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
I agree with most of this, but the idea of a classic big three is something that only exists in your head. I’d argue Legend of the Galactic Heroes is better than any of those three, and it aired at about the same time.
Mirai and Belle were both pretty mediocre imo.
Perfect Blue wasn’t bad or anything, but it needs a “this movie is generally fucked up” content warning.
Tokyo Godfathers is probably the best Christmas movie in anime.
Summer Wars has kind of a nonsense plot but it’s such an accurate depiction of a family reunion that watching it makes me feel nostalgic anyways.
I have to distinguish “classic” big three because I’m more of an oldtaku and the young’ins these days consider the “big three” to be One Piece, Naruto, and BLEACH. I don’t necessarily mean “classic” here in terms of absolute quality but more “these were the three everyone at the time knew about” – which I know is also subject to region/culture when things like Knights of the Zodiac AKA Caballeros Del Zodiaco would have been THE anime of LatAm around the same time but virtually unknown in the U.S.
The way I see it, Hosoda’s films are a natural progression for anyone who likes Ghibli films, which I probably should have included in the post but it was already growing overly long. Low-key agree with you on Mirai and Belle but I’d say they’re still worth a watch. Also Summer Wars makes a lot more sense if you’re familiar with Digimon, as it’s just the Our War Game OVA extended out to a full movie.
Kinda fair wrt Perfect Blue, I’m used to its reputation preceding it. Generally all of Kon’s works are “kinda fucked up” tho; actual adult material (and not just gritty or overly-sexualized) that draws people to them.