Anime Recommendation and Suggestion Query

[MFauli]

They don't make anime of this stuff, you'll have to start reading shoujo and josei manga and bridge into the Victorian Era. You'll have to accept that the very specific era and setting you want has maybe 11 manga titles total. Honestly, you're in the wrong medium for this stuff.

Honestly, if you know MOVIES (not anime) that fit the criteria, feel free to mention a couple. One of my favorite movies is "Man in the Iron Mask" with Leonardo DiCaprio. Also "The Patriot" with Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger.

I had actually wanted to rewatch Anne from Green Gables for the longest time, though. Watched it as a child on TV, but can't remember anything (although the story is kinda known anyway).


EDIT:

omg, started watching Ikoku Meiro no Croisee. I'm not sure my heart can take this. Why would parents send their cute little daughter to the other side of the world?

[MFauli]

Finished Ikoku Meiro no Croisee today. It was nice, but the stationary nature of the story made it rather "small" and less adventurous. Also I assume the manga goes much further, because the story just ended like BAMM.

[MFauli]

I just watched episode 44 of my rewatch of "A Dog from Flanders"/Furandasu no Inu/Niklaas, ein Junge aus Flandern.

Cried 3 times during that one episode. Fucking crushed me They wouldn't be allowed to show this 1975 anime on German television nowadays, kids of today are not prepared for that. Still such a great anime that holds up nicely and works both for children (teaching lots of things) and adults (having the feeling of regional movie that depicts the time and place well). I never saw the complete series when I was a child, so I'm curious to see the last couple episodes.

Next anime I'll finally watch to completion will be "Anne from Green Gables".

Edit:

OH MY FUCKING GOD

I just watched the final episode of "A Dog from Flanders" and the German Dub COMPLETELY changes what actually happens, so crass that, despite the sad events, it made me laugh

So the boy and his dog are seen dying inside the church from freezing to death. The German dub, however, narrates "And while the boy was still dreaming of angels and flying towards the sky, he would later be found by his friends and they'd celebrate Christmas. He then went on to becoming a famous artist and lived happily together with Anneka and her family." The End.

Wow. And I was wondering how this series could be aired on German television 30 years ago. Turns out the solution was by changing the ending entirely lol.

[MFauli]

ok, I need a recommendation but I doubt something exists:

Is there a GOOD and SERIOUS story out there where the heroes are adults and fight children/teenagers who are the villains?

I'm a bit sick of shitty children being treated like heroes (see current Gundam or Persona 5 Royal) and adults being treated like villains, so I'd like to see a role reversal for once.

[Ryllharu]

Is there a GOOD and SERIOUS story out there where the heroes are adults and fight children/teenagers who are the villains?

Sure.

Grave of the Fireflies
A handful of arcs of Black Lagoon
Death Note
unanimated arcs of GTO (though Onizuka is mentally a child, so that might not count)

[MFauli]

Sure.

Grave of the Fireflies
A handful of arcs of Black Lagoon
Death Note
unanimated arcs of GTO (though Onizuka is mentally a child, so that might not count)

Eh, if those are the only ones, that speaks more for "it doesn't exist"

- Hotaru is "WW2 against 2 children trying to survive"
- Death Note's hero is Light, a teenager
- GTO is comedy
- "a handful of arcs of Black Lagoon", so more sidestories then

Is there really nothing where a group of adults is put in a situation where they have to save the world and the villains are children/teenagers? I would have expected to be a couple of series to exist.

[Ryllharu]

Eh, if those are the only ones, that speaks more for "it doesn't exist"

- Hotaru is "WW2 against 2 children trying to survive"
- Death Note's hero is Light, a teenager
- GTO is comedy
- "a handful of arcs of Black Lagoon", so more sidestories then

Is there really nothing where a group of adults is put in a situation where they have to save the world and the villains are children/teenagers? I would have expected to be a couple of series to exist.

- At its core, there's the hubris of Seita. How you view it is up to you. On the surface, people don't blame Seita for what happens to them, but that's certainly not the complete take on the film.
- Light is the villain of Death Note, very obviously. He's often described as an anti-hero, and it isn't often we get story with a POV of the villain rather than its heroes.

No. You're looking at the wrong medium. There's a reason the overwhelming majority of anime is shonen, seinen, and shoujo demographics. Manga is broader, but you're still not going to find it there.

If you want "anti-youth" media, there's only two demographics that feature it in the film genre.

[MFauli]

If you want "anti-youth" media, there's only two demographics that feature it in the film genre.

Spill the beans, chap.

[Ryllharu]

Not on an anime forum.

Try your request on reddit and come back with the results, maybe the crowdsourced answer can give you something worthwhile in niche manga titles or some obscure 1980s OVA.

[MFauli]

Not on an anime forum.

You mean porn or what? Don't need that.

[Ryllharu]

Quite the opposite.

[MFauli]

Ok, I have no idea what's so taboo to be mentioned on this forum that isn't even questionable porn. But ok.

[Kraco]

Ok, I have no idea what's so taboo to be mentioned on this forum that isn't even questionable porn. But ok.

If it's not anime, or even manga, this isn't really the place to discuss it. Adults correcting the behavior of unruly teenagers sounds like "educational" films from the past.

[MFauli]

I started watching Rent a Girlfriend, but I need to ask something: Will they keep teasing the fake relationship for all the season (and 2nd season) or are they gonna become a real couple at the end of season 1? If not, I'll drop it, because I hate nothing more than eternal teasing.

[shinta|hikari]

Season 1 ends at chapter 50. There are 284 released manga chapters.

Spoilers:

They are still not together, and neither of them thinks she even truly likes him.

[MFauli]

thx

spoiler: [spoiler]dropped, sigh[/spoiler]

[Ryllharu]

thx

spoiler: [spoiler]dropped, sigh[/spoiler]

Yeah, good idea. Most of the people continuing to read it are Hate-Readers.

[MFauli]

I'm in hospital and Anichart seems to be blocked from the wlan here oddly, so I have no idea what new anime are worth watching. Could you guys recommend all shows that are promising and why? Thx

[David75]

livechart.me ?

[MFauli]

Also blocked