The Four-Word Anime Review List
Rob Kelk
year, but it's too serious a document for that fate... I'll probably
add this to the regular FAQ set.
This is crossposted to three groups; followups are set to
rec.arts.anime.fandom only.
-Rob )
The Four-Word Anime Review List
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The concept behind this list is simple: Describe an anime in exactly
four words; no more, no less.
Last update: 9 March 2007
Acknowledgements:
My thanks to these regulars of the rec.arts.anime.misc Usenet group
and the Drunkard's Walk web forum for their submissions:
Shayne Dark anonymous coward
Logan Darklighter ECSNorway
Abraham Evangelista Florin
Jeanne Hedge Foxboy
Chris "Chika" Johnson HoagieOfDoom
Rob Kelk Morganni
Bill Martin Necratoid
Tom "ShinDangaioh" Mathews Offsides
Aje RavenStar ordnance11
Bob Schroeck sweno
Phil Yff Valles
:phant WengFook
Acyl
The descriptions for "Black Heaven" and "Burn Up!" are taken from the
advertising materials for the respective anime.
The List:
.hack//sign: Which game, which reality?
Agent Aika: Guns. Panties. Fighting. Fun!
Ah My Goddess OAV/Movie: Anime fans blessed be.
Ah My Goddess TV: Please wake Belldandy, somebody.
Air: The good die young.
Angel Links: "Outlaw Star"'s mediocre spinoff.
Angelic Layer: Barbie dolls that battle.
Azumanga Daioh: Girls attend high school.
Berserk: Uber Swordsman, Evil jewelry.
Big O: Batman with giant mecha.
Black Cat: Fun Happy Reforming Assasins.
Black Lagoon: John Woo meets "Sopranos".
Black Heaven: Hard rock saves space.
Bubblegum Crisis: Warbots. Babes. Music Videos.
Bubblegum Crisis 2040: Warped remake kills music.
Burn Up!: Big Crimes, Big Busts!
Burn Up W: More Sci-Fi Police Fanservice.
Burn Up Excess: Yup, even more fanservice.
Burn Up Scramble: Different continuity, same fanservice.
Card Captor Sakura: Fifty two card pickup.
Chobits: Who needs human girlfriends?
Chrono Crusade: The Nuns With Guns.
Code Geass: Chicks, Robots, Pizza Hut.
Comic Party: Otaku tolerance training video.
Cooking Master Boy: Chinese Iron Chef EXTREME!
Cowboy Bebop: Bounty hunters in space.
Cream Lemon: Naughty bits pixelated, glow.
Crescent Love: Another horribly animated conversion.
Crest of Stars/Banner of Stars: Blue Haired Space Elves.
Cyber Formula: Racecar's smarter than you.
Cyber Team in Akihabara: Magical Girls. Cybernetics. Illuminati.
D4 Princess: Schoolgirls fight with drills.
Dai Guard: Bureaucratic comedy with robot.
Diebuster: Planets Provide No Cover.
Death Note: Die by the pen.
Descendants of Darkness: Horror comedy with yaoi.
Devilman: Nietzsche calls collect. Damn.
Dirty Pair OAVs: Boobs. Bad luck. BOOM.
Dirty Pair TV: More boobs and destruction.
Dirty Pair movies: Even more boobs, destruction.
Dominion Tank Police: Cat girls take piss.
Dragon Half: A dragon-girl's misadventures.
Dragonball Z: Self Parody, More Power!
El Hazard: Crossdressing across space/time.
Eureka 7: Rip everything, mix well.
Evangelion: Angst, angst, angst, squish...
eX-Driver: Future troubleshooters, classic cars.
Excel Saga: Spastic blonde mocks everything.
Fate/Stay Night: Gender bending folk tales.
Final Fantasy: Advent Children: Where is my mommy?
Fist of the North Star: Road Warrior, Boom-Fu.
FLCL: Giving head causes robots.
Flame of Recca: MY ARM SPITS DRAGONS!
Full Moon o Sagashite: Shinigamis' Sick Singer Show.
Gasaraki: Realistic mecha. Noh dancing.
Gate Keepers: Retro schoolkids save world.
Gate Keepers 21: Schoolkids, The Next Generation.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Hacker alludes Major
Hooters.
Grander Musashi: It's about fishing. Really.
Great Dangaioh: A cheerful "Evangelion" take.
Grenadier: Jiggling boob ammo refills.
