| Will not finish▲▼ | Rating▲▼ | Comment▲▼ |
| 009-1 (TV) | Decent | Interesting retro feel. Not terribly impressed one way or another. |
| Aeon Flux (U.S. TV) | Good | Talk about performance art... the point was? |
| Ah! My Goddess (TV) | Decent | I expected the usual harem drek here, complete with a cast of female doormats for the male lead to fumble with. Contrary to my expectations, I found this series rather charming. |
| Air Gear (TV) | Decent | Pretty typical shonen piece. |
| (The) Animatrix (OAV) | Awful | Wow, the Warshawski Brothers know where to rip off from to make a whole pile of money. Tie in to a tie in? Commercial, marketing crap. |
| Arjuna (TV) | Weak | Visually well done. I don't mind a message, but I do mind when I am beaten over the head with it. |
| Bleach (TV) | Decent | I am not a fan of shonen fighting anime, but I watched this on the suggestion of someone dear. It's not Naruto or DBZ and that is a plus. Characterizations are typical for the genre; fairly generic but distinct enough. Storyline is pretty good and delivery is OK. |
| Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan (TV) | Weak | WTF? |
| Boogiepop Phantom (TV) | Weak | Similar to Lain and Gantz. The non linear nature of the series became very tiring. I was three volumes in and cancelled the rest. |
| (The) Book of Bantorra (TV) | Good | Interesting look at the afterlife and the theology behind it. |
| Burn Up Excess (TV) | Decent | Exactly what I expected... "Jiggle Meter". |
| Burst Angel (TV) | Weak | Another visual Gonzo treat. A bit on the shojo-ai tip, but I'm not going to blush at a little fanservice. Story left a lot to be desired. Bad guy kidaps Meg, Jo has angsty lesbian love moment and an action rescue ensues. Wet, lather, rinse, repeat... |
| A Certain Scientific Railgun (TV) | Decent | I like the premise and the lead character, especially the power. I did cringe a lot at the fanservice. |
| Chobits (TV) | So-so | Man's relationship with technology is like a teenage boy with a sex doll; all the urges are there without the responsibility, a quick and easy fix. |
| Chrono Crusade (TV) | So-so | "Chibified" Hellsing... another girl with a monster on a leash. Pretty typical fare: monster of the week, pervy old man and the cutesy lead. If one was to define this in one word it would be banal. That's right, even Gonzo can screw up; I suspect this was for the paycheck. |
| Claymore (TV) | Very good | It is good to see another series with a strong female lead. |
| Comic Party: Revolution (TV) | Decent | Pretty cute. |
| Corpse Princess: Aka (TV) | So-so | Not impressed but not a total loss. |
| Crying Freeman (OAV) | Awful | Met my expectations... awful. Production quality was horrid. As evidence, look for the disappearing "tidy whities" early in the first OVA. |
| DearS (TV) | Good | I found this pretty entertaining. It did have some annoying bits, but not a bad watch. The protagonist is not the usual dustmop one finds in the harem-ecchi comedies. |
| Dragon Ball (TV) | Weak | I did not care for this at all. I will admit that this is the landmark series for the "Shonen Jump" style action series. This set all of the standards for shonen action. |
| éX-Driver (OAV) | Awful | Nice cars. What exactly was the point of this... Reminded me of the "Fast and the Tedious"; pretty cars and no plot. |
| Flag (ONA) | Decent | Interesting presentation, through the lens and told by a photographer. I have a problem with generating drama through tactical stupidity; please stop insulting my intelligence. |
| Fullmetal Alchemist (TV) | Very good | Well done, just not my cup of tea. |
| Gatchaman (TV) | Decent | A blast from the past (as BOTP) remembered fondly, outgrew the series. Watched a bit of the original, not bad for the time. |
| Genshiken (TV) | So-so | As the rating says "So-so, didn't grab my attention". |
| Green Green (TV) | Weak | Ok, there are tons of fetishes out there... but "Girl flavored bathwater"? It took some strong whisky to get that taste out of my mouth... brrr. |
| Grenadier (TV) | So-so | Huh, talk about a "trademark move"... |
| Gunparade March (TV) | Weak | Teens in High School fighting "the Bad Guys" with Mecha. Have I seen this somewhere before? |
| Gurren Lagann (TV) | Decent | I'm not a fan of the mecha anime, but this isn't too bad. I jumped into the middle around ep. 19-20. |
| Happiness! (TV) | Decent | Cute and mostly harmless. |
| Heaven's Lost Property (TV) | Bad | Adolescent wish fulfillment. |
| Hell Girl (TV) | So-so | The premise is interesting but the execution is poor. A "curse of the week" format repeated over the span of the series. Wet, lather, rinse, repeat... |
| Inuyasha (TV) | Decent | Cute. Not my taste, but not bad. |
| Iria - Zeiram the Animation (OAV) | Weak | Did not make it through the first episode. Even given that this was done some time ago; Poor, overused animation style and poor, overused dialogue. |
| Kiddy Grade (TV) | Good | Visually well done with some interesting character abilities. Bit of "squick" factor with the Lumiere character fanservice. |
