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* [[School Days (Visual Novel)|School Days]] is often said to have an [[Idiot Plot]], but this troper appreciates the [[Downer Ending]] that he felt was deserved.
** Yeah, [[Downer Ending]] paired with [[And There Was Much Rejoicing]].
* And don't forget the brilliant [[Revolutionary Girl Utena]] which is the deconstruction of ''[[Wake Up, Go to School, Save The World]]'', [[Darker and Edgier]] version/ ''Deconstruction'' of magical girl series and fairytale motifs and ''[[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]'' and you've got one hyper cool show! My fave is Utena
** The Utena Movie owns my soul. There are scenes in it that, [[Stevie Will Show You|I]] can say without hyperbole, will never be bested in terms of animation quality and artistic (and emotional) impact by any other film, animated or otherwise.
*** [[Goodyfun|I'm]] with both of you! And the manga is beautifully written/illustrated. All the characters are highly developed and enjoyable to read.
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*** While it might not be quite as good as ''[[Berserk]]'', Vinland is still a worthwile read with great characters, shocking moments and art that rivals (perhaps even matches) Berserks. The intelligent plot is also nice.
**** Indeed. I can see way some circles would call ''Vinland Saga'' the [[Spiritual Successor]] of ''[[Berserk]]''. In fact, I put ''Vinland Saga'' on a scale of how Shonen-y ''Berserk'' could possibly get. ''Vinland Saga'' would be at the extreme end (since I think that one of the more negative things about this series is how one-dimensional Thorsfinn is), then would come ''[[Claymore]]'' in the middle somewhere, and then at the opposite end, ''Berserk''.
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' is quite possibly the best [[Seinen]] show ever animated: it's got [[Magical Girl|Magical Girls]] who [[Wise Beyond Their Years|act responsibly]] and get into [[Romantic Two
** ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] A's'' is definitely the best fighting-anime {{[[User|Smokie]] this dude}} has recently seen. You said it, ''grand epic fucking magical battles''. And don't forget the very good soundtrack, the high quality animation and [[The Woobie|woobie]] antagonists, and the weapons that deliver [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|CMoA]]'s just by talking (or transforming). Apart from the epicness, it also had [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] / [[Tear Jerker]]'s. It's ''that'' brilliant. [[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers|StrikerS]] is also awesome, though. And both [[Dark Magical Girl|Fate]] and [[The Berserker|Vita]] are wonderful!
*** And don't forget [[Lady of War|Signum]]! [[Tropers/Koveras|This troper]] is part of her personal fanclub.
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** Not to mention that it does an excellent job of [[Genre Shift|shifting]] from an [[Unwanted Harem]] in to a Shonen series. And the fights are some of the best ones out there.
** The best part is the variety, unlike other shonen series that have only a few types of fighters, Negima has mages, swordswoman, Ninjas, Ninjas who are also mages. Also the recent chapters have put in excellent world building, and Fate has become an incredibly interesting character. Its easily the best weekly shonen series being made today, excellent art, beautiful writing, and well balanced between comedy, and drama without derailing the characters for the comedy. When comedy occurs the characters act in character, you don't feel that the comedy is being forced.
*** It's even more impressive that he manages to give every character ample [[Character Development|development]] without [[
** The entire Negi vs. Rakan battle is one of the most [[Rule of Cool|ridiculous]] and [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|awesome]] fights that this troper has ever seen. It has excellent buildup, tons of character motivation, and the fight itself takes such an epic scale that it must be seen to be believed. The excellent artwork doesn't hurt either.
*** {{[[User|Henwy]] This Troper}} was reading it on his laptop while waiting for a plane at the airport and ended up accidentally missing _2_ flights due to losing track of time.
