Rate the last anime you watched out of 10

Kids On The Slope episodes 1-7. I can't really explain this one properly. In terms of synopsis, there's not much that goes on but this anime is so much more than its synopsis. It put me in such a good mood when I watched it yesterday. I think it's beautiful. 10/10 for me. I aim to watch the last 5 tomorrow :)

Also clocked episodes 1-3 of Baccano. Its darty so far making it hard for me to get into. I'll give it another whirl sometime soon though. As it stands, 6/10 :(
 
-Danielle- said:
Also clocked episodes 1-3 of Baccano. Its darty so far making it hard for me to get into. I'll give it another whirl sometime soon though. As it stands, 6/10 :(
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You need to watch it all for it to make sense, took me more than 3 eps before I liked it but in the end its a 9/10 show :D
 
Dan said:
-Danielle- said:
Also clocked episodes 1-3 of Baccano. Its darty so far making it hard for me to get into. I'll give it another whirl sometime soon though. As it stands, 6/10 :(
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You need to watch it all for it to make sense, took me more than 3 eps before I liked it but in the end its a 9/10 show :D
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Yeah that's what I was hoping as Baccano has been on my to buy list for ages so I was well happy when I picked it up back on Saturday. I'll give it another whirl sometime soon. Can't decide to just try again from the beginning of where I left off. Hmmmmm.

Also caught two episodes of Trinity Blood last week. I think when I have the time to clock like at least 4 episodes a sitting, I'll rerally like it. If I have to watch it all darty I may not be able to :(
 
Venus Wars - 7.5/10 (rematch)

I could gush all day about the quality of the animation and the vehicle designs especially the monocycles, which was what drew my to this in the first place, I've still not got over the bike chases in Akira and still look for anything resembling it. I'd also commend discotek on there new transfer, some scenes look absolutely amazing for a DVD, there were a few grainy scenes and a couple where the colour seem to darken for a second or too but that didn't detract from what's a very well done transfer.

So why only 7.5, well this certainly is an action oriented story and this it does very well but they seem to forget about story and character development and whilst the lead character is decent enough, you don't really care for any of them, leaving you feeling not too bothered in the battle scenes. I'd still recommend watching it though, as I said its well drawn and has some excellent action scenes, just don't expect it to be too entertaining when the action stops.
 
dream eater merry

its a safe anime, id say it was ok but the ending is cheesy LIKE typical cheesy anime ending, but you have to read the manga to continue, it was a ok show but didn't really caught my interest to read the manga,

7/10
 
Dan said:
Venus Wars - 7.5/10 (rematch)
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Finally got around to watching this for the first time quite recently myself. Don't think I enjoyed it to quite the same extent (the characerisation really dragged it down), but it's definitely gorgeous to look at and the action was very well handled indeed. It's a great shame that Yasuhiko doesn't seem to have directed anything since.
 
Clannad

It never ceases to amaze me, the different spins on the (high) school romcom. Over time I’ve encountered titles dealing with conventional couples (His and Her Circumstances), less conventional couples (Shukisho!), interplanetary couples (The World of Narue), conjoined couples (Midori Days) and even legally questionable couples (Kodomo no Jikan). So what to make of Clannad?

Actually, can this even be classified as a comedy? It feels more like a drama with a few – correction, lots of! – comical interjections. The usual suspects are all there. There’s the disenfranchised main character who’s angry at the world. There’s his comically ineffectual sidekick. Among the ladies you have the frail beauty, the intellectual recluse, the sports star, the shy maiden and the hoyden.

All these and more characters have their secrets that form the basis for the different story arcs that comprise Clannad’s storyline which sees them deal with and (hopefully) resolve their issues. The arcs are diverse in scope, so there’s no risk of monotony. In terms of writing quality, both the comedy and drama are equally excellent. The comedy raises laughs effectively – Okazaki’s deadpanning, Sunohara’s pratfalls, and the baking skills of Nagisa’s mother are the main sources thereof – while the drama is heartfelt without being overdone or trying too hard to evoke the required emotions.

The characters themselves are appealing and multidimensional, able to cover a broad scope of emotions. In Japanese that is. In English only David Matranga and Greg Ayres sound like they’re making any effort at all; the rest sound like they’re simply reading their lines, no more no less. No, the Japanese track would be my pick here. Saying that, I can only admire the ingenuity of the English cast in the vocal exercises scene. I shudder to think of the number of takes required…

Elsewhere the animation is decent enough, as far as the intro, the closing and the main story are concerned. However, in a seemingly unrelated B-plot running parallel to the main story, the animation is simply sublime, with some of the most fluid motion I’ve seen in TV animation.

So in closing, Clannad is funny, charming and emotionally powerful. I have no regrets watching this.
 
