Japanese anime has always had a variety of themes, although everyone's general impression of animation is for teenagers to watch, but in fact, there are many animation content is very brain-burning and social criticism, adults will have a deeper feeling when they watch it! This time, I would like to recommend several 10 "adult brain-burning animations" with a mature painting style and full of reflections, full of reversals, suspense, excitement, darkness, and exaggeration.
▋ Attack on Titan: From human nature to political metaphors, construct a vast overhead universe
When it comes to brain-burning animation, it is definitely not "Attack on Titan" (Attack on Titan). "Attack on Titan" is the work of Japanese manga artist Isayama, which has been serialized since 2009 in Kodansha's monthly manga magazine "Beji Shonen Magazine", and has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, and the first season of the anime version has deeply captured the hearts of the audience with high-level production technology and a touching soundtrack, with the classic opening statement: "That day, humanity finally recalled the horror that was once dominated by them, and the humiliation of being imprisoned in a birdcage." Let people quickly fall into the unique cosmology of Attack on Titan.
Attack on Titan for 11 years
The anime enters the first half of the fourth season, evolving into a struggle between countries, switching perspectives between Mare and Paradi Island, and the narrative time is also intertwined between the past and the present, doubling the degree of brain-burning. "Attack on Titan" not only depicts the battlefield and killing quite realistically, but also portrays the heart of each character in depth, everyone makes different value choices because of their different positions, there is no absolute good or bad, but also a metaphor for international political wrestling, adults look absolutely full of understanding! The second half of the fourth season of the anime will air in the winter of 2021, and if you haven't seen it yet, it's a good idea to start making it up now!
Attack on Titan Season 4 anime
▋ Notebook of Death: A classic of two-day duel and dark fighting
Notebook of Death (デスノート) is a manga co-authored by manga artist Ōba Tsutomu and illustrator Ken Obata, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since 2003, and the anime version was broadcast in 2006, and has a place in suspenseful dark animation.
The popular Notebook of Death has been remade several times
The plot describes the protagonist Night God Moon picking up a "death notebook" that can kill the other party with his name written on it, and launching a series of killing operations, and the "Death God Luke" that appears in the play also brings a fantasy whimsical color. This drama boldly challenges the issue of crime, lets the readers think about "what is justice" repeatedly, with a little philosophical color to explore human nature, through the high IQ of the night god moon and the genius "L", the reversal again and again is not only exciting enough but also enough to burn the brain, although the night god moon to the second half of the almost become the embodiment of evil, but it is still a very distinct, classic evil horn, the animation ending is also very beautiful and desolate, can be called the god of fighting wisdom.
▋ Gambling Apocalypse: A cruel game with life as a bet
The remake and animation are extremely popular "Gambling Apocalypse"
"Gambling Apocalypse" (Gambling 黙示錄カイジ) was originally serialized as a manga artist Nobuyuki Fukumoto, which was remade into a movie in 2009, and found Fujiwara Ryu to star, as long as you see Fujiwara Ryu will always appear "give Kaiji a can of beer" stem, quite classic! In fact, the anime version should not be underestimated, starting from the debt of the loser of life, Kaiji Ito, in order to reverse the gambling game that began in life, the various brain-burning games in the play, even guessing boxing games have become very complicated, and also contain many elements of reasoning, inspiration, and competition, and also explore the dark side of human nature, which is a cool film type animation that is worth watching!
▋ "Delusional Agent": Imatoshi style is fully open! A suspenseful case of virtual and real
The only animation directed by Imatoshi "Delusional Agent"
"Delusional Agent" is the first and only TV animation directed by Toshi Imamoto, the plot begins with the designer "Lu Yuezi" being attacked by a mysterious baseball boy, and then new victims appear, many bizarre incidents occur in the process of the police searching for prisoners, and gradually roll out the dark side of many human nature and the underlying issues at the bottom of society. Not only is the connection between the cases very brain-burning, the plot deduction is also full of quite anxious atmosphere, the picture is deformed, distorted, and fast-turning with the psychological state of the characters from time to time, which is quite oppressive, and director Toshi Imatoshi's unique style makes people addicted to watching, and it is an animation that is worth pondering carefully.
▋ Darwin's Game: A battle of natural selection and survival of the fittest
Darwin's Game, which received critical acclaim in 2020
Darwin Games (ダーウィンズゲーム) was originally serialized as a Japanese manga artist group, FLIPFLOPs, and has been serialized in Beiji Shonen HARMON since 2013. Telling the story of the protagonist Sudo to open the APP called "Darwin's Game" by chance, he was forced to join the survival battle game and fight to save his friends, each character was given a special superpower, opening a "natural selection, survival of the fittest" defense war, players in the game of their own alliances, more combined martial arts, fighting, plus a lot of science fiction elements, visual effects are also quite gorgeous and wonderful.
