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Currently Watching

• Fushigi Yuugi (The Mysterious Play) (52 eps), and its sequel Ceres Celestial Legend (24 eps)

Series: Partially Seen

• Noir (1-10(?) of 26)
• Blue Seed (vhs 1, 1-2 of 26 eps.)
• Crest of the Stars (1-4 of 13 eps.)
• Neo Ranga (dvd 1, 1-8 of 48)
• Irresponsible Captain Tylor TV (dvd 1, 1-7 of 26)
• Boogiepop Phantom (dvd 1, 1-3 of 12 eps.)

Series/OVAs: Finished

First Tier

• Akira (A-) (Movie)
• Cowboy Bebop (A+) (26 episodes)
• Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (A-) (Movie)
• Excel Saga (A-) EXTREMELY goofy, parodies almost every anime genre under the sun, but brilliantly (26 eps.)
• Galaxy Express 999 (A) (Movie) (introduction to the Harlock universe)
• Ghost In The Shell (A-) (Movie)
• Haibane Renmei (A+)(13 eps.)
• Laputa: Castle in the sky (A+) (Movie)
• A Little Snow Fairy Sugar (A-) (24 eps.)
• Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro (A-) (Movie)
• Martian Successor Nadesico (A+) (26 episodes)
• My Neighbor Totoro (A+) (Movie)
• NieA_7 (NieA Under Seven) (A) (13 episodes)
• Outlaw Star (A-) (26 episodes)
• Planetes (A) (26 episodes)
• Princess Mononoke (A+) (Movie)
• Read or Die (A-) Fascinating world, but too short! (OVA, 3 episodes)
• Rouroni Kenshin (Samurai X): Trust and Betrayal (A-) (OVA, 4 episodes)
• Samurai Champloo (A) (26 episodes)
• Serial Experiments Lain (A) (13 episodes)
• Spirited Away (A+) (Movie)
• Trigun (A+) (26 episodes)
• Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (A) (Movie)
• Vision of Escaflowne (A) (also seen by: Theresa) (26 episodes)
• Witch Hunter Robin (A-) (26 eps.)

Second Tier

• Armitage III (B) (OVA: 4 eps.) The first and (especially) last episodes are disappointingly weak, but the middle two are beautifully done and intriguing.
• Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 (B+) (26 episodes)
• Dragon Half (2 episodes) (B+) (Way too short! :( )
• El Hazard: The Magnificent World (B+) (7 episodes)
• Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (B+) (Movie)
• Haunted Junction (B-) (12 episodes). Funny, and extremely over-the-top. We really liked it (it was imaginative and good-hearted), but it's not the first one we'd recommend. Watch a lot of anime before going into this one.
• Here is Greenwood (B) (6 eps.)
• Howl's Moving Castle (B-) (Movie)
• Midori No Hibi (13 episodes) (B+)
• Nadia: Secret of Blue Water (B) (39 episodes)
• Night on the Galactic Railroad (B) (Movie)
• Ninja Scroll (B+) (Movie)
• Oh My Goddess (B+) (5 episodes)
• Record of the Lodoss War (B) (13 episodes)
• Robotech Saga Part I (ep. 1-36) (B+) (Super Dimension Fortress Macross).
• Shamanic Princess (B+) (6 episodes) Note: Watch the last 2 episodes first, and then the series will make sense.
• Steamboy (B) (Movie)
• Vampire Princess Miyu (B) (OVA, 4 episodes) Note: Extremely cool and creepy, but very short and with a useless protagonist.
• Wings of the Honneamise (B+) (Movie) Excellent premise, amazingly detailed alien world, fascinating struggle for the main character; Gainax's first project. However, EXTREMELY preachy, in annoying and vague way. Be warned, and watch it anyways.

Third Tier

• All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (C-) (OVA, 6 eps.)
• Bastard!! (C) (6 eps.)
• Biohunter (C+) (Movie)
• Devil Hunter Yohko (C) (6 eps)
• Dominion Tank Police (C-) (4 eps)
• Fairy Princess Ren (C) (aka Elf Princess Rane) (2 eps). Intriguing, too short!
• .hack Sign (C-) (26 eps). Beautiful world, good characters. Horrible pacing, very little explanation.
• Gunsmith Cats (C+) (3 episodes)
• Master of Mosquiton (C+) (6 eps)
• Maze OVA (C+) (OVA, 2 eps)
• Ogre Slayer (C) (OVA, 4 eps)
• Phantom Quest Corp. (C+) (OVA: 4 eps.)
• Queen Emeraldas (C) (OVA: 2 eps.)
• Sorcerer Hunters (as well as Spell Wars) (C+) (26 eps)
• The Slayers (C+) (26 eps)
• Tenchi Muyo (1st OVA series) (6 eps)
• Tenchi the Movie 3: Tenchi Forever! (Movie)
• Those Who Hunt Elves (C) (12 eps)
• You're Under Arrest (C+) (OVA, 4 eps.)
• The Ultimate Teacher (C+)
• Vampire Hunter D (C+) (Movie)

Fourth Tier

• Geobreeders (3 eps.) (D) Decent animation, and I'm sure the manga is good, but the 3 episodes are abrupt, confusing, shallow, and the girls are mean.

