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So by dark...do you mean tragic? I'm trying to piece this together to help you but dark means so many different things to different people. I'd recommend Bacanno! It's a fairly dark comedy, really a masterpiece even. Has some romance in it, some gore (but not in excess as some shows do), some psychological terror, suspense, mystery, comedy...really it has a lot to offer. The story itself moves extremely fast however, so you need to give it your full attention if you watch it. Otherwise you'll be lost after just one episode. Romance is not the main focus here. The comedy is. It is still there intertwined in the story. Norn9 is also a tragic romance you may want to look into. It has dark elements to it, some mystery and suspense as well. Beautifully animated. Either of those two pique your interest? Hmmm...there is always Future Diary as well. That one is very special. You can't forget it.

Watched and loved Norn9! It was like a pseudo - space opera so that really made it even more interesting to me. It really pulled you in and quickly. Beautiful animation too. I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that you have some strong Reverse Harem leanings (just about all the anime you've named are reverse harems or have reverse harem elements in them). I have not yet watched Vampire Knight but it is on my list to watch this year I think Yona pulled me in because she evolved over time. There is enough back story to understand her motivations as well as her change. Then the change is not immediate. It was so good that I called up my best friend and told her she HAD to watch it! At the time I was just surfing through Hulu looking at the new anime they were streaming just looking for something to watch for a day or two. I think the coverart reminded me of reverse harems so I decided to give it a try. Never regretted it.

I have not watched Norigami. I don't have a lot of time so I pick and choose about 6 months out what I hope to watch that year. However, I recommend since you liked Yona, to try Snow White with the Red Hair. I actually watched it the same week I first watched Yona, right after finishing Yona. My husband was at a business convention for the week so I spent everyday after work eating pizza and watching tons of anime Watched it on a whim and never regretted it. By the way, what was it about Yona that made it your favorite?

Hot chocolate I don't drink much milk....hot chocolate is like a delicacy for me. It is best with marshmallows. A shot of butterscotch schnapps makes it pretty interesting too Mmmmm....hot chocolate. Curses! Now I'm going to have to stop and get me some on the way home!

I like flawed people. That being said, if the main protagonist doesn't grow, learn, evolve....it would really detract from the story for me. However, I could understand a relationship where one protagonist is sacrificing their happiness or whatever in order to protect or guide a weaker protagonist if the story is about their evolving relationship. A protagonist doesn't have to be physically or combatively strong. He or she could be tactically adept, scientifically strong, have emotional fortitude, be a political genius or just about anything. Now the bad ass part... a perfect character cannot grow. You can be bad ass in some things, but too much becomes a Mary Sue to me. I don't like Mary Sues. This is also true of main villians! Many villians are Mary Sues themselves. It seems to be the ultimate endpoint of a villian ~sighs~ This whole thing is what made Tsukasa in dot Hack an odd character for me. Tsukasa ws not really bad ass on his own, suffered from being trapped and used, and was full of fear and terror (understandably so). It is one of the only instances I can think of where a protagonist has had to really rely on others to get through it all. That was probably weakness done right.

Welcome to the forums Yona Hime. I think you'll find a good number of us here are Yona fans. Since you liked Inuyasha, have you ever seen Rin-ne? When I first started watching it, it gave me a total Inuyasha vibe...then I found out it was made by the same guy. You might like it.

Welcome to the forums ever seen Selector WIXOSS?

Welcome to the forums. We're a pretty good group here so I hope that you enjoy your stay.

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For the most part, I find it obtrusive and detracting from the storylines. Oftentimes you see it in harems, where there is a set relationship between two of the characters but someone can't stop themself from squeezing someone else's titties. Yep, I just said it.The relationship between the titties girl and the main doesn't exist except to squeeze titties and annoy the main romance character. Pointless. Frustrating. Annoying. At this point, I am relieved to find shows that don't have a beach episode (straight fluff and service). Happy when I find a show where women wear clothes (scantily clad bikini armor heck no!). Truthfully, I may feel differently if it were scantily clad men (where's my speedo armor guy? The handsy woman grabbing some hunk's stuff?). But it never seems to be. ~sighs~ That being said, some anime do it well. The Girl Who Leapt Through Space for instance. Really well done. Two golden balls hahaha.... it had jokes, that actually had me laughing. Anyways, I can see where some people may like it, but for me, fanservice is usually something to roll my eyes at, not admire. It seems to be here to stay so I try to ignore it as best I can.

What is your age group? Adult What is your preferred genre of anime? Changes every year. I swing between space opera, paranormal, and romance from year to year. Male or female? Female - I think if you went to an anime convention you'd be surprised at how even the genders are in numbers. Do you think anime is for kids? Wow, what a close-ended question. I'll just give you an open ended answer anyways. Anime is a massive industry. Consider it like American Hollywood. You have movies with various ratings (G, PG, PG13, NC17, R). Obviously the G and PG movies are made either directed at a very young and sheltered population or made to be enjoyed in the company of such a population. PG13 might be less sheltered, typically directed at teens and adults and so forth. An R rating obviously adults only. Anime is like that, except without the rating system. There are anime made for kids, made for teens, made for adults made for all. Ponyo to me is aimed at younger children. Princess Mononoke is aimed more at your adult and teen populations. Hentai is definitely aimed at adults. There are many anime as diverse as the stars in the sky. Someone up above said Anime is for all. I agree with that. Anime is for all and can offer every age something to enjoy.

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Welcome to the forums! I spend a lot of my time on both video games and anime though it tends to swing one way or the other depending on the year. Last year was anime for me, this year looks like I might be playing catch up on video games. Any favorites (games or anime)?

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Shirayuki obviously Red haired pharmacist. Need I say more? There are some runner ups, but she's my absolute favorite.

The Sidonia theme is pretty good. I'm sticking with it.

Dark...space opera...with at least one hot guy this time

Well, Yona of the Dawn and Snow White with the Red Hair are two of my favorites but might not be what you're looking for. Snow White Truthfully when were you last watching and how do you define "strong"? That word can mean different things to different people.

Welcome back. I hope you are you feeling better! I did not get to meet you last time, so it'll be good to hear from you now.

Welcome to the forums Revix. Any favorites you can share?

Welcome to the forums. What brought you back to anime after all this time?

I believe they had a hand in producing Knights of Sidonia so they are awesome in my book

I felt like the movie was a final farewell to his character. It even made it sound like his character didn't have a place in the world anymore.

First game ever played.....probably the Quiet Game. I'd rate it a 1 out of 10. No matter how quiet or how long you were quiet you could never win! It sucked! It was on the Parenting System 3.0. Too worn out from my two older siblings to run well or keep up with me, that's for sure but still there dragging along. The graphics were alright and the sound was okay. Just the gameplay really sucked.

I am a fan of the series but more of an Akane/Ginoza pairing fan. I never really liked Shinya's character. He seemed too perfect...which is generally a turn off for me in anime (I love flawed people!). Akane's naivety is a pretty big flaw for her at times...though she too is not as flawed as I would like. >_> Main protagonists rarely are...