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The genre of shounen has always been the backbone of the anime world.Garnering recognition on the international scale and allowing for further exposure of the culture than any other genre.Needless to say for a veteran anime watcher and shounen lover like myself,bleach is one of the worst shounen i have ever seen.

The shounen genre have always been criticized for being too cliche and repetitive based on it's plot and characterization.A notion i have always found to be unfair since almost all genre acquire a level of repetitiveness over time and originality become harder to obtain.But the main issue i have with bleach is that ... is doesn't even make the attempt to be original;instead relying on the success of other shounen for the premise of it's own success.From the very first episode any established shounen faithful will get an eery feeling of being down this road before.

The main character is introduced as a typical teenage boy who one day through an accident becomes a supernatural fighter (soul reaper)who battle the curse manifestation of human souls called hallows{yuyu hakusho}The fight scenes in the anime is remarkably similar to dbz,with the exaggerated power ups that make rocks rise,flashing light show ,using super speed to disappear in the midst of battle.

The characters were for the most part pretty uninteresting or 'cookie cutter' characters.

The animation and was good,with nice detail and rich colours.The sound was another plus with very nice opening and closing theme and the music that played when fights started.

Overall is your new to anime or the shounen genre bleach may have a lot to offer but for seasoned fans its best to look elsewhere.

A truly unique and enjoyable anime.It tells the story of rich businessman son: Kenji Miyazawa who tries to find deeper meaning to life and his place among society. As the son of a rich businessman it would be easy to undertake the role of the family business and live in relative comfort and splendor.But kenji yearns for adventure and so tries his hand at different jobs to see if he can find any answers to life.

The main character Kenji Miyazawa is a bit of an oddball,his idealistic view of life and carefree attitude is a point of contention between him and his father and ... a source of amusement among children.He's immature while at the same time convincing in his lead role.

I really like the animation,the drawing was done with great detail,the like of which is rarely seen among today CGI animation.

Overall not an anime everyone will be able to appreciate but i found it enjoyable non the less.

A perfectly good example of how bad characters can ruin a potentially good anime.

Makoto Konno is an average high school teen who one day due to a freak accident find out that when she vigorously leap she can go back in time.She then uses this power to her benefit to undo any past mistakes .She will eventually find out that such power come with grave consequences.

Firstly the characters are among the most boring/average that you will come across in the world of anime and just didn't have the charisma needed to carry what is an otherwise interesting plot.The stupidity of the main character and how ... she unwittingly gets herself into trouble with her powers and continuously being force to return to the past is simply ridiculous and took away from the credibility of the anime and gave it an image of pretentiousness.

The animation was a mix bag.The background with the exception of a few scene was really well done with rich colour and detail.But the character design themselves were poor and crudely done;such as pointed triangular chins,dots for noses and sometime walked as if they were a bit tipsy. overall character design looked poorer than many 80;s anime.The music was good without being memorable.

Overall expected more and was pretty disappointed.

A pretty solid anime and a good inclusion to the Leiji Matsumoto Title.Someone has stolen the Rhein gold,an object with the power to defy the flow of time an utterly destroy the universe.Its up to the crew of the ship with the skull and cross;the Arcadia to stop them.

While searching for a missing friend, the crew of the Arcadia comes across a space colony who's people had been completely wiped out.The bandits were seeking information about the whereabouts of the planet Rheim,located in the centre of the universe,it is the location of the Rhein Gold.They aim to use it to forge a ring that will ... give them the power to invade Valhalla:the home of the gods and take over the universe.

This is a pretty good anime.The animation was nicely detailed and rich in colour while at the same time carrying that old school character design.The characters while not being the most developed were fairly original and came across as convincing.The music was nice,typically slow instrumental space opera theme.The pacing of the anime can get pretty slow and threaten to put one to sleep,this is definitely an anime that you'll watch in parts instead of all six episode at once.

Although not spectacular,is a much watch for any Leiji fan or a newby.

After surviving a mysterious airline explosion princess Luna then encounter a supernatural being that warn her about the impending fate of the earth.The evil demonic entity called Genma plots to whip out all life on earth and only her and other special individuals with psychic powers called psionic warriors can stop him.She most gather the other from across the globe and unite to defeat Genma and his evil minions

I Seriously deserve the title of sainthood for sitting through this;which although overall wasn't completely awful, at times was a dung fest.The pacing is ridiculously slow and the plot transparent and uninspiring.The characters were bland ... and completely forgettable.It did have few strong point such as the issue of racism that arouse and a few decent voice acting from what was an overall atrocious dub. Just your" run of the mill"anime.

