Note: If you've been directed from another section of my site looking for a ratings guide, it's now here.

Well, what can I say? Anime is one of my favorite things ever. Here I will review TV, and movies, and OVAs (original video animation), and even maybe even ONAs (original net animation). Of course, there are also manga reviews here, even though it's not really anime. I suppose I should say, I'm generally against considering anime (or animation in general) a genre unto itself, cuz it just ain't so. Cartoons and anime can be made for any age group, they can be dramatic or comical, they can fit into any live-action genre you care to name. So why put anime in its own category, instead of spreading specific animated shows or films amongst the other categories based on genre? I dunno. Maybe just cuz I like them so much. I'm afraid I can't think of anything else to tell you. (Well, that was the old explanation, which will always hold true. But the newer explanation is that I eventually moved my anime reviews from my TV and movie review sections to Otakuphrenia.)

Links:
There will of course be links to IMDb, Absolute Anime, Anime News Network (ANN), Wikipedia, occasionally Anime Galleries, and Anime Characters Database (warning: some pics on this site may be fanart, and potentially inappropriate fanart, at that); and and in the case of TV there's TV.com and sometimes Adult Swim. In the case of movies there might be Rotten Tomatoes. Of course there may also be links to official sites or fansites, and possibly links taking you to my anime links page, which would itself have links to various other sites. And there'll often be a link to one of my own Otakuphrenia Galleries (which is more common for shows than for movies). And... I hope I'm not forgetting anything.

MPAA Ratings:
I have changed my mind a few times about whether to include MPAA (or CARA) ratings in my reviews, but currently I'm thinking yes. (Of course, this is mostly for movies, and occasionally OVAs, not TV... though some things listed here as movies or OVAs may be considered TV by the MPAA, and so wouldn't be rated, anyway.) Even for definite movies, it tends to be more difficult to find ratings for anime movies than non-anime movies, as many of them aren't rated, which may mean nothing more than that the MPAA hasn't bothered to rate them. Though there are certainly unrated movies that are definitely not for kids, and I'll try to note that where appropriate. Meanwhile, bear in mind that different countries have different ways of rating movies, but as I'm in America, I'm going with the American ratings. Also, some movies have been released in different rated (or unrated) versions. And that's all I can think to say about that, for now.

The royal "we"
I should say that I sometimes attempt to convey that I find some of the characters (yes, even animated ones, or perhaps especially animated ones) in shows or movies attractive by saying that "we like them" or words to that general effect. Note the use of the royal "we" instead of "I," for no apparent reason... but whatever. I rambled on about all this in my TV and movie review sections, I don't need to repeat it here.

So, I guess that's all I can think to say. Hope you enjoy the reviews section of Otakuphrenia, and um... if you want to know more about my thoughts on anime, you could probably find something in other sections... so you can always go back to the Otakuphrenia Index.