"Not all anime is about giant robots and pure escapism. Sometimes a show with a fantastic premise can be used to examine a real-world issue or subject. And sometimes anime comes all the way down to earth, the better to explore things that are often the domain of a live-action production -- but which gain an extra visual twist through animation."
lol real world issues.
i saw genshikan (a real world anime) and it was a joke. super natural is the way to go!! no gundam tho!
Guess it goes to show the type of series I usually watch... only ever saw [C] and watching shangri-la now. So can't really comment much on the list
I saw Rainbow it seemed pretty real. I tried 1st episode of Welcome to the NHK and dropped it. I didnt finish Eden of the East. I dropped Control: The Money & Soul of Possibility after like episode 7. I plan to watch Planetes im just not sure when.
Hmm I haven't seen any of these. I've been meaning to watch Planetes for a couple of months now though, and Eden of the East seems interesting.