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Mine could be JoJo

spoilerDIO's revenge transcends parts and even resets the universe

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[–] hitagi@ani.social 8 points 3 weeks ago

Kill la Kill

[–] Endmaker@ani.social 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Vinland Saga

Moral of the story: revenge (and war) is no good.

[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

Forgot about this,

spoilerBecause S2 is the opposite of a revenge anime

[–] wjs018@ani.social 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think it is purely recency bias when I say Oshi no Ko.

I also remember revenge being a recurring theme in Naruto, but I would be hesitant to call it a revenge anime.

[–] Mercuri@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think I would agree with you. The other big name seems to be Kill La Kill and while I agree that it's a great revenge anime, Oshi No Ko nails the subtleties of revenge. It's way more nuanced and realistic.

[–] BonerMan@ani.social 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] wjs018@ani.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

I hate my brain that this was the first series I thought of. I haven't watched the anime, but have read a portion of the manga.

[–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

It has been a while since I watched it so I'm not really sure how well it holds up but I remember 91 Days being pretty dope. It's a mafia story about MC infiltrating a group responsible for the death of his family, set during the prohibition era in the US. It's a short watch (12 episodes or so) too.

[–] Berin@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 weeks ago

Seconding 91 Days!

[–] falidorn@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

These might be stretches. Revenge isn’t the entire goal:

Kill la Kill Jormungand

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The 1986 Fist Of The Northstar animated movie.

Kenshiro gets his girl Julia taken from him, gets beaten up and thrown down a canyon for good measure, fights his way through hordes of mutant bikers, multiple bosses, to a climactic battle against his rival that basically levels the city.

Then wandering through the desert, he suddenly lifts his head up, opens his eyes and remembers "(Oh yeah) Julia..."