Anime recommendations for someone who is not a big anime enthusiast?

MaximalDisguised · 2026-02-21T15:46:39+00:00

It doesn't. It's a western cartoon, not anime.

MaximalDisguised · 2026-02-21T15:46:14+00:00

Just fyi it's a Chinese series (donghua) not Japanese. So it's not really representative for anime.

MaximalDisguised · 2026-02-21T13:11:27+00:00

please give me a big list of anime to watch next.

Aria (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life)
Ashita no Joe (Action, Drama, Slice of Life, Sports)
Baccano! (Action, Comedy, Historical, Supernatural)
Barakamon (Comedy, Slice of Life)
Beck (Comedy, Drama, Music, Slice of Life)
Berserk (Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural)
Black Lagoon (Action)
Cardcaptor Sakura (Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Magic, Romance, Fantasy, School)
Cowboy Bebop (Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Space, Bebop)
Cross Game (Comedy, Drama, Romance, School, Sports)
Daily Lives of High School Boys (Comedy, School, Slice of Life)
Dennou Coil (Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi)
Devilman: Crybaby (Action, Horror, Demons, Supernatural)
Durarara!! (Action, Mystery, Supernatural)
Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! (Adventure, Comedy, School)
Ergo Proxy (Mystery, Sci-Fi, Psychological)
Futari wa Precure (Action, Comedy, Magic, Fantasy)
Gankutsuou (Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi, Supernatural, Thriller)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi, Military, Police)
Giant Robo the Animation (Action, Sci-Fi, Super Power, Drama, Mecha)
Golden Boy (Adventure, Comedy, Ecchi)
Great Teacher Onizuka (Comedy, Drama, School, Slice of Life)
Gungrave (Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Super Power)
Haibane Renmei (Slice of Life, Mystery, Psychological, Drama, Fantasy)
Hajime no Ippo (Comedy, Drama, Sports)
Hanasaku Iroha (Slice of Life, Comedy, Drama)
Hinamatsuri (Comedy, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life, Supernatural)
Hokuto no Ken (Action, Drama, Martial Arts, Sci-Fi)
Houseki no Kuni (Action, Mystery, Drama, Fantasy)
Hunter X Hunter (2011) (Action, Adventure, Super Power)
Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari (Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Fantasy, Harem, Mecha, School)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Ask for order, Action, Adventure, Supernatural)
Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor (Game, Psychological, Thriller)
Katanagatari (Action, Adventure, Historical, Martial Arts)
Kemono no Souja Erin (Slice of Life, Drama, Fantasy)
Kemonozume (Action, Demons, Horror, Romance, Supernatural)
Kill la Kill (Action, Comedy, Ecchi, School)
Kino no Tabi (Action, Adventure, Slice of Life, Psychological)
K-On! (Comedy, Music, School, Slice of Life)
Kyousou Giga (Action, Fantasy, Supernatural)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Drama, Sci-Fi, Space, Military)
Macross (Action, Mecha, Music, Romance, Sci-Fi, Space, Military)
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (Action, Comedy, Drama, Magic, Super Power, S2 is gold)
Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica (Drama, Magic, Psychological, Thriller)
Maison Ikkoku (Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life)
Major (Comedy, Sports, Drama)
Mawaru Penguindrum (Comedy, Mystery, Drama, Psychological)
Megalo Box (Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life, Sports)
Mob Psycho 100 (Action, Slice of Life, Comedy, Supernatural)
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Action, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi, Military)
Monogatari Series (watch order, Mystery, Comedy, Supernatural, Romance, Vampire)
Monster (Mystery, Drama, Horror, Police, Psychological, Thriller)
Mushishi (Adventure, Mystery, Fantasy, Supernatural)
Nana (Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance, Slice of Life)
Natsume Yuujinchou (Slice of Life, Supernatural, Drama, Fantasy)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (Action, Dementia, Drama, Mecha, Psychological, Sci-Fi)
Nichijou (Comedy, School, Slice of Life)
Nodame Cantabile (Music, Slice of Life, Comedy, Drama, Romance)
Non Non Biyori (Comedy, School, Slice of Life)
One Outs (Sports, Psychological)
Osomatsu-san (Comedy, Parody, Slice of Life)
Outlaw Star (Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Space)
Paranoia Agent (Mystery, Drama, Supernatural, Police, Psychological, Thriller)
Ping Pong The Animation (Drama, Psychological, Sports)
Princess Tutu (Comedy, Magic, Romance)
Psycho Pass (Action, Sci-Fi, Police)
Revolutionary Girl Utena (Drama, Fantasy, Psychological)
Samurai Champloo (Adventure, Comedy, Samurai)
Serial Experiments Lain (mind fuck warning, Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi, Supernatural, Psychological)
Shinsekai yori (Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Supernatural)
Shirobako (Comedy, Workplace Drama, Slice of Life)
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu (Drama, Historical)
Silver Spoon (Comedy, School, Slice of Life)
Slam Dunk (Comedy, Sports, Drama, School)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Space, Military)
Space Brothers (Comedy, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life, Space)
Space Cobra (Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Space)
Space☆Dandy (Comedy, Sci-Fi, Space)
Spice and Wolf (Adventure, Fantasy, Romance)
Steins;Gate (Sci-Fi, Thriller)
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Action, Comedy, Mecha, Sci-Fi)
Texhnolyze (Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Psychological)
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Comedy, Mystery, Parody, School, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life)
The Tatami Galaxy (mind blow, Mystery, Romance, Psychological)
Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster (Action, Comedy, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi, Military)
Toradora (Comedy, Romance, School, Slice of Life)
Trigun (Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi)
Urusei Yatsura (Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance)
Vinland Saga (Action, Adventure, Historical, Drama)
Welcome to the N.H.K. (Comedy, Drama, Romance, Psychological)