▋ "The Abyss of Wild Gambling": The gambling-addicted Gakuen Brawl
The heroine of "The Abyss of Wild Gambling", Snake Yumeko
"The Abyss of Wild Gambling" early otome bud Yari
Originally written as Kawamoto Yoshi, the manga was written by Toru Shomura, serialized in the monthly MAGAZINE GANGAN JOKER in 2014, describing gambling as a guideline for all students, all students must study all aspects of gambling skills, the higher the status of those with strong gambling skills in school, and those who owe hundreds of debts will be regarded as domestic animals. Enigma girl transfer student "Snake Kaoru Yumeko" is a gambling fanatic, in order to dominate the Hundred Flowers King Academy, she set up a series of gambling games and challenges, the entire animation is full of exaggerated and crazy atmosphere, people can see the blood veins, it can be said that it is a brain-opening drama, each character is very present, the live-action version of the crazy face art performance is also a topic of discussion among netizens.
▋ "Another": A suspenseful mystery drama whose bloody picture was banned
"Another" banned because of its scale
Another (アナザー) is a novel written by Japanese writer Yukito Ayatsuji, which has been adapted into manga and anime. The story is set in 1972 at Nocturnal Yamanbei Middle School, where a bizarre death occurred in the third class of the third year, and since then, the three years and three classes have been cursed, and every month there will be people related to the death of "disaster". One day, the male protagonist, Yukihara Hengichi, transferred to this class and met the mysterious beautiful girl Mizaki, and gradually discovered this strange curse. What is the true identity of the heroine? Who the hell is dying? The suspenseful, eerie and dark plot, brain-burning and horror are broken, and the bloody scenes in the animation are banned because the scale is too large!
▋ "Psychic Judge": a thought-provoking sci-fi masterpiece
Psycho-PASS (PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス) is produced by the well-known animation company Production I.G. and directed by Katsuyuki Motomoto. The play envisages a future Japanese society, using the Sibyl System to monitor people's "PSYCHO-PASS", and if someone's "crime index" is too high, the public security bureau can use special weapons to hunt down the "master".
PSYCHO-PASS Mind Judge, aired in 2012
The male and female protagonists of the play serve as the executive officers and surveillance officers of the Public Security Bureau respectively, and the play depicts how the two people in the world dominated by high-tech systems make the choice of values, what kind of chemical effects are produced in the face of the role of high-IQ villains, and whether human beings have gained complete freedom in the "utopia" they have created? The whole animation has received super high praise with its super high production standards, exquisite painting style and wonderful soundtrack, and the stimulation, suspense and science fiction elements have been arranged at one time, which can be said to be a rather thought-provoking animation.
▋ "The King of Fraud": Furuzawa Ryota's knife, brain hole deception film
"The King of Fraud" created by well-known screenwriter Ryota Furuzawa
Netflix's original animation "The King of Fraud" (グレートプリテンダー) is directed by "Credit Fraudster JP" screenwriter Ryota Furuzawa, which can be said to be a brain-opening version of "Credit Fraudster JP", which is full of deception, reversal elements, and is full of entertainment, which is a highly praised animation that is very suitable for adults to enjoy. The plot depicts Makoto Emura, who claims to be a fraudster in Japan's first day, who initially wants to defraud the French tourist Roland, but instead is designed to enter the deception team and start a game of deception that is constantly reversed. The story stage spans countries around the world, the visual picture is quite wonderful, and people who like Furuzawa Ryota's pompous style are very recommended to chase this one!
▋ "Game Life": a fantasy style full of brain-burning game dramas
Game Life, which evolved from a light novel into a manga and anime
"Game Life" (ノーゲーム・ノーライフ) was originally a light novel created by Japanese-Brazilian writer Yutsuru Tsukimiya, and has been adapted into manga and anime due to wide acclaim. Telling the game genius brother and sister Kong and Bai accidentally summoned to the game world, everything in this world is determined by the game, the two play the game all the way from penniless to become the master of the country, and other races become allies, "Game Life" contains a variety of game categories, although brain-burning but the drawing style is very cute, and in the animation also play other animations "Doraemon", "JOJO's Wonderful Adventure", "Ice Dragon", "Detective Conan" Terrier, is a very good introductory brain-burning animation!
The 10 "brain-burning" type animations introduced in this article are not only compact and exciting, the theme is also full of deep metaphors, and the depth of the topics discussed behind them is even far beyond the level of a movie or Japanese drama, which is guaranteed to open your eyes!
Adults can understand! 10 "Brain-Burning Animations" Recommended: Gambling Apocalypse, Delusional Agents, Darwinian Games Each has a deep meaning! | Tesco! Japan