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Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [Week 3] (ani.social)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by wjs018@ani.social to c/anime@ani.social

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Hi everybody! It is time for what I am sure is everybody's favorite thread of the week, the weekly general thread! How have things been going for you with the winter season this past week? I have seen a lot of new faces in this community over tha past week (it's anybody's guess as to why), so if you have recently joined us, feel free to introduce yourself in this thread as well! If you are searching for something to say, here are some example discussion starters to inspire you:

Is High Card about how to register for your medical marijuana card?
I feel lied to by Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! I was waiting in the snow for a train that was late the other day, and no gals started talking to me. Instead, I just got literal cold feet.
I wonder if that little robot bird from Metallic Rouge was also running linux like its forebear, the Ingenuity copter?

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[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Thanks for relating. It's hard to explain to people who know only anime fans. I wouldn't have felt comfortable posting that in the Reddit anime community because people would've just told me to tell my partner to get over it or some thinks just the culture, but Lemmy felt nice enough that I felt comfortable to do so.

And apparently I came to the right place for suggestions. These all sound great! I can't wait to watch them.

[–] wjs018@ani.social 3 points 11 months ago

reddit is an enormous community, for better and for worse. I think a lot of people in that community have only ever known anime after it has had broad popularity and there have been forums (like reddit) in which like-minded people can talk about it. Glad to have you here and have fun!

Since your initial post, my brain did come up with another recommendation that doesn't feature anime weirdness, but is not necessarily wholesome. This one is my-wife approved as well:

Mushishi - This is an anthology cataloging the travels of a person named Ginko, who is something like a doctor. However, instead of treating people, he helps them deal with the effects of creatures that most people can't see called mushi. The series is exceedingly melancholic, deliberate, and sometimes dark, but it is probably my favorite anime of all time. Also, it is the subject of my favorite anime video essay of all time.

[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It’s hard to explain to people who know only anime fans.

Hating anime because of questionable content is like hating books because The Anarchist Cookbook or Mein Kampf exists. Anime is a medium that houses multiple genres, including ones you don't want to see. They may have greater freedom/available audience that are willing to watch "those" things, so they exist.