 If you liked
Shinseiki Evangelion
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 ...then you might like
Aku no Hana
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Dark, serious and strange. Both have lots of intense character development that delve deeply into who these people are and what drives them to do what they do. Both have themes of depression and insecurity. Seems like a lot of people don't like Aku no Hana. I love it personally, and if you're a fan of that show too you'll probably also like Evangelion. You've probably already seen it too if you're into psychological anime enough to have found Aku no Hana, so I don't even know why I'm writing this.
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Experimental series that seek in a certain way to search for a meaning to their existence, that of their protagonist through certain events that would change the way they see things.
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Both series could be put into the dementia genre, and deal with themes relating to existentialism.
They are not for the faint of heart; often being labeled as "dark" and "deep".
Additionally, they each have directing, which is frequently used to create thought-provoking scenes. For example, there are a few scenes that are purposely drawn out with no dialogue and little movement to force the viewer into the characters' shoes and consider their situation. Because of this, they certainly are not for anyone who simply wishes to turn their brain off and watch nonintellectual material.
Both series ask more questions than they answer, so that those answers can
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