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"Deji" Meets Girl
3 TV 12 SHORT. An Okinawan hotel staffer encounters a reclusive male idol who ran away. Had serious potential, but at only 18 minutes long, it was just a tease. 12-31-21
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.hack//Legend of The Twilight
4 TV 12 At least this one didn't try to be more serious than it was supposed to be. 00-00-03
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.hack//Sign
3 TV 26 Watched some of it fansubbed, the rest dubbed on YTV. MMO premise was interesting but it turned into a long talkie show. 00-00-05
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00:08
6 Movie 1 SHORT. Trippin! Effectively shows a mental breakdown. Used at AN17's Anime Speedtune. 05-28-17
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16bit Sensation: Another Layer
8 TV 13 A fun romp about making bishoujo games for the first half. Then it had one of the most ambitious developments I've ever seen with its social commentary about AI. Unlike Remake Our Life, the ending was positive and didn't leave a bitter taste. 07-09-24
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18if
3 TV 13 The most unique show of 2017. First ten episodes are all by different directors, but that means no consistency. 3 > 2 > 8 > 7 > 5 > 6 > 9 > 1 > 10 > 4. Ep3 war great as a standalone due to its direction. But the last arc was disappointing. 11-24-17
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5 Centimeters per Second
8 Movie 3 When I finished this I sat in awestruck silence for a few minutes. I wish it could've been double the length. 00-00-07
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86 Eighty-Six
7 TV 11 Grimgar vibes. The main 86ers came off as too normal, with attitudes that seemed as though they were raised in a perfectly regular environment. A show is only as good as the antagonist, and the Legion didn't come across as intimidating. 09-19-21
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86 Eighty-Six Part 2
8 TV 12 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama shortlist. 09-10-22
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91 Days
8 TV 12 This was everything I wanted Gangsta to be and more. Angelo's revenge was carried out masterfully as he manipulated everyone around him. Didn't like the open ending. 01-08-17
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A Little Snow Fairy Sugar
7 TV 24 00-00-04
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A Lull in the Sea
8 TV 26 So pretty. A little sad that the best girl didn't win. While the story resorted to too much on the supernatural side to resolve things near the end, thus making it fall short of a true masterpiece, this one's definitely a gem. 09-06-15
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A Place Further Than The Universe
7 TV 13 With a heavier approach, this show would've been an all-time great. Music was the show's largest weaknesses, as it didn't convey the grand adventure as well as it could have. But in the end, we're treated to a bit of everything, and it worked. 06-08-18
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A Sign of Affection
2 TV 12 Someone who is completely deaf wouldn't wear hearing aids. That completely took me out of the show. Love interest was just a creepy shoujo wish-fulfillment guy with zero on-screen chemistry. Absolute snoozefest. 02-15-25
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A Silent Voice
4 Movie 1 I should've liked this, but it lacked finesse. Interactions felt unnatural, and Shouko has no depth to her character other than being strangely attracted to Shouya. The intentional blur effect was disorienting. 07-02-17
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A Sister's All You Need
5 TV 12 First appears as a more grounded version of Eromanga-sensei. But this is actually a decent show if you look beneath the lewdness. Gives a better peek into the competitive light novel and manga industry. 01-12-18
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A Thirty-Year Old's Health and Physical Education
3 TV 12 10-08-14
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A Whisker Away
6 ONA 1 Some may be put off by the active main girl, Miyo. I felt that she was believable with actual personality flaws, which felt fresh compared to the typical boring leads we see in romances. Climax felt childish, but still a good watch. 06-17-21
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A.I.C.O. Incarnation
3 ONA 12 Suffers from too much exposition instead of showing what's going on. The Yuzuha sub-plot, which was a sad excuse to make up a villain, didn't have to be in at all. Watch ID-0 instead. 03-15-18
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Abunai Sisters: Koko & Mika
1 OVA 10 SHORT. This was horrifying in every single way. A contender for worst anime of all-time. 05-10-21
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Adachi and Shimamura
6 TV 12 Excellent visuals. Shimamura sees her current friendships as fleeting, and has accepted that as part of life. This related to me well. Needs a season 2. 03-10-21
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After School Dice Club
7 TV 12 A couple of years back, I used to go to a FLGS once a week to play children's card games, but we also played the occasional board game. Then real life got in the way, and I stopped going. This show came very close to rekindling that board game itch. 02-13-20
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After the Rain
5 TV 12 Played it too safe. I was expecting the drama to go nuclear. But it didn't become ambitious or daring, instead wasting time with SoL moments such as the father spending time with an old friend who did become a successful novelist. 09-25-18
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Agitated Screams of Maggots
4 Music 1 SHORT. It's a nasty song with nasty lyrics. But the video captured the song perfectly. Used at AN17's Anime Speedtune. 05-28-17
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AHO-GIRL
9 TV 12 It's not just about reversing the typical boke/tsukkomi roles. Every character was awesome. I usually don't score no-plot shows this high, but I'd seriously take Aho Girl's hilarious rapidfire delivery over most other shows. 10-05-17
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Ai Yori Aoshi
4 TV 24 First girl wins. Ugh. 00-00-02
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Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi
3 TV 12 Why did I bother watching this? 00-00-04
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Air
5 TV 12 Standard Key tragedy but only the main girl, Misuzu, matters. Has one of the most famous OP songs of all time. 00-00-05
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Air Gear
3 TV 25 We'll never find out what happens. All the fights relied on superpowers rather than real skill. 00-00-07
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Air: The Motion Picture
6 Movie 1 Yes, the movie is better than the TV show. 00-00-05
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Akame ga Kill!
7 TV 24 It's still hard to believe that this is from the creator of Yuki Yuna is a Hero. Akame Ga Kill is clearly the inferior work, but it's still worth your time. Just drown out all the salty tears of the manga readers and you'll be fine. 01-23-15
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Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor
4 TV 12 First two arcs were good. But then it became trash. disappointment. This one was wasted potential as it fell back to one-dimensional villains. Enjoyable, but it squandered everything that set it apart from other magic school anime. 09-28-17
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Akebi's Sailor Uniform
7 TV 12 Misses the upper echelon of SoL anime that have outstanding dramatic or comedic elements. But as a simple school SoL, it still presented a very unique experience with its high production value. 04-30-22
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Akiba Maid War
7 TV 12 r/anime awards 2022: Comedy FINALIST. I ranked it #4, and it got 7th. 02-26-23
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Akiba's Trip The Animation
5 TV 13 Love letter to the otaku fandom. Middle episodes had a fandom of the week format. Some of them fell flat (radios, PC master race), but others were well done (Street Fighter). I'd be gushing over the card game episode, but Watamote did it better. 09-23-17
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Akudama Drive
8 TV 12 Absolutely slick production. Fight scenes weren't ufotable quality but they were more than adequate. It's hard to mess up lightsaber action. It was probably expected, but the blurring of good and evil as the story unraveled was an absolute delight. 08-18-21
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Alderamin on the Sky
4 TV 13 Better than No Game No Life but this was still a show about a lazy character who is inexplicably a strategic genius without any sort of effort required. 11-25-16
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Alice & Zoroku
5 TV 12 I'm so confused. There were a lot of things going for it, but the whimsical Wonderland arc was a miss. It could've explored the effects of the Dreams of Alice on a grand scale, but instead we just got a random schoolgirl coping with her power. 09-10-17
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Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
3 TV 12 The first half was great, with Yuki and Alya taking turns stealing the scenes. But then the second half happened, and it was just the most miserable student council election arc. And it just kept going with no resolution. Self-insert MC. Dropped S2. 09-25-24
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Amagi Brilliant Park
6 TV 13 A bundle of fun with the three mascots as the highlights, but it fell into the trap of introducing way too many characters with not enough screen time for most of them. 02-13-15
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Angel Beats!
5 TV 13 08-25-13
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Anima Yell!
4 TV 12 Very happy and positive. Unfortunately, production value was disappointing for a Doga Kobo show. Not once do you see a complete cheerleading routine from start to finish without the use of heavy stills and pans. 05-21-21
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Anime-Gataris
7 TV 12 Shows off the anime club's love for the hobby very well, to a better extent than many other shows. A bait-and-switch happens near the end, but this left a unique mark. An underrated gem. 02-05-18
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Animegataris: Yuku Toshi, Kuru Toshi
2 ONA 1 SHORT. Doesn't add anything to the main show. 04-26-21
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Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
9 TV 11 This show is so emotionally manipulative. But I fell for it! 10-11-14
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Another
4 TV 12 I used to hate this show, but have come to appreciate its use of overexaggeration. Uses shock deaths to cover up a garbage story. 08-23-13
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Ao-chan Can't Study!
8 TV 12 Surprisingly wholesome. Very light on the ecchi. The guy is super nice and gets doubts as to whether being nice will actually pay off. Despite being half-length, it accomplishes more than many full-length romcoms. 07-07-19
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Aoashi
5 TV 24 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama FINALIST. I ranked this #4, and it got 3rd. 02-26-23
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Are You Lost?
6 TV 12 The gross-out edutainment humor is at its peak in the first two episodes, and the final episode. Despite all the gross-out skits, the character interactions were handled well enough that I was smiling after every episode. 11-23-19
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Area 88 (TV)
3 TV 12 00-00-07
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Aria the Animation
4 TV 13 S1. Started off slowly, and there was way too much focus on the cats. By the end of S1, the three girls didn't have much of an identity and were interchangeable for the most part. Weakest season. 07-06-15
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Aria the Avvenire
5 Special 3 I wish there could be a S4 with the new singles, but it was a miracle that they got the old cast together one last time. 01-07-17
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Aria the Benedizione
8 Movie 1 With a stronger story than Avvenire and Crepuscolo, showcasing Aika's prima undine test, this is a fantastic ending to the Aria franchise. Mega feels. 08-07-23
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Aria the Crepuscolo
4 Movie 1 414878 Sequel to Avvenire. They disrespected Tomoko Kawakami's legacy by recasting Athena. Along with the jarring character redesigns, this one didn't have the tranquil Aria magic that I so fondly remembered. 08-29-21
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Aria the Natural
6 TV 26 S2. The "growing the beard" moment (opposite of jumping the shark) is when Aika changes her hairstyle in ep18. The writing noticeably improves after that point. 07-09-15
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Aria the Origination
8 TV 13 S3. Switched from 4:3 to 16:9 which improved immersion. Final 6 eps is the payoff for slogging through the previous 48. Excellent ending, but I wish the show had been tighter and cut most of the filler leading up to it. 07-11-15
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Aria the Origination Episode 5.5: That Little Secret Place…
4 Special 1 Filler episode where Akari plays hide and seek. Akatsuki brings nothing to the show, so this is forgettable. 07-11-15
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Aria the OVA: Arietta
5 OVA 1 Between S2 and S3. Passable episode, but with its increased budget, this got me hyped for S3. 07-10-15
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Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
5 TV 13 Ultimate wish fulfillment. The best of the worst qualities in isekai. All the worst, tryhard edgy writing, but it's so outrageous that it works. 10-19-19
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Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 2
4 TV 12 Hajime's edgelord attitude in S1 was reduced, and the whole season felt like filler because of the labyrinth sidequests. So despite the improved production value, S2 felt weaker overall. 04-06-22
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Artiswitch
6 ONA 6 SHORT. Vivid imagery and a deep dive into the psyche of those who are unsure of themselves in Harajuku, a district in Shibuya. Given my affinity for TWEWY, I could dig the visuals here. 12-31-21
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Artiswitch Picture Drama
2 ONA 5 r/anime awards 2022: Drama watch. 02-26-23
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Ascendance of a Bookworm
6 TV 14 A plot device is introduced that allows Myne to negotiate for treatment. It could've ventured off into something about making the best of what you've got left. I'd love to get invested into this story. But the web novel is nearly 700 chapters long. 01-04-20
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 2
4 TV 12 Watched for r/anime awards. Bit of a downgrade from S2. 02-26-23
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3
3 TV 10 r/anime awards 2022: Drama FINALIST. I ranked it #6, and it got 8th. But it WON the public vote! 02-26-23
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Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun -
9 TV 12 Hanako was insane! Reaction face overload! A mark of great comedic writing is the setup time towards the punchline. Asobi Asobase does this very well, and will use past references in order for an even greater payoff in later skits. 12-08-18
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Assault Lily: Bouquet
2 TV 12 This show was obsessed with explaining the intricacies of how their magical abilities worked. It didn't even provide the guilty pleasure of laughing at poor animation. Everything was awful, from the fight scenes, to the story, to the girls. 06-13-21
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Asteroid in Love
3 TV 12 A CGDCT with 14 girls, so no depth. Made some questionable choices like early graduating 2 of the main cast, and lumping in three unrelated Earth Sciences together instead of just focusing on astronomy. 05-09-21
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Astra Lost in Space
7 TV 12 Doesn't know whether to be a slice-of-life adventure, or a serious survival drama. But then episode 9 hit and the serious half became pronounced. Conveys the power of friendship and forgiveness better than most other shows. 10-03-19
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Atri -My Dear Moments-
7 TV 13 Beautiful show. Probably the best introspective about whether artificial intelligence can truly feel human. Unfortunately, the drama wrapped up too early, and it couldn't stick the landing for its final arc after the emotional climax in episode 10. 10-29-24
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Attack on Titan
6 TV 25 First few episodes were amazing. Then it predictably went to filler. I don't blame them for milking the cash cow for as long as possible. 11-05-13
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Attack on Titan Season 2
5 TV 12 It's still a cash cow, and with that, it means that it'll be drawn out as much as possible. I did laugh at the nonchalant reveal that Reiner was the armored titan, as anyone with a brain would've known by now. Dialogue and pacing were still off at times. 09-03-17
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Attack on Titan Season 3
6 TV 12 Best season of Attack on Titan yet. Loved the political intrigue. 04-07-19
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Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2
9 TV 10 Yes, it's worth the hype! We finally get the real Colossal and Armored titan fights. Suffers from some pacing issues but this was completely worth it, and is arguably the greatest cour overall. 07-02-19
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Attack on Titan: Final Season
8 TV 16 Gabi was the main character instead of Eren. She turned from a prideful recruit to a broken shell, and this was done more convincingly than Eren's breakdown during S3P1. Successfully and masterfully blurred the lines between good and evil. 03-28-21
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Attack on Titan: Final Season - The Final Chapters
8 TV Special 2 Good ending to a great show that had only a few uneven moments. Not a single weak season except for season 2, but that was still a decent watch. But I'll stop short of calling it epic, as the ending wasn't as good as it could've been. 11-05-23
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Attack on Titan: Final Season Part 2
7 TV 12 First 6 eps were spectacular. The peak of the show, and perhaps the entire series, was the episode with the start of The Rumbling. But then it destroyed its momentum with 5 eps of exposition. We didn't need to hear about the Azumabito again. 04-03-22
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Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War
6 Movie 1 Unexpectedly dark drama. While the table temple at the end was outrageous, along with half the class being delusional, the rest of the movie was very much enjoyable. 04-10-15
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Ayakashi Triangle
4 TV 12 Watched uncensored. Strong production. The MC is about as mature as you can get for an ecchi show, and the supporting cast was good. But it's still mostly an introduction with simple arcs, and it doesn't seem like it'll ever get a season 2. 07-23-24
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Azumanga Daioh: The Animation
8 TV 26 The original classic school sitcom. Its deliberate pacing and numerous oddball skits still make this a great show many years later. 00-00-02
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Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!
2 TV 12 SHORT (8-min). Plenty of big-boobed girls, which is rare in CGDCT. But this is strictly for Azur Lane game fans. For everyone else, you're better off watching one of the many other full-length CGDCT shows. 04-22-21
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B: The Beginning
4 ONA 12 Multiple personality syndrome. The story of Koku (the winged monster raised through genetic splicing) and Yuna was a complete miss. The murder mystery was much stronger, and B would've been a great show had it just focused on that. 03-08-18
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Babylon
3 TV 12 362807 First 7 episodes were fantastic. Last 5 episodes were pretentious pseudo-intellectual drivel aimed at defining what is good and evil. Terrible ending. 11-04-20
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Bacterial Contamination
4 Music 1 SHORT. I'm not a fan of Vocaloid, but passable visuals. Used at AN17's Anime Speedtune. 05-28-17
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Baka & Test: Summon the Beasts
4 TV 13 08-26-13
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BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!
5 TV 13 While I appreciated the darker take, every girl in this show is unlikeable. The mystery of Crychic's disbandment isn't unveiled until the final 20 seconds. Didn't care for how the eccentric guitarist Raana was a magic pill to solve MyGO's drama. 04-08-24
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Banished From The Hero's Party, I Decided To Live A Quiet Life In The Countryside
6 TV 13 Despite the awful episodes in the middle, and its bipolar writing, this was better than it had any right to be. It tackled numerous ideas that aren't usually found in isekai or fantasy. 01-10-22
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Banished From The Hero's Party, I Decided To Live A Quiet Life In The Countryside Season 2
5 TV 12 Very different approach than S1, which had a tense, hot-blooded climax. S2's diplomacy and talk no jutsu worked fairly well. While the execution wasn't perfect, the theme of redemption and forgiveness was ultimately satisfying. 02-16-25
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Barakamon
7 TV 12 10-19-14
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Battery
1 TV 11 362411 Ending is one of the worst betrayals. Just like the Krusty Krab training video in Spongebob Squarepants, the show ends in the middle of Takumi's second pitch to the rival school's best player, something that was setup for 5 eps. 01-06-17
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Battle Doll Angelic Layer
5 TV 26 My first real anime! First fansub I ever watched. 00-00-01
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Beastars
7 TV 12 Writing and characterization was fantastic. The show spends plenty of time exploring the complex inner thoughts of the main characters, thus giving serious weight to the flawed dichotomy of herbivores and carnivores co-existing. 04-06-20
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Beastars 2nd Season
5 TV 12 The climax should've been glorious. Legosi should've involved the drama club in exposing the killer. I expected a glorious confrontation. But instead, the drama club didn't matter, and the mafia didn't matter. The final "eat me" scene was absurd. 04-03-21
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Beastars Final Season
3 ONA 12 While it had a promising beginning, the show has completely lost focus, tossing the charismatic S1 cast and segregation issue aside in favor of a weak narcotics arc with awful characters. I expect the endgame to be a total wreck. 03-18-25
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Belle
4 Movie 1 Watched at ANYC. More virtual reality garbage from Mamoru Hosoda mixed with a poor re-enactment of Beauty and the Beast. Ending of pure fantasy. At least it was better than Summer Wars. 11-21-21
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Best Student Council
5 TV 26 00-00-08
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Bibliophile Princess
3 TV 12 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama shortlist. 02-26-23
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Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story
6 TV 13 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama shortlist. 11-07-22
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Black Bullet
5 TV 13 Guilty pleasure of 2014. I liked this more than I should have. 10-13-14
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Black Lagoon
7 TV 12
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Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail
7 OVA 5 08-20-13
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Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage
7 TV 12
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BLEND-S
5 TV 12 Maika's awkwardness was well played. The dynamic between Akizuki and Kaho was nice, and they should've had more scenes together. Dino's act got old real fast, and most of his routines were just forced comedy involving him apologizing repeatedly. 03-23-18
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Blood: The Last Vampire
3 Movie 1
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Bloom Into You
4 TV 13 It seemed like things were gonna happen. But the second half of the show is all about preparing for a play at the culture festival. And then the show ends before it happens. 01-28-19
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Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan
4 OVA 4 It's offensive gross-out humor. I thought it'd be forced and unfunny, but it's short and worked just enough to not be tedious. 03-13-15
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Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan 2
4 OVA 2 Watched with Dokuro-chan 1. 03-13-15
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Blue Giant
10 Movie 1 Multiple spectacular musical performances with a dramatic story that is about as close to perfection as you can get. The cinematography elevated everything to another level. I can forgive the movie for having imperfect CG. Bravo! 07-20-24
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Blue Spring Ride
4 TV 12 It was just getting started. Oh well. 12-23-14
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Blue Thermal
2 Movie 1 r/anime awards 2022: Drama watch. 02-26-23
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Boarding School Juliet
3 TV 12 This romcom isn't very good because it's an attempt to cater to the shounen demographic. The couple doesn't have much synergy. Everything is resolved through yelling and fights with zero choreography. Why do elite school shows suck so much? 06-24-19
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Bocchi the Rock!
