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Wonder Egg Priority 2021
Anime
Ai, a young girl with shut-in tendencies, who tries not to interact with others. She keeps one of her eyes hidden behind her hair. One day, she happens to stop by a deserted arcade, where she meets "Aka." Spinning the gacha at their urging, she acquires a "Wonder Egg," and from that moment, her fate begins to change...
The sides of Wonder Egg Priority
- A shut-in girl and eggs from a gacha machine
- Dream battles to save girls who died
- Four friends bound by grief
Good for you if
- you like vivid nightmare worlds and careful animation.
- you like Ai finding three friends who carry the same grief.
- you want to know why these girls died and who is behind the eggs.
Bad for you if
- you can't face suicide, self-harm and abuse on screen.
- you need a story that ties up all its questions.
- you don't watch anime.
About: grief · suicide · friendship · trauma
Serial Experiments Lain 1998
Anime
Lain—driven by the abrupt suicide of a classmate—logs on to the Wired and promptly loses herself in a twisted mass of hallucinations, memories, and interconnected-psyches.
The sides of Serial Experiments Lain
- A shy schoolgirl who logs on to the Wired
- A classmate's suicide and the emails she sends afterwards
- A world where the network and real life blur
Good for you if
- you like a quiet, eerie anime where the internet starts to feel haunted.
- you like piecing together who Lain really is across thirteen strange episodes.
- you're happy to finish with questions and your own theory.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- a teenage suicide at the very start is too much for you.
About: identity · the internet · loneliness · reality
The Ancient Magus' Bride 2017
Anime
Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again. The man is a "magus,"a sorcerer of great power, who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity. The magus then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice--and his bride!
The sides of The Ancient Magus' Bride
- A neglected girl sold at an auction
- A sorcerer with a beast's skull for a head
- Fairies and dragons in England
Good for you if
- you like fairies, dragons and old magic in the English countryside.
- you like a quiet sense of awe in a magical world.
- you like a gentle, patient story about healing.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't watch a story that starts with abuse and a slave auction.
About: belonging · healing · loneliness
Puella Magi Madoka Magica 2011
Anime
She has a loving family and best friends, laughs and cries from time to time... Madoka Kaname, an eighth grader of Mitakihara middle school, is one of those who lives such a life. One day, she had a very magical encounter. She doesn't know if it happened by chance or by fate yet. This is a fateful encounter that can change her destiny. This is a beginning of the new story of the magical witch girls.
The sides of Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- A schoolgirl offered a wish
- A small white creature with a contract
- Witches hiding in strange labyrinths
Good for you if
- you like a cute magical girl story that turns dark.
- you can take a story where every wish has a price.
- you like witches' lairs drawn like surreal collages.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you want a light magical girl show to relax with.
About: sacrifice · hope · despair
Night on the Galactic Railroad 1985
Anime
Lonely and awkward, Giovanni struggles with his sick mother, absent father, and an afterschool job that isolates him from his peers. But on the night of the Festival of Stars, he is magically transported onto a celestial train with his only friend, Campanella. Together, they embark on an extraordinary journey through the galaxy, encountering mysterious characters and grappling with life's deepest questions.
The sides of Night on the Galactic Railroad
- A lonely boy drawn as a cat
- A train through the stars
- A last journey with his only friend
Good for you if
- you like a quiet train ride through the Milky Way.
- you like a patient, dreamlike pace with long silences.
- you like a gentle story that leaves you crying over a friendship.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you can't take a children's film about death and grief.
About: friendship · death · loneliness · sacrifice
The Boy and the Heron 2023
Anime
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
The sides of The Boy and the Heron
- A boy who lost his mother in the war
- A talking gray heron
- A tower that leads to another world
Good for you if
- you like a world of parakeets, pelicans and a stone tower.
- you love Miyazaki's hand-drawn worlds.
- you like a boy learning to accept a new mother.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you want a story where every symbol is explained.
About: grief · family · growing up
El viaje de Chihiro 2001
Anime
De camino a su nueva casa, una niña de diez años y sus padres se adentran en el mundo de los espíritus. Sus padres se convierten en cerdos y ella tiene que trabajar en unos baños para salvarlos.
Las caras de El viaje de Chihiro
- Un mundo extraño con sus propias reglas
- Una niña que encuentra su valor
- Momentos tranquilos y naturaleza
- Cada fotograma dibujado a mano
Buena para ti si
- te encanta perderte en un mundo con sus propias reglas extrañas.
- te gusta no saber qué va a cruzar la puerta a continuación.
