I'm Down With The Sickness right now, gonna take it easy and binge some anniemays today... but which anniemays specifically? (oo-wa-a-a-a)

Right now I'm thinking All-Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku Nuku, maybe finish off Sailor Moon (1992), but the other options are

Friggin half of the things in the 100+-item-long planning list I don't even remember why I added them, a handful of the things even look like "dead dove" shows (shows where the tin indicates it's probably insufferable goonbait, then it turns out to in fact be insufferable goonbait)

So I dunno maybe this thread can just as easily be used for pruning my planning list, if there's anything where there's an absolute consensus it isn't worth my time.

Or hell, maybe there's something you think my diseased self should experience that isn't on the planning list already. I'm not going to stop you from making recommendations.

In any case, time to grab some vegan ice cream and enjoy my catgirl who is both cultural and all-purpose and named Nuku Nuku, see you on the other side

Edit: I'm gonna say I'm done with binging anime for today. Between 2:15 and 10:15 PM I ended up watching, in order,

All-Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku Nuku (OVA) ep 2
Frieren ep 1
Land of the Lustrous ep 1
Odd Taxi ep 1
March Comes in Like a Lion ep 1
Shoshimin ep 1
Makeine ep 1
Mobile Suit Gundam ep 1
Tis Time for Torture, Princess ep 1
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei ep 1
Bakemonogatari ep 1
The Twelve Kingdoms ep 1

This is to say that 288/480 minutes, or ~5/8 hours, was spent on watching anime today. Depending on how I feel tomorrow, I may watch some of the suggestions in this thread that I didn't get to.

My overall favorite of the anime I watched today has to be Makeine. The others each had their own strong points, too, and might've beaten Makeine if I were in better health, but with my currently fried brain Makeine was the one that I think hit the best.

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I'll always recommend Land of the Lustrous/Houseki no Kuni. It's a beautiful adaptation. Androgynous post-post-post apocalypse crystal-coral humanoids living on an island paradise, bullied by Buddhist moon ghosts. Does get a bit dark towards the end.
Frieren, from your list, is also a wonderfully chilled watch.
- Frieren, from your list, is also a wonderfully chilled watch.
  I stopped watching this one after going forward in the manga, early in the show's life. the whole "genocide the demons" thing was a bit too much for me.
  
  writing an entire arc where a demon manages to live with humans resulting in the demon realizing he can't actually live with humans even if he tries his hardest was frustrating, but frieren forgetting its an iyashikei and focusing on battle and the setup to battle was what did me in.
- Oh yeah, that's right, someone had mentioned Land of the Lustrous the other day and it caught my attention....
  Edit: Just finished the first episode of Frieren. Why are my cheeks wet?
  Edit 2: Wow, I'd completely forgotten that Land of the Lustrous was 3D CGI. It's very stylized and as you might guess from the description a bit of a trip. I honestly do like stories where basically all of the characters aren't humans, seeing how their lives differ I guess.
If you haven't watched it, Baccano!
Also, while Bakemonogatari is good, if you haven't experienced other SHAFT works (Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Hidamari Sketch) then consider those first. Just to appreciate where the Shinbo Style is coming from (though Bakemonogatari is the second best example after SZS).
Torture princess is fun
- I have watched three of the four seasons of Hidamari Sketch, not the specials or OVAs though. For that matter I also watched Maria Holic, Soremachi and Pani Poni Dash. I've heard of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and it sounds interesting, too. And I'll check out Baccano.
  Edit: I think the gore in Baccano is a bit much for me right now, especially with how that little kid died. That was a little kid, right?
  
