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]

OK, all of those sound awesome, especially Fairy Musketeers. Also, OMG, Rozen Maiden has a plot! I kept eying it in stores for the loligoth, but thought it would just be fanservice. Now it sounds much more watchable!

[the-willow.insanejournal.com (from livejournal.com)]

I love LOVE Fairy Musketeers. And I laugh because originally by I think the 5th (?) episode I caught a hard sudden dislike because the non-active protagonist was doing some very cliche things. I was watching in a very young state of mind and got frustrated that it seemed as if the audience was being talked down to.

About two episodes later I realized what had confused me was that the male character had very much been given a "female" role. And I usually accept that particular stupidity in female characters. It was very enlightening.

Love it. Love it. Love it!

It combined my love of fairy-tales, with my love of anime, with my love of adventure and quest stories.

PS: Yes Rozen Maiden has plot along with the cups of tea.