6 TV 12 r/anime awards 2022: Comedy FINALIST. I ranked it #8 due to poor juror debates and overall juror bias. It won both the jury and public vote, unsurprisingly. 02-26-23
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BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
3 TV 12 Compared against the other two "defensive" isekai anime, Cautious Hero and Shield Hero, this is clearly the worst, and that's because the other two actually have a real plot. 09-29-20
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Bottle Fairy
5 TV 13
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Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki
5 TV 12 Tomozaki claimed he wasn't blessed with the charisma and was unfairly handicapped. Throughout the show, he changed. He put in the work and he became a better person. But the show still had the "read the LN" ending. 04-14-21
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Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki 2nd Stage
4 TV 13 The first half with the bullying arc was better than the one in March Comes in Like a Lion. But the second half, the culture festival play, was significantly weaker, with Tomozaki picking the wrong girl. Why do these authors always do this? 10-02-24
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Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Specials
4 Special 2 Part of S1. Filler eps that have no gaming content in them. 10-02-24
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Build Divide -#FFFFFF- Code White
6 TV 12 S2. The final few games gave everyone their own time, and were quite impressive. It's too bad that the antagonist was rather plain. Certainly not as good as Selector WIXOSS, but it's the best dark card game show since then. 08-18-22
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Build-Divide -#000000- Code Black
5 TV 12 First half was weak, and the characters were annoying, especially the edgelord MC. But the second half was a shocking turnaround, as the show explored the MC's past and why he must fight his sister. 02-01-22
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Bunny Drop
7 TV 11 Rin felt too perfect, but it wouldn't have been as good with a more spunky and obnoxious kid. I don't think it's possible for anyone to actually hate this show. But it leaves you wanting more. 03-19-18
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Bunny Drop Specials
6 Special 4 See "Bunny Drop" for capsule review. 03-19-18
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Burn-Up W: On the Case & In your Face
4 OVA 4
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Butareba -The Story of a Man Who Turned into a Pig-
6 TV 12 What seemed like a degenerate isekai at first actually became a dark adventure with excellent characters, and is one of the few isekai with a heartfelt conclusion. A real shame the animation production went from poor to nonexistent near the end. 07-18-24
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Can I Make Your Ears Happy in 180 Seconds?
6 TV 12 SHORT. My $6000 headphone rig was born for this! The ASMR itself was below average, as the voices overpowered the environmental sounds. However, when combined with the visuals, it made for an experience unlike any other. 12-31-21
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Canvas: Sepia-iro no Motif
2 OVA 2
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Cardcaptor Sakura
6 TV 70
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Carole & Tuesday
4 TV 24 362240 The show became woke and political in the second half, and it became a blatant allegory for 2019 USA. I loved the songs. The production value is great. But I just wanted a fun music show without political overtones. 10-20-20
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Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious
8 TV 12 Went in expecting a second-rate Konosuba, but got a special show with two brilliant, emotional episodes to cap it off. Did Seiya's overly cautious nature schtick get a bit tired at times? A bit. But it had a great blend of comedy and heavy. 01-01-20
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Cells at Work!
6 TV 13 The pathogens lacked depth and the fights were shounen-esque, but the absurdity of the setting and the solid performances by KanaHana and Maeno make this a very fun watch. One of the best anime edutainment shows I've seen. 12-05-18
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Cells at Work! CODE BLACK!
7 TV 13 It's a bit preachy at times. But it'll make you think twice about your vices, which resonates far more than the happy-go-lucky environment of the original Cells at Work. 03-20-21
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Cells at Work!!
6 TV 8 Season 2. More of the same. Aired at the same time as Code Black, which ended up being the better show. 03-16-21
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Cerberus
3 TV 13 Another low-budget fantasy. The script was like something from 90s anime. Besides the MC's guardian, we're not given compelling reasons why each teammate joins the party. The villains were one-note and we're not given much reason to root against them. 07-13-16
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Chaika -The Coffin Princess-
5 TV 12 Started off promising, then turned very average as the fetch quest progressed. Unlike Seraph of the End, there was actual fighting. Last two episodes were a mess. 09-22-15
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Chaika -The Coffin Princess- Avenging Battle
4 TV 10 This was so rushed. Gaz being revived was super predictable, but his demise wasn't. I didn't expect Gaz to get One Punch Man'd. Unfortunately, being the ultimate villain for only a single episode is super weak. 10-07-15
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Chained Soldier
5 TV 12 Decent action and likeable characters, especially Tenka. Did as well as it could for its initial arc, where the enemies weren't actually the real enemies. But it's still a read-the-source ending, and I don't think this will ever get a season 2. 10-26-24
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Chaos Dragon
2 TV 12 What if Fullmetal Alchemist's creed of equivalent exchange and Akame ga Kill got together for a one-night stand of rough sex? You get this. 12-21-15
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Charlotte
2 TV 13 Yuu travels the world and steals powers from everyone, because he decides he knows what's best for everyone. He's no better than the terrorists. He even steals the healing power of a Peruvian girl who is helping her village. Disgusting. 11-05-15
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Chidori RSC
6 TV 12 The sport of beam rifling is extremely boring to watch. Thankfully, the show is completely aware of this, and fills the time with a flurry of amusing situations. It's not gut-busting humor, but a more subtle approach that just works. 03-05-20
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Children of the Sea
3 Movie 1 Stunning cinematography. Unfortunately, they forgot to put in an actual story. Things were left abstract and unexplained, as they wanted to keep a mysterious aura. But that meant the characters were left as shallow husks. 06-09-21
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Children of the Whales
4 TV 12 The first two episodes were promising... and then PINK HAIR BOY came. The MC was a bystander. Just another over-the-top villain, and PINK HAIR BOY got resurrected for no apparent reason. 02-01-18
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Chimimo
7 TV 12 r/anime awards 2022: Comedy FINALIST. I ranked this #1 due to a juror's passionate essay on it, though I think Spy x Family was the best show of the lot. It got 4th. 02-26-23
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Chio's School Road
6 TV 12 Not as good as Asobi Asobase, but this was a pleasant surprise. The "best friends" dynamic of Chio and Manana sell the show, and they're joined by a good supporting cast. 06-12-19
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Chobits
7 TV 26
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CHOYOYU!: High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even in Another World!
3 TV 12 I knew this one was a stinker 2 minutes in, as the only thing sillier than one OP main character is SEVEN of them! But I eventually warmed up to the idea of prodigies starting a revolution, even though the evil empire would obviously stand no chance. 01-20-20
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Citrus
3 TV 12 Good romances establish synergy between the couple, so that you root for them. The Yuzu/Mei pair doesn't work, and neither do the side pairs in later episodes. Three girls fall in love with Mei, but Mei has the personality of a rock. Come on. 05-07-18
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Clannad
5 TV 23 08-27-13
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Clannad The Motion Picture
6 Movie 1 08-27-13
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Clannad: After Story
8 TV 24 Sure, the ending was real cheesy. But this is rightfully considered Jun Maeda's magnum opus. 08-29-13
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Clannad: After Story - Another World, Kyou Chapter
6 Special 1 08-29-13
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Clannad: Another World, Tomoyo Chapter
6 Special 1 08-29-13
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Classroom of the Elite
2 TV 12 Pretentious trash. If the school is so hard to get into, why even have a class D at all? Half of the show is spent defending the worst student. The other half is a silly jungle outing. Ultimately, there's no real reason why class A is a big deal. 10-19-17
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Classroom☆Crisis
3 TV 13 Half the show wasn't needed, and the execution was flawed for almost everything, including a cheesy villain who could've killed the hero many times over but didn't. 05-25-16
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Cocolors
3 Movie 1 r/anime 2021 awards best suspense nominee. This was just a cheap imitation of To Your Eternity episode 1. To Your Eternity came later, but this shouldn't have been nominated at all. 01-21-22
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Colorful: The Motion Picture
7 Movie 1 The best part about Colorful is the family dynamic. I think it's one of the truest family dynamics I have ever seen in anime, and you can't help but feel for Makoto's mother as she tries to make her son happy over and over again. 10-17-20
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Combatants Will Be Dispatched!
3 TV 12 Konosuba was a good show because the characters are endearing and all of them have their moments of glory. But here, all the characters except Six seemed useless. Alice as the straight shot deflated every scene she was in. 12-18-21
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Comic Girls
7 TV 12 The timing of each punchline was so good, and the characters were so enjoyable. Adult skits gave me Azumanga Daioh vibes. An outstanding CGDCT show with actual depth. 08-12-18
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Comic Party
4 TV 13
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Cowboy Bebop
6 TV 26
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Coyote Ragtime Show
4 TV 12
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Cromartie High School
7 TV 26
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Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon
8 TV 25 Despite the last few episodes being a trainwreck due to the asspull in episode 22, I still had a blast watching the rest of it. The character development was great, the OST was pleasing, and at least one yuri couple survived at the end. 04-15-15
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Crossing Time
5 TV 12 SHORT. Slightly better than Tsurezure Children due to the creativity, though it obviously suffers from the short format. 09-20-18
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Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!
2 TV 12 All the poor qualities of old-school magical girl shows. It's more of a parody of Lucky Star than anything because they go into the most mundane conversations. 12-16-15
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D4DJ First Mix
5 TV 13 08-20-21
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Dagashi Kashi
7 TV 12 Very competent SoL, and learning about all of the different exotic sweets was fun. A small, tight cast made everything smooth and endearing. This show portrayed more genuine love and excitement about the food it featured than Food Wars. 11-21-17
166
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Dagashi Kashi 2
5 TV 12 Half-length episodes, sad! Hotaru played the disappearing act for half of the season. The show was better without her, because the episodes were more than just dagashi history. Saya didn't get any closer to Coconuts, so they're still a dream ship. 06-12-18
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Daimidaler: Prince vs. Penguin Empire
6 TV 12 10-20-14
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Dan Da Dan
5 TV 12 While initially a visual treat, this ended up being a typical monster of the week show, mixed with below-average romcom elements. The characters just yelled at each other all the time. However, ep7 was the highlight and stands out by itself. 03-13-25
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Dance Dance Danseur
7 TV 11 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama shortlist. 02-26-23
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Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc
5 TV 11 See "Hope" for capsule review. 10-30-16
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Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc
4 TV 12 See "Hope" for capsule review. 10-30-16
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Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Hope Arc
4 TV Special 1 Felt like someone's fanfiction imagination gone wild. None of the DR1/DR2 cast died. The DR3 cast is mostly dead but you don't care about them because they never had a video game. By the end of it, I wasn't in despair, but was sick and tired of hope. 10-30-16
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Danganronpa: The Animation
5 TV 13 09-27-13
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Day Break Illusion
4 TV 13 We never find out who exactly is the puppetmaster and his goals. If they still fight, does that mean there's no hope for the damned? And why did Cerebrum want to mate with Akari? We'll never know! 01-10-15
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Deadman Wonderland
3 TV 12 04-18-14
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Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody
3 TV 12 Didn't expect this to be season 2 of In Another World with a Smartphone. Another dull isekai show with a completely bland MC. 05-15-18
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Death Parade
8 TV 12 Wow. This was fantastic with only a single weak episode. Gripping psychological stuff. Every bit of the show's execution was masterful, from the pacing to the background music. Watching it dubbed was also the correct decision. 06-09-15
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Deemo: Memorial Keys
2 Movie 1 Watched at ANYC22. A number of people left during the screening, and the applause at the end was muted. The music was nice, but everything else just didn't connect together, resulting in a random fantasy movie aimed at kids. 11-20-22
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Delicious in Dungeon
6 TV 24 The food bits got repetitive as the show progressed. Nevertheless, this was a fun show with some decent action, unexpected depth, and good character interaction, especially in the second half. Looking forward to S2. 01-06-25
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
6 TV 26 Fight scenes look great, and it's nice that Tanjirou sustains actual damage during battle. Unfortunately, two annoying sidekicks were introduced about halfway into the show and they sucked out most of the seriousness. 12-27-19
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train
6 Movie 1 Watched after S1. There were still the typical shounen tropes, like lots of yelling, and long death speeches. But with such a high production value (except for the CG flesh), this is a blockbuster that doesn't disappoint. 04-27-21
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
8 TV 11 S2. Just when I thought ufotable couldn't perform better than what they did in Heaven's Feel, I got dazzled again. Writing was average at best, but it's carried by episode after episode of sakuga. 04-07-22
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
3 TV 8 S4. This could've been done in half of the episodes. The remaining hashira that were featured here weren't interesting. Only one above average episode. Well, at least we're finally getting to the endgame. 03-08-25
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
4 TV 11 S3. What happened? Junk arc with junk characters. Didn't feel any emotion compared to the first 2 seasons and movie. 07-25-23
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Denki-gai
4 TV 12 It's kinda worth exploring if you can accept that reading ero is healthy. But otherwise it's a mediocre slice-of-life show with few laughs, as it emphasizes everyday life. 01-18-15
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Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
5 TV 12 Despite properly closing the tale of Kiku, I felt S2 was much weaker. Yotarou's voice was ANNOYING. There was more harping from the characters about how rakugo is so awesome. Sorry, still not a fan of the artform. 09-16-17
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Devilman: Crybaby
8 ONA 10 I was aware of the original Devilman story, so when I heard this was going to be a modernized but faithful adaptation, I knew how it was going to end. That didn't exactly soften the blow. The last three episodes were absolutely masterful. 03-12-18
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Diabolik Lovers
1 TV 12 I watched this hoping to see the main girl get revenge on the vampires, but she got Stockholm Syndrome! 01-08-14
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Diamond Daydreams
5 TV 12
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Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater
8 TV 12 401654 Hina doesn't automatically succeed. She hesitates and fails. A lot. But the show is still very iyashikei. By the end of the show, Hina has experienced significant character growth, and enjoys being in a club that she was averse to in the beginning. 05-11-21
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Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!
3 TV 12 The main qualities of a CGDCT show is whether everything is cute, there's good comedy, and nothing is stale. Unfortunately, this got stale fast. The fight scenes had zero tension because you already know the MC is going to one-shot everything. 01-15-20
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Digimon Tamers
3 TV 51 The best season of Digimon I watched on TV, and the only one I didn't drop.
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Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?
2 TV 12 This show just doesn't know what to do. It's not funny enough to be a good comedy. All the fights end in one hit, so it's not a good action show. There's not enough ecchi. And it's not exactly a harem, either. 11-29-19
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Domestic Girlfriend
7 TV 12 Something always happens every episode because nobody knows how to close a door. Solid ending because Hina got what she deserved in the end. Very nice melodrama. 06-26-19
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Don't Hurt Me, My Healer!
5 TV 12 r/anime awards 2022: Comedy shortlist. A very acquired taste in comedy. If you can stand the tsukkomi role of Alvin, then this will be a pleasant surprise. This style of talkative humor connects more with older fans. 10-23-22
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Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro
7 TV 12 Quickly backed off from the bullying to become one of the best romcoms I've seen. Senpai's growth was remarkable. The final episodes left the development in limbo, as it was another dreaded culture festival arc instead of pushing the romance further. 06-26-21
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Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack
7 TV 12 I could watch 50 more episodes of this. The teasing, while still there, has been toned down a lot in favor of wholesome flirting. 03-31-23
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Dragon Goes House-Hunting
6 TV 12 Despite the low budget, the show made up it by having slice-of-life heart. The house-hunting gimmick evolved to have whole episodes switching perspective, thus avoiding staleness. The hidden gem of 2021 Spring. 07-07-21
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Drifting Home
8 Movie 1 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama shortlist. 02-26-23
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Dropkick On My Devil!
4 TV 11 Jashin does develop over the course of the show, but everyone else seems stuck. About a 60% miss on the skits. While nothing special, this is an adequate timewaster comedy. 01-08-19
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Drug Store in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist
5 TV 12 Slow isekai. It didn't try to do anything special, but everything felt so cute and relaxing! Noela and Mina were good bubbly characters. The skits in the second half were better. 01-14-22
202
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Dynamic Chord
1 TV 12 The "concert" clips are rehashed over and over with some of the worst animation you'll see. Lovely use of pans and zooms to mask the lack of animation. 02-15-18
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Eden (ONA)
4 ONA 4 Another post-apocalyptic story where the MC needs to search for the rest of humanity. A simplistic story never provided enough emotional investment for this to stand out in any way. 05-01-22
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ef - a tale of melodies.
8 TV 12 ef S2. If you're wondering why this is a 8 while ef memories is a 10, it's because Yuuko's story was butchered. Play the visual novel to find out what really happens.
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ef - a tale of memories.
10 TV 12 ef S1. The visualization of seemingly mundane conversations elevates the experience to one that's arguably better than the visual novel. A masterpiece, and stands out on its own without S2 (Melodies). 00-00-07
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Eiken
1 OVA 2 Joke boobs.
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Elf-ban Kakyuusei: Anata dake wo Mitsumete...
2 OVA 4
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Elfen Lied
7 TV 13
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ENDRO!
6 TV 12 The real star of the show is Mao, the demon lord who rejects her destiny in favor of her new life. Main cast is one-dimensional, and the show isn't super funny, but there's something about it that made me smile after each episode. 07-01-19
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Engaged to the Unidentified
2 TV 12 Awful romcom. The gimmick of some of the cast not being human was entirely wasted, as none of them transformed. There's no progression, the skits weren't funny, and most of the Mashiro/Konoha arguments were senseless. 05-22-21
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Engaged to the Unidentified OVA
2 OVA 1 Another half-length OVA ep. There's a glimpse of some of the characters' past... but they didn't transform! What a waste. 05-22-21
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Engaged to the Unidentified Special
2 Special 1 Half-length OVA ep with worse animation quality than the TV show. Same score as the TV show. 05-22-21
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Erased
9 TV 12 I can see why some people disliked the final 2 episodes, but I thought it was inspiring. This show is a legitimate masterpiece, with cinematography well beyond almost anything else I've watched. 04-15-16
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Eromanga Sensei
3 TV 12 If the show had stuck to Sagiri coming up with escalating schemes to further her ecchi drawing skills, maybe this would've been something special. Instead, the show was about Masamune getting a harem. 09-13-17
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Establishment in Life
5 TV 12 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama FINALIST. I ranked this #3, and it placed 7th. 02-26-23
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Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
5 Movie 1
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Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
6 Movie 1
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Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
