| Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica - I knew it is not the typical girly show, so it landen on may plan to watch. And then X-mas happened. X-mas with the most irritating relative ever, who actually stayed the night .... Back then I knew that I need something anything that would catch my interest. I looked up my plan to watch and there it was. I started it, noticed the nightmarish start , which then Madokat woke up from and then girly staff. Well well okeeey, it is still better then my X-mas. And then it started to unfold. My brain felt the seriousness of the actions on the screen. My emotions were at a higher level than ever before. - Yeah, the marathon happened, and something made me celebrate that X-mas. Runner-ups: Zankyou no Terror - watching it while studying to become a Software Engineer... Yeah gr8 staff. Also for someone who has seen the undenyable horrors higher ups can do to dozens of people; a nice reminder of where we live. Ergo Proxy - Me and my friend both studied a bit of philosophy, and we were thrilled by it. We watched it togeother, and discussed some scenes for quite a while. Definitelly the most awesome anime experience we ad togeother. |
| rainbow, do i even need to say why ........ |
| Sonic X is basically an isekai |
| All 5 seasons of Natsume Yuujinchou because it just has so many beautiful stories and just how Natsume deals with life in general and trying to maintain friendships between his family, friends and yokai. I've teared up many times and its just awhahh. Just. go and watch the 5 seasons, you won't regret it as each episode is a new story. |
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| I get that it's already been mentioned a dozen times in this thread alone, but I have to bring up Monster. Nothing like exploring the concept of good vs. evil to such an extent that I am left sick to my stomach. |
| People who put MAL stats in their sigs are losers lol |
| Death Note and Steins;Gate are the only ones I remember. By the way, I never watched he Steins;Gate anime, I just read the manga. |
Rescue22 said: Try and sell me a serious anime that holds a special place in your heart, to the point where I want to watch it. I will consider about anything. And by serious, I mean in the mood and tone of the show. Thanks! The legend of the legendary heroes. I love the tone. I love the characters I love the way the world develop synonymously with the characters. I LOVE THAT THE EMOTIONAL SCENES HAVE ACTUAL IMPACT! Love that anime. |
| I kinda cringe whenever I read/hear the phrase "Serious anime" but Kaiji probably fits the description mostly because I love the artstyle and I had such fun binge watching it (and also other emotions) |
| Death Parade. The perfect dark tone, the intellectual themes, the intriguing stories that comes with every new person. Go watch it right now. 'Tis good. |
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| Death Note. IMO it isn't THAT great, but it's the anime that got me into anime properly and I remember thinking it was the best thing ever when I first watched it. |
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| Nothing else more than K-on. I love it |
| •Neon Genesis Evangelion is just awesome. It starts out all fine and dandy, but then everything spirals out of control and you want to throw yourself out a window (in a good way). The only non-serious things about it are the Shinji memes. It's not for everyone, though. • Recently I watched Revolutionary Girl Utena. It's also not for everybody, but it's really good at giving you a lowkey eerie feeling that something awful is going to happen. If you need to be convinced to watch it, just look up ZETTAI UNMEI MOKUSHIROKU |
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| Tokyo Magnitude. All those things I complain about Clannad and other bad anime drama--the bad 2d characters, characters that act in a way people would never act, the meaningless melodrama--aren't here. The characters are fleshed out, the act like how people thrown into a shitty situation would act, and the drama has meaning. It's actually a good anime, and I don't say that lightly. |
| The Tatami Galaxy, to the point i even bought the DVD |
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| Clannad AS, for obvious reasons but also it was my gateway anime and gateway to shows that are emotionally draining to watch. |
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| An anime that's always had a special place in my heart is "Black Cat". It starts off pretty serious but then branches off into a slight comedy (if I remember correctly...I haven't seen it about 3-4 years) with serious moments that occasionally pop back in. I think the reason it resonated with me so much is because it was the first anime where I witnessed something really sad ;u;. Of course I can't tell you what happens bc you know...spoilers. I've noticed it's not for everyone but I think I can confidently say it one of my favorite animes xD. I'm actually thinking of reading the manga soon~. |
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| Honey and Clover: The drama it presents are things that happen in our day-to-day lives.We meet people, we grow close to them.Then maybe the direction of the wind changes. Unrequited love happens, jealousy spawns.The adult life and responsibility takes over .Soon, we all grow far apart from eachother and the days that we shared turn into nothing but memories from the past.And this anime beautifully portrayed that theme.It's an anime which everyone can somehow relate to and picture themselves in it, just like I did.I can relate to everything of it,which never happened for me for any books or tv series or movies. |
