Rec me anime!

[oyceter]

Currently I have no kdramas except Gourmet on my list, and I'm caught up with most of the shows I want to watch. Also, I'm in the mood for short episodes. So, rec me anime (but please read the qualifications first)!

• Available on Netflix


• Not too bloody


• Have cool women. I don't mind if they aren't the protagonists or if they don't physically kick ass, but I also don't want a series in which all the women or girls feel like objects.


• Not depressing


• Have an ending


• Bonus points for something funny with depth (ex. Samurai Champloo) or something that hits my gothic shoujo id buttons (ex. Vampire Knight)

I prefer series, though I may watch movies/OVAs too.

I've seen and liked:
Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist, Gundam Wing, Gunslinger Girls, Haibane Renmei, Honey and Clover, Kare Kano (incomplete), Mushishi (incomplete), Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ouran High School Host Club, Princess Tutu, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Samurai Champloo, Vampire Knight, X, Yami no Matsuei, and nearly all the Studio Ghibli movies. And though it's not anime, I've seen Avatar too.

I've seen and disliked:
Akira, Gasaraki, Ghost in the Shell, Lain, Perfect Blue, Tenchi Muyo

Comments

[oyceter]

No, though I keep hearing about it!

Um, how bloody and/or violent and/or depressing is it? Some parts of Samurai Champloo are on the upper levels of my gore-meter.

[mystickeeper.livejournal.com]

OMG I LOVE BLACK LAGOON!!!

I hope it's okay if I help try to answer your question, even though it wasn't directed at me.

There is lots of guns and explosions and blades, and also blood. It's not heavy on the, like, bones-sticking-out-of-flesh type of gore, though. I'm not sure if that helps in your decision process or not. It's been a while since I watched Samurai Champloo, but I think that Black Lagoon doesn't get much worse than the more intense parts of SC.

[fmanalyst.livejournal.com]

It's pretty violent, though I can't remember how much actual blood there is. The violence is primarily gun violence instead of sword violence, and there are car chases. Revy has a nihilist world view and an unhappy childhood, which may rank high on your depression meter.