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A musician who also loves anime. I first got into anime late into high school, when I would watch Naruto on Cartoon Network, and also DBZ at times. In college, I started to broaden my horizons to other things that people recommended to me, and I now watch a wide variety of anime. I also enjoy writing, and reviewing what I have watched, hopefully for the benefit of others.
A few notes about how I rate shows:
10: The standard by which I judge all other shows.
Shows with this rating are what I base all other ratings off of. This show in some way was able to define or revolutionize its genre in a presentation that is leagues better than most titles out there. A 10 certainly doesn't mean flawless, but it means that the show overcame it's flaws in a way that made it greater than the sum of its parts. In other words, how much did this show draw me in and make me "love" it? Conversely, a show that I "loved" which had plot holes or poor character development, etc., probably won't receive this score. Shows with this score had no glaring weaknesses, and are a MUST watch.
9: Excellent show with very few or insignificant flaws.
A 9 signifies that I tremendously enjoyed this show, but noticed a few things that could have been done better. This show was unique and refreshing compared to most other titles, and managed to firmly hold my interest the entire way through. A 9 is often a show that I almost gave a ten, but felt that it fell just short in some area. 9 's come highly recommended.
8: Well above average, with relatively few flaws
This show was far from perfect, and may have fallen slightly short in some key areas, but is still a cut above most shows out there. 8 means that the creators still presented something unique, and pleasing to watch. 8 's are recommended.
7: Above average, with forgivable flaws
I enjoyed this show, but may have found it hard to watch at some point, found it significantly lacking in an important aspect, or perhaps found it a bit cliché in some facet. 7 is still slightly above average, and still worth watching, but nothing to get immensely excited about. 7 comes recommended, but with minor reservations.
6: Average, has significant flaws and does little to stand out
I still enjoyed this show, but had to force myself to keep watching once or twice. The show had some fairly significant flaws which detract from the enjoyment value, and isn't terribly fresh or unique in many aspects. 6 is recommended, but with significant reservations.
Note: I typically do not finish anything below a 6
5: Mediocre in basically every facet
Either I didn't finish this show, or wondered why I even bothered in the end. This is so mediocre in almost every way, that it has little, if anything going for it. Not really a BAD show, but not really worth the time either. I'm rather ambivalent toward 5's and won't recommend, nor caution people away from these.
4: A very poor effort
This show has major flaws in most of its aspects, and doesn't really have much redeeming value to it. If I somehow made it the whole way through, I chastised myself for wasting my time at the end. This show probably had a lot of content that I found irritating or offensive. You probably won't see me award this score very often. Avoid 4's.
3. Just downright bad
I didn't even bother to finish this show. It has major flaws in basically every aspect of the show, has almost no redeeming value, and likely something that I found very disturbing or offensive. AVOID a 3 unless you want your brain to melt from the awfulness.
2. I could barely finish an episode of the show
Not sure why I ever STARTED watching this piece of garbage in the first place. It may have just been made extremely poorly, or I found the content so disturbing and offensive that I refused to allow any more of it into my mind. No redeeming value of any sort, and should be avoided like the plague.
1. Why did they even bother to create this atrocity?
This show is so abysmally, glaringly horrible that I don't know what convinced me to allow even one second of it into my mind. In fact, I genuinely cannot think of something good about it. This rating is reserved for only the most frighteningly awful, outrageously hideous shows in existence. I have yet to give this as a score to anything, and I'll probably kick myself for even watching whatever it is if I ever do award it. Don't watch this show even if it's the last piece of entertainment in existence.
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Hydrazine | 05-30-12, 2:46 PM
Its a Mermaid Melody Fan-dub!
Not really. Its actually World End by FLOW fandub. She does GREAT work, I downloaded most of her music. Phenomenal.
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Hydrazine | 04-11-12, 7:35 PM
If you watch 2 more episodes of Madoka I can pretty much guarantee you will be hooked. Keep going.
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orcmonkey2000 | 04-06-12, 9:36 AM
We need to Skype more often. Hubba hubba.
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Hydrazine | 04-04-12, 2:30 PM
So if you hover over either the studios or genres on MALgraph, then you will see more detailed information and statistics about said studio or genre. Pretty interesting.
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Hydrazine | 03-28-12, 5:49 PM
Yep, its because you rated Mai-HiME a 10. Probably.
A while ago it changed. I don't know how. But I left it because it makes random conversation easier and I'm lazy.
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orcmonkey2000 | 03-27-12, 9:18 PM
AH! I thought it only came out Wednesday!
I'm finishing it NOW!