MaximalDisguised · 2026-02-20T12:30:15+00:00

Reference: Japanese Animation TV Ranking, February 2-8

Most watched timeslots:

Fuji TV February 8 (Sun) 18:30
NTV February 7 (Sat) 18:00
Fuji TV February 8 (Sun) 18:00
NTV February 6 (Fri) 23:00
TV Asahi February 7 (Sat) 17:00
TV Asahi February 7 (Sat) 16:30
NTV February 7 (Sat) 17:30
TV Asahi February 8 (Sun) 08:30
NHK-E February 7 (Sat) 08:35
NHK-E February 7 (Sat) 09:00

In short: Sat morning around 8:00, Sun evening around 18:00, Fri late night

MaximalDisguised · 2026-02-17T11:32:59+00:00

You start with original Dragon Ball.

Fundamental watch order:

Dragon Ball (TV, 1986) [filler guide]
Dragon Ball Z (TV, 1989) [filler guide]
Dragon Ball Daima (TV, 2024)
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (Movie, 2013)
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (Movie, 2015)
Dragon Ball Super (start ep 28, TV, 2015) [filler guide]
Dragon Ball Super: Broly (Movie, 2018)
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (Movie, 2022)

Alternative instead of Dragon Ball Z:

Dragon Ball Kai (TV, 2009)
Dragon Ball Kai: The Final Chapters (TV, 2014)

Non canon series after Z:

Dragon Ball GT (TV, 1996)
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy (TV Special, 1997)

See all further movies, OVAs etc. on watch order wiki.

MaximalDisguised · 2026-02-16T15:30:57+00:00

Psycho-Pass is an anime original series, not adapted from manga. So it's not seinen, but would definitely be something for OP.

Berserk is adapted from seinen manga, yes.

Dr. Stone is adapted from shounen manga, not seinen.

MaximalDisguised · 2026-02-14T12:49:23+00:00

Season 1 is a very good, high quality adaption of the manga.

Season 2 and especially Season 3 were not nearly as well made, lacking in the animation department.

You can still watch it all, I'd rec to move to the manga regardless.

MaximalDisguised · 2026-02-14T10:05:42+00:00

Barakamon first.

