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Tiger & Bunny 12: (WARNING: SPOILERS!)
Putting it all in spoilers makes it painful on the eyes...so instead, 90% of it is in spoiler tags =3

The show has definitely picked up since Jake was introduced; although I'm still a bit disappointed that Lunatic seems to being ignored now. Last episode's cliffhanger was particularly gripping, and it made it hard to wait for this episode...but boy, it was worth it!

It has been a long, long, long time since I've watched anything, and seen a villain that shocked me.
Seeing Sky High; the King of Heroes, be beaten by Jake without any real effort, was nerve-wracking to watch; although it was quite obvious that after the barrage, Jake would remain unharmed,[/quote] the way it was executed made me forget that for a second - a second that allowed the moment to catch me. It's amazing how much sympathy I've begun to feel for each and every hero - I'd guess the way the series reflects on a character's personal and professional lives has helped this. The images of the King of Heroes, and the Spring Season's 3rd most popular anime character being hung over Stern Build were incredibly deep, and just shows what Jake is made of.

I was a bit disappointed by the lack of focus on Rock Bison's fight; although I can see that the writers wanted to rush to Wild Tiger. Kotetsu's turn was just...shocking. The determination in not giving up even once his Hundred Power had ran out, was inspiring - it really was true to what Kotetsu believes a hero really is; and yet, while it was inspiring to watch, it was painful. Luckily, main character syndrome kicked in and allowed him to land a hit on Jake...but Jake's reaction undermined that - I imagine Japanese viewers who recently voted him the top character of the Spring season being beaten to a pulp were particularly hit by this scene. I may be a sentimental git, but my main thought when watching this happening was "What if Kaede was at home watching this?" (After all, the viewing figures were roughly 89% iirc); despite her not knowing who her father is, I'd imagine her grandmother knows which hero her son is.

Since the start of the series, Barnaby has been shown to have a rather one-track mind, but despite the argument he and his partner had earlier in the episode, I was actually sickened by Barnaby's reaction to watching Kotetsu being beaten within an inch of his life - I'm surprised that all Fire Emblem did was shout at him once. The reactions from each of the heroes as one of their comrades went down...you could really see into their minds; both distraught about what had happened to their friends, and fearful that their card will be picked next. 3 of the 7 heroes down in one episode...

The closing (pre-ending theme) scene of Kotetsu being rushed into the ICU...I'm a writer, and yet, I can't think of a word to describe it, that would justify the feeling I felt as a viewer...

9.5 / 10 - Definitely the series' best episode.
 
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claymore 9/10 it kept me on the edge of my seat and my favourite character is Priscilla and at the end i was like dont do it dont do it but raki saves her and................... man i hanged on everything
 
the first dvd of hetalia
lets see....................its the most annoying but exactly right
it annoys me really bad super bad but everything said in it is right italians would give up lol
so far
iv watched season 2 and i got hooked on it, its not the best anime but very funny and very accurate so 7/10
and stereotyping hasn't been this much fun
 
shikabane hime part 1
9/10
WTF was the person who review'd this on this site thinking about? Its an awsome anime! Loads of action, interesting characters and some good animation.

Goods things:
Loads of action
good animation as to be expected from Gainax
characters were pretty interesting
story was pretty good

bad things:
Episode 13 was a bit boring

Looking forward to the second volume!
 
gravion seasons 1 and 2 .............................awesome just plain awesome if your a giant robot fan i suggest you watch gravion its got
1 fan service
2 a great story
3 twists
4 funny
i got the whole series a while ago and the only regret i have is not watching it sooner
9.5/10
 
My goodness, I haven't watched a series all the way through in about half a year.

Slayers

Overall this is an excellent series, the way it blends High Fantasy and Comedy reminds me greatly of comics such as 8 Bit Theater, the plot twists were excellent and any moments where I think that I can anticipate what comes next, it continuously surprises me, the characters were highly memorable from Lina's self serving attitude and Gourry's idiocity right through to Amelia's"Hero of Justice" nonsense to Zelgadis being a complete and utter badass, well worth watching

9/10
 
i just finished Baccano! today. I have to say, it was Fantastic!!!

Baccano!
10/10

Good things:
great and original story telling
I loved all the characters
great animation
loads of violence

Bad things:
last 3 episodes were pretty pointless

Im so glad i decided to re-watch this and actually finish it. Its definitely up in my favorites!
 
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, 10/10. (Spoilers... plot points referenced throughout. Sorry!)

