All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku

A story of a boy and his cat... and a major military equipment manufacturer. Ryunosuke and his father are fugitives from Ryu's mother, an overprotective jerk who really wants her son back. Ryunosuke's father, Kyusaku, had created an android, but found out that it was to be used as a weapon, not what he wanted. He took off with the NK-1124 robot and his son, to avoid having his work put to destruction. Ryunosuke, while, uhm..RELIEVING himself in an alley, he picked up a cat and brought it back. Later, being attacked by the mother's company, the cat was killed by a stray shot.
One year later, the new addition to the family, the "distant relative", was ready for her first day of school...
Now here's a kawaii anime if I've ever seen one. I'm sure you've heard of it, and have just been putting off getting it. Well don't. Go get it. This anime concentrates more on humor than anything else, and succeeds very well.
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AKIRA

I finally saw this! And let me tell you, it was EXCELLENT! I recommend it highly because of the superb animation, I have not seen better animation.The storyline was very confusing, though. You need a good attention span for this one.
Years ago, Tokyo was destroyed by an unknown type of nuclear bomb, then World War III broke out. Thirty years later, a new city, Neo Tokyo, is born. Kaneda and his motorcycle gang are out going for a cruise, killing people of a rival gang. You know, the usual. Tetsuo, one of the members, happens to almost run over a mysterious little boy with a wrinkled face and blue skin. When the others are seeing if Tetsuo is alright, the boy is taken away. Then military people come and take Tetsuo away, and arrest Kaneda and his gang. It seems that the little blue old boy, along with 3 others, were part of an old military experiment, to create a super-human. Tetsuo is to be the 4th experimental subject. Kaneda later meets up with Kai (Pronounced, "Kay"), a woman involved with a big "rebellion", trying to expose what the military is doing to people, turning them into experiments of a long dead superhuman, Akira. But, why is Akira kept in a storage underground and in a freezer? What are the secret plans of the old blue-skinned people? Tetsuo is given the power of Akira by experiments, but, his power grows rapidly, and Tetsuo, amazed by what he can now do, decides to take revenge on people who hurt him, and also to find this mysterious, "Akira". Kaneda and Kai are caught in the middle of a giant power-struggle. Can Tetsuo, unlike the others before him, actually contain the great power of Akira?
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On a personal note, I rated this anime "Death", but I would consider it quite a light form of it.
<<Summarry directly from back of box>>
Gally... a cool and efficient bounty hunter.  Armed with knife, fists and a lethal metal body, she is the Battle Angel; a Hunter Warrior paid by "The Factory" to eliminate Scrap Iron City's most wanted and dangerous criminals.  Raised by Cyber-doctor Ido, who found her broken cyborg body in the rubble beneath the floating city of Zalem, she has no memory of her past, and an even more uncertain future.  A pawn in a game played with living pieces, Gally finds herself set into motion against such foes as brutal spine theives, the brain-eating gladiator Greweicia, the sinister Mr. Vector and the beautiful but ruthless Dr. Chiren.  The greatest threat of all, however, comes from Gally's own employers. For when the mysterious factory orders the execution of her best friend, Gally must make a terrible choice between her own code of honor and the life of the man she loves.
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Devil Hunter Yohko: Special Edition

Well, I had heard alot about this anime, saying it was good and so forth. Well, maybe it gets good after the first tape. Because I saw the first tape, and was not impressed at all. I kept repeating to myself, "When is this gonna be over?" and "Where's that cool theme song I heard?"
Yohko is the 108th generation of Devil Hunters. Her principal is a devil that wants her dead. Fun fun, eh? A guy Yohko has been drooling over for some time gets captured, to use in the ritual of bringing the Queen of Darkness forth. Yohko's friend is possessed by a devil, and because of that, he seduces her and tries to take her virginity. (If she's not a virgin, she can't become a Devil Hunter) Not only that, but her Grandma's a screwball. Lots of laughs, minor action, flashes of nudity, (LOTS of flashes) and strange humor. I'm sure some people out there love this one! The difference between the original and Special Edition, is that the Special has more Yohko footage not released in the original.
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Dragon Half