1 Movie 1 Won tickets to a theater screening of this. Walked out.
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Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
5 Movie 1 Provides absolute closure to Eva. Out of the 3 endings, it's the most happy and unambiguous. But I'm not sure it satisfies those who wanted action, or those who wanted an acid trip. It's just... sanitized. 01-19-22
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Ex-Arm
2 TV 12 It's not the worst anime of all-time! There's an actual (terrible) story and an ending. And the show does deliver some sexy android action scenes. It's a paradox: had this show been animated better, I likely would've passed on it. 04-10-21
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Expelled from Paradise
5 Movie 1 The lighthearted "buddy flick" tone wasn't bad, and it reminded me of how some older anime have become endearing. But I feel it could've been much stronger had it taken itself more seriously. 02-06-15
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Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything With Low-Level Spells
3 TV 12 Poor cross of Instant Death Ability and Arifureta. One-note characters, and the MC just two-shots everything with his paralyze+poison combo. Strange CG usage in the first half, but disappeared in the second half. Read-the-LN ending. 01-14-25
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Fastest Finger First
5 TV 12 It's a quiz bowl anime, done in shounen sports action style! I typically dislike the style, as every play is explained after the fact, but one thing stands out here: you can play along! 10-14-17
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Fate/Grand Carnival
2 OVA 4 r/anime 2021 awards best short show nominee. Trash just like Kaginado. Never got into the FGO rabbit hole, never will. 01-21-22
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya
5 TV 10 If not for all the nods to the Nasuverse, this would be a remarkably average magical girl show. One great fight and a bunch of average ones. I'll be watching S2, but this is really only enjoyable for Nasuverse fans. 03-31-15
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Fate/stay night
6 TV 24
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Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]
7 TV 12 Highest production value I've ever seen in any anime. Started off with a huge bang with some outstanding battles, but then fell under its own weight after the Illya encounter. 01-06-15
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Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] Season 2
7 TV 13 This show didn't have any of the thought-provoking complexity of Fate/Zero. Sloppy writing overall, but still very enjoyable. Watch if you want to see Kirei and Gilgamesh get what they deserve. 07-20-15
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Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel - I. Presage Flower
6 Movie 1 Decent first part, though some parts were a little confusing as it has been years since I last experienced Fate/stay night. The Shirou/Sakura relationship felt lacking compared to Shirou/Rin in UBW, and scenes were disjointed. 04-28-21
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Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel - II. Lost Butterfly
9 Movie 1 This was fantastic. This is the part where the story hits its stride. Sakura's descent into darkness was gut-wrenching, yet fascinating to watch. 04-29-21
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Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel - III. Spring Song
8 Movie 1 A very satisfying finale, though it lacked the emotional punch of the second movie. But the fights were the prettiest! 04-30-21
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Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
5 Movie 1 There's no reason to watch this now that there's UBW TV. 11-26-13
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Fate/Zero
6 TV 13 11-24-13
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Fate/Zero Season 2
9 TV 12 Watched dubbed. Kiritsugu's flashbacks of how his well-meaning but futile idealism shaped him into a broken man were a perfect contrast to Saber's insistence on chivalry. This is the peak of the Fate franchise. 11-25-13
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Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru
6 TV 13
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Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
3 Movie 1
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Fireworks
3 Movie 1 This is about the consequences of being cowardly. I couldn't root for the main couple, as despite the multiple iterations, neither character successfully grows up and faces reality head-on. 02-18-18
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FLCL
2 OVA 6 ...It's a show. Watched all 6 eps but I'll pass on the sequels, Progressive and Alternative. If this hadn't aired on Adult Swim it wouldn't have its reputation at all. 01-06-21
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Flip Flappers
4 TV 13 Pure Illusion is insanity. There are no rules, and the first half was disorienting enough for me to all but give up on the show before it turned around with a focused final five episodes. However, only the main storyline was resolved. 04-10-18
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Flying Witch
3 TV 12 This was way too mundane for me. The main character only flew on her broom 3 times in the whole show! Almost fell asleep. 12-24-16
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Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
4 TV 24 It started great. Loved watching the foodgasms. But this is a shounen anime, and the worst property of shounen anime reared its ugly head: filler and stretching. 12-26-15
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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
1 Movie 1 Nikuko doesn't learn anything from her past. The preteen also became attracted to a boy for the sole reason that the boy has a facial tic disorder. Not because of anything else. This movie was all over the place, and I hated everyone. 06-06-22
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Fragtime
6 Movie 1 Watched at Anime NYC. What starts off as a fanservice premise evolves into a more nuanced look into the minds of two girls. 10-16-19
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Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club
5 TV 12 r/anime 2022 awards: Prerequisite for Free: The Final Stroke P1. 02-26-23
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Free! -Road to the World- the Dream
4 Movie 1 r/anime 2022 awards: Prerequisite for Free: The Final Stroke P1. 02-26-23
246
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Free! the Final Stroke: The First Volume
5 Movie 1 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama shortlist. 02-26-23
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Free! The Movie -Timeless Medley- the Bond
5 Movie 1 r/anime 2022 awards: Prerequisite for Free: The Final Stroke P1. 02-26-23
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Free! The Movie -Timeless Medley- the Promise
5 Movie 1 r/anime 2022 awards: Prerequisite for Free: The Final Stroke P1. 02-26-23
249
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From the New World
6 TV 25 11-08-14
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Fruits Basket 1st Season
4 TV 25 Source was from the 1990s and I felt it. Slice-of-life skits were dull and lacking in wit. There were flashes of good drama, but they were few and far between. Tohru was unrealistically perfect. Didn't care about the repeated rat/cat rivalry smack talk. 07-08-21
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Fruits Basket 2nd Season
6 TV 25 Started off better simply because it moved away from school. The second half was where things started to get spicy. The final zodiac characters were introduced, thus leaving us with a smaller core that drives the main story drama in S3. 07-10-21
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Fruits Basket: Prelude
5 Movie 1 Katsuya came off as too perfect. I felt good coming out of the theater, but realized that the movie just did some masterful emotional manipulation in its short runtime. 07-03-22
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Fruits Basket: The Final Season
8 TV 13 I don't necessarily agree with how the curse was broken and how Akito's subsequent redemption was handled. But it was Kyo's past, the Haru/Rin story, and Yuki's closure that sold S3 for me. They were concluded in the lovely sappy shoujo style. 07-11-21
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Full Dive: The Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life!
3 TV 12 Hiro was humiliated over and over. Despite that, I had hope that he'd give up on the game and be a little wiser. But he came back not to improve his real life, but to stop an NPC from dying. Why make this show so joyless after episode 2? 01-01-22
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Full Metal Panic!
7 TV 24
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Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory
5 TV 12 S4. Surprisingly dark. The first four episodes were real hype. But then we got two filler arcs because the writer wasn't ballsy enough to kill off any important characters. Weakest season, and no promises of S5. 08-15-18
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Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid
8 TV 13
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Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
9 TV 12 Absolutely phenomenal comedy with original and refreshing skits. It outshines the parent show. 00-00-04
259
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Gabriel DropOut
6 TV 12 This show could be a little off-putting if you're not into bullying comedy. Gabriel herself was outperformed by the two demons. Vigne and Satania were great! 01-22-20
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Gamers!
5 TV 12 The first half was an awesome buildup to one of the best climaxes I've seen in any romantic comedy. Episode 6 was epic. But then it goes downhill because the second half is an extended drag that doesn't resolve anything. Another read-the-LN commercial. 10-04-17
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Ganbare Douki-chan
6 ONA 12 SHORT. It's a lite version of My Senpai is Annoying. Cute workplace skits and some amusing rivalry from the co-workers, but no confession at the end. 12-31-21
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Gangsta.
2 TV 12 The second half is one of the most botched and unfocused wrecks I've had to sit through. Absolutely nothing got resolved, and new characters and arcs kept getting added right up until the abrupt final episode. Fights were crappy shounen action. 10-28-15
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Gantz
5 TV 13
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Gantz: Second Stage
7 TV 13
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Garakowa -Restore the World-
2 Movie 1 Almost half the movie was a detached infodump. I think what really soured the movie was the lack of BGM in many parts of the movie while the characters talked on and on. It just tried to cram way too much info into one hour. 02-12-16
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GATE
4 TV 12 An interesting premise brought down by the fact that it turned into a harem. It wasn't even a good harem because there were no real individual episodes on any of the girls. 08-23-16
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GATE Part 2
4 TV 12 Seeing medieval soldiers get machine gunned is only funny the first or second time. Final antagonists were bland. A popcorn timewaster, nothing more. 08-23-16
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Gekidol
2 TV 12 The way it played out reminded me of Air's Summer arc. Gekidol's twist into science fiction in the second half by discarding the MC could've been good if it completely devoted itself to it. But it kept flip-flopping and didn't stick the landing at all. 07-06-22
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Ghost (Music)
2 Music 1 Watched for the r/anime 2021 awards under best short film. Just a lyrics video with no real animation other than Suisei's skirt flapping in the wind. 01-18-22
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Giant Beasts of Ars
3 TV 12 Throwback fantasy. Main characters had good on-screen chemistry. But the story was a complete mess and didn't need the giant beasts in it at all. If only the show had stuck to its stronger plotline of mass-producing clerics as suicide bombers... 05-17-24
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Gift
5 Music 1 Watched for the r/anime 2021 awards under best short film. Neat music video with a childhood friendship that ends due to moving. 01-18-22
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Ginban Kaleidoscope
6 TV 12 At first Tazusa irked me because she was an abrasive person who ran her mouth off. But the second half and the lovely ending completely redeemed the show in my eyes. 03-07-15
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Gintama: The Very Final
5 Movie 1 I have not seen a single episode of Gintama. Watched this only to fill my r/anime awards checklist. The final third of the movie was the epilogue, and it gave me a glimpse, a small taste of the legendary comedy. I'll watch the show... some day. 01-20-22
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Giovanni's Island
7 Movie 1 It's a xerox of Grave of the Fireflies, complete with the younger sibling dying, but it has a more uplifting end that showcases hope. It has a simple tale to tell and it does it well, and I was impressed at the Russian voices. 11-20-15
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Girl Friend Beta
2 TV 12 The sheer size of the cast means that none of the supporting girls get any development. Couldn't get attached to any of them, making this a bland slice-of-life show. 03-04-15
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Girlfriend, Girlfriend
7 TV 12 Hiroyuki ended Aho Girl for this. It's not Aho Girl, but it's still an above average comedy. The MC is completely aware yet stupid at the same time. Everyone else is so dumb, but so persistent, that you can't help but root for them all. 09-24-21
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Girlfriend, Girlfriend Season 2
7 TV 12 The dramatic development of Shino carried the season, but at the expense of Nagisa. Questionable production and not as hilarious as S1, but this had progression unlike other romcoms. 02-05-24
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Girlish Number
4 TV 12 Showing the cynical side of the anime industry was interesting, but that idea disappeared in the second half. There were too many izakaya scenes that meandered into everyday talk. Ended up very bland. 05-01-18
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Girls Band Cry
8 TV 13 This had some of the most expressive, yet natural dialogue I've seen in any show. Loaded with interpersonal arguing because Nina's a diva, but not a single one felt frivolous. Soft ending, and the songs weren't to my taste. 01-13-25
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Girls und Panzer
5 TV 12 11-10-14
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Girls' Last Tour
8 TV 12 Despite being surrounded by destruction, this is a show about hope. You feel a cathartic release as the girls hit milestones, such as baking for the first time, or discovering that fish can be eaten. Voice acting is brilliant. 01-10-18
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Given
6 TV 11 It's very chill, with no overreactions or unnatural dialogue. As a music show, it feels sparse. Sparse OST, and there's only one song performed, but it's a home run. Could've been a little spicier, but at least there was a confession! 12-03-19
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Glasslip
1 TV 13 Please, please don't watch this show. I watched it because I was curious about how it was rated so low. I'm telling you not to make the same mistake I did. 10-08-14
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Gleipnir
3 TV 13 Deep foundations, as we're given flashbacks to how the current situation came to be. Unfortunately, they came too little too late, as the main infodump happened in episode 12 of 13. No resolution and was a read-the-manga ending. 08-17-21
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Goblin Slayer
6 TV 12 Other than episode 1, it's very standard and safe. But the combination of an endearing cast, combined with actual believable battle tactics, made this enjoyable. 02-12-19
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Golden Time
8 TV 24 The melodrama was a bit amped, but I'm okay with that. Koko became one of my favorite deredere characters. Solid ensemble show made by the creator of Toradora, and just as good. 05-19-15
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Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!
5 TV 12 Isn't bad as a popcorn anime featuring skimpy magical girls, but it's nothing more than that. And that's a shame, because I think the idea had so much more potential. 03-03-15
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Goodbye, Don Glees!
7 Movie 1 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama shortlist. 09-20-22
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Gosick
8 TV 24 Changing the format from mystery of the week to a long arc of political intrigue halfway through worked well. The ending was a bit too convenient, but there would've been outrage had Kujo died. 12-13-15
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Gotcha!
3 Music 1 The low-definition effect to simulate nostalgia didn't sit well with me. As I never watched Pokémon beyond Johto, I didn't recognize most of the characters. 06-15-21
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Granbelm
5 TV 13 Starts off on the wrong footing, and there is staleness with the dialogue, which ended up having myself not lean heavily towards any of the characters. But a modern hand-drawn mecha show is a rarity, and the music was orchestral greatness. 09-27-19
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Grand Blue Dreaming
2 TV 12 The guys are naked... because they are! And look, someone accidentally sees them! Ha ha ha... not. Come on, the comedy is completely flat. 12-11-18
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Grave of the Fireflies
5 Movie 1
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Great Pretender
4 TV 23 For the first 21 episodes, this show was a masterpiece. Then it self-destructed. Fitting with the show's theme, it was one of the nastiest swindles in anime history, invalidating every episode that came before it. Final count: 0 dead, 0 people scammed. 06-15-21
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Grimgar: Ashes and Illusions
7 TV 12 All that buildup towards teamwork being able to do things that couldn't be done alone, but two of the last three fights were soloed and weren't shown in their entirety. Still a solid isekai. 07-01-16
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Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan
7 TV 26 It took years to find the DVDs for this. I paid $10 for the first 3 DVDs but $70 for the 4th DVD, which was ultra rare.
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Gugure! Kokkuri-san
2 TV 12 It's one of the flattest comedies I have seen in a long while. Kohina's doll-like attitude and appearance isn't played for anything past episode 2. This is forgettable trash. Don't watch this show. 01-14-15
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Gurren Lagann
8 TV 27 Watched dubbed. The Star Wars of anime, with Spiral Power acting as The Force. First 16 episodes make for a good kids show. But the next 11 episodes are an absolute epic. It's all deus ex machina, but it's so outrageous that it works. 05-01-21
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Gushing over Magical Girls
6 TV 13 A wild and explosive first half made way for a ho-hum second half where the real villains weren't very compelling. However, the ecchi and sound production were creative enough to boost this into something memorable. 02-22-25
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H2O: Footprints in the Sand
3 TV 12 Hirose starts blind, gets his eyesight back, loses it again, and gets it back again. The main girl gets killed and then gets magically revived in the final minute of the show. WHAT. 06-23-15
301
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Haganai: A Round-Robin Story's Ending Is Way Extreme
7 OVA 1 10-10-14
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Haganai: I don't have many friends
7 TV 12 10-10-14
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Haganai: I don't have many friends NEXT
5 TV 12 10-10-14
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Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
7 TV 12 Surprised me with its sharp and witty writing. It treated its missions more like everyday work instead of anything on an epic scale. Loved the bromance between Lin and Banba. 07-06-18
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Hanaukyo Maid Team: La Verite
3 TV 12
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Hanaukyou Maid-tai
4 TV 12
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Hand Shakers
2 TV 12 Koyori could've been replaced by a rock and the show would've been the same. Tazuma was MESH this and MESH that. 09-11-17
308
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Happy Sugar Life
10 TV 12 362331 The cinematography during the flashbacks and internal monologues was chilling. Not an easy watch, and though I disagree with certain characters' actions, the way the show presented their internal logic was nothing short of masterful. 02-15-19
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Happy☆Lesson (TV)
3 TV 13
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Haré+Guu
8 TV 26
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Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
6 TV 12 How does a Gary Stu show become interesting? By being creative and switching viewpoints every episode so that the world is seen in all the minor characters. It did its best to avoid becoming stale. 08-23-16
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Heartcatch Precure!
9 TV 49 Used episode guide and skipped all filler: http://tiny.cc/hcpc. The ultimate refinement of the traditional children's magical girl show. Last 5 eps were epic. 01-04-16
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Hensuki: Are you willing to Fall in Love with a Pervert, as long as she's a Cutie?
5 TV 12 Surprisingly competent. In the end, the MC remains noncommittal, and the show is an ad for the light novel, but it was a fun romp, with some definite funny moments. 12-07-19
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Her Blue Sky
3 Movie 1 This doesn't hold a candle to Okada/Nagai's previous teamup, Anthem of the Heart. Poor execution of the supernatural elements, and a musical hook that was thrown away in the second half. 06-09-21
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Hey, President Trap-kun!
1 ONA 2 SHORT. No no no. Wherever you are on the political spectrum, you don't want to see his genitals. 04-11-21
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Hi Score Girl
7 TV 12 Absolutely shocked when the show presented real, genuine video games of the era. Real development happens for the three main characters, and the show manages to be very good despite having a dense male lead. 05-31-19
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Hi Score Girl II
7 TV 9 The love triangle got serious. Didn't completely stick the landing. But Haruo finally grew a pair in the last few episodes and did what most MCs couldn't. The most authentic gaming show in existence. 01-02-20
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Hi Score Girl: Extra Stage
7 OVA 3 Part of S2. 01-01-20
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Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway
6 TV 13 The drama of Sayu overcoming her past is compelling. But instead of using the show's backdrop as a positive effect on Yoshida's love life, both of his adult love interests were tossed aside to focus more on Sayu developing feelings for Yoshida. 07-06-21
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High Card
5 TV 12 Competent action show, though episodic until the last few episodes. Likeable characters though a bit campy at times. It did stick the landing, and I'm looking forward to season 2. 03-02-24
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High School of the Dead
2 TV 12 Rest in peace, Daisuke Satou. 08-22-13
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Hikaru no Go
5 TV 75
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Himouto! Umaru-chan
6 TV 12 S1. Ebina is so cute! Loved all of the otaku and anime references. Umaru being a total jerk was fine. Everyone being nice to each other would've just made this another boring school CGDCT. 05-24-21
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Himouto! Umaru-chan OVA
6 OVA 2 Part of S1. OVA ep1 is after ep7, and OVA ep2 is after ep12. Mandatory viewing, as it gives a proper closure to the season. 05-24-21
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Himouto! Umaru-chan R
4 TV 12 S2. Umaru's sharpness made S1 interesting, but she was essentially neutered in S2. There were hints that couples would form, but they were all teases. Worst of all, the numerous otaku and anime references disappeared. No real ending. 05-24-21
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Himouto! Umaru-chanS
5 Special 12 2-minute shorts to watch in between S1 and S2. The cast is chibified and dumped into fantasy-like situations. It's alright, but doesn't connect with the main show. 05-24-21
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Hina Logic – from Luck & Logic
5 TV 12 Doesn't do anything new or special. It's your run-of-the-mill CGDCT show, with splashes of magical girl and yuri. But it still has Doga Kobo's great production value. 06-19-18
328
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Hinamatsuri
7 TV 12 First episode made me grimace. But then it suddenly got better. Most of the skits didn't involve the weak superpower gimmick. Anzu's skits in Hinamatsuri reminded me of Bunny Drop, and it actually outshone it at times. 07-20-18
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Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu
7 TV 12 Show handles the Bocchi's anxiety issues with love, care, and a lot of cuteness. Lacks long-term depth, but oh it was so cute! 10-11-19
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Hololive Alternative
5 PV 2 Watched for the r/anime 2021 awards under best short film. Detailed, crisp animation. Everything you'd want out of a trailer. 01-18-22
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Horimiya
4 TV 13 Decent first half that turned into a rushed side-character vignette mess in the second half. Miyamura's development felt too unnatural as he transformed from an antisocial loner to a socially confident chad. 04-12-21
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How clumsy you are, Miss Ueno.
2 TV 12 Ueno's not the problem of this show. But she must bounce her dialogue towards two very dull supporting characters. It's like a comedian speaking to a dead crowd. In the end, I've forgotten most of Ueno's inventions. 07-04-19
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How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?
7 TV 12 This could've gone wrong in so many ways. It could've gone the spiteful route and had body shaming. But it promotes so much positivity that I can't say anything too negative regarding its production. Great edutainment. 10-23-19
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How Not to Summon a Demon Lord
5 TV 12 Most isekai with an overpowered MC shows are dull because the MC was too wimpy to do anything with the girls. Diablo is still too wimpy, but the girls put the question to him by forcing the situations. And so this is trash you can watch. 12-06-18
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How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Ω
2 TV 10 S2 switched the studio and TV station. That meant the service all but disappeared. Instead of interesting arcs like in S1, here we got another "evil church run by a corrupt priest" story. Shera and Rem were reduced to token party members. 07-11-21
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Howl's Moving Castle
5 Movie 1
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Hug tto! Precure
5 TV 49 First 20 eps were good. Writing was strong and you could sense progress after every episode. But after Emiru and Lulu became Precures themselves, the show tanked in quality. 04-12-20
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Hyouka
3 TV 22 Can a mystery show work without any criminal cases? No. Without any stakes, there's little to care about. Why should I care about a bunch of stolen trinkets that could be replaced at a Dollarama? 08-29-19
339
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I Want To Eat Your Pancreas
8 Movie 1 Felt like a more mature version of Your Lie in April, where a cheerful girl befriends an introvert. However, Your Lie in April has much more time to work its story. Pancreas does what it can for a movie, and the ending still hits you with feels. 02-20-19
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I'm glad I could keep running.
