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Ah! My Goddess (TV) Decent Was okay, but had potential to be better.
Air (TV) Excellent Absolutely amazing! One of the most unique series i've ever watched.
Aishiteruze Baby (TV) Excellent A GREAT Shoujo anime! Perfect slice of life and very cute.
Akira (movie) Excellent Watched it many times. Great movie. Classic.
Angel Sanctuary (OAV) Good Pretty weird, but worth watching. Only 3 OAV episodes...but continuation in the manga (which I have not read.)
Appleseed (movie) Good
Azumanga Daioh (TV) Excellent Absolutely hilarious! Wonderful series! Very cute and fell in love with all of the characters. The only bad thing about it was that it ended.
Azumanga Daioh - The Very Short Movie Excellent
Azumanga Web Daioh (ONA) Very good
Bakuen Campus Guardress (OAV) So-so This series had plenty of potential, and started off ok enough, but ended up being pretty horrible. All in all I wouldn't really recommend it.
Bastard!! (OAV) Decent Good amount of blood and gore. Strange plot...kind of weak. Cliffhanger ending. But also has it's humorous moments.
Beat Angel Escalayer (OAV) Decent Hentai. Had it's up and downs.
Berserk (TV 1997) Good WONDERFUL...until the end. I'm sorry, that ruined it for me.
Blade of the Phantom Master (movie) Excellent Why has no one seen this movie?? It's amazing.
Bleach (TV) Masterpiece Absolutely incredible. This series is unlike any other, and is great beyond words.
Blue Submarine No.6 (OAV) Good
Boku wa Imōto ni Koi o Suru: Secret Sweethearts - Kono Koi wa Himitsu (OAV) Masterpiece I suppose it's hentai even though there were no sex scenes. If not a hentai it was defintely mature material. Okay...yes...I gave this a "Masterpiece" rating. Every single scene looked like it belonged framed in an art measuem. Every single one. The art work was like Nothing I've ever seen in my entire life. It was absoutely stunning!! The characters had their own developed personalities from the moment I met them. I also think that the material packed into the 50 minute block was PERFECT for the time given. Everything that happened had a meaning and nothing was stupid or pointless. Even with 50 minutes, I almost cried at the very end. This OVA went above and beyond my expectations. If you want great artwork and style look no further, this is one of the best out there.
Castle in the Sky (movie) Excellent I loved this movie. It didn't really have any random timefilling scenes in it. Everything was down to the point, and kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. It was very entertaining and thrilling, and the plot was absolutely amazing. I'm very pleased with the amount of material put in to 2 hours, and how it was presented! Great movie!
Cat Soup (OAV) Good
Ceres, Celestial Legend (TV) Very good I really enjoyed this anime. I think it covered a lot of different genres, and very well at that! Some people told me they hated the ending to it...so I was hesitant to watch it, but I found nothing wrong with it at all, and enjoyed the ending very much!
Chobits (TV) Very good Cute and funny. Worth watching. Takes a while to develop a good plot...but...still good. Many 'flashback' episodes though.
Chrono Crusade (TV) Masterpiece Amazing anime. MASTERPIECE! Must see!! May take a while to get into it...but by the end you'll be blown away!
Cowboy Bebop (TV) Very good Seen it dubbed and subbed...and this is one show where the dubbing wasn't too bad. (In my opinion). Worth watching either way, but wouldn't put it as first priority.
D.N.Angel (TV) Very good Was good, but wasn't what I was expecting from reading the synopsis. It got weirder towards the end, but was good overall.
D4 Princess (TV) Good Strange series, but worth watching.
DearS (TV) Good Good, but not the best. I Liked Chobits better.
Diamond Daydreams (TV) Very good Collection of dramatic or romantic short series. Pretty interesting. Wrapped up in the end very nicely. I was pleased.
Dragon Ball Z (TV) Decent Weak plot. Just fighting and more fighting. And episodes where nothing happens but two people staring at each other. Got tired of it eventually. Never saw DBGT.
éX-Driver (OAV) Very good Short OAV. I thought they did a great job with the series with only 6 episodes. Enough to be packed into a full length series, and had potential for one. Very good.
Excel Saga (TV) Masterpiece This is one of the FUNNIEST anime series i've EVER seen. It's absolutely incredible! If you want comedy go STRAIGHT for Excel Saga!!!
F3 (OAV) Excellent Hentai. I enjoyed this one a lot more than others i've seen, and I recommend it.
Final Approach (TV) Not really good Was a waste of time I think. Had one semi-good episode. I wouldn't recommend it.
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (movie) Masterpiece A great movie to a great game! Beautifully made!! A work of art!
Flame of Recca (TV) Good Was ok. Took a long time for a coherent plot to develop. Ending extremely abruptly. Dissapointing at the end. But...was worth the ride.
