Psychological anime need not always be dark and disturbing like the norm. Besides, I couldn't bear not including NGNL for reasons that I can't even comprehend. Must be the effect of NGNL on me. It's truly brilliant and well-played.
If there’s an anime that goes brilliantly with a powerful, mind-bending sequence, then that would be Zetsuen no Tempest!
Theron Martin from Anime News Network gave the series a B+ rating saying that while some may find the opening 10 minutes "overkill", the series is a great mix of "effectively funny, sincere, and heartfelt content". Martin also praised the musical score, but called the artwork mediocre.
1 Death Note 2 Psycho-Pass 3 Mirai Nikki ( Future Diary) 4 Death Parade 5 Monster 6 Zetsuen no Tempest 7 Grisaia no Kajitsu 8 Ergo Proxy 9 Code Geass 10 No Game No Life
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What does waifu mean? Waifu is a term for a fictional character, usually in anime or related media, that someone has great, and sometimes romantic, affection for.
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Manabe changed Kotoura's life in many ways. She was broken and defeated before he and she became friends, but he gave her the strength to carry on. He became a sort of rock in her life, being something she could always count on. Before him, all she had was despair.
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Shundere[1] refers to a character who is sad or very depressed all of the time. Shundere characters often are sad from the start and don't have much of a reason to feel like this, unlike utsudere.
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It seems that in the end she does really get it – Manabe is the one who loves her unreservedly, for everything she is and everything she isn't. And that being the one unambiguously true fact that Kotoura-san is willing to embrace, it seems a very good thing to end on.
Kotoura-san starts off as a seemingly sad and powerful drama. Maybe a bit generic. What throws people off is that after the first half of the show, it just hits you with all this comedy that you weren't expecting. This is probably what caused the downfall of the show.
Haruka Kotoura Until the final episode he never directly says he loves her. On the final episode, when Haruka confesses to him, he says he'd "always, always loved her" and he "loves her like crazy".
However, everything starts to change when Haruka transfers to a new school. While most are off put by her as usual, she meets Yoshihisa Manabe, who finds her power astonishing. Yoshihisa then proceeds to befriend Haruka, promising to never leave her no matter what happens.
But upon transferring into yet another school, she meets Manabe, a perverted yet honest individual who accepts Kotoura for who she is, and tries with the help of others to get Kotoura to accept herself.
But there was a reason after all- The show uses this as an excuse to introduce the next half-assed character. This character is named Moritani, and she is in love with the main character because of whole ten seconds they shared in the past. This causes her to get jealous of Kotoura because she was attracting all the attention from the main character. And then the next part is just awful: Kotoura makes a mistake, and accidentally ends up reading someone else's mind, so clearly this means that she has to actively target someone visually to read their mind. It's not something passive where she just 'hears' other people's minds. Therefore, she can technically just choose not to read minds at all, which is precisely what she doesn't do ever and she barfs all over herself because that's what people do when they're depressed and realize that others think badly of you. Then the main character defends Kotoura because she gets bullied yet again despite it being her own fault completely, which triggers Moritani to become even more jealous and causes her to order her friends to beat him up. Yeah, I'd call someone else to beat my secret love interest too because that's a smart thing to do. And she even manages to ask for help from people associated with her family dojo, so it's clearly impossible for that someone to realize she was responsible for it.
Kotoura-san tells the story of Kotoura Haruka, a girl with the power to read people's minds. Whilst one would expect
Summary of the "mystery" arc: Kotoura does something stupid and she gets into a trouble. In this particular case, she walks alone at night when she fully realizes it's dangerous to do so because there's a culprit somewhere in the local area, meets a person who's pretty much a stranger at this point, and follows that person only to realize that person was the culprit all along. This sort of twist would make Shyamalan shake his head in disapproval. And then the last episode just quickly resolves the whole mother-Kotoura conflict that the series has been building up to for the entire cour in five minutes. Brilliant pacing.
This is due to her ability to read other people's minds—the same ability that drove her parents away, leaving her alone with her grandfather.
Kotoura's tragic backstory is told, where each depressing event in her life is immediately followed up by another one, aiming to be even sadder than the last. Eventually it escalates into a ridiculous scene in which Kotoura-san, previously finding her only solace in a stray kitten, breaks down because she is informed that the cat has been taken away, leaving her alone. This would be acceptable, however the woman who informs Kotoura proceeds to shout at her, telling her to "Leave and never come back!" for no apparent reason. This is one of the many contrivances used to easily make the scene more emotional, which are the defining hallmarks of Kotoura-san.
Kotoura Haruka (the character the title is based on) is a girl who can read minds, literally.
yakumo tsukamoto from school rumble could read minds. But she could only read minds of those who had strong feelings for her.
Kotoura-san. Kotoura Haruka (the character the title is based on) is a girl who can read minds, literally. Because she can read minds it makes her life more miserable and traumatic than she bargained for.
