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Rurouni Kenshin

-Air -Basilisk -Burn Up Excess -Chaos Head -Chobits -Cowboy Bebop -Digimon -Digimon 2 -Digimon Frontier -Digimon Tamers -Elfen Lied -Ergo Proxy -Fafner -Fate/Stay Night -Final Fantasy Unlimited -Fruits Basket -Gankutsuou: The Count Of Monte Christo -Gantz -Gungrave -Guyver: Bioboosted Armor -Hellsing -Ikkitousen -Ikkitousen:Dragon Destiny -Ikkitousen:Great Guardians -Kannazuki No Miko -Kanon -Koihime Musou -Love Hina -Lucky Star -Maburaho -Najica Blitz Tactics -Negima! -Negima!? -Neon Genesis Evangelion -Outlaw Star -Record Of Lodoss War -Record Of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the heroic knight -Samurai 7 -Samurai Champloo -Serial Experiment Lain -Shadow Skill -Shin Koihime Musou -Star Ocean EX -Starship Operators -Tenjho Tenge -Texhnolyze -The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya -This Ugly Yet Beautiful World -To Love Ru -Visions of Escaflowne *-Wandaba Style

12 Episodes (Should Have Ended At 10...) Art/Animation: B- Nothing To Write Home About.The Opening Animation Is "Cute" and The Girls Fairly Attractive.The Colors Are Bright and Festive.As For The Rest,The Less Said The Better. Story:C I Was Seriously Waiting For The Series To End.After Episode 10,The Story Was Over For Me.For a Series About Singing,There Was Almost None It Except For One Song Repeated Episode After Episode.No Character Development Whatsoever.The Doctor He/She Character Was As Annoying As a Teething Child. An Episode 5 Recap For a 12 Episode Series Is a Really BAD Sign.The Plot Is Just One Failed Plan After Another and Gets Aggravating Soon. Voice Acting: B Wandaba Style 's Only Saving Grace.I Would Have Give Higher Marks If The Actresses Had Actually Sung Or Had a Remotely Challenging Script.The All-Star Female Cast Is Wasted On An Uninspired Anime.They Do Have Sweet Voices,Especially Monica Rial ;Who Is At Least In Every Episode This Time Around...

-Air -Basilisk -Burn Up Excess -Chaos Head -Chobits -Cowboy Bebop -Digimon -Digimon 2 -Digimon Frontier -Digimon Tamers -Elfen Lied -Ergo Proxy -Fafner -Fate/Stay Night -Final Fantasy Unlimited -Fruits Basket -Gankutsuou: The Count Of Monte Christo -Gantz -Gungrave -Guyver: Bioboosted Armor -Hellsing -Ikkitousen -Ikkitousen:Dragon Destiny -Ikkitousen:Great Guardians -Kannazuki No Miko -Kanon -Koihime Musou -Love Hina -Lucky Star -Maburaho -Najica Blitz Tactics -Negima! -Negima!? -Neon Genesis Evangelion -Outlaw Star -Record Of Lodoss War -Record Of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the heroic knight -Samurai 7 -Samurai Champloo -Serial Experiment Lain *-Shadow Skill -Shin Koihime Musou -Star Ocean EX -Starship Operators -Tenjho Tenge -Texhnolyze -The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya -This Ugly Yet Beautiful World -To Love Ru -Visions of Escaflowne

Wandaba Style Soon To Be Followed By Rurouni Kenshin .

26 Episodes Ratings: Art/Animation: B   Shadow Skills Weakest Point.The Overall Style Looks Similar To Record Of  Lodoss War In Its Simplicity. Some Of The Later Special Effects Are Fairly Good. Story: B+  The Story Is a Good Mix Of Action And Drama With Some Comical Elements.The Character Development Is Very Interesting.Some Of The Character's Names And Titles Get Confusing.There Are Some Over- Simplifications Such As Light/Shadow Techniques Opposing Each Other As Well As White Lightning/Black Howling Dueling. Voice Acting: A   This Is Where The Anime Shines.Many Veterans Make Up The Great Cast. Luci Christian Finally Has a Leading Role And Does Not Disappoint.This Is The Best Performance From Christine Auten In My Experience And Greg Ayres Shows Off His Range.The Voice Acting Talent Pool Is Tremendous;Featuring Several Big-Named Voice Actors.  Music: B+ While The Opening Theme And Male Version Of The Ending Theme Are Pretty Poor.Th...

Shadow Skill .

13 Episodes Ratings: Art/Animation: B   The Art In General Is Slightly Lesser Than Maburaho ,Characters Being More Generic In Details Save For a Few Of Them.The Magical And Special Effects Are Vastly Superior,However. Story: B   Decent Enough.The Humorous Tone Gets Better And Better As The Story Progresses And It Feels a Little More Thought Out Than Maburaho Albeit There Being No Real Surprises.It Delivers What It Has Too.Tons Of Memorable Lines That I Will Quote. Voice Acting: B   Almost The Same Cast As Maburaho With The Same Under use Of Luci Christian And Monica Rial , Each Appearing In Only a Handful Of Episodes.The Male Voice Actors Do a Better Job Overall,Especially The Hilarious Cameo By Rob Mungle as Cait Sith.Also, Greg Ayres Does a Better Job Than His Brother Chris Did In Maburaho . Music: C   The Opening Song Is Cute But The Closing Song Is Childish And Most Of The Music Is Below Average. Fan Service: B   I Ex...

