Sci-Fi

• Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
• Gunbuster
• Code Geass
• Cyberpunk Edgerunners
• Space Dandy
• Steins;Gate

Fantasy

• Shin Sekai Yori
• Fullmetal Alchemist (2003, skip the movie and Brotherhood is also good technically but it has extremely lib politics bordering on fash imo)
• Katanagatari
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica
• Mob Psycho 100

Drama

• Death Parade
• Kaiji
• Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
• Ping-Pong the Animation
• The Tatami Galaxy
• Welcome to the NHK

Slice of Life

• Azumanga Daioh
• The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
• Hinamatsuri
• The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

Apothecary Diaries is pretry good i recomend it, i also like Chainsawman.

I heard lord of the mysteries is a pretty good donghua

older anime

hxh

Pleae say it's the 1999 version so I don't shrivel and die in my oldness

Mo Dao Zu Shi (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation) is a good donghua

1970 Ashita no Joe - Sports / Drama

1971 Lupin III, Part 1 (and optionally, the very long Part 2 from 1977) - Action / Comedy, Episodic

1979 Mobile Suit Gundam - Mecha / Action / Drama (plus sequels) | Rose of Versailles - Historical / Drama

1981 Fang of the Sun Dougram - Mecha / Drama

1982 Tokimeki Tonight - Vampire / Comedy / Romance

1983 Armored Trooper VOTOMS - Mecha / Action / Mystery

1985 Dirty Pair - Sci-Fi / Comedy

1986 Dragon Ball - Action / Adventure (plus sequels) | Maison Ikkoku - Romance / Drama / Slice of Life

1988 Mobile Suit Patlabor - Mecha / Workplace Comedy (plus the TV version from 1989)

1993 Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Space Opera / Parody | Slam Dunk - Sports / Comedy

1994 Magic Knight Rayearth - Mecha / Adventure / Isekai | You're Under Arrest! - Workplace Comedy

1995 Slayers - Fantasy / Comedy / Adventure | Tenchi Muyo! (TV) - Sci-Fi / Comedy / Harem Romcom

1998 Initial D - Racing

2002 Full Metal Panic - Mecha / Action / Drama / Comedy | Azumanga Daioh - Slice of Life / Comedy

2003 Full Metal Alchemist - Adventure / Drama

2004 Genshiken - Slice of Life / Weeb show about weebs

2005 Aa, Megami-Sama! (TV) - Sci-Fi / Comedy / Romance

2006 Welcome to the NHK! - Drama

2007 Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei - Satire / Absurdist Comedy | Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor - Gambling / Drama

2009 K-On! - Music / Slice of Life / Comedy

2010 The World God Only Knows - Drama / Comedy / Mystery / Romance / Parody

2011 Nichijou - Absurdist Comedy / Slice of Life

2012 Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 - Space Opera (or the 1974 version) | Jojo's Bizarre Adventure - Absurdist Comedy / Action / Drama

2013 Kill La Kill - Ecchi / Satire / Action / Comedy

2016 Mob Psycho 100 - Action / Comedy | Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju - Historical / Drama

2017 Little Witch Academia - Harry Potter, but better | Recovery of an MMO Junkie - Romance / Drama

2018 Hinamatsuri - Sci-Fi / Comedy | Zombieland Saga - Zombies / Music / Comedy / Drama | Hi Score Girl - Comedy / Drama / Romance (it's kinda ugly 3D CGI)

2019 Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun - also Harry Potter, but better

2020 Kakushigoto - Slice of Life / Absurdist Comedy / Satire

2022 Bocchi the Rock! - Music / Comedy

2023 Insomniacs After School - Romance / Drama

2025 CITY - Absurdist Comedy / Slice of Life

Link Click S1 is good, and also the only donghua I've watched. S2 is less good but still fine, and it resolves the cliffhanger end of S1.

For anime, some recs by genre.

Action:

• Mob Psycho 100
• One Punch Man S1 (S2 is fine but nowhere near as good)
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Chainsaw Man

Fantasy:

• Delicious In Dungeon
• Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Comedy:

• Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
• Kaguya-Sama: Love is War
• Nichijou
• Bocchi The Rock

Manga

Witch Hat Atelier