December 3rd, 2010
Anime/Manga of 2010
Well I barely watched anything this year, I kept up to date with some of the manga I regularly read, Naruto, etc. Every year I have to put aside some of the entertainment I consume, and in 2010 the casualties were anime/manga and books. I did however return to the world of gaming when I bought a PS3.
Please feel free to tell me which anime and manga that came out in 2010 was awesome and I should have checked out.
As usual I will follow the format of previous years, but this time it will be ridiculously brief:
BEST ANIME:
Giant Robo
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BEST MANGA:
Harukana Machi-E
Azumanga Daioh
MIDDLE:
Kilico
===
MANGA QUOTES:
Emma
"Go be a one-shilling streetwalker on Drury Lane."
Harukana Machi-E
"Nobody truly becomes adult. The child we have been is always there, deep inside of us.'
===
MAL QUOTE OF THE YEAR:
Meri: "Aha! I though I needed an eye exam, but it were your balls!"
Please feel free to tell me which anime and manga that came out in 2010 was awesome and I should have checked out.
As usual I will follow the format of previous years, but this time it will be ridiculously brief:
BEST ANIME:
Giant Robo
======
BEST MANGA:
Harukana Machi-E
Azumanga Daioh
MIDDLE:
Kilico
===
MANGA QUOTES:
Emma
"Go be a one-shilling streetwalker on Drury Lane."
Harukana Machi-E
"Nobody truly becomes adult. The child we have been is always there, deep inside of us.'
===
MAL QUOTE OF THE YEAR:
Meri: "Aha! I though I needed an eye exam, but it were your balls!"
Posted by Beatnik | 12-03-10, 7:35 AM | 3 comments
December 20th, 2009
Anime/Manga of 2009
Anime/manga of 2008.
2009! Anime and manga I first consumed this year. Once again I am too lazy to talk about the entries, but it'll serve as a to-read or to-avoid list for you guys. No spoilers in this blog, don't worry. (well spoilers for Higashi no Eden I guess) No particular order either, but mostly the order I watched/read them in.
BEST:
MIDDLE:
WORST:
===
MANGA:
BEST:
MIDDLE:
WORST:
===
QUOTES:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
"People may need societies, but they dont necessarily need 'nations'." - Yang
Gintama
"Shut up! Shoushite die!" - Gintoki
Tropical Citron
"His penis is still stuck in you, Euripe."
Closed Hospital
"Miyu's 100% concentrated festering ass juice!"
Vinland Saga
"I had to change. And now, I have to change everything."
Parasyte
'The man wants to have sex with the woman. The woman wants to eat the man.'
Riki-oh
"How's the destruction of the ozone layer coming?" - random bad boss nonchalently asking a henchman for an update.
Riki-Oh
"Would you like to enter the bath now, Aneama-sama, and perhaps regain a bit of your composure? This bath of virgin girls' blood we have prepared for you will heat your body and rid you of your fatigue. I guarantee it will have your skin sparkling even more than usual."
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2
"My name is Jojo, I come from New York. This may be rude since we just met but...BRING ME FOOD AND GASOLINE IN THE NEXT 3 MINUTES, GOT THAT!?"
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3
"I, Kujo Jotaro have been labelled a bad student. When I fight, I have to beat the guys so bad that some of them are still in the hospital. Some useless arrogant teachers I personally taught a lesson to will never come back to the school. I'm used to leaving without paying when a restaurant serves me overpriced bad food. However, even I know what disgusting evil is like! Evil is the one who prays on the weak only to serve their own interests!"
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3
"Hey hey hey! Why are you running around hugging a dying foetus!?"
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6
"I respect the first human to have eaten a mushroom."
Freesia
"What about your rumoured relationship with former pusskitten girl yoko who hasnt had a hit song since 'love terrorist'? Can you tell us more about that?"
Infinite Ryvius
"This is no longer a normal society. This is the Ryvius."
Ginatama [episode 120]
"Japanese restaurants abroad taste pretty much like school cafeteria lunches."
Naruto [chapter 456]
"Jeez, you're ninja! Keep it down will ya?"
Gintama [episode 127]
"It pains my heart to think about your sister. But I'm sure your sister understands your concerns. I know that one day her heart will open up. Speaking of opening up, when will you open up your legs for me Urara?"
Bakuman
"The rules of society don't apply to mangakas."
Akumetsu
"You corrupted scum that are about to become my next target! Increase your bodyguards and put them on a 24-hour watch. Machine guns would be a good idea too, you better be heavily armed and fortified! If you're scared, go hide in a shelter you little bitches. But no matter how many you kill...you'll find Akumetsu standing right before your eyes. THAT IS WHAT A TRUE AKUMETSU IS!!!"
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MAL QUOTE OF 2009:
"All Shinkai's work is ever good for are desktop wallpapers, so I'm not really interested now that my computer is broken." - fanty
2009! Anime and manga I first consumed this year. Once again I am too lazy to talk about the entries, but it'll serve as a to-read or to-avoid list for you guys. No spoilers in this blog, don't worry. (well spoilers for Higashi no Eden I guess) No particular order either, but mostly the order I watched/read them in.
