Are there any animes or TV shows you can't stop recommending?

I RECOMMEND EVERYBODY LOVES HYPNOTOAD. IT IS A GREAT SHOW.
ALL HAIL THE HYPNOTOAD.
- I feel like I'm missing the context.... Where did this meme starALL HAIL THE HYPNOTOAD.
  
  ALL HAIL THE HYPNOTOAD

OMG!!! I get to recommend Delicious in Dungeon!!! The show is a bit of a slow burn, but the early episodes set up the incredible world building and the basic plot points. Then as it starts churning it gets crazy. The story is strong enough on it’s own, but it’s animated by Studio Trigger so the anime is pure perfection.
- I keep hearing it's amazing but I bounced off hard on the first couple episodes. I wish anime didn't need the 5 episodes rule, things should sell themselves from the start. Maybe I'll give it another go. My wife is keen to watch it.
  
  I powered through as I kept hearing everyone recommend this. It felt pointless because I didn't get watching a cooking show about stuff you could never eat because it isn't real.
  The comments I read said it took a tonal shift when they finally got back to the red dragon. It's about halfway through, which took me weeks to get to.
  The second half is awesome! If this is what it was like all along, it would have been amazing. The first half gives you nothing to expect what the second half is, which makes it feel more intense, but I still feel is kinda terrible pacing.
  I want more now because the characters really are good, which is probably why they used that first half the way they did, but it was tough before seeing where it was going. Frieren had a much better buildup before it really started getting serious for example.
  
  I was hooked by the second episode.
  I was also watching a lot of cooking shows while playing Elden Ring. So maybe it was right fit right time.
  
  Read the manga first to get past that initial hump. You can clear like 5 episodes worth of material in the time it takes to watch an episode and see if it's for you.

The Good Place
Season 1 is just setting up the story
- Holy motherforking shirtballs... someone stole my post idea!

Gurren Lagan
Fucken watch it
Also,
Log Horizon is what SAO wishes it was
- Just who the hell do you think we are?
- Yeah absolutely clicked on this to spout my spiel about Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. It’s my favorite anime ever.
  Neon Genesis Evangelion is up there too, but I like TTGL more.
- @Sanctus
  Fuck i forgot about Gurren Lagan. What am I doing with my life
- Gurren Lagan
  What is so great about this? Just watched the first couple of eps. First impression is not good: It seems like the classical mindless shonen fighting anime alongside pretty childish humor and a distastefully sexualized main female character. Her outfit is literally a bikini and she's sexualized in the very first scene and in basically every scene she's in since that one, wtf?
  
  Watch until episode 9 at least.
  
  Clearly your drill is not the drill that will pierce the heavens. /s It's not for everyone, and for all the sexualization there is never any sex or nudity depicted. At least you gave it a try though!

Maybe not everyone cup of tea but to me Mr. Robot.
At first sight you may thinking the show is about "individual" hacker taking down corporate but once you understand it has longer lasting effect especially when you relate/something similar with Elliot. The cinematography, the score is chef kiss👌🏻, Season 2 slow burns on the first half but worth to not miss them.
The magical thing is this show on rewatch make more sense and definitely Sam Esmail planned everything from get go on writing.
Among the best TV series I have seen.
- The thing that's so great about Mr. Robot is that it ends perfectly. You can tell the show writers decided exactly what story they wanted to tell and then executed on that plan. They didn't just meander about and eventually land on a half-assed ending once the show's budget dried up.
  
  I disagree. First season was perfect. The last episode itself was great but Esmail had no idea how to fill out the episodes of the last season to get there.
  He was throwing around split personalities like Ronald Moore threw around Cylons. The time machine story went nowhere despite a multi season build up.
- @Crafter72
  I watched a good chunk of it when it was first coming out, but I had to drop it because i was frankly not in a good enough place to hear the things that show was trying to say.
  
  I can see your point as I watch the show after everything released (late 2022).
- I was only able to get a couple episodes in. When his surrogate gay dad said that he'd do anything for him and two scenes later you have Rami Malek going "AHH I have noone who can help me what do I do?!??", I couldn't keep watching.
  Though it might also be my inability to watch a show where characters get 'worse'. I got upto the third last episode of Arcane and when a pivotal moment in a characters story went bad It took me 5 days to finish the show.

