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Jun 2, 2013 8:41 AM
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I want something (anime or manga) that:
- Has good drama and characters
- The characters take appropriate actions when in a pinch
- A situation where the characters have an obvious way to achieve their goals, but it gets ignored simply for the purposes of the plot, doesn't happen.

Examples include: Glass Mask, Spice and Wold, Higurashi, Hyouka

When I say I want smart characters, I want them to have good ideas or reasoning. I DON'T want brilliant surgeons, brilliant students, brilliant hackers, or other characters that are smart just because the author sa so, but don't seem to have good ideas or reasoning. So don't recommend Monster or Special A.

Also, recommendations that are in my PTW/PTR are OK, but don't recommend things from my other lists. Also, don't recommend Mushishi, or Berserk, even though they're not on any of my lists.
TogopJun 2, 2013 3:35 PM
Jun 2, 2013 1:04 PM
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Steins gate.
Jun 2, 2013 1:10 PM
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leonidas97 said:
Steins gate.

OP has already seen.

From your PTW:
Mawaru Penguindrum.

Just this once, I'll fulfill whatever your wish is.
Jun 2, 2013 1:28 PM
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Fate/Zero

While Kiritsugu Emiya does fit a bit into both sides, his whole thought process is something that gives him a feel in having strong conviction that most people have a hard time to fathom.

Kemono no Souja Erin

Erin is one of the characters that has the most development I've ever seen, she's on of the few characters that actually seem to use past experience and actually learns from it. She also has the ability to keep calm and think rationally in many tense situations
Jun 2, 2013 1:34 PM
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Tavor said:
Mawaru Penguindrum.



OnT:
Ano natsu de matteru ( Oddly fits considering it has romance )
Bungaku Shoujo
Kokoro Connect ( there was some irrational moments but overall decent drama)
Jun 2, 2013 2:24 PM
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Tavor said:
leonidas97 said:
Steins gate.

OP has already seen.

From your PTW:
Mawaru Penguindrum.
srry, i must have been drunk when i wrote that :P
Jun 2, 2013 2:29 PM
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Death Note
Jun 2, 2013 2:44 PM
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People need to start specifying what they're looking for in the title. I only know he's looking for anime based on him mentioning his "ptw" list and only using anime as examples.
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Jun 2, 2013 3:33 PM
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3nvy said:
People need to start specifying what they're looking for in the title. I only know he's looking for anime based on him mentioning his "ptw" list and only using anime as examples.


Actually, I intentionally avoided the word anime as I'm looking for both anime and manga. Clarified that.
Jun 2, 2013 5:54 PM
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Definitely Death Note !
Jun 2, 2013 6:07 PM

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Sanctuary manga might fit the bill.
Jun 5, 2013 10:13 AM
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Hi... Can you give some more suggestions? Both anime and manga are OK...
Jun 5, 2013 2:12 PM

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Episode 17 of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. I don't think you need to know the previous episodes before watching this.

I haven't watched it but you might want to check out Mouryou no Hako.
Jun 8, 2013 1:56 AM
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Yawara
Maison ikkoku
Blood Alone
All Roudner meguru
Holyland
Shamo
Gokusen
Hajime no ippo
Happy!
hikaru no go
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