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  1. 12-08-2007, 09:46 PM #1
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    LAIN is truly a great work of science-fiction. It is one of the most true depictions of the genre I have experienced outside of print media.

    Beyond books, I think that anime represents the best of what science fiction has to offer.
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  2. 12-08-2007, 09:49 PM #2
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    yeah Lain and Boogiepop Phantom are both pretty awesome although i haven't watched since their releases so i'm due for a rewatch on both.
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  3. 03-03-2009, 07:22 PM #3
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    my local bestbuy pulls a half price on some animes. there are two series that i'm particular interested in: Burst Angel and Coyote Ragtime Show. anyone ever heard positive or negative thing about them? BA looks like a babelicious/mecha show, while CRS looks like it contains more "story."
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  4. 03-03-2009, 07:57 PM #4
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    I fucking LOVE Lain. I went broke purchasing those DVDs so I could finish the series when I was in high school.
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  5. 03-03-2009, 08:11 PM #5
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    Can't stand Lain. The visual storytelling is so poor. There's barely anything tying individual shots together. Here's everything I've seen (to completion... started and abandoned other series or am still working on them)... I'm probably forgetting a couple anyway.

    Not counting OVAs. Bear in mind this is a very loose list. It's only representative of my taste in terms of the overall flow of the list. That is to say I prefer the shows at the top to the shows at the bottom but plenty of shows could move up or down three or four places.

    1. Cowboy Bebop
    2. Seirei No Moribito
    3. Paranoia Agent
    4. Mushishi
    5. Death Note
    6. Naruto (excluding filler episodes)
    7. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
    8. Last Exile
    9. Fullmetal Alchemist
    10. Code Geass
    11. Now and Then, Here and There
    12. Welcome to the NHK
    13. Great Teacher Onizuka
    14. Kaiba
    15. Samurai Champloo
    16. Hikaru No Go
    17. Neon Genesis Evangelion
    18. Trigun
    19. Kemonozume
    20. Berserk
    21. Black Lagoon
    22. Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Season 1
    23. Full Metal Panic
    24. Full Metal Panic? Fumoffo
    25. Ergo Proxy
    26. Baccano
    27. Elfen Lied
    28. Ninja Scroll
    29. Kino's Journey
    30. Macross Frontier
    31. Kaiji
    32. Serial Experiments Lain


    Actually to be honest the only one on the list I haven't finished yet is Lain. Maybe it picks up in the second half.
    The Princess and the Pilot - B-
    Playtime (rewatch) - A
    The Hobbit - C-
    The Comedy - D+
    Kings of the Road - C+
    The Odd Couple - B
    Red Rock West - C-
    The Hunger Games - D-
    Prometheus - C
    Tangled - C+
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  6. 03-04-2009, 06:59 AM #6
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    Quote Quoting Qrazy (view post)
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    Watched the first disc of this. After the first two episodes I thought it was kind of boring, but it got increasingly better over the next three. Will probably continue with it.
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  7. 03-04-2009, 03:26 PM #7
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    Quote Quoting Winston* (view post)
    Watched the first disc of this. After the first two episodes I thought it was kind of boring, but it got increasingly better over the next three. Will probably continue with it.
    It's not amazing, it could/should probably drop down in my list quite a bit but I just love it's atmosphere.
    The Princess and the Pilot - B-
    Playtime (rewatch) - A
    The Hobbit - C-
    The Comedy - D+
    Kings of the Road - C+
    The Odd Couple - B
    Red Rock West - C-
    The Hunger Games - D-
    Prometheus - C
    Tangled - C+
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    Quote Quoting lovejuice (view post)
    my local bestbuy pulls a half price on some animes. there are two series that i'm particular interested in: Burst Angel and Coyote Ragtime Show. anyone ever heard positive or negative thing about them? BA looks like a babelicious/mecha show, while CRS looks like it contains more "story."
    Haven't seen either but go with Burst Angel. Very few mechas rise above the usual tedium.
    The Princess and the Pilot - B-
    Playtime (rewatch) - A
    The Hobbit - C-
    The Comedy - D+
    Kings of the Road - C+
    The Odd Couple - B
    Red Rock West - C-
    The Hunger Games - D-
    Prometheus - C
    Tangled - C+
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  9. 03-03-2009, 08:19 PM #9
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    I shouldn't have watched Lain exclusively after arriving home at 1:30 am from closing shifts at the video store. I don't remember anything about it except it had a nifty opening.

    I should give it another shot one day, while awake.
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    Quote Quoting Sycophant (view post)
    I shouldn't have watched Lain exclusively after arriving home at 1:30 am from closing shifts at the video store. I don't remember anything about it except it had a nifty opening.

    I should give it another shot one day, while awake.
    I watched it when I was awake and remember it being crap. I also dislike the opening.
    The Princess and the Pilot - B-
    Playtime (rewatch) - A
    The Hobbit - C-
    The Comedy - D+
    Kings of the Road - C+
    The Odd Couple - B
    Red Rock West - C-
    The Hunger Games - D-
    Prometheus - C
    Tangled - C+
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  11. 03-03-2009, 08:30 PM #11
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    Quote Quoting Sycophant (view post)
    For some reason, I decided to watch Lain mostly while nearly asleep. I should give it another shot.
    Quote Quoting Sycophant (view post)
    I shouldn't have watched Lain exclusively after arriving home at 1:30 am from closing shifts at the video store. I don't remember anything about it except it had a nifty opening.

    I should give it another shot one day, while awake.
    I said nearly the exact same thing on the very same page about 15 months ago. I suck.

    I'm aware the show might suck, too. But I can't really say that I've watched it as it is.
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