{"id":341,"date":"2008-01-06T23:25:37","date_gmt":"2008-01-07T07:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toybox\/2008\/01\/06\/blog-122-my-49-anime-in-2007\/"},"modified":"2008-12-26T16:01:41","modified_gmt":"2008-12-27T00:01:41","slug":"blog-122-my-49-anime-in-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2008\/01\/06\/blog-122-my-49-anime-in-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 122 > My 49 Anime in 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6431\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=1 src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-photoshop-2008\/xjaymanx_kanon_01a_sm.jpg?w=545\" alt=\"Kanon\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><em>Kanon | Fave Drama!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Happy New 2008, my fellow anime fanatics!&#8230; Back in my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toybox\/2007\/05\/06\/blog-061-just-eleven-so-far\/\">Blog 061<\/a>, I noted that I watched 58 anime titles-seasons in 2006. While I couldn&#8217;t match that number in 2007, watching 49 is still freakin&#8217; huge (or frakin&#8217; huge, for <em>BSG<\/em> fans), lol. That&#8217;s almost one anime title or season per week! From the war-torn and tragic 1988 classic film <strong><em>Grave of the Fireflies<\/em><\/strong> to the wind-blown and melancholic 2007 Shinkai film <strong><em>5 Centimeters Per Second<\/em><\/strong>. From the heart-breaking <strong><em>Kanon<\/em><\/strong> to the hilarious <strong><em>Lucky Star<\/em><\/strong> to the haunting <strong><em>Kino&#8217;s Journey<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, 2007 was an amazing year for both old-and-new anime watching! Maybe I&#8217;ll hit 60 in 2008, hahaha!&#8230; Now, without further delay, here are my speed reviews for all 49 of the anime titles-seasons I&#8217;ve finished in 2007.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=7222\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=1 src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-photoshop-2008\/xjaymanx_lucky_star_01a_sm.jpg?w=545\" alt=\"Lucky Star\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><em>Lucky Star | Fave Comedy!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=240\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=1 src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-photoshop-2008\/xjaymanx_vision_escaflowne_01a_sm.jpg?w=545\" alt=\"Escaflowne\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><em>The Vision of Escaflowne | Fave Romance!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6592\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=1 src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-photoshop-2008\/xjaymanx_death_note_01a_sm.jpg?w=545\" alt=\"Death Note\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><em>Death Note | Fave Thriller!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6832\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=1 src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-photoshop-2008\/xjaymanx_black_lagoon_01a_sm.jpg?w=545\" alt=\"Black Lagoon\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><em>Black Lagoon &#8211; The Second Barrage | Fave Action!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=1965\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=1 src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-photoshop-2008\/xjaymanx_kinos_journey_01a_sm.jpg?w=545\" alt=\"Kino's Journey\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><em>Kino&#8217;s Journey | Soul-haunting Honorable Mention!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=2480\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=1 src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-photoshop-2008\/xjaymanx_air_01a_sm.jpg?w=545\" alt=\"Air\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><em>Air | Summer-blown Honorable Mention!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>My Top-3 Films > 5 of 5 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li>[49] 5 Centimeters Per Second (2007)\n<li>[48] Paprika (2006)\n<li>[47] Grave of the Fireflies (1988)\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>My Top-10 Full Seasons > 5 of 5 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li>[41] Hayate no Gotoku! (Combat Butler; 1-26 of 52)\n<li>[40] The Vision of Escaflowne (1-26) > <strong>Fave Romance!<\/strong>\n<li>[38] Da Capo &#8211; Second Season (1-26)\n<li>[36] Lucky Star (1-24) > <strong>Fave Comedy!<\/strong>\n<li>[27] School Rumble &#8211; S2 (1-26)\n<li>[26] Claymore (1-26)\n<li>[23] Kaleido Star &#8211; S2 (1-25)\n<li>[22] Death Note (1-37) > <strong>Fave Thriller!<\/strong>\n<li>[19] Kanon (1-24) > <strong>Fave Drama!<\/strong>\n<li>[10] Planetes (1-26)\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>My Top-7 Half Seasons > 4 of 5 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li>[43] Kino\u2019s Journey (1-13) > <strong>Soul-haunting Honorable Mention!<\/strong>\n<li>[42] Pretear (1-13)\n<li>[31] Manabi Straight! (1-12)\n<li>[21] Air (1-13) > <strong>Summer-blown Honorable Mention!<\/strong>\n<li>[11] Innocent Venus (1-12)\n<li>[03] Black Lagoon &#8211; The Second Barrage (13-24) > <strong>Fave Action!