- te gustan las películas que se detienen a respirar, como ese tranquilo viaje en tren.
Mala para ti si
- no ves películas de animación.
- quieres que todo esté explicado. Gran parte de los baños nunca lo está.
Temas: crecer · la codicia · conservar tu nombre · el trabajo
Angel's Egg 1985
Anime
In the ruins of a strange city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms. She bonds with a boy who is searching for a bird he saw in a dream.
The sides of Angel's Egg
- A girl guarding a giant egg
- A drowned city of shadows
- A soldier who barely speaks
Good for you if
- you like Yoshitaka Amano's designs in dark, flooded streets.
- you like a film that leaves you to decide what the egg means.
- you like a dream with almost no words.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need momentum, and this is long silences and slow walks.
About: faith · hope · emptiness
Mushi-Shi 2005
Anime
Ginko, a Mushi master, travels from place to place researching the Mushi and helping people who are suffering because of it.
The sides of Mushi-Shi
- Ginko, a wanderer who studies the mushi
- Villages in old rural Japan
- One strange case per episode
Good for you if
- you like quiet episodes with long silences.
- you like tiny life forms that bend the world around them.
- you like mountains, rivers and forests that feel alive.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need fights and chases to stay hooked.
About: nature · coexistence · loss
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash 2016
Anime
When Haruhiro awakens, he’s in the dark surrounded by people who have no memory of where they came from or how they got there. As the darkness fades, a fantastic new world called “Grimgar” appears before them and their adventure begins—but first, they’ll have to choose their guild, class, and special abilities.
The sides of Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
- Strangers waking up with no memory
- A party of weak beginners hunting goblins
- Grief after losing a friend
Good for you if
- you like beginners who struggle to kill even one goblin to pay for dinner.
- you like a fantasy that takes its time on daily life and quiet talks.
- you like a party of misfits slowly learning to trust each other.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't face grief and the death of a friend on screen.
- you won't read subtitles for a Japanese series.
About: grief · friendship · survival · responsibility
Girls' Last Tour 2017
Anime
Civilization is dead, but Chito and Yuuri are still alive. So they hop aboard their beloved Kettenkrad motorbike and aimlessly wander the ruins of the world they once knew. Day after hopeless day, they look for their next meal and fuel for their ride. But as long as the two are together, even an existence as bleak as theirs has a ray or two of sunshine in it, whether they're sucking down their fill of soup or hunting for machine parts to tinker with. For two girls in a world full of nothing, the experiences and feelings the two share give them something to live for.
The sides of Girls' Last Tour
- Two girls on a Kettenkrad
- The ruins of a dead city
- Soup, fuel and long talks
Good for you if
- you like two girls who only have each other at the end of the world.
- you like quiet episodes where little happens but a lot is felt.
- you like vast empty ruins with no one left in them.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need hope, and a world slowly running out weighs on you.
- you want fights and chases, and here they mostly just drive and talk.
About: friendship · the end of the world · meaning
Death Parade 2015
Anime
There is a place after death that’s neither heaven nor hell. A bar that serves you one chance to win. You cannot leave until the game is over, and when it is, your life may be too.
The sides of Death Parade
- A bar between life and death
- The newly dead playing games for their souls
- A calm bartender who judges them
Good for you if
- you like each episode revealing who a stranger really was through one game.
- you like being moved by people facing the lives they just lost.
- you like a friendly game of darts or bowling that turns into a fight for a soul.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't take stories of suicide, murder and cruelty told in detail.
About: death · judgment · empathy · regret
To Your Eternity 2021
Anime
An immortal being takes on the form of a human boy, wandering the earth and experiencing the pains and joys of life throughout his story without end.
The sides of To Your Eternity
- An immortal orb that takes the shape of what it meets
- A wolf and a boy alone in the snow
- Companions lost one after another
Good for you if
- you like being wrecked by the people Fushi loses.
- you like watching a being learn what it means to be human.
- you like a lonely being who finds friends in every place he travels.
Bad for you if
- you can't take death and grief in almost every arc.
- you don't watch anime.
About: grief · immortality · what makes us human
Colorful 2010
Anime
Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is lucky and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Kobayashi Makoto, who has just committed suicide. Watched over by a neutral spirit named Purapura, the soul must figure out what his greatest sin and mistake in his former life was, before his time limit in Makoto's body runs out. He also has a number of other lesser duties he must complete, such as understanding what led Makoto to commit suicide in the first place and learning how to enjoy his second chance at life.