Gungrave: John Woo's "Godfather: Zombie".
Gunbuster: Bouncy girl space hero.
Gunslinger Girls: Brainwashed cybernetic girls breakdown.
Hamtaro: Hamsters save the day!
Hanukyo Maid Tai: Every geek's wet dream.
He is My Master: Underage maids in debt.
Hellsing: You suck! You bet!
His and Her Circumstances: Main character die? Continue!
Honey And Clover: Art, angst, triangles, triumphs.
Iczer-1: Lesbian, tentacle, mecha show.
Iczer-3: Small girl with superpowers.
Iczelion: Girls wearing cybernetic bikinis.
Infinite Ryvius (Mugen no Ryvius): "Lord of the Flies".
Inuyasha: "Dragon Ball", doggie style.
Irresponsible Captain Tylor: Captain Kirk on Acid.
Kanon: Sad Girls in Snow.
Karin: The Addams family? Not!
Kashimashi: Transgendered schoolgirl love triangle.
Kiki's Delivery Service: Witch has confidence crisis.
Kimagure Orange Road: Cool girl gets guy.
King of Bandit Jing: Devoid of Actual Plot.
Kirameki Project: Mecha Musume Make Friends.
Labyrinth of Fire: Samurai Panties in Russia.
Leina Stol-Wolf Sword Legend: Gynoid as Earth's protector.
Lost Universe: The Slayers in space.
Love Hina: Hot springs hotel shenanigans.
Love Love?: Voice actress love tesseract.
Mach Go Go Go/Speed Racer: Childish race car driver.
Macross 7: Singing idiot saves universe.
Magic Knight Rayearth: Schoolgirl Knights, Sentient Marshmallow.
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Magic Ninja Saves World.
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's: Ninja Good, Necronomicon Bad.
Magikano: Witches make life difficult.
Mahoromatic: Android Combat Maid retires.
Mahou Sensei Negima: "Harry Potter"/"Love Hina".
Mai-HiME: Schoolgirl Highlander? Happy Ending.
Mai-otome: Battle maids, wait what?
Maison Ikkoku: Widows need love too.
Mama is a Fourth Grader: Raising your future daughter.
Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo!: Mega tsundere, shota
boyfriend.
Marmalade Boy: Brother and sister love.
Mao-chan: "Stand Alone Complex" parody.
Martian Successor Nadesico: Crew wacky. Enemies Fanboys.
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: What's going on here?
Midori No Hibi: Fun hands on fanservice.
Miyuki-Chan in Wonderland: Where is the plot?
Mobile Fighter G Gundam: It's International Robot Wrestling.
Nadia: Jules Verne by Gainax.
Najica Blitz Tactics: Aika All Over Again.
Naruto: Fights, filler, Believe it!
Nausicaa: Please save my Earth.
New Cutey Honey OVAs: Show us your tits.
Noein: Troubled kids across dimensions.
Noir: Female assassins seeking answers.
On Your Mark: Nausicaa in music video.
One Piece: Rubber band seeks fortune.
Operation Sanctuary: Fun school life, OOOOOOOM.
Outlaw Star: Space, magic & mayhem.
Ouran High School Host Club: Crossdressing makes good money.
Parallel Trouble Adventure Dual: Two Worlds, One Dork.
Patlabor: Big robots with revolvers.
Pita-Ten: Clumsy angel, kind demon.
Please Teacher: Kusanagi's class project - Mizuho.
Please Twins: Kamishiro's no lose situation.
Pokemon: Monsters stored in spheres.
Popotan: Time travelers hunt dandelions.
Powerpuff Girls Z: Silly schoolgirl superheroine sentai.
Princess Nine: Girls who play ball.
Rahxephon: Mayan robots love Ramune.
Ranma 1/2: Cursed springs causing trouble.
Read or Die OAV: 007 meets cute bibliomaniac.
Record of Lodoss War: Dungeons and Dragons tribute.
Revolutionary Girl Utena: Psychadelically confusing innuendo
shenanigans.
Risky Safety: Angel, demon share body.
Robotech: Three shows squished together.
Rune Soldier Louie: Four girls, one schmuck.
Saber Marionette J: Pretty androids harem series.
Sailor Moon R: Strong argument for contraception.
Sailor Moon SuperS: Stronger argument for contraception.
Saiyuki: Chinese folktale, anti-hero prettyboys.
Saiyuki Reload: More action, more angst.
