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I've been a fan of anime since about 2010 or so when I first watched Elfen Lied. Since then, I've been working hard to find and watch anime series that I like, primarily through word of mouth or critical acclaim. So far it's worked pretty well as I've encountered masterpieces like Cowboy Bebop, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Serial Experiments Lain. It's not 100% ... *cough SAO cough* but I've been getting by. I'm still on the "widely known to be good" train, working on watching Princess Tutu, Tatami Galaxy, Kara no Kyoukai, so on and so forth. I'm very open to suggestions and criticism of my list, reviews, etc. I'm reviewing every anime as I watch (or re-watch) it so please feel encouraged to look over my reviews!! I'm looking forward to getting to know you all.
Some shameless self-advertisement here since not all of my reviews are created equal. If you do wish to read some of my reviews, the ones I'm most proud of are probably:
A little on my ranking system: I don't try to objectively rank anime, that is not what my scoring represents. I wouldn't necessarily call things I've given a (1) score 'appalling,' as if I did, I would not have finished it as I did with SAO. Similarly with all my other scores. What I do is try to categorize them with respect to one another. So all of my (9)'s are shows that I would call similar to each other in overall quality. I know my curve is really low, having an average of around 5, but it had to be done to more clearly distinguish my top end. Also, all the Dragon Ball movies suck, without exception. They are probably solely responsible for my average being so low. To be super clear, I'll go ahead and post a brief description of my scores.
(10) Outstanding: Right now, only Evangelion and Utena. Nothing I've seen is quite on their level.
(9) Great: Things that are super close to Evangelion. Anime beyond perfection. We're talking LotGH, Lain, Texhnolyze.
(8) Very Good: Perfect anime. Impeccable. We're talking Stein's Gate and Rurouni Kenshin Tsuioku-Hen level of good.
(7) Good: My personal favorites, but I can't really group them with Stein's Gate. We're talking Madoka and Ghost in the Shell here.
(6) Fair: Still good, distinctly above average anime. We're talking A Silent Voice, Mushishi, and Psycho-Pass here.
(5) Mediocre: Kind of self-descriptive. Anime that did not impress me in the least bit, think Cells at Work and Unlimited Bladeworks.
(4) Decent: Here and below I would not recommend watching. Disappointing. Think No Game No Life, Chobits, DBZ.
(3) Poor: Here lie actually bad anime. Not only do these disappoint, but I regret watching them at this point. Think Redline, Yu Gi Oh!, Rosario to Vampire. Oh, how I wish I could get this time back.
(2) Dreadful: I cannot believe I watched this. I was much younger, much more easily entertained, plus it's DBZ. Mostly DBZ movies.
(1) Pathetic: Here lie insulting anime. These anime insulted me as a human being, and I did not finish some of them. Think Sword Art Online, Kiddy Girl-And, Dragon Ball GT.
i havent finished evangelion, but i like it so far. but i heard some people say evangelion 3.0+1.0 was better than end of evangelion. do you think that?
ah too late man. I watched Innocence and it felt mediocre compared to the og film. I wonder what happened to Mamoru Oshii here. In the original Batou nor Togusa seemed the type to quote lines off of philosophical writings or the bible. Legit this is half of the fucking film here. People would call it "clever", but they could not be more wrong. This is another important lesson of showing not telling. Do not tell me how you fucking want the characters to feel through smart rebuttals of philosophy. If they wanted to do that (still do not recommend it cuz show do not tell ffs) then they could have done so through simple and direct questions (far more impactful). The issue and story with the angry attacking dolls was not completely solved (who is behind it and why), and the movie was more focused on the comparison between humans and dolls; I did not really care about it since the film ended up being kind of shit. Overall, I really do not think I will go forward in watching any more GITS entries. I already kind of regret watching innocence already, and I cannot believe I watched it just to assume those anime philosophers in the review section were right about something.
I saw your review of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society and I was wondering if I should delve into the gits series and movies (I watched 1995). GITS seems like a code geass where they milk the ever living fuck out of it and turn it into a pure mess. I thought about only sticking to innocence since it is a sequel follow up, but in your review you recommended staying away from it. Is there a problem with it? I mean Mamoru Oshii directed it so what exactly is the problem here? Lastly, if I asked you to pick any GITS entry(ies) which one(s) would you consider worth watching?
sorry, i kinda forgot i sent you that comment lmao, i reread my comments and sorry if i sounded a bit forceful or rude .
okay after 1 month ima say u can try out ultra heaven but i found it too confusing. nhk is goodish ive heard. Still read homunculus tho and The World Is Mine.
Ummm i woulda sent you a link to the manga im referring to but u said u prefer in spanish so idk. but im talkin bout the usamaru furuya one, u can google the artstyle if your manga webstie doesnt show the authors name. if u dont mind readin in english, ill send u a link :)
Some more manga i would recommend is Blood On The Tracks and Aku No Hana and Omoide Emanon!!!
Alsoooooo i suddenly remembered how u used to have a different lain picture on your anime list. sorry if this is a bit random but can you send me the photo of Lain you used to have on your anime list. you have a different lain picture now but i remember you having such a good one, i really wanted to use it but when i remembered, you already changed it😞 so if u dont mind can u send the picture againnnn please?
You need to read more manga. you havent updated your manga in a long time. There are soo many phenomenal manga and i listed a couple in the comment i sent
Okay here are some recommendations of things i think you would love: Homunculus (one of the best manga and has impeccable symbolism and one of the best mcs) , The World Is Mine (start is iffy but it has one of the best conclusions), No Longer Human (novel preferably but the usamaru furuya manga is good too), Pluto is also really good ive heard, Ultra Heaven s something u would like too and only has 3 chapters, Oyasumi Punpun, Welcome to the NHK
The anime looks ass ugly and doesn’t explain much because it assumes you’ve played the games. It’s basically just fan wank for people who bought the games. Which reviewers did you like who left?
I’ve been writing reviews here since 2014 as a hobby. Mostly I review goofy shit and try get a few laughs. By total helpful votes I’m ranked 11th on MAL. Which just means I write a lot of reviews, not that the quality is that high. My friend Fleur isn’t even on the top 50 and she’s a WAY better writer than I am!
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okay after 1 month ima say u can try out ultra heaven but i found it too confusing. nhk is goodish ive heard. Still read homunculus tho and The World Is Mine.
Ummm i woulda sent you a link to the manga im referring to but u said u prefer in spanish so idk. but im talkin bout the usamaru furuya one, u can google the artstyle if your manga webstie doesnt show the authors name. if u dont mind readin in english, ill send u a link :)
Some more manga i would recommend is Blood On The Tracks and Aku No Hana and Omoide Emanon!!!
Alsoooooo i suddenly remembered how u used to have a different lain picture on your anime list. sorry if this is a bit random but can you send me the photo of Lain you used to have on your anime list. you have a different lain picture now but i remember you having such a good one, i really wanted to use it but when i remembered, you already changed it😞 so if u dont mind can u send the picture againnnn please?