But aside from all that even, School Days works on a mostly visceral level — it gives you revulsion, cruelty, humiliation, pity, abject horror, and ultimately a giant shock, so who cares if analysis is pointless and the animation is incredibly awful? It was an altogether different experience from any other series even remotely like it.

In the end, most TV anime that we regularly watch goes in one ear and out the other; Kure-nai was good, but it’s not going to be in my head next year. School Days, however, is pretty hard to forget.

Pros: Slim glasses actually work for the mature woman look; can blow things up
Cons: Gets drunk a lot

Hm.. You put “gets drunk a lot” under “Cons.” Should probably fix that.

(My captcha was “wires philadelphia,” which is funny because I once drove to Philadelphia to see the band Wire.)

@Dorne: I definitely missed a lot since I limited this list to people I know (and I’m pretty horrible with older anime or manga) from shows I’ve watched. Maybe later on I’ll be able to expand this.

@Hinano: Gahhhhh knew I forgot at least one person. Yeah, Tsuwabuki was pretty cool. I’ll make sure to remember him next time. There’s an excuse to rewatch all my anime. XD

Although, Itoshiki-sensei doesn’t need to be hot to be awesome!

@Baka-Raptor Show me a monocleko and I’ll consider it. Might have to only award half-credit though.