Chrysolite (post: 1279428) wrote:Exactly. You always have to have that-- 'funny' character, right? I just wish they didn't have the psycho voodoo stuff accurately predict things. -_-
[Spoiler]I'm not so sure that isn't supposed to be some form of interference from other dimensions. Remember, other dimensions involved in the storyline are farther along than the MCs dimension, so 'predictions' are just history for them. [/spoiler]
Anyhow, Noein is one of the best actual Sci-Fi stories to be released in TV Anime in recent years. The only other ones I would say compete for it in quality are Dennou Coil, and
maybe Tetsuwan Birdie Decode (the latter still being more science-fantasy adventure than actual Sci-Fi, just much higher quality than the usual fare.)
There haven't been many really good entries into the true Sci-Fi genre in TV Anime, in comparison to the science-fantasy and super-robot mindless fun stuff. A lot of second-rung shows, with good concepts and high-points raising them above mediocre (examples: Chaos Head, Ghost Hound). IMHO, the last really good Sci-Fi before these recent entrants was Now and Then, Here and There. You have to go to the theatrical releases, like Paprika, to get good Sci-Fi.
And just as a solid story, Noein stands above most recent anime, Sci-Fi or otherwise. Even Dennou Coil couldn't avoid throwing in a couple ridiculous filler episodes. In Noein, there is literally no fluff or filler, just solid story from start to finish.
Its only negative is that it is by no means an easy story to follow. Like one of the old greats, Boogiepop Phantom, you can't really get how it all fits together until you have watched nearly the entire series.