lobotomoy's Anime
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| 3x3 Eyes (OAV) | ||
| 3x3 Eyes Seima Densetsu (OAV) | ||
| Akira (movie) | ||
| Alien Nine (special) | ||
| Android Kikaider - The Animation (TV) | ||
| Angelic Layer (TV) | ||
| Animation Runner Kuromi (OAV) | ||
| (The) Animatrix (OAV) | ||
| Aquarian Age - Sign for Evolution (TV) | ||
| Azumanga Daioh (TV) | . | |
| Azumanga Daioh - The Very Short Movie | ||
| Azumanga Web Daioh (ONA) | ||
| Bartender (TV) | Masterpiece | |
| Berserk (TV 1997) | ||
| Betterman (TV) | Very good | If I had to describe Betterman in one word, I would say "horror-mecha," which is one word as long as it is hyphenated. It has elements of both of those genres. Not only does it have giant robots, but it also has a geniunely dark and creepy atmosphere. This combination works well in this series. Our hero is Keita, a Japanese high school student. He is a bespectacled military otaku, in other words, the show's target audience. In school one day, there is a transfer student newly assigned to his class. The teacher introduces her as Hinoki, but before she can be assigned a seat, she gets a call on her cell phone and excuses herself from class. As Keita sees Hinoki's multicolored punk hair-do, he realizes that he has met her before. They were formerly childhood playmates, but he hasn't seen her since then. After school, Keita sneaks into an amusement park known as Bottom World (because it is underground). The opening of the park has been delayed by of the mysterious deaths of 200 workers. Keita gets lost in the park and gets attacked by animatronic robots. He manages to escape, but then runs into a giant robot being piloted by Hinoki. The robot is a two seater, but the other pilot, Cactus, simply ran off without saying anything. So, Hinoki lets Keita on to the robot. Per giant robot tradition, our hero is able to synchronize with the robot with no prior training. Fortunately, from here it gets a lot more interesting. Our heroes manage to destroy the animatronic robots that Keita ran into earlier, but the robot runs out of juice just as they run into a giant version of the park's mascot. Just in the nick of time, the mysterious Betterman arrives and saves the day. Betterman is a lanky guy wearing a leather jacket, with multicolored hair similar to Hinoki's. As he arrives on the scene, he eats some sort of seed and transforms into a dragon-like creature to fight the giant mascot. The theory behind Betterman, as it is explained later, is that he is a creature that can change his form to suit the situation he is in. This type of biology-oriented science fiction really makes the show interesting to watch. Rather than leaving Betterman as some sort of supernatural phenomenon, the scientist character in this show, Asami, explains the evolutionary origin of Betterman almost plausibly. It's not often that a mecha show goes into such detail. Speaking of mecha, the robots in this show are interesting too. If you are used to Gundam or any other more mainstream robots, the ones in this show might look a bit clunky. Unlike Gundam, these aren't designed to be military robots. The first robot in the series, the Kakuseijin, is designed to be a research robot. It was commissioned by a corporation known as Mode Warp (pronounced "Mo-dee Warp") and built by Akamatsu Industries. Its purpose is to investigate a new disease known as "Algernon," which has taken the lives of the aforementioned 200 workers at Bottom World and the former robot pilot Cactus. The most prominent features on the robot are the sensors, and the robot looks somewhat reptillian with its long tail. It even has the added mobility of roller skates, just like the robots in Blue Gender. Of course, it wouldn't be a giant robot show if the robot didn't have an ultimate attack, but this "synapse attack" as it is called, is far from a one hit kill on any enemy. Either way, you would never mistake this robot for a Gundam. The