Overall an anime to watch when you have nothing better to do.

This anime is unique in that although on the surface its supremely average it carries a deeper underlying theme about human society and the destruction that prevails as a consequence of man's desire for technological advancement.For a young girl called Eve the sanctuary of E.Y.E.S is all that she has ever known.Daily telepathic training with the other girls of the sanctuary is the only thought that has ever filled her mind as she and all her friends have no memory of their past or any existence beyond the sanctuary.

Her life will change forever as she meets a young man,a rebel from the outskirt's ... of the polluted city of mars who will reveal to her the lie that she's been living and her role in what may be the only way to safe mars and human existence.

Character -wise this anime is sorely lacking as all the characters are pretty bland.the animation is pretty descent but the music forgettable.

Overall an anime to watch just for the sake of saying that you saw it.

Something strange is happening in Tokyo Bay.Underwater labors are being destroyed,people are turning up dead and speculations begin to spiral once a picture of a strange creature is spotted.Detectives Kusumi and Hata must uncover the culprit of the Tokyo Bay terrorism while at the same time uncover a possible government coverup.

There's three main premise you expect from a Patlabor title;brilliant animation,a strong storyline and carefully choreographed mecha action.Patlabor movie 3 does a good job of blending all these.

The animation is top notch.Drawing are done with great detail and rich colour.The only minor flaw would be the character design which at times looks shoddy ... and crudely done,but overall the animation is what you would expect from a Patlabor title.The story is definitely one that you have to pay close attention or risk getting lost in what at times may come across as a bit convoluted.I got a strange unfamiliar feeling watching this anime as for the most part it had the feel of a standard detective anime rather than a labor title.This could be due to unlike the first two movie and the series this one wasn't build around the familiar cast.

Patlabor was never as action oriented as other mecha anime eg gundam,macross" but instead tried to blend the action into the plot as it went along.Needless to say there is even less action in this movie as most of it surrounds the actual detective theme.The only time you'll even get to see the familiar police labor is in the closing stages.

The character while unimpressive comes across as realistic and fitted their role well without feeling out of place.

Overall a enjoyable movie and a must see for any fan of the Patlabor title.

Really enjoyed this one,nothing spectacular but with enough flavor and style to keep it interesting.Its your typical ninja anime with your evil emperor want to take over japan by wiping out the ninja clan .Think of it as a shorter version of ninja scroll with lesser quality animation.What made this anime so unique is that one faction of the warfare is fighting with guns,tanks,bombs and laser while the other guys are using swords and throwing knifes,talk about mismatch huh.The fighting scenes were really well done showing great detail and went well with the crisp old school drawing animation .

The characters were your regular" cookie cutter" ... type,with your impulsive tough guy hero,stuck up heroine and forgettable supporting cast.Overall all a short but enjoyable anime that's worth a look.

PS:look out for the funny line about marijuana and barely lol

An anime so awful it deserve a warning much more than a review.Christopher Chiaki gets transported to the past by a enslaved village people as they believe him to be a legendary warrior called garzeys wing.He helps them to fight there captive in bloody encounters.

Well kiddies if you were expecting something deeper to your story you're better off watching hentia.the plot is so paper thin that's its almost non- existent,yet at the same time being convoluted and silly.What confusing was even though Christopher was transported to another time period a version of him was still left in his time and they communicated by ... means that frankly made little sense.

Oh boy the dub was so bad it was epic.You'd think the studio just hired people from off the street and compensated them with Mac Donald's coupons.

The animation wasn't that great either and the character and music wasn't worth mentioning.Overall an anime just to past the time.

Whether you're a fan of the Bubblegum Crisis franchise,a cyberpunk fan or even just a casual anime viewer this anime has something to offer.After the events of the original ova the knight sabers have all moved on and taken new directions with their life's while leaving their superhero past.

Priss after being signed by a record label is overjoyed over the prospect of being a professional singer.

Linna works for the financial district and have found a new passion besides fighting,making money.

Nene still work for AD Police and is the only one that truly misses the knight sabers. And Sylia whereabouts is unknown.

Trouble brews as rogue criminals ... armed with the latest suit technology are going on a rampage through the city in a diabolical scheme to use the latest AI technology in their plot of terror.

I really enjoyed this anime,each episode followed the same plot and the pacing was excellent.The characters were realistic which each having their own distinguishable personality.There some nice humor especially in the second episode.Being an early nineties anime the animation showed its limitation in terms of detail and is by no means the best animation of that period but was still pretty decent.The opening music was nice but otherwise nothing musically inspiring about this.Overall a fun high energy ova that's worth your time.