Looking for an anime or manga about someone on self-improvement. Could be a monk pursuing enlightenment, or could be a degen trying to better himself.
Anything about someone trying to improve themselves.
Thank you for your time!
Barakamon is a MUST WATCH
I heavily disliked Handa-kun, but I’m very willing to give Barakamon a try. I’ll move it up in my PTW ranking, thank you.
I had the same problem before watching Barakamon. Saw Handa-kun without realizing it was a prequel and didn’t really like it. But I would absolutely second the recommendation to watch Barakamon!
To Your Eternity
A Silent Voice
Violet Evergarden
Edit:
My Dress-Up Darling
Ranking of Kings
Hunter x Hunter (2011)
Vinland Saga S2
Demon Slayer
Komi Can’t Communicate
Those 3 already figure in my mal favorites <3
Edit: Oh, you added more. Well, Ranking of Kings is the only one I haven’t watched out of these, and I’ve heard great things about it. I should give it a try. Thank you.
Mushishi isn’t really about improvement, but almost fits the “traveling monk” type of lifestyle
Sorry if you’ve seen these already, went down my list from the highest scores so most of these are fairly popular.
Dororo… in a way? It’s a story of one of the main characters trying to get his body parts back to become human.
Mob Psycho 100 kind of fits the bill, while self-improvement is not the focus, it’s the driver of the story and the motivation of the protagonist.
Inu-Oh - kind of a similar premise as Dororo, but in a movie form, and instead of slaying demons it revolves around becoming a human via music performance.
A recent one: Onii-chan wa Oshimai (OniMai) - the main character, a NEET, is turned into a younger aged girl and begins their journey to become a functioning member of society.
I have yet to watch Dororo, but I definitely want to get around to watching it. I’ve heard great things about it. Thank you.
I’ve already seen Mob Psycho 100 up to season 2. It somewhat fits the bill, I suppose. A great recommendation nevertheless, thanks.
I’ve never heard of Inu-Oh, I’ll go read up about it. Thanks.
And finally, Onii-chan wa Oshimai-- I’ve watched some of it and it does fit the bill perfectly. Good recommendation; I plan to finish it eventually.
There’s the famous One Punch Man workout
Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?/How Many Kilos are the Dumbbells You Lift? is kind of about getting into better physical shape.
Yama No Susume/Encouragement of Climb is a CGDCT series, about the characters’ growth as they get better at hiking and tackle more challenging mountains. Also great because of portraying real-life Japanese hiking locations. Start with the 2nd season because it’s in a more traditional 30 minute episode format.
I’ve added Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? to my PTW. It was actually Masamune-kun’s workout-addict personality (Masamune-kun no revenge) that made me start working out myself, so I’m somewhat interested in watching another anime with characters who work out.
I hadn’t heard of Yama No Susume, I’ll go read about it.
Thank you for the recommendations.
