{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Narwhal (narwhal)'s status on Friday, 29-Apr-16 01:29:40 UTC","author_name":"Narwhal (narwhal)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/narwhal","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/4150766","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/33377\" class=\"url\" title=\"Awlxa&#x13A;an\"><span class=\"fn nickname mention\">awl<\/span><\/a><\/span> I appreciate it as one of the series that got me into anime as a kid, but my opinions on it it have definitely changed a fair bit in retrospect and in light of having very different critical biases these days. I don't think it's really bad by any margin, but I have a shopping list of issues with it (namely obnoxiously loud directing, a really uneven second half, raises interesting questions but doesn't really explore its themes in depth, and only infrequently works as a well composed thriller)."}