Best Seinen Anime 2024

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The only ones I’ve watched and loved so far are Vinland Saga, Gangsta, Monster, Kaiji, Hellsing Ultimate, Perfect Blue and Paranoia Agent. I also tried Berserk (1997) but dropped it because it leaves out a lot from the manga.

I’d like to dive more into the genre so I’m curious to know: what seinen anime would you never stop recommending?

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Electro_Eagle007 · 23 days ago

Watch orb right away! If you liked Vinland saga you'll love orb for sure! These two animes are so beautiful and I feel blessed to have stumbled upon them.

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Meruem90 · 23 days ago

PLUTO: literally a 1:1 transposition of the manga as far as I remember. The mangaka is the same of Monster, but the animation and drawings of the anime are top notch this time. The plot is not obvious at all and characters are complex and super well written. It's also short enough to binge watch it.

CYBERPUNK EDGERUNNERS: super bright colors and dynamism of the story, action packed but not just an action flick with super flat characters. In fact, you are going to get attached to every character probably. I think the budget for this anime wasn't very high and yet they managed to create something incredible with it. And again, short enough for a binge watch!

DEVILMAN CRYBABY: another reinterpretation of a classic and another easily bingeable - 1 season only - anime. This time the fluidity and dynamism of the animation are the diamond tip that makes this anime shine, and you'll notice it expecially in how the running animation is treated.

ZOMBIE 100: only season 1 is out iirc. Another incredibly energetic anime which picks up the usually dire and gloomy atmosphere of the zombie genre and twists it into something crazy and colorful!

HEAVENLY DELUSION: I loved this anime tbh, it's so well written, drawn and animated and the characters have depth and insane evolution/growth throughout the story. It's also not so obvious and you will need to put pieces together while the story develops. There's only season 1 out for now sadly, and many things will stay unanswered for the time being (but many you can guess)... and this might make you wanna pick up the manga.

DOROHEDORO: paradoxically, Dorohedoro is the manga I love THE MOST and yet I've put the anime at the bottom of this short list (that could go on and on and on btw). Why? Because the story is exaggeratingly psychedelic, nonsensical but also all-sensical (making up words here), it looks like if it's just pure madness going on and yet everything stitches together perfectly fine. When Q Hayashida published dorohedoro she was criticised for her bad drawings (accused of being super sketchy and anatomically bad), but she didn't give a damn and just kept pouring her love in this amazing, absurd world... And it's worth a read , ooooh if it's worthed! The anime only has 1 season for now (more incoming) made by studio mappa (like vinland saga). It's a good transposition of the manga, there's quite some cgi but imo it's well integrated in the animation. Couldn't not reccomend this anime!

Of the ones I've listed:

Pluto and Heavenly Delusion are more slow paced and focused on the characters (leaning toward vinland saga vibes)
The others are more fast paced and focused on the action (leaning toward hellsing vibes)
Dorohedoro... Is just dorohedoro!

Last mention, risky mention: Made in Abyss. I loved the story, the idea, the animation, the drawings. Yet, I'd never ever ever EVER suggest this anime to anyone who's not very well accustomished to the world of animes and mangas. Why? Because - sadly - the goddamn mangaka has some weird fetishes and - SADLY - the characters are children. 2+2 = Japanese weirdness at its peak. Thus, if you're accustomished to Japanese weirdness and you automatically erase it and hide it in a "Japanese weirdness drawer" located deep inside your brain, go for Made in Abyss. Otherwise, skip it completely.

Hope that this little list might help you out! Have a good watch if you gonna pick some of these titles!

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thenocturnelle · OP · 23 days ago

Wow, thanks for taking the time to write all this! I’ve only seen Devilman Crybaby on the list but I’ll definitely check the rest out

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Meruem90 · 23 days ago

No problem, glad you've taken the time to read it! Both pluto and cyberpunk have a conclusion, so if you want something complete I'd suggest diving into them 😎.

Have fun!

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Jmal3700 · 22 days ago

Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju. Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Odd Taxi. Paranoia Agent.

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apparent_alien718 · 22 days ago

Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju mentioned?!? Instant upvote.

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William11stan · 23 days ago

Pluto definitely

Delicious in dungeon is pretty good

Cyberpunk edgerunners

Psycho pass

Death parade

91 days

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millennium_hawkk · 23 days ago

These are what you're looking for (in order):

Parasyte: The Maxim
Made In Abyss (don't let the art style fool you, it's brutal)
Summertime Render
The Apothecary Diaries
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

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AssholeFramed · 23 days ago

This is the way. Great selection.

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jakecook2400 · 23 days ago

I second this… MIA is 👌

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Best seinen anime series?

