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--- Quote from: Al_Sleeper on August 16, 2013, 11:32:49 AM ---Gilgamesh
Haibane Renmei
Twelve Kingdoms
Mouryou no Hako
Witch Hunter Robin
Alien 9
Narutaru
Princess Arete
Tenshi no Tamago
Anne no Nikki
Barefoot Gen
Shigofumi
Shigurui
Aoi Hana
Earth Girl Arjuna
Basilisk
Kanashimi no Belladonna
Colorful (2010)
Cossette no Shouzou
Dennou Coil
Chikyuu ga Ugoita Hi
Hi no Tori
Mermaid Saga
Kemono no Souja Erin
Ringing Bell
Fantastic Children
Furusato Japan
Gankutsuou
Gungrave
Ghost Hunt
Ghost Slayers Ayashi
GTO - despite the abundance of comedy and some ecchi.
Gunslinger Girl
Hanbun no Tsuki
Hitsuji no Uta
Hell Girl
Hotori
Human Crossing
Interlude
Iriya no Sora - despite its bad first half.
Jin Roh
Kaiba
Kemonozume
Kino no Tabi
Kurau
Serial Experiments Lain
Master Keaton
Memories
Millennium Actress
Tokyo Godfathers
Mind Game
Mononoke Hime
Natsume Yuujinchou - if you don't mind some comedy.
Nausicaa
Nineteen
Umi ga Kikoeru
Oseam
Otogizoushi
Pale Cocoon
Paranoia Agent
Perfect Blue
Pet Shop of Horrors
Kumo no Mukou
Rail of the Star
Real Dive
Red Garden TV
Requiem from the Darkness
Honneamise no Tsubasa
SaiKano
Sci-Fi Harry
Scrapped Princess
Shinigami no Ballad
Sky Crawlers
Shingetsutan Tsukihime
Utawarerumono TV
Teizokurei Daydream - despite some echhi.
Wicked City
Spice and Wolf
Wolf's Rain
X
xxxHOLiC
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
Yugo The Negotiator
Yukikaze
Akira
Animatrix
Baccano! - it is pretty heavy on comedy.
Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto
Flanders no Inu
Genji Monogatari
Night Walker
Piano no Mori
Dallos
Avenger
The Third
GoShogun: The Time Stranger
Ga-Rei: Zero - Watch it at least past Episode 3.
Midori
Infinite Ryvius
Spring and Chaos
Flag

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+1 for Scrapped Princess, Hell Girl and Baccano (although Baccano relies heavily on comedy)

dbml:
Damn Al, you pretty much wiped out everything with that list :P

Let's start off with +1's:
GTO - This has levels of drama and pure emotion that's typically reserved for tragedies. And yes, it's a comedy series.
Ga-Rei Zero - I agree that you need to watch at least the first 3 episodes to understand what's going on.
Infinite Ryvius - Lord of the Flies in space!

Gonna -1 Baccano though. If you like character development and a cohesive story, don't watch this. Has the worst static 2D characters you'll ever see. Horribly stereotypical and completely over-the-top.


Now for my short list.
RahXephon - The music-inspired version of Evangelion. And to me, far superior to it.
Mawaru Penguindrum - Dark, quirky, often hilarious but always serious. (This is one series where you will have to essentially "rewind" and watch certain scenes twice. Once to see what the penguins are up to... and then again to pay attention to the more serious dialogue and story that's going on in the background)
Le Chavalier D'Eon - Honestly, I don't remember much about this series... just that it ended up pretty dark and pretty damn good!
Blue Gender - A mech series that is very much a hit-or-miss. Completely devoid of comedy. Filled with death and bloodshed, but at its core is a very solid romance. Characters have a ton of development, with very understandable reactions with regards to their environment.

Al_Sleeper:

--- Quote from: dbml on August 17, 2013, 04:19:47 PM ---GTO - This has levels of drama and pure emotion that's typically reserved for tragedies. And yes, it's a comedy series.
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For many years it occupies the top line of anime chart in Russia with the score 9.24/10.

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