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5 Centimeters Per Second (movie) Excellent People might see this as a slow, airy-fairy film, but you can't beat the astounding animation quality. I actually liked it a lot- thought the different stories with the same characters were well written, especially as it progresses.
Air Gear (TV) Very good
Akane Maniax (OAV) Good
Akira (movie) Very good
Angel Cop (OAV) Very good Unabashedly violent, anti-American and paranoid, all the best of early 90s adult anime.
Azumanga Daioh (TV) Masterpiece Definitely up with my top-favourite anime I've seen, a great mix of lighthearted cuteness and comedy.
Azumanga Daioh - The Very Short Movie Excellent
Azumanga Web Daioh (ONA) Excellent
Beyond the Boundary (TV)
Black Blood Brothers (TV) Very good
Black Cat (TV) Very good
Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody Excellent
Bleach: Memories in the Rain (OAV)
Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (movie 2) Very good
Bleach: The Sealed Sword Frenzy (OAV) Good
Blood: The Last Vampire (movie) Good
Casshern (live-action movie) Decent A live-action film in amongst the animated drivel I usually watch? Madness! Well, it was listed on the site as a sequel to the old 70s animated series so figured I'd put a note about it. Can't say that I've watched the original series, but this film was a lot of fun. Over the top all the way through, but it's pretty as anything.
(The) Cat Returns (movie) Good
Clannad (TV) Excellent Made by the same team as those who made Kanon, this is fantastically well animated but with a much more comical plot rather than what can be a rather slow-paced storyline found in Kanon. Definitely worth a watch.
Claymore (TV) Excellent
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (TV) Very good
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (TV) Very good
CODE-E (TV) Good
Cyber City Oedo 808 (OAV) Very good Rare series where I preferred it dubbed over subtitled- maybe it's due to watching DBZ in English, but I think I can appreciate it more hearing it in my own language, given this old style of animation. Fun OVA though, nice concept.
Darker than Black (TV) Excellent
Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor (TV) Excellent
Death Note (TV) Excellent For most this will be one of those Marmite Love/Hate series. I really enjoyed watching it as it was being broadcast in Japan for the first time- there weren't as many bloggers trying to tear it apart! It's dark, interesting, and it's got enough intelligent plot lines to challenge you along the way.
Den-noh Coil (TV) Excellent Supposedly aimed at a younger audience, but I still really enjoyed the character development and storyline. Great series for all ages, really.
Densha Otoko (live-action movie) Excellent
(The) Devil Is a Part-Timer! (TV)
Devil May Cry (TV) Good
(The) Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (movie) Excellent
Dragon Ball Z (TV) Very good
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (movie) Decent
Eden of the East (TV) Excellent
Eden of the East: The King of Eden (movie) Excellent
ERASED (TV) Excellent
Ergo Proxy (TV) Masterpiece
Eureka Seven (TV) Excellent
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (movie) Excellent
FLCL (OAV) Excellent Easier to follow that the manga, but still a confusing mash of bright colours and robots. This was brilliant. :B
Flowers of Evil (TV) Decent I'm in two minds about this one- the rotoscoping didn't fuss me, I didn't hate the characters and I wanted to see it to the end...mostly. There were times where I fast-forwarded through long sections of the episodes as I didn't feel like waiting, and times where I was in love with the suspense and long scenes. This is a hard one to rate or recommend. I'd say it's worth checking out, but not going out of your way to see.
Freedom (OAV) Very good
Full Metal Panic! (TV) Excellent
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid (TV) Very good
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu (TV) Very good
Fullmetal Alchemist (TV) Excellent
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (TV) Masterpiece Utterly brilliant. Better than the original series by far, in my opinion.
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa Very good
Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! (TV) Masterpiece Great storyline, super cute characters and even uplifting songs! I was sad to finish watching this, I loved it.
Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet (TV) Excellent
Genshiken (TV) Excellent
Genshiken (OAV) Very good
Genshiken 2 (TV) Excellent
Genshiken: Second Generation (TV) Excellent
(The) Girl Who Leapt Through Time (movie) Masterpiece I loved this movie. Really really. Go watch it.
Gunslinger Girl (TV) Very good
Gurren Lagann (TV) Very good
.hack//Legend of the Twilight (TV) So-so
.hack//Roots (TV) Very good
.hack//SIGN (TV) Excellent
Hayate the Combat Butler (TV) Excellent
Hayate the Combat Butler!! (OAV)
Hayate the Combat Butler!! (TV) Excellent
Heroic Age (TV) Excellent
Hidamari Sketch (TV) Very good
Hidamari Sketch × 365 (TV) Very good
High School of the Dead (TV) Excellent Waaaaaaay too much fanservice but a great zombie series.