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StardustFlames said: An anime that's always had a special place in my heart is "Black Cat". It starts off pretty serious but then branches off into a slight comedy (if I remember correctly...I haven't seen it about 3-4 years) with serious moments that occasionally pop back in. I think the reason it resonated with me so much is because it was the first anime where I witnessed something really sad ;u;. Of course I can't tell you what happens bc you know...spoilers. I've noticed it's not for everyone but I think I can confidently say it one of my favorite animes xD. I'm actually thinking of reading the manga soon~. It's really refreshing to see someone mention this incredibly underrated show. I watched and finished Black Cat years ago and I adored it. The only thing I disliked was the second arc of the show. It wasn't awful, but I feel the show should have ended after the first arc. But I really did love that show. Thank you for the post! Lobinde said: I kinda cringe whenever I read/hear the phrase "Serious anime") Why's that? (I need to add these characters so I can be allowed to make this post.) Mod edit: Combined double posts |
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| Mankitsu Happening.. You know the reasons... |
| Baccano! -It does have some fun stuff, but ir mostly serious. Rather confusing though, but worth it in the end. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood- Not 100% serious, but does have some pretty deep stuff. Kara no Kyoukai series Kino's Journey - Episodic view of different 'countries'. If you watch and like Mushishi, you will probably like this. Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu - This is rather good, it's about Rakugo, a type of story telling. Wolf's Rain - Wolves are trying to find paradise |
nerdanime0 said: death note, it was the anime that got me into anime Emilia98 said: Death Note. IMO it isn't THAT great, but it's the anime that got me into anime properly and I remember thinking it was the best thing ever when I first watched it. Vini310 said: Death Note and Steins;Gate are the only ones I remember. By the way, I never watched he Steins;Gate anime, I just read the manga. OneNaughtyBear said: What these sexy people said.Toradoraaaaa because it's soooooo amazing. And Death Note because it was my gateway anime. Death Note was one of my first few animes I watched. Obviously I've watched some 'childhood' anime too before, like Naruto, Ghost at School, etc. but Death Note is the first few animes I watched being a grown up, after I got my laptop, know how to manage my life, etc. So definitely it holds a special place on my heart. Now I won't say this Death Note 'made me into anime' or something like that but definitely helped me to get into anime. I even regret it at some point. Because DN is my 'first' anime I watch, now I can't find a better anime to watch. You can even see on my favorite list, I got all manga, characters, and people listed substantially but only anime section has 1 list on it, and you know what it is. |
   "Wielding one's blade out of duty alone is what it means to be a captain. Wielding one's blade out of hatred is nothing more than petty violence. That is not what we would consider battle." |
| I would definitely recommend the film Angel's Egg. The only word I can really use to describe it is haunting. I have a very emotional connection to it for some reason that I haven't experienced with any other anime. Penguindrum is a beautiful anime. It's complicated but full of heart and it had a great impact on the way I see the world. I know Higurashi no Naku Koro ni has been mentioned by others already, but is very dear to me, since it is the first anime I ever watched that made me realize how smart the medium could be. So, I'm just gonna add it again because it's kind of a must-watch in my opinion. |
| Hmm i guess it would be One Piece and Re:Zero. Oh also Mirai Nikki. Oh also Clannad. Oh also FMAB. |
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| Shinsekai yori. When i watched shinsekai yori it made me really depressed but it's really good ((: |
| For me, it will be Kemono no Souja Erin. At a time my opinion about anime/manga was very low, this show made me reconciliate with those medias. Animes/mangas don't need to be always "epic" (god I hate this word) with screaming idiots as protagonists or a Fate/Stay-ish. It could be an very heartwarming fantasy show with some sad moments but It don't need to be over-the-top. |
| Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood |
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| Seirei no Moribito - a gripping fantasy that stays human and epic at the same time. Haibane Renmei- as several others have already mentioned. Kemono no Souja Erin - based on novels by the same author as Moribito. Don't be fooled by the story book art style, it's aimed at adults as well as kids, in fact it deserves its PG rating. |
| Everything from director Satoshi Kon! I can't describe them properly, but you have to give them a try! Perfect Blue Sennen Joyuu Tokyo Godfathers Mousou Dairinin Paprika |