Scavengers Reign is incredible, easily the best animated sci fi show made in the past few years IMO. It’s weird and emotional and deeply sincere in a way a lot of media isn’t anymore.
If you liked Fantastic Planet you’ll probably like Scavengers Reign.
- I really enjoyed this show. The characters were all good the life cycles and the weird biology were interesting and largely made sense. There were only a couple points where I went that's silly the writers clearly just wanted x to happen but x was cool enough for the silly to not bother me too much, it just took me out the moment a little. Solid recommendation, one of the best sci-fi I've watched in the last couple years.
- scavengers reign knocked me on my ass, great recommendation.
- thanks for the recommandation. I just bingewatched it. Not my kind of show since the story is so thin: It's a road trip,
  except the road is full of weird alien biology plant slowly trying to kill you
  But that crazy alien biology is cool to watch

Honestly, Cowboy Bebop. The universe it builds feels lived-in, and the animation style is incredibl, but the music is really the star.
Be aware, however, that while there are happy moments, it is an anime about bounty hunters, and there are very few happy endings. Beautiful endings, poetic endings, satisfying endings - but never happy.
- Bang.
  
  See you space cowboy...

Better call Saul - a beautiful drama with a hint of comedy and action. Better than Breaking bad and doesn't require much knowledge of it.
- And then once you finish it, you can watch Breaking Bad again. Then El Camino. Then loop back around the Better Call Saul again. And once you're done, you can watch Breaking Bad again...

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
- The first half was some of the best anime I've seen. Then it devolved into a by the numbers shonen complete with a magical school and "tests" with unnecessary action scenes. I was ultimately disappointed by it because the whole season didn't live up to the amazingly high standard the first few episodes set. I still enjoyed it and would give it a solid recommendation but it gets worse as it goes on in my opinion. The first half where you are properly seeing the world through the eyes of someone ageless has that beautiful sadness I don't think I've seen anywhere else.
  
  The first episodes just gave me existential dread every time haha. So I was glad when they "softened up" after a while. But in hindsight, you're right, the end of season 1 got somewhat stereotypical. I wonder if season 2 will be better.
  
  100% agree with you. Loved the first half and was really let down by the 2nd.
  The only other show that's given me similar vibes to the 1st half of Frieren was Violet Evergarden. Not so much for the content but in the melancholic, beautiful-yet-bittersweet vibes the whole show gives off.
  I think that show greatly benefitted from the limited runtime though and would have suffered if they'd tried to push it out to Frieren length.

Steins;Gate, can't believe I haven't seen anyone mention it yet. It's good, but do watch at least halfway before you judge it.
- Yeah this one takes several episodes to set the hook and understand some behaviors. But once it does it's binge worthy
- This one happened during a period when moe was more brain-dead than cute, and the sister character who is supposed to be his motivation for everything just ruins the whole show for me she acts so stupid.
  
  There's definitely a bit of untasteful moe stuff but it's not a big part of the show. But yea it would be better without it.
  Mayushii acting stupid I cannot recognise at all. She's just extremely genuine and she's probably way more emotionally intelligent than any other character in the show.

- David Tennant deserved an award

Gurren Lagan, to second like a dozen people. Kill la Kill is A+ if you can get over it being weird Also I adored Promare.
- Cyberpunk Edgerunners is another great one from Trigger. Set in Night City, same world the Cyberpunk 2077 game, a year or so beforehand (but the plots are largely independent).
  Real strong warning though: There are no happy endings in Night City. The ending will fuck you up.
  
  Yeah someone already spoiled me on that, I find myself not enjoying stuff that has turbo-downer endings.
- Wife refused to watch anime because "of all the weird shit". Inuyasha broke the ice, Naruto got her a little further, and then I said "Let's watch this - but I'm going to tell you right now, your first reaction is going to be to recoil and cringe. But I promise - if you give it a chance, you'll enjoy it".
  And probably ONLY because she loves me so much, she did give it a chance. And WOO boy that helped open the flood gates to sooooo much more. She loved Kill La Kill by the end of it, and ended up being so much more willing to trod through uncomfortable stuff with me. Which, unfortunately, sometimes you have to do when it comes to Anime.
  
  My wife sat down and started watching JoJo's Bizarre Adventure with me on a whim about half way through part one and she's a bigger weeb than I am now.