Mangaranga said:
robot monkey said:
Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trial

Mildly disappointing. Rock is too dam smart in it for his own good now which kind of loses a good part of what made him an interesting character in the first part & Roberta is too impervious to damage plus she is a really one note character & the young master & mini-maid were pretty irritating. Plus Revy was relegated to a support character.

7/10
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I went into Roberta's Blood Trail with high expectations from the TV series, which this 5 episode OVA unfortunately failed to meet. It wasn't bad, I just didn't enjoy it as much as the rest of Black Lagoon. Whilst it was nice to see the characters back as well as some of the smaller ones ("Chinglish" and the mute with the Chainsaw for example), it was disappointing that many of them, and even the "Main" characters like Revy and Dutch were, as you said, relegated to a support characters with little screen time.
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Didn't you also feel that there wasn't actually enough storyline for five episodes, it felt quite padded to me in parts especially episode 4. They could I reckon have actually covered the same ground in three or four episodes.
 
Kids on the slope.

Clocked the last 5 episodes. I really love this anime. The last episode was brilliant. It left me a mix of fulfilled but also not fulfilled and wanting more. Once again it left my bf having a mini fit going "what? what!" once it ended. He really dislikes endings where he wanted more from it, like more of a resolve haha. It butchered him like Black Butler and Heat Guy J did lol. Guess I won't let him watch Bebop then! That ending still hurts me :( lol

But yeah, 10/10. Frigging love it. Definitely my go to anime when I need a pick me up. I now have that and Ouran High :)
 
Clannad After Story

Talk about having the rug pulled out from under you! I was expecting more of the same zany dramatics from the first series. Well, the dramatic bits were still there, dialled this time up to ionospheric levels, but the comedy has been equally toned down.

Or at least that’s what happens after the first eight episodes, which are still based in and around the school and afford the remaining characters from the clique their place in the spotlight and the chance to confront their emotional baggage. The …After Story bit properly begins thereafter and sees a freshly graduated Tomoya in the real world, forced to make a life for himself outside the protected high school structure, with a new circle of friends and influences. Initially it is a joy to see how he develops as a person, no doubt motivated by the goal of becoming worthy of the love that Nagisa has for him, and he for her. Then comes the rapid sequence of emotional crests and troughs that is episodes 16 to 22, which reduced me to a sobbing wreck at places.

And how happy I was at the outcome in episode 22, even though I didn’t fully understand how it came about exactly. Still, I didn’t dwell on the logic for too long, because by then I had come to consider …After Story as more of a fairy tale than a slice-of-life. And as a fairy tale there are some concessions to logic that can be made. I mean think about, if logic were to prevail in fairy tales, it wouldn’t be for the better. Snow White’s Prince Charming would be branded a necrophiliac and placed on the sex offenders roll. The Little Mermaid would probably be busted for stalking and slapped with a restraining order. And Jack would be put on trial for Breaking and Entering, Grand Larceny and First Degree Manslaughter.

So in conclusion, following the setup that was the first series, Clannad After Story proves itself a pulls few punches as it builds on everything that I loved about the original. Best of all, after the last episode, I once again experienced the sadness I usually experience after watching an excellent title when I realise that I’ll never again be able to watch it for the first time.
 
Last Exile Vol 1 (1-4)
I'm sad to say I'm not really feeling this. The show seems dead set on setting up a brilliant world full of interesting things (1800's military warfare in the sky! Techno Illuminati in the Sky! Sky Pirates! PIRATES! IN THE SKY!) and then focusing on the two most boring characters in the set between a squeaky shrew and Johnny Yong Bosch as Johnny Yong Bosch doing his best Johnny Yong Bosch impression going on a mission because <someone> told him to.

It's not offensive (the CGI is clunky as _hell_ as par the norm for Gonzo but I'd not begrudge it for that, I'd begrudge Gonzo stuff for fouling up the ending) but it's not really doing much of anything to keep me interested. It's not completely off the list because maybe ep 5 onwards will actually focus on interesting stuff like Al (What can I say, that bit with the Goat toy was adorable) or post drug high Captain Harlock but it's on thin ice.

Rating : Low Priority List

Next up:
Patlabor 1 And 2
Solty Rei - Vol.1
Sacred Blacksmith Disk 1

On the Film list: Black Dynamite (On here because my head constantly plays that Dy-no-myte! Dy-no-myte! bit of the theme on loop)
 
ConanThe3rd said:
Last Exile Vol 1 (1-4)
I'm sad to say I'm not really feeling this. The show seems dead set on setting up a brilliant world full of interesting things (1800's military warfare in the sky! Techno Illuminati in the Sky! Sky Pirates! PIRATES! IN THE SKY!) and then focusing on the two most boring characters in the set between a squeaky shrew and Johnny Yong Bosch as Johnny Yong Bosch doing his best Johnny Yong Bosch impression going on a mission because <someone> told him to.

