Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (light novel)
| Spy Classroom (6.37) and Kanojo mo Kanojo (6.53) |
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| The first that comes to mind is "Eguchi Hisashi no Nantoka Narudesho!" it's just a short thing but I loved it, it was so weird and hilarious. It has a really low score, like 3.9. My bf would probably say Eternal Boys so I'll mention it here, he loved that show and I thought it was good too. It's about middle aged male idols, it has a 6.55. Super heartwarming and fun. The absolute BEST BEST BEST anime I've watched below 6.5 is 100% Saiyuuki from the 1960s, I gave it a 9 and I genuinely think it's a great movie. Like, I really feel it's a masterpiece. I couldn't sing it's praises enough, I love it. The only reason I didn't think of it first is because I don't associate it with a low score. |
No watch list sig cuz "You watch anime in 3 days or 3 months! Such is the proper way!" |
| I would recommend Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan if you’re fine with gore and nonsense comedy. Cossette no Shouzou isn’t exactly 6.5 or under (6.79) but it’s a really great audiovisual experience. I think people have a distaste for it due to it’s strange plot. For a short-episode series, the Teekyuu series is a nice choice. It’s superfast comedy, or you can just call it tennis on drugs. |
| I'll including the sitewide MAL rating alongside each of them as well as the year they came out for some bonus additional info. Most of these are ones I myself gave a 7/10 to or higher (and I consider the 7/10 rating a "good" one in line with the description and also just my standard go-to "good" rating). There are a fair amount more if I were to include ones in the range of the 6.6s - 6.9s. - Beatless (2018) - 6.21 - Centaur no Nayami (2017) - 6.43 - Angel Cop (1989) - 5.97 - Malice@Doll (2001) - 6.01 - Kokoro Toshokan (2001) - 6.54 (close enough) - Time Travel Shoujo: Mari Waka to 8-nin no Kagakusha-tachi (2016) - 6.50 - Estab-Life: Great Escape (2022) - 6.50 - Requiem of the Rose King (2022) - 6.35 - Hikari no Ou (2023) - 6.39 The first two are in my Top 50 (#s 10 and 31, respectively). So yeah, I basically like and would recommend any of those to someone who was interested enough in the premise or generally had the same/similar interests as myself, but in particular, for someone who also thoroughly enjoyed this series (Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon), I would most recommend Centaur no Nayami. The reason being, while it's still quite different in various respects as ultimately no two anime are exactly alike, and it's very much going for its own very specific niche (it may just be a singular niche of one, honestly), it's also a Fantasy + Slice of Life type series, and one which is also surprisingly less surface level and more cozy, relaxing, immersive, worthy of investment, and even thoughtful and substantive than it may initially appear at first glance. Characters and their conversations, the worldbuilding, etc. incrementally but surely give you reason to care more and more over time and it feels like it can seamlessly flip between silly and fun or playful as well as more serious when it needs or wants to be. Regarding this series (vending machine isekai), I agree that there was much enjoyment to be had. It's one of those series that I read the synopsis of in one of the early thread topics in the news sub-forum when announcements were first made about it, thought it was ridiculous and an example of them milking the isekai concept dry and running out of ideas like likely many other people, and was prematurely kind of dismissive. At the same time, as the season it was set to air drew closer, I did think that such a novel premise which I technically hadn't seen or heard of being done anywhere else before held some value and allure just for the uniqueness of concept alone. And at the same time as that I still thought that intriguing as the premise may be in a way, I would try one or two episodes but it was still going to be the type which was super generic and bland in execution and didn't have much to offer beyond the gimmicky appeal. So I watched it for that gimmick and because I thought there might be some interesting commentary online by others who had watched those first few episodes. But I have to say, I was so glad that it didn't, and it would have been so much worse if it had (as I also read some people were wishing to have happen), just used the vending machine incarnation as a wacky just initial gimmick to grab an audience and then immediately pivot and abandon it halfway through episode one or by the beginning of episode two or something. Then it would just be referenced and used as a superficial coat of paint but one for which there was no weight or consequences for if the main character immediately turned into an almighty human or some other form of overpowered humanoid warrior or could change back and forth whenever he wanted to. No, they really ran with it. They kept him in that form throughout the entire season and even kept his options for external dialogue on an extremely constrained formula, having to rely more on internal monologue, other characters' inferences and spontaneous reactions, as well as interactions with each other around him. Much to many in the audience's chagrin. Bravo. This was actually really brave and made the series more interesting and genuinely worthwhile to me. And at the same time as this almost unthinkable cosmic chaos is visited upon the main character, being reincarnated into a normally inanimate object, and he periodically defers back to waffling between his existential crisis and questioning his self-worth or place in the new world and trying to make the most of it, it still manages to strike a balance of also having that relaxing and laid back adventure feel, where it seems normal to alternate between the characters battling for their lives or just sitting around and indulging or giving mini reviews for modern/Earth snacks and conveniences and brainstorming solutions for quite mundane and low stakes problems in a small community on the edge of the world. |
WatchTillTandavaSep 20, 2023 8:39 PM
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