Steins;Gate (correction: episode 8 unfortunately has >!Okarin!< grope >!Luka!< because he doesn't believe that they're actually >!a girl in this worldline!<. Everyone rightfully calls him out for being a creepass)
Castlevania (shut up yes it is)
Vivy: Fluorite Eyes Song
Violet Evergarden (edit: NOT THE MOVIE)
Hyouka (skip the ova)
Belle
[Redacted]
Baccano
Deca-dence (I think)
Trigun
Akudama Drive
ACCA: 13 Territory Inspection Dept.
Fullmetal Alchemist
Spy Family
#Mushishi
5 Centimeters Per Second
Afro Samurai
Your Lie In April
Nichijou
Odd Taxi
Cowboy Bebop
Canaan
Sk8 the Infinity (arguably I guess because Adam is a creepass)
A Place Further Than The Universe
Supercrooks
Bocchi the Rock
House of Five Leaves
Weathering With You
#Haibane Renmei
Thus concludes the exhaustive list of animes I watched where I didn't have to put up with any sexualization of minors
If you only take one anime from this list, let it be Mushishi
I wish I'd seen Haibane Renmei by the time I initially made this list. Watch that too!
I just finished Fullmetal Alchemist for the fourth time, and ED3 sexualizes Winry. I guess they had to get the creepy anime viewers to keep watching.
But it doesn't fit at all. It's just plain weird. If I had one complaint, that would be it. The rest is fantastic!
Yeah, if it were live action, it would be pretty uncomfortable to watch. That being said, when I think "sexualization," I think of A Certain Magical Index or Gate. If the worst a show has to offer is a few seconds of bad camera angle in one of the end credit sequences, it's miles ahead of the norm
I am exercising extreme control to not create a couple of dozen extra accounts across multiple instances to create an apparent wave of support for your dicision to include Mushishi because #OMG MUSHISHI IS THE GOAT.
My wife once described it as a "Warm hug and a heavy sigh during a tough season of your life."
Can be super melancholy at times and emotionally challenging but as soon as you either catch your breath / dry your tears / re-evaluate your life / heavy sigh a couple dozen time / sit in the dark in complete silence (episode dependent you immediately want to dive into the next episode. Even if you are unsure why.
Music: Beautiful Story: Beautiful Art: Beautiful
If you are looking for an anime that will make you think, feel, and wonder, then Mushishi is the one for you. It is a rare gem that deserves to be watched by anyone who appreciates the beauty and complexity of life. Mushishi is not just an anime, it is an experience.
Caveat: Mushishi may not be for everyone. Some people may find it too slow-paced, episodic, lacking in action or prefer more character development or continuity between episodes. Valid criticisms all, but I think they are outweighed by the strengths of the anime. Mushishi is not meant to be a typical show with a linear plot or flashy attention grabbing sequences.
It is meant to be a slice of life with a touch of magic. It is meant to be enjoyed at your own pace and with an open mind. If you can appreciate that, then you will love Mushishi as much as I do.
Have you seen Haibane Renmei? I just finished it the other night and it seems to fit in with everything you listed about Mushishi. I absolutely adored it, and it hit exactly the same strings in my heart that Mushishi did. Just know that it's a lot more emotionally heavy than Mushishi. You never have to linger on the depression that Ginko comes into contact with, but you have to go through the depression in Haibane Renmei right alongside the characters. It also doesn't explain every mystery like Mushishi does. It's very Ico/Shadow of the Colossus/The Last Guardian.
You should add Kino's Journey to that list (both the old one and the 2017 remake/sequel).
Very similar chill traveler vibes to Mushishi
I definitely second Kino's journey. Fantastic little slice of life.
Monster.
IMO one of the best stories out there, not just anime.
Since you included movies I'm gonna drop Paprika right here.
Durarara!!
3gatsu no lion
I haven't heard Mushishi from anyone else in a long time and that's a shame because that shit is art.
Never visit bocchi the rock fan pages tho
I learned my lesson way back when I watched Gate. I went into the forums expecting other people to share my opinion that the show would have been much better without the 970 year old demigod trapped in the body of a 12 year old girl. I did not expect that character to be everyone's favorite. Made me feel sick.
