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The story was excellent, the character development was astounding for such a varied series, and the music was fantastic.   For me, the only thing that can sum up this series is: perfect.

This is the show that got me to watch anime.  I loved zatch when I was younger and it was on Cartoon Network.  The animation wasnt great, but served its purpose and was humorous as well!  The plot was a tried and true contest-form, but was interesting in its own way.  The characters are what made the show however.  With so many mamodo running around, there were so many varied personalities to relate to that I am willing to bet there is at least one character in this show that anyone can relate to or like.  Personally I love zatch's attitude and Kiyo's strategy.  While it... See full review

This series caught me by suprise, as I only watched it after it came up as a recommendation for a few of my other favorite series'.  Not having heard anything about it before, I quickly fell in love with the characters of Lawrence and Horo, and watched the entire series on a single Thursday afternoon.  I very much liked the setting and animation, but the music, while fitting, got on my nerves a bit with the overuse of horns.  Small frusturation aside, the story is excellent, and I can not wait to watch season 2 this weekend!

As a fan of Haruhi, I could not have wished for a better movie.  In fact, two and a half hours in to the movie, I was disappointed to find out there was only about ten minutes left.  It was that good for me.  All the adventures I wished happened in season 2, coupled with very interesting plot twists, new views on all my favorite characters, and superb animation make this my favorite movie of all time.  If you ever have 3 hours free, you can not go wrong with this movie.   A bit of warning though, it is chronologically after both seasons 1 and 2 of The Melancholy of Haruhi... See full review

The writers behind Haruhi are nothing if not bold.  4/7 of this season is the same episode over and over, but with different animation, camera angles, dialogue, and all the little details over and over while the SOS Brigade relives the final two weeks of summer 15000+ times.  I honestly believe the only reason I enjoyed this was because I was prepared, as watching the episodes as they aired only to encounter the same episode 8 weeks in a row would be incredibly frusturation.  Anyway, my biggest let down for this season was that aside from a very well done first episode, all that remains is... See full review

I have to admit I was a bit skeptical of Haruhi the first time I heard my room-mate getting frusturated by the second season of the show (the Endless Eight in particular).  Curious, I decided to watch it and havent regretted a second since.  The show's concept, that a 'normal' high school student (Haruhi Suzumiya) with unknown god-like powers is interesting in of itself, but what was more interesting to me was the narration of this series.  Told by the skeptic and associate of Haruhi's Kyon, I was plesently suprised with how well the story is told from his perspective, especially in regards... See full review

Long story short, FLCL is simply a masterpiece.  The animation isnt bad and varies quite often for great effect (particular the manga-style scenes which are superb).  The Pillows (who perform all music in the show)  are a fantastic band who I have listened to extensively since watching this show for the first time.  Each character is unique, and Naota's voice overs are extremely good at gaguing story progress and character development.  The biggest let down of this series for me is its length.  There was so much development in the 6 episodes that is is truly a shame, though... See full review