  Well, to say more would be spoilers.
  But yeah, there's a bit of gore, but also, well, it's the kind of show where suffering gives way to happiness.
Checkout Odd Taxi and Aggretsuko (its just a coincidence both shows have animal people in them)
- Aggretsuko was a good un, my family watched every season together. I'll check out Odd Taxi, I remember hearing good things.
  Edit: Odd Taxi was an interesting vibe
- Odd Taxi ruled
The Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) compilation movies are currently available on YouTube from Sunrise/Bandai’s own channel for free. Of course you can get anything on your list for free but it doesn’t get a whole lot more convenient!
You’ll find a lot of fans argue about whether you should watch the compilation movies or the original 43 episode series, but personally the movies are fine. You miss out on a lot of iconic 70s anime jank (the spike ball flail never shows up in the movies) but the story is more or less completely intact and modern Gundam tends to reflect the movies more than the series. All of the extremely un-subtle “Zeon is Nazi Germany” is still 100% there.
If you get hooked on Gundam though do not watch the Zeta movies. They’re weirdly animated because they switch back and forth between the original animation and 2004 animation and lots of the plot is changed.
- Well, I don't necessarily want to miss out on iconic '70s anime jank!
  Edit: Saw the first episode of the original series, good to expose myself to that bit of anime history.
- I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
  yewtu.be
  inv.nadeko.net
  yt.artemislena.eu
  piped.video
Twelve Kingdoms? It was an Ok 90s anime.
- A '90s anime from 2002?
  Edit: Wasn't the best thing ever but it's fun how they have characters called like Cake and Sexy
  
  tbf, it feels more late 90s than early 00s
  
  yeh
as a himejoshi i must recommend bloom into you, even if i honestly don't like the relationship dynamic between the two main leads for the majority of the anime and the fact that it just stops in the smack middle of the story.
- i honestly don't like the relationship dynamic between the two main leads for the majority of the anime and the fact that it just stops in the smack middle of the story.
  It definitely would be better if they'd gotten a second season to actually finish the story with, because their weird toxic brainworms about relationships are eventually resolved and they ultimately look back on them with something like "damn we sure had some messed up ideas and expectations when we were kids, huh?"
  There's also a spinoff LN series about Saeki Sayaka that I haven't read yet.
  
  oh yeah i finished it and it got a lot better, just have to warn abt the anime because it is paraded as amazing and an example of something not particularly triggering when, well, early touko..
- I already saw the first two episodes ages ago, so it'll be interesting to see how I'll feel about it now. I remember enjoying the first two episodes but also kinda feeling like I needed to be in I guess the right "headspace" for it, is what the cool kids call it, right?
  
  toukos kind of a shitty girlfriend
Sangatsu no lion is great and wholesome
- It's a popular un
  Edit: Fun that there's a character that looks and sounds like Anya and the OP's made by Bump of Chicken to boot. Wasn't necessarily the most impressive first episode I've ever seen but my brain is fried and it's up against stiff competition, anyways.
  
  It's a slow burn, but if you're not invested in knowing more about Kiriyama's situation after EP 1 you probably won't like it
You should watch Macross: Do You Remember Love? - it's a super pretty movie!
- I think I added that one as a way to introduce myself to Macross in general...
  
  My introduction to Macross was Robotech, so there's worse ways lol.
  You might have the kind of problems you expect jumping in with a compilation movie, but Macross is kinda vibes based "wow cool robot/pop music". It's anime made by anime fans, so
  is fine.
  On the plus side, you won't have to hear 私の彼はパイロット a dozen times before you get some better songs. The title track of the movie, 愛覚えていますか, is great and the sequence it's in is super pretty.
  If you like city pop and gorgeous bubble economy anime, I'd say go for it!
SZS? Peak.
Sick during Pride?
Revolutionary Girl Utena is the only real choice.
Shoushimin how to be ordinary is visually beautiful. First part is a bit dull but it picks up quick.
Makeine is great for people(me) who end up rooting for the losing girl. Has some good comedy, good drama, and very little shounen romance bullshit.
- God damn you're right about Shoshimin being visually beautiful. That was practically cinematic, will it even be able to stay that good consistently? Even being sick I still feel lucky to live in the same world as art this damn good.
  Edit: I really enjoyed Makeine, that might be today's big hit.
  
  Season 2 of Shoushimin is airing now :), it did stay pretty but more content focused as well.
  Spoilers for those who say season 2:
  
  Makeine is my fav of the recent seasons. I almost picked up the light novels. Glad you liked it!
get up cmon get down

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