Looking for ultra-intellectual, super-brainy Anime!

[kitamesume]

Phi Brain?

usually most of mystery series are intellectual, like detective connan or detective school Q. also physiological series has an intellectual sense to it like Another or Liar Game(live action).
Paranoia Agent should be spot on, unless you're the type that doesn't ponder with small details.
bloody monday comes close to being ultra-intellectual but theres no anime of it, only live action.


for the record, from the OP's listed series only DeathNote comes close to being ultra-intellectual and its not even there yet, to be honest the anime was too watered down over the manga version.

PS: an anime which you don't have to think yourself isn't so intellectual, i'd rather call it shallow thriller.

[SchoolDaysEX]

Watch School Days if you want your mind to get blown away.

[kitamesume]

Watch School Days if you want your mind to get blown away.

thats just so out of style, higurashi, try it.
http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=104626&show=20

[SkybladeNox]

Watch School Days if you want your mind to get blown away.

thats just so out of style, higurashi, try it.
http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=104626&show=20

To this day I still cannot finish Higurashi. I started watching it about 5 years ago. I used to have nightmares about some of the messed up things in that show.

[inuyoukess]

Kara No Kyoukai gets very philosophical. If you're not familiar with the 'Nasuverse' on the surface it doesn't seem too make much sense, but the further you delve into it the more fascinating it becomes. Particularly with concepts like Alaya, the Counter-Force, Counter Guardians, and Origin.

While the anime adaptation is actually pretty good, the Light Novels are much better for getting more detailed information that is only alluded to in the anime.

[kitamesume]

Kara No Kyoukai gets very philosophical. If you're not familiar with the 'Nasuverse' on the surface it doesn't seem too make much sense, but the further you delve into it the more fascinating it becomes. Particularly with concepts like Alaya, the Counter-Force, Counter Guardians, and Origin.

While the anime adaptation is actually pretty good, the Light Novels are much better for getting more detailed information that is only alluded to in the anime.

thats actually the case for most anime adaptations, the novels are much more detailed on top of having a larger point of view.

one of the good example is To Aru Majutsu no Index, the novel is superb while only a tiny portion of it became adapted into two series, to aru majutsu no index and to aru kagaku no railgun.

[DEAMONKING]

Zetsuen no Tempest
Psycho Pass
Shinsekai yori

Never watched it, but I'll also suggest Legend of the Galactic Heroes based on the things I've heard about it.

I think that Phi-Brain: Puzzle of God is along the lines of what you are looking for. It has mysteries, crimes, and intellectual puzzles that a person has to solve to move on.

[Tannosuke]

This guy wants something like psychological thriller with super minds. Fortunately, I know a few about them...

Hikaru No Go
Akagi
Kaiji
One Outs
All the movies of the Psychological thriller master, Satoshi Kon(RIP )
Eyeshield 21
Phi Brain
Death Note
Kaze No Yojimbo

[Mimishiki19]

This guy wants something like psychological thriller with super minds. Fortunately, I know a few about them...
Death Note

How do you know what he wants if you can't even bother to read his post?

Anyway I'll be doing the same thing.
Mouretsu Pirates -female lead.I know, I know.They belong in the kitchen but I guess that's why they call it Science Fiction
Golden Boy -genius pervert
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere -I'll be honest, you won't be able to follow anything but the action.The real fun stuff, the conversations will probably be out of your reach
Lupin III-always recommend this.Always.Do it even if the customer only wanted to know where the tampon section was.
Trigun
*sigh*
Detective Conan

[Slysoft]

Can't get any more intellectual than this

[Tiffanys]

There's really not many like you're wanting. You might try Durarara. It won't seem like it at first, but you'll eventually realize it.

I guess you might somewhat like Guilty Crown as it's a little bit like Code Geass, but... it doesn't have the intelligence you want I bet. (edit: hah, missed that you saw it)

How about Black Lagoon & Hellsing? Not quite what you're looking for perhaps, but if you haven't seen them they might be something you'd enjoy.

Ah... I thought of one: Ghost in the Shell. If you haven't seen it, do check it out. It's amazing. Also, if you don't mind a bit darker theme check out Mnemosyne.

[cominus]

Ah... I thought of one: Ghost in the Shell. If you haven't seen it, do check it out. It's amazing.

Finally! The stand alone complex series is probably what he's looking for, season one and two.

If you like that one then I suggest armitage III, it's sorta along the same lines as GITS

Unless you actually meant you wanted the main character to be an actual nerd then you can check out summer wars, it's pretty fun and has a bit of everything in it.

[Mimishiki19]

He already said he's not looking for intellectual anime but for anime that have male leads and those male leads use their superior intellect to win the day.

[surdumil]

Kaze no Yojimbo - Has a male lead that uses superior intellect and fighting skills to win the day.  The male lead, though, is not proposed to be an ultra-intellectual... just much smarter that the town bosses and underlings.