I recently finished Dungeon Meshi, Ousama Ranking, and lastly Frieren. I am looking for series around that vibe, preferably not Isekais (At least not the modern ones). Thanks in advance for checking this post!
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Apothecary Diaries might be up your alley. Main character definitely has some Frieren vibes.
Apothecary Diaries has been on my watch list for a while. Maybe is time to finally watch it 🤔
Autistic?
Yes.
Out the wazoo
https://myanimelist.net/anime/56009/Yuusha-kei_ni_Shosu__Choubatsu_Yuusha_9004-tai_Keimu_Kiroku
Sentenced to Be a Hero
It isn’t the most chill anime but it has a lot action and isn’t an isekai.
This one looks like my kind of anime! I shall add it to may watch list 👀 Thanks!
So you want an adventure anime with chill travel vibes and maybe some action, but not focused on action.
- Fullmetal Alchemist is the original GOAT of Adventure anime if you’ve not seen it already. Watch Brotherhood, not the original.
- Spice and Wolf gives similar chill vibes following a merchant and wolf god companion. Watch the 2024 remake.
I have watched both FMA series already, and I love both for different reasons. I know Spice and Wolf, but never got my attention, is the remake finished or ongoing?
Remake is ongoing. The main story is 17 volumes and the remake season 1 covers the first 5. Season 2 is scheduled for next year.
The original series wrote itself into a corner by skipping volume 4 which included events crucial to later in the story, and it also covered up to volume 5, so you don’t have to watch it.
Looks interesting, so, I will consider it. Thanks for the recommendation! 👍
I think FMA is better than Brotherhood for the first part. I believe you’re supposed to switch at the episode titled “All Is One, One Is All” because it has the same title in both series. So you watch 27 episodes of FMA, and then start Brotherhood with episode 12 (just looking at the episode numbers, Brotherhood definitely speedran up to this episode)
Or just watch both in full. While the ending of Brother hood was better than FMA’s ending, I think FMA’s ending was still good
The originals ending is a scrambled mess IMO because they ran out of manga/LN content and had to make up their own thing. I really don’t think it turned out well at all.
I do agree that it fleshed out the earlier arcs better but that’s because they were dragging their feet for time and new content. The pacing of Brotherhood is just right from start to finish.
true!
for slowburn action/drama might I second
- cowboy bebop
- samurai champloo
Cowboy Bebop is a masterpiece 💗 I have yet to watch Samurai Champloo
same person created them, Shinichirō Watanabe.
his other works are supposedly in the same universe.
- Cowboy Bebop
- Samurai Champloo
- Space Dandy
- Terror in Resonance
- Carole & Tuesday
can’t say anything for the last three as I haven’t seen them though.
His wiki page also warned not to confuse him with Shinichi Watanabe, which created Excel Saga. I can confirm it’s absurdly funny and remember getting drunk watching it with friends in the early 2000s.
if that’s your jam, I’d also recommend Colorful by Torajirō Kishi. it’s a sex comedy centered around perverts objectifying women and their panties.
What?? The plot of “Colorful” sounds pretty crazy by today’s standards! Now this feels like a “must watch”! Thanks for bringing this little gem to light! 👍
Watch Brotherhood, not the original.
Wrong - watch the original up until they get to Rush Valley (around ep26 or so IIRC) and then switch over to Brotherhood. Or just watch all of the original and then Brotherhood.
Brotherhood tries to rush the first half of the original into 3 episodes which ruins the pacing.
True, but its more complicated to recommend like that. And I found the pacing of the original to be too slow for my liking. I agree that Brotherhood rushes through those first stories too fast, and skips two arcs that matter for no reason, but the original was slow and boring, even if it told the stories properly.
I mean, if you can enjoy the pacing of Frieren, you can enjoy the pacing of the original FMA.
I obviously don’t want to spoil anything for anyone who hasn’t seen it but the rush in Brotherhood robs some crucial plot points of any emotional impact and is lesser for it.
