Problem is that episode was the only good thing about the series and after that we have an Anime that is full of cliches, and Yeah Blassreiter SUCKS BAD

the only good thing here is the Joseph arc (Gerd arc was decent) but rest SUCKS esp episode 20 or so

And of course there is the great soundtrack, the kick ass voice acting (the English dub) and gorgeous art (when it’s not so goddamn inconsistent), I am in love.

Anyway, I suppose, for whatever reason, Blassreiter is just a series that gets me really excited. I’ve loved almost every episode.

@ThatQuebecGuy – Ahh, time. I used to have that too (hence why this reply is three days late!). In a way, I’m not surprised that you really liked Speed Grapher, it wasn’t a bad show per se (in fact, it’s probably ripe for a rewatch with DVD quality video) but the low budget animation really killed it for me. I reached around episode 4 or 5 before quitting it in disgust at the complete lack of motion on screen. Care to explain why you liked it so much?

I have to confess I’m a big Junichi Saito fan myself. As I’ve seen all the aria series, princess tutu, sailor moon and Pretear which hardly anyone mention’s. Sketch Book is one of series he directed which I haven’t finish…. somewhere along the lines I needed a break from number of cats/chicken in the shows.

While understandable I don’t think studio Ghibli is a good bench mark since it will beat out almost any anime at box office, well anime aimed at older teens. Of course with shows like Eva it’s a miracle sometimes.

Judging by your screen shots it seems you’re at the half way point. Maybe I’m making too much assumption.

@zaeris: I haven’t seen Brave Story (or Origin, for that matter), so when I called it a ‘flop’, I wasn’t commenting on its quality, rather I was thinking about its box office, in comparison with the Studio Ghibli movies. Basically, it didn’t seem to have as much of an impact as even something like Gedo Senki, but then again, those DVD sales you’ve quoted are mightily impressive. Regardless, I do want to see Brave Story at some point, it looks good (much better than Origin) and the reviews always seemed to be quite positive.

And talking of Junichi Sato, have you seen Princess Tutu? That’s definitely the best magical girl anime I’ve seen, albeit I’m limited to a few odd episodes of Sailor Moon and Pretear. Kaleido Star is another of these Gonzo series that I’ve always heard good things about.

Now, if only there were more hours in the day; I’ve still got so much anime I want to take a look at.

I will have to disgree somewhat with “Brave story” Being a flop as it did sell around 140,000+ copies. As a children’s show it did what it set up to do, make an entertaining fantasy stories for kids. It doesn’t have to be breathtaking visually not that brave story exhibit low animation but entertaining enough for the viewers its aiming towards which I believed work in this case.

On a lesser budget than Last Exile and Gankutsuou even Kaleido Star looked good and the story intriguing but that much is expected when you have Junichi Saito working as director.

There’s one from I do regret is not watching Blassreier in HQ, youtube isn’t the best source but looking at your screens its tempting somewhat to watch it on BOST.