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a story about identity, escapism, denial and the power of imagination, with a healthy helping of awkward-but-believable romance thrown in for good measure. the series is largely comedic (and later rom-comedic) in nature, barring some fairly heavy reveals towards the end of the first season that serve to explain why a high schooler is still chuuni-ing around with seemingly all her attention focused on the pseudo-delusional narrative she's built up for herself. the main character is ... See full review

TIIIIIIA FUCKING FREYREEEEEEEEEEEEE (spoilers) comfy semi-traditional "if you can believe it you can do it" (Der Glaube zur Macht?) friendship adventure with amazing vistas, intrigue, action, cool and competent female characters and a goofy hero you can't help rooting for (or smack with a brick). visual quality is what i'd expect from TRIGGER, animations are plasticine and smooth with easily recognizable character designs for the main cast and beautiful european-style architechture galore. if the series wasn't explicitly set in the era of the mobile phone it'd bring to mind a piece of 18th... See full review

comfy yet unsettling, opaque as hell with a good sprinkling of meatspace conspiracy theories. great music and soundscapes coupled with a lovely art style that's miles away from generic moeblob hair color personalities. makes suburban japanese streets look like an acid trip gone wrong and has wonderful cinematography (laser sight, anyone? smoking fingers? that's my jam) some of the concept art looks eerily prophetic and the whole story reminds me of the SSS discussion in MGS2. lain's mental decline is equal parts fascinating and horrifying and the foreshadowing about certain story beats is very well done... See full review

pretty much just "humanity fuck yeah" for people that still want to racemix with elves. decent until the point the loli kills 4 different special forces teams at an onsen and gets horny. would have preferred meandering navel-staring about the horrors of modern industrialized war and how brutal the JSDF's reprisal is when viewed from a medieval POV. they kill a dragon with a rocket launcher tho, that's pretty cool. definitely unique and the "ride of the valkyries" homage scene never disappoints

Actually got me excited about playing ping pong for a while. Great post-workout anime, especially with a friend in tow. Stupid, but likeable. Great soundtrack, too.

more character growth in 2 episodes than most shows have in an entire season. very fucking good. i'd even recommend the english dub, it's well made