Cory in the House
Airplane instruction videos from the 80s
I'll add my favorite, Ergo Proxy to your list
Mushishi is honestly just beautiful, definitely one of my favorites.
A Silent Voice
Is this not regarded as glorifying unhealthy relationships?
spoiler
The deaf girl falls in love with a boy who bullies her so much that her mom takes her out of the school because of the bullying - which includes her bleeding and having a permanent scar, and the repeated destruction of her expensive medical equipment. She confesses her love to the creep even before he apologizes (which he only does after he's been ostracized for years for bullying her). She also chooses to hang around (even alone) with another girl who is actively still bullying her.
Samurai champloo
Moomin
I can't be the only one that's bothered by the fact that this list is not sorted alphabetically
It is sorted chronologically, in the order that I watched them
Chainsaw Man
One Piece
Jujutsu Kaisen
Mob Psycho 100
Attack on Titan
Spy x Family
Lycoris Recoil
Haikyuu
Aoashi
takt op. Destiny
Kabaneri of the iron fortress
Kaguya-sama
Horimiya
Black Clover iirc
Eighty Six (86)
Fruits Basket
One Punch Man
Fire Force
Fire force definitely sexualized tamaki. The whole 'lucky lewd' skits and everything.
Another very good one that I don't recall anything questionable from is Aldnoah Zero, which I frequently recommend to folks
Now try and find that but not somehow linked to high school.
as always, we must look to Cowboy Bebop
Coybow Beebop is super overly sexualised though 😕
Romantic Killer on Netflix. Sorry, I thought you meant linked to high school.Than I suggest Nana, Aggretsuko and Emma A Victorian Romance.
No seeds on the public ones I found :/
Edit: Nevermind :D
Kaiji.
Snow White with the Red Hair is my favorite hidden gem.
- main character is a strong, independent, brilliant woman. She isn't abrasive or obnoxious, just confident in who she is. Her success in the story is entirely from her own efforts.
- love interest is a well rounded character, not an Everyman stand in. His own strengths and weaknesses are plot relevant and he grows independently of the mc.
- the romance progresses at a steady pace and isn't a will they/won't they for two seasons.
- romance is one of many plot lines, not the only one. It's also slice of life and medieval politics.
- and of course, everyone's adults. Everyone has normal body proportions and healthy personalities.
I didn’t even realize anime like this existed, maybe I can get into this. Thanks!
Seinen and Josei are genres targeted at young adult men and women respectively. They both tend to be more realistic and actually mature in their writing, as in having complex character motivations, realistic toxic relationship problems, etc.
Added to my list, thank you :-)
If you like that one, Yona of the Dawn is my all time favorite. :)
OP you just wanted anime suggestions by creating this post didn’t you?
(Me too that’s why I saved this post hehe)
If you want more then check my comments here: https://lemmy.fmhy.net/post/308162
Tbh, this is why I don't tell people I like anime.
I have the same apprehension, but anime is a medium. There's a lot of disgusting books and Western movies around, and we don't shame people for liking books and Western movies.
The problem with anime is that some of the most popular ones suffer from the issues described in the meme. Take death note for example, immensely popular. But the female characters are mere props with one massively problematic female character's infatuation with the lead driving half the show. It's just unwatchable if you don't like that kind of thing.
Yup, the most popular visible anime most people think of, I don't want anyone to associate me with....
Avatar?
I honestly think it's just a good reason to always qualify your preferences. There are dozens of anime for which, if the conversation turned to that anime specifically, or even a major theme, I'd happily talk about it. But most of it really is complete trash. Honestly you can say that about most media which isn't "Christopher Nolan films."
Also, that's not to say complete trash can't be entertaining or have some marginal value. But anime does have a serious problem with sexualizing children, and that definitely keeps it at arms length for me as a general topic.
souske bouske!!!
Gonna go through my mal and find all the ones I've seen. "?" means I'm not 100% sure:
- 5 cm/s
- place further than the universe
- a silent voice
- aldanoah zero?