FLCL (OAV) Masterpiece WONDERFUL! The more times you watch it the better it gets! Furi Kuri is a work of art! Great soundtrack and beautiful animation. Nothing else quite like it.
Full Moon o Sagashite (TV) Masterpiece Thought I wouldn't like it at first, but I was hooked immediately! Don't let first impressions fool you! This anime is AMAZING! Absolutely cute.
Fullmetal Alchemist (TV) Masterpiece Everyone should see this. If you havn't you need to. Even if you don't think you'll like it...see it. It will change your life!!
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa Very good
G-On Riders (TV) Very good Not what I was expecting at first. Turned out to be more Drama and Comedy than action, but that's what I love! So I thought this series was VERY cute and VERY funny!
Gantz (TV) Masterpiece Didn't know what to think of it at first. Pretty wierd. Full of twists and turns. Got better and better with each episode! By the end I was in complete shock!
Ghost in the Shell (movie) Good
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (movie) Good
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (TV) Good A lot of episodes and difficult to understand at first. Will need to watch again...then maybe i'll give it a better rating.
Grave of the Fireflies (movie) Masterpiece Probably one of the saddest movies i've EVER seen! This movie should make anyone cry! If you don't shed at least a single tear then you're no better than a box of rocks.
Green Green (TV) Very good Very funny, but very ecchi. Not hentai though. If you're into comedy and ecchi, this is a great anime...but the plot...or attempted side plot? is kinda weak...
Green Green (OAV) Good
Green Green Thirteen: Erolutions (OAV) Decent
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (TV) Excellent Hilarious! Worth watching! Ends very suddenly, but worth it nevertheless!
Gungrave (TV) Masterpiece This anime was absolutely amazing. Great music. Great plot. Great characters. Wonderful animation.
Gunslinger Girl (TV) Very good I loved it because you've got these little girls running around with guns killing people. That alone was enough.
.hack//Intermezzo (OAV) Decent
.hack//SIGN (TV) Good Really great soundtrack and animation. Had a really great main character.
.hack//Unison (OAV) So-so
Haibane Renmei (TV) Excellent Good the first time i watched it. Going to give it another go too...If you liked Serial Experiments Lain you'll probably like this as well.
Hanaukyo Maid Team: La Verite (TV) Bad Horrible...don't do it to yourself.
Hanaukyo Maid-tai (TV) Bad Again...this is deadly. stay away :-/ Unless you REALLY REALLY like Maids...
Hellsing (TV) Excellent Great anime! Defintely worth watching.
Hitsuji no Uta (OAV) So-so Not really what I was hoping for. Wasn't awful but wasn't great. There are better things to spend your time with. The animation was good though. There were too few characters, and even with the characters given they didn't develop well enough. Much more could have been done in 4 episodes.
Hunter X Hunter (TV 1999) Excellent Didn't really seem like something I would love at first, but I was quickly hooked. All the characters were lovable...even despite one poor quality of the main character (as in many animes I've seen), I still really liked him. The plot was very interesting and is continued into the OVAs. The animation was unique to the plot and set the mood. This anime was defintely great...and the only reason it doesn't get masterpiece is because of the inconclusive ending.
Hunter X Hunter (OAV) Very good
Hunter X Hunter: G I Final (OAV) Very good
Hunter X Hunter: Greed Island (OAV) Good
I Dream of Mimi (OAV) Very good A good mild light hearted hentai. I thought it was hilarious! Somewhat like a hentai Chobits...but older and funnier, less on the romance though.
Iketeru Futari (TV) Good Very funny ecchi. Very short and worth watching.
Ikki Tousen (TV) Not really good If you liked Tenjou Tenge, then watch this. This is the biggest guy anime i've EVER seen. Boobs, panty-shots, fighting. Nothing else.
Immoral Sisters (OAV) Good Not the best hentai out there. Continues in the sequel. Good animation and interesting characters and plot, but not great.
Immoral Sisters 2 (OAV) Good Good follow up to the first one and more plot development. Hentai. Worth watching if you don't mind the occasional hentai.
Infinite Ryvius (TV) Excellent This was a great psychological space-themed anime. Took me a while to get into it but turned out to be great! There was a wide cast of characters, each with their own personality and dilemma. It defintely wasn't a standard run-of-the-mill psychological anime.
Inuyasha (TV) So-so Was very interesting at first...slowly drifted away into nothingness. Got very boring. Watched subbed. The ending just...i don't want to talk about it anymore.
Ippatsu Kiki Musume (TV) Decent
Iria - Zeiram the Animation (OAV) Decent Loved the character designs and animation. But plotwise and character development...a lot more could have been done. Ended too suddenly.
Jinki:Extend (TV) Decent Good animation. Great at first but plot started to get too confusing at the end and too much information was packed into too short of a series. Would have been better as a 26 episode series. Good nevertheless.