Posted by Namikaze_itachi666 · in r/Seinen · 4 years ago

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AnomanderRK · 4 years ago

There is no objective answer to this, Monster is overrated IMO

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Namikaze_itachi666 · OP · 4 years ago

Its good wvery one always says monster but i cant find it anyways

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extraposer · 4 years ago

Serial Experiments Lain? Tatami Galaxy? Ping pong? Kaiba?

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Foxtrot7311- · 4 years ago

my favorites! definitely recommend watching all of these

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extraposer · 4 years ago

Shin Sekai Yori as well.

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QueasyBiscuit20 · 4 years ago

Kaiji, Monster

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piconet-2 · 4 years ago

Mushishi

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piconet-2 · 4 years ago

For horror/violence, Mouryou no Hako and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
Baccano and Darker than Black for action.
Planetes and Uchuu Kyoudai for space.
For darkish adult comedy, perhaps Tatami Galaxy and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei.
For sports, Giant Killing and One Outs.
For funny stuff, Working! and Servant x Service, Yondemasu-yo Azazel-San, Arakawa Under the Bridge and Detroit Metal City.

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DeadMaann · 4 years ago

Monster

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Can anyone recommend me some seinen anime?

Posted by voornaam1 · in r/anime · 3 years ago

I don't actually care about demographics, but I've seen too many posts that are like "I want to watch more seinen, I've watched Attack on Titan, these other shounen that have mature themes and this other stuff that's not even based on a manga" so I wanted to ask for seinen recommendations without doing that.

I liked Kaguya-sama for the first 2 seasons, but got bored of it by the 3rd season. I loved Somali and the Forest Spirit. I also liked School-Live and Girls'Last Tour a lot, and I absolutely loved Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto.

I like most stuff that isn't ecchi, I've been really into revenge stories lately and also BL but I haven't really come across any gay seinen anime.

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Seth_Spriggan_Slayer · 3 years ago

3-gatsu no lion is a very interesting and mature show, I highly recommend it.

First season struggles with tonal shifts, but that's the only criticism I have for the show

Also, Vanitas no Carte, an amazing historical piece about vampires

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_yippee_ · 3 years ago

Vanitas no carte is actually shonen but it's an awesome show nonetheless. Would definitely recommend.

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Seth_Spriggan_Slayer · 3 years ago

It is technically a shounen, but it feels more mature than most

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I_am_your_oniichan · 3 years ago

Yea Non Non Biyori is like a 10000/10 while the others are just 10/10

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me_pantsu · 3 years ago

Not particularly Seinen but one of the best: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu.

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I_am_your_oniichan · 3 years ago

Non Non Biyori
Kingdom
Mushishi
Golden Kamuy
Vinland Saga

All of the above are 10/10 Seinen anime

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Pale_Code_2111 · 3 years ago

nah non non biyori is like an 8.5

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I_am_your_oniichan · 3 years ago

That is factually incorrect... Non Non Biyori is the greatest anime of all time

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[deleted] · 3 years ago

vinland

monster

golden kamuy

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gorflife · 3 years ago

Parasyte

Steins Gate

Psycho-pass

Legend of the Galactic Heros

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SailingRelic65 · 3 years ago

Berserk

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lordisgaea · 3 years ago

*From 1997 or the movie trilogy.

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Whats the best seinen anime?

Posted by wolfgangmozarttt · in r/Seinen · 5 months ago

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Drewliveryboy · 5 months ago

Black Lagoon and MushiShi are criminally underrated, and two of my personal favorites. Vinland Saga is very good, along with Monster and Hellsing Ultimate. Erased is beautifully depressing, Elfen Lied is gory mind bonking fun, I mean they’re all solid. Only one I haven’t seen is Golden Kamuy, but it’s on my watch list.

Out of all of these here my pick is MushiShi. It’s such a good watch and has so many sincere scenes that are engaging and mysterious.

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ThePacificOfficial · 5 months ago

Mushishi is a solid choice I would pick the same

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mccreative · 5 months ago

Stop whatever you're doing and go watch Golden Kamuy immediately!

I slept on it for a while too, but after finally watching it it shot to the top of my list. I almost never rewatch shows or movies, but I've gone through Golden Kamuy 3 times because it's just that good.

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safadesco · 5 months ago

where can i watch mushishi 😭😭😭😭😭

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Chronoloticus · 5 months ago

Berserk, obviously

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28363251617119949372 · 5 months ago

It's extremely good but not sure I'd put it on the same level as Monster

The manga solos tho ofc

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_lordhighhumanbeing · 5 months ago

Yeah but which version? Also Berserk's real deal is it's manga. Even the best Berserk anime is like fan fiction comparing to the manga. Berserk animes are heavily censored and abridged. You can't get the real Berserk experience with just watching animes as opposed to some other manga adaptations.