Last Tier

• Kimera (F)

Hentai

• Advancer Tina (**-)
• Angel of Darkness (**)
• Angelium (**)
• Bible Black (**)
• Bride of Darkness (**)
• Dragon Rider (***+)
• Fencer of Minerva (*)
• Imma Youjo (vol 1-3) (***)
• Kama Sutra (*)
• My Fair Masseusse (****)
• Mystery of the Necronomicon (*)
• Sexfriend (***)
• Sins of the Sisters (Zero stars. Worst. Ever)
• Spaceship Agga Ruter (****)
• Tokyo Private Police (**)

To-Watch (Series/OVAs)

• Voices of a Distant Star (OVA 1 ep)
• Blood Reign (Curse of the Undead Yoma) (OVA, 2 eps.)
• FLCL (6 eps.)
• JoJo's Bizzarre Adventure (6 eps) (and JoJo's 2, 7 eps)
• Patlabor (OVA 1: 7, TV Series: 47 eps, OVA 2: 16, 3 movies)
• Earth Girl Arjuna (12 eps)
• Mahoromatic ? (12 eps.)
• Ranma 1/2 (OVA: 12 eps, TV: 161!)
• Generator Gawl (TV, 12 eps.)?
• Banner of the Stars (13 eps.)
• Banner of the Stars 2 (10 eps.)
• Now and Then, Here and There (13 eps.)
• Abenobashi (Mahu Shotengai) Magical Shopping District (13 eps.)
• Paranoia Agent? (13 eps.)
• Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou (His and Her Circumstances) - seen compared to a more 'grown-up' version of Child's Toy. Advice is not to watch it past episode 16, after which it's said to spiral downwards (and has no real ending).
• TEXHNOLYZE (22 eps.)
• Ergo Proxy (23 eps.)
• Le Chevalier D'Eon (24 eps.)
• Maze TV (25 eps.)
• Chobits ? (26 eps.)
• Magical Stage Fancy Lala - cream of the "magical girl" genre (26 eps.)
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (1st & 2nd GIG, 26 eps. each)
• Last Exile (26 eps.)
• Love Hina (26 eps.)
• Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum Collection(c.f. the introduction) (26 eps.)
• RahXephon (26 eps.)
• Gasaraki (26 eps.)
• Slayers: Next (2nd season of Slayers) (26 eps.)
• X (TV)
• Zone of the Enders: Dolores, i. Hey, it has Mars. Hard to go wrong...
• Record of the Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight (27 eps.)
• Nana (43 eps.)
• Kimagure Orange Road (48 eps.) - highschool romantic comedy, recommended by David
• Eureka Seven (50 eps.)
• Twelve Kingdoms (68 eps.)
• Star Blazers / Space Battleship Yamato (77 eps)
• Kodoma No Omocha (Child's Toy) (102 eps.)
• GANTZ (fansub) recommended by Zach Stroum
• Gundam
  • Mobile Suit Gundam (1979, 43 eps)
  • Gundam 0080: War In The Pocket (1998, 6 eps)
  • Gundam 0087: Zeta (1985, 50 eps)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes
• Macross universe: Southern Cross, Genesis Climber Mospeada. Also: "Macross: Do You Remember Love", possibly Macross Plus, and Macross 7.
• Inuyasha.
• 100 Stories (unreleased)
• Fullmetal Alchemist (unreleased)
• Amazing Mister Masaru: Sexy Commando Side Story! (fansub)

To Watch (Someday)

• Infinite Ryvius

To-Watch (Movies)

• Adieu Galaxy Express 999
• Arcadia of My Youth
• Escaflowne: The Movie
• Fists of the North Star (heheheheh)
• Grave of the Fireflies
• Kiki's Delivery Service (Ghibli)
• Metropolis
• Millenium Actress (?)
• Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind (Ghibli)
• Perfect Blue (83 mins)
• Whisper of the Heart (Ghibli)

To not watch

• Colorful
• The Devil Lady
• Doomed Megalopolis
• Dragoon
• Full Metal Panic Fumoffu (saw episode at ComicCon)
• Geneshaft
• Gundam Wing
• Heat Guy J
• Iczelion
• Jubei Chan 1 & 2 (saw episode at ComicCon)
• L/R (Licensed by Royalty)
• Lost Universe - "Slayers in Space", similar premise to Outlaw Star
• Mars Daybreak (saw episode at ComicCon)
• Sakura Diaries - looks like a cute, standard love drama type show
• s-CRY-ed
• Slayers: Try
• Spriggan - excellent animation & sound, weak story
• Time Bokan OVA (saw at ComicCon)