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201. Red Data Girl
https://myanimelist.net/anime/14921/RDG__Red_Data_Girl
Spring 2013 (12 episodes)
My Score: 3/10, MAL Score: 6.57/10
Best Character: Suzuhara Izumiko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bm1sth_dM0

Premise: Suzuhara Izumiko is called a goddess by her protectors, and being raised at a secluded shrine has left her incredibly shy. Now she must go to school for the first time alongside Sagara Miyuki, a bodyguard who cannot understand whats so special about her.

The Good: I like the art style in Red Data Girl, its warm and really brings life to the nature locations. Izumiko is great too. She was raised as a chosen one and it left her understandably warped in a lot of ways. Her power also comes with drawbacks, such as destroying any technology that she touches. I enjoyed her relationship with Miyuki as well. His whole life was uprooted to look after a girl he doesnt even like for reasons he doesnt believe. It makes sense hed be resentful. In a lot if ways he's a typical "dreamy guy who is mostly a jerk but sometimes he begrudgingly shows he cares" character, but I didn't mind it. The distance between them made the moments where they grew closer feel a lot sweeter than they otherwise would have.

The Bad: The first and only season of Red Data Girl doesnt really go anywhere, making this yet another anime with an unfinished story that only exists to point viewers to the source material. I enjoyed it a lot for what it was, but by the end of it I felt immensely unsatisfied. It doesnt even end on a particularly conclusive note.

Overall: I enjoyed Red Data Girl. It had believable characters and beautiful locations. I still cant recommend that anyone watch it because it ends without really delving into anything, which makes the whole thing feel like a waste of time. This was one of the first anime I ever watched, though. Maybe I'd feel different if I went back to it now after years of unfinished anime adaptations have left me bitter and jaded.

COMING UP TOMORROW:
200: This anime is going to have to work overnight and sleep in its underwear.
199: This anime has crappy voice actors.

The 3/10 Disappointing tier is done! We had some good times. We laughed and we cried. Now, as many mourn the beloved anime that have already made an unexpected exit, we move into the 4/10 Mediocre tier. There are some popular anime doomed to fall soon, but overall I'm expecting this tier to be much less controversial. Mostly they're anime in genres I usually like but for some reason these did nothing for me, or they're anime in genres I don't usually like that managed to win me over at least a little bit. Sadly, there will not be a top 100 character in the 4/10s. Death Parade is very special for having one while ranking so low.

Thanks again for following along, everyone!