I haven’t watched a lot of anime recently, but would like to get back in. I need a few recommendations.

Some I enjoy: Cowboy Bebop Berserk 1997 Devilman Crybaby Fullmetal Alchemist, both series Neon Genesis Evangelion Akira Any Studio Ghibli Food Wars (Yes, I love food wars.) Ghost in the Shell

Some I want to watch: Jin Ryo, Wolf Brigade Vinland Saga Vagabond Any classic cyberpunk anime, big fan of those. Tanya the Evil

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    Tenmaku no Jaadugar. Seriously go watch it right now, it’s a fictionalized biography about a (real, she has a Wikipedia page) Persian woman who gets forcibly taken to Mongolia during the Mongol conquests of the early 13th century. I could technically describe it as a court drama, but it’s much more human than that.

    Selling points:

    -Nuanced and human takes on difficult topics like slavery and conquest; it has a way of making you have strong mixed feelings (in a good way) about characters who would be either whitewashed or made comically evil in lesser works. This extends to the court politics, and you get to see the human motivation behind what everybody is doing. -An impressive depiction of the emotional struggles of the protagonist trying to process a new and difficult situation; you really feel the confusion she has about what she’s supposed to feel alongside her conviction. -A whole cast of realistic, strong and independent female characters. Helped partially by the setting (Mongolia was somewhat egalitarian for the time period), you get a feel of how they’d act to get their way in a position where they for the most part have little formal authority. -A wonderfully historical depiction of, well, basically everything. The author has clearly done their research, making it alongside everything else a very informative experience about how the Mongols of that period actually lived. This also gives grounding that makes everything else hit that much harder.

    If you like it, you should then try Apothecary Diaries and Orb: On the Movement of the Earth, which are both amazing recent additions to the historical fiction genre, though they both take more liberties than Jaadugar.

    Okay obligatory shilling over. There’s actually an ongoing faithful anime series adaptation of the Ghost in the Shell manga, so you should probably watch that if you aren’t already. There’s also an ongoing adaptation of a manga by the author of Full Metal Alchemist, so ditto for that. They’re respectively The Ghost in the Shell and Daemons of the Shadow Realm.

    Now for more shilling: I haven’t actually watched to completion any of the stuff you listed (currently keeping up with Ghost in the Shell) so I can’t give informed recommendations, but if you like comedy you can’t go wrong with Asobi Asobase, Hinamatsuri and 'Tis Time for Torture, Princess.