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SnowboardSyd · 5 months ago

I absolutely love this anime. It's so kinetic and really captures what it's like to play sports competitively. I immediately watched Tatami Galaxy after this and was not disappointed.

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FrostyPost8473 · 5 months ago

Ichi the killer, also who ever recommended Higanjima eat a raw dick that manga is 200 chapters to long it's basically the same shit over and over fight main vampire lose fight main vampire lose and on and on.

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kyshro · 5 months ago

I prefer Berserk 1997 over any of the Vinland Saga anime seasons. The Susumu Hirasawa soundtrack as well as the story beats anything Vinland has to offer & I love Vinland Saga…

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Chemical_Ad_1920 · 4 months ago

best ever??

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Eisenseite69 · 4 months ago

For me, it's definitely the best seinen anime, but it's not the best seinen manga.

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Best seinen series? Looking for suggestions

Posted by _Solo_hunter_ · in r/anime · 3 years ago

Looking for good stuff, no thick plot armour , no too much nakama crap, now my favorite seinen are fate zero and aot. Thanks for helping

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Like there are cases where the anime adaptation doesn't inherit it.

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Icapica · 3 years ago

Fate/Zero isn't a seinen since it's not based on manga. Attack on Titan is a shounen.

Seinen is also very diverse since it just means anything based on manga that was in a seinen magazine. A lot of cute girls doing cute things shows are seinen, and so is for example Kaguya-sama: Love is War.

Assuming you want a bit darker seinen, some recommendations:

Dorohedoro
Monster
Golden Kamuy

Edit - Can't believe I forgot to add Berserk, the 1997 one.

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HobnobsTheRed · 3 years ago

Bungou Stray Dogs as well.

> A lot of cute girls doing cute things shows are seinen

Non Non Biyori is my #1 favourite show ever. It's like pure distilled nostalgia. :)

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Miidas-92 · 3 years ago

These are my top 3 seinen anime:

Akebi's Sailor Uniform
Princess Tutu
Crayon Shin-chan

For what you're looking for (which isn't necessarily seinen), here is 3 great anime, without that much focus on "nakama" and "plot armor":

Rose of Versailles
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Neon Genesis Evangelion

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Worm38 · 3 years ago

Fate/Zero isn't a seinen because it's based on a light novel and AoT is a shounen though.

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Delisches · 3 years ago

Most people on r/anime don't know what shonen/seinen really is.

They think a show that "feels adult" is seinen.

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J765 · 3 years ago

I mean the words for the demographics don't really have the same meaning for the majority of the people in the west. We also say "anime" when we mean "anime made in Japan", even though that is not what the word "anime" means in Japan.

"Hentai" also is a term that has a different meaning in Japan.

Most people in the west use "Seinen" as OP does. It honestly seems more practical to use it over "anime adaptation of a manga that was published in a magazine aimed at young male adults". Like who would even use the term like that besides researchers?

Is "Seinen anime" being adaptations of manga published in seinen magazines even a thing in Japan or do people just assume that the anime inherits the word from the source material? Are there any articles/papers on that?

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WadamT · 3 years ago

Ghost in the Shell franchise
Monster
Mushi-shi
Parasyte: The Maxim
The Garden of Sinners
Vinland Saga

PS - AoT is a shounen series.

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corner_twist · 3 years ago

AoT is a shounen...

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What's a good seinen anime that i must watch?

Posted by saskeR11 · in r/Animesuggest · 5 years ago

Ok hear my out , my top 5 anime are all seinen, i really like that category, so what should i watch ? , here are some of the seinen that i've watched

Attack on titan

Steins gate

Promised neverland

Death note

Dr. Stone

One punch man

Vinland saga

And alot other

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KingAsh01 · 5 years ago

Berserk, Monster, erased, elfen lied, hellsing ultimate and prison school,

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saskeR11 · OP · 5 years ago

Already watched erased, a masterpiece of an anime

The others .. not really, heard about them all, i'll definitely add all of them to my list

Thanks!

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killua_s_zoldick · 5 years ago

I recommend you Madoka Magica !

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Sin778 · 5 years ago

Houseki no kuni

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killua_s_zoldick · 5 years ago

It’s not actually a shojo ?

