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"Eiji"
6 Movie 1 While not breaking three legs to a duck, the storytelling of this standalone boxing OAV is kinetic enough to make it an alright watch. R
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1 Pound no Fukuin
6 OVA 1 Interesting inner struggle through MC's daily life training but little dedication to keep it straight faced (comedy & melodrama). Also, the anticlimatic, bittersweet end suggests the hero just lucked out. Or was it divine providence? You decide. PG-13
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1-gatsu ni wa Christmas
7 OVA 1 This Fuzokuga is most certainly the best Christmas themed OAV existing. Witty, fickle and inspirational but not caving in to preachy melodrama. It somewhat lacks buildup... But what a good surprise! G
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100%
6 OVA 1 Unsubbed OAV with interesting premise automatically moved to wish list. R+
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1001 Nights
- Movie 1 Powerful artsy evoking skillfully relationship between abrasive masculinity and elusive femininity, the exotic symbolism figures one of the purest form of sensuality I've ever witnessed, It's simply excellent by that regard. R+
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11-nin Iru!
7 Movie 1 Nicely written Space-Opera movie, Fine idea of a setup scarcely utilized in the genre, A shame to have the title being that obscure. PG-13
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663114
- Movie 1 Pretentious and pointless, indeed. G
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91 Days
6 TV 12 An alright show playing more as a serial drama than a gritty noir, however. It is modestly capped off without vulgarity or extravagance in a bittersweet way, as it should be. R
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A-Girl
5 OVA 1 A wishy-washy shoujo love story. I can't help but think it was into something with the intertile dialog, but the utterly mundane setting and screenplay just make it seem this gimmick was done for budget concerns. Not really convinced, all in all. PG-13
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Akai Hayate
5 OVA 4 Picture Samurai Troopers, but with political conspiracy and occult based superpowers thrown in the batter. Not awful, but way too abridged for the scale of this story. R+
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Akira
7 Movie 1 A stunning piece of animation in terms of visual pacing, which did what it can to condense volumes of manga in a measly two hours length. R+
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Al Caral no Isan
3 OVA 1 A poorly wiped science fiction OAV undercut with the in-between animation budget of a Leiji Matsumoto movie. Let this sucker boogie in the limbo of space. R+
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Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Brothers
3 OVA 3 When Super Hornio Bros becomes more of an entertaining and legit Super Mario entry, you know you hit rock bottom! PG
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Andromeda Stories
5 TV Special 1 Akin to Love Position, loaded with Shinto mystic. Less subtle because ambiguity behind the robots objective is nulled out by the evilness of the zombie mechanized folks. Too one sided of a conflict. And the incest ending... Blargh! R+
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Ankoku Shindenshou Takegami
6 OVA 3 An odd effort from JC Staff to mix Shinto mythology, Horror, Bio-armors, It ends up to be an unpretentious and yet funny little series. R
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Aoki Honoo
5 OVA 1 After watching this, one feels slimy to the point of taking a shower, for sure. But the sociopath MC is depicted as a lifelike sociopath, so props for the dedicated verisimilar effort. R+
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Arslan Senki
6 OVA 6 A Period Fantasy Epic with wondrous storytelling. Unfortunately, left inconclusive and then undercut by the most mediocre of TV series, which watered the entire franchise down. PG-13
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Arslan Senki (TV)
5 TV 25 Underwhelming epic which isn't particularly brimming with lifelike inspiration. Direction is dreary and riddled with spoon fed exposition, plot armoring rampant, action scenes are cartoonish ridiculous at times. BG art and music aren't too bad though. R
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Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror
7 TV 11 A fairly entertaining modern take on classic horror tales from yesteryear. Maybe too "hip" at times... The rap opening is off the beam. R
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Babylon
2 TV 12 A police procedural, which delved into a tonally jarring pensum around suicide. It goes as far as defeating its philosophical inference with a nonsense twist, where the villain wins through plot armoring. Excremental loss of time. R
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Bartender
8 TV 11 An elegant, Warm-spirited Dionysiac elegy, Designed with deep love for Bartender craftsmanship in mind, Maybe a tad too scholar for casual spectators but it's a title so moving... PG-13
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Battle Royal High School
4 OVA 1 Absolutely bonkers motley of Battle Royale/Occult/Tokusatsu Scifi/Horror! Brilliant visual effects, such as the life reconstruction of the MC's admirer. To which extent Hideaki Anno contributed to their brilliance, I don't exactly know. R+
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Be-Bop Highschool
8 OVA 7 A High School delinquent anime brimming with infectious enthusiasm. The comedy takes full roots on a keen eye for the socio-cultural background it depicts. Definitely a genre classic! R+
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Beelzebub
5 TV 60 Random, Regressive, Shounen/Slapstick Comedy with hit-or-miss humor, So many stock chars are ham fisted together it makes characterization looks all the more measly, Action scenes abuse of shortcuts and cut-ins, A weak but not unlikeable show though. PG-13
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Beelzebub: Hirotta Akachan wa Daimaou!?
5 Special 1 A special that accordingly set the tone albeit plot fails to bind altogether too many elements, Also they're chained up at a hellish pace, Makes it heavy to digest for a way in, It is a release but an enthusiast mess at the same time, then. PG-13
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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
7 TV 46 Still the best magical girl around, although it's flawed by sappiness at times, This title is a charming sentai redesign, And it doesn't take itself seriously as it should another props for its entertainment value. PG-13
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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R
7 TV 43 A sailor Moon season faithful to franchise: reminiscent of Fantastic serie-B, Atmospheric as I like, Campy, With interesting characterization yet shallowly calibrated, Well enough led storyline to be suspenseful, All in all a fine alternative to source. PG-13
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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S
7 TV 38 A serviceable season, in line with the previous ones. Mostly noteworthy for the introduction of the outer Senshis. PG-13
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Black Lagoon
7 TV 12 Overall fun, Showy, Grindhouse series, It lacks one distinctive fabric mark which would turn it into a true classic, I can't name it but it's just not here. R
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Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage
7 TV 12 Edgier followup, Pleasant angles, A satisfactory open conclusion to the series overall. R
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Bobby ni Kubittake
6 Movie 1 A misunderstood social commentary on freeters, set in deceptively prosperous times in Japan. While not a masterpiece, this novel adaptation is definitively underrated. PG-13
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Body Jack: Tanoshii Yutai Ridatsu
4 OVA 1 A rather silly hentai parody of '80s comedy as Urusei Yatsura... With a body swap premise. R+
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Boogiepop wa Warawanai
7 TV 12 A Psychological/Mystery show with meandering narrative. Spiritual, insightful, although themes are developed at the expense of characterization. R+
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Born by Myself
- ONA 1 I guess this wouldn't be out of place in Hell Administration office's waiting room as it loops on a screen. A stop motion animation which at least manage to inspire vague uneasiness. PG-13
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California Crisis: Tsuigeki no Juuka
6 OVA 1 Style is reminiscent of Patrick Nagel's takes on Art Deco with an over solarized chara-design. It goes nowhere in terms of plot but is worth it for the road movie action, music and art direction. PG-13
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Call Me Tonight
6 OVA 1 Huge frenzy !, This OAV is a glowing tribute to Z-movies, Borders almost to Hentai so it might shock non warned watchers, Even so CMT has considerable likability capital if you're receptive to its over-the-top humor, Subjectively a 8/10 to me. R+
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Canary
5 OVA 1 Too weak sauce in pervy content to satisfy the fans of the game it adapts and not enough substance for every other watcher type. PG-13
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Capricorn
4 OVA 1 Corny Isekai, having some interesting ideas despite of all. Too bad. PG-13
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Carol
5 OVA 1 An Isekai with an interesting premise (a world self contained in a band's laserdisc?). Fails to deliver through unconvincing plot conveniences and dated animation. Art-wise, very nice though. PG-13
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Chalk-iro no People
7 OVA 1 This artistically minimalist entry unites dramatic life tangents with its picturesque seaside setting pretty well. PG-13
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Cherry no Manma
4 OVA 1 Unintentionally hilarious bonus anime drama, driven by underwear loss! And not even sexy lingerie at that, stuff worn by your 6 years old sister. You gotta love how the issue is treated like it's a hit-and-run accident. PG-13
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Chika Gentou Gekiga: Shoujo Tsubaki
- Movie 1 An old school ero guro movie, turning upside down one's stomach, but managing to remain a legitimate arthouse while doing so. R+
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Choujuu Densetsu Gestalt
