Part of my effort to recommend (to watch or avoid) every anime I've seen in 100 words or less! This is From the New World or Shinsekai Yori, and this is the most compelling story I've yet been told.
"I know one thing: that I know nothing"
This anime is unique. An atmospheric piece of Science-Fiction (in the vein of H.G. Wells "The Time Machine"), From the New World (FtNW) knows that people are often afraid of the unknown. FtNW takes this to the utmost by revealing its truths to you, and in that revelation, it makes the unknown grow larger. With a compelling narrative where every moment is to be relished, and a dynamic visual direction, this anime creates sequences that crush you and its characters under the full weight of human truths.