BEST:
MIDDLE:
WORST:
===
MANGA:
BEST:
MIDDLE:
WORST:
===
QUOTES:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
"People may need societies, but they dont necessarily need 'nations'." - Yang
Gintama
"Shut up! Shoushite die!" - Gintoki
Tropical Citron
"His penis is still stuck in you, Euripe."
Closed Hospital
"Miyu's 100% concentrated festering ass juice!"
Vinland Saga
"I had to change. And now, I have to change everything."
Parasyte
'The man wants to have sex with the woman. The woman wants to eat the man.'
Riki-oh
"How's the destruction of the ozone layer coming?" - random bad boss nonchalently asking a henchman for an update.
Riki-Oh
"Would you like to enter the bath now, Aneama-sama, and perhaps regain a bit of your composure? This bath of virgin girls' blood we have prepared for you will heat your body and rid you of your fatigue. I guarantee it will have your skin sparkling even more than usual."
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2
"My name is Jojo, I come from New York. This may be rude since we just met but...BRING ME FOOD AND GASOLINE IN THE NEXT 3 MINUTES, GOT THAT!?"
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3
"I, Kujo Jotaro have been labelled a bad student. When I fight, I have to beat the guys so bad that some of them are still in the hospital. Some useless arrogant teachers I personally taught a lesson to will never come back to the school. I'm used to leaving without paying when a restaurant serves me overpriced bad food. However, even I know what disgusting evil is like! Evil is the one who prays on the weak only to serve their own interests!"
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3
"Hey hey hey! Why are you running around hugging a dying foetus!?"
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6
"I respect the first human to have eaten a mushroom."
Freesia
"What about your rumoured relationship with former pusskitten girl yoko who hasnt had a hit song since 'love terrorist'? Can you tell us more about that?"
Infinite Ryvius
"This is no longer a normal society. This is the Ryvius."
Ginatama [episode 120]
"Japanese restaurants abroad taste pretty much like school cafeteria lunches."
Naruto [chapter 456]
"Jeez, you're ninja! Keep it down will ya?"
Gintama [episode 127]
"It pains my heart to think about your sister. But I'm sure your sister understands your concerns. I know that one day her heart will open up. Speaking of opening up, when will you open up your legs for me Urara?"
Bakuman
"The rules of society don't apply to mangakas."
Akumetsu
"You corrupted scum that are about to become my next target! Increase your bodyguards and put them on a 24-hour watch. Machine guns would be a good idea too, you better be heavily armed and fortified! If you're scared, go hide in a shelter you little bitches. But no matter how many you kill...you'll find Akumetsu standing right before your eyes. THAT IS WHAT A TRUE AKUMETSU IS!!!"
===
MAL QUOTE OF 2009:
"All Shinkai's work is ever good for are desktop wallpapers, so I'm not really interested now that my computer is broken." - fanty
Posted by Beatnik | 12-20-09, 7:15 AM | 6 comments
Private Entry
December 3rd, 2008
Anime/Manga of 2008
Normally every year I'd do an indepth blog about anime of the year and anime I'd watched in the year, but 2008 I really splurged on the medium and watched and read way too many anime and manga than is healthy.
So, this blog is going to be incomplete in a way and succinct. Maybe later I'll do a top 10 with more detail, but for now here's a completely random list of anime and manga I watched/read for the first time this year that I liked alot:
ANIME:
MANGA:
WORST ANIME:
WORST MANGA:
QUOTES OF THE YEAR:
Genshiken 2
"Your book is great! Especially when Mugio splashes sperm onto Chihiro's glasses!" - Angela
Detroit Metal City
"Krauser-san isnt even going to stay behind to spoon with Tokyo Tower!
Cromartie High School
"That certainly is a motorcycle, but it used to be our friend, who wore a school uniform and was taking classes with us up until recently. So I'd feel reluctant to bluntly say "You're a motorcycle, arent you?", you know?"
Gintama [there were a shit load of quotes, but here's just a couple random ones]
"Guys who get in the way of love should be kicked to death by a horse." - Yagyuu master
"Please help stop the tower of Babel from being constructed!" - a reference to an imminent sex change surgery, figure it out.
Mobile Suit Gundam
"Just like the operation was planned, Amuro coming from behind." - Sayla-san
"You hit me twice! Even my father didnt hit me!"
"That's why you're soft! Growing up without getting hit will never make you a man!"
One Piece [chapter 458] "A skeleton that thinks an afro is important? It's laughable that I'd get along with you!"
[chapter 491] "Back when I was a kid, I used to think I was a human. By the time I realised I was a starfish, I was already speaking human language!"
[chapter 494] "I'm not him!!! I dont know him!!! I'm not even a pirate!!! Do you understand it!? The dread of one day, all of a sudden being hunted down!? And then...I started getting chased by Marine Headquarters!!! Famous bounty hunters started aiming for my life! What did I do!? Give me back my life!"
[chapter 495] "We used to run a humble little mafia in a remote country-side town. We'd go around the town threatening the townspeople for money. It was a simple, peaceful life."