Kaikan Phrase (TV) Excellent Okay there are only two reasons why this doesn't deserve 'Masterpiece'. The first is the animation could have used a little work. Even if it was more dynamic it would have greatly improved the anime. The second reason is there were some cliche drama scences, which could have been modified for originality. Otherwise this anime was INCREDIBLE! All the music, not only the bands music, was amazing. I fell in love with every character immediately and their personalities were extremely well defined and they developed so much throughout the show. Everything except the animation was dynamic. I could write a book on how great this show was.
Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne (TV) So-so It was all right. Not horrible but could have been a LOT better. I was honestly expecting a lot more from this anime. I thought the animation was cheaply done. The anime was also very episodic, with only something relavent happening for about 10 seconds in each episode. It would have been better as a 26 episode series with better animation.
Kanon (TV 1/2002) Good Pretty decent. Worth watching, but don't set it as a priority
Kanon Kazahana (special) Good
Kaze no Yojimbo (TV) Very good It was a great an unusual story. I also thought the animation style was very fitting and catchy. However, the movement of the characters was sloppy and could have used a LOT of work. The last episode was also extremely suprising and I enjoyed it a lot.
Kimagure Robot (TV) Decent Short and has a few good laughs. Not hilarious but not boring.
Kogepan (TV) Good Pretty funny. I loved it because it reminded me of myself and my friend and the things we do. I'm sure everyone can relate to it in some way.
Kurogane Communication (TV) Good It was better than I expected to say the least. I think what I liked most about it is that the plot was very interesting! Maybe could have been a full length series? Not too much character development, but rather each characters personality was obvious and unchanging from the beginning. But the ending was very good so overall it was worth it.
L/R: Licensed by Royalty (TV) Decent It was good at first but it quickly got boring. I just wasn't interested in it and the animation just didn't appeal to me. It got much better towards the end, with the last few episodes being very unexpected and an even more unexpected ending.
Labyrinth of Flames (OAV) Bad It just wasn't good. Horrible action and action build up. Poor characters. Poor gags. Just overall bad.
Last Exile (TV) Excellent Absolutely amazing. Breathtaking artwork and animation. The series was great and got much better around episode 14. The last episode was especially mind blowing and one of the best final episodes i've seen to any series. The series was lacking a certain something to not be a masterpiece...but I don't really know what it is.
Legend of Duo (TV) Not really good Well who ever drew the artwork had great talent. Whoever put the art into animation completely ruined it. Good art, horrible animation. Interesting and unique plot however, and I would really like have liked to see a well animated drawn out story. Oh well...
Love Hina (TV) Good It was ok. Typical harem type. Got old quickly.
Love Hina Again (OAV) So-so Just like the series, just an extension. Only worth watching if you want to see more of Love Hina.
Loveless (TV) Excellent Captivated me from the very beginning and should be watched by anyone. Didn't have that special spark to make it a masterpiece but was really amazing for only being 12 episodes. Defintely worth it.
Lunar Legend Tsukihime (TV) Good Very good plot. One of a kind. It would have been much better if a single event didn't happen towards the end....
Magical Canan (TV) Decent It was a lot better than I expected it to be. It got much better even towards the end. I liked the characters and the story, but it defintely did have it's cheesy moments and silly dialogue.
Maison Ikkoku (TV) Very good Way too long and too repetative. Took a while to get into it and took evne longer for anything to happen. Every episode seemed to be basically the same. However, otherwise it was fantastic, and was great for a series that was completely real life. Recommened if you don't mind repetativeness for the sake of the overall anime.
Maison Plaisir (OAV) Decent
Mamotte Shugogetten (TV) Decent
Maria Watches Over Us (TV) Very good Good Shoujo-ai anime. If that's what your looking for, go for this one.
Maria Watches Over Us Season 2: Printemps (TV) Decent
Master of Mosquiton '99 (TV) Good
(The) Melody of Oblivion (TV) Very good
Mezzo (TV) Good Weak plot, but funny and exciting at times. Short series so it's worth watching.
Midori Days (TV) Good Weird but worth watching.
Millennium Actress (movie) Masterpiece Great movie! One of the best i've ever seen.
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (TV) Decent Saw it dubbed on CN...didn't interest me enough to watch the others...
Moekan (OAV) So-so
Momoiro Sisters (TV) Good Pretty funny. Quick series, so it's worth it.
Mouse (TV) Worst ever HORRIBLE!!!! AHHHHHH!!!!!!!! WHO...WOULD...DO...THIS....TO....ANIME!??!?!?
My Neighbors the Yamadas (movie) Very good Funny and cute. Slice of life.
My-HiME (TV) Excellent Didn't think it'd be that great at first...but after getting into it I loved it! Great plot twists and was also very funny! Nothing happened as I expected it to.
