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Do you read/watch manga/anime? If so, care to share some of the ones you liked best?
i do yes!! not as often as I'd like, but enough to talk about my favourites :D
anime:
- romantic killer: a girl who's only interested in playing video games and cuddling her cat gets magicked into what's basically a real life dating sim, and she does all she can to prevent getting romanced. hilarious and surprisingly genuine and sweet π
- blue period: a delinquent guy suddenly finds his purpose in creating art and grinds like hell to get into an art school. heartfelt and truly captures what it's like to be an artist π
- buddy daddies: a duo of roommates who are also spies accidentally acquire a daughter and learn what it means to be a family. a perfect package of cute, funny and heart-wrenching π
- yuri!!! on ice: y'all know it, I'm sure. i followed it while it aired and the experience was so wild i can't let go of this story even if i want to (I don't. i love it) π
- sk8 the infinity: i burned out on this anime HARD, probably due to the unruly fandom, and i still feel a bit weird about it, but it was my obsession for a good while and it's a genuinely good anime about skateboarding and friendship and chasing your happiness. π
- trigun stampede: a space western with lots of trauma and action and two brothers who make their issues the whole world's problem. gorgeous animation and great characters π
- haikyuu!!: a volleyball anime that is about so much more than volleyball, trust me. i followed the manga for a long while as well and it's just as awesome. you Will end up adopting and rooting for every character. all time favourite for sure π
- fullmetal alchemist (brotherhood): a classic! awesome characters and interesting lore and magic system. I've owned the first few volumes of the manga for like 8 years and still haven't read them, but that's on me. π
- orange: a girl receives a letter from herself from the future telling her to befriend the new boy in class and "save" him from [redacted because spoilers]. get ready to cry, this anime will punch you in the gut. π
I've watched more anime but these are the ones that stayed with me the most! and some manga-only additions:
- boys run the riot: a closeted trans guy happens to befriend a new delinquent classmate, comes out to him in a moment of vulnerability, and they use their shared love for street fashion to create a fashion brand. I've yet to read the final volume but the story is so wonderfully heartfelt and queer π
- to strip the flesh: a single volume collection of short stories, the biggest of which about a closeted trans man hiding his identity to make her father and (diseased) mother happy. also really wonderfully queer. i love my trans stories by trans authors :') (i also have the first volume of "until i love myself: the journey of a non-binary manga artist" lying around that i have yet to read. queer stories just inspire me very much!!)
that's just about it i think! lmk if you've watched/read/enjoyed any of these, i would love to hear your thoughts!! ππ
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