Mink, half-dragon, half human, is out for the love of pop-star Dick Saucer. Unfortunately, Dick is also a Dragon slayer! So when the King orders Dick to kill Mink, there's only one thing she can do! Search for the legendary People-Potion, which will change anyone into a human. Plagued by dimwit Damaramu, Black Sorceress Vina, the King and his over-acting advisor, Mink has a big adventure on her hands! Not a very original story, (The typical boy-meets-girl in a fantasy genre) I recommend this very highly because of the humor. Funniest anime I've seen!!
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Dragon Ball Z The Movie: Dead Zone

There's this funny elf-looking guy, Garlic Jr, who wants to conquer the world, and release evil spirits an terrorize the world. He has these 3 fruity guys who follow him around, they're strong. They beat up the big green elf guy, Piccolo. They also kidnap that monkey-kid, Gohan. Cause they want all 7 Dragon Balls. So they could rule the world. Well, this old green elf guy, who is the king of something, doesn't like it. So, uhm, he gets pissed. And that guy with the nifty hair, Goku, is trying to get the monkey-kid back. And, uhm. There's a biiiiig fight. Can you tell I've never seen the DBZ series before? ::grins:: You're wrong! I saw it. Once. The movie was okay, though. I liked the fight scenes, cause, well, there weren't many other scenes. Anyways!!
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Fire Emblem

This is the story about Mars, a young prince of a group of knights who are sworn to go and defend the region or Orlean against a ruthless enemy. Fighting many battles along there way, including pirates, saving priestesses, rescues, and so on. A typical war fantasy movie, with excellent swordfights. While the blood of Anri the great still survives, the world may still be saved!
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Fushigi Yuugi

"Lured by a fleeting glimpse of a Phoenix, Miaka Yuuki is led to a dusty room in a dark corner of the National Library. There, she and her best friend, Yui Hongo, discover a mysterious book that, as they begin to read, suddenly pulls Miaka into an ancient, mystical China where magic is real. Miaka learns that she is destined to become te legendary Suzaku no Miko - the guardian of the Konan Country. However, first she must overcome the hostile inhabitants of this strange new world and then she must face the cruel twists of fate which turn Yui Hongo into a feared enemy."

Fushigi Yuugi probably wins my award for the most addictive anime.  The characters are probably the most likable you're going to run in to.  There's nothing about Fushigi Yuugi that isn't top notch except for the fact that the replay value isn't all that great.  DEFINITELY check this one out.
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Neon Genesis Evangelion

The year is 2015, as the remnants of the human race cower in subterranean cities, a deadly war is being waged for what is left of the planet, and humankind's fate. On one side are the mysterious beings known only as Angels; on the other, the special agency NERV and mankind's last hope, the awe-inspiring Evangelions. Piloted by a special team of young warriors, these giant bio-mechanical humanoids are the only thing that can withstand the force of the Angels' defense fields long enough for the pilots to to tackle the massive invaders themselves in close hand to hand combat! With the lives of every living thing on the planet and the pilot's souls at stake, these few youngsters must reach deep inside themselves to find the strength and courage necessary to meet the angels head on in a desperate attempt to save mankind. At the same time, NERV struggles to pierce the veil of mystery surrounding the enigmatic angels. Why was Earth attacked? And why were the only Evangelion-qualified pilots born exactly nine months after half the human race was massacred in Second Impact? Mankind's last battle has begun.
Here's a VERY serious anime, and the BEST I've seen! Very controversial, it questions what it is like to be human. In the earlier stages of this series, it is more of a Giant robot beat-em-up, but with a great sense of mystery involved. When it progresses, it shows more aspects of the main character's lives, and shows the painful toll of a strange way of life through the characters. Undertaking aspects of insanity, murder, death, life, neglect, and the greatest mystery of all is the series itself. It has it's humorous moments, but creates a great deal of sense with it's serious states. This is Anime at it's greatest artistic peak.
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Evangelion: Death and Rebirth

This is the first of 3 Evangelion movies. The first half, "Death" is a re-cap of the entire series. The recap isn't good for people who have never seen the tv series before, so, before you watch any of the Eva movies, please watch the TV series, or you'll be completely lost. This re-cap isn't entirely stupid, it adds new scenes, and new animation. It focuses on the 3 main characters, Shinji, Asuka, Rei, and it even focuses some attention on Kaworou. It also re-caps all the mysteries revealed in the TV series, as well as Evangelion Units 00, 01, 02 and 03.
    "Rebirth" is entirely new. But it is the first 20 minutes of the second movie, "The End of Evangelion." At the end of Rebirth it also plays that EXCELLENT song, Tamashii no Ruferan. (Soul Refrain) It doesn't play this song in "The End of Evangelion."
See the Movie Trailer for "Death and Rebirth"
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

