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Pumpkin Scissors

Plot: In the aftermath of a terrible war, the people are suffering, and former soldiers are out on the streets, turning to crime. The Imperial Army State Section III, also known as the Pumpkin Scissors Unit, is set up to relieve the situation, and it has a mysterious new recruit named Randel Oland...(A)

Characters: B+

Art & Animation: A

Voice Acting: C+

Music: B-

Objectionable Content: Blood, profanity

Other: A good but sadly unfinished story. Some scenes can be quite ugly -- be ready to cover eyes and/or hit FF.

Overall Score: B

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Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet

Plot: A space soldier named Ledo is sucked into a space-time warp while fighting a battle. He wakes to find himself stranded on an unknown planet with only his mech and the crew of the fleet, Gargantia, to aid him. (It just took a HUGE plot twist!! -- A)

Characters: B

Artwork & Animation: A

Voice Acting: A

Music: B+

Objectionable Content: Mild language and suggestive themes

Other: Somewhat slow-paced, but entertaining and high-quality.

Overall Score: A-

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Case Closed (Detective Conan)

Plot: Jimmy Kudo, a teen gifted with amazing intelligence and a knack for cracking cases, is targeted by a shady enemy -- but the drug they used to try to kill him turned him into a child! Now, Jimmy goes by the name, Conan Edogawa, and helps his girlfriend's father solve cases while trying to return to normal. (A)

Characters: B

Art & Animation: C

Voice Acting: C+

Music: Takes away from the mood, wrecking scenes that should be emotional (D)

Objectionable Content: Blood, profanity

Other: I've only seen the first season in its entirety. Overall, it's enjoyable -- the cases are interesting, and so are Jimmy's gadgets. But some of the gimmicks are overused.

Overall Score: C

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Lagrange- the Flower of Rin-ne (Rinne no Lagrange)

Plot: Madoka, lone member of her school's Jersey club, finds a girl named Lan on the beach, who asks her to pilot a robot to defend Earth... (B)

Characters: B

Art & Animation: A

Voice Acting: A-

Music: A-

Objectionable Content: Suggestive material, profanity

Other: A more down-to-earth mecha sci-fi for girls. I only watched the first season.

Overall Score: B+

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Eden of the East

Plot: Three months after the victim-less terrorist attack dubbed "Careless Monday", Saki Morimi is on her graduation trip to Washington D.C. When she runs into a bit of trouble there, she is bailed out by an amnesiac named Akira Takizawa who has nothing on him but a gun and a cell phone charged with over 8 billion yen... (A very involved, well-written and unique story -- A+)

Characters: Interesting but somewhat underdeveloped (B+)

Art & Animation: A-

Voice Acting: Dub -- A-

Music: I can't recall it standing out much (B)

Objectionable Content: Blood, Suggestive/sexual material, profanity

Other: A good story with some really odd (often awkward) factors thrown in. It's not for everybody, but it's an interesting watch.

Overall Score: B+

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