It's not like I already had a gazillion series on my need-to-watch-list ... now I got a few more! xD Thanks for the recommendations!
(Fortunately) I've already seen quite a few of the series you mentioned but there were still some that piqued my interest now. ^^
And I agree, EVERYONE GO WATCH NORAGAMI NOW! Damn, Noragami is so amazing! I accidently discovered it because of a random picture of Yato on tumblr and got hooked after watching the first episode. lol The art is great, the characters are wonderful, the music rocks! I feel the series is not getting enough attention. ;_;
Based on your recommendations I can definitely recommend you Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso. Just be prepared for a shit-ton of feels and I have no idea why one category is "shounen". lol
There is also the movie HAL which has the same character designs like Ao Haru Ride. (it's otherwise unrelated though) It's only about an hour long and I can recommend that one as well. Watch both of these without thoroughly reading up on them beforehand though, the synopsis on the myanimelist pages are fine, but better stay away from the reviews for the time being because there might be spoilers in there and both are A LOT better without knowing too many details beforehand.
You should also check out Boku dake ga Inai machi. It has already been mentioned by carry18 so I second that! It's currently at the 6th episode out of 12 and really, really good! Very good art direction, animation, soundtrack and story. However, nothing light hearted like most series on your list.
PS: And damn, I'm also in love with Free! I just spent a couple of hundred Euros on sexy figures of half naked anime boys! WHAT AM I DOING?? XD
PPS: You might also like Haikyuu!! It's adorable! :3
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(Fortunately) I've already seen quite a few of the series you mentioned but there were still some that piqued my interest now. ^^
And I agree, EVERYONE GO WATCH NORAGAMI NOW! Damn, Noragami is so amazing! I accidently discovered it because of a random picture of Yato on tumblr and got hooked after watching the first episode. lol The art is great, the characters are wonderful, the music rocks! I feel the series is not getting enough attention. ;_;
Based on your recommendations I can definitely recommend you Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso. Just be prepared for a shit-ton of feels and I have no idea why one category is "shounen". lol
There is also the movie HAL which has the same character designs like Ao Haru Ride. (it's otherwise unrelated though) It's only about an hour long and I can recommend that one as well.
Watch both of these without thoroughly reading up on them beforehand though, the synopsis on the myanimelist pages are fine, but better stay away from the reviews for the time being because there might be spoilers in there and both are A LOT better without knowing too many details beforehand.
You should also check out Boku dake ga Inai machi. It has already been mentioned by carry18 so I second that! It's currently at the 6th episode out of 12 and really, really good! Very good art direction, animation, soundtrack and story. However, nothing light hearted like most series on your list.
PS: And damn, I'm also in love with Free! I just spent a couple of hundred Euros on sexy figures of half naked anime boys! WHAT AM I DOING?? XD
PPS: You might also like Haikyuu!! It's adorable! :3