collective

so i'm a pretty big trigger fan. while i can admit that they don't necessarily make the most cohesive and best shows (really side eyeing Darling in the FranXX right now), they've never the less got some really cool aspects delivered really unique ways. a lot of their ideas are typically recalls of older shows and shove in a ton of homages and if you're a trigger/gainax fan you'll get a lot of these references. to be honest, i didn't really have any expectation when I went into this movie, knew nothing about it and it had been a good while since i first heard about the movie (it's been in development for ages, think 2014). the movie boasts a blend between Trigger's signature block letter styling and fun aesthetics, except the color palette of this movie is a lot more psychedelic, with lovely pastel neons of pinks and blues, and the same breakneck action and high energy directions. other things i love - that the whole KLK voice cast is here. most not...

My top 11 are underscored, but the rest are still highly recommended!  serious stuff Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai/Ano Hana (2011) probably best known, and glorified as one of the Biggest Tear Jerkers, I watched this when it first came out (bloody 2011) and literally never quite got over it. Full disclosure, I did actually end up skipping about 4 episodes in the middle chunk because i just never quite had time to finish it but if you just watch the last few episodes it really beats tears out of your face and that’s all you’re really in for. However, let it be said that this is VITAL to an anime watching experience. Mari Okada has a lot of shows but this is probably her Magnum Opus - so it’s definitely worth a watch. And by extension you’ll have seen every other show she’s made too, because every other show just emotionally stems from this. Well worth the watch. Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (2015) One thing that always surprises me is reading manga which actu...