Record of Lodoss War! that series is great, raze. in fact it's so lord-of-the-rings, with an elf, human, dwarf, etc.... . party-based, anything rpg, it's definitely the show that dungeons & dragons movie should be.

as for ghost in the shell, if u look at the time it was out(in japan, not US/Canada), the storyline's very very good. very thought provoking & watching that movie made spielberg's AI not so impressive. seen it before. much like dark city is cooler than matrix with all its trilogy. by the way, for the uninitiated, dark city comes way before the matrix. that's why i yawn 2 the matrix. only like the animatrix. have u watched this, raze? u can get the first 4 episodes free from its website.

u're right about grave of the fireflies. i had 2 use all of my willpower not 2 cry when watching the movie. & i only watched it once. & no more. still, i love it for the wonderful & yet tragic characters & story.

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