Not necessarily in order

[timepiececlock]

Anime I need to finish:
Seirei no Moribito
Soul Eater
Haibane Renmei
Tweeny Witches / Mahou Shoujotai Alice
Monster

Anime I need to watch:
Toradora
Bakano!
Fantastic Children
Last Exile
Gankutsuou
Denno Coil
Hikaru no Go
Now And Then, Here And There
Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto
Akagi
Ergo Proxy
Yukikaze
Code Geass
Kino's Travels
Petite Cossette
Read Or Die (TV)
Romeo x Juliet
Lupin III (movies!)


Some of these shows I've actually owned for three years and still haven't watched! It's positively ridiculous that I haven't finished Monster yet. I stopped in the middle because of some RL stuff and never picked it back up until now...

Comments

[rasielle.livejournal.com]

How is Soul Eater?

Last Exile, Haibane Renmei, Hikaru no Go, and Kino's Journey~! I say knock these up a spot on your list, for they are marvelous. Last Exile is STEAMPUNK, not stupid, and always moving; yeah, the sci-fi stuff could have been developed a lot more thoroughly than it was, but there were numerous subplots and conflicts, almost all of which were resolved successfully.

You know how I feel about Hikaru no Go, but if you stick around for about ten episodes and find that the Go fixation can't hold your attention despite the story, then it won't be for you. I've yet to meet a viewer who didn't enjoy the series despite varying opinions about games and sports, so no worries.

Haibane Renmei has plot, and Kino's Journey doesn't; both are pretty slow series, but yeah, Haibane speeds up after the well scene towards an extraordinary ending. So much metaphor! As for Kino's Journey, it should be watched between action series, I think; it's slice-of-life (my least favorite genre), slow, but extremely thought-provoking. Even Mushishi couldn't hold my attention as raptly as Kino's Journey did.

Baccano! was disappointing: the premise is brilliant; I thought Yoko Kanno did the music when I first heard the opening; despite the ten or more POV's, the story actually became more coherent as more characters and backgrounds were introduced; it is interesting and it's by BONES. Sadly, the resolution and endings were really shallow and weird; 'weird' shouldn't ever be a problem, but too many of the developments felt half-baked. I didn't walk away with anything but a desire for my disk space back. Don't hesitate to knock it down or off the list if you're ever tempted.

Also, I know I really endorsed Toshokan Sensou in the past, but I watched the rest of it, and the quality plummeted. It was promising until episode 8 or so, when the focus moved to romance and never came back.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I'm only 3 episodes into Soul Eater, and honestly I'm not that impressed yet. It's got interesting and trendy visuals, but the whole thing has a very DBZ/YYH/Bleach power-up contest feel to it. I'm mostly past that point in my anime tastes (with the exception of Naruto I suppose), but I know redbrunja loves it and we tend to like a lot of similar things. I do like that the main character is a female and she has a male partner who literally transforms into a weapon scythe when she fights. That's interesting and I'd like to see where they take it. I am fairly certain that it won't be quite as cool as it could be in my head, but we'll see.

Thanks for the summaries about the other shows, they're stuff I've heard before and most of the reasons I acquired these shows for future viewing.

I heard great things about Baccano!, so I'm surprised to hear criticism, but I understand how something can end in a whimper instead of a bang. I've actually seen the first episode already. It'll stay on my list for a while until I watch some more.