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Cowboy Bebop for space western jazz music and Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex for a dystopia cyberpunk cops in the world that inspired The Matrix. They may be "old" but man do they still hold up. Especially Yoko Kanno's music in both shows. I used to listen to her OSTs while painting back in high-school her diversity in musical styles is incredible from anime to anime.

I'm late to the thread, and I definitely wouldn't call this among the /best/ anime series by any means, but I feel like it's in your ballpark and in the right episode count region: Carole and Tuesday. Banger tunes, great production value, unique situations and characters.

For me, My top 3 are Megalobox, Three Fate/stay nightheaven`s feel movies, and jojo bizarre adventure (Season 5 is the best).Hope you reaction those onday. Cheers~

mahoutsukai no yome/the ancient magus bride. Season 1 that is, supposedly season 2 has some issues around and I haven't gotten around to check out if those rumors and opinions are true in any way. Otherwise Aria the Animation (which is part of the iyashikei genre, a genre meant for calmness and healing basically), because of it's atmosphere.

Going to add Ya Boi Kongming as a silly one season music focused anime

Since you're getting into Fate series , from the same original creators and also animated by Ufotable (their first big project) the Garden of Sinners movies are pure masterpieces. Those are 8 movies going from short to long format , a darker story, with gorgeous music and animations (They share a similar universe and some concepts with Fate too)

For a new show, I'd love to see Dungeon Meshi / Delicious In Dungeon. It is a very character driven show that gave me the same vibes I had with Frieren, (Definitely less bittersweet though.) The music feels like something out of Dark Souls but I don't really notice it while watching unless it's pointed out. I just want more people to see this show because I love it lol. It also has very detailed world building about monsters and how a society would function with them around so if you've got an interest in that, it will appeal to you. If you do watch it, make sure to have snacks handy. I don't know about others but it made me very hungry.

Mushishi is a favorite of mine, It's mostly 1-off stories, with almost a folk/ghost story vibe to it that is very chill

If you want an anime with a soundtrack with a semi unique production decision, consider Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, same director as Gurren Lagann, very highly acclaimed. The interesting part of the soundtrack may or may not be in that they re-use a good amount of the score from Cyberpunk:2077 and adapt it to the show. Otherwise, if you're looking for potential suggestions, why not do a stream where you watch a bunch of Anime Openings recommended by the community? good way to dip your toes in to a good amount of different series.

Bocchi the Rock! - fun comedy about girls trying to make rock music for various reasons A Place Further than the Universe - mentioned by others, a great grounded yet adventurous feeling drama, inspiring and touching A Silent Voice - (movie). Doesn't get much better than this to get you thinking about other people and their struggles. Some heavy subject matter. Has a very unusual soundscape/ost for reasons that quickly become clear.

Spice and wolf. Beautiful art and good music. (not action anime) I have only seen the old version, but i heard the new one is just as good. It has a good story too. (For me it was always funny that it was like a low lever economy 101 for the yunger generation :D)

I would put my vote in for 86. Deffinitely a favorite. And ill throw in Guilty Crown and Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song as some other great picks. Vivy especially is pretty actual with our current issues with AI

Eighty-Six is great Re:Zero is also great, but I’ve seen a few people already suggest that Cowboy Bebop is a must for the music Honestly, Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works anime and Heavens Feel movies are great but I would recommend doing all three routes of the visual novel first Vinland Saga is quite good It does focus on adolescent issues and romance which might not be your thing but Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny-Girl Senpai was also very good Apothecary Diaries is really fun Orb is also good Most of these are within the last decade or so (UBW was 2014), so more modern art styles (with the exception of cowboy bebop), but there are some really good shows older than that. People are already suggesting those though so I will refrain

Apart from the baseline of having good plot: Fairly uncommon Fantasy settings (done well): Made in Abyss Magi Dorohedoro The Ancient Magus Bride Modern Settings A Place Further than the Universe March Comes in Like a Lion Ano Hana I'd like to see you explore Nodame Cantabile too even if its a bit dated. Historical / Period Vinland Saga Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Golden Kamuy Heike Monogatari Millennium Actress Not sure what to call this section - Trippy, slightly artsy / somewhat experimental / thought provoking Sonny Boy Bakemonogatri Paranoia Agent Mononoke Paprika (movie) 'Current' Stuff - Dandadan Takopi's Original Sin Witch Hat Atelier (when it comes out later this year) Delicious in Dungeon Theres also abit of a sub theme among my recommendations: 1. Frieren's Contemporaries: Delicious in Dungeon Dorohedoro (and Dai Dark Manga) Witch Hat Atelier These are the 'current' manga serializations dominating the Seinen (Adult Men) categorization in the era after the trio of Berserk / Vinland Saga / Vagabond. 2. Susumu Hirasawa as a composer: Paranoia Agent Paprika Millennium Actress Susumu Hirasawa's music is quite experimental. Additionally - he was the composer of Gut's theme for Berserk.