Saiyuki Reload Gunlock: On the road again.
Sakura Taisen: Musicals and steampunk mecha.
Serial Experiment Lain: One major head f**k.
Shakugan no Shana: Loli tsundere, dead boyfriend.
Shinesman: Funny parody of sentai.
Silent Mobius: Female police fight monsters.
Sister Princess: Siblings by the dozen.
Slayers: Travelling fire tempered sorceress.
Sokyuu no Fafner: Are you over there?
Soul Hunter (Hoshin Engi): Chinese immortals, magic sci-fi.
Star Giant Dangaioh: Amnesiac youths flying mecha.
Steel Angel Kurumi: Kiss wakes three angels.
Stellvia: Shoujo hacker space opera.
Stratos 4: Pilot Panties in Peril.
Super GALS!: "Clueless" in anime form.
Trigun: Goofball gunman saves world.
Tsukihime: Vampires go to pieces.
Tsukiyomi Moon Phase: Nekomimi goth moe power.
Urusei Yatsura: Aliens annoy me anytime!
Utawarerumono: It's surprisingly not hentai.
Vampire Hunter D: Dracula's son rights wrongs.
Vampire Princess Miyu: Teenage vampiress fighting demons.
VanDread: Man merges with lesbians.
Voices of a Distant Star: Don't SMS long distances.
Witch Hunter Robin: Mary Poppins from hell.
Xenosaga: Play the game first.
xxxHolic: Watanuki works witch's wishes.
Yumeria: Harem? In Your Dreams!
You're Under Arrest: Dynamic duo battles crime.
Yu Gi Oh!: Cheating? For Great Justice!
Zero no Tsukaima: Lost geek is familiar.
Zone of the Enders: Delores: Giddy Teenaged Giant Robot.
--
Rob Kelk <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/> e-mail: s/deadspam/gmail/
"I'm *not* a kid! Nyyyeaaah!" - Skuld (in "Oh My Goddess!" OAV #3)
"When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear
of childishness and the desire to be very grown-up." - C.S. Lewis
Justin Palmer
> ( I was seriously considering making this the April Fool's Primer this
> year, but it's too serious a document for that fate... I'll probably
> add this to the regular FAQ set.
>
> This is crossposted to three groups; followups are set to
> rec.arts.anime.fandom only.
>
> -Rob )
>
>
> The Four-Word Anime Review List
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> The concept behind this list is simple: Describe an anime in exactly
> four words; no more, no less.
>
Now heres a challenge for the editorially challenged (me). ^_^
Armoured Trooper VOTOMs: Chirico. Hard. As. Nails.
Fairy Defence Force Yukikaze: Man loves plane. Reciprocal.
Patlabor on TV: Just watch it. Please!
Mobile SUIT Gundam SEED: Bandais new cash cow.
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<jus...@briareos.demon.co.uk> writes
>
> Mobile SUIT Gundam SEED: Bandais new cash cow.
>
Any Gundam series: aerodynamically improbable acrobatic evolutions.
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Stuart Dawson
<jus...@briareos.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> The Four-Word Anime Review List
> Mobile SUIT Gundam SEED: Bandais new cash cow.
Gundam: Robot Pilots Die Tragically
Zeta Gundam: More Robots More Death
Double Zeta: Same With Reduced Ages
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Justin Palmer
> On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:41:05 +0000, Justin Palmer
> <jus...@briareos.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>> The Four-Word Anime Review List
>> Mobile SUIT Gundam SEED: Bandais new cash cow.
>
> Gundam: Robot Pilots Die Tragically
> Zeta Gundam: More Robots More Death
> Double Zeta: Same With Reduced Ages
>
Stuart Dawson
<jus...@briareos.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> Double Zeta: Same With Reduced Ages
>>
> That last one, more like: Tomino on happy pills. ^_^
Tomino Cheers Up Somewhat
Justin Palmer
> On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:09:10 +0000, Justin Palmer
> <jus...@briareos.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>> Double Zeta: Same With Reduced Ages
>>>
>> That last one, more like: Tomino on happy pills. ^_^
>
> Tomino Cheers Up Somewhat
>
And, er...
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: Everything will explode. EVERYTHING.
Stuart Dawson
<jus...@briareos.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> Double Zeta: Same With Reduced Ages
>>>That last one, more like: Tomino on happy pills. ^_^
>>Tomino Cheers Up Somewhat
>>
> World quakes in terror. A Happy Tomino is a thing to be feared. ^_^
But what sort of anime could he give is if he was cheery?
