20th Century Boys (Manga)

My Rating: 100%
Chapters: 258

Certain people would criticize 20th Century Boys, another of Naoki Urasawa's masterpieces, as being too elaborate, too ambiguous, or of lacking resolution. I would say that these people have unfortunately missed the point. 20th Century Boys is, at its heart, an epic depicting the struggle of truth against the power of deception, delusion, and lies. The real mystery of the story is not who "Friend" is, but what "Friend" is, and more importantly, what is necessary for truth to be able to prevail against a lie. Once this is understood, the story makes a lot more sense and delivers an incredible resolution.

Trigun (Anime)

My Rating: 100%
Episodes: 26

Adapted by Madhouse from Yasuhiro Nightow's manga, Trigun is the story of a rather ridiculous, self-absorbed, and clumsy buffoon, "Vash the Stampede," "The Humanoid Typhoon," "The $$60,000,000,000 Man." Although lighthearted, Trigun slowly unfolds to the viewer the complexity of Vash's character and the incredible moral dilemma he suffers from.

BLAME! (Manga)

My Rating: 100%
Chapters: 66

BLAME! (pronounced "blam," as in, a gunshot) is primarily interesting because of its setting, a bleak, infinite, cityscape comprising a solid Dyson sphere (a city the size of the solar system basically), and because of its depiction of advanced cyber-genetic technology, including rapid structured mutation and human genetic autoevolution. The artwork for BLAME! is without equal, and, with its minimalist dialogue, the reader will find it easy both to become immersed in the world of the story, and to experience the action without the usual intrusion of dialogue.

Neon Genesis Evangelion (Anime)

My Rating: 100%
Episodes: 26 + "The End of Evangelion" (alternate 25th and 26th episodes)

Evangelion is much more than first meets the eye. It may seem at the start to be just another mecha anime, or a simple coming-of-age story. Later, however, the viewer will discover that the character development is deeply psychological; the story itself is deeply metaphysical; and the final question presented to the audience is an important philosophical dilemma.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Anime)

My Rating: 100%
Episodes: 14

Nagaru Tanigawa's tale of a fiery high school girl named Haruhi is anything but simple. Comedic throughout, it is extremely entertaining to watch, but the heart of the series is a question we all ask ourselves now and again: "What, really, is the value of this life?"

Cowboy Bebop (Anime)

My Rating: 100%
Episodes: 26

Cowboy Bebop is just plain cool. It's perfect too. Perfect characters. Perfect soundtrack. Perfect story. Perfect animation. Perfect direction. So if you want to watch this anime, be prepared to relax and kick it back with some jazz, some Jeet Kune Do, and some badass space pirates/bounty hunters. "See you space cowboy."

Monster (Manga or Anime)

My Rating: 100%
Chapters: 162
Episodes: 74

Naoki Urasawa's masterpiece of suspense and psychological horror, Monster explores the depths of human darkness and wrestles with moral issues that few people may have the courage to consider.

list

monster (anime/manga)
trigun
death note
paranoia agent
flcl
eureka 7
cowboy bebop
.hack//sign
.hack//roots
blood +
code geass
darker than black
elfin lied
fullmetal alchemist (manga>anime)
naruto (manga>anime)
bleach (manga>anime)
hellsing
heroic age
hunter x hunter
blame (manga)
kiba
neon genesis evangelion
ranma 1/2
samurai champloo
melancholy of haruhi suzumiya
fruits basket
dennou coil
20th Century Boys (manga)
pluto (manga)
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Uzumaki (manga)

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Under Construction

As you can see, I'm slowly working on this. The list above is everything I currently plan to post here (unless there is stuff I've forgotten which is definitely possible). I've been working on this at work, and it takes a lot longer than it looks. Mostly on the images. Finding good pictures and resizing them and writing about 30 lines of code to get them to fit in the post the way I want takes a long time.

Anyway, patience. More to come!