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| Accel World (TV) |
Decent |
| I do believe that Kuroyukihime’s avatar costume will be a cosplay staple by next year (if not later in 2012). But, I also hope that Accel World doesn’t become bogged down in nothing but battling. At this point, I see this show quickly dissolving into fight of the week nonsense. Hell, by the end of episode one they’ve already spiffed up Haru’s avatar and he’s being “forced” into a duel with some scary ghost rider-esque dude. What’s up with that? I want more down time explaining this neuro concept and virtual world, and to see whiny/insecure Haru carefully cultivated into a well-rounded person. So, a couple more eps and we’ll see if this is a follow or drop. Nope, this show hit a low after episode four. I'm all for characters being killed off to motivate the MC. However, this story is suffering from lazy writing. The Cyan Pile character is "best friend" Taku, who has been barely soon up to this point. I'm not invested in his character enough to care about what his motivations are for attacking Kuroyukihime. (Its probably something stupid too, like, "she destroyed all my brother's points in the burst link game!") Anyway, I'm done. |
| Agent Aika (OAV) |
Bad |
| Older anime, with fan service at every turn. It is almost disgusting how much is littered throughout the first episode, not too mention the whole thing. Consequently I didn't finish the series, only viewed about half the episodes. Also worth mentioning that the voice acting is terrible for the dub. Just not worth my time. |
| Amnesia (TV) |
Bad |
| This anime is based on a VN or visual novel. It's otome based, so it's geared for the female player. There's all these bishounen that fawn over the protagonist and whatnot. This has been done to death lots of times. In this case, the unnamed heroine has amnesia allowing her to "be with" the various good looking men and still have the story make what little sense it does. I was enjoying watching each storyline involving the different dudes. However our heroine has little going on. Because she has amnesia it seems that the creator's took that to mean she has no backbone at all. From the way the guys describe her forgotten personality, she was quite the firecracker. Now though, she's little more than mush. But, I was willing to look aside that fact in order to figure out what in the world happened to her and her memories. However, with this latest airing episode (number 9) I have lost all interest. The orange haired "beautiful man", Toma, has crossed the line. He convinces "heroine" to live in his apartment, steals her cell phone, drugs her, and in the final moments locks her in a 'effing cage! Now, I'm a fan of shoujo manga, and that can encourage some bad relationships, etc. However, I've never, ever, seen anything that goes this far! I was absolutely disgusted, and have thusly dropped the show. |
| Aquarian Age - Sign for Evolution (TV) |
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| Aquarion (TV) |
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| Watched first episode. |
| Arjuna (TV) |
So-so |
| Baccano! (TV) |
So-so |
| I tried it, but it didn’t take. There are too many characters; its hard to settle on just one to like, plus the way the writers start the story is very hard to take. I have heard nothing but good reviews for this series too which makes it all the more difficult to mention that I just. don’t. like. it. In retrospect I did add it to Netflix so that I may finish it if I ever want too. |
| Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman (TV) |
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| Baldr Force EXE (OAV) |
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| Slogged through the first episode. This relies too much on shock factor (heads exploding and such) and less on story. From what I saw it was some sort of cross between mecha and sci-fi, but with a heavy focus on CGI, and fairly poor animation. I know its only six episodes, but I'm not interested enough to keep watching. |
| Black Cat (TV) |
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| I can’t really give a good review because I only watched the first episode. I did not like who was cast as the lead character, so that just ruined the whole thing for me. |
| Blassreiter (TV) |
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| Only managed the first episode, way too much CGI, and it doesn't blend in nicely either. It sticks out like a sore thumb, and that was too distracting for me. |
| Blast of Tempest (TV) |
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| Bleach (TV) |
So-so |
| This series is typical shonen nonsense. I made it all the way to episode 30 before I quit. It focuses on fighting and adding more and more and more and MORE characters that NEVER die! Plus, I'm of the thought process that one must choose one long running series to follow and that's it. Naruto is mine, not Bleach. |
| Crest of the Stars (TV) |
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| DearS (TV) |
Bad |
| Have not seen the complete series, and probably never will. Lots of reasons this anime threw me: big tits everywhere, and “awkward” situations, usually involving naked women aka fanservice. While I'm okay with fan service in small amounts, this was way too much! |
| Death Note (TV) |
Weak |
| I tried the first couple of episodes, because I started reading the manga first. I was curious to see who was cast as who in the english dub. However, I didn't care for any of the voice actors, so I quickly stopped watching. This is the rare series where I enjoyed the manga much more. |
| El Cazador de la Bruja (TV) |
So-so |
| Like Canaan, this story features two female leads with low lying yuri undercurrents. Honestly, I don’t care enough about that. Neither girl connected with me, and I couldn’t finish the story. There’s this one girl that everyone is tracking. She ends up traveling along with this bounty hunter chick. They have adventures, do some good(?) and I think I stopped watching around episode 10. |