This is a Miyazaki film. Need I say more? I do? Rats. I figured this one would be easy to review. Anyways...
In a few short centuries, industrial civilization had spread from the western fringes of Eurasia to sprawl across the face of the planet. Plundering the soil of its riches, fouling the air, and remolding life forms at will.This Gargantuan Industrial society had already peaked a thousand years after its foundation : ahead lay abrupt and violent decline. The cities burned, welling up as clouds of poison in the war  remembered as the Seven Days of Fire. The complex and sophisticated technological superstructure was lost; almost all the surface of the Earth was transformed into a sterile wasteland. Industrial civilization was never rebuilt as mankind lived on through the long twilight years ...
    The earth was covered by forest of enormous fungi which exhaled a poisonous miasma called the Sea of  Corruption. Scattered throughout the tiny parcels of  land remaining at the periphery of the Sea of Corruption are the kingdoms people have created in which to lived. Here lies the valley of Wind - a kingdom of barely five hundred subjects; a small nation granted only frail protection against the poisons of the Sea of Corruption by the ocean breezes ...
    Nausicaä, the princess of The Valley of the Wind, discovers through her own research, that the Sea of Corruption is actually purifying the earth of the poisons left over from the Seven  Days
of Fire. When the Valley of the Wind is occupied by the Torumekians in their efforts to revive the God Warrior, Nausicaä is taken hostage where she finds herself drawn into a senseless war.
 Her affinity with the giant insects of the poison swamp and  her insight in the important role that nature has in purifying the earth  are the only real weapon she has in adverting a catastrophic war.
             Thus her adventure begins ...
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This is the second of the 3 movies. Also, do not watch this unless you have seen the TV series, or you will be totally lost. I can't say much anything about this movie, as I do not want to give away ANY of the plot, because it is SO surprising! The first 20 minutes of this movie are from the last 20 of Death and Rebirth. This is also the BEST anime I have ever seen, and the animation rivals that of AKIRA. Basically, this movie is the alternate ending to the last 2 tv episodes, and it was so good. I have not seen a better anime. This was GOOD. And now I could ramble on about how much I love the Eva series. But I won't, I'm sure you don't want to hear it. Anyway, this movie concludes it all, wrapping it all up about what happens to all of the characters.
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Galaxy Fraulein Yuna

Yuna, savior of the galaxy, and her friend Yuri, the eating machine. The main characters. Princess Mirage has launched a new plot to destroy Yuna and this time it might succeed! After Mirage fraudulently informs the Galactic police that Yuna is trying to take over the universe, she sends mysterious Fraulein D to ravage a few city's in Yuna's name. Now it's a fight to save Yuna's reputation. Good humor, and an entertaining anime. Not recommended for the homophobic.
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This one was very good, and the only part I didn't like was the constant and usually unnessesary flashes of nudity. It's very distracting. :-)~ AH! ::ducks the bombardment of rocks::
ANYWAYS...

I thought to myself, "Oh, geez. Disney picked up and dubbed Anime. It's going to be crap." I was expecting them to totally mutilate this Miyazaki film. Well, I was pleasently surprised. This was actually one of the best dubs I've seen.
The main character, Kiki, must learn to become a good witch. So she leaves her parents and goes to live in a city, to do witch-like things. The movie follows her adventures.
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Kimera

For centuries, there have been legends of "devils" walking the Earth, feeding on the blood of humans.
But they weren't legends. Now, in the present, strange lifepods crash landed on Earth. Taken up by scientists to help the vampiric beings go about there ways on Earth, although their way of life is quite different. They came to Earth for one reason, and one reason only. To breed. To save mankind, Kimera must die.
This is a serious anime, telling about vampires. Explicit in some parts. Has great animation, and an okay plot. There was only one thing that bugged me. Kimera looked like a guy. Gross, hmm? Well, she IS one weird vampire.
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Kodomo no Omocha

