What, in your opinion, are some of the "least anime" or anime-esque anime and what makes you say so?
Ghibli films These do not have fanservice. They are stories that seem to not be focused on escapism which is usually found in most anime. One Punch Man I think a lot of non-anime viewers can understand the humor of this show after experiencing other shounen type comic super heroes which is mainstream in the west. |
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| Excel Saga. It's just... is there anything more meta? |
| Many short animated films aren't very stereotypically "anime-esque.". |
| Monster, Baccano, and Big O are the big 3 that come to mind immediately. |
| TEN COMMANDMENTS: 1) If Evangelion and Psycho-Pass are his only 10s, he probably also worships Tool and smells like cheesy puffs 2) Freudian psychosis =/= good writing 3) Moe blob art style is only ok in pure slice-of-life comedy 4) It's ok to enjoy shounen. Having fun is allowed 5) It is not ok to enjoy isekai (jk, it is, I just fucking hate it) 6) Creator breakdown =/= good writing 7) A story does not have to be wrapped up with a bow. Life is messy, why would a good story need to be tidy? 8) InuYasha is proto-Twilight 9) Ecchi CAN be good, but is almost always an abomination 10) If God is real, They allowed Super Kid to happen, so fuck Them |
| although i can easily say an anime that just has a different art style that doesn’t “look like anime”, but honestly they can still feel japanese. but black lagoon really felt american. i honestly forgot i was watching an anime until a maid showed up. panty and stocking too, especially because it has a more “american” looking style you could say. maybe it’s because both of them have black characters that are somewhat significant? who knows |
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| It sounds like you're asking which animes aren't Cliche, Generic, and relies on tropes. This is mostly Animes that don't Focus on Super Powers or Young Girls. But in your title you're saying "Least Anime" as in, Not Anime but similar or Anime but doesn't feel like it... (confusing because its either anime or not) Zankyou no Terror. Realistic. No Superpowers. Just Good-ole Outsmarting the enemy. Anything from Ghost in Shell. Some of the best Anime out there. |
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| Space Dandy doesn't look or feel like a "typical" anime. The character designs, the vivid and high contrast color palette, and the story itself (which reminds me a lot of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Futurama), makes it look like an American cartoon (like the 2002 He-man, Men in Black: TAS, and Young Justice). Satoshi Kon movies (and Paranoia Agent). Realistic character designs, cinematic and original direction and cinematography style with none of the typical anime techniques and cliches. And the stories themselves are highly original. Msaaki Yuasa works are also pretty distinct, especially in terms of visuals. |
| ghibli films and tezuka stuff usually sttract people for being rather disney-esque more than anime-esque |
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rohan121 said: Ghibli films These do not have fanservice. They are stories that seem to not be focused on escapism which is usually found in most anime. RedPlaty said: Agreed. Ghibli films do have widespread appeal which is not what OP was looking for, but I'd say their lack of typical anime conventions are what make them that appealing. If those movies were a lot more "animesque", then the studio sure wouldn't be as well received outside of the anime community as they are even to this day. Hell, even my mom sometimes doesn't mind if I put something like My Neighbor Totoro or Ponyo on the TV, and she obviously doesn't know a thing about anime outside of Totoro or Sailor Moon (I and a couple of family members grew up with that show so of course she'd recognize it haha).ghibli films and tezuka stuff usually sttract people for being rather disney-esque more than anime-esque |
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| Literally shit based off already existing foreign franchises like starwars marvel dc. |
| Texhnolyze, LOGH, Monster, Ergo Proxy |
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