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Princess Arete
Princess Arete arrives as a 2001 anime film with a firm interest in fantasy. Its setup brings Source ANN into contact with Arete, while ideas of identity and power begin shaping the conflict. In Princess Arete, the opening makes room for personality before asking the plot to carry heavier weight. That patient invitation gives Princess Arete an identity beyond a simple catalogue description. Princess Arete becomes more persuasive whenever it lets character behaviour complica
Aug 152 min read
Geneshaft
Geneshaft arrives as a 2001 television anime series with a firm interest in adventure and science fiction. Its setup brings Source ANN into contact with Now, while ideas of discovery and freedom begin shaping the conflict. In Geneshaft, the opening makes room for personality before asking the plot to carry heavier weight. That patient invitation gives Geneshaft an identity beyond a simple catalogue description. Story momentum in Geneshaft comes from the distance between wha
Aug 152 min read
Project ARMS
Project ARMS arrives as a 2001 television anime series with a firm interest in action. Its setup brings the central character into contact with a close companion, while ideas of courage and responsibility begin shaping the conflict. In Project ARMS, the opening makes room for personality before asking the plot to carry heavier weight. That patient invitation gives Project ARMS an identity beyond a simple catalogue description. Beneath the immediate story, Project ARMS is in
Aug 152 min read
Najica Blitz Tactics
Najica Blitz Tactics arrives as a 2001 television anime series with a firm interest in action, comedy and science fiction. Its setup brings Najica Hiiragi into contact with Source ANN, while ideas of courage and responsibility begin shaping the conflict. In Najica Blitz Tactics, the opening makes room for personality before asking the plot to carry heavier weight. That patient invitation gives Najica Blitz Tactics an identity beyond a simple catalogue description. Visually,
Aug 152 min read
Pokémon: Pikachu's Pikaboo
Pokémon: Pikachu's Pikaboo arrives as a 2001 anime film with a firm interest in adventure, comedy and fantasy. Its setup brings Yogiras into contact with Pikachu, while ideas of discovery and freedom begin shaping the conflict. In Pokémon: Pikachu's Pikaboo, the opening makes room for personality before asking the plot to carry heavier weight. That patient invitation gives Pokémon: Pikachu's Pikaboo an identity beyond a simple catalogue description. The pacing of Pokémon: P
Aug 152 min read
Angel Tales
Angel Tales arrives as a 2001 television anime series with a firm interest in comedy, fantasy and romance. Its setup brings Source ANN into contact with Goro, while ideas of affection and trust begin shaping the conflict. In Angel Tales, the opening makes room for personality before asking the plot to carry heavier weight. That patient invitation gives Angel Tales an identity beyond a simple catalogue description. The emotional centre of Angel Tales rests on the shifting co
Aug 152 min read
Kaze no Yojimbo
Kaze no Yojimbo arrives as a 2001 television anime series with a firm interest in action, drama and mystery. Its setup brings George Kodama into contact with Araki Genzo, while ideas of courage and responsibility begin shaping the conflict. In Kaze no Yojimbo, the opening makes room for personality before asking the plot to carry heavier weight. That patient invitation gives Kaze no Yojimbo an identity beyond a simple catalogue description. The narrative works best when Kaz
Aug 152 min read
Tales of Eternia
Tales of Eternia arrives as a 2001 television anime series with a firm interest in adventure, comedy and fantasy. Its setup brings Rid Hershel into contact with Grand Fall, while ideas of discovery and freedom begin shaping the conflict. In Tales of Eternia, the opening makes room for personality before asking the plot to carry heavier weight. That patient invitation gives Tales of Eternia an identity beyond a simple catalogue description. Ideas involving discovery, freedom
Aug 152 min read
Slayers Premium
Slayers Premium arrives as a 2001 anime film with a firm interest in action, adventure and comedy. Its setup brings Source ANN into contact with Lina, while ideas of courage and responsibility begin shaping the conflict. In Slayers Premium, the opening makes room for personality before asking the plot to carry heavier weight. That patient invitation gives Slayers Premium an identity beyond a simple catalogue description. Craft is a major part of the appeal in Slayers Premiu
Aug 152 min read
Comic Party
Comic Party arrives as a 2001 television anime series with a firm interest in comedy and drama. Its setup brings Kazuki into contact with Source RightStuf, while ideas of friendship and embarrassment begin shaping the conflict. In Comic Party, the opening makes room for personality before asking the plot to carry heavier weight. That patient invitation gives Comic Party an identity beyond a simple catalogue description. Comic Party makes careful use of a 13 episode run with
Aug 152 min read
Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers
Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers arrives as a 2001 anime film with a firm interest in adventure, drama and science fiction. Its setup brings Source ANN into contact with Takato, while ideas of discovery and freedom begin shaping the conflict. In Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers, the opening makes room for personality before asking the plot to carry heavier weight. That patient invitation gives Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers an identity beyond a simple catalog
Aug 153 min read
Motto! Ojamajo Doremi
Motto Ojamajo Doremi arrives as a 2001 television anime series with a firm interest in comedy. Its setup brings New York into contact with Witches, while ideas of friendship and embarrassment begin shaping the conflict. In Motto Ojamajo Doremi, the opening makes room for personality before asking the plot to carry heavier weight. That patient invitation gives Motto Ojamajo Doremi an identity beyond a simple catalogue description. At plot level, Motto Ojamajo Doremi understa
Aug 152 min read
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