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The fun part about having a partner who's just starting to get into anime is explaining what "fan service" is.

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in reply to Shae Erisson

I just got wolf rain, and samurai champloo is way more fun than I expected.
I started Macross, but it's slow going.
Any more suggestions?
in reply to Shae Erisson

@Shae Erisson Honestly, most of my knowledge of anime is from the late 90s (when I was more into it). I'm only starting to get back into it now.

I recall really liking Samurai Champloo, but haven't seen Wolf Rain at all.

in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

If you give me some titles, I'll check 'em out. Titles are enough for me!
in reply to Shae Erisson

@Shae Erisson Here's a list of what we've watched so far:
- Frieren
- Fruits Basket
- Orange
- Erased
- Classroom of the Elite (excessive fan service warning)
- Rent-a-Girlfriend (ditto)
- Violet Evergarden

I've also personally been watching Attack on Titan, but it's too much on the gory side for Katy's tastes. It's really good otherwise, though.

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in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

@shapr
Since this popped up in my feed, I'll take the opportunity to recommend the following:
- Scrapped Princess (it sounds like the kind of thing that would have a lot of fan service, but there's hardly any)
- Steins;Gate (being a story based around time manipulation, you'd think there wouldn't be fan service, but there is a little)
in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

@shapr
May I suggest "A Place Further Than the Universe"? And "Sound! Euphonium." No fan service in either.

And just a note, Frieren is my favorite anime. It's so good.

in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

@shapr I can't believe Delicious in Dungeon has not been mentioned! Especially as fan service of Senshi is absolutely amazing 🤣
in reply to viq

@shapr also from current season I'm enjoying a lot Narenare Cheer For You, also notable for I would say complete *lack of* fan service in it.
in reply to viq

@shapr Trigun
Spice and Wolf
Spy Family
Bocci the Rock
I don't believe Ghost in the Shell was mentioned, also GitS: Stand Alone Complex
in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

@shapr I've been watching a bit of anime lately after several years of not. Here's my list for the year so far (I haven't finished most of these):
- Frieren (now my favourite anime series)
- Solo Leveling
- Dr Stone
- Jujutsu Kaisen
- Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
- Mob Psycho 100 (My second favourite on this list)
- Black Clover (I stopped after two episodes)
in reply to Shae Erisson

@shapr
Unexpectedly? One of the first things I learned was that my parents wouldn't let me watch the cartoons my older brothers watched.

That reason was explicit lewdness and graphic violent views of the world. Pretty sure when I got to violate those rules, my first intro was Akira. Not a huge fan of fan service, I'm in for the bleak apocalyptic stories.

in reply to Shae Erisson

@shapr
If anyone hasn't seen Red Line yet, you're missing out terribly. Even if a racing anime sounds boring, don't skip it.
in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

@TanekRune
Next question, how do I get subtitles for media that doesn't already include them?
I have much to learn!
in reply to Shae Erisson

@Shae Erisson @TanekRune I've found that most media already has subtitles, bit there's always opensubtitles.org

Unfortunately, the subtitle files often need a little tweaking to get the synchronization right.

in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

@shapr

What they said. I'm quite technologically repressed due to being addicted mostly to the chatroom side of the internet, unfortunately.

For anyone looking into Redline, Tubi had it free for a while and either the subtitled or dubbed versions seemed great for voice acting.

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