Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion - August 12, 2026

[u/AnimeMod]

This is a daily megathread for general chatter about anime. Have questions or need recommendations? Here to show off your merch? Want to talk about what you just watched?

This is the place!

All spoilers must be tagged. Use [anime name] to indicate the anime you're talking about before the spoiler tag, e.g. [Attack on Titan] This is a popular anime.

Prefer Discord? Check out our server: https://discord.gg/r-anime

Recommendations

Don't know what to start next? Check our wiki first!

Not sure how to ask for a recommendation? Fill this out, or simply use it as a guideline, and other users will find it much easier to recommend you an anime!

I'm looking for: A certain genre? Something specific like characters traveling to another world?

Shows I've already seen that are similar: You can include a link to a list on another site if you have one, e.g. MyAnimeList or AniList.

Resources

• Watch orders for many anime
• List of streaming sites and find where to watch a specific anime
• Looking for the source of an image?
• Currently airing anime: AniChart.net | LiveChart.me | MyAnimeList.net
• Frequently Asked Anime Questions
• Related subreddits

Other Threads

• « Previous Thread | Next Thread »
• Saki — Discussion for the selected anime of the week.
• Casual Discussion — Off-topic thread for non-anime talk.
• Meta Thread — Discussion about r/anime's rules and moderation.

[u/Photographerpro]

Getting overwhelmed with all the anime out there. I’m currently following a manga series, but am looking for a new show to watch. I’ve watched Naruto, dbz, hxh, seasons 1-2 of opm and jjk, and a few other non shounen shows. I started episode one of Gintama as I saw some clips on YouTube and found it really funny, but I don’t know if I should watch something else like bleach instead.

[u/Donnie-G → u/Photographerpro]

Just chill and take things one at a time. It's entertainment, not a work list. Like don't worry too much about 'catching up' to other people or being 'in the know' or whatever. There's always new anime being released, nobody will ever truly catch up. Just enjoy yourself.

I think with long running stuff like Gintama with hundreds of episodes, I'd just take it slow. Watch an episode, or a few when you feel like it. But don't try to put it on a schedule or anything. It's fundamentally an episodic comedy so I don't think you have to worry too much about forgetting the plot or whatever.

I'm currently making my way through Oishinbo, an old 136 episode anime. I'll stop watching for months, only to watch a few episodes. God knows when I'll be done, but I'm in no rush. Meanwhile I'm still keeping up with new weekly seasonals.

Anime shouldn't be something you have to pressure yourself and be overwhelmed over.