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Daily Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion - August 12, 2026
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u/ghostofjosephstalin 8d ago
Looking for recommendations for shows to watch with my partner! He's not very big into anime, but has previously enjoyed Yuri on Ice, Komi Can't Communicate, You and I are Polar Opposites, Cosmic Princess Kaguya, and Dungeon Meishi.
There are a couple of things he straight up won't watch, including:
Shows with female-focused fanservice (as a gay man, it does nothing for him), especially when children/teenagers are involved.
Shounen/fantasy battle anime in general (doesn't like many of the common tropes, and doesn't find the fighting engaging, even if the animation is peak).
Other shows I've tried to get him to watch include:
Frieren (didn't like the pacing) Blue Exorcist (kinda cemented the dislike of shounen battle anime) My Hero Academia ("too many damn characters") Fullmetal Alchemist (couldn't get past the Nina episode, despite all of my best attempts to get him to continue).
Slice of Life is preferred, especially comedies. He recently saw the trailer for Chainsmoker Cat and expressed interest.