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likalaruku said:
(If you read this & you know a series I might like, please comment :D)
Well, I actually have a handful of favorites. To find the appeal, I must compare them. Slayers, Gensoumaden Saiyuki, GetBackers, & Hunter x Hunter (classic).
*Long series with even longer running manga. (The GetBackers anime is disappointingly short though; only 49 episodes. Stops right in the middle of the manga).
*Not heavy on the ecchi. After Saiyuki switch demographics, they practically stopped using it.
*They're all originally shounen, but in the end, they have a massive amount of female fans.
*Both start of with 4 main protagonists who fit into these tropes, sometimes overlapping; Team dad/team mom/the only sane person, the easily embarrassed tsundere, the angelic moron, the tsundere womanizer with closet gay vibes, the exquisitely loyal one with a one-track mind, & the guy who looks like a chick that everyone underestimates.
*The sexy guy who is creepy & hits on at least one of the heroes, is unbeatable in battle, & is an unwanted tagalong. (In Saiyuki, this half the bad guys, in the other 2, it's the neutral guy whom is neither friend not ally).
*Fighting & magic & buildings getting blown up.
*Episodes have an RPG quest feel to them. The group travels from point to point, are given a quest, & go do it. they don't always end well though.
*Little to no romance, more focus on friendships & bromances. (The unresolved romantic tensions in Slayers stay unresolved, even in the mangas, GetBackers shipsinks a major het pairing).
*Been a fan for a long long time, discovering these series in 1998 (S), 2001(HxH), 2003(GS), & 2006(GB).
*With the exception of Hunter x Hunter, the others have fantastic dubs with well-matched voices & great acting. Perhaps they'll at least choose better voices with the reboot anime.
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