| Like Serial Experiments Lain, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Texhonlyze,... I want to see them all lmao |
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| Chargeman Ken is easily the single most intellectual anime of all time, followed shortly by Gundoh Musashi. |
| As long as you of the light exist, I of the darkness will continue to exist as well. Attempting to destroy me is a futile effort. |
| I don't understand this notion of an 'elitist' anime or manga. You like what you like and others like what they like. How do you even define intellectual? Does it need to have to do something to do with History, politics, philosophy etc or does it need to be scientifically accurate? |
| I think the most elitist thing is Gundam franchise. Also, Princess Tutu and Revolutionary Utena are undoubtedly "elitist" |
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| To be fair, one has to have a very high i.q.-to understand Boku no Pico. The humor is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Tamotu's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realize that they're not just funny- they say something deep about life. As a consequence, people who dislike Boku no Pico truly are idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humor in Tamotu's existential catchphrase "Your arsehole feels so tight" which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Dan Harmon's genius wit unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools.. how I pity them. 😂 And yes, by the way, I do have a Boku no Pico tattoo, and no, you cannot see it; It's for the ladies' eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 i.q.-points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid 😎 |
 It is obvious that "obscenity" is not a term capable of exact legal definition; in the practice of the courts, it means "anything that shocks the magistrate". — Bertrand Russell |
| There are no elitist anime, since anime don't have attitudes. |
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| Are you referring to anime with the most elitist fan base? |
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| Someone posted this on MAL few months ago |
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| I would not call them elitist anime. But some anime I watched and could not understand what the hype is about: And these anime all have a similar, pretentious feeling to them. Other common characteristics of these animes are: - They are mostly episodic - They are set in a sci-fi, dementia or dystopia setting - They have unique animation style, but not necessarily good - They involve some psychological dilemma, as if expecting every viewer to relate to that but I am clueless most of the time No matter how much I try, I cannot bring myself to like these anime. It is fine if you like them though. |
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| Sword Art Online Fairy Tail Akame ga Kill Tokyo Ghoul Naruto Bleach Dragon Ball Mirai Nikki Danmachi Guilty Crown Darling in the Franxx Golden Time IS: Infinite Stratos etc. |
| I wouldn't really consider "elitist" and "intellectual" to be synonymous... |
| almost every single "anime elitist" I've come across seems to be obsessed with Sangatsu No Lion |
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| Evangelion IS the Elitist anime. However, Evangelion was good. I can't and won't even argue with that. I don't even like Mecha Anime, I hate usually hate them but, Yeah, Evangelion is good. |
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| The most intellectual anime is School Days, not that plebian Legend of the Galactic Mary Sues. All them elitists like this shit, and us morals could not possibly comprehend why. Yes, it is indeed the most elite, objectively speaking right here. Fuck Evangelion, fuck Texhnolyze, fuck Utena, fuck Tatami, fuck Kubrick, fuck Bergman, fuck Dreyer, you substandard inferiors. mhkr said: Sword Art Online Fairy Tail Akame ga Kill Tokyo Ghoul Naruto Bleach Dragon Ball Mirai Nikki Danmachi Guilty Crown Darling in the Franxx Golden Time IS: Infinite Stratos etc. wtf |
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| There are no elitist anime. Elitist is the term used for a certain part of fanbase. |
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| @Pragyan1 @_cjessop18_ -I think of an Elitist as A person who claims to know what good animes are and thinks of their self as an expert on anime, Whether or not they claimed to be an Elitist or not. That could be ALOT of people. And they wouldn't be wrong or bad for thinking of themselves like that. But the thing is that Some Self-Proclaimed Elitists actually are Biased or haven't seen enough anime to even be considered an Elitist, And like some Animes that you can't justify for NOT MAKING SENSE -Intellectuals would be people who favor Smart, and Witty Animes such as Deception, Outsmarting, Science, Psychology, Mystery etc. |
iLoveWaterOct 19, 2019 4:28 AM
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| The most elitist anime I know about is Pingu in the city. |
| Jolyne Kuujou + Steel Ball Run Universe = Billie Eillish |
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| OK, let me try to pretend to be a man of high tastes for 5 minutes: Akira Arakawa Under the Bridge Aru Tabibito no Nikki Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou Cowboy Bebop Dead Leaves FLCL Gankutsuou Genius Party and Genius Party Beyond Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (not a fan of the first movie) Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Inaka Isha Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita Kaguya-hime no Monogatari Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor OVA + Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor Movie 1-3 Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World (2003) Memories Mousou Dairinin Mushishi Nekojiru-sou aka Cat Soup Ouritsu Uchuugun: Honneamise no Tsubasa Paprika Planetes Rain Town Trava + Redline Pilot + Redline Robot Carnival Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu Stranger: Mukou Hadan Tenshi no Tamago The Sky Crawlers Tokyo Godfathers Uchouten Kazoku X Densha de Ikou Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei + Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (but only the first OVA is elitistic) |
