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frustra · 2006-09-15, 09:56

please help! i need suggestions for the next anime series to watch, with the following criteria:

1. short-medium length (13-26 episodes)
2. comedy/drama/slice of life or those with deep/compelling messages
3. maybe episodic or not

i have watched the following so far

Suzumiya Haruhi
Honey and Clover
Kino's Journey
Haibane Renmei
Now and Then, Here and There
Mushishi
School Rumble 1 and 2
Cowboy Bebop
Count of Monte Cristo
Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu
Azumanga Daioh!
Fruits Basket
Welcome to NHK!
Fullmetal Alchemist
Ouran Host Club
Air
KGNE
KareKano
Zero No Tsukaima

Your suggestions are very much appreciated

Cyz · 2006-09-15, 10:05

Deep compelling messages? Oh what the heck

+ Da Capo (Both seasons has 26 eps. each)
+ Fate/Stay Night (24 eps)
+ Shakugan no Shana (24 eps)
+ Suzuka (26 eps)
+ Shuffle! (24 eps)
+ Maria-sama Ga Miteru (Both seasons has 13 eps. each)
+ Strawberry Panic (26 eps)
+ Utawarerumono (26 eps)
+ Canvas 2 (24 or 26 eps [Not sure but it can't exceed 26])
+ Elemental Gelade (26 eps)

---> That's all I can think of. If you have questions, just ask

Scorch · 2006-09-15, 10:05

Bokura ga Ita (currently running) is a lot like KareKano. It's supposed to end at 26 episodes.

If you want to give something that's mostly slice of life (and without a ton of comedy) a try, Twin Spica is an excellent series. It's about a little girl who wants to go to space, and her friend Lion-san.

frustra · 2006-09-15, 10:19

actually the anime i'm looking for need not be "deep" or "intellectual" or "compelling"

it's just the 4th criterion, in addition to slice of life, comedy or drama...

in other words, any medium-short length anime similar/related to those that i have mentioned in the list... arigatou

miaka · 2006-09-15, 11:07

Try xxxHolic. Its only 24 epi, episodic, fantasy, comedy, mystery. It has some philosophical references as well as japanese folklores.
Serial Experiment Lain - its old and make the viewer think a lot

frustra · 2006-09-15, 11:15

and by the way, it does not also have to be a "new" anime... even those of the early 2000s are fine with me

thanks

mit7059 · 2006-09-15, 14:31

Planet ES is both deep and compelling, you might not think so after the first episode or two but trust me, from the middle to the end of the series it delves deep into both the human psyche and realistic problems that humans will face in the near future because of space travel.

jedinat · 2006-09-15, 16:08

Kamichu!
Aria the Animation/Aria the Natural

Both are slice-of-life, episodic, and can invoke some deep feelings every once in a while (mostly Aria on the point)

Theowne · 2006-09-15, 16:33

Quote:

in other words, any medium-short length anime similar/related to those that i have mentioned in the list... arigatou

Bokura Ga Ita is ongoing and it has many elements from the series you listed, so I would reccomend that. Not really much in terms of deep messages, though. Maybe also take a look at Saikano for that.

2006-09-15, 09:56	Link #1
frustra Team M.Y.T.Hi.C. Join Date: May 2006	short/medium length anime [deep/comedy/intelligent] please help! i need suggestions for the next anime series to watch, with the following criteria: 1. short-medium length (13-26 episodes) 2. comedy/drama/slice of life or those with deep/compelling messages 3. maybe episodic or not i have watched the following so far Suzumiya Haruhi Honey and Clover Kino's Journey Haibane Renmei Now and Then, Here and There Mushishi School Rumble 1 and 2 Cowboy Bebop Count of Monte Cristo Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu Azumanga Daioh! Fruits Basket Welcome to NHK! Fullmetal Alchemist Ouran Host Club Air KGNE KareKano Zero No Tsukaima Your suggestions are very much appreciated

2006-09-15, 11:15	Link #6
frustra Team M.Y.T.Hi.C. Join Date: May 2006	and by the way, it does not also have to be a "new" anime... even those of the early 2000s are fine with me thanks __________________

2006-09-15, 14:31	Link #7
mit7059 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Austin, TX Age: 35	Planet ES is both deep and compelling, you might not think so after the first episode or two but trust me, from the middle to the end of the series it delves deep into both the human psyche and realistic problems that humans will face in the near future because of space travel. __________________ *If you can't dazzle them with brilliance baffle them with bullshit ~Coach Davids* More of a manga reader now than an anime watcher. Currently reading list here

2006-09-15, 10:05	Link #3
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 39	Bokura ga Ita (currently running) is a lot like KareKano. It's supposed to end at 26 episodes. If you want to give something that's mostly slice of life (and without a ton of comedy) a try, Twin Spica is an excellent series. It's about a little girl who wants to go to space, and her friend Lion-san.

2006-09-15, 10:19	Link #4
frustra Team M.Y.T.Hi.C. Join Date: May 2006	actually the anime i'm looking for need not be "deep" or "intellectual" or "compelling" it's just the 4th criterion, in addition to slice of life, comedy or drama... in other words, any medium-short length anime similar/related to those that i have mentioned in the list... arigatou

2006-09-15, 11:07	Link #5
miaka Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Try xxxHolic. Its only 24 epi, episodic, fantasy, comedy, mystery. It has some philosophical references as well as japanese folklores. Serial Experiment Lain - its old and make the viewer think a lot

2006-09-15, 16:08	Link #8
jedinat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 38	Kamichu! Aria the Animation/Aria the Natural Both are slice-of-life, episodic, and can invoke some deep feelings every once in a while (mostly Aria on the point)