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 No.2575

I am building up a list of anime with serious artistic quality. I will post it to defy an anime hater who has attracted my attention.

Feel free to chime in. (But don't just say, "Boku no Pico," that joke is getting stale.)

Examples:

1 - Cowboy Bebop.

Merits: Extremely good music, skillful use of theme, most episodes are well-written. Draws on viewers' appreciation of earlier cinema.

2 - Cat Soup.

Merits: Alludes to classic painters such as Salvador Dali and thinkers such as C. G. Jung.

3 - Grave of the Fireflies.

Merits: Can provoke viewers to tears.

4 - Nausicaa.

Merits: Solidly written sci-fi story with very elegant visuals.

5 - Another.

Merits: Suspenseful, eerie, high production values.

6 - Haibane Renmei.

Merits: Well-written allegory, vague enough to allow interpretation but specific enough to deliver a real story.

7. PlanetES.

Merits: Convincing psychological drama, realistic conflict.

8. Gilgamesh.

Merits: Suspenseful plot, serious angst, drama, action.

9. Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Merits: Innovative art style, competent writing, competent deconstruction of stereotypes.

10. Mushishi.

Merits: Presents folklore and myth in a way that will engage modern viewers who do not believe in anything supernatural.

11. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

Merits: Good visuals, action, sci-fi gadgets.

 No.2576

>>2575

12. Hoozuki no Reitetsu.

Merits: Light-hearted, comedic treatment of Japanese myths.

 No.2582

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>>2575
If that entry-level list was given to convince me, I would laugh to tears. So let's see what can we fix here!

>Cowboy Bebop

Should be removed, and replaced with the combination of Lost Universe (general theme and spirit of space adventure) and Toki no Etranger (trying to see if one really lives, going against destiny, extremely good music, bang scene in the end, and most important - this movie influenced works of Satoshi Kon).
>Cat Soup
Should be removed, and replaced with Night on the Galactic Railroad (a faithful adaptation of an early 20th century novel, which is a cornerstone of japanese literature).
>Grave of the Fireflies
Should be removed, and replaced with Barefoot Gen (it follows the same theme, only it will provoke the viewer to ten times bigger amount of tears).
>Nausicaa
It can stay.
>Another
Should be removed, as it is extremely controversial, and many people will call it a "cheap, forced trash". This category should be omitted altogether - there is no good horror in anime.
>Haibane Renmei
It can stay, but it should be paired with Kino no Tabi (under the same reasons, the effect will double).
>PlanetES
Should be removed (because of unrealistic moralfaggotry of the main heroine), and replaced with Hi no Tori Uchuu Hen (this one has real "convincing psychological drama, realistic conflict", and it was made by genius Osamu Tezuka).
>Gilgamesh
It can stay.
>Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Should be removed (it does not deconstruct anything, everything it does was already done before in clasical mahou-shoujo and toku, and only newfags not familiar with the these believe otherwise), and replaced with any proper mahou-shoujo. For example, Cardcaptor Sakura.
>Mushishi
It can stay, but it should be paired with Mononoke (not to be confused with mononoke hime) to double its effect.
>Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
It can stay as long as you don't include the first Gits movie.

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>>2582
>>2582
>>Gilgamesh
>It can stay.

I'm impressed that you're familiar with Gilgamesh.

>there is no good horror in anime.


Okay.



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