Poll: Most angst-filled anime ever!

my last fm profile! · Postby **rocklobster** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 5:17 pm

Angst seems to be a major ingredient in many an anime. Which title do you think has the most? (Note to mods: I know NGE is a DND title, but it is relevant to this discussion because of Shinji's mental breakdown midway through the story. In light of that, I feel it should be brought up here, especially as I am only speaking in general terms.)

Postby **Tenshi no Ai** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 5:43 pm

Eva I'd say, was probably the worst :/ Made me very annoyed through the whole thing >_<

Another one that my friend says is very angsty, is Motoko off the first Ghost in the Shell movie... I didn't think so as much as say the other titles above.

Postby **mitsuki lover** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:01 pm

RahXephon can get very angsty toward the end.You haven't seen angst unless you've seen the episode where Asahina dies.

Postby **GrubbTheFragger** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:12 pm

rahxephon near the end deffiently

Postby **Warrior 4 Jesus** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:04 pm

The End of Evangelion was the most depressing thing I've ever seen. But Akira the most angst filled anime I've seen (haven't seen the Evangelion series - don't want to).

Postby **KhakiBlueSocks** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:18 pm

I voted for S-Cry-Ed...though i don't know if you could confuse Angst with mindless yelling and screaming.

Postby **TriezGamer** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:21 pm

Not really angsty, but for just plain WHINING, Alien Nine wins.

Postby **Warrior 4 Jesus** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:37 pm

Noir was pretty angsty though. You feel so sorry for Kira especially. A great series, but very sad.

Postby **Allegro** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:03 pm

I am definately going with RahXephon. Althoug Eva comes to a close second as far as the annoying angst will go.

Postby **Ichigo_89** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:54 am

DBZ anyone?

Postby **RedMage** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:02 am

s-Cry-ed and DBZ aren't in the same league as Eva. I haven't seen RahXephon and Akira, but I suspect they're well beyond that level also.

Postby **blue elf** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:24 am

I'm going with RahXephon and Eva is a close second. Both were angst-filled, and both had confusing endings, although I enjoyed RahXephon more.

Postby **White** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:32 am

Eva, Deffinately

Your Bro In Christ,

White

Postby **Splitter 2.0** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:33 am

Evangelion, but I'll give a runner-up to Elfen Lied

Postby **Gypsy** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:37 am

It was a toss-up, but RahXephon got my vote. And as much as I like it, FMA is pretty angst driven too ...

Postby **Puritan** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:12 pm

Eva. RahXephon just didn't have the same level of anxiety and dread, in my opinon, and seemed less desperate toward the end. And while I havn't see s-CRY-ed, Akira was more about wierd violence than angst to me.

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:23 pm

What is an angsty anime anyway? I don't quite understand

Postby **Tenshi no Ai** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 1:40 pm

Splitter 2.0 wrote:Evangelion, but I'll give a runner-up to Elfen Lied

Totally forgot about Elfen! Yeah that serious was pretty bad too when it came to angst...

Postby **Debitt** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 3:01 pm

Eva and FMA get my vote. =X

Postby **Puritan** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 3:23 pm

Mr. SmartyPants wrote:What is an angsty anime anyway? I don't quite understand

From the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary - angst: a feeling of anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity. So an angsty anime is one that plays upon these themes really heavily.

Postby **Yojimbo** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:34 pm

mitsuki lover wrote:RahXephon can get very angsty toward the end.You haven't seen angst unless you've seen the episode where Asahina dies.

Spoiler tags are a wonderful thing. :eyeroll:

I was just getting close to the last couple episodes too.

I went with EVA hands down.

Postby **FadedOne** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:38 pm

i like angst!

mai-hime. uta-kata maybe. and perhaps AIR(the series) 'cause it was very emotional and confusion.

Postby **termyt** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:01 pm

I thought Escaflowne was very angsty, but probably not as much as Evangelion. Shinji was an angst factory.

Postby **mitsuki lover** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:50 pm

Nah,Shinji IMO is just a crybaby.I feel more for poor Asuka.

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:03 am

Puritan wrote:From the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary - angst: a feeling of anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity. So an angsty anime is one that plays upon these themes really heavily.

Then Monster of 20th Century Boys takes the cake. Comparing with like, Eva or FMA. Both of those DEFINATELY has a LOOOOT of angst (in a good way). Like, the whole THEME is angst!

Postby **That Dude** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:25 pm

The only reason why I think that FMA is close to Eva in the angst factory is because of how much longer the series is. Anyway Eva gets my vote. It's kinda like the father of angsty anime...Well somewhat.

Postby **CDLviking** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:25 am

No, the father of angsty anime would probably be the original Gundam, at least that's as far back as my anime knowledge reaches. NGE did however truly surpass all others before it in angst.

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