Where's all the grown-up series?

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Re: Where's all the grown-up series?

Postby seasons » Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:07 pm

what about Bartender?
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Re: Where's all the grown-up series?

Postby mirkosp » Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:16 am

Fluorescences wrote:what about Bartender?

Now that is a good suggestion. :D
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Re: Where's all the grown-up series?

Postby Knowname » Fri Aug 14, 2009 5:45 pm

Rideback I believe they're all college students (akin to H&C or Ah My Goddess) I like the plot a lot too, but that's just me. Highly recomended... but that's just me :|
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Re: Where's all the grown-up series?

Postby Knowname » Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:02 pm

You can watch KGNE/ Rumbling Hearts on Hulu, I didn't particularly like it. Monster was horrible to me too ugh... It's like DBZ in a more 'grown up' setting. Every new episode is either a fight or just the buildup to a fight w/ a TON of angst. Huge waste of bandwidth (70 episodes?) I hate ppl that call it 'grown up' cuz it's not. Watch Rideback, it's awesome ^_^ if you ever lost something in your life it'd hit you like a ton of bricks. I also like Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora : looking up at the half-moon (TV) for the same reason, though it's more high school I think.
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Re: Where's all the grown-up series?

Postby Knowname » Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:08 pm

Also for the most philosophical anime I'd seen in years, try (Sins of) Cashern. Good stuff though it's not school related at all.
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Re: Where's all the grown-up series?

Postby Force-Attuned_Krogoth » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:03 am

Modern day romance involving adults: Have you tried Koi Kaze? Okay, so one of the characters is in high school, but it's not told from her viewpoint. And even if it doesn't quite qualify, it's still a powerful experience.

I also recommend Planetes as an adult-oriented anime. Not exactly "modern day"; it's set on a commercial space station, but the politics, themes, and characters are very close at hand.
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Re: Where's all the grown-up series?

Postby Kitaeryu » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:32 pm

Maybe Clannad After Story? Clannad takes place in high school but after story is mostly after high school and since the characters aren't going to college then obviously its not a college setting. However, there are some non-realism aspects to Clannad/After Story which if you are looking for 100% realism won't like. Thats my suggestion =]
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Re: Where's all the grown-up series?

Postby EvaFan » Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:43 am

I'd say watch Skipbeat! but the ending of the anime will make you angry cause it leaves alot of stuff unfinished. Either watch it then try to find out where the manga continues or just go to the manga.

Only other anime I can think of off the top of my head would be white album but its kinda boring at times.
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Re: Where's all the grown-up series?

Postby Fall_Child42 » Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:25 am

Fist of the north star.

The main charactors are out of highschool and deal with complicated issues such as
death, love triangles, Disaprin, and inner strength.
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Re: Where's all the grown-up series?

Postby Knowname » Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:10 pm

like... who ta kill next and who's gonna try to kill them next :x
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Re: Where's all the grown-up series?

Postby ZephyrStar » Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:09 pm

I agree... I want oldfag anime :/
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Re: Where's all the grown-up series?

Postby Knowname » Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:28 pm

lol I'm watching Bartender and well... the one thing they did get right is the occupation's 'predisposition'. I don't see how anybody that's not a bartender can like this series. That is to say anybody that's not insane, but that's just my view... Animenfo said it was boring. I really should have listened :amv:
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Re: Where's all the grown-up series?

Postby Ingow » Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:02 pm

Knowname wrote:lol I'm watching Bartender and well... the one thing they did get right is the occupation's 'predisposition'. I don't see how anybody that's not a bartender can like this series. That is to say anybody that's not insane, but that's just my view... Animenfo said it was boring. I really should have listened :amv:

yea mang, a series that uses hemingway, humphrey bogart and tolstoi references is totally horrible. you are a terrible person.

i just finished watching that show and it is amazing as fuck, i put it above Gurren-Lagann on my favorites now.
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Re: Where's all the grown-up series?

Postby Knowname » Sat Aug 29, 2009 12:50 pm

maybe I should get passed the fourth episode but I'm glad those references mean something to you. They don't to me. Sure their great names in literature but... references? Really? And that makes you cream? Boy your easy to please. I once met the queen of England, the president of the united states AND a top ranking general in the military!! That makes me better than you :)

I mean, sure Cromartie HS has Freddie Mercury in it, but did it have anything to do with Mercury?? Excel Saga had Van Goh's paintings in it but had absolutely NOTHING to do with Van Goh. I may be a terrible person but your naivity stuns even the most wicked like myself :|
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Re: Where's all the grown-up series?

Postby Ingow » Sat Aug 29, 2009 1:18 pm

lol @ comparing random comedy references to factual anecdotes.

It's hilarious that you think the queen of england, the president of america and a top ranking military general have anything to do with the stuff i was talking about. i just thought that it was nice for an anime to seriously approach some of my favorite topics, and yes it's kinda normal for that to be a positive thing for a viewer.

Bartender gives interesting stories about alcohol, so if you're interested in spirits and their history like I am it's a great show. If you're not, then why are you watching a show called 'Bartender'? Adding to that is that it's always referencing and dealing with some of my favorite things from pop culture and uses swing and jazz music for its background noise. The plot of each episode has a stream of consciousness kinda style instead of the usual linear way of doing things and most of the rhetoric is extremely refined. I haven't seen an anime as original as that in a long time.
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