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Tokusatsu (特撮) is a term originally coined to describe to a specific brand of special effects-heavy live-action movies and television (in fact, the word translates directly as "special effects"). The genre was popularised by Godzilla (1954), though the term actually predates it slightly.

In modern times, the word is often instead used to describe a particular sort of superhero series, featuring one, two or several characters who can transform into outfits that cover the entire body, concealing their identity and provide them with various abilities, either magical or through advanced technology. When there are multiple characters, such as the long-running Super Sentai series, they tend to each have a different theme colour.

There is quite a large crossover between Mecha (almost always of the Super Robot variety), as often Tokusatsu heroes will be able to either grow to giant size or command Mechas (often that can combine into increasingly powerful forms) in order to combat giant monsters. Another big area of overlap is with Mahou Shoujou, as both typically feature a multicoloured group of characters with flamboyant attacks. To that end, Tokusatsu is sometimes considered the "male equivalent" of Mahou Shoujou, though of course both have examples of going against this stereotype.

The following list is non-exhaustive. Should a significant number of additional titles be found, an addendum may be made. There is no real order other than keeping series together and prioritising more notable titles.

List of anime for "elitist". These anime have been considered as "deep" animations by various critics and analysts.

In this compilation there are animes with quite complicated stories that are not recommended for all audiences. As they are: cult, artistic, experimental, avant-garde, underrated, psychological, philosophical, unique or mind-blowing anime.

This list has a part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/4197

Cityvibe was a television channel of the LAPTV signal group, launched on November 1, 2007. It broadcast movies, series, musicals, anime, and documentaries. It ceased broadcasting in February 2012, being replaced by Movie City Action. In its day, Cityvibe broadcast different anime series and movies in Latin America in a subtitled and uncensored way, broadcasting renowned titles such as "Baccano", "Monster", "Claymore" and "Golgo 13". Personally, one of the channels that would open my door to anime, because it makes me nostalgic to remember my nights watching episodes of "Golgo 13" with my dad.

A collection of serious and dark anime that I would recommend to adult audiences.

The night is silent and darkness predominates in every corner of the countryside or the city, so keep quiet and watch these shows carefully.

Anime that features android and cyborg characters.
1 title per series

A selection of shows that centralizes on the idea of evil, whether as a direct presence or a symbolic representation, that revels in themes of hostility, corruption, debauchery and death that ultimately, cause the grievous and tragic collapse of one's sense of humanity. Due to its dark nature, this list is unfiltered and therefore, may display lurid elements that are problematic. But if you're here to seek the thrills of violence and the spills of blood, then witness the dance of the Devil.

Caveats:

• Most entries contain explicit materials, including gore and sexual content.
• Anime formats vary from film, anthology, short/ova and full-length series.
• If there are recommendation, I'll provide an extended note in the caption.

You may or may not like these anime, but you should definitely try them.

Animes that first appeared on Weekly Shonen Magazine as manga and had an adaptation for TV.

tokusatsu/henshin hero inspired anime

Shotaro ishinomori anime

We all know the classic “elitist” shows, FLCL, Eva, Serial Experiments Lain.
However, these shows are just as deep, philosophical but are less known among the community, only being discussed and praised by a select few critics across various social media sites. [As a general rule, They can be from any time period, but of course most of them will be old cult-classics.]

Admittedly, I have not watched most of these shows, but have done my dutiful research to find them.

If this gets enough stacks, I might make a tertiary watchlist package :o

I'm really fascinated by the idea of adapting old stuff but changing it in ways that make this new version more interesting than just a simple retelling. I'll update the list as more anime fitting it release

(I only included the first film of the Eva rebuilds to simplify the list)

Horror and Mystery anime focused in Town settings.

Shoutarou Ishinomori was an influential figure in manga, anime, and tokusatsu who created several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009, what would go on to become the Super Sentai series and the Kamen Rider Series.

Worth Watching Anime Adaptations from Shotaro Ishinomori of Post-2000s

Sometimes you wakes up in the middle of the night and turns on the TV or maybe sometimes you scour the DVD in dvd's garage sale and find yourself some anime that's so weird,you thought that watching it was just a dream