Real [chapter 13]
"What is there after a win anyway?"
"How the fuck should I know? Ask me that after we win!"
Jiraishin [chapter 31]
"Drive."
"Okay. To the victim's house?"
"To her high school. Lets find her friends"
"Huh?"
"A girl that hangs out around in Shinjuku in the middle of the night? I doubt her parents will know anything about her."
Samurai Executioner [chapter 35]
"Hoping the day will come when history curses me, I cut off heads. Praying that my acts today will make it end tomorrow, I cut off heads. The screams of both executed and executioner, entrusted to this single white blade..." - Asaemon
Black Cat [chapter 109] "Wh...What!? I thought it was a midget...it's actually a monkey!"
Tokyo Crazy Paradise [chapter 15]
Taku: "I've told you this everyday but dont follow some old guy who offers you a five million yen chip."
Younger Brother #1: "You too Taku-ni! Just because some rich lady with so many diamonds that you cant even see her fingers says it feels good, dont inject drugs into your body!"
Taku: "Would I do that? Baka!"
Younger Brother #2: "Taku-ni! Lets meet again with our bodies still pure."
Sanctuary [chapter 3]
"Titles like 'dietman' dont mean shit to little punks. We havent got any power or prestige to begin with! We havent got a damn thing to lose!"
^Shit, this whole manga's chock-full of quality lines.
Ramen Fighter Miki
"Stop Kankuro! Your opponent is a bullet train! A local train which stops at every station can't beat that!"
Porco Rosso
"Better a pig than a fascist."
BEST FIGHT OF 2008:
Samurai Executioner:
A woman strangles another WITH HER OWN HAIR. [chapter 32 - volume 7]
MOST ANNOYING CHARACTERS OF 2008:
Azalyn - Irresponsible Captain Tylor + OVA
Aoi Minamo - Real Drive
Everyone in: sola, Code Geass R2, Kure-nai, Eureka Seven.
So, this blog is going to be incomplete in a way and succinct. Maybe later I'll do a top 10 with more detail, but for now here's a completely random list of anime and manga I watched/read for the first time this year that I liked alot:
ANIME:
MANGA:
WORST ANIME:
WORST MANGA:
QUOTES OF THE YEAR:
Genshiken 2
"Your book is great! Especially when Mugio splashes sperm onto Chihiro's glasses!" - Angela
Detroit Metal City
"Krauser-san isnt even going to stay behind to spoon with Tokyo Tower!
Cromartie High School
"That certainly is a motorcycle, but it used to be our friend, who wore a school uniform and was taking classes with us up until recently. So I'd feel reluctant to bluntly say "You're a motorcycle, arent you?", you know?"
Gintama [there were a shit load of quotes, but here's just a couple random ones]
"Guys who get in the way of love should be kicked to death by a horse." - Yagyuu master
"Please help stop the tower of Babel from being constructed!" - a reference to an imminent sex change surgery, figure it out.
Mobile Suit Gundam
"Just like the operation was planned, Amuro coming from behind." - Sayla-san
"You hit me twice! Even my father didnt hit me!"
"That's why you're soft! Growing up without getting hit will never make you a man!"
One Piece [chapter 458] "A skeleton that thinks an afro is important? It's laughable that I'd get along with you!"
[chapter 491] "Back when I was a kid, I used to think I was a human. By the time I realised I was a starfish, I was already speaking human language!"
[chapter 494] "I'm not him!!! I dont know him!!! I'm not even a pirate!!! Do you understand it!? The dread of one day, all of a sudden being hunted down!? And then...I started getting chased by Marine Headquarters!!! Famous bounty hunters started aiming for my life! What did I do!? Give me back my life!"
[chapter 495] "We used to run a humble little mafia in a remote country-side town. We'd go around the town threatening the townspeople for money. It was a simple, peaceful life."
Real [chapter 13]
"What is there after a win anyway?"
"How the fuck should I know? Ask me that after we win!"
Jiraishin [chapter 31]
"Drive."
"Okay. To the victim's house?"
"To her high school. Lets find her friends"
"Huh?"
"A girl that hangs out around in Shinjuku in the middle of the night? I doubt her parents will know anything about her."
Samurai Executioner [chapter 35]
"Hoping the day will come when history curses me, I cut off heads. Praying that my acts today will make it end tomorrow, I cut off heads. The screams of both executed and executioner, entrusted to this single white blade..." - Asaemon
Black Cat [chapter 109] "Wh...What!? I thought it was a midget...it's actually a monkey!"
Tokyo Crazy Paradise [chapter 15]
Taku: "I've told you this everyday but dont follow some old guy who offers you a five million yen chip."
Younger Brother #1: "You too Taku-ni! Just because some rich lady with so many diamonds that you cant even see her fingers says it feels good, dont inject drugs into your body!"
Taku: "Would I do that? Baka!"
Younger Brother #2: "Taku-ni! Lets meet again with our bodies still pure."
Sanctuary [chapter 3]
"Titles like 'dietman' dont mean shit to little punks. We havent got any power or prestige to begin with! We havent got a damn thing to lose!"
