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High five for high affinity! Even if we don't really share many titles.

Ah no problem, I love your favorites list; All of them are classics.

Thanks for the friend request!

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friend request accepted as a result of your enthusiasm towards Remove Kebab

(2/2 because I shamelessly write way too much. Hope it's not off-putting! I'll be more brief in the future :P)

As for recommendations

From your list... hmm. Lots of SoL and comedy indeed. I'd warmly recommend Oregairu (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru), which I've been binging the past few days. The suggestion gets some irony points because the main character ties a bit into some of the things talked about above. He's a bit of a loner and treated as weird and brusque by everyone else, and it's a bit about how he deals with that persona. There's a lot of solid characters and development in the show that I didn't expect coming in. The MC can be a bit unbearable early, but he's relatable in many ways too. Maybe that's why I got so talkative above, eheh.

Beyond that, hmm. Tsuki ga Kirei and Just Because! which I mentioned earlier are two pretty good, very grounded romance shows. Not particularly eventful or energic, and more romance+drama than anything but not the kind of annoying forced drama you often get, so much as tasteful drama that of the kind that often arises from human relationships. As for comedies, I'd recommend Gamers! (if you like misunderstanding-based comedy; it executes it pretty well imo, but might not be up your alley, I often don't enjoy it).

Comedy in general is kind of divisive. People have a different sense humor; not enjoying something others do is no reason to be ashamed! KonoSuba in particular has, uh, rather unique brand of humor even for an anime. I loved it, but eh. Can't blame anyone for not doing so. I mean, most people would not be into any type of anime humor at all, so we're already the weird ones out as a group :P

Since you enjoyed Kill la Kill, you should check out some of Trigger's other shows. If you don't mind mecha, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, while not by the same studio, is made by many of the folks who went on to found the studio. It's much the same kind of super over the top crazy action, and less the usual kind of deep and serious themes you often see in mecha. On the topic of mecha I'd also recommend giving Code Geass a try. It's another slightly over the top, though more in a "edgy" and hammy way than adventurous way. It's a great ride though. Other Trigger shows I'd recommend is Little Witch Academia, which is like CGDCT meets Harry Potter. Sort of. I guess? Fun misadventures at magic school. Their currently airing show, Darling in the FranXX, is pretty good. Also mecha, though, and less about the zany humor and more dramatic mecha. Pretty fun though and some of the recent episodes have been absolutely awesome. Luluco is another that's... fun, but weird.

More grounded/mature stuff... Spice and Wolf maybe? I enjoyed it a lot, but it's a very slow and dialogue-heavy show. The two main characters' chemistry is super fun to watch though, even if the story doesn't go too far. The OST is amazing, particularly the OP. You don't have too much action stuff, but I'd recommend checking out Fate/Zero. The Fate franchise in general can be a bit... much. So many clones and spinoffs and small shows. F/Z is the only one that's really worth watching IMO. Written by the same guy who wrote Madoka Magica, which I see you really like, though it's not as dark in the same ways it's really fun. Music by Yuki Kajuira too, who makes gold of any soundtrack she is involved with (she also did the Madoka Magica soundtrack, go figure). Maybe UBW is worth watching from the Fate series as well (the TV show, not the old movie), for that same F/Z animation quality that ufotable is so known for. And more Kajuira music. Check ufotable's movie series, Kara no Kyoukai, too. A bit hard to get into, it certainly doesn't hold your hand in explaining its achronological story, but it's super fun and a visual treat. Plus more music by Kajiura. Which is enough reason for me to enjoy a show. She makes the best OSTs, truly.

Steins;Gate, maybe? It's a mixture of funny early and dramatic later and balances it well. The music is amazing and it looks great, too. It really took me for a ride. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso is pretty great if you like music and having your heart broken. It didn't resolve the character arcs in a way that I enjoyed in the end, sadly (not all of them anyway) but wow was it a great (and sad) watch. Highly recommended.

I could keep going but I have already written too much lol. And I kinda suck at making generic recommendations. Even looking at your list I'm not entirely sure. To be brief: Anything in my list rated 10 is a definite recommendation, as is anything rated 9, and 8-rated shows are well worth a look if it's up your alley genre-wise. If you have more specific requests I'd be happy to give more recs. If you're curious about any of my 10-rated shows you haven't seen/heard of I'd be happy to elaborate on why they're the best things since sliced bread.

