nobahn's Anime

• It's really difficult for me to decide between rating it 10/11 or 11/11.....
• Screw it: I keep on wanting to rewatch it ─ when I've already rewatched a number of times! So I'm rating the sub at 11/11 and the dub ─ which actually isn't half bad ─ at 10/11.....
• For me, what makes something a Masterpiece (11/11) is that I continue to rate it as such in spite of any serious mistakes that occur. (see Sword of the Stranger and Violet Evergarden)
• I must remember to check out the manga.....

1. The OP is one of the few songs that had me bopping my head to the beat the very first time I heard it!
2. Nice OST!
3. The watercolors and OST remind me of Bunny Drop.
4. The humor is surprisingly effective!
   
5. This anime is not set in a high school!!!
6. The last episode has me tearing up.

1. Tohru said that that she was born into the Chaos faction. So why is her father saying that that the reason she has to return to his realm/dimension is because chaos might ensue if other dragons come here? It doesn't make sense.
   
2. Riko Saikawa's romantic feelings towards Kanna Kamui are simply not credible.
   
3. Dub Criticism: Sometimes the lip flaps didn't match up.
4. In episode #1, Tohru says that that she can see through objects (to find items); but in episode #3 she does not do so vis-à-vis the moving boxes.

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1. A shinigami with a shinigami ID card...... (didn't see that one coming!)
   The shinigami who cries for the dead who cannot cry.
2. So the older sister died during a scheduled operation.
   A shinigami with a personality -- and an unexpected ending! (PRO)
3. So Momo the Shinigami was playing a "game" with the boy at the grandfather's behest. Also, an unexpected ending (PRO)
4. So Momo the Shinigami and "Daniel" are now babysitting!
   Chiaki's mother teaches her how to make french toast.
   Momo is NOT a 2-dimensional character. (PRO)
5. So an elementary school student (boy) has better cognitive function than a middle school student (girl)?! (CON)
   So Momo is acting like a social worker on the side.... (PRO)
   I can't help but wonder: Just how lonely is Momo?
6. So in the end, Momo is a shinigami who spends a lot of time acting as a social worker. Is this because she feels lonely and finds meaning in her existence by helping others? Or am I projecting myself onto her character?

• Joey Gouubeaud
• Jason Grundy

"Explaining The Ending of Monster"| esfelectra

"The Brilliance of Naoki Urasawa's 'Monster' "| Aleczandxr

"An Examination of Detective Lunge & Eva Heinemann (Monster)"| Aleczandxr

"Kenzo Tenma and Johan Liebert: Two Sides of the Same Coin (Monster)"| Aleczandxr

• Moribito is similar to Gunslinger Girls in that it is not primarily an action flick. The visuals are very good, however. Plot and character development are quite good. Just as in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex it takes a while before the female lead's back story is fleshed out. Not for those looking for nonstop action.
• I later found out that for whatever bizarre reason that that the production committee did not license the light novel series; it only licensed the first novella ─ and that novella only had enough material for ~12 episodes. That's why ½ of the series is filler. To give you an idea as to just how bizarre this is, please consider the last scene of the last episode. That scene is directly related to the beginning of the 2nd novella.