Death Parade, a wonderful show about, you guessed it, Death It's sad as hell but it's just as beautiful And not that long as well (12 épisodes) Really recommend

Terror in Resonance! It’s only 11 episodes but it’s just as good as all the big names imo. It’s a psychological thriller about the police trying to catch two teenage criminals after they leave a cryptic video on YouTube. That’s all I’m saying though! If you want to know more look it up, but be careful of spoilers! It is only 11 episodes. It also has one of my favorite soundtracks even with how short it is, and I find myself listening to it on repeat. It was also animated by Mappa before they got big. Almost forgot! It’s also directed by the same person who did Cowboy Bebop. Anyways you should check it out. Terror in Resonance (or Zankyou no Terror) deserves more recognition

I am curious what are your final thoughts about Gurren Laggan after watching all of it?

re:zero is such a good show with a great score.

So it depends a bit on what your vibe is, so I’ll just recommend some stuff that I’ve personally loved that I still think about + what genre they are Katanagatari Genres – Action, adventure, romance # of episodes – 12 50 ish minute episodes 86 (probably my personal favourite show) Genres – Action, drama, sci-fi # of episodes – 23 Chihayafuru Genres – Drama, sports # of episodes – 3 seasons of 25 episodes Clannad Genres – Slice of life, romance, comedy, coming of age # of episodes – 2 seasons of 25 episodes (iirc) Nana Genres – Drama, romance, music # of episodes – 47 Kaguya-Sama Love is War Genres - Romance, comedy # of episodes – 3 seasons of 12-13 episodes and a movie Baccano! Genres – Action, mystery, supernatural # of episodes – 13 Kara no Kyoukai Genres – Action, fantasy, mystery # of episodes – 9 movies

Re:zero. Not a battle shounen. Mystery and psychological one. With really fleshed out characters. Although its still technically on going. Its not gonna be nearly as much as some of the big battle shounens. But I really do think you'll love it as well as the music

Black Rock Shooter from 2012. Crazy animation and only 8 episodes long^^

Have you watched Your Lie In April or Ao no Orchestra? Both music related (YLIA is highly rated, though I only watched a few episodes of AnO)

Cowboy Bebop. Each episode builds onto a bigger world while also being mostly self-contained. I just hope you appreciate harmonica. Delicious in Dungeon was a really fun show that isn't too deep but also had some cool nuance about dungeon crawler stories.

"Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror" (11 episodes) is good, it's a collection of a three stories, and the side story "Mononoke" (12 episodes) which continues one of the stories, are good. Out of the two of them I like "Mononoke" better, and you can watch "Mononoke" without having seen "Ayakashi", but you'll have missed some of the backstory contained in the "Ayakashi" (Episodes 9-11). "Mushishi" (season 1 is 26 episodes) is a kinda like Frieren in a way. "Ergo Proxy" (23 episodes) and "Serial Experiments Lain" (13 episodes) are good, but can be a bit too much for some people with their themes, "Ergo Proxy" also has a slow start to the main theme of the story so that doesn't help either. These along with "Acchi Kocchi" (12 episodes + OVA cute slice of life) are some of my favorite anime.

Uma musume.

Madoka Magica.

Sound! Euphonium Cowboy Bebop A Place Further Than The Universe

.hack//sign for both the show and the music

A place further than the Universe, Hinamatsuri, My Clueless First Friend are all short slice of life/comedy shows.

Cowboy Bebop is pretty fun!

Watched persona 5 anime like 5 times and played the royal version like 3 times lol.

oh and of course vinland saga

I'm not into anime but loved Persona 4 the ANIMATION by AIC ASTA. The music and characters are awesome! It even has the original English cast from the original PS2 Persona 4.<<[ Don't watch Persona 4 the Golden Animation by A-1 because it's bad!!!.]>>

also death note and code geass, classics with great soundtracks

I'd second the Steins;Gate recommend, if you want something a little more left field, Ping Pong the Animation is a classic, and while it might start a little battle shoneny, Vinland Saga is a beautiful modern classic in the making

100% steins gate, starts a bit slow but my god its a masterpiece

Made In Abyss!