For anime, I highly suggest Serial Experiments Lain if you haven't seen it. Non-anime cartoons I'd recommend are Adventure Time and Lower Decks (its star trek and hilarious). For crude/absurd humor Rick and Morty and Human Resources. For non-animated tv I'd recommend Strange New Worlds (star trek again), Sandman, Fall of the House of Usher, Severance (I haven't seen season 2 yet but the 1st season was really good)
- I had like a good month long period where I'd just randomly stop whatever I was doing and think to myself, "God DAMN Fall of the House of Usher was SO GOOD."
  
  Really? I'm super curious what made you feel this way. I have to say I was pretty underwhelmed by it compared to Flanagan's other series'.

Frieren was awesome but it's so fresh I'm not absolutely sure it'll keep being that
Severance season 1 (follow-up seasons upcoming, not sure if they can keep up with the extremely high quality of S1)
True Detective season 1
Madoka was great, thanks to tight storytelling and the best soundtrack I've ever heard
Kino's Journey -- somewhat similar to Frieren but 20 years prior
Chernobyl (2019)
Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Firefly
Twin Peaks, especially seasons 1 and 3, but season 2 and the movie might be needed to fully appreciate
- Frieren was awesome but it's so fresh I'm not absolutely sure it'll keep being that.
  Oh but it does (imo), I mainly read but I think Frieren and Atelier Witch Hat is the strongest running fantasy series currently.
  
  Thats only because bookworm just ended. Idk if you're into light novels but its the best piece of media i might have even consumed three and a half times.
- Twin peaks has a third season?
  
  Yup, the season's called the return. If you liked the first two seasons you should watch it
  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4093826
  
  I struggled to watch season 2 & 3. Fortunately, I had a buddy who watched with me because some scenes, you really question the choices.
  As a whole ride on Mr Lynch's crazy train, I enjoyed it.
  
  Yes and it's awesome.
- I've been wanting to re-watch firefly lately. It's short but there's just so much in it. It's one of two shows I've watched start-to-finish more than once.
  And since we're here for recommendations...the other show I've watched more than once is Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Based on a book by Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) it's charming and insane in ways you might expect if you're familiar with Hitchhiker's Guide but it's absolutely not predictable either. So much fun. (Available on Netflix (in Canada...last I checked))
  
  Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
  Yeah that's a good one. Especially the first season, but the second ain't bad either.
- Having pushed past season 2, I think the rest of True Detective is worth watching, although they're still very different from the first.

Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_(1995_film)
A vintage cult classic, which is the inspiration for many other cult classics
- Meh, Stand alone complex is among the best media in existence, that's my can't recommend enough.
  
  Surprised I had to scroll down this far to see SAC mentioned
  Though I love the original film too

Scavengers Reign. One of the best pieces of sci-fi I've ever seen. They managed to create a world that feels truly alien, and the environment has such complex cause/effect relationships. Highly recommend!
- Just finished this yesterday, totally agree, 10/10
- I only opened this thread to make sure someone mentioned this show. My husband keeps saying "I wish we could find another like that one we watched, with the alien really alien planet, what was it called?" It is impressive.

Delicious in Dungeon!
- I recommend this to non-anime fans too! The episodes are so good and non-anime tropey.
- Another one that I found gave a kinda similar feel is Dr Stone.
  Though instead of diving deep into fantasy mechanics, that one is based on real world physics (well, other than some characters having super-human levels of skill) and rebuilding a modern society from scratch.
  I find them similar due to their attention to detail and using their environment to build up their capabilities. The overall plot is very different and DinD has a bit more charm. Not that Dr Stone doesn't have charm.
  If I could choose which one I want to see one more season of right now, I'd pick DinD. If I could choose which one gets seen through to the end, I'd pick Dr Stone.
  
  I just couldn't get into the groove with Dr. Stone. I felt it required a much greater degree of suspension of disbelief since the setting is rooted in our reality, but they hand-wave over a lot of infrastructure needed to create the technologies they produce. When they got to cell phones/radios I just had to stop.
- This one is great. I was skeptical the first three episodes, but around ep 4 it picked up and the plot just went into overdrive. I really enjoyed it!
  
  Thanks for your comment, I gave it 2 episodes and stopped. I'll give it another go.

