Originally Posted by
greysuit
Thanks to everyone who responded with suggestions. So I far I have watched two of the anime: 'Stranger: Mukou Hadan', and 'Kara no Kyoukai 1: Fukan Fuuke'. I have been reluctant to watch any of the series because of the time required and due to the trend of series often seeming of lower quality (I think this is true both of eastern or western, animated or live action).
I liked Mukou Hadan, it was very good overall. Though, it did seem aimed at a bit younger audience, and the violence was a little on the unrealistic side for my tastes.
I didn't care much for 'Kyoukai 1: Fukan Fuuke'. This was partly because the genre was kind of like a creepy horror vibe, which is not my thing. Also, I have to admit that I did not get it. It was unclear to me who the protagonist was or what she did for an occupation. I sort of got the sense that this was a continuation of another series or something, because much seemed to be left unexplained. The art was pretty good though.
I think I might check out black lagoon next.
Some suggestions, like 'Aria the Origination' or 'Shinsekai Yori' are easy to veto, since im generally not interested in romance, the lives of teen girls, ongoing relationship drama, etc.
Kaiba looks like it could be a really great one, though perhaps not for me. The artwork looks pretty cutesy. On the other hand, the premise sounds very cool and I read it won an award for animation.
Still, I feel like something on the level of Akira or GiTS is missing. The combination of the cinematic epicness of the art, the gritty noire setting, the mature themes, the dark and depressing yet not emo or overwrought feel, made those two movies so good. From up on Poppy Hill was perhaps even better than Akira and GiTS (Akira is probably still better for the artwork), but it was missing the darkness, the violence, and the noire aesthetic that I crave.
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