Spy x Family is a great show to enjoy with your girl

The second half of season 2 yeah.

First one is classic, first half of s2 is good but second half is weird especially the ending. It gets insanely rushed. And if you compare it to the manga, it literally goes a whole different way after like the first 4 episodes of s2, but even the manga aside, it just drops the ball for like no reason. One of the weirdest blunders in Abime history and it makes no sense because the show was insanely popular n profitable too.

The first season is a must watch tho & top tier anime that also works as its own insulated show.

Season 1 is very special and works as a standalone.

Season 1 is one of my fav Animes of all time.

Show is f***ing good & way too unknown

That’s the baby maker. Anya too cute on god

Easy to Get Into While Also Being Part of the Really Mainstream Zeitgeist

That Are Built Different

Missing out on season 1 just because season 2 and especially mainly the second half of s2 f***s it all up is criminal.

Season 1 is top tier anime and works as a standalone.

Faxx.

S2 second half is the only bad thing where they skip over the hunting grounds arc plus the fast food farms and then literally change the timeline.

And the ending is one of weirdest things of all time.

S1 is classic asl tho & amazing.

My main fave for a long time.

Yeah

I honestly just forgot about writing it down

It is great tho & of course top tier game changing animation

I would highly suggest Paprika & Perfect Blue out of the movies sxn

Uh op let less than a handful slip through the cracks throw the whole thread away

This is why no one likes yall

One Piece fans are so up their own ass that they forget its a show with over 1000 episodes and the first 2 to 3 season are literally 4kids tier in its story & terrible animation

Literal definition of scaring the hoes anime when youre trying to introduce someone too or show a different side of anime

Literally "the rpg game gets good when youre 50 hours in" type beat

No one cares besides those that been with it since 2004

And if you dont get the point of this thread thats not surprising

Nigga sassy cuz he listed some s*** that contradicts his own criteria

Y’all niggas gotta stop being emotional

Oh s*** it’s my dawg Bronx Girl 👋🏾

This post also funny cuz I listed some that people could check out that fits the s*** y’all looking for but niggas a rather just jump
The gun with hostility

It was the One Piece comment that lit my match I apologize

Also the thread of op is trying to hit many different aspects while still being "different" & not "cliche"

To the thread my personal main blindspots are Sports, Romance & then Comedy Animes so if you have any suggestions for those too it would be much appreciated when I update op with user suggestions

I understand that but listing certain anime as brain dead shonen but giving other shonen a pass can come off as confusing.

There’s tropes in Dragon Ball that are also used in Yu Yu Hakusho.

And how do you determine what is more brain dead than others cuz I feel like you could make the argument that One Punch Man can be disqualified cuz the main character is a joke character.

That is where my confusion comes from

OLM inc. really got done with the first season of pokémon and then went and made berserk 97 right after

My only exceptions were the Shoenn list that added as a tongue in cheek.

But its there for shows I think that are different in that space while also easy to get into.

That way the audience of the Thread can still get an idea or be "in" on the mainstream or "Zeitgeist".

One Piece os incredibly hard to get into, with its 1000+ episodes staring at you plus it first few seasons are run of mill along with terrible animation & really fanservice-y. It take a long time to pick up. Most One Piece fans forget that because it was so long ago & also because most of them have grown up with it since then.

Yu Yu on the other hand starts out with the story of Yusuke alcoholic mother, him being a street gang plus how he gets his powers by helping the child, & it being a bit more "serious" with comedic tones. Yu Yu does have a similar situation to where its best parts dont pop off till near the Black Tourney arc with the Black Tape and the whole meaning and sub text of all that. Yu Yu is also not all that sexual outside of Yusuke teasing his own girlfriend, & Yu Yu is still fairly grounded - realitively speaking.

But it imo still starts off strong and different enough, while still being a good entry point into that "type" of Anime.

Same with Ju Ju, FMB & AOT imo.

Thats why that sxn of Shoenn right before Anime explains to further.

Yes its still apart of that style, but if you want to get to know or dip your toes, then these are the best 5 I personally think without being a time sink or too "quirky"/"corny"/"weird".

Theyre good starting points that are still really mainstream that yoi can branch off from while not being alienating.

My only one I feel I forced in there is JoJo. But i needed/wanted a 5th slot amd with JoJo being different and "zanny" enough I thought it would be fine.

can confirm, my girl doesn’t (didn’t) watch anime but loved Spy x Family