Anime:
Pluto (Dark alternative story of Astro Boy)
Banana Fish (heartbreaking, hard to forget. Don't get spoiled too much looking it up)
Heavenly Delusion (brother gets brain transplanted into dead sisters body; interesting plot and characters but only one season so far)
Cartoon:
Bojack Horseman (great mix of realistic depiction of depression and comedy)
Arcane (almost makes one want to play League)
TV:
Atlanta (surrealism and critique of society, also I just love Donald Glover)
Dark (the one German show that is not ass)
The Expanse (great sci-fi and politics, only gets weaker in the later seasons)
Severance (one big black mirror episode, I am so hyped for season 2)
- I recommend watching Undone especially if you liked Bojack Horseman; it's created by the same guy.
  You can stream it for free here: https://hydrahd.com/ or check out the c/piracy wiki for one that suits you.
  
  Oh I remember watching the first episode or so back when I still had amazon prime. Didn't know it was made by the Bojack creator.
  I have the whole *arr suite and jellyfin now, but thanks for the suggestion.
- Heavenly Delusion was a trip. I enjoyed it a lot

Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. For me, it's the perfect anime. An amazing blend of action, narrative, great characters, and an extremely good and satisfying ending.
Archer is a great adult animation. I find it so goddamn funny.
Bojack Horseman is probably has the best fictional depiction of depression ever. Also has plenty of funny moments.
- What did you find satisfying about the ending? While a big improvement over FMA, it didn't quite wow me
  
  In comparison it's wildly different, and some of the comments to make are massive spoilers. I will say the difference in "sacrifice" is much better, as the first betrays some built in concepts, treats one of the childhood friends as disposable, and doesn't really let the main character grow.
  In brotherhood they call out some of what I said, plus many more characters have much more enjoyable personalities, even some of the pieces of shit like Kimbley(at least he had principles, insane as they were). I like the homunculi better too, even if they were trying to go for a more emotional and artsy thing. Their father is also has far better reasons in Brotherhood for being absent.
  I feel like the first anime tried to tug the heartstrings and/or focus solely on the brother relationship too much. I also hated what was done to Rose for what appeared to be no reason but to make things more emotional.

ODDTAXI. The intro will pull you in. The dialogue and story will keep you hooked.
But please, use subs. I don't think the English dub is good enough.
- ODDTAXI is an absolutely amazing show. It feels slow and chill, yet it’s really gripping.
  The writing is phenomenal! Every detail matters, even little stuff like “what pen is that guy writing with?”
- I don't think the English dub is good enough.
  That's usually the case, which I find unusual since the original voice acting is there; just copy it.
  
  I think you underestimate how well developed the VA industry is in Japan. A lot of them are famous or use that as a start to become idols, so there's a lot more training and effort put into it, compared to most other countries

Pretty much anything by Trigger is going to be worth at least a watch through at least once, usually multiple times.
The League of Legends show, Arcane, is some of the best animation I think I've ever seen and season two comes out next month.
FLCL and FLCL Alternative are both amazing, I couldn't get into Progressive.
Mob Psycho and One Punch Man are wild rides. I think OPM is better, but that's because I'm bald.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is an absolute hoot if you can see the humor in all the over-explanations and goofiness
I'm about to start Dead Dead Demons Dedede Destruction tomorrow. I'm going in blind, but I really love Inio Asano's other works. Goodnight Punpun changed my life, but really, do not read it if you are already depressed.
I keep editing this because I keep remembering stuff.
Frieren is amazing and makes you feel incredibly close to these characters.
Delicious in Dungeon is Trigger, but a different Trigger than something like Kill la Kill or BNA. It's slower, comfier, and like Frieren, makes you feel SO close to these characters.
- I think OPM is better, but that's because I'm bald.
  Based.
- For DDDD, not gonna tell you how to watch but i've seen a lot of people going both ways. You can either watch episode 0 at the start or after episode 16. Episode 0 is chronologically out of order. I watched it at the start.
  I just recently finished bingeing the show and really enjoyed it. Let me know how you liked it
  
  Ooo, I've already read the first handful of chapters of the manga, so I'm not sure if that covers what is in episode 0. Do you think it would have been a better watch through to have it at the end?
- Oooh I've been eagerly awaiting season 2 of Arcane. Hadn't seen the release date yet. Excited now. 😸

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Death Note
The Apothecary Diaries
Ranking of Kings
All of these animes have a fantastic story that even people who don't regularly watch anime's will love.
- Because the ending to the original is so unsatisfactory?
  
