Anime Viewing List

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Here’s my updated anime viewing list. Any series with FIVE pluses is a DEFINITE MUST-SEE!!!

Rating

  • +++++ DOUBLE WOW! 5 of 5 stars! Maximum for full seasons!
  • ++++ WOW! 4 of 5 stars! Maximum for half seasons!
  • +++ Amazing! 3 of 5 stars!
  • ++ Not bad! 2 of 5 stars!
  • o Not yet.

Done List > Anime Ratings 2007

Ongoing 2007

December 2007

  • [Non-Anime, Again] +++++ Battlestar Galactica - S3 (1-20) -
    Started 12/11. Finished 12/31. Yet again! Five stars max!

  • [49] +++++ 5 Centimeters Per Second (Anime Film, 2007) -
    Started and finished 12/31. D-WOW! Soul-yearning melancholy and wind-blown distances. Five stars max!

  • [48] +++++ Paprika (Anime Film, 2006) -
    Started and finished 12/31. D-WOW! Mind-fraking and eye-popping descent into dreamland! Five stars max!

  • [47] +++++ Grave of the Fireflies (Anime Film, 1988) -
    Started and finished 12/31. D-WOW! Heart-breaking World War II tale of two struggling siblings. Five stars max!

  • [Non-Anime] +++++ Doctor Who 2007 - S3 (Christmas Special) -
    Started and finished 12/30. D-WOW! Titanic story! Five stars max!

  • [46] ++++ Highlander - The Search for Vengeance (Anime Film, 2007) -
    Started and finished 12/29. WOW! Gloriously vengeful anime interpretation of the Highlander saga. Four stars!

  • [45] ++++ Escaflowne (Anime Film, 2000) -
    Started and finished 12/29. WOW! Breathtakingly vivid but too short compared to the full-season 1996 version. Four stars!

  • [44] ++++ Bible Black (1-6) -
    Started 12/21. Finished 12/26. Explicit sex, violence, and witchcraft with a decent plot! Four stars!

  • [43] ++++ Kino’s Journey (1-13) -
    Started 10/23. Finished 12/20. Haunting exploration into the shadowy regions of the human psyche. Four stars max for half-season!

  • [42] ++++ Pretear (1-13) -
    Started 11/24. Finished 12/20. Emotional ride through magic and sorcery! Four stars max for half-season!

  • [41] +++++ Hayate no Gotoku! (Combat Butler; 1-26 of 52) -
    Started 12/02. Finished (first half) 12/16. Touching yet mind-blowingly hilarious! References to tons of other anime! Five stars max!

  • [40] +++++ The Vision of Escaflowne (1996; 1-26) -
    Started mid-January. Restarted 11/13. Finished 12/12. Older series yet still surprisingly heart-breaking and heart-warming! Fantastically epic orchestral soundtrack! Five stars max!

  • [Non-Anime, Again] +++++ Battlestar Galactica - S2 (1-20) -
    Started 11/17. Finished 12/10. Yet again! Five stars max!

  • [Non-Anime] ++++ Fearless (2006) -
    Started and finished 12/10. Powerful journey. Four stars!

  • [39] +++ Tsukihime (Lunar Legend; 1-12) -
    Started May-June. Restarted 11/29. Finished 12/03. Gentle melancholy loneliness. Three stars!

November 2007

  • [38] +++++ Da Capo - Second Season (1-26) -
    Started 11/16. Finished 11/28. Heart-wrenching exploration. Five stars max!

  • [Non-Anime] ++++ NANA (Film) -
    Started and finished 11/25. WOW! Impressive live-action interpretation of the manga and anime!

  • [Non-Anime] ++++ Shadow Raiders - S2 (1-13) -
    Started 11/10. Finished 11/21. WOW! Continuing the external and internal battles! Four stars max for half-season!

  • [Non-Anime] ++++ Battlestar Galactica - Razor -
    Started and finished 11/20. WOW! Powerful Pegasus side-story to the Galactica core, but hinting at more to come!

  • [37] +++ Devil May Cry (1-12) -
    Started 10/27. Finished 11/18. Intriguing but not as emotionally engaging as other anime.

  • [Non-Anime, Again] +++++ Battlestar Galactica - S1 (1-13) -
    Started 11/03. Finished 11/16. D-WOW! Yet again! Five stars max!