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| death note : the right way to change this world , is to kill rotten people Twgok : keima is my soulmate // shiori is the cutest character i have ever seen |
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| Yeah, came here just to +1 everything about Monster. Please, if you like serious anime, that (if not LoGH) should be your top priority. :) |
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Rescue22 said: Try and sell me a serious anime that holds a special place in your heart, to the point where I want to watch it. I will consider about anything. And by serious, I mean in the mood and tone of the show. Thanks! Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 I watched it on a whim this summer. Didn't expect to be so emotionally moved towards the end. I just wanted to watch it because it had a unique story; Tokyo experiences a massive earthquake that devastates the region. I wanted to see how the characters in the show would react to that. Boy, this shit got me wrapped up, in, and around the journey of the 3 protagonists on their way back home. It had me on the edge of my seat for almost every episode because in a crisis like that, there were so many things that could go wrong. It's a real thrill. I enjoyed it quite a bit and even now months later I still think back to it. It's really amazing.  |
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| Blood+ (if by "serious", you refer to a series who maintain a serious tone during all it lenght), because it was the anime who made me interested in the medium for good, apart of having a great story, plot, OST, characters and giving me a lot of emotions while watching it... I will always have the series in high regard no matter how much times will pass. |
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| Well, you would think most serious anime would hold special places. you know? But Evangelion I guess. Since I just own every release, I identify with it so heavily I find I get insulted when people insult Shinji. I feel pretty Otaku when I watch it. I quote things... I have an entire folder on my computer with just Shinji's depressing quotes. I have another folder with uplifting quotes. I have another folder with like... hurtful things said to Shinji and other people in the series... When someone can whip out their sub version and then their dub version VHS complete Evengelion... ummmm and then they got the Perfect, Platininum, and they got the singles releases... and the stupid tin release... when you even got the Shinji detective series manga that is soooo stupid, yeah they should come to my place and chill. We would get along. We got issues. The depression body language in Evangelion is just immaculate. but if you aren't into that, I really can't sell it to you. It is why people hate it. If you hate how depressed people look behave and feel, you will hate Shinji. At least our series is worth a lot of money now. :/ But I do wish they would release the damn bluray here. But I know why they wont. Because everyone is fighting over it. Also wishing for other mecha series to get out of copyright hell. :( hate this. But I do feel the pain of Eva. But at the same time, I feel like I am in a much better place now. So much so that I am identifying my life more with Yuri on Ice. Which should say that my life is so much better than going to complete shit that is for sure. PS. Shocked by people who like Madoka- Felt like a shallow series to me that killed the magical girl genre. Feel like Princess Tutu is better in every single way and is closer to Evangelion in how it expresses the lonliness and depth of it's characters. It had a special way of mixing fairytale charm, music, dancing- all girly things that make the magical girl genre but not cheapening the darkness of it's characters with something stupid like death. Which anime, as you know, doesn't do very well. And it only works the first time you watch it. You could watch Princess Tutu and the core values of empathy and worrying if she is doing the right thing many times over and not get turned off. |
Energetic-NovaDec 14, 2016 11:58 AM
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| Angel Beats! Short, but totally worth to watch. |
| Inari, konkon, koi iroha. It brings my inner childish self out everytime I hear that opening. |
| hey there m8 |
| Armored Trooper Votoms,Legend of Galactic Heroes |
| Welcome to the NHK is an anime that's near and dear to me |
| hi |
| Dance in the vampire Bund, i have no idea why, i know he is not that good but i really loved it |
| Psycho-Pass, Ghost In The Shell, Death Note, and Code Geass are all pretty cool in my opinion. Though I'm not going to great lengths to advertise them when you might not even watch them. Just look at their pages on MAL. |
Rescue22 said: might as well quit now sonSenpaiJay98 said: Hunter x Hunter 2011 Added Hunter X Hunter to PTW. More text so I can get past the character limit. n git er done |
| For me it would be Hentai ouji to warawanai neko :) |
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| It probably has to be To Love Ru or Kiss x sis. It puts tears to my dick. |
| Ah! Megami-sama will also hold a special place in my heart. |
| What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about? |
| is yosuga no sora considered serious? :D |
This...is what i love to do dun get me wrong, juz cleaning metal rods |
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