Anime love: Ergo Proxy and Shiki

[alexandral]

For some reason, I seem to continue to be off my favourite drug, namely Korean drama. No matter what Korean drama I try recently , I can't shake that "I have seen this all befoooooooooore!" feeling. I am also watching a number of Western shows, (with various degrees of enjoyment). Surprisingly, I am beginning to really LIKE the USA version of "Being Human". It is as simple as this: The original UK two-part pilot was Gothy, but the UK "Being Human" itself turned into a version of "East Enders" with supernatural characters. Now, the USA version of "Being Human"is back to being quite Gothy and heart-breaking, and add to this Sam Witwer's good looks. I am not obsessing or anything, but this show has a great potential.

Also, I am back to my Anime Love. Among anime I enjoyed this winter were "Blood of the Reprimanded Hound" and "Shiki". "Shiki" is an absolute gem, a vampire story but with depth, realism and scary factor I have never expected to find in anime. I LOVED it. I missed a chance to post about Shiki, but I think better later than never : Any fans of anime and any fans of vampire finction, watch "Shiki". It is fantabulous.

"Blood of the Reprimanded Hound" is based on a computer game, and this shows. It is about young guys fighting to death in a fantasy city so that they can be crowed as the King of the Game or Il-re, with drugs, male bonds and all such things. I was in a mood to watch a weird anime with young guys killing each other, so I enjoyed "Blood of reprimanded hound" quite a bit, especially the art. This is not an anime you can watch with your 11-year old, though, but the same goes for "Shiki".

Yesterday I started "Ergo Proxy" and this anime is definitely something I am going to love. I have only watched 2 episodes, but the anime already mentioned great philosophers and sent me a "Beauty and the Beast" vibe. And besides, the art is gorgeous, unusual and gloomy:














The only sad thing is, the anime is only 23 episodes long, so it won't last too long. My anime-knowledgeable friends! Can you recommend anything like "Ergo proxy" (more the merrier)??????? Please????????

Comments

[linfer.livejournal.com]

I've been wanting to watch "Ergo Proxy" for some time now...as in a few years. I really should start with it. :o)

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

It is a quite mind-bending anime. I LOVE it!!!!!!!!!

[dr-shinigami.livejournal.com]

Ergo Proxy also quotes plenty of world famous artists (you'll certainly recall the well known "Ophelia" painting at some moment)), so it just... bought my soul, yeah. From the very first minutes.

It's VERY weird, by the way; but I still love it.
Sorry I cannot name anything close to this one, just because I cannot choose what feature from E.P. is the most significant. Darkness? Being more human than humans? I really don't know. But I haven't come across anything so proportionally well-done so far.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

** nods ** Artists too

hee! It was your rec that I remembered all these years and finally acted upon - I remember you liking "Ergo Proxy".

I am already getting a feeling that this is going to be another "Shiki" for me - nothing else is quite like it (Shiki is different, though)

[amandioka.livejournal.com]

I don't remember much about the plot of Ergo Proxy, but I watched it when I was in the mood for some well animated anime (heh :P). Have you seen Darker than Black? Nice animation, good story, with mistery, good-looking main character, and 26 episodes (if I'm not wrong).

I'm going to look into Shiki. I miss watching anime since FullMetal Alchemist ended. The only one I have now is Kimi ni Todoke 2.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I have seen (and liked) Darker than Black. I think I am getting to the point with my anime watching where I have seen quite few anime.

Did you like "Full metal alchemist"?

[amandioka.livejournal.com]

I loved it! It's one of the best manga/anime, imo.

There's two anime series of it made. One was made before the manga was completed, so it has a different ending. The second one, titled FMA: Brotherhood, follows the manga faithfully. I like both, but I recommend the second one. :)

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

The second one, titled FMA: Brotherhood, follows the manga faithfully. I like both, but I recommend the second one. :)

Thank you so much for explaining! I noticed that there are two anime with the same name - I thought the second one is the sequel for the first one (and this put me slightly off - I didn't want to be invested in something hundreds and hundreds of episodes long. I have Bleach for this). I am definitely going to check the second one!

[your-insomnia.livejournal.com]

People on anime-planet.com recommend these shows if you liked Ergo Proxy:
Witch Hunter Robin
Monster
Elfen Lied
Death Note

I only watched Death Note out of those and liked it a lot even if it's really mainstream type of anime.
Both Monster and Elfen Lied seem to have universally good reviews and I'm thinking of checking them out. Have you seen any of those?

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the recs!

I have seen Death Note (which is awesome) and Witch Hunter Robin (which is really good but a bit too slow for my personal taste - a classic but didn't grab me too much).

I am going to check Monster (it has exceptional ratings on AnimeNetwork, I have been meaning to check it for ages) and Elfen Lied.