Finished This Is Not Blue and looking for something similar? Here are 20 shows that fans actually recommend — especially if you're into Avant Garde and Music.
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Music video for Kikuo's Vocaloid song Aishite Aishite Aishite.
Music video directed and animated by Ryoji Yamada for the song Prayer X by King Gnu In the music video Prayer X, King Gnu takes an abstract and animated approach to mental health topics such as paranoia, anxiety, depression, and suicide. The setting is in a grey monotonous...
Music video for the song Trepanation by millenium parade, directed by Ryoji Yamada.
Music video for the song Rapport by Tatsuya Kitani. The song was used as the first ending theme of the anime Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen.
Official music video for Porter Robinson's song Easier to Love You.
Music video for the song Persona by Omaru Polka.
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...
Directed and key animated by Yukiko Kai, music by Urban Garde. Graduation work in Tama Art University Department of Graphic Design.
Music video for the song Kamisama no Iutoori by Junji Ishiwatari & Yoshinori Sunahara + Etsuko Yakushimaru. The song was featured as the ending for Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei.
Music video by Glay, created by Studio 4°C
Music video for the song Glass Mado by King Gnu.
Music video directed by Shunji Iwai for the song Miracle by illion, Youjirou Noda's solo project, in the album "P.Y.L."
Fans who liked This Is Not Blue tend to recommend Against, Serial Experiments Lain, Synchro Noise the most. If you're into Avant Garde and Music, any of these are a solid pick.
This Is Not Blue has a 5.34 on MAL from 1,430 ratings. Scores are mixed, but plenty of fans swear by it. Worth trying if the premise sounds interesting.
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