^Shit, this whole manga's chock-full of quality lines.
Ramen Fighter Miki
"Stop Kankuro! Your opponent is a bullet train! A local train which stops at every station can't beat that!"
Porco Rosso
"Better a pig than a fascist."
BEST FIGHT OF 2008:
Samurai Executioner:
A woman strangles another WITH HER OWN HAIR. [chapter 32 - volume 7]
MOST ANNOYING CHARACTERS OF 2008:
Azalyn - Irresponsible Captain Tylor + OVA
Aoi Minamo - Real Drive
Everyone in: sola, Code Geass R2, Kure-nai, Eureka Seven.
Posted by Beatnik | 12-03-08, 7:09 AM | 3 comments
February 28th, 2008
A guide to my scores and reviews
Rating system: I think I've pretty much decided that 5 to 10 on a 10 scale system is the same as 1 to 5 on a 5 scale rating system, and I'm a hardcore 5'er. I'll still dish out 4's and 3's for the really awful anime out there. Because they deserve it.
10: A classic that defines/transcends the genre/medium of anime. Not perfect, but essential viewing.
There is no such thing as 'perfect', the 10 score rating does not reflect that, it means it's essential viewing. You want fans and non-fans of anime to watch these so they can experience what makes the medium deserving of attention, and sometimes justify its existence in the first place. These anime achieve what they set out to do. They're very unique and stand apart from other anime. The writing and directing is brilliant. They represent perfectly the genre they belong to and even surpass the limitations of anime, by simply being a classic moving picture that makes full use of the potential of animation. They dont have to be pioneering epic philosophical works of art, they just have to make you wet your pants utterly.
9: Doesn't meet the harsh criteria above, but engrossing and a must watch.
These anime must be watched because they're simply fantastic and only miss out on a 10 because they're not pioneering, or they miss the mark a few times; they're let down by not having that extra spark of genius. Viewers dont have to watch these, but they should, they damn well should! 10 score and 9 scored anime are the only anime I would buy if I could afford them and had the space. They only make you leak a bit, you can dry yourself off with tissue easily, but you'll probably still smell of pee.
8: I'm being entertained and can’t complain. Much.
You can watch these, but if you dont then you wont miss out on anything amazing. These anime are just standard entertainment, it does the job of entertaining but is lacking in quite a few areas. Just a bit more care and attention to the script or directing could have nudged this into a 9. I enjoyed watching 8 scored anime, but I probably wont watch any of them again unless they happened to be playing on TV or whatever. There's a hint of leakage on the horizon.
7: I'm on the verge of being entertained. I can complain about more stuff now.
These anime are quite frustrating because they only entertain me intermittently, there's a whole lot to complain about here. I'm bored quite a lot of the time, forcing myself to get through this. Just a bit more effort and passion to the whole production and we would have had something worth watching here. I thought I sensed the urge to leak but it was a false alarm.
6: Well, it tried I suppose. It tried and failed.
Even more frustrating are anime that look like they're trying something but ruin it with a whole lot of cliches and shit. The premise is interesting, but the execution is a mess.
5: Mediocre. Lowest common denominator stuff.
Designed for a specific viewership, very generic and predictable. Like the McDonalds of anime.
4: Can't even achieve mediocrity. Why did you bother? Really?
You've got the potential for something here, either you've got an interesting premise or good production values, or great source material, but you mess it all up. You mess it up spectacularly! Why on Earth did you bother in the first place!?
3: Just bad.
BAD. Just shit in every way possible. I'm not leaking, I'm shitting. All over this piece of crap.
---
I have yet to score anything a 2 or 1, and it doesnt look like I will. I'm a 5 star rater at heart, so its hard enough to rate stuff out of 10. MAL defines a '2' and '1' as 'horrible' and 'unwatchable', but honestly the definition for '3' sums these up anyway. Infact the whole 10 rating system is lame, just give me out of 5 already Godamnit. Anyway.
2: Worse than bad: boring.
1: Dog poo. Don’t watch.
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Review system:
My reviews generally do not explain what happens in the anime/manga; that is for the viewer to discover themselves. Instead I'd rather just critique the production and intent, so the reader gets an idea of the quality of the work, not the intricacies of the content.
I review anime the same way I would review live action films. I mention this to justify the ever growing amount of anime I've rated 10 in my anime list. Just as there are thousands upon thousands of films that are worthy of a 10 rating, so should anime, that other visual medium, be treated the same.
10: A classic that defines/transcends the genre/medium of anime. Not perfect, but essential viewing.
There is no such thing as 'perfect', the 10 score rating does not reflect that, it means it's essential viewing. You want fans and non-fans of anime to watch these so they can experience what makes the medium deserving of attention, and sometimes justify its existence in the first place. These anime achieve what they set out to do. They're very unique and stand apart from other anime. The writing and directing is brilliant. They represent perfectly the genre they belong to and even surpass the limitations of anime, by simply being a classic moving picture that makes full use of the potential of animation. They dont have to be pioneering epic philosophical works of art, they just have to make you wet your pants utterly.
9: Doesn't meet the harsh criteria above, but engrossing and a must watch.
