Can anybody recommend any serious manga/anime such as Ghost in

>>25635
you make me laugh

20th century boys is a manga you should read.

lain is a serious anime you should watch.
so is haibane renmai.

>>25644
Thanks, they seem neat

>>25635
Jin-Roh is a must.

>>25785
Jin-Roh, Flag, Seirei no Moribito (yes, I think that Seirei no Moribito is more for adults than teenagers).

You know, it's kinda hard, recommending something when we don't know your taste. For example, are psychedelic anime okay (e.g. Paprika, Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales + its follow-up Mononoke)? Is melancholic stuff okay (e.g. The Wind Rises, Makoto Shinkai's stuff)? Are retro-epic movies okay (e.g. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust or Arcadia of My Youth)?

>>25792
Well i can't say that i have an exact taste but i'll list my favs to narrow it down?
Holyland
Berserk
Gunsmith cats
Urusei Yatsura
Maison Ikkoku
Black Lagoon
I prefer not to have too much standing around and talking, more action if that helps. I watched Paprika a week ago and it was really good but confusing. Also watched most of the studio ghibli movies.

>>25785
I've heard that Jin-Roh was mostly political arguments and that kinda stuff? Maybe im just delusional.

>>25901
>I prefer not to have too much standing around and talking, more action if that helps.
How you got through GitS SAC then I don't understand

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Madoka Magica

>>26446
Yeah i guess you're right, i guess what i meant was useless standing around just talking about whatever.
GitS SAC has some case or mystery to be solved, and i don't know i can stand it i guess GitS SAC just is the best thing i've ever watched and therefore i could stand it?

>>26617
By watching the trailer Madoka Magica seems like a feelgood sugarcoated highschool girls anime.
Am i wrong or?

>>26617
Came here to advocate this.

>>26622
>seems like a feelgood sugarcoated highschool girls anime.
I wouldn't be fucking depressed right now if that were the case.

>>26677
please explain further?
i don't really feel sad if the show is sad.

pretty sure Kingdom would fit under this.

So would Planetes
also Blame!

>>26906
i guess i could read Blame but it seems very emo, Planetes seems... like a really deep story but no action? I cant see where 3 people in space would find any action, kingdom is kinda meh since its in ancient china and is mostly about waging war in a tactical way?

Maybe im just being a dumbshit but they dont seem very appealing, but havent watched them yet so i shouldnt say anything. im a selective cunt with shit like this.

>>26622
It's not that at all, it was advertised like that as a red herring.

>>26898
>>26622
You are wrong, but that's the point. You should watch madoka. Its got excellent themes, its quite serious, and it subverts and criticizes an entire genre while making commentary on life, dreams, and choices. Quite good.

>>26912
Ah, there is a lot of suspense in planetes. Its really good. The characters are very real too, and for a near-future setting it works amazingly well.

There arent fight scenes or bang bang shooty bits in it, like there are in GitS, but you want to know what happens next. Starts a little slow though.
ya really oughta give some of these a try. You may find you are willing to sit and see a little more for a little less action because the story or the characters are that compelling.

>>27140
yeah i get watcha mean, i'll watch it a bit l8r

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>>26620
Monster, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, >>26620
Haibane Renmei, Serial Experiments Lain, Texhnolyze, Utena, Patlabor (OVA + Movies 1 and 2), Area 88 OVA, Yamato 2199, Rose of Versailles (Bare with the Shoujou aesthetic), Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal, Terra e, and Shinsekai Yori.

There are many more in manga though. Just search through the classic Seinen series 101 shit and you'll find something along the lines of GitS.

Like here, Battle Angel Alita, Eden: It's an Endless World, Blame, Akira (Manga is superior to the film), and Homunculus are good contenders for all time best Seinen series.

>>25903
Politics are prominently featured because of the nature of the world and the story, but Jin-Roh isn't just about politics. There's not that much action if that's what you mean, but what is there is well animated and very brutal.

>>27327
Thanks for clearing that up

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>>27253
Thanks for the huge contribution.
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>>27327
>rotoscope
>well animated