6 OVA 2 Inconclusive, Slightly above average, Low budget [look at the cuts-in action scenes] OAV title, A bit too ambitious in regard of the final outcome, However a lambda Fantasy fan in a good mood will likely end satisfied. PG-13
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Cipher
- OVA 1 Huh? So it's an AMV narrated around the making off of a fictional movie, followed then by the making off of the actual AMV? Very meta here. Yeah? Yeah. PG-13
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Claymore
6 TV 26 A fair Dark Fantasy anime which chose to stick by the Nekketsu motif. Soured out by a disgrace of a rushed ending, at the hand of a selfish git presented as noble! R+
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Cleopatra
3 Movie 1 A jarring, vaudevillesque erotica rewrite of the civil-war era of Rome, stuffed with anachronistic antics and random referential humor whose meaning is now lost. Tezuka's care was like Pompey the Great in this movie: Absent! R+
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Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch Recaps
5 TV Special 2 Regardless of show's quality, Recap segments get a 5 default rate, What is strictly informative doesn't belong to the field of critic. PG-13
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Corpse Party: Tortured Souls - Bougyakusareta Tamashii no Jukyou
5 OVA 4 A custom work of a relative minor stature, Only for fans of the video game or impressionable kiddos fangasming for edge with the intensity of a thirsty redneck gulping down Miller High Life. R
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Cosmo Police Justy
3 OVA 1 Nobody will hear you yawn in space, This title's script is so predictabo it would make Geese Howard give up, Since when Espers breath in space?! When dying they even sparkle like Edward Cullen!!, 3 stands only for fine sound and well crafted animation. PG-13
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Crimson Girls: Chikan Shihai
- OVA 3 I expected more fits of hilarious wtfuckery, like the MC being the Chikan Kenshiro making the girls cum through pressure points. Disappooooointed! Rx
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Cyber City Oedo 808
7 OVA 3 Kawajiri's best directorial work, A spearhead of cyberpunk as Ghost in the Shell, Solid art; Special mention for main protagonists interaction. R
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Dai Mahou Touge
7 OVA 4 A compelling madcap satire of the Magical Girl and Moe high school.It doesn't overstay its welcome, unlike many parodies getting stale over time. Good concept, put at use skillfully despite the shoestring budget. R
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Dai Mahou Touge Omake
7 Special 4 Along the same lines than previous installment. A release! Recommended if you're saturated with school life/magical girl animes... R
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Daisetsusan no Yuusha Kibaou
5 Special 1 Basically, the prototype of what Ginga Nagareboshi Gin would become. A little sappy and rushed, but an alright watch. PG-13
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Daishizen no Majuu: Bagi
3 TV Special 1 I can't believe Tezuka tried to sell environmentalism with this. It is a stain on his legacy. Only good for the yiffer crowd. For Tezuka fans, he created much superior stories around ecological themes. PG-13
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Dallos
5 OVA 4 Misguided science fiction title, Needed to stick to drama aspect instead of action. PG-13
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Dark Cat
4 OVA 1 What a werecat cheesefest this OAV is! R
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Deimos no Hanayome: Ran no Kumikyoku
6 OVA 1 A piece of work from a distant era, when ideas of Baudelerian romanticism set standards for a bunch of morbid shoujo titles, Alas as a standalone this OAV can hardly show its true colors to new generation of watchers. R
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Detroit Metal City
8 OVA 12 Mind blowing, Iconoclast parody of Japanese musical culture paced as an infuriated death-metal concert and cut as an animated comic..., A fresh comedy that hurl trash at decades of alienating tropes, Incontrovertible ! R
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Diabolus: Kikoku
- OVA 2 Meh. An utter loss of time. A few funny lines in the scripts but none of the fun delirious craziness. Rx
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DNA²
6 TV 12 A promising franchise which unfortunately walk the same path than source: hastily terminated, Chara-design is worth of Katsura's, OST is old-styled at its best, Storyline is well rendered despite blue-pencil, Need I say more? PG-13
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Dog Soldier
5 OVA 1 An okay OAV which gets poor score mostly due to inability to balance drama and guerilla action. Cheesy but not all that horrible. R
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Dogs: Bullets & Carnage
5 OVA 4 Inconclusive, disjointed OAV series, Bland art (characteristic long faces with pointy chins we get to see so often), Flat screenplay, first OAV ending strangely homoerotic, Fortunately Badou himself redeems it all a tad. R
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Dragon Ball Movie 3: Makafushigi Daibouken
5 Movie 1 A curious retelling movie, with more emphasis on traditional oriental art direction and repurpose of supporting cast. Kinda as if Dragon Ball characters were snatched away from the main continuity and made into taking part on a play. PG-13
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Dragon Ball Z Movie 01: Ora no Gohan wo Kaese!!
5 Movie 1 Despite the finer storytelling way of early DBZ movies I can't buy it: I don't see how Garlic jr. can be so efficient at retrieving the seven balls all while falling for his dead zone trap not just once but TWICE ! PG-13
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Dragon Ball Z Movie 02: Kono Yo de Ichiban Tsuyoi Yatsu
5 Movie 1 One the weaker DBZ movies, It's nice to see some secondary chars playing a part like Oolong, Still pretty underwhelming on major part save for the battle against Wheelo, At least it provided good inspiration to Android Saga. PG-13
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Dragon Ball Z Movie 03: Chikyuu Marugoto Choukessen
5 Movie 1 Boring variation of evil doppelganger theme, Underused and yet cool supporting villains, Meh action scenes, Some nice key details here and there with the tree of might or Gohan's friendship with Haiya dragon, Overall fine execution but unoriginal plot. PG-13
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Dragon Ball Z Movie 04: Super Saiyajin da Son Gokuu
5 Movie 1 A great improvement over the first movies, It's better written than most DBZ theatrical productions yet it seems to be quite hated because of that fake SSJ thing more looking like a super kaioken, Alright by me if not ground breaking swell. PG-13
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Dragon Ball Z Movie 05: Tobikkiri no Saikyou tai Saikyou
5 Movie 1 Almost cannon movie, With conventionnal screenplay, Alright action scenes, Lacked build up in profit of the moment villains are searching for Goku, This was a good plot idea to have rest of the Z team back him up though, Decent. PG-13
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Dragon Ball Z Movie 14: Kami to Kami
5 Movie 1 Likely to please DB and DBZ fans for both his comedic aspect and great action scenes, It's a somewhat mortifying movie though looking at how overextended series became, Just don't expect a true renewal of franchise with this flick. PG-13
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Dragon Ball Z Special 2: Zetsubou e no Hankou!! Nokosareta Chousenshi - Gohan to Trunks
6 TV Special 1 Interesting premise, Great action scenes, Dramatization aspect should have been less neglected, This TV special lacks impact as it is pretty generic in that regard, Maybe it's the kind of title calling for an extended movie-like format. PG-13
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Druaga no Tou: The Aegis of Uruk
5 TV 12 A VG adaptation Fantasy torn between being a mindless Parody and a pure action Epic, In terms of overall quality merely a GONZO custom work, Nothing worthwhile themed around Sumero-Akkadian mythology, either. PG-13
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Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma
5 TV 12 The forgotten missing link of the descent of Pierrot into mediocrity. A period anime with torpid romance, lifeless palette design and bland chara design. The rare surviving instances of cinematographic beauty are brought down by the low production value G
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Eiyuu Banka Koushi-den
8 TV Special 1 While glossing over most of Confucius's life, this biopic still is a solid way in to somebody unfamiliar to the Historical figure. R
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Eve no Jikan
7 ONA 6 A very well rounded scifi/daily life anime around the grey nature of robotics. rated 7, because low replay value and a weak soundtrack lacking a futuristic touch through more quirky instrumentation. PG-13
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Explorer Woman Ray
3 OVA 2 Sad that this anime with unclear stakes, homebody plot stuffed with convenience, shabby animation and crummy art direction is the closest equivalent to an Indiana Jones anime we will ever get... PG-13
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Fake Style II
- Music 1 An upbeat music video whose concept derives from a vintage trumpet sample. Cleverly puppeting hepcat protagonists. PG-13
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Fantascope: Tylostoma
- OVA 1 Crazy how Yoshitaka Amano crafted this tale from an old fossilized conch he found when he was a kid. Since this arthouse is so personal, I can't really rate it. R+
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Fantasia
3 OVA 1 This is incel fantasy, said a random commentator. This is career padding for the assistant director of Key the Metal Idol, I nod. Pleasant chara-design and music, but that's about it. PG-13
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
6 Movie 1 Technical prowess of its era that perpetrated the less-majesty crime to oppose Anticipation to the SACRED mystic of Final Fantasy VII, Oh woe, I can still hear the fanboys howling outside !, Not as horrid they want you to believe. PG-13
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Fire Tripper
3 OVA 1 I have rarely seen a retro anime be so modern in substance. And I don't mean that as a compliment. Poorly plotted Time travel intrigue, blagh. Not holding a corn flake to the vastly superior "Warau Hyouteki". Interesting only to compare with Inuyasha. R+
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Futatsu no Sekai
