It Feels Like Hawaii; Anime

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Warm, light rain... kind of nice. I'm leaving my A/C on though, since without the rain it's just muggy. And of course there's a lower probability of a rainbow and a higher probability of a raging thunderstorm.

I feel like listing the anime, or cartoons in general, I've liked.

Childhood Saturday morning cartoons:
Robotech (anime-inspired) >> Transformers > everything else. I really liked that things happened on Robotech, there was a plot and drama, people changed, even died. Transformers, I dunno, there was a hint of change, and I liked the ambiguity between "Robots in Disguise" and "Robots in the Skies" as Decepticons flew over.

Strong liking, usually meaning I stayed to watch:
Scrapped Princess (would consider purchase)
Record of Lodoss War (purchased)
Noein (want to re-watch)
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Mahou Shojoutai (Magical Girl Squad Alice)
Gankutsuou (Count of Monte Cristo -- in SPAAACE)
Witch Hunter Robin
Karin the Blood-Giving Vampire
Full Metal Panic Fumoffu
Kimagure Orange Road (liked long ago, never saw the whole thing)
Mai-HiME
Hikaru no Go
Robotech (back in childhood)

Limited exposure but intriguing:
Last Exile
Maria-sama ma Giteru Spring (came in late)
Air (intriguing opener)
Chrno Crusade (came in late)
Tsukuyomi -Moon Phase- (only saw beginning, intriguing

Series liked somewhat but triaged for time:
Genshiken
Saber Marionette J
You're Under Arrest

Rejected (not just triaged but actively fled):
Ai Yori Aoishi (seemed cool at first, quickly devolved into harem cycle)
School Rumble
Azumanga Daioh
Midori no Hibi
Full Metal Panic
Tenchi Muyo GXP
Beat-down angel Dokoru-chan (eww)

Ambiguous:
Uta-kata (could have watched, didn't, don't remember anything)
Bleach (seemed fun at first, then got dragged out)
Ah! My Goddess (suspect I would triage but it's between Noein and Mahou)

Movies (liked most of them):
Lupin 3: Castle Cagliostro
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell 2 (not so good)
Tokyo Godfathers
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Final Fantasy (fled quickly)

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I also have extended remastered Robotech and two of the three source series.