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| 5 Centimeters Per Second (movie) |
Weak |
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| A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- (ONA) |
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| Akira (movie) |
Good |
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| Angel Beats! (TV) |
Not really good |
Starts out amazing, dramatically drops in quality as it goes on. A tragic waste of potential.
Breakdown: episodes 1-5=masterpiece, 6=decent, 7-13=bad, ova=decent |
| Animation Runner Kuromi (OAV) |
Good |
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| Animation Runner Kuromi 2 (OAV) |
Good |
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| (The) Animatrix (OAV) |
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| Appleseed (movie) |
Very good |
Fantastic visuals and action scenes are the first thing to leave a mark but immediately the question arises of whether the story can give these qualities weight or if they are for naught. Thankfully, the former is the case; Appleseed is more than mech suits and glitz. While it's somewhat lacking in characterization the plot is well developed and sophisticated. Especially good is the telling of the events this society is going through. It’s a well told and mildly compelling story all backed up by a treat for the eyes. |
| Appleseed: Ex Machina (movie) |
Decent |
Ex Machina wasn't intended as dumb fun, but that's what it is. Undemanding and briskly paced, it makes for a good action romp. Anyone looking for anything more will be sorely disappointed. |
| Aria the Scarlet Ammo (TV) |
Decent |
I began watching Aria as soon as I read the premise that the normally incompotent lead becomes an ace agent whenever he becomes sexually aroused. Sounded like a hilarious even if hollow experience. I most certainly didn't expect engaging story and tense action but that's exactly what I got. Okay, I shouldn't praise the show that much, it’s still descends into its harem nature sometimes but it's far better of a show than I expected and I'm fond of it. What makes it so surprising is that it’s not nearly and exploitive as it could have been. Kinji's disposition feels more like a legitimate part of the story than an excuse for fanservice. There's actually not much fanservice here. Real issue is how it descends into the typical annoying tropes of the harem genre such as the character Shirayuki who might as well be wearing a sign saying "I'm the childhood friend character, what did you expect out of me?" To be fair, even her character gets some decent treatment in the Durandal events. Ultimately, what makes me so fond of this show is that it’s clear the writers cared. They had one harem-fest episode in the middle but right after its like they said "enough of the requisite harem unpleasantness, let's get back to some actual plot!" And they did. What really impresses me about the writer’s efforts though is the ending. Aria actually has a proper and very satisfying ending which I really, really didn't expect. In the final episode comes great twists which provide the villain compelling characterization and help justify some of the more absurd elements of plot, showing it to be better thought through than it seemed. Aria is a pleasent surprise. |
| Azumanga Daioh (TV) |
Decent |
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| Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts (TV) |
Decent |
Funny, charming, sometimes even heartfelt; why is it rated only decent? It's got a couple bad episodes (namely episode eight which appears to have been written over a lunch break) and the final ST War reveals the whole academic battle system to be painfully slapdash. It does have the good sense to have a much more down to earth, character focused episode after the final ST War which works admirably as a season finale but that can only do so much to mitigate the damage. |
| Baldr Force EXE (OAV) |
Weak |
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| Bamboo Blade (TV) |
Excellent |
As often happens, this anime falls apart in the final episodes, costing it the masterpiece rating. |
| Best Student Council (TV) |
So-so |
A handful of crap episodes and a weak (although at least conclusive) ending offset by fun characters and a suprisingly emotional central plot |
| Birdy the Mighty Decode:02 (TV) |
Masterpiece |
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| Birdy the Mighty: Decode (TV) |
Masterpiece |
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| Black Blood Brothers (TV) |
Decent |
episodes one and two=decent, three through eight=excellent, nine through twelve=so-so |
| Blood: The Last Vampire (movie) |
Good |
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| Blue Drop (TV) |
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| Chaos;HEAd (TV) |
So-so |
first third=excellent (intriguing, atmospheric)
middle third=bad (The more it explains the workings of the world it takes place in the dumber it gets.)
