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Steins;Gate (correction: episode 8 unfortunately has >!Okarin!< grope >!Luka!< because he doesn't believe that they're actually >!a girl in this worldline!<. Everyone rightfully calls him out for being a creepass)
Castlevania (shut up yes it is)
Vivy: Fluorite Eyes Song
Violet Evergarden (edit: NOT THE MOVIE)
Hyouka (skip the ova)
Belle
[Redacted]
Baccano
Deca-dence (I think)
Trigun
Akudama Drive
ACCA: 13 Territory Inspection Dept.
Fullmetal Alchemist
Spy Family
#Mushishi
5 Centimeters Per Second
Afro Samurai
Your Lie In April
Nichijou
Odd Taxi
Cowboy Bebop
Canaan
Sk8 the Infinity (arguably I guess because Adam is a creepass)
A Place Further Than The Universe
Supercrooks
Bocchi the Rock
House of Five Leaves
Weathering With You
#Haibane Renmei
Thus concludes the exhaustive list of animes I watched where I didn't have to put up with any sexualization of minors
If you only take one anime from this list, let it be Mushishi
I wish I'd seen Haibane Renmei by the time I initially made this list. Watch that too!
- I just finished Fullmetal Alchemist for the fourth time, and ED3 sexualizes Winry. I guess they had to get the creepy anime viewers to keep watching.
  But it doesn't fit at all. It's just plain weird. If I had one complaint, that would be it. The rest is fantastic!
  
  Yeah, if it were live action, it would be pretty uncomfortable to watch. That being said, when I think "sexualization," I think of A Certain Magical Index or Gate. If the worst a show has to offer is a few seconds of bad camera angle in one of the end credit sequences, it's miles ahead of the norm
- I am exercising extreme control to not create a couple of dozen extra accounts across multiple instances to create an apparent wave of support for your dicision to include Mushishi because #OMG MUSHISHI IS THE GOAT.
  My wife once described it as a "Warm hug and a heavy sigh during a tough season of your life."
  Can be super melancholy at times and emotionally challenging but as soon as you either catch your breath / dry your tears / re-evaluate your life / heavy sigh a couple dozen time / sit in the dark in complete silence (episode dependent you immediately want to dive into the next episode. Even if you are unsure why.
  Music: Beautiful Story: Beautiful Art: Beautiful
  If you are looking for an anime that will make you think, feel, and wonder, then Mushishi is the one for you. It is a rare gem that deserves to be watched by anyone who appreciates the beauty and complexity of life. Mushishi is not just an anime, it is an experience.
  Caveat: Mushishi may not be for everyone. Some people may find it too slow-paced, episodic, lacking in action or prefer more character development or continuity between episodes. Valid criticisms all, but I think they are outweighed by the strengths of the anime. Mushishi is not meant to be a typical show with a linear plot or flashy attention grabbing sequences.
  It is meant to be a slice of life with a touch of magic. It is meant to be enjoyed at your own pace and with an open mind. If you can appreciate that, then you will love Mushishi as much as I do.
  
  And if you want to get emotionally destroyed, go with Grave of the Fireflies.
  WARNING: read imdb reviews first.
  
  Okay, okay, you've convinced me, jeez.
  (A slice of life that actually makes me feel things? You sold me from line 1!)
  
  Have you seen Haibane Renmei? I just finished it the other night and it seems to fit in with everything you listed about Mushishi. I absolutely adored it, and it hit exactly the same strings in my heart that Mushishi did. Just know that it's a lot more emotionally heavy than Mushishi. You never have to linger on the depression that Ginko comes into contact with, but you have to go through the depression in Haibane Renmei right alongside the characters. It also doesn't explain every mystery like Mushishi does. It's very Ico/Shadow of the Colossus/The Last Guardian.
- You should add Kino's Journey to that list (both the old one and the 2017 remake/sequel).
  Very similar chill traveler vibes to Mushishi
  
  I definitely second Kino's journey. Fantastic little slice of life.
- Vinland Saga
  
  They only unhealthy relationship is the one Thorfinn has with himself.
- Monster.
  IMO one of the best stories out there, not just anime.
- Psychopass?
  