I think Frieren does the slow pacing much better than the original FMA, but that’s a fair take.
Just want to say that this is the first time I’ve ever voiced my opinion on Brotherhood without someone jumping on my neck about it, so thank you.
If you’re talking about the Tucker family that whole thing actually gets even less time in the original original FMA - that is to say, the manga. I think it’s all over in 2 pages or something crazy like that.
I’m talking more about (huge spoilers)
spoiler
Hughes; there’s far less of him in Brotherhood and his discovery of the conspiracy leading to his death all takes place in one episode in Brotherhood where I think it’s something like 3 or 4 in the original. Much more tension to play with that way rather than it being a flash in the pan.
Brotherhood tries to rush the first half of the original into 3 episodes which ruins the pacing.
I was curious so I took a quick look and it’s actually about 28 or 29 episodes.
If you’re wanting to be pedantic, it squeezes the first half of the original into 10 episodes; Brotherhood hits Rush Valley at episode 10 whereas they arrive in the original at episode 26 (almost exactly halfway of the original 51 episode run).
Again, you’re calling the 2003 anime the original. Rush Valley isn’t the halfway point of the manga; they arrive there at the start of volume 5 (out of 27).
edit: a lot of the stuff you’re accusing them of skipping was actually just filler, like the train thing at the beginning.
If I’m talking about “episodes” on an anime instance, it’s pretty obvious that I’m not talking about the manga.
Right, but the implication that Brotherhood is supposed to inject the same filler the 2003 anime did is silly.
Watch Brotherhood, not the original.
Watch the 2024 remake.
I see someone woke up today and chose violence lol.
I kid, of course – as a lover of both versions of FMA, I understand how the slight change in tone & story appeals to different people; and I’ve yet to see the Spice & Wolf remake, I’ve just only heard about the criticisms people had with the things it changed.
For spice & wolf, the original is still great too
The original is going to remain unfinished though, while the remake plans to continue the story… at least for now.
Oh for sure, but it’d be a shame to not watch such a classic imo. It ends unfinished, but it doesn’t leave with any cliffhangers or anything.
If you enjoyed Dungeon Meshi and Frieren, definitely watch Witch Hat Atelier.
WHA is great, but the first season ends in such an awkward spot I feel bad recommending it to people when we still don’t have a date for Season 2.
It was pretty successful, wasn’t it? And the manga has enough material? Is there any reason to think it won’t be coming back within the next few years?
I’m sure it’ll come back, but I’m expecting it to take quite a while if the second season is to be at the same level of quality as the first.
I agree, I wish we could have had enough episodes to finish the trial arc but alas.
The anime is still ongoing, or is over?
Season 1 just finished. Manga also ongoing.
Didn’t see Mushishi mentioned yet. One of my absolute favorites. Interesting stories and an intriguing universe. So good.
I am surprised seeing Mushishi here. First time I heard of it was in middle school. I have been wanting to watch it for a while, actually, but for some reason never did ┐(シ)┌ Maybe its the moment!
It’s more poetic with short independent stories, but a great anime indeed.
There’s a few episodes with backstory about MC, but mainly independent stories yeah. Really like the folk-lore style storytelling
If it’s less important that the recommendation be the same type of show, but more of the same quality level, I can recommend Apothecary Diaries.
I would say quality is even more important than the other, thanks for the recommendation! 👍 AD is on my watchlist
I’m not sure about recommendations, but we have a !frieren@ani.social community
Thanks man! 👍
For no particular reason I suspect you’ll like Apocalypse Hotel, and if you want something with a strong adventure element Shangri-La Frontier is pretty good. Also not related to what you asked for at all but I can’t leave you without recommending Orb: On the Movement of the Earth and Jaadugar: Witch in Mongolia.
