Discussion What would you say is an anime that isn’t meant to be enjoyed, but meant to be experienced?

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  1. FarbinJones

    FarbinJones New Member

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    This question popped in my mind after having finished Texhnolyze a while ago. This was by no means a series that I could say I necessarily "liked" or "enjoyed", it was a brutal and otherwise crushing experience that’s left me depressed just thinking about it, and had injected a sense of nihilistic pessimism into me. I hold to a highly personal regard, but it’s not something that I would say I "loved" in a manner that implies enjoyment with what I had to go through.

    What’s an anime you think fits under this criteria? An anime where you liking it isn’t because of just entertainment, but one where you like it because it was something that made you feel, think, or any other experience it could’ve put you the
     
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    If an anime can make you feel, think and affect you somehow then it should made you entertained otherwise you might consider NTR or hentai, etc... (such things can make you feel but not entertained, unless you like that sort os stuff)
     
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    Yeah, hentai in general.
     
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    A recent one that comes to mind is Devilman Crybaby that came last year.
     
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    If @elengee was here he would say!

    Hentai! :blobhero:
     
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    Ratatoskr [Aruruu's proud dad] [The False Gentleman]

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    Slam dunk shows me what burning youth feels like.
    I just like putting slam dunk's name out there.
     
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    KTL Down horrendous

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    Gintama is both
     
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    its not anime
    but 177013
     
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    Little Potato Sexiest Potato Alive [SpaceBar's Master]

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    Madoka Magica :blobhyperthink: 'Nuff said.
     
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    Boku no pico
     
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    I have so many questions regarding your icon, but first, is that coffee fermented?
     
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    Angel Egg.
    Evangelion, the reboot movies.
     
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    Made in Abyss. F*ck that series. Same with Magica Madoka, Attack on Titan, Akame Ga Kill and every other super depressing anime. Don't check them out if you enjoy being happy :blobsleepless:

    The worst ones are probably Made in Abyss and Magica Madoka because their art styles trick you into thinking they're gonna be sweet and happy. I wouldn't lose my head over it, though... :blobamused:
     
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    Definitely Gintama
     
  17. superH

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    hentai lol
     
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    Shinsekai Yori

    It’s a whole different world out there...
     
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    Ddraig Frostfire Dragon|Retired lurker|FFF|Loved by RNG

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    I would totally rec the book too :)

    Also Ghost stories, dubbed. It is truly an unique experience
     
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    MasterCuddler Handsome Chicken

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    Lain, it’s trippy
     
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