  • [36] +++++ Lucky Star (1-24) -
    Started 10/14. Finished 11/15. D-WOW! Outstanding and unorthodox otaku comedy and parody, hahaha! Five stars max!

  • [Non-Anime] ++++ Transformers -
    Started and finished 11/14. WOW! Amazing special effects but not as heart-wrenching as it could’ve been.

  • [35] +++ Ikki Tousen - Dragon Destiny (1-12) -
    Started 11/03. Finished 11/12. Enticing panty shots and engaging blood battles!

  • [34] +++ School Days (1-12) -
    Started 11/04. Finished 11/11. Watch out! Unexpected darkness and twistedness!

  • [33] +++ Darker Than Black (1-25) -
    Started 10/20. Finished 11/09. Intriguing but not fulfilling to the end.

  • [32] +++ Genshiken - OVA (1-3) -
    Started and finished 11/04. Hahaha, nice bunch of otaku stories between seasons.

  • [Non-Anime]++++ Shadow Raiders - S1 (1-13) -
    Started 10/25. Finished 11/04. WOW! Unexpected story complexity for 3D animation! Four stars max for half-season!

  • [Non-Anime, Again] +++++ Battlestar Galactica - Mini-Series -
    Started 10/31. Finished 11/02. D-WOW! Yet again! Five stars max!

October 2007

  • [31] ++++ Manabi Straight! (1-12) -
    Started 10/22. Finished 10/30. WOW! Endearing! Four stars max for half-season!

  • [30] +++ Dual! Parallel Trouble (1-13) -
    Resumed 10/23. Finished 10/30. A light-hearted Evangelion. Not bad!

  • [Non-Anime] +++++ Torchwood - S1 (1-13) -
    Started 10/07. Finished 10/26. D-WOW! Fantastic conclusion! Five stars max!

  • [29] ++++ Gunsmith Cats (OVA 1-3) -
    Started 10/19. Finished 10/20. WOW! Matrix-like gun scenes and car chases 3 years before “The Matrix” (1999)! Four stars!

  • [28] ++++ Da Capo - S1 (1-26) -
    Started 10/03. Finished 10/18. WOW! Despite an uneven style, sweeping from comedy to mystery to unexpectedly tragedy and hope! Four stars!

  • [27] +++++ School Rumble - S2 (1-26) -
    Started 07/12. Finished 10/18. D-WOW! LOL, resuming the rivalry, regret, romance and friendship. Still laughingly yet tearfully fantastic! Five stars max!

  • [26] +++++ Claymore (1-26) -
    Started 09/15. Finished 10/14. D-WOW! Spectacular action and drama! Five stars max!

  • [25] +++ Le Chevalier D’Eon (1-24) -
    Started 09/09. Finished 10/04. Seemed a bit dry. Three stars.

September 2007

  • [24] ++++ Someday’s Dreamers (1-23) -
    Started 09/21. Finished 09/30. WOW! Gently heart-breaking and heart-warming! Four stars!

  • [Non-Anime] +++++ Doctor Who 2006 - S3 (1-13) -
    Started 08/25. Finished 09/30. D-WOW! Fantastic conclusion with the Master! Five stars max!

  • [23] +++++ Kaleido Star - S2 (1-25) -
    Started 07/22. Finished 09/08. D-WOW! The fantastically acrobatic rivalries and challenges continue! Even more inspiring than Season 1! Five stars max!

August 2007

  • [Non-Anime] +++++ Doctor Who 2006 - S2 (1-13) -
    Started 07/23. Finished 08/19. D-WOW! Fantastic conclusion with the Cybermen, Daleks and Rose! Five stars max!

  • [22] +++++ Death Note (1-37) -
    Started 08/01. Finished 08/12. D-WOW! Mesmerizing crime games and aspiring death gods! Mind-blowing and heart-stopping!

  • [21] ++++ Air (1-13) -
    Started 08/08. Finished 08/11. WOW. Amazingly gentle and windblown summer beauty. Tearfully unforgettable.

July 2007

  • [Non-Anime] ++++ Alias - S2 (1-22) -
    Started 06/25. Finished 07/22. WOW! Still pleasantly surprised by Sydney Bristow!

