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Last edit: 2024-6-10
Edit: 2024-6-10
It looks like I've triggered an algorithm that has identified me as someone who consistently tries to manipulate the percentages either up or down. Oh, well.....

I try to add enlightening commentary, but let's face it:
I'm far from perfect.
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    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)
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Promare (movie) Very good (dub & sub)
Brain candy. You must turn off your brain to enjoy it. OST is nice.
  • My problem with Studio TRIGGER is that while their animation is brilliant, their scripts are mediocre. The only reason I rated it at 9/11 is because of the OST.
  • The dub is actually quite good.
Promare: Galo-hen (ONA) Very good (dub & sub)
1st Prequel
Brain candy. You must turn off your brain to enjoy it. OST is nice.
  • My problem with Studio TRIGGER is that while their animation is brilliant, their scripts are mediocre. The only reason I rated it at 9/11 is because of the OST.
  • The dub is actually quite good.
Promare: Lio-hen (ONA) Very good (dub & sub)
2nd Prequel
Brain candy. You must turn off your brain to enjoy it. OST is nice.
  • My problem with Studio TRIGGER is that while their animation is brilliant, their scripts are mediocre. The only reason I rated it at 9/11 is because of the OST.
  • The dub is actually quite good.
Psychic School Wars (movie) Good (dub & sub)
Psychic Wars (OAV) Not really good
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (TV) Masterpiece (dub & sub)
Rise of the Dark Magical Girls

Exclamation Point

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv5FYrOthvE

I posted elsewhere:

Joey--
Your comments about being essentially trolled for expressing your 1st impression on this series [Rascal Does Not Dream of a Bunny Girl Senpai]reminds me very much of another 1st impression for which the author ultimately got trolled. I'm going to go back in time to the Winter 2011 Anime Preview Guide at AnimeNewsNetwork.com.

Specifically, the 1st impression of one Zac Bertchy regarding what was -- at the time -- commonly called Puella Magi Madoka Magica ( https://fast.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2011-01-04/zac | you need to scroll down to find it ). Now mind you, he was not trolled for that opinion; no, he was trolled (and the trolls did come out in force) when he had the temerity to change his mind. I remember the buzz in the forums when that third episode came out, and Bertchy made a mention of that buzz -- I forget where -- when he mentioned why he decided to catch up and stay current with the series.

He was so impressed by it that when Aniplex released the Blu-rays he then assigned the review to himself (one of the privileges of being the Executive Editor) so that he could give praise to something that had seriously impressed him. ( https://fast.animenewsnetwork.com/review/puella-magi-madoka-magica ) Like I wrote above, the trolls came out in force -- it would be years before the trolls were finally and firmly reigned in (but that's another story). But that review of the first Blu-ray did not completely demonstrate just how impressed Bertschy was by that series.

No, Bertschy did not completely demonstrate just how impressed he was by Madoka Magica until he reviewed the third Blu-ray. ( https://fast.animenewsnetwork.com/review/puella-magi-madoka-magica/vol-3 ) He did something that had never before been allowed at Anime News Network (again, exercising a privilege of being the Executive Editor). HE PUT SPOILERS IN THE REVIEW. In so doing that, he changed A.N.N. editorial policy in regard to spoilers.

That's how impressed he was.

The trolls never completely stopped their sniping of him, but the offensive posts in response to his second and third reviews of the respective Blu-rays did decline.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings Masterpiece (dub & sub)
compilation film
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal Masterpiece (dub & sub)
compilation film
Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion Very good (dub & sub)
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  • So as I see it, this is Gen Urobuchi trying to outdo himself with a mysterious ending. Nice try; but for me it didn't work.
  • So I saw it a second time (dubbed this time) and I think that I understand it better. Still, any comparison with the original is bound to be fatal for the one being compared.
Con: How was Sayaka summoned from the Godesses' (Madoka's) plane/world to the witch's labyrinth of Homura/Kyubey?
Addendum: So it turns out that the production committee was milking this cash cow for all that it was worth. It seems that Urobuchi was commissioned for a script and he turned in a script that called for a two-part film, but that idea was rejected because the committee members didn't want to risk that kind of box office flop.
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Pumpkin Scissors (TV) Very good
Puppet Princess (OAV) Very good
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  • So the animation budget was definitely limited.....
  • Visually, the OAV does show its age.
  • I would have rated it as Excellent (10/11) except that there's a plot hole involving the illusionist at the beginning of the OAV. So I'm rating it at 9/11.
  • Oh, and the humor is decidedly quirky!
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(The) Qwaser of Stigmata (TV) Very good
R.O.D -The TV- Excellent (dub & sub)
Surrender Artist recommendation.
  • Two of the sisters are just like Yomiko Readman!
  • Nenene Sumiregawa's personality is the polar oposite of Yomiko Readman's. [PRO]
  • The animation budget seems a bit limited; it is seemingly rationed for the action sequences.....
  • [PRO] "Moments in the Sun" by kazami with Home Grown (eps 1-13)
    "Confidence" by Rieko Miura (eps 21-26)
  • Noam Chomsky???!!!

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/J8ZYhzztfVayCc4F6

    American Power and the New Mandarins

baseline=8/11
ep.#9: A betrayal of trust. Things have been largely episodic up until now. [PRO]
ep.#10: The Sisters's Christmas Day Birthday is explained.
ep.#13: Meaningful death [PRO]
ep.#13: Hong Kong is submerged?! [CON]
ep.#14: Info. dump
ep.#15: The Joker finds Yumiko Readman and Nancy.
ep.#16: So the British Library invades Tokyo and burns books? Doesn't make sense. I thought their war was with some Chinese outfit. [CON]
ep.#17: "She's your mother!" But wait, I thought that Nancy was a clone....
ep.#18: So Junior was raised in order to die. But wait, then who is the father?
ep.#19: The Mirror Man makes his appearance; Anita and Yumiko are cornered.
ep.#20: The helicopter blows up; Anita and Yumiko cannot find any survivors.
ep.#21: We are shown how Junior fooled The Joker.
ep.#22: Junior cannot handle the knowledge he gained when he handled the Book of the Eye.
ep.#23: Joker, A.K.A. "John Carpenter" announces the Dominion of the U.K. Library.
ep.#24: The Three Sister's Detective Agency prepares to assault the British Library.
ep.#26: Anita's revival/recovery is just too damned pat. [CON]
Rage of Bahamut: Genesis (TV) Very good
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (movie) Very good
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Rating it at 9/11. Would have rated it higher, but the logic of the ending escapes me.
There is no English dub.
Kim Morrissy wrote:
The film brings all the major themes and characters in its greater story full circle and will probably make you laugh and cry in the process. If you're a fan of the Rascal series, it's your duty to see its grand climax in this movie.
"A Heart to Give - Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl Review"|AH Brandon Anime Reviews
Spoilers.
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