Oonokami said: I would not call them elitist anime. But some anime I watched and could not understand what the hype is about: And these anime all have a similar, pretentious feeling to them. Other common characteristics of these animes are: - They are mostly episodic - They are set in a sci-fi, dementia or dystopia setting - They have unique animation style, but not necessarily good - They involve some psychological dilemma, as if expecting every viewer to relate to that but I am clueless most of the time No matter how much I try, I cannot bring myself to like these anime. It is fine if you like them though. Well you have 20th Century Boys in your favorite section, it is belong in the same group. The reason is simple, most of those series are really better than many "pleibeian" shows, say for example Sword Art Online and Code Geass (sorry, but there is no way LotGH and Ghost in the Shell are worse and more pretentious than Code Geass). I hope you can explain why you call those shows pretentious, but Code Geass is far more pretentious than say LotGH for me. There are no real strategy (they were not even trying, at least LotGH used some 2D naval strategies) in Code Geass warfares, and Lelouch stupid ability to perfectly predict how the dialogues will ensue is just a bad plot device/deus ex machina. Well except if you also admit that Code Geass is also pretentious but you still like it, then it is fine. |
Jim_HeartOct 19, 2019 5:05 AM
"The Slave is the have-not, the oppressed one with nothing to spare. But because the Slave is in that despairing situation, having nothing, it can kill the Emperor !" |
Jim_Heart said: Well you have 20th Century Boys in your favorite section, it is belong in the same group. The reason is simple, most of those series are really better than many "pleibeian" shows, say for example Sword Art Online and Code Geass (sorry, but there is no way LotGH and arguably Evangelion are worse than Code Geass). I hope you can explain why you call those shows pretentious, but Code Geass is far more pretentious than say LotGH for me. There are no real strategy (they were not even trying) in Code Geass warfares, and Lelouch stupid ability to perfectly predict how the dialogues will ensue is just a bad plot device/deus ex machina. You see, this is the difference between an elitist and me. While I respect other’s opinion and accept that everyone has a different taste, an elitist will attack and insult someone who they don’t agree with. You are just proving my point. I think if you can geniunely enjoy LOGH, you have a bigger brain than mine. But that does not change the fact that you are obnoxious. |
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| Texhnolyze is certainly up there |
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Oonokami said: Jim_Heart said: Well you have 20th Century Boys in your favorite section, it is belong in the same group. The reason is simple, most of those series are really better than many "pleibeian" shows, say for example Sword Art Online and Code Geass (sorry, but there is no way LotGH and arguably Evangelion are worse than Code Geass). I hope you can explain why you call those shows pretentious, but Code Geass is far more pretentious than say LotGH for me. There are no real strategy (they were not even trying) in Code Geass warfares, and Lelouch stupid ability to perfectly predict how the dialogues will ensue is just a bad plot device/deus ex machina. You see, this is the difference between an elitist and me. While I respect other’s opinion and accept that everyone has a different taste, an elitist will attack and insult someone who they don’t agree with. You are just proving my point. I think if you can geniunely enjoy LOGH, you have a bigger brain than mine. But that does not change the fact that you are obnoxious. I edited my reply a little dude, I hope you read that too if my points were not really clear. I had no intention to offend you, and I am not interested to be an elitist. I hope you for at least try to give some more argument rather than just playing the victim lol ... |
Jim_HeartOct 19, 2019 5:17 AM
"The Slave is the have-not, the oppressed one with nothing to spare. But because the Slave is in that despairing situation, having nothing, it can kill the Emperor !" |
| Anything by Yuasa Masaaki. Ping Pong: The Animation, The Tatami Galaxy, and Kaiba are the most notable. also, Serial Experiments Lain & Haibane Renmei. |
LunaEstlinOct 19, 2019 5:46 AM
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Jim_Heart said: I edited my reply a little dude, I hope you read that too if my points were not really clear. I had no intention to offend you, and I am not interested to be an elitist. I hope you for at least try to give some more argument rather than just playing the victim lol ... I am not offended, but if you look up someone's favorite anime to generate counter arguments, you are basically attacking them. When I listed common characteristics of those anime, I believe I was clear why I think they are "elitist" anime. As for why I think Code Geass is not there, there is another characteristic of "elitist" anime I did not mention but is very prominent: - They may contain nudity, sex scenes or suggestions to sex. But no ecchi at all. As if to pretend they are for people too mature to enjoy meaningless ecchi scenes. It is like how every hollywood movie has atleast 1 kiss or sex scene, even though there is no meaning to it, but they pretend they don't put these scenes for people to enjoy. Sex is something to be enjoyed, not something to think over deeply. Code Gess obviously does not follow this description. Code Geass is very enjoyable and even a 12 year child can watch, understand and enjoy it. That is why it is not pretentious. Is it bad a 12 years old child and 26 years old me have same taste? That is not for you to decide. Even though ecchi is my least favorite genre. |
