ANIME recommendation to watch for a newbie

This is my review of the anime I’ve seen so far!!

|KAORU NO HANA (S1) |7.2|
|:-|:-|
|MY HERO ACADEMIA (S1-S8)|7.3|
|EIGHTY SIX (S1 P1)|4.9 (sci-fi is not for me TT)|
|ORANGE|6.3|
|BLUE LOCK (S1-S2)|6.5|

I want my watchlist to be diverse, so I’ve been trying different genres. Right now, I’m a bit indecisive about what to watch next. These are the ones I’ve listed that I’m interested in watching!!

HORIMIYA
ERASED
KAIJU NO.8
FRIEREN
SUMMERTIME RENDERING
BUNGOU STRAY DOGS
SOLO LEVELING
ANGEL NEXT DOOR
A GALAXY NEXT DOOR
HAIKYUU
A SILENT VOICE

If anyone can vouch for any of these, please do!! it would help me a lot in deciding what to check out next :D

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ShinyMcShine19782026-01-01 20:42

Add Attack On Titan and Steins;Gate to that list (to make it more diverse :D).
And to your watchlist I can give my thumbs up to everything, except BUNGOU STRAY DOGS, because I haven't seen that one.

YoloJoloHobo2026-01-02 03:37

Steins Gate is phenomenal but it does have a lot of weeb/Otaku culture refs and the first half is quite the slow burn. Though if OP is fine with that it's insanely good

Klutzy-Evidence11892026-01-01 20:42

Try Erased and Silent voice first cause they are short, next might be frieren, if u want something longer - try Haikyuu

woongluv2026-01-01 20:54

i’m really looking forward to watching erased because i haven’t seen a single negative review about it, and most of my irl friends strongly vouch for it and want me to watch it too!!

SpecsKingdra2026-01-01 20:52

A Silent Voice, it's a movie so it's quick to watch and a lot of people connect with it emotionally. Personally I didn't but it's still beautifully animated and worth the watch.

Check out the first episode of Frieren - it's one of my favourite first episodes ever. If you like it continue with that.

DBIGLIZARD2026-01-01 20:54

Kuroko’s basketball highly recommend. Got me back into anime

GrumpyFeloPR2026-01-01 20:58

Imo, go to anilist go into my hero academia (since is the one you like most atm) entry list, at the bottom you see similar anime than this/recommend. Just take your pick from what you like and branch from there

woongluv2026-01-01 21:04

that's very useful for me, thank u!!

abandoned_idol2026-01-01 21:00

Erased (accessible)

Frieren. (Slow 4 episode prologue, accessible after the prologue)

Haikyuu (takes a few episodes to hook the audience, but BOY does it hook. That said, the anime is long, so consider pacing yourself here)

A Silent Voice (movie, throat might hurt after crying)

Are the good ones.

I am UNFAMILIAR with Horimiya, Bungpu Stray Dogs, and A galaxy Next Door. I'll let someone else vet/denounce those

The remainder you can just forget about. Solo Leveling has animation and music in case you don't need characters, story, nor critical thinking of any kind. It's more or less another Blue Lock.

And I wouldn't describe 86 as well written, I was so apathetic to the "emotional" scenes. "Oooooohhhhh, so sad!". I cry easily btw.

If you're up for MORE shows, you can try "Dungeon Meshi" and "Medalist".

woongluv2026-01-01 21:08

i cry easily too!! so i’m wondering if a silent voice is sadder than orange. (I cried a lot watching orange) Anyways thank u for this!!!

abandoned_idol2026-01-01 21:25

"Silent Voice" is what I'd label as sad/tragedy bait (I don't mean that as a derogatory term, I'm just bad with words.).

Another big and renown sad/tragedy bait experience is "Clannad" (fairly dated adaptation at this point though, it's an old anime). Clannad is a game develpped by "Key", and anime adaptations of "Key" games are all sad/tears simulators (some people justifiably criticize them for being artificially sad). If you want to dive yourself into Key, just make sure to watch the older entries first (I can't vet the newer ones): [All Key's anime works - Interest Stacks - MyAnimeList.net](https://myanimelist.net/stacks/29208)

"Medalist" makes you cry on episode 1, so that one is fast to get into. And constructive!

If you want more anime for crying on purpose (mmm, tears), I'd recommend the first 2 episodes of "Ousama Ranking" as well. **sniff** I'm not crying, I got over it. After that, the anime is quite decent and very well animated (I love it). **sniff**

A movie that both is sad and has "Final Fantasy Tactics" character designs is "Maquia".

It's ok if you don't want to watch any of these, I just find responding to prompts fun!

Kimmycals2026-01-01 23:18

Horimiya is one of my favorite romance where the relationship is the focus rather than the end goal. Side characters also get love. If you are looking for a romantic slice of life, highly recommend.

