Vinland Saga Season 2

Anime that involve a mature, smart and/or chill protagonist who knows what they're doing.

animes set in different parts of the planet

Self-explanatory title.
Will update whenever I remember or see something.

Anime with OST's that will make you shout, sob or even make you doubt your existence...

CHECK OUT PART 2 here: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/29051

Japan has waged countless wars within its territories and beyond her shores for thousands of years now, and in anime we can see some of the perspectives, interpretations and depictions the Japanese people have developed with regards to this topic.

In this stack list I have gathered what I consider to be the essential anime with the theme of war, whether they show it from the perspective of the soldiers who fight them or from the experience of the bystander civilians who have to endure its effects on society and the environment. War is a theme that comes up, even tangentially, in most of everything, so I can't really make a list of every good anime that has some reference to war in it, so here I tried to put shows that either have a direct focus on war as a core theme, or shows whose main focus isn't war and only have war related elements in certain limited sections, but still do provide an interesting and valuable perspective on it when the theme of war eventually comes up.

I don't necessarily agree with all of these shows' views on war (I actively disagree with some), nor do I believe every show here is good. I just think that all of these could offer interesting insight on the different perspectives about war that come up in Japanese animation. You decide which view of war you agree with the most or find most emotionally genuine and politically nuanced.

Do you want to spend time with pleasure and learn some information about pioneers, chinese generals, strategists, writers or maybe aircraft designers?

Here is the list of worth watching anime, where the main characters are real-life historical figures or based on them. During the view I reccomend to use wiki or other internet sources to learn even more about these people and the historical events they were involved in.

Choosen titles are as close to realism as possible and give accurate information about the historical periods/events, achievements of historical figures, names. Thus Fate series are excluded.

A collection of serious and dark anime that I would recommend to adult audiences.

These are the animes that have been nominated for Anime of the Year during the Crunchyroll Awards.

Music Genres:

Alternative - Jujutsu Kaisen/JJK0, Mushoku Tensei

J-Pop- Horimiya, Demon Slayer (#1 & 2), Blue Period, Spy X Family, Tokyo Revengers, Dororo, Death Parade, Kaguya Sama (all three seasons), Chainsaw Man

Rock - Vinland Saga, 86, Attack On Titan (all seasons), Komi-San, Tokyo Ghoul

Lofi - Promise Neverland (1st & 2nd season)

Classical - Howls Moving Castle, Spirited Away

Artist include : Eve (Highly Recommend), King Gnu (Highly Recommend), Ali, Yoh Kamiyama, Lisa, Myuk, Queen Bee, OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM, Cidergirl, Survive Said the Prophet, Ai Higuchi, amazarashi, Omoinotake, Gen Hoshino, Aimer


There are definitely a lot more songs that are just as good, but these are some of OPs/EDs that I listen to on repeat and are a MUST to add to your playlists!

These anime have strong & dark depictions of suffering, mental illness, trauma violence, sex and various sociopolitical and economic problems in a grounded way and without sugarcoating it, although in fiction it is often impossible to completely avoid the distorting lense of epicness or melodrama when portraying reality.

When I say that these shows portray reality, I don't mean to say that they are necessarily based in material reality, as some are sci-fi or fantasy. What I mean, is that these shows portray the bleak and harrowing aspects of human condition without pulling any punches, and without romanticizing it (to some extent).

These shows often have a positive and hopeful overall message and/or ending sometimes, so I wouldn't call this a list of "depressing" shows. However, they have in common that they revolve around brutal and mature depictions of psychological, physical and spiritual pain of individuals and society, while also having a haunting and opressive feel to them.

anime that takes place in places outside japan.

This is a trope that is particular to anime/manga that I find pretty cool:

"Morally Ambiguous Light Haired Guy With An Ambition" in a bromance/rivalry with the "Stoic or Shy Brunette Guy With a Hidden Genius" (or girls, in the case of Angel Cop).

AKA how the Japanese sees the "European/American foreigner with a fierce personality" vs how they see themselves.

Or just the archetypal "Griffith" type of leading character but without the bromance necessarily, such as Canut or Giorno.

This is a collection of my favorite anime to come out in 2023. All of these are worth a watch.

Anime with a lot of good life lessons

we all notice that new anime is coming out every year,
here are the anime that I recommend everyone to watch in 2023!!

Derived from AniFem's seasonal recommendations and top picks for 2023

See the website for their pros and cons per title:
https://www.animefeminist.com/anime-feminist-recommendations-of-winter-2023/
https://www.animefeminist.com/anime-feminist-recommendations-of-spring-2023/
https://www.animefeminist.com/anime-feminist-recommendations-of-summer-2023/
https://www.animefeminist.com/anime-feminist-recommendations-of-fall-2023/
https://www.animefeminist.com/anime-feminists-top-picks-for-2023/

Scott Pilgrim Takes off was also among the top picks, but is not listed on MAL

See also:
Parts 1-6
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17514
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17515
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18757
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18755
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18995
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18999
Manga Recs
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17520
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28358
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28535
Chatty AF
Anime
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/22027
Manga
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25862
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25883
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/26994
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/27949