final third=decent (Shifts to explaining character backstories and motivations. While not particularly good at that either the answers are passable and it is impressive the number of plot threads resolved and mysteries answered. Moreover, it's a rare anime that provides a real ending. It's still a dumb show but at least it's a dumb show with follow-through.) |
| Chibits (special) |
Decent |
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| Chobits (TV) |
Good |
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| Clannad (TV) |
Decent |
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| Clannad After Story (TV) |
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| Claymore (TV) |
So-so |
The show was alright for the first four episodes but got fantastic for episodes five through eleven. Then something goes wrong. Episodes twelve through fourteen are iffy and then it really descends into shit. Episodes fifteen through twenty six are worthless. They are devoid of any significant plot or character developments, consisting only of one drawn-out, dry battle after another all climaxing with an even more drawn-out, dry battle. The fight scenes are hardly even good. It's twelve episodes of utter boredom. Episodes five through eleven got me so excited I was prepared to name this my new favorite anime but instead it's an enormous letdown.
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| Coicent (OAV) |
Good |
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| Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (TV) |
Good |
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| Darker than Black (TV) |
Very good |
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| Death Note (TV) |
Very good |
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| Demon King Daimao (TV) |
Decent |
There are a lot of amazing ideas here and it would be an amazing show if it buckled down to tell a serious, motivated story with them front and center. Instead, it's a harem. To be fair, it's a well done harem. It has likeable characters, a tinge of charm, and some funny moments; trouncing most harem anime. It would manage a solid "good" rating if it wasn't for the last three episodes during which things crash. Stupidly, it decides now- three-fourths of the way though the show- to kick the plot into gear. Underneath it all, there does appear to be a story as amazing as the show has the potential for but it with only three episodes the result is a confusing mess. |
| Desert Punk (TV) |
Excellent |
episodes 1-20=masterpiece, 21-24=weak |
| Digimon Adventure 02 (TV) |
Bad |
I'll give the show two points, one for each antagonist. It will receive no more praise from me whatsoever. |
| (The) Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (movie) |
Good |
The plot is convoluted, if not outright nonsensical, but Kyon's character arc is immensely gratifying. |
| Divergence Eve (TV) |
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| Dokkoida?! (TV) |
Very good |
What's surprising about this show is just how emotionally satisfying it is to see the characters gradually become a family. It's very impressive. And that's before mentioning what good-hearted fun it is to begin with. Alright, it shouldn't be left unmentioned that the show sometimes decends into an incoherent mess. Just don't let that stop you, go watch this show. |
| Eden of the East (TV) |
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| Elfen Lied (TV) |
Decent |
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| Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (movie) |
Masterpiece |
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| Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (movie) |
Masterpiece |
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| Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (movie) |
Worst ever |
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| Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (US CG movie) |
Decent |
Lack of characterization isn't the serious issue many make it out to be, the characters are simple yet adequate. Much bigger problems are that it has shoddy plot development and an anti-climatic ending (no big battle!? come on!). |
| FLCL (OAV) |
Bad |
Going to be honest here, I don't get it. I mean, Gurren Lagann was plenty crazy too, but that show had worthwhile plot and characters to back up its zaniness and this doesn't. It does have one helluva soundtrack, so there's that. |
| Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku (TV) |
So-so |
The last two episodes are awful, bringing the final rating down from good to so-so. This show deserved a better ending than it got. And no, the ova didn't help. |
| Fruits Basket (TV 1/2001) |
Excellent |
Given a proper ending this would be a masterpiece. |
| Full Metal Panic! (TV) |
Good |
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| Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid (TV) |
Excellent |
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| Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu (TV) |
Decent |
"The Man From the South"=Masterpiece, "A Hostage With No Compromises"=Masterpiece, "Hostility Passing-By"=decent, "A Fruitless Lunchtime"=good, "Summer Illusion of Steel"=decent, "The Hamburger Hill of Art"=Excellent, "Single-Minded Stakeout"=good, "The Pure Yet Impure Grappler"= decent, "Trespassing on Good Faith"=bad, "The Hard Sell Fetish"=good, "The Patient of Darkness"=Very good, "The Warcry of Excessiveness"=weak, "A Goddess Comes to Japan (Part 1: The Suffering)"=bad, "A Goddess Comes to Japan (Part 2: The Hot Spring)"=so-so, "A Fancy Without Honor or Humanity"=Excellent, "Uncontrollable Bluebird"=Excellent, "5th Period Hot Spot"=bad