  One of my favorites…. Just.. avoid season 2
- Since you included movies I'm gonna drop Paprika right here.
- I haven't heard Mushishi from anyone else in a long time and that's a shame because that shit is art.
- Never visit bocchi the rock fan pages tho
  
  I learned my lesson way back when I watched Gate. I went into the forums expecting other people to share my opinion that the show would have been much better without the 970 year old demigod trapped in the body of a 12 year old girl. I did not expect that character to be everyone's favorite. Made me feel sick.
- Durarara!!
- 3gatsu no lion
- Cory in the House
  
  Airplane instruction videos from the 80s
- Mushishi is honestly just beautiful, definitely one of my favorites.
- I'll add my favorite, Ergo Proxy to your list
- A Silent Voice
  Is this not regarded as glorifying unhealthy relationships? ::: spoiler spoiler The deaf girl falls in love with a boy who bullies her so much that her mom takes her out of the school because of the bullying - which includes her bleeding and having a permanent scar, and the repeated destruction of her expensive medical equipment. She confesses her love to the creep even before he apologizes (which he only does after he's been ostracized for years for bullying her). She also chooses to hang around (even alone) with another girl who is actively still bullying her. :::
- Samurai champloo
  Moomin
- I can't be the only one that's bothered by the fact that this list is not sorted alphabetically
  
  It is sorted chronologically, in the order that I watched them
- Chainsaw Man
  One Piece
  Jujutsu Kaisen
  Mob Psycho 100
  Attack on Titan
  Spy x Family
  Lycoris Recoil
  Haikyuu
  Aoashi
  takt op. Destiny
  Kabaneri of the iron fortress
  Kaguya-sama
  Horimiya
  Black Clover iirc
  Eighty Six (86)
  Fruits Basket
  One Punch Man
  Fire Force
  
  One Punch Man is one of my all time favorite animes but Tatsumaki is absolutely sexualized. It doesn't matter that she's technically legal, she's still drawn and portrayed as a little girl, definitely doesn't belong on this list.
  
  Fire force definitely sexualized tamaki. The whole 'lucky lewd' skits and everything.
  Another very good one that I don't recall anything questionable from is Aldnoah Zero, which I frequently recommend to folks

Now try and find that but not somehow linked to high school.
- as always, we must look to Cowboy Bebop
  
  Cowboy Bebop is such a grift, making everyone think so highly of anime as a whole.
  (Just kidding, kind of, Cowboy Bebop is an awesome anime and I hope one day they make a live action version as that will surely be awesome.)
  
  And Samurai Champloo and even Carole and Tuesday. Basically all of Shinichiro Watanabe’s work
  
  Coybow Beebop is super overly sexualised though 😕
- Easy: Legend of The Galactic Heroes.
  
  I see the legendary Yang Wen-Li truly lives up to his strategical genius
- ~~Romantic Killer on Netflix~~. Sorry, I thought you meant linked to high school.
  Than I suggest Nana, Aggretsuko and Emma A Victorian Romance.
  
  Romantic killer was a lot of fun, but isn't that about high school?
  
  Nana
  Is this not regarded as glorifying unhealthy relationships? ::: spoiler spoiler Hachi cheats on her boyfriend with a famous, rich, sociopath. She has unprotected sex with the sociopath, then chooses to have his baby and marry him. :::
  
  No seeds on the public ones I found :/
  Edit: Nevermind :D
- Kaiji.

Snow White with the Red Hair is my favorite hidden gem.
main character is a strong, independent, brilliant woman. She isn't abrasive or obnoxious, just confident in who she is. Her success in the story is entirely from her own efforts.
love interest is a well rounded character, not an Everyman stand in. His own strengths and weaknesses are plot relevant and he grows independently of the mc.
the romance progresses at a steady pace and isn't a will they/won't they for two seasons.
romance is one of many plot lines, not the only one. It's also slice of life and medieval politics.
and of course, everyone's adults. Everyone has normal body proportions and healthy personalities.
- I didn’t even realize anime like this existed, maybe I can get into this. Thanks!
  
  Seinen and Josei are genres targeted at young adult men and women respectively. They both tend to be more realistic and actually mature in their writing, as in having complex character motivations, realistic toxic relationship problems, etc.
- Added to my list, thank you :-)
- If you like that one, Yona of the Dawn is my all time favorite. :)

Tbh, this is why I don't tell people I like anime.
- I have the same apprehension, but anime is a medium. There's a lot of disgusting books and Western movies around, and we don't shame people for liking books and Western movies.
  
  The problem with anime is that some of the most popular ones suffer from the issues described in the meme. Take death note for example, immensely popular. But the female characters are mere props with one massively problematic female character's infatuation with the lead driving half the show. It's just unwatchable if you don't like that kind of thing.
  
  True. To me, it's the popular perception of anime that's the problem. Most people associate it with the op's topics, even if that's not everything. There's some critical point where there's enough weird stuff that it gets rounded up into "all anime is weird".
- Yup, the most popular visible anime most people think of, I don't want anyone to associate me with....
  