- Movie 1 A skillful, dark retelling of the famous Aesop fable. Offers a stark contrast between the laborious ants and the insouciant posse composed of the grasshopper, the butterfly and the frog by the mean of visual effects impressively employed for the time. G
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Future GPX Cyber Formula
8 TV 37 Excellently written old-styled race anime. It\'s a shame cast is so extended as many protagonists with potential remain underexploited, I happen to hate Randoll who adds unnecessary cheese to last third, In a beat the Gary-Stu angle. PG-13
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Future GPX Cyber Formula 11
7 OVA 6 In this sequel, Links between performance and fighting spirits of the protagonists are more stressed, This makes for more dramatic tension overall, despite the more accessory aspect technique assumes from now on. PG-13
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Gakkou no Kaidan
7 TV 19 Nice writing from adv, A soulless anime regardless of its dub though. PG-13
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Gakkou no Yuurei
5 OVA 6 PG-13
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Gakuen Tokusou Hikaruon
6 OVA 1 A vibrant tribute to Tokusatsu. More of a pastiche than a work aiming to be its own thing, but it does so well capturing the essence of FX TV series. Only the unnecessary, unjustified, heavy handed fanservice undermines it. R+
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Galaxy Angel
8 TV 24 This anime goes way off canon of its original project to surely please purists, On the other hand GA is just about fine for random insanity fun. Nice season. PG-13
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Galaxy Angel 3
8 TV 26 Farther nutty, Characters interaction richer than ever, Smooth animation coupled with colorful art, An eclectic set of comedic stories, The third season of Galaxy Angel is undoubtedly the best, It's rivaled by few titles in terms of unbounded imagination. PG
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Galaxy Angel S
7 OVA 1 It can be regarded as a little extension of the third season of Galaxy Angel (the belated run with its second opening), only it's under a different format. PG-13
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Galaxy Angel Z
6 TV 9 More of a short filler series than a pivotal season, Plot cohesion isn't why you're watching GA anyway, The last 2/3 is enjoyable albeit a tad below average in regards of the rest of franchise. PG
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Genji Monogatari
7 Movie 1 A strange novel adaptation, with relevant chara-design, albeit the characters look confusingly sameish. The otherwordly atmosphere makes up for the obfuscating plot pacing. R+
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Genmu Senki Leda
5 OVA 1 A fantasy title with remarkable art-style but effete direction, As if it gave up on its ambitions as soon as Yohko turn into a Leda warrior... Just be a characterless Checklist anime, Okay but not memorable. PG-13
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Genocyber
5 OVA 5 A honest Cyberpunk adaptation from the eponymous manga, Interesting and yet neglected world setting, Good dose of gore, Nihilistic aesthetic, Great soundtrack, Not as bad as general opinion thinks it is. R
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Genroku Koi Moyou: Sankichi to Osayo
- Movie 1 A simple jidaigeki anime, which interestingly combines Western Cartoon influence with traditional Japanese imagery. No copy exists with sound, unfortunately. G
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Ghost (1984)
- Movie 1 Interesting atmospheric piece of film animation, with extensive work around shutter speed and space padding. G
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Ginsoukikou Ordian
3 TV 24 Jesus Buddha Krishna Starcrabs, what an incoherent purge.This is what you get when you have grandiose pretenses but not an ounce of directorial mastery to put into the craft. I added 1 to the score out of pity for Oobari's hard work. R+
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Goddamn
4 OVA 2 Shinishi Kudo does rally: the muppets of WRC. Bracing and cheesy. Outlined some potential, as a light & shadow story through parallel display of corporate life and Rally. But it doesn't really matter because camp factor is where it's at. PG-13
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Gokiburi-tachi no Tasogare
5 Movie 1 Not an engrossing watch for a variety of reasons, but still a movie with a well built up narrative around social Darwinism, if you can overlook the propaganda subtext. PG-13
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Golden Batman
4 Movie 1 What have I laid my eyes upon? A south korean production with spanish dubs, sort of like a lysergic take on Golden Bat, Jerky animation and camera angles make it look like chars do risqué things! Hilariously bad, technicaly bankrupt, all opportunistic!! G
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Gotou ni Naritai.
7 Movie 1 I have watched a lot of these drama minding about handicap awareness, and this one is hands off one of the best executed ever. Criminally underrated and underwatched. G
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Grandeek
5 OVA 1 A pompous and infodump driven waste of a great premise. To spoil things even further the animation is broke and the characters are doofus who seem to rely exclusively on intuition rather than deduction. Endive. R
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GS Mikami
6 TV 45 A fair show if you don't mind Boke/Tsukkume sex humor. The closest thing one could get of a Ghostbusters anime. Interesting world building all around. PG-13
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GS Mikami: Gokuraku Daisakusen!!
5 Movie 1 A decent time waster actionner more than a memorable movie. PG-13
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Guilstein
5 Movie 1 Alright post apocalyptic actionner, with really nice monster design if you can bear with the somewhat dated CGI. R
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Gundress
3 Movie 1 A failure which paled too much to be the spiritual successor of "Buublegum Crisis" everyone expected it to be at the time. Endive. R+
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H.P. Lovecraft no Dunwich Horror Sonota no Monogatari
6 OVA 1 A clay animation anthology around the works of the Cosmic Horror author. The crudely static animation is somewhat offset by the thorough shot composition, setting an accordingly squalid mood. PG-13
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Hand Shakers
3 TV 12 Ah, Camera Shakers. The tirelessly gyrating tea cup ride of Disneyworld lighted up in clinical blue, underlining its artificial vapidness. Highly inane as a Battle Royale story but harmless. PG-13
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Hand Shakers: Go ago Go
3 Special 1 Camera Shakers: Dead on Arrival. Imagine centering fanservice and gravitas around character nobody really gives a nut about xD PG-13
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Harbor Light Monogatari: Fashion Lala yori
5 OVA 1 The only assets of this OAV are its resolutely 80s aesthetic and some charming music clips. For the rest, it's hard to take with a stern face what looks strangely as a Globus/Golan cheesy musical having the dumbest of stakes. PG-13
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Hashire Melos (Movie)
5 Movie 1 Despite the [commended] effort of featuring a bloody underutilized setting, Hashire Melos! plotline's too contrived for one to plainly understand protagonists motivations let alone get attached to them, Everything feel perfunctory. R+
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Hell Target
5 OVA 1 A very dull and predictable space opera horror. fails at weaving the fear of the unknown theme or even being an enjoyable slasher nobrainer because of storytelling and murky visuals. R
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Hengen Taima Yakou Karura Mau! Nara Onryou Emaki
6 Movie 1 Only likely to find resonance among initiate occultists with its profuse esoteric references, not the kind of anime easy to export overseas; Main series stayed untranslated, watch it if you will just don't expect to be enthralled. R
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Hi no Tori: Houou-hen
6 Movie 1 Not so fond of this one, it seems to timeskip from sequences a lot. But I can see why this cycle is a fan favorite. R+
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Hi no Tori: Yamato-hen
6 OVA 1 I find it a bit bothersome that this damn flame chicken goddess meddle in human affairs and scare them into following her desired precepts. But it's a really good watch otherwise. PG-13
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High School Agent
3 OVA 2 So, that's what it'd be like if there was an anime adaptation of James Bond Junior, but with self insertion fantasy in its stead. And the MC looks like a distant cousin of Ryohei Yamazaki from Junk Boy. Roger that. No good. PG-13
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High School! Kimengumi
7 TV 86 PG-13
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High School! Kimengumi (Movie)
- Movie 1 In the average of the regular TV series, batty fun, but with better production values. PG
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Hikari no Ou
5 TV 10 Its world building had potential. It's based on a major conflict between traditional shamanism and drive towards progress. Not great, but not too bad. PG-13
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Hitomi no Naka no Shounen: Juugo Shounen Hyouryuuki
5 TV Special 1 This Jules Verne child book adaptation is a conventional castaway story (with a Home Alone-like self defense angle on the last half). Not exactly memorable but serviceable. Think "Kazoku Robinson" but with a bunch of schoolboys instead of a family. G
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Hone Hone Rock
- Music 1 The most groundbreaking... Nah, I jest, it's a short filler kid clip from Minna no Uta. Starring human and sardine skeletons dancing as a big-lipped savage islander drums in rhythm. G
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Hoshi no Orpheus
6 Movie 1 Sanrio's attempt to bring the Metamorphosis of Ovid to a younger audience. Watches almost like a Tex Avery cartoon, without the narky social commentary. Visually distinctive (albeit lacking in chara-design variety) but that's about it. PG
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Hoshigari Hime no Bouken
5 OVA 1 Huuuh, it's cute and if girls are inspired to behave better, it's all good I guess. PG
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Hotaru Kagayaku
5 OVA 1 I have lost track of all these "innocent Japanese families flee from occupied Manchuria" sob stories. Does it set itself apart? Ehhh, not quite. The Japanese still seem to feel sorry for themselves more than anything. G
