Media That Haunts Me
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Over the years there has been some anime, games or other media I've consumed that has stuck with me ever since. Primarily because it made me open my eyes and embrace that looming existential dread we all live in.
While that sounds really grim; that means that life is full of purpose and meaning. But it comes from within and anything can take on the meanings you prescribe to it. So don't let the small stuff get under your skin and focus on what its important to you. Life is too short to stay around waiting.
I HIGHLY recommend the media below, but it's not a very good starting point for beginners; You'd be better served reading the Getting into Anime or Getting into Video Games pages first.
Media List
If you're already a seasoned connoisseur you know consuming new media blindly is the best method for the first watch.
If you're not let me convince you. All of the series below are totally worth the journey and hit so hard without knowing what comes next. Do yourself a favor and just enjoy the series, then worry about what it means later.
| Media | Released | Type | Motifs | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .hack// | 2002 | Multi Media | The human condition | The BEST Isekai Ever |
| Animatrix - The Second Renaissance (Pt.1 & Pt.2) | 2003 | Anime | Oppression | Glitch In The Narrative |
| Berserk | 1987 | Anime | The human condition | Super Eyepatch Wolf |
| Black Mirror | 2011 | Show | Existentialism | Bryce Edward Brown |
| Chaos;Head | 2008 | Anime | Paranoia & Delusions | Ozzy II |
| Chrono Trigger | 1995 | Game | Existentialism | Max Derrat |
| Cowboy Bebop | 1998 | Anime | Living in the past | Flying Walrus |
| EarthBound | 1994 | Game | Growing up | i am a dot. |
| Ergo Proxy | 2006 | Anime | The human condition | Max Derrat |
| FLCL | 2000 | Anime | Growing Up | Sock Sensei |
| Flowers of Evil | 2013 | Anime | Villains are created, not born | Yatoru |
| From the New World | 2012 | Anime | The human condition | ProfessorViral |
| Gantz | 2004 | Anime | The human condition | Super Eyepatch Wolf |
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | 2002 | Anime | Villains are created, not born | Anivangelist |
| Higurashi: When They Cry | 2006 | Anime | Horrors of man | Sock Sensei |
| Goodnight Punpun | 2007 | Manga | Horrors of man | Sock Sensei |
| Jujutsu Kaisen | 2020 | Anime | Villains are created, not born | coolnugget |
| Metal Gear Solid | 1998 | Game | Horrors of man | Max Derrat |
| Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | 2001 | Game | Censorship & the human condition | Max Derrat |
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | 2004 | Game | Villains are created, not born | FatBrett |
| Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | 2010 | Game | The cost of peace | Max Derrat |
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | 2008 | Game | Existentialism | Max Derrat |
| Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | 2015 | Game | Horrors of man | Michael Saba |
| Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans | 2015 | Anime | The cost of peace | Bonsai Pop: Pt.1 & Pt.2 |
| Naruto | 2002 | Anime | Mind over matter, Motivation | lvl 1 rock |
| Paprika | 2006 | Anime | Existentialism | Max Derrat |
| Paranoia Agent | 2004 | Anime | Lies are easier than the truth | Max Derrat |
| Parasyte: The Maxim | 2014 | Anime | The human condition | Internet Pitstop |
| Perfect Blue | 1998 | Anime | Online avatars & being preformative | Max Derrat |
| Pluto | 2023 | Anime | The human condition | Gian's Adventure |
| Psycho-Pass | 2012 | Anime | ||
| Serial Experiments Lain | 1998 | Anime | Mortality gives life meaning | |
| Steins;Gate | 2011 | Anime | Existentialism | |
| Samurai Champloo | 2004 | Anime | Mixing of cultures | Internet Pitstop |
| Terror in Resonance | 2014 | Anime |