Somali and the Forest Spirit
Pros:
+ Incredibly gorgeous and awe-inspiring locations
Cons:
- Very overdone subject with rather predictable (albeit good) development
Rating: 7 (good)
KADO: The Right Answer
Pros:
+ Some of the most original and interesting themes ever seen in anime
Cons:
- The last 3 episodes completely invalidate the show's very premise and message
Rating: 7 (good)
Rolling Girls
Pros:
+ Cool opening
+ Very creative setting and characters
Cons:
- Graphically mediocre
- Terribly boring
Rating: 5 (meh)
Selector Spread WIXOSS
Pros:
+ Complex and original plot with lots of well-made twists
+ Unconventional and well-developed characters
Cons:
- Very ear-grating voices
- The rules of the game are never explained, resulting in incomprehensible battles
Rating: 7 (good)
Selector Infected WIXOSS
Pros:
+ Complex and original plot with lots of well-made twists
+ Unconventional and well-developed characters
Cons:
- Very ear-grating voices
- The rules of the game are never explained, resulting in incomprehensible battles
Rating: 7 (good)
Kill la Kill
Pros:
+ Very cool visual style
+ Incredibly adrenalinic and fast-paced directing
+ Very creative premise
Cons:
- The first half of the show quickly loses its creative directing spark after the first 2 episodes, devolving into little more than an average shonen
- The XXXXX's betrayal narrative arch feels rather forced and unnecessary
Rating: 7/8 (good/great)
Pupa
Pros:
+ The premise had some potential
+ Still manages to have a decent atmosphere
Cons:
- All episodes are basically nothing more than short trailers; no time to tell anything noteworthy
- Technically mediocre, with some baffling directing choices
- The plot is barely existing, and the writing is so bad it feels like a literal joke
Rating: 1 (utter garbage)
My-Otome
Pros:
+ Very exciting second half
Cons:
- Boring first half
Rating: 7 (good)
My-Hime
Pros:
+ Great cast of characters
+ The second half of the show is a continuous rush of adrenaline
Cons:
- Really boring first half
- Terribly forced and clichéd ending
Rating: 7 (good)
Uninhabited Planet Survive
Pros:
+ While the characters might seem stereotypical at first, they actually turn out to be very well developed
+ A very educational anime for both kids and adults
Cons:
- The 3rd narrative arc is quite pointless
Rating: 7 (good)
Kino's Journey
Pros:
+ Very peculiar directing style
+ Manages to deal with lots of intellectually stimulating themes with the proper depth they deserve without ever feeling pretentious or needlessly convoluted
Cons:
- Visually underwhelming
Rating: 9 (excellent)
Naruto
Pros:
+ Huge variety of characters, all of them with their own distinctive fighting style and their own moment to shine
+ Some really good fight scenes
Cons:
- Annoying and stereotypical main characters
- The whole second hald is nothing more than a huge pile of completely useless fillers
Rating: 5/6 (meh/acceptable)
RahXephon
Pros:
+ Very high production values for its times
+ Excellent mecha designs and overall artistic direction
+ Excellent soundtrack
+ A few masterfully written and directed episodes
Cons:
- Terribly written and almost uncomprehensible plot where nothing is explained in a clear and straightforward way
- Terrible pacing; almost nothing happens for the most part of the anime, too much stuff happens all at once near the ending
Rating: 5 (meh)
Argento Soma
Pros:
+ Unconventional plot and characters
+ Very good main plot twist
Cons:
- The whole anime could be easily summed up in 1 movie. Almost nothing of value happens aside from the main plot twist
Rating: 5/6 (meh/acceptable)
Strange Dawn
Pros:
+Very imaginative setting
+ Way more mature than it looks at first sight
+ Excellent pacing, completely devoid of dead times without ever being too fast
Cons:
- Terribly abrupt ending that leaves everything devoid of proper resolution
Rating: 8 (great)
Excel Saga
Pros:
+ Excellent cast featuring lots of very funny, well-written and memorable characters
+ A continuous stream of absurdity that leaves no space for even a single boring moment
+ Despite the huge mole of nonsense, it somehow still manages to have a rather complex and well-written plot
Cons:
- Excel's non-stop blathering might become annoying after a while
Rating: 8 (great)
serial experiments lain
Pros:
+ Very unconventional directing style brimming with atmosphere and clever symbolism
+ Way ahead of its times in the way it deals with modern technological issues
Cons:
- Can be difficult to understand
Rating: 8 (great)
The End of Evangelion
Pros:
+ Absolutely overflowing in both sensorial and emotional power
+ Loses nothing in terms of psychological depth compared to the original ending
Cons:
Rating: 10 (absolute masterpiece)
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Pros:
+ Excellent technical level for its times
+ Great soundtrack
+ Unprecedented depth of psychological introspection
Cons:
- The last 2 episodes are terrible in terms of presentation
Rating: 10 (absolute masterpiece)