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Hotaru no Haka
8 Movie 1 A poignant drama which manage to flesh out a heavy contrast between two worlds: a disillusioned war setting and the enchanting ingenuity of youth, Without tonal whiplash. Very good, But somewhat depressing. PG-13
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Iron Virgin Jun
4 OVA 1 Okay, uncle Go, you got me good! I never had this much fun since watching Kekkou Kamen. Gloriously madcap! R
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Joker Game
6 TV 12 A disappointing episodic josei/spy anime in which rule of the cool predominates. Needed to elaborate an overarching plotline instead. Decent but that's about it. R
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Joker: Marginal City
5 OVA 1 What a wasted gimmick. Why a gender bending special agent, if it's not even to use it for undercover operations? A watchable, inconclusive Blade Runner type of story, strewn with cinematic brio and sharp eye for framing of shots. R
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Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu
7 TV 26 Regressive, Overly frantic [to the point of being hammy now and then] Comedy set on a rare setting, Enjoyable despite its gimmicky episodes, Wearing out on the long course though. PG-13
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Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu Deluxe
7 OVA 6 A faithful enough OAV series continuation to Hare Guu, not innovative in any way but likely to make the day of the franchise's fans. PG-13
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Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu Final
6 OVA 7 Still along the lines of prequels with the same Uncanny Valley kind of humor, Fine although open end is DISAPPOINTING for something labelled "Final", Also I can't shake the feeling producers tried to tits suck franchise as much as they can. PG-13
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Junk Boy
3 OVA 1 Here it is! The glorious paramount of retro ecchi OAV. Its high energy stupidity goes feral against the nerve cells of the unprepared. R+
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Junkers Come Here
8 Movie 1 Balancing a mundane family complication setting with a sense of wonder, this coming of age tale involving an Otona child girl and her miracle dog is entrancing. Best Triangle Staff anime aside from Lain. G
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Junkers Come Here: Memories of You
5 OVA 1 A blueprint of what the movie would become some months after. A bit too rushed for its own good. The movie lets things breath more and the magic set in. G
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Kaguya-hime no Monogatari
8 Movie 1 A classic with pared-down but powerful lyricism, An escapist ride expressed with deep love for bucolic life, Overwhelming, Oneiric but also vivid, Certainly the best adaptation of the bamboo cutter tale there could be ! R+
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Kaiketsu Zorro
6 TV 52 An uneven anime, which sometimes gets close to enchantment in terms of animation, only to chuck it out with production value not even worth a barely greenlighted Saturday morning cartoon! Fine time wasting entertainment otherwise. PG-13
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Kanashimi no Belladonna
6 Movie 1 A counter-culture relic from the sexual liberation era. Its hazy, volatile imagery counterbalances the punctual stillness of animation. A decent sex perdition story if ignoring the irrelevant anti-royalty vitriol. R+
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Kasei Yakyoku
7 OVA 4 A mature, paroxysmal, elegant period drama Josei in spite of some cheesy melodramatic accents. R+
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Katsura Hime
- Movie 1 Princess kidnappings were generally the motive for epics to start and get mythical heroes prove their worth. No such a serious tone in this merry short, having a chubby cherub chara-design which obviously channels comic strip influences such as Popeye. G
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Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä
7 Movie 1 Despite obvious flaws, A moving ecological tale with dazzling background art, While its aim had a certain grip back then it's no longer the case today with globalization of environmental ideas, Also Nausicaa being a total Mary Sue is irking at times. PG-13
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Kekkou Kamen
4 OVA 4 An entertaining sleazefest owing to its outlandish cast. Madcap, cheerful and far to be mean-spirited on the contrary of most of Nagai's exploitative titles. R+
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Kennel Tokorozawa
3 OVA 1 Woof! Because bestiality is tasteful fun, iko iko, iko iko R+
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Kentauros no Densetsu
5 OVA 1 A Motorcycle/Drama OAV, inspired by the experience of a real life Yokohama club! Not quite convincing story wise, because of the somewhat jarring tone and a little too casually minded on technicalities for the motorcycle aficionados. So so. R+
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Kigyou Senshi Yamazaki: Long Distance Call
7 OVA 1 A pungent take on work culture, balancing a serious pivotal theme neatly with a right dose of fun and risqué action. Too bad it didn't spawn a mini OAV series! R+
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Kimagure Orange☆Road
7 TV 48 A moving time capsule/romantica anime with admirable cinematography. Too bad it's episodic!! PG-13
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Kimagure Orange☆Road OVA
5 OVA 8 A serviceable expansion of the franchise. Not dramatically relevant, though. R
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Kimagure Orange☆Road: Shounen Jump Special
5 OVA 1 A sorely aging test pilot, which predated by 2 years the vastly superior episode derivating from it. Demonstrated enough of a potential to tap on. Not worth anything as standalone. For fans only, to measure how much the main series matured from there. PG-13
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Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka
6 Movie 1 Not my favorite Miyazaki, but this ride into Psychedelic Wonderland was worth its price. The Heron himself is the show stealer, easily. PG-13
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Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World
7 TV 13 In a move reminding those of roman à thèse's, this anime toys with metaphysical concepts, using travel stages as philosophical framework. Great, if you are willing to disregard overarching plot cohesion for the intellectual jog. R
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Kirara
3 OVA 1 Another Ecchi title with forced slapstick comedy thrown in for good measure, Despite an original premise it's sort of a formatted OAV, Why have I watched that ? oO R+
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Kishin Heidan
6 OVA 7 Don't let the goofy alternate reality storyline take you away from the suspenseful action scenes and the swell mechanical design. Take it as a fancy popcorn series, that doesn't really deserve its shlock reputation. PG-13
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Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho
3 Movie 1 That movie is so cry-baby, So wimpy I think it might decrease one mojo factor by 9000, I can't believe I saw in real-time guys crossing one corridor, Or that technician card access thing... But the poetry killing fanservice shot got the cake by far ! PG-13
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Kurenai no Buta
8 Movie 1 One of the most remarkable Miyazaki's movie by all accounts, Kind of unique, Apart from an abrupt ending it's smooth! G
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Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu
3 OVA 2 What is this confusing, saliva exchanging fest with instant overblown drama? Where is the exposition? The character build up? They study astronomy to find them in Planet "giveAfuck" perhaps. PG-13
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Kyoudai Koguma
- Movie 1 A fable about natural appropriateness. Sanae Yamamoto aptly set in motion cartoonish naturalism, between frog ballets and crane flyover. G
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Kyoufu Densetsu Kaiki! Frankenstein
6 TV Special 1 A rare adaptation, stained by weak Mystery and contrived drama. Not as bad as the Dracula movie but not good enough to stand out alas. R
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Kyoufu no Bio Ningen Saishuu Kyoushi
4 OVA 1 Is that Madoka Ayukawa duking it out with a nega bio-engineered version of Great Teacher Onizuka? I must have lost a serious number of nerve cells, glub. My brain is a halibut brb. R+
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Kyuuketsuhime Miyu (TV)
6 TV 26 A show with a spellbinding atmosphere, undercut by a repetitive monster of the week format and the revolting backstory twists based mostly on shitty retcon. A lot of potential squandered! R
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La Rose de Versailles
- PV 1 Why don't we get the completion of this project instead of an obviously shlocky spin-off in 2018? G
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Love Position: Halley Densetsu
6 OVA 1 Imagine a space Terminator story imbued with the naive idealistic pacifism of Tezuka. The outcome is an odd obscurity never quite balancing the cheesy and the mystical. Robert's backstory with Ramina is skin crawling though. I adore it. R+
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Lucky☆Star
2 TV 24 Repulsively boring show with unnatural humor, It's so obviously buying off its audience with name-dropping I'd be tempted to attach "Borgesque" adjective to it. PG-13
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Lupin III
6 TV 23 The prototype series of what would become a ground -breaking franchise mixing Cartoonish merrymaking, With pre-war airport novels, James Bond-esque influences and many more, Inimitably charming. PG-13
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Lupin III: Babylon no Ougon Densetsu
3 Movie 1 Has all the bad hallmarks of the pink jacket era: the atrocious stretchy chara-design, the disheveled plot conveniences, juvenile disinterest for plausibility, the incessant and tiresome plot shifts... Far from a flagship movie. R+
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Lupin III: Cagliostro no Shiro
9 Movie 1 A highly moving, chivalrous tale knead with the cinematic sense of wonder of Miyazaki. Lupin's companions insert poorly into the plot but that's the only shortcoming there's to that movie. PG-13
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Lupin III: Chi no Kokuin - Eien no Mermaid