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** ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' takes the [[Magical Girl]] genre and mushes it with [[Fairy Tale Motifs]] to make something greater than the sum of its parts. The great character development, the beautiful dance sequences, the excellent use of classical music as the background (and music that's not just [[Small Reference Pools|the typical composers used]]!), the fact that it's not afraid to be dark in something that seems like it should be a kid's show...it's a gem of a series, one that shoujo fans really need to take the time to watch. Or even people that don't normally like shoujo.
*** ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' is a wonderful anime. The charaters are interesting and you can't help but love all four of the mains. Its makes you cry, laugh, and want to learn how to do ballet. This lurker wishs there was more merchandise for it, and thinks the dub is good too. This lurker found her favorite charater on this show too, Rue-chan. I hope more people watch this anime. Its a must see for anime fans, and you don't have to like magical girl shows to like this one.
*** Reiterating the above because it's Sugarwiki. ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' sounds like a ridiculous and highly childish show, and the adorable round-cheeked character design adds to that, but it is actually quite inherently baddass. Before I saw it I did not understand how a [[Magical Girl]] series that involved people fighting for bits of a prince's heart by [[Buffy
*** All the [[Metafiction Demanded This Index|meta]] about stories and writing makes it even ''more'' awesome. It cheerfully smirks at the foruth wall at times and yet its characters remain so thoroughly engrossing. it's like Revolutionary Girl Utena without the Mind Screw. {{[[User|Sneebs]] This Troper }} approves!
*** Agreed. All the character arcs are well solidified and while the ending is bittersweet, you can't see it ending any way. All the foreshadowing in the beginning can't hurt. The Shipper in me squees at Fakir/Ahiru. Also, it's [[Princess Tutu Abridged|Abridged series]] is one of the best that I've seen, with delightful homages and great humor.
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** ''Why'' is this anime so underrated? It's ''brilliant''. [[Needs More Love]].
* This troper read the first volume of ''[[Read or Die (Anime)|Read or Die]]''. It's fucking awesome. Yomiko is a cute and [[Hot Librarian]] whose book fetish and occasional bouts of ditziness brought about by said book fetish make her even cuter. Not to mention her [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] at the end of the volume. Barring the fact that she's fictional and a product of an author's imagination, she makes this troper want to give her a big hug.
* For me, ''[[Jo
** Hell yes. Very few series are original anymore, but JJBA has stayed fresh after 20 years and just keeps getting better (''Steel Ball Run'' is nothing short of epic). And the early arcs of the series still manage to me awesome after all of this time. Either Araki is on drugs 24/7, the biggest genius on the planet, or both.
** In how many series can you see [http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/5100/dionosaurhorsezn5.jpg DINOSAURS HITCHING RIDES ON THE BACKS OF DINOSAURS!?] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure takes the [[Rule of Cool]] as far as it can go without any [[Camp]].
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** Hands down, this is an EXCELLENT series; it tops every single shounen (and a good deal of seinen) action manga to date. To write ''100+ volumes'' of supernatural battles without ever rehashing a single strategy, Stand ability or character type is something only a literary genius could do. Most people are put off by the art, but I love its bizarre style because it suits the overall mood of the plot so well. ''Stone Ocean'' and ''Steel Ball Run'' in particular have meticulously detailed and very unique illustrations that never fail to impress me. [[Rule of Cool]] + [[Crazy Awesome]] + [[Mind Screw]] + [[Hot Blooded]] Battles + Insane Supernatural Powers + horror doesn't get any better than this.
* ''[[Five Centimeters Per Second]]'' is just perfect in every way, with an escalating series of [[Tear Jerker|sad]] and [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|sweet]] moments that goes [[Up to Eleven]] in a way never before accomplished by a romance film. Quite simply it is the greatest romance movie ever made.
* ''[[Vision of Escaflowne]]'' -- it could have just been another [[
** The [[Steampunk]] [[Humongous Mecha]] alone made it pretty awesome. The above only pushes it into "excellent" territory.
** Folken Fanel is one of the greatest anti-villains ever. (And not just because he looks like Sting.) He's intelligent, subtle, sympathetic and, in his own way, a genuinely good person who's had to endure awful things but is actually trying to make the world a better place.