> And, er...
> Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: Everything will explode. EVERYTHING.
Burst Angel: Complete and utter shite.
Nick Roberts
Stuart Dawson <stu...@jingoro.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:24:53 +0000, Justin Palmer
> <jus...@briareos.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >>>> Double Zeta: Same With Reduced Ages
> >>>That last one, more like: Tomino on happy pills. ^_^
> >>Tomino Cheers Up Somewhat
> >>
> > World quakes in terror. A Happy Tomino is a thing to be feared.
> > ^_^
>
> But what sort of anime could he give is if he was cheery?
>
> > And, er...
> > Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: Everything will explode.
> > EVERYTHING.
>
> Burst Angel: Complete and utter shite.
Tenshi na Konamaiki: I'm a man. Really.
Fushigi Yuugi: Stuart hates this lots.
--
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Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which
can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Hoodoo
>
> Burst Angel: Complete and utter shite.
Like it!
Azumanga Daioh: Jolly but rather loli
Justin Palmer
(snip)
> Fushigi Yuugi: Stuart hates this lots.
>
My version:
The *other* roof, idiots!
Chika
> (snip)
> > Fushigi Yuugi: Stuart hates this lots.
> >
> My version:
> The *other* roof, idiots!
Or:
Miaka! Tamahome! Ad nauseum.
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// \// "Word to the wise guy; be nice or be dog food!"
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Derek Janssen
> In article <etuskh$do2$5$8300...@news.demon.co.uk>,
> Justin Palmer <jus...@briareos.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Nick Roberts wrote:
>
>
>>(snip)
>>
>>>Fushigi Yuugi: Stuart hates this lots.
>>>
>>
>> My version:
>
>
>> The *other* roof, idiots!
>
>
> Or:
>
> Miaka! Tamahome! Ad nauseum.
Not sure where this thread was going on u.m.m.a before the Stinky Guy
messed up ours, but in the meantime, how about:
- YamaNade: Taming of the Goth
- Death Note: Nyahh!--Can't catch me! :-P
- Welcome to the NHK: Just because you're paranoid...
- Jigoku Shojou: Huh...Mean people suck.
Derek janssen
eja...@comcast.net
David Damerell
>Burst Angel: Complete and utter shite.
Something that won't do for a hundred other shows, maybe? :-)
Love Hina: Laziest harem series possible
--
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Stuart Dawson
wrote:
>> Burst Angel: Complete and utter shite.
>
>Like it!
Er, you liked my description or you liked the series? @_@ I actually
got to review the first ep of this. I say review... it had sort of
became a rant by the end...
http://www.uk-anime.net/review.asp?IntID=153
Stuart Dawson
<dame...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
>Quoting Stuart Dawson <stu...@jingoro.demon.co.uk>:
>>Burst Angel: Complete and utter shite.
>
>Something that won't do for a hundred other shows, maybe? :-)
Well yeah I suppose. ^_^
>Love Hina: Laziest harem series possible
Nice art, zero story?
David Damerell
><dame...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
>>Love Hina: Laziest harem series possible
>Nice art, zero story?
Dunno about nice art. The anime's pretty stock stuff, really, and the
manga - Akamatsu constantly sets up opportunities for fanservice, which is
a bad idea if you draw women like formless lumps of clay.
Stuart Dawson
<dame...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
>>>Love Hina: Laziest harem series possible
>>Nice art, zero story?
>
>Dunno about nice art. The anime's pretty stock stuff, really, and the
>manga - Akamatsu constantly sets up opportunities for fanservice, which is
>a bad idea if you draw women like formless lumps of clay.
Actually you're right about the anime. The art really wasn't anything
much at all was it... -_- I do like his line work for his manga
though.
Stuart Dawson
<dame...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
>>Burst Angel: Complete and utter shite.
>Something that won't do for a hundred other shows, maybe? :-)
And actually, in light of the rightness of your comment I've changed
my mind and decided to give it a proper 4 word review
Musicless BGC, done badly.
Which if you look at some bits of the animation is pretty valid
comment. I mean some of it looks like it's straight out of some zero
budget mid 80's OAV. 0_o
Oliver Wong
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>
> - Death Note: Nyahh!--Can't catch me! :-P
I'd go with: "I'm smarter than you".
