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Here's the most important thing you need to know about Serial Experiments Lain: give the series 5 episodes before you drop it, otherwise you would have missed a truly unique anime experience.

I get scared very easily, and some parts of this anime freaked me out. If you're the kinda person that likes mildly creepy sequences and that weird stuff, replace that 5 for enjoyment and give it a 10. That's just from my perspective. I didn't enjoy watching the anime, but my was it cool.

Serial Experiments Lain delves into the question of reality, existence, time, and memory. The anime starts out crippling slow and ... is rather hard to follow. Though this would usually bore the viewer, here it intensifies the abnormal events that literally drown the series. Every episode will leave you hanging with questions, and the questions will get better and better. Let's get this straight here: Serial Experiments Lain is weird. Hence the name if its first episode. Certain plot elements and sequences are scary, unorthodox, and sometimes downright bizzare. Watch this anime with your thinking caps on, as there's tons to be learned from here.

The characters in Serial Experiments Lain are different from your usual anime characters. You basically have to watch for yourself to find out. Lain's character development is very pleasing and one of the features of this anime.

The sound is limited to the OP, ED, and ambient sound effects. Well done, but this anime isn't worth watching for the sound effects. OP is good and siuts the anime well.

The art consists of hard lines, but has a very dull feel. Several key scenes are repeatedly emphasized and visual motifs such as shadows literally jump out at you.

In conclusion, Serial Experiments Lain is an intriguing anime that everyone should at least try. The series ends well and leaves the viewer with many thoughts and questions in his/her head.

Pani Poni Dash is easily one of the best comedy anime I've ever watched. The background story is interesting but the "genius girl" thing has been done before. However, Pani Poni Dash takes an approach much different from other schoolkids anime like School Rumble and even Azumanga Daioh.

Pani Poni Dash is chock full of fun parodies, cameos, and tidbits. You'd better have your finger over the pause button to read all the footnotes and references in Pani Poni Dash. The plot is very loose but present enough to give the anime a framework to works its humor off.

The art in Pani Poni Dash ... is very colorful, cheerful, bright, and humorous. Of the many things Pani Poni Dash parodies is the anime art, and the parody is visible in every episode. Pani Poni Dash does chibi perfectly, perhaps the best chibi I've ever seen in anime. Besides that, the normal art is very well done and slightly softer than conventional anime.

The music in Pani Poni Dash is very good. There are many songs as OPs and EDs. Great episode scoring and sound effects. I've grown to like all 3 OPs and the 2nd ED.

Character development in Pani Poni Dash is unique, which is saying a lot in the schoolgirl-comedy genre. Rebecca Miyamoto is the perfect balance of kawaii, attitude, sternness, and little-girl... ness. The anime explores different character archetypes in the various students of Peach Moon High School, resulting in a uniquely balanced cast of personalities. It even parodies overkilled character types such as "magical girl" with Behoimi, and plain, underdeveloped characters like Kurumi.

In conclusion, Pani Poni Dash is a definite download for anyone who likes comedy anime. The anime gets off to a great start but kinda winds down near the last five episodes. It's definitely an anime I can watch over and over again.