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diff --git a/src/anime/anime-manga-list/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/anime-manga-list/document.en.rest.txt index 6cbc5cd..be0a470 100644 --- a/src/anime/anime-manga-list/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/anime-manga-list/document.en.rest.txt @@ -191,76 +191,137 @@ Series ------ `Haibane Renmei <http://anidb.net/a271>`_ - -`Top wo Nerae - Gunbuster <http://anidb.net/a185>`_ + `Daibuster <http://anidb.net/a2120>`_ - + maybe a metaphor for Purgatory, maybe for socialism, maybe just a + story to learn to forgive one's self, this series is beautiful + +`Top wo Nerae - Gunbuster <http://anidb.net/a185>`_ + One of the first works by Gainax, with character design by `MIKIMOTO + Haruhiko <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruhiko_Mikimoto>`_ and + direction by `ANNO Hideaki + <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideaki_Anno>`_. Giant robots, teen + angst, special relativity. The sequel, `Daibuster + <http://anidb.net/a2120>`_, is also remarkable for keeping up with + the scale of the original. + `Cowboy Bebop <http://anidb.net/a23>`_ - (`my review </anime/review/cowboy-bebop/>`_) + See `my review </anime/review/cowboy-bebop/>`_. `FLCL <http://anidb.net/a117>`_ + The start of the "surreal" period of Gainax. A weaponised guitar, a + Vespa, double-entendres, unusual relationships. `The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya <http://anidb.net/a3651>`_ + “I have no interest in ordinary humans. If there are any aliens, + beings from the future, or super-humans, come see me. That is all!” + Between zany and profound, this is one of the most intriguing series + I've even seen. Originally broadcast intentionally out of order, I + think it works better watched in that order than in the straight + internally chronological one. `Future Boy Conan <http://anidb.net/a330>`_ + Early work by, among others, `MIYAZAKI Hayao + <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki>`_ and `TAKAHATA Isao + <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isao_Takahata>`_. Many Ghibli films + will use themes and character details from this series. `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <http://anidb.net/a7529>`_ - (`my review </anime/review/panty-stocking/>`_) + See `my review </anime/review/panty-stocking/>`_. `Durarara!! <http://anidb.net/a6671>`_ - (`my review </anime/review/durarara/>`_) + See `my review </anime/review/durarara/>`_. `Madoka Magica <http://anidb.net/a8069>`_ - (`my review </anime/review/madoka-magica/>`_) + See `my review </anime/review/madoka-magica/>`_. `Gatchaman Crowds <http://anidb.net/a9820>`_ - (`my review </anime/review/gatchaman-crowds/>`_) + See `my review </anime/review/gatchaman-crowds/>`_. `Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine <http://anidb.net/a9031>`_ - (`my review </anime/review/fujiko-mine/>`_) + See `my review </anime/review/fujiko-mine/>`_. `Nadia - Secret of Blue Water <http://anidb.net/a40>`_ - (`my review </anime/review/nadia/>`_) + See `my review </anime/review/nadia/>`_. -`Princess Tutu <http://anidb.net/a516>`_ +.. `Princess Tutu <http://anidb.net/a516>`_ `Sora no Woto <http://anidb.net/a6783>`_ + Young girls crew a military base in not-quite-Switzerland. War, + relationship between military and civilians, trumpets, old myths. `Dai Mahou Touge <http://anidb.net/a4149>`_ + This is *not* a standard magical girl story. If Punie can't win with + magic, she'll win with uncontrolled brutality. `Dennou Coil <http://anidb.net/a4345>`_ + Intrusive virtual reality, hacking, friendship. Oh, and cute girls + with glasses. -`Eve no Jikan <http://anidb.net/a5132>`_ + `movie <http://anidb.net/a7249>`_ + `Mizu no Kotoba <http://anidb.net/a4346>`_ +`Eve no Jikan <http://anidb.net/a5132>`_ + Exploration of a society with humanoid, Asimov-style robots. Also + watch the `movie <http://anidb.net/a7249>`_ and the related short + `Mizu no Kotoba <http://anidb.net/a4346>`_. -`Macross <http://anidb.net/a77>`_ (the first one!) +`Macross <http://anidb.net/a77>`_ + If you've only seen Robotech, you owe it to yourself to see the + original version of one of the three works that were mashed together + for the US rewrite. The best summary of Macross is "humans win a war + against violent aliens by singing at them". `Hibike! Euphonium <http://anidb.net/a10889>`_ + High school brass / marching band club, working hard to pass the + selections toward the national contest. Good music, good portrayal + of the amount of work involved in learning to play musical + instruments, and a very sweet romance. `Shin Seiki Evangelion <http://anidb.net/a22>`_ + The series that re-booted the "giant robots" genre. Gory, messy, + with an ending that still has people arguing after twenty years and + several animated reiterations. Movies ------ -`Ghibli <http://anidb.net/cr729>`_ (more or less all of them) +All movies by `Studio Ghibli <http://anidb.net/cr729>`_ + From Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind (technically pre-dating the + founding of Ghibli) to When Marnie was There, via Totoro, Pon Poko, + Kiki, Porco Rosso, Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, + Arrietty, The Wind Rises, `Princess Kaguya + </anime/reviews/princess-kaguya/>`_. Ghibli has been essentially the + benchmark of excellence in animation for thirty years. -`Avalon <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267287/>`_ (live action) +`Avalon <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267287/>`_ + Live action movie by `OSHII Mamoru <http://anidb.net/cr131>`_, about + immersive games, subjective realities, and Arthurian myths. -`Ghost in the Shell <http://anidb.net/a61>`_ (the first one) +`Ghost in the Shell <http://anidb.net/a61>`_ + Oshii's best known work, keeping close to the events narrated in the + original manga but injecting a very personal meaning. `Wolf Children <http://anidb.net/a8832>`_ + Growing up, responsibilities, following one's true calling. `Garden of Words <http://anidb.net/a9589>`_ - (`my review </anime/review/garden-of-words/>`_) + See `my review </anime/review/garden-of-words/>`_. `009 re:Cyborg <http://anidb.net/a8699>`_ - (`my review </anime/review/009-re-cyborg/>`_) + See `my review </anime/review/009-re-cyborg/>`_. `The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya <http://anidb.net/a7221>`_ - (`my review </anime/review/disappearance-haruhi-suzumiya/>`_) + See `my review + </anime/review/disappearance-haruhi-suzumiya/>`_. This movie is set + after the second season of the series. `Pale Cocoon <http://anidb.net/a4158>`_ + By the same author as Eve no Jikan. A story about re-interpreting + the present by re-discovering the past. `Hoshi no Koe <http://anidb.net/a104>`_ + `SHINKAI Makoto <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto_Shinkai>`_'s + big debut, about very-long-distance relationships. `Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer <http://anidb.net/a379>`_ + Oshii's first movie, all his trademarks can bee seen already. `Puni Puni Poemi <http://anidb.net/a65>`_ + Over-the-top absurdist magical girl. If you thought that Excel Saga + was too long, and not surreal enough. |