- Oliver
dbbrandell
My two bits:
>Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - hacker alludes Major Hooters
:) I think the Producer kinda made her into that. Not that I'm
complaining maybe as much as I could be... Anyway,
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - hacking complicates plot
Majorly?
> FLCL - giving head causes robots
Wickedly funny. How about,
FLCL - head banging delivers robots.
Anyway, people have got to see it to have any chance of having any
idea about it. One of my favorites.
> Dai Guard - Bureaucratic comedy with robot
Dai Guard - Comic bureaucrats drive robot?
Not a suggestion, but a question:
> Sailor Moon R - strong argument for contraception
> Sailor Moon SuperS - stronger argument for contraception
Contraception involving the whole season, or just a certain pink
haired character? I haven't a clue, I've never seen it.
DBB
Derek Janssen
>
> Not a suggestion, but a question:
>
>>Sailor Moon R - strong argument for contraception
>>Sailor Moon SuperS - stronger argument for contraception
>
> Contraception involving the whole season, or just a certain pink
> haired character? I haven't a clue, I've never seen it.
Just future contraception involving Pink Spores--
And anyone who still gets that joke has probably seen the same limited
amount of shows as the one who wrote it. :)
Derek Janssen
eja...@comcast.net
Justin Palmer
I've seen quite a few of them, and believe me, the original poster is
absolutely dead on target. ^_^
Bill Martin
> ( I was seriously considering making this the April Fool's Primer this
> year, but it's too serious a document for that fate... I'll probably
> add this to the regular FAQ set.
Okay... some new 4 word reviews for your consideration...
Geobreeders: Girls hunting evil nekojin.
G.T.O. (a.k.a. Great Teacher Onizuka): Oddball teaching impossible class.
Grave of the Fireflies: Japanese youth's wartime struggle.
Nurse Witch Komugi: Soultaker without the darkness.
Those Who Hunt Elves: Strip elves, go home.
Peter Boulter
> The Four-Word Anime Review List
Here's a few to add to the list.
Fushigi Yugi: Adventures in a book.
Starship Operators: Space Cadets fight empire.
Ai Yori Aoshi: Starts well, Looses plot.
== Peter ==
-----------------------------------------------------
"If he has a name, he's not like me...
...I don't have a name ... all I have is a lie."
(Kirika Yumura: Noir)
Chika
"Elves Shall Be Stripped!" ^_^
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//\ // Chika <miyuki><at><crashnet><org><uk>
// \// "Word to the wise guy; be nice or be dog food!"
... I may not always be perfect, but I'm always me.
Heikki "vermes" Heiska
> G.T.O. (a.k.a. Great Teacher Onizuka): Oddball teaching impossible class.
GTO: Lucky doesn't get lucky.
Richard Newns
Mahoromatic: Cute Maid's Gonna Die, or maybe, Breast Jokes Are Funny.
Oliver Wong
"good" four-word anime review would be that an anime fan should be able to
guess what anime you're referring to by those 4 words. E.g. "Girls
Attending High School" immediately makes me think Azumanga.
On the other hand, any description whose main feature is large breasts
is not very telling, unless it's describing Eiken.
- Oliver
Aje RavenStar
"Oliver Wong" <ow...@castortech.com> wrote in message
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Girls attending High School could also mean one of the Mai Hime series, or
Best Student Council, etc.
Were there any of the posted ones that you thought met that criteria?
Derek Janssen
> I'm thinking a (necessary, but not sufficient) requirement for a
> "good" four-word anime review would be that an anime fan should be able to
> guess what anime you're referring to by those 4 words. E.g. "Girls
> Attending High School" immediately makes me think Azumanga.
Yeah, but not as specific as "Are the ponytails connected?" or "Don't
pet the cat"...
Derek Janssen
eja...@comcast.net
Chris Mattern
>
>"Oliver Wong" <ow...@castortech.com> wrote in message
>news:h_XNh.23809$ep6.3...@wagner.videotron.net...
>> I'm thinking a (necessary, but not sufficient) requirement for a "good"
>> four-word anime review would be that an anime fan should be able to guess
>> what anime you're referring to by those 4 words. E.g. "Girls Attending
>> High School" immediately makes me think Azumanga.
>>
>> On the other hand, any description whose main feature is large breasts
>> is not very telling, unless it's describing Eiken.
>>
>> - Oliver
>
>Girls attending High School could also mean one of the Mai Hime series, or
>Best Student Council, etc.
