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Last edit: 2024-6-10
Edit: 2024-6-10
It looks like I've triggered an algorithm that has identified me as someone who consistently tries to manipulate the percentages either up or down. Oh, well.....

I try to add enlightening commentary, but let's face it:
I'm far from perfect.
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    EDIT: 2020-12-31
    I have seen two three videos that examine the concept of "classics" from distinctly different perspectives:
  1. Gigguk | Garnt Maneetapho

  2. Mother's Basement | Geoff Thew

  3. Bonsai Pop | Mike ?
EDIT: 2020-04-11
In this video YouTube user Gigguk (Garnt Maneetapho) talks about SAO in the context of gateway anime.
    2 Videos That Share a Common Theme:
  1. "The Greatest Thing Anime Has Done"|Gigguk (Garnt Maneetapho)
  2. "A Love Letter to a Place Further than the Universe" | Isla McTear (Line/link added 2020-06-24)
EDIT: 2020-06-10
3 Different Perspectives On the Importance of The Ending EDIT: 2021-05-10
Geoff Thew ("Mother's Basement") has a fascinating video essay on the concept of "sakuga".
EDIT: 2021-12-27
10 Anime That Are Fantastic But Hard To Recommend
Anime only continues to get more and more mainstream, but these are 10 anime we wouldn't want to recommend even though they're great.
By Jacob Buchalter (posted on cbr.com on 2020, Mar 30)
Seen/Read All (public list)▲▼ Rating▲▼
Mirai Nikki (OAV) So-so
08:43
This is a summary/synopsis of the series. It would be fair to call it a promotional video (PV).
Miru Tights (ONA) Very good
    12 ep.s (+1 OVA)| <5min.s/ep.
  1. Girls' 1st day of the school year.
  2. Posting cosplay selfies online during Golden Week. (Evidently the homeroom teacher has a 2nd job?)
  3. Ripped tights.
  4. Ren's part-time job at the café seems to be attracting horny boys.....
  5. Forgetting to wear underpants when your swimsuit is drying.....
  6. Japanese Tea Ceremony
  7. Raging Teen (Boy) Hormones
  8. Foot (sole) Massage
  9. Cat's-eye view of underpants & tights
  10. Sister/Brother Ecchi
  11. Valentine's Day Ecchi
  12. The Girls plan their own "senior trip". I'm surprised by just how sweet/affectionate I found this last episode to be.
  13. OAV| Ecchi photoshoot.
Gotta say ─ I think this series demonstrates the sexism of Japanese culture.
Miss Bernard said. (TV) Masterpiece
I rated it at 11/11 because:
1. It's about bibliophiles; and.....
2. At 3 1/2 minutes per episode, the entire series can be finished up in <1 hour. Just take the time to find out what you think!
Miss Hokusai (movie) Excellent
  • For all of its colorful palette, the plot is surprisingly muted. (Not that that's a bad thing.....)
  • Bitersweet ending.
  • The OST is odd.
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (TV) Excellent (dub), Masterpiece (sub)
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  • 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.....
Pros:
  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.
Cons:
  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.
"What's ACTUALLY Wrong with the Dragon Maid Dub?" | The Cartoon Cipher

YouTube Reviews
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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S (TV) Masterpiece (dub & sub)
I found myself laughing! Quite unusual for me.
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S (OAV) Excellent (dub & sub)
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (TV) Good
See 2nd season.
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season (TV) Good
Pro: Nice OP/ED
Con: I do not care for the metaphysical/paranormal explanation that is proffered.
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 (TV) Very good
Pro: Nice OP/ED
Con: It is too ambitious -- It is not able to deliver the promised payoff.
Momo: The Girl God of Death (TV) Excellent (dub), Masterpiece (sub)
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THERE'S A LIGHT NOVEL AS WELL!!!
  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?
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Monster (TV) Very good
Saw this on the old SciFi/SyFy Manga Entertainment programming block.
Strongly recommended by Tristan "Arkada" Gallant on his channel Glass Reflection.

"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
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun (TV) Excellent (dub & sub)
The O.S.T. is very good! Plus, the ending is not predictably sappy.
Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit (TV) Excellent (dub & edit.dub & sub)
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  • 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.
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Murder Princess (OAV) Decent
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