| Elfen Lied (TV) |
So-so |
| Opening credits aside, this anime just blew my mind. But still, I couldn't get into the story enough to care about what was going to happen, or who these characters were. |
| Fractale (TV) |
Good |
| Honestly, I don't see why other people say that you need to read other sources to figure out what is going on here. Pretty straightforward with the usual themes: hiding behind your computer warps you, rich affluent people are disgusting. Men are pervs, and obsessed with the "perfect" woman. Oh, and be yourself, and every life is worth having etc. It's not really my kind of show. Honestly, I've seen these themes portrayed in a far more grown up way. The characters didn't really touch me either. I can't say I felt connected to any one of them. Even Nessa, who's super cute (and voiced by Luci Christian, who only increases the cuteness), didn't move me. |
| Gantz (TV) |
Bad |
| It's been a while since I've seen this, so nothing really sticks out in my mind about it. Besides the monkey sex scene...and super sized temple gods making people's bones melt. I made it all the way up to when every character is killed off besides the main dude. That's about the point where I was like, "Um, nope, not for me." Also worth mentioning that the main character is a total tool, except when he's fighting. Then he's all bad ass and stuff. |
| Getbackers (TV) |
Good |
| Love the idea of this anime. However the dub just doesn’t do it justice. Its another one about people with super powers, which is almost overkill in the anime business. The dub, I believe, tries to stay too close to the Japanese version, so that things are translated word for word, making the English dialogue sticky and awkward a lot of the time. I was about halfway through when I stopped watching. There are some very cool characters however, especially the guy with the snake’s eye, Ban. I would have loved to see more of that, but couldn’t stomach the dub anymore. One day I may try the subbed version. |
| Golden Boy (OAV) |
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| Watched first episode. |
| Guilty Crown (TV) |
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| Watched first episode. |
| Gurren Lagann (TV) |
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| I knew I would like this show from only watching the intro. Its my kind of anime, mecha, some fanservice, rough looking animation, fun and bright colors and characters. However, by the end of episode eight I was done. With Kamina's death I was horrified. They killed off one of the three original characters? WTF!? Yes, I cried. And that was that. In retrospect, killing off one of the supporting cast in order to stimulate character development is a very good storytelling device. I can appreciate that, but it doesn't mean I have to keep watching. I invested waaaay to much emotion in Kamina. It just makes me sad to think about watching more. One last note, I love Steve Blum as Leron. He makes me giggle like a little girl. |
| Hellsing Ultimate (OAV) |
Excellent |
| Unfortunately at this time, this series is not fully dubbed. One thing I have to say is that I’m so glad they retained the same English voice actors for this version. Had they not, I wouldn’t have been able to watch it. This version is supposedly the exact same as the manga. I find Alucard a little “prettier” in this one, but maybe its me. He’s still gives me the shivers. I cannot wait until the series is finished! I really hope since Funimation rescued the license that they get on the ball and bring in the same people who did the original English dub production. |
| Heroic Age (TV) |
Not really good |
| This show reminds me of Star Wars with all the space travel, space stations and big cruiser style ships. It is supposed to be about the savior of the human race, a boy named Age. There are four tribes, Silver, Bronze, Heroic, and Iron. Then there were the Golden tribe who called forth the others. The Heroic tribe became obsessed with their power, subdued eventually and split up amongst the other tribes in order to serve them. The most powerful was bestowed on the Iron tribe (aka humanity). This series would be better if they spent more time on story, less on action. In the six episodes I’ve watched thus far, there has been at least one big battle in each. They all end the same way with Belfore saving them and showing off his god-like power. However, I wish that instead of giving us narration in the beginning of each episode, the writers would have laced that in the actually story to use it as a jumping board for the episodes, or overall tale. But that is just me. At this point I’m not sure if I will continue watching. I like to give anime at least four to six episodes to see if I really will get into it, or if the story gets better. I do really dig the melodramatic musical score. This also reminds me of Star Wars, because instead of doing a rocking soundtrack, they keep it really classy with some beautiful orchestration. One really nitpicky item I want to address: I don’t care at all for J. Michael Tatum as Age, the hero. His voice is not what I picture for the wild child image that the series paints him in. I do love Tatum’s voice, but I prefer him doing a smoother, more languid tone like as Kyoya in OHSHC, or Sebastian in Black Butler. I even prefer his Jiro from Black Blood Brothers as opposed to Age. |
| Hetalia - Axis Powers (TV) |
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| I watched one episode and laughed the entire time while shaking my head. My thoughts after seeing more: If I were a history teacher I would so make my class watch this :) |
| Hiiro no Kakera - The Tamayori Princess Saga (TV) |
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| Sausage feast for those who love that sort of thing. However, even reverse harem stories can be done well. This one is not, unfortunately. And with no story to really engage me with (and too many of the popular tropes trotted out), I'm done. |