It's not offensive (the CGI is clunky as _hell_ as par the norm for Gonzo but I'd not begrudge it for that, I'd begrudge Gonzo stuff for fouling up the ending) but it's not really doing much of anything to keep me interested. It's not completely off the list because maybe ep 5 onwards will actually focus on interesting stuff like Al (What can I say, that bit with the Goat toy was adorable) or post drug high Captain Harlock but it's on thin ice.

Rating : Low Priority List

Next up:
Patlabor 1 And 2
Solty Rei - Vol.1
Sacred Blacksmith Disk 1

On the Film list: Black Dynamite (On here because my head constantly plays that Dy-no-myte! Dy-no-myte! bit of the theme on loop)
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Criticising the CGI on a series that isn't the newest seems a bit unfair, I thought it was quite good allowing for its age.
 
Battle girls

This series reminds me of koihime muso, -

1 a bit of fan service
2 it's a everyone's friend anime
3 all girls as main characters

The stories very very very loosely based on a Japanese general that lived in the 15th century, but everyone's a girl kinda like battle vixens,

It's a pretty series, it had me on the edge on my seat In some eps

But the main blonde female lead can be very very annoying,

I'm giving this a 8/10
 
robot monkey said:
ConanThe3rd said:
Last Exile Vol 1 (1-4)
I'm sad to say I'm not really feeling this. The show seems dead set on setting up a brilliant world full of interesting things (1800's military warfare in the sky! Techno Illuminati in the Sky! Sky Pirates! PIRATES! IN THE SKY!) and then focusing on the two most boring characters in the set between a squeaky shrew and Johnny Yong Bosch as Johnny Yong Bosch doing his best Johnny Yong Bosch impression going on a mission because <someone> told him to.

It's not offensive (the CGI is clunky as _hell_ as par the norm for Gonzo but I'd not begrudge it for that, I'd begrudge Gonzo stuff for fouling up the ending) but it's not really doing much of anything to keep me interested. It's not completely off the list because maybe ep 5 onwards will actually focus on interesting stuff like Al (What can I say, that bit with the Goat toy was adorable) or post drug high Captain Harlock but it's on thin ice.

Rating : Low Priority List

Next up:
Patlabor 1 And 2
Solty Rei - Vol.1
Sacred Blacksmith Disk 1

On the Film list: Black Dynamite (On here because my head constantly plays that Dy-no-myte! Dy-no-myte! bit of the theme on loop)
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Criticising the CGI on a series that isn't the newest seems a bit unfair, I thought it was quite good allowing for its age.
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I said I wasn't going to begrudge it for that (Gonzo put themselves out as CGI Kings but CGI was _Not_ meant to be animated on the threes like that). Besides that, the issues with the characters kinda outshine it.
 
One Piece collection 2
9/10
Great stuff as to be expected from One Piece!

The DVD starts off with a bang! First we have a fight between Sanji and Gin (which is one of my favorite fights in the entire series) and then on to Luffy vs Krieg which is awesome! That concludes baratie arc, which si probably my favourite arc so far. After that is the Arlong arc, which is alot better than i expected! I didn't realize how much 4Kids changed it! SOOOOOO much blood was removed! Nami's past was also very sad and touching. I never liked Nami that much, but after seeing the Arlong Arc uncut, i can sympathize her alot more.

Not only does this collection have great plots, but it also includes great fight scenes. Sanji's fight with kuroobi never gets old!

Overall, One Piece collection 2 proves that One Piece gets better as it goes along! Bring on collection 3!
 
Blood C

8/10

At last a decent horror anime show, quite a while since I have seen such a show released over here that actually has a bit of depth to it and possessing an interesting story. The two main negatives for me was though it's fair to build things gradually I felt that they took far too long to do this as it didn't really grab me until about almost half way through around episode five. The other thing was they flagged up who the main villain was far too much, there wasn't any shock in the eventually reveal because of this.

As an aside I am quite surprised this was only a 15 as it is pretty violent & gory, only little less than Hellsing & that was an 18.
 
Avenger

One word ..............boring,

This series has a few things going for it but non of the interesting stuff is never explained at the end of the series,
We,re always in the characters faces and hardly any talking,
And nearly nothing is explained,

Sorry but I'm giving this a

5/10
 
Persevered with Baccano and am up to episode 10/16. I think it got good at episode 5. Really liking it now, carrying on with it pulled off. I LOVE Isaac and Miria. They remind me of my bf and I :p :D

Hoping to clock the last 6 episodes tonight. Love that I've been clocking anime again but I think that will slow down again as I can't put my bf through lots of it for my sake. Will have to watch when I spend the night at my Mums. Might try and persevere with Ergo Proxy, or try and get into Bleach Season 8 as I couldn't even get passed the first episode of that *yawn* :eek:
 
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