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 Anime is a medium. It is not a unified art style, nor is it a genre. But many people believe that all anime looks the same (it is an art style), and/or that it is all one genre. It is neither of these things. There are trends in anime like there are trends in any art medium, but these trends reflect what's popular or a certain production team's style. Obviously, there is stylistic anime, there is bad anime, and there is good anime. But fundamentally, anime is a medium, and should be viewed as such.
-Anime is Japanese((Note: I refer to anime as animated television shows and movies produced from Japanese studios though, so please keep this in mind. Most (> 99% of people) refer to anime as strictly Japan originated.)), but very well-produced English audio versions of most shows worth watching exist. Millions of dollars have been poured into this project from groups like Sony. Anime is approachable now more than ever. That being said, many shows are better when you use English subtitles. I will start with anime with excellent English adaptions.
+Anime is Japanese((Note: I refer to anime as animated television shows and movies produced from Japanese studios though, so please keep this in mind. Most (> 99% of people) refer to anime as strictly Japan originated.)), but very well-produced English audio versions of most shows worth watching exist. Millions of dollars have been poured into this project from groups like Sony. Anime is approachable now more than ever. That being said, many shows are better when you use English subtitles. I will start with anime with excellent English adaptions that do not require subtitles (and have English audio) for simplicity.
 You can watch 99% of anime with one subscription, and you can easily switch services. The overwhelming majority of anime worth watching is on Crunchyroll or HIDIVE in the US. Other regions may vary, but usually it's just a single licensor or two licensors per region. There are Netflix and Amazon "exclusive" shows, but these shows will be excluded for the sake of sanity from this discussion. If you already have these streamers, great. If not, no harm no foul.
-Anime is released in Japan weekly, divided into 4 broadcast seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Your average anime season is 12-13 episodes, but things can get fuzzy with multi-season shows and multi-cour seasons. All of the anime I will suggest have already finished broadcast, but you can use a service like [[https://anichart.net/|AniChart]] to see what's airing in each season. In modern times, you can watch shows weekly at the same time they're released in Japan, or very close (e.g., within 1 hour) through the magic of simulcasting. Millions of dollars have been spent from groups like Sony on ensuring that anime is accessible. If you care about a series, you'll figure out how to keep track of it and watch it regularly.
+Anime is released in Japan weekly, divided into 4 broadcast seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Your average anime season is 12-13 episodes, but things can get fuzzy with multi-season shows and multi-cour seasons. Most of the anime I will suggest have already finished broadcast, but you can use a service like [[https://anichart.net/|AniChart]] to see what's airing in each season. In modern times, you can watch shows weekly at the same time they're released in Japan, or very close (e.g., within 1 hour) through the magic of simulcasting. Millions of dollars have been spent from groups like Sony on ensuring that anime is accessible. If you care about a series, you'll figure out how to keep track of it and watch it regularly.
-Each episode is typically 23 minutes, and consists of an opening theme song, a closing theme song, and an eyecatch in the middle where a commercial break would go (sometimes removed in the release versions of each show).
+Each episode is typically 23 minutes, and consists of an opening theme song, a closing theme song, and an eyecatch in the middle where a commercial break would go (sometimes removed in the release or streaming versions of each show).
 ===== Why I started watching anime =====
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 Anime is not entirely for children, nor is the majority of anime for children.
-It's hard to classify these shows into one genre, because they span genres, but they're like Yu-Gi-Oh! (licensed by 4Kids and heavily edited to remove any mention of death), Pokemon (self-explanatory), Bleach (known for lasting an infinite amount of time and having very little substance per episode), One Piece!, etc.
+It's hard to classify these shows into one genre, because they span genres, but they're like Yu-Gi-Oh! (licensed by 4Kids and heavily edited to remove any mention of death), Pokemon (self-explanatory), Bleach (known for lasting an infinite amount of time and having very little substance per episode), One Piece!, Naruto, Dragon Ball, etc.
 I am not an expert in these shows, and I do not suggest that you watch these shows. So called //shonen// action anime //is// aimed at children and young adults, and it's not my taste, nor would I ever suggest watching these shows or their overseas adaptions.
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   * Puella Magi Madoka Magica (~13 episodes).
   * 5 Centimeters per Second (movie).
-  * A Silent Voice
+  * A Silent Voice (movie).
 ===== Anime is too oriented towards boys =====