Here are some of my thoughts of the anime I have been watching recently! If you’re stuck on which series to watch next, I hope this will help you a little!
– I LOVED it
– Great
– Okay
– Not so good
– Time waster
– Don’t even think about it!!!
Elfen Lied
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Recommended Audience: M16+, Please be prepared for extreme violence and nudity !
Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Action
Length: 13 Episodes
Status: Completed and Licensed
Comment: Definitely not for the weak hearted. Be prepared for flying limbs, tons of blood shed and topless chicks.
Vampire Knight
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Recommended Audience: Teens++
Genre: Supernatural, Romance
Length: 14 Episodes
Status: Anime Completed, Manga ongoing
Comment: Skip the anime if you’re new to the series. Just read the manga. It’s not as good as everyone says it is.
Hellsing
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Recommended Audience: Teens and up
Genre: Supernatural, Horror, Action
Length: 13 Episodes
Status: Completed and Licensed
Comment: Pretty average, in my opinion. Great for passing some time though.
Trinity Blood
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Recommended Audience: Teens and up
Genre: Supernatural, Action
Length: 24 Episodes
Status: Completed and Licensed
Comment: The main character was really cool. A bit boring in some areas but not a bad anime to watch.
Blood+
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Recommended Audience: Teens and up
Genre: Supernatural, Action
Length: 50 Episodes
Status: Completed and Licensed
Comment: I love Blood+.
Library War
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Recommended Audience: Everyone!
Genre: Action, Romance, Humour
Length: 12 Episodes
Status: Complete (Watch it before it’s Licensed!)
Comment: Great series! Fight for freedom! ! Art is not top notch but I totally love everything else about it!
Monochrome Factor
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Recommended Audience: Teens and up
Genre: Fanatsy, Action, Slightly Yaoi
Length: 13 Episodes
Status: Completed but not subbed
Comment: Light hearted series, nothing fabulous. I watched episode 8 and there was still not much of a plot going on.
Hayate no Gotoku! (Hayate, the Combat Butler)
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Recommended Audience: They censor a lot of things but to get the jokes you really need to be slightly older.
Genre: Humour, Action
Length: 51 Episodes
Status: Completed and Licensed
Comment: If you want a laugh, this is the series for you!
Clannad
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Recommended Audience: Anyone
Genre: Romance, Slice of Life, Harem
Length: 22 Episodes + 2 OAV
Status: Complete
Comment: Touching, sweet teenage love story.
Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom Thief
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Recommended Audience: Anyone
Genre: Mystery, Action
Length: Ongoing
Status: Ongoing
Comment: This is the most promising ongoing series to date! I hope they don’t ruin it.
Shion no Oh
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Recommended Audience: Teens and up
Genre: Mystery
Length: 22 Episodes
Status: Completed (Watch it before it’s too late!)
Comment: Great mystery, I highly recommend this series!
Lamune
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Recommended Audience: Teens
Genre: Romance, Slice of Life
Length: 12 Episodes
Status: Completed
Comment: Dramatic end, but very sweet love story.
Zero no Tsukaima, Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi, Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo
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Recommended Audience: Teens and up
Genre: Fanatsy, Humour, Romance
Length: 12, 12, Ongoing
Status: The first two series are complete but the third has just started.
Comment: Better than Shakugan no Shana, in my opinion. Funny and yet with a great story. A little bit hentai/ ecchi at some parts.
Amatsuki
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Recommended Audience: Teens and up
Genre: Fantasy, Supernatural
Length: 13
Status: Ongoing
Comment: The start was fairly interesting though the storyline is a bit cliché.
Shugo Chara!
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Recommended Audience: Children
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Action
Length: 50+ Episodes
Status: Still airing
Comment: This series is for kids! Cheesey. “My Heart! UNLOCK!”