| Legend of Himiko (TV) | Not really good | Overworked and trite. "Girl finds out past and becomes messiah"... how original. |
| Love Hina (TV) | Decent | I'm not a big fan of harem shows, but this was cute. |
| Lunar Legend Tsukihime (TV) | Very good | Another take on the western vampire legend. |
| Lupin the 3rd (TV) | Good | Cute, dated. |
| Maburaho (TV) | Weak | Harem Rom-Com with lots of fanservice. Bleah. |
| Madlax (TV) | Weak | What exactly were the writers trying to do here? Noir started mysterious but hooked your attention (when it wasn't filler...); Madlax started mysterious and went to confusing. What's up with the evening dress? |
| Magic User's Club! (OAV) | So-so | Fluff, pure unadulterated fluff. |
| Magikano (TV) | Weak | Ugh, another harem show. Unlike Girls Bravo, this did not have an entertaining side character. |
| Mahoromatic - Automatic Maiden (TV) | So-so | What is it with the maids? If I want something that subservient, I'll get a dog. |
| Midori Days (TV) | Bad | This would have been better if the writers DID make all of the obvious jokes. |
| Najica Blitz Tactics (TV) | Not really good | I'll keep it simple... "Fanboys Love Snatch!" |
| Naruto (TV) | Weak | Not impressed, not my age group either. It's a long series of commercials to get kids to buy the merchandise. |
| Outlaw Star (TV) | Decent | Not bad. Not quite my cup of tea. |
| Patlabor the Mobile Police (TV) | Good | It's always interesting to see where something began, this is no exception. Good watch. |
| Pumpkin Scissors (TV) | Good | A little preachy and overwrought at times, but looks promising. |
| R.O.D -The TV- | Good | This tries to do what the earlier OAV should have. The three sisters are a fun collection of eccentric characters but what about the earlier cast and their interactions? |
| RahXephon (TV) | Very good | Good blend of characterization, story and action. |
| Ramen Fighter Miki (TV) | So-so | Yeah, she gets insulted and loses her cool. Whatever. |
| Ranma ½ (TV 1/1989) | Very good | Good fun. |
| RIN - Daughters of Mnemosyne (TV) | Good | It takes a lot to get me to cringe or turn away. During this piece, I did both at one time or another. I look at "body piercing" in a whole new light now... |
| Robotech (U.S. TV) | Good | Vague childhood memories. May return to it. |
| Romeo × Juliet (TV) | Decent | Shakespeare hits anime. Not bad. |
| Saber Marionette J (TV) | So-so | Old school feel, kind of cool. |
| Saiyuki (TV) | Bad | Huh? |
| Samurai 7 (TV) | Good | A reimagining of Kurosawa. It was interesting to see how each character was brought over. Ultimately, if I want to watch Kurosawa, I'll rent Kurosawa... |
| Samurai Girl Real Bout High School (TV) | Decent | Mildly amusing homage to the samurai films and Street Fighter. |
| School Rumble (TV) | Weak | School Mumble?!?! "Oh I have to get him/her to notice me, how can I make the biggest ass out of myself and find the boy/girl of my dreams!?" Neither nostalgic nor funny, just annoying. |
| Sekirei (TV) | Not really good | As with any harem piece, I could predict where this was going at every turn. |
| Shamanic Princess (OAV) | Decent | A CLAMP artist at her most gratuitously shojo and overwrought. Still, well animated and some interesting imagery. |
| Shuffle! (TV) | Not really good | Another rom-com harem outing and yet again the side characters are more entertaining. The English dub was especially fun with Travis chewing up the scenery. |
| Solty Rei (TV) | Weak | Is there a story here? |
| Speed Racer (TV) | Decent | Sort of a classic, felt I needed to see at least a piece of it. |
| Star Blazers (TV) | Good | Childhood memories. |
| Strawberry Eggs (TV) | Decent | My excuse is that this is a Crispin Freeman outing as an ADR Director. That and the "Alucard as Gym Teacher" easter egg... PRICELESS! |
| (The) Super Dimension Fortress Macross (TV) | Good | Not too bad, I think I grew out of the genre. |
| Tenchi Universe (TV) | So-so | The original harem anime. Not quite my cup of tea, but it has a number of things that have been spread all over fandom such as the "cabbit". |
| Tenjho Tenge (TV) | Decent | Ikki Tousen at least had the good grace not to take itself seriously. I cannot help but laugh at the attempts at "drama" here. |
| Texhnolyze (TV) | So-so | A little dialogue goes a long way; no dialogue and some surreal scenes makes for cheap cop-out to telling a good story. |
| Thundercats (U.S. TV) | So-so | Fond childhood memories. |
| Transformers (U.S. TV) | So-so | Fond childhood memories. |
| Trinity Blood (TV) | Not really good | Premise is interesting but the execution left a lot to be desired. Abel tried to be both Vash and Alucard at the same time, aspects are too different to be "believable" within the context of the piece. |
| UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie (TV) | Weak | What a spiteful, nasty little child. A good spanking once in a while may help that, although that would be at the risk of even more lolicon fanservice... ick... |
| Urusei Yatsura OVA Series | Excellent | Classic, hysterical. |
| Wedding Peach (TV) | Awful | Holy cow!?!?!? What was I thinking? My eyes may heal, but my psyche will never recover. |
