Samurai Champloo (2004)

• a slice of life journey involving two samurai and a girl looking for a samurai who smells of sun flowers

• that sh*t doesn't have a scent???

• introduced me and so many other to Nujabes (rip)

• the ost is among the best I haven't seen someone do it like Champloo

• mixing the edo period with the influence of hip-hop/street done very well

• in between all the main story plot points, I especially enjoy the silly filler episodes

• especially ep18 and the dojo graffiti battle

• a perfect length of 25 episodes makes it digestable and rewatchable for YEARS

• been rewatching it since 2013

• the best beginner anime to watch handsdown

Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010)

• REPENT MOTHERF*CKER

• over the top comedy featuring two angels

• Panty loves sex and Stocking loves sweets

• there's a whole episode dedicated to c*m innuendos

• Trigger definetly loved adult animation in the US and it shows

• having the side A & B episodes, the Ghost explosions, explicit humor; you can see the fun and influence Trigger had here

• i can't wait for season two it's been so long...

Lucky Star (2007)

• slice of life og

• a show about a group of school friends who all lead different lives

• all of them with different views, interests and perspectives

• but in the end, they all share the same experiences in small things like, "how do you eat a pastry?"

• light-hearted and funny moments in the anime still being quoted to this day

• Lucky Star's influence is still strong

• There's the otaku geek who loves video games and anime, the tsundere and airheaded twins, and the smart kind rich girl

• These character tropes don't define who they are to the extreme- showing them grow and change throughout the series that makes Lucky Star stand out

• There's lots of pop-culuture humor littered in every episode and explains the nerd culture surrounding it

• I love the Keroro Gunso (SGT Frog) refernces in a couple episodes

• Slice of Life comedies are my favorite genre and Lucky Star is the best series to explore it!!

Persona 4 The Animation (2011)

• 4th rewatch?

• the older I get, the more I forget plot points

• feels great when I get that "aha! i forgot" suprise

• Persona 4 Golden had me in a choke hold

• my Vita was the P4G machine until it got ported elsewhere

• however...

• replaying is commiting 60+ hours of my time

• watching this fills the want to be apart of this world again

• kid comes from Tokyo to spend a year in rural Inaba and doesn't know what to expect

• you make some great friends along the way, discover a "TV World" full of shadows, befriend a talking bear and figure out the mystery of the Midnight Channel

• each friend has their own troubles and worries in life that manifest into a shadow of themselves that they confront and accept- granting them a "Persona"

• this series takes some liberties with the game and gives the main character more personality, a voice and even a shadow to face his fears

• they added some really funny bits and filler episodes not from the original game

• DETECTIVE LOVELINE!!!

• i love they gave Nanako her own episode

• as much as i love this adaptation, it won't compare to the game as it leaves out lots of character plot due to the 25 episode run time

• BUT it does a great job on it's own

• Persona 4 Rewind is soon, but if you can't wait that long, P4G is always available everywhere and of course, watch this anime!

FLCL (2000)

• A darling of 2000's anime

• the Toonami revival of 2012 exposed me to this cult classic

• The 2010's was my intro to anime and all these years later, i still hold the love and admiration for it

• I'll continue to appreciate the history and dedication of every illustrator, animator and storyteller that I've been a fan of or have newly discovered

• anyways Fooly Cooly

• What is Fooly Cooly?

• only 6 episodes

• however, it's fast paced and action packed with innuendo's, fighting scenes and lots of humor

• kid feels stuck in a loop of "everyday is dull and uneventful"

• longing to be an adult

• that's until the Vespa women crashes into him- resulting into a mass building up in his head

• him not knowing what to do, he goes home and discovers she is staying with him and his family as a cleaning lady

• With all these insane situations happening around him, he's starting to grow up and face a lot of emotions about friends, love and pride

• A lot of the visuals seem to represent puberty and growing up as a kid

• speaking about visuals

• every episode throws in scenes in different styles of animation

• a South Park style sequence, CGI and manga panel scenes to name a few

• this show is bleeding with personality and style

• not to mention the SOUNDTRACK done by The Pillows

• they capture the mood of somber moments of vulnerbility and bombastic moments of attitude

• to keep it simple, FLCL is short and sweet with lots of flair and creativity you can feel as someone who is growing or grown up

Space Patrol Luluco (2016)

• celebrating Trigger studio's 5th anniversary

• Trigger Girl's origin story

• a short anime that has 8 minute episodes on average

• each episode is packed with action, comedy and loveeee

• since this series is a celebration, there are references to Trigger's past series

• as Luluco joins the Space Patrol due to unfortunate circumstances, she meets a boy that becomes her first crush

• this series has such a fun and colorful cast of characters who are batshit crazy

• a very easy watch and rewatch for years to come- a big reason I love it so much

NEW Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt (2025)

• this IS the most anticipated thing for me this year (2025)

• been waiting YEARS for this

• Trigger heard my prayers and DELIEVERED

• a 15 year old cliffhanger finally shown in the first episode and it pushed the envelope even further

• they went even crazier than the first season with how vulgar and "raunchy" it is

• uncensored as HELL

• Scanty and Kneesocks are given way more screen time YESSSSS

• it's like they knew I was tapped in this season because they had a "Fast and Furious" parody OMG

• PSG is famous for their appreciation towards western media and ofc they're doubling down on that

• Gunsmith Bitch and the Poly boys AHHHGGGG they are an amazing inclusion to the cast

• watching the 2010 season compared to now, they've evolved so much with the animation

• color and spectacle is Trigger's specialty and it's included ofc

• Teddyloid is back for the soundtrack and the newer artist involved makes this soundtrack one of the BEST

• it was so good i bought the physical soundtrack

• SEASON 3 ALREADY CONFIRMED!!!!!!!

• after watching this season twice over, i'd say NEW Panty and Stocking is better than the first

• i love the original (just rewatched it last week) but things for sure haven't aged well

• it'll always hold a big place in my heart

• i'm just so happy the girls are back and is a big win for me- the local Trigger fanboy