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Seen someRatingComment
(The) Big O (TV)Very good
Bleach (TV)Masterpiece
Devil May Cry (TV)Dante ftw
Dragon Ball (TV)Excellent
Fist of the North Star (TV)omg plot holes!
Galaxy Angel (TV)
Galaxy Angel Z (TV)
Koutetsu Sangokushi (TV)
Naruto (TV)Very gooddbz anyone?
Nekojiru Gekijō (TV)Very goodrofl
Night Warriors - Darkstalkers' Revenge (OAV)
Rumbling Hearts (TV)
Rurouni Kenshin (TV 1996)Excellentlots of plot recycling...
Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Sanctuary (OAV)
St. Luminous Mission High School (TV)
Starship Operators (TV)Couldn't really get into this after watching 6 episodes.
Virus Buster Serge (TV)having difficulty finding vol.3...
Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (TV)
Zoids (TV)

Seen allRatingComment
3x3 Eyes (OAV)Very good
3x3 Eyes: Legend of the Divine Demon (OAV)Very good
Afro Samurai (TV)DecentThe concept was novel (although expected sooner or later), but the plot was thin. The animation was nice too...and Samuel Jackson gains a rep point (from -2 to -1). Although, there were way too many cilches to mention, and I can't recommend this except to watch it only once just for the heck of it.
Agent Aika (OAV)Goodthe ecchi elements in this are a little exaggerated and predictable, but behind the panties there is a decent storyline
Air Master (TV)Very goodsome of the characters (renge, mina) were extremely annoying, but they allowed other characters besides Maki to develop. The fight scenes were pretty cool too. Some of the humor and character designs were just...odd, but funny nonetheless.
Akira (movie)one of the first anime I've ever seen, and it was a looong time ago too...
Amon Saga (OAV)Goodkickin' it old school
Appleseed (movie)
Azumanga Daioh (TV)Excellent
Azumanga Daioh - The Very Short MovieGoodwtf, haha
Basilisk (TV)ExcellentI couldn't get into this anime at first, but I'm glad I stuck with it. The plot isn't entirely predictable, which is good. Also, there was a lot of blood, which is good. And...and that hairy guy was freaking annoying. Wtf.
Bastard!! (OAV)badass
Battle Arena Toshinden (OAV)So-soI want my money back
Beet the Vandel Buster (TV)WeakOkay, this was pretty bad. It shares A LOT in common with dbz. First, you have the Vandels, which look very similar to the badguy designs in dbz/gt (like cell, or the shenron guys at the end of GT)...they even have the same walking sound effects as cell. Second, lots of flashbacks and filler...lots. This anime could easily have been shortened in half w/o all the crap, plus the fact that the anime is extremely repetitive, in the way dbz was. I mean, they fight a guy, a stronger one is introduced at the episode where the previous guy was defeated, they fight the stronger one, rinse, repeat...etc. But the thing that really ticked me off was that they introduced Belltoze, built him up as being the main badguy...but don't do anything with it! The ending was so lame! I mean, the fight scenes towards the end seem forced and without any decent ideas, just repetition. Ugh. Honestly, I'd rather watch DBGT than this.
Black Cat (TV)Excellent
Black Lagoon (TV)Excellent
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage (TV)Excellent
Blood+ (TV)Masterpieceholy crap
Blood: The Last Vampire (movie)a great prelude to the series
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan (TV)Excellentpipirupiru piru pipi ru pi, also, lololololol
Blue Submarine No.6 (OAV)
Burn Up Excess (TV)
Burn-Up Scramble (TV)ok, i guess
Chobits (TV)chiiiii
Comedy (OAV)Excellentinteresting
Cowboy Bebop (TV)Excellentgreat OST
Cromartie High School (TV)Excellentfreaking hilarious
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (TV)ExcellentOne of the best anime I've seen in awhile
Demon City Shinjuku (OAV)
Demonbane (OAV)Decentnot as much rape of Lovecraft's mythos; this is better than the anime.
Demonbane (TV)DecentLovecraft is rolling in his grave...
Destiny of the Shrine Maiden (TV)Very goodYuri + Mecha = win.
Divergence Eve (TV)Goodnot as bad as I've heard from multiple different people. However, this is more of an ecchi with mecha elements than a mecha with some ecchi elements. There is a pretty good plot, but certain...things...detract from its quality. Did I mention tentacles? ...it's not hentai, tho, I swear.