-Air -Basilisk -Burn Up Excess -Chaos Head -Chobits -Cowboy Bebop -Digimon -Digimon 2 -Digimon Frontier -Digimon Tamers -Elfen Lied -Ergo Proxy -Fafner -Fate/Stay Night -Final Fantasy Unlimited -Fruits Basket -Gankutsuou: The Count Of Monte Christo -Gantz -Gungrave -Guyver: Bioboosted Armor -Hellsing -Ikkitousen -Ikkitousen:Dragon Destiny -Ikkitousen:Great Guardians -Kannazuki No Miko -Kanon -Koihime Musou -Love Hina -Lucky Star -Maburaho *-Magikano -Najica Blitz Tactics -Negima! -Negima!? -Neon Genesis Evangelion -Outlaw Star -Record Of Lodoss War -Record Of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the heroic knight -Samurai 7 -Samurai Champloo -Serial Experiment Lain -Shin Koihime Musou -Star Ocean EX -Starship Operators -Tenjho Tenge -Texhnolyze -The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya -This Ugly Yet Beautiful World -To Love Ru -Visions of Escaflowne

-Air -Basilisk -Burn Up Excess -Chaos Head -Chobits -Cowboy Bebop -Digimon -Digimon 2 -Digimon Frontier -Digimon Tamers -Elfen Lied -Ergo Proxy -Fafner -Fate/Stay Night -Final Fantasy Unlimited -Fruits Basket -Gankutsuou: The Count Of Monte Christo -Gantz -Gungrave -Guyver: Bioboosted Armor -Hellsing -Ikkitousen -Ikkitousen:Dragon Destiny -Ikkitousen:Great Guardians -Kannazuki No Miko -Kanon -Koihime Musou -Love Hina -Lucky Star *-Maburaho -Najica Blitz Tactics -Negima! -Negima!? -Neon Genesis Evangelion -Outlaw Star -Record Of Lodoss War -Record Of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the heroic knight -Samurai 7 -Samurai Champloo -Serial Experiment Lain -Shin Koihime Musou -Star Ocean EX -Starship Operators -Tenjho Tenge -Texhnolyze -The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya -This Ugly Yet Beautiful World -To Love Ru -Visions of Escaflowne

24 Episodes (I Was Mad That Kuriko Did Not Get a Box Cover While Yuna Gets Two And Rin One...) Ratings: Art/Animation: B       Decent Enough.The Girls Are Exquisite And a Few Backgrounds Are Quite Nice.The Magical Effects Are Surprisingly Bland. Story: B+     I Was Pleasantly Surprised By How Deep The Story Gets Towards The End.It Ranges From Funny To Sad and Touching.All The Mysteries Are Well Revealed. Voice Acting: B        Male Voices Are Mostly Terrible,Especially Chris Ayres .The Girls All Have Cute Young Voices.Sadly,The Two All-Stars, Luci Christian And Monica Rial Are Underused By Not Appearing In Every Episode. Music: B       Both Opening And Closing Songs Are Quite Catchy.The Rest Of The Score Is Forgettable Aside From a Few Heart-Wrenching Pieces At The Right Times. Fan Service: A       Mostly Cleavage And a Few Pantie...

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Maburaho For Some Ecchi Fun Soon To Be Followed By Magikano ,Both "Magical Girls" Series. I Might Also Watch Sailor Moon After,Although 5 Seasons Is a Big Commitment ;)

24 Episodes + 2 OVA's. Ratings: Art/Animation: A            Amazing Fight Scenes.Good Visuals and a Few Great Effects.The Characters Are Truly Well Drawn,Especially The Cuties. Story: B+          The Main Story Is Overshadowed By Mostly a Prologue.Everything Ties In Together Well Enough At The End.Truth Be Told,The Prologue Characters Are More Interesting Than The 5 Opening Characters. Voice Acting: B+           Very Solid All Around.No One Truly Steals The Show. Music: A            Great All-Round.The Opening Song Is Usually The Fan Favorite But The Closing Themes Were Even Better For Me.Mostly Dance Music Work Well With The Action-Oriented Show.Solid Mood Music As Well For More Serious Scenes. Fan Service: A            Gor...

-Air -Basilisk -Burn Up Excess -Chaos Head -Chobits -Cowboy Bebop -Digimon -Digimon 2 -Digimon Frontier -Digimon Tamers -Elfen Lied -Ergo Proxy -Fafner -Fate/Stay Night -Final Fantasy Unlimited -Fruits Basket -Gankutsuou: The Count Of Monte Christo -Gantz -Gungrave -Guyver: Bioboosted Armor -Hellsing -Ikkitousen -Ikkitousen:Dragon Destiny -Ikkitousen:Great Guardians -Kannazuki No Miko -Kanon -Koihime Musou -Love Hina -Lucky Star -Najica Blitz Tactics -Negima! -Negima!? -Neon Genesis Evangelion -Outlaw Star -Record Of Lodoss War -Record Of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the heroic knight -Samurai 7 -Samurai Champloo -Serial Experiment Lain -Shin Koihime Musou -Star Ocean EX -Starship Operators *-Tenjho Tenge -Texhnolyze -The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya -This Ugly Yet Beautiful World -To Love Ru -Visions of Escaflowne

22 Episodes.The Package Design Is Spectacular.The Free Music CD Is a Great bonus And Volume 6's Cover Has a Green Hue.Now If All 6 Had It... Ratings: Art/Animation: B           Tight Budget and It Shows a Little.The Opening Animation And Last Scenes Are Very Good.The Characters Are Realistic Enough. Story: B            Very Complex.Lots Of Symbolism/Reflections On The Human Condition.Sadly,There Is Little Character Development and Many Useless Characters.The Poor Lead Character Makes It Hard To Care What Happens To Him And The More Interesting Characters Die. Voice Acting: B+         A Solid Cast With No Clear Star.The Lack Of Dialog In Most Scenes Prevents Anyone From Truly Shining. Music: A            One Of The Best Opening Themes I Have Heard.Diverse Types Of Background Music F...