BLAME!
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BLAME! is a very dark and abstract set of 6 shorts which are based on the manga by Tsutomu Nihei. The "story" (if it can be called that) revolves around a man named Killy: a human living amongst clones and androids. His task, it seems, is to collect things known as "net-genes", and to help find the remaining humans that may or may not exist.
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Pale Cocoon
- OVA (1 ep)
- 2006
In a dark and dystopic future, the environment of Earth has been destroyed by its human inhabitants. The remainder of mankind live in a physical “gap” between what is known as the lower level, and the unknown sky above. In this dreary and mechanical existence, the melancholy Ura works to restore the memories of the past, as part of the Archive Excavation Department. Along with Riko, his sole companion, Ura will soon discover a mysterious remnant of the past which may prove that there is more to their existence than meets the eye...
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add recSo, both are dark, stylish scifi dramas set in broken-down manmade dystopias. Had they done more of the story, BLAME would have been more of a dark, edgy action series, but the tiny fragment they did made it more of a slow, intellectual piece. And that meshes pretty well with Pale Cocoon.
If you liked the dark setting and abstract story of Blame, and now you're searching for something a bit lighter but along the same lines, then Pale Cocoon is the movie for you.
Both BLAME! and Pale Cocoon take place in a distant future in which our world is no longer recognizable. Both heavily use imagery in lieu of dialogue, to great effect.
Both BLAME! and Pale Cocoon take place in a futuristic and technologically advanced period sometime in the future of human kind. Their almost experimental art styles (BLAME! is on the much more extreme end) don't allow the viewer to make assumptions to who, what, and where. The story of BLAME! may leave some viewers scratching their heads, but Pale Cocoon will make you want to talk to non-fans of anime about it. Either way, if you watch one, you'll appreciate the other.
After watchicng Pale Cocoon i have been shocked.... Sometimes author may cut your soul in pieces in 22 minutes. It is really impressive and stylish.
Same feeligs with Blame!, their worlds are same in many ways. But Blame! is dirty-bloody action while Pale cocoon is flegmatic scene.
I do not know, is it my love of post-apocalyptic or something else, but these two anime are very different from others. They are not just a peer minutes of watching. Great unbeliveable world hiding in them.
Liked the whole Scifi setting in BLAME!? Then you'll love Pale Cocoon. In a nutshell: Pale Cocoon is what BLAME! was, while making sense. You'll get the same feeling of loneliness with very few people appearing in the "home away from home" construction, and the almost desperate search for something is also there, but you will have an idea about what's going on.
Cat Soup
Alt titles: Nekojiru-sou
- OVA (1 ep)
- 2001
Cat Soup is an extremely abstract, abnormal, and at times, disturbing adventure, from the director of Nadesico. This 30 minute OVA follows two kittens through what seems to be the underworld, as they search for one of their lost souls. Along the way, they encounter new (edible) friends, scary situations, and even the end of the world! Will these felines manage to return unscathed? Or more importantly, avoid becoming the main course for dinner? Confusion abounds in this quirky OVA.
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add recThe similarities between these two: abstractness and complete and utter mindfuck. While both shows will leave you with a fried brain for a couple of hours, they are shows you want to rewatch just to figure out whats going on.
Serial Experiments Lain
Alt titles: Lain
- TV (13 eps)
- 1998
"I have only abandoned my body, I still live here" - are the words emailed to friends of Chisa, several days after her death by suicide. As Lain delves deeper into the world of the "Wired" (also known as the internet), the line between it and reality becomes more and more unclear. Close the world, open the nExt.
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add recBoth Lain and Blame are really dark and psychedelic! The two use cyberpunk elements to help with the dark ambience. If you had a headache in one, it will probably be the same in the other because both are very confusing. They are far from typical anime! If you liked one, you'd certainly like the other.
Lain and Blame! are kindred spirits of the extremely trippy kind: machines blending with humanity, dialogues that throw the viewer off, a supra-reality of a cybernetic nature, intense imagery with distorted scenes and deliberate usages of static serve to create a very bizarre environment that takes the meaning of surreal to a whole different level. With this said, Lain is more consistent and offers enough to work on in terms of hermeneutics while Blame! is almost narrative free and extremely confusing.
Texhnolyze
- TV (22 eps)
- 2003
In an experimental city of despair and carnage, ORGAN will do anything necessary to gain power and wealth. Unfortunately for one underground boxer who was mutilated, a rogue doctor has given him what ORGAN specializes in and he despises: Texhnolyze body parts. Will these cybernetic appendages help exact his revenge upon the one who made him this way?
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add recTexhnolyze and Blame are really deep into darkness! The two use cyberpunk elements to help this dark ambience. The amazing animation of both is similar in a certain way: they have mature drawings, dark colors and the same feeling. They are also far from typical anime! If you liked one, you'd certainly like the other.
Texhnolyze and Blame are both rather experimental anime which are far from the usual stereotypes. They are also similar in their content: each is violent, painted in dark and mature graphics, has a complex background and story and a-not-so-straightforward plot with cyberpunk elements.
Comedy
Alt titles: Kigeki
- OVA (1 ep x 10 min)
- 2002
Legend tells of a lone swordsman who lives in the Demon's Castle, the ruins near the Black Forest. This mysterious stranger only accepts rare books for his services, books from the ancient past. Comedy tells the story of a young girl who desperately wishes for her family and village to be saved from the coming English soldiers' wrath, and is willing to trade a precious book in exchange for the deed. With only her legs beneath her, she runs towards the Black Forest, hoping to get there in time...
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add recSomehow, the main male non-talking black-haired characters in these two anime really look alike. Not everything is clear in both anime, even at the end, and both give a lot to think about. Only "Comedy" is more medieval and all abnormalities look like magic, while "Blame!" takes place in the distant future and everything that is unclear can be explained by modern technology. Anyway, these two anime are pieces of art.
These anime are both excellent to watch late at night when your house is silent. Both are very abstract, and have you guessing what will be next. I simply loved the animation, and could find many similarities. There was very little music in both, and both also had a question mark ending.
Two words: Simply Amazing.
