Avant Garde (639)

Experimental fiction which shunned conventional storytelling at the time it was created. These stories often invoke unsettled feelings because they reject traditional ways in which we prefer to view (or escape from) the world. Narrative is avant garde works is often of higher importance than the content. Deconstructions often fall into this genre. Note that simply being darker, edgier, or cynical doesn't mean the work is avant garde.

Extra

Extra

Extra

Jan 1, 1995 | 1 eps | Publishing

1001 Nights

1001 Nights

1001 Nights

Apr 24, 1999 | 1 eps | Publishing

Yonimo Osoroshii Grimm Douwa

Yonimo Osoroshii Grimm Douwa

Yonimo Osoroshii Grimm Douwa

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 tolerate his wife's adultery.
Episode 3: "Cinderella": Actually Cinderella had abnormal affections toward the prince.
2000 | 3 eps | Publishing

Seisai

Seisai

Seisai

A horrible murder has been committed on the grounds of Nankai Academy. Professor Yuko, one of the school's most popular teachers, died when she was pushed off of the roof of one of the school's buildings. Her death has left her students with feelings of confusion, pain, and above all else... anger. Four of her male students, Masayoshi, Daisuke, Mitsuru and Shinya, are determined to uncover the truth. They soon discover an important clue: Professor Yuko's planner had been marked on the very night she was killed... marked with the names of seven girls.

With this evidence, the boys begin their investigations... and they'll use any method required in order to find the murderer. Through rape, manipulation and torture, they uncover important details, but piecing the puzzle together won't be easy. And the longer their search draws on, the more they feel themselves being overtaken by their own dark desires... Will they ever find out the truth behind Yuko's death?

(Source: ANN)
Jan 10, 2003 to Apr 11, 2003 | 2 eps | Publishing

Kanashimi no Belladonna

Kanashimi no Belladonna

Kanashimi no Belladonna

The beautiful Jeanne marries a man named Jean, and the happy newlyweds make their way to the Lord's castle with a cow's worth of money for his blessings. However, the demonic Lord is unmoved by their offering, ignoring their desperate, impoverished pleas. The Lord's wife offers an alternative: Jeanne must become the Lord's conquest for the night in a ritual deflowering.

Scarred by the experience, the shaken Jeanne receives no sympathy from her husband. Instead, she is neglected. But as Jeanne drifts off to sleep, she is met by a strange spirit that encourages her to deliver retribution to those who wronged her. And with a mysterious surge of pleasure and an unquenching libido, Jeanne agrees.
Kanashimi no Belladonna is a captivating, psychosexual adventure that tells a story of cunning witchcraft and deceitful superstition in a poor, rural village of medieval France.

Jun 30, 1973 | 1 eps | Publishing

Kikumana

Kikumana

Kikumana

Jul 14, 2001 | 1 eps | Publishing

Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!

Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!

Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!

The Yomota family is small and typical: father Kinekuni (42), mother Tamiko (38), and son Inumaru (17). One day, a beautiful girl appears at their front door, calling herself "Maroko Yomota," granddaughter of Inumaru who travels back in time with a time machine to visit her ancestors. Even with Tamiko's strong objection, Kinekuni and Inumaru welcome her to stay with them, and the structure of a happy family has begun to collapse.

(Source: ANN)
Aug 5, 1989 to Jan 25, 1990 | 6 eps | Publishing

Tokyo Loop

Tokyo Loop

Tokyo Loop

Dec 23, 2006 | 1 eps | Publishing

Alexander Senki Movie

Alexander Senki Movie

Alexander Senki Movie

In 356 BC, Alexander the Great arrives in Greece with the ominous destiny that he will become the "destroyer of the world." Inheriting the crown, he becomes king of the Macedonians and starts down a road of conquest with terrific speed. Alexander ultimately confronts his fated nemesis, Darius the Third, in a war with Persia which changes Alexander into the devil he was fated to become, assuring the destruction of all in his path, and possibly himself.

(Source: TBS Global Business)
Oct 7, 2000 | 1 eps | Publishing

Noisy Birth

Noisy Birth

Noisy Birth

2000 | 1 eps | Publishing

Gun x Sword-san

Gun x Sword-san

Gun x Sword-san

These are a series of 13 omake episodes of Gun x Sword, tied in very loosely to the plot, with the characters as chibi puppets. The main characters are Wendy and her turtle, Kameo, who is the size of a human in this series and is able to talk. All the episodes seem to center around analyzing various events in Gun x Sword and mocking the themes displayed.

They are included on the DVDs.

(Source: Wikipedia)
Oct 21, 2005 to Oct 25, 2006 | 13 eps | Publishing

The Chocolate Panic Picture Show

The Chocolate Panic Picture Show

The Chocolate Panic Picture Show

The Chocolate Panic Picture Show is a wacky musical OVA based on a manga by Fujiwara Kamui, serialised in Monthly Super Action and partly inspired by Jamie Uys's The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980).

Follow Manbo, Chinbo and Chonbo as they are flung into a strange, psychedelic world of madness they don't understand. See them cause chaos through their zany, unpredictable antics in this comical take on cultural imperialism.
Sep 21, 1985 | 1 eps | Publishing

Ai

Ai

Ai

1963 | 1 eps | Publishing

Popee the Performer

Popee the Performer

Popee the Performer

Jan 3, 2000 to Dec 28, 2001 | 39 eps | Publishing

Genius Party Beyond

Genius Party Beyond

Genius Party Beyond

Containing shorts that couldn't be included in the original, Genius Party Beyond weaves stories that are both deep and insightful: the idea all life is relative in size, the consequences of an oppressive government, and how to deal with your darker desires, among others.

From the directors and artists of works such as Samurai Champloo, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Akira, come a multitude of thought-provoking tales, to create a collection equalling the original in storytelling genius.

Oct 11, 2008 | 5 eps | Publishing

Shui Naodai

Shui Naodai

Shui Naodai

Jun 17, 2009 | 1 eps | Publishing

Aos

Aos

Aos

1964 | 1 eps | Publishing

Ningen Doubutsuen

Ningen Doubutsuen

Ningen Doubutsuen

1962 | 1 eps | Publishing

Fashion

Fashion

Fashion

1960 | 1 eps | Publishing

G-senjou no Higeki

G-senjou no Higeki

G-senjou no Higeki

1969 | 1 eps | Publishing

Heya

Heya

Heya

1967 | 1 eps | Publishing

Kiseichuu no Ichiya

Kiseichuu no Ichiya

Kiseichuu no Ichiya

1972 | 1 eps | Publishing

Suisei

Suisei

Suisei

1987 | 1 eps | Publishing

Nido to Mezamenu Komori Uta

Nido to Mezamenu Komori Uta

Nido to Mezamenu Komori Uta

1985 | 1 eps | Publishing