So I got her watching a few animes in the past year, our first was beastars, she liked it, then full metal, also one she liked, I showed her some space dandy but she wasn’t totally interested, and it’s been tough to find one that really hooked her. Then I found it, one day of just “eh whatever I’ll put this on” we started romantic killer, and it’s surprisingly really good. I like it but she loves it. Shell literally play it as her comfort show, I must have seen the season 3 times over now.
Now this is great and all, but I still wanna show her more things she’ll like, any ideas? I was thinking toradora is a long the same vein but so far my suggestions have fallen kind of flat and I haven’t really seen much slice of life, So I’d like to see what you all think
Some other recent, “non-standard”, romantic comedies that might appeal:
If the “messed-up magical contract” setting is what she likes, check out:
Toradora is quite good but I recall it being more serious. Some others like that:
As an aside, if you haven’t seen it already, Heavenly Delusion is just a fantastic show that everyone should check out, inventive and gorgeous.
Horimiya is like…one of the greatest romance animes of all time. My wife and I liked it a lot!
My wife also loved The Ancient Magus’s Bride.
On your now about seriousness, it’s not a deal breaker but it’s a fine line for her. She loved Fullmetal but could only watch a bit at a time because it was so story driven and intense. That being said, some of her favorite moments from RK are the intense parts and the character development
This person knows their slice of life. I’d add Skip and Loafer, but I’m a manga reader only. Heard the adaptation is good though.
Heavenly Delusion should come with a trigger warning. It’s a fantastic show, but there are some very uncomfortable scenes towards the end. Idk how to spoiler tag here, but you can Google if you’re concerned.