| I'm looking for anime with mature/adult characters, something that is or can be considered Josei. I like Nana and Paradise Kiss, but I have been watching Koikimo and I've really been enjoying the scenes with the adult characters when they're at work, going out to places. I'm not looking for anything with a specific theme (i.e nana centred around music), the theme can be anything, I don't mind, as long as the main cast are adults and we get to see these characters live their lives, however that may be. |
| Housekishou Richard-shi no Nazo Kantei Tiger & Bunny Double Decker! Doug & Kirill |
| i love Kuragehime (Princess Jellyfish) can only recommend |
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Thank you. I still haven't gotten time to watch what the others have recommended, but still appreciate your suggestion. If anymore pop up, feel free to share them ^^ |
| You should check out Wave, Listen to Me! |
| desu desu binches |
| +1 Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu +1 Nodame Cantabile (although it can be a little too slow sometimes) |
  "I wonder if anything will ever change? Will that day ever come?" - Okazaki, Tomoya "Nothing can stay unchanged. Fun things… Happy things… They can’t possibly remain the same." - Furukawa, Nagisa |
| Actual josei series are pretty rare. Here are some shows that might qualify because of their subject matters. https://myanimelist.net/anime/10178/Otona_Joshi_no_Anime_Time is an anthology of four short stories about women aged between 28 and 40. They cover a wide range of ssettings and emotions. https://myanimelist.net/anime/1592/Hataraki_Man is actually a seinen and one of the earliest shows to appear in the noitaminA block. Hiroko is an editor at a weekly newsmagazine and deals with overwork and patriarchy every day. https://myanimelist.net/anime/5155/Genji_Monogatari_Sennenki is an original retelling of the famous Tale of Genji. It has a josei sensibility despite being anime-original. https://myanimelist.net/anime/13203/Lupin_the_Third__Mine_Fujiko_to_Iu_Onna is a spinoff from the Lupin series with a script by Okada Mari and directed by Yamamoto Sayo. It focuses on the femme fatale character Mine Fujiko and gets rather Gothic in the closing episodes. https://myanimelist.net/anime/957/Saiunkoku_Monogatari is based on a series of novels and probably tends more toward the shoujo than the josei end of the spectrum. Still all the characters are adults (within the conventions of the time; Shurrei is sixteen). Seconds for Nodame Cantabile and Yesterday wo Utatte. |
SeijiSensei said: Actual josei series are pretty rare. Here are some shows that might qualify because of their subject matters. https://myanimelist.net/anime/10178/Otona_Joshi_no_Anime_Time is an anthology of four short stories about women aged between 28 and 40. They cover a wide range of ssettings and emotions. https://myanimelist.net/anime/1592/Hataraki_Man is actually a seinen and one of the earliest shows to appear in the noitaminA block. Hiroko is an editor at a weekly newsmagazine and deals with overwork and patriarchy every day. https://myanimelist.net/anime/5155/Genji_Monogatari_Sennenki is an original retelling of the famous Tale of Genji. It has a josei sensibility despite being anime-original. https://myanimelist.net/anime/13203/Lupin_the_Third__Mine_Fujiko_to_Iu_Onna is a spinoff from the Lupin series with a script by Okada Mari and directed by Yamamoto Sayo. It focuses on the femme fatale character Mine Fujiko and gets rather Gothic in the closing episodes. https://myanimelist.net/anime/957/Saiunkoku_Monogatari is based on a series of novels and probably tends more toward the shoujo than the josei end of the spectrum. Still all the characters are adults (within the conventions of the time; Shurrei is sixteen). Seconds for Nodame Cantabile and Yesterday wo Utatte. Okay wow I love these recs, the first one has really caught me. Thank you for providing a short description to these as well. It’s helpful for when I come back to navigate through my watch list! |
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