Himegoto (TV) Weak
Hitohira (TV) Very good Really nice simple story, and kept me watching until the end. Not for everyone's tastes as can be serious a lot of the time rather than comedic.
Howl's Moving Castle (movie) Masterpiece
I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying (TV) Good Fun, nicely done short-style series. Pleasantly surprised.
I Can't Understand What My Husband is Saying: 2nd Thread (TV 2) Good
Jin-Roh - The Wolf Brigade (movie)
Jyu-Oh-Sei (TV) Very good
K-ON! (TV) Excellent
K-ON!! (TV 2) Excellent
Kanon (TV 2/2006) Very good
Karas (OAV) Masterpiece
Karin (TV) So-so
Kasimasi - Girl Meets Girl (TV) Very good
Kasimasi - Girl Meets Girl (OAV) Very good
Kujibiki Unbalance (TV) Very good
Little Witch Academia (movie) Excellent
Living for the Day After Tomorrow (TV) Very good
Lovely Complex (TV) Masterpiece
Lucky Star (TV) Excellent
Lucky Star OVA
Macross Frontier (TV) Very good
Macross Zero (OAV) Excellent
(The) Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (TV) Masterpiece
(The) Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (TV 2009 renewal) Excellent
Minami-ke (TV) Excellent
Minami-ke: Betsubara (OAV)
Minami-ke: Okaeri (TV) Very good
Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku (TV)
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (TV) Excellent
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season (TV) Excellent
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (TV) Masterpiece
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed C.E.73: Stargazer (ONA) Masterpiece
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny (TV) Masterpiece
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Final Plus: The Chosen Future (OAV) Excellent
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Special Edition (OAV) Excellent
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (TV) Excellent
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (OAV) Excellent
My Wife is the Student Council President (TV) Weak
My Wife is the Student Council President+! (TV) Bad
My-HiME (TV) Excellent
My-Otome (TV) Very good
My-Otome Zwei (OAV) Very good
NANA (TV) Excellent
Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase (OAV) Decent
Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (movie)
Nisekoi - False Love (TV) Very good
No Game, No Life (TV)
Nodame Cantabile (TV) Excellent
Nodame Cantabile (live-action TV drama) Masterpiece
Nodame Cantabile: Paris (TV) Excellent
Origin ~Spirits of the Past~ (movie)
Otoboku - Maidens Are Falling for Me! (TV) Very good
Ouran High School Host Club (TV) Masterpiece
Pale Cocoon (OAV) Very good
Pokémon (TV) YAY! ^_________________________^
Pom Poko (movie) Very good
Popotan (TV) Weak
Rocket Girls (TV) Good
Romeo × Juliet (TV) Very good
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honnêamise (movie) Excellent
Rumbling Hearts (TV) Excellent THE FEELS
Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei (TV) Excellent
School Days (TV) Weak That was a pile of lame.
School Rumble (TV) Excellent
School Rumble: 2nd Semester (TV) Excellent
School Rumble: Extra Class (OAV) Excellent
Sekirei (TV) So-so
Sexy Voice and Robo (live-action TV) Very good
Shuffle! (TV) Very good
Sonic X (TV) Decent Guilty pleasure.
Spirited Away (movie) Masterpiece
Summer Wars (movie) Excellent Oh wow, just watch it. It's truly wonderful.
Suzuka (TV) Very good
Sword Art Online (TV) Excellent Not an outright masterpiece, but it's definitely worth watching. They keep the story strong all the way through, animation's great, feel-good ending.
Sword Art Online II (TV) Good Not as good as the first series but held its own. Liked the final story. Feels.
Sword of the Stranger (movie) Very good
Tales from Earthsea (movie) Very good
Tekkonkinkreet (movie) Excellent
Tokyo Majin (TV) Excellent
Volcano High (live-action movie) Excellent
Welcome to the NHK (TV) Excellent
Xam'd: Lost Memories (ONA) Excellent Fab, really very very good. Excellent production values and a great story.
Yakitate!! Japan (TV) Very good One of the more surreal premises from an Anime but nonetheless very funny and enticing story!
Yozakura Quartet (TV) Very good
Yu-Gi-Oh! (TV 1/1998) Very good Well yeah, it's Yu-Gi-Oh. You kinda have to watch it, or will end up doing so at some point.
Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei (TV) Very good
Zombie-Loan (TV) Very good