5 TV 4 A simple story about not giving up on your dreams just because things don't go as planned. It's a pleasing watch, but there's only so much you can do in an hour. 07-25-19
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I've Always Liked You
4 Movie 1 Confess Your Love movie 1. The ultimate failure of the Bechdel Test. With no time to build up the pairs, this didn't feel romantic at all, and was just about building up the courage to confess. 05-15-21
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I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level
5 TV 12 Comedy was good, and the monster girls were cute, but every episode centered around Azusa. The monster girls didn't interact with each other in a more meaningful way without Azusa around. Nice sound effects. 01-17-22
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I, Tsushima
3 TV 12 SHORT. From the director of Pop Team Epic. Hyper-realistic looking cats but little else. Boomer Japanese humor. 12-31-21
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ID-0
5 TV 12 The first couple of episodes dragged and spent too much time with the crew's mining activities. Eventually we're told how Rajeev came to be, but the second half felt like warp speed. 03-04-18
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ID: INVADED
6 TV 13 I still don't understand parts of the mystery. Kept its emotional distance from the viewer, but I liked it. And from someone who thought Inception was mediocre, that's a great outcome. 03-06-21
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Idoly Pride
5 TV 12 Fantastic first episode. The rest of the show couldn't live up to the potential, and everything was predictable. Tournament arc was weak. LizNoir got jobbed! But it still had decent feels despite playing it safe. 04-21-21
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If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die
6 TV 12 Main characters and the unpopular idol are all adorkable, and the show respects the wota fandom. Had the story been a bit more ambitious, it would've been one of the top shows of 2020. 08-18-21
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Ikebukuro West Gate Park
6 TV 12 Mature show. Episode 10 in particular was the best of the show, with one of the best approaches I have seen to deal with bullying and forgiveness. But the two gang war arcs weren't as interesting as the episodic mediation stories. 05-15-21
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Iketeru Futari
4 TV 16 Short
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In Another World With My Smartphone
3 TV 12 Ultimate wish fulfillment show. The big disappointment is that it's not his smartphone that matters; it's his omnipotent magic powers. Fails as a SoL because everything centers around the MC. 11-06-17
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In the Land of Leadale
2 TV 12 Another trash isekai that tried to pass off its awful writing as slice-of-life. Unlikable overpowered MC with no special gimmick. There are many better options to choose from. 04-13-22
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In This Corner of the World
3 Movie 1 A series of disconnected time progression skits from 1933 to 1946. 80% of the movie passed before the a-bomb dropped, and amazingly, it wasn't able to use all that time to form an emotional bond with anyone. How did this win so many awards? 05-02-21
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Innocent Venus
4 TV 12
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Insomniacs After School
6 TV 13 I prefer shows to have some spicy tension, but this was one of the better no-drama natural romance shows I've seen. Plenty of one-on-one time between the main couple, and they kept it interesting despite the bland summer vacation backdrop. 07-21-24
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Interspecies Reviewers
7 TV 12 Sets a new gold standard for ecchi comedy. The amount of fantasy worldbuilding is well beyond that of many serious shows. Tastes are wide and varied, with the very first debate in the show setting up the entire premise. 04-14-20
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Interviews With Monster Girls
6 TV 12 By showing that the girls' conditions don't have much of an effect on their everyday lives, the resultant world seems idealistic. But maybe the show never wanted to be heavy in the first place. 10-12-17
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Inuyashiki: Last Hero
8 TV 11 The villain had some complexity despite being a mass murderer. Writing was a little rough in the second half as the stakes escalated. However, the show was all about exploring what it means to be human, and it nailed that perfectly. 01-07-18
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Invaders of the Rokujyoma!?
3 TV 12 12-16-14
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Ippatsu Kiki Musume
3 TV 16 SHORT. Good concept of escaping from seemingly impossible danger situations, but this was so crude and low-budget.
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Iroduku: The World in Colors
4 TV 13 Hitomi finds a purpose in her life and is no longer an introvert by the end. But I'm left wondering why Hitomi needed to travel back in time in the first place. Were her current classmates so distant that she couldn't have bonded with them instead? 01-14-19
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Is the Order a Rabbit?
5 TV 12 Textbook moe slice-of-life. Comedy is light. Best girl is Syaro, the one who keeps worrying about how poor she is. Maybe they could've done something more with the talking puffball, but they never explain him. 03-22-15
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Is the Order a Rabbit? Bloom
4 TV 12 384457 After 5 years, we got S3. But the CGDCT sub-genre has since become more complex. This show, despite looking better than ever, didn't grow up and evolve like the rest of the slice-of-life genre. 03-14-21
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Is the Order a Rabbit??
5 TV 12 Better than S1 because there's less focus on the furball Tippy and more on the main cast. The lighthearted humor is more abundant and there were several scenes that made me smile and giggle. 01-20-16
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Ishura
2 TV 12 Unique battle royale that doesn't work at all. Each champion was given an entire episode of backstory, then was thrown into a nonsensical war. Way too much pointless exposition and setup, not enough actual fighting. 02-17-25
365
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Jagainu-kun
5 TV 26 Short
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Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night
6 TV 12 Good show about accepting yourself rather than conforming to be normal. The drama in ep9 looked to set up something epic, but the remaining eps lacked focus, and everything was resolved too quickly and cleanly. 01-10-25
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Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
7 Movie 1 If you like your tsundere girls flavored strong, this is for you. Conversations between Tsuneo and Josee were stilted. But after a bit of drama, everything wrapped up nicely with a chance fairytale ending. Sweet and simple. 06-16-21
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Jujutsu Kaisen
4 TV 24 First 13 eps were very good. Lots of high-budget, fast-paced action, and Kenjirou Tsuda stole the show as Nanami. But the second half, what the hell? Eps 14-21 were spent on a school arc that introduced a bunch of annoying students. 01-22-22
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Jujutsu Kaisen 0
3 Movie 1 Worse than S1. Yuuta is a much weaker MC than Yuuji. Suguru Getou was a terrible villain. Despite being a movie, the budget didn't increase. 03-19-22
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Just Because!
4 TV 12 None of the couples are believable, and most of the characters are boring and wooden. The main character doesn't smile 95% of the time, and you can't root for him because you don't know what the girls see in him. 01-17-18
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Kageki Shojo!!
5 TV 13 Didn't have the budget of Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight, but I liked it more. It's a completely different take on the theater setting, with a very grounded cast of girls. Nothing supernatural happens; just a bunch of theater girls learning the ropes. 12-14-21
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Kaginado
2 TV 12 SHORT. To understand this, you need to invest hundreds of hours into Key visual novels and their anime adaptations. And it's not worth it at all. 12-29-21
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Kaguya-sama: Love is War
5 TV 12 Has an excellent premise, and both main characters are actually intelligent. But the narrator was annoying. As a result, many of the jokes in the first half of the show had a softer impact because the narrator kept mansplaining the joke. 06-06-19
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Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-
6 TV 13 Felt weaker than S2. Dropped much of the comedy in favor of the saddest, most common trope in anime: the school culture festival. Maybe the romcom genre is too flawed, as I prefer romantic dramas and gut-busting comedies separately. 08-14-22
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Kaguya-sama: Love is War OVA
4 OVA 1 If the goods won't be shown, why bother? Skits were average. Narrator overload. 05-31-21
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Kaguya-sama: Love is War?
7 TV 12 362241 Though I had a negative bias going into this show, no thanks to the narrator, I'm happy that this one ended up being a nice improvement over S1 with its skit creativity. The serious arcs were a nice cherry on top. 10-18-20
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Kakegurui
6 TV 12 The only way to make repulsive characters entertaining is to heavily stylize it and provide a constant thriller vibe to the show. Not much depth, but presentation is well enough that you care about the outcome of each gamble. Faces were epic. 11-28-17
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Kakegurui××
3 TV 12 What happened? We're introduced to a clan family who wants to take over. They don't add to the story and gives the viewer little reason to care about them. Games weren't interesting like S1, as the losers never ended up losing anything substantial. 05-24-19
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Kakushigoto
2 TV 12 Ineffective single parent show. The dad acted like a high school kid. Work skits had way too much unfunny dialogue that set up a mundane punchline. The last episode tried to be serious, but it was just Erased's ending done very poorly. 05-27-21
380
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Kanon
4 TV 13
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Kanon
7 TV 24
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Kase-san and Morning Glories
5 OVA 1 It's very fluffy, and the visuals were bright. We're thrown into an already established relationship, but both girls are shy and still need to explore their feelings. With only a 1-hour runtime, there wasn't much depth to the characters. 11-17-18
383
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Katanagatari
1 TV 12 Dropped after ep6. Here's how every ep went: no-personality hero and his annoying buddy cop challenge someone. The challenged explains all of the special moves. Ep4 was one of the worst I've ever seen. Mega infodumping. 12-06-17
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Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
6 TV 12 362237 Kanamori is the star as she weaved through the business side of production. But the creative process fell flat, and I felt increasingly apathetic as the show progressed. The show they put out wasn't actually any good. 10-25-20
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Keijo!!!!!!!!
8 TV 12 I lost it with moves like SHORYUCANS, GATE OF BOOTYLON, and BUTTACK ON TITAN. 12-25-16
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Kemurikusa (TV)
7 TV 12 Girls' Last Tour vibes. The show treats the viewer with respect by introducing things gradually, and the show's atmosphere and slow-rolling to a satisfying ending make this an underrated hidden gem of 2019. 06-20-19
387
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Kiddy Grade
5 TV 24
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Killing Bites
6 TV 12 This was better than it had any right to be. Lots of furry fighting action with some amusing tactics, and backroom politics that wasn't a complete bore to watch. That's what Killing Bites is. 02-25-19
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King's Game
5 TV 12 So many plot holes, and the writing is absolutely atrocious. But it was interesting enough that I watched it all in 1 day. Despite all the flaws, I was invested and wanted to see Natsuko lose. Yui Horie needs to voice more villains. 01-18-18
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Kino's Journey
4 TV 13 It tried to juxtapose the good and evil in every country, but leaned too much on the evil and embraced nihilism. Some of the countries' customs were baffling and not rooted in logic. Kino didn't grow as a character. 06-03-21
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Knights of Sidonia
9 TV 12 This felt like I was watching a Hollywood blockbuster the whole time. Surround sound and special effects were beyond incredible. Though S1 ended up being "gauna of the week", every encounter was epic. Not a single weak episode. 12-19-15
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Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet Nine
6 TV 12 S2. It turned into a rom-com! Still an audiovisual treat, but there were too many plot lines unanswered. 05-02-16
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Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars
6 Movie 1 416617 A satisfactory ending to Sidonia, and stronger than S2. But it still felt that we were deprived of an epic conclusion. 09-13-21
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Koikimo
3 TV 12 I was surprised when rivals were introduced. They shared similar otaku interests, which would've eliminated the age gap. Unfortunately, the grooming was successful. Some of the worst audio mixing I have heard in anime. Set your volume low. 07-04-21
395
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Komi Can't Communicate
5 TV 12 Fantastic ep1. But the show settled into generic school SoL with the sports and culture festival skits. However, it's produced so well and has such unique cinematography that you won't mind. 12-27-21
396
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Komi Can't Communicate Season 2
3 TV 12 r/anime awards 2022: Comedy shortlist. 10-16-22
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life
7 TV 13 It uses a lot of budget-saving tricks. The source is from a shounen manga, so the dialogue can get a little heated with all the typical friendship talk. But I really enjoyed the redemption of Chika. 11-14-19
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life Season 2
9 TV 13 It could've easily focused on Satowa taking charge and leading the club. But instead, the show emphasized teamwork to such a great degree, that at the end, it was truly a team effort, not only from the players, but from the teachers and mentors as well. 01-06-20
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KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!
7 TV 10 This was fun! Witty, creative writing kept the jokes fresh, and it didn't suck near the end unlike Shimoneta. It was weird how they introduced Wiz by completely bypassing her arc, but given that this was only 10 eps I'll let it slide. 06-24-16
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KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! - Legend of Crimson
6 Movie 1 Saw at theater. It was Konosuba being mostly more of the same. However it didn't feel as creative as the first 2 seasons. This made me realize how important Aqua is to the show, as she took more of a backseat role here. 11-19-19
401
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KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 2
8 TV 10 Aqua stole the spotlight, while Megumin was utilized the least. Darkness' one-trick pony act got tiresome. The chemistry between the party is what makes this season great, but I wish the show didn't keep repeating the same jokes. 09-07-17
402
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KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3
5 TV 11 Couldn't match the highs of S2 and the movie. While the princess arc was OK, the second Darkness forced marriage arc was stale. But KonoSuba at its worst is still better than quite a number of comedies at their best. 02-18-25
403
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Kotaro Lives Alone
3 ONA 10 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama shortlist. 02-26-23
404
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Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear
4 TV 12 Played it straight for a relaxing isekai. Almost no comedy. Yuna mostly traveled solo, and much time is spent on the villagers showering her with the greatest praise. This really needed a true ensemble party, as Yuna soloing every problem got dull. 06-14-21
405
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Kyoto Animation: Souzou-hen
5 CM 1 Watched for the r/anime 2021 awards under best short film. It was fine. 01-18-22
406
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Laid-Back Camp
6 TV 12 Fluffy and warm. Liked the divide between the solo camper and the club campers. Solo excursions did get a little bogged down by the mass-texting, which affected the immersion a little. 05-31-18
407
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Laid-Back Camp Season 2
7 TV 13 Less texting than in S1, which was great. OST with exotic instruments was fantastic. A solid improvement over S1, though it still fell a bit short of the heavyweight slice-of-life shows that have important progression. 04-04-21
408
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Laid-Back Camp Season 3
5 TV 12 New studio and art direction. While the bridges arc was good, this felt weaker than the previous 2 seasons. There was less environmental immersion, and a greater focus on food. The annoying texting from S1 also returned. 01-12-25
409
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Laid-Back Camp Season 3 Specials
5 Special 3 SHORT. Watched with S3. 01-12-25
410
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Land of the Lustrous
3 TV 12 A great example of a show with seemingly fantastic world building, but with nothing of actual substance. We don't know who the Lunarians are, and why they attack weekly instead of making one big assault on the gems. Master Airbender was useless. 01-09-18
411
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Last Exile
7 TV 26
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes
4 OVA 110 A unique experience. Worldbuilding was second to none. But it's for the anime anti-fan, those who dislike what makes anime great. It min-maxed on worldbuilding at the expense of everything else, then used main character deaths as a cheap trick. 06-06-21
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Collision
7 Movie 12 S3. r/anime 2022 awards: Drama FINALIST with S4. I ranked this #2. 02-26-23
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue
5 Movie 12 S4. r/anime 2022 awards: Drama FINALIST with S3. Weaker than S3, but they were a pair, so I ranked this #2. 02-26-23
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars
5 Movie 1 Appetizer movie 1. Just serves to introduce the characters. There's a big fight but we're not really invested in everything yet. 05-30-21
416
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
5 Movie 1 Appetizer movie 2. A bigger hint of things to come, Yang and Reinhard have been promoted and square off in their first space battle against each other, though there's no direct communication. Replaces the first 2 episodes of the show. 05-30-21
417
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Let's Make a Mug Too
6 TV 12 See S2 for capsule review. 12-23-21
418
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Let's Make a Mug Too 2
6 TV 12 Some strong episodes, and I loved the blue kappa origin episode. I think with a little more iyashikei and a slightly higher production budget, it would've been a big winner. 12-23-21
419
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Li'l Spider Girl
5 TV Special 1 Good one-shot. Unexpected ending. 04-23-16
420
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Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan
7 TV 13 Unique premise: a kids variety show with a cynical adult cast. I enjoyed its brand of dark comedy, but wished the show had gone deeper and darker instead of sticking with the status quo. 01-09-22
421
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Lights of the Clione
3 TV 12 385604 It finished its story, however simple it may be. But because anime is such a great medium for drama, there are countless other shows that do a dramatic tragedy better. I feel miserable giving this a 3, but it's what it deserves. 02-12-18
422
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Liz and the Blue Bird
7 Movie 1 The quiet, understated environment works for Mizore. By removing the moe and melodrama from Sound Euphonium, and switching perspective, we get a story that is captivating with less dialogue. 02-17-19
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Look Back
7 Movie 1 We've all had what-if scenarios where we regret not doing something years ago. There are always more opportunities out there. But did this movie really need the random death trick to stir up emotions? 01-10-25
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Looking for Magical Doremi
7 Movie 1 Shows about anime fans have been done before, but this is the first one where I've seen it done in a sentimental manner. A nice movie about using the messages learned from a kids anime to find the magic within yourself and move on even after bad times. 01-19-22
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Lost Song
5 TV 12 Disney-like hero/villain archetypes, with a very straightforward way of presenting things. Fights were too simple. There's a twist in episode 8 that saves this show from being completely forgettable. 02-28-19
426
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Lost Universe
4 TV 26
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Lostorage Conflated WIXOSS
5 TV 12 S4. Selectors Assemble! It played out like Yu-Gi-Oh's shadow games. But the villain was once again one-dimensional, and there were basically no real rules as to what could be done in the card games. But at least the Selector system ends for good! 09-11-18
428
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Lostorage incited WIXOSS
4 TV 12 S3. Weak. Mari Okada wrote the first two seasons, and her not writing this was a huge loss. I didn't like the characters, and the villain was just a campy guy who wanted to manipulate everyone. 09-08-18
429
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Love and Lies
3 TV 12 The setup reminded me of School Days. MC is spineless ends up playing both girls into a noncommittal harem. The show is a romantic drama without the romance or the drama. 10-26-17
430
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Love Hina
3 TV 24
431
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Love Hina Again
3 OVA 3
432
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Love Lab
5 TV 13 11-27-13
433
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Love Live! SuperStar!!
6 TV 12 All the group songs sounded too similar and formulaic. But a 5-girl idol group, compared to 9 in earlier iterations, is just right, and the show is good, standard idol fare. Sumire got picked on too much but her focused ep was good. 01-12-22
434
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Love Live! Superstar!! Season 2
4 TV 12 r/anime awards 2022: Comedy FINALIST. I ranked it #6, and it got 6th. New girls didn't add to the show. 02-26-23
435
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Love Live! Superstar!! Season 3
5 TV 12 While S1 will always be special for breaking the mold, S3 increased the group to 11 and played it completely safe. But there were some sentimental moments, and I appreciated that the original 5 got some final exposure before graduating. 01-16-25
436
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Love Me, Love Me Not
4 Movie 1 Crammed 12 volumes into a single movie. It felt too rushed, and there wasn't any time to let the characters breathe. Everything felt spontaneous. It should've been a full show. 01-21-22
437
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Love of Kill
5 TV 12 Chateau and Song eventually have a good dynamic, and the final 3 episodes that revealed their past was excellent. Unfortunately, the backstory is all we get, as it's a read-the-manga ending. Strong OST. 04-12-22
438
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Lucky☆Star
4 TV 24
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Lycoris Recoil
4 TV 13 The writers must've seen Joker, and then tried to make Majima like him. But he was completely unconvincing as a Joker wannabe. Hated how in the end, no sacrifices were made, and everything reverted to the status quo. This one didn't even try to be bold. 04-25-24
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Made in Abyss
7 TV 13 Beautiful production value. Everything is set up in advance; nothing comes as a surprise. The emotional scenes still hit you hard. But it's incomplete. Hoping this doesn't drag out like other popular shows. 12-12-17
441
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Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul
4 Movie 1 Worldbuilding was noticeably absent. Most frustratingly, Bondrewd remained alive, and the "Black Widow sacrifice" was cheapened because Bondrewd did it for the heroes. The final scenes were frustrating because justice didn't happen. 03-28-21
442
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Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
3 TV 12 S2. It's clear by now that whatever innovation and marvel that was present in S1 is all but gone. This show can't do anything but rehash the same emotionally manipulative stories over and over. Reintroducing Mitty was a no-no. 03-26-23
443
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MAGATSU WAHRHEIT
6 TV 12 08-19-21
444
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Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
2 TV 13 Disappointment of the year. This show was so unfocused. New magical girls were introduced each episode, and plot lines were quickly discarded as fast as they're introduced. Magius isn't a compelling antagonist. Madoka Magica cameos were pointless. 09-10-20
445
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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection
4 Movie 1 Plenty of bright lights and loud explosions. Wasn't boring, but had little substance other than the fights, and choreography was average. Not painfully bad, but nothing more than a popcorn action flick. 03-02-18
446
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Magical Girl Ore
3 TV 12 Resorted to otaku meta-humor, and rarely succeeded. None of the characters get much development, and the musclemen-with-teddy-heads were boring. If it hadn't wasted much of its runtime with the idol substory, it could've been a good show. 01-07-20
447
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Magical Girl Raising Project
8 TV 12 Supposedly a ripoff of Madoka Magica, Danganronpa 3, and Akame Ga Kill. It worked because of its ensemble cast storytelling. Villain of the year is in here. 12-20-16
448
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Magical Girl Site
3 TV 12 It tried to be dark and edgy. It really did. But a grand total of only 1 magical girl dies! The apocalypse, never happens, and the villains, the site admins, are comical. Show doesn't finish the story. Watch MGRP instead. 08-30-18
449
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Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka
5 TV 12 Premise is neat in that the MC. must deal with PTSD. Inconsistent tone, derpy animation, and the design looks like it came out of the 90s. Two OK arcs. However, the main overarching issue isn't resolved. 09-03-19
450
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Magical Sempai
5 TV 12 What carries the show is Sempai's constant enthusiasm during each skit. More characters are introduced later, but unlike so many other shows that drown in character soup, this delivers a good amount of one-on-one skits to the very end. 10-28-19
451
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Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.
