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Air (TV) Not really good
Air Master (TV) Not really good
Angel Beats! (TV) So-so
Another (TV) Weak
Aquarion (TV) So-so NOTE: Seen eps. 1 and 19 (for Satoru Utsunomiya's work; did not disappoint even with the lackluster material he had to work with).
Aria the Scarlet Ammo (TV) Bad
B Gata H Kei - Yamada’s First Time (TV) Bad how about no
Baki the Grappler (TV) Decent Date: 16 January 2009.
Beelzebub (TV) Not really good
Berserk (TV 1997) Good
(The) Big O (TV) Not really good Review #66 Date: 26 December 2008. It has a solid soundtrack, but I'm not sold on the art style. It takes itself way too seriously and the dialogue was not engaging at all. Meh. NOTE: Seen 4 episodes.
Blood+ (TV) Not really good
Blue Dragon (TV) Weak Review #45 Date: 03 October 2008. I was pretty bored with this one. Not that it was badly done, but it just didn't do anything for me. And while Toriyama may have been doing the character designs, that also means that he's just recycling some of the previous ones that he's used (see if you can spot Nappa in this one).
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (TV) Awful Review # 23 Date: 02 May 2008. The question I ask myself when I watch this show is: why? Why?!
Case Closed (TV) So-so Review #79 Date: 16 January 2009. I've watched some of this on the FUNimation Channel block, when it was airing of Colours TV. It just seems like the type of series that would be best to watch once in a while when there's nothing else on. Its enormous length of (top with the fact that most of the episodes don't even deal with the main plot) and the very, very slim possibility that it'll be released completely in R1 also make want to avoid it.
Catblue: Dynamite (ONA) Bad
Chrono Crusade (TV) Not really good
Clannad (TV) So-so
Descendants of Darkness (TV) Not really good Review #80 Date: 16 January 2009. Meh, the dub for this one was pretty bad. It was mostly uninteresting for me, even though it had a good soundtrack.
Dragon Ball Z (TV) So-so (dub & sub) Review #16 Date: 26 March 2008. Around this time last year, I was saying that DBZ was the best anime ever. Well, after watching plenty of other anime and putting more thought into what I considered to be the best, that is no longer the case. I grew up with DBZ, so it's a sentimental favorite, but I no longer have the same opinion of it that I once had. I still find it to be enjoyable, but there are a few issues that I have with it, which include: its slow pacing, its longevity( IMO, it should have all ended at the Frieza Saga), and the Dragon Balls( they kinda kill the tension, because you know that whoever dies can be revived) among other things. On another note, this is definitely one of those series where it's better to watch it in Japanese. EPISODES SEEN: A lot of episodes; can't say that I've seen every single, though.
Dragon Crisis! (TV) Weak
Dragonaut - The Resonance (TV) Bad Review #107 Date: 15 July 2009. Plays every sci-fi cliché in the book without even being honest about it. Half-hearted production values don't help. NOTE: Seen 3 episodes.
Elfen Lied (TV) Not really good
Excel Saga (TV) Decent Review #90 Date: 10 April 2009. I watched 5 episodes of this one. While I was able to tolerate the random, loud humor much more than I expected, I still didn't feel seeing this one all the way to the end. The headaches that I had at the end of each episode didn't help either.
Eyeshield 21 (TV) Not really good Review#108 Date: 15 July 2009. Really bad adaptation of the manga. The comedy and character designs are a far cry of that in the original work. And even the dynamics that Murata uses to emphasize speed are thrown away for cheap slow-mo effects and stiff animation. NOTE: Seen 1 episode.
Fairy Tail (TV) Not really good
Fist of the North Star (TV) So-so "YOU WA SHOCK". Best opening ever. Old school is old school. But I don't think I'm going to up with over 100 episodes of this....
Flag (ONA) Not really good Review #61 Date:10 December 2008. This one has some great production values and will look great on your HDTV, but it lacks the engaging writing that said production values promise. It seems to want to be realistic, but yet it has mecha.... Not to mention that the mecha is CG, making it look very out of place. NOTE: Seen 4 episodes.
Gosick (TV) Not really good
Hanamaru Kindergarten (TV) So-so
Hellsing (TV) So-so Review #38 Date: 5 August 2008. While this show is just overflowing with the "cool" factor and it has pretty neat soundtrack, it's dragged down by some horrible animation. Not to mention that there really isn't much of a plot in this series. NOTE: Seen 6 episodes.
