Rate the last anime you watched out of 10

plastic little - its avery short anime that should of been a 13 episode series.
in little plastic they take on a massive army with just one ship and the captain and a girl gose in the enemys base (just the two of them ) and they make it out alive.
if you ask me that army must have the worst training anyone has ever seen just to be beaten buy a pet shop boat that has loads of fire power.
i find it funny that they fight the worst army ever.
besides from that the fan service was awesome in the bath scene.
and i love the old school look of this anime
7.5/10
 
Sengoku Basara Season 1

Much much better than I was anticipating. At first I was put off by the ridiculous OTT fights but slowly grew to accept it for what it was and by the time I got to the fourth or so episode I just couldn't stop watching, that "one more episode" itch truly kicked in.

Very satisfying and I hope season 2 is dubbed sometime soon.

8/10
 
aika R 16 - what can i say about this anime *hot hot hot* this show has a najica blitz element to it.
loads of fan service.
kick ass babes - with guns.
and loads of panty shots.
this show was great for fan service but the story was kinda straight farward and the show was 3 episodes long (wish it was longer)
il give it a 8/10

the fan service gave it a boost
minus 1 for being to short
minus 1 for not haven't an exiting story
 
miyuki-chan in wounderland - this anime is 30 min long and was like alice in wounderland (hints the name ) but one big differences
everyone in wounderland is a girl and has a lesbian feeling to it * when i mean feeling i mean groping feeling *
there wasn't much of a story and nothing happens its just some girl going in to a world where you feel that only girls are aloud to go and the mens no where in sight ( Im not complaining ) this show was short and sweet just how i like it but would of been nice have it longer.

il give it a 7/10
 
aika re-mastered - this anime was like aika R16 but more old school looking and there was alot of fan service and a good story if i could give it a 10/10 i would but the english dub was so crap the voice actors sounded like they didn't give a s***. so i had to change it to japanese dub * which wasn't all that bad*.
anyways this anime had nearly everything i like-
fan service
good story
girls with guns
and a few funnies
il give it a 9/10
 
just finished season 2 of naruto and this season is so far my favourite season my favourite fight was the fight lee vs garra.
when i saw lee take off the leg waights i thought il get some of those for my runs and after using them for 2 months i feel lighter.
anyway the fights was entertaining but i guess the one fight that annoyed me the most was sakura vs ino.
besides that i liked season 2 so
9/10
 
Last worthwhile series I watched was Planetes.

I personally thought it was a great series, felt like I could relate to the characters, the main character especially and the story was brilliant throughout. It's what I'd call a true science fiction series. Unlike most anime, it's a believable situation for the human race to be in. It's quite an inspirational series too.

It's a pretty steady going series not for full-on action fans. It ranks up there in my top 10.

I give it 9/10.
 
Yuvie said:
Last worthwhile series I watched was Planetes.

I personally thought it was a great series, felt like I could relate to the characters, the main character especially and the story was brilliant throughout. It's what I'd call a true science fiction series. Unlike most anime, it's a believable situation for the human race to be in. It's quite an inspirational series too.

It's a pretty steady going series not for full-on action fans. It ranks up there in my top 10.

I give it 9/10.
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i agree thats series the bomb
 
yugioh bonds of time - ok earlier in my teens i was hyped on yugioh i liked to play the game and i enjoyed the anime .............. well the first series anyway. GX had its moments but it was nothing compared to the original series. i stopped watching yugioh GX half way though and i didn't bother watching the 5D series. i felt the game was focused on combinations then who has the highest attack or the best strategy.

anyway i felt nostalgia watching yugioh bonds of time even tho it was short i enjoyed watching the game. it made me feel like playing it again.
9/10
 
Samurai Deeper Kyo
7.5/10
Last year i watched the first 8 episodes. I quit because i thought it was pretty confusing. A couple of days ago i thought i would re-watch it but actually Finnish it this time. And to my surprised, i thought it was quite enjoyable!

Good things:
I liked all the characters.
it had a great soundtrack.
Some of the action was pretty good.

bad things:
Animation was quite bad.
the story goes a bit bonkers and all over the place near the end.
The ending was crap and left a question unanswered.
 
Working!!/Wagnaria!! - 7/10

A slice-of-life sitcom starring the staff of restaurant Wagnaria, all of whom are different shades of odd - even (or perhaps especially) the one convinced that she, unlike the other weirdos, is normal. For a brief moment it seems as though lead character Souta Takanashi is going to fill that role, the show's "straight man", until it's revealed that he has an innocent but still slightly creepy fetish for all things cute. In fact the only reason he's even working at the restaurant is because of an impassioned plea from pint-sized Popura, a girl a year Souta's senior, something Souta can't quite comprehend.

