Reviews by Rating

This list is in order of my personal preference. Best first.

NB: This order takes into account the English translation and/or censorship where applicable.

• The Wings of Honneamise : a masterpiece
• Gunbuster : definitive
• Lupin III - The Castle of Cagliostro
• The Cockpit
• Urusei Yatsura Movies : classics
• Giant Robo
• Lupin III : The Fuma Conspiracy
• Dragon Half : the stupidest anime ever
• Ninja Scroll : Kawajiri's best by far
• Macross Plus
• Roujin Z
• Super Deformed Double Feature : not quite the stupidest anime ever
• Akira : technically superb
• Tenchi Muyo (1st Series)
• Tenchi Muyo Special
• Moldiver
• Battle Angel Alita
• Slow Step
• Ushio & Tora
• Ghost in the Shell : overrated
• Project A-ko
• Vampire Princess Miyu : atmospheric
• Oh, My Goddess
• Street Fighter II : delivers everything it promises
• Green Legend Ran
• Armitage III
• Devil Hunter Yoko : improves after episode 1
• Patlabor 2 : cerebral
• Patlabor 1
• Gunsmith Cats : for gun/car otaku only
• Kishin Heidan : starts well, but doesn't keep it up
• Dominion
• Wicked City : classic horror
• Project A-ko 2
• Sol Bianca
• 3x3 Eyes (1st series)
• Grey : grim
• Orguss 02
• Plastic Little : far less tits than most people would have you believe
• Maris the Wondergirl
• Rei Rei : watchable smut
• Kekko Kamen
• Cyber City Oedo : episode 3 is much better than the rest
• 3x3 Eyes (2nd series)
• New Dominion : get too serious later on
• Fire Tripper
• The Laughing Target
• Bubblegum Crisis : seriously overrated
• The Heroic Legend of Arslan : epic
• Burn Up W : cliched
• Junk Boy
• Appleseed : pedestrian
• Maddox-01
• Goshogun - The Time Etranger
• Lupin III - Secret of Mamo
• Bounty Dog
• Zeguy
• AD Police
• Bubblegum Crash : lacklustre sequel
• Lensman
• Samurai Gold
• Robotech
• Macross II
• Megazone 23
• Space Firebird
• The Wind of Amnesia
• 801 T.T.S. Airbats : wish fulfilment for aviation otakus
• Princess Minerva : Dragon Half wannabe
• Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
• Goku - Midnight Eye
• Fist of the North Star
• Doomed Megalopolis
• Urotsukidoji - Legend of the Overfiend
• KO Century Beast Warriors : stick to the magazine guys
• Project A-ko 5 & 6 : very poor
• Salamander
• Space Adventure Cobra : so old, it was retro when they released it
• Urotsukidoji - Legend of the Demon Womb
• 8 Man After
• Sukeban Deka
• Kabuto : a poor mans Ninja Scroll
• Crying Freeman
• Violence Jack : lost at the censor
• Babel II
• Digital Devil
• Legend of the 4 Kings
• Angel Cop : anime for fascists
• Genocyber : derivative exploitation series
• Mad Bull : absurd plots
• Dangaioh : laughable

These titles are not included because I haven't seen them:

• The Dark Myth
• Fly Peek - Peek the Baby Whale
• Genesis Surviver Gairth
• Judge
• Love City
• Lupin III - Goodbye Lady Liberty
• New Gall Force
• Riding Bean
• Suikoden: Demon Century
• Super Atragon
• Vampire Hunter D

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