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Haunted Junction

Haunted Junction

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Geesh, I Wish I could be an Anime Character...
Review: This is a REALLY good anime! Of course, this is NOT for the serious type, it has no initial plot and the last two episodes are the only serious ones in the whole series (a series of only 12 episodes of course, though...) Someone complained about the DVD not having English dubbing option, they obviously don't know that this was NEVER dubbed, it would cost too much for how much of this they would actually sell. It does have some mature humor, this is certainly for 13 and up. (i.e. Toilet Hanako's shirt is really 'uncovering,' the thought of male 2 male 69 is brought up and Hanako vs. Yamiko is a real 'fleshy' episode) Of course, despite it's slapstick humor and sexual humor, it is basically a great anime.

Of course, I was upset that they cut out a lot of the plot when transferring it from Manga to Anime, since I can't read the Manga (the Manga was never translated into English) but I do know that they cut a whole second plot out. And also since some of the characters are about 400 times cuter in the manga, but other than that this is a great anime and really ranks up there with my fav animes. (Of course my fav animes are much more deep, Tenchi Muyo, Blue Submarine No. 6, Outlaw Star, CardCaptor Sakura and Dual)

I still suggest that you go rent a tape or borrow one from a friend, because just like Blue Submarine No. 6, this is anime that you either love it, or hate it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: AWESOME!
Review: This is my fav anime of all time! Sure, its kinda peverted, but its sooooo funny! The story line is great and the characters are funny! i really recommend it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Oh My God.....
Review: This is probably one of the most insanely hilarious anime series that isn't over 20 episodes that I have ever seen. While many people may complain that it is a mockery of Chrstianity, Buddism, and Shintoism, that's kinda the point.

You get to see 3 students who have a parent who is a head of their religion actually working together, and making it funny.

I had only seen the first four episodes on VHS before I bought the DVD. Then I watched all twelve episodes in one night, I just couldn't help it, they were so funny. ^_^

If you don't understand that even supposedly pointless anime has a point to it you may not truly enjoy this series, beacause while it does seem to be pointless I assure you that almost every episode has its own morale. Like: Never enter a school that appears out no where.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Oh My God !
Review: To me the Haunted Junction collection seemed good value, which is why I initially bought it. I wasn't expecting a great deal due to this, but I was wrong! The story itself is in many ways different from what can be considered the mainstream anime seen today. It covers subjects whilst being totally at home in the Japanese culture, receive a mixed reception in the western world. The series is well constructed, and putting aside the animation which maybe is not as good as some of the other mainstream works, it's funny as hell, another series full of humour and one liners, a light tale of high school life (with ghosts and spirits.) If you like the Burn Up series or Tenchi Muyo, then this collection is probably for you. It may not be the best quality in the world, but really who cares about perfection, it's good enough in that department, but excels in the story and humour departments, which is where it really counts. Plus as mentioned earlier the collection is good value, containing the full 12 episodes on two disks, none of the dreaded 3 episodes per disk and wait three months for the next instalment here! This is a definite buy, if for nothing else, so you can own something different from the mainstream anime, something which is in the Japanese way of thinking.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: This one is uncommon - in many aspects
Review: What I want to express first is this one has the worst Japanese cast (CV) in my collection but I still love this serious.

The author does remix traditional Japanese school ghost stories in some creative ways and make them pretty fresh to the audience. Weakness: the cast and character drawings (somehow their body proportions are out of balance). Also, it does not (cannot due to the length) incorporate all the original setting in its manga version. Due to this reason, this anime does not really have an ending. They were supposed to fight with another high school's "Seitokai (student association)".

Nevertheless, the anime itself is still enjoyable. I'm really surprised that they put this on the (US) market, it was a minor one and I've been looking for it for some time. The reason: it's full of jokes that can keep you laugh all the time.

By the way, the Ninomiya is a "legendary" outstanding student in ancient time, who use all his time to study. That is why many schools put his scupture in their campuses, in order to promote a "learning organizaion" climate. The story has explained Hanako and Akamanto.

The author is good in writing stories related to ghosts/phantoms, most of his titles talk about that.


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