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Last edit: 2025-05-01
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)
Edit: 2025-04-06
In Case of Despair, Break Glass: Anime for the Tired Soul
by Leaked Experience (D.A.)
Edit: 2025-05-01
The Beginner's Guide to The King's Avatar by Rebecca Silverman
Seen/Read All (public list)▲▼ Rating▲▼
Restaurant to Another World (TV) Excellent (dub & sub)
    Slice of Life
    Interestingly enough, Rebecca Silverman reviewed Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma 2 years prior to reviewing this show. She called that series shounen.
    The OST is memorable!!!
    • Beef Stew
    • Breakfast Special
    • Minced Meat Cutlet
    • Fried Shrimp
    • Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
    • Chocolate Parfait
    • Omelette Rice
    • Tofu Steak
    • Pork Cutlet Rice Bowl CON: The ethics are not even commented upon.
    • Pudding a la Mode Yes, bigotry is discussed, but it's minimized.
    • Sandwiches
    • Steamed Potatoes With Butter
  7. Menu 13: "Curry Rice"
    Menu 14: "Chicken Curry"
    • "Hamburg Steak"
    • "Assorted Cookies
  9. Menu 17 "Fried Seafood"
    Menu 18 "Melon Soda Float"
  10. Menu 19 "Crêpes"
    Menu 20 "Natto Spaghetti"
  11. Menu 21 "Carpaccio"
    Menu 22 "Curry Bun"
  12. Menu 23 "Pork Soup"
    Menu 24 "Cutlets"
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Restaurant to Another World (TV 2) Masterpiece (dub & sub)
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Normally, I try to be sparing with 11/11 ratings, but I also believe in Tristan "Arkada" Gallant's belief in that, "The ending is paramount," and this 2nd cour ends on such a high note that I feel compelled to award this a "Certified Frosty™".
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Revolutionary Girl Utena (TV) Excellent
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie Very good (dub & sub)
Revue Starlight (TV) Excellent (dub), Masterpiece (sub)

  1. Well, this is different; fantasy and reality are comingled.
  2. Well, the humor is surprisingly effective.....
    Audition #2: More is revealed about the various personalities.
  3. 07:00| mark is the paper airplane supposed to be symbolism?
    The last two seconds have interesting symbolism!
  4. So the other six try to cover for the two delinquents!
  5. Friendship & Confidence are restored.
  6. Kaorukko vs. Futaba: Their history is explained.
    • 2 students leave the academy at the end of the 1st year.
    • What is Nana Daiba experiencing?
    • Read Steve Jones' review.
  8. This episode seems to be about Hikari Kagura.
    • The play is a tragedy.
    • Nana learns from both Karen and Junna that change ─ and growth! ─ are inevitable.
  10. Hikari betrays Karen's trust.
  11. Hikari disappears; Karen eventually locates her.
  12. The giraffe breaks the 4th wall.
Ride Your Wave (movie) Masterpiece (dub & sub)
  • CON: The comment at 0:01:45 does not make sense.
  • Ambivalence: The action scene from 1:22:10 to 1:27:50 may be a turn off; you have been warned.....
  • Definitely displays influence of Lu over the wall (movie).
    Click here for image.
  • Pro: The mains are not high school students!
  • Pro: Cute couple.
  • Pro: 0:49:00 | Hinako's joy is just so infectious.
  • 1:27:45 references 0:01:39
  • Because of the last five minutes I am rating the dub at 11/11 (Masterpiece).
  • ADR Director: Stephanie Sheh
Rideback (TV) Very good (dub & sub)
Rilakkuma and Kaoru (stop-motion ONA) Masterpiece (dub & sub)
Go to Slice-of-life (public)
Ringing Bell (movie) Masterpiece
It is good! (Just not for young children, though.)
48 min.s
Robotech (U.S. TV) Very good (dub & edit.dub)
  • Would've rated it higher, 'cept it sorta' petered out during the last part of the series.
  • What sticks in my mind all of these decades later is how:
    1. The animation completely blew the animation of G.I. Joe out of the water;
    2. There were real character deaths; and
    3. Protagonists actually discussed the morality of war.
    Those things never occurred on G.I. Joe ─ never.
To observe without the prism of nostalgia.
Rocket Girls (TV) Very good
Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers (TV) Good
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (movie) Very good (dub & sub)
I am seriously conflicted about the character Shitotsugh Lhadatt. The only reason that that I rated it as high as I did was because of the character Riquinni Nonderaiko. The animation, for it's era, is quite interesting.
Rumbling Hearts (TV) Very good
This is for people who like drama; those who need action in their anime will be turned off.
Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal (OAV) Very good
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