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| Steamboy (movie) |
So-so |
Review #126 Date: 3 February 2010
This movie is about 15-20 minutes too long. The entire second half is a mess of climax after climax; never knowing when to stop. Which is too bad since I rather enjoyed the first half. I wish I had seen the edited version, but purists didn't like a movie being tweaked after someone noticed that certain things are horribly wrong. |
| Steins;Gate (TV) |
Very good |
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| Stink Bomb (movie) |
Excellent |
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| Strait Jacket (OAV) |
Good |
Review #53 Date: 27 October 2008.
I thought that this was going to be dull after seeing the DVD cover art and watching the trailers, but it was surprisingly better than expected. It sets up an interesting world, which accompanied with some uninspired characters that get better and it goes along. I think that the story would have benefited from a longer run. |
| Street Fighter Alpha (OAV) |
So-so |
Review #54 Date: 27 October 2008.
I'm not a fan of the art style for this one, but it has some nice animation. The plot seems to be trying too hard to be taken seriously with some "what is fighting?" talk. Overall, a nice diversion for Street Fighter fans. |
| Street Fighter Alpha: Generations (OAV) |
Good |
Review #72 Date: 5 January 2009.
I almost fell asleep watching this one; it was that dull. I wouldn't even recommend this one to fans of the video game.EDIT (20 July 2011) After rewatching it, I enjoyed it a lot more. You have to watch it without expecting anything close to the tone of the video game since it's a lot more low-key. Looking out for the animation done at the behest of ex-Ghibli animator Ikuo Kuwana made the film worthwhile in my second viewing. |
| Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie |
Decent |
Review #32 Date: 1 July 2008.
To be honest, the only way that you'll like this movie is if you're a fan of the video game series. It tries to cram in as many of the characters from the video game as possible, and it doesn't really have that much of a plot. But there are some good fights in this one and there probably isn't a better movie adaptation of the franchise. |
| Summer Wars (movie) |
Excellent |
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| Sword Art Online (TV) |
Weak |
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| Sword for Truth (OAV) |
Awful |
Review #127 Date: 25 April 2010. The only good thing that came out of this movie is that it helped people like Kazuto Nakazawa, Masahiro Ando, and Atsushi Wakabayashi to get another paycheck until they actually went on to do something else that was worthwhile. |
| Sword of the Stranger (movie) |
Good |
Review #118 Date: 28 December 2009.
Have to say that if my expectations were different, I might have enjoyed this one more. I was expecting a pure action movie- along the lines of Ninja Scroll- but this movie actually took itself very seriously when it came to the storyline. When it was revealed that the main plot was about, I was disappointed. It was the kind of stuff I'd expect from shonen series, not something that's clearly aiming at an older, mature audience.
That aside, I really liked how the topic of xenophobia was handled here and the animation is simply gorgeous. I've watched that opening fight scene- animated by Hidetsugu Ito, for those who are curious- more than half a dozen times already. Sick, sick stuff. I definitely don't regret owning this on Blu-ray and I might enjoy it more with repeated viewings now that I know what to expect. |
| (The) Tatami Galaxy (TV) |
Very good |
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| Teekyū (TV) |
Good |
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| Tenchi Universe (TV) |
Decent |
Review #63 Date: 13 December 2008.
I bought this one out of nostalgia for the days when I was younger and I used to watch Tenchi on Toonami. It wasn't as good as I remembered, but it was still entertaining. The only big gripe is that it spent most of the time with stand-alone episodes that all seemed the same, and it only got really involved with a continuous plot late in the series. |
| Tenjho Tenge (TV) |
Very good |
Review #70 Date: 29 December 2008.
I checked this one out after watching the opening song on a Samurai Champloo DVD, and after I saw one episode online, I bought the entire series in one shot. It has some solid production values, centered around a simple story, some great character designs and fights. The nudity is toned down, but there's plenty of fan service to make up for it (but that wasn't the reason I kept watching, I swear). That said, Ten Ten is a series that I really, really liked just because of its simplicity. Though, I'm well aware that a lot of people can find it to be quite...shallow. I just wish that it actually had an ending.... |
| Tenjho Tenge: Ultimate Fight (OAV) |
Very good |
Review #71 Date:05 January 2009. Okay, this pretty much just follows up on the end of the series with 2 more episodes that don't really provide any closure. All it's really good for is to reinforce the idea that you have to read the manga if you want the ending to this series. |
| Terraformars (TV) |
Good |
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| Terraformars (OAV) |
Good |
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| Texhnolyze (TV) |
Excellent |
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| Tiger & Bunny (TV) |
Excellent |
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| Tokyo Godfathers (movie) |
Excellent |
Review #69 Date: 26 December 2008. Very nice story with a positive message without being squeaky-clean about it. Too bad that a dub wasn't made for its release in the U.S. |
| Transformers (live-action movie) |
So-so |
Review #75 Date: 14 January 2009. 60th added in "Seen All".