4 TV 12 A delightful first half gave way to a bunch of meandering in the second half, and the gimmick of creating new deus ex machina spells to defeat the Kaii got old. I'll be watching S2 but it needs to get better. 04-09-25
452
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Mahoromatic ~Something More Beautiful~
5 TV 14
453
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Mahoromatic: Automatic Maiden
6 TV 12
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Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
4 TV 12 Production was fantastic, but it peaked at episode 4. Then it became a bland slice-of-life with a 5-ep culture festival arc. MC was still the generic boring guy. Girls were intriguing at first but didn't develop. 01-05-25
455
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Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
5 Movie 1 The subplot with the kingdom attacking the immortals was bland and without any intrigue. One of the final lines "let's go and meet the next person you'll leave." And that perfectly sums up how mundane everything was. 08-12-18
456
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March Comes In Like a Lion
4 TV 22 303059 Explores much of Rei's past. But I felt empty when the show didn't use this past to really affect the person he is now. And at the end, I didn't feel Rei had grown as a person. Instead, he was still wallowing in self-pity. 03-07-19
457
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March Comes In Like a Lion 2nd Season
6 TV 22 Much better than S1. Hina's arc was the highlight. But her problem would have been solved without Rei's intervention. Rei's lack of development is still frustrating. Don't watch it for the Shogi, or for any sort of concluding narrative. 03-13-19
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Maria the Virgin Witch
5 TV 12 Liked the feminism and anti-religion slant, but the last two episodes were too much of a Disney miracle. 08-19-15
459
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Mars of Destruction
2 OVA 1 This and Skelter Heaven are two peas in a pod.
460
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Mars Red
6 TV 13 A rare show that depicted vampires seriously with real weaknesses. Strong concept, but the narrative was all over the place, and some of its numerous stories missed the mark. Strong final episode. 01-29-22
461
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Marulk's Daily Life
5 Movie 4 SHORT. Lead-in to Made in Abyss M3. Cute, but nothing more. 03-28-21
462
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Mashiro-iro Symphony: Airi ga Anata no Kanojo ni!?
5 Special 1 AIRI LOVE. You'll get diabetes from this! 10-17-15
463
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Mashiroiro Symphony: The Color of Lovers
6 TV 12 Shingo is too perfect and has no flaws to speak of. It works well in the visual novel, but it doesn't work for anime. But props for doing something different other than first girl wins. 10-17-15
464
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Mashle: Magic and Muscles
5 TV 12 It wasn't funnier than One Punch Man, but it had a decent blend of comedy and satire. Nothing amazing, but serviceable. It was fun seeing Mash pretend to be a mage. 09-02-24
465
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Mashle: Magic and Muscles The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc
2 TV 12 The dreaded tournament arc. They raised the power levels too high, and dropped much of the comedy, as everyone knows who Mash is now. Whatever comedy remained was repetitive and stale. How did the OP become so viral? 09-09-24
466
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Matoi the Sacred Slayer
7 TV 12 Battles were uninspiring. Other than that, a solid straight magical girl show with very little of the genre's pitfalls: the cuteness isn't in-your-face, and transformations are minimized, as are trite speeches from both the heroes and villains. 02-28-18
467
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Mayonaka Punch
5 TV 12 Mostly a screwball, high-octane comedy with a premise similar to Ya Boy Kongming. But it's the sentimental moments such as the backstories of Fuu and Ichiko that stand out. I wish the show had leaned more on that to become something greater. 09-26-24
468
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Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms
3 TV 12 Generic battle shounen, but with double the annoying characters because every Mecha-Ude had attitude. However, the sound direction and music was on point. Did it really take nearly 10 years to crowdfund this slop? 03-22-25
469
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Megalobox
4 TV 13 Forced 480p video. There were stories behind the fights, but they were only skin-deep, and you knew Joe would end up at the top. Joe took multiple blows then landed a critical punch against every time. Continue with Nomad: Megalo Box 2. 10-24-21
470
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Megalobox 2: Nomad
8 TV 13 S2 didn't even feel like the same show. It blindsided me as the good ending in S1 was thrown away, and the focus was not just on Joe, but two other boxers with their own personal demons and their attempts at finding redemption. 10-25-21
471
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Memories Off 2nd
3 OVA 3
472
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Midori Days
7 TV 13
473
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Mieruko-chan
5 TV 12 Unique blend of horror. But its gimmick of trying to ignore spirits wore thin, and it didn't do much with it for the first 9 eps. 01-26-22
474
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Million Doll
2 TV 11 SHORT - It's too bad we'll never find out if both the local idol group and the indie singer can make it. I'd watch a S2 just to find out what happens. But we know the ending: neither of them do. 07-07-16
475
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Minarai Diva
1 TV 10 166385 The precursor to vtubers several years too early. Lots of technical problems. 10-26-14
476
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Mirai
3 Movie 1 It felt that all of the teleports were filler except for the last one. Weird details, such as Mirai's birthmark, had no relevance. So all I saw was a spoiled brat cry and complain for over an hour. 02-17-19
477
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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
6 TV 13 The dragons introduced later in the show were weak, and the show defaulted to the cliche festival and beach episodes. But it was still charming. 09-19-17
478
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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S
5 TV 12 S2. Ilulu was shoved into the background, and time was spent developing the large supporting cast. They were given room to breathe. But there's little progress, and it needs to do more in its inevitable 3rd season to impress. 10-28-21
479
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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S Short Animation Series
5 ONA 13 SHORT. Precursor to Dragon Maid S2. 1-minute skits were fine, nothing special. 07-07-21
480
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Mizuiro (2003)
5 OVA 2
481
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Mob Psycho 100
3 TV 12 Wait, how is this show good? Full of fights I didn't care about, and godawful animation. It had the same problem as One Punch Man in that the only way to make things interesting was to keep increasing power levels. 01-20-17
482
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Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
4 TV 49
483
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Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway
6 Movie 1 Very pretty. So many first-person views, it was though I was watching a video game in action. But the narrative moved at a snail's pace. Final fights didn't feel epic because they weren't against a major antagonist. 01-20-22
484
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Mochibei
2 Movie 1 SHORT. Well, it's only 30 seconds. Used at AN17's Anime Speedtune. 05-28-17
485
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Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
7 TV 12 362206 All the jokes about shoujo manga production were absolutely hilarious. But if the show were only about that, it'd have run out of material real quick. So there's a huge supporting cast that keeps the comedy rolling. 01-12-15
486
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Moriarty the Patriot
6 TV 11 08-20-21
487
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Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory
4 TV 10 Not terrible, but there was no development after episode 3, as the show advanced time with the typical festival, beach, and Christmas eps. Maybe 6 girls was just too much. It also hurt that this was 10 eps instead of 12 and ended on an open note. 12-01-21
488
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Mouse
4 TV 12
489
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Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles
5 TV 12 Straightforward foodie show that did exactly as it delivered. It wasn't snobbish either; there were entire skits dedicated to instant ramen as well! 07-27-18
490
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Muromi-san
5 TV 13 10-11-14
491
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
5 TV 11 Started off great. All-out budget in the first 2 eps. Roxy and Sylphie were good. It was refreshing to see an isekai MC that wasn't overpowered from the start. Then the second half happened. Tsundere girls ruin everything, and Eris was no exception. 12-26-21
492
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Part 2
6 TV 12 S1P2 had a slow start but got better over time. What sets this apart from other isekai is the how it highlights the importance of family and belonging. But it lacked proper pacing and editing for me to truly consider it great. 12-26-21
493
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2
5 TV 12 Ep7 was shockingly grotesque. But the rest of S2P1 was OK, and the final 3 eps redeemed it. The school arc was paced like a turtle, but it needed to be to make the Sylphie/Rudy couple realistic. 03-02-25
494
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 - Episode 0 "Guardian Fitz"
5 TV Special 1 Combined with S2P1. 03-01-25
495
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Part 2
7 TV 12 Roxy's back, but what a controversial ending. However, the continued character building and emotional hits near the end were so good. This was the finest cour so far, even though the production couldn't match S1. 03-02-25
496
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My Dress-Up Darling
7 TV 12 Gojo and Marin were adorable. Their interactions were playful and fun. While the running gag of Gojo resisting his inner urges wore thin at times, he still had a good personality. 04-15-22
497
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My First Girlfriend is a Gal
3 TV 10 Watched DUBBED. Typical low-budget, bottom-of-the-barrel harem. But the dub saves it from being a total waste of time, as I feel the valley girl voice acting and localization choices they made spiced up the script enough to make it a trashy romp. 01-05-18
498
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My Instant Death Ability is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me!
3 TV 12 Awful as expected, but I chuckled at how this handled the most overpowered character in anime history. I'll remember this show's comedy over other forgettable isekai shows. "u die" "no u" 09-19-24
499
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My Little Monster
3 TV 13 Haru and Shizuku don't really grow much, as they keep making excuses to delay being together. Nothing gets resolved, and the show ends abruptly. Throw this onto the pile of forgettable high school romcoms. 09-20-19
500
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My Mental Choices Are Completely Interfering With My School Romantic Comedy
4 TV 10 11-07-14
501
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My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
8 TV 12 A harem with both boys and girls! The power of friendship is a cliché that is used, abused, and overdone in so many shows. But this show made it seem natural in a harem with so many characters. Catarina's brain sessions were great. 06-12-21
502
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My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X
3 TV 12 S2. The show became generic. There was a school festival play skit that just didn't do it. Catarina became dumber and her moments of misguided logic all but disappeared. Mary and Maria just became background noise. 10-30-21
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My Senpai is Annoying
6 TV 12 Very natural interactions between the characters. Every comedic bit is timed well. No weak episodes, and every cast member, even the supporting characters, are memorable. But the relationships weren't resolved at the end. Gimme S2! 12-29-21
504
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My Sister, My Writer
2 TV 10 Scoring this is tough because it did have some parts that I liked more than Eromanga Sensei, and Suzuka is a great sister. But Eromanga Sensei had an actual budget. The animation and music is unforgivable. 07-22-19
505
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My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex
4 TV 12 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama shortlist. 02-26-23
506
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My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU
4 TV 13 11-07-14
507
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My Tiny Senpai
4 TV 12 Very mild romcom that doesn't use teasing or character flaws for any of the comedy. It's borderline awful with not much progression, but it's cute and charming at times, and doesn't have Uzaki-chan's horrific cat. 08-04-24
508
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Nanatsu-iro★Drops
7 TV 12 Budget magical girl, but is actually well-paced due to only being 1 cour. Very enjoyable. 11-09-14
509
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Narenare -Cheer for You!-
2 TV 12 PA Works' worst show since Glasslip. Too many chefs in the kitchen. Too many characters, and it was so disjointed that almost nothing worked. Only Anna (saving the record shop) got a satisfying mini-arc. Anima Yell was simpler but superior. 09-29-24
510
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Negima!
6 TV 26 Unpopular take: This is better than the manga, as it comes up with its own ending rather than go down the rabbit hole of increasingly higher power levels. Excellent dub.
511
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Neon Genesis Evangelion
5 TV 26
512
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
7 Movie 1
513
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New Game!
6 TV 12 Another CGDCT, a different setting: young-at-heart adults in a game company, rather than a typical high school. Doesn't scratch beyond the surface of game production. Still, it's relaxing after a long day at work, despite being mostly set in an office. 11-29-17
514
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New Game!!
8 TV 12 Better than S1. Best girl was Nene and her progression as a programmer. Rolled my eyes at expanding the cast to 14, but it managed to give decent time for most of them. With a fine mix of SoL and development, it's the pinnacle of what a CGDCT show can do. 12-04-17
515
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Night Is Short, Walk on Girl
1 Movie 1 This mountain of garbage is masked by the distinct art style and animation. This is to get hipsters who think regular anime is trash to like it. If this movie were animated conventionally, it wouldn't have received any attention at all. 01-09-20
516
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No Game, No Life
2 TV 12 Both main characters are Gary Stus. This is a despicable show. How it has such a high rating is beyond comprehension. Only the word game was mildly amusing, but it's just one asspull after another. 10-12-14
517
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Noisy Birth
2 Music 1 SHORT. The music's meh, and the visuals could've been a bit nicer. Used at AN17's Anime Speedtune. 05-28-17
518
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Non Non Biyori
5 TV 12 The kids are just allowed to be kids. But by the end of the season, despite one year having passed, I didn't think the kids had grown one bit, or learned much from their adventures together. They're stuck in a time capsule. 04-18-21
519
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Non Non Biyori Movie: Vacation
4 Movie 1 Watch after S2E13. Okinawa was just about the worst choice possible for a vacation. It's also an idyllic countryside, so there really isn't much difference over doing these activities at home. 04-19-21
520
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Non Non Biyori Nonstop
7 TV 12 S3. Continued the strong skits with the alumni, and there were some very funny ones! As the episodes progressed, there were subtle hints that all good things must come to an end. And then, in the final episode... time finally moved. It was a fun ride. 04-20-21
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Non Non Biyori Repeat
6 TV 12 S2, but it runs concurrent alongside S1. The school alumni played a much larger role, and the skits were stronger and had greater impact. Renge was allowed to act like a child, and she showed real growth. 04-19-21
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Non Non Biyori Repeat: Hotaru Had Fun
6 OVA 1 S2E13. Nice episode with 4 good skits. 04-19-21
523
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Non Non Biyori: We're Going to Okinawa
2 OVA 1 393473 S1E13. A straight-up troll episode. The movie re-animated most scenes with a higher budget, so don't watch this. 04-18-21
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Noragami
4 TV 12 This one reminded me a lot of The Devil is a Part-Timer, except that it's flatter in every way: the jokes are flat, the team chemistry is flat, and the story and resolution is contrived. 03-11-15
525
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Noragami Aragoto
5 TV 13 Bishamon arc was good, but the Ebisu arc was pretty much an extended filler and could've been done in less episodes. Dialogue is still the weak point, as all the gods are too emotional, considering they've been alive for thousands of years. 01-24-16
526
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Nurse Witch Komugi
4 OVA 5
527
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O Maidens in Your Savage Season
5 TV 12 First ten episodes were fantastic. But then the show threw away all the dramatic tension by ending it with two awful, awful episodes. I felt like the whole journey just ended up being a waste of time. 11-21-19
528
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Odd Taxi
8 TV 13 Dialogue was very natural. Needed every minute of its airtime, as it juggled no less than 7 different side stories. Some were weak, and I felt more detached than usual while watching it. But this is still an excellent cerebral show. 07-02-21
529
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On a Lustful Night Mingling with a Priest
2 ONA 12 Saitama gets aggressive! Anyone who has watched hentai in the past few years knows that animation quality has worsened due to outsourcing and low budgets. So it's surprising when an actual non-H studio, Seven, tries it. 09-27-17
530
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On-Gaku: Our Sound
7 Movie 1 Some of the worst music you'll ever hear in an anime. But it presents their passion in a way that other musical anime don't. Even if you have absolutely no skill, as long as you enjoy doing it, that's what counts. And this movie made that message work! 06-09-21
531
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One Punch Man
5 TV 12 The first four episodes were great. Then rank rank rank rank RANK rank rank class CLASS CLASS rank rank rank class class rank rank rank RANK rank rank rank rank RANK class rank CLASS rank rank rank rank crappy Justice League rank rank rank. 12-22-15
532
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One Week Friends
6 TV 12 10-19-14
533
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Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister!
4 TV 12 Beyond the revealing first ep, this was a run-of-the-mill CGDCT that didn't offer much introspective compared to other "redo life" anime, and had mediocre slice-of-life skits. While the animation was good, there were no iyashikei moments. 07-21-24
534
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Orange
8 TV 13 Orange outdid Anohana when it came to strong friendship. Though not all of the supporting cast was explored in-depth, they provided such a fantastic rapport that every interaction felt natural. 12-17-16
535
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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
8 TV 25 An intellectual masterpiece that was ruined by the last 2 eps. I understood that the last MC reflected reality, and the MC before him couldn't win because that wouldn't have been historically accurate. But I wanted my miracle fantasy ending, dammit! 03-20-25
536
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OreImo
4 TV 12
537
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Origin: Spirits of the Past
2 Movie 1 The girl had the right to leave the city and chose to do so, but the boy chased after her like a man possessed. And we're supposed to root for him. 05-01-15
538
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Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose
2 TV 12 The girls were all schemers and have few redeeming qualities. They all formed some boring school club where they film commercials or something. The MC didn't choose anyone by the end. So it was a whole lot of nothing. 07-03-21
539
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Otherside Picnic
5 TV 12 A blend of many different subgenres. It had elements of adventure, horror, and slice-of-life. Great sound production. But the Otherside had some very uneven depiction, causing all of the elements to clash instead of being a savory soup. 04-27-21
540
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Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and The Inexperienced Me
6 TV 12 Lots of lovey-dovey bits and the main couple was great. There's a decent amount of drama, but much of it was just misunderstanding tropes. Show got weaker after episode 7 when it tried to lift up the supporting characters. 07-14-24
541
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Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart.
7 TV 6 Watched after the 2 Confess Your Love movies. Used its extra time very well. Though the simple drama solution was just to have them talk it out, the execution was good. The ending was a bit contrived, though. 05-16-21
542
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Overlord
4 TV 13 At least I could root for Ains, and there was some logic involved. This may be as good as an overpowered main character show will get, but it's still not good. 11-13-15
543
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Overlord II
2 TV 13 Ainz, being way too powerful for his world, is relegated as a side character in S2 and isn't seen for more than 20 minutes total in the entire show. All three arcs were trash. Won't be seeing S3. 04-13-18
544
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Parasyte: The Maxim
8 TV 24 I didn't mind the philosophical bits at all, as it made me think. Compared to my childhood book love, Animorphs, and Shiki, I felt this one had the best inner struggle and character development. 03-27-15
545
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Patema Inverted
8 Movie 1 Wow, this was an amazing movie, and the only quibble I can make is that the villain was a bit over-the-top and cowardly. It would've been interesting to see this movie done without a villain. But everything else about the movie was absolutely stellar. 03-20-15
546
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Penguin Highway
4 Movie 1 By the end, we're still left with a bunch of questions, and the only thing the research really discovered was that the lady is able to spawn penguins when it's sunny. 04-22-19
547
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Penguindrum
5 TV 24 12-25-14
548
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Perfect Blue
8 Movie 1
549
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Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time
5 TV 12 Plays with the idea of what would happen if a harem got its way. And after watching too many garbage harem shows in the early 2000s, this was a fun subversion. Peter's infidelity is kept secret... so the show peters out. 03-15-21
550
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Phantom of the Idol
5 TV 10 r/anime awards 2022: Comedy watch. 11-05-22
551
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Photon: The Idiot Adventures
3 OVA 6
552
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Ping Pong the Animation
8 TV 11 Favorite sports anime. This was really good. Don't let the animation quality fool you. 12-27-14
553
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Planet With
5 TV 12 Compelling at first. Both sides had different views on how to handle human psychic evolution. So it wasn't necessarily good vs. evil. But then the hero decides to be a Luke Skywalker and forgive some evil dragon for destroying his planet. 12-14-18
554
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Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet
8 ONA 5 This is a very powerful anti-war show. It's right up there with Grave of the Fireflies. Best I've seen from Key, and that includes Clannad After Story. 10-29-16
555
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Plastic Memories
7 TV 13 Limited-time love story with a bunch of cliches. Ultimately, I'm disappointed at what the show didn't become, but it had feels, and the last episode was great. 08-09-15
556
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Plastic Neesan
4 ONA 12 Short 10-13-14
557
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Pokémon 3: The Movie
5 Movie 1 00-00-01
558
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Pokémon 4Ever
4 Movie 1 00-00-02
559
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Pokémon Chronicles
3 TV 16
560
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Pokémon Concierge
5 ONA 4 [SHORT 12 MIN] Very chill. Wish it had more than 4 eps, and something more than Pokémon eyecandy, but stop-motion animation is just too labor-intensive. 04-10-24
561
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Pokémon: Jirachi — Wish Maker
4 Movie 1
562
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Pokémon: Origins
4 TV Special 4 01-19-14
563
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Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back
3 Movie 1 00-00-99
564
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Pokémon: The Movie 2000
4 Movie 1 00-00-00
565
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Pom Poko
4 Movie 1
566
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Pompo: The Cinéphile
10 Movie 1 425041 Stunning cinematography that captures you from the very first minute. The only "work creation" story that convinced me that the work was legitimate. Final twist acknowledged those who have sacrificed everything to be the best. 11-21-21
567
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Pop Team Epic
2 TV 12 Not funny. Ultimate shitpost anime. 03-27-18
568
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Pop Team Epic Season 2
2 TV 11 r/anime awards 2022: Comedy shortlist. More trash. 02-26-23
569
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Popotan
4 TV 12
570
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Poupelle of Chimney Town
7 Movie 1 Discount KKK as the baddies? Despite having a simple story aimed at kids, this movie had a lot of heart. It's a less complex blend of Patema Inverted and The Truman Show, and it succeeded. 04-24-22
571
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Prima Doll
4 TV 12 r/anime awards 2022: Drama watch. 11-15-22
572
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Princess Connect! Re:Dive
4 TV 13 r/anime awards 2022: Prerequisite for S2. 02-26-23
573
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Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2
3 TV 12 r/anime awards 2022: Comedy FINALIST. I ranked it #7, and it got 5th. TOO MANY CHARACTERS. 02-26-23
574
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Princess Mononoke
6 Movie 1
575
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Princess Nine
4 TV 26
576
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Princess Principal
5 TV 12 Love the production value on this. The OST, early 20th century setting, and character designs were great! But the actual storytelling falls apart. There's no challenging antagonist, and nobody important dies, setting up a 2nd season that'll never happen. 10-17-17
577
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Princess Tutu
9 TV 38 Starts off episodic but ends up being a spectacularly layered struggle of love and emotions between not just the main character, but also the antagonist, who is a true anti-villain. 00-00-06
578
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Promare
5 Movie 1 Watched dubbed. If Gurren Lagann was good, then a film with more extreme action and over-stylized visuals should be awesome, right? Be careful what you wish for. This one was all style over substance. I would've preferred more conventional visuals. 06-08-21
579
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Pseudo Harem
6 TV 12 So sweet. A great example of a couple naturally growing and becoming a couple. The skits weren't too memorable, but the sum was greater than its parts, and it's nice to actually see a finished romance rather than be yet another tease. 01-07-25
580
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Psychic Academy
3 TV 24
581
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica
10 TV 12 You've heard enough about this. It completely deserves all the critical acclaim. Sayaka's tragic downfall is more poignant than Homura's mission. 00-00-11
