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Something different, plox Anonymous
Looking for new anime. I'm really kind of worn out on the whole giant robot magical teenaged catgirl from space thing. ITT more serious animes, along the lines of Bebop, Wolf's Rain, Champloo. I feel like some drama.
>> Anonymous
Noir is pure win in that case.

Elfen Lied if you like bloodier, gorier, "human beings are savage and deserve to die" philosophical-type stuff
>> Anonymous
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Not the pic I'd meant for the OP.
>> Anonymous
>plox
>> Anonymous
>>329461
Watched Elfen Lied. It had its good parts, but the whole part where she turns into the big-titted retarded chick who can only say "nyuu" is the kind of stuff I want to avoid. That and the terribly overabundant fanservice. I guess I'm looking for something targetted at a more mature audience?
>> Anonymous
Death Note is by far one of the best animes to come out this year.
>> Anonymous
Seconded on Death Note--mature, serious, very little fanservice, and the suspense is to die for. It's an anime where the people actually THINK. Not only that, but the mindgames they play are central to the plot. Highly, highly recommended.
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>>329465
>>329466
3rd
It's taken its rightful place as my favorite series (at the moment) because it is meant for a mature, thinking audience.
>> Anonymous
deathnote starts to suck after L dies
>> Anonymous
only because he wasn't fresh for yaoi anymore :P
>> Anonymous
Code Geass, its not serious all the time but the comedy only makes up for a small part of it. It does have giant robots in it..but those arent the focus of the series and the battles with the giant robots are usually pretty quick and are only in a handful of episodes.
>> Anonymous
Vagabond, serious samurai story with realistic fights, and good character development. Contains mature content BTW

And I'm also seconding Death Note.
>> Anonymous
>>329464

It is targeted at an old audience you moron. The "fanservice" within Elfen Lied is so little as to barely register, relative to so many animes (look at NGEvangelion, for example, arguably one of the deepest and most serious anime of all time, with plenty of "fanservice).

The manga of Elfen Lied admittedly does have quite a bit of fan service, but what popular anime/manga doesn't?

Even those aimed at old audiences (if not USUSALLY those) have eechi material, and Elfen Lied presents a great amount of philosophical and deeply disturbing points.

I think the only thing to be criticised is probably the ending, which seemed a bit of a gyp (obvious without givig absolute clarity or what viewers want).
>> Anonymous
>>329464

By the way, that is supposed to signify the dicohtomy of human behaviour, the absolute and child-like innocence and cold and detached mercilessness of which humans are capable.

Thus she embodies both human cruelty and innocence in something not only removed and ostracised, but also in a detached observer of the human race.

>>329461

Besides, it shows both the good and bad in humanity, the institution and Kouta being juxtaposed throughout the series.