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Solo leveling is a pretty good powerfantasy. Its story is good enough and the art is pretty.

The setting of the story is a world where a group of people have magical abilities and use these abilities to fight monsters in gates that randomly appear throughout the world. The main character in the story is the only person whose magical abilities can grow stronger while the rest of the world is locked in at their own level. It's a pretty simple but pretty neat concept which can be fun to read. The story starts off strong and remains pretty interesting throughout the manga due to ... the ever increasing scale of the fights and groups of people. It is only at the end and and with the side-stories (which are chronologically after the main story) that the manga can become boring or confusing to read.

The main character is by far the most important character and everything revolves around him. He isn't a great character but I guess it's good enough for the story. While the supporting characters aren't bad, it's not like they're great either and they are not given the chance to be.

The artstyle is great and the entire manga looks good with some pretty impressive looking scenes throughout the manga.

Overall this is certainly worth reading if you enjoy the powerfantasy genre. If you do not like this genre then you are very likely to not enjoy reading this.

Solo leveling is a slightly edgy name for a slightly edgy anime. You shouldn't come into this anime expecting a realistic story or well written characters but it can nonetheless be quite fun to watch.

The story is about a guy who is the only person in the world who can 'level up' and he does this levelling up mostly alone, thus the title. The world it takes place in is quite interesting and had a neat way to implement fantasy elements into a modern setting. The story is quite well paced which makes watching it a nice experience since you don't feel rushed or ... bored. Some events in the story are quite stupid, there is no reason to not immediately accept a new skill with a fight coming up and buying something without reading what it does first is just silly.

The characters are okay. The main character is a bit edgy at times but acceptable overall. The supporting characters are relatively simple but are good enough for a story that is mostly about the main character anyway.

The animation is great with dynamic fights. The music is quite good. The voice acting is good but the fact that the anime revolves around the main character who is alone most of the time is problematic. It means that all the voice acting needs to be the main characters words/thoughts. At times I found it hard to distinguish between the voice acting for his voice and for his thoughts. It's probably unavoidable but the amount of times he's just talking to himself is enough to land him in a psychiatric hospital.

Overall this is a pretty enjoyable anime to watch with good animation and an interesting world. Some aspects like the characters are a bit lacking. In the end this is a great example of a powerfantasy anime and people who enjoy this genre will likely enjoy the anime while people who dislike the genre won't.

The third season of Classroom of the Elite is very similar to the previous season. While the story and special exams remain interesting, they still feel very rushed. Watching this anime feels like a story trying to rush through the boring stuff as quickly as possible to get to an interesting part but in this case the boring stuff it's rushing through is actually interesting and it's a shame that the anime has such high pacing.

The story in the third season continues where the second season left off but shifts away from Ryuuen and starts focusing more on Sakayanagi and Ichinose. Smaller characters like ... Hirata and Kouenji also receive some attention though and there's quite a lot of character development overall with Ayanakouji being the obvious exception since he remains the "people are just tools" guy. The story also still doesn't give nearly enough information for you to come up with your own ideas about how situations should be solved so all you can do while watching is see what Ayanokouji comes up with.

The animation is quite okay overall but there is some CGI. CGI was also used during a pretty significant chess match which was kind of weird since it's an important event and not some background noise. The voice acting was great and so was the music, they both suited the characters/anime well.

Overall the biggest problem with this anime is probably it's fast/rushed pacing. However if you enjoyed season two which shared a similar problem, then you'll probably like this season as well.

The "A silent voice" specials are two music videos of songs related to the anime.

The animations seems to mostly be original scenes and of pretty good quality. The animation mainly contains the main two characters and Ishida's friend along with some shots of nature. In the first song I didn't understand the animation and whether it was supposed to tell a story but in the second song the animation has a clear story attached to it. At the very least it's something to watch while listening to the music.

The songs themselves are alright and you'll probably recognise them from the movie. If you ... didn't like the music in the movie then obviously you won't like this.

Overall you can watch this if you liked the music in the movie but you're not missing out on much if you decide not to watch these.

This is a music video for the song that was used as Frieren's second opening. The animation is completely different from the animation in the anime.

The animation in this music video is purely CGI and looks quite bad. The good thing about this CGI animation is that it offers a possible interpretation of the lyrics of the song but it was quite painful to watch when compared to the animation that was used for the opening in the anime; even if this animation didn't relate to the lyrics.

The song itself was good but you'll known whether or not you like it based on ... whether you liked Frieren's second opening.

Overall I don't recommend watching this music video because of its bad CGI. You can watch it once if you really care about a possible way to interpret the song but I'd argue just listening beats watching in this case.

This is a music video for the first opening of Frieren. The animation in the music video is different from the animation used for the opening in the anime itself.

The lyrics match Frieren's story very well and it's clear the song was made for Frieren specifically.

The animation in the music video is a collection of scenes of Frieren, Himmel and shots of nature. There's also a few scenes of Frierens original party and one or two of the current characters. The animation quality is quite good and what's shown in the animation often matches the lyrics.

