CATDOLL: Japanese website vote: animation that only adults can appreciate the connotation of the work

Japanese website mynavi voted for "animations that only adults can appreciate". In addition to the daily passionate and funny plots, some animations also contain little-known profound meanings. Only adults who have experienced "ups and downs" can appreciate the mysteries of these contents. So what kind of animations have such incredible charm?

No. 1: "Cowboy Bebop" TV series, all 26 episodes

In the future of 2071, humans ushered in the era of space exploration, and their living circle expanded to all parts of the solar system. Spike and Jet are bounty hunters who drive the spaceship BEBOP in the universe to catch fugitives for a living. During their interstellar journey, they met the beautiful woman Faye, who was in huge debt and loved money, and the computer prodigy Ed, and adopted the data dog Ein with high IQ. From then on, the four people and the dog wandered in the vast universe, experiencing all kinds of joys and sorrows in their own and others' lives, and also looking for their own past.

2nd place: "GUNGRAVE" TV series, all 26 episodes

Brandon and Harry were small hooligans who grew up in the slums and later joined the mafia. Brandon was favored by the gangster boss Big Daddy and became the organization's strongest killer, while Harry became the "traitor" of the organization and became Brandon's target of elimination. Brandon couldn't kill Harry, but Harry took the initiative... More than a decade later, the reborn Brandon became "Beyond The Grave" and began to take revenge on Harry.

This is an animated work adapted from the PS2 video game "GUNGRAVE". It is only 26 episodes long, but it gives people the illusion of being very long. "Just like pouring wine into a glass, men fill up the magazine with bullets. Instead of toasts, there are gunshots, instead of hugs... there are bullets." This is the blues of men.

No. 3: "Royal Anglican Knights Hellsing" TV series, all 13 episodes

This work is based on the manga "Hellsing" of the same name created by Kouta Hirano and was broadcast in 2006. The animation uses a lot of space to describe the strongest vampire hunter Alcatel, and the action scenes are also well portrayed, but for fans of the original work, this animation is obviously not good enough.

No. 4: TV series of "Sand Monk" (all 24 episodes)

The stage of this work is the "Great Kanto Desert" hundreds of years after the destruction of civilization. In the desert, there is a boy called "Sand Monk" (Mizuno Kanta). He knows the desert very well and works as an agent here. He will do anything to survive and complete the mission, so he is called the "Desert Monster". His assistant is a girl named Koizumi Taihu, who is called "Little Sand". In the dangerous desert, a cruel survival story is about to begin.

The protagonist of this work strictly follows the survival rule of nature, and every trick he uses to escape death is very powerful. The content of the work has vulgar scenes but it is not low-level, and under such a world view setting, it has a different kind of charm, which is an alternative hymn to humanity.

No. 5: "Beast Claw" TV series, all 13 episodes

In the world of Beast Claw, there exists a kind of ghost called man-eating beast, and a samurai organization that specializes in fighting ghosts. In a family that has been hunting man-eating ghosts for generations, the eldest son Momota Toshihiko falls in love with the man-eating ghost Uetsuki Yuka, and the two elope...

"Beast Claw" is the first original animation directed by Masaaki Yuasa. The style of painting is unique, and the simple and messy lines can accurately express the emotions of the characters. The huge monsters in the animation, the use of swords, guns, rockets and other weapons, and the absurd yet exaggerated and fashionable action performances have become the highlights of this work, worthy of being produced by MADHOUSE.

No. 6: "Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex" TV series, all 26 episodes

In the world of 2030, cyborgs, cyborgs, robots, etc. have become very common, but various crimes using computers as an opportunity are emerging one after another. The function of Japan's Public Security Section 9 (Ghost in the Shell) is to hunt down all high-level computer criminals. The protagonist, Kusanagi Motoko, who is about to join Section 9, looks like a beautiful and capable young woman, but only her brain is a human brain, and the rest of her body is mechanical devices.

