Post-Sewing Love depression? We get it. Here are 20 shows the community actually stands behind for fans of Avant Garde and Horror.
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Hushed exchanges among the female student populace of Shinyo Academy center around an enigmatic supernatural entity. This entity is Boogiepop, a Shinigami who is rumored to murder people at the height of their beauty before their allure wanes. Few know of his true nature: a...
A test subject is administered daily medication by a nurse in a ward where mysterious medical experiments take place. One day, when the nurse presses the switch of the test subject, it successfully transforms into a chimera. When the test subject continues to hold human desires...
Late at night, in a clearing within a dark fog-filled forest, there sits a kamishibai storyboard. A visitor approaches, and suddenly, the fog recedes. A shape begins to take form beside the board—this figure is the masked Storyteller, who once again starts to spin tales of...
Shun is forced into playing with four friends. But they are not friends, he hates them. The unbearable heat and heavy atmosphere deepen his depression. (Source: eventive)
Animation veteran and Studio 4°C collaborator Koji Morimoto teamed up with techo artist Ken Ishii for this AMV. "EXTRA" is a random cross talk about computer, music, images, and Internet by two authors working on their first collaboration in techno music and animation. This...
Graduate Work 2017 from Chinami Taniguchi, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation. The story of Nosferatu vampires glimpsed by a boy who gets lost in a forest. (Source: Geidai Animation)
In the town of Kurouzu-cho, Kirie Goshima lives a fairly normal life with her family. As she walks to the train station one day to meet her boyfriend, Shuuichi Saito, she sees his father staring at a snail shell in an alley. Thinking nothing of it, she mentions the incident to...
Music video by Kousuke Sugimoto for the title track Alice In Voodooland by RoughSketch and featuring Aikapin.
Following the release of their 8th album "DUM SPIRO SPERO," Japanese rock band Dir en Grey went into hiatus following a vigorous touring schedule in Japan and abroad, a year and a half later returning with their single "RINKAKU" released on December 19th, 2012. Once again...
The truth behind the well-known Grimm's Tales is cruel and full of blood and lust! Episode 1: "Hansel & Gretel": Two brothers lost in the woods were actually criminals... Episode 2: "The Blue Beard": The true character of the Blue Beard was a cannibal who was unable to...
Short animation by Keita Kurosaka for MTV Japan.
Short experimental animation from 1972 by Yoji Kuri.
An animation staring Gelée, an anthropomorphic cat character created by DLE.
A horror take on the classic tale of Snow White.
Usagi is a two-and-a-half minute short-film produced by Team Silent. It features many Robbie the Rabbits of varying colors in a hospital-like setting as they walk around, wheel gurneys, and ride elevators. (Source: Silent Hill Wiki)
Ki-No-Ko is a surreal five-minute short film published on Art of Silent Hill, Lost Memories: The Art & Music of Silent Hill and The Silent Hill Experience. The word "kinoko" is Japanese for "mushroom". (Source: Silent Hill Wiki)
In Kei Oyama's grim Consultation Room, a medical diagnosis triggers a wave of traumatic fantasies, portrayed in greyish pencil drawings that waver as if left out for too long in the rain. (Source: Sydney Morning Herald)
Death is the gateway to birth. The deceased crosses the line to join the kingdom of the dead. He sees there the dance of the sperm and the egg. He is drawn towards the sky. This is the path to the afterlife. (Source: starandshadow.org.uk)
Fans who liked Sewing Love tend to recommend Boogiepop and Others, Avant, Airy Me the most. If you're into Avant Garde and Horror, any of these are a solid pick.
Sewing Love has a 6.07 on MAL from 331 ratings. Scores are mixed, but plenty of fans swear by it. Worth trying if the premise sounds interesting.
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