| Seen some | Comment |
| Basilisk (TV) | high level of animation and artwork; wrenchingly sad, which is something I try to avoid; Romeo and Juliet plot; great fight scenes; following this series again now that it is on repeats on IFC; watched all but first 2 episodes, will try to watch them later |
| (The) Big O (TV) | Watched some of the early episodes, missed unknown later episodes, and then watched episodes 14-26, which means I watched all of the Cartoon Network co-produced episodes. |
| Bleach (TV) | stylish drawn action series; too many episodes for my taste, however, this series I will be willing to watch at a later time because of the artwork; currently too many anime series to watch on tv to watch it; am watching the Bount arc since it's a stand alone plot from the main story drawn from the manga |
| Blood+ (TV) | too many anime series to follow on tv, so watch this at a later time; did watch episode 1 and episode 37? to keep tabs on series |
| Boys Over Flowers (TV) | have volumes 9-12 left to watch
good story, but terribly static/stiff animation makes it somewhat unappealing
not as good as the manga; the supporting characters are even more reduced to comic relief chorus rather than have the minor interesting depth they had in the manga
good pop intro/ending songs
finished volume 12, final volume-may rewatch though |
| Chrono Crusade (TV) | fun and enjoyable series, watch at a later time, watched only a few assorted episodes |
| Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (TV) | |
| D.N.Angel (TV) | watched volume 1; good, entertaining, sweet, intriguing with the setup of Dark and his opponent Krad, Dark Mousy what kind of name is that, seems like Daisuke might eventually fall for the other twin sister |
| Descendants of Darkness (TV) | |
| FLCL (OAV) | episodes 5 and 6 left to watch |
| Fruits Basket (TV) | very enjoyable, poignant series; watch about 1/3 of episodes on Colors TV; watch all episodes at a later time |
| Fullmetal Alchemist (TV) | Watched about 1/2 of series; very enjoyable, poignant, borderline on magnificent series; American VAs very, very good; original VAs absolutely wonderful, especially the VA for Edward Elric. |
| Genshiken (TV) | finished volume 1; finished volume 2-may rewatch though |
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (TV) | |
| Hellsing (TV) | finished volume 1, just 3 episodes-may rewatch though |
| Inuyasha (TV) | enjoyable, attractive series; too many episodes a minus for me; watched assorted episodes; may never be able to watch it from start to finish, not enough time in *my* limited life to do so |
| Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (TV) | |
| Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit (TV) | |
| Mushi-Shi (TV) | watched Volume 1; stunningly beautiful artwork; wonderously introspective series |
| Naruto (TV) | seems young for my taste, need more mature character interactions to interest me; too many episodes a minus for me; may watch at a later time |
| New Fist of the North Star (OAV) | enjoyable; violent, but too violent for me at times; watched only episode 1? |
| Now and Then, Here and There (TV) | |
| One Piece (TV) | character designs very off-putting; too many episodes a minus for me; may, may watch it a later time |
| Peacemaker (TV) | Watching the Complete Collection. Finished through episode 8. Scanwatched eps 11-15. Will complete rest of eps at a later time. |
| Samurai Champloo (TV) | lucky enough to start watching from episode 1, will watch to end; atypical drawn series, angular and realistic character designs and rich color schemes very appealing |
| Scrapped Princess (TV) | watched up to volume 4 now |
| Spiral (TV) | watched only 1 episode; lovely piano in background music; will watch at a later time |
| (The) Story of Saiunkoku (TV) | to support this series, bought the available episodes 1-10 from TSRI; very, very pretty series makes it a pleasure to watch; good story, large cast provides lots of interesting interactions, lots of interesting complications; original VAs very good, I especially like the flustered VA for Ryuki, the strong, but feminine VA for Shuurei, and the deep, sardonic VA for Senior Secretary Kou. The American VAs is only decent; while Brad Swaile is doing a very good job as Death Note's Light, he is very bland and thus utterly forgettable portraying Ryuki. |
| Tenjho Tenge (TV) | think I watched about 2/3 of series from tv, through episode 26; fun and trashy enjoyable with its sexily drawn characters; great fight scenes; very good artwork and animation; good, juicy plot featuring a tortured main characters and other characters hungry for the achievement of their personal goals; above average American VAs work, I especially like the sexy and deep VA for Shin and the additional depth in VA for Mitsuomi. I also like the dramatic music during the fight scenes. |
| Trigun (TV) | watched only volume 1, episodes 1-4; seems enjoyable buffoonish in its comedy; likeable; will watch it at a later time to see the dramatic shift in story that people rave about |
| Trinity Blood (TV) | watched about 1/3 of series; did watch the final 5-6 episodes; spoiler following---do not read futher if you don't want to know---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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stupid that you didn't get to see Abel and Cain fight; stupid unfinished plot at the finale; just too lushly animated to dislike; will watch definitely at a later time |
