I enjoy a bit of anime, but I don’t follow all the news and shows - I just pick up stuff by recommendations or a bit of searching.

So, people who actually know what they’re talking about - are any of these actually good? Are any so bad they’re worth completely avoiding? Any of them have particularly off-putting / offensive “fan service”?

Teppen!!!,
Akudama Drive,
Black Lagoon,
Akatsuki no Yona,
Chikyuu Shoujo Arjuna,
Appleseed

  •  nyan   ( @nyan@lemmy.cafe ) 
    1•1 year ago

    Black Lagoon is big on action, violence, and gore. Despite that, it’s got some decent writing and characterization in places. Not terribly much fan service as far as I can remember (and the main cast are adults, so no schoolgirl upskirt shots or any of that nonsense), although it’s been a while since I watched it. Recommended with reservations, if you like violent action movies. Avoid if you have a weak stomach when it comes to violence.

    Akatsuki no Yona is a fairly standard shoujo action fantasy with reverse harem overtones. I think this was one of those shows where the manga was still ongoing and so the anime ended before the story did. I watched it once when it first came out, and it didn’t make all that much of an impression, so I’d say it was neither terrible nor brilliant of its kind. Not heavy enough on fan service to make an impression that way either (probably some topless bishounen in there somewhere, though), but shoujo usually isn’t.

    The others on your list, I haven’t seen.

    •  LucyLastic   ( @LucyLastic@beehaw.org ) OP
      1•1 year ago

      Thank you, that’s a very thorough reply! Me and my partner don’t find gory stuff nearly as off-putting as sexism, so it sounds like we’ll be ok with Black Lagoon.

      We’ll watch Yona with expectations suitably muted … TBH if I watch an Anime with low expectations and it turns out ok then I’m happy!

      •  nyan   ( @nyan@lemmy.cafe ) 
        2•1 year ago

        Yeah, Black Lagoon has its nasty bits, but it isn’t especially sexist—the female lead is pretty kickass.

        Oh, wait, I have seen Akudama Drive (25 years of anime means that I misplace titles now and again, heh.) Action again, less gore than Black Lagoon. I don’t remember about fan service either way, so it probably has a low to average amount. The female characters were more than trophies for the males, at least. It was good enough to stand out among the other stuff that was airing that season, not so brilliant that I remembered the title three years later. Make of that what you will.