The Early 2000's Experimental Era
Anime
The Early 2000's brought onto the anime scene a stage experimentation where dark, psychological and philosophical themes such as the human condition, existentialism, nihilism and isolation where explored on front and center, such themes are developed in a way which they question and explore the ideals and morals of the characters and society itself. They have heavy world building, with mostly an unique art style and muted colors and symbolic imagery that complement their themes, its uniqueness is highlighted with the low-resolution quality that was distributed on the early days of the anime community on the internet remarking the era it composed, such works are considered Avant Garde.