Anime about loneliness

[Thyrz]

At the risk of sounding emo, I'm looking for more anime with loneliness as a theme.

I've seen:

Ghost in the Shell: Innocence
Monster
Garden of Sinners
Kino no Tabi
Mushishi
Welcome to NHK
Genshiken


Reference titles:

Lost in Translation
Taxi Driver
The Machinist
Avalon
2046
Batman movies


I'm stretching it on some of those, but I'm looking for a somewhat dark atmosphere like in Innocence.
I'm not emo btw, you don't have to recommend me emo titles.

Preferrably not loneliness related to love. More like a feeling-out-of-place-at-the-new-job loneliness or however many other types of loneliness there are.

[LeoXiao]

Evangelion. If you like dark stuff, you can try Ergo Proxy, it's very cyberpunk-themed, but not exactly about loneliness (though I think it plays a big role).

[jedinat]

I don't see how xxxHOLiC is emo... (or how Welcome to NHK passes this emo test while SayoZetsu fails, but w/e)

Fruits Basket - the two male leads are lonely
Kare Kano - Tsubasa arc
Aishiteru ze Baby - young girl latches on to the protagonist in absence of her mother; his love interest is lonely
But none of those are very dark... hmm.
Kurau Phantom Memory - not too dark, but at least it's sci-fi... about alien lifeforms that take over take over/form human bodies; they are utterly lonely without their "pair," their other half, so to speak. Much of the conflict arises from the forced separation or loss of pairs.

[Deus ex Digital Boy]

the ultimate loneliness anime is 5 Centimeters Per Second. If you are lonely, it will make you cry, promised.

[blewin]

Natsume Yuujinchou (second season will be out in Jan). It's the only anime that exudes the similar feeling in Mushishi.

[Telmah]

Haibane Renmei has an almost surreal feel to it, and definitely conveys the idea of being new and alone or in a different world. Midway through it becomes a focus of the show after

Spoiler for big spoiler:

Kuu's death, when Rakka isolates herself from her friends.

As I posted in another thread, I can't reccommend this show enough, it is the only anime I've seen that I feel is a masterpiece when related to things in other mediums. I enjoy anime alot, but this shines above the rest--if you ignore everything else I write, watch this show and if you can make it through the slow paced beginning to when the plot begins, you'll be interested in its take on loneliness. Even after the arc is resolved

Spoiler for another big spoiler:

it plays a role in the ending when Rakka realizes she isn't the only person that's been alone.

Voices of a Distant Star is an amazing OVA, that tackles the concept--it's more about distance but loneliness definitely could be considered a theme. It's very short--just a single ova however.

Serial Expertiments Lain is an interesting piece, but I think the main character is very, very isolated and while not the focus it certainly exudes from the atmosphere.

Higurashi has it a bit in the second season, though it's by no means a prevailing theme or focus. It's also very violent. I can't say more without really spoiling it. It's a bit of a stretch.

[othera]

The first ~28 or so eps of death note, L seems really lonely and its a great story imho.

[Thyrz]

Thanks for the recommendations. I'd already seen them all except for jedinat's. I guess movies like Innocence are hard to come by.

[blueinuyasha]

i would say TRUE TEARS
i dont know if its about being lonely but i think you would like KIGEKI its only one episode

[Thyrz]

I've seen 'em both already. Seen an episode of True Tears, can't say I enjoyed it. Kigeki was great, though.

Thanks for trying.

[mit7059]

How about Honey & Clover? And as said above 5 cm per second would be the ultimate.

[Edgewalker]

Kite and if you like it Kite Liberator.

[retardation]

chaos; head