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On October 12 2009 15:34 Thesecretaznman wrote:Why are people saying that the second half of Death Note sucks? It definitely wasn't as good, but I think it was only because it the series lost its novelty, much like why the subsequent Matrix/Star Wars films sucked (though I'm sure the acting in the SW films probably didn't help.) + Show Spoiler +After L died, I think the impact of the series declined, but I still liked Near/Mello quite a lot. o_o
A.) Extreme redundancy
B.) No feeling of suspense
C.) You knew how it was going to end the moment the 2nd half started up
It basically dragged out to ridiculous levels IMO.
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On October 12 2009 10:10 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
Death Note made me rage when a certain event happened. FFFFFU.
Code Geass > Death Note imo. Code Geass was presented with the ending in mind, whereas it seems like the second half of Death Note was really incoherent and chaotic, as if the creators extended it artificially due to the high ratings...
Code Geass is such a great anime :o
Btw, was I the only one who thought of hentai after reading the title ? 
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Ummmmm
Serial Experiments Lain is the best anime for thinking types IMO
Full Metal Alchemist also has some very deep themes.
Also, totally thought this was about hentai.
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On October 12 2009 17:40 Necosarius wrote:Show nested quote +On October 12 2009 10:10 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
Death Note made me rage when a certain event happened. FFFFFU.
Code Geass > Death Note imo. Code Geass was presented with the ending in mind, whereas it seems like the second half of Death Note was really incoherent and chaotic, as if the creators extended it artificially due to the high ratings... Code Geass is such a great anime :o Btw, was I the only one who thought of hentai after reading the title ?
On October 12 2009 13:38 konadora wrote:
I thought this was going be some hentai review rofl
On October 12 2009 18:09 omninmo wrote:
Ummmmm
Serial Experiments Lain is the best anime for thinking types IMO
Full Metal Alchemist also has some very deep themes.
Also, totally thought this was about hentai.
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Goddammit Blood != Mature.
Also, how could this go to 4 pages without Monster?
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I'd say Ergo Proxy was alot more "adult" than the ones listed :/. Only enjoyed bebop out of them tbh.
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Hellsing Ultimate~ Another cool watch.
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I can't say I've seen most of these, but I thought Bebop and Champloo were targeted at the young adult male demographic ("young adult" meaning what it means in the literature/fiction context).
But what I like about those two is that they don't overreach in my opinion; a lot of other shows seem to get heavy on the armchair philosophy and/or dark plots for the sake of just being dark or having blood/murder. It's the style, cinematography (do you still call it that for anime when there's no physical camera?) , pacing, etc. that distinguish them. That and the character relationships are what do the exploring beneath the surface. If that's adult or not, I don't know. To me, it at least made a good watch.
It's not convoluted plots that create depth.
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I really like the first half of Death Note, but the second half is just ugh.
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Samurai Champloo and Cowboy Bebop should be at the top :D. Also add elfen lied and ghost in the shell to the OP. And yeah I thought this was about hentai too :<
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Take out rurouni kenshin from the list. It's not even considered a mature anime. Ghost in the Shell deserves to be on the list more than rk.
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Death Note is only good until L dies.
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No GitS anywhere? Not even as an honorable mention? Fuck!!!
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Death Note was good but its ending was horrible
+ Show Spoiler +Light dies. Good guys win, bad guys lose again. Can we please have a story where the bad guy wins and takes over the world? Damn
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On October 13 2009 09:46 Mortality wrote:
No GitS anywhere? Not even as an honorable mention? Fuck!!!
How could you have hoped to see Ghost in the Shell if he put Kenshin as #1 and Deathnote as #2, lol.
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On October 12 2009 09:39 dnastyx wrote:
How the hell can anyone pick Deathnote over Cowboy Bebop?
I guess it's all the 'adult' people making this picks.
Also, what the OP list lacks:
Experiments Lain
Ghost in the Shell (Stand Alone Complex if we're mentioning only the series here)
Texhnolyze (Tekunoraizu hehehe)
Visions of Escaflowne
And wtf is with all the Elfen Lied fans? It was absolute crap. The animation was horribad, the plot seems like it was written by some emo who can't get laid (title reference?) etc. etc.
Come on...
They don't make anime as they used to.
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Monster would've been a nice option. Oh well.
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Something like Moyashimon would be an adult anime. Death Note, etc, are for emo kids. I second Experiments Lain as a good adult anime. Visions of Escalflowne used to play on WB11 on Saturday morning, and that accurately describes its maturity level.
I'll repeat my earlier statement that none of the OP's animes are adult animes, with possibly the exception of Berserk (and not because of maturity, but because of guts and blood).
Also agree that Elfen Lied is total shit (in the bad way).
My personal favorite is Revolutionary Girl Utena. One of the best animes ever made imo, whether it be for kids or adults.
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I didn't include Escaflowne in the list as a 'mature' anime. Just an example of good series with awesome drawing, even more awesome music (Yoko Kanno doesn't fail) and pretty good story (yeah, might be a bit cheesy but it's a very enjoyable fantasy genre to watch).
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Yeah I liked Escaflowne too. It's really too bad there isn't more adult animes. There's no HBO in Japan, sad sad.
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