This work is adapted from the manga of the same name by Shirow Masamune. The manga of Ghost in the Shell is completely adult-oriented, with overly realistic images and a lot of science, military, politics and philosophy knowledge that makes readers confused, but the two seasons of TV animation supervised by Kenji Kamiyama have discovered the essence of this work. Standing from the perspective of Section 9, watching each small story one by one, we can experience a new social ethical structure, people's stories and people's mentality under the new social structure.

No. 7: Paprika

29-year-old Dr. Chiba Atsuko (Red Pepper) is a psychotherapist who uses the device "DC-MINI" invented by her colleague in the laboratory, Dr. Hirosaku Tokita, to enter the patient's dream and conduct targeted interventional treatment. However, one of the "DC-MINI" devices was stolen while it was still in the experimental stage. What's more terrifying is that several scientists in the laboratory who participated in the research of this device went crazy and committed suicide one after another. Their symptoms were the same - they were still in a dream when they were awake.

This is an animated film based on the novel of the same name written by Yasutaka Tsutsui. Director Kon Satoshi uses an abstract approach - through the fantastic dreams in the animation to express his ironic thoughts. Especially the "grand parade" at the end of the game - mobile phones, televisions, automated home appliances, various daily necessities, Japanese dolls and other dead objects around are all transformed into creatures participating in the grand parade, and the central figure of the parade is the king immersed in his own spiritual kingdom. The gorgeous parade leaves a strong visual impression on the audience. In addition, the soundtrack of Susumu Hirasawa also matches the dream very well, a masterpiece!

No. 8: "Paranoia Agent" TV series, all 13 episodes

After the popular toy designer Sagi Tsukiko was attacked on her way home, the elementary school student Ushiyama Shogo, the tutor Chouno Harumi, and the police officer Hirikawa were also knocked down by the same boy with a golden baseball bat. The "bat boy" wore a baseball cap covering his eyes, held a golden baseball bat, and wore golden roller skates. The police officers Keiichi Igari and Mitsuhiro Maba, who took over the case, found that there were subtle connections between the people who were attacked one after another, and each of them was under tremendous psychological pressure before being attacked.

This is the first surreal TV animation produced by MADHOUSE and supervised by Satoshi Kon. The specific focus is on the increasingly fragile psychological world of modern people. Through the description of some actual dark social problems, people can see the various ugliness of the real world. Survival is painful. When you are forced to a dead end by various pressures, have you ever thought about it - what if there is something that destroys everything? Delusion Agent came into being.

No. 9: "King of the Cave" TV series with 24 episodes in total

In the social circles of the Moon City, rumors spread about a mysterious gentleman from the Eastern Universe, the Count of Monte Cristo. His true identity is Edmond Dontyson, who was framed and imprisoned by Fernand de Morcerf 25 years ago. In the prison of the Chateau d'If, he met the Cave King and obtained the Cave King's power and wisdom at the cost of his own body. After escaping from the Chateau d'If, he began to take revenge.

This TV animation is based on the classic novel "The Count of Monte Cristo" by the great French writer Alexandre Dumas. It was broadcast in Japan in 2004. The plot of this work is very different from the original work. The background stage of the animation is replaced by the space age, and the picture is full of a unique psychedelic style. From the 8th episode, the animation turns dark, the plot becomes darker and darker, and turns into emotions such as pleasure, struggle, and despair.

No. 10: The Garden of Words

On a rainy day, 15-year-old high school student Akizuki Takao, who aspires to be a shoemaker, and 27-year-old working woman Yukino Momoka meet in a Japanese garden, and they gradually become close...

The Garden of Words was directed by Makoto Shinkai, who had directed animated films such as Voices of a Distant Star and 5 Centimeters per Second, and was released in Japan on May 31, 2013. This work inherits the consistent characteristics of Makoto Shinkai, with fresh and beautiful rain scenes, and the tone of the story is the same as before, with the theme of "tragic love".