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Last edit: 2021-12-27
I try to add enlightening commentary, but let's face it:
I'm far from perfect.
For cartoons that are not listed in the encyclopedia please click here.
    EDIT: 2020-12-31
    I have seen two three videos that examine the concept of "classics" from distinctly different perspectives:
  1. Gigguk | Garnt Maneetapho

  2. Mother's Basement | Geoff Thew

  3. Bonsai Pop | Mike ?
EDIT: 2020-04-11
In this video YouTube user Gigguk (Garnt Maneetapho) talks about SAO in the context of gateway anime.
    2 Videos That Share a Common Theme:
  1. "The Greatest Thing Anime Has Done"|Gigguk (Garnt Maneetapho)
  2. "A Love Letter to a Place Further than the Universe" | Isla McTear (Line/link added 2020-06-24)
EDIT: 2020-06-10
3 Different Perspectives On the Importance of The Ending EDIT: 2021-05-10
Geoff Thew ("Mother's Basement") has a fascinating video essay on the concept of "sakuga".
EDIT: 2021-12-27
10 Anime That Are Fantastic But Hard To Recommend
Anime only continues to get more and more mainstream, but these are 10 anime we wouldn't want to recommend even though they're great.
By Jacob Buchalter (posted on cbr.com on 2020, Mar 30)
Seen/Read All (public list)▲▼ Rating▲▼
Maria Watches Over Us 3rd Season (OAV) Masterpiece
The cast continues to grow and evolve.

On a re-watch I was grinning from ear to ear.
Maria Watches Over Us 4th Season (TV) Masterpiece
Same as before -- more character development and evolution
Maria Watches Over Us Season 2: Printemps (TV) Masterpiece
Same as the first season -- also, as one set of characters graduates, we see the other characters grow and evolve. Nice OST, too!

Ep.#1 ("During the Long Night") has a humorous scene with Sei driving Yumi.
The episode preview for ep.#8 ("The Cherry in the Ginkgos") is actually quite humorous!
Marmalade Boy (movie) Decent (dub), Good (sub)
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  • If you can wrap your head around the idea of 2 sets of parents divorcing and remarrying each other, then you can accept anything!
  • That being said, the parents talking with joy about their impending divorce sounds very creepy to my ears!
  • Animation is off-kilter at times.....

  • Oh, to have been a fly on the wall when the localization directors were directing the English VAs!
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Mary and The Witch's Flower (movie) Excellent (dub & sub)
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  • Pro: Unexpected betrayal.
  • Seems to have influences of Studio Ghibli ─ nice animation, too!
    A cathode ray tube television ─ how quaint!
  • Pro: Girl overcoming adversity ─ gotta love it!
  • Pro: Unexpected plot twist: Mary willingly throws away her last connection to magic!
  • Con: The house, however, is NOT explained; even if it is an homage to a scene from Spirited Away.
Director: Giles New

Adaptation: Lynda & David Freedman

Additional Voice Direction: Toby Davies
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Medaka Box (TV) Very good (dub), Excellent (sub)
I would've rated this at 9/11 (very good), but I bumped it up one rank because I admire Medaka Kurokami's ideals.
Medaka Box Abnormal (TV) Good (dub & sub)
Shonen brain candy!
Would have rated the sub at 9/11 (very good) but The Ending Is Paramount and that last episode is just bizarre.....
(The) Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (TV) Good
"Why Was the Haruhi Suzumiya Series a Big Deal?" by Kim Morrissy
Memories (movie) Very good
An anthology of three very different movies. Art house film.
Theron Martin's review
Metropolis (movie) Very good (dub & sub)
Millennium Actress (movie) Decent
Mirai Nikki (OAV) So-so
08:43
This is a summary/synopsis of the series. It would be fair to call it a promotional video (PV).
Miru Tights (ONA) Very good
    12 ep.s (+1 OVA)| <5min.s/ep.
  1. Girls' 1st day of the school year.
  2. Posting cosplay selfies online during Golden Week. (Evidently the homeroom teacher has a 2nd job?)
  3. Ripped tights.
  4. Ren's part-time job at the café seems to be attracting horny boys.....
  5. Forgetting to wear underpants when your swimsuit is drying.....
  6. Japanese Tea Ceremony
  7. Raging Teen (Boy) Hormones
  8. Foot (sole) Massage
  9. Cat's-eye view of underpants & tights
  10. Sister/Brother Ecchi
  11. Valentine's Day Ecchi
  12. The Girls plan their own "senior trip". I'm surprised by just how sweet/affectionate I found this last episode to be.
  13. OAV| Ecchi photoshoot.
Gotta say ─ I think this series demonstrates the sexism of Japanese culture.
Miss Bernard said. (TV) Masterpiece
I rated it at 11/11 because:
1. It's about bibliophiles; and.....
2. At 3 1/2 minutes per episode, the entire series can be finished up in <1 hour. Just take the time to find out what you think!
Miss Hokusai (movie) Excellent
  • For all of its colorful palette, the plot is surprisingly muted. (Not that that's a bad thing.....)
  • Bitersweet ending.
  • The OST is odd.
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