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Last edit: 2025-05-01
Edit: 2024-6-10
It looks like I've triggered an algorithm that has identified me as someone who consistently tries to manipulate the percentages either up or down. Oh, well.....

I try to add enlightening commentary, but let's face it:
I'm far from perfect.
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    EDIT: 2020-12-31
    I have seen two three videos that examine the concept of "classics" from distinctly different perspectives:
  1. Gigguk | Garnt Maneetapho

  2. Mother's Basement | Geoff Thew

  3. Bonsai Pop | Mike ?
EDIT: 2020-04-11
In this video YouTube user Gigguk (Garnt Maneetapho) talks about SAO in the context of gateway anime.
    2 Videos That Share a Common Theme:
  1. "The Greatest Thing Anime Has Done"|Gigguk (Garnt Maneetapho)
  2. "A Love Letter to a Place Further than the Universe" | Isla McTear (Line/link added 2020-06-24)
EDIT: 2020-06-10
3 Different Perspectives On the Importance of The Ending EDIT: 2021-05-10
Geoff Thew ("Mother's Basement") has a fascinating video essay on the concept of "sakuga".
EDIT: 2021-12-27
10 Anime That Are Fantastic But Hard To Recommend
Anime only continues to get more and more mainstream, but these are 10 anime we wouldn't want to recommend even though they're great.
By Jacob Buchalter (posted on cbr.com on 2020, Mar 30)
Edit: 2025-04-06
In Case of Despair, Break Glass: Anime for the Tired Soul
by Leaked Experience (D.A.)
Edit: 2025-05-01
The Beginner's Guide to The King's Avatar by Rebecca Silverman
Seen/Read All (public list)▲▼ Rating▲▼
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (movie) Decent (dub & sub)
Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress (movie) Excellent
Memories of the Hunter Girl
  • 1st 5 minutes: An absurd combination of ancient and 20th century.
  • Hamaji realizes that her actions have consequences ─ consequences that she must live with.
  • 01:27:00 | Unexpected allies.
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Futsū no Joshikōsei ga Locodol Yattemita (OAV)
  • I smiled.
  • I cried.
  • And I liked the ED.
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    Ga-Rei-Zero (TV) Good (dub), Excellent (sub)
    • So I would have rated this 11/11 but for the fact of the fight scene in episode #11 wherein the agency head lets Yomi grab back her sword. Kinda stupid.
    • Funimation's dub is sort of a wreck.
    • How do you adapt a manga that is poorly regarded? By going for as close to a tabula rasa as you possibly can. In this case by making the adaptation a prequel, instead! Bloody brilliant.
    Galaxy Express 999 (movie) Excellent (dub), Masterpiece (sub)
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    • This seems to be a coming-of-age story. I am (surprisingly enough) impressed.
    • On a surface level, this movie is aimed at children; but on another level it has a philosophical subtext that only adults could know and appreciate..... Quite frankly, it reminds me very much of Cowboy Bebop.
    • A rewatch is practically mandatory!
    • "The ending is paramount."

    • Very little background is given about Tetsuro's friends/gang. (CON)
    • I find the OST to be surprisingly affecting.
      The OST is credited to Nozomi Aoki
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    Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy (movie) Decent
    For the life of me, I cannot figure out what this movie is supposed to be about. Is it supposed to be a Part #1?
    I'm rating it at 7/11.
    Galaxy Express 999: Glass no Clair (movie) Good
    The trauma that Tetsuro feels is real, but how does a delusion physically kill somebody? That doesn't make sense to me.
    Rating it at 8/11.
    (The) Galaxy Railways (TV) Decent (dub), Good (sub)
    OK, so what does if for me is my feeling that the ending is a bit underwhelming. Really, the alleged antagonists really needed much more character development than what they actually got. I really did want to rate this series higher. I think that the key to enjoying this series is being able to suspend disbelief about a steam locomotive (with an atomic reactor?!) travelling through outer space (personally, I think that it is a rather cool concept!).
    (The) Garden of Sinners (movie series) Masterpiece

    Alan recommends a non-chronological release watching order.....

    • In Chapter #5 (0:30:00) silence is used to great effect.
    • A great OST that reminds me of Puella Magi Madoka -- see Yuki Kajiura.
    • A terrific ending -- I'm invariably affected by the ending.
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    (The) Garden of Sinners/recalled out summer (movie) Excellent
    Great OST.

    Theron Martin's review

    Here, a wikia link is explained.
    (The) Garden of Words (movie) Excellent (dub & sub)
    Gatchaman The Movie Excellent (dub & sub)
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    I must confess that I'm surprised that I ended up rating it as highly as I did; the only reason I purchased the movie was out of nostalgia ─ I had seen episodes of "Battle of the Planets" as a young child.

    Because of the unusual deaths I bumped my rating up a notch to 9/11; the OST, combined with the open-ended nature of the ending, caused me to bump it up another notch to 10/11.
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    GATE (TV) Good
    winsome & relatable characters
    GATE (TV 2) Good
    It's nice seeing the JSDF taking names and kicking ass!
    I've changed my mind; and, thus, I've lowered my rating by two ranks. What changed my mind? Because, in my opinion, Saga of Tanya the Evil does it much better.
    Ghost in the Shell (movie) Excellent (dub & sub)
    Compare the OST with Cowboy Bebop!
    "Beyond Ghibli - A Ghost of its Own"
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