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I just finished Neon Genesis: Evangelion last month and was completely blown away by it! The intro alone is by far one of the most iconic in the genre. Really
by lprd 7y ago
I just finished Neon Genesis: Evangelion last month and was completely blown away by it! The intro alone is by far one of the most iconic in the genre.
Really neat to see this!
- emsy 7y agoI watched it at least 6 times and still notice new things. The characters are just really well written and the soundtrack is awesome.
- sleepybrett 7y agoIf you are a fan of title card sequences check out cowboy bebop.
- lprd 7y agoHah, I just started that show last week and I an loving it so far! Any other recommendations?
- swebs 7y agoGurren Lagann Trigun Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (better remake of the 2003 series) One Punch Man Demon Slayer Akira Redline FLCL
- hinoki 7y agoAlso, Kill La Kill. It’s by the same director as Gurren Lagann, and is a strange mix of excessive fan service and reverse Bechdel Test failure.
- Corrado 7y agoThese are all great suggestions but I think it would be helpful to give a small intro to some of them as they are not quite what they seem on the surface. For example, "Kill La Kill" is mostly about exposing the absurdity of fan service in Anime. "One Punch Man" shows that being the best at something is actually the worst thing ever. And "FLCL" is really weird - I truly don't know what it's trying to say.
- sadahtay 7y agoAny recent ones?
- swebs 7y agoDemon Slayer just finished last month. Oh, and I missed Attack on Titan and Steins;Gate. Aside from that, I can't think of any other great ones off the top of my head.
- matheusmoreira 7y agoGhost in the Shell, 1995. Amazing film.
- krapp 7y agoGhost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex as well.
- emsy 7y agoMonster Madoka Steins;Gate Psycho-Pass Kiseijuu Berserk
- scandinavegan 7y agoAnother anime series that asks big questions is Serial Experiments Lain. It's about a young girl who gets into computers and learns about a parallel world of networked communication called the Wired. The Wired is like VR/AR/internet/chat rooms all in one. It's only 13 episodes, so it's not a huge time investment, but really interesting. It covers computer hackers, Vannevar Bush's Memex, and more. It's also a bit like a David Lynch story, as it has its own dream logic that doesn't always correspond to what you expect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_Experiments_Lain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_Experiments_Lain
- hmschreck 7y agoI'll second this one. Most of the people in my office who watch anime have all said that SEL played a part in their path in life. It's fun to watch, it has some great artwork, and it's still surprisingly relevant. Just don't expect it to make sense for a long time.