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| Fullmetal Alchemist (TV) |
Excellent |
I hate the ending, hence I'm not rating it a masterpiece. |
| Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa |
Bad |
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| GATE (TV) |
Good |
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| GATE (TV 2) |
Good |
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| Ghost Hound (TV) |
Decent |
Don't bother trying to figure out what all the supposedly sophisticated talk means. It doesn't amount to anything. |
| Ghost in the Shell (movie) |
Very good |
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| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (TV) |
Excellent |
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| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG (TV) |
Excellent |
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| Ghost Stories (TV) |
Decent |
Funny show, I love the gag dub. It can't entirely cover up for its source material being utterly worthless though. |
| Gurren Lagann (TV) |
Good |
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| Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor (TV) |
Decent |
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| Halo Legends (OAV) |
Weak |
Origins part 1=awful, Origins part 2=not really good, The Duel=decent, Homecoming=good, Odd One Out=awful, Prototype=so-so, The Babysitter=so-so, The Package=weak |
| Haruka Nogizaka's Secret (TV) |
Decent |
Contra most anime, the final two episodes are the best. |
| Heroic Age (TV) |
So-so |
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| Howl's Moving Castle (movie) |
Good |
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| Immortal Grand Prix (TV) |
Good |
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| Jin-Roh - The Wolf Brigade (movie) |
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| Juden Chan (TV) |
Decent |
I enjoyed it. All three main characters are fun and have good dynamic together. In particular, it's nice to see a male tsundere. I wish they had gone with a complete role reversal and made Plug perverted. And I mean perverted as in actually perverted, not perverted as in she likes an anime that no one in-world seems to realize is pornographic. That's the worst thing about Ju-den Chan, how much time is wasted showing clips from this terrible show that isn't even sexy. Back to the positive, there is a plot here but its driven forward almost entirely by how much it can get the audience to root for Plug (a good deal in my case). Take the desire to see Plug succeed and there's little left. That said, if it can get its audience to root for her the plot development is satisfying. (Though it should be admitted that the plot depends on the Charger Girls not understanding how their own technology works which is really stupid). Arresta Blanket, the other female protagonist, is probably the best thing about the show because it's charming the way her stiff, up-tight persona continuously cracks showing us her true feelings. Sento Oumi, the male protagonist, is also enjoyable. Explaining why isn't hard. He's a tsundere and if you like tsundere characters you will probably like him. The plots of individual episodes work because the characters are genuinely likeable, even the episode specific ones. Because of this there is good heart here to keep the zaniness emotionally anchored. What's more, all of it works up to a quite satisfying conclusion which is sadly rare in anime. Those looking for an ecchi which doesn't forgo story would do well to check it out. |
| Jyu-Oh-Sei (TV) |
Bad |
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| KADO - The Right Answer (TV) |
So-so |
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| Kämpfer (TV) |
Worst ever |
An atrocious harem that squanders a premise with insane potential for hilarity |
| Kanon (TV 2/2006) |
Good |
Reaches the epitome of heavy handedness but its rambunctious characters are a delight. |
| Kiddy Grade (TV) |
Decent |
A handful of good episodes and an endearing lead duo can only do so much to make up for the mess of a central plot. |
| Kill Bill Chapter 3: The Origin of O-Ren (movie segment) |
Masterpiece |
okay, I LOVE Production IG |
| King of Thorn (movie) |
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| Kino's Journey (TV) |
Decent |
My cardinal sin as a supposed person of good taste, I don't care for this show. |
| Kite Liberator (OAV) |
Awful |
The plot of this film is irredeemably stupid. |
| Kurau: Phantom Memory (TV) |
Masterpiece |
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| Level E (TV) |
Very good |
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| Little Witch Academia (movie) |
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| Log Horizon (TV) |
Decent |
Episodes 1-21= good, episodes 22-25= not really good |
| Lunar Legend Tsukihime (TV) |
Good |
I'd be enthusiastic about this show if the ending wasn't so depressing. It's still better than a lot of endings in anime though, at least it's *only* depressing. |
| Mahoromatic - Automatic Maiden (TV) |
Decent |
I'm treating this and Something More Beautiful as one show and thus giving them both the same rating. This show pushed a lot of my "awesome buttons" and could have been a masterpiece to me but it would have needed to do three things differently: 1) Less fan-service. 2) Completely re-write Saori Shikijo as to make her not astonishingly horrible. 3) Change the ending to something that isn't a mean-spirited slap to the face. |
| Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful (TV) |
Decent |
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| Mahoromatic: Summer Special |
Good |
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| Metropolis (movie) |
Excellent |
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| Midori Days (TV) |
Decent |
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| Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (TV) |
Not really good |
A middling, overpraised anime that only features enough good writing to highlight what a shame it is that it doesn't have more. I was going to let it slide with a "so-so" rating but then I watched the ova episode which managed to both be dull and depict Tohru attempting to drug and rape Kobayashi so I decided to knock it down another rung. |
| Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (TV) |
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| Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (OAV) |
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| Moonlight Mile (TV) |
Good |
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| MoonPhase (TV) |
Decent |
episodes one and two=so-so, three through seventeen=good, eighteen through twenty five=not really good, ova=weak |
| Murder Princess (OAV) |
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| My Bride is a Mermaid (TV) |
Good |
season one rates as "very good," season two rates as "decent" |
| My Hero Academia (TV) |
Good |
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| My Hero Academia (TV 2) |
Good |
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| Nabari no Ou (TV) |
Good |
While weak at times those weak points are mostly around the periphery. The central plot is solid, grounded, involving, and comes to a proper and satisfying conclusion. |
| Nanaka 6/17 (TV) |
Decent |
Its strong characters and engaging central plot only marginally outweigh the handful of bad episodes and pretentious, abrupt conclusion. |
| Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (movie) |
Decent |
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| Negima! (TV) |
Not really good |
I can’t honestly give it a high rating but I’ve got myself one huge soft spot for this show. There’s not much in the way of plot but the characters are all very likable, even those that don’t get particularly developed are enjoyable as they are. Though I can understand if you didn’t watch long enough to see it, there IS good character development here. Talking about watching for long enough, did you see episodes 23 and 24? They are AMAZING, even sublime. Also worth nothing is episodes 15 which I thought was garbage up until the end when it throws a curve ball and suddenly becomes an emotional experience comparable to episode 23. What kept me watching long enough to see the better parts was mostly Asuna who I really like, helped much by Luci Christian’s wonderful performance. (Saying that feels rather redundant though. Saying Luci put in a wonderful performance is like saying the sun rose this morning, of course it did and of course she did.) Now, yes, this show has painfully severe flaws and the rating reflects that. Nonetheless, whenever I think back to it, my mind goes to the things I liked rather than the things I didn’t. That has to count for something. |
| Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV) |
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| Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (movie) |
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| Now and Then, Here and There (TV) |
Good |
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| Nurse Witch Komugi (OAV) |
Awful |
Ugh, sitting through this was a trying experience. It is somewhat entertaining for the first two and a half episodes, at least. Sadly half of episode three is clogged up with arbitrary music videos. After that the show becomes incoherent to the point of plotlessness. In those two and half episodes it displays a fine cast of even some good character development. In particular, I really wish to see more of that shrewd little girl who I thought was an interesting character. But yeah, a full half of the show is incoherent garbage with zero entertainment value. |
| Oh! Edo Rocket (TV) |
Excellent |
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| One Punch Man (TV) |
Good |
First episode is pretty off-putting but I got more into it after that and ended up watching the whole show in one night. |
| Oreimo (TV) |
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Just based on the first season and the ova that followed, I like this show. I had been planning to watch the second season, though not immediately as I haven't been as in to anime lately. But then I had it spoiled and learned how the show ends. Normally that would be a bad thing, but in this case I'm grateful. If that is really what this show has been about the whole time, then fuck the whole thing. |
| Ouran High School Host Club (TV) |
Excellent |
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| Paprika (movie) |
Masterpiece |
a mind-blowingly surreal experience that took me to where I've never been before |
| Parasyte -the maxim- (TV) |
Good |
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| Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (movie) |
Good |
see The Nostalgia Critic's review as I'm in agreement with everything he said |
| Popotan (TV) |
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| Princess Jellyfish (TV) |
Not really good |
Really good at first but turns to shit as it goes on, like so many other anime. |
