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Girls with Guns said:
Will you also be watching the two Violet Evergarden movies?

Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll is a side story, like an extra-long episode, taking place after the series.
Violet Evergarden: The Movie is the official ending of the series, and wraps things up nicely, so this one must definitely be watched.
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The first movie is already in my Blu-ray player to be watched tomorrow morning with the second movie to follow next week
 
Brave Raideen - Episodes 31 - 46

The second half of Raideen has taken a long time to move the story on and finish what was first mapped out in the first couple of episodes of the show.

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX - Episode 2

As someone who has seen the first episode of Mobile Suit Gundam many many times in either TV or movie format I really enjoyed this episode and how it re-imagined the events of that episode. I'm still unsure whether I like the Gundam designs though.

HWR said:
Geneshaft
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I watched Geneshaft about 20 years and my opinion was similar to yours, some decent ideas but terribly executed. I recall the mecha designs were ugly too.
 
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (Japanese) - Episode 2

The Shiunji Family Children (Japanese) - Episode 2

Lycoris Recoil -Friends are thieves of time.- (Japanese) - Episode 1
 
Ameku M.D: Doctor Detective (English Dub) Episode 12 (Complete)

Plus-Sized Elf (English Dub) Episode 6

A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof Episode 2

The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows Episode 3
 
A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof episode 2 Super happy smile.

Getter Robo episodes 37-51 (Complete. Another classic mecha franchise starter, and a solid one at that. Though I wouldn’t class it as great it was decently watchable and I’ll be checking out more from the franchise next.) 3/5

Getter Robo G episodes 1-6
 
Ergo Proxy Episodes 1-5 - I watched at least 6 episodes of this years ago but didn't enjoy it. Coming back to it with a different perspective has helped a lot. Originally I was under the impression the show would be a voyage into the unknown and was annoyed by how long it was taking to get everyone onboard with the journey. Now looking at it as a slow burn exploration about life in this perfect but decaying city it flows a lot better. Just goes to show how much your expectations and mood can effect something.

Ergo Proxy so far can be split into two major storylines that are overlapping. Re-l is an investigator trying to solve crimes that shouldn't exist and stumbling through a political conspiracy and city bureaucracy. Vincent is a working class immigrant who is having a bad time. It's quiet, slow-moving and dour in a way that isn't totally oppressive or joyless. Re-l and Vincent feel like they are struggling with a world much bigger than they know what to do with. And I do appreciate the big transformative moment for the show has been allowed to quietly lingered on. It's a bit hard to explain with spoiling it but it is effective.

And the world itself is interesting, people are very reliant on their robot assistants and they are encouraged to spend the money on expendable luxuries. There's a real sense that after generations of this the higher-ups have delegated so much to their robots servants that it's really the machines running the show. With the kicker being neither the humans or robots seem to be noticing that this has happened. So I'm not saying it's a fun show but I am having fun with it.
 
Gurren Lagann ep.24

I'm pretty pleased I've only got a few more eps to go until I've finished this. I've really found this show an absolute slog to get through, which might sound strange for a show that basically never takes its foot off the pedal in breathlessly whizzing along in a blur of endless battles. But I think that's part of my problem with it. I can't honestly say I've enjoyed my time with this show, and I doubt the ending is going to turn around this experience for me.
 
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