I never thought I'd see the day when Dragon Half is topped. Not only is this anime 10 times more hyper than Dragon Half, it's much, much longer! If you like hyper-anime comedies, get this one. If you don't, just try it out. It's crazy.
The story is about your "average" 6th grader. Sana, the main character, works with a television studio, producing the hit series, "Child's Toy." The show is completely ad-libbed. Sana's school classroom, though, is much more bizzar than her workplace. The "Devil Child" (One of her classmates, called devil child by Sana) is blackmailing the teachers, so him and his "monkeys" (his friends, called Monkeys by Sana) can do whatever they want.  Sana wishes to put a stop to that, and goes to great lengths to do it. And that's just the first few episodes.
Sana lives with her mother, who drives a little red car around the house. She's a good writer, won an award equivalent to our Pulitzer. She also buys tons of mail-order knick-knacks, so don't be surprised is you see odd stuff around her. She has a different strange hat every day, and there's always a live squirrel living in it.
Rei (Called "My Pimp" by Sana), Sana's manager, is also her bodyguard. Drives Sana "safely" to school every morning.
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Mobile Battleship Nadesico

Now here's a good anime. It's like a cross between Tenchi and Evangelion. A cross between Tenchi and Gundam. A cross between Tenchi... and.. basically any other anime with large Mecha in it. Very funny. The Nadesico is a privately owned battleship, and the most advanced one, at that. Akito, the main character, Nadesico's cook and backup mech pilot, is the one all the girls are after. But this guy is smarter than Tenchi. He gets one! But the one that is most after him, Nadesico's captain, is one he sure doesn't want. In fact, he tries to avoid her. And there's the coolest character, Gai, who is an Otaku! That rules. Anyway, so the Nadesico is powerful, and they can beat these powerful robot bug things, the Jovian Lizards, using the Nadesico's powerful advanced weaponry, and the mecha, called Aestivalis, to kill them. The Nadesico want to save the colony on Mars, but, since they don't want to protect Earth from the bug threat, they are considered enemies by Earth. Later in the series (Or as far as I've watched) They are joined by three other mech pilots. Ryoko, the leader, brash, and harsh. Izumi, completely insane. (Literally) and Amano, the hyper annoying one. The comedy as well as the action in this series is great, they have just enough of each. Now here's a good series.
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Another Miyazaki masterpiece. I liked this one as much as I liked his older Nausicaa movie. Disney will be releasing this excellent piece under it's sister company, Miramax, with a PG-13 rating. Coming to theatures Oct. '99. See it!!
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MD Geist II: Death Force

Ok, ok, ok. I know I probably rated this one unfair. But haven't we all seen the old, big-powerful-misfit-hero versus all-powerful-big-army-leader-man? Too much blood (Gallons upon gallons) just rubs me the wrong way. And the ridiculous violence. Well, if you like no plot, blood, and violence, you might like this one. Keep in mind that this is my own opinion. Well, it's definitely not for the squeamish.
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Magic Knight Rayearth

A story of 3 girls, an evil priest, monsters, legendary "Mashin", an evil desire, and an enslaved princess, who is the last hope of the world of Cefiro.
The world of Cefiro was a peaceful place, never having bad weather, or hardly any bad things at that. All this is because of a Princess who prays day and night to keep the world peaceful. See, Cefiro is no ordinary world. It is a world of willpower. If you wish hard enough, it will happen. But when this princess is captured by her own powerful priest, Cefiro begins to collapse.
The legend goes, that when Cefiro begins to collapse, 3 girls from "the other world" will come to awaken the 3 "Mashin." These 3 girls happen to be Umi, Hikaru, and Fuu. The trainor, Clef, was attacked and turned to stone just minutes after the girls reach Cefiro. Now, the inexperienced girls must follow  Mokona, their guide, to awaken the "Mashin". Only then can the girls become the legendary Magic Knights and save Cefiro from utter destruction!
Oh, did I mention that this series was created by CLAMP?
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This is a neat story about 5 young Ninja's about to begin their final test to become fully fledged ninja's. The fights are neat, and the comedy is cool. Mixed in with magic and Mecha, it has many unexpected happenings. My only gripe about this 2 episode OVA is that there is no complete closure. It leaves an opening for a sequel.
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Oh! My Goddess!

