heavy, serious, tons of body horror, very flawed and relatable character, many political and military themes; explores human nature, potential, prejudice, and the lottery of birth. somewhat inconsistent art

art: 5/10
plot: 8/10
fun: 6/10

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your opinion on : attack on titan
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amazing art, dynamic animation, fun & relatable characters w/ plausible motivations (mostly). explores themes of the psyche's dark underbelly, collective trauma/suffering, transmutation of pain into power

also egregores

art: 8/10
plot: 7/10
fun: 8/10

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your opinion on : jujutsu kaisen
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super fun, engaging, inspiring typical shonen. power scaling is a bit off, plot doesn't make much sense, but you don't care bc you love the characters too much. unpleasant character art style ruins it for me

art: 4/10
plot: 4/10
fun: 8/10

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your opinion on : Hunter x hunter
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a classic among classics, defines the baseline of good anime for me. great characters, overall amazing plot (too much filler, plot goes haywire near the end), fantastic art and so much personality. funny as hell too

art: 8/10
plot: 7/10
fun: 9/10

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your opinion on : Naruto
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intolerably bad, do not bother. made for rather stupid children, very low effort characters & dialogue. promising plot but couldn't deal w everything else long enough to get to it. quit partway thru the second arc

art: 2/10
plot: 6/10
fun: 4/10

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your opinion on : Black clover
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aaaaaaa so so good. slept on it but was so happy to be wrong. one of the best works of media I've seen in recent years, basically flawless. highly unique & fantastic art style, tragicly relatable characters, amazing fights

art: 9/10
plot: 8/10
fun: 9/10

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your opinion on : kimetsu no yaiba
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extremely solid, basically the modern Naruto, ie the default anime I recommend to newbies. has all the right elements of a shonen & is enjoyable on mostly every level. lots of lighthearted fun but gets serious occasionally

art: 7/10
plot: 7/10
fun: 8/10

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your opinion on : my hero academia
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NOT entry level, has required watching prereqs; more of a genre deconstruction than anything, but very well done. highly enjoyable ride up the typical Trigger exponential power scaling curve, lots of weird sexual themes

art: 9/10
plot: 8/10
fun: 8/10

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Your opinion on : Darling in the franxx
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highly poignant art piece of a show, starts slow but accelerates out of control; deep body horror, psyche plumbing, tragically flawed characters, it breaks your heart. closest thing to aesthetic perfection I've seen so far

art: 10/10
plot: 8/10
fun: 8/10

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Your opinion on : devil man cry baby
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kinda low class & derivative but very fun & mindless; every character is a reference to something & the "plot" is more of an excuse for antics than angfhibf, altho ok at times. good for wasting time when high or distracted

art: 5/10
plot: 4/10
fun: 8/10

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Your opinion on : Fairy tail
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the laughingstock popularizer of the isekai genre, embarrassingly bad, esp since it had so much potential. a thinly veiled harem anime w/ a boring invincible protagonist that functions as a self-insert for quiet male nerds

art: 7/10
plot: 2/10
fun: 6/10

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Your opinion on : Sword art online
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trash. wants to be a quirkier mob psycho but fails horribly. skip.

art: 0/10
plot: 2/10
fun: 3/10

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Your opinion on : saiki k.
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Very Good. a labor of love, follows a quiet young kid as he learns to find his voice and place in the world. he's highly relatable & admirable, self deprecating and humble, and works hard. also he's a most powerful psychic

art: 9/10
plot: 9/10
fun: 8/10

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Your opinion on : mob psycho 100
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it's jojo

a self aware meme of a show, starts off slow but quickly blossoms; utterly ridiculous & unpredictable, except the good guys always win. embarrassingly sexual but in a good way; highly unique art and characters

art: 7/10
plot: 6/10
fun: 10/10

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Your opinion on : jojo bizarre adventure
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basically a Neal Stephenson novel, with the plot mostly an excuse to show tech trees, blueprints, synthesis schemas and the like. very silly but gets serious on occasion, when it reminds you of the plot. greatly inspiring

art: 7/10
plot: 8/10
fun: 9/10

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Your opinion on : dr.stone
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another genre deconstruction; how does the world's most powerful man defeat ennui? super fun, tons of references, you know exactly whats going to happen 99% of the time, but that 1% makes it worthwhile. inconsistent art.

art: 6-7/10
plot: 7/10
fun: 9/10

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Your opinion on : One punch man
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a masterpiece, possibly the pinnacle of serious anime. grandiose plot, relatable characters, extremely good magic system (important!). explores human nature, civilization, theology, evil. heart wrenching in the best way

art: 8/10
plot: 10/10
fun: 8/10

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Your opinion on : fullmetal alchemist brotherhood
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much better, and more serious, than one might expect by its premise; fun, kinda dorky, but good plot, great art, and amazing fights and animation, on top of the character's relatability. could use less fan service tho

art: 8/10
plot: 7/10
fun: 8/10

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Your opinion on : Fire force
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exceeded expectations; sort of dumb on the surface but has depth, with a good plot and fun characters. too much gratuitous lewdity & protag too invincible, & some of the art is too dorky to ignore. good fight animations

art: 5/10
plot: 7/10
fun: 8/10

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Your opinion on : seven deadly sins
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seriously underrated; a slow and tense exploration of the "what ifs" of life, with occasional bursts of action and heartwarming moments. pretty heavy themes with deeply flawed characters

art: 8/10
plot: 8/10
fun: 7/10

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Your opinion on : erased
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currently watching; highly mediocre but with an engaging premise. way too much needless fanservice and unrealistic character development. fun enemies and fights, powerups, a pretty typical isekai. it's alright.

art: 6/10
plot: 5/10
fun: 7/10

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Your opinion on : high rise invasion
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a classic of the more ponderous and melancholy genre of action anime; a distinctly dated artistic style, engaging characters and funky soundtrack, serious themes punctuated by intense action and comedic interludes.

art: 8/10
plot: 7/10
fun: 8/10

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Your opinion on : cowboy bebop
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highly underrated! came out of nowhere, very unique with tons of style and personality. relatively short and frenetic heist arcs, lovable characters, great soundtrack and nonstop ridiculous action.

art: 9/10
plot: 8/10
fun: 9/10

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Your opinion on : the great pretender
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even more of a classic than Naruto, the prototypical anime in the west. fun, engaging, realistic power scaling, with a highly varied cast of characters; while the protag is the (mostly) invincible focus, he doesnt dominate

art: 6/10
plot: 7/10
fun: 8/10

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Your opinion on : dragon ball
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a brilliant gem, which didnt get the attention (or continuation) it deserved. one of the most distinctive art styles, punchy characters, & fantastic fight animation. also the single most annoying character in all of anime.

art: 10/10
plot: 6/10
fun: 8/10

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Your opinion on : Soul Eater
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a bunch more they didn't make a tweet for but I'll list em anyway

Samurai Champloo
Mushishi
Ghost in the Shell
Dorohedoro
Space Dandy
Kill la Kill
Gurren Lagann
FLCL
Little Witch Academia
Madoka Magica
Code Lyoko
God of High School
Beastars
BNA (!!!)

what are your favorites?

currently watching; highly mediocre but with an engaging premise. way too much needless fanservice and unrealistic character development. fun enemies and fights, powerups, a pretty typical isekai. it's alright.

art: 6/10
plot: 5/10
fun: 7/10

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Your opinion on : high rise invasion
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