Yeah, Germany is pretty nice. Good career prospects as well as everything else you mentioned. And a better climate for me. And so on. It's not too far away from home, in a sense, either. I'll miss a few benefits of living in Norway but I think it'll be great for my future. The uni I want to attend is in the northern parts of Baden-Wurttemberg (Heidelberg, to be precise), so it's a way off, but I'll keep that in mind. Munich is my second choice of uni in Germany, even. I love the traditional German Christmas market atmosphere. It's magical.

As a fellow introvert, for me nothing really changed coming in to uni. In fact, I ended up more of a shut in since I didn't have to attend lectures :P Your idea about joining a club is good. Sharing interests is one of the very few ways I'm eager to socialize with others consistently (a lack of which is why I'm relatively on my own for now; thankfully I've always been fine mostly on my own. I get my fill of social interaction here and there), and I think it's the same for a lot of introverts. All that other small talk and hanging out and socialization stuff gets a lil. Eh. I don't dislike it, even enjoy it time to time, but it also does not interest me that much. I'd rather be at home reading a book or watching a show, or whatever.

Sorry that you had to deal with jerks in high school. My circumstances were a bit more fortunate in that regard, but I've often felt that feeling myself, for various other reasons. It's better to play it safe and shut myself in and not bother with relationships if it just ends in nothing or worse than nothing, yeah? Why take the chance. I managed to sort of grow out of that shell though. I'm not exactly a social butterfly but I don't mind exposing myself anymore. I think what helped me in that regard was that I realized that if I'm afraid to open myself up to others, and put myself at risk, that's because I am not comfortable with myself, so I just worked with becoming comfortable with myself, accepting who I was, and realizing that if others didn't like that version of me, took offense or talked down at me, found me weird or whatever, then that was no longer my problem.

Basically, who you are is a valuable thing and those who cannot appreciate that don't deserve your time. Now I can talk freely about myself knowing that if it comes crashing down I can just say "Whatever" and move on, slightly worse for wear but definitely not broken. One of the biggest signs of maturity I think, is learning to not give a fuck :P Not in the sense of not having emotion, though, or not caring about anything, but being steeled for any fallout. But that's all easy to say and hard to execute. It took most of my teens to get to that point and rest of my years since then to refine it enough. As you say, one day you will break past it. Plenty of years to go! Just remember: It doesn't happen entirely on its own. Time helps, for sure, and maybe you will find someone who "unlocks" that part of you. Some are lucky that way, and the impact of good friends and a healthy social circle on one's outlook in life cannot be understated but ultimately it's one's own work and hard effort that solves most such issues.

I used to come across as kind of rude and unapproachable too :P I was always confused at why people thought I was like that. Now I kind of get it. I was a bit dense in my early teens, and being upset at people's reactions to me just worsened it. Like you said, a cycle of crap x) I still act mostly in the same quiet, reserved way, but owing to the changes above, and a slight mellowing of my attitude in general, now most people just interpret it as being patient and saving my breath for when it's worthwhile to speak. Most people, anyway. My best friends are those who don't mind me being a bit quiet around them.

Erp, I went on a bit of a rant. Sorry if it seems like I'm trying to overshadow what you're talking about, or trivialize it, that's definitely not my intent :d It's just some very relatable things for me and that gets my mouth running (or fingers typing, whatever :P) -- I can definitely sympathize. Joining an anime club seems like a pretty good idea. Having a common activity to bond over is one of the easier ways to get to know someone if you're not all that comfortable with other people. I hope it works out for you!

The Japan trip is gonna be great. I don't mind busy city streets, Tokyo is so full of things to do that I usually spend two weeks in the city when I visit Japan. You end up walking around a lot so you usually only get to do one or two things each day, depending on your stamina and how far you have to travel. Before you know it your time there is over. The city also has some absolutely massive parks (some that are about as big as the entire city centre of my hometown :P), so that's pretty exciting. Coming from Norway where we don't really have big cities, it's also something of an experience just to be around skyscrapers and watching a city that stretches into the horizon. But yeah, this trip will be a lot more hiking and finding things off the beaten path, which I'm super excited for. Some stays at traditional guest houses and onsen will be great, and we found a few nice hostels in the cities the last time we went to Japan, which we're eager to try again.

My biggest problem with anime romance is that it's usually not a proper romance, it's just an endless tease that maybe maybe gets resolved at the end of the show (but most likely not, since it's just adapting the first parts of a manga or LN and is unlikely to be renewed for a followup season). And they rely on forced drama and misunderstandings to drive the conflict. That's why I love shows like, say, Spice and Wolf or Tsuki ga Kirei, or Just Because!, where everything is more grounded and based on real dynamics between "real" people. Or something like Clannad AS which explores the relationship beyond school. I don't mind anime tropes and stereotypes but it's so much of the same so often. That's also one of my biggest problems with ecchi stuff. I don't mind fanservice etc on its own, but it's almost always a substitute for actual content, so it's just the same reused characters, settings, plots, episodes, character dynamics and so on. Kill la Kill is a good enough counterexample where it doesn't get in the way of an enjoyable story (mostly).