<\/strong>\n<li>[01] Rozen Maiden &#8211; Traumend (1-12)\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Anime Rating<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li>+++++ DOUBLE WOW! 5 of 5 stars! Maximum for full seasons or films!\n<li>++++ WOW! 4 of 5 stars! Maximum for half seasons!\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>All 49 in 2007<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li>[49] +++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6696\">5 Centimeters Per Second<\/a> (Anime Film, 2007) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted and finished 12\/31. D-WOW! Soul-yearning melancholy and wind-blown distances. Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[48] +++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6142\">Paprika<\/a> (Anime Film, 2006) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted and finished 12\/31. D-WOW! Mind-fraking and eye-popping descent into dreamland! Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[47] +++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=152\">Grave of the Fireflies<\/a> (Anime Film, 1988) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted and finished 12\/31. D-WOW! Heart-breaking World War II tale of two struggling siblings. Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[46] ++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=5552\">Highlander &#8211; The Search for Vengeance<\/a> (Anime Film, 2007) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted and finished 12\/29. WOW! Gloriously vengeful anime interpretation of the Highlander saga. Four stars!<\/p>\n<li>[45] ++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=351\">Escaflowne<\/a> (Anime Film, 2000) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted and finished 12\/29. WOW! Breathtakingly vivid but too short compared to the full-season 1996 version. Four stars!<\/p>\n<li>[44] ++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=390\">Bible Black<\/a> (1-6) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 12\/21. Finished 12\/26. Explicit sex, violence, and witchcraft with a decent plot! Four stars!<\/p>\n<li>[43] ++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=1965\">Kino&#8217;s Journey<\/a> (1-13) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 10\/23. Finished 12\/20. Haunting exploration into the shadowy regions of the human psyche. Four stars max for half-season!<\/p>\n<li>[42] ++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=905\">Pretear<\/a> (1-13) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 11\/24. Finished 12\/20. Emotional ride through magic and sorcery! Four stars max for half-season!<\/p>\n<li>[41] +++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=7490\">Hayate no Gotoku!<\/a> (Combat Butler; 1-26 of 52) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 12\/02. Finished (first half) 12\/16. Touching yet mind-blowingly hilarious! References to tons of other anime! Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[40] +++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=240\">The Vision of Escaflowne<\/a> (1996; 1-26) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 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!<\/p>\n<li>[39] +++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=2938\">Tsukihime<\/a> (Lunar Legend; 1-12) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted May-June. Restarted 11\/29. Finished 12\/03. Gentle melancholy loneliness. Three stars!<\/p>\n<li>[38] +++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=4711\">Da Capo &#8211; Second Season<\/a> (1-26) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 11\/16. Finished 11\/28. Heart-wrenching exploration. Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[37] +++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6905\">Devil May Cry<\/a> (1-12) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 10\/27. Finished 11\/18. Intriguing but not as emotionally engaging as other anime.<\/p>\n<li>[36] +++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=7222\">Lucky Star<\/a> (1-24) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 10\/14. Finished 11\/15. D-WOW! Outstanding and unorthodox otaku comedy and parody, hahaha! Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[35] +++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=7214\">Ikki Tousen &#8211; Dragon Destiny<\/a> (1-12) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 11\/03. Finished 11\/12. Enticing panty shots and engaging blood battles!<\/p>\n<li>[34] +++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=7815\">School Days<\/a> (1-12) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 11\/04. Finished 11\/11. Watch out! Unexpected darkness and twistedness!<\/p>\n<li>[33] +++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=7382\">Darker Than Black<\/a> (1-25) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 10\/20. Finished 11\/09. Intriguing but not fulfilling to the end.<\/p>\n<li>[32] +++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6909\">Genshiken &#8211; OVA<\/a> (1-3) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted and finished 11\/04. Hahaha, nice bunch of otaku stories between seasons.