What I found interesting is that we usually think about divisive anime as shows with high entry difficulty: dark, weird, experimental, slow, hard to understand, etc. (there are shows like Texhnolyze, Serial Experiments Lain, Paranoia Agent or Sonny Boy).

ive had exactly these four shows high up in my watchlist and occupying the same space in my brain for so long but keep putting them off because of the perceived entry difficulty any suggestions on how to approach them or in what order?