Seitokai no Ichizon

✘ 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝙰𝚗𝚒𝚖𝚎 & 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝚘𝚗 𝙰𝚗𝚒𝚖𝚎 ✘

A list of satirical anime, ordered A -> Z.

Please let me know if there are any I missed!

Bygone days spent as an otaku, often captured in OVA format, have been lost as trends shifted. It’s undeniably melancholic to see the evolving portrayal of otaku in a meta-sense and slowly watching the dwindling importance of Akiba-kei.

This will serve as a continually-updated list of anime that I feel are representative of "otakucore" being a type of show that promonently features otaku characters as one of the main characters, and depictes the zeitgeist of otaku culture/Akiba-kei during the time of airing. Some are less obvious as otaku-oriented, but still contain many elements that are appealing to databasing-types (computers, figures, video games etc.)

Genshiken, Daicon IV and Otaku no Video are the essentials :3

(Still adding WIP)

This is a weird concept for a list, but I think it's worth putting it out there. These are anime which I consider help understand anime better because of their referential humour, commentary on otaku culture (whether it's anime or gaming), exploration of the industry and twisting of classic tropes in self-aware ways that put them in perspective. Also included a couple shows which are not necessarily meta or referential, but they are here for being aggresively "anime" in nature, if that makes sense. With how over the top they are and/or how stereotypically otaku their concepts are, I think they give a good idea of how anime has developed.

Note: If you truly want to understand otaku culture and anime history, I think an absolute essential is a short show called "Blue Blazers". It is live action however, so it can't be added here. I strongly recommend you check it out, even if the humour can be cringy, because of how deep of an insight it gives into the history of anime and the industry.

Anime series that covers all of its original source they're based on, with some notes.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/16812
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/19939
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/20122
Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/20258
Part 5: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/20709
Part 7: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21451
Part 8: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21523
Part 9: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/29835
Part 10: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35847
Part 11: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/39870
Part 12: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/41719
Part 13: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42460
Part 14: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/46685

people need to give these a try or even know these exist

Anime with comedic or dramatic themes that primarily take place at school/campus or revolve around a cast that are in their youth/young adults.

Sequels are not included in the stack due to limitation of interest stacks but are generally recommended.

A list of anime containing ecchi elements, but are not tagged as ecchi by MAL. While the ecchi content may not be as prevalent or extreme as officially-tagged ecchi titles, there is still enough to be of interest to fans of the ecchi genre. Many of these register at least 1.5/3 stars on AniDB's "tag-weighting" system for ecchi.
Conversely, those who don't care for ecchi may wish to use this stack for cautionary purposes, as these titles may contain things like pantyshots, revealing outfits, incestuous overtones, oversized/jiggling breasts, swimsuit/lingerie moments, extended bath/shower scenes, lewd dream/fantasy sequences, innuendo, or general fanservice in an otherwise serious/"respectable" show.
Only the first seasons of franchises are listed. Some titles may (eventually) have additional details explaining why I've placed them on the list.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/24838
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/26747

These anime have no time to lose and try to cram the most they can in the least amount of time possible, maybe forgetting one detail or two among the way. Blink and you miss it. Secondary effects might include: Feeling like you watched more chapters than you actually watched.

As with the slow paced stack, some of these are tagged as such in AniDB, some others are from my experience watching them.

I am only adding the first season/entry of each franchise, unless a particular entry is fast paced like Fairy Tail's final part

For people scared of speed here is the slow version https://myanimelist.net/stacks/33443

This Interest Stack is directly inspired by Digibro's "250 Anime Recommendations". Everything listed here is directly taken from the original video.

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The reason to create this stack was to not make anyone sit through a 6-Hour long video. (Note that the original video is over 7 years old so some Ratings and Episode and Season count may be outdated).

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This is only Part 1 of the 250 Anime recommendations list (Separated in parts because of MAL's 50 entries per list limit).

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In the words of Digibro herself: "I'm also going to state how much i recommend these show's, So the minimum will be a light recommendation meaning something that i dont necessarily think is amazing but its worth checking out if you're bored, Not all of these are gonna be like 10/10 classics. Some of these are gonna be like OK shows that are just worth checking out. Maybe you'll like it more than i did."

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* = Light recommendation
** = Medium recommendation
*** = Strong recommendation
**** = MUST-WATCH

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Here are how these anime are categorized (In Order)

DRAMA : Aoi Bungaku Series - Simoun

COMEDY : Arakawa Under the Bridge - Cromartie High School

SUSPENSE : Gankutsuou - Young Black Jack

TEEN MELODRAMA : Air - Clannad (Continued in Part 2)
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Links to other parts:

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34482

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34485

Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34486

Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34488

Part 5: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34488

Anime that you can watch without having to worry about paying too much attention. Mostly slice of life/episodic anime.

I obviously haven't watched every single 'non-complex' anime, and some entries are from what I've heard of from the anime, so if you think there's something that should be added here or something should be removed, message me.

Girls with big eyes and small brains...If you are in love with this art style then step no further than these animes that helped create and perfect it!