Most Disturbing/Depressing Anime

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-10-19 12:55pm

Voices of a Distant Star
X
Perfect Blue
A Wind Named Amnesia

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-10-19 11:42pm

There's also the first Rurouni Kenshin OVA series (I haven't seen the second).

It's not the most depressing ever, and it's not disturbing at all. But it is an enormously powerful emotional experience; I found myself crying more than a few times during the series, and it affected me pretty heavily.

Sam Or I · Post by **Sam Or I** » 2003-10-20 04:10pm

What about Berserk?

Guts is betrayed by Griffith after rescuing him, his companions are slaughtered, his lover is raped in front of him, he cuts off his own hand.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-10-20 04:23pm

Sam Or I wrote:What about Berserk?

Guts is betrayed by Griffith after rescuing him, his companions are slaughtered, his lover is raped in front of him, he cuts off his own hand.

I love how it drops that bomb on you. The whole series, the loyalty of the Band of the Hawk is nothing less than absolute, and it ends in betrayal. It's actually kind of a nihilistic ending.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-10-20 11:50pm

Durran Korr wrote:
Sam Or I wrote:What about Berserk?

Guts is betrayed by Griffith after rescuing him, his companions are slaughtered, his lover is raped in front of him, he cuts off his own hand.
I love how it drops that bomb on you. The whole series, the loyalty of the Band of the Hawk is nothing less than absolute, and it ends in betrayal. It's actually kind of a nihilistic ending.

Oh yeah, that too. That was unbelievably fucked up.