Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru

Collection of anime that focus on as a main theme or include visual, performing or literary arts that are considered a part of traditional Japanese culture.

no sequels

These are the cream of the crop when it comes to slice of life romance anime. All of these shows do one thing exceptionally well, whether that be comedy, characters, or romance.

Any piercing that isn't a lobe piercing.
Please PM me pierced characters, they must have their piercings visible in the anime.
(I'm excluding the big 3 to save up space).

Some of my favorite wholesome anime with minimal drama :]

Anime with a loner protagonist. Well, at least at the start since introducing new characters is unavoidable. I'm only including the ones where the solitary mindset has been somewhat emphasised.

Anime that teaches the viewer about or creates interest in a subject. Focusing on more tangible topics, not something subjective or abstract like life lessons.

Excludes anime tagged with the educational theme. Only one sports anime per sport.

Romantic couples or potential couples in which the girl has the dominant personality in the relationship. Girl tends to tease and/or order her male love interest around, and takes the lead in most situations.

Anime that has an otaku as the main character.

Some of them don't particularly have any interesting or new plot, but are wholesome and nice to watch, without any strong drama or action

On this stack , I will attempt to make a newcomer's entrance into the japanese animated medium as smooth as possible. By the end of this stack I'm hoping you will be a well enough rounded anime watcher to understand what you like and what you dislike, as well as having you experience anime that are very good and others not as good, for you to appreciate anime as it is rather than showing off only the gems when the chest is 80% full of rocks.

This stack doesn't have the finest knowledge on everything and there are a fair amount of big types of anime I have no idea how to handle due to my own inexperience, a few big ones being sports shonen, shoujo and older anime. Feedback appreciated.

Most adaptations are, at best, on par with the original. Some aspects are better, some worse, so it's down to preference as to how to enjoy a story. There are, of course, many, *many* outright stinkers that make one think the original was far worse than it actually was. But sometimes there comes an adaptation made with such outstanding effort, it elevates the source material onto a completely new level of experience: either through masterful editing or reimagining of the original narrative, or visionary direction, or incredible sound design, or career-topping performance from animators and/or voice actors.

This list covers anime adaptations that I consider far and away superior to their printed source materials. To the point where there isn't any need at all to read the original as long as the adaptation exists because everything is just better in the latter.

Do note that I don't necessarily consider all of these shows great per se; the only condition for them to be here is to be much superior to the original work across the board. A notable example of a horribad manga somewhat saved by outstanding adaptation effort is Erased. Similarly, while Devilman: Crybaby is contentious by itself, almost all of its faults lie with Go Nagai's original, and Masaaki Yuasa's version still manages to mitigate many of them.

Also note that I'm omitting sequels, subsequent seasons, etc., to avoid clutter, and in MOST (but not all!) cases they would also apply. Notable exceptions exist, e.g. One-Punch Man season 2. In all other cases I'll either use the first installment in the series or the one I consider the best-made (for example, if it's a movie with greater production values than the rest of the series).

See also the opposite of this list: Outstanding manga with incredibly disappointing adaptations: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/2346

More entries will be added in the future. Existing entries are subject to revision.

This list constitutes my personal views and stances. If something isn't on it, it likely means I haven't watched it or am not familiar enough with the original to have a qualified opinion. Feel free to shoot me suggestions via DMs, but make sure you have a convincing argument if it's not something that's already on my main manga/anime list. I don't promise it'll end up here, but I will consider all suggestions.

These anime will immediately catch your eye when it comes to their art!


I'll add more as I remember/come across them. Suggestions are welcome too!!

Fanservice can be distasteful, unnecessary, or passable. And then there's this: fanservice so clever, confident and mindfully self-indulgent that it stops being fanservice and becomes a defining feature of an anime and a remarkable artistic achievement in its own right. Can't even get mad at it.

What this list will NOT contain:
* hentai (even if it has good plot or anything else);
* regular anime with sex scenes, unless the latter are served tastefully, artistically, and are a prominent feature.

Includes examples of both male and female nudity.

This list constitutes my personal views and stances. If something isn't on it, it likely means I haven't watched it. Feel free to shoot me suggestions via DMs, but make sure you have a convincing argument if it's not something that's already on my main manga/anime list. I don't promise it'll end up here, but I will consider all suggestions.

Data is from personality-database.com

Data is from personality-database.com

The best and highest rated animes by cloverworks that I personally recommend

Romance Anime that set the bar for what a romance anime should be.
(Based on popularity, success and ratings)

If you crave some light-hearted, sweet, heartfelt romance anime at the moment! Contains little to none drama between the two main characters. This list includes no sequels or side stories.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/10826

Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/12861