  This is what I did, would also recommend. I don't even think Brotherhood is better, the original has some really strong points.

The Expanse- Very grounded scifi with an amazing cast.
HBO's Rome- The reason men can't stop thinking about ancient Rome
Ranking of Kings- Anime that looks cute and wholesome but has surprisingly mature storytelling and compelling characters.
- I love Ranking of Kings. The art style really threw me off but I stuck with it. I appreciate how everyone has their own stories and motivations and all of the characters that enter the stage where you say "well that person is clearly the bad guy" becomes someone you understand and even admire later. The theme of the show is definitely that things aren't always what they seem, so err on the side of kindness. It's a good lesson.
- I thought the reason men can't stop thinking about Rome is because the crimes of Rome are the foundation of all Western Evil
  
  Nah, it's because in Rome men wore skirts. Same reason why all men support the independence of Scotland. Gotta make tartan kilts mainstream again.

Jericho: A post apocalyptic show that isn't just mohawk bejeweled raiders roaming around. It is a show very much of the GWB era, with offbrand Blackwater as major villains and heavy Dick Cheney vibes when it comes to the larger plot.
Kings: A sort of retelling of David versus Goliath except set in the modern day. If you liked the weird esoteric spiritual stuff on the Battlestar Galactica reboot, you'll like this.
The Unit: A fictionalized adaptation of Delta Force missions, with at least early on heavy influence by the former Delta author of Inside Delta Force. Great early seasons. Later seasons become more Hollywood nonsense, you tolerance may vary, but season 1 and 2 have some gold.
The Wire: This was a huge show when it was on, but maybe zoomers don't know about it. This is the crime show for people who hate everything about modern "procedural" crime shows. It is nuanced, thoughtful, and engaging.
Columbo: Speaking of crime shows and procedurals, Columbo is both and neither. Columbo is entertaining and keeps you invested with its unique approach to murder mysteries. It really doesn't pretend to be a proper procedural, and you're best off thinking of Detective Columbo as a supernatural embodiment of karma and guilt rather than an actual member of a police force.
- Rewatching Jericho right now for the first time in a while and yeah... It's certainly a product of that decade lol. Still love it.
- I second The Wire. Absolutely amazing, and I typically don't enjoy more serious shit, but I couldn't pull my eyes away from the TV

TV: Letterkenny immediately followed by Shoresy. Shoresy is a spinoff, so you really should watch Letterkenny first, although you don't necessarily have to
Seinfeld, probably no need to explain (Edit: how could I leave out Curb Your Enthusiasm here?)
Adult Cartoons: King of the Hill, Bob's Burgers, Archer, Frisky Dingo. I could go on for a while about adult animation
Anime: Samurai Champloo, Baki the Grappler, Baki, Baki Hanma, Oshi No Ko, and Zombieland Saga. Plenty more, but I'll stop here for now
Summary: I like TV way more than movies. My favorites being Comedy/Sitcoms and Dragon Ball/Z/Super
Edit: Does professional wrestling count? I fucking love me some WWE
- Letterkenny and Shoresy are SO good. Jared Keeso is a brilliant comedian and has a knack for heartfelt story.
  Also, wrestling counts. I'm an AEW girl but no tribalism from me. Who's your wrestler to watch, or storyline you love?
  
  Oh boy, get ready
  Penta el Cero Miedo. Tony needs to shit or get off the pot. Let my Lucha Bros. go!
  Dominik Mysterio and the Judgement Day/Terror Twin storyline
  Wyatt Sick6 and pretty much anything they are doing. My guess as to who is next is either Kofi/Xavier or maybe Jey Uso
  Nia Jax. I really liked Bayley, but she honestly became boring after winning the title
  Iyo and Kairi (and Asuka, come back soon!)
  Bron Breakker
  I loved Braun Strowman and Bronson Reed's feud
  I really like NXT, but I can't think of anything particular this second (edit: how could I forget the Young OG? He's boooouuuncyyyyy. Also Cora is back! Now I'm just missing Nikkita Lyons. Sol Ruca deserves a belt)
  The BCC storyline has made me enjoy Wheeler Yuta. I like Beast Mortos too
  Komander and Dralistico (I'm a big Lucha fan)
  Yuka! I like so much about wrestling I could go on all day, but I'll stop here for now. Are you part of the squared circle community?
- Letterkenny is an even better anime than Corey in the House.