Hinamatsuri is great! I binged the manga after watching two episodes, lol :P It just resonated that well with me. While you expect zany comedy and antics (and it does deliver there), it manages to really tug at the heartstrings in the right ways. It's a balance not many shows treat that well. But yeah, the manga is very similar to the show, though a few things happen in a different order. I recently watched Flip Flappers too. I was surprised to learn it wasn't a Trigger show, it had all their vibes. A fun romp but ultimately unsatisfying. Hibike! was pretty fun. I kind of get what you mean, though. But as a former band member myself it had a very nostalgic vibe to it. Shame on Kyoani for the yuri bait though :/ I just want one good anime where a gay relationship isn't treated as a tease, joke, fanservice or phase :(

Hi hi cakethecat-san... thx for FR! :D

And I hope we can be good partners with Lolis ... mmmh maybe ?? ... wooow do you like Garupan! YEEEEEEI~~!! Better tankmates and trenches!



A pleasure to meet you dear!

Most people watch Clannad first but I watched Air first and then Kanon.

I've seen Kanon and it's one of my favourites.

Shit. I thought I wrote a reply but it seems I didn't actually send it. Wondered why there was no response. My bad x)

I'm probably gonna go to Germany. There's a few good universities there with a strong presence in the fields I want to work with (astrophysics and the like). It's a good career choice, and, well, I have a lot of other reasons for wanting to study abroad. I enjoy my current life but it's not very fulfilling. There's that... need to get away, in a sense. But also wanderlust. I want to see more of the world. I hate being bound down and all that. And my current life is basically sitting in my room working on my studies or watching anime :P It's not where I envisioned my twenties.

Ah, but I'm getting a bit personal. Sorry, if that's not entirely in taste. Where are you planning to go abroad? What language are you studying? I always wanted to do something like take a year off my studies to study language or culture abroad, like a year in Japan or something. That'd be fun. I'd never want to seriously study there for a number of reasons (I dislike the work culture and the whole overly respecting your seniors thing, among other things), but it'd be a fun year to just relax and soak in new impressions and the like. I might even take a year abroad elsewhere while studying abroad. I'll eventually be applying for PhDs around the world, too. I want to see it all.

I get the nervousness though. I love change, personally, but I hate actually going through change. It makes things, well, change, which is uncomfortable to deal with. One tends to have this desire to want to stay within one's own little bubble. I've done that for many years, and while I don't regret it, I can't say I recommend it :P But that's my own two cents. I hope you find it's a good time when you do go abroad.

As for the Japan trip - we're sort of going through the country from top to bottom (we being me and my younger sister). Starting with a week in the north, including Hokkaido, probably. Then Nagano and the Japanese Alps, then the Kyoto area and eastward, then a week in Kyushu, and a final week in Tokyo before we return home. Four weeks will be a lot, but I'm very excited about it, it'll be the longest trip I've ever had!

Lately I've been really into comedies but also romance with a taste of drama. I've binged shows like Nichijou, Sabagebu, and Gabriel Dropout, but also Oregairu and Chuunibyou, in addition to all the seasonal anime. Still trying to catch up on A Place Farther than the Universe and After the Rain from last season; plus this season's great romance show, Wotakoi, plus a few others like Tada-kun and 3D Kanojo which are OK but my verdict is still out. And then there's Hinamatsuri and the continued season of Saiki Kusuo.

Aah, I used to love playing anime themes on piano. Since my previous electric piano broke down I haven't bought a new one, so it's been a few years. I want to get back into it, but life gets in the way. So much stuff to do. The Clannad themes work so well on the piano, it puts my mind at ease just thinking about it~

So what series have you been watching lately?

Oh I still need to watch Yuuki Yuuna and NHK, they seem really good ^^

What anime do you recommend?

I find that most seinen shows have more interesting concepts and focus more on the plot and writing instead of character developement and gags, like most animes do.
that's nice, which ones did you like the most?

Oh those are nice and very relaxing as well
A little bit of everything really (except the perverted stuff and mecha), lately I've been enjoying seinen the most
do you like seinen as well?

thank you for the friend request ^^
you must like slice of life, is that your favourite genre?