(summary directly from back of box)
College freshman Morisato Keiichi gets more than he bargained for when he goes dialing for dinner and gets an unexpected delivery - Belldandy, a real live, honest to goodness GODDESS! Belldandy grants him a wish, and Keiichi decides that what he really needs is a girlfriend just like Belldandy. And that's exactly what he gets.  The mysterious Ultimate Force that enforces all Wish Contracts comes into play, and Keiichi and Belldandy are now inseparable. That's when Keiichi remembers that his dorm has a strict rule:  NO WOMEN ALLOWED! Can Keiichi and Belldandy find a new place to live?  Will everyone buy the story that she's a foreign student?  And does Keiichi have the guts to put the moves on a babe who is LITERALLY divine? Find out in "Moonlight and Cherry Blossoms," the first heavenly episode of "Oh! My Goddess!"
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Oh! My Goddess is a great anime!  It is a romantic comedy, that focuses on both the romance and comedy in equal proportions.  Be prepared though, the last two tapes are real tear jerkers!  The only complaint that I have is that it's too short.  The entire series (5 tapes) is only 2 hours and 36 minutes.  For a 5 tape series, it should have been much longer.
   ~Bishop Kronos 7-18-98
Visit Bishop Kronos' Webpage, The Church of the Goddess Belldandy
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Project A-ko

(summary directly from back of box)
Earth-- The not-too-distant future...  A city is miraculously reborn just sixteen years after being completely destroyed by a giant meteor.  Our story begins in the prestigious Gravitron High School for Girls, nestled in the suburbs of the booming metropolis, as the English teacher, Miss Ayumi, introduces two new students.  A-ko, and her dizzy sidekick, C-ko. A-ko is a lively seventeen-year-old, no different than any other... Except for the fact that within her diminutive frame lies a strength that can only be described as superhuman.  The trouble begins when B-ko, the
spoiled but brilliant daughter of a business tycoon, decides she wants C-ko for herself.  And once B-ko decides she wants something, heaven help anyone who stands in her way.  Unless that anyone is A-ko.  B-ko becomes the irresistible force and A-ko the immovable object as the action
explodes across the unsuspecting city.  B-ko goes up against the invincible A-ko with her arsenal of powered robot-suits, including the most powerful of all, "Akagiyama 23". Meanwhile, a monstrous alien spaceship piles its way towards Earth in search of...? What is the connections between the girls and the alien shop?  Who is the mysterious "D"?  What is the secret between A-ko's
power?  What dark past fuels B-ko's rage?  why is C-ko such a space-case?
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Pokèmon

Pokemon, or "Pocket Monsters", was a huge hit in Japan. I mean, REALLY huge. Based on the original Game Boy game, Pocket Monsters has acquired a large Empire. And now, it has come to the US shores. Started with Nintendo's Pikachu invasion in Topeka, Kansas, as a promotion, and then moves to US TV. The Game Boy game in English is scheduled to be released Sept. 28. And yes, this IS the anime that gave all those kids seizures in Japan. Due to Pikachu's (the main character) flashing eyes 20 minutes into an episode. This scene has been cut out of the American version, and also, the animation speed has been slowed down. (Animation Smoothness: 5)
We join Ash Ketchum, a 10-year old boy on a quest to become the world's greatest Pokèmon trainer. What are Pokèmon? They are the kawaii little animals on the show. (The main character, Pikachu, is an electric Pokèmon) Ash is soon joined by Misty and Brock, 2 gym trainers. Constantly bugged by the egotistical, loud mouthed, says-so-much-yet-accomplishes-so-little Team Rocket.
This anime, without a doubt was very Kawaii, and it's humorous ALOT, I mean, just take a look at Pikachu! It's WAY kawaii! Can't go wrong with a character that looks like this. Even if you don't like the anime, the video game is VERY addictive! I have heard rumors that Pocket Monsters is also going to be ported to the N64.
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This is SUCH an excellently drawn anime. It surpasses OVA quality animation and moves into the absolute high end of movie quality. And the mech battles are so neat and detailed! (Basically, it's a very, VERY loosely defined Shoujo. This it the magical girls part of the Shoujo topic, because, like the TV series, all 3 girls can use magic) Beware of the blood (cool) and the nudity. (Tasteful. And cool.)
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Ruin Explorers

