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Hey man apologies for the late reply! I relate with your struggle of having too many shows to fit in the top 10! I have changed the bottom shows of my top 10 too many times to count haha! Abotu 3-gatsu, just to save my poor fingers the trouble I will quote what I wrote to another friend below:

"Yes, sangatsu was an absolute treat this time around. I was really surprised by how much I liked the first season compared to when I first tried it 6 years back. I remembered the show as being quite forgettable, with strong tone shifts and a strongly introspective outlook (to a fault). But of course I was completely wrong. The first season turned out to be such an elegant, meticulously planned experience with an outstanding cast of characters and practically perfect audiovisuals. There was really very little to complain about. Episode after episode, there was either a brilliant exploration of a character, or an excellent portrayal of a shogi battle, both of which were equally engaging. In terms of the first season, the ending scene brought tears from my eyes, which is very rare for me to do. But... that second season. Somehow they managed to up everything from before. Even stronger audiovisuals, deeper more nuanced exploration of the characters, less time spent on shogi battles to focus on the struggles of the cast. It was an instant favourite, and definitely one of the easier shows to recommend to most people out there. I don't know what I disliked about it on a first watch because there is practically nothing I dislike about it now. Yes, the comedy can be quite intense, but most of the time it was quite hilarious. Rei is an introspective character and does overthink things, but many people do as well. Seeing Rei overcome struggles and grow was a truly gratifying experience, and I wish a third season would have come out already. It's one of the only reasons why I don't have the second season a 10/10 - because it's not finished. The manga has lots more of the story yet uncovered, so I don't feel that sense of completion when I finished it!"

About LotGH, I have not watched that much of it yet so I can't write too much about it, although I will write more to you when I do get back to it! At the moment I am focusing on watching Ashita No Joe, which has been among the most well-rounded, instantly perfected experiences I have ever had. In all honesty, it probably is my second favourite anime already (after ojamajo doremi, because it will be very difficult for any show to surpass that given that it has been my stand-alone fave for about 5 years!). I just love everything about it. Dezuka's directing quality is far beyond anime's standards. The script is so sharp, brimming with realism and always highly engaging to witness. The quote from AnJ2 episode 14 at the end must be one of the most serenely beautiful, yet melancholic lines I have ever experienced. The audiovisuals have received probably the biggest glow-up I have ever seen in anime. Honestly, while I love the first season, it definitely aged. But this... it looks better than any show from the 80s that I know of. I feel so guilty watching it since there is so much effort and love put into the way it looks and sounds, it has the character of a high budget film, nevermind a series from 1980!! And then there are the characters.... my bloody word. Joe is just the finest character I have seen in a very, very long time. He is not edgy, but always cool as a cat. He shows emotions, and so is not just a cardboard cutout of a 'cool stereotype'. He behaves like a person of his background, a lone wolf who does not know his own birthday for the love of god! And then there the fights... what on earth. I cannot express how much I love the fights. I am normally a lover of slow, calm shows. Slice of life and that kind. But as a boxer in the past, I can confidently say that this has the best boxing scenes in fiction, bar none. Nothing else to say, perfection. Excuse the rant! hahaha. I really adore this series, it was made for me. I'll update you when I finish it, but I can confidently say that it will remain in my favourites forever. There are very very few experiences like this in this medium, that's for sure.

Hey! I don't actually remember how I found you but it must have been on one of those funny loops where you find a profile and go onto another until I eventually landed on yours and found your list fascinating! I know I'm repeating myself here but you really do have exquisite taste! Love that you are a fan of doremi as well, so refreshing to see that! And on top of that Aria, anne, erin, mushishi, etc... we really do share a lot of favourites! How come you returned onto the webiste? Was it simply my friend request that encouraged you to come back on or did you plan to come on regardless? I myself had a 3 year hiatus from this site between 2018 and 2021 and only returned out of curiosity to see how things have changed, but I'm hooked on here again haha!

hey i want to invite you to my manga server. it called water. supposedly it mfor people who have good taste.

You're welcome.

>Any good anime you could recommend?

Look at my favorite anime which you haven't seen yet

Happy Birthday!

It's been a long time since someone post on your profile.

Ah, nice. Bergman is one of my favorites, top 3 at least I'd say. Kurosawa and Ozu are also great although I'm not too familiar with the latter's body of work (I've only seen 1 of his films iirc).

Hey!!

Well, I love Bokurano so much. It's a mecha/drama/sci-fi show that focus in a group of children that have to save the Earth with a gigant robot. If you like mecha and drama it's the best thing you'll found, no doubt. It's instersting, entertaining and the Chiaki Ishikawa's themes (the same as the OP/ED of .hack//SIGN or Kamisama Dolls) are GREAT.

thanksss, i did have a great day! ≧◡≦
I really need to watch more classic hollywood, man. Sunset Boulevard was fantastic. I've seen the concept done in other films and shows but nothing quite comes close to it, not to mention that I'm pretty confident SB was one of the first to tackle on it.

hey mate thanks, ive been meaning to see koi kaze howd you like it?

Hello and sure!

You can expect a very attention demanding, dialogue heavy narrative about politics and war. Easily one of, if not the most complex anime out there, going into war as a theme more than any story I've seen before. It's characters are interesting, well written and well developed, it's extremely classy and mature, with gorgeous character designs and classical music.

It does have it's fair share of flaws though, that being the 1-dimensional aristocrats and religious cultists. It also has a pretty tiring start, where it seems to expect you to know all these characters despite only getting brief introductions to them. The sci-fi elements seem tacked on and pointless, it could have easily not taken place in space, so you won't be watching it for the sci-fi elements. The strategies, while being based on real life ones, are not as complicated as they appear, in fact they seem very simple, though this is so the everyday audience can follow them, it's not a big issue. Also, if dialogue heavy narratives and/or politic series aren't really your thing, it's possible it may be really boring for you.

With that said though, it's easily the best space opera currently, has so much variety in war and political related themes and it's story and characters for the most part are very well written. Despite it's complexity and so many branching plot threads, it manages to have a solid conclusion that ties everything together as well! One of the most satisfying endings I've seen to a show actually. If you can get passed it's issues here and there and the dialogue heavy narrative doesn't bore you to tears, it's definitely a must watch.

Happy birthday!

Okay added King Of Comedy to my watchlist (lot of stuff there, I really need to watch more films). And glad to see you loved A Brighter Summer Day. I need to watch the rest of Yang's filmography also. Yi Yi is apparently really good so I'm excited about that one.

I'm glad Ojamajo Doremi became one of your favorites, btw Happy Birthday!

I never even heard of that movie, but I guess I will add it to my watchlist because reasons :p

Hope you like A Brighter Summer Day, it was marvelous. Raging Bull has De Niro's best performance yet, which is saying a lot considering he is one of the best actors of all time in my opinion. It's a potential 10, but I'm still using my old rating system... so we will say it's a 9 for now.