- Another?
- AOT
- baby steps?
- blood blockade battlefront?
- bocchi the rock
- carole and tuesday
- death parade
- deca-dence
- erased
- fmab
- golden time
- grave of the fireflies
- great pretender
- haikyu
- Howl's moving castle
- I can't understand what my husband is saying
- i want to eat your pancreas?
- japan sinks 2020
- jojo (except one episode)
- jujutsu kaisen? (Only seen first season)
- k-on?
- kaiji
- keep your hands off eizouken
- kingdom
- kuroko's basketball
- link click
- made in abyss? (Haven't seen the latest season)
- magi?
- 3-gatsu no lion
- megalo box
- mob psycho 100
- nichijou
- odd taxi
- patema inverted?
- ping pong the animation
- psycho pass
- ranking of kings
- revenger?
- sk8 the infinity
- spirited away
- spy x fam
- star wars visions?
- steins gate?
- the boy and the beast?
- saiki?
- promised neverland (just watch s1 and pretend that's the end of the story. Never watch s2)
- the way of the househusband
- tonikawa?
- tsuredure children?
- vinland saga
- violet evergarden
- vivy
- weathering with you
- wolf children
- Wotakoi
- yona of the dawn
- your lie in april?
- your name
- yowamushi pedal? (only seen the first few seasons)
Made in Abyss season one has that one scene where the main, underaged character is suspended naked in public as a punishment. I’ve heard that there are a few other questionable moments in the manga.
i mean there's also the erection scene and the sexual tension between the very young main characters over it.
I think many people would consider erased, magi, and made in abyss to count for this meme.
I was debating adding Your Name to my list, but there is the scene where the boy first wakes up in the girl's body. The way I filtered it, if there are any scenes that would be uncomfortable to watch in live action, I didn't add it
So happy to see Wotakoi on here. I need more non-highschool romance anime in my life.
Adults having healthy adult relationships is such a rare commodity in anime.
K-On! is pretty safe. mostly just a wholesome slice-of-life to vibe to.
i'm pondering wether i should argue for Re:Zero on the list or nah. it does feature some very bad relationships caused by the protagonist, but it isn't pictured as anything positive.. actually it's pretty debatable in some scenes involving the character Rem, or the very last episode of season 1.
i'd rather keep my distance from No Game No Life though
Death parade is such a beautiful commentary on death and what it means to be alive, while speaking on the complexity of being simple emotional creatures with complex motivations.
It's what I think makes a good anime. A story bigger or wilder than someone could tell simply through text that manages to get the audience a new feeling or perspective.
But that same thought process is exactly why for every death parade we get at least 1 Eromanga Sensei. When throwing everything against that proverbial wall you get some wild shit too.
- *Steins;Gate*
- Death Note
- Eve no jikan (short TV series/movie)
- Yuru Camp△+Heya Camp△
- Hunter x Hunter
- Hunter x Hunter (2011)
- Koe no Katachi (movie)
- Tamako Market+Tamako Love Story
- Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho
- Hibike! Euphonium
- Shelter
- Tsurezure Children (/Tzuredure Children)
- Usagi Drop (anime only - don't read the manga)
- Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru
- Akagami no Shirayuki-hime
- Cardcaptor Sakura
- Flying Witch
- Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku
- Odd Taxi
- Tsuki ga Kirei
- Violet Evergarden
- Amagi Brilliant Park
- Baccano!
- Barakamon
- Cat Shit One
- Death Parade+Death Billiards
- Horimiya+Hori-san to Miyamura-kun
- Hotarubi no Mori e (movie)
- Kimi no Suizou wo Tabetai (movie)
- Plastic Memories
- Tonikaku Kawaii
- Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu
- Hoshi no Koe
- Pale Cocoon
Add Mushishi to that list too.
Very good show that I don't think gets enough attention
Ikr, Mushishi is also one of my favorites!
What? No
ONE PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUuuuuunch !?
To add on a few of my own
- Ascendance of a Bookworm
- By the Grace of the Gods
- Paprika
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku
There are more than a few here i haven't seen so I'm commenting to remember to check them out
Anybody else mistake this subreddit for antimemes
I have a bunch of antimemes that I never share.
