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If while watching this anime you start to hear a phone ringing somewhere, its not. Its just that this anime uses a ringtone for its soundtrack.

Its the story of a sorcerer Zagan who purchases an elf "Nephy" who was put up for bid after her previous master an Archdemon passed.
Archdemons are lords of sorcery, the most powerful sorcerers.

Sorcerers are seen as evil (and rightfully so), and are hunted by the church's holy knights. Not to mention Zagan is being blamed for kidnapings in the area.

Zagan must try to live a peaceful life with Nephy, while trying to protect himself, Nephy, and his castle ... from the holy knights.

Its a typical anime plot. A powerful character who seems evil on the outside but is actually caring on the inside. Trying to protect an innocent girl. Its nothing original.
It all depends on whether you're into this type of plot or not.

The characters are good. Nothing spectacular or super deep. They are written just fine.

Only seen 4 episodes but so far so good.

Starts off pretty good.
Irido and Yume are exes. However one day they find out that their single parents are getting married to each other.
So now Irido and Yume are stepsiblings living in the same house.

Irido is the emotionless one, he loves reading books, keeps to himself, and doesnt stress about most things. A really great character.
Yume is a former nerd aiming to reinvent herself as the class princess.
The two have a love hate relationship but must try to be on their best behavior to keep their parents happy. But at the same time trying to control the fact that the feelings they ... had for each other is resurfacing.

Like i said it starts off pretty strong. But then devolves into boring, dragged-out garbage.
Mainly because Yume is such an unlikeable character (◔_◔) And the second half of the season focuses so much on her.
She doesnt make a good tsundere. She is written so annoyingly. Always shoving her nose in her ex's/stepbrothers business. And is also a giant c*ckblock. And very possessive.

The other female characters are also a little "crazy" in their own way but atleast they are entertaining. Not like this killjoy who acts like her life sucks when it really doesnt.
She's constantly monologuing in her head about her childhood, and its so tiresome to watch over and over again.
Another thing that drags on for too long is the whole shyness thing. Its so tiresome seeing these shy girls take forever to complete a sentence.

There are other characters like Minami who asks Irido to marry her so she could get close to Yume. A good plot that gets tossed aside way too quickly. Because at this point Minami is a very fun character. But after that plot Minami becomes almost as unlikeable as Yume.

Isana is the best character. And should have been the main character. She has big breasts and is kinda tomboyish. She is very close friends with Irido, and they have a buddy relationship. The interaction between the two is the highlight of the show. Seriously every time these two are together and are just being comfortable with each other it is the best thing ever.

Meanwhile you have Yume and Minami trying to push Isana into a romantic relationship with Irido, even though Isana prefers her current friendship with Irido just as it is.
This is when Yume and Minami are at their most annoying. Trying to play matchmakers. Trying to turn Isana into something she is not.

But Yume is the one you're supposed to be rooting for... You are supposed to be rooting for Irido and Yume to get together. The problem is the other girls would make much better girlfriends for him.
Sometimes the anime isnt sure who is supposed to be the love interest.

Typically in a romance the viewer should want the two main characters to end up together ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Here im rooting for them not to be together. Thats not a good sign.

He adopts his aunt as his daughter.


Souichi Kaga at the age of 76 impregnates a young woman and sires an illegitimate child named Rin. (however there is more to this than it seems but will not be fully addressed in the anime)

Souichi passes away 6 years later. And with Rin's mother having abandoned her for her career, Suichi's grandson Daikichi Kawachi a 30 year old bachelor decides to adopt Rin.

Rin's mother Masako Yoshii known as "Maron Saionji, Sensei" is a manga artist. She's not a bad person. She does care about her daughter. But got pregnant at a young age and wasnt sure what ... to do.

All the characters are nicely written. Your typical slice of life anime characters.

Rin is the spitting image of her mother. Except for hair color.
And Daikichi is the spitting image of his grandfather.

Parenting is a huge focus of the story. You have other parents dealing with stuff like divorce, single parenting, balancing work and raising a child, etc

The writing isnt anything deep though. This is an iyashikei. Its supposed to be a feel-good anime, its not a drama.

The art style is nice. It has a hand-drawn/coloring book aspect to it.

Unfortunately this anime is incomplete and doesnt go anywhere. Only 11 episodes. There is more story to tell but it doesnt look like there will be more episodes considering this ended in 2011.

I would have given it an 8/10 if it felt like a complete arc. But the fact that it feels incomplete makes it a 7/10.

For example there is a potential love story between Daikichi and a single mother who's son is friends with Rin.
There is another plot involving Rin's mother working hard to reach deadlines at her manga job.
Or Daikichi's cousin contemplating getting a divorce.
I wish they did more with these characters. I wish there were more interactions. But the story although cute is very very basic.

Imagine Sherlock Holmes. Now picture him as a little blond girl in a black dress...Thats Gosick.

Victorique the "Golden Fairy of the Library" spends her school days in the library tower.
Kujou, aka the Black Reaper, is a young boy who finds death everywhere he goes. He has transferred to Saint Marguerite Academy boarding school.

He encounters Victorique in the tower and eventually they become close friends. But its a very abusive relationship.

Kujou is essentially Victorique's b*tch. He's a lapdog who does whatever she tells him to. And will always bring her sweets whenever he displeases her. He really cares about her (in a very p*ssy-whipped kinda ... way)
I dont know why he's so obsessed with this blonde loli tsundere who is always wearing a black dress and looks like a doll...wait i just answered my own question 🤔

Most of the mysteries they solve revolve around ghost stories. So there is alot of horror elements to the story. But there is no supernatural. Everything has an explanation.