| (The) Twelve Kingdoms (TV) | |
| Wolf's Rain (TV) | lovely older style artwork and animated; quiet yet engrossing series about characters on a journey |
| Seen all | Rating | Comment |
| Akira (movie) | Very good | worthy of being called groundbreaking, still relevant anime, however, pervasive nihilistic atmosphere not to my taste for repeat viewing |
| Appleseed (OAV) | Good | |
| Black Jack The Movie | Very good | very good plot, great medical details; melodramatic preachy talk lowered the rating |
| Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody | Very good | enjoyable watching practically all the characters in action; standard bad guy, wished he would have been more original and interesting; Ichigo and his gang were fun as usual |
| Blood: The Last Vampire (movie) | Very good | very good horror action story; very good artwork and animation, amazing use of CG; quite clever in the dub version that characters are seen speaking Japanese and that dialogue is subtitled; definitely can tell there's more to the story; some details not explained or very little explained; should have been longer or should have cut out extraneous parts |
| Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (TV) | Very good | |
| Cowboy Bebop (TV) | Excellent | one of the premier, must see anime series; although episodic, characters are distinctive, appealing, cool, well-developed and sympathetic |
| Dead Leaves (OAV) | Not really good | Bizarre, Ultra-violent, Ultra profanity-strewn, plausible plot, ultimately too extreme for my taste, non-ending |
| Death Note (TV) | Excellent | lucky enough to start watching from episode 1, will watch to end; smart, well animated battle of wits plot; American VAs well cast; I especially like the VA for L. |
| Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa | Very good | not as good as the series, but wraps up some loose ends satisfying (except for more development between Ed and Winry - I wanted something way different than what actually happened) |
| Ghost in the Shell (movie) | Excellent | |
| Gunslinger Girl (TV) | Excellent | |
| Gurren Lagann (TV) | Excellent | |
| Hell Girl (TV) | Very good | |
| Howl's Moving Castle (movie) | Very good | visually spectacular first half, then plot didn't make sense after the halfway mark; romance underdeveloped |
| Jin-Roh - The Wolf Brigade (movie) | Masterpiece | Intelligent, well-written, well-executed character drama; everything is stellar-artwork, amazing animation; characterizations, plot including twists and turns; poignant emotional moments; will leave an indelible impression in my memory |
| Kai Doh Maru (OAV) | Good | |
| Karas (OAV) | Excellent | visually fantastic, good story, very nice character designs, great fighting sequences |
| Kiki's Delivery Service (movie) | Good | lovely artwork, but what's the point of the story? If Kiki needed to leave home to train as a witch, how does running her own delivery service accomplish that? |
| Kino's Journey (TV) | Masterpiece | Although artwork is unremarkable, the story far makes up for it. Surprising, bizarre, sometimes disturbing studies in possibilities of facets of human nature. An illuminating look into the human psyche. A must see for stellar intelligent, intellectual entertainment. |
| Macross Plus (OAV) | Very good | |
| (The) Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (TV) | Masterpiece | Watched Volumes 1-3; Brilliantly crazy; great situational and character driven comedy; more subtle storytelling makes it a cut above other series; very attractive artwork and great animation |
| Negadon: The Monster from Mars (movie) | Good | |
| Ninja Scroll (movie) | Very good | |
| Noein - to your other self (TV) | Very good | watching from episode 1 from reruns currently running on sci-fi; enjoyable; liked the sci-fi plot; Karasu is sexy in that classic angry, broody masculine way |
| Perfect Blue (movie) | Very good | very good suspense plot |
| Petite Cossette (OAV) | Good | great visuals; a good story about an unhealthy love affair that includes a nice twist |
| Read or Die (OAV) | Very good | |
| Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal (OAV) | Masterpiece | |
| Speed Grapher (TV) | Good | |
| Spirited Away (movie) | Excellent | A cliche-free children's movie. Very unlike and incomparable to American animated children's movies. Simple, subtle, unsentimental, but compelling story. Fantastic artwork. |
| Strait Jacket (OAV) | Good | |
| Street Fighter Alpha (movie) | So-so | |
| Street Fighter Alpha: Generations (OAV) | Not really good | |
| Street Fighter II: The Movie | Good | |
| Sword of the Stranger (movie) | Excellent | |
| Tactics (TV) | Good | |
| Tenjho Tenge: Ultimate Fight (OAV) | Good | |
| Tokyo Godfathers (movie) | Excellent | excellent story, surprising humor throughout, especially in the facial expressions of Miyuki; great color-rich hues of dark browns, good animation; quality animation and artwork for an anime movie |
| Twilight of the Dark Master (OAV) | So-so | |
| Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (movie) | Excellent | |
| Witchblade (TV) | Excellent | |
| X (movie) | Very good | Very confusing if you haven't read the manga like I have, especially the 1st 1/2 hour to an hour. Very stylish looking, great animation. Some relationships revealed at the end made the characters more interesting; worth reading the manga if you want the complete story |
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