582
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings
5 Movie 1 Recap movie. Saw in theater. As good as the TV version but I give a 5/10 for all recaps.
583
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal
5 Movie 1 Recap movie. Saw in theater. As good as the TV version but I give a 5/10 for all recaps.
584
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion
7 Movie 1 An OK but unnecessary sequel. It was more story-driven than looking deep into the psychological mindset of the girls like the TV show. But the conclusion teased a continuation that never happened. 12-09-13
585
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Pui Pui Molcar
8 TV 12 SHORT. Quite possibly the most charming short ever made. Every episode was creative and fun! Stop-motion production is beyond expectations. Watch it all in under 30 minutes. 04-13-21
586
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Pui Pui Molcar: Driving School
6 TV 12 r/anime awards 2022: Comedy shortlist. 02-26-23
587
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Punch Line
3 TV 12 Too much time was wasted in the first half to build up the characters, but the show never gave a real reason to care for any of them. What almost saved it was that it tried to be different than the typical superhero show. 06-18-16
588
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Pupa
2 TV 12 SHORT. This was shown at my anime club on Halloween, and everyone's reactions to the eating scene were awesome. I can't give this a 1 because it certainly entertained us! 10-02-14
589
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Puparia
3 ONA 1 SHORT. Some decent imagery but is abstract without much meaning. Not much you can do in 3 minutes. 04-03-21
590
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PuraOra! PRIDE OF ORANGE
4 TV 12 The first ever hockey anime! The sport was treated with respect, but the hockey scenes were too zoomed in, and only one game was shown its in entirety. However, the girls were cute and I don't have the heart to fail this show as a Canadian. 12-22-21
591
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R.O.D - Read or Die
5 OVA 3
592
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Ragnastrike Angels
1 TV 12 SHORT - If you have 6 minutes of your life to waste, watch this. 07-07-16
593
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Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace
5 TV 11 Not as bad as everyone says. Some of the concepts and writing were so out there that holding suspension of disbelief was difficult. But there were flashes of brilliance, such as the police officer episode, and I was satisfied with the ending. 12-01-15
594
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Ranking of Kings
4 TV 23 First half had some of the most nuanced writing, as the show explored both sides of every character. The second half took a complete dump as no one would actually die, and everyone quickly forgives a murderer, making her queen. 04-05-22
595
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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
2 Movie 1 DRINK THE MAGIC ELIXIR TO GO BACK IN TIME. Laziest use of time travel to solve a problem I've ever seen in any anime. Budget wasn't any higher than the TV show. Just awful. 10-04-19
596
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Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
5 TV 13 Arcs were interesting, as they presented a number of introspective issues. But Sakuta, with his irritable personality, comes off as a self-insert character. The show succeeds despite him. No cathartic ending. 02-05-19
597
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Re:CREATORS
6 TV 22 They talk. And talk. And talk. More of a pure sci-fi show than anything. I wanted the creators to act like real people, not just anime caricatures. But this is one of those shows where the sum is greater than its parts. 10-02-18
598
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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
7 TV 25 Quite a ride. The writing felt so uneven but the lows were matched with some great highs. Ep15 was as good as everyone said it was. But when the show focused on Rem for 2/3 of it, Subaru x Emilia seemed forced. 10-26-16
599
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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2
4 TV 13 While the psychological mindgames amped up as Subaru dealt with the witches, the pacing was brought to a screeching halt. Talk is cheap; do something! I'm usually attracted to mind games, but this one missed the mark. 04-22-22
600
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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 Part 2
3 TV 12 Flashback after flashback, and numerous sluggish and lengthy conversations barely moved the needle. I hated how every talk never got to the point. In the end, we're nowhere closer to progressing the primary goal. Dropped. 04-25-22
601
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Real Girl
5 TV 12 Terrible animation. But I could root for the cast as they stumbled along the path of high school love. Season 2 is better. 04-16-19
602
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Real Girl Season 2
7 TV 12 Oh my goodness, a romance show that has a conclusion! Maybe I'm just a sucker for shoujo romance, but I'm glad everything worked out in the end. 05-10-19
603
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Recently, my sister is unusual.
3 TV 12 The mojo meter is filled, and the spirit ascends to heaven... except that heaven has more than one floor. So they're at the second floor, and they need to do all of that AGAIN. What a troll ending. 04-19-15
604
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Recovery of an MMO Junkie
7 TV 10 Played it straight with no BSing. While it didn't do anything mindblowing, it featured a very likable cast, and cautiously applied the humor where necessary. This was what I wanted "Gamers!" to be. 12-18-17
605
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Red Garden
5 TV 22
606
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Redo of Healer
6 TV 12 Wasn't afraid to hold back on the revenge, and did it better than similar shows like Arifureta and Shield Hero. But the revenge scenes tapered off in the second half, and character development was lacking. 04-11-21
607
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ReLIFE
5 TV 13 This was enjoyable. Reminded me of Golden Time. But I honestly wanted more heavy drama with a single narrative instead of some mini-arcs. The show didn't know whether to be lighthearted or serious. 11-20-16
608
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ReLIFE: Final Arc
5 Special 4 Despite feeling rushed, I felt that the editing could've been tighter, as we didn't really need an entire episode for a culture festival. Ends with a somewhat satisfying closure, but it didn't move me like other, better, dramas. 03-22-18
609
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Remake Our Life!
6 TV 12 Anime version of The Family Man. Unique in that it covered something that no other show has done: showing how being around success can breed apathy. I was annoyed several times by Kyoya for not acting like an adult. 11-05-21
610
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Rent-a-Girlfriend
5 TV 12 I was expecting the fuse to ignite and see the fireworks and fallout once the secret was out. But the second half introduced Ruka, and vibes of "I LOVE EMILIA" came from Kazuya. Come on, Ruka was throwing herself at Kazuya but he's just too stupid! 05-28-21
611
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Revolutionary Girl Utena
4 TV 39 Lows in this show are very low. Too much recycled footage. But the message of coming-of-age and moving on was handled in a sublime manner. 01-29-15
612
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Revue Starlight
3 TV 12 They kept talking about "glimmers" and wanting to be the "star" of the play. And the show didn't make me care at all. 11-30-18
613
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Revue Starlight: The Movie
2 Movie 1 431451 I was willing to give this a chance after enjoying Kageki Shoujo. But this took the abstract and pretentiousness of the TV show and turned it up to eleven. Complete waste of 2 hours. 01-15-22
614
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Rizelmine
6 TV 24
615
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Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers
4 TV 12 Generic fantasy turned into a whodunit. While not a disaster, it left a sour taste. I actually think Ranpo Kitan was the better show. It's just that this show has a few action scenes to mask the poor writing. 01-10-16
616
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Room Camp
6 TV 12 SHORT. Spinoff of Yuru Camp. Enjoyed the club's goal of going to various local attractions. 04-27-21
617
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Room Camp: Saunas and Grub and Three-Wheeler Bikes
5 Special 1 OK solo episode with Rin. 04-27-21
618
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Rowdy Sumo Wrestler Matsutaro!!
3 TV 23 Typical low-budget Toei trash. Did we need 2 cours for the MC to get his comeuppance? 11-12-14
619
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RPG Real Estate
5 TV 12 Good business SoL with a decent final arc involving Fa. 05-17-23
620
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Rumbling Hearts
8 TV 14
621
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s-CRY-ed
6 TV 26
622
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Sabagebu! -Survival Game Club!-
7 TV 12 Multiple fat people jokes, over-the-top "Tom and Jerry" death scenes, and a yuri ending. Momoka is a complete self-serving douchebag but this is in a positive way. 01-13-15
623
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Saga of Tanya the Evil
7 TV 12 DUBBED. The ultimate goal was to make me root for Tanya, despite her morality, and the show succeeded. Ends at a good stopping point, but Not-America is about to enter, and so the war will continue. 02-08-18
624
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Sagrada Reset
5 TV 24 Under-the-bottom emotion. The two MCs acted like robots spewing pseudo-philosophy. But behind that is a multi-layered story about the moral compass of abilities. 10-03-17
625
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Sailor Moon
3 TV 46 The original Sailor Moon hasn't aged well, and I'm disappointed that so many so-called "magical girl fans" still cosplay this. It's been over 25 years. Move on already!
626
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Sailor Moon R
4 TV 43 This second season was shown dubbed on YTV. The remainder of Sailor Moon wasn't released until much later, and by that time, I had moved on to other shows.
627
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Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence
6 TV 12 Finally, a show that depicts the church as good! Wholesome and fluffy, but it also had a slightly heavier touch with the tragic story of another saint. However, the pastor was so unbelievably dense, and there was no romantic progress. 05-29-24
628
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Saki
2 TV 25 I don't know how to play Mahjong, and this show didn't make me care. 12-14-17
629
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Sakura Quest
4 TV 25 Middle was a drag. But looking back, the show did the best it could. Yoshino did quite a lot during her reign. While the ultimate fate of Manoyama was still up in the air, the whole cast grew a little, and the citizens of Manoyama changed a little. 01-29-18
630
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Sakura Wars: The Movie
4 Movie 1
631
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Salaryman's Club
5 TV 12 r/anime awards 2022: Comedy watch. 02-26-23
632
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Sansha Sanyou Specials
4 Special 3 Three 6-minute skits. About as good as the TV show. 05-23-21
633
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Sarazanmai
7 TV 11 The main subject matter, desires and the effects of kept secrets to pursue them, is handled with just the right amount of emotional punch. I was invested in the characters, unlike Ikuhara's previous works where I felt I was watching them from afar. 07-10-19
634
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Sasaki and Peeps
2 TV 12 Tried to juggle the modern world and the isekai world, and failed spectacularly with both. 4 episodes wasted on a prisoner negotiation. Awful, bland characters. One of Silver Link's worst, and I won't be watching S2. 09-20-24
635
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School Days
7 TV 12 Gets a lot of hate, but I think it's a fascinating character study.
636
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School-Live!
6 TV 12 If zombies are slow and can be defeated with one shovel hit, how did an entire city get overrun? At least the annoying dog died at the end. 01-08-16
637
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Schoolgirl Strikers: Animation Channel
2 TV 13 Another cash-in show with way too many characters (4 teams of 5, a rogue team of 3, and a rogue). It didn't know whether to be a SoL or an action show. Final villain was lame and predictable, and once she got defeated, life went on as usual. 11-16-17
638
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Schwarzes Marken
7 TV 12 Ending was cheesy. But this was some legit stuff, and I'm shocked that this show has such a low rating on MAL. It had a great blend of drama and action, and it didn't sugarcoat war at all. 05-09-16
639
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Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It
5 TV 12 Enjoyed the super nerd jokes, and it was at its best when it focused on Yukimura and Himuro. Supporting cast was weak. The science bear ended up being more annoying than the Kaguya-sama narrator. 07-03-22
640
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Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It r=1-sinθ
4 TV 12 I actually respect that this season took risks, culminating in the shocking tone switch of the final ep. But it was a scattershot experience, possibly as a result of poor editing. Ep6 felt like the season finale. 07-03-22
641
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Scum's Wish
7 TV 12 The first half of the show was spectacular. Direction, dialogue, and mood were on point. But the second half... was I even watching the same show? I'm left wondering what could have been if the show took on a more vengeful turn. 07-06-17
642
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Seiyu's Life!
7 TV 13 It's just as educational as Shirobako, and I loved that they got famous voice actors to play themselves. This is a better watch for older anime fans, as it tackles real issues in the voice acting industry and doesn't sugarcoat too much. 03-04-16
643
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Selection Project
7 TV 13 Unfairly criticized for coming out after Idoly Pride. This is better. Awful start, but a more focused story from ep3 with less emphasis on the idol performances made this a surprise. Enjoyed the drama even though some of it felt a little forced. 12-27-21
644
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Selector Destructed WIXOSS Movie
5 Movie 1 Recap of the TV show but with 10 minutes of new content. And that new content was pointless. 5/10 because it's a recap. 01-31-17
645
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selector infected WIXOSS
6 TV 12 09-14-14
646
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selector spread WIXOSS
7 TV 12 Episode 8 was chilling. It seemed like the show was destined for greatness, but there were some rather sudden developments thrown at the viewer near the end. 01-02-15
647
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Sensei no Ojikan: Dokidoki School Hours OVA
3 OVA 7
648
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Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign
4 TV 12 What I look for in a shounen anime are cool fights, a compelling enemy, and maybe a relevant character or two being offed. This show didn't have any of that. It wasn't offensively bad, but stills were used for most of the fights. 09-16-15
649
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Shadow Star Narutaru
3 TV 13
650
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Shadows House
4 TV 13 Kate and Emilico are great characters. I enjoyed the Victorian atmosphere. But the main characters' strong performances are wasted by a mediocre story with a poor antagonist. Half of the runtime was wasted on some puzzle prison arc. 11-28-21
651
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She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man
2 TV 12 Low budget isekai. Nothing is done with the premise. Every episode seemed random, with no overarching goal, so it felt like a third-rate Wandering Witch. It'll only be remembered for having more peeing scenes than Made in Abyss. 04-09-22
652
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Shelter
5 Music 1 SHORT. Not a great fan of the song itself, but the animation was lovely. This score was to average out both. 04-16-21
653
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Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed
6 TV 12 11-23-13
654
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Shiki
9 TV 22 A haunting tale of two sides fighting for survival. Started off slow but the second half was incredible. 11-02-14
655
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Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie
6 TV 12 r/anime 2022 awards: Comedy shortlist. 10-14-22
656
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SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist
5 TV 12 Wonderful first half, and it was well on its way to becoming one of my guilty pleasures of 2015. However, the second half (where glans hair girl joins) was mediocre. Show ended on a whimper. 03-08-16
657
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Shine Post
9 TV 12 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama FINALIST. I ranked this #1, but it placed 6th. This is a fantastic idol drama that has a compelling story and a proper redemption for all of the girls, a rarity in this genre. 02-26-23
658
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Shirobako
8 TV 24 I loved each and every member of the cast. Having been part a fansub group for about a decade and then working on something professionally, albeit briefly, this one really resonated with me. 04-09-15
659
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Shirobako Movie
4 Movie 1 The movie didn't show enough of the production side to make the climax of their third work cathartic like the other two. And so it was like watching the final episode of a show you've never watched before. Disappointing. 08-16-21
660
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Shirobako Specials
5 Special 2 Competent first episodes of the two anime Mushashino Animation worked on. A shame that's all we'll ever get. 03-28-21
661
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Shitcom
7 ONA 1 It's just one joke, but it's still funny years later! I'll defend this score by saying that it's funnier and more wholesome than other shock-value 1-3 minute shorts. 12-30-14
662
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Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
7 TV 13 A fantastic tale without any sort of teenage angst. Dialogue and atmosphere were excellent. The only issue was the rakugo itself, ironically the weakest part of the show. It couldn't convince me to be a fan of the artform. 07-03-16
663
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Shy
3 TV 12 A psychological magical girl show disguised as a superhero show, but with none of the flair of either. Every fight became talk no jutsu. Spirit's arc tried to hit emotional beats, but dialogue was heavy-handed and it dragged on for too long. 07-19-24
664
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Simoun
5 TV 26 12-13-14
665
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Sing "Yesterday" for Me
7 TV 12 It's True Tears with adults! Once again, the girl with the most screentime lost, but due to unexpected events, this served as an antidote for the rage I felt after finishing True Tears. So I'm pleased with this show's conclusion! 05-12-21
666
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Sing "Yesterday" for Me Extras
5 ONA 6 These were extra scenes that really should've been part of the main show, especially the last one, which strengthened the ending. 05-13-21
667
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Sing a Bit of Harmony
5 Movie 1 A lighthearted take on artificial intelligence, which is typically a heavy topic. But with Disney-like song and dance numbers, this one felt a little too sappy. 02-20-22
668
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SK8 the Infinity
8 TV 12 Flamboyant presentation. Despite having a tournament arc halfway through the show, it exceeded my expectations with strong writing and fantastic development of the main characters. 04-17-21
669
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Skelter Heaven
2 OVA 1 Well, the good thing is that this is only an 18-minute one-shot. 12-04-13
670
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Slayers
4 TV 26
671
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Slayers Premium
4 Movie 1
672
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Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle
5 TV 12 While the show did the best it could with the gimmick, there were only so many ways to dress it up before it got stale. Other comedies with seemingly a lone gimmick branch out in ways you wouldn't expect. This show didn't do that. 05-14-21
673
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Slow Loop
4 TV 12 While Breakwater was my 2020 AOTY, this was a pale wannabe. Past drama didn't affect present-day situations, and it lacked the minor touch of mischievousness that made Breakwater so endearing. 04-04-22
674
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Slow Start
4 TV 12 The visuals are good enough that it could be mistaken for a Doga Kobo show. And if you want CGDCT, it has plenty of that. But it's short on humor, there's no progression, and the girls don't have much depth. It's absolutely mediocre. 01-26-20
675
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Smile Down the Runway
5 TV 12 It's the world of fashion shows! But it's approached in a shounen style, which means you have all of the typical speeches of how each character has a singular goal and will work to be the best. 07-29-20
676
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Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure
5 TV 50 My 3rd Precure. Better than Hugtto but nowhere close to Heartcatch. Main cast was fantastic and had many great slice-of-life moments, but the villains were very weak. It felt like the final arc was an afterthought. 02-18-24
677
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Somali and the Forest Spirit
7 TV 12 Has an adequate amount of tension, with Golem learning to accept that he has emotions. There's also plenty of Somali-being-cute fluff. But it took its time going forward, and the show played it too safe. 04-18-20
678
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Soni-Ani: Super Sonico The Animation
4 TV 12 10-09-14
679
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Sonny Boy
1 TV 12 Ep1 was unique and it gave me high hopes. But after that, everything went downhill as the show became more experimental and abstract. I couldn't understand anything that was going on. The poor production values didn't help either. 11-01-21
680
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Sound! Euphonium
8 TV 13 This was incredible, but I might be a little biased because I was in concert band for seven years playing the clarinet. Last episode was right up there with Your Lie in April in terms of final performance greatness. 10-10-15
681
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Sound! Euphonium 2
7 TV 13 Hearing the full version of Crescent Moon Dance uninterrupted was fantastic. But it was an impossible task to top the band conflicts that made S1 so good. S2 was a bunch of mini-arcs, and the ultimate goal of winning nationals wasn't as compelling. 08-15-17
682
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Sound! Euphonium 3
6 TV 13 While it further explored the theme of meritocracy vs. seniority in S1, this was the weakest season overall. Kumiko should've got the solo. Story concluded nicely but this just didn't have the magic of year 1 (S1+S2+Liz and the Blue Bird). 01-24-25
683
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Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest Arc
2 Movie 1 548884 Prequel to S3. What the hell was this? It's called the Ensemble Contest arc, yet we didn't get to see any of the contest! Are you serious?! Complete waste of time. 01-13-25
684
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Sound! Euphonium: Our Promise: A Brand New Day
5 Movie 1 Other than the uninterrupted performance of Liz and the Blue Bird, this wasn't too special. Because it was a movie, every small incident resolved itself in a matter of minutes. Felt like watching a speedrun of what was supposed to be a full season. 01-13-25
685
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Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf
6 TV 25 Watched dubbed. This was all about Holo's banter. But I had reservations about the writing quality and pacing, especially in the back half. Arc 3 (E13-19) was insufferable. Economics talk was an acquired taste but I gradually warmed up to it. 02-17-25
686
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Spirited Away
5 Movie 1
687
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Spy x Family
7 TV 12 Deceptive in that ep1 was action, but then settled into a family SoL. Felt this one portrayed family bonding better than contemporaries, and Anya actually challenges Renge (NNB) as best anime kindergarten girl. Some eps were misses. 08-21-22
688
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Spy x Family Part 2
7 TV 13 r/anime awards 2022: Comedy FINALIST. I ranked it #3, and it got #3. 02-26-23
689
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SSSS.Dynazenon
2 TV 12 Instead of focusing on one character like Gridman, it scattershotted and gave equal time to the ensemble cast. And that made the story much worse. Almost fell asleep watching this one. Incredible that it even got nominated for r/anime AOTY at all. 01-24-22
690
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SSSS.Gridman
5 TV 12 Akane Shinjou, the god of the world, made the show a decent watch. It's too bad that everyone around her didn't seem to get proper development. Didn't care much about the mecha vs. kaiju fights. 01-23-22
691
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Star Wars: Visions
4 ONA 9 2 good eps: The Ninth Jedi, which should be a full show, and The Elder. Rest were mediocre or poor. Shame on Disney+ for not providing a proper subtitle track, as it was just the transcribed dub. 01-13-22
692
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Stardust Telepath
8 TV 12 Not just a SoL. The fantastic character drama in the second half makes this show shine above similar peers. Portrays a girl with social anxiety better than Bocchi the Rock or Komi Can't Communicate. 05-07-24
693
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Stars Align
4 TV 12 This was supposed to be a 2-cour show, but then the production committee pulled the plug during production. The writer decided to maintain creative integrity by not rewriting the show to fit 1 cour. It ended with the mother of all cliffhangers. 02-01-20
694
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Steins;Gate
9 TV 24 Put off watching it for 6 years because of its super slow start. It takes 9 episodes to get rolling, and it could've been condensed quite a bit. But having watched Re:Zero first, Steins;Gate walks all over it. 11-13-17
695
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Steins;Gate 0
9 TV 23 Did exactly what it was supposed to do: elevate the original show so that it sheds the feeling of Okabe figuring it out too easily. The shortcomings I had with the original S;G were fixed here and firmly puts it into all-time greatness. 10-11-18
696
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Stellvia
5 TV 26
697
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Striking Daughter
1 Movie 1 Short 10-02-14
698
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Student Council's Discretion
4 TV 12 I just don't find the humor in full-out parody shows to be all that great. 03-16-15
699
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Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included
5 TV 12 A harem, but leans slice-of-life rather than a romcom. The supernatural elements weren't ambitious at all, but the skits were enjoyable enough. Would've been nice if the other male friend had a larger role. 03-11-25
700
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Summer Ghost
7 Movie 1 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama shortlist. 11-07-22
701
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Summer Time Rendering
10 TV 25 Steins;Gate took 10 eps to wake up. This went in immediately, and 25 eps of focused storytelling is something you rarely see. It was amazing to see the hero figure out how to beat the villain when the villain knew about the hero's time loop power. 07-30-23
702
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Summer Wars
1 Movie 1 To beat Skynet, all you need to do is transform into a Digimon and play a game of Hanafuda, then crack a security cipher larger than there are atoms in the universe. This was so stupid that I put it on 3X speed before the halfway point. 05-25-21
703
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Sunday Without God
5 TV 12 Beautiful with a wonderful OST. But the three arcs after the first are essentially filler. All of them make Ai grow as a person, but her ultimate mission to save the world is never realized. Could have been a show for the ages. 02-21-18
704
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Super Cub
6 TV 12 Koguma became a better person once the Super Cub entered her life. Then came the second half, but instead of the Cub enthusiasm developing the girls, the show became what I feared most: an unabashed commercial. But it still had good iyashikei vibes. 07-01-21