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Oonokami said: Jim_Heart said: I edited my reply a little dude, I hope you read that too if my points were not really clear. I had no intention to offend you, and I am not interested to be an elitist. I hope you for at least try to give some more argument rather than just playing the victim lol ... I am not offended, but if you look up someone's favorite anime to generate counter arguments, you are basically attacking them. When I listed common characteristics of those anime, I believe I was clear why I think they are "elitist" anime. As for why I think Code Geass is not there, there is another characteristic of "elitist" anime I did not mention but is very prominent: - They may contain nudity, sex scenes or suggestions to sex. But no ecchi at all. As if to pretend they are for people too mature to enjoy meaningless ecchi scenes. It is like how every hollywood movie has atleast 1 kiss or sex scene, even though there is no meaning to it, but they pretend they don't put these scenes for people to enjoy. Sex is something to be enjoyed, not something to think over deeply. Code Gess obviously does not follow this description. Code Geass is very enjoyable and even a 12 year child can watch, understand and enjoy it. That is why it is not pretentious. Is it bad a 12 years old child and 26 years old me have same taste? That is not for you to decide. Even though ecchi is my least favorite genre. Your criteria are missplaced by much imo. For example there is nothing about sex in Madoka or Tatami Galaxy. I think your third and fourth point about animation and psychological are enough for most those animes though. I didn't call Code Geass as an elitist anime, I called Code Geass as pretentious. What I called as elitist is 20th Century Boys. About why I checked people favorite stuff before arguing is because I don't want to debate a person with taste really different with me (say they have SAO or Kimetsu no Yaiba in their favorite section). I actually wouldn't bother replied you if you don't have 20th Century Boys in your favorite section. I am not sure if that is a bad attitude, but I just can't help it, even in real world you choose what type of person you want to be a friend with right ? Some people don't want to be a friend with a hardcore conservative for example. |
Jim_HeartOct 19, 2019 7:24 AM
"The Slave is the have-not, the oppressed one with nothing to spare. But because the Slave is in that despairing situation, having nothing, it can kill the Emperor !" |
| Akira Angel's Egg Berserk Black Jack OVA Ergo Proxy Galaxy Express 999 Ghost In The Shell Saga Gunbuster Jin Roh Madoka Magica Mawaru Penguindrum Memories Mobile Police Patlabor - First 2 Movies Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 - War In The Pocket Neon Genesis Evangelion Paprika Paranoia Agent Perfect Blue Revolutionary Girl Utena Roujin Z Sailor Moon S Steins;Gate The Ideon - Be Invoked The Sky Crawlers Twilight Q |
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Jim_Heart said: Your criteria are missplaced by much imo. For example there is nothing about sex in Madoka or Tatami Galaxy. I think your third and fourth point about animation and psychological are enough for most those animes though. I didn't call Code Geass as an elitist anime, I called Code Geass as pretentious. What I called as elitist is 20th Century Boys. About why I checked people favorite stuff before arguing is because I don't want to debate a person with taste really different with me (say they have SAO or Kimetsu no Yaiba in their favorite section). I actually wouldn't bother replied you if you don't have 20th Century Boys in your favorite section. I am not sure if that is a bad attitude, but I just can't help it, even in real world you choose what type of person you want to be a friend with right ? Some people don't want to be a friend with a hardcore conservative for example. Don't get me wrong, I love arguing online. That is why I am here. I have no negative feeling towards anyone when arguing online. I did not want to talk about one anime specifically, that is why I generalized some points. |
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| Elitism is an attitude, not a label to be placed to the media themselves. And to add on that, I dislike when people brand certain intellectual media as elitist just because they treat anyone who likes some of them as artsy-fartsy. Either way, I'm going to make but two recommendations for series: Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Texhnolyze. |
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| @Water-sama The title asks for elitist anime, not elitist anime watchers. And again the titles says intellectual 'anime' not intellectuals who watch anime. I do agree with your points about elitist anime watchers though. |
Pragyan1 said: @Water-sama The title asks for elitist anime, not elitist anime watchers. And again the titles says intellectual 'anime' not intellectuals who watch anime. I do agree with your points about elitist anime watchers though. He edited the Title. Also I listed an Elitist Anime in a post above. I hear the Evangelion one alot. After that is FMA. Both are good though. |
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| I dont understand the Title well. Animes that appeal to the Intellect -Ghost in the Shell. Futuristic Cyberpunk. Cyber-Crime solving and Terrorist/Hacker tracking. Also the MC has her own personal Dillema about her origin and how made her who is she is. Zankyou No Terror - Outsmarting the authorities. They think you're a borderline Terrorist but the MC's are actually leading them close to the Truth. They play Mind-games with a certain detective who pieces the whole mystery together. Dr Stone (Airing) - Using SCIENCE to bring restore Humanity back to its former glory. Plenty of Science Facts to learn in each episode. -Babylon (Airing) There's a mystery going on with a pharmaceutical company, 1 strange woman, and mysterious "suicides." |
iLoveWaterOct 19, 2019 9:09 PM
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| True elitists only watch some unknown R rated OVAs from the early eighties, everything else is too normie for them. I haven't watched any, so I guess I can't answer your question. |
| @pcbcombr Im not a kid and I enjoy it. It is an intellectual Anime. |
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| @pcbcombr I dont quite understand but I don't like Rick and Morty. To me, none of it was Funny at all. |
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| for me, 'intellectual' anime definitely has to be shin sekai yori, psycho pass and maybe promised neverland.. |
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