Entry 24: Starting off with Anime

   Okay, so a lot of people who are interested in getting into anime, usually have a lot of trouble trying to figure out where to start. There are thousands of options and multiple categories to chose from. I thought it would be a cool idea to suggest different animes of certain genres for your certain tastes based on what I've personally watched.

   First off is the mystery and thriller section. Okay, so this is the category that gets you thinking and involved with what's going on in the show. It's personally my favorite genre of anime, movies, books, etc. I suggest Zankyou no Terror (Terror in Resonance), Psycho-Pass, ERASED, and Death Note. These are just the few, but all of them are super interesting and entertaining. It makes you want to watch all over again once you've watched it once.

   Next is the supernatural/psychological animes, and these make you feel a little dead inside after watching I guess. It's hard to explain but it gives you an empty feeling of thoughts that you can't quite grasp. Tokyo Ghoul, Wolf's Rain, Black Butler, and Aldnoah.Zero are a few of those animes that do that. I also love this genre of shows as well.

    I'm not even sure if you'd count this next one as a genre but it definitely falls under the category of sad and depressing, yet also beautiful in a way. These animes are for the days when you just want to cry: Your Lie in April, Parasyte, Death Parade, Beyond the Boubdary, and Charlotte. I recommend these 10/10.

    Now for some anime movies if you aren't interested in watching a whole episode series. Hotarubi no Mori e, Spirited Away, The Empire of Corpses, Kiki's Delivery Service, and Five Centimeters Per Second. All of these are such fantastic movies that I just want to watch over and over again.

    For now, those are some basic categories and genres that I organized. Some of the animes listed in certain categories may be a bit gorey, mature, or behind in other specific genres as well. It is a good idea to search a background of the anime before watching it so you don't end up starting on the wrong foot.