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Please don't lie to the man. Madoka magica is not wholesome. Omg just remembering it is making me cry. Madoka magica is a dark anime masquerading as a wholesome anime.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica on Crunchyroll, Prime, and Hulu I think. It’s like Sailor Moon with a dark twist. Magical girls battling witches. What could go wrong? 🤔
Girls Band Cry is a lot about character stuggle, much like Bocchi the Rock, but far comedic and over the top.
Jellyfish can't swim in the night to a lesser degree degree, but I will still rate it highly. A lot more serious than either of those, but plenty of episodes that are lighter on the heart (not that it's super dark, Bocchi's opening scene for E1 is actually far sadder than both of these).
Both of these involve girls "accidentally" forming a band of some sort, and developing the friendship between them. This genre is peak if you ask me.
It's pretty similar to my tastes. I would say overlord, your lie in april, the saga of Tanya the evil, re zero, a place further than the universe, yuru camp.
Full disclosure that mushoku tensei REALLY pushes the boundary on "implied" sex scenes between children and spends a lot of time having an adult man talk about little girls' panties. Doesn't stop until about halfway through the second season
Girls Last Tour because it's cute, wholesome, and will hurt you in a gentler yet more profound way than Made in Abyss (though the second half of the manga is essential and not adapted :( )
Escaflowne if you want mechs but a little different.
I know a 70s adaptation of a Canadian children’s book doesn’t sound to appealing, but director Isao Takahata makes it one of the most potent coming of age and slice of life stories ever. I highly recommend it.
If you liked bocchi i could not recommend girls band cry enough. It is a 3d anime and looks phenomenal, easily one of my favorite animations of all time.
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