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I've watched and enjoyed a bunch of anime, but honestly, the Miyazaki films I watched only stilted my enjoyment of the medium, since I believer they range from mediocre to absolute shit.

Satoshi Kon is an amazing genius, however, and it's amusing that two of his films were basically re-made into major Hollywood films of 2010; "Paprika" into "Inception" and "Perfect Blue" into the relatively shitty "Black Swan". It was a tragedy when he died in August of last year of cancer, aged just 46.

Shinichiro Watanabe is incredible; Samurai Champloo is the best anime series I have seen, Cowboy Bebop is amazing, and Cowboy Bebop: The Movie is the absolute best of anything the genre has to offer. It's my third highest rated film on this site.

Yoshiaki Kawajiri is also phenomenal; I loved Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust, Highlander: Vengeance, Ninja Scroll, and World Record.

Among other series, I thought the original Vampire Hunter D, Berserk, Kaiji, Akagi, and Grappler Baki were all masterpieces, too.

All that being said, I would agree that 98+% of anime is complete and utter shit. (Insert smilie face)