There's a hint of romance between Souta and painfully shy Mahiro, only Souta's distaste towards women over 12 (or who look over 12) and Mahiru's chronic androphobia (which manifests itself as violence towards any male who gets too close) means it's not exactly a smooth ride.

Working!! is not always hilarious or outstanding but it is always fun to watch and for the most part sharply written. The initial draw were the character designs, which are not only exceedingly cute but also full of personality, and A1-Pictures' typically good production values brings them even more to life. I find myself increasingly drawn to shows where nothing of consequence happens because that way I don't risk getting aggravated by banal conflict or terrible drama. Nothing in Working!! is of much consequence, and I love it for that. Oh, and the mean-spirited humour recalls Urusei Yatsura - fumbs up!

Also, Aoi > Mahiru
 
I also loved the show for somewhat inexplicable reasons, I thought a lot of the humor went just about far enough into the "odd" category without even nearly becoming about being odd just to be "funny".

And don't think I can't read your small text young man
 
Sound of the Sky (Soranowoto)

There's often a debate with anime, and in fact animation as a whole - is it just mindless entertainment, or can it be considered art? While with some series', I'm inclined to believe the former, it is indeed rare that I find a series that is a perfect example of the latter. Sound of the Sky is the latter; being both the only series that has resulted in my giving it a round of applause upon finishing, but also one that has caused me to reflect on my own skills as a writer, and showing me that I have a lot to work on.

I'll be honest, when I first saw the character designs of the five main protagonists, I thought it was just another "cute girls doing cute things" show; especially considering how at the start, Filicia and Noël in particular, resemble rather common anime character archtypes (In fact, dye Noël's hair purple and you have Yuki from the Haruhi franchise). However, it's the direction the show takes these characters that truly defines them.

Against the backdrop of the cast, the heroine, Kanata Sorami, does little to change. In fact, it's her presence and interaction with the other members of 1121st platoon that begins their development. She's the usual high spirited protagonist we've come to expect, but with a higher sense of innocence (or perhaps naivety). I'd imagine that if this series had went on for longer, Kanata would have got annoying; however, for a series of this length, she's a welcome addition.

What I love about the 1121st platoon, is from the get-go there is a family-like quality to it; with Rio Kazumiya as a father-esque figure, with Filicia playing the role of a mother, with the other three as children. I'm having a problem with my novel about characters, and I'm quite astonished at how the 1121st platoon just clicks into place automatically; we don't need any real explanation at all. Rio really fits into her role of a role model for the lower-ranked members of the platoon; and it's incredibly easy to become attached to all of the characters, and become 'part of the family'.

One thing that I've seen this series receive heavy praise for, which I agree with, is how it gets darker as it progresses. It doesn't stay happy-go-lucky throughout its run, but it doesn't throw the viewer into the deep end. That aspect to the series really worked; and it's as the series gets darker that we see the character archtypes grow into more three dimensional characters (Especially Noël! Towards the end, she shot up my charts to become my favourite character). One thing I found very touching, was when the characters were at the edge of No Man's Land; basically shouting to the viewer "This is what will happen if you continue down the path you're heading down!". I felt that the heavy focus on destiny in this series (for example Iliya, Fire Maidens etc) really added to my previous point.

Design wise; I got a real Ghibli-esque vibe from the backgrounds and the area (no surprise, it is based on Europe, and Miyazaki does love European settings); the musical score is the main thing that attracted to this series, and it is a powerful driving force with some of the better scenes, without becoming too much of the focus. The opening and ending theme though; are definitely awesome.

Also, the series wins awesome points for having the transformer owl.

10/10 (Yes, I'm finally giving that score).
 
Ryu Shoji said:
Sound of the Sky (Soranowoto)

10/10 (Yes, I'm finally giving that score).
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I can't actually complain at giving that score to that show. How satisfactory did you feel the ending was, in the context of how the show "gets darker as it progresses"? There was... some mixed opinion flying around about it at the time it aired.
 
ilmaestro said:
Ryu Shoji said:
Sound of the Sky (Soranowoto)

10/10 (Yes, I'm finally giving that score).
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I can't actually complain at giving that score to that show. How satisfactory did you feel the ending was, in the context of how the show "gets darker as it progresses"? There was... some mixed opinion flying around about it at the time it aired.
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With the ending, I felt it was quite beautiful to be honest. It had phenominal dramatic impact. If Rio had stayed with the Roman emperor in Rome I felt there would have been an uproar about her becoming a sacrificial lamb, although even having to marry the emperor was a pretty big sacrifice; at least she was given her freedom in a way . As the show got darker, it either had the option of going too dark (I will admit, at one point I thought that all the characters were going to die, and that would been an ending that would have made so much sense dramatically, but been an unsatisfactory one story-wise). The only other option was to give the message of, even in the darkest of depths, you can find light - which they went for, and did beautifully (Although I still have to wonder why two armies, who are about to kill each other, would stop due to a song on a trumpet, but that scene was so surreal, and just so breathtaking, that logic could easily take a backseat.