Edit: The tone is light hearted

Kerzic2026-01-02 05:36

It's not as drawn out as Orange. By the way, I kinda hate Orange with a passion despite how well done the plot and characters were. If you are curious why, \[Orange spoilers\]>!There are two anime I've watched where the parents use time travel to erase their own children. Orange is one of them. As a parent, I can't think of a more vile thing for a parent to do and it made me hate the protagonists as selfish pieces of garbage. Note changing the past to not erase a child is a critical part of the movie Avengers: Endgame because that author was likely a parent and understood that. Similarly, Steven Speilberg regretted having one of his protagonists happily abandon Earth in Close Encounters of the Third Kind after he became a parent, too. I'm assuming the authors of those anime are not parents.!<

woongluv2026-01-02 06:28

agreed!! that plot choice in orange completely broke my sympathy for the protagonists, even though everything else was well done. I still had fun watching but they pissed me off sometimes because of what they did.

FrostyAmbassador11932026-01-01 21:00

Just finished Frieren as an anime newbie, it was fucking phenomenal. I also recommend: AoT, Steins Gate, and JJK. These shows were so good.

TroubleParticular5042026-01-01 21:05

horimiya , summertime render , frieren and angel next door are all good

Quick_Philosophy14262026-01-01 21:07

ancient magus' bride if you enjoy well written fantasy

christmas_9202026-01-01 21:19

Kaiju no. 8 was really good imo. And bungo stray dogs was one of my favorite overall. Parasyte maxim. Priority wonder egg. Fire force. Lord of mysteries. All of these are in my top 10 for sure

Winter_Leg_42432026-01-01 21:24

For a newbie who didnot like bluelock that much haikyuu might be good entry into sports genre, it's more mellowed out and slow progress.

Both Kaiju no.8 and solo leveling are good entry into serious action anime.

Erased is good mystery entry anime, it was my first mystery focused anime. left a good impression but i don't recall it having a pleasent ending, so i never rewatched it.

Bungo Stray dogs is great but i don't think it's a good entry. I've seen people giveup after first few episodes.

Horimiya is meh for intial romance anime. It's really well done but it's great after you watch some other romance anime.

These are my personal suggestions you can add to your watchlist:

Death Note: little old but good entry anime, since you havent explored this genre you can try first 2 episodes and drop if you are not hooked. i believe most people get hooked by then.

Fruits Basket: Honestly changes my views on shoujo anime, only after this did i truly stated watching anime without much prejudice (not that it always went well)

Black Clover: Try bearing the voice of MC for first few episodes, if you could do that you'll def'ly enjoy this.

Sword Art Online: This is not a great anime, but it's having good plot and heavily influenced me as a newbie into anime.

GTO: This is very old animation and i had to force myself to try it first, but 2 episodes in and i binged the rest in 2 days. really good, even tv drama is made out of it i think.

silk352026-01-01 21:30

Horimiya is good. It’s also a single season with an ending.

Here’s more to add to your list:

The Apothecary Diaries
Overlord
The Rising of the Shield Hero
Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill
March Comes in Like a Lion
Your Lie in April
Welcome to the Ballroom
Demon Slayer
My Hero Academia
Blue Period
Parasyte: The Maxim
My Dress-up Darling
That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime
Golden Time
Highschool of the Dead
ReLIFE

MingleGame2026-01-01 23:03

Why High-school of the dead when you could instead put overflow

silk352026-01-01 23:56

I haven’t watch Overflow so I can’t comment on it.

MingleGame2026-01-02 00:33

You should

Silvermoon34672026-01-01 21:34

I'll vouch for Frieren, Bungou Stray Dogs, and Solo Leveling with some caveats

Frieren is very very good, but not super action heavy. If you like it, check out Violet Evergarden as well.

Bungou Stray Dogs has more action, I enjoyed it but it's not super popular I don't think, or at least I don't notice people talking about it all the time.

Solo Leveling is one of the higher quality "protagonist is completely overpowered compared to everyone else" stories. If you like it there are several other entries in this genre.

I feel I should lobby to add Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood to your list. Maybe Yona of the Dawn as well.

MJadorie2026-01-01 21:57

Interesting take comparing Frieren to Violet Evergarden.. I could not get into Frieren at all though I've tried watching it multiple times because of so many recs. But loved Violet Evergarden. I also really liked the anime movie "Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms", which the beginning of Frieren reminded me of. Idk what it is that throws me off about Frieren tho.. oh well, I will accept that I am a minority on this.

Silvermoon34672026-01-01 22:45

Happens sometimes tbh. I'm basically the target audience for Gundam, but... while I've greatly enjoyed the spinoffs I've watched like Witch from Mercury, Iron Blooded Orphans, and Gundam Seed, every time I try to get into the main timeline proper I bounce off of it lol.