These anime must be watched because they're simply fantastic and only miss out on a 10 because they're not pioneering, or they miss the mark a few times; they're let down by not having that extra spark of genius. Viewers dont have to watch these, but they should, they damn well should! 10 score and 9 scored anime are the only anime I would buy if I could afford them and had the space. They only make you leak a bit, you can dry yourself off with tissue easily, but you'll probably still smell of pee.
8: I'm being entertained and can’t complain. Much.
You can watch these, but if you dont then you wont miss out on anything amazing. These anime are just standard entertainment, it does the job of entertaining but is lacking in quite a few areas. Just a bit more care and attention to the script or directing could have nudged this into a 9. I enjoyed watching 8 scored anime, but I probably wont watch any of them again unless they happened to be playing on TV or whatever. There's a hint of leakage on the horizon.
7: I'm on the verge of being entertained. I can complain about more stuff now.
These anime are quite frustrating because they only entertain me intermittently, there's a whole lot to complain about here. I'm bored quite a lot of the time, forcing myself to get through this. Just a bit more effort and passion to the whole production and we would have had something worth watching here. I thought I sensed the urge to leak but it was a false alarm.
6: Well, it tried I suppose. It tried and failed.
Even more frustrating are anime that look like they're trying something but ruin it with a whole lot of cliches and shit. The premise is interesting, but the execution is a mess.
5: Mediocre. Lowest common denominator stuff.
Designed for a specific viewership, very generic and predictable. Like the McDonalds of anime.
4: Can't even achieve mediocrity. Why did you bother? Really?
You've got the potential for something here, either you've got an interesting premise or good production values, or great source material, but you mess it all up. You mess it up spectacularly! Why on Earth did you bother in the first place!?
3: Just bad.
BAD. Just shit in every way possible. I'm not leaking, I'm shitting. All over this piece of crap.
---
I have yet to score anything a 2 or 1, and it doesnt look like I will. I'm a 5 star rater at heart, so its hard enough to rate stuff out of 10. MAL defines a '2' and '1' as 'horrible' and 'unwatchable', but honestly the definition for '3' sums these up anyway. Infact the whole 10 rating system is lame, just give me out of 5 already Godamnit. Anyway.
2: Worse than bad: boring.
1: Dog poo. Don’t watch.
====================
Review system:
My reviews generally do not explain what happens in the anime/manga; that is for the viewer to discover themselves. Instead I'd rather just critique the production and intent, so the reader gets an idea of the quality of the work, not the intricacies of the content.
I review anime the same way I would review live action films. I mention this to justify the ever growing amount of anime I've rated 10 in my anime list. Just as there are thousands upon thousands of films that are worthy of a 10 rating, so should anime, that other visual medium, be treated the same.
Posted by Beatnik | 02-28-08, 7:33 AM | 3 comments
February 18th, 2008
Random Thoughts of Anime & Manga I'm Watching/Reading [updated!]
There is 50% chance of spoilers and foul language in this blog, so read with caution I guess?
MAL Stuff:
# [Gundam Watch]: 8 out of 23-ish Gundam watched.
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Currently Watching
Slayers Next
90's fun.
Currently Re-Watching
Cowboy Bebop
Episode 5 bitches. Episode 5.
MAL Stuff:
# [Gundam Watch]: 8 out of 23-ish Gundam watched.
===
Currently Watching
Slayers Next
90's fun.
Currently Re-Watching
Cowboy Bebop
Episode 5 bitches. Episode 5.
Posted by Beatnik | 02-18-08, 3:14 PM | 56 comments
January 17th, 2008
My Ever-Growing List of Favourite Anime Music
Title says it all. Keep checking back to see this list do its ever-growing thing. It’s sorted alphabetically by anime, song title, and composer. I might occasionally add notes explaining my thoughts on various songs, but for now it’s just a straight up list of great music that blows me away and is listened to regularly. I've included non-score anime music too, just for the hell of it.
Recently added:
Amazing Escaflowne music.
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Ayakashi Japanese Classic Horror - Heat Island - Rhymester
Baccano! - Gun's & Roses - Paradise Lunch
Bartender - Grasshopper - Kaoruko Ohtake
Bartender - Sidecar - Kaoruko Ohtake
Bartender - Red Eye - Kaoruko Ohtake
Bartender - Million Dollar - Kaoruko Ohtake
Bartender - Hemmingway's Daiquiri - Kaoruko Ohtake
Blood+ - Kataritsugu Koto - Chitose Hajime
Bokurano - Uninstall - Ishikawa Chiaki
Boogiepop Phantom - Angel In The Dark - M.Y.K.N. [Fusion soundscape taking you into other dimensions, almost psybient, its rare to get good electronica in anime.]
Boogiepop Phantom - Pone - Rei Harakami
Bubblegum Crash - Unexpected Journey - Ryoko Tachikawa
Code Geass - Devil Created - Kotaro Nakagawa
Code Geass - Previous Notice - Kotaro Nakagawa
Code Geass - Black Knights - Kotaro Nakagawa
Cowboy Bebop - Tank - Yoko Kanno [Required listening for every fan of anime.]
