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Kuro no dansho (1999)
Actually Surprisingly Good....
First, a word of warning - this thing is hentai. Keep that in mind. There is sex involved, although most of it's not exceedingly graphic.
A bigger issue for most folks will be the blood and similar issues - this thing features a number of very messy killings, with eye removal and skinning. Want to watch out for those, especially if you're eating at the time.
However, on the show itself, it's actually remarkably well-written. Particularly for the type of show it is. It's more mystery than porn in the first part, and more horror than either in the second, and it's well-done all around. The sex-scenes actually make sense (for the most part) rather than just being thrown in, with a couple fairly minor exceptions.
If you're looking for well-written adult anime with a horror/mystery bent, you won't go wrong with this one. If you're against sex and/or blood in your animated entertainment... stay well away.
Loonatics Unleashed (2005)
Not that bad, actually....
Actually, not that terribly bad.
I was one of the people who thought this show would absolutely, completely suck and destroy the characters I loved as a kid (the original Looney Tunes). Having watched the first season, I think they only had two major problems.
1: They insisted on linking it to the Looney Tunes. 2: They let those god-awful "Extreme" versions of the characters see the light of day. Fortunately, they fixed them after the public screamed bloody murder.
You cannot watch this show with the original Looney Tunes firmly in mind and enjoy it for what it is. Or, for that matter, at all.
What they've got now is a reasonably good action cartoon, far better than most of the tripe that Kids WB has been putting on air in the past few years. Is it true to the Looney Tunes, and something that'll appeal to hard-core fans trying to see their old favorites in a new form? Heck no, that's why I listed Mistake #1. But if you watch it (at least after the first two episodes) without the "this is what they say the Looney Tunes should be" baggage involved, it's actually a pretty good show, and deserves a shot.