Naruto (TV) Excellent Very good with a wide cast of loveable characters. Great plot and always evolving.
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow Very good
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (movie) Excellent
Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV) Good Good...but slow...ok plot...weird ending...Best if followed up with End of Evangelion.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (movie) Very good A great ending to Evangelion...makes a lot more sense than the one in the series, but it does help to watch both. Really mesed up and not what I was expecting at all...but great nonetheless.
NieA_7 (TV) Decent
Night Shift Nurses (OAV) So-so
Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective (TV) So-so
Ninja Cadets (OAV) Good
Ninja Nonsense (TV) Excellent HILARIOUS! If you havn't seen this you MUST. If you love Ninjas and comedy this is...THE BEST! Excellent just for being so funny and making me laugh like I never laughed before.
Noir (TV) Very good
Now and Then, Here and There (TV) Excellent
ONE ~Kagayaku Kisetsu e~ (OAV) Bad
Outlaw Star (TV) Very good Saw it dubbed, unedited. Very pleased with this series...although there was a single event at the very ending which made me feel weird...but nevertheless very good.
Parade Parade (OAV) Very good Well I was pleased to say the least. Covered a lot of different stuff for a hentai. Also I think the plot was good enough to suffice for at least at least a short series. Better than I expected, and I recommend it no matter what kind of hentai you like.
Paranoia Agent (TV) Decent
Perfect Blue (movie) Excellent Good movie!! Also very freaky.
Phantom - The Animation (OAV) So-so
Photon: The Idiot Adventures (OAV) Good
Pia Carrot e Yōkoso!! - Sayaka no Koi Monogatari (movie) Good
Pita-Ten (TV) Excellent SUPER-CUTE!!! Even if you don't think you like it, give it a try!
Platonic Chain (TV) So-so
Please Teacher! (TV) Good
Please Twins! (TV) Good
Pokémon (TV) Decent
Porco Rosso (movie) Good
Prétear (TV) Decent
Princess Mononoke (movie) Very good Good movie, but for some reason it just didn't appeal to me.
Private Sessions (OAV) Decent
Psychic Academy (ONA) Good Very quick series. Weak plot but interesting.
Puni Puni Poemy (OAV) Good Hilarious! If you liked Excel Saga you'll like this!
Ragnarok The Animation (TV) Very good Never played the game. But, I definitely did enjoy this.
Refrain Blue (OAV) Excellent Great! Very dramatic and unique.
Revolutionary Girl Utena (TV) Very good
Rizelmine (TV) Worst ever Horrible...run away...run away and never return!
Rumbling Hearts (TV) Masterpiece A Wonderful anime!!! This is one of my favorites! May be a little slow at first...then weird...but it becomes extremely powerful and moving towards the end!
Rurouni Kenshin (TV 1996) Very good Started out a lot better than it ended. Slowly drifted away from a centralized plot. But all the characters were enjoyable to say the least.
Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture Very good
Saber Marionette J (TV) Decent
Saber Marionette J Again (OAV) Decent
Samurai 7 (TV) Excellent Very good...never watched The 7 Samurai...but this was a great series. The animation and character development were amazing.
Samurai Champloo (TV) Excellent Also very good. Not the best, but definitely worth watching.
Serial Experiments Lain (TV) Excellent Very weird creepy anime. Very unexpected events. Worth watching.
Spirited Away (movie) Excellent It didn't win an Oscar for nothing! The animation was great and the story was very unique and captivating.
Step Up Love Story (OAV) Good Funny and cute, light-hearted hentai. Good plot and was worth watching.
Stratos 4 (TV) Good
Tenchi in Tokyo (TV) Good
Tenchi Universe (TV) Very good
Tenjho Tenge (TV) Bad Ugh....horrible character development. Never really ended. Big breasted girls and plenty of panty-shots...grew very old very fast.
Tenjho Tenge: Ultimate Fight (OAV) Weak Didn't bring any closure to the series at all.
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World (TV) Decent I think this anime just tried too hard. Sort of wild attempts at appealing to every audience. But I really don't know how it could have been better...
Thundercats (U.S. TV) Decent
To Heart (TV) Good Slow...i'd say it's ok but don't expect too much.
Trigun (TV) Excellent Great series! Began reading Trigun Maximum to continue it.
(The) Vision of Escaflowne (TV) Excellent Pretty good. But everything that happens you kind of expect...It never really suprised me.
Witch Hunter Robin (TV) Very good Good, but ended on a cliffhanger.
Wolf's Rain (TV) Masterpiece WOW! This show was amazing! The last few episodes were extremely powerful! A little weird at first and hard to get used to. But later on it just gets amazing.
Yamibo - Darkness, the Hat, and the Travelers of the Books (TV) Very good Another good shoujo-ai. Plot was a little weird and hard to understand...but this one was defintely good!