6 TV Special 1 Alright, if not memorable. PG-13
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Lupin III: Kiri no Elusive
6 Special 1 An alright time travel themed movie. PG-13
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Lupin III: Kutabare! Nostradamus
7 Movie 1 Enjoyable. Not exploiting its writing at full potential but still a slightly above average Lupin movie. Too bad Zenigata doesn't matter much there! R+
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Lupin III: Nusumareta Lupin - Copycat wa Manatsu no Chou
7 TV Special 1 Another solid Lupin movie: Imaginative screenplay, nice location settings, pleasant art style, cool antagonists for Goemon and Jigen to face, the reuse of a secondary character and even foreshadowing to the mastermind's identity. PG-13
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Lupin III: Part II
7 TV 155 As the first part which paved the way for it being the paramount in fine "rule of the cool" anime. Warmly recommended. PG-13
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Lupin III: Part III
5 TV 50 An underwhelming part characterized by recycling in episode direction and uneven art. The most dispensable of any entry in the franchise. R+
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Lupin III: Russia yori Ai wo Komete
7 TV Special 1 A well rounded Lupin special: tight plot, compelling antagonists, well distributed twists not specially favoring the good guys, the solid direction of Osamu Dezaki. Not at all a redefining entry, but well executed overall. R+
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Lupin III: Walther P38
7 TV Special 1 Lupin leads an island insurrection against a tyrant! A rather fresh pitch of a Lupin movie if you ask me. Fun. PG-13
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Machikado no Märchen
- OVA 1 A surrealist romance story, fluttering between juvenile reverie, synesthetic imagery and even foot eroticism. By the director of Taiyou no Ko Esteban. No wonder the MC looks so like Esteban! PG-13
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Mad★Bull 34
4 OVA 4 The most realistic slice-of-life cop anime I have ever... Nah, I kid, it's braindead actionner matter rich in WTF factor =) R+
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Madonna
3 OVA 2 Not so painful, Still, Ghostly characterization badly served by clip-like plotline makes it hopeless, Oh and I've made nightmares with better chara-design. I'd trade a dozen of these lousy yankee themed animes to get Be-Bop High School translated. R+
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Mahoutsukai no Yome
5 TV 24 The clipped storytelling makes it as if I was watching roleplay sessions adapted into anime format. No kept promise when it comes to character development either. Tedious and chatty, it also seems specifically tailored with chuunibyou audience in mind. PG-13
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Maison Ikkoku: Prelude - Meguru Haru no Sakura no You ni...
5 Special 1 A romantic foray into Kyoko's past. Acts as a prequel but watches like a recap. Lacks cinematography flair with creative censoring of Soichiro; lacks emotional impact because of off-screen death. Accomplished its mission as a motivational OAV. PG-13
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Majo demo Steady
5 OVA 1 A Magical Girlfriend anime blending Ecchi comedy, Oshii surrealism and Jungian psychology inspirations in a perplexing way. I do like the old styled Art Direction. Seemingly the only feature work of Tokyo Media Connections as an animation producer. R+
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Majutsushi Orphen
6 TV 24 A fair action/adventure light novel adaptation acted by a MC full of personality. Has some admirable poetic flights, but is held down by JC Staff's lackluster execution and some obnoxious comic reliefs. PG-13
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Majuu Sensen
2 OVA 3 After watching this gore shlock, MD Geist will seem stellar to you in comparison. Only the (poorly translated) designs of the beasts and Eiko Yamada's voice acting are saving graces. Cheaply produced, mindless and even less sensible than Violence Jack! R+
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Makai Tenshou
2 OVA 2 A misshapen buffoonery too short of yens to execute decent action scenes over whorish gore fanservice, Historical aspect shown on narrative appendix is purely deceptive, All in all a third finger at public's intelligence. R+
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Makyuu Senjou
3 OVA 2 A shlocky bio weapon actionner, balancing awkwardly Hokuto no Ken, Terminator and even Free Willy inspirations! Peppered with a NWO conspiracy. Braindead, animated with feet and inconclusive. Easily dispensable. R+
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Maryuu Senki
6 OVA 3 An entertaining actionner weaved around the familiar four Heavenly Beasts theme. If you expect more than just well animated bloody battles and badassery, expect to be disappointed, though. R+
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Megumi no Daigo: Kyuukoku no Orange
6 TV 23 A nice procedural/drama overall, because its admiration for firefighting is palpable. It can be noticed through its heavy emphasis on the procedures. It recycles scenes sinfully to milk more melodrama, though. PG-13
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Metal Fighter Miku
5 TV 13 JC Staff's first TV series. Geared at pro wrestling marks who believe it is as real as it gets. Inconsistent in terms of plot and choreography physics, but an easily digestible watch. PG-13
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Midnight Eye: Gokuu
6 OVA 1 Mindless old-school Cyberpunk, Ridiculously sleazy at times but still entertaining. R+
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Midnight Eye: Gokuu II
6 OVA 1 Slightly better than OAV I. R+
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Midnight Panther
- OVA 2 Just another hentai with icky fetishes... Ugh, kissing a severed head AOT style. Plagued by tonal shift, between the goofy moments and the gore quickly alternating, also. Rx
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Milky Passion: Dougenzaka - Ai no Shiro
3 OVA 1 Oddball 1990 piece, from a time when self insertion erotica specifically for women was a thing. Watch it and you'll get why the whole fad died in the mid 90s. R+
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Mirai Nikki (TV)
4 TV 26 Substance? Enjoyable and promising at the beginning but hilariously ropey still. R+
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Mister Ajikko
6 TV 99 A bonkers cooking anime, with a larger than life synesthesia storytelling to help you represent senses like smell and taste. Nice, but dispersed and drawn out as a whole. G
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Momoko, Kaeru no Uta ga Kikoeru yo.
7 Movie 1 G
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Mononoke
8 TV 12 The adventures of the medicine seller are a treat to watch, but the avant-garde grotesque Fauvist art direction is definitely an acquired taste. A genre classic, at the very least. R
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Mudai
- Music 1 Between pastel matte paints and aquarelle drafts, A spellbinding musical tale of a painter struggling between self expression and needs of fame, Excellent accoustic song. PG-13
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Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku: The Legend of Koizumi
5 OVA 3 I don't exactly know on which foot to dance with this zany political mahjong thriller. Fun. Nothing much but a glorified commercial for the manga, due to its absence of setup. R
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Nagasaki 1945: Angelus no Kane
5 Movie 1 Nagasaki's aftermaths of the bombing, told from the perspective of the heroic Dr. Akizuki. More of an educational movie than a gut wrenching drama in the style of Barefoot Gen. PG-13
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Namakura Gatana
- Movie 1 A pantomime comedy around a bumbling swordsman and his dull sword. Watched the complete version painstakingly restored from the two existing tinted nitrate positives. G
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Nana Toshi Monogatari: Hokkyokukai Sensen
6 OVA 2 Legend of the Naval Heroes! Barely sketched as an epic, barely any hint of post-apocalypse in the background art and it ends on cliffhanger. That's it. A pity. PG-13
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Nayuta
5 OVA 1 This OAV lost me, trying to cram way too many scifi concepts and twists under the length of a feature film. Lacks cruelly buildup. R+
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Nekojiru-sou
- OVA 1 What an utterly morbid and nihilistic surrealist title, all in intake and exhaustion. Attenuated merely by the picture book aesthetic. No wonder Chiyomi Hashiguchi committed suicide if it expresses fully her personal sensitivity. PG-13
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Nemure Omoigo, Sora no Shitone ni
7 Movie 1 A touching scifi tale around a posthumous declaration of motherly love. I liked it quite a bit, no matter the limits of CG animation! PG-13
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Nido to Mezamenu Komoriuta
- Movie 1 A rather edgy avant-garde piece. I fail to see the relation between the main plot involving a bullied kid and the anti-modernity subtext. Hand drawn and animated by a single person, which is still a terrific feat on itself. R+
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Nineteen
- OVA 1 An interesting artsy time capsule from the '90, However as it's a bit lacking in substance department viewers might shy away quickly from this title. R
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Ninja Ryuukenden
5 OVA 1 Ryu Hayabusa & friends VS the furry gang & their boss, Demon Pepe! Weak sauce as a Ninja Gaiden anime but an average time waster as an actionner. 5, 5 out of 10 R
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No Littering
- ONA 1 This is like a Robot Chicken skit, but without any punchline joke at the end. Maybe that Tweezer wielding slayer should have targeted Takena for littering on animation industry, too. R
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Nodame Cantabile
5 TV 23 The irritatingly juvenile comedy, the fujoshi baiting, the ANNOYING female protagonist and the spoon fed and carefree storytelling overwhelmed the positive aspects of NC for me. A decent way in to get acquainted with classical music, however. PG-13
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Odin: Koushi Hansen Starlight
5 Movie 1 It has great action sequences and mechanical design, but man the pace feels like traveling in suspended animation. I take a more fun space mythology anime like Ulysse 31 anytime. PG-13
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Oedo wa Nemurenai!