Hero Tales (TV) Weak
Heroman (TV) So-so
Hetalia - Axis Powers (TV) So-so
Hōkago no Pleiades (ONA) Not really good
Ikki Tousen (TV) Bad
InuYasha: The Final Act (TV) Not really good
Kanon (TV 2/2006) Weak
Kiba (TV) Not really good Review #67 Date: 26 December 2008. Okay, this show moved so slowly and did absolutely nothing to impress me in terms of just about everything related to the plot, that I just decided that there are other shows out there that I could be watching instead. I think the only reason that I watched 10 episodes of this one is because it's from Madhouse. Oh, well. NOTE: 10 episodes.
(The) Legend of the Legendary Heroes (TV) Weak Doesn't live up to its name.
Lupin III: Part IV (TV 2015) So-so
MÄR (TV) Weak Review #85 Date: 26 February 2009. I saw this one on TV and wasn't really impressed, not to mention that they aired out of order. Then when it went online only on Jetstream, I watched a few episodes and gave up. Certainly not one of the best Shonen has to offer.
Mobile Suit Gundam (TV) So-so Review #133 Date: 21 December 2010. Try as I might, I can't get over the show's insistence on having a fight every single episode, every step of the way. It is really annoying, even taking into account that this is the real robot genre at its inception. The "oh, wow. I can't believe they came up with this concept back in the day" appeal lasted quite a bit, I have to say. Might finish it if ANN streams it again.
Mushi-Shi (TV) Good Review #42 Date: 26 September 2008. While Mushi-shi isn't really my type of show, I can appreciate its storytelling merits along with the artistry. If you want a different, episodic type of anime that's just relaxing and very different from the norm then you might want to check this one out. NOTE: Seen 5 episodes.
(The) Mystic Archives of Dantalian (TV) So-so
Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals (TV) Bad
Negima! (TV) Not really good Review #91 Date: 10 April 2009. I saw Negima! on the FUNimation Channel back when it still had a block on CoLours TV. It was pretty funny sometimes and it had a good soundtrack. But the animation was really weak, so I just decided to stick to the manga instead.
Now and Then, Here and There (TV) Weak Review #43 Date: 26 September 2008. Hmmm, this series is pretty much hailed as either brilliant/ a masterpiece by most people. I am not one of them. It just seemed to be trying to hard to be emotionally hard-hitting. It just rubbed me off the wrong way really fast. The dub is also pretty mediocre, but I doubt that if it had a better dub or if I had watched it in Japanese that I would change my opinion. NOTE: Seen 6 episodes.



Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan (TV) Weak
Oreimo (TV) Not really good
Polar Bear's Café (TV) Decent
(The) Prince of Tennis (TV) Weak Review #18 Date: 9 April 2008. I saw the episodes that aired on Toonami, and it was pretty boring. The only thing that was exciting about it was the theme song, and it wasn't even in the original. Yes, the theme song that Viz Media did themselves was more entertaining than the actual show. I guess that was the reason I kept on watching, just so I could hear the theme song. The only thing that was midly entertaining in the actual show was Ryoma's father. The production values of the show itself are not that great. The music almost put me to sleep and it kept repeating the same frames of animation that it showed in the first episode.
Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin (TV) Bad
Ragnarok The Animation (TV) Bad Review #109 Date: 15 July 2009. Waste of time and a good opening song that is the highlight of the whole thing. NOTE: Seen 1 episode.
Rainbow - Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin (TV) Not really good
Rave Master (TV) Weak Review #92 Date: 10 April 2009. It's just like any other Saturday morning cartoon. The characters were likable, but one-dimensional. The dialogue was obviously Americanized, but I doubt that the Japanese dialogue would be any better. Just didn't seem to be worth the time to see if it would get better. But I also doubt that it would anyways. NOTE: Seen 2 episodes.
Reborn! (TV) Not really good
Recorder and Randsell (TV) Weak
Rio - Rainbow Gate! (TV) Weak
Saint Seiya (TV) Bad
Saint Seiya Omega (TV) Not really good
Samurai Deeper Kyo (TV) Weak Review # 17 Date: 5 April 2008. This one was incredibly cheesy and the production values were pretty mediocre.
School Days (TV)
Sgt. Frog (TV) Weak
Shuffle! (TV) Not really good
Speed Grapher (TV) So-so Review #47 Date: 03 October 2008. Terrible animation and a storyline that never stops being silly. My favorite so far in the "so bad it's good" category. The second ending song is a favorite, though (sans terrible running animation), and there's some nice artwork to go along with it. In fact, the promotional artwork and overall designs for this series is top-notch. If only the actual visuals in the show could have consistently given them justice.
Tokko (TV) Bad Review $41 Date: 5 August 2008. This series took whatever decent concept it came up with and just destroyed it with bad animation, horribly choreographed fights, bad writing and uninteresting characters. The opening song is good, though.