  • [20] +++++ Kaleido Star - S1 (1-26) -
    Started 04/06/07. Finished 07/22. D-WOW! Fantastically funny and chilling, yet realistically inspiring and heartbreaking!

  • [Non-Anime] +++++ Doctor Who 2005 - S1 (1-13) -
    Started 06/2006. Finished 07/21. D-WOW! Updated effects, action, but most of all, emotional drama!

  • [Second Viewing; Chronological] ++++ Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (1-14) -
    Started 07/15. Finished 07/20. WOW! Still uniquely, unconventionally and fearlessly entertaining! Even better in chronological order, lol.

  • [19] +++++ Kanon (2006; 1-24) -
    Started 07/10. Finished 07/15. D-WOW! Childhood romance, melancholy and mystery! Heartbreaking and breathtaking!

  • [18] ++++ Pumpkin Scissors (1-24) -
    Restarted 06/21. Finished 07/09. WOW, epic action, glorious inspiration, and demonic intrigue!

June 2007

  • [17] +++++ School Rumble - S1 (1-26) -
    Started 01/30. Finished 6/29. D-WOW! LOL, hilarious! Plus rivalry, regret, romance and friendship. Fantastic!

  • [16] +++ You’re Under Arrest - The Movie (1999) -
    Started and finished 06/26. Not bad! Starts slow but picks up and concludes with an action-packed bang!

  • [Non-Anime] +++ Threshold - S1 (1-13) -
    Finished 06/23. Engaging sci-fi yet approaching the weird. Sadly cancelled too soon.

  • [15] +++ Starship Operators (1-13) -
    Started 03/10. Finished 06/23 via Netflix. Not bad! Battleships, politics, drama, tragedy and hope. Yet too short to bond!

  • [14] ++++ The Third (1-24) -
    Started 06/03. Finished 06/23. WOW! Epic yet heartfelt blend of Sunabouzu, Shana, Revy, especially Alita!

  • [Non-Anime] +++++ Smallville - S6 (1-22) -
    Started 02/07. Finished 06/10. D-WOW! Epic battles! Revealed secrets! Monstrous evils! Powerful!

  • [Non-Anime] ++++ Alias - S1 (1-22) -
    Started 05/06. Finished 06/09. WOW! Pleasantly surprised! Can’t help liking Sydney Bristow!

  • [13] +++++ Red Garden (1-22) -
    Started 05/26. Finished 06/03. D-WOW! Stylish blend of song, mystery, tragedy and reality!

May 2007

  • [12] +++ Black Blood Brothers (1-12) -
    Restarted 05/06. Finished 05/14. Action-packed mix of cute and violent!

  • [Non-Anime] +++++ Star Trek Voyager - S4 (1-26) -
    Started 07/15/06. Finished 05/05/07. D-WOW! The Borg! Seven of Nine! Still one of the best Trek seasons ever!

  • [11] ++++ Innocent Venus (1-12) -
    Started 04/24. Finished 05/01. WOW! Formulaic but unexpected twist and amazing piano!

April 2007

  • [Non-Anime] +++++ Battlestar Galactica - S3 (1-20) -
    Started 03/23/07. Finished 04/13/07. D-WOW! Unparalleled sci-fi drama, depth and power!

  • [10] +++++ Planetes (1-26) -
    Started 09/??/06. Finished 04/02/07. D-WOW! Spectacular sci-fi realism, tragedy, hope and love!

March 2007

  • [09] +++++ Fushigi Yuugi (Second Half: 27-52) -
    Started 07/08/06. Finished 03/24/07. D-WOW! Older but complex quest and love story!

  • [08] +++++ Angelic Layer (1-26) -
    Started 03/09/05. Finished 03/18/07 via Netflix. D-WOW! Cute, colorful yet heart-breaking, inspiring!

  • [07] ++++ Sailor Moon - S1 (1-46) -
    Started 02/11. Finished 03/15. WOW! Older, but surprisingly funny, energetic and lovable!

February 2007

  • [06] +++ Kono Mini (This Ugly Yet Beautiful World: 1-12) -
    Started 02/17. Finished 02/19. Enigmatic yet nostalgic!

January 2007

Done List > Anime Ratings 2006

Top Anime in 2006

December 2006

  • [58] +++++ Naruto (1-25) -
    Finished 12/29. D-WOW! Unexpectedly engaging and heartbreaking!

