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Apr 6, 2020 2:24 PM
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I don't like a lot of genres (like a lot), but Mecha is probably my least favorite. Despite this, I enjoyed my time with Code Geass, even if it contains more than one genre I dislike (military, Sci-Fi, school). The only reason I gave it a chance in the first place is because I wanted more like Death Note after I reluctantly finished it, and when asked, a lot of people referred me to Code Geass, as well as Psycho Pass, and Guilty Crown. I didn't watch the last two though for some reason; don't even have them on my PTW. I haven't watched Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann yet though, so who knows? Code Geass might get passed up.
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M.E.C.H.A , but for some reason i loved Code Geass, maybe was Lelouch or C.C that kept me fixated on the screen most of the time.




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Blaziken_Kaneki said:
I don't like a lot of genres (like a lot), but Mecha is probably my least favorite. Despite this, I enjoyed my time with Code Geass, even if it contains more than one genre I dislike (military, Sci-Fi, school). The only reason I gave it a chance in the first place is because I wanted more like Death Note after I reluctantly finished it, and when asked, a lot of people referred me to Code Geass, as well as Psycho Pass, and Guilty Crown. I didn't watch the last two though for some reason; don't even have them on my PTW. I haven't watched Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann yet though, so who knows? Code Geass might get passed up.


Idk about Psycho Pass but i wouldn't expect too much of Guilty Crown, not bad tho, but it's not on the level of DN and CG.




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Sports - Keijo/any sports anime that's also ecchi, Levius, Megalobox, Redline
Slice of Life - 3-gatsu no Lion
Apr 7, 2020 12:37 AM
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I dislike Mecha anime but I loved Code Geass for its plot/characters/action...
Apr 7, 2020 12:46 AM
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Ecchi - Kodomo no Jikan and No Game No Life

Harem - Onegai Twins

Hentai - Kodomo no Jikan OVA

Sports - Ping Pong the Animation and Hanebado

Comedy - Haruhi (even if it's a lot of other things - it's probably my highest ranked series with a genuine portion of comedy actually in it and not just very minor sporadic comic relief since MAL tends to use the Comedy tag too liberally for half the series in the database)
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I despise BL because of all the glorified rape-culture but I liked Spirit Pack, Given was good too. I also liked Uraboku but I had watched it back in 2012 so can't say if I would still like it now.

I find sports to be incredibly boring but I loved Tsurune. I also used to like Dear Boys, Big Windup and Ginban Kaleidoscope in the past, but that was from so long ago that I'm not sure if I'd still enjoy them if I re-watch.

The combination of action + shounen tends to get quite annoying but Shingeki no Kyoujin was good.
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Slice of Life might be zzz but Tsuritama is life.
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Shounen, im getting tired watchin this genre same bland mc most of the times but my most like anime in this genre is
Hunter x Hunter
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Not a mecha fan but I loved what I saw of Big O. It's just that stylish.

Not too big into battle shounen but Hunter x Hunter just... Does all the battle shounen tropes but does them really, really well.

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I don't like Mecha - giant robots fighting just isn't my thing at all...but I LOVED Neon Genesis Evangelion.

I'm not usually a fan of ecchi but I really enjoyed both No Game No Life and Ishuzoku Reviewers. Although, in NGNL any panty shots of the 11 year old did gross me out.

I don't really like shounen and yet my favourite anime of all time is Inuyasha - that said, it doesn't really feel like a shounen to me.

There are still some genres that I am yet to watch a single show of: mafia, horror, cars, yuri, police, vampire.

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Like a lot of people have said, I don’t really like mecha in general (I’ve been really trying though lol) but Evangelion was pretty good and I loved Promare. I guess mechas are just hit or miss for me, but I’ve been trying.

Also, most of the BL adapted to anime is horrendous so I guess you could count that (even tho I like BL manga). Some of the few BL anime I liked were Love Stage and Doukyuusei but I can’t stand 98% of them.
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I don't really like shounen and yet my favourite anime of all time is Inuyasha - that said, it doesn't really feel like a shounen to me.


While technically a Shounen just because the original manga is Shounen by virtue of the fact that it ran in a Shounen publication, in spirit if anything it's more a Shounen + Shoujo hybrid/Frankenstein's monster. Takahashi injected Shoujo into Shounen or the other way around and that duality is felt for the entire series. That's why it seems to defy classification despite what its official one is.
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I don't watch a lot of sport anime, but Free! and Haikyuu! was pretty enjoyable for me.
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Midori no Hibi. It wasn't enough to make me venture further into the world of ecchi. It's enough having do deal with fanservice from time to time
Apr 7, 2020 2:07 AM
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Harem - Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei. Because a) it has real sibling incest; b) MC is hot and perfect in every way (also is the best onii-chan); c) the story is really enjoyable.

Ecchi - Ikkitousen. Because a) girls look mature; b) I have nice childhood memories of it.
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WatchTillTandava said:
horridhendy said:
I don't really like shounen and yet my favourite anime of all time is Inuyasha - that said, it doesn't really feel like a shounen to me.

