The Opinion Page

Or, "When T&A isn't enough to save a series"

Reviews of series which have their own gallery are now integrated with the gallery page. This page is now a stub, retained because it has reviewer information and review(s) for (a) series which is in the Coppermine gallery.

Without getting too long-winded (you should've seen the first draft for this page), the Opinions Page is where you can come find Staff/Contributor views on a series, and decide whether or not to buy it based solely on the images you see here. I hate to admit it, but sometimes gratuitous T&A doesn't keep me from wishing I had my money back, because I too have bought anime based on pics other people have donated to the gallery. I have a local rental place, and should use it more often in these cases..

This isn't a detailed Review section like you'll find on the more info-oriented websites, so there won't be things like separate scores for music, animation, artwork, etc, unless the writer wants to do it that way. You'll likely see things like Genre, Description, what the reviewer liked or disliked about it, and a final judgement. The judgements will be boiled down to three levels:

Either the anime stands very well on its own and the fanservice is a bonus, or the fanservice soundly trumps the flaws in the anime. It should be in your collection.

Worth watching at least once, but you're better off if you bum it off a friend or getting it cheap off eBay.

Don't say we didn't warn you. Maybe you should knit something while watching so your time won't be a total waste..

Standard disclaimer: Yes, these are subjective opinions and we're not professional reviewers. Maybe I'll figure out how to do forms so more people can present counter-points.

This section will be perpetually unfinished, with new reviews added as they're made. Gallery contributors welcome to submit reviews along with their images.

Meet your reviewers:

Bradster	Prefers: Sci-fi, comedy, action, fantasy Avoids: Romance, shoujo, magical girl, mecha
Steve Katz	Prefers: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Light Drama, Action Avoids: Gratuitous (excessive) violence, 2D characterization, stories that insult my intelligence Can watch virtually anything with a half-decent storyline.
Darklord	Prefers: action, sci-fi, mecha, comedy Avoids: excessive violence, romance, shoujo, crappy sci-fi Favorites: Gundam, Escaflowe, Lupin, FLCL (Fooly Cooly)
Waldstein	Prefers: action, fantasy Avoids: magical girl, super-powered fighting
Aleolus	Prefers: comedy, skin, romance, action Favorite anime: InuYasha, Mouse, Love Hina Least Favorite: Gungrave, Hellsing.

Battle Angel (Action, Science Fiction, Cyberpunk) 2 episodes
	Battle Angel Alita is considered one of the best cyberpunk manga series of all time, but alas the anime was received poorly and was cancelled after two episodes. The anime is very good, but the ending of the second episode is a pretty depressing way to end the series… James Cameron apparently has live-action rights to this, so perhaps we’ll see the whole story some day.