Anime for the more mature

[Thyrz]

Hi, I'm looking for some good anime that fit my tastes.

Likes:

Mushishi (!)
Melody of Oblivion
Honey& Clover
Genshiken
Beyond the Clouds
School Rumble
Suzumiya Haruhi
Ergo Proxy
Fate-Stay Night
Full Metal Alchemist
Samurai Champloo
Touch
Initial D
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Trigun

Dislikes:
Naruto (speaks for itself)
Bleach
Mai-Hime
Eureka Seven annoyed me to bits. I watched up to 20ish where I reached a point where all the crying and the emo got to me.
It could've been a great anime if not for that.
Suzuka, the boy is annoying. Way too emo.
Peach Girl
Da Capo
Shuffle!
Okusama wa Joshikosei
Girls Bravo (I don't like any harem anime. The only one I could stand was Love Hina)



All in all, no anime where the lead is a little kid. No magical girls (whatever that means). They're annoying. I don't like fanservice, either.
Exceptions are movies like Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle.
I prefer mature leads like Mushishi, Initial D, School Rumble.

Thanks in advance

[physics223]

Ah! I think you'd probably like Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex has more or less a similar story to Ergo Proxy (although we're debating in the EP thread because I think EP has become ordinary in the past few episodes). In my opinion, I even think SAC has a more solid story (so far, after eight episodes of EP).

After this is 2nd GIG, a continuation of the first series.

[lemondude]

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[Thyrz]

Originally Posted by lemondude

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lemondude, if you were an anime, I'd delete you.

[jedinat]

Check out:
Haibane Renmei
Seikai no Monshou
Juuni Kokuki - a TON of character development, especially on the part of the protagonist. She starts out a lost little girl and becomes very mature.

[Scorch]

It isn't really like any other anime I can think of, but Monster is an excellent and intelligent anime.

Ghost in the Shell is great, Ergo Proxy is the most similar to it on the list you gave. The two series are much more viewer friendly than the movies - the first movie is densely intellectual and the second movie is lacking substance, so you'd probably be better off starting with the series (Stand Alone Complex). I loved the first movie, but I know several people who disliked it and still liked the tv series.

Cowboy Bebop is similar to Samurai Champloo, you might like that as well. Instead of Hip-hop like in SC, it uses a jazz motif. Reruns of it are still played during [Adult Swim] on Cartoon Network.

[physics223]

Another ProductionIG film that is noted for its mind-fuck abilities is Jin-roh. I think you could watch that as well.

[Asfad]

If you like Mushishi, Kino no Tabi is a MUST. Get it now! You won't regret it.

I'll throw in a second vote for Monster. Great, Great stuff. And if you are into manga, check out the authors other works (Urasawa Naoki). His works after Monster are all masterpieces.

And for a currently airing series, Higarushi no Naku Koro Ni looks promising. Don't let the elementary looking school kids fool you, this is some freaky stuff. Just check out the first few seconds of the first episode for a teaser

Thats all I can think of for now, enjoy

[Mr.Hawq]

Berserk
Gungrave
Basilisk
madlax
Elfen lied
monte cristo
Trinity blood
Xtv

info at www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/

[nixie]

A lot of the good stuff has been said. Here are a couple more suggestions:

Planetes
Beck
Gankutsuou
Read or Die
Hellsing
Last Exile

[Thyrz]

I'll surely look into Ghost in the Shell.

Do you guys know more completed anime fitting my description?

Keep 'em coming.

[Xinil]

+1 Juuni Kokuki
+1 Berserk

Let's see, more mature lead roles/anime series.

Witch Hunter Robin
Monster
Beck
Great Teacher Onizuka
Gungrave
Hitsuji no Uta
Now and then, here and there (young lead, but extremely mature)
Speed Grapher
Wolf's Rain

That's basically what I picked up after traversing my list once. I think you'd enjoy all of those a lot.

Edit: All the series listed are completed.

[Aidan]

I'll just add a few more,
For series:
The Twelve Kingdoms
KURAU Phantom Memory
The Count Of Monte Cristo
For movies:
The Place Promised In Our Early Days
Millennium Actress

Warning some of the works above contain emo...

[Xinil]

Originally Posted by anime_bitch

if u want mature anime then go and watch hentai geez......

Mature does not mean hentai. Mature means "directed towards the older crowd". Usually more complicated, darker, violent, and/or packed with more sexual content series fall under this category.

[Mr.Hawq]

Originally Posted by Xinil

Mature does not mean hentai. Mature means "directed towards the older crowd". Usually more complicated, darker, violent, and/or packed with more sexual content series fall under this category.

Lol I think he was just exaggerating there.

[Xellos-_^]

Vampire Princess Miyu OAV
Trigun
Outlaw Star
KGNE - watching KGNE has been describe as having struck in your gut and having someone twist it. Also been know to cause sleepless nights and leaving emotional scars.
Read Or Die
Gasaraki


Now And The, Here and There - Little Kid as the main character but nothing funny about this show.
Infinite No Ryvius - been descirbe as Lord of the Fly in Space.

[Thyrz]

Originally Posted by anime_bitch

if u want mature anime then go and watch hentai geez......

I seem to have angered a fanboi in my "Dislikes"-list.

Originally Posted by Mr.Hawq

Lol I think he was just exaggerating there.

I don't think he's exaggerating, he registered to AS just to make that one post.

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

KGNE - watching KGNE has been describe as having struck in your gut and having someone twist it. Also been know to cause sleepless nights and leaving emotional scars..

This sounded interesting, but then I found this.
http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.p...=anime&aid=896


Anyway, I've already seen BECK, GTO, Millennium Actress, Monster. I liked them all.

I got Ghost in the Shell, Twelve Kingdoms, Haibane Renmei, Kino no Tabi, and I'll definitely look for more of the anime listed here, thanks guys.

[miaka]

Shingetsutan Tsukihime- same set with Fate/Stay night. Its a vampire show.
xxxholic- similar with mushishi that deals with weird stuff but its comedy
Kachou Ouji - aka Black Heaven. Its sci-fi drama. i am quite sure that both male and female lead are adult.

[Vexx]

Originally Posted by anime_bitch

if u want mature anime then go and watch hentai geez......

Unfortunately, I've seen his other posts .... maturity is something some need to work on the concept of harder than others.

In terms of complex, adult storylines - REC actually scores pretty well as does Honey&Clover. Nana is a possibility but too early to tell. "Mature themes" usually unfortunately is misused to mean juvenile level T&A, sex, or ultra-violence substituting for plot --- instead of like how CSI in Las Vegas is often more mature than, say, "Vegas", most so-called comedy on prime time, or any of those mind-numbing survival shows. So when I use "mature" I mean -- shows that real adults tend to enjoy.
Most of the known grownups I know of on this forum liked Lamune - its not about grownups but a fairly subtle mature show. Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora did well with mature themes. There's a number of "good for a lot of ages" that adults can have fun with but I suppose we're sticking to stuff "grownups" can enjoy. I'd actually mention Utawarerumono as a possibility because of the themes but also too early to tell (thought there's been a fair amount of the consequence of violence and adult conversation, it also has a "cute factor" that disguises it).

GITS is an obvious one as well as Gunslinger Girls .. combining violence with some fairly complex philosophies and ambiguous moralities..

[physics223]

GunGrave is among the better anime I've just started watching ... it's also disturbing.