"Thrilling" Anime?

Have you tried Shanri-la? Can't guarantee you'll like it since I hated it. But,I can guarantee it will make you want to know more since, I didn't understand half the things they're talking about... or maybe its just because it was so boring I didn't even try to understand... LOL
If you didn't like it then why not try Night head genesis... although its a little old and difficult to find.
others I'd recommend are major and ookiku furikabutte, they have the same theme as one outs. Baseball.

Thrilling animes are up my alley. I'll give you my favorite ones (the most thrilling to watch):
-Afro Samurai (it is INSANE(!!!), you won't believe how frenetic and awesome it is)(I recommend watching this one first since it's pretty short)
-Claymore (has some "quiet" moments, but the action is unbelievable. Must watch)
-Death Note (Don't turn away from it because of the hype. The anime really is awesome and clever, and if you like psychological thrillers this is the one for you)
-Gantz (very very good thriller/drama/action/horror)(also highly recommend. Though I'm not sure you'll like it)
-Initial D (the most thrilling anime i've watched. It's based on illegal street racing with eurobeat soundtrack. I can't keep my body still while i'm watching it, it's too good. Oh and one thing, watch at least 5 or 10 episodes. Don't just give up at the beggining because of the character design. The anime gets really good)

And that's it. I hope you enjoy some of my suggestions.

I'd normally associate Gurren Lagann and such with the word thrilling but it doesn't seem like what you're looking for. Let's see ...

- Death Note should do the trick if you didn't watch it yet. Fuckload of planning, wit battles and mind games.
- Shion no Ou seems to be a highly rated title that often pops up as similar to the 3 you mentioned. Have yet to check it out myself ...
- A long shot here but you might want to check out Tytania or the Legend of the Galactic Heroes (very old and very long) if you're out of options. The thrill there is on a entirely different, cosmic scale but still bares some similarities in how the character's wits and strategies crash against each other. These two are of completely different genre though.

Then there's also Geass ...

Woah you love Initial D too? Cool.
You already saw those animes I suggested then... Kay.

I'm more inclined to Death Note, Claymore, and Mouryou no Hako as my anime thriller choices. Serious anime gives me the thrills.

PS: Thanks to you, I just so realized that I have stalled watching Ghost Hound for so long... I'd really have to re-watch it from the start.



Psychological stuff has always been my primary source of thrills.

@jmason: Concerning Mouryou no Hako - one more episode remains to be sub... :D

Could you please keep yourself from running your mouth off until you've actually seen the titles recommended to you? I just don't like anyone who judges something that they're not even familiar with. Monster isn't all that "frightening" at all, mind you; it's not even horrifying to say the least, no, not at all.

With all due respect bro, I'm just kindly recommending you some "Thrilling Anime" that I know of. Whether you actually give them a shot or not is none of my concern. The best thing you'd do is to shut yer trap, look for the series(download it, stream it, buy it, rent it, or whatever), and watch a good amount of its episodes, instead of criticizing my "understanding" nor recommendation. (I ain't exactly in a "friendly" mood today so it seems)

PS: Despite its lengthiness (74eps), Monster is a very good suspenseful/thrilling psychological series and imo is more thrilling than all of the series you've ever mentioned in your initial post, combined. I've seen them all, except for Hikaru no Go.

Lastly if I may ask, just how exactly did Shion no Ou become so "gory" ?


Don't you find it a little bit convenient that you could say these things after only having seen 3 out of its 22 total episodes?

I would beg to differ. It was neither dark, gory, and depressing, in fact it was pretty much the opposite. While I wouldn't exactly consider it that "thrilling" (though it does have some suspenseful moments), the adaptation was decent all in all; comes without saying that I enjoyed it. :) (but not as much as Monster -it's simply a masterpiece! :D)

Damn hermit, you we're really in a bad mood. Hope you're more relieved now. :)
But you're right, he shouldn't turn away from it without even trying. Not trying things just cause they don't sound appealing is a big mistake.

Ghost Hound - I watched it about half, but it was too slow paced and bad directed for me, and I gave up. I wouldn't consider it a thriller at all though.

Monster - I read the first volume and it was AWESOME. I was planning to buy the manga, but it seems I won't be able to any time soon. So I guess I'll watch the anime.

ghost hound isn't the least bit scary... its got great character design, the same as the one who designed jigoku shoujo.



I watched shion no ou and I didn't like it. Well, maybe its just me because I don't even know the rules of japanese chess. And all in all the only thrilling moments for me was the end when they caught the killer.
PS: I DID watch all 22 episodes

Have you watched Code Geass? Although it's probably not up to Akagi's par in terms of focusing on suspense, there are quite a few gambits made and mind games played throughout the series. What it lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality: there's plenty of exposition and character development, so that when the action builds to a climax, you'll genuinely care about what happens next to the characters.

The principal protagonist, Lelouch vi Britannia, gains an amazing power that also has some very serious drawbacks and limitations. It's worth watching the series just to see how Lelouch overcomes nigh-impossible odds through its use -- or without it, using only his acute intellect. And when he fails (to keep things interesting, even he can stumble), he fails big. The stakes are especially high, often involving millions of lives.

There's no need to inform me of your plans bro. What you watch is your business, and yours alone. I clearly said so in my previous post remember? Either way, I'll be just fine whether you watch my recommendations or not. I promise, I would no longer get mad at you or anything. :wink:

Anyway, what's done is done, I've said everything that I wanted to say, and I've already move on. Just enjoy whatever series it is you decide to watch next.


please, do have some...


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