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy (special)a total waste
Dragon Ball Z (TV)Good
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (special)
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (movie 5)
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (movie 4)
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (movie 6)So-so
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (movie 3)
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (movie 2)
Dragon Half (OAV)
Elfen Lied (TV)Masterpiecebest opening episode ever
Elfen Lied (OAV)So-sopointless
Excel Saga (TV)Masterpiecehilarious
Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle (special)
Fatal Fury: The Motion PictureGoodbouncy
Fate/stay night (TV)Masterpiece
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (movie)
Full Metal Panic! (TV)Very good
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid (TV)Goodnot as good as the others
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu (TV)Excellentlol
Galaxy Angel A (TV)
Galaxy Angel X (TV)Very goodlast season *sniff*
Grenadier (TV)Gooddid she just reload her gun with her...wait...yep.
Growlanser IV (OAV)GoodInteresting, it would be nice to see this developed into a full anime
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (TV)Excellent
Gun Frontier (TV)GoodCheesy. The phrase "Gun Frontier" appears way to many times per episode. And poor Sinunora...jeez. Was doing that to her every episode really necessary? The corruption of the towns was exaggerated to a point where it made the antagonists unconvincing. Still not a bad anime, however.
Gunbuster (OAV)Goodincredibly simplistic, very much standard...Gunbuster is THE archetypal mecha. I wouldn't start here if wanting to check out some mecha anime, but this is recommended to those w/ a particular fascination for clumbering, huge robots.
Gungrave (TV)Masterpieceinteresting plot
Gunslinger Girl (TV)So-soboring; doesn't go anywhere
GUNxSWORD (TV)Very good
.hack//GIFT (OAV)Excellentlol
.hack//Legend of the Twilight (TV)Very good
.hack//Liminality (OAV)Goodinteresting plot, but it's not long enough
.hack//SIGN (TV)Excellentgreat OST
Hand Maid Mai (OAV)
Hand Maid May (TV)
Hellsing (TV)Excellentalucard > all
Hikaru no Go (TV)Very goodlast 10 or so episodes piss me off
Hunter X Hunter (OAV)
Hunter X Hunter: G I Final (OAV)
Hunter X Hunter: Greed Island (OAV)
I''s Pure (OAV)Very goodcan't say I'm a fan of the whole romance genre, but this wasn't too bad; the ending was really sappy and entirely predictable
Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero (OAV)Decenta decent prelude to my all time favorite movie
Ichigo 100% (TV)Very goodDoesn't add much to the whole romantic comedy anime genre, but it's a pretty solid work.
Ichigo 100% (special)GoodWorth a watch if you've seen the series, but I wouldn't go out of my way to see it as it poses no new or major revelation
Ichigo 100% (OAV)Very goodMore interesting episodes than the series
Ikki Tousen (TV)Weakan overly cliche ecchi fighting anime
Jing, King of Bandits: Seventh Heaven (OAV)Very goodWatch if you liked the series, and there is an actual story that carries across episodes too! (OMG!)
Jing: King of Bandits (TV)Very goodAmusing, interesting, and likeable characters. It's kind of annoying how there is no consistent plot across the series, though.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OAV)Dio owns you
Kiddy Grade (TV)Good
Kiki's Delivery Service (movie)
Kill Bill Chapter 3: The Origin of O-Ren (movie segment)Good
(The) King of Fighters: Another Day (ONA)Decenttoo short; not enough Iori...gimme moooore!!
Labyrinth of Flames (OAV)
Last Order Final Fantasy VII (OAV)only final fantasy fans need apply (of which i am not)
Legend of Duo (TV)Decentlots of melodrama. The humans are portrayed as zombies. The plot is uneven and has some parts that are really inappropriate (like the comic parts when Stefan tries to take over the school). Oh, and Vash the Stampede is in it.
Love Hina Spring Special - I Wish Your Dream
Lucky Star (TV)Excellenthaha. The story of my life....kinda...well not really. A mandatory watch for any true anime fan.
Lunar Legend Tsukihime (TV)Excellentloved it
Magical Witch Punie-chan (OAV)GoodGood for a laugh, kind of a Dokuro-chan ripoff...not quite as good.
Mahoromatic - Automatic Maiden (TV)Decentperverse and funny; good plot idea, but weak in delivery and build-up
Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful (TV)Very goodwayyy improved over the 1st season w/ actual plotliness and a decent ending
Mars Daybreak (TV)Very goodthe filler in the middle kept this from an excellent, but it's highly recommended
(The) Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (TV)ExcellentAsahina = heart
Mezzo (TV)Goodkinda generic
Midori Days (TV)Very goodonly in anime could a series be made about a plot like this...and it was surprisingly good
Mobile Fighter G Gundam (TV)Excellentdoesn't follow typical overly dramatic gundam formula...and thus is my favorite gundam series
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (TV)Good
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (OAV)
Mobile Suit SD Gundam's Counterattack (movie)Not really goodshort and stupid.
