2012-12-30, 04:28 | Link #1 |
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I'm looking for manga or anime dealing with adult relationships (can be, but doesn't have to be sexually explicit as long as it's not the focus of the manga or anime. Not looking for hentai this time).
For this one I'd prefer something low-key and relatively realistic and without too much over the top angst and darkness. Modern setting, or at least close to it. And a proper story arc, not a soap that just goes on and on until cancelled. Did I just describe a Josei? Things I've liked in the past include: YKK Aria (though not as much as YKK) Moribito: Guardian of the forest Tramps like us (though I tired eventually) Walking Man Yotsuba& (impossible not to like) Usagi Drop (Nice too, untill well...) House of Five Leaves (reading this one) Bride's Story (this one too)
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2012-12-30, 05:12 | Link #2 |
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Do you mean like just a plain simple relationship between a boy and a girl? highschoolers?
With or without action/sci-fi? Basically an anime about relationships, where they just learn to deal with problems and live together? I'm not really in to Mangas, but I have quite a thing for Animes. If you could give me more of what you like/dislike and more what you want of an anime I could give you a decent list! |
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Lets see if I can describe this better. I want an anime (primarily, though manga suggestions are fine too and probably easier to find) that deals with two adults falling in love (possibly reluctantly, hesistantly having had bad relationships previously) and dealing with their own emotions as well as the reactions of the people around them (exes, family, friends and co-workers). A typical scenario might be an overworked and depressed salaryman who get's laid off or on sick leave who moves back over the summer to the village he comes from. There he meets his old friends, parents and soon the love interest. They get to talk, take walks and find themselves slowly falling in love but have to deal with the fact he has to move back to the city soon. Does he quit his job for her, does she follow him? Just normal life with interesting characters. Not quite sure what it is you're asking, sorry. If you meant Aria, it's not quite what I was looking for.
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2012-12-30, 06:23 | Link #5 |
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Probably has adult romance content that may contain adult scenes but not explicit.
Nana Bubblegum Crisis Clannad Afterstory (later part) Ergo Proxy (later part) Genji Monogatari Itazuri na Kiss (later part) Onegai Teacher (they're adult actually) Records of Lodoss War |
2012-12-30, 06:44 | Link #7 |
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Currently I'm watching Kimi ni Todoke, which So far (i'm only 10 eps in) seem to fit your description. Honestly, I haven't seen many animes where there are "grown ups" the most mature animes with some kind of good story, tends to be about *kids* in highschool/collage.
I have a thread at Anime tear-jerkers*most* of the animes there have some sort of romance / drama surrounding the show. If you just look up the names in the thread you might find something you like! |
2012-12-30, 06:51 | Link #8 |
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Several possibilities there, thank you. Nana and Genji Monogatari in particular. I have read or watched Paradise Kiss previously, but it didn't really grab me but maybe I'll give it a second chance. Still, as with some of the other suggestions the MC is a bit young.
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2012-12-30, 07:00 | Link #9 |
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Thanks, Xarvi. The fact that there seem to be so few anime about adults for adults (if we're not counting young-adults, twenties here) is why I posted here in the first place, and suspect it's easier to find manga. Maybe I should try to find some live action shows, not sure where though?
I'll take a look at your suggestion, thanks again.
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2012-12-30, 08:30 | Link #12 |
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Check out Ohikkoshi (hilarious with quite deep insights too, also DAT ART) and Hataraki Man (adult relationships plus work, work and work).
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2012-12-30, 09:00 | Link #14 |
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Oh! Almost forgot, do try Dance Till Tomorrow, although I do warn you that the author is a bit unconventional. While I personally prefer Yamamoto's other works (like Arigatou and Believers which deals with far more serious themes), I found Dance Till Tomorrow quite fascinating in that it's a series steep in social commentary (of marriage and women's role in general) yet pretending to be something akin to a 90s screwball comedy. Or at least, that's what I got out off it. Might be different for you though.
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2012-12-30, 09:26 | Link #15 |
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That sounds pretty interesting, Fevvers. While I like cute girls as much as most guys, the way women get portrayed in manga and anime sometimes can get a bit tiresome. I'm looking at you Ai Yori Aoshi.
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2012-12-30, 09:50 | Link #16 |
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True adult romances are very hard to find in anime, as are adults themselves. You might like Nodame Cantabile about two students in a college-level music conservatory. A couple of other options that, like Nodame, include a romance between a young woman and her slightly older male senpai include Planetes and Toshokan Sensou.
Another option is Ristorante Paradiso about a young Japanese woman who travels to Italy in search of the mother that abandoned her and ends up working in a restaurant where the entire staff is middle-aged and wears glasses. Finally I'll suggest the now out-of-print and thus hard-to-find Saiunkoku Monogatari which, like Ristorante Paradiso, follows the "reverse harem" model of a female protagonist surrounded by a number of potential male suitors. Romance is a part of the story, but it focuses more on the heroine's struggles to become the first female official in her country, which is modelled on T'ang China.
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2012-12-30, 11:48 | Link #17 |
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Planetes is a favourite of mine, one which I forgot to mention earlier. Nodame Cantabile, well she is a bit too ditzy to make her very interesting imo. I have some of the first books on my shelf. I'll check the others you mention, the last two look interesting.
Is it ok to ask for suggestions for live action movies or TV shows here as well? It looks like I may have more options there, not that some of the suggestions I've already got don't look interesting. (I hope I got my negations right in that last bit...) As always, thanks
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2012-12-30, 17:56 | Link #19 |
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I can only talk about anime, since I don't really read manga.
Definitely Nana; it's among the best. I'd also like to second Natsuyuki Rendesvouz. A widow runs her husbands flower shop. Husband still hangs around in the form of a ghost, and the only one who can see him is the young part timer who took the job because he's in love with the widow. Also maybe Rec, and White Album; both deal, in very different ways, with what it's like if your girlfriend works in the entertainment industry (voice acting/idols respectively). |
2012-12-30, 21:39 | Link #20 |
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What you want is Maison Ikkoku:
Godai is a young man who has graduated highschool, trying to get into college. He's renting a room in a run down old apartment. A new landlady moves in to run the place. Godai falls head over heels for her. Kyoko finds his attentions flattering, but is not particularly interested. She's a widow, and far more mature the Godai. Over the next 4 years, Godai matures and develops into the kind of man who is worthy of a woman like Kyoko. Another you might like would be Honey and Clover
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