| Hunter X Hunter (TV 1999) |
Bad |
| Tried it, but didn’t like it. I’m usually a fan of nineties anime, but its hard to get into this one where all the young boys are voiced by women. Sorry, that's just too distracting. |
| K (TV) |
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| (The) Knight in the Area (TV) |
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| Tried out the first episode. Via reading spoilers, I know all about what happens to the MC's brother. I understand that's used as a character development tactic, however, in this case it seems kind of lazy. I would have much rather had the brother remain alive, and built a healthy competition around that. Like in Space Brothers. I never made it past the first episode because of this fact. |
| Linebarrels of Iron (TV) |
Not really good |
| I have decided that this is a show I will not finish. I don't make these decisions lightly either. But, every time I scroll down my Netflix queue, I'll stop and argue with myself. "Well, maybe I should finish this show up. I only have seven more episodes. Yeah, okay." So I'll go to the episode list and stop at the next one. Then I pause, and say, "Nah, I really don't wanna watch it." I have done this every time thus far, and have just decided to give up. Honestly, I don't care enough about ANY of these characters to continue the story. The first six episodes of this series suck because our “hero” is a narcissistic asshole who randomly gains this awesome power via a huge mecha. But instead of realizing that this power is to be used for the good of others, he goes on this “ally of justice” rampage. This is to no end annoying. I kept waiting for him to get the wake up call he needed (in the form of a swift kick in the ass, hopefully). Finally, his best friend ends up dying in a most violent manner. And that is the turning point. As the show is progressing he’s becoming more mature. Naturally there is a ton of fanservice in here, most of the women are large chested too. However, I don’t think that the character designs are that attractive. Even the males leave something to be desired as far as appeal goes. And as a woman, I find the constant war/fighting mecha battles to be rather tiring. I would much rather focus on character development with a little battling thrown in. In this show, there is a battle in every episode so far, or even preliminary fighting before the big battle in the next episode. Plus, I have to wonder, how do cities keep affording to rebuild after these mechas come in and literally obliterate parts of town? Too many questions, not enough character development, plus the "hero" really pissed me off in the beginning, so its hard to connect with him by now. Ugh...yeah, that's all I got. |
| Love Hina (TV) |
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| Watched first episode. |
| Maburaho (TV) |
Bad |
| Could not even finish this one. I dislike moe anime to no end. This one is no different, and is especially unrealistic. |
| Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (TV) |
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| Watched first episode. |
| Mysterious Girlfriend X (TV) |
Decent |
| I wasn’t going to watch Mysterious Girlfriend X, but I tend to watch what Zac either finds repulsive, or fantastic. Let’s get this business out of the way first: the sucking/swallowing/licking the cum-esque drool. That didn’t trip my “ew” factor too badly. Its more like I felt uncomfortable the first time I saw it, but after the initial shock, it wasn't so bad. That being said, when Urabe vomited up all that “saliva” I could have done without that. Major yuck. If that starts to happen more often, I’m out. Moving on, I sometimes feel this show is like a romantic comedy. I loved it, during episode two, when Urabe yanks a pair of scissors out of her panties, and uses super ninja moves to do cut-outs. This is her hobby, she tells Akira. It’s still a little strange in concept, but compared to spit covered fingers, tame. I’ll add that I was immediately attracted to the character designs, and I love the voice actress who portrays Urabe. Whoever made the decision to stay away from the typical high school girl voice is a genius. Anywho, I’m going to stick with MGX for at least a couple more episodes. Its supposed to get weirder, and I’m kinda willing to see just how weird it can be. |
| (The) Mystic Archives of Dantalian (TV) |
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| Watched first episode. |
| Needless (TV) |
Weak |
| I started this series thinking it was going to be great. It has this awesome cartoonish quality that shows through the opening credits. The characters are flashy (think BDN from Trigun only with colors from a Crayola box), the music rocks, and the dialogue= funny. The english dubbed voice actors are all favorites of mine, and although the chicks are all every geeks fantasy, I was willing to look aside that point. However two things turned me off after episode six or so. One, the lesbian fan service credit end. I could always fast forward that, or overlook it, but that rattled me. Two, the male lead, Adam Blade, a very cool, stylish, hip character has one weakness - underage girls. And while this is portrayed in a humorous light, I don’t find it funny. I have had bad experiences myself as a young teen with lecherous men. Believe me, it is not fun. And while the anime girls never seem to mind (what do they ever mind about really?), I do. Will not continue watching. |
| Night Raid 1931 (TV) |
