1. install isquint
2. 
   install metax
3. open isquint, drag all the movies to the list
4. choose optimize for tv
5. choose H.264 encoding
6. hit run (or play, or whatever). go take a walk, it takes a while.
7. one it’s all converted, delete all original files, keeping only the .mp4 ones
8. open metax, drag all the movies to the list
9. select all in the list
10. on info, add the cover (find it on the web if anything)
11. on video, choose video kind tv show
12. below, on show, type the anime name
13. click write and share
14. then you can share the resulting files.

Maybe you’re not into anime: I can’t blame you ,there’s a lot of crap out here. But there are gems too: Amazing stories like the ones I list here.

Chevalier d’Eon

wikipedia | netflix | another review | watch trailer
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Eureka Seven

wikipedia | netflix | watch first episode
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Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo

wikipedia | netflix | watch first episode
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Ghost Hound

wikipedia | no netflix | watch first episode
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Kurau Phantom Memory

wikipedia | netflix | watch trailer
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

wikipedia | netflix | watch first episode
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Paradise Kiss

wikipedia | netflix | watch first episode
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Red Garden

wikipedia | netflix | another review | watch first episode
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Shingu: Secret of Stellar Wars

wikipedia | netflix

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Welcome to NHK!

wikipedia | netflix | watch first episode
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Zegapain

wikipedia | netflix | watch first episode
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Animes to get

• Sos! Tokyo metro explorers: The Next
• Freedom 2, 3
• Tokyo Majin
• Nerima Daikon Brothers
• Mega Zone 23
• Panda-z: The Robonimation
• Kite Liberator
• Speed Grapher
• Simoun
• My-Otome
• Flag
• Glass Fleet
• Strawberry Marshmallow
• Vermilion Pleasure Night
• Birdy Decode
• Den-Noh Coil
• Gunbuster 2
• Nodame Cantabile
• Mushishi
• 009-1
• The Wings of Rean
• Pucca

Mangas to get

• Noise
• Once Upon a Glashima
• Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days
• Dolis

To watch

• Red Garden
• Blood+

To talk about

• Shingu: Secret of Stellar Wars
• Chevalier d’Eon
• Gankutsuou: the Count of Monte Cristo
• Eureka Seven
• The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
• Lucky Star
• Welcome to NHK

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stochastic differential by Betatester.
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yesterday i ran an anime marathon, watching the last 5 episodes of ghost hound, an anime about syncronicities, OBE, spirits and stem-cell research, among others. And activation of the pineal gland.
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sadly, the last episode - "stochastic resonance" - i had only in japanese original, so I couldn’t finish it.
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today, I got stuck in the traffic, and that’s the book right in front of me.
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yesterday, after thanksgiving diner, we watched Red Garden episodes 4-8. fierce.
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I asked my sister to watch it too (we watched utena together), she liked it.
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today, we started Darker Than Black. The story has a lot of loose ends, but the animation is amazing, ultra-violence.
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and also watching trinity blood, episode 11 on.
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winter is the patronsaint of nerdy behavior.

Now that I have a projector, some otaku friends and the friday nights always end at galapagos anyway, we decided to throw a weekly anime party. it’s the nerdy happy hour!
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Instead of detailing the videos to each person, I decided to post it on my blog instead. easier, huh?

Welcome to NHK, disc 1

Funny and mature story about a guy suffering from social withdrawal syndrome, or hikikomori disease.
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Cool graphics, nice credits, no superpowers (so far), cult following. what’s not to like?

Red Garden

After Gankutusou, I’m all for Gonzo, and red Garden is the new of the series.
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The plot? 4 girls from the same schools die and are brought back, in exchange for fighting nightly monsters. or not.
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dra-ma.

Hell Girl

This one is kinda monster-of-the week, but with a cool concept: If you hold a grudge for so long, you can visit a website that only appears at midnight to write your complaint. If picked up, Hell Girl will diligently avenge you.
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BTW, you better have a serious grudge, coz using her services prevents you from going to heaven when you die. that makes also one grudge per soul, huh?

now that my playlists are in the open, it pays to spend some time understanding my playlists:

• Best! is all songs with 3 or more stars.

• Dub is Trip-Hop, Midi/Synth, Kraut, Goth, Instrumental, Ambient.

• Electronic is Electro, Electronic, Techno, Synthpop, Industrial, Minimal, Funk Carioca, Electrofunk.

• Pop is Dance, Trance, Pop, house, Anime.

• Rock is Rock, Shoegazer, Blues, Kraut, Psychedelic.

• Warm is Bossa Nova, Easy Listening, Chanson.

happy digging!