I didn't much like 86 either despite it also being something that checks most of my boxes. Idk if it's the characterization or the writing.

MJadorie2026-01-01 22:59

I get it. Sometimes it's the most random things that can put us off. Thankfully, more anime is being produced now than ever before so we can be picky😆

Clean-Cupcakes2026-01-01 21:51

These are the modern classics that best represent the medium at their most creative or artistically interesting.

Girls' Last Tour
Odd Taxi
Bocchi the Rock
Medalist
Takopi's Original Sin

pandarose62026-01-01 21:55

My hero academia

Death note

Future diary

icchann2026-01-01 21:57

Dragon Ball. Pokemon.

gh0stfac3killah0072026-01-01 22:11

- FRIEREN (up there for anime of the year)
- to be hero x (get past ep. 3 and you'll understand, anime of the year IMO) and most beautiful. style and insane choreography
- my hero academia (especially this final season)
- Sakamoto days
- gachiakuta
- call of the night (hard dope style and soundtrack)
- lord of mysteries (hard dope)
- saga of Tanya the evil
- super cube
- Shangri-la frontier

there is more, but that's a hard dope heavy list. visually all of them are awesome and I would argue all are worth watching for story. some for sure more than others. but all worth it.

MJadorie2026-01-01 22:42

From your future watch list, I really liked Erased and Solo Leveling.

If you liked My Hero Academia, I highly recommend Hunter x Hunter.

More recs:

-The Eminence in Shadow
-The Irregular at Magic High School
-Dr. Stone
-Spy x Family
-Sword Art Online
-Log Horizon
-Fairytail
-The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
-The Ascendance of a Bookworm
-That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
-Bofuri: I don't want to get hurt so I'll max out my defense
-Konosuba
-7th Time Loop
-Villainess Level 99

Anime Movies
-Howl's Moving Castle
-Summer Wars
-Belle
-Your Name
-Bubble

Lyradni2026-01-01 22:43

I think Haikyuu and Frieren are both newbie-friendly, because you can easily find them on Netflix. And they’re just good and pleasant to watch.

Actual_Muffin91082026-01-01 22:56

Your Name is probably the best anime movie I have ever seen

jamief642026-01-01 23:32

frieren

ARES_GOD2026-01-01 23:37

I have a perfect [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch62E2Aq3s0) for this with anime for beginners if you want to check it out.

Kaiju No.8 (fun monster battles and comedic)
Frieren (one of the best fantasy shows and will hit like an emotional truck)
Summertime Rendering (Interesting mystery and supernatural) Also recomend Re Zero another series.
Bungou Stray Dogs (Supernatural powers and detectives vs other organizations)
Solo Leveling (Power fantasy with overpowered main character for the action)
Haikyuu (Volleyball sports anime with a focus on teamwork)

I can give you more depending what genres or type of series you are interested in and check out that video.

pikkuhukka2026-01-02 02:09

shirobako

you will appreciate all anime alot more after watching it

Gullible_Bat_54082026-01-02 03:16

From your list

A Silent Voice

Erased

Summertime Rendering

P.S: i haven't watched the other ones. Only these 3 which i liked a lot.

AyoItzE2026-01-02 03:47

Great Teacher Onizuka and Nana. They're both older anime so the animation style may put you off but I promise they have great stories.

Kerzic2026-01-02 05:48

**Frieren** is the top-rated on [MyAnimeList ](https://myanimelist.net/topanime.php)with a rating over 9.29 out of 10, and that may be artificially low because of low ratings by fans of the anime it passed to take the #1 spot.

The movies **Your Name** and **Weathering With You** are both recent and both very much worth watching.

Three recommendations based on your list:

If you want to try science fiction that may be more accessible, try **Planetes**, which is a fairly hard and realistic near future science fiction story that starts out with funny office humor but evolves into something more like a political thriller as it goes, with a romance subplot.

**Itakiss** is a romcom that starts out as a silly high school romance, moves into college, and then later in life, getting more serious as it goes.

**My Happy Marriage** is a romance set in a fantasy version of Japan with magical powers. It's fantasy but not overwhelmingly so.

reeg552026-01-02 22:02

Watching Frieren currently and it’s excellent, especially if you’re into the fantasy setting. If you watch it and like it, I would also recommend Delicious in Dungeon.

To throw a couple other random recommendations out: Pluto and Monster. They are slower drama/mysteries but some of the best “what does it mean to be human?” themes I’ve come across.

Technical-Manner-7162026-01-02 22:39

Attack on titan

Fullmetal alchemist brotherhood

Takopi's original sin

Grave of the fireflies (extremely sad movie)

Your name (Movie)

Your lie in April

Spirited away (movie)

Naruto

tryeverything102026-01-03 09:55

Naruto
One piece
Attack on titan
Death note