characters are a mixed bag. As I said before, some of the characters are cliche. Keita looks like your average teenaged robot pilot, Hinoki is the girl with the mysterious past, etc. What caught my eye were the designs. They are actually, quite cartoony with large eyes and big busts. You would think that character designs like that would work against the horror aspects of the series, but it doesn't hurt to have a bit of comedy. At the very least, the designs are unique to this genre. The voice acting in this series is great. I listened to the whole series dubbed and loved every minute of it. My favorite part was Mariette Sluyter as the bed-ridden psychic girl Sakura. Her eerily-prophetic, semi-nonsensical mutterings were always spot on. Her part added an extra layer of creepiness to the series. If you like dubs, definitely give it a try. In the end, the Betterman anime is more of a shapeshifter than Betterman himself. It has strong ties to both mecha and horror anime. The characters are somewhat cliche, but the show makes up for that by having an interesting science fiction oriented plot. If you are interested in mecha or horror, Betterman is worth checking out. |
| (The) Big O (TV) | ||
| Birdy the Mighty (OAV) | ||
| Black Magic M-66 (OAV) | ||
| Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma (OAV) | ||
| Blood: The Last Vampire (movie) | ||
| Blue Gender (TV) | ||
| Blue Seed (TV) | ||
| Blue Submarine No.6 (OAV) | ||
| Boogiepop Phantom (TV) | ||
| Bubblegum Crisis (OAV) | ||
| Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 (TV) | ||
| Cardcaptor Sakura (TV) | ||
| Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie 2: The Sealed Card | If you're a guy who watches too much mahou shoujo, you will turn into a girl. | |
| Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie | ||
| Cat Soup (OAV) | ||
| Cowboy Bebop (TV) | ||
| Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | ||
| Crest of the Stars (TV) | ||
| Di Gi Charat (TV) | ||
| Di Gi Charat - A Trip to the Planet (movie) | ||
| Di Gi Charat Christmas Special | ||
| Di Gi Charat Summer Special | ||
| Di Gi Charat Summer Vacation Special | ||
| Dragon Half (OAV) | ||
| Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure (TV) | ||
| Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventures Special | ||
| Escaflowne: The Movie | ||
| Excel Saga (TV) | ||
| FLCL (OAV) | ||
| Fruits Basket (TV 1/2001) | ||
| Full Metal Panic! (TV) | ||
| Galaxy Angel (TV) | ||
| Galaxy Angel Z (TV) | ||
| Geneshaft (TV) | Geneshaft is a show that, at the time of this writing, is airing on Tech TV. It is a science fiction themed show set in a future where everyone is genetically engineered. There is a mysterious object in space that the cast is investigating called "the ring." After watching episode one, this "ring" reminds me of the monolith from 2001. Only this show has more cute girls and less psychotic computers. | |
| Gunbuster (OAV) | ||
| Gunsmith Cats (OAV) | ||
| .hack//SIGN (TV) | Hack Sign is kinda slow paced plot-wise. It doesn't have much action. It is more of a mystery-type story. It takes place inside of an online computer game. The game itself is brilliantly realized. This series has very colorful fantasy backgrounds. The characters themselves are interesting to see too. They look like they came right out of a fantasy themed video game. All the BGM in the series is composed by Yuki Kajiura. The music is like a mixture of orchestral and techno, which blends very well with the themes of this anime. This series is a little dull, but its sense of artistic and musical style redeem it. | |
| Haibane Renmei (TV) | ||
| Haré+Guu (TV) | ||
| His and Her Circumstances (TV) | ||
| Idol Project (OAV) | ||
| Immortal Grand Prix (TV) | ||
| Inuyasha (TV) | ||
| Jin-Roh - The Wolf Brigade (movie) | ||
| Kikaider-01: The Animation (OAV) | ||
| Kiki's Delivery Service (movie) | ||
| (The) Legend of Black Heaven (TV) | ||
| Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (movie) | ||
