End of the World
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When otherworldy Kazumi met normal Yuko at a rockin' punk show, great things were destined to happen. And great things, of course, implies riding a cybernetic creature from the TV named Face to another world full of scantily clad heavyweight men, encountering murderous and sex starved jello-like demons, and even gaining the ability to morph body parts into weapons! Just a normal day in the life of two friends... right?
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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 recIf you find yourself liking End of the World, you should watch Cat Soup. Both anime are pure definitions of surrealism; if you liked one, be sure to watch the other as well.
Cat Soup and End of the World have just about the same "WTF DID I JUST WATCH" value. They are about an abstract, bizarre journey through a strange world with very little clue what's going on. Understanding is overrated, if you enjoyed the bizarreness in one of these, you'll love the other.
FLCL
Alt titles: Furi Kuri
Naota Nanbada is a boring young boy who leads a boring life in a boring town. His older brother has left for America, and the closest he comes to any excitement is when his deadbeat dad has too much sake. But things change one day when a bizarre girl zooms up to him on a scooter and smacks him in the face with her guitar. What's more, once Naoto returns home he discovers that this strange woman has arrived ahead of him and moved in! Not only does she constantly engage in perverted activities with Naota's father and flirt with the young man himself, but she also claims to be an alien who is searching for the ‘Pirate King.' Now, Naota must learn to live with this new intruder, deal with an odd government agent who sports exceptionally large eyebrows and the mysterious Medical Mechanica, and come to terms with the fact that there are a variety of robots and weapons emerging out of his head - amongst other things. Perhaps boring wasn't so bad after all...
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add recEofW and FLCL are both spastic mindf*ck anime, and allow for a wide range of viewer interpretation of what's going on in the anime. Both anime see the protagonists try to save the world, and both include a living robot companion that fights alongside them. The way in which both anime end are also arguably similar, including the theme that they both portray. Luckily, both EofW and FLCL are short anime, and thus checking either one out won't be such a waste of time.
Both FLCL and End of the World are shows that take place in a strange, colourful world and are driven by a completely random plot. You'll get vague hints about what is going on in both shows, but not enough to make you actually understand it. Fans of randomness rejoice! These two are a perfect fit for each other.
Noiseman Sound Insect
- OVA (1 ep)
- 1997
From the mind of Koji Morimoto, assistant animator of Akira and director of Magnetic Rose, comes Noiseman Sound Insect, a short and very abstract 15 minute OVA. In the town of Cahmphon, an experiment of Dr. Franken's goes terribly wrong, creating a monster called Noiseman. Under heavy oppression, a group of young people rebel against this creation, to save the town, and the sound from being literally vacuumed away.
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- Music Video (1 ep x 4 min)
- 1995
What do you get when you cross a robot, a baby, a parasol, and a homicidal personality? Just one of the players in a futuristic and violent game of life and death. Children with guns, demented astronauts, slick shade-wearing badasses, robots gone wrong and more clash in a bloody and frantic experience through the streets of a dystopic city.
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add recGot a few minutes to kill? These two are short enough that you can watch it and be done in minutes. They both posscess studio 4C's strangeness, and unique graphicwise.
Both Extra and End of the World are very short, very confusing works. They both have their share of violence and definitely share their wierdness factor. Want to watch something random and violent for a couple of minutes? Give this one a shot!
Digital Juice
- OVA (1 ep)
- 2002
From the minds of six directors comes Digital Juice, a Studio 4C collection of six shorts that border on the unusual. From chicken's insurance to trips to the moon, to a wine glass that might be... pregnant?! You can find it all here in one confusing and abstract twenty-minute package.
