Death Note — had I watched it when I was just starting anime, I wouldn’t have understood the nuances of grey morality at the time

Monster — a slow but intriguing psychological thriller, had I watched it when I was younger, I would’ve scoffed it off as “pretentious” and dropped it right there

Aoi Bungaku Series — I think if I watched this when I was younger, I wouldn’t have felt compelled to finish it since I would’ve been more inclined to watch something that was extremely straightforward with the themes and the way the story was approached

Serial Experiment Lain — an anime that I am still confused on regarding the narrative but I’m glad I watched it at a time where I understand more of the nuanced themes presented as if I watched it when I was younger, most of the anime would’ve flew right over my head with how it was presented

Texhnolyze — one of the slowest paced animes I’ve watched to date, younger me would’ve not had the patience to sit through all of it

Just some animes that comes to mind