Tressym

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About

#ABOUT ME

Austria || 33

#Backloggd
#Goodreads
Watching anime since 25+ years
Reading manga since 20+ years

♡ fantasy- & steampunk-nerd
♡ playing DnD & other TTRPGS
♡ writing and worldbuilding
♡ media and animation overall
♡ space
♡ (my) cats
♡ witchy & gothic aesthetics
♡ fashion
♡ rain, fall and snow

In general, I'm open for a variety of genres, demographics and decades, but I do have a soft spot for fantasy, adventure, steampunk and supernatural horror.

Also I play games, read novels, watch western animation and live action movies and series sometimes, a few times a year. I read ca. 10-20 novels a year. Although my main entertainment media has been and still is anime and manga. Plus, since a bunch of years, TTRPGs.

My relationship with anime and manga is complex, tho. I love anime, yet I dislike most of it and I love animation and all art in general, not just anime.
I also don't add any anime I just looked into and dropped.

Completed Anime

Series: ~ 320 individual series (not counting sequels etc.)
Movies: ~ 200 (non series related, full-length)
OVAs: ~ 180 (not counting series related)
ONAs: ~ 35 (not counting sequels etc.)
Music: ~ 300 (various short music videos)

Dropped Anime

ca. 250

#My List

Uhm, because I'm old. Lot of childhood series aren't completed, I just watched a bunch of episodes.
On average I engage myself into anime and manga for 1-4 hours a day since 20+ years, so yeah... that adds up.
Often I just take a look into a show and decide, if I should keep it.

Recommendations?

Please do not recommend something to me, I always got a lot of anime to watch and manga and novels (also western ones) to read.

For Secret Santa

Please only recommend me entries from my paused- or my plan to watch-list.

#Genres I Love

High Fantasy & Adventure & Steampunk
Slice of Life & Childcare
Romantasy & Romance
Drama & Psychological
Aviation & Historical
Dystopia & Utopia
Cosmic & Supernatural Horror & Dark Fantasy
Science Fiction & Mecha

#I Love in Fiction...
Emotional and thematic depth
Likeable characters with depth
Women
Interesting premises and creative, immersive worldbuilding
Wonderful art or writing styles
Slower pacing and daily scenes
Interesting character dynamics
Great group dynamics, found families or fellowships
Well-written romances with depth
Women!
Magic (as long as it's not like "isekai mechanics")
Supernatural beings
Cool and interesting monster designs
Cool, dynamic and emotional fight scenes
Great, good looking and interesting character designs
Great women!

#Never Watched Much Of / Not Fond Of Series Like ...

One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, Fairy Tail, Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, Black Clover, Fire Force ... lot of lengthy and popular battle shounen, with a few exceptions.

Not fond of most ecchi, because it's too often very juvenile.

I don't care about most (ball) sports anime and school romances either.

#What I (Dis)Like In Characters

In general I like various types of characters, except bland slates, edgelords & co.
Also I'm not fond of "strong independent women", who are just acting like a bratty and rude teenager, like a macho man or look down on other women. This is mostly an issue in some western life action and animated shows. But yeah no... not a fan of girlbosses at all. I don't need men with toxic masculinity, and I especially don't need women with toxic masculinity.

For and foremost I like kind characters, who feel real and manage to have depth without coming across too much as goodie-two shoes, holier than thou or doormats. In most cases.
In general I like complex and fun, quirky characters with different sides to them and I like good-natured people, who fucked up in some way or another and get some interesting (inner) struggles to deal with.
Also I like (often powerful or influental) characters, who have to deal with the responsibility coming with their power and position they are in.

I'm really fond of - especially - intelligent women and non-binary characters with strong passions, and in general I like competent characters. Also it's great to see characters, who I can interpret as neurodivergent, without them being the extremely antisocial and "robotic" stereotype, portrayed as pitiful or similar. Love the "weird, but also quite social, scientist / artist / writer" type.