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Since the 2nd season of Minami-ke was a let down, this third season, Minami-ke Okaeri, was expected to bring back the enjoyment experienced from the 1st season. Good news is that it's really improved. The OP and ED is back to being good, and the show is now much more fun and interesting with the increased comedy and the cute developments. The character designs and animation has been modified again. According to some news I read before Okaeri came out, the producers tried to bring it close to the look of the 1st season and I'm glad to say that it didn't turn out badly. They also used the idea of strategically positioning the OP and ED in each episode, which is something I look for in anime, but I expect very creative and effective blending when producers try to do that, and it turns out as a so-so blending. Further going negative, the improvements were not enough to filter out all the bad things from the 2nd season. Some episodes were a bit boring, or maybe really boring but still, they have really good material in most of the episodes which greatly makes-up for it. You'll be expected to laugh here, very much on some parts, so it's a MUST WATCH specially for Minami fans.

I give it a "good 7.7", which is far from an "okay only 7.0" like Okawari(2nd season) and close to a "very good 8", but still far from being great like the 1st season. read more

With the first release of episode one, I mistook it as the episodes 1 and 2 of the whole OVA. This OVA actually has two episodes containing two parts each with different plots. It's really a great MUST WATCH because I've never enjoyed an OVA so much until I saw these two episodes of Seto Hanayome.

About the story, it's a four part OVA with different plots that have little to no connection. All are really enjoyable! But take note that at least the last part should be watched alone in the middle of the quiet night, in a dark room where the only light comes from your screen, or else, you wouldn't be able to appreciate it as much as I did.

The art is really great! I believe that the animation was improved a lot in the OVA. There's a different OP and ED video for each episode and all four of them are very nice, specially the two OPs!

The sounds are very good! The voices are excellent! The two episodes have their own separate OP and ED songs which gives a total of four different songs, one song is really nice and mellow and the remaining three rocked!

All the significant characters were shown as well as two new characters, and they're all fantastically funny! An exception however to the poor unnoticeable ones.

Seto no Hanayome OVA is very enjoyable and eventhough I've confirmed that I've really watched the real last episode of the OVA this time, I still hope that there's more.

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Finally! "Flame of Recca - Final Burning", The title sounds very exciting, yes?
The Flame of Recca series is good, and since the ending has left everyone so hung, seeing this title will surely make everyone want to watch it.
This is labeled here as a special sequel to Flame of Recca, but well... it's not really special... So, sorry to break the excitement because it wasn't made well.

The story is not bad, It's still Recca and company, with the dragons and the flames and the Hokage. It skipped a whole lot of things from after the TV series but you can somewhat guess what happened.

The art is most frustrating here. I think that it's even poorer than the roughly animated episodes. The character designs and the colors were different and unattractive.

Sounds were fine. So-so music with good voices. The japanese audio really sounds much better than the animax english dub.

Some new faces to be seen here and they're not really much of a bother so they're okay.

It's not really enjoyable, since the art isn't good and the story will make most viewers go "huh?", but it's still more serving of Flame Recca so it's alright to watch it. read more

Koihime Musou is unexpectedly more of a comedy anime. I was expecting something a bit more serious and action-packed but it turns out to be a funnier version of Ikkitousen with less service and less action. If you like girls and comedy then this is a title you shouldn't miss.

The story is a joke. It's based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and it was supposed to be about a girl on a journey to find a way to change the chaotic, war-torn world. They just took things from there and then made a comedy, service anime with some respectable action here and there. It's like that but that's why it's funny so it's alright on my book.

The art is one of the best points, good animation with very good character designs, well mostly very good character designs because I wasn't satisfied with all of them. This anime could have been a lot better if the greatness of the action animation scenes is constant.

The sounds are fine. The music is s'orayt, not something you'd really want to hear a lot but it's alright, and I believe that all the voices of the characters are good.

The characters, well, all of the girls have awesome points like being beautiful, having god-like skills or just being really funny. I liked most of the girls and that's the problem, I only liked most. Some were just lame, extra-like or annoyingly uninteresting. There's also this tiring trio of weak bad guys, which usually have roles of bandits. The trio appear a lot in the show and they're different people in each episode, meaning they haven't met with the main characters before.

The story is not so good, The art is nice, the sounds are alright, the characters are funny and I enjoyed it a lot. It has a lot of flaws but it's still good comedy. read more

The anime Wind: A breath of heart if taken as food, would look alright but will taste bad. This was one of the titles I was looking forward to watch in my collection since it seems so promising, but after 2 or 3 episodes (forgot how far i watched) I got too bored that I wasn't able to continue watching it. I've endured watching a handful of bad series but it looks like this series was the one that bored me the most because I still can't find enough motivation to finish it.