  Avatar?
- I honestly think it's just a good reason to always qualify your preferences. There are dozens of anime for which, if the conversation turned to that anime specifically, or even a major theme, I'd happily talk about it. But most of it really is complete trash. Honestly you can say that about most media which isn't "Christopher Nolan films."
  Also, that's not to say complete trash can't be entertaining or have some marginal value. But anime does have a serious problem with sexualizing children, and that definitely keeps it at arms length for me as a general topic.
  
  I qualify mine by saying I like giant robots. That's not 100% restricted to anime (and neither are my interests) but leaves the door open to discuss anime shows.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGxCMyLm6js
  
  souske bouske!!!

Gonna go through my mal and find all the ones I've seen. "?" means I'm not 100% sure:
5 cm/s
place further than the universe
a silent voice
aldanoah zero?
Another?
AOT
baby steps?
blood blockade battlefront?
bocchi the rock
carole and tuesday
death parade
deca-dence
erased
fmab
golden time
grave of the fireflies
great pretender
haikyu
Howl's moving castle
I can't understand what my husband is saying
i want to eat your pancreas?
japan sinks 2020
jojo (except one episode)
jujutsu kaisen? (Only seen first season)
k-on?
kaiji
keep your hands off eizouken
kingdom
kuroko's basketball
link click
made in abyss? (Haven't seen the latest season)
magi?
3-gatsu no lion
megalo box
mob psycho 100
nichijou
odd taxi
patema inverted?
ping pong the animation
psycho pass
ranking of kings
revenger?
sk8 the infinity
spirited away
spy x fam
star wars visions?
steins gate?
the boy and the beast?
saiki?
promised neverland (just watch s1 and pretend that's the end of the story. Never watch s2)
the way of the househusband
tonikawa?
tsuredure children?
vinland saga
violet evergarden
vivy
weathering with you
wolf children
Wotakoi
yona of the dawn
your lie in april?
your name
yowamushi pedal? (only seen the first few seasons)
- Made in Abyss season one has that one scene where the main, underaged character is suspended naked in public as a punishment. I’ve heard that there are a few other questionable moments in the manga.
  
  i mean there's also the erection scene and the sexual tension between the very young main characters over it.
- I think many people would consider erased, magi, and made in abyss to count for this meme.
- I was debating adding Your Name to my list, but there is the scene where the boy first wakes up in the girl's body. The way I filtered it, if there are any scenes that would be uncomfortable to watch in live action, I didn't add it
- So happy to see Wotakoi on here. I need more non-highschool romance anime in my life.
  
  Adults having healthy adult relationships is such a rare commodity in anime.
- K-On! is pretty safe. mostly just a wholesome slice-of-life to vibe to.
  i'm pondering wether i should argue for Re:Zero on the list or nah. it does feature some very bad relationships caused by the protagonist, but it isn't pictured as anything positive.. actually it's pretty debatable in some scenes involving the character Rem, or the very last episode of season 1.
  i'd rather keep my distance from No Game No Life though
- Death parade is such a beautiful commentary on death and what it means to be alive, while speaking on the complexity of being simple emotional creatures with complex motivations.
  It's what I think makes a good anime. A story bigger or wilder than someone could tell simply through text that manages to get the audience a new feeling or perspective.
  But that same thought process is exactly why for every death parade we get at least 1 Eromanga Sensei. When throwing everything against that proverbial wall you get some wild shit too.
- Thank you. Saved, as I know some of these are great, so might be others. (Going through top posts in my feed, hence late comment. )
  
  Np

OP you just wanted anime suggestions by creating this post didn’t you?
(Me too that’s why I saved this post hehe)
- If you want more then check my comments here: https://lemmy.fmhy.net/post/308162

Steins;Gate
Death Note
Eve no jikan (short TV series/movie)
Yuru Camp△+Heya Camp△
Hunter x Hunter
Hunter x Hunter (2011)
Koe no Katachi (movie)
Tamako Market+Tamako Love Story
Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho
Hibike! Euphonium
Shelter
Tsurezure Children (/Tzuredure Children)
Usagi Drop (anime only - don't read the manga)
Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru
Akagami no Shirayuki-hime
Cardcaptor Sakura
Flying Witch
Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku
Odd Taxi
Tsuki ga Kirei
Violet Evergarden
Amagi Brilliant Park
Baccano!
Barakamon
Cat Shit One
Death Parade+Death Billiards
Horimiya+Hori-san to Miyamura-kun
Hotarubi no Mori e (movie)
Kimi no Suizou wo Tabetai (movie)
Plastic Memories
Tonikaku Kawaii
Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu
Hoshi no Koe
Pale Cocoon
- What? No
  ONE PUUUUUU^UUUUUUUUuuuuunch !?
- Add Mushishi to that list too.
  Very good show that I don't think gets enough attention
  