My-HiME (TV)Masterpiecegreat plot with lots of development
My-Otome (TV)Goodnowhere near as good as Mai Hime
Naruto Special: Battle at Hidden Falls. I Am the Hero! (OAV)
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (movie 2)Good
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of SnowSo-so
Naruto: Akaki Yotsuba no Clover o Sagase (OAV)unnecessary
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (movie)
Nighthead Genesis (TV)Masterpiece
Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective (TV)Decent
Ninja Scroll (movie)saw this too long ago to remember it
Noir (TV)Masterpiecegreat OST; series takes awhile to pick up
Outlaw Star (TV)
Peacemaker (TV)Excellent
Pet Shop of Horrors (TV)Very goodnot scary, creepy, or whatever...but a good watch
Pilot Candidate (OAV)probably better to watch w/ some knowledge a/b what the heck is going on
Please Teacher! (TV)
Please Teacher! (OAV)
Pokémon 2000 - The Movie (movie 2)Not really good
Pokémon 3 - The Movie (movie 3)Not really good
Pokémon 4Ever (movie 4)Bad
Pokémon Heroes - Latias & Latios (movie 5)Bad
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (movie 7)Awful
Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker (movie 6)Awful
Pokémon: The First Movie (movie 1)Not really goodIf there is any Pokemon movie to see, it is this one. Why? Because it's the first, and thus the one w/ the most thought put into it. Also, if you've seen this one, you get the idea of every subsequent movie. But what I don't get is how Ash is trying to become a Pokemon master, yet after saving the world as many times as there are movies, he still is not....a master? I mean, are there that many more people than Ash who have defeated such slim and legendary odds that by comparison, Ash is not yet a master? I mean, if there are that many "rare" pokemon pestering humanity so much that after saving the world 7 or so times, Ash is still a noob, he should just quit. Does anyone else see this lack of logic? How about this: Ash is finally declared a "Pookemon m4st3r" and thus can retreat w/ all his beloved friends to a house in the forest and stop making shoddy movies. End.
Pugyuru (TV)So-soquirky, random, moderately humerous
Puni Puni Poemy (OAV)lol
R.O.D -The TV-Very goodWatch the ova first if possible, as it will be far more interesting to see how the different characters changed.
Ragnarok The Animation (TV)Very good.hack without the abstractions, and based on an actual game
RahXephon (TV)Excellent
Ramen Fighter Miki (TV)GoodAnother pointless anime with no consistent plot, but full of interesting characters and humor. For fans of Galaxy Angel and the like.
Ray (TV)Goodcreepy stuff here
Re: Cutie Honey (OAV)
Read or Die (OAV)Very goodinteresting
Rozen Maiden (TV)Very good
Rozen Maiden: Träumend (TV)Very good
Sadamitsu the Destroyer (TV)Very good
Sailor Moon (TV)I saw all the Sailor Moon series and their rotations (sigh...) as they were played new on Cartoon Network (back when Toonami was on after school and it didn't suck). I suppose in a way I owe it to this series partially for laying the foundation for my appreciation of anime, but I think I've seen enough of this to last me a lifetime.
Sailor Moon R (TV)
Sailor Moon S (TV)
Sailor Moon SuperS (TV)
Samurai 7 (TV)Excellent
Samurai Champloo (TV)Excellent
Samurai Deeper Kyo (TV)Goodcharacters weren't all that interesting (they ARE interesting in their historical context, I just don't like the way they were portrayed here specifically, especially Nobunaga)
Scrapped Princess (TV)Good
She, The Ultimate Weapon (TV)Goodzomg depressing!
Shuffle! (TV)Very good
Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos (TV)Masterpieceno fantasy superpowers, ecchi, or intense comedy, just a simple, down to earth samurai anime by which all others should be judged.
Sorcerer Hunters (TV)So-soI forced myself to finish this. The plot was weak, as were the character designs. Most of the episodes were filler and didn't really go anywhere. The same jokes were used time and time and time again. Sigh...
(The) SoulTaker (TV)Very goodVery interesting use of colors and direction. Kinda leaves you hanging for the first few eps before you finally realize what is going on, but it's worth watching.
