What is the most thought - provoking Anime in your opinion?

bum · Post by **bum** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:18 am

Kino's Journey. Its the only deep, thought provoking anime that doesnt confuse the fuck out of you.

paizuri · Post by **paizuri** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:52 am

I thought Boogiepop Phantom was pretty thought-provoking. It is certainly a cleverly-plotted anime.

angelx03 · Post by **angelx03** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:52 am

someperson wrote:Personally, I always thought that people were always exaggerating when they claimed to get a headache from thinking to hard. But then I rented Boogiepop Phantom.
I actually did give myself a headache from trying to fit everything together and just reflecting on the various messages and symbolism of some episodes.

I seriously agree!

Also there's Interlude which at first confused the hell out of me (despite the random fanservice).

And to a certain extent, GAINAX's the Melody of Oblivion which REALLY emphasized on abstract imagery and symbolisms; it took me awhile to figure out what the subplots represented. Of course that's expected since some of the staff of Utena was involved.

~Chrono~ · Post by **~Chrono~** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:16 am

Neon Genesis Evangelion
FLCL
BoogiePop Phantom
S.E. Lain
Ghost In The Shell

grafX · Post by **grafX** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:38 am

would say Eva, but thats just messed.

I thought Last Exile was really good. The whole chivary, innoncene, yada yada...all kinds of that good stuff.

I agree that Ghost in a Shell was relaly good. ^_^

Garylisk · Post by **Garylisk** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:40 am

angelx03 wrote: Also there's Interlude which at first confused the hell out of me (despite the random fanservice).

OH GOD IT HAD THE WORST ENDING EVAR (Well almost...)

But still... Deep? This series sure SEEMED deep.. til the F-ING ENDING!! Then it just becamse BRAIN HURTINGLY STUPID. IMO.

:..Darkamist..: · Post by **:..Darkamist..:** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:35 am

-Eva
-Ghost in the Shell
-Requiem from the Darkness
-Spiral
-Hellsing
-Boogiepop Phantom
-Kite
-Lain

err...yea...

~Chrono~ · Post by **~Chrono~** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:32 am

OH GOD IT HAD THE WORST ENDING EVAR (Well almost...)

I think it was quite a good ending, it followed the story.

Kite

maybe u should try watching it again... and MAYBE you brain was busy doing smthg else... maybe...

spike bomb 11 · Post by **spike bomb 11** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:12 am

Ghost In The Shell without a doubt. First time I saw that,.........Words can't express. The movie that is.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:41 am

FLCL, Eva, Lain and Haibane Renmei certainly gave this old pot some material for temporary boiling-over. All of them have interesting bases in psychology/philosophy, and all of them contain a good deal of symbolism.

Of the above though, only FLCL took me more than one viewing to really 'get' (well, no, Eva did take about 1.5 viewing), but all of them will still produce a good deal of thought on subsequent viewings.

But if there's one anime/manga I spent a lot of time contemplating, and still do, it's "Monster". Nothing's come close to that one yet, and it managed to do it to me in complete abscence of either blatant headfuck a la Gainax, or 'blurred reality' a la Abe. I'm still trying to piece it together completely, for one.
(For those currently watching the TV series and skeptical of that - oh, you just wait, you just wait...

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