| Princess Mononoke (movie) |
Good |
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| Princess Tutu (TV) |
Very good |
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| Project Blue Earth SOS (TV) |
Bad |
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| Psycho-Pass (TV) |
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| Puella Magi Madoka Magica (TV) |
Masterpiece |
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| Pumpkin Scissors (TV) |
Decent |
episodes 1-18=good (even the fillers are reasonably well written and Alice Malvinone is one of the greatest female characters in anime period), episodes 19-24=bad (artificially elongated, stuffy conclusion that forces an ending to a story that isn’t nearly ready to end) |
| Ramen Fighter Miki (TV) |
Decent |
A fun, readily likable cast of characters make this an overall enjoyable experience. Sadly, the dry script keeps it from surpassing a decent rating. |
| Recovery of an MMO Junkie (TV) |
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| Saga of Tanya the Evil (TV) |
Very good |
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| Samurai Champloo (TV) |
Good |
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| School Rumble (TV) |
Bad |
The show is almost never laugh out loud funny. I can only remember two jokes that reached higher than chuckle worthy. There are a couple points where the writers make it look like they're about to do something compelling and they got me excited, only for them to cruelly rip that hope away and return to the bland mediocrity of the ever-unchanging status quo. I just feel jerked around, frankly. |
| Serial Experiments Lain (TV) |
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| Sgt. Frog (TV) |
Good |
The first minute alone turned my skepticism upside-down. Watch it. (But be sure to watch the English dub) |
| Shigofumi - Letters from the Departed (TV) |
Good |
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| Shuffle! (TV) |
Good |
I never expected a non-moe harem to be this good. Character development is voluminous and consistently wonderful and, surprisingly enough, the plot comes to a proper and satisfying conclusion. It's everything I could ask for such a show to be and, more than that, it's a shinning beacon of light through the muck that is the harem genre. |
| (The) Sky Crawlers (movie) |
So-so |
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| Soul Eater (TV) |
Weak |
episode 1=masterpiece, 2-15=excellent, 16=so-so, 17=excellent, 18-51=bad |
| Spice and Wolf (TV) |
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| Starship Troopers: Invasion (movie) |
Good |
As an action film, it's a blast. Just don't expect anything more than action, I certainly didn't. |
| Steins;Gate (TV) |
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| Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry (TV) |
Decent |
episode 1=masterpiece, 2-5=excellent, 6=decent, 7=weak, 8=good, 9-13=decent |
| Strike Witches (TV) |
Good |
episodes 1 and 2=good (well done setup but not particularly entertaining in their own right), 3-8=excellent (terrific character development, emotion, of remarkable quality), 9-12=decent (tries to tell a larger plot, tepid result) |
| Strike Witches 2 (TV) |
Decent |
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| Summer Wars (movie) |
Very good |
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| This Ugly Yet Beautiful World (TV) |
Bad |
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| Tiger & Bunny (TV) |
Good |
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| TO (OAV) |
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| Trigun (TV) |
Good |
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| Vandread (TV) |
Weak |
Wastes a wonderful premise by never more than superficially dealing with its subject matter. Want to see men and woman learning about each other, exploring the differences and similarities between the sexes while awkwardly rediscovering their biological impulses? Well too bad because the show barely deals with any of that. |
| Vandread: The Second Stage (TV) |
Weak |
more of the same |
| Vexille - 2077 Isolation of Japan (movie) |
Worst ever |
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| Wagnaria!! (TV) |
Decent |
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| Wagnaria!!2 (TV) |
Decent |
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| (The) Wallflower (TV) |
Decent |
episodes 1 through 21=very good (Trying to add heartfelt moments into a wacky comedy is a precarious proposition yet Wallflower pulls it off beautifully and effortlessly leaving me emotionally gratified by the end of each of these episodes. Moreover, Sunako is a compelling, thoroughly entertaining character; a real stand-out of the medium.), episodes 22-25=weak (Drops the ball hard, has good ideas and does make an effort but is still poorly done, lacking the competency of earlier episodes at mixing wackiness with sincere emotions, generally being slapdash, and offering no resolution to the story. It’s yet another anime that tries to force an ending to a story that is by no means prepared to end.) |
| Welcome to the NHK (TV) |
Masterpiece |
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| Witchblade (TV) |
Masterpiece |
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| xxxHOLiC (TV) |
So-so |
Watanuki and Dōmeki make a fun duo. Other than those two characters the show is dreary. |
| You're Under Arrest (TV) |
Good |
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| Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (TV) |
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