By adult I mean over 18-20 years of age and with adult appearances. Nothing against anime with younger characters, but interested in finding some with older characters.

  • HuntressHimbo@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    This was harder to answer than I thought, pushing up to 20 eliminates a lot of contenders I think. I would say maybe Vinland Saga? The main character starts as a child, but it also covers a large time span so he hits twenty partway through the second season. Major recurring characters are almost all adults throughout. Its a semi-historical anime set mostly in England and Denmark during a war between the two. It’s a show that deals heavily with violence and trauma, has some very complex characters, and I can’t recommend it strongly enough

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      2 months ago

      I can’t second this one enough. Vinland Saga was absolutely fantastic. Although, the first season might be a technical disqualification because of how much time it spends on the MC’s youth. I personally think it fits the theme though.

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        2 months ago

        how much time it spends on the MC’s youth

        The rest of the cast are adults though, which fits the “mostly adult cast” requirement IMO

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      2 months ago

      This was harder to answer than I thought, pushing up to 20 eliminates a lot of contenders I think.

      Maybe so, though that’s why I tried to relax it with 18 and older as well as mostly vs only adults. If there’s some younger characters I don’t mind, but I thought I’d ask about anime with a primary cast of older characters for a little change of pace.

      Appreciate the suggestion!