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** Brad Swalie as Light was ''fantastic''. I'm proud to say that I loved the English Dub more than the Sub, ''because'' of him and Alessandra Juliani as L was ''amazing''.
*** Yeah, the best part of [[Samurai Pizza Cats]] was that unexpected cameo from the [[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]] characters... Fitted the show's random atmosphere perfectly.
* ''[[Ranma One Half|Ranma 1/2]]''. What's not to love? Three's Company plots, called attacks, [[Wig, Dress, Accent]] disguises, people wielding giant spatulas and umbrellas, on and on...
** What I love about ''Ranma 1/2'' is that even the [[Loads and Loads of Characters|loads and loads of supporting characters]] like Ryoga, Shampoo, Mousse, Ukyo, Happosai and Pantyhose Taro are really distinct characters (several of them are quite sympathetic despite all the [[Comedic Sociopathy]] going on). A lot of them could legitimately star in their own manga series, but Takahashi manages to tie them all together in a never-boring web of love and rivalry. And for a [[Gender Bender]] comedy, the fight scenes are legitimately awesome. Who didn't get chills when Ranma reversed the Hiryuu Shoten-Ha against Herb? Or when Ryoga, seemingly pinned to the ground by Ranma, launched them both into the air one-handed and revealed just how [[Made of Iron]] he was?
** '[[Ranma One Half|Ranma ½]] is one of my favourite shows. [[Martial Arts and Crafts]] left right and centre, an excellent diverse cast, an amazingly cool urban fantasy setting and some of most interesting relationships ever. The [[Takahashi Couple|couple]] are also so... Dynamic while being so well meant for each other, that I'm not sure any other romance could top them. People acting stupidly, destroing things and making almost all their fight both ridiculous and epic. The [[Gender Bender]] part is also well done, but there's so much else going on that this show is always fun to watch.
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** I love this show with a psychotic, [[Fan Girl|fangirlish]] passion. Amazing development of characters who appear for only a short time, a complex and intriguing plot (a little ''too'' complex in places, maybe, but the first season managed to handle the [[Mind Screw]] well enough that it doesn't detract from the story), enough [[Leave the Plot Threads Hanging|unresolved mysteries]] to make the setting seem larger than what we see, complicated and sympathetic major characters, decidedly original takes on [[Stock Super Powers]] of all kinds, awesome fight scenes, good animation (Thank you, [[Studio BONES]]), and a soundtrack by [[Yoko Kanno]]. [[Squee]]~! The second season may not be anywhere near as good, but it's not bad either, and if they can manage to use it as a springboard for a third that's even close to as cool as the original, much will be forgiven.
** How awesome is ''[[Darker Than Black (Anime)|Darker Than Black]]''? If you do not know how to use your powers, you can GTFO. If you can reality warp the area around your body, you had better put your powers to better use than only summoning a ''shotgun and twin swords.'' If you know how to use your powers, come and stay. If you have pyrokinesis, you will use it to spontaneously ignite people. If you have ice powers, you will not use it to make the "ice block around a person" gimmick, you will use it to ''freeze the blood of their veins.'' And if {{spoiler|you have the power to "change structures on an atomic level, you won't be changing bullets into rubber, or some of the more immediate effects that come into mind- no, you'll be altering a particle stream on your very first go.}}
* ''The [[Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service]]'' deserves to be better known,if only for reviving some old tropes and making them fresh again. The [[Monster of the Week]], the [[Five
** Hells yeah! And the fact it has the best translation EVAR is thanks to the legendary Carl Gustav Horn. It's so good you won't believe it was originally written in another language.
* ''[[Gintama (Manga)|Gintama]]'' is the best damn shounen series I have ever watched.
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** This troper ranks [[Code Geass]] as up there on the ''Peak of Anime Greatness'' alongside Brotherhood, Bebop and Evangelion.