705
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Super Milk-Chan
1 TV 14 Why did ADV Films license this?
706
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Super Senko-san Time Episode 12
2 Special 1 Watched with the main show, Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san. It's not relaxing like the rest of Super Senko-san Time. It's just the cast (minus Nakano) thanking you for your support. 05-06-21
707
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Suzume
5 Movie 1 The most ambitious Shinkai film so far: it swung for the fences and got a double. Side characters came and went. The romance was extremely forced. And it was tough to root for either main character. 04-14-23
708
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Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
6 Movie 1 Had this been a reboot and not a retelling, it would've been hype, as I wanted the 3-member party of Kirito/Asuna/Mito to form. But it was shackled by the poorer original source. Once Kirito entered the movie, the writing became noticeably worse. 12-04-21
709
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Symphogear
5 TV 13 This was an extremely polished turd. So bombastic, the relentless action almost makes you forget the horrible writing. I'm amused enough to keep watching. What is the point of swan songs if the cast survives every time they use them? 09-05-15
710
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Symphogear G
4 TV 13 Less school scenes, a clearly inferior villain, and emodrama which had no impact because there's an asspull every time. This was a horrible show on paper. But it had lotsa fighting and more songs than S1 YEAH! 09-09-15
711
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Symphogear GX
6 TV 13 MOAR songs, budget, explosions, and fighting! Autoscorers were cool, but too bad they were brought down by the power of deus ex machina. Writing was trash as usual, but you don't really watch this for the writing. 11-02-15
712
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Tada Never Falls in Love
5 TV 13 A callback to old-fashioned rom-drams. Unfortunately, it also brought the trope of having the MC be the least interesting character of the cast. A rock could've stood in for Tada and the story would've played out the same way. 05-18-21
713
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Takamiya Nasuno desu! Teekyuu Spin-off
2 TV 12 De facto season 4.5 of Teekyuu. Youta is a weaker straight foil than Yui, and while it introduced Nasuno's mom, the skits were very weak. 4 of the episodes had the whole tennis club and were better in comparison. 06-12-21
714
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Takano Intersection
5 Movie 1 Watched for the r/anime 2021 awards under best short film. Sometimes, stopping to help is the right thing to do. 01-18-22
715
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Takt Op. Destiny
4 TV 12 Real pretty. But compared against Vivy, it was a letdown. The D2s weren't menacing, the villains were one-note, and both main characters being introverts made the first half of the show quite a grind to get through. 05-19-22
716
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Talentless Nana
4 TV 13 Seemed like this would be a Death Note lite. Cliffhangers were masterful. But then for the second half, the show veered off and attempted to humanize Nana instead of sticking to her core plan to kill everyone. 03-08-21
717
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Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
7 TV 12 Huge supporting cast was awesome. even one-shots like WcDonald's girl. Writing was completely on point until the dreaded cliche festival episodes which were merely average. 07-07-16
718
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Teacher's Time
4 TV 13
719
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Tearmoon Empire
5 TV 12 Had a good mix of humor and character building in the first half, but the second half went very heavy on the political intrigue. While this show was saved by a great MC, I felt the overarching rebellion story didn't hit enough emotional beats. 07-17-24
720
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Teasing Master Takagi-san
3 TV 12 It felt like marathoning Roadrunner vs. Coyote eps. But you root for Coyote even though you know he's gonna fail. Nishikata is a total beta and I couldn't root for him. His blushing and stuttering was his own problem and he couldn't grow up. 06-29-18
721
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Teekyu
5 TV 12 Short 08-24-13
722
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Teekyu 2
5 TV 12 Short. Still a fun show. 12-24-15
723
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Teekyu 2 Specials
5 Special 2 1st ep was good. 2nd one was a miss. 06-12-21
724
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Teekyu 3
5 TV 12 Finally! A tournament against another high school! But it was only one episode long! 06-12-21
725
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Teekyu 3 Specials
6 Special 2 A Marimo/Tomarin 2-parter? Sign me up! 06-12-21
726
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Teekyu 4
4 TV 12 No tennis, and some weak episodes. But it made up for it with two Tomarin (alien) episodes! Hurrah! "Takamiya Nasuno Desu" should be watched after this, as it's a continuing spinoff. 06-12-21
727
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Teekyu 4 Specials
4 Special 2 These eps were weak, just like the rest of S4. 06-12-21
728
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Teekyu 5
4 TV 12 Weaker than other seasons because the absurdity has been toned down a little. Only 1 Tomarin episode. 06-12-21
729
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Teekyu 6
3 TV 12 The last 3 episodes saved what was otherwise a miserable season. It's at this point that Yui's act as the straight foil is getting noticeably stale. 06-12-21
730
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Teekyu 7
5 TV 12 Increased production budget. This was a return to form with some spicier skits, and actual tennis playing. Tomarin was nowhere to be found, though. Continue with "Usakame" which is another spinoff. 06-12-21
731
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Teekyu 8
5 TV 12 After the trash that was Usakame, it's back to classic Teekyu madness. Multiple episodes with the alien, and we got the origin story of the 3 girls in the club who joined before Yui! 06-12-21
732
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Teekyu 9
4 TV 12 The final season! No closure, but it was as consistent as usual. Some excellent skits, but many misses. Overall, the comedy wasn't special, but there were some hits, and the fast-talking gimmick worked. Tomarin the alien was the best character. 06-12-21
733
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Tenjho Tenge
3 TV 24
734
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Teppen—!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing 'til You Cry
1 TV 12 r/anime awards 2022: Comedy shortlist. 11-01-22
735
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Terror in Resonance
6 TV 11 12-19-14
736
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The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You
7 TV 12 Despite a Mary Sue MC and nonexistent tension, this romcom is a banger. The girls had just enough development. The formula worked for one season, but how can the next season possibly juggle more girls than this? 07-12-24
737
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The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 2
6 TV 12 It actually handled the eventual 11-girl harem better than most harems with smaller casts. But the Flanderization of each girl was inevitable, and the pop culture references and hyper-absurdity became excessive. 04-10-25
738
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The Ancient Magus' Bride
6 TV 24 The world building was overemphasized to the point of neglecting the running narrative. The episodic mini stories were okay, but because every story was resolved within the same episode, there was no epic sense of adventure. Still good. 04-05-18
739
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The Anthem of the Heart
6 Movie 1 Watched at the cinema. This is a very raw drama, and if you treat it as such you'll be happy. It's an uneven movie, and twice the audience laughed at unintentional cringe dialogue, but it was still pleasant. 11-15-15
740
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The Aquatope on White Sand
7 TV 24 Visual masterpiece. It related to me on a personal level: I went to school for a dream profession, then moved to a desk job, just like Kukuru. Though it had its slow moments, PA Works learned from their past and made something special. 12-20-21
741
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The Boy and the Beast
5 Movie 1 The rough but respectable dynamic of the two leads was let down by the childish antagonist in the second half. Had the depth of a kids movie, but it still held my attention. 05-25-21
742
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The Case Study of Vanitas
4 TV 12 r/anime 2022 awards: Prerequisite for Vanitas P2. 02-26-23
743
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The Case Study of Vanitas Part 2
3 TV 12 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama FINALIST. I ranked this #5, and it placed 4th. 02-26-23
744
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The Dangers in My Heart
2 TV 12 The gimmick was thrown away after the first episode. Overuse of internal monologuing instead of having natural interactions. The supporting cast had no character whatsoever, and whatever sparse comedy fell flat. Awful BGM. I won't be watching S2. 07-15-24
745
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The Demon Girl Next Door
6 TV 12 Liked the rival-friendship between the two main characters. Hinted at Momo's darker past. The infodump happened in episode 11, but it was too late to convert everything into a substantial climax. 10-16-19
746
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The Demon Girl Next Door 2
5 TV 12 r/anime 2022 awards: Comedy FINALIST. I ranked it #2 based on compelling arguments by another juror. It got 2nd. 02-26-23
747
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The Detective Is Already Dead
5 TV 12 Do you want a show with mystery? How about mecha? Aliens? Lizards? Magic? Werewolves? Drug abuse? Out-of-body possession? And even idols? Yup, this show has it all! What a crazy ride! Ultimate shitshow of 2021. 01-11-22
748
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The Devil is a Part-Timer!
5 TV 13 10-08-14
749
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The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
4 Movie 1 It didn't need to be 2h40m. Lots of dead air. Kyon didn't do anything special; he just went through the motions hoping for an out, which is exactly what happened. 07-20-19
750
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The Dragon Dentist
4 TV Special 2 Mr. Bulletproof was amusing. I think things were left a bit too open-ended, as it implied that both main characters survived. Who were the actual good guys in this war? 09-20-17
751
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The Dungeon of Black Company
4 TV 12 Unique idea of a corporate isekai, but the MC is insufferable, and the narrative was all over the place. Comedy missed more than it hit. But at least the MC succeeded and became the next Jeff Bezos. 01-15-22
752
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The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch
4 TV 12 Had some good bits, particularly the butt fairy and sandman skits, but this was just too light on the comedy and character development. Alyssa was lame compared to Azusa of Slime 300. The comically drawn Phoenix is what I'll remember from this. 04-11-24
753
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The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made
2 TV 12 The beginning was interesting, because the MC was obese and the main female was a gorilla. But it was generic isekai by ep3. Every addition played out the same way: the MC defeated the girl in combat, and the girl joined the harem. 12-21-21
754
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The Garden of Words
7 Movie 1 The story felt like the inverse of 5 Centimeters per Second, which was a melancholy look at life. The relationship in that one should've worked, but didn't. The opposite happened in this one thanks to a contrived confession. 12-06-15
755
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The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt
3 TV 12 First 3 episodes were great. I thought this show would be all about how the MC outwits his enemies with shrewd military tactics. But then the rest of the show came, and it was all talking talking talking. Didn't care about any of the political intrigue. 06-06-22
756
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The Girl in Twilight
3 TV 12 It's basically a bad Flip Flappers, but Flip Flappers only had 2 characters. This one has a cast of 5 mouthing off. They go to a bunch of alternate realities, and this "sparks" each girl into transformation. It's more lame than it sounds. 07-16-19
757
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
4 Movie 1 Groundhog Day is very similar to this, and it's the better film. Makoto was just too much of an idiot to evoke much emotion from this. And it's a damn ugly movie, too. 05-24-21
758
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The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!
8 TV 20 This show works so well because Jahy is a flawed character with many off-putting mannerisms. She was a tyrant in her old world, and the viewer requires patience to see her slowly develop. Her flaws drive much of the comedy. 06-11-22
759
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The Heike Story
1 TV 11 I typically hate historical anime because they forget that anime is an entertainment medium. Popcorn flicks like Gladiator, Braveheart, and 300 aren't accurate, but they're fun. This show is not fun. It's flat, boring, and doesn't work as entertainment. 01-02-22
760
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The Helpful Fox Senko-san
7 TV 12 Very wholesome and relaxing. But Nakano made no attempt to improve himself. Had he made some effort to change his everyday life, such as quitting his job, or telling off his co-worker, this would've been one of my favorite shows ever. 05-06-21
761
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The House of the Lost on the Cape
3 Movie 1 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama watch. I got a book autographed by the movie's author, though the book wasn't this movie. 09-24-22
762
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The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World
2 TV 12 Atrocious production. A generic power fantasy that had no idea what it really wanted to be. A semi-promising start was ruined by a tournament arc, then a maid café? What? 07-22-24
763
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The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace
4 TV 11 While the cartoonish ultra-violent presentation was unique, there was just too much focus on the idaten training, and not the mindgames and the gray morality that made this interesting. Incomplete ending with a source on hiatus hurts. 01-09-22
764
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THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS
3 TV 13 Couldn't get into the annoying songs, and all the characters were one-note personalities. The producer had more character development than any of the idols. 08-21-15
765
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The Laughing Salesman
4 TV 12 It's not a particularly happy show, and it only works if you're morbidly into people screwing themselves over. 09-24-17
766
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The Lost Village
2 TV 12 Masterpiece troll show. Every time things were about to get dicey, the situation fizzled. And you know it was intentional. Subverted all horror expectations: nobody died, and the monsters were figments. 07-08-16
767
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The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies
5 TV 12 Good production. On-screen chemistry between the couple was fantastic, and there was a fine blend of humor and romance. I wish there was more, but the author suddenly died in 2015, so this is sadly unfinished. 02-16-25