While technically a Shounen just because the original manga is Shounen by virtue of the fact that it ran in a Shounen publication, in spirit if anything it's more a Shounen + Shoujo hybrid/Frankenstein's monster. Takahashi injected Shoujo into Shounen or the other way around and that duality is felt for the entire series. That's why it seems to defy classification despite what its official one is.


Yeah. I think that's one reason that makes it so great - it really is the perfect blend of the two. In fact, it has so many different elements in it. I'm not sure I've seen anything else on MAL with more tags that Inuyasha (it has 10 tags, yet the movies have 11 tags - weird). I'm sure there are other shows that have more but 10/11 is a lot.


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I'm not a fan of horror, but I love Higurashi

I'm not a fan of ecchi, but I love Kill la Kill

I'm not a fan of harem, but I love Ouran High School Host Club and The World God Only Knows

Sports anime also don't interest me, but Yuri on Ice seems to be good.
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March comes in like a lion in a "slice of life" category. I don't know if it's accurate though. Sorry if it's not.

Anyway, I'm not a big fan of anime "slice of life" because, for me, they don't really go anywhere most of the time and they can't escape some annoying cliches.

But that anime, I liked it. I don't know why.
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I'm not enjoying mecha but Code geass is a classic of its kind. Isekai is a quit cancer for few years ago, Log horizon and Drifters are good show.
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Parody - I hate it with a burning passion, but:

Outbreak Company (entertainment)
Genshiken (better than Shirobako)
Isekai Quartet

Music - Not a genre that's left a strong, or even a lasting impression, just unimpressive in general, but:

White album 2 (for the romance)
Hibike Euphonium (for the characters)
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso

Game - In the 2010s this genre has been getting better, not by much but:

3-gatsu no Lion
Chihayafuru
And some Isekai
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I quite hate harem for the reason that they just have 5 girls and you know then there is war between the Fandom just one female love interest is fine but some animes have harem and they are fine I also don't like me ha but code geass and some of the animes were really good
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I stay away from isekai, but I absolutely love love love No Game No Life.


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Shounen: Attack on Titan

Mecha: Code Geass

Romance: Kaguya-sama
Apr 7, 2020 11:39 PM

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Not a genre, but I really dislike CGI, but really liked houseki no kuni.
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Not technically a genre, but I'm not a very big fan of CGDCT anime. Despite that I still enjoyed K-On and Girls und Panzer.

I also enjoyed Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, even though I hate Shoujo romance quite a bit.
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Can't really say I dislike any genre..........

Well.. there is an exception: shounen ai. I do not like boy love/yaoi and I prefer not to watch it. The one thing I watched that is tagged shounen ai is a weird short that I had no idea what it was supposed to be about even after watching it. And that stupid short is the cause of misery for me now, as I'm now forced to watch something from. The shounen ai genre for the anime watching challenge.....

So now I'll be watching Fake at some point. I can already foresee 60 minutes of cringe-inducing torture..
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I don't like military really but Youjo Senki was bomb af


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I'm really not fond of shoujos, but I love Akatsuki No Yona. I also don't usually like Cute Girls Doing Cute Things, but I enjoyed almost every episode of Yuru Camp.
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I watch a rather wide but random selection so I pick up a lot of these.

Here are some genres I typically am not hugely interested in (though my opinion on them ranges from dislike to indifference), followed by shows that I know for those genre elements but which I also enjoyed.

harem and ecchi - Asterisk War, Absolute Duo, Akashic Records, Vanadis

isekai - Problem Children, Magic Knight Rayearth

romance - Eureka Seven, Nodame Cantabile, Beyond the Boundary, A Silent Voice

comedy - Gabriel DropOut, Rocket Girls, Moyashimon, Haruhi

sports - Pokémon, Four Rhythm

CGDCT - Gabriel DropOut

magical girls - Nanoha, YuYuYu, Precure
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Aria and Mushishi from iyashikei genre.
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Not much into the slapstick comedy or focused on comedy but I liked Sket dance
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Parody - I hate it with a burning passion, but:

Outbreak Company (entertainment)
Genshiken (better than Shirobako)
Isekai Quartet

Music - Not a genre that's left a strong, or even a lasting impression, just unimpressive in general, but:

White album 2 (for the romance)
Hibike Euphonium (for the characters)
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso

Game - In the 2010s this genre has been getting better, not by much but:

3-gatsu no Lion
Chihayafuru
And some Isekai

You should give a chance to Carole & Tuesday, best music anime that was ever created, truly beautiful.