Mai Hime isn't about girls attending high school, it's about the fights.
I haven't seen Best Student Council, so I don't know as much, but the
writeups on the web seem to make it out as about the political maneuvering
on the council. Azumanga, on the other hand, *is* about girls simply
attending high school.
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> I'm thinking a (necessary, but not sufficient) requirement for a
> "good" four-word anime review would be that an anime fan should be able to
> guess what anime you're referring to by those 4 words. E.g. "Girls
> Attending High School" immediately makes me think Azumanga.
>
(snip)
Oliver Wong
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>
> "Oliver Wong" <ow...@castortech.com> wrote in message
> news:h_XNh.23809$ep6.3...@wagner.videotron.net...
>> I'm thinking a (necessary, but not sufficient) requirement for a
>> "good" four-word anime review would be that an anime fan should be able
>> to guess what anime you're referring to by those 4 words. E.g. "Girls
>> Attending High School" immediately makes me think Azumanga.
>>
>> On the other hand, any description whose main feature is large
>> breasts is not very telling, unless it's describing Eiken.
>>
>
> or Best Student Council, etc.
>
> Were there any of the posted ones that you thought met that criteria?
I haven't actually seen most of the animes in the list, so I can't
comment on many of them. "Azumanga" fits the criteria for me (perhaps
because I haven't see the Mai Hime series nor Best Student Council). I
also rather not single out particular entries as being "bad".
Here are the some of the descriptions that I feel fit the above
mentioned criteria. Note that if I don't list a descriptions here, it
might simply be because I haven't seen that anime and so couldn't judge
whether or not it fits the criteria. Similarly, if there's an description
listed here that you don't think should be here (because you feel the
description could just as well point to some other anime), it may be
because I've never heard of that other anime.
Angelic Layer: Barbie dolls that battle
Cowboy Bebop: Bounty hunters in space [*]
Death Note: Die by the pen.
Dragon Half: A dragon-girl's misadventures.
Mahoromatic: Android Combat Maid retires.
Mahou Sensei Negima: "Harry Potter"/"Love Hina".
One Piece: Rubber band seeks fortune.
Ranma 1/2: Cursed springs causing trouble.
*: I don't know if "Bounty Hunters in Space" really "uniquely"
describes Cowboy Bebop, but I've heard that description associated with CB
so much that it's hard for me to think of any other anime when I hear that
keyphrase.
Side note:
I've only seen the first two episodes of Comic Party, but the
description "Otaku tolerance training video" made me think of Genshinken.
Some of the above descriptions fit my criteria, but just barely, in
the sense that for some of them, I'd really have to rack my brain to
figure out which anime is being referred to.
- Oliver
David Damerell
> Mahou Sensei Negima: "Harry Potter"/"Love Hina".
Suggest "Harry Potter harem series" - it's not particularly more like Rub
Hina than any other bad harem series.
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Derek Janssen
> Quoting Oliver Wong <ow...@castortech.com>:
>
>> Mahou Sensei Negima: "Harry Potter"/"Love Hina".
>
>
> Suggest "Harry Potter harem series" - it's not particularly more like Rub
> Hina than any other bad harem series.
If we're talking Negima v1.0, how about "He needs a SCORECARD??"
Derek Janssen
eja...@comcast.net
Stuart Dawson
<ow...@castortech.com> wrote:
> I'm thinking a (necessary, but not sufficient) requirement for a
>"good" four-word anime review would be that an anime fan should be able to
>guess what anime you're referring to by those 4 words. E.g. "Girls
>Attending High School" immediately makes me think Azumanga.
Makes me think of half a dozen series... "Schoolgirl detachable hair
bunches" is more likely to make me think of Azumanga...
>On the other hand, any description whose main feature is large breasts
>is not very telling, unless it's describing Eiken.
Ah but "busty schoolgirls fight lots" may potentially describe several
series but the chances are people are going to like the type of show
since they're all much the same.
Oliver Wong
"Stuart Dawson" <stu...@jingoro.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:41:29 -0400, "Oliver Wong"
> <ow...@castortech.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm thinking a (necessary, but not sufficient) requirement for a
>>"good" four-word anime review would be that an anime fan should be able
>>to
>>guess what anime you're referring to by those 4 words. E.g. "Girls
>>Attending High School" immediately makes me think Azumanga.
>
> Makes me think of half a dozen series... "Schoolgirl detachable hair
> bunches" is more likely to make me think of Azumanga...