Cowboy Bebop - The Real Folk Blues - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Ask DNA - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Fingers - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Dijurido - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Is It Real? - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Gotta Knock A Little Harder - Yoko Kanno
Darker Than Black - Kuro - Yoko Kanno
El Cazador De La Bruja - L.A. - Yuki Kajiura
Ergo Proxy - New Pulse - Ike Yoshihiro
Escaflowne - Dance of Curse - Yoko Kanno
Escaflowne - Cradle Song - Yoko Kanno
Escaflowne - Shadow of Doubt - Yoko Kanno
Escaflowne - Arcadia - Yoko Kanno
Escaflowne - Chain - Yoko Kanno
Eureka Seven - Himitsu Kichi - Kozue Takada
Full Metal Alchemist - Parting - Michiru Oshima
Full Metal Alchemist - Brothers - Michiru Oshima
Full Metal Alchemist - Mukyou - Michiru Oshima
Full Metal Alchemist - Kaichou - Michiru Oshima
Full Metal Alchemist - Tsuisou - Michiru Oshima
Gantz - Last Kiss - Bonnie Pink
Ghost Hound - Poltergeist - Mayumi Kojima
Ghost In The Shell - Ghost City - Kenji Kawai
Ghost In The Shell - Nightstalker - Kenji Kawai
Ghost In The Shell: Innocence - Etorofu - Kenji Kawai
Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society - Replica - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society - From The Roof Top - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society - Zero Signal - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Inner Universe - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Monochrome - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Surf - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Fish Silent Cruise - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - I Can't Be Cool - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Christmas In The Silent Forest - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Rise - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Torukia - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Smile - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Hantou no Higashi - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Know Your Enemy - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Flashback Memory Stick - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Dew - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Good By My Master - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Cybermind - Yoko Kanno
Gunslinger Girl - Chiesa - Toshihiko Sahashi
Haibane Renmei - Free Bird - Ko Otani
Haibane Renmei - Akumu Betsuri Soushitsu - Ko Otani
Haibane Renmei - Breath Of A Germ - Ko Otani
Haibane Renmei - Ethereal Remains - Ko Otani
Honey & Clover - Hajimari no Yokan - Yuzo Hayashi
Honey & Clover - Yostuba no Clover - Yuzo Hayashi
Honey & Clover - Yawarakana Jikan - Yuzo Hayashi
Jin-Roh - A Monologue - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Jinroh Main Theme - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Fragrance Rain - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Latest Flame - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Curse - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Pride - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Unit One - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Seal - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - The Top - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Grace Jinroh Main Theme Omega - Hajime Mizoguchi
Juuni Kokuki - Junigenmukyoku - Kunihiko Ryo
Juuni Kokuki - Fuushun - Kunihiko Ryo
Juuni Kokuki - Ruika - Kunihiko Ryo
Kaiba - Initialize Me - Kiyoshi Yoshida
Katekyo Hitman Reborn! - Drawing Days - Splay
Kekkaishi - Take Over Destiny - Taku Iwasaki [Iwasaki never disappoints. Beautiful orchestral action compliments a near-perfect shonen anime.]
Kekkaishi - Get Away From Here - Shinya & Tarantula
Le Chevalier D'eon - Over Night - Aya
Mononoke - Kanashige - Yasuharu Takanashi
Naruto - Sadness & Sorrow - Toshiro Masuda
Naruto - Need To Be Strong - Toshiro Masuda
Naruto - Strong & Strike - Toshiro Masuda
Naruto - Sarutobi - Toshiro Masuda
Naruto - Haruka Kanata - Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Naruto Shippuuden - Hyakkaryouran - Yasuharu Takanashi
Naruto Shippuuden - Utsusemi - Yasuharu Takanashi
Naruto Shippuuden - Aikouhenno - Yasuharu Takanashi
Naruto Shippuuden ED6 - Broken Youth - Nico Touches The Walls
Noir - Kopperia no Hitsugi - Ali Project
Noir - Canta Per Me - Yuki Kajiura
Noir - Kirei na Kanj - Arai Akino
Princess Mononoke - The Journey To The West - Joe Hisaishi
Reideen - El Tema De Reideen - Ike Yoshihiro [Classic example of a mediocre anime having a brilliant soundtrack. Epic track.]
Reideen - El Tema De Gadion - Ike Yoshihiro [This out-epics the previous track amazingly. I will steal it for one of my film's action scenes in the future.]
