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I know this is really late, but would you like to have a discussion about Mirai Nikki? We pretty much have opposite impressions of the characters, and maybe a conversation would be interesting. DM me if you want to.

can't believe durararas got four seasons! i love that anime, def have to try Baccano! soon! now

yeah great review and durarara ost is AMAZING

Hello! I read your review about Mirrai Nikki! Wow, you said everything right! That piece of crap doesn't have a reason of existence - aside for pleasing those who had a SICK mind, lol!

Good Review for Mirrai Nikki. :)

There was no need to apologize. It's all okay, lol! Thank you for taking the time to write your comment though~

Nice Mirai Nikki review!

My word you're lucky, we call ours Hongcouver.

We have a ridiculously similar list, it's hard to find people with really similar tastes!

Is your Vancouver as bad as Vancouver?

Haha, nice profile pic!

Well you've reassured me about NGE so I'll be sure to check it out and not to go into it with a negative outlook. To clarify I do plan to check out the NGE series as well but a friend of mine recommended the movies and I assume they could serve as a decent introduction to the series. Should I make it a priority to watch the series before watching the rebuild movies? I'll watch The End of Evangelion after I catch the series and other movies. I can't say I'll get around to it immediately but soon enough I'll be in the mood and end up looking into it. I'm sure as a fan of the psychological genre and symbolism that I'll be able to appreciate it to at least some extent with that in mind.

Psycho-Pass is a series I've planned to watch since it aired and I've even downloaded it and started to watch the first episode, but unknown forces kept me from moving onward with it and I haven't gotten back around to it. Based on my initial impressions it seems to be a military/police action type of show similar maybe to the Ghost in The Shell: Stand Alone Complex series that I also became side tracked from and still need to complete. They're both intriguing to me but like many other titles I've just not been in the mood or for arbitrary reasons I haven't gotten around to them.

Madoka Magica is yet another series I've planned to watch, started watching, and become side tracked from for no justifiable reason. I enjoyed what I saw of it though and Shaft's animation is always nicer than I could expect.

As far as Fate/Zero I caught some of the English dub as it premiered on Neon Alley, but it seemed to be a bit heavy on lore and dialogue and the fantasy world which I wasn't all that impressed by. However, I didn't see enough of it to really judge properly so now that you've brought it up I'll certainly give it another chance.

Finally I'll say thanks for warning me about Mirai Nikki. I have a friend that was into it while it was airing so after taking a look at the synopsis and realizing it was a survival game I remembered that I enjoyed Deadman Wonderland and decided I might check it out. You've convinced me not to waste my time on it so I probably won't end up watching it if I don't get any urge to.

Also, after going to remove Mirai Nikki from my PTW I noticed I was planning to watch Gunbuster which reminded me of something relative to NGE. I remember I had wanted to watch it before watching the NGE series because I believe a good amount of influence was derived from Gunbuster when creating it. After all they were both directed by Hideaki Anno and sport many of the same themes as well.

Thanks for the conversation and recommendations! Feel free to chat anytime I always enjoy speaking to other enthusiastic MAL members.

Personally based on what I know about it I don't find Neon Genesis Evangelion to be the epitome of psychological anime nor am I that keen on committing to the series. I will watch the rebuild movies sooner or later. I'm the type of person that must be in the mood to see a mecha when I watch it or I won't enjoy it regardless of the content. NGE may very well be one of the most popular and/or the most popular psychological anime listed on this site but I simply don't think it will meet my personal expectations. Maybe it's just me but I found NGE to seem a hair more pretentious than other titles in the genre and that's no fun.

Really? That surprises me a bit because though the ending was left somewhat open to interpretation to the viewer I very much liked that aspect and found Ergo Proxy to be the most satisfying anime I've seen to this date. Lain like the ending of Ergo Proxy could also be perceived in more ways than one, and although I was able to see flaws in Lain it holds a meaning dear to myself and gave me a feeling afterwards that's been unrivaled by another series so far. Regardless I realize the series we're talking about are quite subjective and not necessarily made for the general audience. Death Note admittedly had its flaws but I enjoyed it at the time I watched it. At the time I'd only seen a handful if not even that of psychological series so Death Note helped turn me onto it to an extent.

I haven't completed Code Geass but plan to get around to checking it out at some point or another. I don't 'dislike' it or anything but I've just drawn predetermined notions about it that have deterred me from watching it right away. I think if you liked it and initially liked Death Note maybe you'll enjoy Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor a lot. I really loved watching the mind games and antics that ensue while Kaiji works painstakingly to gamble his way out of debt. I enjoyed the series so much personally that I moved on to Against All Rules almost immediately after completing it and the character became a favorite of mine.

After hearing that I haven't completed NGE or Code Geass it may seem that I draw unfair perceptions of them ahead of time, and maybe to an extent that is the case. However, I'm not the type of person to judge something before completing it so I will get around to seeing them. It's only what i know of the series or the bits I have seen that have kept me from experiencing them entirely yet.

So a girl that enjoys the seinen genre and particularly you named Code Geass and Darker Than Black?

Well what the hell I may as well say try looking further into the psychological genre though that may be a long shot. It's not for everyone and has noticeably less action than what you prefer but I have a feeling there's more than a couple psychological titles you'd enjoy.

You've already seen Death Note, Ergo Proxy, and Serial Experiments Lain. So how did you feel about those? I'm surprised you disliked Death Note but not Code Geass because I'm the opposite. Maybe it's because I watched Death Note first though, and maybe vice versa for you.