[Discussion] What are some anime with unpredictable twists?

Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Endmaker@ani.social⁩ to ⁨anime@ani.social⁩

I enjoy plot twists in my stories.

Unfortunately - maybe it’s because I’ve consumed enough media - 99% of them are totally predictable. I would see the reveal coming a mile away.

So, are there any anime with an actually strong twist?

If I have to name one that impressed me, it is

spoiler for an anime with title starting with the letter 'O'

the reveal that the MC have an extreme form of visual agnosia in Oddtaxi.

That one caught me by complete surprise.

Are there are any more of such anime?

Thanks in advance.

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agent_nycto@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
One that doesn’t is Madoku Magica. It’s a normal magical girl anime. JUST KIDDING SOMEONE TOLD ME THE PLOT TWIST AND SAID IT WAS REVEALED IN THE SECOND EPISODE AND IT WASN’T TILL THE END AND I WAS PISSED OFF FOREVER.

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- pastermil@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  If it makes you feel better, they made a movie that expands upon the original story (preceded by two movies summarizing it). Another one will come in like a week, finally, after being delayed for ten years.
  
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- Endmaker@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  IT WAS REVEALED IN THE SECOND EPISODE
  
  I’ll admit I haven’t consumed a lot of Magical Girls stories, but
  
  Madoku Magica spoiler
  isn’t fallen/former-magical-girls-turn-antagonist quite a common trope in these stories? I’d say the later twists are stronger.
  
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  - agent_nycto@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I hadn’t really heard of that trope till later
    
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Grimy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Talentless Nana has quite the twist in the first episode.

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- KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  This is what immediately came to mind for me.
  
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devaly@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Angel beats, Shinsekai Yori, Summertime Render, Higurashi, Nier Automata, Sonny Boy, Kowloon

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- Grimy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Sonny Boy is a work of art. I highly recommend it.
  
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- Endmaker@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  Shinsekai Yori
  
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  Though my guess about their origins were incorrect, I was still able to predict that the Queerats are (were?) humans.
  
  This is actually a surprisingly uncommon trope. I can name multiple anime with the same twist:
  
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  - Attack on Titan - Sword Art Online: Alicization arc - Madoka - Gargantia
  
  Having seen all these anime beforehand made the twist kinda predictable.
  
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cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I’d say Your Lie in April qualifies. Yes, they telegraph the ending from very early on. You know it’s gonna happen. They swerve a couple times. You think maybe it won’t. Then it does. “Ah, that sucks, but I called it from the very beginning,” you say. Then the story keeps going, and just when you think “oh yeah what’s with the title? It never made any sense,” they explain the title.

Angel Beats! is another good one. It’s about a purgatory school. They tell you the girl called “Angel” is trying to get people to move on. She kind of is, and eventually those opposing her realise that’s the right move, but there’s a lot more to it than that. Ask yourself why she’s trying to help others when everyone else is just out for themselves.

Then there’s Sword Art Online II (the second season). The first part, with the gun game, kind of has a twist — how a guy in a video game that should be harmless is killing people IRL by shooting them in a video game. It’s pretty lame, though. The second part, the last seven episodes, if it were a standalone anime, it would be my favourite anime. The adaptation of book 7, Mother’s Rosary. The secret behind the undefeated duelist.

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- mo_lave@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  You described how my first watch of YLIA went 😆
  
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isyasad@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Code Geass is structured around having huge twists every 5-10 episodes. My favorite is the one from

(episode #)
Season 2, episode 5

Jaw-dropping, gasping for air, falling out of your chair kinda plot twist

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Wireless_Dirk@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Boku no pico.

Admitingly I dropped it as soon as the plot twist reared its ugly purple little head.

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mo_lave@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Your Lie in April - agreed with @cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com’s comment

Steins;Gate - I won’t spoil it. I’ll only encourage you to watch all episodes, no matter what.

Nagi no Asukara

Talentless Nana

BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!! and Ave Mujica

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

Sound Euphonium S3

Orb

Takopi’s Original Sin

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- Endmaker@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  Steins;Gate
  
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  IMO it’s quite a standard time-travel story, and having watch / read enough of stories, there’s nothing really unexpected.
  
  Ave Mujica
  
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  I certainly didn’t expect the reveal of Uika being related to Sakiko. But it’s not on the same level as the example I gave IMO.
  
  Sound Euphonium S3
  
  Takopi’s Original Sin
  
  If there were any plot twists, I must have missed them. But basically, nothing surprised me.
  
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Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Attack on Titan starts off pretty unpredictable, but it later falls into its own formula that you can predict. The only thing that really was predictable from the start was what the titans actually are. It’s just the safest bet, and they don’t push the envelope with that. Being vague to not spoil it, even though this one has likely been seen by a majority of everyone already; possibly even OP.

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- Endmaker@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  formula that you can predict
  
  Yeah, I’d say it’s quite predictable and not what I’m looking for.
  
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pastermil@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Currently watching the Monogatari series.

Man this thing is wild. The whole thing is unpredictable.

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Eq0@literature.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
One piece

I don’t know how to out the spoiler tag, sorry. But for hundreds of episodes nobody ever dies. Never ever ever ever. Then Ace dies graphically on screen sending Luffy into utter despair. It felt like such a guy punch! It’s supposed to be a feel good story! (Still mad about it)

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- YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Your spoiler tag is still incorrect.
  
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  - Eq0@literature.cafe ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Why? How should I change it?
    
    To me it shows “Spoiler” and only if clicked shows the details
    
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- Endmaker@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I don’t know how to out the spoiler tag, sorry.
  
  ::: spoiler Tap for spoiler hidden content :::
  
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  - Eq0@literature.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Thanks! Edited
    
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NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Space Dandy!

He’s a dandy guy, in space!

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Kusarihime1@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Attack on Titan

Full metal alchemist brotherhood

Revolutionary girl Utena

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- Endmaker@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  Attack on Titan
  
  Full metal alchemist brotherhood
  
  I will honest with you, these two series have some of the more predictable twists I’ve seen.
  
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Cherries@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
School Days

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