Anime

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2010 Anime:

★★★★★ ★★★

• Vash the Stampede returned in a movie, action comedy Trigun: Badlands Rumble and was instantly on top form; this is satisfyingly more of the same.

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2008 Anime:

★★★★★ ★★

• Tetsuwan Birdy Decode aka Birdy the Mighty Decode (7/10) was a better-than-expected experience which was well-designed, fun, intriguing and engaging.

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2007 Anime:

★★★★★ ★

• Vexille (6/10) proved an interesting and spectacular animation from the team and in the style of the 2004 CG Appleseed. Talking of Appleseed, the sequel itself, Appleseed: Ex Machina (6/10), is a good-looking CG anime with a slightly muddled bad guy.

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2006 Anime:

★★★★★ ★★★★

• Death Note (9/10)

★★★★★ ★★★

• Death Note R: Visionary Deity (8/10)

★★★★★ ★

• Japanese animation studio Gonzo delivered their first feature film with Origin: Spirits of the Past but it’s superb visuals and sonics were not backed up by an involving story.

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2005 Anime:

★★★★★ ★★★

• Solty Rei (8/10) is unexpectedly touching.

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2004 Anime:

★★★★★ ★★★

• Satoshi Kon baffled, intrigued and engrossed audiences with psychological crime drama Paranoia Agent.

★★★★★ ★★

• Busy Satoshi Kon also delivered the highly unusual and impressive Tokyo Godfathers (7/10). Appleseed (7/10) is a cool CG anime.

★★★★★

• Crime mystery series Agatha Christie’s Great Detectives Poirot and Marple featured accurate adaptations of her stories but the characters fell flat and there was no atmosphere.

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2002 Anime:

★★★★★ ★★★

• A sweet innocent lead character (Chi) was backed up by a show that is interesting, fun in Chobits (8/10). It also dealt with some surprising issues with notable sensitivity. Another show that took big topics (death, motivation, redemption, salvation) and handled it better than most live-action productions was Haibane-Renmei (8/10).

★★★★★ ★★

• Azu Manga Daioh (7/10) is a lovely, positive, fun show.

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2001 Anime:

★★★★★ ★★★

• Millennium Actress (8/10)

★★★★★ ★

• Najica Blitz Tactis (6/10). Okay, that is a lot of pantie shots but not as much as Ikki Tousen.

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1994 Anime:

★★★★★ ★

• Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (6/10) featured strong character development and some strong episodes but it wasn’t enough to make up for a series that got duller and more difficult to follow as it went on.

★★

• Pom Poko (2/10)

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1980 Anime:

★★★★★ ★★★

•  Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (8/10)

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1968 Anime:

★★★★★ ★★

• Did modern anime start here? Little Norse Prince (7/10) holds up extremely well as an animation that delivers complex characters and interesting themes and, where the budget allowed, some excellent character animation.