The list is intended for people who really value a story that brings them deep reflection. May they take you out of comfort and make you perceive life in a different way. Not all stories bring an obvious reflection, some animes...
If you like anime that has more mature themes, violence, action fuelled fights then recommend watching this. Not for the faint of heart. Other anime that do not match that are just action packed if you like watching great...
Animes that have adult themes and/or adult characters in main roles. It's a list comprised of titles I've found on various forums + what' I've genuinly watched. If there's a mistake/something's missing, let me know :)
Most of the time I just care about the story and rarely pay attention to the visuals or sound quality, but every once in a while I come across some anime that just may be worth watching because of the incredible art they have! I...
In no particular order.
grown-up characters and more complex themes; anime I appreciated as I got older because they had interesting things to say and food for thought, so this list leans towards the serious side, I guess
I tried not to list everything Masaaki Yuasa worked on. for my favourite independent animators I only include one entry per creator
I'm an anime soundtrack junkie. These are my personal favorite anime soundtracks. I highly recommend everyone give them a listen.
These are the best of the best anime I've seen so far, and ones I either do own or would own on DVD. All of these come highly recommended. 1 entry per franchise.