Wow, I was kinda surprised to find this one in the encyclopedia. Well, anyways this is just a decent action flick. It uses some nonsensical plot devices, but it's still worth a rental just to see the shiny robots. |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (live-action movie) |
Weak |
Review #104 Date: 29 June 2009.
Plot is just as stupid as the first movie's, but man is that CGI work impeccable. It was definitely worth seeing this one on the big screen. A big improvement over a 20 inch SD CRT TV. |
| Trava (OAV) |
So-so |
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| Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (TV) |
Weak |
Review #93 Date: 10 April 2009.
Moves at what seems to be a snail's pace. It tries to be an action/fantasy and yet everything seems so calm and full of people staring at each other trying to perform some contrived form of romance. It would probably be better if they got another composer that didn't like to use insert songs so much. But even with all of that, it seemed like something I would like with the whole dimension traveling concept so I'll just check out the manga.
NOTE: Seen 1st season. |
| tsuritama (TV) |
Decent |
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| Un-Go (TV) |
Very good |
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| Valvrave the Liberator (TV) |
Not really good |
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| Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (movie) |
Very good |
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| Vampire Wars (OAV) |
Not really good |
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| Vexille - 2077 Isolation of Japan (movie) |
Not really good |
Review #105 02 July 2009.
Unlike Appleseed, which it's compared to, this one bites off more than it can chew. It leaves some rather big things unexplained (like how the Jags came to be sentient beings) and in the end it just fell apart under the weight of its ambitions. Some decent action scenes, though. |
| (The) Vision of Escaflowne (TV) |
Good |
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| Voices of a Distant Star (OAV) |
Decent |
Review #65 Date: 20 December 2008 (Re-done on 28 May 2010). Story hits its peak in the middle when Mikako arrives at Agartha, but tries to wrap up in a most haphazardly fashion. I'm rather amazed that one person can place so much scenery porn in a mere 25 minutes. |
| Waiting in the Summer (TV) |
Very good |
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| Wandering Son (TV) |
Excellent |
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| WATAMOTE (TV) |
Excellent |
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| When Marnie Was There (movie) |
Good |
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| Whisper of the Heart (movie) |
Very good |
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| Wicked City (movie) |
Very good |
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| Wonder Egg Priority (TV) |
Decent |
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| Wonder Egg Priority (special) |
Weak |
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| World Record (OAV) |
Excellent |
Review #128 Date: 10 May 2010.
Before getting his other big spotlight by animating the entire Samurai Champloo OP by himself (along with Mamoru Hosoda directing), Koike was allowed to work on this massive project even when nobody outside of JP animation enthusiasts knew who he was. Koike had worked closely with Kawajiri on Kawajiri's previous movies with Madhouse, so with that in mind it's not surprising that someone of Kawajiri's stature would help out on the script on this short. In contrast to Kawajiri's methodical way of pacing fights and movement, Koike is definitely one who's more in-tune with the razzle-dazzle aspect that can be expressed through animation. I find this piece to be a real spectacle and it's easily one of my favorite anime shorts. Running in slow-mo is an easy to build up tension, but it takes a special kind of vision to express it like Koike does. The muscles expanding and contracting all across the runner's body, the exaggerated expressions and the scenes in-between do a good job of building up the anticipation, even if it isn't exactly revolutionary. Definitely an underappreciated gem. |
| X (movie) |
Bad |
Review #87 Date: 13 March 2009.
Wow. This movie has pretty a bad script and yet it has some good production values. Still I wouldn't bother with it unless you really have to see everything that's related to CLAMP. |
| X (TV) |
So-so |
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| Xam'd: Lost Memories (ONA) |
Very good |
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| Zetman (TV) |
So-so |
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