| Legend of the galactic heroes |
| Stand Alone Complex series, dub is very good as well if the series is too difficult on subs. I see a lot of Texhnolyze which I kinda second - after finishing an episode, look through "episode discussion" (MaL, Reddit) cause it explains a lot otherwise it'll be a very complex and boring experience |
| Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne anyone? |
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WVM said: Can anybody recommend me an series which MAY BE 1. SERIOUS 2. THRILLER 3. PUT ME IN DEPRESSION 4. WILL MAKE ME GIVE UP ON MY LIFE P.S. : pls forgive me if ENGLISH is bad....it ain't my language so pls IGNORE my ERRORS Serial Experiments Lain: ‘98 short series that predicted how the internet and social media would take over people’s lives and become more real than reality itself. Will make you rethink your life. |
| Monster Berserk Anything by Gen Urobuchi (Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero, Psycho Pass, etc.) |
Rest in Piece, Miura. |
greengolem said: I thinks Texhnolyze fulfills all your criteria darkest anime of all time, and it's not even close. |
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| You could definitely take Golgo 13 very seriously. Especially when you are fed up with other anime being made up of like 90% comedy. I hate mindless comedy shows also. By the way, Golgo 13 could easily kill Naraku which is technically still human and is no match against modern weaponry. You won't see that incomplete demon take a bullet hole in his chest like it's nothing and will feel pain at the last second. Doesn't take a thermonuclear bomb or a Barret to take that cowardly bastard out. Want more absence of comedy, then watch Madlax. Watch Solty Rei if you want to see tragic deaths. |
| Kaiji, season 1 and 2 |
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WVM said: Can anybody recommend me an series which MAY BE 1. SERIOUS 2. THRILLER 3. PUT ME IN DEPRESSION 4. WILL MAKE ME GIVE UP ON MY LIFE P.S. : pls forgive me if ENGLISH is bad....it ain't my language so pls IGNORE my ERRORS Parasyte and Death Parade please watch these if you have not, they are incredible and life changing also Attack on Titan |
| REGULAR SHOW TROUNCES ANY ANIME. PEAK FICTION We protect other species because humans themselves are lonely creatures. We protect the environment because humans themselves don’t want to go extinct. What drives us is simply self-gratification. But I think that’s fine, and that it’s really all there is to it. There’s no point in despising humans by human standards. That’s right. So in the end, it’s hypocritical for us to love Earth without loving ourselves. |
| Monster, you should whatch Monster. |
| I was going to mention Texhnolyze but it looks like the first guy to respond already beat me to it. This isn't post-anime-depression that makes you sad when the story ends and you end up missing the characters so much it makes you cry. This is like, ACTUAL depression, the anime itself is depressing; just to clarify, since I'm not completely sure to what degree of depression you mean for #3. #4, however, without spoilers, yeah it kind of does make you want to give up on life ngl. For #1 and #2, it is serious, and can be called PSYCHOLOGICAL thriller, but it's certainly quite slow, so it's not like a THRILLER thriller if you know what I mean. I see you've already added it to your PTW list so I guess I don't even have to say anything anymore. However if this anime is not your type (it's kind of old), then... well I don't know exactly what to recommend since I don't know what you prefer as you haven't scored any of your completed entries lol. All good though. Maybe you just value every single anime you've seen so much that you can't quite put a number on it; priceless, in a sense. |
  NYANPASU  5700XT |
| Serial Experiments Lain Grave of the Fireflies +1 for Psycho Pass, Perfect Blue, and Akira |
| Devil man Cry baby and Wolf’s Rain fulfill all of these criteria’s. You will be depressed and emotionally scarred by the end of it. |
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| People on here straight up lying to you. Cowboy Bebop, Cyberpunk, Black Lagoon, Re:Zero, Code Geass, School Days, Death Parade, etc. whatever these people on but these aren't SERIOUS serious anime. The first 3 are especially campy, so I have no clue how tf you can call that serious. The rest of what's listed are garbage but try them out if you want. They're not what you're looking for though. Texhnolyze has been mentioned a couple of times and yea I guess it would sort of fit your description, but it's a bit stupid at times. I guess Monster is pretty serious but I also found it kinda stupid. Generally I just don't really like overly serious anime because I think they can never reach the proper 'seriousness' of a normal live-action movie. More specifically I don't feel like they're engineered to be that way. Here are my recommendations: 'Serious' but playful and self-aware: Paranoia Agent. 'Serious' but imaginative enough to more than warrant its purpose to be animated: Angel's Egg, Lain (none of which are thrillers though). Still, I'm usually very picky with serious anime because, again, most of them are pretty dumb. |
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Nechto said: Preachee said: People on here straight up lying to you. Cowboy Bebop, Cyberpunk, Black Lagoon, Re:Zero, Code Geass, School Days, Death Parade, etc. whatever these people on but these aren't SERIOUS serious anime. The first 3 are especially campy, so I have no clue how tf you can call that serious. The rest of what's listed are garbage but try them out if you want. They're not what you're looking for though. Texhnolyze has been mentioned a couple of times and yea I guess it would sort of fit your description, but it's a bit stupid at times. I guess Monster is pretty serious but I also found it kinda stupid. Generally I just don't really like overly serious anime because I think they can never reach the proper 'seriousness' of a normal live-action movie. More specifically I don't feel like they're engineered to be that way. Here are my recommendations: 'Serious' but playful and self-aware: Paranoia Agent. 'Serious' but imaginative enough to more than warrant its purpose to be animated: Angel's Egg, Lain (none of which are thrillers though). Still, I'm usually very picky with serious anime because, again, most of them are pretty dumb. Most of movies also can't reach a "seriousness" of classic literature. Nope not necessarily. Reason for my belief is that animation itself should not be bounded by that kind of 'seriousness' and, collaterally, realism to begin with. And in fact for the most part it really isn't. Also what do you mean by "classic" anyway? |
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Nechto said: Yeah, not neccesiary, but a lot of "good films" which known as "serious" - not so serious as The greatest books(excluding film which maded by books). Well then I'm having a hard time understanding why you initiated this discussion. I appreciate the comparison but I don't know why you'd tell me, but sure I'll give you some of my thoughts. Nechto said: I mean "Classic" - is the most known in the world works of fiction which recognizing like "one of the best works of art". "War and Peace", "Anna Karenina", "Mobey Dick", "The Catcher in the Rye" etc. Ehhh, seriously? Tell me whatever films you're referring to. Half of my favorites are quite serious works (excluding the very apparent sardonic tone, if you will), which also happen to be original materials. So I totally don't buy that. I guess it's more of an experience thing anyway. And honestly, The Catcher in the Rye? Interesting because I've always thought that novel was far from serious. And not the biggest fans of all these other works (especially War and Peace) but I do suppose they are very serious works, so I at least acknowledge that. Just to clarify, I don't make "seriousness"/realism a go-to or THE criteria. Quite far from it actually. Edit: also I'll have to ask you about the "seriousness" we're talking about and hopefully we're both referring to the same concept. And what constitutes the 'seriousness' anyway? What makes you think the books hold more 'seriousness' than movies, because in principle, I just simply don't think that's the case. |
PreacheeDec 2, 2022 7:56 AM
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| cyberpunk edgerunner :O |
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