768
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The mark of Emi
1 Movie 1 Watched for the r/anime 2021 awards under best short film. No thank you. 01-18-22
769
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
4 TV 14
770
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Season 2
1 TV 14 This is the Endless Eight season. It's incredible that this hasn't been score bombed to oblivion.
771
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The Moment You Fall in Love
5 Movie 1 Confess Your Love movie 2. Better than the first movie as it only focused on one girl, her childhood friend, and her crush. But it still didn't use its short runtime efficiently, as it still had a handful of insert songs to fill up the time. 05-15-21
772
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The Naked King
2 Music 1 Watched for the r/anime 2021 awards under best short film. Didn't like the animation style, and friends don't let friends mutilate each other. 01-18-22
773
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The Orbital Children
3 ONA 6 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama shortlist. 02-26-23
774
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The Place Promised in Our Early Days
6 Movie 1
775
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The Price of Smiles
4 TV 12 Tried to show empathy for both sides of a war, but the defending Nation, Soleil, took too many losses. Attempts to show humanity from the aggressors were poor. 07-12-19
776
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The Promised Neverland
9 TV 12 Watched because I heard S2 was anime original. At the very least, S1 was completely worth it and told a great story of the kids escaping from the farm. But do smarter brains really make for tastier brains? 03-21-21
777
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The Promised Neverland Season 2
3 TV 11 Good first 2 episodes, then a dump. Everything good about S1 was absent. Tension and conflict stopped existing, as Emma's plan worked out to perfection via plot armor. There was no big battle, and no demons or children were killed. 03-25-21
778
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The Quintessential Quintuplets
4 TV 12 People said that this is a "wholesome" harem show. But when people say "wholesome" they actually mean mediocre and boring. There were sparse jokes, and the show fell back to trope settings like the school camp and the fireworks festival. 12-12-19
779
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The Quintessential Quintuplets 2
5 TV 12 Writing was improved over S1. Unfortunately, Fuutarou is still an arrogant prick, and the quints are falling for him despite his attitude. This would be better with a nicer MC. 03-27-21
780
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The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie
4 Movie 1 Ended the story. The wrong girl won. Had the same low budget as the TV show. 07-12-22
781
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The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World
3 TV 13 An isekai with a morally ambiguous MC is interesting, but the second half of this dropped so hard in storytelling quality. Didn't do enough to overcome the no-effort foregone conclusion battles. Read-the-source ending. 06-01-24
782
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The Rising of the Shield Hero
5 TV 25 First 4 eps were excellent. Writing after that becomes typical isekai trash. Fights became poorly choreographed, and Naofumi's revenge isn't properly carried out by the end. 09-19-19
783
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The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2
5 TV 13 What singlehandedly saved this season was Kizuna. She was very bubbly, almost like a manic pixie dream girl. But she added the enthusiasm that the show sorely needed, and was a much better character than Filo. 10-10-22
784
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The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3
4 TV 12 Writing was even worse than S2. But I liked the new characters even though they weren't developed much. This was still more enjoyable than Re:Zero and Made in Abyss, both of which I dropped after S2. Greatly improved production. 02-09-25
785
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The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent
7 TV 12 Sei is overpowered and doesn't struggle too much, and it's an open ending. But the atmosphere was unlike any other isekai I've seen, with a great supporting cast and none of the junk that plagues typical isekai. 01-08-22
786
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The Secret World of Arrietty
7 Movie 1
787
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The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians
4 TV 12 Mesmerizing production, and the theme of accepting who you are despite failure was good. But the overall writing was flat as the students slowly tried to figure out the mystery behind Element M. Very weak antagonist. 01-22-25
788
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The Tale of Outcasts
5 TV 13 Nothing special on the story front, but first half was strong. Enjoyed the contractor-demon dynamic of both the main and supporting pairing. Open ending, but the entire manga was adapted, so that's it. 05-25-24
789
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The Tatami Galaxy
6 TV 11 I don't think The Tatami Galaxy is a masterpiece like most high-class aficionados make it out to be. But it's a completely unique take on using inadvertent time travel as a plot device, and it is so far removed from typical mainstream anime tropes. 02-10-20
790
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The Tatami Time Machine Blues
7 ONA 6 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama shortlist. 02-26-23
791
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The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
5 Movie 1 The idea of time dilation in this manner was unique, but the dialogue was bland and the romance felt forced. 08-19-23
792
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The Vision of Escaflowne
4 TV 26
793
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The Way of the Househusband
4 ONA 5 Kenjirou Tsuda as Tatsu was perfect. But the production was mediocre, and the skits relied too much on Tatsu teaching people how to do chores, as opposed to Tatsu being tone-deaf. 01-13-22
794
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The Way of the Househusband Part 2
3 ONA 5 The skits were weaker than S1, and the comedy petered out. No finale ep. Perhaps it could've been better with higher production. 01-13-22
795
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The Wonderland
2 Movie 1 Saw at Anime NYC. Ghibli-style fantasy scenes do little to advance the plot. Then one of the girls manages to talk someone out of doing an evil deed. The girls themselves have no depth. Adaptations of old stories just don't work. 11-17-19
796
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The World Ends with You The Animation
5 TV 12 If this show had been 2 cour, and slowed down a bit, and included more of the chill and funny bits that made the game so endearing to me, this would've been a hit. Nevertheless, this was a faithful representation of the main plot of the game. 06-25-21
797
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The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
4 TV 12 First half was better than Mushoku Tensei S1P1. But the second half fell into the traps of poor isekai. Lugh came across as too perfect, and the girls lacked depth. Worst of all, the show stopped focusing on Lugh's assassin skills. 12-31-21
798
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The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting
3 TV 12 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama shortlist. 02-26-23
799
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This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
3 TV 12
800
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Those Snow White Notes
5 TV 12 Kono Oto Tomare was my 2019 AOTY. This was a more cynical take with a different instrument. I think the novelty of this show having an actual BAD ending is intriguing, but this was nowhere near as good. 06-14-22
801
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Three Leaves, Three Colors
4 TV 12 Animation quality and voice acting was top-notch. Doga Kobo did the best it could with an aged source, as it predates Lucky Star, but with the SoL genre being so saturated, it's tough to consider the skits as anything other than mediocre. 05-23-21
802
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To Heart
4 TV 13
803
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To Your Eternity
5 TV 20 Overhyped. Sometimes mass deaths work. It worked the first few times, but then the characters died for rather frivolous reasons. The main character, despite having greater powers than most MCs in other shows, was shockingly ineffective. 09-14-21
804
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Tokyo Godfathers
7 Movie 1
805
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Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
9 TV 11 I heard some people didn't like this because of the main girl. She acted like a total jerk at the beginning. But she was handled perfectly, leading right up to the cathartic end. Absolutely brilliant. 03-26-18
806
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Tokyo Mew Mew New
5 TV 12 r/anime 2022 awards: Drama shortlist. 02-26-23
807
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Tokyo Revengers
4 TV 24 The backstories of the founding members of Toman are excellent. However, it's saddled by an idiotic main character who cries all the time, and worse logic than Beastars S2's "eat my foot" ending. 12-25-21
808
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Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time
7 TV 21 This was good. It's a one-trick pony that does its trick very well because I never got bored of the formula. Enjoyed the comedy a lot. 09-10-15
809
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Tonikawa: Over The Moon For You
5 TV 12 Tsukasa was voted best girl of 2020. She is perfect waifu material. It was nice to see a super wholesome couple just be a couple. But Nasa could've been written to be a bit more mature, and it could've been spicier. Basic production quality. 06-02-21
810
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Toradora!
7 TV 25
811
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Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs
4 TV 12 r/anime awards 2022: Drama watch. 10-31-22
812
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Trigun
6 TV 26
813
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Trinity Seven
3 TV 12 A non-nude harem with a garbage main character, garbage fights, and garbage dialogue. But at least Arata wasn't totally dense. 02-07-15
814
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True Tears
4 TV 13 He picked the wrong girl. Noooooo! 10-16-14
815
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Tsugumomo
4 TV 12 Though the manga is modern, it felt like a blast from the 90s. Kiriha does end up having offscreen sex with Kazuya in the final ep. But seeing Kazuya get attacked repeatedly for perceived sexual transgressions got old. 09-26-17
816
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Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary
3 TV 13
817
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Tsukigakirei
5 TV 12 POWER OF TEXTING. Didn't waste much time on the side characters, and the dialogue wasn't cringe-inducing. I like my romances spicier, but as a mild show, this was okay. 08-14-17
818
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Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy-
3 TV 12 Poor slow isekai. Konosuba came later and vastly improved on the formula because Konosuba's characters are flawed assholes. Tsukimichi's characters argue a bit, but they're still overpowered and unmatched in battle. Dropped after S1. 01-06-22
819
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Tsuredure Children
4 TV 12 I counted a whopping 11 couples. As the show progressed, it unceremoniously dropped the weak couples and focused on the more interesting ones. In the end, I felt only the Chiaki/Kana pair had significant development. 10-23-17
820
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Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era
6 Movie 1 Uma Musume was put through a shounen action filter. God-tier animation and cinematography, but the characters and story were the least developed in the franchise, with no emotional beats. S2 and Road to the Top were clearly superior. 01-25-25
821
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Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Road to the Top
7 ONA 4 Season "2.5". It's better than S3 with only 4 eps, and is more focused than S1. Admire Vega has the heaviest backstory, being full of guilt as a surviving twin. Two other girls share the spotlight, but at least the writing was good enough for that. 02-10-24
822
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Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Season 2
9 TV 13 The drama in the second half blew away my expectations. It kept building up, as the issues couldn't just be waved away in a single episode. This allowed me to care about the struggles that multiple key characters were facing. 04-06-21
823
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Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Season 3
5 TV 13 Mega-budget fun, but this had no chance of matching S2. Kitasan Black was the least compelling protagonist of the show, as her real-life counterpart had a run of dominance that was unmatched by her peers. Weak supporting characters. 02-08-24
824
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Umamusume: Pretty Derby
5 TV 13 Special Week is cute! Unfortunately, horse racing doesn't have much strategy other than slipstreaming and "making a move" near the end. CGCDT scenes were only average compared to other shows. 08-11-18
825
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Unbreakable Machine-Doll
3 TV 12 Another light novel adaptation where you must buy the books to find out what happens. Ugh. 09-27-16
826
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Under the Dog
2 OVA 1 If you want to see some gunfire, go for it. It's basically a polished Mars of Destruction. 01-18-17
827
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Unison
3 Music 1 Watched for the r/anime 2021 awards under best short film. At least this was better than Suisei's song (Ghost). 01-18-22
828
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Usakame
2 TV 12 Watched after Teekyuu 7. This was a completely unnecessary spinoff that removed the fast-talking gimmick and all of the absurd comedy. The opposing school's team didn't need their own show. Continue with Teekyuu 8. 06-12-21
829
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Utakata
3 TV 12 In the end, the djinni were pointless, and the antagonist got away with everything that happened. Don't watch this. Watch Yuki Yuna is a Hero if you want to see 1st-half slice-of-life, 2nd-half serious magical girl done right. 01-08-15
830
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Utakata: Summer Pair of Early Winter
3 Special 1 Episode "13" of Uta Kata. Read its review for my thoughts. 01-08-15
831
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Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!
5 TV 12 Skits for the first 9 episodes were strong, and important flashback scenes strengthened the context and narrative. But then the final 3 episodes were weak and didn't further the main relationship. Ep10 was an anime original tourism ad. 06-07-21
832
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Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Season 2
4 TV 13 What saves this season from being bad was that Uzaki's family was great, especially Yanagi and Tsuki. But they overshadowed the main pair instead of simply being a strong support character like Nagatoro's Gamo. 04-02-23
833
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UzaMaid!
7 TV 12 Actually isn't creepy because there is no gratuitous fanservice. Excellent ep1. The freakout horror sound effect spamming was a little annoying. But the ending was great, elevating this show to more than it seems. 05-19-21
834
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UzaMaid! My Maid Is Still Seriously Way Too Annoying...
5 Special 1 Episode 13. It was about as good as the other average episodes in the show. 05-19-21
835
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Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror
4 TV 4 Fantastic first episode but then it "spiraled" out of control. The initial cohesive narrative ended up becoming a series of shock scenes, and the main characters couldn't do much about it. 10-24-24
836
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Val x Love
3 TV 12 Ecchi harem. MC was a support character instead of being a key fighter. And he did perform intimate acts with some of the women instead of being completely oblivious all the time. But the villains were awful, and the show ended on quite a whimper. 02-25-20
837
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Vampire Holmes
2 TV 12 Short. Well, you know what, it made me giggle. Neo-Picasso episode 7 was the best episode. 05-10-16
838
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Vatican Miracle Examiner
6 TV 12 The first case was the craziest one and should really have been left for the end. The other two cases were less hectic, but were still good. Enjoyed the bromance between Josef and Robert. 11-01-17
839
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Venus Versus Virus
3 TV 12
840
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Violet Evergarden
9 TV 13 The "job of the week" episodes were about as good as they could've been. Final episodes were weak, but this show inspires through sadness and grief. 06-26-18
841
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Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
8 Movie 1 Probably the single best looking anime I've ever seen. Looks better than Makoto Shinkai movies. The movie itself was just two double-length episodes stitched together, and both stories were simple. But the execution was damn near flawless. 03-28-21
842
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Violet Evergarden: The Day You Understand "I Love You" Will Surely Come
7 Special 1 Watch between eps 4 and 5. Another good touching tale. 03-28-21
843
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Violet Evergarden: The Movie
6 Movie 1 It's beautiful, and many scenes were drawn out for extra emotional impact. But a creepy plot point was introduced halfway into the movie. I have docked other shows for this, but they had multiple episodes to deal with the dilemma. Here, it was just poof! 10-13-21
844
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Viral Hit
7 TV 12 An outrageous underdog story with quite a bit of repetitiveness, but it's executed with such flair and creativity. I rooted for Hobin and his friends the entire time. Well-paced with multiple arcs and a good stop point. 02-23-25
845
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Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-
7 TV 13 The production and songs were top-notch, but the sci-fi aspect left much to be desired. Episodes 7-9 made little logical sense, and there was too much of the buddy cop act in Matsumoto. But it stuck a safe landing with a wonderful final episode. 07-05-21
846
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Vlad Love
2 ONA 12 Self-indulgence shitposting by the director Mamoru Oishii, who was 69 when this was made. Overly reliant on parodies of boomer media from the 1940s-80s. Comedy was a total miss. 01-27-22
847
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Voices of a Distant Star
5 OVA 1
848
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Voy@ger
3 ONA 1 Watched for the r/anime 2021 awards under best short film. Animation was choppy, and I didn't know anyone on screen. Music was meh. 01-18-22
849
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VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream
1 TV 12 Organic fan growth matters. That's why this show failed in every way: these fake VTubers with simulated streams didn't do anything to make me connect with them. They were all caricatures. I'll stick to enjoying real VTubers. 02-23-25
850
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Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina
4 TV 12 A show of extremes. On one hand, it looks incredible. But on the other, its episodic nature was wildly fickle, and Elaina didn't seem to learn anything from her travels. Ep9 was dark and serious, but then the show acted like it never happened. 06-04-21
851
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Wasteful Days of High School Girls
2 TV 12 This is how shallow the show is: the childlike girl is Loli. The lesbian is Lily. The stoic girl is Robo. But it's the main girl, Baka, who inserts herself into almost every skit, and makes the show unbearable. It's Azumanga Daioh with none of the charm. 10-24-19
852
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WataMote: No Matter How I Look At It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!
8 TV 12 One of the most unique black comedies ever in that it's carried by a single character for all of it. People said this show made them cringe, but Tomoko isn't supposed to act perfect. I wish there were a season 2 so that she finally succeeds. 11-22-13
853
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WataMote: No Matter How I Look At It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular! OVA
5 OVA 1 12-26-14
854
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Wataten! an Angel Flew Down to Me
7 TV 12 Contrary to social justice warriors, everything was done in the name of cuteness. The rest of the cast was an excellent foil to Mya's creepy tendencies. The final episode was just breathtaking, putting all other culture festival plays in anime to shame. 05-17-21
855
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Wataten! an Angel Flew Down to Me Episode 13
4 Special 1 Episode 13. Rather bland and predictable. Probably should've watched this before episode 12. 05-18-21
856
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Weathering with You
7 Movie 1 Romance was weaker than what was shown in Your Name, and I can see why people didn't like the startling, thought-provoking ending. But Shinkai is romantic to a fault. 01-15-20
857
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Welcome to the Ballroom
5 TV 24 Good chracterization, but the forced drama where the dancers mess up during their routines was tiresome. These teams have practiced for weeks on end, and they mess up during competition because they see another team performing well? Really? 04-24-18
858
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Welcome to the N.H.K.
9 TV 24 Though superficial at times, this was a very real look at the shut-in culture before more modern anime glorified it. 00-00-08
859
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When Marnie Was There
4 Movie 1 It told its story, but there was never any real tension, and I couldn't empathize with Marnie's situation, because despite her daunting upbringing, she still grew up to have a successful family. It was very Ghibli, and very mediocre. 06-12-15
860
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When Will Ayumu Make His Move?
5 TV 12 Urushi is so cute! The first half was a wholesome romcom speedrun and I was loving it. But then for whatever reason, the show slowed down, introduced pointless characters, and wasted 3 episodes on a school trip in which Urushi + Ayumu aren't together. 04-18-23
861
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White Album 2
7 TV 13 This was one of the most raw and realistic dramas I've seen in a long time, right up there with Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien (Rumbling Hearts). However, the first 7 episodes, which contain the festival arc, are mediocre. 05-29-15
862
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Wind: A Breath of Heart
3 OVA 1
863
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Wind: A Breath of Heart (TV)
3 TV 13
864
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Wind: A Breath of Heart OVA
3 OVA 3
865
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Wish Upon the Pleiades
5 TV 12 Seemed like a poor magical girl show, but Gainax pulled its strings at episode 8 and the show went off parallel universes and unexplored potential. I sort of understand what they were trying to convey, but the execution was all over the place. 03-10-16
866
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WIXOSS Diva(A)Live
2 TV 12 391387 This WIXOSS has nothing to do with Selector WIXOSS. Awful main characters. Blue hair girl was one of the nastiest unlikable protagonists because she repeatedly abandoned her old teams. Episode 7 was a dark tease to taunt old fans. 04-07-21
867
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Wolf Children
9 Movie 1 Absolutely beautiful. The portrayal of the struggles of single motherhood, coupled with the eventuality of Hana's kids leaving the nest, gave this a level of sophistication not found in Hosoda's other works. 05-25-21
868
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Wonder Egg Priority
2 TV 12 First 4 episodes were stellar. But it bit off way more than it could chew, and the sudden new development and non-ending in episodes 11 and 12 were just a slap in the face. And because of that, this was a complete waste of time. 04-05-21
869
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Wonder Egg Priority: My Priority
2 TV Special 1 This episode answered nothing. Because there won't be a season 2, this was one of the most underwhelming non-endings ever. A slap in the face. 06-30-21
870
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Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
4 Movie 1 Unique visuals, cute girl. But for once could we get a boy lead who isn't a total pushover anti-social introvert? He reminded me of Shouya from A Silent Voice. At least the minimal dialogue added to the calming, slice-of-life mood to the show. 01-18-22
871
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WorldEnd: What do you do at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?
8 TV 12 The venenum accumulation reminded me of the mankai powers in Yuki Yuna is a Hero. I wanted it to be as great as YuYuYu. It fell short due to a poor middle, but what an excellent and sad final episode. Fantastic OST. 07-10-17
872
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Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
3 TV 11 The pitch is that these otaku are older, and are already in a committed relationship. But we don't see much development over the show's run, and the humor is sparse and lame. I can't recall any joke where I laughed out loud. It ends uneventfully. 09-19-18
873
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Ya Boy Kongming!
7 TV 12 r/anime 2022 awards: Comedy FINALIST. I ranked it #5, and it got 8th. Oh well. 10-15-22
874
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Yamibo: Darkness, The Hat and the Travelers of the Books
2 TV 13
875
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Yasuke
4 ONA 6 This had nothing to do with the historical Yasuke. He could've been replaced with any other samurai and the story would've played out the same way. A Disney-style ending where Yasuke is seemingly killed then revived by the power of crying. 07-02-21
876
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Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki Yonsatsume
1 TV 10 r/anime awards 2022: Comedy shortlist. 02-26-23
877
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Yona of the Dawn
5 TV 24 Quality show, but it dragged out like a typical shounen action epic where the main quest is forgotten. I can't in good conscience give it a high score because it was just getting started. 06-28-16
878
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Yoru no Kuni
7 ONA 3 r/anime 2021 awards best short show nominee. This packed a better emotional punch than all of the short film garbage that I saw. Aimer could've just made music videos, but this was substantial. 01-21-22
879
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Your Lie in April
9 TV 22 The final episode was wonderful. Stunning. 10/10 material. I got chills hearing the music on my high-end headphone setup. But there were too many uneven moments in earlier episodes. Still, I won't be forgetting this one anytime soon. 03-24-15
880
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Your Name.
7 Movie 1 This is what Charlotte should've been. 09-09-16
881
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Yuki Yuna is a Hero
9 TV 12 I don't care if some people think this a Madoka Magica ripoff. It just overtook Ping Pong as my 2014 anime of the year. You owe it to yourself to watch this underrated gem. 01-07-15
882
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Yuki Yuna is a Hero - Churutto!
1 TV 12 SHORT. Absolute trash. Has nothing to do with the main show, and is full of characters from the spinoff light novels, not the anime. Waste of 12 minutes. 11-06-21
883
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Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Mankai Chapter
2 TV 12 S3. Not even a sequel; just a poor rushed mess of trying to adapt 2 light novel spinoffs and attempting to re-tell S2 from other perspectives. I'll always remember S1, before Yuki Yuna turned into a soulless media franchise. 12-21-21
884
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Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Hero Chapter
4 TV 6 267520 YuYuYu S2 is inferior and is completely void of the magic that made S1 so good. 01-05-18
885
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Yumeria
3 TV 12
886
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Yuri!!! On Ice
6 TV 12 The other skating anime (Ginban Kaleidoscope) didn't have any complete routines. But this showcased skating with stunning accuracy. It kept animation detail to a minimum in order to preserve fluidity in the scenes that mattered most, the routines. 12-22-16
887
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Yurikuma Arashi
6 TV 12 There were a few too many scenes which didn't contribute to the story, and the dialogue was cringeworthy on more than one occasion. However, the surrealistic presentation covered up the show's flaws very well. 06-12-15
888
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Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Washio Sumi no Shou 1 - Tomodachi
6 Movie 1 See part 3 for capsule review. 09-06-17
889
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Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Washio Sumi no Shou 2 - Tamashii
6 Movie 1 See part 3 for capsule review. 09-06-17
890
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Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Washio Sumi no Shou 3 - Yakusoku
7 Movie 1 Solid lead-in. But the second half of Yuki Yuna S2 had better resolve all the questions behind Vertex and the Hero system. Washio Sumi had the SoL, but there was no real drama like the infighting in S1. 09-06-17
891
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Zombie Land Saga
7 TV 12 First 2 episodes are excellent and pull you into the zombie idol group premise. Rest of the show never quite matches the initial energy and intensity, as the group settles into standard idol-style songs. 05-16-19
892
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Zombie Land Saga Revenge
6 TV 12 Finally got some background on Yuugiri. The Tae episode and the Junko/Ai two-parter were great. But this felt less fun than S1. It widened its scope and we're left with more questions than answers. 06-24-21
893
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[C] CONTROL - The Money and Soul of Possibility
4 TV 11 08-21-13
894
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[Oshi No Ko]
6 TV 11 The entertainment industry hasn't been this sharply critiqued by any other show. But the main hook stepped aside for side stories and secondary character development. This ended without any of the bombastic hype of the movie-length ep1. 03-02-24
895
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[Oshi No Ko] Season 2
7 TV 13 First 9 eps were a filler arc. I was skeptical at first, but while it didn't progress the main story, it gave solid character development and had the cinematography chops to match. Surprisingly better than S1, and had a good S3 hook finish. 01-08-25
TV: 664, OVA: 34, Movies: 127, Spcl.: 22, Eps: 0, Days: 164.58, Mean Score: 4.9, Score Dev.: -2.38

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