This was a very funny anime. It's about this girl, Ihrie, and her highly annoying, highly cheerful partner, Fam, who has a tail. So they both are on a quest for "The Ultimate Power", a power that will grant them any wish they want. Ihrie wants to remove her curse (A curse that, whenever she uses magic, she turns into a mouse), get back at her former master for giving her the curse, and, oh, just maybe conquer the world. Her flakey partner wants to have someone teach her magic, get lots of friends, and build a town with her friends where "they could live happily ever after." But they're not the only ones after this power. A greedy merchant, a ditzy master swordsmen, and a sorceress. Later though, they all join forces, along with the prince of a ruined country, to fight against a black wizard who destroyed his land. What they are really looking for though, are the 3 components to unleash the ultimate power. It's more of a comedy than anything else.
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Rorouni Kenshin

This is a story about a wandering Samurai, Himera Kenshin. Kenshin is the "Battousai", which means that he is an expert fighter and killing machine. He doesn't like the title of that, for he has changed his ways and become a Rorouni, which means, he doesn't kill, he only fights to protect people. His sword is even dulled enough so it doesn't cut. It is a new Meiji era in Japan, around the late 1800's. Kenshin, after settling murderer's rampage, comes to live in a Dojo owned by Kaoru, a teacher of Buda (fighting style) of Kasshin Ryu. This girl is someone you don't want to mess with. Later joined by Yahiko the brat, who becomes an apprentice to Kasshin Ryu. Although he does hate his teacher, and bugs her whenever he can. Kaoru, also dislikes teaching him. Joined even later by Zanza, the former gangster, with strength and edurance unsurpassed.
This is an excellent series, and has a little for everyone. Comedy, skilled swordfights, and even a light romantic tension between some characters.
Orooooooo.....
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Sailormoon

Well, I suppose I rated this one quite good, considering that DiC destroyed 90% of it with it's bad Dub. But subtitled, this anime is quite okay. And considering that it's the most popular Anime that ran in Japan, It has to be good. Although in America, we have only seen the first season, and most of the second. I don't feel much like writing up a summary, go here and pick a site, you'll find one. Anyway, I think that this particular Anime has gotten a bad rep due to it's dub, but I've heard that the subtitled movies are good.
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Sailormoon SuperS: The Movie

Duhn duh! I was right. Subtitled Sailormoon is WAY better, so THERE! heh heh. Oh, anyways...
So there's there dream fairies, and they get corrupted, and begin stealing all of Earth's children. So children are disappearing. The Sailor Scouts are alerted when Chibi Usa becomes hypnotized and starts walking away in the middle of the night. Along with all the other children of Tokyo. So Usagi and all the rest follow her, and there's a big fight, and Chibi Usa gets taken away anyway. The Scouts find an uncorrupted fairy, Perele, and with his help, they try and save Chibi Usa. And so, That's what happens. I didn't like the story too well, but the animation was really good! And the flute music was pretty spiffy too. And hey, there's variation in the Sailors' attacks! That's new in my book.
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Shin Kidousenki Gundam Wing A.C. 195

Most Original Character: Duo Maxwell, Trowa Barton
Theme Song: Excellent (Just Communication: by Two-Mix)
Cover art: Excellent
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Genre: Action/Mecha
Releaser: Bandai
Length: 96  minutes each.
Dubbed: No, only available through fansubbers.

The story of Gundam Wing takes place in the year After Colony: 195. A sinister organization called The Federation is out to rule just about everyone, everywhere...even in the far reaches of space. In order to do so, they have reached out and taken control over 5 main space colonies sans mercy . The colonies; who left Earth in the first place seeking peace, and to escape The Federation's rule, plotted back against them (The Fed.) by launching Operation Meteor. Now, the responsibility of accomplishing peace lies in 5 young male pilots' hands. They must fight in their special mobile suits: called Gundams, against OZ and all of those who stand in the way, to accomplish order, justice, and peace. Seem like a typical bishounen (pretty boy) and his giant robot story to you? EEEHHH! Wrong answer! Gundam Wing is far from a typical anime. Alongside well-done animation and interesting characters, Gundam Wing also boasts an great plot that just draws you in to the point where you can't get enough! I should know, I bought the entire series! So, if you're looking for an anime that has an interesting plot with wonderful character designs, this it it! I don't recommend it if you're looking for something bloody, mindless, or wacky. Although Gundam Wing tends to put a blood trickle out of the mouth, and has its comic relief here and there, you'll find yourself wondering more about if Heero accomplished his mission or not, rather than when Duo and Quatre are going to go into SD mode.
    ~K.M.D. 7-9-98'
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Sol Bianca

