Spy x Family

The Tokyo Anime Awards started in 2002, but was named in 2005. The first, second and third award ceremonies were simply named 'Competition'. The award ceremonies were held at the Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) until 2013. In 2014, after the merger of the Tokyo International Anime Fair with the Anime Contents Expo and the formation of the AnimeJapan convention, the Tokyo Anime Awards was changed into a separate festival called Tokyo Anime Awards Festival (TAAF).

Since 2014, Tokyo Anime Award Festival has given an Anime of the Year Grand Prize in two categories, Film and Television.

(Source: Wikipedia)

no sequels

Approachable shows that require no prior knowledge of anime to appreciate. Determined by lack of tropes, lack of fanservice, resemblance to western media, and short length

Some of my favorite wholesome anime with minimal drama :]

Anime with assassins.

Not all animes are full of love or make you happy. But there are animes will make you feel excite, thrilled, and feel the adrenaline rush. Who wouldn't like action stories? Action shows can be always exciting, especially when it comes to anime. These are my recommendations and collection for action animes.

Most adaptations are, at best, on par with the original. Some aspects are better, some worse, so it's down to preference as to how to enjoy a story. There are, of course, many, *many* outright stinkers that make one think the original was far worse than it actually was. But sometimes there comes an adaptation made with such outstanding effort, it elevates the source material onto a completely new level of experience: either through masterful editing or reimagining of the original narrative, or visionary direction, or incredible sound design, or career-topping performance from animators and/or voice actors.

This list covers anime adaptations that I consider far and away superior to their printed source materials. To the point where there isn't any need at all to read the original as long as the adaptation exists because everything is just better in the latter.

Do note that I don't necessarily consider all of these shows great per se; the only condition for them to be here is to be much superior to the original work across the board. A notable example of a horribad manga somewhat saved by outstanding adaptation effort is Erased. Similarly, while Devilman: Crybaby is contentious by itself, almost all of its faults lie with Go Nagai's original, and Masaaki Yuasa's version still manages to mitigate many of them.

Also note that I'm omitting sequels, subsequent seasons, etc., to avoid clutter, and in MOST (but not all!) cases they would also apply. Notable exceptions exist, e.g. One-Punch Man season 2. In all other cases I'll either use the first installment in the series or the one I consider the best-made (for example, if it's a movie with greater production values than the rest of the series).

See also the opposite of this list: Outstanding manga with incredibly disappointing adaptations: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/2346

More entries will be added in the future. Existing entries are subject to revision.

This list constitutes my personal views and stances. If something isn't on it, it likely means I haven't watched it or am not familiar enough with the original to have a qualified opinion. Feel free to shoot me suggestions via DMs, but make sure you have a convincing argument if it's not something that's already on my main manga/anime list. I don't promise it'll end up here, but I will consider all suggestions.

Series that highlight the slice of life aspect of a family and explore the relationships within the family

Anime that just hit different. Certifiably fresh vibes.

Some are in a grounded real world setting, some are in a fantasy setting, they all have a focus on day to day life and character interactions.

good trope i'll now proceed to look for 500 diff anime that fit it


(actually send me recs for this pls thx)

A selection of shows that have a child (or child-like being) as part of the main cast.

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Tags for searchability: Children, Cute Kids, Child Protagonists, Child Main Characters, Child MCs

This is a part of a series of stacks that are about artistic tendencies in anime (and that border the fine line between sophisticated and pretentious).

This stack is a work in progress.

Bibliography:
Napier, Susan J. “Carnival and Conservatism in Romantic Comedy.” Anime from Akira to Howl’s Moving Castle. Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. 195-205.
Plutschow, Herbert. “Matsuri in Everyday Japan.” Japan Quarterly. 44:3 (1997): 66-74.
Qiu, Huiyong. “Keroro Gunso: Carnivalization in Japanese Anime.” 2013. University of British Columbia, Master’s Thesis. 5-10.

Anime with jazzy James Bond-esque OPs/EDs.

Link for youtube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL03oWZ6Yt6YqjFoQROdGFJH7uTjLbV10-

May include:

- graphic style
- bold pops of color against black
- stark silhouettes
- spotlight
- grungy and splattery textures
- people pointing / shooting handguns
- reflected images
- casino imagery (poker chips, dice, playing cards, etc.)
- spies / detectives / assassins / space cowboys
- cocktail dresses and tuxedos
- swing dancing
- kicking / fighting
- jazz music with lots of trumpets

Wholesome isn't a gerne it's a feeling that one gets by watching a certain anime and I see you cherish that feeling. I have arranged some of the best wholesome or slice of life anime that I've seen to calm your stress.

If you're tired of the clichéd "Meet > Fall in love > Get together" plot, this is for you, as the couples in this anime are already together before or by the end of the first few episodes!

cool, comfy, and funny shows to watch while high.

may the funny scenes from these animes live in your brain rent-free!

updated up to spring 2022.


More you might like: https://myanimelist.net/profile/RokkanShojo/stacks

Anime with smol/cute main or side characters which you KNOW you feel the urge to protecc! There is one entry per series.

Warning: Some of these characters come really late in the series.