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=== [[Mind Screw]] === |
=== [[Mind Screw]] === |
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* [[Trope Maker]]: ''[[ |
* [[Trope Maker]]: ''[[Angel's Egg]]'' (1985). Even [[Mamoru Oshii]], who directed and co-wrote the movie, has said that he doesn't know what it's about. |
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* [[Trope Codifier]]: Bringing the [[Mind Screw]] to [[Real Life]], there's more than one codifier: |
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** ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' (1995): This is a must for anyone who is interested in dark psychological drama and eschatology. They don't call it [[Gainax Ending]] for nothing. |
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** ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' (1997): Compared stylistically to ''Rose Of Versailles'', ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'' (''Shoujo Kakumei Utena'') aired in Japan in 1997. It couples a shojo dueling story with elements of chivalric romance, Jungian psychology, and a surreal thriller. Its post-modern narrative and feminist themes distinguish it from any other anime ever made. |
** ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' (1997): Compared stylistically to ''Rose Of Versailles'', ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'' (''Shoujo Kakumei Utena'') aired in Japan in 1997. It couples a shojo dueling story with elements of chivalric romance, Jungian psychology, and a surreal thriller. Its post-modern narrative and feminist themes distinguish it from any other anime ever made. |
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** ''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]'' (1998) |
** ''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]'' (1998) |
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** ''[[Texhnolyze]]'' (2003) |
** ''[[Texhnolyze]]'' (2003) |
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** ''[[Paranoia Agent]]'' (2004) |
** ''[[Paranoia Agent]]'' (2004) |
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=== Shounen Fighter === |
=== Shounen Fighter === |
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