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[Megalith]

they control those demons? it's been done before.. pokemon, digimon, yugioh the list goes on

So hold on.. are we talking about Death Note or Claymore? Well either way, the similarities are next to none. As Gare said, in Death Note's case, death gods are merely the bridge connecting the gap between the human world and the underworld. They take no orders from humans and they are there because they chose to. And well in Claymore, the yoma are threats to humans, so now that I think about it I don't think you meant Claymore in your initial post.

In that case, how about we change it to that style? So, I'm looking for an anime like Trigun, with the light-hearted antics caused (seemingly by accident most of the time) by Vash, and the seriousness that occasionaly occurs (generally having to do with people trying to hunt him down, or caused by someone else... I won't say the name because it could be considered a spoiler) but I don't want to watch a 150+ episode series. Any suggestions?

You've seen Cowboy Bebop I presume? It's not THAT close to Trigun, but it has a few common themes with it. For example, just as Vash, Spike's (the main character) past is shrouded in mystery and is one of the things that gets slowly revealed along the course of the show. Watch it anyway, it's one the best anime series.

Try Fullmetal Alchemist as well. It's a 50 episode show, but definitely a worthwhile one.

Thanks for the info Gare. One more question. Is the Xenosaga anime any good? I saw it on a site that claims that the series is completed, and there are only 12 episodes to it.

Yeah the series is only 12 episodes. I found it pretty bad actually, if anything I watched it solely out of loyalty to the Xenosaga franchise. If you can get your hands on the game, you're better off playing it instead of watching the anime, since they butchered the story pretty badly.

It's not a bad series (well animated and well written, nothing overly special though), but it's basically a retelling of the first Xenosaga game. So the storyline just sort of falters and ends rather than giving any closure.

edit: While I'm here, I might as well put out a question myself. After a request from a friend, I'm looking for an anime that could be described as fucking metal. So a dark feel (bits of light are OK, especially if it's the post-victory sort of uplifting, but I'm not looking for another happy go lucky series right now), harsh storyline and a more grim treatment of violence than usual. Bonus points if there's actually a body count (or at least actual loss of something) amongst the major characters.

Sorry if I'm being a bit vague here, I doubt this means much to anyone besides Megalith.

Heh.. not that I've seen it, but try Texhnolyze. I've heard loads of great stuff about it, and it fits your description perfectly. I mean to watch it myself after I finish up Last Exile. The atmosphere is similar to that of Lain and the story is heavy with philosophy and cyberpunk influences. That's as far as I know. Do give me your insight if you watch it.