  Ikr, Mushishi is also one of my favorites!
- To add on a few of my own
  Ascendance of a Bookworm
  By the Grace of the Gods
  Paprika
- Mob Psycho 100
  Ranking of Kings
  Megalobox
  JoJo
  Lycoris Recoil
  A Place Further Than the Universe
  
  Jojo??? The anime with a pedophile baboon? Doesn't sexualize minors?
  
  Jojo
  It's the epitome of "Unhealthy relationships and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race"
- Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku
- Cardcaptor Sakura heavily emphasises teachers dating students, I really wouldn't put it up there.
  
  Not to mention the whole sexual tension of Tomoyo making all sorts of dresses for Sakura to wear on her adventures
- There are more than a few here i haven't seen so I'm commenting to remember to check them out

Anybody else mistake this subreddit for antimemes
- I have a bunch of antimemes that I never share.
  
  Me too, most of them in the "Selfie" album
- I'm subscribed to both and the names indeed look identical.
- As someone filtering through top recommendations to get into anime, this is what it feels like.
- Missed opportunity for Animememe

Here's some genre keywords for a start:
Adult Cast
Seinen/Josei
Chances are if those shows involve underage sexualization/unhealthy relationships, it doesn't endorse them.
Edit: Also look for anime with kids as target audiences, they should have none of those things. On further introspection, that sums up to "look for shows that ain't shounen or shoujo" lol.
- Thank you!

And if you want some fan service that fits these requirements and is still wholesome I give you Goldenboy.
- Watched it, loved it.
  
  The manga is like 100 times longer than the OVA. It eventually develops a meta-plot that's kinda meh but it's solid overall.
- "So! How do you like my swimming?"
- Absolute classic. Just gave the files to a coworker last week lol, hopefully he's had time to watch at least 1.
- Goldenboy is what got me into faces in anime. It's also just gloriously perverted and hilarious and just really very heartwarming at the same time. The first time I saw it was about 20 years ago and I'm pretty sure it's still in my top 5 favorite anime, however it is no longer the funniest - Asobi Asobase is the funniest fucking thing I have ever seen in my entire life and is gonna be hard to beat as my favorite anime in the future.

There’s like hundreds of good anime that fit the description (as other comments highlight), you’re just looking in the wrong places if you agree with this meme.
You’re obviously going to find sexualization of teenagers in most series aimed at teenagers.

Okay, now provide the reverse list.
- https://myanimelist.net
  
  Ha I laughed way too hard at this. Nicely done
- Wtf

One of the best speeches to lift someone up who feels like they've utterly failed at life is delivered by a 17 year old wearing maid fetish cosplay.

Holy shit there actually ARE SOME!?!
- Yes but to find them you need to go through a lot of shit which filters out people from watching anime at all which is understandable.

Monoga-
- Redo of a hea-
  
  Musho-

So.... every hentai?
- I would say that NTR is quite unhealthy, and not every hentai exclusively has adult characters

Why am I not seeing One Piece in here? It sexualizes nami and Robin but they are both over 18. There aren't really relationships at all in the show unless you count boa hancock but that's pretty tame and not a relationship
- Vivi is 16 before the time skip and the guys try to spy on her in the bath. Rebecca is 16 and wears a chainmail bikini for an entire arc. Shirahoshi is 16 and wears a bikini top while a creepy guy stalks her for an entire arc.

Link click

They exist? Recommendations please
- Legend of The Galactic Heroes. Either the OG or the remake (Die Neue These). Complex characters who hold totally different perspectives and philosophies trying to outthink each other in a giant galactic war.
- Polar bear cafe was pretty good. Cat soup too, but that is only one short. Also I like the old ones like Devilman (1970s not reboot), Mazinger Z (ROCKETU PUNCH!), Galaxy Express 999, etc. The Batman Ninja thing (2018) was surprisingly good (and I'm sick of superheros!), man I know I have more but I'm blanking, I may come add more later.
  Oh! Hare and Guu!

Does ReLIFE fit the bill?

"glorify unhealthy relationships" what does this even mean, western shows are full of this. The first one makes sense but most anime that have that are trash. Good ones are:
-monster
-ghost in a shell
-legend of the galactic heroes
-parasyte
-texhnolyze
-ergo proxy
etc...