I keep recommending Ancient Magus Bride. Nobody watches...
It's a seriously good anime with some slice of life and drama, an amazing magical world and SUPER GOOD SOUNDTRACK
If anyone reading this watches it, I beg of you, please tell me what you thought
- Watched them all, subbed as they came out, dubbed for seconds.
  Also:
  Apothecary Diaries
  
  Cool, did you like them? Im waiting on the BD for apothecary diaries but heard its really good
- It's a little slow and unevenly paced, but overall I do solidly enjoy it. There are some really great characters and arcs and I especially loved Elias trying to make friends. My girlfriend absolutely loves this show as well, so it's something everyone can watch and enjoy I think.
  
  Thanks! Well, I actually like how it is paced, kinda keeps you guessing you know? Did you watch the extra stuff?
- Watching Ancient Magus Bride now from your recommendation! I had it on the back burner for a while. Five episodes in, it's good. Still curious what exactly will happen, there's not too much of an actual plot. But I'm fine with it even if it goes on like this.
  
  Hell yeah lets goooo! Finally managed to convince someone. In my case I love the contrast between the laid back chill moments and the more dramatic/action filled moments, so yeah, often plot takes the backseat. I hope it stays good for you till the end!

Psych
- You know that's right.

The original Legend of the Galactic Heroes. This is top tier sci fi, politics, and mitary drama that is more impactful today than when the original novel was written.

The Americans is the best show ive ever seen. Absolutely brilliant from the story to the acting.
My favorite show is also Haunting on Hill House. Its on Netflix. Perfect for Halloween if anyone is interested.
- Haunting of Hill House. I may watch this every year in October until I die.
  It’s a great horror show that can be rewatched multiple times, but it also has some amazingly written and performed drama and characterization. There’s literally a scene later in the show that portrays an outsider’s emotional breakdown better than I’ve ever seen in any medium.

Gate
Stargate SG1

I’m surprised no one has mentioned The Wire. A TVshow taking place in Baltimore about intricate relationship between drug dealers, police and politics. Love every part of it!
It’s shot in 4:3 aspect ratio despite 16:9 starting to become the standard for tv at the time. It’s has since been “remastered” and adjusted to 16:9 aspect ratio. I was worried it would ruin an already perfect show but I actually liked it. It’s an HBO show.
Long episodes (60min?) and might take a few episodes to get into as there are many characters and storylines that interlace.
Thanks be later, probably.
- i tried to start the wire, but every character was a shit person. couldnt buy that. i'm more cynical now. maybe i'll start it again.
  
  I think the creator and writer of The Wire based the characters and plot in his experience as a journalist working for Baltimore Sun. Some characters are less fictional than others, but I think he wanted to depict and emphasize how the city works. So maybe not too far from the real Baltimore.
  I think while some characters are plain shit persons, many characters have a lot of depth in them, making you feel and root for them despite being the “bad guys”.
  It also shows that doing what would be considered “right” will not always work out for you.

- Just watched it based on this comment. This anime is seriously good, definitely in my top 5s.
  Have you watched Steins;Gate? It definitely has some parallels.

Patriot, on Amazon streaming. I’ve been telling people for years—it’s the BEST show that NO ONE watched.
A depressed deep-cover operative sings bleak folk songs about his job at open mics. Stylistic elements (both visual and writing) from the Cohen brothers and Wes Anderson. Incredible cast. Funny. Sad. Two seasons, and both are great. 10/10
- I have recommended this show more than anything else in recent years.
  it is absolutely a 10 out of 10.
  the comedy, the obligations, drama, creativity, every element is heightened by every other element of the show.
  I think you are the first other person I've heard of who has watched it, and that is a crime.
  
  There are dozens of us. Dozens!

Andor, best piece of SW since the 80s
- Yeah like... Why did it take that long to make the content andor has, it's cray
- It's amazing how much Star Wars gets to stretch its legs once it's allowed to break away from the fucking Skywalker family.

