Continuation from the discussion of “what are your comfort anime?”
By that, I specifically mean, “what anime makes you anything but comfortable, but rewatch anyway?” It could be for various reasons, I imagine.
In my case, two of my three regularly-rewatched anime, I do so because of the catharsis (Violet Evergarden and Your Lie in April). The third is equal parts comfort and anti-comfort, so they cancel out (A Place Further Than The Universe). All are intense enough for me to only rewatch once a year.
Neon Genesis Evangelion for me. Easily top 5 all time favorites, but definitely intense all the way through.
I think I’ll just quote Shinji on this one “You ran out of ink, too, didn’t you, you bastards?”