Mob psycho 100 : It’s about psychic power , and MC is 100 times badass than all others.
the main character gets a harem as he is adventuring around the world… a harem of lolis and he is into milfs. so as far as he is concerned, he does not fall for any girl of his harem.
Psycho Pass is one of the few police/sci-fi shows to excel with a strong set of characters, an interesting universe, a powerful protagonist and a good level of character development.
It’s an anime that does a good job of expressing the dark side of human nature.
Kotoura Haruka (the character the title is based on) is a girl who can read minds, literally.
Because she can read minds it makes her life more miserable and traumatic than she bargained for. Imagine growing up your whole life being able to read people’s minds, and seeing their true intentions. Not to mention how fake, insincere, scum of the earth and two faced they are.
The Disastrous Life Of Saiki K. It’s the only anime you’ll ever need to see, where “the main character” can read people’s minds (limited to a 200–300m radius). Kusuo is a psychic.
It’s the only anime you’ll ever need to see, where “the main character” can read people’s minds (limited to a 200–300m radius).
One would think that the ability to read minds would be incredible, but for Ayako Nakano, it is an involuntary power she wishes she never had. Being exposed to the harsh thoughts of others is one thing, but knowing what people want of her has made it difficult to act on her free will. Having quickly learned that revealing her power would alienate her from her peers, she keeps her abilities a secret, deciding that it is better to stay isolated and keep them hidden. Gloomy and friendless as a result of her power, Nakano is set to begin her final year of high school alone, as always.
Psycho Pass is one of the few police/sci-fi shows to excel with a strong set of characters, an interesting universe, a powerful protagonist and a good level of character development.
It’s an anime that does a good job of expressing the dark side of human nature.
Manabe changed Kotoura's life in many ways. She was broken and defeated before he and she became friends, but he gave her the strength to carry on. He became a sort of rock in her life, being something she could always count on. Before him, all she had was despair.
During her childhood, Haruka is portrayed as a cheerful, friendly little girl who loves to play and hang out with her friends. However, due to her naturally naive personality, she tended to blurt out the thoughts of other children which they prefer to keep a secret, causing misunderstandings between people around her.
She was unaware of her abilities and thought nothing of her ability to read minds. The first occasion of this was when Kumiko Kotoura (Haruka's mother) said "Guess what you're having for breakfast.".
As a result, she became isolated and developed a cold personality that shuts out others, being generally rude due to her fear of being driven away again once she made friends with them. When she became friends with Yoshihisa Manabe, she started to open up again to the aspect of having friends and became more friendly, although she is still prone to hurting when someone starts to bully her for her mind-reading abilities. However, as she is older, she tends to keep all the bullying to herself, irritating Manabe.
Manabe and the rest of the ESP club then go to find Kotoura in her Grandfather's home. Moritani then visits Kotoura and apologizes to her and Manabe. Kotoura forgives her.
Haruka is known for being "tone deaf" as many of her friends would describe her when it comes to singing. Because of what happened to her she tends to blame herself for everything which annoys her friends.
Kotoura then joins the ESP club with Manabe and she meets two new friends. Life seemed to be going better for Kotoura when Yuriko Mifune decides to do fortune-telling with Kotoura hidden behind her, of course, this fails since Kotoura can't tell everyone's thoughts apart. So, Kotoura and Yuriko switch places.
Sosuke Aizen was a threat for a number of reasons, but his ability to play with people's minds might be one of his more intimidating aspects. With his Zanpakutō, Aizen could take over anyone's senses, making them see, hear, and even feel things that weren't really there. It's potent stuff too, with the effects capable of lasting for centuries and even those aware of being controlled by it are unable to stop themselves.
Demande's "Evil Sight" turns the dark moon symbol on his forehead into a third eye that can immobilize or hypnotize anyone he chooses . He almost succeeded in hypnotizing Usagi into loving him, but ironically, he was actually under the control of another individual known as Wiseman.
There are many espers in Academy City, each unique and many of which are highly dangerous, and Shokuhou Misaki is among the latter. Misaki is known as the "Queen Bee" in A Certain Scientific Railgun , and that title isn't an exaggeration thanks to her ability, "Mental Out", which can control the human mind.
With all the wild anime powers out there, there are a ton that can control the mind. While not every character who has this ability is malicious, there are quite a few who abuse the power they have over others. Regardless, these characters take the phrase "getting inside your head" to a whole new level.
With Mental Out, Misaki isn't just able to control people but also capable of reading their minds, erasing their memories, rewriting their memories, amplifying pain, and even negating other abilities. As terrifying as all that is, Misaki's ability fortunately has a weakness: she's unable to control individuals with electric-based powers like Misaka Mikoto.
