author=Jude For samurai stuff, I liked some weird one called Shigurui. It had very minimalist animation which was off-putting at first, but I stuck with it long enough to get hooked. It's a fairly serious drama with a lot of violence. It was on Netflix for awhile, but I think Funimation might stream it.
I watched "all" of this, it was really good but where the fuck is the ending?
Personally, I really recommend you gived Erased a try. It's a recent beloved anime series that just feels more like a western drama series than an anime while still keeping the anime charm.