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mazul

I am looking for animes that will force me to think a lot about following questions:

"Do I agree with this idea?"
"Would I act in a similar manner?"
"Do I think this is ethically justifiable?"

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Here are animes I've watched which I believe fall into this category:

Monster:
This anime asks who really is the monster, how much you are willing to forgive, whether some murders are justifiable, how much science should be allowed to sacrifice for the greater good, how important memories and a past are, etc.

Ergo Proxy:
It asks why you care for some beings and not for others, whether living in a illusion or in the reality is prefereble, why you choose to even live and not suicide, how you would act if you knew when/how you are dying, how much freedom you are prepared to give others, etc.

Death Note:
Asks how much are you willing to sacrifice in order to achieve your ideals, how much you care for others, the importance of discipline, whether some people are better off dead, how much you can rely on other people, how far I am willing to go to defend the law, etc.
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In other words, it is not enough for an anime to have characters with a tragic past or setting. This is why I didn't enjoy Elfen Lied very much; it simply didn't cause me to think enough about the questions in my introduction.

So does anyone have any recommendations?

ddm151bobby

Have you tried watching Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion?

mazul

Nope, I haven't seen it yet. I am quite new to the anime scene. I'll give it a try later on. Starting to fall asleep here.

Orpheus

I haven't watched Serial Experiments Lain yet because I have been lazy, but I have heard good things about it.

Anyway, Paranoia Agent is a good one. I could tell you what it's about but I'm afraid I might spoil the idea behind it. It's sort of short and it's interesting enough.

And... one that I personally love so far, mostly because of the visual novel, is Umineko no Naku Koro ni. It's a horror mystery novel that deals with the paranormal but raises some interesting questions: is the concept of "fate" real? If so, is it possible to escape your fate? What is real and what isn't? If something can't be perceived by our senses, is the reason behind it "magic"? If you had the power to endlessly kill and revive someone, would human lives lose their value?
It's not as deep as other series out there, though.

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Avarance

I second Serial Experiments: Lain and Paranoia Agent.

I'll add Boogiepop Phantom if you liked Serial Experiments: Lain. And as for more cyberpunk anime you should definitely watch all of the Ghost in the Shell franchise and perhaps Texhnolyze. Also, you need to watch Mushishi.

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poeticas

if from romance drama then i suggest Clannad and clannad after story the most realistic and i would say mature romance drama anime ... and also itadzura na kiss ...

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cjammer

Umm.. I'll just post 2, but you should check the anime stickies. There are ALOT of animes mentioned with some descriptions.

Elfen Lied(WARNING:Nudity) No sex, just nudity. The story is worth the burning of your innocent eyes.

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World(WARNING AGAIN:Nudity) NO SEX, and again the story is well worth the sacrificing of your innocent eyes.

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Pok

jigoku shoju has some of that, it's like death note, but not so contrived.

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Vesper

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade.

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Espada1

I recommend D.Gray-man... Watch the anime or read the manga and you see why.

Anyway Elfen Lied was horrible. SO I would recommend you stay away from it.

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