** Code Geass is one of my favorite works of fiction ever. Yeah, it has has a ''lot'' of flaws (gratuitous fanservice, logical inconsistencies, a few ridiculous/superfluous supporting characters...), but everything else is pulled off so well and with so much ''style'' that it kept me hooked to the very end, even as things went waaay over the top.
* [[Lupin III]] is as funny and awesome today as it was when it was first animated. So what if the animation's a little rough? You've got a [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]] [[Kaitou|kaitou]] [[Handsome Lech]] constantly on the receiving end of [[Armor
** This Troper's more of a fan of the original manga. It strays away from the established formula all the time. Wildly experimental, ranging from innocent and silly, to raunchy and sexy, to dark and serious. It often breaks down the fourth wall, with the author and the ''freakin' reader'' appearing as characters at one point. Very surreal, action-packed and tons of fun.
** This may be premature as it isn't done yet, but [[Anime/Lupin The 3 rd The Woman Called Fujiko Mine|The Woman Called Fujiko Mine]] has style out the wing-wang. The music is great. It appears that there's a storyline running through the episodes.
* How is ''[[Nodame Cantabile]]'' not on here? It has amazing characterization, realistic plot, and gorgeous music. The main couple is introduced in the beginning, and their relationship somewhat sneaks up on you. The characters are well-rounded, with everyday quirks and emotions, and the main couple is both utterly adorable and stubborn to the point you want to bash their heads against the wall. And the beta couples are always a surprise, but she does it in a way that doesn't feel like it was strangled by the red string. The plot stretches out for a realistic amount of time, and the development comes naturally enough that you don't realize years have gone by until someone mentions it. The music sucks you in and makes you enjoy it even if you don't like classical music. An addicting series that is in no way a typical manga.
* The Suikoden 3 manga is the best video game to manga adaption ever made. Its just a damn shame it didn't get an anime adaption either.
* ''[[Black Lagoon]]''. Fucking ''[[Black Lagoon]]''. It's got extremely awesome gunfights, badass characters, cool drinks and cigarettes, hilarious scenes and copious amounts of [[Cluster F
** [[Black Lagoon]] reminds this troper of the early days of his interest in anime and the then world shattering realization that there were animated series that were violent, transgressive, profane, and fun for those reasons. [[Black Lagoon]] may not be perfect, but the fact that its a modern anime that doesn't make this troper feel infantalized while watching it makes it [[Cluster F
** What's even better with the series is that instead of the usual [[Filler]], the anime is just as good as the manga, prolly better at times. And Roberta is [[Made Of Terminator]].
** Fuck '''YES'''. ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' is simply [[Cluster F
** ''[[Black Lagoon]]'''s greatest strenght, in {{[[User|Taelor]] This Troper's}} opinion at least, is it's ability to to take absurdly ludicrous, over-the-top characters and situations and make them nuanced and believable. Take, for example, the Bloodsport Fairytale arc, which centers around a pair of [[Brother
** Sixthed. (We convinced everyone yet?!) Although I have to second the sheer [[Badass]] awesomeness, it's the emotional punches that keep me coming back. Unlike most action movies I've seen, it reminds you ''why'' violence like this is bad in [[Real Life]] without hitting [[Wangst]] or sacrificing the awesomeness. And the complicated process of watching Revy come to care for Rock ({{Chickification? You mean that trope that's lying in a bleeding heap [[Blown Across the Room|over there]]?) Finally, the philosophical questions raised and discussed by the characters in between battles makes you think, a lot, from perspectives I at least otherwise wouldn't. Awesomeness. Emotion. Thoughtfulness. Characters you love (and characters you [[Perverse Sexual Lust|love]]). No sappiness or wangst. What else could you want? If there is anything, I'm sure I just forgot to list it.