Is the first time ever that I heard of those animes, and I am surprised, because they actually look like something I would enjoy! Especially Apocalypse Hotel. Thanks for both recommendations 👍
If you’re fine with something a bit nasty (gore, rape), Goblin Slayer. The very first episode is particularly eeky, it feels like they tried to make it as shocking as possible, but it does stabilize from episode 2 and those nasty moments become occasional rather than main focus. Overall it’s a decent fantasy adventure anime.
If you’re okay with really old anime, there are tons of nice fantasy from 80s and 90s. For example, Record of Lodoss War for a serious one. Or, for an easygoing fantasy comedy with great style, The Slayers; there are many seasons, movies, OVAs, etc; I personally watched them all and don’t regret it, just keep in mind it’s way more silly and unserious than something like Dungeon Meshi, for example, even though it’s also a comedy.
Its surprising, but while Goblin Slayer wasn’t on my watchlist, my interest on the series has grown as time has passed, so, maybe I’ll give it a watch at last. Both Slayers and Record of Lodoss War are on my watchlist! Love the OSR vibe of both.
There’s an old saying that every DM wants their D&D campaign to be Record of Lodoss War (serious, dramatic high fantasy), but it always turns out to be Slayers (selfish PCs causing chaos wherever they go, but saving the world when the chips are down).
Haha I hadn’t heard of this but it’s so true! Although personally I love to see a campaign go full Excel Saga .
Mfw I want to produce [LibreOffice] Calc Saga
Made in Abyss for that adventure feeling. Girls Last Tour for that chill journeying vibe.
I watched the first season and the movie that followed. I wanna return to it, but don’t know from what point x__x
I personally never recommend Made in Abyss without a strong disclaimer. Don’t mind the torture and gore, but the pedo stuff is just too much to bare. Apart from that it’s a pure masterpiece (characters, story, art, soundtrack).
If you are okay with gore (that slowly ramps up over time) Golden Kamuy is a great balance version gory action and documentary about Hokkaido culture in the 1800s. Disclaimer: I only read the manga
I already like the aesthetic, gotta put Golden Kamuy on my watchlist! 👍✨
Gotta put in the obligatory “The bears in the first season look atrocious. I know. Just ignore how awful they look and you’re in for a wild ride.”
There are plenty of recommendations already I can vouch for so instead of repeating them I’ll mention Land of the Lustrous. Don’t be fooled by the CGI, this is the anime that convinced me that CGI in anime often being bad is a budget/animation issue and it can look absolutely stunning when done well. It’s a story about Phosphophyllite, or Phos as they are known to friends, a young and very fragile Gem who dreams of helping their friends in the war effort against the Lunarians and their journey of self-discovery. Sadly the anime does not wrap up the whole story so you would have to read the manga to see the end (the manga is finished!) but it’s still a great watch, the animation and especially the colors add a lot to the story.
Edit: Fixed the pronouns, my dumb brain forgot all the Gems are non-binary.
My only issue with Land of the Lustrous is the fact we have not yet news of a new season, despite the manga being over already :( I may finish it anyway, so thanks for reminding me of this “gem” lol (Get it?) (Also, don’t worry about pronouns, this isn’t reddit)
I so wish for a new season of Land of the Lustrous. It’s so good and so pretty
Pray for a miracle
Fullmetal Alchemist
The Apothecary Diaries
Hunter x Hunter (2011)
Jujutsu Kaisen
Vinland Saga
Dandadan
One Piece
Mob Psycho
Bocchi the Rock
Spy x Family
Made in Abyss
Apothecary diaries Witch hat atelier Original Full Metal Alchemist (and brotherhood because that’s the only one that exists on streaming now, apparently)
Record Of Lodoss War OVA (1990), 13 chapters
It’s supposedly based on the writer’s fantasy role playing campaign
Confusingly, there’s a sequel TV series from 1998, but it’s not as good.
I do plan to watch both, eventually, so thanks for the rec 👍
The soundtrack is really good too, and is the first thing that comes to my mind when I think about the series.
The opening of the sequel series is one of my favorite songs 🤗 “Kiseki no Umi”