Steel Angel Kurumi (TV)Goodkinda generic
Stellvia (TV)Decent
Street Fighter Alpha (OAV)
Street Fighter II V (TV)Goodokay, so this is far from fitting within the Street Fighter canon, but yea, I liked it, being an overly zealous SF fan anyway.
Street Fighter II: The Animated MovieVery good
Sukeban Deka (OAV)
Tenbatsu Angel Rabbie (OAV)Good
Tenchi in Tokyo (TV)
Tenchi Universe (TV)
Tenjho Tenge (TV)Very good
Tenjho Tenge: Ultimate Fight (OAV)
Texhnolyze (TV)Excellentwords to describe this anime: slow paced, depressing, violent, odd camera angles, symbolic, cool death scenes, intelligent, surreal (especially a few eps before the end)
Tide-Line Blue (TV)Goodnot bad
To Heart (TV)Good
ToHeart - Remember my memories (TV)not as good as the first one
Tokko (TV)Excellentthis had a lively and interesting enough plot to warrant an excellent (you won't be bored with it, i swear), but the ending screams sequal or something, so more better be forthcoming!
Tokyo Underground (TV)GoodNothing groundbreaking, but not bad
Trigun (TV)Masterpiecelove and peace!
Trinity Blood (TV)Excellentmemorable, great character designs
Trouble Chocolate (TV)So-sogoofy and pointless, humerous at times
Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage KingdomGoodThis is only slightly longer than an actual episode, so it's not really a movie. And really, it just seems like a normal episode from the series, just with some prettier animation. Recommended to those who liked the anime/manga.
Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (TV)Very goodSeason 1 was excellent, but it lost some of its flair in the second season. Also, the incredibly cliche jpop songs strewn almost arbitrarily and repeatedly at times in the middle of episodes did well to nullify any emotional effect later on, rather than facilitate it.
Utawarerumono (TV)Very good
Vandread (TV)Very good
Vandread: The Second Stage (TV)Excellent
Variable Geo (OAV)hmmmmm
Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer (OAV)
Witchblade (TV)ExcellentWhy can't all kids act as mature as Rihoko? Sigh...
Wrath of the Ninja - The Yotoden Movie
X (movie)
xxxHOLiC the Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dreaminteresting
Yakitate!! Japan (TV)Excellentyay bread!
Zoids/ZERO (TV)
Zone of the Enders: Idolo (OAV)

Will not finishRatingComment
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (TV)wtf is this? this is a waste..absolutely ridiculous
Dragon Ball GT (TV)Weakenough is enough...
Final Fantasy: Unlimited (TV)more oriented towards younger viewers, not really attention grabbing
FLCL (OAV)Not really goodOkay, so I've seen this anime twice up to the last episode, and twice was too annoyed with wasting my time further. The whole concept behind the anime is interesting, which is why I didn't rate it weak, but the characters, the animation style, the whole "let's kinda parody some things but fail at making it funny" thing really killed me appreciating the anime, and really resulted in my just being annoyed. If you've not seen it, stay away...it's way overrated, original yes, but not worth your time.
Inuyasha (TV)Decentway overrated
Ninja Nonsense (TV)AwfulI don't believe it's possible to provide a legitimate rating for an anime unless a person has seen AT LEAST half of the eps (or more, if the anime is long--keep that in mind for all the moot "masterpiece" naruto shippuden ratings that were made before the second ep came out...), but given this one has no plot, stopping one before halfway is close enough. But yea, this is one of the worst I've ever seen. ANN has this listed as a comedy, and when an anime fails at the one hitch it's suppose to have (i.e. humor), then what we have is a failure.
Pokémon (TV)Worst everWho has never seen Pokemon? Praise be to that lucky individual. Anyway, this is the most formulaic and static anime that I have ever seen. I hate this anime with a passion, probably because my little brother likes it more than anyone ever should and it is always on the TV when I'm at home (and the almost as bad as Disney mindless commercialism that it assaults all those young children with). Regardless, it follows the same formula every episode, every subseries (I don't even know which "sequal" or w/e I'm watching, except that the balls are...OMG different colors and the retarded "monsters" change somewhat as Ash becomes closer to being an uboor Pokemon master!!!11!! But seriously, seen one ep, seen them all. MATT DAMON eerrgghh!
Saber Marionette J (TV)just can't get into it....too generic maybe
Yu-Gi-Oh! (TV 2/2000)Not really goodOut of all the Saturday morning cartoons raped and brutalized by American standards to brainwash young children into blatant and absolute commercialism, this is probably the lesser of the 50+ evils as I can actually tolerate it....somewhat.
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (TV)doesn't seem as good as the original, but then again, I would never go out of my way to see the original.