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Deer50 | 03-27-12, 2:57 PM
great naruto review
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orcmonkey2000 | 03-26-12, 2:19 PM
So, I hear that according to MALgraph, you, me, and WilsFace share a great love of all that is Shoujo Ai.
I was quite unaware of this...
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Hydrazine | 03-23-12, 7:05 AM
And also you should check out MALgraph's new site, Just click on the link that is under your "anime rating distribution" and just engorge yourself with statistics.
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orcmonkey2000 | 03-22-12, 7:49 PM
So...if you were inclined for some reason to give slice of life/romance anime another chance, Ano Natsu de Matteru would be an excellent choice, for several reasons.
1) You didn't like Sora no Woto because it didn't have a plot...Ano Natsu does. It's basically completely centered on developing romance(s), but it definitely has a plot, and it actually has a beginning and a conclusion. (At least I'm assuming it does, given I can see exactly how the last episode will end from the road it's headed...but that's OK, because it's great). It even has some action in it, and no, it's not flashbacks either. I won't pretend the plot is incredibly complex, because it's not; but it is distinct, and when it's not driving the show forward, it's providing tension and occasional reminders of potentially sad future events that pop up at all the right times (i.e., as soon as you think things are starting to take a happy turn). :P
2) You and I seem to share an affinity for anime that is able to make us cry. Rest assured that if you watch Ano Natsu, you *will* cry. There is no question about it. My eyes were not dry for almost the entirety of the show after episode 3 or so, and I had to stop watching two nights in a row because I was about to start bawling my eyes out.
3) The production values of the show are great. The cast is voiced wonderfully, the visuals are strikingly vibrant and beautiful except when it rains, and at those points it is drab for a very good, albeit emotional, reason. And best of all, the characters are not moe archetypes or stereotypes, not in the least--they are very much individuals, not cardboard cutouts (which, admittedly, was one of Sora no Woto's weaknesses); it's one of those shows that you could see actual people you've met filling the roles, which speaks not only to the show's excellent writing, but also to its extremely empathetic characters.
I dunno, maybe it's nostalgia or longing for something I never experienced during high school, or maybe it's just that I'm a loser who's never had a girlfriend or really been in love, but this show got to me. Maybe you won't even like it, I really can't say. But it's already forced me to lower Sora no Woto's rating to an 8, simply because I'm probably going to rate Ano Natsu a 9, and Sora no Woto, in almost every respect, is completely and totally out of Ano Natsu's league. I'm actually wrestling hard with giving it a 10, because I really really want to, but I'm not quite sure I can call it a "revolutionary" show on the level of, say, Cowboy Bebop or NGE, or perhaps even Spice & Wolf.
I really stinkin' want to though.
Anyway, you should give it a try if you find yourself alone with some spare time. Just make sure you're alone when you watch it, if you want to come away from it with your manliness intact. :P
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orcmonkey2000 | 03-05-12, 4:27 PM
So, I posted this on Bradley's wall, but I figured you'd enjoy it as well.
I started watching Ano Natsu de Matteru today. In the second episode, the main protagonist's sister announces, of his new (live-in) friend, "Since she's a girl, she can cook and do the laundry!"
Men wrote this show. -_-
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orcmonkey2000 | 03-01-12, 7:25 PM
I wouldn't say more picky, we're just forgiving about different things. I think Naruto (the anime, as well as almost any other 100+ episode shonen anime--take your pick) has abysmally bad storytelling--it's too slow, takes too many diversions (filler and otherwise), and generally fails to keep me interested for long periods of time. You, however, are willing to forgive that to enjoy the admittedly good story behind the bad storytelling.
On the other hand, you tend to think the lack of a strong, complex, overarching storyline in many slice of life, comedy, and/or episodic shows, like Sora no Woto and Cowboy Bebop, makes them pointless and boring. I, however, am very forgiving of the lack of an overarching storyline in such shows, since I very much enjoy characters for the sake of characters--I like the process of discovering who a character really is, what makes them tick, what they hide from others, etc. As such, I find a show based around the gradual "revelation" of a number of complex and multidimensional characters, whether action-packed or not, to be plenty stimulating and enjoyable.
Interestingly enough, where you and I tend to "meet in the middle," as it were, is with shows that have none of these perceived "flaws." I think we can both agree that Mai Hime, Eureka 7, and FMA: Brotherhood all have solid overarching plots, plenty of character development, and good stories, and all of them are 50 episodes or less.
Heh...I just came up with that analysis on the spur of the moment...perhaps writing reviews on Goodreads has spurred my ability to think about stuff like that. :P
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