My only regret, is that the series could have delved deeper into Noël's backstory, and perhaps even looked at Kureha's.
 
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Interesting, cheers. I would personally have gone for the more dramatically convincing ending (although not to the extent that you suggest - even just Rio having to stay with the Emperor would have had enough weight for me). I wouldn't have changed anything about the end of the war, though, I agree that the beauty of the Amazing Grace scene trumps any suspension of disbelief niggles.
 
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NANA - 9/10

I didn't expect this show to affect me on such a personal level. Not only does NANA take place in 2001, easily the most memorably year of my life, but some of the dates on which important events in the show take place hold a personal significance for me. It really is quite astoundingly coincidental, and it helped draw me into the story in a way I couldn't have imagined.

Moreover, I found myself identifying, in a sense, with Nana Komatsu, a character I previously described as "impulsive, reckless, self-absorbed and overly dependent on others". At the start of the show she's preparing to embark on a new chapter in her life by joining her boyfriend in Tokyo, without giving too much thought to what she's going to do once she gets there. On the train there she meets Nana Osaki, a rebellious, independent, but emotionally fragile singer looking to carve out her own future in the big city. Underpinning almost everything that happens in the show is the relationship between these two characters, who seem to have nothing in common, and how they come to depend upon one another. It's not only about the two Nanas, of course; there's also a rich cast of supporting characters as interesting as you'd find anywhere.

Like Nana Komatsu (nicknamed "Hachiko" by Nana Osaki owing to her puppy-like energy and dependency) I too idolised a singer, and was simultaneously part of an alienated from an exciting musical journey. As the story progresses this journey goes to places mine never did, yet the memories and the feelings it stirred were indescribable, something I can't effectively convey.

NANA is just wonderful. It's dramatic, genuinely funny, heartbreaking and heartwarming, sometimes in the same episode. It's looks great as well, with elegant designs and costumes that replicate Ai Yazawa's art as well as could be expected on a TV budget. And unlike Beck, another show with music as a strong focus, NANA's songs are actually good, such that I can understand why they would be popular.

Negatives? Essentially NANA is little more than a soap opera, albeit one that truly understands the complex emotions that constitute the average person, and of course the ending leaves a lot of questions unanswered. Anyone know what volume of the manga I'd need to start with if I was to continue from where the anime left off?
 
Grumble grumble so many spammers to smash here today I had to nip online at a weird time.

At least I was rewarded with a NANA post to read!

fabricatedlunatic said:
Anyone know what volume of the manga I'd need to start with if I was to continue from where the anime left off?
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Unfortunately the manga artist has been quite seriously ill so the English version of the manga is caught up with Japan and stalled indefinitely, so I'll warn you now that even switching to the manga you're going to be left in limbo as things stand now. However, if you can stand the fact that the drama increases more and more with every volume and just want more NANA, it's a wonderful manga and the art style is even prettier on paper. I think I raged for quite a while once I reached the final page and knew I wouldn't be seeing any more any time soon.

I haven't actually seen the anime version myself (though I did buy all the music from it!) so someone else may be able to give a better answer, but if nobody answers by tonight I'll check on the episode list to see where you're best off picking up from. If any manga content from earlier in the TV series isn't replicated in the anime, I'm afraid I won't know :(

The first live action movie is also very good and worth a look if you like asian cinema, though the second is less so. The films also have pretty good music, which did chart very well when they were popular.

R, who is more of a Nana Osaki person :D
 
Rui said:
Unfortunately the manga artist has been quite seriously ill so the English version of the manga is caught up with Japan and stalled indefinitely, so I'll warn you now that even switching to the manga you're going to be left in limbo as things stand now.
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Has it still not been resumed? At the moment I just want more of the story, but no doubt it'll be just as frustrating to find myself in the same position when I reach the "end" of the manga.

Ideally I'd wait for an anime adaptation of the next part of the story because as lovely and detailed as the manga art is, I love the music and voice work and don't think it'd be quite the same without that. Of course, there's no guarantee that there will be another series, and even if there is it's going to be a while away.

I may have to install iTunes just to get the theme songs because the album hasn't appeared on Amazon. Unfortunately the brilliant first ending theme is missing from both Viz's DVDs and the album due to rights issues or something. Yay for Youtube!

Oh, and I definitely like Nana Osaki more. She's a great character. It's just that I'm able to empathise with Hachiko's experience and some aspects of her personality (but definitely not all of them!). And thanks for looking into the episode/chapter thing.
 
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