BAH.




A Word About My Ratings:
[for no good reason i have never rated anything below a 5]

5: i basically hated it-even though technically a 5 means that it was "average".. there are very few that i have rated as such.. and i'd have to say that i feel a very strong aversion to said anime.

6: i disliked it.. not at all worth watching, in my opinion.

7: it was alright.. but i don't have any strong feelings either way.. i probably just wasn't thrilled with it for personal reasons.. maybe the art wasn't spectacular, or there were too many holes in the storyline, or it was too cute/cheesy/generic, etc.

8: i definitely liked it.. the ones rated 8 and above are all worth watching more than once [and potentially worth spending money on].

9: i loved it.. and the only reason i wouldn't rate it a 10 is most likely because there are ones that i enjoyed a little bit more.. thus..

10: my favorites.. the ones i consider to be masterpieces [and must-buys].

.. heh.. i guess i should be a bit more discerning, since most of my ratings are either 8's or 7's.. if i hated a series maybe i should have given it a 2 instead of a 5.. but i try not to be too biased.. we all have our preferences.. guess i have to suppress that urge to give a series like Elfen Lied the lowest rating possible.. oi.






and i leave you with a quote:
"beauty is simply the total consciousness of our perversions."

-Salvador Dali

	eimajtl | 06-23-08, 1:45 AM I liked the recommendations you made for Glassy Ocean, it led me to some good anime. I think I'll check out Hakaba Kitarou too. Reply - Anime - Manga

	midori- | 06-12-08, 3:47 PM oh read my elfen lied review, I tried toread yours but ended up skimming cause it was likea huge chunk but parts I did read were intesrting and Iagreedw tih. Reply - Anime - Manga

	susonauta | 06-10-08, 5:06 PM Hey I've just finished the second of your recomendations Kemonozune, and is going to be one of my favorites, absolute amazing voice actors! I was really impresed with this show. Thanks Reply - Anime - Manga

	hounddog | 05-04-08, 8:07 PM I haven't been in there in awhile, to be honest - poor and busy and all that. :) Actually for the next month I'll be in South America, but after that we should definitely hang out! I might be working at the Starbucks down by Foward Ave this summer, so you should stop in there too. :P Reply - Anime - Manga

	hounddog | 04-29-08, 9:11 AM Hey! You recommended Kemonozume to me forever ago, and I just finished it - thanks for the recommendation! I really liked it a lot. Reply - Anime - Manga

	Faust87 | 04-26-08, 6:12 AM yeah, you dislike Elfen Lied like me *____* Reply - Anime - Manga

	Kineta | 03-26-08, 7:03 PM I've almost made my way through half the recommendations you gave me back in November (if you even remember xD). I've got Mushishi down (awesome), Code Geass (also awesome, albeit psychotic :P), Terra e (1/4 through) and Gankutsuou (just beginning!). So I figured I'd swing by, say hi, and say thanks again :D Reply - Anime - Manga

	Ivantrollet | 03-11-08, 3:40 AM Ah, well I respect your opinion. I do have several friends who really dislike Elfen Lied. It seems to be a love it or hate it anime. Thanks for the response, I hate feeling like I am conversing with a wall :P. Reply - Anime - Manga

Ivantrollet | 03-08-08, 3:13 PM Hey, I just read your Elfen Lied review. You're ofc entitled to your opinion but I'd like to tell where I think you misunderstood the anime. Are you intrested in psychology? Because I think you need to be to like Elfen Lied. Sure there are people who like it since they have no standards and just like anything with a cute-appeal character, but you dont seem to be either one of those. Nyu represents the inner innocence of very young children who have no real experience in life. Kota represents that innocent child but has been twisted due to hardships in life. The psychology of Kota seems to be based on the psychodynamic perspective. Where the unconcious part of Kota protects him from the memories he'd be better off not remembering. Yuka seems to be built around the psychodynamic perspective as well, seeing as her main drive in life is primitive love and affection, to the point of her alienating anyone who could pose as her enemy in her hunt for her ideal mate. Lucy also seems to be based on the psychodynamic perspective, representing the agressive drives of our psyché. How we are slaves to our motivations, we don't "choose", we just do whatever the circumstances force us to do. Humans are weak, I think you watched too many movies/animes if you go around thinking humans generally aren't all weak characters, we all are weak. Deny it all you like, but that is the truth as I see it. Instead of putting forth easily sympathized with characters, the anime represents characters with many faults whom might be rather unsympathetic (personally Yuka got on my nerves more than just several times), which forces us to view them as we might've viewed a fellow human being instead of seeing them as a "main character". This forces us to think of ourselves in their position in order to understand their actions. Keep questioning their actions, instead of thinking, his/her actions are stupid/illogical, ask yourself "why is he/she acting like that?". And in order to understand their behavior we need to understand basic psychology. Personally I'm not a supporter of the psychodynamic perspective, I still find it rather intresting though, but I'm not saying that it might be one side of the truth of how our mind works. P.S. About the horns you were complaining about, did you ever consider that the horns are the Diclonius part of the brain? In the end of the series Lucy loses her horns but might still be alive. So she might be able to live a normal life after all. Reply - Anime - Manga

	MagicalEmi | 02-19-08, 11:26 AM My userpic is from a video game called 'Lamento - Beyond the Void' :D Reply - Anime - Manga

	Kineta | 02-14-08, 12:58 PM Happy Valentine's Day!! :D Cookies for you! Mmmm... Reply - Anime - Manga

	hounddog | 02-07-08, 8:00 PM OMG!!! Are you serious? I live, like, two blocks down the road from Mineo's! What a small world. :) Reply - Anime - Manga

	crowslayer91 | 02-07-08, 2:22 AM ooo~ cool =] i shall check it out one of these days thankies ^^v Reply - Anime - Manga

	crowslayer91 | 02-07-08, 1:34 AM wheres your profile pic from..? =3 *random* Reply - Anime - Manga

	PhilosopherKing | 01-27-08, 3:25 PM thank you! better late than never =P Reply - Anime - Manga