5 OVA 1 An average period Shoujo Fantasy (reverse harem?) ending with a blatant plug-in for Keiko Honda's manga. Not worth of a watching besides the gorgeous Madhouse visual experience. They sure know how to dignify a geisha in image! PG-13
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Ogami Matsugorou
5 OVA 1 Another Yankee anime with a badass looking main character. R+
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Oira Sukeban
3 OVA 1 Just a dumb and not all that imaginative Go Nagai ecchi title. I much prefer Kekkou Kamen, which has way more entertaining value than this. PG-13
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Okane wa Mawaru: Kurashi to Kinyuu
5 OVA 1 An amusing little anime considering the rebarbative subject it covers. Worth a single watch. G
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Okubyou na Venus
- OVA 1 An inconsequential but nonetheless charming musical diversion laden with nostalgic Shōwa era memorabilia. G
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Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki
7 Movie 1 A decent biopic/drama, Character development is handled well here, Except the rushed first half padded with the pair's romance. PG-13
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Ookami wa Ookami da
- Movie 1 A pretty impressive effort for the early 30s. Behold the crispness of the character models and their detailed body language, parsing the plot in a most efficient way. Even the wolf was made cutely ominous, with his beady eyes. G
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Ougon no Hou: El Cantare no Rekishikan
3 Movie 1 Eerie proselyte object from the Happy Science sect, Animation is solid but overall its aim would make a bonze scratches his head, Could have been worse as an Aum Shinrikyo anime starring Jesus firing lasers and hurling sarin gas at people. PG-13
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Ousama Game The Animation
2 TV 12 Dumpster Fire of a survival game basing its edge on prisoner's dilemma and scabrous situations. As inconsistent as it gets, but also way too unrewarding to be regarded as likable Z-grade camp anime. R
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Paprika
7 Movie 1 A generous, well directed albeit unruly farewell entry. Lacked focus and the anticlimatic feminism superpower resolution at the end! Meh. Still a weak 7 as we talk about Kon's deal. R+
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Patapata Hikousen no Bouken
8 TV 26 An engaging coming of age tale around a girl of good family, trying to fit in the industrial revolution of her world while looking for her missing brother. An overlooked minor gem! PG-13
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Peut-etre Toi
- Music 1 Mylene Farmer's attempt to appeal her gothy sow fans while trying to expand it to anime fans. Videoclip itself isn't bad. However her singing style hasn't changed: lyrics so convoluted pretentious overthinkers fangasm over it. PG-13
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Popful Mail
- Music 1 A fairly rousing upbeat pop music video for the video game franchise of the same name. If even Megumi Hayashibara can't land you a ticket for your old-styled OAV, nothing will! PG-13
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Porphy no Nagai Tabi
7 TV 52 G
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Princess Minerva
5 OVA 1 Standard Sword & Bikini Armor JRPG adaptation, only that it acts as a prequel to the video game. This parodic anime is far from memorable, but there's worse as time waster. R+
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RahXephon
3 TV 26 The poorly mastered blend of abstract aestheticism based upon art/science-fiction perplexed me, Overall by trying too hard to not get hacked it becomes way too convoluted to connect with its audience. PG-13
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Ranma ½ Super
5 OVA 3 A serviceable extension of the main series. What else to say? It's Ranma 1/2 with prettier colors and more full cast involvement. PG-13
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Riki-Oh 2: Horobi no Ko
5 OVA 1 More seedy and hyper violent than the prequel. Less tightly written and enjoyable too. Meh. R
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Riki-Oh: Toukatsu Jigoku
4 OVA 1 Balls of a bull, brain of a bird! Just an insanely entertaining trade fair of horror, rich in proteins strewn about with titan punches! R
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Romeo no Aoi Sora
9 TV 33 While not reinventing the wheel, this is an enchantingly well executed tale about resilience and the beauty of camaraderie. PG-13
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Roots Search: Shokushin Buttai X
3 OVA 1 What's with OAV producers and their religious subtext poorly inserted into scifi? Dallos, Love Position, Andromeda Stories, Hell Target, this... Awful Cosmic Horror anime not even caring about any sort of coherence. R+
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Ryokunohara Labyrinth: Sparkling Phantom
3 OVA 1 Such a strange acid trip dementia. Narumi Kakinouchi's mind was probably as far into the space as this flying school building! I'd probably need some potent dope to see what she was trying to accomplish. Talk about letting loose the creative bowels. PG-13
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Ryuu Seiki
5 OVA 2 Feels like it had potential, to be a great dystopian post-apo like Hokuto no Ken, but with dragons. Left me hungry for more, though. R
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Saihate no Paladin
5 TV 12 One word comes to mind when taking a look at this: "perfunctory". Rarely a thing is that well executed and yet so depersonalized. The rushed pace is also an issue as the narrative goes through the motion of the hero's journey. PG-13
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Sailor Senshi Venus♥Five
4 OVA 2 A funny Rx spoof of Sailor Moon which had me rolling in its first episode! The second one is a predictable, incoherent mess recycling most of the script. It may be skipped entirely. Rx
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Saint Luminous Jogakuin
6 TV 13 Midnight-show wrapped with symbolism, It lacks one substantial directive idea, Nonetheless [in margins of its thematic about angst] it conveys a campus-like liveliness feel among of the most convincing I experienced in genre, Uneven but not unpleasant. PG-13
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Saint Seiya
8 TV 114 A true battle Shounen classic, mixing successfully the genre with astronomy and greek mythology! Recommended over the modern junk. PG-13
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Saint Seiya: Shinku no Shounen Densetsu
8 Movie 1 I can barely describe how much I love this movie, Filler or not. PG-13
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Samurai Noodles: The Originator
- CM 1 Woozaa, the originator is the true dawg. Craving for Nissin noodles now, so I guess the samurai originator completed his mission with style? G
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Samurai Spirits: Haten Gouma no Shou
3 TV Special 1 An adaptation as bad as it sounds with a disjointed narrative jumping directly from A to D and D to Z. Not even campy. No wonder Samurai Showdown fans pretend it doesn't exist. PG-13
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Sanctuary
6 OVA 1 A serie noir OAV with many inspirational lines which sadly is an inconclusive, glorified teaser. Laden with all the shortcomings of a manga's digest. The closest thing one could get of a Scorcese movie translation into an anime, though. R+
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Santa no Yama Yousei no Mori
6 OVA 2 Ho ho ho, kids! Ever wanted a legit Christmas story anime style? It's about the best thing you can get. Not exactly a lump of coal on your fireplace sock =) G
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Sasurai no Taiyou
7 TV 26 A ravishing music idol anime, imbued with Keisuke Fujikawa's mysticism. In spite of dated production values, it is still a solidly written watch. PG-13
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Scoopers
5 OVA 1 There isn't much of a hint of Monkey Punch input. More of a Karisuma project showcasing fantasy visuals than a title looking to be entertaining in itself. R+
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Seikima II Humane Society: Jinrui Ai ni Michita Shakai
5 OVA 1 A silly and yet mildly entertaining Visual Kei band hype one-shot deal. I can't shake the feeling it would have worked better as a musical tale, Interstella 5555 style. PG-13
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Sekai Meisaku Douwa: Mori wa Ikiteiru
7 Movie 1 A well executed fairy tale, whose screenplay lacked the kind of kinetic intensity of classics as Isao Takahata's Kaguya Hime. PG
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Sekai no Yami Zukan
3 TV 13 A heterogeneous horror anthology with nothing memorable in it. Episodes are too short to build into climax. Only worth as a late-night TV program filler. R
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Senga Tsubo
- Movie 1 "Favors find their way back to you". A neat little fable around this saying. Animation was detailed for the time, props to Sanae Yamamoto for doing this on her own. G
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Sengoku Majin Goushougun: Toki no Etranger
5 Movie 1 An odd spin off which has little to do with mecha. Mostly a karisuma project, having a Supokon motif as plot point. Technically competent, but laughably rosy. Remember, if you don't survive leukemia, it's because you don't fight it hard enough! PG-13
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Shigeru
- ONA 1 A rich use of 10 seconds of my life... Is that the spiritual son of the Rick Roll? I guess it pushes the boundaries of discomfort then, Ms Sawako. R+
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Shin Dousei Jidai: Hawaiian Breeze
7 OVA 1 A textbook example of how a true Romance anime should be structured like. Most anime go more for spectator titillation than climactic storytelling about couples, alas. PG-13
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Shin Karate Jigoku-hen
5 OVA 2 This is a shlocky Martial Arts/adventure OAV, right. But is it as deliriously dumb as "Dark Cats", for instance? No, unfortunately. R+
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Shinkai Densetsu Meremanoid
5 TV 24 Current project of the Sorcery Party. Slowly getting translated. PG-13
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Shinpi no Sekai El-Hazard
6 OVA 7 Excellent art direction, compelling character concepts, three party conflict roiding up the pace. Nice but ultimately incomplete =/ PG-13
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Shiritsutantei: Toki Shouzou Trouble Note - Hard & Loose
6 OVA 1 An interesting watch trying to channel the Noir detective stories. The animation is far to be A-grade, but on the whole, not an unpleasant watch. R+
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Shiroi Kiba White Fang Monogatari
6 TV Special 1 The best deconstruction special of Pokemon! Kidding aside, a decent friendship tale between a boy and his dog. Skimming through Jack London's novel a lot obviously. At least, it doesn't bowdlerize violent moments for the sake of G rating. G
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Shitcom
- ONA 1 What a tastefully funny and heart warming animation short, said none ever. Remember to pledge on Takena's Patreon for more fits of genius. PG-13
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Shonan Junai Gumi!
