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If you liked Soukou no Strain add

...then you might like Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo add

Like all great directors, Fukuda knows how to learn from works of the past and improve upon them -Despite how congested Strain was with its story lines and themes, it evidently lacked the complexity to become critically acclaimed. Cross Ange includes even more themes and plot points for no discernable reasons with barely any exploration to them, provoking thoughts in the viewer instead of spoonfeeding them. -The preference for gore, shock factor and nudity has escalated greatly between the time of production for the 2 series. Cross Ange adapts to this by accounting holistically for all these factors and even Turn Them Up to Eleven, meeting the essential needs of the modern anime viewer. -The portrayal of a rebellious, emotionally damaged teenager in Strain was far too reasonable. Ange is the optimized and improved version who is absolutely incomprehensible, utterly stubborn and never manages to learn anything. This vividly illustrate the image of a recalcitrant adolescent both series intended in comparison to Sara -Antagonists clearly exist to be hated, Strain made the mistake in trying to make the audience sympathise to Ralph’s petty reasons. Embryo, on the other hand, is an asshole in every sense of the word; absolutely heinous, nefarious and malicious on top of being a rapist, hating on him brainlessly enhances the viewing experience In an age of the anime industry littered with lazy, fanservice orientated and sales driven products. Fukuda remains one of the few reliable individuals for quality entertainment.

If you liked Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Destiny add

...then you might like Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo add

Directed by the great Fukuda, both are masterpieces of anime-saving level separated only by time. -Opening animation similarly features familiar scenes triggering memories of Gundam Seed but not quite the same. -Heavy utilization of caricatures in an attempt to portray discrimination, betrayal and jealousy, firmly believing they succeeded. -Features very expansive settings with endless possibilities yet somehow only focus on a tiny cast. -Main characters are logic-defying, utterly stubborn in whatever they do, spearheaded by extreme stupidity yet never learn anything which invokes audience empathy from their teenager days, adding a unique layer of depth to character writing -If you're ever confused, there's always a point of self-insertion in Jesus Yamato/Tusk, their preaching always calm me down. The rate at which Sunrise churns out Mecha trash every year is baffling but you can always count on Fukuda for something worth watching, something worth talking about, something worth facepalming over. If this is what you watch anime for then by all means try these 2 out.