<\/p>\n<li>[31] ++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6789\">Manabi Straight!<\/a> (1-12) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 10\/22. Finished 10\/30. WOW! Endearing! Four stars max for half-season!<\/p>\n<li>[30] +++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=141\">Dual! Parallel Trouble<\/a> (1-13) &#8211;<br \/>\nResumed 10\/23. Finished 10\/30. A light-hearted Evangelion. Not bad!<\/p>\n<li>[29] ++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=156\">Gunsmith Cats<\/a> (OVA 1-3) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 10\/19. Finished 10\/20. WOW! Matrix-like gun scenes and car chases 3 years before &#8220;The Matrix&#8221; (1999)! Four stars!<\/p>\n<li>[28] ++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=2670\">Da Capo &#8211; S1<\/a> (1-26) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 10\/03. Finished 10\/18. WOW! Despite an uneven style, sweeping from comedy to mystery to unexpectedly tragedy and hope! Four stars!<\/p>\n<li>[27] +++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6375\">School Rumble &#8211; S2<\/a> (1-26) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 07\/12. Finished 10\/18. D-WOW! LOL, resuming the rivalry, regret, romance and friendship. Still laughingly yet tearfully fantastic! Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[26] +++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=7028\">Claymore<\/a> (1-26) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 09\/15. Finished 10\/14. D-WOW! Spectacular action and drama! Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[25] +++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6536\">Le Chevalier D&#8217;Eon<\/a> (1-24) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 09\/09. Finished 10\/04. Seemed a bit dry. Three stars.<\/p>\n<li>[24] ++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=1372\">Someday&#8217;s Dreamers<\/a> (1-23) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 09\/21. Finished 09\/30. WOW! Gently heart-breaking and heart-warming! Four stars!<\/p>\n<li>[23] +++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=1805\">Kaleido Star &#8211; S2<\/a> (1-25) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 07\/22. Finished 09\/08. D-WOW! The fantastically acrobatic rivalries and challenges continue! Even more inspiring than Season 1! Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[22] +++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6592\">Death Note<\/a> (1-37) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 08\/01. Finished 08\/12. D-WOW! Mesmerizing crime games and aspiring death gods! Mind-blowing and heart-stopping! Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[21] ++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=2480\">Air<\/a> (1-13) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 08\/08. Finished 08\/11. WOW. Amazingly gentle and windblown summer beauty. Tearfully unforgettable. Four stars max for half-season!<\/p>\n<li>[20] +++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=1805\">Kaleido Star &#8211; S1<\/a> (1-26) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 04\/06\/07. Finished 07\/22. D-WOW! Fantastically funny and chilling, yet realistically inspiring and heartbreaking! Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[19] +++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6431\">Kanon<\/a> (2006; 1-24) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 07\/10. Finished 07\/15. D-WOW! Childhood romance, melancholy and mystery! Heartbreaking and breathtaking! Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[18] ++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6552\">Pumpkin Scissors<\/a> (1-24) &#8211;<br \/>\nRestarted 06\/21. Finished 07\/09. WOW, epic action, glorious inspiration, and demonic intrigue!<\/p>\n<li>[17] +++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=4114\">School Rumble &#8211; S1<\/a> (1-26) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 01\/30. Finished 6\/29. D-WOW! LOL, hilarious! Plus rivalry, regret, romance and friendship. Fantastic! Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[16] +++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=622\">You&#8217;re Under Arrest &#8211; The Movie<\/a> (1999) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted and finished 06\/26. Not bad! Starts slow but picks up and concludes with an action-packed bang!<\/p>\n<li>[15] +++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=4811\">Starship Operators<\/a> (1-13) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 03\/10. Finished 06\/23 via Netflix. Not bad! Battleships, politics, drama, tragedy and hope. Yet too short to bond!<\/p>\n<li>[14] ++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6466\">The Third<\/a> (1-24) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 06\/03. Finished 06\/23. WOW! Epic yet heartfelt blend of Sunabouzu, Shana, Revy, especially Alita!<\/p>\n<li>[13] +++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6804\">Red Garden<\/a> (1-22) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 05\/26. Finished 06\/03. D-WOW! Stylish blend of song, mystery, tragedy and reality! Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[12] +++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6449\">Black Blood Brothers<\/a> (1-12) &#8211;<br \/>\nRestarted 05\/06. Finished 05\/14. Action-packed mix of cute and violent!<\/p>\n<li>[11] ++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6678\">Innocent Venus<\/a> (1-12) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 04\/24. Finished 05\/01. WOW! Formulaic but unexpected twist and amazing piano! Four stars max for half-season!<\/p>\n<li>[10] +++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=2654\">Planetes<\/a> (1-26) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 09\/??\/06. Finished 04\/02\/07. D-WOW! Spectacular sci-fi realism, tragedy, hope and love! Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[09] +++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=178\">Fushigi Yuugi<\/a> (Second Half: 27-52) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 07\/08\/06. Finished 03\/24\/07. D-WOW! Older but complex quest and love story! Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[08] +++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=400\">Angelic Layer<\/a> (1-26) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 03\/09\/05. Finished 03\/18\/07 via Netflix. D-WOW! Cute, colorful yet heart-breaking, inspiring! Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[07] ++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=363\">Sailor Moon &#8211; S1<\/a> (1-46) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 02\/11. Finished 03\/15. WOW! Older, but surprisingly funny, energetic and lovable!<\/p>\n<li>[06] +++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=2836\">Kono Mini<\/a> (This Ugly Yet Beautiful World: 1-12) &#8211;<br \/>\nStarted 02\/17. Finished 02\/19. Enigmatic yet nostalgic!<\/p>\n<li>[05] +++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=2150\">Nanaka 6\/17<\/a> (1-12) &#8211;<br \/>\nFinished 01\/25. Cute, funny, yet intriguing!<\/p>\n<li>[04] +++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=621\">You&#8217;re Under Arrest &#8211; S2<\/a> (1-26) &#8211;<br \/>\nFinished 01\/25. D-WOW! Continuing the action, comedy, drama and romance! Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[03] +++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6832\">Black Lagoon &#8211; The Second Barrage<\/a> (13-24) &#8211;<br \/>\nFinished 01\/22. D-WOW! Even blacker, bloodier, and more twisted! Five stars max!<\/p>\n<li>[02] +++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=3560\">Burst Angel<\/a> (1-24) &#8211;<br \/>\nFinished 01\/11. Pretty but not quite satisfying. Not bad!<\/p>\n<li>[01] ++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=5087\">Rozen Maiden &#8211; Traumend<\/a> (1-12) &#8211;<br \/>\nFinished 01\/05. WOW! Still a miniature yet captivating package! Four stars max for half-season!<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>P.S. For 2008, <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=3250\">Daphne in the Brilliant Blue<\/a> (1-24) is already my first 5-star anime series. Meanwhile, <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=7816\">Sky Girls<\/a> (1-26) and <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6704\">Code Geass<\/a> (1-25) will easily earn 5 stars once I finish them, lol. Gonna be an interesting year!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"javascript:location.href='http:\/\/www.dannychoo.com\/v4\/addlink.php?language=eng&#038;method=marklet&#038;url='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+'&#038;title='+encodeURIComponent(document.title)\" title=\"Otakurl it!\" >Otakurl it! >><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/05\/06\/blog-061-just-eleven-so-far\/\">Blog 061 > Just Eleven So Far >><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2006\/12\/21\/blog-017-55-anime-in-2006\/\">Blog 017 > 55 Anime in 2006! >><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/anime\/anime-viewing-list\/\">My Anime Viewing List >><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kanon | Fave Drama! Happy New 2008, my fellow anime fanatics!&#8230; Back in my Blog 061, I noted that I watched 58 anime titles-seasons in 2006. While I couldn&#8217;t match that number in 2007, watching 49 is still freakin&#8217; huge (or frakin&#8217; huge, for BSG fans), lol. That&#8217;s almost one anime title or season per &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2008\/01\/06\/blog-122-my-49-anime-in-2007\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[90,14,46,91,86,96],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7rIwb-5v","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":325,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/09\/16\/blog-108-figures-of-air-snow-death\/","url_meta":{"origin":341,"position":0},"title":"Blog 108 &gt; Figures of Air, Snow &#038; Death","author":"xjaymanx","date":"September 16, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo 2292 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge Can't wait for her photoshoot, lol. 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