Mr. Robot: it’s not anime but I haven’t been able to shut up about it for a long time

The Magicians- the musical episodes are amazing.
- I love musical episodes, I was so happy when everyone started singing in the magicians.
  I still sometimes go back and watch The Buffy musical episode, too.
  spontaneous breaks for musical nimbers are so great.

anime
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You - One of the zaniest, wackiest anime in recent history to turn your brain off to. (genre: comedy, romance)
86 - Too good for me to put into words. Just watch it. (genre: action, drama)
TV shows
Silicon Valley (HBO series) - As someone pointed out: it's not a satire; it's a documentary - for programmers at least. (genre: comedy)
The Night Manager - The showmakers made it look like either side could win till the very last few minutes, keeping me on the edge of my seat for the entire show. (genre: thriller)
- @Endmaker @Shkshkshk Hugh Laurie was absolutely fantastic in The Night Manager

Dirk gently's holistic detective agency.
- My only issue with Dirk Gently is that it got canned. I can't recommend shows that get canceled without a proper ending.
  
  Yeah the shows creator is a rapist I think, so not too fussed it wasn't finished. Good show though.

Claymore:
2007 anime. From a manga. Women with gigantic swords , the Claymore, fight some sort of demons in a forsaken world. We follow Clare, the Claymore Number 47, the least powerful of them all.
Every episode has some sort of a twist, with new information about the incredible rich world and lore, and the power and origin of the Claymore. Drawing is captivating, unique, gorgeous. The eyes!
Way better than Berserker, in the sense, that everything make sense and is foreshadow in Claymore.
- Thanks for the rec, I love an old anime.
  Edit: still gonna check it out but an anime released in 2007 referred to as “old?” Oof. here I was thinking c. 1993. :D
  
  edited ;)
- I never found anything which scratches the same itch Claymore does.

Arcane. It’s always Arcane. Arcane.
- That show had absolutely no reason to be so good for such a really toxic game.

The Terror (First season only)
Atlanta
Mob Psycho
Devilman Crybaby
Mononoke (the show)
Prison School
High school of the dead (I went into this expecting to be offended, but I left impressed)
- Disnt think I would see prison school recommended here xD
  
  That anime is hilarious. I would consider myself an oversensitive prude, but that anime still had me doubled over.
  Shoot, I may watch it again. 👀

Lots of great recommendations but I have not seen anyone mention the anime Made In Abyss or Dr. Stone.
Made In Abyss has some taboo content early in season 1, but it and season 2 story arcs are the best I've seen of any anime to date. You will also need to watch the third movie Dawn of the Deep Soul before season 2. Movies 1 and 2 are recaps of season 1.
Dr. Stone is also great as a zany "what if" modern civilization was sent back to the stone age. Similar to made in abyss, you need to watch the OVA between seasons 2 and 3.
Call out to Goblin Slayer season 1 as well. The series visuals and story deeply fall off after season 1.
- Highly recommend Dr. Stone. It gets too anime sometimes if you're not into that. But the talk and approach of science is really good. My non-anime watching wife enjoyed parts of it. But then left the room during the anime trope-y parts.

I will never stop recommending Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Madoka Magika.
- saw this comment and thought "this sounds exactly like gabi" then i read the username lmao
- Gushing over magical girls is a good spiritual sequel to madoka

Monster
74 episodes. Psychological thriller. Serial murder mystery, but instead of "whodunit?" it's "whydunit?". Dramatic as an opera. No weird tropes. Superb character development. I love Magnificent Steiner.

My Deer Friend is amazing.
Which reminds me that there's probably a new episode out right now. 😃
I also would always recommend the staples in anime:
Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Dragonball, DBZ, Inuyasha, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rouroni Kenshin, Full Metal Alchemist, Ghost in the Shell, and Ninja Scroll.
- For sure! I'm sure I've missed a bunch more that I would put in that list, too.
  
  I should have read your comment before I replied lmao. Everybody go watch Samurai Champloo
- Holy hell you killed it on the anime suggestions. May I suggest Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood over the original?
  Also, have you watched Samurai Champloo? That and Baki (all of them) are the only others I can think of off the top of my head
  Edit: Oshi No Ko
  
  Personally, I liked the original more. I just think it did the darker elements of the story way better. Brotherhood had a totally different focus, but I do appreciate it having an actual conclusion unlike the original.
  To put it another way: the original makes me cry at some parts; Brotherhood never did.

I never watched any anime but then watched one punch man. It's really clever and very approachable for new and casual viewers.

