Father’s Day is just around the corner, and for those people who are thinking about what to give to their dads — well, how about just spending the day with him. Our suggestion is to invite your dad to watch a series or two together and maybe you can finally have that father and son/father and daughter bonding moment you’ve all been waiting to do this Father’s Day.

Here’s a few suggestions to help you picked out the best series you can watch with your dear otousan:

For the sports loving dad, you can ask him to watch :
Touch  
Diamond no Ace
Haikyuu
Slam Dunk

For the dad who loves some kick-ass action, you can ask him to watch:
One Piece ( This anime series has yet to end , and there’s no ending in sight! Better watch the movies!) : One Piece Film: Z and One Piece Film:Strong World
Naruto ( This anime series has yet to end , and there’s still no news if they plan to end the series since the manga ended some 2 years ago. We recommend to watch the movies instead): ROAD TO NINJA -NARUTO THE MOVIE, THE LAST -NARUTO THE MOVIE- and BORUTO -NARUTO THE MOVIE-
Hunter x Hunter  ( Just skipped to the Chimera Ants Arc)
Rurouni Kenshin ( Stick to the anime!)
Dragon Ball series  (With the resurgence of  Dragon Ball Super, we will not know when this series will end either! Although the movies packed quite action, we still recommend the Dragon Ball Z series from Freeza to Cell arc)
One Man Punch
Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood
YuYu Hakusho
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV) ( For some old-fashioned action!)

For the fun-loving dad, you can ask him to watch:
Gintama
Nodame Cantabile

For the mecha and science-fiction loving dad, you can ask him to watch:
Psycho-Pass
Ghost in the Shell (This is to help him prepare for the upcoming live action movie starring ScarJo)
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Code Geass
Gundam The Origin
Macross

For the dad who loves to teach:
Barakamon
Ansatsu Kyoushitsu
Great Teacher Onizuka (G.T.O)

For the dad who loves some family drama, you can ask him to watch:
Wolf Children (Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki)
Bakemono no Ko
My Neighbor Totoro ( Tonari no Totoro) ( Basically any Studio Ghibli films)
Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi)
Usagi Drop
Natsume Yuujinchou

For the dad who loves thriller, you can ask him to watch:
Monster
Boku Dake ga Inai Machi
Death Note (Stick to the old movies or the anime)

For the dad who loves horror and gore, you can ask him to watch:
Another
Ghost Hunt
Vampire Hunter D
Tokyo Ghoul
Attack on Titan ( Shingeki no Kyojin)

For the dad who loves to be whisk off to a Fantasy Land, you can ask him to watch:
Sword Art Online
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl no Ugoku Shiro)

For the dad who loves detective/cop series, you can ask him to watch:
Meitantei Conan movies ( Usually those movies with crossovers are kinda fun to watch or those movies where they invite those famous detectives from other prefecture!) and Meitantei Conan Special ( Lupin vs Detective Conan)
Kindaichi Shounen Jikenbo

For the dad who is not afraid to shed some manly tears, you can ask him to watch:
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
Clannad
Angel Beats
Ano Hana (Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai)

Hope this list helps you out with your surprise to your dad.

From all of us here in AFAChannel, wishing your dads and ours a Happy Father’s Day!