  • [57] ++++ Azumanga Daioh (1-26) -
    Finished 12/28. WOW! Crazy, cute, funny, but most of all, lovable!

  • [46+56] +++++ Eureka Seven (1-50) -
    Finished 12/25. D-WOW! Amazing epic action and complex emotion!

  • [55] +++++ Tsukuyomi Moon Phase (1-25) -
    Finished 12/24. D-WOW! Kitty cuteness and gothic drama!

  • [54] +++ Yukikaze (1-5) -
    Finished 12/9. Lonely lack of humor. But amazing aerial effects!

  • [53] +++++ Air Gear (1-25) -
    Finished 12/8. DOUBLE WOW! Addictive air battles! Skywardly inspiring!

  • [52] +++++ Kare Kano (His and Her Circumstances: 1-26) -
    Finished 12/3. D-WOW! Wild yet touching!

  • [51] +++ Grenadier (1-12) -
    Finished 12/1. Not bad! Heart-warming!

November 2006

  • [50] ++++ Gokusen (1-13) -
    Finished 11/25. WHOA! Hilarious high-school-meets-yakuza hijinks!

  • [49] +++++ Figure 17 (1-13 x2) -
    Finished 11/24. DOUBLE WOW! Rarely-known yet heartfelt, tearful!

  • [48] ++++ Shakugan no Shana (1-24) -
    Finished 11/18. WOW! Supernatural action!

  • [47] ++++ He is My Master (1-12) -
    Finished 11/17. WOW! Sexy and funny teenage maids!

  • [46] +++++ Eureka Seven (1-26 of 50) -
    Finished 11/16. DOUBLE WOW! Amazing action and emotion!

  • [45] +++++ Ah! My Goddess - S2 (1-22) -
    Finished 11/14. DOUBLE WOW AGAIN!

  • [43+44] ++++ Jinki Extend - OVA -
    Finished 11/13. Warm emotional conclusion!

  • [43] +++ Jinki Extend (1-12) -
    Finished 11/12. Intriguing!

  • [42] +++++ Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2nd GIG (1-26) -
    Finished 11/11. DOUBLE WOW! Powerful!

  • [41] +++ Pia Carrot - Complete (Hentai: 1-13) -
    Finished 11/4. Pretty good!

October 2006

  • [40] +++++ NANA - S1 (1-25 of 47+3) -
    Finished 10/29. DOUBLE WOW! Still going strong!

  • [39] ++++ Ichigo Mashimaro (Strawberry Marshmallow: 1-12) -
    Finished 10/27. WOW! Adorable!

  • [38] ++++ Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (1-14) -
    Finished 10/26. WOW! Uniquely unconventional!

  • [37] ++++ Black Lagoon (1-12) -
    Finished 10/22. WOW! Like an international action film!

  • [36] +++++ Fruits Basket (1-26) -
    Finished 10/18 via Netflix. DOUBLE WOW! Surprisingly touching!

  • [Live-Action] ++++ You’re Under Arrest - Live-Action (1-9) -
    Finished 10/18. Cheesy but lovable!

  • [35] ++++ Rozen Maiden - S1 (1-12) -
    Finished 10/13. WOW! Unexpectedly fascinating!

  • [34] +++++ Ergo Proxy (1-23) -
    Finished 10/5. DOUBLE WOW! Amazing music! Dark yet hopeful!

September 2006

  • [33] +++++ Noein (1-24) -
    Finished 9/29. DOUBLE WOW! Powerful, epic, dramatic!

  • [32] +++++ Blood+ (1-50) -
    Finished 9/25. DOUBLE WOW for story, music, everything!

  • [31] +++++ Solty Rei (1-24) -
    Finished 9/24. DOUBLE WOW! Funny, dramatic, tragic, heart-breaking!

  • [23+30] +++++ You’re Under Arrest - S1 (1-51 of 52) -
    Finished 9/19. DOUBLE WOW! Witty and lovable!

  • [29] ++++ Scrapped Princess (1-24) -
    Finished 9/19. WOW! Intriguing story!

  • [28] ++++ Sunabouzu (Desert Punk: 1-24) -
    Finished 9/16 via Netflix. WOW! Wild, crazy, unexpected!

  • [27] ++++ IGPX - S1 (1-13) -
    Finished 9/12. WOW! Spectacular racing, suspense!

