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ghostie πŸ‘» Β· 8d

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 πŸ’ž
- 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 πŸ’ž
- 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 πŸ’ž
- 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) πŸ’ž
- 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. πŸ’ž
- 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 πŸ’ž
- 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 πŸ’ž
- 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. πŸ’ž
- 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. πŸ’ž

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 πŸ’ž
- 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!! πŸ’žπŸ’ž

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