Beyblade?
More confusing than Neon Genesis Evangelion?
Now I wouldn't be surprised if there are even more confusing anime out there then NGE. I've probably even seen one and just can't think of it right now.
But Beyblade?
Really?
Epic top spinning is more confusing and nonsensical then giant bio-cyborg mechas powered by giant extension cords, controlled by dead mother soul power and driven by 14 year-old psychotic orphans with Oedipus Complexes and enough backstory trauma to keep whole university Psychology departments busy with a decades worth of case studies and papers?
Backstories actually aren't all that complex. "This person has mother issues, caused by Y, responded to it in X manner."
But yeah, uh, Beyblade?
Whatcha gonna do, little buckaroo? | i be pimpin' madoka ficsI know it doesn't remotely qualify (just using it as a measuring stick), but is there an anime that makes less sense than this
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Kanon. Okay, that's an exaggeration and definitely a matter of subjectivity, but it's still the most contrived thing I've seen that isn't a deliberate mind-screw. I mean...astral projections? Foxes becoming human? Mai's arc in its entirety? The wackiest things went without explanation.
edited 9th Jan '11 5:42:44 AM by NatTheWriter
FLCL was not made by Anno, although confusing him and Tsurumaki is pretty forgivable. Also: not really all that nonsensical. It was just a Coming of Age Story with a bunch of random stuff thrown in.
I guess it is.Paranoia Agent for the serious kind of WTF.
Bobobo Bobobobo for the comedic one.
edited 9th Jan '11 8:39:42 AM by nohaynicklibre
I can't stop listening to thisIf by "nonsensical" we mean "stupid", then I will see OP's Beyblade and raise him with Idaten Jump.
EDIT: What, no trope page? I'm actually surprised.
edited 9th Jan '11 8:45:53 AM by Watchtower
My sister would disagree with FLCL being confusing. Personally, I agree with you guys.
A some things that have always confused me:
- How can all the Power Rangers seasons share the some time line?
- How can all the Pokemon seasons/generations share a continuity at all?
- Ultimate Muscle. Western Animation and Complaing About Shows You Dont Watch, but still...
- How could they make squeal series for Bakugan after that ending? And without half the original cast? And so much worse than the first one?
- Bleach. I won't go into the list, but there is something to all the Fan Wank it gets.
- Agree that Bobobo-bo bo-bobo, the little of it I have seen, is utterly confusing
- I know that TTGL is all about the Humongous Mecha, but I have yet seen anyone who compliments it for its story or sensibility.
- The end of Serial Experiments Lain completely confused me.
- Denno Coil is completely confusing most of the time.
- Something is wrong with you if you are never confused by Megas XLR. Still fun to watch.
- The Macross series enemies and how they are defeated are always somewhat confusing.
- Macademi Wasshoi. If only because the Myth Ark was never really explained.
- Ichiban Ushiro No Daimaou. It did not have enough time to eplain half of what it needed to.
- Much as I love Xamd Lost Memories, the ending is fairly confusing.
Yes, I started going through a list of Anime near the start of that list.
Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!

Beyblade, try and top that.
I mean, I admit I do enjoy the show. Just really bewildered about it.
edited 8th Jan '11 8:55:38 PM by PsychoFreaX
Help?.. please...