 If you liked
Texhnolyze
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 ...then you might like
Shigurui
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As soon as Shigurui started, I thought, "Whoa, this opening looks a LOT like Texhnolyze's opening," and I turned out right. Even though the anime take place at completely different times, they have a lot in common. Both are very dark, bloody anime who are more suited for a mature audience. Both are confusing at the start and being explaining later on. Both also share a very similar animation style.
Both have a very similar style of presentation since they're by the same director. They're slow paced, violent and intense. The settings are complete opposites but they're so similar. If you liked the style of one you'll enjoy the other as well.
They both carry a similar very slow paced dark and brooding atmosphere which seems to continuously grow as the show progresses. Both are depressive and are much focused on communication through the visuals, as well as using some non-standard animation, less cuts and more detail put into every scene, very beautiful art in both.
Though they have quite opposite settings.
Highly experimental and brooding anime heavily focused on building a feeling and atmosphere and strays far from the usual trends and gimmicks of their respective genres, the highly psychological nature of both can either make it or break it for the viewer
Although the two stories are highly dissimilar - Shigurui being set in the 1600s and focusing on the nitty gritty of Samurai culture at that time and Texhnolyze a dystopian cyberpunk series centered around the idea of human evolution as expressed through robotics - they are very stylistically similar. They are both directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki, who is better known for directing Steins;Gate. This connection between the two series in question is evident in the washed out, more realistic art style and gory elements, the stellar voice acting and minimalistic but highly effective use of sound and soundtrack.
It's nothing like Afro Samurai. Doing this recomendation so the top recommendation is texhnolyze. Both done by the same director who is a master at creating tense atmosphere. if you like Shiguiri you will like texhnolyze
Texhnolyze and Shigurui were both made by Studio Madhouse and share the same director. They are both psychological anime that have a very slow pace and some brutal violence. In Texhnolyze, Ichise loses an arm and a leg and in Shigurui, Fujiki loses his arm. The atmosphere, art style and color palettes are similar as well. Both shows can also have a lot of “show don’t tell moments” where there’s not that much dialogue. The settings in these shows are different though. Texhnolyze is a cyberpunk dystopia and Shigurui is historical with samurai. Overall, if you watched one of these shows and wanted something that
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