Perhaps it's because I'm inferring a " and that's it" at the end of
"Girls attending high school" that I immediately associate it with
Azumanga. Any other anime I've seen involving girls attending high school
usually have some other feature (e.g. they fight, or they're magical, or
they're neko-robots, etc.) which would seem worth mentioning.
Or maybe I just picked a bad example. Hopefully, the criteria I'm
discussing is clear, even if "Azumanga: Girls Attending High School" does
not seem to fit that criteria.
- Oliver
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Pretty obvious, I think!
Chika
How about "That's not my fart"?
"Cat likes biting hands"?
"Happy New Year! AH?"
"Drinking girls' pool water"
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>On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 13:24:37 -0500, Bill Martin
><bill_r...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On 2007-03-19 16:59:50 -0500, rob...@deadspam.com (Rob Kelk) said:
>>
>>> ( I was seriously considering making this the April Fool's Primer this
>>> year, but it's too serious a document for that fate... I'll probably
>>> add this to the regular FAQ set.
>>
>>Okay... some new 4 word reviews for your consideration...
>>
>>Geobreeders: Girls hunting evil nekojin.
>>G.T.O. (a.k.a. Great Teacher Onizuka): Oddball teaching impossible class.
>>Grave of the Fireflies: Japanese youth's wartime struggle.
>>Nurse Witch Komugi: Soultaker without the darkness.
>>Those Who Hunt Elves: Strip elves, go home.
>
>Yamanade: Goth Girl Meets Bishonen
Damn, I ment to say: Goth Pygmalion Meets Bishonen
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> Here's a quick one for my favourite show:
>
> Mahoromatic: Cute Maid's Gonna Die, or maybe, Breast Jokes Are Funny.
>
Best desciption yet !
Rob Kelk
wrote:
Which one?
(I suspect I'm going to go with "Cute Maid's Gonna Die" in the big list,
actually... but now's the time to convince me if you think I'm wrong.)
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> On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:37:05 +0200, "Richard Newns"
> <mynam...@wanadoo.nl> wrote:
>
>> Here's a quick one for my favourite show:
>>
>> Mahoromatic: Cute Maid's Gonna Die, or maybe, Breast Jokes Are Funny.
>>
>
> Girls Bravo: Massive Mammaries, Convoluted Story
>
> Hanaukyo Maids: Horny Girls, Indifferent Guy
Maybe in La Verite, but in the original series, he's not indifferent so
much as timid.
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Last one sounds a bit like a nunnery, on second thought.
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"Dave Watson" <aj...@fuspamma.freenet.carleton.ca> wrote in message
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> Antonio E. Gonzalez wrote:
>> On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:37:05 +0200, "Richard Newns"
>> <mynam...@wanadoo.nl> wrote:
>>
>>> Here's a quick one for my favourite show:
>>>
>>> Mahoromatic: Cute Maid's Gonna Die, or maybe, Breast Jokes Are Funny.
>>
>> Girls Bravo: Massive Mammaries, Convoluted Story
>>
>> Hanaukyo Maids: Horny Girls, Indifferent Guy
>
> Maybe in La Verite, but in the original series, he's not indifferent so
> much as timid.
Same in La Verite. It's a fish out of water story, kid comes from hand to
mouth life with his mother to being the center of attention in a mansion.
He's a bit timid, but not indifferent. Many of the episodes focus on him
winning over one or more of his maids by being attentive to them.
There is one character that I feel sorry for in the series - Mariel. She's
more of a programmed robot than many series' androids.
Richard Newns
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> On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:18:14 GMT, "Hoodoo" <tobya...@ntlworld.com>
> wrote:
>
>>"Richard Newns" <mynam...@wanadoo.nl> wrote in message
>>news:460820e1$0$74581$dbd4...@news.wanadoo.nl...
>>> Here's a quick one for my favourite show:
>>>
>>> Mahoromatic: Cute Maid's Gonna Die, or maybe, Breast Jokes Are Funny.
>>>
>>
>>Best desciption yet !
>
> Which one?
>
>
> (I suspect I'm going to go with "Cute Maid's Gonna Die" in the big list,
> actually... but now's the time to convince me if you think I'm wrong.)
>
Actually I'm going to change my own mind and go with "Make Beds Not War".
This is getting sort of like haiku writing, endlessly searching for the
perfect word combination, though not so deep and meaningful I guess. ;-)
Richard.