A fun and cute uma musume little side gig. The episodes were short and sweet. I honestly preferred this art style to that of the normal show. Everything was visually clear and not muddied in the way I found the original show to be.
The show had its funny moments, but as a whole wasn't as witty as it could have been. Most of it was self referential with the gag being these horses eat a lot.
Garupa Pico is this but way better, and coming into this show having seen that before, I felt they did the genre much better than this one did, even though
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Jun 10, 2022
Uma Musume: Pretty Derby
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Even though I enjoy the game and franchise as a whole, the first season isn't particularly compelling.
Some of the aspects of their world that are normal but to us are horsey are fun, but underutilized. The sound was frequently mixed weird with glitches and bad balancing. The art felt manufactured and soul-less which unfortunately made it visually unappealing and didn't play into the fun designs the horse girls have. As a sports anime, it missed that sparkle that good sports anime have. The outcomes were pretty predictable and I never felt the stakes. The idol aspect of winning the races feels like a weird afterthought in ... 
Jun 5, 2022
Tenki no Ko
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Coming from watching Your Name right before this, I was excited to get more into Makoto Shinkai's filmography. While I had heard previously that this title was not as good as your name, I came into it hopeful nonetheless. However, I agree with that consensus as I enjoyed it less than Your Name. There was a lot more suspension of disbelief than in Your Name even down to how the world operates outside of the supernatural elements.
It felt improbable that these characters would be in this situation in the first place and that the resolution was tied up a little too tidy. While the movie ... 
Jun 5, 2022
Kimi no Na wa.
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I went into this movie relatively blind, merely knowing that a Tokyo boy and a country girl were body-swapping and trying to figure out who the other person was. So the first quarter of the movie followed my expectations but I did not expect the primary story element. It came as a huge shock to me and made me cry like a baby.
The end of the movie in present-day was a little frustrating but it's justifiable, plot-wise. The art and scenery were beautiful, as is expected of Makoto Shinkai. To me the story was original and was a melancholy but good ride nonetheless. 
Jun 3, 2022
Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san
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I didn't realize going into this that it was a short-episode anime, with the episodes being roughly 10 minutes which includes the intro and outro. While it has its funny moments, I felt a couple gags be repeated such as the foreigners and how brazen they are about yaoi and BL to be a little repetitive. The first time or two it was funny but after that it just feels like part of the job and it loses its shock with these depictions.
I enjoyed the character heads as it helped define each employee. The art in general though is very simple and the use ... 
Jun 3, 2022
New Game!!
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I really enjoyed the first season and gave it a really high score, but unfortunately the second season didn't quite live up to the first. While I enjoyed the new challenges that came with being in the game industry and moving up in the company, it felt less slice-of-life-y and wasn't as funny. Additionally, there was more fanservice, which is generally okay but it was a noticeable jump in the amount.
I didn't really connect to the new characters or feel like they were as integrated since we had the full first season to bond with our beloved cast, and some favorites were kind of ... 
Jun 2, 2022
I fully enjoyed this. Not only was the art and character design cute, but the subject matter was cool and interesting. I enjoyed seeing the game development progress and the end was a satisfying close to the season.
As a gamer and an office worker, it made me want to work harder too. Aoba was a lovely lead that was earnest and one of the best characters in the show. Some of the work humor moments were relatable, such as with labelling things in the fridge and the different relationships you make with your coworkers. Definitely part of the moe girls doing things SOL genre, ... 
May 31, 2022
Zombieland Saga
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While in the beginning it was interesting and the more character focused episodes were intriguing, the show felt quite boring and disjointed. I almost dropped it a little under halfway through.
While it feels like it is trying to be a satire of the idol genre, it doesn't do much to distinguish from them and just plays into it outside of a few gags and design choices. Also the lack of cohesion in the music is really strange as they're supposed to be a music group. First you think it is going to be some form of metal, then rap, but it eventually devolves into the ... 
May 27, 2022
Not a particularly compelling story, yet not really funny enough to carry the show as a full blown comedy. I only really laughed out loud at a few bits, which isn't very much for how little the rest of the show has to offer.
It's designed for you to pick your favorite girls, but then 2 of them got basically no screen time at all, which felt a little unfair. Also, the story definitely gravitates towards a shoujo romance in the latter half and it is less of a comedy. It has the normal shoujo comedic clichés like the badly timed confession, misunderstandings, etc. The ... 
May 26, 2022
Very cliched with uninteresting characters who have little to no chemistry and are only getting paired up for the sake of the genre. Actually very little of the show is about games, rather it is a gaming themed harem romance.
The conflict revolves around misunderstandings the entire time and technically never get resolved, only pushed under the rug as things progress. Last episode was a waste of time, and though I understand it is basically an "epilogue dlc" and commentary on it, it doesn't make it fun or enjoyable. 11 was the finale and even then it felt unresolved. The only reason I am ... |
