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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
Simoun (TV) Good
Sky Blue (Korean movie) Masterpiece (dub & sub & Kor.dub)
  • Tragic deaths sprinkled throughout the movie and a terrific OST make this a Masterpiece (11/11) for me.
  • The English dub is also pretty damned good! The ADR Director is Sunmin Park.....
(The) Sky Crawlers (movie) Excellent (dub & sub)
Snow White with the Red Hair (TV) Masterpiece
Snow White with the Red Hair (TV 2) Very good
Solty Rei (TV) Good
Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai (TV) Very good
Sound! Euphonium (TV) Masterpiece
The reason that I rated it at 11/11 was that it was about orchestral music.
"How Warm It Sounds | Why Hibike! Euphonium Is My Favorite Anime"|Under The Scope (Jack Johnson)
Sound! Euphonium 2 (TV) Masterpiece
Episodes twelve and thirteen neatly bookend each other.
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Sound! Euphonium 3 (TV) Excellent
I disagree with Christopher Farris about the last episode as I do not believe that it sticks the landing -- which is a shame, as I adore the entire series to pieces.
Sound! Euphonium The Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day Excellent
There are lines of dialogue that affected me personally. I will have to copy them here sometime in the future.
Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest Arc (OAV) Excellent
  • Rated at 9/10 on a scale of 0-10
  • No review as of this writing (2024-11-03)
  • Follows the band at the beginning of the new school year.
  • Sound! Euphonium: May the Melody Reach You! (movie) Masterpiece
    compilation film of cour #2
    Sound! Euphonium: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band (movie) Masterpiece
    compilation film
    Spice and Wolf (TV) Very good
    Jeff Thew (Mother's Basement)compares & contrasts the 1st light novel with the 1st 6 episodes of the anime.
    "How Spice and Wolf Changed from Book to Anime - Adapt or Die"
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