek]

I absolutely detest all kinds of harem anime.

Please don`t be offended if i dislike some anime you like; That`s just, like, my subjective opinion, dude.

Harem is more of a plot element (for example Fate/Stay is a harem anime to my knowledge...) then a genre

Just one that seems to ALMOST ALWAYS SUCK!

[Reelya]

I absolutely detest all kinds of harem anime.

Please don`t be offended if i dislike some anime you like; That`s just, like, my subjective opinion, dude.

Harem is more of a plot element (for example Fate/Stay is a harem anime to my knowledge...) then a genre

Just one that seems to ALMOST ALWAYS SUCK!

It's a simple formula, so it can be used well by good writers, or it can be used as a crutch for people who don't actually have any idea what they are doing. Guess which type of writer is more common.

For example, Stein's Gate, Haruhi and any number of other shows have a "harem structure" but they don't necessarily fall back on any of the "standard tropes".

It's similar with other common set-ups like the "school club" set up. This category includes some terrible shows, but also some great shows. A simple structure basically means the writer expends no effort in having to explain the setting. This saving in effort can be used or misused. It all depends what the writer does with it, do they use it as an opportunity to create more fleshed-out characters and focus on character interactions, or do they use it as an excuse to be lazy and just fill the show with cliches?

[GreatJustice]

Gangsta (2015) pretty gritty art style and setting, though the action gets a bit crazy and less believable towards the end of the season.

I seem to remember reading the description for this one and thinking that it sounded like the sort of 80s B movie that would show up on Best of the Worst. Does that sum it up?

[Furtuka]

Harem is more of a plot element (for example Fate/Stay is a harem anime to my knowledge...) then a genre

It's not. Just gets played off that way in post series fanon because of the nature of the branching routes. In the actual story there's only a strong romance angle with the main heroine of whicever route is being followed what I can recall, which is determined fairly early on in the story.

[Neonivek]

Harem is more of a plot element (for example Fate/Stay is a harem anime to my knowledge...) then a genre

It's not. Just gets played off that way in post series fanon because of the nature of the branching routes. In the actual story there's only a strong romance angle with the main heroine of whatever route it is from what I can recall, which is determined fairly early one in the story.

Most Harems aren't "Could end up with anyone"

As I said before there are four
1) Fat Chance: No one is going to end up with the character
2) Everyone: Anyone could (exceptions)
3) One True Love: Only one person
4) Rival and Love: It is two or sometimes even three people in spite there being a large harem.

For example Ouran School is a harem but only two of the many characters has any romantic tension with the heroine lead.

[Furtuka]

It's not a harem. The rest of the cast is too busy with stuff to develop and express an interest in Shirou outside of their own routes. You could make an argument for some of the sequel/spinoffs, but the original story is a nope.

[Neonivek]

outside of their own routes

So... It is a "Everyone stands a chance Harem Visual Novel"

[Cruxador]

9=(long post asking for recommendations)

Man, you started out all pretentious sounding with realistic art and difficult to find and implying a lack of wish fulfillment and I thought your list was going to be about the sort of realistic stuff that rarely actually gets anime but is mostly relegated to manga, and then I open your first spoiler. Anyway based on your description I'd recommend Kaiji and Baccano, and maybe like Ayakashi but based on your list honestly the only common trend I can see about your tastes is that you like stuff that's popular but not so popular that people who claim "nerd cred" hate it on principle. So, uh, One Punch Man? The main character's gimmick doesn't fit your "doesn't win easily" criteria and a lot of people who only watch the anime can't get past that, but I imagine you'll like the next season.

Oh! Or Kekkai Sensen, from a couple seasons ago. And Trigun, by the same author. Those actually seem the most in your wheelhouse, only slightly higher power level than the examples you cite as liking.

outside of their own routes

So... It is a "Everyone stands a chance Harem Visual Novel"

Not really. A harem is defined by a sort of perpetuity to that situation. The fact that it's initially possible for you to get with a fairly wide variety of characters isn't called a "harem" it's called "being single".

[Furtuka]

And while the opening choices between the routes do have elements of picking which heroine to hang out with, the actual changes and phrasing of the choices are more dependant plotwise on Shirou's actions in regards to the alliance forming that occurs during the first few days of the Grail War. For example the main event that chooses between the Fate Route and Unlimited Blade Works route is whether or not Shirou stops Saber from wounding Archer after the fight with Lancer.