I don’t watch anime or shows, yet there’s something I still recommend:
Anime: Neon Genesis: Evangelion (it’s old)
Cartoon: Final Space (Netflix killed it before the finale, the creators are making a comic about the final 2 seasons that’ll release sometime 2025)
Show: The Office (a lil bit anachronistic if you’re too young)
- The f* did Netflix give Final Space the axe? So good. Now so sad.
  Will 100% buy the comic.

Made in Abyss - really good but definitely not for the faint hearted and I only recommend this to people who ask me for dark anime with a disclaimer on the more questionable content. The version I watched was the heavily censored one. I was surprised to find out that the creator is Akihito Tsukushi, the same person who did the designs for the Elebits games! Of course, I'm separating the art from the artist here, but his name popping up made me nostalgic in a way.
Neon Genesis Evangelion - If you like biblically accurate angels, this is the anime for you!
Cowboy Bebop - has a very likeable main cast, an artstyle that I find very appealing, and it touches on themes that a lot of people can relate to despite the sci-fi setting!
Scavengers Reign - this one's pretty trippy and has some great creature designs! It only has one season so far (curse ye, Max!)
- I cant get past the loli/shota grossness ~~at the start~~ of Made in Abyss. I'd be embarrassed to recommend that to anyone.
  Edit: Apparently not just at the beginning? Disgusting either way.
  
  It's not getting better. Such a great concept and art destroyed by a pedo mangaka (well it wouldn't exist without him but still)
  
  Its not just at the start......

Frieren — fantasy, drama about an elf dealing with feelings she didn’t think she had
Delicious in Dungeon — Fantasy, comedy/light drama about rescuing a party member and eating monsters along the way.
Kaguya Sama — rom-com about not losing the love war
Konosuba — Isekai comedy about… nothing really
That Time I was Reincarnated as a Slime — Isekai about being reincarnated as a slime monster, then building a wonderful found family community of monsters.
They’re all pretty light hearted but all are well made and fun.
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- My only problem with Delicious in Dungeon is that later episodes don't have as much cooking. I'd love for them to get into food preservation now that they're deeper in the dungeon and food is getting scarce. Pickling, salting, smoking, etc.
- Just a few off the top of me head.
  Because of the way you formatted that, it all showed up one word after the others and it tells something about the genre that I couldn't recognise how many you mentioned. Thought it was like a single name for an anime show. Which imo wouldn't be unheard of
  
  yeah sorry about that, I had paragraph returns but didn’t come through—mobile app glitch.

Pantheon
- This is a good one that I don't think ever really got advertised at all. Caught me by surprise.
- Such a tragedy that this didn’t/doesn’t get the attention it deserves.

Anime - Cromartie High
- Hell yes.

Psycho pass.
Lots of philosophy on topics such as free will, determinism and AI mixed with action, in cyberpunk setting. Also nice end to end story in the first season.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho-Pass

Angel, Hannibal, Evil, Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul.
So many great shows out there. I’m currently watching The Wire and it’s amazing too.
- Season 4 of The Wire is brutal.
- I watched The Wire way too late in life. I watched it last year and my wife couldn't get into it because of the old technology, but fuuuuuck was it good.

Here are a couple that I didn't see mentioned here.
The Bear
Ted Lasso
Solo Levelling
Dirk Gently holistic detective
The Office
Attack on Titan
Code Geass Lelouch Rebellion
Severance
Bojack Horseman
I just finished Good Omens also, it's great but the first episode is not because it's all setup. It's a Terry Pratchett story that I think I'll recommend that one for a long time.
- The Bear is awesome! The quality of the dialogue is really top notch. Some episodes are a bit intense (ie Thanksgiving from hell) where I needed a break in the middle but man do they ever have interesting characters!

Hajime No Ippo!
It's a boxing anime based on a manga (that's still going after decades!) where a school kid is beat up and rescued by a passing boxer, who takes him in to a boxing gym to fix his wounds. It turns out he's got some solid power from his family background in fishing, so he becomes a boxer and learns what it means to be strong.
If you like DBZ, you'll probably love this. Alongside this, it's refreshing in that it's an anime that praises hard work, rather than being "the chosen one" or being gifted power. What I love about it is that several characters go through huge growth in ways that are truly unexpected.