** [[Black Lagoon]] is everything that every anime fan hopes and wants anime to be, and that's just at the surface. Underneath the girls with guns and explosions and ''amazing'' fight sequences and incredible animation (wait, am I actually listing the parts that ''aren't'' the awesome stuff yet?) you have incredibly well-developed characters and stories that are thought out with regards to who these people are. Nobody acts out-of-character just to suit a plot point. Revy is scary good at what she does, but she's much more than just a girl with guns. We are afraid for Rock, because we ''like'' him and we don't want him to get screwed up. And we all want to know how Rock and Revy will end up supporting each other. Balalaika is well-mannered and ''utterly remorseless,'' which makes her entirely too human. Hansel and Gretel are monsters, and how do we feel about them? We feel pity and sympathy because of ''why'' they are monsters. ''There is no black and white'' in this show. It's all dirty and grimy and soot-covered, just like real life. When you put it all together, it becomes even greater than the sum of its parts, and possibly the best anime ever made.
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** I maintain that the manga's only flaw is the excessive [[Fan Service]]. The ''only'' flaw ([[The Scrappy|Mayu]] doesn't count).
** There was nothing about ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi (Manga)|Ai Yori Aoshi]]'' that I didn't love. From Aoi to even, yes, Mayu, I love every single one of them. If I had to complain, it's that it ''ended.'' I would happily read another 12 volumes of Tina and Aoi and Kaoru and everyone else just to be able to keep reading.
* ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'' will remain as a personal favorite. It's like ''[[Bewitched (TV)|Bewitched]]'' without the suck. I like the characters, the stories are enjoyable, and, what can I say, I like listening to Eileen Stevens channel [[Kikuko Inoue]]. Some people criticize [[Yamato Nadeshiko|Belldandy]], but I wonder what show they're watching, or at least why being sweet and nurturing is considered a flaw. What can I say, it just hits my soft spot. Season 3 now, please!
* Can I just put a pre-emptive Gush in for Netflix? If you love movies, especially anime, which can be hard to find some places, you have ''no excuse'' for not having a 'flix subscription. I purchased ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi (Manga)|Ai Yori Aoshi]]'', ''[[Solty Rei (Manga)|Solty Rei]]'', ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'', ''[[Cowboy Bebop (Anime)|Cowboy Bebop]] Remix'' and ''[[Samurai Seven (Anime)|Samurai Seven]]'' after seeing them from Netflix, and would get even more if I [[Reality Ensues|had the dough]]. Not to mention the fact that I can quickly search for and add a series if I hear about it from [[
** Just recently finished watching the entire [[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar]] series and [[Tsukihime (Visual Novel)|Tsukihime]] anime ([[Fanon Discontinuity|I know, I know]], but I had to find out), am about to finish watching the [[Fate Stay Night (Visual Novel)|Fate Stay Night]] anime (getting my father interested in the [[Visual Novel]]), and have just discovered their cache of [[Slayers]] DVDs. I will second your notion.
** Strongly thirded. Living in a small town, finding anything besides major releases in video stores before Netflix, especially anime, was tough if not impossible. The number of great series and movies I've watched since joining Netflix has been worth it all by itself. Now with the advent of streaming... currently watching ''[[Clannad (Visual Novel)|Clannad]]'' this way and just loving it.
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* Awwww, show some love for ''[[Full Metal Panic]]''. Funny, awesome and often heartwarming. No need to say more.
* I know that whenever I'm having a bad day or anything is going wrong I can pop in ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'' and within minutes will have a huge goofy grin on my face. I think its [[Cloudcuckoolander|Osaka]].
** Definitely Osaka. And Chiyo (Chiyo-chan in a [[
** I would like to credit Azumanga Daioh for single-handedly curing my depression after a consistently miserable year.
** I think it's partially the fact that the show is kind of simple and comfortably consistent with its setting and characters. It kind of reminds me a little of ''[[Corner Gas (TV)|Corner Gas]]'' in that everyone always acts the same, in the same places, and very little changes between episodes. It's just relaxing and reassuring to sit and experience the stories delivered from the quirky little world it portrays. At the beginning of each episode you get an energetic, weird, happy theme song to get you ready, and the end gives you a less energetic, still happy but kind of quiet/reflective sounding (and slightly [[Crowning Music of Awesome|REALLY EPIC]]) sounding song to trick your brain into thinking that what you just watched makes perfect sense.
