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darry · 2011-06-14, 17:04

Yeah thats what im looking for im not trying to kill myself :P, Just need something "new" kinda tired of all this standard stuff.

Flower · 2011-06-14, 17:31

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Originally Posted by darry

Yeah thats what im looking for im not trying to kill myself :P, Just need something "new" kinda tired of all this standard stuff.

Can you be more specific of examples of what you call "all this standard stuff" and anime or manga you have read or watched and did not approve of?

Or even some manga or anime you have been exposed to and liked?

Jan-Poo · 2011-06-14, 17:33

Well then I suggest you try something even more different from the "standard stuff"

Suicide Club

It's a japanese movie, and I doubt you'll find anything more centered about suicide than this.

Kotohono · 2011-06-14, 17:37

Two suggestions:
A drama heavy one with it as a fairly large portion of the story Bungaku Shoujo
Not serious one, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei maybe?

kitten320 · 2011-06-14, 17:50

I'll second Bungaku Shoujo

Irenicus · 2011-06-14, 17:58

Suicide Island. It's in the title.

It's actually a survival manga (see the "Island" part), but every character is a suicide survivor. The author is an expert at writing psychological manga; his other famous series is the impressive psychological fighting manga Holyland. Quite the premise; we've seen "normal" humans going through island survival experiences often enough, but what if everyone already wanted to die...?

Dark and serious, powerfully psychological; be careful.

Also, watch Paranoia Agent. Some of the episodes deal with the suicide theme. Other episodes deal with other equally dark sides of the human psyche. An extraordinary series from the late genius Satoshi Kon who made the critically-acclaimed Paprika, Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers, and other masterpieces of Japanese animation. Alas that he would pass on so young...

ArrowSmith · 2011-06-14, 19:09

Suicide Club was pretty lame, the suicide were pretty random.

Guardian Enzo · 2011-06-14, 19:13

The wonderful recent film Colorful. Suicide is front & center as the topic of the film.

raduccio · 2011-06-14, 22:29

Welcome to the NHK!

Mnemosyne · 2011-06-14, 22:31

I don't know if you're willing to put up with the shoujo supernatural-ness of the rest of the story, but suicide and the will to live (or lack thereof) are pretty major themes of the Full Moon wo Sagashite manga.

SeijiSensei · 2011-06-14, 23:02

Second for Welcome to the NHK! I also suggest the first story arc in Aoi Bungaku called "No Longer Human."

Aquillion · 2011-06-18, 15:19

Hitsuji no Uta is a pretty good OAV focused on this sort of thing. Very dark.

ArrowSmith · 2011-06-20, 02:29

Shigofumi has an episode that deals with it.

2011-06-14, 17:04	Link #1
darry Member Join Date: Jan 2009	looking for anime / manga that deals explicit with suicide Yeah thats what im looking for im not trying to kill myself :P, Just need something "new" kinda tired of all this standard stuff.

2011-06-14, 17:33	Link #3
Jan-Poo 別にいいけど Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: forever lost inside a logic error	Well then I suggest you try something even more different from the "standard stuff" Suicide Club It's a japanese movie, and I doubt you'll find anything more centered about suicide than this. __________________

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kitten320 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007	I'll second Bungaku Shoujo __________________ My anime list

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Mnemosyne Ruler of the Universe Join Date: Jul 2006	I don't know if you're willing to put up with the shoujo supernatural-ness of the rest of the story, but suicide and the will to live (or lack thereof) are pretty major themes of the Full Moon wo Sagashite manga. __________________ "The wheels start to turn and turn with a force that I can in no way resist... "

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SeijiSensei AS Oji-kun Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 74	Second for Welcome to the NHK! I also suggest the first story arc in Aoi Bungaku called "No Longer Human." __________________ Taking Anime Seriously - Politics by the Numbers - Sports by the Numbers - MAL List - Avatars - Images

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Irenicus Le fou, c'est moi Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA Age: 34	Suicide Island. It's in the title. It's actually a survival manga (see the "Island" part), but every character is a suicide survivor. The author is an expert at writing psychological manga; his other famous series is the impressive psychological fighting manga Holyland. Quite the premise; we've seen "normal" humans going through island survival experiences often enough, but what if everyone already wanted to die...? Dark and serious, powerfully psychological; be careful. Also, watch Paranoia Agent. Some of the episodes deal with the suicide theme. Other episodes deal with other equally dark sides of the human psyche. An extraordinary series from the late genius Satoshi Kon who made the critically-acclaimed Paprika, Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers, and other masterpieces of Japanese animation. Alas that he would pass on so young...

2011-06-14, 19:09	Link #7
ArrowSmith Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009	Suicide Club was pretty lame, the suicide were pretty random.

2011-06-14, 22:29	Link #9
raduccio Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010	Welcome to the NHK!

2011-06-18, 15:19	Link #12
Aquillion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003	Hitsuji no Uta is a pretty good OAV focused on this sort of thing. Very dark.

2011-06-20, 02:29	Link #13
ArrowSmith Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009	*Shigofumi* has an episode that deals with it.