For me, I would say Ping Pong: The Animation, very safe bet IMO, it has a different style to most anime, and is very safe for not having typical bad anime things in. Plus, it owns.
Kaiji! Itās definitely the Dark Souls of anime
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FLCL is low commitment and very accessibleā¦ it is anime as hell tho.
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Monster. Since he likes more serious subject matter.
Kaiji is pretty good too, alot of crying.
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Was just about to say Monster, itās probably the closest to American TV that anime gets.
Also Patlabor, but just the first two films. Theyāre both pretty good politcal thrillers
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The first Patlabor film Is Extremely Good.
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Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, Kaiba, Aku No Hana.
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March comes in like a lion, beautiful art and Rei is maybe my favorite protagonist in any anime
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Aye, I just finished that recently and was really good, I felt was stronger when it was focusing on āthe family unitā, as it were, but still a great recent anime.
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Your Name is still in theaters in some places, and is a beautifully-told story that I think some part of Patrick would dig. But then, I think everybody should see Your Name, soā¦ yeah. Itās like 100 minutes, go see it!
As for series, last yearās Fune wo Amu (The Great Passage) was absolutely incredible, and I think that Patrick would appreciate the deep-dive it takes into representing a very niche industry (Dictionary authoring). Seriously, donāt sleep on this anime, itās one of my favorite shows probably of all time ā as ridiculous (+ maybe boring to some people) as the premise sounds, itās a fascinating story about deep characters sharing and expressing passion over something, and learning to connect with others (along with helping others connect and express themselves as well). And it has a fantastically-portrayed neurodivergent main character (not explicit, but pretty heavily coded) who isnāt treated like garbage or pitiable by those around him but also not likeā¦ played as a rote āidiot savantā archetype or something, he justā¦ is who he is, and itās beautiful. I canāt say enough good things about this show. I rarely cry from media, and it sounds silly, but the Dictionary Anime made me cry and Iām not ashamed to admit it. Go watch, Patrick and everybody else.
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Iād love to recommend Stand Alone Complex, if only The Major wore pants in the first season.
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Oooh, yeah, thatās on Amazon right? I havenāt got around to it at all yet, but did notice it, you make me want to check that out right now, lol
Yeah I wished that got explored more, holding out hope for a second season some day. I feel like we were really just getting introduced to the cast when the season ended, but Reiās personal growth and his struggle with depression was what kept me watching.
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Gunbuster and Diebuster are good. Azumanga Daioh is chill, but better in manga format. Same for FullMetal Alchemist because in order to get the most, you have to watch part of FMA and then stop at a different part and watch Brotherhood, which is a lot.
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Man, I love Gunbuster and Diebusterā¦ but I have a feeling both will be way too horny for Patrick to handle, lmao
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Hunter X Hunter
Itās a long build up, but it engages in very video-gamey tropes in super interesting ways, and the Ant King arc at the end is one of the most compelling things Iāve seen in years. Iāve seen it all twice, once with my roommate and once with my girlfriend.
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Yep, itās on Amazonās anime service! It gets my highest recommendation.
For as batshit insane as it is I would honestly recommend One Punch Man to him, if only for how subversive it is in terms of tackling anime tropes.
Iāve had some friends who werenāt very into anime really end up liking Shin Sekai Yori.
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