Hiyori Moritani (森谷 ヒヨリ, Moritani Hiyori) Voiced by: Yurika Kubo. Hiyori is Yoshihisa's childhood friend and classmate, often nicknamed Moriya. She is in deeply in love with Yoshihisa and initially resents Haruka for gaining his attention and becoming romantically interested in Haruka, rather than herself.
Main characters. Haruka Kotoura (琴浦 春香, Kotoura Haruka) Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto. Haruka is a fifteen year old girl who was born with the psychic ability to read minds at a young age.
Before heading back home the next day, Haruka visits her old room and gives thanks to the head priest for his help. After being unable to get a hold of Yoshihisa after they get back, Haruka and Yuriko decide to spy on him, discovering he is working at a part-time job for reasons she can't identify. Whilst trying to figure out what Yoshihisa is hiding, Haruka reads Yuriko's memories on when she first became friends with Daichi, who always had faith in her mother's psychic ability. After summer vacation ends and the new term begins, Yoshihisa reveals he was saving money in order to prepare a surprise birthday party for Haruka.
During her childhood, she was bullied a lot because of her height, which caused her to develop a violent split personality. Tsukino later began attacking high school girls under the influence of her other personality and soon targeted Haruka. However, Haruka was able to get her feelings across to the true Tsukino, who overcomes her other side and turns herself in.
There is an insert song in episode 11 titled "Sunao" (素直) sung by Megumi Nakajima. NIS America has licensed the series in North America under the title The Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura and released a subtitled Blu-ray collection on August 4, 2015. No.
Yuriko Mifune (御舟 百合子, Mifune Yuriko) Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa. Yuriko is the president, and creator of the school's ESP Research Club.
Yoshihisa is one of Haruka's classmates who isn't bothered by her ability to read his mind. He is a guy with a big heart but frequently has lewd thoughts about Haruka which he uses to tease her. He is shown to truly love Haruka though whom he deeply cares for. Yoshihisa tries his best to understand her problem while struggling to deepen their relationship. He later forms an unlikely bond with Haruka's grandfather Zenzou, who encourages his perverted side in order to get his granddaughter married. Yoshihisa finally confesses his love to Haruka in the end after being playfully scolded for not saying it sooner.
Mind games, psychological sagacity, crazy twists and turns, human psyche, and everything that involves the mind—these are the things you could expect to see in a well-defined psychological anime. And it doesn’t even stop there!
5. Monster. The closer something gets to reality, the more bothersome and disturbing it becomes. Standing above most anime with a story that’s so close to reality, Monster depicts the true nature and psyche of humanity and society with extreme relevance.
Grisaia no Kajitsu is adapted from a visual novel game.
Ignorant to the truth and reality of everything that’s happening, Lelouch vi Britannia suddenly meets a so-called witch named C.C. who can grant miraculous powers befitting of kings. That power is called the Geass, and Lelouch awakens his power of Absolute Obedience, capable of issuing absolute one-time commands to whoever he uses his power on. And so, his golden opportunity has come. The war, the world, his life, and the secrets of the past—everything shall be revealed with him in the frontline of the battle! If you want more information, you can check out this detailed review of the series.
Kazami Yuuji is the newest student of a particular school with only five female students. Being the first-ever male student mixed-in with female students who each have questionable pasts and identities, Yuuji’s job is to delve into their lives and help them get over their tribulations. But, with each student having their own unique controversial backgrounds, it shall soon be known that the student with the grimmest background is none other than Kazami Yuuji himself!
It’s so similar that it’s actually scary and very frightening! Based on the values and dark truths of ourselves and our society, Monster roars out a howl that shows the mostly unexplored yet undeniable truth about us and our world.
With the difficult decision of saving the life of the mayor or the life of a young child, Dr. Kenzo Tenma—a well-renowned doctor in the world of medicine —chooses to save the life of the person who shall soon become the cause of havoc to his life, beliefs, and to the world’s foundations.
title says it all. i really appreciate mental health themes in anime, especially when healing is a theme as well (although not necessary, i can handle despair). it’s also important to me that it’s portrayed well! thanks
I wanna watch the type of anime where the MC is insanely powerful, but has to hide his power, either from the civilian folks around him or from other people with superpowers.
Well, it's fine if he does get better, I guess the story has to go somewhere. But I'd still prefer it if it just got worse rather than better.
My girlfriends had a bias against anime and people who watch it for the longest time, and I finally got her to agree to watching an anime. She said she wants to watch a mystery. Specifically, a romance mystery, drama mystery or murder mystery. It has to have no fan service and preferably be on Netflix, but it doesn't have to be on Netflix
I recently finished watching Plastic memories, and I need something to cheer me up. I don't care what genre it is, as long as it isn't depressing.
I want to watch something emotional with good story. Preferably fantasy or supernatural. I prefer an mc rather than a main group
I got this image from a no rules type subreddit subreddit. No, the comments there didn't help.