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* ''Sola'' is one of this troper's personal favorite anime. The art design and backgrounds of the show are simply gorgeous, as I watch, I constantly end up thinking that they belong in an art museum. The characters are not only memorable, but quite believable. The soundtrack, while simple, is also memorable (I re-watched the series a year after I first saw it and could recall most of the OST). Couple that with a twisting plot, and some truly heartwarming and endearing moments, in only 13 episodes, this is a little series that is truly something great. That much being said, practically no one has seen this series, and although Bandai licenced it, it sadly won't be getting a dub. I'm sure there's a lot of people who just brush it aside as a hentai game adaptation (which it's not), but I'd recommend it to anyone who's just looking for a good story with strong production values all around.
* Munto is a great anime which needs more love here. Its only 9 episodes long and yet has such a good plot and interesting characters. The art is just beautiful and the action scenes amazing. The title character is also pretty hot and this troper is ashamed to admit she squees every time he and the heroine are together as they just go together so well. It has a bit of everything, fantasy, action, comedy, drama, and romance.
* [[Vampire Princess Miyu]] deserves a mention. The anime is very well done with watercolor backgrounds and characters that look Japanese, but the plot is [[Sailor Moon]] meets Hellsing. The shinma keep getting darkerandedgier every episode, pulling [[One
* ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'' is the greatest anime I've ever seen and the greatest manga I've ever read.
* ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'' is a great series. It manages to combine sci-fi, drama, comedy, romance, and a half-dozen other genres into a surprisingly cohesive story. It avoids the pitfalls of trying to be psychological or deeply symbolic that can ruin an otherwise great series. The cast is one of the most memorable I've ever seen. It was one of the first series I'd watched in its entirety, and years later and several (five?) times more shows than I had seen back then under my belt, this is still my absolute all-time favorite.
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* ''[[Toriko]]'' is criminally underrated here in the States. It might not be the most intelligent manga series ever written but it's definitely one of the most MANLY!!! So manly that when the main hero's arm is bitten off, he won't hesitate to beat his opponent with his bloody stump! The world they live in is vast, packed to the brim with deadly monsters and powerful forces of nature! Just like any real Shonen; [[World of Badass]] at its fineset. I said it wasn't the most intelligent but the series does constantly use science to explain the various affects of the characters abilities. [[Needs More Love]].
* Nobody has mentioned ''[[Steins Gate]]''? What a shame. Probably the most mind-blowing anime of Spring and Summer 2011, and is a time-travel series that is extremely emotionally gripping. Together with Madoka, this anime is, to this troper, one of the best animes of the year.
* [[LE Xicon 712|I]], who used to frequently edit [[TV Tropes]] all the time, now is back to gush the [[Precision F
* ''[[Yumekui Merry]]'' is easily one of the better series to surface in the last few years. Its fights manage to be engaging without becoming overly drawn-out, and its characters, rather than being inflated anime stereotypes, are three-dimensional, believable and genuinely ''likeable''. The world the author creates is fascinating and imaginative, the villains are unique in that they're malicious without being killers, and best of all, it's only just scraped the tip of the iceberg, with plenty of loose plot threads ready to take this story to the next level of awesome!
* ''[[Mouryou no Hako]]'' is, sadly, very much under the radar. It's beautifully illustrated and animated (courtesy of [[Madhouse]] and [[CLAMP (Creator)|CLAMP]]), full of horror, [[Mind Screw]] and [[Psychological Horror]], and effectively betrays your expectations of what is ''supposed'' to be a supernatural series. Deep, thought-provoking and mysterious, this is detective anime unlike you've ever seen before.
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