The Merchant of Venice mercy". Critic Harold Bloom listed it among Shakespeare's great comedies. Bassanio, a young Venetian of noble rank, wishes to woo the beautiful and wealthy heiress Portia of Belmont. Having squandered his estate, he needs 3,000 ducats to subsidise his expenditures as a suitor. Bassanio approaches his friend Antonio, a wealthy merchant of Venice who has previously and repeatedly bailed him out. Antonio agrees, but since he is cash-poor – his ships and merchandise are busy at sea to Tripolis, the Indies, Mexico and England – he promises to cover a bond if Bassanio can find a lender, so Bassanio turns
S-CRY-ed top three anime series twice during 2001. In 2002, it took the same place in a poll by "Animage". In the "Animage" Anime Grand Prix awards, "s-CRY-ed" took the third place in the series category. The Kazuma character also took second place, being defeated by "Inuyasha"s title character. In a TV Asahi survey of the top hundred shows Japanese fans enjoyed, "s-CRY-ed" took 51st place. In March 2010, Kazuma was ranked nineteenth best male anime character of the 2000s by the Japanese magazine "Newtype". The anime series has received mostly positive reviews by manga and anime publications. DVD Verdict's Mac