There is also a much larger plot involving Victorique's mother, father, and paternal brother. And the reason behind Victorique's birth.
Unfortunately this is the worse part of the story since that plot isnt really that interesting. Its a way to add more weight to the overall story but really it wasnt needed.

The story is well written. The horror elements are very intriguing. The mysteries are fun.
All the characters are great. And despite the 2 main characters essentially being a c*nt and a b*tch they are actually great characters.

Spice and Wolf is supernatural romance drama.

About a travelling merchant Lawrence who finds a wolf god Holo in his cart. And promises to escort her to the North.

Holo is supposed to bring luck and fortune. However Lawrence's life seems to have gone to hell ever since meeting her. He goes from misfortune to misfortune. From life threatening situation to life threatening situation.

That being said the 2 main characters are likeable. Lawrence is a good man. And Holo is worth the effort.

Along their journey they encounter alot of betrayal. But thankfully some good people aswell.

Its a well written story. With well written characters. With good ... bonds.

School harem about special exoskeleton mechs that can only be piloted by women because reasons.
However Ichika is the only male in the world who can pilot these mechs because reasons.
So now he is enrolled in a girls only school to train.

Ichika has no redeeming qualities. He's so boring and incompetent, but because of reasons has a bunch of girls fighting over him including 2 childhood friends and 1 tsundere.

The female characters are almost as annoying as Ichika. The type of characters that inflict physical harm on the MC for BS reasons like forgetting a childhood promise (get over it).

This anime has nothing going for ... it.
Main character sucks. All the women suck. The school aspect sucks. The characters are always fighting over nothing. The mech combat's not even fun to watch.

Funny but kinda badly paced. With some stuff dragging on for too long.

The story is about a young farmer boy Touka who is great at traps and really really loves thighs.
His village is attacked by a demon but the day is saved by the hero Shion. But then Shion falls into Touka's trap and dies...
Shion's body is reanimated by his necromancer companion, and Touka is placed in Shion's body. And now its up to Touka to defeat the Demon Lord and seal the Gates of Hell just like the hero did years ago.

Accompanying him on his journey are:
his childhood friend Yuna who admired the ... hero,
Anri the necromancer and Shion's companion,
and Marguerit a princess who was supposed to marry Shion.

Touka is not that strong. But despite being a pervert he is very clever, knows how to plan and make traps.

Boddy swapping and multiple souls inhabiting one body is a very common occurrence in this anime. And is constantly used as a strategy in fights.

My biggest issue with this anime comes from an issue that alot of action anime share. The fights are not choreographed in a way that is fun or satisfying to watch. These one-sided fights where the villain just stands there and the hero constantly gets knocked down over and over and over. These dragged out fights have never been fun for me.

The Witch and the Beast.

Ashaf and Guideau hunt the supernatural. Guideau is in it to hunt witches. Specifically a witch that put a curse on her.

Ashaf is a cool headed spellcaster. He's the brains who also knows how to talk his way out of sticky situations.
While Guideau is the muscles, and a hot head. Who punches her way out of sticky situations.
The way the 2 main characters are total opposites create a great dynamic between the two.

I find the way Guideau's fights are choreographed can be lacking. They are not fun to watch and are anticlimactic. Bad choreographed fights is unfortunately ... a common problem with action anime.

I wont get into too much specifics but for example at one point this very super powerful enemy is unleashed...and the entire fight is just dull.

The way Ashaf "fights" tend to be more interesting. Since he's not over powered. He's just clever.

Its a very nicely written anime. Cool characters. Interesting powers. The art style is nice to look at.
Maybe the flow of the story needs improving.

Man this show is annoying to sit through.
Because 2 out of the 4 main characters are nothing but annoying. Im specifically talking about Inugami and Shigaraki; a dog spirit and a tanuki spirit.
Inugami does nothing but lust over Kohina every chance he gets. And Shigaraki is just a drunk freeloader who forced himself into her home. Neither of these characters are funny or entertaining. They contribute nothing positive to Kohina's life, or to this show.

Kokkuri the fox spirit who was actually summoned by Kohina plays the role of her guardian. He actually cares about her wellbeing and health. Unlike the other spirits who are ... essentially leeches.

When the focus is on Kohina and Kokkuri you actually have an interesting, funny and even endearing story.

Kohina is this emotionless elementary school girl. But its her lack of expressions that lead to some scenes being so funny.

I think this anime has some great elements. But its annoying elements are too much for me personally.

Tanaka-kun is Always Listless. A very basic on the surface, but very entertaining anime.
Reminds me a lot of Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (Aharen Is Indecipherable).

Its about a school boy Tanaka. A boy with no enthusiasm, who never gets exited.

Oota; his always serious best friend who always supports him (literally carrying him around).
Oota is the most helpful person in the world. Always willing to go out of his way to help others.

Rino; Tanaka’s little sister who has a crush on her older brother, wants her brother all to herself and wants to keep Oota away.
Coincidentally Rino’s best friend is Oota’s younger sister.
Rino has a similar uninterested ... personality like her brother. But doesn’t share his unmotivated personality.

Despite Tanaka’s lack of motivation and enthusiasm he has a fair number of girls interested in him. And even some wanting to be like him.
He’s the cute quiet type. Not interested in romance as he sees it as too much work.
His best friend and sister already essentially play the role of his wife.

Each episode just revolve around basic days in Tanaka’s life. But what makes it so good to watch is just how all these characters, whether it be main, secondary or background characters interact around Tanaka.

This is an iyashikei. So its supposed to be a calm, peaceful, soothing anime. No drama. No stress.
Its excellent.