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I don't like shoujo that much but I liked fruits basket
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I don't really like Mecha Anime, but really liked Full Metal Panic and Patlabor. Especially Patlabor 2 the Movie.
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I hate ecchi and harem anime, but I actually had a lot of fun watching No Game No Life and am still holding out for that second season
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horridhendy said:
WatchTillTandava said:

While technically a Shounen just because the original manga is Shounen by virtue of the fact that it ran in a Shounen publication, in spirit if anything it's more a Shounen + Shoujo hybrid/Frankenstein's monster. Takahashi injected Shoujo into Shounen or the other way around and that duality is felt for the entire series. That's why it seems to defy classification despite what its official one is.


Yeah. I think that's one reason that makes it so great - it really is the perfect blend of the two. In fact, it has so many different elements in it. I'm not sure I've seen anything else on MAL with more tags that Inuyasha (it has 10 tags, yet the movies have 11 tags - weird). I'm sure there are other shows that have more but 10/11 is a lot.


Creating shows that defy genre is Rumiko Takahashi's MO. I'm actually surprised you haven't seen more anime adapted from her manga seeing how much you like Inyuasha.
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I don't care about cars but I enjoyed initial D, I guess it's kind of a sports anime though which I don't mind.
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I really despise ecchi anime, but some of them (like Ishuzoku Reviewers) are pretty fun
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You should give a chance to Carole & Tuesday, best music anime that was ever created, truly beautiful.


I watched it and it was good, but not great. If music made the story then it would have been a 8/10 but sadly it didn't.
The art, plot and backstory were lacking.
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I disliked Mecha before watching Suisei no Gargantia, after which i started to love it
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horridhendy said:
I don't really like shounen and yet my favourite anime of all time is Inuyasha - that said, it doesn't really feel like a shounen to me.


While technically a Shounen just because the original manga is Shounen by virtue of the fact that it ran in a Shounen publication, in spirit if anything it's more a Shounen + Shoujo hybrid/Frankenstein's monster. Takahashi injected Shoujo into Shounen or the other way around and that duality is felt for the entire series. That's why it seems to defy classification despite what its official one is.


horridhendy said:
WatchTillTandava said:

While technically a Shounen just because the original manga is Shounen by virtue of the fact that it ran in a Shounen publication, in spirit if anything it's more a Shounen + Shoujo hybrid/Frankenstein's monster. Takahashi injected Shoujo into Shounen or the other way around and that duality is felt for the entire series. That's why it seems to defy classification despite what its official one is.


Yeah. I think that's one reason that makes it so great - it really is the perfect blend of the two. In fact, it has so many different elements in it. I'm not sure I've seen anything else on MAL with more tags that Inuyasha (it has 10 tags, yet the movies have 11 tags - weird). I'm sure there are other shows that have more but 10/11 is a lot.



Yes, I kinda like a lot more (battle) shounen that ironically seemed to get a huge female fanbase xD Some like Inuyasha, Noragami, D.Gray-man, Owari no Seraph ... also Pandora Hearts would fall into this category as well. Or Vanitas no Carte and Tegamibachi.
When I started watching Inuyasha with 13, I didn't know back then that shounen or shoujo categories exist and have terms to describe a demographic.
I just thought some are written mainly for girls more and some others for boys. Inuyasha really feels like it's more of a shoujo adventure romance.
In the end, the demographic tells you nothing in many cases. It only tells you from which magazine it orginated.


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Harem - High School Host Club is great. It's cute, funny, Tamaki is cute etc.
If you want to call Akatsuki no Yona a harem, then of course that too.
Steins;Gate also feels like a harem to me.

Mecha - Neon Genesis Evangelion is also great, although I got not so much experience with mecha so far. I rarely get the motivation to watch one.

Ecchi - Kill la Kill. I didn't come so far, because I found it too... hyperactive, but I can appreciate the message and premise.
Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt was even as parody too crass for me, but overall okay.
B Gata H Kei was all in all okay tho.
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I personally find mecha non watchable, but code geass was something I liked.
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Like most people here, its Code Geass. Δ± don't like mecha but Code Geass is still one of my favorites animes.
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I like 2 animes from the mecha genre i normally hate

Code Geass and Tengan Toppa Gurren Lagann
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I hate ecchi but Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to The Animation is really funny.
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SoL: Machikado Mazoku was great. instead of the usual slow dialogueless thing, it's the opposite.
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Same with Code Geass, I'm not a big fan of mechas but this one is really something else.
I'm also not very fond of sports anime, but Slam Dunk is fucking amazing wherever you enjoy this genre or not.
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Romance:

Tagged romance although romance isn't the reason why I liked the shows: Monogatari, Bakuman, Haruhi movie, HS DxD, Kara no Kyoukai, Macross DRYL, Ruruoni Kenshin OVA, TLR Darkness, Shinmai Maou OVA

Shows that I like because of romance are significantly rarer, so the ones I like are: Tsuki ga Kirei and best one I've seen Asegao to Kase-san

Kids (if we're counting demographics as genre)

Digimon. Although I would like it more if Digimon didn't cater to kids.


Ratings wise, it would say I don't like Ecchi, but that's false. Most of the shows that I happen to watch fell short of what I wanted. Adventure is a victim of shitty long episode franchises.
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