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Sin778 · 5 years ago

No? It's Seinen, Mystery, Action, Sci-Fi

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saskeR11 · OP · 5 years ago

Thanks

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[deleted] · 5 years ago

I'm pretty sure AOT, Promised Neverland & Dr. Stone were published in Shounen magazines but anyway here's the list:

{Code Geass}

{Monster}

{Grand Blue}

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saskeR11 · OP · 5 years ago

Thanks!

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Roboragi · 5 years ago

Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch - (AL, A-P, MAL)

^(TV | Status: Finished | Episodes: 25 | Genres: Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller)

Monster - (AL, A-P, KIT, MAL)

^(TV | Status: Finished | Episodes: 74 | Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Thriller)

Grand Blue - (AL, A-P, KIT, MAL)

^(TV | Status: Finished | Episodes: 12 | Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life)

^{anime}, <manga>, ]LN[, |VN| | FAQ | /r/ | Edit | Mistake? | Source | Synonyms | ⛓ | ♥

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zest88 · 5 years ago

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saskeR11 · OP · 5 years ago

Damn , thanks alot man , i really appreciate it

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Which seinen anime do you love the most

Posted by Ok-_-_Computer · in r/animequestions · 1 month ago

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DunkShadow · 1 month ago

Monster is masterpiece, but Berserk is just Berserk no manga get even close in terms of writing.

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Character_Gap_2177 · 1 month ago

I love Vinland Saga the most although I'm not sure that it is the best one

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Necessary-Builder117 · 1 month ago

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Steins gate

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Ok-_-_Computer · OP · 1 month ago

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Monster

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Nunbrot · 1 month ago

I would say Vinland Saga. Cowboy Bebop isn't even a seinen btw. It's an original anime, but when we're going with the manga adaptation it's a shoujo.

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What are some good seinen anime’s ?

Posted by Alexis_lee139 · in r/anime · 4 years ago

Any genre besides ecchi and no gore stuff.

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drasheed132 · 4 years ago

Bungou stray dogs is pretty good

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THE_CUNT_SHREDDERR · 4 years ago

K-On

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bubudog1 · 4 years ago

Kaguya-Sama, Hinamatsuri

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sonicflash703 · 4 years ago

March Comes in like a Lion

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Abysswatcherbel · 4 years ago

Since you want seinen with no gore then CGDCT and some comedies are what you are looking for

So Yuru Camp, Non Non Biyori, K on, New Game and Kaguya sama

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Which seinen anime do you love the most

Posted by Ok-_-_Computer · in r/animequestions · 5 months ago

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KingCrimson0P · 5 months ago

3 gatsu no lion

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MartianNamedScotty · 5 months ago

Vinland Saga

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gogodboss · 5 months ago

peak

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I7sReact_Return · 5 months ago

Angel Heart

Gunnm

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Adventurous_Boot_649 · 5 months ago

Anime:Monster

Manga:Berserk

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CorpFinanceIdiot · 5 months ago

Both peak media, akin to LOTR

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SimpleMan469 · 5 months ago

Same

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pgroms · 5 months ago

Kingdom

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BrownCongee · 5 months ago

One of my favs

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SlothGod25 · 5 months ago

Hi shin unit!

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yoshidream · 5 months ago

The 🐐

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seinen anime recommendations pls

Posted by Ok-Tough-7854 · in r/anime · 2 years ago

i tried to get into the popular genre like jujutsu kaisen and demon slayer ect .. but they weren't my thing . however story focused shows like vinland saga , monster i found to be very enjoyable for me . can't find anything similar to watch tho

Show i've already watched :

vinland saga

monster

death parade

death note

steins gate

parasyte

berserk 1997

psycho pass

dorohedoro

attack on titan

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Woeladenchild · 2 years ago

Bungou Stray Dogs. It's still on-going, and S1 can be a bit of a slog, but it still stands criminally underrated imo.

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Nihilus88 · 2 years ago

Bungou Stray Dogs is very much a shonen despite being marketed otherwise. Don't think op would enjoy it

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[deleted] · 2 years ago

Look at their list, I think they would

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AngelicToe · 2 years ago

It's actually improving with each season, which isn't usually the case.

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runescapeanime · 2 years ago

According to your list I can recommend Made in Abyss and Land of The Lustrous. Both shows have that morbid mystery and existential dread coupled with amazing lore, characters and world building

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Ok-Tough-7854 · OP · 2 years ago

i've been holding made in abyss for a while now . i think i"m finally watching it

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ElectricalMaximum190 · 2 years ago

Bro good luck

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BayleafMoon · 2 years ago

You should give Cyberpunk Edge Runners a shot! Only 10 episodes and I still think about how good it was weekly

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tomdachi22 · 2 years ago

Baccano, Mushishi

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Eventhorrizon · 2 years ago

Golden Kamuy

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