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| Yeah, this show really should have made up its mind about whether it wanted to by a superpower anime, or a historical/political thriller. It could have gone either way, and done really well. However, it decided to mash the two concepts together (which I have no problem with), and failed at being able to get either right. Now, I've only watched five or six episodes. Since that's my cut off limit, I don't feel bad for setting this aside. Where I'm at right now, I still don't care enough about the characters to warrant more viewing time. Its like they don't have any personalities, even Aoi, who's supposed to be the flamboyant one. He's majorly subdued, making the other three even duller in relation. And the superpowers? Psh, these guys barely use them, and its not like they are even necessary in most cases. This show focuses on the politics and has characters talking more than anything else. Every episode the four have a meeting with their "boss". And they last interminably long. Its a shame too, because visually Night Raid 1931 is very appealing. And the animation is top notch. Oh well. I might finish it someday. |
| Nobody's Boy Remi (TV) |
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| Now and Then, Here and There (TV) |
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| This is listed on Netflix so I decided to give it a shot. Its "older" anime, so I figured I'd immediately be drawn to it. However, this baby is hard to stomach. Its violent (which I knew was coming because of the Manga Entertainment logo), but its just a kid's worst nightmare. Cold, cruel, insane grown ups torturing, raping, and murdering children, against their will of course (do I need to add that?). I think I've made it to episode three, but after seeing the girl getting molested (well, it actually happens off screen, but its pretty clear what's taken place), I'm not sure if I will continue. I want to see if the kids will be able to overcome all the hardships, or if they'll all just die. But, I just don't see any redemption for them at this point. |
| Oreimo (TV) |
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| Watched first episode. |
| Peacemaker (TV) |
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| Watched first episode. |
| Persona 4: The Animation (TV) |
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| I may re-visit this via the dubbed version. |
| Phi-Brain - Puzzle of God: The Orpheus Order (TV) |
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| More silliness and over-the-top puzzles and villains. I still love the characters though, and look forward to watching their trials and achievements. Scratch that...I just can't get behind this show anymore. Its concept is fun and all, but it's just a little too silly. |
| Sket Dance (TV) |
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| Watched first episode. |
| Speed Grapher (TV) |
Not really good |
| I found this anime to be offensive in like, every way. The only thing I can think of, while watching is that the creators are obsessed with sexual perversions. No, I wouldn't limit it to just sexual perversions, but any kind of fetish. The "club" that the main character discovers in the first episode is proof of that. I guess the anime relies a lot on shock factor...about the only item they keep off the screen is a "lolita" relationship between the main characters. I really have no idea why that is kept from us...because they are trying to preserve the "innocence" of the girl? Oh, and that girl! She is more annoying than anything. She's finally showing some spunk in the last episode I watched. However, before that? She was just clinging to the photographer as her savior, plus the creators painted her as the "poor, little rich girl," which I have never found attractive, or pitiable, or anything. Honestly, I don't care what happens to her character. The things that have been done to her; brainwashing, memory altering, stifling of her menstrual cycle (WTF), are not enviable by any means. In that sense, I feel bad for the kid. But, its still hard for me to connect with her. Maybe its because I have a hard time believing that a society could do that to someone. And I get all the underlying messages: choose to be free, money is the root of all evil, everyone can be bought, etc. I just don't care for how its put together. Not my cup of tea. |
| Spice and Wolf (TV) |
Decent |
| Well, I made it through six episodes of Spice and Wolf. And...I'm done with it. Let me state this first: There is nothing per se terribly wrong with the show. It is pleasing to look at, has some nice music (I love the ED song), and has a unique premise (what with the whole economics angle). However, I never liked economics. It's boring, and I barely survived learning about it in school. That, and I'm not finding myself attracted, or interested, in either Lawrence or Holo. Holo comes off as very witty sometimes (which I like), but considering she's an ancient god, I expected her to behave much differently. In the last two episodes I watched, Holo's cryed about being lonely, and about being ashamed. In my book, gods don't care about those things. And poor Lawrence, he's about exciting as a merchant can be, I guess. Sure, he's not bland...but he's lacking something that gives him more "umph". Nope, this show just isn't for me. |
| Squid Girl (TV) |
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| Watched the first episode only |
| (La) storia della Arcana Famiglia (TV) |
Not really good |
| Ugh, no dueling as promised. And after episode 5 it was hinted that there wasn't going to be any dueling at all. Something about it being a ploy by the heroine's father to motivate her. I could put up with the terrible dialogue and story if there was going to be actual fighting. As there is not, I'm out. |
| (The) Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk (TV) |
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| Watched first episode. |
| X (TV) |
Decent |
| Meh, at twelve episodes in, I probably should just finish it. But at the same time, I cannot see myself finishing this. I don't care enough about the story, or characters to keep watching. Its basically a yaoi covered up with child of destiny, end of the world ploy. Not interested, and there you have it. |
