You heard me. I honestly love anime, and even a bit of horniness is fine, but as I watch more and more and run out of “mainstream” things to watch, I find myself in the same situation over and over:
I watch the first few episodes of an anime and then it reveals some unpleasant tropes, often involving either lack of consent, minors, or both.
So I’m just looking for your top 3 anime suggestions that DON’T include loli/misogyny content.
Bonus points for isekai because I love that shit.
Edit: example of an amazing one - “Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill”
Bonus points for isekai because I love that shit.
This is the problem. The things you have a problem with are particularly common tropes in isekai. If you look past isekai, I’d say most anime don’t have these “problematic” things, so maybe you just need to broaden your horizons. Can you give examples of shows that you were unhappy with recently?
ReZero can get lolliish but not sure. Shield Hero is a nice Isekai, and was pretty vainilla as far as I remember.
Wait, you took issue with Ascendance of a Bookworm but not Rising of the Incel Hero?
Lol actually I do think these three are all more or less equal offenders. They’re not nearly as bad as most of the others but each has some problematic content.
Shield hero though is maybe the worst, definitely considered dropping it at multiple points. Ultimately I just wanted to know what happened in the story.
Lots of good recommendations already, I’ll add some as well. Which should all be pretty much as non-fanservicey, loli, and misogyny free as isekai and fantasy anime get.
For something chill, an isekai that makes you want to eat
- Restaurant to Another World
Gritty Fantasy Isekai
- Grimgar: Ashes and Illusions
Fun Romping Around Fantasy Isekai
- In the Land of Leadale
For the whole package of romance, fantasy, and a quality story
- Maoyu ~ Archenemy & Hero
Funny and Fun Isekai
- So I’m a Spider, So What?
Isekai to make you think
- Haibane Renmei
Old School Isekai
- The Vision of Escaflowne
Not technically an isekai but .hack//sign is great and basically about being trapped in a video game so it’s similar.
Visions of Escaflowne is an isekai without the tropes, it’s from the 90’s and includes some mechas.
So I’m a Spider, So What? is good and I don’t remember fan service or anything else being an issue.
I still enjoy Inuyasha and think it’d be worth you checking out if you haven’t yet.
Ya Boy Kongming! is great, it’s about a historic figure getting reincarnated in the modern world.
My Next Life as a Villainess, it’s cheesy but I like it, villainess isekai has been gaining some steam in the last couple years.
Sonny Boy is amazing and definitely not your typical isekai.
Some favourite non-isekai but still worth checking out:
Jujutsu Kaisen
Fruits Basket 2019
Summer Time Rendering
Horimiya
Attack on Titan
Chainsaw Man
Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War
The Eminence in Shadow can have some dark parts, but the bad people get their comeuppance. And it’s pretty funny.
I’ve personally been on a cute girl kick, watching this romance series called Sweet Blue Flowers - heavy romance, low ecchi.
Bocchi the Rock is literally just cute girls in a rock band
For an old, out of left field choice, there’s Fushigi Yuugi (The Mysterious Play) that’s pretty good.