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Lots of satisfying character arcs, and some true pathos without any deaths-for-the-sake-of-it and the sad endings were at least bittersweet. In the end, it was a fairly realistic (despite the fantastical elements) and hopeful show. Honestly I'd say this is helped by its genre and target audience. O...

Granted that maybe Full Moon wouldn't had raised my interest based on it's premise alone so that I would had watched it myself but still. I think that's a big reason why its genre never really took hold in the mainstream consciousness in the west. Back in Full Moon's day, it was part of a glut of s...

Watching today's review...

Chuck finally found the golden plot arc for "half season" (12-13ish episode) anime.

episode 1 establishes the story, 2-4/5 introduce characters, 6-7 is fucking around, and 8 is when the plot finally shows up.

Seriously it's hard to unsee that the more you watch.

I enjoyed Chuck's commentary on the character designs. Cuz CLAMP, the dudettes who did the character designs, are "FAMOUS" for this: http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me4bpol4Bj1qjxkoc.png I'd like to point out for this next one, that both characters are STANDING. The redhead is 150 cm and the dude is ...

I watched this years ago...but jesus christ i was bawling a little bit at the granny scenes on the roof. IN A REVIEW. I'm now remembering why people kept saying this was one of the saddest anime they've ever seen before whenever the topic came up. Though...personally, around the same time i watched ...

Mhhm. *nods sagely* Honestly? Speaking as someone who has never seen the show, never looked at the wiki page or anything, and whose only context is Chuck's reviews to base things on? Eichi being dead doesn't surprise me even in the slightest. I have Suspicions, which involve certain death spirits a...

the idea is you give someone dark chocolate on Valentine's, and if they like you back, on White Day they give you white chocolate. Not exactly. Valentine's in Japan is when the girls give chocolate. White day is when the boys give chocolate. It can be white or dark chocolate for either day. Not exa...