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Ok, let's take a look at all the stuf I've finished recently...

Neon Genesis Evangelion: I entered this show with very low expectatives and knwoing more or less the entire plot, and for the biggest part it did deliver dissapointment, the symolism is obnoxious and pointless, Shinji is as unlikeable as everybody says and in general as cool as the Eva and Angel designs were the confrontations felt incredibly repetitive, plus all the things that people praise and call deep, are simply a symptom of the budget problems, when the show starts going down, it's incredibly harsh and silly, with tons of still iamges, stock footag and barely aniamted scenes.

On the other hand there were cool things, Misato's development was interesting and she more or less leads the way for most of the show, making one wonder if she wasn't the true protagonist... and the world Eva develops in is pretty cool in the few occasions it's shown, the episode where another Mech is built is a good example, for the biggest part learning about the world was better than learning about the story.

So it is flawed, far from a masterpiece and quite a chore to go through at points, but for better or worse it's hard to forget.

End of Evangelion: The always confusing and often criticized End of Eva was ironiclly my favorite part of the whole endeavor, not only it had you know... moving images, but it finally tired to give a reason to all the points in the show, in particular Shinji's personality, that was builidng up to the scene where he rejects intrumentality.
It showed that the writers did have an idea of where they wanted to go, even if the execution was a mess.
In all honesty I liked it, was it worth the time spent on the show? Heck no!
But it was a fun little movie.

DokiDoki Precure: Ahh Precure, you got me in your claws...
The 2013 iteration of Toei's magical girl franchise tries to separate itself from it's past entries through a simple fact, having a single coherent narrative that tries to avoid filler episode in exchange for having an slowly unraveling story.
Did it work? Yes, quite well, DokiDoki moves at a great pace with new reveals and developments that feel natural and make the show very engaging, sure most of the time the plot revolves around the girls having to unlock a new power, find a new artifact or simply upgrade something, but it always builds up to the plot isntead of simply feeling like a stupid attempt to shake things up.

Character wise, the main cast is solid (more on that later) but it suffers from a very underdeveloped supporting cast, unlike HeartCatch which amde sure all victims of the week had a clear perosnality and stuck around making the show's world more populated Doki opts for a more perosnal approach, making the encounter focus between the Villain and Cures, with the victims and mentors being more of a side note.
The villains are fairly good, the "Selfish" are each based around a deadly sin, which gives them a clear defined personality, at least for kid shows standards.
Later on a far more interesting antagonists joins in the form of Regina, who simply happens to be one of the best aspects of the show.

The team is good for the most part, a strong energetic lead in the form of Cure Heart that sadly suffers from too much focus and a lack of apparent flaws, but continues to be liekeable to the very end. Cure Diamond is the brains and has one of the best story arcs in the show, Rosetta is a very interesting character that sadly suffers from too little time, but she shines when she can, Sword is the main one driving the sotry forward for the first half and probably the one that changes the most, then a sixth ranger joins int he form of Ace, a character about duality, trapped between her duties and the innocence of a kid, she's simply great.

Originally I had more complaints, but I realized it was nitpicking, the show is a pretty good entry, and all things said a pretty good starting point.

Gundam Unicorn: Ahh I waited for you a long time Unicorn, but the journey to Laplace's box was one worth waiting for.

Gundam Unicorn takes place in the same continuity (Universal Century) as the original Mobile Suit Gundam, and expects some knowledge of it, it is however newcomer friendly so past concepts and events are explained in it.

Unicorn follows the usual Gundam formula, an idealistic teen ends up piloting a super prototype in a conflict between earth an space, realizing that war isn't as black and white as he once believed, and ahving to redefine his standing in a situation he now has the power to change.
It's a simple concept, and a simple premise too, our hero Banagher Links ends up piloting the RX-0 a new Gundam type mobile suit that is nicknamed "Unicorn" and is the key to Laplace's Box, a mystery that can forever shift the balance between earth and space.

But Unicorn tells it in a maginificent way, with some of the most memorable characters, great pacing and incredible production values, this is an incredible love letter to Gundam fans, and an incredible experience.

If you have ever enjoyed a Gundam show, you will enjoy this one.

Kanon: The second entry in the famous Key trilogy, you know the deal with this Visual Novel adaptations, a set of heroines with their individual arcs, a male main character and some form of magic realism that Key is so fond of.

Air I called a show of great ideas but terrible execution, Kanon for me is the opposite, none of the arcs have partiucalry great concepts, but everything is handled very well, instead of simply doing the arcs in a set order disconnected from each other, it slowly built on all of them, which made more sense and helped the pacing.

Also the lead is way better than I expected, Yuuichi is nice and carng like most VN heroes are, but he's also teasing, and something of a troll, he's fun and his interaction with the entire cast always bring some good laughs.

In the end Kanon is a solid experience, not the most memorable one, but one that is done very well.