I agree that by the end Penguindrum was ridiculously hard to follow. And I can't say it all makes sense to me either. But the impact it had, and the emotion of the characters was overwhelming. You care, even if you don't understand why. It made me stressed, anxious, and at times extremely uncomfortable, but being able to evoke such strong reactions is an accomplishment in itself. That's part of what makes Penguindrum awesome.
Jinrui ha Suitai Shimashita is another good, yet confusing one. I'd like to say that the strangest part was when the loaf of bread committed suicide. But as anyone who's seen it can attest to, that's not the case. Once she starts time traveling and cloning herself via banana peels, all bets are off.
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But the king of difficult to understand anime is still Ergo Proxy. You'd have to be an art, classic lit, psychology, and philosophy major to understand that series. It just has so much going on at all times. Yet it's not a mess, it's just very tightly packed with content. It's, however, one of my favourite shows ever.
It could be considered a spin-off of the classic sci-fi book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" so any Blade Runner fans would probably love it. I know I did.
Another series that touches on the same themes of android sentience and the moral and ethical implications for humans is the 6 episode OVA series Eve no Jikan. That one is also brilliant. It's more like a movie than a series though. I'd say watch it all in one go. In fact, they made a movie version that has added scenes, so look for that one.
If anyone wants something recommended to them, feel free to ask. I currently have exactly 300 completed anime things under my belt. I say things, because not all of them are series. Some are specials, some are movies, some ONAs.
Still, it amounts to a total of 1615 hours, or 67.3 consecutive days of anime stuff.
Jinrui ha Suitai Shimashita is another good, yet confusing one. I'd like to say that the strangest part was when the loaf of bread committed suicide. But as anyone who's seen it can attest to, that's not the case. Once she starts time traveling and cloning herself via banana peels, all bets are off.
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But the king of difficult to understand anime is still Ergo Proxy. You'd have to be an art, classic lit, psychology, and philosophy major to understand that series. It just has so much going on at all times. Yet it's not a mess, it's just very tightly packed with content. It's, however, one of my favourite shows ever.
It could be considered a spin-off of the classic sci-fi book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" so any Blade Runner fans would probably love it. I know I did.
Another series that touches on the same themes of android sentience and the moral and ethical implications for humans is the 6 episode OVA series Eve no Jikan. That one is also brilliant. It's more like a movie than a series though. I'd say watch it all in one go. In fact, they made a movie version that has added scenes, so look for that one.
If anyone wants something recommended to them, feel free to ask. I currently have exactly 300 completed anime things under my belt. I say things, because not all of them are series. Some are specials, some are movies, some ONAs.
Still, it amounts to a total of 1615 hours, or 67.3 consecutive days of anime stuff.