(summary directly from back of box)
Can five young women take on the armed might of an entire solar system and win? If they're the treasure hungry crew of the interstellar pirate ship Sol Bianca, the odds are just about even! Outfitted with a dazzling array of power armor, energy whips and the artificially intelligent, dimension warping Sol Bianca herself, this quintet of larcenous ladies, Janny, Feb, April, May and June, gives no quarter in their nonstop onslaught against a ruthless dictator who has the misfortune to possess a priceless treasure coveted by the buccaneering battle maids!
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The Slayers: The Motion Picture

"Little girl, little breasts, scares a dragon from it's nest!"
Or so the legend goes.
Lina Inverse is a powerful master sorcerer. When the movie opens, she kicks the crap out of a group of bandits. Later, the bandits hire another sorcerer to fight against Lina, because the bandits are too weak. But, that sorcerer is none other than Nahga. Nahga, according to herself, is "Lina's great rival."  According to Lina, she's just "a pain in the butt." One fireball puts Nahga out of commission. Lina makes Nahga realize that the bandits who hired her are bad, so they both kick the crap out of them again. Picking through the bandits' belongings, Nahga finds 2 discount tickets to the infamous hot spring resort on  Mipross. Quickly, grabbing Lina, she makes a run for the boat to get there. Lina begins to get strange recurring dreams of when the island was new, about a strange boy and an elf. She later finds out that the elf the boy likes was killed in a great massacre of elves by a demon, named Joyrock. It becomes a wacky journey into the past to correct history. What is Lina's reward? The location of the "Pool of growth." Lina's goal? To get to that pool so she can grow taller, and get her breasts bigger. (Trust me, there are very many hilarious breast jokes in this one) All through this journey, Nahga is "tagging along".
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Well, basically the same as the movie and OAVs (Short jokes, small-breasted jokes)
But minus Nahga and plus a few new characters.
The all-power eating machine Lina, her dimwitted but very skilled master swordsman Gourry, the overzealous, overperforming Amelia, and the stone-cold, quiet, Zalgadus.  Plagued by just about everything, this is a nice series. It makes you crack up and say something like, "It's about time somebody thought of that!"
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Tenchi Muyo! OAV

Tenchi, the luckiest guy on Earth. Or is he? Surrounded by 5 women who all want him for themselves, Tenchi sure has a handful! If he chooses one, there's sure going to be a fight! This hilarious action-comedy is another one of the best Anime I've seen. After Tenchi releases the Space Pirate Ryoko from her cave prison, all hell breaks loose! Ryoko is detected by Princess Ayeka's spaceship, (Princess of the Jurai royal family) Who, unknowingly has Sasami tagging along on board, then, in a fight between Ryoko and Ayeka, Ryoko creates an energy pocket summoning a demon, which pulls the spaceship of Galaxy Police Mihoshi down through a black hole. Mihoshi was pursuing a criminal Kagato, who steals Ryoko back, and on board his spaceship, Mihoshi accidentally releases Ryoko's Mom, Little Washu. After all is said and done, there are 5 alien women at Tenchi's home, and all want his love! This is a very popular series, and a great one at that. Very, VERY funny.
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Tenchi Universe

This is another branch off in the Tenchi World. All is the same, except Washu isn't after Tenchi. The characters are also introduced differently. I like the OAV series better because it goes slower (Which is a good thing, this series whizzes by, too fast for me) and it has a better plot. But, all Tenchi is good Tenchi.
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Tenchi Muyo! The Movie: Tenchi In Love