| Macross Plus (OAV) | ||
| Magic User's Club! (OAV) | ||
| Magical Girl Pretty Sammy (OAV) | ||
| Magical Project S (TV) | ||
| Mao-chan (TV) | ||
| Millennium Actress (movie) | ||
| Miyuki-chan in Wonderland (OAV) | ||
| Mobile Fighter G Gundam (TV) | Excellent | This is the type of show that you have to be age 15 to fully appreciate. It has tons of awesome robot battles, cool characters, and an engaging story. The mech and character design is kinda retro, which is fine by me. The show is also full of hilarious racial stereotypes. Check out the American fighter, Chibodee Crocket and his cowboy/boxer/football mech. This show may not be part of the Gundam Universal Century timeline, but it is required viewing for any fan of Gundam as far as I am concerned. |
| Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (OAV) | ||
| Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (OAV) | ||
| Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (OAV) | ||
| Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (movie) | ||
| Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (OAV) | ||
| Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, Miller's Report (movie) | ||
| Musashi (TV) | Masterpiece | |
| Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water (TV) | ||
| Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (movie) | ||
| Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (movie) | ||
| NieA_7 (TV) | ||
| Noir (TV) | ||
| Now and Then, Here and There (TV) | ||
| Ocean Waves (movie) | ||
| Otaku no Video (OAV) | ||
| Outlaw Star (TV) | ||
| Patlabor 2: The Movie (movie 2) | ||
| Patlabor: The Movie (movie 1) | ||
| Perfect Blue (movie) | ||
| Pet Shop of Horrors (TV) | ||
| Pilot Candidate (TV) | ||
| Pita-Ten (TV) | ||
| Princess Mononoke (movie) | ||
| Psycho Diver: Soul Siren (OAV) | ||
| Puni Puni Poemy (OAV) | ||
| RahXephon (TV) | ||
| Read or Die (OAV) | ||
| Reign: The Conqueror (TV) | ||
| Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie | ||
| Roujin Z (movie) | ||
| Sailor Moon R (TV) | ||
| Sailor Moon S: The Movie | ||
| Samurai Deeper Kyo (TV) | Awful | This show starts off pretty average. Kind of like Kenshin with multiple personality disorder. But I'd say it's notable for having one of the most hilariously non-sensical endings in the history of anime. |
| SD Gundam Force (TV) | ||
| Serial Experiments Lain (TV) | ||
| Silent Möbius (TV) | ||
| (The) Slayers (TV) | ||
| Slayers - The Motion Picture | ||
| (The) Slayers Next (TV) | ||
| Slayers Premium (movie) | ||
| Sol Bianca (OAV) | ||
| Sorcerer Hunters (OAV) | ||
| Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: The Movie (OAV) | ||
| Tenchi in Tokyo (TV) | ||
| Tenchi Muyo! (OAV 1/1992) | ||
| Tenchi Muyo! The Night Before The Carnival (OAV) | ||
| Tenchi Universe (TV) | ||
| Tokyo Babylon (OAV) | ||
| Tokyo Babylon 2 (OAV) | ||
| Tokyo Underground (TV) | Weak | Typical shounen action show, except for the fact that it takes place UNDERGROUND. |
| (The) Transformers: The Movie (U.S. movie) | ||
| Trigun (TV) | ||
| Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (movie) | ||
| Violinist of Hamelin (TV) | Masterpiece | Even though it looks like the animation buget for this show was five dollars and a wooden nickel, I'm a sucker for musically themed shows. This show stars a reluctant hero, Hamel, who fights demons using classical music. It also has hints of angsty romance and a bit of graphic violence. The voice acting is also worth mentioning, especially Megumi Ogata as the fallen angel Sizer. Unfortunately, at the time of this writing, this show has yet to be licensed for American distribution. This is one of the few fansubs, along with Kodocha, that I would highly recommend. |
| (The) Vision of Escaflowne (TV) | ||
| Voices of a Distant Star (OAV) | ||
| Witch Hunter Robin (TV) | ||
| X (movie) | ||
| X (TV) | ||
| X OAV | ||
| Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (OAV) |