The sides of Colorful
- A soul given a second chance in a boy's body
- A 14-year-old who just took his own life
- A family he has to learn to live with
Good for you if
- you like a family that slowly turns out to be more than it seemed.
- you want a quiet film that moves you to tears.
- you like a story told through one lonely boy's days at school and home.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a story built on a teenager's suicide.
- you don't watch animated films.
- two hours of quiet everyday life is too much for you.
About: second chances · loneliness · family
NANA 2006
Anime
Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu meet while traveling to Tokyo in pursuit of their respective dreams, and decide to be roommates. Although drastically different people, the two become very close and together they find out if their biggest dreams have room for their best friend.
The sides of NANA
- Two young women named Nana on a train to Tokyo
- A punk singer and a romantic sharing an apartment
- A rock band chasing its break
Good for you if
- you like a deep bond between two women who are nothing alike.
- you like the punk rock of Nana Osaki's band.
- you like a story about dreams and love that hurts.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you'd rather not watch heartbreak, jealousy and grown-up pain up close.
- you can't stand a story that stops before it is resolved.
About: friendship · ambition · love
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina 2020
Anime
Once upon a time, there was a witch named Elaina. Inspired by her favorite book, Elaina ventures out to see the world she's read so much about. Like a leaf on the wind, she travels from one country to another, looking to sate her inquisitiveness and searching for new experiences. Exploration and curiosity drive her journey. She's confronted by humanity in all its forms, whether strange, bizarre, or emotional and with each meeting, Elaina would become a small part of their story, and her own world would get a little bit bigger.
The sides of Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina
- A young witch flying from country to country
- A different town and story each episode
- Strangers with sweet or cruel fates
Good for you if
- you like a new country with its own odd rules every episode.
- you like soft, bright fantasy landscapes seen from a broom.
- you like a heroine who watches and moves on rather than saving everyone.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't handle sudden cruel episodes between gentle ones.
- you want battles, and Elaina mostly just observes.
About: curiosity · travel · freedom
Wolf Children 2012
Anime
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.
The sides of Wolf Children
- A young widow raising two wolf children
- A move to an old farmhouse in the mountains
- A brother and sister choosing different lives
Good for you if
- you like a mother doing everything for her kids.
- you like being moved by children growing up and leaving.
- you want snowy forests and a farm in the countryside.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need things to happen fast. This one follows years of daily life.
About: motherhood · growing up · letting go
Neon Genesis Evangelion 1995
Anime
At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job. Fifteen years later, that day has come... but this time, humanity is ready to fight back with terrifying bio-mechanical weapons known as the Evangelions. Watch as Shinji, Rei, Asuka and the rest of the mysterious shadow agency Nerv battle to save earth from total annihilation.
The sides of Neon Genesis Evangelion
- A boy ordered by his father to pilot a giant robot
- Angels attacking Tokyo-3
- A final two episodes inside his head
Good for you if
- you like a series that leaves you with more questions than answers.
- you care more about the pilots' minds than the robot fights.
- you like an ending that goes somewhere no one expected.
Bad for you if
- you can't take depression and self-loathing on screen.
- you don't watch anime.
About: depression · fathers and sons · loneliness
In This Corner of the World 2016
Anime
Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm…
The sides of In This Corner of the World
- A young bride who moves to Kure in 1943
- Daily life in a naval port under air raids
- Hiroshima just across the bay
Good for you if
- you like a war film told through cooking, sewing and family meals.
- you like Suzu, dreamy and stubborn, keeping a household going.
- you like hand-drawn images that look like her own sketches.
Bad for you if
- you can't take air raids reaching a family's home, and the grief that follows.
- you need momentum, and most of the film is quiet everyday life.
- you don't watch animated films.
About: daily life · loss · resilience · marriage
Lonely Castle in the Mirror 2022
Anime
Shy outcast Kokoro has been avoiding school for weeks when she discovers a portal in her bedroom mirror. She reaches through and finds herself transported to an enchanting castle where she is joined by six other students. When a girl in a wolf mask explains that they have been invited to play a game, the teens must work together to uncover the mysterious connection that unites them. However, anyone who breaks the rules will be eaten by a wolf.
The sides of Lonely Castle in the Mirror
- A girl who stopped going to school
- A castle behind her bedroom mirror
- Seven teens and a girl in a wolf mask
Good for you if
- you want an ending that leaves you in tears.
- you like piecing together what links the seven students.
- you're moved by lonely kids finding each other.
Bad for you if
- you find school bullying too painful to watch.
- you don't watch anime.
About: loneliness · bullying · belonging