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - In Memories “A Boy Meets The Man” - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - Alone Again - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - Day After Day - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - The Wars of The Last Wolves - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - Shades of Revolution - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - In Memories“Ko-To-Wa-Ri” - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen - Revenge of The Ghost - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen - The Duel (In The Name Of Love) - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen - Heart of The Sunrise - Taku Iwasaki
Samurai Champloo - Battlecry - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - The Space Between Two Worlds - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Aruarian Dance - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Mystline - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - 1st Samurai - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Ole - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - 624 Part 2 - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Genome - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Funkin - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Chambers - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Song Of Four Seasons - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Just Forget - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Nightshift - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Hiji Suru Style - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Dead Season - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Silver Morning - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - In Position - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Night Out - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Here And There - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Judgement On - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Sneak Chamber - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - New Dimension - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Raw Material - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - Breezin' - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - I Sighed - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - Sincerely - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - Numberine - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - You - Tsutchie
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei - Main Title - Tomoki Hasegawa
Seirei no Moribito - Balsa Hashiru - Kenji Kawai
Serial Experiments Lain - Duvet - Boa
Shigofumi - Tegami - Hikaru Nanase
Spirited Away - Banme no Eki - Joe Hisaishi
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Sora Iro Days - Nakagawa Shouka
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Rap wa Kan no Tamashii da! Ore Tachi dai Gurren Dan no Theme - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Mogura wa Mogura no Mama na no ka? - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Gakotsu ni nacchimatta Kamina no Oyaji ni Yoseru Aika - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Rap wa Kan no Tamashii da! Kamina-sama no Theme - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Rap wa Kan no Tamashii...Datta...yo na... - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Libera Me From Hell - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Omae no XXX de Ten wo Tsuke! - Taku Iwasaki
TeXhnolyze - Guardian Angel - Juno Reactor [The anime gets 5 points automatically for having Junor Reactor alone. One of his better early tracks to boot.]
TeXhnolyze - Unmei Rareshi Junro - Urata Keishi
TeXhnolyze - Yasashikute Kienai Ashioto - Hajime Mizoguchi
TeXhnolyze - Tsuki no Uta - Gackt
Vexille - Close Your Eyes - Basement Jaxx
Vexille - Beyond The Wall - Paul Oakenfold
Wolf's Rain - Leaving On Red Hill - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Strangers - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Valse De La Lune - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Sold Your Soul - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Paradiso - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Heaven's Not Enough - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Shiro, Long Tails - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Cycle - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Face On - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Friends - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Sad Moon - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Go To Rakuen - Yoko Kanno
Recently added:
Amazing Escaflowne music.
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Ayakashi Japanese Classic Horror - Heat Island - Rhymester
Baccano! - Gun's & Roses - Paradise Lunch
Bartender - Grasshopper - Kaoruko Ohtake
Bartender - Sidecar - Kaoruko Ohtake
Bartender - Red Eye - Kaoruko Ohtake
Bartender - Million Dollar - Kaoruko Ohtake
Bartender - Hemmingway's Daiquiri - Kaoruko Ohtake
Blood+ - Kataritsugu Koto - Chitose Hajime
Bokurano - Uninstall - Ishikawa Chiaki
Boogiepop Phantom - Angel In The Dark - M.Y.K.N. [Fusion soundscape taking you into other dimensions, almost psybient, its rare to get good electronica in anime.]
Boogiepop Phantom - Pone - Rei Harakami
Bubblegum Crash - Unexpected Journey - Ryoko Tachikawa
Code Geass - Devil Created - Kotaro Nakagawa
Code Geass - Previous Notice - Kotaro Nakagawa
Code Geass - Black Knights - Kotaro Nakagawa
Cowboy Bebop - Tank - Yoko Kanno [Required listening for every fan of anime.]
Cowboy Bebop - The Real Folk Blues - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Ask DNA - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Fingers - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Dijurido - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Is It Real? - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Gotta Knock A Little Harder - Yoko Kanno
Darker Than Black - Kuro - Yoko Kanno
El Cazador De La Bruja - L.A. - Yuki Kajiura
Ergo Proxy - New Pulse - Ike Yoshihiro
Escaflowne - Dance of Curse - Yoko Kanno
Escaflowne - Cradle Song - Yoko Kanno
Escaflowne - Shadow of Doubt - Yoko Kanno
Escaflowne - Arcadia - Yoko Kanno
Escaflowne - Chain - Yoko Kanno
Eureka Seven - Himitsu Kichi - Kozue Takada
Full Metal Alchemist - Parting - Michiru Oshima
Full Metal Alchemist - Brothers - Michiru Oshima
Full Metal Alchemist - Mukyou - Michiru Oshima
Full Metal Alchemist - Kaichou - Michiru Oshima
Full Metal Alchemist - Tsuisou - Michiru Oshima
Gantz - Last Kiss - Bonnie Pink
Ghost Hound - Poltergeist - Mayumi Kojima
Ghost In The Shell - Ghost City - Kenji Kawai
Ghost In The Shell - Nightstalker - Kenji Kawai
Ghost In The Shell: Innocence - Etorofu - Kenji Kawai
Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society - Replica - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society - From The Roof Top - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society - Zero Signal - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Inner Universe - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Monochrome - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Surf - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Fish Silent Cruise - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - I Can't Be Cool - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Christmas In The Silent Forest - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Rise - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Torukia - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Smile - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Hantou no Higashi - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Know Your Enemy - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Flashback Memory Stick - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Dew - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Good By My Master - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Cybermind - Yoko Kanno
Gunslinger Girl - Chiesa - Toshihiko Sahashi
Haibane Renmei - Free Bird - Ko Otani
Haibane Renmei - Akumu Betsuri Soushitsu - Ko Otani
Haibane Renmei - Breath Of A Germ - Ko Otani
Haibane Renmei - Ethereal Remains - Ko Otani
Honey & Clover - Hajimari no Yokan - Yuzo Hayashi
Honey & Clover - Yostuba no Clover - Yuzo Hayashi
Honey & Clover - Yawarakana Jikan - Yuzo Hayashi
Jin-Roh - A Monologue - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Jinroh Main Theme - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Fragrance Rain - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Latest Flame - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Curse - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Pride - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Unit One - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Seal - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - The Top - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Grace Jinroh Main Theme Omega - Hajime Mizoguchi
Juuni Kokuki - Junigenmukyoku - Kunihiko Ryo
Juuni Kokuki - Fuushun - Kunihiko Ryo
Juuni Kokuki - Ruika - Kunihiko Ryo
Kaiba - Initialize Me - Kiyoshi Yoshida
Katekyo Hitman Reborn! - Drawing Days - Splay
Kekkaishi - Take Over Destiny - Taku Iwasaki [Iwasaki never disappoints. Beautiful orchestral action compliments a near-perfect shonen anime.]