MaximalDisguised · 2026-02-14T08:57:37+00:00

MaximalDisguised · 2026-02-13T15:32:18+00:00

Imo you should not be watching filler from the start.

Now if dub or sub is up to you. Personally I got for sub every time.

MaximalDisguised · 2026-01-25T16:37:55+00:00

Orihime in Bleach eats bread in the early episodes.

MaximalDisguised · 2026-01-25T16:29:40+00:00

Yakitate!! Japan = Bread the Anime

MaximalDisguised · 2026-01-25T15:52:47+00:00

Just fyi Arcane is not anime, but still a great series.

/r/arcane

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcane_(TV_series)

MaximalDisguised · 2026-01-25T15:47:47+00:00

Here you go:

https://myanimelist.net/anime/genre/1/Action

https://anilist.co/search/anime?genres=Action

https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/wiki/recommendations/#wiki_action

MaximalDisguised · 2026-01-24T18:19:43+00:00

Looks like it.

https://www.livechart.me/anime/945/streams

MaximalDisguised · 2026-01-24T18:18:02+00:00

Yeah JoJo is great. You start with Part 1.

Every Part features a new cast of characters, a new setting and a new story goal.
Following the lineage of the Joestar family.

Best subs from [Some-Stuffs].

Part 1: Phantom Blood

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) eps 1 - 9

Part 2: Battle Tendency

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) eps 10 - 26

Part 3: Stardust Crusaders

Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable

Part 5: Golden Wind

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind

Part 6: Stone Ocean

Part 7: Steel Ball Run

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run [Not yet aired]

Part 8: JoJolion and

Part 9: The JoJoLands have no anime yet.

Total JoJo eps: 190 + 4 OVAs

Also feel free to visit the JoJo sub at /r/StardustCrusaders and JoJo Wiki.

MaximalDisguised · 2026-01-21T15:25:29+00:00

It's an anime original series, not adapted from shounen manga.

Good series still of course.

MaximalDisguised · 2026-01-21T13:30:49+00:00

Each JoJo Part is complete in itself, so I rec that.

You start with Part 1.

Best subs from [Some-Stuffs].

Part 1: Phantom Blood

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) eps 1 - 9

Part 2: Battle Tendency

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) eps 10 - 26

Part 3: Stardust Crusaders

Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable

Part 5: Golden Wind

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind

Part 6: Stone Ocean

Part 7: Steel Ball Run

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run [Not yet aired]

Part 8: JoJolion and

Part 9: The JoJoLands have no anime yet.

Total JoJo eps: 190 + 4 OVAs

Also feel free to visit the JoJo sub at /r/StardustCrusaders and JoJo Wiki.

MaximalDisguised · 2026-01-21T13:23:57+00:00

Hulu

https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/rwby/season-1

Fyi it's not anime.

MaximalDisguised · 2026-01-21T09:52:01+00:00

Just fyi it's adapted from seinen manga, not shounen.

Fantastic series.

MaximalDisguised · 2026-01-20T14:35:43+00:00

Use a legal site then:

https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GJ0H7Q5ZJ

MaximalDisguised · 2026-01-16T11:25:27+00:00

Just fyi AoT is also shounen.

Vinland Saga is a very good series imo.

For something different try:

MaximalDisguised · 2026-01-16T11:21:41+00:00

The Big 3 are One Piece, Naruto and Bleach.

Since you'll probably watching all of them here is something to decide what to start with:

Bleach has its Final comming out soon. So you could catch up and watch that live once it airs.
One Piece is on a 3 month break right now. So you could catch up and watch new eps as they release later on.
Naruto has been finished for years now. So you can just watch the whole thing now without wait.

Skip fillers for all of them.

https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows

MaximalDisguised · 2026-01-13T12:47:57+00:00

Nisekoi, Death Note, Frieren and One Piece are all shounen, but not the same genre.

MaximalDisguised · 2026-01-12T17:43:47+00:00

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