09-08-2002, 12:17 PM
As of 9-8
Serious
1) Key
2) Noir
3) .hack
[ I'm thinking of adding something like Grave of Fireflies to it once I actually see it. ]
Fun
1) Dendoh
2) Angelic Layer
3) Scryed
[ I thought about G Gundam and GaoGaiGar but they were a bit too long... ]
Hilarious
1) Magical Project S
2) Excel Saga
3) Puni Puni Poemi
[ If I had seen more of Kodocha or Azumanga Daioh I'd probably put them here. ]
Shoujo
1) KareKano
2) Pretear
3) SaiKano
[ NeoRanga season 1 *might* count, except season 2 is too weak and more of a "kaiju of the week" deal than "shoujo with giant robots". Admittedly I haven't seen as much shoujo as I probably should have. ]
Overall
1) Key
2) Dendoh
3) Angelic Layer
4) KareKano
5) Scryed
6) Noir
7) .hack//SIGN
8) Magical Project S
[ I still think Key is a masterpiece of animation which inspired future anime for years to come, most notably Evangelion; almost every principle of humanity in Eva is taken from Key. Dendoh's just a fun show in general, homaging Super Robots while taking Digimon and making it *better*. Angelic Layer is a big G Gundam reference from CLAMP, who chose to do their usual "let's take a genre and make it better" routine, mixing shoujo and fighting anime. KareKano is probably one of the best character-driven pieces I've ever seen in anime, using Anno's introspective techniques in a lighthearted fashion. Scryed is a fast-paced, plot-driven fighting anime which has the unfortunate drawback of having a terrible ending. Noir is one of the first HK anime, sporting none of the typical anime tropes while keeping massively stylish. .hack is an anime about online culture that wasn't boring (i.e. Lain), and while 1-8 was good, 9 and 10 have bored me thus far; hopefully it'll get better and pick up soon. And finally, Magical Project S is the penultimate mahou shoujo parody before Puni Puni Poemi, and Poemi was more of Nabeshin spazzing out than a focused parody. ]
So that's that for now. It'll probably change in the future.
Serious
1) Key
2) Noir
3) .hack
[ I'm thinking of adding something like Grave of Fireflies to it once I actually see it. ]
Fun
1) Dendoh
2) Angelic Layer
3) Scryed
[ I thought about G Gundam and GaoGaiGar but they were a bit too long... ]
Hilarious
1) Magical Project S
2) Excel Saga
3) Puni Puni Poemi
[ If I had seen more of Kodocha or Azumanga Daioh I'd probably put them here. ]
Shoujo
1) KareKano
2) Pretear
3) SaiKano
[ NeoRanga season 1 *might* count, except season 2 is too weak and more of a "kaiju of the week" deal than "shoujo with giant robots". Admittedly I haven't seen as much shoujo as I probably should have. ]
Overall
1) Key
2) Dendoh
3) Angelic Layer
4) KareKano
5) Scryed
6) Noir
7) .hack//SIGN
8) Magical Project S
[ I still think Key is a masterpiece of animation which inspired future anime for years to come, most notably Evangelion; almost every principle of humanity in Eva is taken from Key. Dendoh's just a fun show in general, homaging Super Robots while taking Digimon and making it *better*. Angelic Layer is a big G Gundam reference from CLAMP, who chose to do their usual "let's take a genre and make it better" routine, mixing shoujo and fighting anime. KareKano is probably one of the best character-driven pieces I've ever seen in anime, using Anno's introspective techniques in a lighthearted fashion. Scryed is a fast-paced, plot-driven fighting anime which has the unfortunate drawback of having a terrible ending. Noir is one of the first HK anime, sporting none of the typical anime tropes while keeping massively stylish. .hack is an anime about online culture that wasn't boring (i.e. Lain), and while 1-8 was good, 9 and 10 have bored me thus far; hopefully it'll get better and pick up soon. And finally, Magical Project S is the penultimate mahou shoujo parody before Puni Puni Poemi, and Poemi was more of Nabeshin spazzing out than a focused parody. ]
So that's that for now. It'll probably change in the future.
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