Kekkaishi - Get Away From Here - Shinya & Tarantula
Le Chevalier D'eon - Over Night - Aya
Mononoke - Kanashige - Yasuharu Takanashi
Naruto - Sadness & Sorrow - Toshiro Masuda
Naruto - Need To Be Strong - Toshiro Masuda
Naruto - Strong & Strike - Toshiro Masuda
Naruto - Sarutobi - Toshiro Masuda
Naruto - Haruka Kanata - Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Naruto Shippuuden - Hyakkaryouran - Yasuharu Takanashi
Naruto Shippuuden - Utsusemi - Yasuharu Takanashi
Naruto Shippuuden - Aikouhenno - Yasuharu Takanashi
Naruto Shippuuden ED6 - Broken Youth - Nico Touches The Walls
Noir - Kopperia no Hitsugi - Ali Project
Noir - Canta Per Me - Yuki Kajiura
Noir - Kirei na Kanj - Arai Akino
Princess Mononoke - The Journey To The West - Joe Hisaishi
Reideen - El Tema De Reideen - Ike Yoshihiro [Classic example of a mediocre anime having a brilliant soundtrack. Epic track.]
Reideen - El Tema De Gadion - Ike Yoshihiro [This out-epics the previous track amazingly. I will steal it for one of my film's action scenes in the future.]
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - In Memories “A Boy Meets The Man” - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - Alone Again - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - Day After Day - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - The Wars of The Last Wolves - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - Shades of Revolution - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - In Memories“Ko-To-Wa-Ri” - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen - Revenge of The Ghost - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen - The Duel (In The Name Of Love) - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen - Heart of The Sunrise - Taku Iwasaki
Samurai Champloo - Battlecry - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - The Space Between Two Worlds - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Aruarian Dance - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Mystline - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - 1st Samurai - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Ole - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - 624 Part 2 - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Genome - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Funkin - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Chambers - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Song Of Four Seasons - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Just Forget - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Nightshift - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Hiji Suru Style - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Dead Season - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Silver Morning - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - In Position - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Night Out - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Here And There - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Judgement On - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Sneak Chamber - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - New Dimension - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Raw Material - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - Breezin' - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - I Sighed - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - Sincerely - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - Numberine - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - You - Tsutchie
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei - Main Title - Tomoki Hasegawa
Seirei no Moribito - Balsa Hashiru - Kenji Kawai
Serial Experiments Lain - Duvet - Boa
Shigofumi - Tegami - Hikaru Nanase
Spirited Away - Banme no Eki - Joe Hisaishi
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Sora Iro Days - Nakagawa Shouka
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Rap wa Kan no Tamashii da! Ore Tachi dai Gurren Dan no Theme - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Mogura wa Mogura no Mama na no ka? - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Gakotsu ni nacchimatta Kamina no Oyaji ni Yoseru Aika - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Rap wa Kan no Tamashii da! Kamina-sama no Theme - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Rap wa Kan no Tamashii...Datta...yo na... - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Libera Me From Hell - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Omae no XXX de Ten wo Tsuke! - Taku Iwasaki
TeXhnolyze - Guardian Angel - Juno Reactor [The anime gets 5 points automatically for having Junor Reactor alone. One of his better early tracks to boot.]
TeXhnolyze - Unmei Rareshi Junro - Urata Keishi
TeXhnolyze - Yasashikute Kienai Ashioto - Hajime Mizoguchi
TeXhnolyze - Tsuki no Uta - Gackt
Vexille - Close Your Eyes - Basement Jaxx
Vexille - Beyond The Wall - Paul Oakenfold
Wolf's Rain - Leaving On Red Hill - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Strangers - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Valse De La Lune - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Sold Your Soul - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Paradiso - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Heaven's Not Enough - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Shiro, Long Tails - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Cycle - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Face On - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Friends - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Sad Moon - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Go To Rakuen - Yoko Kanno
Posted by Beatnik | 01-17-08, 1:43 PM | 11 comments