It was an almost perfect feature, and I wish I wrote this a few hours ago so I had it in my mind better. It's an ambitious tale that works in parts but doesn't necessary feel right as one whole. It's a long film, 160 minutes in fact and that works both as both a detriment and advantage to it. The first half, both the original bouncey Haruhi and the slow deconstruction Kyon when he realises his world has changed is It continues in that trend up to and including the scene in the clubroom when Kyon contacts the other side. The problems begin when he's thrown into the past. I'm okay with time-travel, and the show excels at explaining complex theories in ridiculous phlebotinum so that the audience both understands the emotions of the situation (through Kyon) without necessarily getting the finer points of the space-time continuum (which, by the way, is there much behind them? Many interviews with Tanigawa?). The (relatively minor) problem is in the awkward transition in switching the focus to Yuki. This was originally setup in the first half which worked well on a thematic level but lacked the audience, and Kyon, lacked investment in that girl because she's not OUR Yuki. Nagato Yuki has always been a character the show has had trouble defining and switching gears to provide an quasi-forced look at her individual sad undercurrent felt almost unnecessary although it works to give the plot extra emotional resonance.

Let me step back a bit first though: Kyon. This is Kyon's film. The show has always been Kyon's show, but there have definitely been points when Haruhi takes the spotlight because... Kyon doesn't exactly want it, but it's his story and his life no matter how you slice it. It's a bold choice to adapt this, but I can't imagine this tale working in a long-form narrative at all so here we are: A story about Haruhi, without Haruhi. And so there's sense of eerie familarity when she finally disappears. The series does the fantastical so often and in the few months they have known each other they have survived an endless summer, the destruction of a universe and a culture festival so what's a small alteration when we know its going to go back to normal? Nothing, really, except to destroy Kyon's very soul...

The story works because of its character-based history. The timey-wimey stuff does indeed matter as a matter of plot, but the reaffirmation is something that Kyon was beginning to need. I haven't read beyond so I don't know exactly how him choosing the real world (with aliens, time-travels and espers) changes him on a superficial level but I can't imagine his attitude flipping to positive. It wouldn't be what Haruhi wants, nor natural to him. Without the show noticing his complaining, however, the act would have become trite and downright annoying so its a fantastic answer to a reoccurring theme and almost problem even if the results aren't immediately obvious.

How a fantasy like this, with several different parts linking together, would tie up in at the end was always going to be an interestingly difficult task (and one that the show or film will eventually delve into again) and I don't think it felt it accomplished as well as it could have. I understood the pity towards Yuki (through some plot-hammering, obviously) but I don't think it was earned in the slightest. The sequence on the hospital rooftop only emphasised it. His growing-appreciation for Nagato has been a slow development and I think something like this could theoretically work, but it simply didn't. One of the reasons I think it felt off was because has to do with her function as a narrative god - the scene didn't have the expected necessary wink to say the world was real (it did feel awful "it was all a dream" in that hospital for a while). Rather, it felt like it was tying up loose character-ends because that's the motions it needed to go through than staying true to the world at large. It's not a huge problem, and one that I might be okay with in the future.

(Less spoilers)

To end, though, even though I had my problems the 10/10 still stands. It's as perfect as a Haruhi mythology film is going to get (...for now). It's characters work, it done the Haruhi twisty-turny time-travel plot with that almost incestuous location three years ago. It's emotions grounded all the actions and it both resolved and opened many questions. KyoAni done impressivework and from purely an aesthetic standpoint, the cinematography and direction was outstanding. It's not surprising for the franchise to be creatively bold but the use of repetition and inspired music choices like the always-fun Gymnopedie No. 1 just made me happy. I think that's probably the take-away from the film. It's not perfect and you have to go through hell to get where you want to, but upon arrival all you feel is happiness. Until that other upcoming shitstorm.
 
sanji no 1 said:
Bad things:
last 3 episodes were pretty pointless
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Eh, in what sense? I think if you look at them in terms of the wider Baccano! series rather than just the main story that was animated in the show, they're a pretty entertaining look at some of the more well-liked characters.
 
I felt bad for giving it a 10 when I criticised it loads. Haruhi works on so many levels for me though. I watched the show (dubbed!) with brother in the 2009 order recently, inc. Endless Eight. Love love love it.

:p
 
Akira (rewatch) - 9/10

I had dropped the rating to 8/10 after reading the superior manga, but having seen the film in high definition I had to change it back. As a story it's not always successful, with some aspects not explained too well, but as spectacle it's still unrivalled. The sheer amount of detail packed into many of the film's scenes is just outstanding, and it boggles ze mind to imagine how much work went into animating them. And the soundtrack is as fresh and haunting as ever.

Any shortcomings the story has are made up for by the breathless action and the palpable atmosphere of corruption and imminent social collapse. There really is hardly ever a dull moment in Akira and its two hour run time just flew by.
 
Jaymii said:
I've seen both. They are both decent. The only problem with the Eng is that God Knows sounds positively atrocious.
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My issue is not whether the English dub is good or otherwise, if that's your thing. It's the fact that you would watch it in the first place to find out! I can think of few types of show that seem less appropriate for a "foreign" dub.

Lawrence said:
Do you not enjoy the sexy samplings of Crispan Freeman's voice young Maes?
I doubt anyone else to voice Kyon as well as he does, in the English dub.
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Actually going to report you to Jesus for goading me in this fashion.
 
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