I'm hardly knowledgeable when it comes to the topic of anime, but I have recently developed cravings for highly refined, artistic anime such as: Jin-Roh: the wolf brigade; Princess Mononoke; Animatrix; etc. Stuff that looks almost realistic. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

you mentioned princess mononoke. anything by miyazaki would probably be good for you. spirited away is my favorite.

some older movies like akira, perfect blue, and ghost in the shell were considered visually stunning for their time. not so much anymore, but they're still worth taking a look at. the more recent ghost in the shell movies and series are ohhhh so fucking pretty to look at.

my favorite anime of all time, especially for the visual stimulus, is blue submarine #6. a lot of people didn't like the mix of drawing and cg, but i thought it was fucking awesome.

and if you liked the animatrix, a lot of the same people are involved in batman: gotham knight. it's basically a bunch of anime artists' interpretations of the comic series. it should be coming out soon and the previews look spectacular.

Thanks for the suggestions. I've watched a hefty amount of Miyazaki, and love all of them. I've also seen akira, perfect blue (weird) and GiTS. I bought batman: GK. I highly recommend it.

I will check out blue submarine #6.

Haibane Renmei. That series is a work of art.

Sword of the Stranger.

Mushishi.

Haibane Renmei. That series is a work of art.

This.

It's beautiful :(

Blood+.

Ergo Proxy!!

you mentioned princess mononoke. anything by miyazaki would probably be good for you. spirited away is my favorite.

I'd go out on a limb and say just about anything by Studio Ghibli, Miyazaki's work or not. Branching out a bit you'll find Tales from Earthsea, Whisper of the Heart, and to a lesser extent The Cat Returns (it had its charm). There's also Grave of the Firefiles.

On the Ghibli front, one of my favorite examples for people is to have them watch Totoro and then compare it to what Disney, et. all were up to around 1988. Oliver and Company? The Great Mouse Detective? No fucking comparison.

Metropolis is also very good and has very unique and stylized artwork. Calling it "beautiful" would be pretty subjective, but I thought it was great.

Depends on what you consider beautiful.

Visually?

Or story-wise? If so, then Honey&Clover cannot be beat.

Ergo Proxy is provocative rather than beautiful.

*ObZ

One I've always liked is Goldenboy.

Buuut it depends on what you mean by 'beautiful' ...

5 Centimeters Per Second

Ergo Proxy is provocative rather than beautiful.

*ObZ

i think that ergo proxy is actually very stunning visually. everything from the settings to the characters themselves are beautiful works of art.

at first, it kind of reminds me of minority report and then it takes on this odd dark alice in wonderland style.

When I say "Beautiful" I am referring to the art production rather than the sentimental side of things. A good example is the film "Steamboy". Not the greatest voice acting or plot, but DAMN, was it awesome to look at.

Wolf's Rain

When I say "Beautiful" I am referring to the art production rather than the sentimental side of things. A good example is the film "Steamboy". Not the greatest voice acting or plot, but DAMN, was it awesome to look at.

Oh. Well in that case, make sure you check out Karas and Appleseed/Appleseed Ex Machina.

IMO: anime blows dick, well not all anime, but a good %95 of it, and it doesnt help that most people who watch it are the biggest faggots in the history of the internet, and thats saying something

IMO: anime blows dick, well not all anime, but a good %95 of it

95% of everything sucks.

...and it doesnt help that most people who watch it are the biggest faggots in the history of the internet, and thats saying something

95% of people on the internet are faggots.

I will recommend

Mushishi (though I have not watched it, I have seen the way it looks and I like it)
Denno Coil
Samurai Champloo
Afro Samurai :D
FLCL
Blood+
Basilisk (just because it is one of my favorites)

movies
Howls Moving Castle and Spirited Away if you liked Mononoke
Kara no Kyoukai - The Garden of Sinners

IMO: anime blows dick, well not all anime, but a good %95 of it, and it doesnt help that most people who watch it are the biggest faggots in the history of the internet, and thats saying something

Then why the hell are you posting on the Anime forum? Go to B&M, Acolyte. Anyway, I would recommend Wolf's Rain.

IMO: anime blows dick, well not all anime, but a good %95 of it, and it doesnt help that most people who watch it are the biggest faggots in the history of the internet, and thats saying something

Do yourself a favor and stop making yourself look like an idiot.


FLCL is visually crazy and highly artistic.

I would definitely call Dead Leaves beautiful but not in the visual sense. It has the wackiest visual style I've ever seen in an anime. But amazing? Yes.