Me too, most of them in the "Selfie" album
As someone filtering through top recommendations to get into anime, this is what it feels like.
I'm subscribed to both and the names indeed look identical.
Missed opportunity for Animememe
Here's some genre keywords for a start:
Adult Cast
Seinen/Josei
Chances are if those shows involve underage sexualization/unhealthy relationships, it doesn't endorse them.
Edit: Also look for anime with kids as target audiences, they should have none of those things. On further introspection, that sums up to "look for shows that ain't shounen or shoujo" lol.
Thank you!
And if you want some fan service that fits these requirements and is still wholesome I give you Goldenboy.
Watched it, loved it.
The manga is like 100 times longer than the OVA. It eventually develops a meta-plot that's kinda meh but it's solid overall.
"So! How do you like my swimming?"
Absolute classic. Just gave the files to a coworker last week lol, hopefully he's had time to watch at least 1.
There’s like hundreds of good anime that fit the description (as other comments highlight), you’re just looking in the wrong places if you agree with this meme.
You’re obviously going to find sexualization of teenagers in most series aimed at teenagers.
Okay, now provide the reverse list.
Ha I laughed way too hard at this. Nicely done
Wtf
One of the best speeches to lift someone up who feels like they've utterly failed at life is delivered by a 17 year old wearing maid fetish cosplay.
Holy shit there actually ARE SOME!?!
Yes but to find them you need to go through a lot of shit which filters out people from watching anime at all which is understandable.
Monoga-
Redo of a hea-
Musho-
So.... every hentai?
I would say that NTR is quite unhealthy, and not every hentai exclusively has adult characters
Why am I not seeing One Piece in here? It sexualizes nami and Robin but they are both over 18. There aren't really relationships at all in the show unless you count boa hancock but that's pretty tame and not a relationship
Vivi is 16 before the time skip and the guys try to spy on her in the bath. Rebecca is 16 and wears a chainmail bikini for an entire arc. Shirahoshi is 16 and wears a bikini top while a creepy guy stalks her for an entire arc.
Link click
Cowboy Bebop I think
I don't really care about that, but can we skip:
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the over-powered protagonist with the cunty or non-existent personality only teenage boys can relate to
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the love triangle that has nothing to do with the plot, and never goes anywhere
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trying way too hard to be deep, with lots of oblique references to Plato or crucifix-shaped explosions
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trying way too hard to be quirky, often in the form of 'it's a slice of life comedy series where everything is wholesome and everyone just takes it for granted that one girl fights crime by punching people with her magical tits'
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the vague-arse, borderline mystical ending that is probably just another metaphor for State Shinto again, and completely fails as a resolution to the plot
With all the harems in anime, I'd love for one of them to just have a polycule. Enough of this toxic and demeaning stuff.
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Another opportunity to plug Hajime No Ippo.
It's a boxing anime/manga that stays somewhat true to the sport, fulfills everything on the list, and avoids the standard "chosen one" trope. Everything Ippo gets he works for, and while there are some questionable matches, the story is pretty damn good.
The manga is also still going, decades later. If Madhouse decided to pick HNI up again it'll probably be 500+ episodes to get to today, so plenty of content.
I loved the anime, but he was 16 in the first season and they made sure you knew he's hung like a horse.
Seconded one of my favs of all time
There is some sexualisation but not much:
- hi score girl
- teasing master takagi-san
- charlotte
- Kunoichi Tsubaki no mune no uchi
- When will Ayumu make his move
- The girl I like forgot her glasses
Does ReLIFE fit the bill?
"glorify unhealthy relationships" what does this even mean, western shows are full of this. The first one makes sense but most anime that have that are trash. Good ones are:
-monster
-ghost in a shell
-legend of the galactic heroes
-parasyte
-texhnolyze
-ergo proxy
etc...
Blocked.
I don't even see what's wrong with the original post that makes them block you lol kinda weirdge.
Also: grammar is apparently dead
Somebody wants more underage anime porn I guess?