The song is a song by YOASOBI ... of which the first half was used as Frieren's first opening. Music is pretty subjective but YOASOBI is known as a good artist and I liked the song. If you disliked the opening in Frieren then obviously you will dislike the music in this music video as well.

Overall I think that this is worth watching if you liked Frieren's first opening. The song was specifically made for Frieren and the rest of the lyrics do add quite a bit to the song. There's even an English version of the song by the same artist if you don't enjoy reading subtitles but want to understand the lyrics.

This second part is surprisingly slow. Part one felt like a lot of setup but contrary to what you might expect this second part is even slower; though it does have a proper conclusion.

The story continues where the first part left off but does so at a pretty slow pace. There's flashbacks that last entire episodes so you better understand some of the characters but this does destroy any momentum the anime has. The story is interesting but slightly confusing and doesn't make sense at times. A good thing is that lots of parts of the story reach their conclusion in this season so ... you won't feel like you've watched nothing. The mystical feel of the anime is often absent in this season and spirits/fairies make relatively few appearances.

The characters are mostly the same as in the first part and they receive quite a lot of attention, both in the form as flashbacks and conversations. The characters are quite good and get plenty of development, but this did probably contribute to how slowly the story seemed to progress.

The animations is good overall. There's some cgi for things like cafetaria scenes like in the first part but most of the animation looks good with some more special scenes looking beautiful. Some of the scenes are a bit dark though so maybe turn up your monitor brightness or turn off the lights. The voice acting was good and the ost was great when it was present.

Overall this is probably worth watching if you've already watched part 1, no reason to only watch the setup and not watch the conclusion after all. It's just that this season is slower and has more flashbacks than you might expect.

Frieren is an anime that's very pleasant to watch. I don't think Frieren has the best animation, best characters or best story but it doesn't have any major flaws either and is able to tell a calm story that you can't help but enjoy.

Frieren's story is about an elf mage with a long lifespan going on a journey with some companions in a world where the main evil forces have been defeated. It's a pretty nice story that's told in a way that respects the viewer and doesn't feel the need to explain things that are obvious from context. The main driving force in ... the story seems to be the limited lifespan of some of the human characters which leads to a relaxed pace and a calming watching experience.

The characters are alright. They aren't the most complicated characters you'll ever see but the way they interact is enjoyable to watch. The character's actions seemed reasonable and weren't annoying. The character names can be a bit silly if you know German since all character names are German words that are associated with the character in some way.

The animation overall is good and the environment in particular can look quite beautiful. The characters sometimes have fun expressions and the fight scenes look cool. The voice acting was good and the music was very good, it added a lot the atmosphere and had a positive influence on the way you experience lots of scenes.

Overall Frieren is definitely worth watching. It's an anime without major flaws that is calming and pleasant to watch. If you like fantasy settings then you should definitely watch this but even if you don't it can still be a great experience.

This odd taxi special is just 9 minutes straight of the manager and one of the idol girls talking to each other while sitting in a room. The conversation is about the word 'flauntingly' and some other topics that come up. It doesn't really add anything to the main anime at all.

There isn't much in the way of animation apart from moving heads, mouths and a face roller but it's in the same style as the anime. The voice acting is also the same as the main anime.

Overall there really is no reason to watch this conversation. It doesn't add anything to the ... main anime, it isn't impressively animated, it's just a 9 minute conversation between two characters; which sounds kind of neat putting it like that. It may be worth watching if you're looking for something relaxing for 10 minutes but for most people this probably isn't worth watching.

Odd taxi is an anime with a pretty good story. The claim that any scene in this anime matters may be a bit overhyped, but it's still an anime where lots of small details matter which can help you piece together the story if you notice them.

Odd taxi doesn't have a singular storyline. There's lots of different storylines all involving different characters, that revolve around the main character. You can imagine the storylines like some sort of braid revolving around the main character with all strands coming together at the end, making for a nice ending. Overall the story is of a good quality and ... it manages to create a fun mystery where I truly didn't know what happened until the end. The pacing isn't perfect and the entire fourth episode being about a supporting character and his background was an unexpected deviation from the rest of the anime but luckily this was the only deviation.

The characters are okay. Generally I don't like anthropomorphic animals as characters but the concept is incorporated impressively well in this anime and is actually a plot point so even if you dislike anthropomorphic animals, it shouldn't discourage you in this case. The characters all seemed reasonable enough and had okay personalities.

The animation/artstyle wasn't great but it seemed to be adequate for the story. The scenes didn't look great, but they were clear, which was important. The music isn't something I liked at first, it sounded obnoxious and loud at first but it did add a lot to the anime in later scenes. The voice acting was good but it was also unnaturally fast at some points so I hope you're quick at reading subtitles for those parts.

Overall this is an anime with a nice crime/mystery story. If you like those kinds of stories then you'll like this anime as well. If you have no real interest in the story but prefer pretty animations then this is probably not a good anime to watch. If you don't feel strongly about either of these things then you can give it a shot, it's not a conventional anime but it's quite good regardless.