Anime can be more than the same one trick pony we see time and time again... A medium for varied and complex approaches to storytelling.
Music videos, overly abstract works and such don't fit.
Update: The 50 entry limit is idiotic. Part 2 in the future maybe?
Movie, 2007,
7 eps
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Author:10
Reserved for forward thinkers.
Movie, 2008,
5 eps
Me:-
Author:9
TV, 2009,
12 eps
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For fans of real literature.
Movie, 1992,
1 ep
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For the adventurous and with a strong stomach.
Movie, 2007,
1 ep
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Daring.
Movie, 1987,
3 eps
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Author:8
A triple threat of films with original premises.
ONA, 2017,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:9
TV, 1999,
25 eps
Me:-
Author:9
Movie, 2004,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:9
Striking to the max.
Movie, 1997,
1 ep
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OVA, 2006,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:9
OVA, 2008,
15 eps
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Off the wall.
TV Special, 1981,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:8
A classic tale.
Movie, 1995,
3 eps
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Author:8
We all have them.
ONA, 2003,
6 eps
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Author:10
Made for children, wiser than most.
Special, 2006,
3 eps
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TV, 2007,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:8
Exceptional blending of color and traditional cultural elements.
Movie, 2011,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:8
Completely one of a kind.
Movie, 1998,
1 ep
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Meta-cultural analysis.
OVA, 1985,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:10
Carefully hand-crafted symbolism.
OVA, 2000,
6 eps
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It would be totally unremarkable were it not for it's creativity in the animation department.
Movie, 2008,
1 ep
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A bittersweet exploration of nostalgia.
TV, 2013,
13 eps
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Author:5
Implements kamishibai techniques into anime for better emphasis of horror.
Movie, 1991,
1 ep
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OVA, 2001,
1 ep
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OVA, 2002,
5 eps
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Author:6
It packs a punch.
OVA, 2003,
9 eps
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Lore expansion for The Matrix film universe.
Movie, 2019,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:7
Movie, 1992,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:9
A greek anime to remember.
TV, 1998,
24 eps
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Master Keaton, the true multi-cultural anime series.
TV, 2000,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:9
The new one just doesn't cut it..
Movie, 2001,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:10
Movie, 1988,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:6
Emotional anti-war film.
OVA, 2019,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:10
TV, 1998,
13 eps
Me:-
Author:9
Movie, 2014,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:8
Experimental horror short.
OVA, 2000,
3 eps
Me:-
Author:7
Hard to find Horror anthology.
TV, 2010,
13 eps
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Disregard the name. An anime that looks like a western cartoon? What in the world? Yes.
Movie, 2013,
1 ep
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Author:8
TV, 2003,
22 eps
Me:-
Author:8
OVA, 2004,
3 eps
Me:-
Author:9
Style over substance. Not necessarily in a bad way.
Movie, 2006,
1 ep
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Author:4
Superficial and condescending at times. But I guess I can't ignore it.
TV Special, 1979,
1 ep
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Hard to find special of Anne Frank's story.
TV, 2006,
24 eps
Me:-
Author:9
A tasteful dose of historical progressivism.
Movie, 2011,
1 ep
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Movie, 2013,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:8
Movie, 2013,
1 ep
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Movie, 1997,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:6
OVA, 1995,
15 eps
Me:-
Author:8
Movie, 2004,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:8
Exemplary venture into the Steampunk genre.
