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Originally Posted by Fweakin
So, recently (for some unknown reason) I've been watching a tonne of relatively mindless, unchallenging anime. I now need to find an movie/series that gives me something to stew over and become absorbed in.
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More recent seasons
have been rather disappointing...
Continuing...
I
greatly enjoyed loved both
ef ~ a tale of memories and
5 Centimeters per Second and am currently watching through
Neon Genesis Evangelion (though I'm not far) and
Serial Experiments Lain.
I can tell you that so far (I'm about halfway through),
Serial Experiments Lain isn't as straightforward with its symbolism as
ef is, but it does follow several themes much more closely than
ef did.
EDIT: Actually, I highly recommend
SEL, since it's very thought-provoking (which is what you seem to be looking for), I have personally (over)analysed the OP sequence as well.
Other stuff I'd recommend (MAL is down at the moment, so hopefully you haven't seen all of these):
Elfen Lied - Some themes are followed through the series, though not as much as
ef or
SEL. However, like
ef, you don't even need to realise it to enjoy it.
Kino's Journey - Kino (it's been a while
) is arguably an existentialist, and its episodic layout follows short accounts of raw humanity with some displays of psychological and sociological themes.
Shigofumi - Like Kino, Shigofumi's Fumika shows displays existential traits. Also similar is the short stories (as opposed to episodic plots) that often show the darker side of humanity.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - It's a psychological anime by some interpretations. We both have the internal mental conflict of characters and the interpretation of certain events by the viewer that make it "psychological". Also like
ef and
Elfen Lied, it's enjoyable on a superfical level as well.
And Psychological has an "h".