  • [26] +++ Paradise Kiss (1-12) -
    Finished 9/9. Fascinating world! Too short!

  • [25] ++++ Tenjho Tenge (1-24) -
    Finished 9/4. WOW! Sexy yet bloody!

August 2006

  • [24] ++++ To Heart - S2 (1-13) -
    Finished 8/30. WOW! Still emotional, endearing!

  • [23] ++++ You’re Under Arrest - S1 (1-26 of 52) -
    Finished first half 8/29. WOW! Older but lovable!

  • [22] +++ To Heart (1-13) -
    Finished 8/20. Charming and endearing!

  • [21] +++++ Negima! (1-26) -
    Finished 8/11. DOUBLE WOW! Funny yet heart-wrenching!

  • [20] ++ F3 (Hentai: 1-3) -
    Finished 8/9. Amusing, not bad.

  • [19] ++++ Onegai (Please) Twins (1-13) -
    Finished 8/9. Funny yet emotional!

  • [18] +++++ Mai Otome (1-26) -
    Finished 8/8. DOUBLE WOW! Goosebumps!

July 2006

  • [17] +++ Haibane-Renmei (1-13) -
    Finished 7/30. Mysterious and touching.

  • [16] ++++ Ikki Tousen (1-13) -
    Finished 7/22 via Netflix. WOW! Sexy!

  • [15] ++++ Kasimasi (Girl Meets Girl: 1-12) -
    Finished 7/22. WOW! Unexpectedly gentle gem!

  • [14] +++++ Shuffle! (1-24) -
    Finished 7/16. DOUBLE WOW! Sexy, sweet, yet emotional!

  • [13] +++ Fushigi Yuugi (First Half: 1-26) -
    Finished 7/8. Older but amazing!

  • [12] +++ Speed Grapher (1-24) -
    Finished 7/4. Intriguing story!

May-June 2006

Trying List

  • +++ Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (1-24) -
    Thru Ep. 4. Engaging from the start!

  • +++ Densha Otoko (Train Man: 1-12) -
    Thru Ep. 2. Hilarious, heartfelt so far!

  • +++ D.N. Angel (1-26; 2003) -
    Thru Ep. 4 via Netflix. Not bad!

  • +++ Excel Saga (1-26) -
    Thru Ep. 5 via Netflix. Crazy, but not bad!

  • +++ Gun Parade March (1-12; 2003) -
    Thru Ep. 1.

  • +++ Gungrave (1-26?) -
    Thru Ep. 4 via Netflix. Not bad!

  • ++++ Hellsing Ultimate (1-2 of 10) -
    Thru Vol. 2. WOW! Getting good!

  • +++ InuYasha () -
    Thru Ep. 6. Pretty good!

  • +++ Jigoku Shoujo (1-26) -
    Thru Ep. 6. Intriguing so far!

  • ++ Karas (1-3 of 6) -
    Thru Ep. 3. Not bad. Spectacular but lacks depth.

  • ++ Kujibiki Unbalance (1-3 of ??) -
    Thru Vol. 2. Not bad so far.

  • ++ Maburaho (1-24; 2003) -
    Thru Ep. 4 via Netflix. Not bad so far.

  • ++ Madlax (1-26; 2004) -
    Thru Ep. 4 via Netflix. A little slow, but not bad.

  • +++ Mars Daybreak (1-26) -
    Thru Ep. 4. Getting better!

  • ++ Nana: Seven of Seven (1-26; 2002) -
    Thru Ep. 1.

  • +++ Negima!? - Alternate (1-16 of 26) -
    Thru Vol. 1. More dramatic than the original.

  • +++ Ninja Scroll (The Series: 1-13) -
    Thru Ep. 2. Not bad so far!

  • ++ Space Pirate Mito (1-13; 1999) -
    Thru Ep. 1.

  • ++++ Stellvia (1-26) -
    Thru Ep. 4. WOW. Not bad at all!

  • +++ Tenchi Muyo (OVA 1-3) -
    Thru Ep. 2. Not bad so far!

  • +++ Tsukihime Lunar Legend (1-) -
    Started 06/03. Thru 4. Not bad! Mysterious blend of Shana and Saber!

  • ++++ The Vision of Escaflowne (1-26) -
    Thru Ep. 4. WOW! Older but still engaging!

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