Yet ANOTHER branch from Tenchi. This time, it's a movie! When powerful space villain Kain breaks free, he is in search to destroy the power that imprisoned him the first time. Jurai! But instead of going directly to the Jurian Empire, he goes back into the past, to destroy all Jurian power in the solar system. His first target, Tenchi Misaki's Mom! If he succeeds, Tenchi, and all his alien women will cease to exist, as well as most human life on Earth! Protected by a time shield created by Washu, Tenchi must go back to the past to make sure his Mother is not destroyed by Kain. Joined by the cast except Washu, they all go back. Ayeka and Ryoko enroll in Achika's(Tenchi's mother) school, Kiyone takes a janitor job, Mihoshi becomes a teacher, while Tenchi and Sasami sit in the bushes watching Atchika's every move. Will they succeed in destroying Kain and protecting Atchika? Or will everything be destroyed?
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Tenchi The Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness

Tenchi 2. I love this movie! An excellent branch in the Tenchi series. Don't let the length fool you, this is a great movie. (And a must see for Ryoko fans) One day while coming back from the cemetery, Tenchi is confronted by a mysterious (and strange) woman. She calls him "Daddy", and we all can suspect how Ayeka and Ryoko feel about this. Who is the mother? Tenchi, the father is also quite struck himself. Mayuka, his daughter, seems unaffected by everyone and goes about being as weird as ever. Get this movie!
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It is a time in the distant future. A time of mutants, werewolves and vampires. A time when life gets a little more simplistic. This is a story of a young mutant hunter. When out hunting, she confronts a werewolf, who kills her horse, and while running away, breaks off the cross around her neck. As you know, a cross will protect you from Vampires. She confronts the Count of Lee, who easily over takes her. Now once bitten, she will become his bride, in a few days. She searches for a Vampire hunter to kill the Count, and what she finds is D, a mysterious man who hardly speaks. But D is no ordinary hunter. Not only in his veins flows that of human blood, but the bloodline of a vampire as well. I may have rated this a "death" anime, but the blood in this isn't like death. It's very realistic. This is an old anime, and it is still a good one.
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Vision of Escaflowne

Wow! Good one. The animation was EXCELLENT! I only rated it an "8" because all the noses on the people are way too big, even the noses on the girls. But anyway, it starts off with this girl, Hitomi, who suddenly has visions of another world, and then uhm, she gets taken to that world. And stuff happens. There's an evil person, and this person wants to wreck stuff. This is a fantasy type anime, with giant mech. "Escaflowne" is actually an advanced mecha. What they do is go around places, trying to protect Hitomi, who still is seeing visions of a dark future.
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Windaria

(summary directly from the back of the box)
In the country of Windaria, the war between Lunaria and the Shadowlands escalates, catching in its path two pairs of passionate lovers... the young farmers, Alan and Marie, and a beautiful princess and a handsome prince for whom romance is forbidden. Their stories intertwined in an explosive epic of jealousy and greed, steeped with spies, secret missions, goulish apparitions, bewitching seductresses, and fierce gunbattles on land and in the air. The uncontrollable emotions of romance collide head-on with the inevitable brutality of war in one of the most fully realized fantasy worlds ever created... Windaria.
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Don't get me wrong, but this movie is not a mushy romance flick. It focuses more on the cruelty of war, and the struggles of two nations. This is actually the most realistic fantasy anime I've ever seen, but then again, I have not seen Record of the Lodoss War yet. Anyway, this is a very good movie, with powerful animation rarely seen. Yes, it has blood, for all you blood fans. The battles in this movie are also very organized don't-shoot-the-leader European type fighting. Has many surprises. Some good some bad. This is the story re-told by a dying man, who wishes the truth to finally be revealed.
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The Wanderers, El-Hazard TV series

(summary directly from the back of the box)
One Quiet autumn day, the Shinonome high school students are busy preparing for their school festival. Mr. Fujisawa, a rock climbing fanatic, is inspecting the grounds; the business savvy Nanami is selling box lunches; Jinnai the president of the student council is caught up in an unscrupulous scandal; and finally Makoto is completely immersed in inventing a device about which even he hasn't got a clue. This incident occurs when the peaceful day is almost over. Jinnai, who's just insulted Makoto, has caused his invention to operate recklessly. The machine roars, and throws Makoto and the others into another world. What will Makoto, Jinnai, Mr. Fujisawa and Nanami destinies be in the magnificent world?
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A good series, with good animation. first tape is 45 minutes, the rest 85. For the most part, it's a "quest-like" anime.
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