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Aug 11, 2010
STORY: A Japanese youth named Ikari Shinji is asked by his father Gendo (who abandoned him) to pilot an enormous, powerful, mysterious mecha (robot), the Evangelion Unit 01 (Note: there are 2 other units: 01 which is piloted by Ayanami Rei, and 02, which is piloted by Asuka Langley). What makes the Evas different from other mecha is: they have a nearly impenetrable barrier, the AT Field, only certain youths can pilot them, the Evas themselves do major damage to the city while defending it, and they are not so easy to control; you have to synchronize with them. The purpose of the Evangelion (Eva
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for short) is to defend the fortress-like city of Tokyo-3 (and all of mankind, really) from seemingly extraterrestrial beings with destructive abilities, called the Angels.
ART: The series was made in 1995, thus everything it is hand-drawn; and I must say, the animation is exceptional. Everything from the characters to the subtle things in the background is drawn well.
SOUND: The voice acting is excellent. The growls and roars from the Evas and Angels are breathtaking. In addition, the use of classical music always sounds appropriate and is enjoyable to listen to.
CHARACTERS: The character development is one of the reasons why NGE is such a good series. Many of the characters are depressed; they don't just do their job and fight the Angels mindlessly. They also have regrets and get angry like normal people would if they had to do such a thing. You have an idea of what almost all the characters have went through in their life (the personnel who sit at the computers are really the only ones who you know little about).
ENJOYMENT: The epic battles against the Angels are extremely thrilling. The times when Shinji "runs away" are interesting, as you try and figure out exactly what he's thinking. The parts where Misato drinks beer early in the morning and yells "yeehaaa!" are hilarious.
OVERALL: If there is any serious worthy if the title "masterpiece", it's NGE. Anno Hideaki "burned his soul" into NGE; the series basically tells his entire life (or at least his battle with depression) through the use of visually craft, symbolism, metaphors. This isn't a series you can analyze by watching just once. However, even if you view it superficially, it is still entertaining.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Dec 29, 2009
Berserk is perhaps worthy of the title masterpiece. The story takes place during medieval times. There are knights, ginormous swords, and barbaric demons. The protagonist, Gatsu (Guts), is in a band of mercenaries, known as [i]The Band of the Hawk[/i].
However, it is not as simple as this. Griffith, the leader of The Band of the Hawk, has a strange item. And their are vicious demons that get in their way.
In addition, Griffith is extremely tenacious; he will stop at nothing to achieve his ultimate goal.
What's more, the series is far deeper than it seems. Berserk is actual philosophical, despite its brutality. The creator of the
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Berserk manga, Kentaro Miura, says when he writes/was writing the manga, he would watch the news. He would see wars and international disputes. He said when he wrote Berserk, it was sort of like him trying to find an answer to all the chaos in the world. (Listen to interview [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGLtPxJdfAU]HERE[/url])
At any rate, I found this series to be highly enjoyable AND it's deep; therefor I rate it a 10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Dec 11, 2009
Irresponsible Captain Tylor is a comedy. The main character, Tylor is the captain of a destroyer, THE SOYOKAZE, in the UPSF (United Planets Space Force), who is fighting the Raalgon Empire. He is the commander of characters such as: Yuriko Star - Lt. Commander, Yamomoto - First officer; a bunch of marines, 3 pilots (Kojiro, Emi, Yumi), and several others.
Tylor is always doing extremely stupid of highly intelligent things (they never say if he's a genius or just an idiot). For example, he defeats entire Raalgon fleets with his single destroyer, just by "luck" as he calls it (others call it stupidity or ingenious
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tactics).
My interpretation is that Tylor is a genius. After all, he definitely seems to act wise in front of his crew, like saying things such as, "Don't live under someone else's rule; live life like you want to." Furthermore, he definitely seems to have exceptional plans in some episodes.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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