| Will not finish▲▼ | Rating▲▼ | Comment▲▼ |
| XXXHOLiC (TV) | Weak | |
| Vampire Princess Miyu (TV) | Weak | |
| Steel Angel Kurumi (TV) | Bad | |
| (The) SoulTaker (TV) | Worst ever | |
| Solty Rei (TV) | Awful | I made two attempts to watch this series, but got no further than episode 3. The (Jap) acting is OTT and two-dimensional, and the presence of mechs and the girl with green hair and goggles are nothing more than pandering. The worst thing is the script, which is cliched and simplistic, frequently tipping into moronic. Sadly, there is no good reason to watch this show. |
| Shiki (TV) | So-so | Horror fans should be warned that this is not really horror, but cheesy drama. Could have been good, perhaps, but the characters are too stereotypical, the angst is overdone and feels obligatory rather than natural, and the vampires build a huge gothic castle in a Japanese village! (Which could've worked if the show was comedic or satyric, but we're meant to take it seriously.) For spooky goings-on in modern-day rural Japan, you'd be better off with When They Cry or Ghost Hound. |
| Saiyuki Reload (TV) | Bad | |
| Rozen Maiden (TV) | Weak | |
| Requiem from the Darkness (TV) | Weak | |
| Please Twins! (TV) | So-so | |
| Noir (TV) | Bad | |
| Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (TV) | Weak | I watched four episodes, and the only thing I can remember about this show is how unmemorable it is. |
| Misaki Chronicles (TV) | Bad | |
| Madlax (TV) | Weak | |
| Infinite Ryvius (TV) | Weak | |
| Happy Lesson (OAV) | Weak | |
| .hack//SIGN (TV) | Weak | |
| Ghost Hunt (TV) | Awful | This anime (and presumably the original manga) looks like an attempt to duplicate the success of Detective Conan (AKA Case Closed). The problem is, the simple stories are drawn out even more than in the case of Conan, and with no resultant extra character or plot revelation. Also, as the problems and solutions of the cases are supernatural, the storywriter can basically pull clues and revelations out of his ass. The result is a very slow, painfully obvious structure, and the characters' novelty appeal is wearing off.... "Plodding" is the word to describe it overall. In the end, the scripts became so simplistic, and so repetitive, that I just couldn't stand anymore. An awful show. |
| Getbackers (TV) | So-so | The "humour" and cheesy music of the first few episodes turned me off, but then there were some good fights with interesting new characters, and then the first Limitless Fortress arc, which had an interesting mood, and gave the Dr Jackal character opportunities to shine. However, the story and characters rarely rose above generic shonen cut-outs. Apparently season 2 has a lot of the "filler" episodes I disliked, plus a WTF ending, so I am going to stop with the end of season 1. Edit: I saw vol 9 (season 2), which showed some filler episodes and beginning of 2nd Fortress arc. Filler was crap as expected; Fortress arc seemed random and subpar, plus lower production values than season 1. |
| Geneshaft (TV) | Bad | |
| Galaxy Angel (TV) | Weak | How do you rate a comedy that is well made but not actually funny? I laughed once in the first volume, at the robot beating the guy at chess and then apologising for ruining the one thing that gave his life meaning. Now you know the joke, you don't need to watch the show. How did they get all those sequels out of this? |
| Gad Guard (TV) | So-so | |
| Fullmetal Alchemist (TV) | Decent | |
| Ergo Proxy (TV) | Not really good | Just too cold and characterless for my taste. The main character has no personality, and OTOH the stereotyped gay robot is just stupid and offensive. The story is trying to be intriguing with obscure suggestions of strange conspiracy, but deliberate obscurity is just annoying, and none of it is emotionally involving. |
| Elemental Gelade (TV) | Weak | |
| Coyote Ragtime Show (TV) | Weak | |
| Blood+ (TV) | Not really good | Another disappointment from Production IG. The OVA had a stupid script but dramatic, colourful visuals, and a dark, gritty feel. The TV doesn't have those positives, but it does have: standard anime plotting, a heroine with two identities which are never sufficiently explained, some bishonen international villains, an invulnerable assistant to the heroine who is never asked "Who the hell ARE you anyway?", the requisite undercover-in-an-all-girl-convent-school arc, and extremely bland visuals. Very occasionally there is an unexpected quality increase, as though another director took over for a few minutes, but overall this is a real letdown after expectations raised by the OVA, and is best approached as filler if you have nothing else to watch. |
| Arjuna (TV) | Weak | |
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