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Eden of the East is a great suspense story with very natural dialogue, so it doesn't fall into that trend that some anime follow by having their characters talk in non-sensical poetry to sound smart. Its hard to say much since the best part of the series is finding out what exactly is happening. Its not to long ether 11 episodes and 2 or 3 movies. Its defiantly an anime I recommend to people who don't typically like anime.
Then look no further, It was so painful to watch just look at my avatar the other guy is any elfin lied fan.TeeBs said:
If your okay with hard sci-fi, watch Ergo Proxy. Or Ghost in the shell. Yeah, go with ghost in the shell.
I would suggest NOT going for Neon Genesis Evangelion, as others have suggested. I hate can barely even stand the first movie, let alone the entire box set (Which I actually own for some reason) because the main character won't stop his whiny bitching. That and the constant bullshit, tacked on christian imagery that was there for absolutely no reason. It was just tacked on. You could say I'm biased due to being a atheist, but even I know when something is just being put in at an attempt to be 'deep'
Also, ANYTHING and I mean ANYTHING, studio ghibli has done. I honestly consider them to be superior to Pixar, and no I'm not some Japanophile who tries to hate everything western (One of my 5 favorite movies is Wall-e), Studio Ghibli is just that good. I'd suggest Princess Mononoke.
I would suggest NOT going for Neon Genesis Evangelion, as others have suggested. I hate can barely even stand the first movie, let alone the entire box set (Which I actually own for some reason) because the main character won't stop his whiny bitching. That and the constant bullshit, tacked on christian imagery that was there for absolutely no reason. It was just tacked on. You could say I'm biased due to being a atheist, but even I know when something is just being put in at an attempt to be 'deep'
Also, ANYTHING and I mean ANYTHING, studio ghibli has done. I honestly consider them to be superior to Pixar, and no I'm not some Japanophile who tries to hate everything western (One of my 5 favorite movies is Wall-e), Studio Ghibli is just that good. I'd suggest Princess Mononoke.
I absolutely love that show, but I'm not sure it's what the OP is looking for. There's no fanservice or catgirls or anything of the sort, but it gets a little melodramatic, especially in the second season.SkoopMaster said:
Any other criticisms are annulled by the presence of Satou Sei, though.
Well, shit I guess I got nothing then well except for Claymore maybe...mireko said:
Sorry OP I failed you
I also recommend Ghost In the Shell, there is so fanserivce or real silliness outside of a group of support characters. It really conveys the sense of a real world! I do recommend you watch the dub, its amazing!Asimus said:
Has anyone recommended code geass? Its not serious at all times, trying to balance more serious moments with more typical slice-of-life, but it does a good job with its main plot and character development/analysis. OP, I hope you can stand some standard anime tropes, otherwise your going to be frustrated in your search.
Also, death Note
Also, death Note
Clannad and Clannad After Story (The sequel if you didnt know) if you love anime....WATCH THIS!!
I would suggest:
FLCL
Beck
Golden Boy
Cowbow Bebop
and Black Lagoon
All are great English dubbed if you're looking for that.
FLCL
Beck
Golden Boy
Cowbow Bebop
and Black Lagoon
All are great English dubbed if you're looking for that.
If you're looking for an experience that can truly be called 'mature,' then I would recommend Spice and Wolf. It's simplistic in its set-up and the execution of the plot is superb. It's not over-the-top while at the same time being more than it actually is. Personally, I prefer the novels it was based off of, but the anime is nothing to cringe from, either.
I'm just gonna say that I personally love Hokuto no Ken. It might not be your kind of thing, but it is quite fun to watch.
Spice and Wolf (Strongly recommended) is a brilliant story that deals with Medieval/Early Modern economics and politics, with a nice dose of romance.
Chrno Crusade may seem quite 'silly' at the start but it becomes downright morbid and so sad towards the end ;.;
Chrno Crusade may seem quite 'silly' at the start but it becomes downright morbid and so sad towards the end ;.;
I'm no anime buff, but I can see that there are a tonne of people within this thread who have ridiculous ideas about what is "mature" and what isn't. Particularly OP....what with the whole classification of Baccano and Bebop as 'silly fun' 'n all.
Although I was at first skeptical about the dude who recommended the first part of Bleach alongside a bunch of other, darker properties, I've got to say that I totally agree. Yeah, you could argue that it is about a young man's psychological development given flesh, so to speak, but that would be wankery of the highest degree. However....that whole first section is really, really restrained and well done, less about the fighting and more about the consequences of the conflict, and, more interestingly, about the consequences of avoiding conflict, coupled with some quiet character development and social commentary.
Personally, I'd recommend FLCL - but only if you are willing to watch it twice. Once you get past the initial hurdle of absolute confusion and pretensions to childishness it becomes really fucking clever.
Or House of Five Leaves - best subtle character development I've seen recently. In anything.
Although I was at first skeptical about the dude who recommended the first part of Bleach alongside a bunch of other, darker properties, I've got to say that I totally agree. Yeah, you could argue that it is about a young man's psychological development given flesh, so to speak, but that would be wankery of the highest degree. However....that whole first section is really, really restrained and well done, less about the fighting and more about the consequences of the conflict, and, more interestingly, about the consequences of avoiding conflict, coupled with some quiet character development and social commentary.
Personally, I'd recommend FLCL - but only if you are willing to watch it twice. Once you get past the initial hurdle of absolute confusion and pretensions to childishness it becomes really fucking clever.
Or House of Five Leaves - best subtle character development I've seen recently. In anything.
There is a difference between making a character sexy, and sticking in cheesecake fan service shots (like that Motoko one I showed earlier) in totally inappropriate moments. It undermines the seriousness of the scene. In that GITS scene in question, Motoko was trying to prevent a boy from murdering his parents. The sobriety of the situation is not improved in any way by having Motoko bending over and squashing her ass into the camera. The equivalent would be to focus a camera on Magna Goebbel's cleavage whilst she poisons her own kids in Downfall.FortyPercent said:
You don't think it much of a lurid contrivance when a series features sexy robots that can only pass imformation from one to the other by french kissing? This is a series about cool contemplation, pastoral harmony and the demise of the human species. Such a silly feature to the robots undermines the sensible, restrained nature of the show.Grospoliner said:
I'll recommend/second Spice & Wolf, Paranoia Agent, Rainbow and arguably Gankutsuou (if surreal visuals and questionable source material fidelity isn't a problem). Read good things on Kara no Kyoukai as well.
...And of course mention Higurashi no Naku Koro ni by default, though it would probably have to be the Visual Novel to be able to fit as true seinen material (the anime is awesome, but deeming it thought-provoking might be a stretch).
...And of course mention Higurashi no Naku Koro ni by default, though it would probably have to be the Visual Novel to be able to fit as true seinen material (the anime is awesome, but deeming it thought-provoking might be a stretch).
My recommendation:
Give up.
I've gone on this very same search you are on. And I found Monster, came to then end and found that the most well plotted series (if not best scripted) with the most likable and 3D characters ends without amounting to a god damned thing. I quit anime. I decided to find addiction to something with consistent quality. Heroin.
Give up.
I've gone on this very same search you are on. And I found Monster, came to then end and found that the most well plotted series (if not best scripted) with the most likable and 3D characters ends without amounting to a god damned thing. I quit anime. I decided to find addiction to something with consistent quality. Heroin.