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 No.2035

Got directed here because I'm a lazy bastard who doesn't look past the mainboards, reposting my criteria for the kind of anime I'm looking for here.

-Keep it recent (soft 5 years).
-No high school (avoid 'schooling' of any kind).
-No everyday protagonist. I'm not looking for self-insertable material.
-Characters aren't quirky fucks. Give me believable people.
-Keep rule-breaking wackiness to a minimum. Tired of seeing shit like swords cutting people's heights in half and other abstract wankery. Weird and unexplainable things are great, when they remain mysterious and infrequent.
-On that note, explanatory monologues should also be almost non-existent. I'll pause the shit if I actually need to figure something out, I don't need the story to stop itself.
-Industrial to post-info era setting/modernity. Fantasyesque settings that induct technology/ideas from this time period are fine.
-If the entire show rides on cheesecake or a stupid-ass gimmick I swear to god

I do have some stuff in mind that I probably should be watching but either aren't convinced fully/am still a lazy bastard. As follows.

Baccano (it's a stream-of-consciousness style of storytelling over a century, if I'm reading this right?)
Hataraku Maou-sama (taking the kind of flat characters that don't appeal to me and putting them up against reality actually did entertain me for what I've seen)
Monogatari (by pure recommendation alone. By all means I should probably hate it)
Dennou Coil (liked what I saw at the time. Tastes might have changed enough for me to be unable to finish it)
Steins;Gate (still haven't figured out why I haven't finished this series)

 No.2046

>>2035
You have a lot of rules, so I'll throw a couple titles at you and tell you which rules they make and break:

>Psycho Pass

This one fits all of your criteria perfectly with the exception of monologues. Don't worry though, it's more like a book discussion club, you'll see. Psycho Pass takes place in a dystopian future around a police investigative unit. 22 episodes followed by a 12 episode season two, (which wasn't as good) we're also still waiting on a movie which was announced last summer.

>Shirobako

Shirobako is still airing, we're currently 15 episodes deep into a 24 episode show. It's about a production assistant working in the animation industry. The characters are believable and the premise is unique. At first I expected it to be a meta-comedy, but it's proven to be much more of a day-in-the-life SoL type show. Don't expect too much action or conflict, it's not that type of show.

>Ookami to Koushinryou

Also known as "spice and wolf" this show fits your criteria well too. It's set in the late middle ages in Europe. The character interaction is terrific in this show, even better than monogatari (you aren't clear as to whether you've actually seen it.) The main heroine is a wolf-goddess, so she has ears and a tail: don't let this turn you off to the show. It's probably more romance than you want, but it's a terrific show. It's two seasons of 13 episodes.

>Hyouka

It's a show about four kids who solve various mysteries. It is high school, so you might want avoid it, but this is a truly beautiful show. Promise me you'll give it a couple episodes, if you find it boring than drop it and wait to grow out of ADHD.


If you have any questions, let me know.

 No.2055

>>2046
I remember hearing about Psycho Pass a while back, but never had anyone hype it up to me. I'll give it a shot.

The other three I'll give an hour to and see where it goes.

 No.2079

>>2035
you will probably not like monogatari, it breaks several of your rules. Try it out regardless. It's great if you get into it.

I highly recommend Steins;Gate. Top 10 for me, easily. Characters are fucking great. It's a unique show. Fits most of your criteria. don't watch the dub, sub VAs are amazing. You should probably watch this show.

hitsugi no chaika is okay. Isn't modern, but it's okay. Fits every rule except that one.

your rules are pretty limiting, so im not sure what else I would recommend. Sorry.

 No.2083

I was about to recommend Durarara!! for you before I noticed the OP image.



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