6 OVA 5 As an adaptation, Onizuka's school delinquent backstory lacks narrative wholesomeness. Secondary characters poorly insert and develop over the series and episode 4 tonally clashes against the rest. Way too clip-like, but still entertaining. R+
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Silent Möbius
5 TV 26 A fair scifi/paranormal show with a certain potential, which fell victim to blue pencil alas, Still one of the best efforts of defunct studio Radix despite its subpar art value. PG-13
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Sin: The Movie
3 OVA 1 A trainwreck of a video game adaptation. Too many bad to even list in the tags section! R
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Sirius no Densetsu
9 Movie 1 A criminally underappreciated tale of a forbidden and tragic love. The Art Direction is magnificent and animation holds still up to today's standards. It's beautiful titles like these which keep me going in spite of my disillusion. PG-13
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Slam Dunk
8 TV 101 The best Basketball anime ever made. Inconclusive and out of puff towards the end. But unbeaten as a straight-faced representation of the sport. PG-13
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Slam Dunk (Movie)
6 Movie 1 A decent movie which is unfortunately way too short to elaborate properly on his dramatic theme of sportsmanship. It lacked the emotional underpinning provided by built up Pathos. PG-13
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Slam Dunk: Hoero Basketman-damashii! Hanamichi to Rukawa no Atsuki Natsu
5 Movie 1 An inspirational premise weighted down by a formulaic script, dishing out rather than delivering emotional impact. PG-13
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Slam Dunk: Shouhoku Saidai no Kiki! Moero Sakuragi Hanamichi
5 Movie 1 A retread of the first movie but with a higher budget. Features way more kinetic action but the storytelling is rather plain. I hardly care about the opposing team, as well. PG-13
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Slam Dunk: Zenkoku Seiha Da! - Sakuragi Hanamichi
7 Movie 1 Not exactly flawless, but acts as a way better alternative for ep.35 and its still image highlights. PG-13
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Sola
3 TV 13 Your common romantica/gottabe drama on the varition of amorous triangle around Loser kun, Reminds me somewhat Shingetsutan Tsukihime not as good and more... zZZz PG-13
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Soliton no Akuma
6 Movie 1 A serviceable disaster movie, whose scifi aspect has the Triangle Staff's touch. Over the place plot-wise but a generous spectacle with lavish retro mecha-design. The physics are top notch for the time! If you enjoy kaiju eiga as a whole, give it a try R
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Sora yori mo Tooi Basho
2 TV 13 Cute girls doing cute Antarctica things. 'Dem feels were hit so deep by this iceberg of a show! Remember, bribing people is acceptable as long as you fulfill your dream and you can hashtag #penguingirlcrew. Or something. PG-13
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Sougen no Ko Tenguri
7 Movie 1 An amusing, Touching, Little story about a boy and his childhood friend, SNKT's swiftly clean art easily earn it the title of best promotional anime. G
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Soukihei MD Geist
4 OVA 1 Dispensable gorefest. Dumb, but badass fun. R+
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Soukihei MD Geist 2: Death Force
4 OVA 1 To picture it, Think about Starship Troopers without Verhoeven's sarcastic wit and Universal Soldiers for dumbness in anime currency, Ohata's lack of directorial skills is proportional to his talent for mecha-design, Better than prequel and rad enough. R+
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Spirit of Wonder: China-san no Yuuutsu
6 OVA 1 As the title suggests, poetry of imagery predominates in the Steampunk setting. It's tonally a naive fairy tale more keen on staging romance than the scientific achievement of the MCs. PG-13
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Starry Tales: Seiza wa Toki wo Koete
5 Movie 1 A highlight reel, which aims to vulgarize Astronomy and Hesiod's cosmogony at the same time to an all public audience. More poetic than didactic. Good CGI work for the time, in spite of the animation limitations. PG
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Sukeban Deka
6 OVA 2 While still braindead as a detective story, it remains a cheesy actionner high on cool factor. An entertaining and riveting popcorn OAV, all in all. R
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Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bouken Land
- OVA 1 Moshi Moshi! Pick up the terebikko and choose whichever sucks ass: this (1) or the Super Mario World Cartoon (2). Definitively (2) for me. G
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Sword Art Online
3 TV 25 SAO and Alfheim arcs are connected by a solid ending but potentials are underexploited in profit of cloying drama, Scarce use of cool supporting characters, Also too gamer pandering in regards of the tragic events, So-so. PG-13
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Takahashi Rumiko Gekijou Ningyo no Mori
6 TV 11 Enjoyable overall. Still lacks any of the gothic touch setting it apart tonally from a pedestrian paranormal drama. Held its own packing some tension in spite of plot conveniences. R
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Teki wa Kaizoku: Neko-tachi no Kyouen
5 TV 6 Harmless buddy cop series in space going nowhere, Wears out quickly because of tiresome madcap randomness. R+
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The Chocolate Panic Picture Show
- OVA 1 Come down SJWs, it's just a silly arthouse starring three pacific islanders. Fart a good one and cease to be outraged for a yes or no. R
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The Epic Of ZektBach
3 OVA 1 This has to be the most disengaging and low budget epic I have ever seen. How could AIC flesh out a story of this caliber under 30 minutes, basing it only in the mood conveyed by a couple of songs? Forgettable Endive. R
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The Rapeman
4 OVA 2 Downright hilarious Hentai, With cheesetastic soundtrack, Goofy subs, A main protagonist who's like a cross between Deadpool and Takumi Fujiwara for the slight space-outness, My ribs hurt very much Rx
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The Siamese: First Mission
5 Movie 1 I wouldn't mind to see how Monkey Punch's other franchise is doing aside from Lupin III. R
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Toki no Kousa
- Special 1 Maybe I don't get it because it's too 4D for me, but why is that girl practicing high jump in the middle of Shibuya? Yeeaah for pretty colors, I suppose. G
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Tokimeki Tonight
6 TV 34 A charming romcom starring supernatural characters. I dig the cheap cardboard cutout art direction, which reminds children fairy tale books. The convenient happy ending and the unsolved love triangle frustrated me, but it is still a mellow watch. PG
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Tokyo Ghoul
3 TV 12 While mise en scene is cut at every angle, the perfunctory action is somewhat redeemed by Kaneki's "character development", I am overall disappointed as I didn't expect to watch a drama/action series with horrific plot elements. R
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Tragic Silence: Shoujo Yugi
- OVA 1 So frustrating! It could be an actually engrossing erotica/fuzokuga anime instead of just a vulgar cock tossing hentai ending on a cliffhanger. The romantic Dramatization is held hostage as a quixotic flavor for the sex scenes. Rx
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Tsui no Sora
4 OVA 1 Microscopic budget deviant cult: the anime. Rx
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Tsuki ga Noboru made ni
5 OVA 1 Why would a guy take his daughter for a sightseeing trip on her school uniform, anyway? How can that city girl relate to war time, iron mining, hard farming work and starvation? The flashback reels and soundtrack don't play for her, lol. G
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Tsuki no Sango
- PV 1 A post-apocalyptic tale with minimal animation and ufotable visuals. Not much meat to it. Mostly style over substance. For TypeMoontards only. G
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Twinkle Nora Rock Me!
