The State of Anime Today

phil_ · 01-29-2016, 03:07 PM

It's 24 episodes of Takeo and Yamada being adorable at each other. There are other characters, they do other things.

Maybe you could balance it out with something bitter and hateful? Narutaru is worth a read if you're up for some tragedy and violence ending pointlessly (the anime is ok, but ends at the beginning of the story). Or Koe no Katachi if you want something more grounded and a bit less purely nihilistic. … Ah, what's something with an anime worth watching that's intentionally bleak? I've heard sad things about Saikano, but haven't watched it myself. Google seems to think Shin Sekai Yori is a relevant result for "bleak anime," and I'd say its occasional violence and moments where you can put on your thinking cap if you want to would make it an excellent pairing with the pure lightheartedness of Ore Monogatari. Yeah, go with Shin Sekai Yori, it has cats.

01-29-2016, 03:07 PM	#11
phil_ Just sleeping Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: At home, probably in bed. Posts: 6,482	It's 24 episodes of Takeo and Yamada being adorable at each other. There are other characters, they do other things. Maybe you could balance it out with something bitter and hateful? Narutaru is worth a read if you're up for some tragedy and violence ending pointlessly (the anime is ok, but ends at the beginning of the story). Or Koe no Katachi if you want something more grounded and a bit less purely nihilistic. … Ah, what's something with an anime worth watching that's intentionally bleak? I've heard sad things about Saikano, but haven't watched it myself. Google seems to think Shin Sekai Yori is a relevant result for "bleak anime," and I'd say its occasional violence and moments where you can put on your thinking cap if you want to would make it an excellent pairing with the pure lightheartedness of Ore Monogatari. Yeah, go with Shin Sekai Yori, it has cats. __________________ Be T-Rexcellent to each other, tako.