Thread: Anime Recommendations + short reviews (mostly are under my underrated list)

• Violet Evergarden
` animation 10/10. the plot is amazing. never once did this anime not made me cry. Violet was a little girl made as a weapon for war. After 4 long years of conflict, she was left with "i love you" and no understanding of the meaning. She becomes an +

auto memory doll who transcribes people's thoughts and feeling into letters. As she began her work, she journeys toward self-discovery and true meaning of "i love you".

• Shoukoku no Altair
` if you love historical and war strategies, you should watch this. a hidden gem! Mahmut is the youngest pasha serving under the Turkiye Stratocracy who desires of stopping the war. After a situation that led him to be demoted off his position, he began +

his journey gaining knowledge and knowing the importance of nations and its people.

• Mo dao zu shi
` people rarely watch chinese anime bc they talk fast, but this one i assure would change your mind. animation is so smooth and breathtaking. Wei Wuxian followed a dark path, for what he thought was for the better of everyone (sacrificed himself for such path) +

but then was hated by everyone. Two first episodes are the "present" where a lunatic man summoned and sacrificed his body to be the bottle of wei wuxian's soul. The other episodes are mostly what happened in the past how he ended up choosing such path (that is worth it to watch).

• Barakamon
` one of my fav funniest anime! so refreshing and heartwarmking. Handa, a calligrapher, had an award-winning piece that was labeled as "unoriginal" by a veteran. He, then, went to a countryside to self-reflect and find the true art he aches for. At his stay, he met +

children/teenagers with dreams ought to make it into a reality. Through the interactions with these people, (including funny but thoughtful jokes) he began to find himself through art again.

• Made in the Abyss
` animation is on the chibi side but a lot cooler and cute! i love adventure/fantasy so i was glad to find this! chibi but a little darker considering the themes but not gore dw about it! there are no uneccessary happenings it made all episodes full and +

complete! a hidden gem indeed. So, people are leaving in a city around this giant pit which had been labeled as layers as it goes deeper. Riko is a daughter of a missing great explorer. She aspires to be like her and wants to reach the deepest layer of the abyss! But the thing +

is when you go down to the layers, you won't feel anything but will meet monsters and creatures instead BUT what differs is that it is harder for explorers to go up than go down. When you go up, you would experience diff. levels of pains depending on the layer you are in +

some are just simple nausea to hallucinations and even death.

• Tamako Market
` if you want a change in track and want something lighthearted and heartwarming series then you are at the right place. It follows the story of tamako, a clumsy but adorable girl. she, then, met this talking lazy royalty bird from a distant land. +

dera states that he is looking for his prince's bride and well, saw tamako then he fell into addiction to mochi and stays with her. meanwhile, ooji, tamako's childhood friend, hides his feelings for her. (this is dera)

• Tamako Love Story
` there isn't much of a love story in tamako market so they made a completely different one for the love story. this is so cute and lighthearted and very adooooorable!!

• Aoharu x Kikanjuu
` funny, issa trap!! well, not really. if youre in it for survival games like paintball, you might like this! Hotaru likes to dress up as a guy. she is very good at fighting that goes well with her strong sense of justice. anyway, she heard rumors about her +

bestfriend being tricked by this club host. and of course, havinf the sense of justice, she didnt let it slide. she was challenged by the host in a play so called survival games where you use guns with pellets and play different themes! Hotaru lost tho but the host sees +

potential on "him" so he forced him to join to pay the damages cost inside the club (expect a chaos for her entrance) and so, she hated being forced to but enjoys the game anyways! but the problem is the group do not allow "female members" to join. +

also!! before watching this, i do want to remind you that this isnt the type of anime that digs deeper on character developements. the anime itself focuses on events, games, etc! IT'S FUNNY TOO LOLOL ahhhhh my husband

• Seirei no Moribito
~ women can also be strong anime. balda is a spear wielding mercenary who was when tasked to protect a prince that needs to sacrifice to save the empire. balsa is one of the best female leads i admire. watch this one you won’t regret it

• Ballroom e youkosou
~ who said ballroom is boring? well not for this anime! fujita lives his live as a lackey as he wants to find something he’s good at. he then tumbles into a ballroom studio and realized why he didnt try it any sooner! love the character dev!

• Uchuu Kyoudai/Space Brothers
‘ both hibito and mutta have always wanted to be astronauts but while hibito is the first japanese to be on the moon, mutta was fired from his job. hibito reminded mutta of their promise to be one while her mother sent an application in JAXA

he then works hard and starts his journey to be an astronaut and meet hibito on the moon. REALLY REALLY GOOD!! so worth it. A hidden gem! it has 99 eps!!