3 OVA 1 An utterly inane installment of an older series. Miners aren't the only ones stranded away from Earth's route. Seems like many animation frames are chained up in a hidden cave that hasn't seen any dance or mineral extraction. PG-13
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Uchuu Densetsu Ulysses 31
7 TV 26 G
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Uchuu Senshi Baldios
6 TV 34 Incomplete, unpolished, episodic but nonetheless engaging war drama/mecha. Ashi pro did decent in regards to the microscopic budget they had, and the bar set so high by Gundam 0079. PG-13
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UFO Nitsukamatta Kodomo-tachi
5 OVA 1 Be good kids not wasting allowance, or the aliens will condemn you to gulag! G
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Ulysses 31 Pilot
5 Special 1 The unaired pilot of the Space Opera revision of the Odyssey by Chalopin. Very similar to the first episode, aside from design alterations (Telemachus, the spaceship looking more like a dishwasher ring...) G
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Umezu Kazuo no Noroi
6 OVA 1 A two-in-one horror anthology animation produced by studio Takahashi. Does the job as a gory anime to watch during Halloween. Oh, and I really dig Junko Abe's chara-design. She is growing on me enough to warrant skimming through her animegraphy... R
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Urashima Tarou (supposed title)
- Movie 1 A venerable tale, benchmark of yesteryear, to measure how we have come from a crude tech demo like this, to reach a polished result such as Ghibli's Kaguya-Hime no Monogatari. G
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Urban Square: Kohaku no Tsuigeki
6 OVA 1 A fairly entertaining action packed crime story with riveting visual pacing. Diligently executed by Bandai Visual and the scriptwriter of Ghost in the Shell. Not much of a creative flair behind it, though. R
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Urda
2 ONA 5 Is this a web series or a bunch of Playstation one cinematics?, That bum poor production value!, Idiotic and lazy storyboard plagued by ropey key-animation, No wonder the nazis are pissed: they're subscribed to duds in margins of war drama animes!! PG-13
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Urusei Yatsura
8 TV 195 The mother of all high-school comedy animes. Episodic, fluctuates between the absurd, the romantic and the farcical. Uneven but a blast regardless. PG-13
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Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You
6 Movie 1 Not that much of a significantly moving theater feature but liked it nonetheless, Not quite as neat plot-wise [like an extended episode, albeit more serious in tone] as art department, Special mention for musical skits they are charmingly fresh. PG-13
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Urusei Yatsura OVA
6 OVA 11 Sort of higher budget extension of the franchise. Episode 3 to 9 are worthwhile. The rest is an easy skip. PG-13
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Urusei Yatsura: The Shougaibutsu Suieitaikai
5 Special 1 A short story from the early run of the manga. Nothing particularly stands out, save from the crisp digital era animation applied to that retro franchise. PG-13
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Ushiro no Shoumen Daare
7 Movie 1 Kayako Ebina's biopic set in World War II, Art is barren but ramblings significance remains intact. Modest, Simple-hearted, Emotional while never caving in to utter gloominess, Worth a watch if you like War Dramas. G
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Utsu Musume Sayuri
- Movie 1 As with Shigeru, one eerily fugly mindfuck project to scratch head at. R+
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Utsunomiko: Heaven Chapter
9 OVA 13 A superb extrospective and introspective Odyssey imbued with Shingon Buddhism mysticism. Cerebral, thoughtful, moving, majestic and enthralling all along. The antithesis of Light Novel adaptations, way too concerned about dishing out escapist enjoyment. R+
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Vampire Hunter D
6 Movie 1 An once relevant popcorn horror action flick which inspired Castlevania, Enjoyable but incredibly weak in terms of storytelling R+
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Vampire Sensou
5 OVA 1 A cheesy, violent thriller mixing gun fights and vampire alien power struggle in a somewhat laughable fashion. R+
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Vinland Saga
8 TV 24 A Fantasy Epic anime with Vikings, having compelling drama and characterization in spite of some tonal whiplash. Recommended. R
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Vinland Saga Season 2
9 TV 24 The culmination of the series, ending in deeply moving Christian mysticism. Makoto Yukimura really knows how to write downtrodden characters invigorated by faith! R
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Violence Jack: Harem Bomber-hen
4 OVA 1 An over-the-top, rowdy unwinding anime or an overindulgent piece of trash? You decide. Quite up there with MD Geist. VJ is pretty much the prototype to what Hokuto no Ken would become. R+
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Violence Jack: Hell's Wind-hen
3 OVA 1 Less of a difficult watch than the second movie, more in the line with the first. The best of all three, but still an incredibly overindulgent and excessive anime. R+
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Violence Jack: Jigoku Gai-hen
2 OVA 1 While the prequel was dumb fun with lesser production value, the utter depravity of this entry made me wince to the point it gave me a short headache fit. R+
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Wanna-Be's
5 OVA 1 Basically, this low budget OAV is Dirty Pair but with joshi, instead. At the time, well catered to a puroresu mark and wrestling fetishist audience but the production of Metal Fighter Miku nailed the coffin of it shut. R+
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Warau Hyouteki
7 OVA 1 That's how horror anime should be, focusing on creepy situation and climactic atmosphere rather than gore! Sad that Takahashi didn't persevere long with this kind of work. R
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Warau Salesman
7 TV 103 Surely a product of its time, since the SJW soybean generation can't take black comedy anymore. That's the way Philistines are. Pedo jokes in things as Made in Abyss, on the other hand, are a OK. R+
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Wata no Kuni Hoshi
5 Movie 1 This movie is a good test to see if you managed to keep your child soul intact. To me, years of groaning at ridiculous anthropomorphism concepts in animation and the constant melodrama does not quite cut the deal for me. G
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Windaria
8 Movie 1 An enjoyable Shakespearian piece of animation with a latent Miyazaki feel, technically fine by '80s canon, Some critical plot flaws that can be fortunately overlooked by average anime watchers. R+
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Wolf Guy
5 OVA 6 A below average late adaptation of a '70s manga by JC Staff. A fair time waster, but nothing particular that compels viewing. R
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Yajikita Gakuen Douchuuki
7 OVA 2 An engaging Shoujo styled martial arts/psychological drama about piety, mortification and forgiveness. Excellent scripting! Too bad it's so short! PG-13
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Yami no Purple Eye
- Music 1 There's no interest in watching this image album entry, unless you are well acquainted with the manga. It is very cheap and barely animated. Play it and check if you enjoy the songs, at least. PG-13
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Yami no Shihoukan Judge
4 OVA 1 I am guilty as charged for laughing at this like a hunchback! R
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Yami no Teio: Kyuuketsuki Dracula
4 TV Special 1 Poor Bela Lugosi, Toei captured you and made your character more laughably pitiful than artfully pathetic! R
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Yoroiden Samurai Troopers
6 TV 39 A somewhat campy but efficient Battle Shounen. The gripping first arc is undermined by a second messy one, poorly put together. Technically subpar for early '90s Sunrise matter. PG-13
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Yoroiden Samurai Troopers Gaiden
5 OVA 2 In the average of Samurai Troopers. Stands out only by the New-York setting. Decent time waster if you like the main series. PG-13
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Yoshichirou no Keirei
- Movie 1 A funny little tale around interpersonal skills, as most anime of the early 30s strove to have educational value. G
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Youjuu Toshi
7 Movie 1 Sleazy Seinen with much shock value, A solid entry for your records if you don't mind its motherload amount of sadistic action. R+
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Youseiki Suikoden
5 OVA 1 A devastated wasteland, A prophecy, An evil organization, Some occultism..., A commonly script for a decently crafted production, To sum up a B-list post-apocalyptic OAV which will give you your share of action if that's what you're looking for. R
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Yume kara, Samenai
5 OVA 1 Past the thoughtful work on animation and art, not much meat in terms of writing. Shaft's first full feature is more of a trial run than an ambitious karisuma project. PG-13
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Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho
7 TV 112 One of the best Nekketsu ever, Also has one of the best tournament arc of all time. Too bad the two last arcs suck. The ending is great though. PG-13
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Yuukan Club
5 OVA 2 An all around inoffensive comedy populated with a cluster of one note characters. Except for the vibrant depiction of Hong Kong in episode 2, nothing really remarkable. PG-13
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Yuureisen
- Movie 1 For its time, a revolutionary pioneer exploiting the potential of silhouette animation at its fullest. A macabre and yet enticing tale about an accursed pirate ship. G
TV: 72, OVA: 142, Movies: 77, Spcl.: 9, Eps: 0, Days: 52.15, Mean Score: 5.4, Score Dev.: -0.90

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