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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▲▼
Bodacious Space Pirates (TV)Good (dub), Very good (sub)
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  • Decent enough.....
  • Nice OST.
  • Yeah, I like the OST; but the ending is sorta' "meh".
  • It seems to me that there are lip-flap issues with the dub....
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Bodacious Space Pirates The Movie: Abyss of HyperspaceGood (dub), Very good (sub)
Would have rated it at Good (8/11), but the CGI causes me to bump it up to Very Good (9/11).
Boku no Imōto wa "Ōsaka Okan" (TV)Good
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  • Also saw "Special" (ep.#13)

  • Even at ~5 min.s, this was tedious!
  • Is Osakan culture really all that different from the rest of Japan?!
  • Mildly humorous.
  • Normally, I'd rate something like this at 10 or 11 out of 11 and urge people to just watch it and see if they like it; but this series was such a slog that I'm gonna rate it at 8/11 ("Good").
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Boku wa Imōto ni Koi o Suru: Secret Sweethearts - Kono Koi wa Himitsu (OAV)Excellent
Pros:
OST uses acoustic instrumentation
rain as tears / thunderstorm as metaphor
train crossing as metaphor
teen angst
love triangle

Cons:
incest
teen angst
There are too many unrealistic aspects for me to rate this 11/11.....

BONJOUR Sweet Love Patisserie (TV)Excellent
The humor is surprisingly effective.
These are 5 minute shorts (25 episodes) -- just watch it to see if you like it!
Boys Be... (TV)Very good
(The) Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows (TV)Excellent (dub & sub)
  1. An Equal Price
    Heartwarming 9 (0-10)
  2. The Underground Healer in the Abandoned Part of Town
    Setup 9 (0-10)
  3. Turf War
    The nobility goes hunting for Zenos. 9 (0-10)
  4. A Righteous Hero
    The Iron Rose finds out what a righteous hero is really like. 10 (0-10)
  5. A Place to Belong
    Aston hunts down Zenos. 9 (0-10)
  6. The End of Adventure
    The harem comes together. 10 (0-10)
  7. Special Service
    Onsen with the harem; also, Zenos accepts a commission from the Royal Hospital. 9
  8. The Royal Hospital
    Zenos begins his undercover work. 9
  9. Faction Infiltration
    The undercover work continues. 9 (0-10)
  10. A Request From a Noble Lady
    Surgery on a brat. 9 (0-10)
  11. Just a Normal Healer
    Zenos continues his undercover work and attends a party. 9 (0-10)
  12. Choosing Who Lives
    Philosophizing and reunions. 9 (0-10)
Brothers Conflict (TV)Excellent (dub & sub)
It's a reverse harem ─ check It out.
    • A talking squirrel? But of course.....
    • So right out of the gate it's a reverse harem. Does make sense, though; what with there being only 13 episodes ─ which excludes the two-episode OAV.
  2. "Top─of─the─line males"? Priceless, just priceless!
    The squirrel takes up an offer of an alliance.
  3. Wedding.
  4. Finally ─ the Big Kiss.
  5. Now the Basketball Player makes his big move ─ off the court, naturally!
This question has only now just occurred to me: How did the step-mother find time to give birth to 13 sons and have a career?
  1. All right, I'll admit it: the blackout at the 07:07 mark really was quite effective!
Is the talking squirrel meant to emphasize that this is a fantasy? I'm quite curious.....
Is basketball a thing in Japan?
  1. More step-brothers make their move, and then there's a medical emergency.
    • Azu has meningitis.
    • Yet another brother makes a move onto her.....
  3. Ema finds out about her biological parents.
  4. The family takes Ema to the grave site of her biological parents.
  5. Angst over college entrance examinations.
  6. All of the brothers vow to be the one.
I think that it would have been fun if she had set the ground rules and had sexual intercourse with a different brother every night!
Brothers Conflict (OAV)Excellent (dub & sub)
  1. Ski resort on X-mas Eve.
  2. Valentine's Day shenanigans ─ gotta admit, it's unexpectedly humorous!
Btooom! (TV)Weak
Pro: "Aozora" by May'n is nice!
Con: The series is a f---ing commercial for the manga!

Bubblegum Crisis (OAV)Very good (dub), Excellent (sub)
  • depicts strong women characters.
  • OST is quite enjoyable!
  • The dub is hit-and-miss.
Bungaku Shōjo (movie)Good
This movie is based on the 5th book of the "Book Girl" series by Mizuki Nomura. The creative team, however, would have been well advised to use the 1st book of the series instead. See also this page as well.
Bungaku Shōjo Memoir I - Yume-Miru Shōjo no Prelude (OAV)Good
Definitely should be seen by fans of the Book Girl series.
Bungaku Shōjo Memoir II - Sora-Mau Tenshi no Requiem (OAV)Excellent
Definitely should be seen by fans of the Book Girl series.
Bungaku Shōjo Memoir III - Koi Suru Otome no Rhapsody (OAV)Excellent
Definitely should be seen by fans of the Book Girl series.
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