Which anime has the best power lines?

[Voracious]

An anime that isn't SEL because frankly? That's cheating.

Here are a few nice options:

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou​	Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid	Natsunagu​	Shounen Hollywood​
I especially like the evening shot with the red sky. In this OVA they're both key to every day life, but also a symbol of a world where our demand for power has has terrible consequences.	I really like just the gritty look of this scene. You can imagine it being a cold day and the power lines are the difference between being warm, cold, and being in the dark. It's very juxtaposed to the show itself.	The dream like aesthetic of these are very nice. It reminds me of a pleasant walk through the city with possibly a slight buzzing overhead, drown out by cars and people.	Same reasoning for Dragon Maid, but even more-so.

 

[Cheeseknife]

You can't just write off SEL. It is the greatest anime of all and Null's personal favorite.

Very thematic visuals considering the subject-matter.

 

[dick brain]

This is hard autism.

 

[Cat tit bingo]

Is a power line truly a power line if you don't hear cicadas when you look at them?
I'll go with the trends setter of neon genesis evangelion

 

[Party Hat Wurmple]

It's Bleach in that one opening with the power lines.

 

[Voracious]

Serial Experiments Lain.

Like I said that is straight up cheating.

Is a power line truly a power line if you don't hear cicadas when you look at them?
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Absolutely excellent choice and cicadas do add so much when present.

 

[Cheeseknife]

Like I said that is straight up cheating.

Oh, is that what you meant?

But it's pretty much the gold standard.

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

This is more autistic than I expected, I thought you meant cool lines said like a boss.

 

[TheOtherSideofMakeBelieve]

Persona 4 has the most memorable powerline scene to me

Steins;Gate and S;G0 have some decently aesthetic shots

 

[Dfackt0]

Steins;Gate and S;G0 have some decently aesthetic shots

Came here to +1 for Steins;Gate

 

[HyperboreanRightsActivist]

 

[the rat]

we will never know

 

[XYZpdq Jr.]

Lain is god-tier power lines

 

[Mariposa2.0 LTE]

You can't just write off SEL. It is the greatest anime of all and Null's personal favorite.
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Very thematic visuals considering the subject-matter.

You beat me, I h8 u. Amazing show

 

[Cheeseknife]

Lain is god-tier power lines

I gotta look up screenshots from the Digimon series now...

Here's one from Tamers:

Here's one from the original DA:

 

[S3y88]

You know who

 

[SwanSwanson]

The real question is which powerlines look the worst

 

[dick brain]

What the fuck, why are there so many anime power lines? What do they thematically symbolize to the Japaneses that they feel compelled to include them? Connection/interconnectedness? Crosses?

 

[Harbinger of Kali Yuga]

You can't just write off SEL. It is the greatest anime of all and Null's personal favorite.
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Very thematic visuals considering the subject-matter.

I came in here to say this. SEL IS the anime with the most power lines because wires and cables are a visual theme throughout, this was deliberately done, so I can't imagine another anime would have more. I haven't seen SEL in over 15 years though so I can't remember if it's really any good and I assume you're joking about null liking it. Anime has generally gotten insufferable as time has gone on because of the weebs and dorky chibi shit.

 

[Cheeseknife]

I came in here to say this. SEL IS the anime with the most power lines because wires and cables are a visual theme throughout, this was deliberately done, so I can't imagine another anime would have more. I haven't seen SEL in over 15 years though so I can't remember if it's really any good and I assume you're joking about null liking it. Anime has generally gotten insufferable as time has gone on because of the weebs and dorky chibi shit.

SEL got pretty deep into it. Chiaki J. Konaka (guy who wrote it) basically predicted a lot of what the Internet would eventually become.