I'm not sure about the story yet since I haven't finished but I think that it's about this boy who lives in a town where people have special abilities. He meets a childhood friend he promised to marry or something after a lot of years and blah-blah. It didn't have much development and I didn't notice any episode climaxes, even the fated meeting of the boy and his childhood friend didn't seem so special.

The art isn't bad, but it's not good either. Nothing much to talk about.

The sounds are alright. The characters and the music sound fine. Nothing much to talk about either

The characters, well, not so sure yet, I've only seen a few episodes so I haven't seen everyone. All I can say is that they're not that interesting eventhough they posses special abilities. I didn't even bother knowing what they can do.

I didn't enjoy anything so I still can't find a reason to continue yet.

Wind: A breath of heart, try watching the wholes series if you can. It has OVAs and specials so maybe it's alright to watch.. maybe.. XD read more

Kujibiki Unbalance (2006), an anime that can be appreciated specially by people who liked Genshiken and the Kujibiki Unbalance OVAs. Unfortunately, it's a lot different from what you would expect from the OVAs but the art is definitely better. It's not a "must watch" but I believe that it should be tried by people who liked Genshiken and the Kujibiki Unbalance OVAs, and also by people who would like to have some good laughs.

The story is not much and the series is short, but it's not bad, it's "s'orayt". Chihiro and Rit-chan are still childhood friends here and it still has the same Kujibiki, student council plot like in the OVAs. Other than that, everything else is different.

The art is very good. The character designs actually pull down the art category because they're still unimpressive, with both good and disappointing changes, but it is a lot better than the OVAs though. The good ones here are the backgrounds, the coloring and the effects. These three factors make this anime look nice.

The sounds are okay. The voices are nice and the musical scoring and the sound effects are good. The OP and ED are not interesting but it's not bad, it's "s'orayt."

The characters are the best point of this show. I only find it fun to watch because of them. They're all good, specially Chihiro's older sister. I'm pretty sure that because of her most viewers will like the show better when they reach episode 3.

I find this show very enjoyable, it has a good mix of characters in a well fitted plot. It's simply good comedy. Kujibiki Unbalance (2006) is another series that deserves to be watched so don't hesitate to put it on your list ; ) read more

Quite an interesting and unique anime. It's a supernatural, action type where the characters fight off nightmares. This show is in a level suited for children but its content is pretty good enough to attract older viewers. This is not a must watch but it's definitely a not to miss title.

The story is set in a supernatural world where some dreams become uncontrollable, monster-like nightmares that come into reality. The "Yume Tsukai" or "Dream Users" have mysterious powers that can transform just about anything (preferably toys) into great weapons and use them to battle these nightmares. This is the first anime I've seen that has such a theme.

The art is simple yet nice. The character designs are good, backgrounds are good, animation and animation effects are good. Nothing to complain about in the art category. The action is a little childish but is way better than disappointing action titles like "Venus vs Virus".

The sounds are well arranged. The voices are nice, effects are good and backgrounds fit all the scenes. The OP and ED songs are good but not very attractive.

The characters are fine, not very impressive but they do the job. They're most likely characters that only children would like. Everyone is interesting to watch and they have a very supporting character Tachibana, Hajime that makes the show a little funny.

This show is enjoyable enough. It's kind of childish but it is themed for older viewers with some slice of life. Every aspect of the show is good, so it is definitely anime that should not to be crossed out of a watch list. read more

Genshiken 2 is probably the best of its series. This season focuses on the characters' developments and creates quite an inspirational, fun and dramatic show. This should REALLY be watched by people, specially lost college students because of its ending. It's really good, that the whole series is now VERY DEFINITELY a MUST WATCH for complete understanding.

The first season was about otaku people and culture. This season also showed a little bit of that, featuring Genshiken's participation in the Comic-fest and the introduction of two non-japanese otaku, but it's mainly about the lives of the Genshiken members. It features relationship developments, dream chasing, job hunting, socialization, graduation, and post-graduation. It shows some of reality's hardships towards these aspects and how the characters overcome them. This has really good stories that give viewers an even better slice of life's reality.

The art is improved so much in this season. The characters are drawn better, the backgrounds and layouts are excellent and the animation is now high quality. Everything just looks great and so much better than the first season and the OVAs.

The sounds are good like in the first season, and even better because aside from having the same excellent voices, the effects, and soundtracks used are also excellent. The only minus they have here is that the OP and ED songs are indeed nice but they don't fit the show unlike the ones used in the first season.

The characters were already developed a lot in the first season, and they still continue to develop a lot here. The new characters are also great and the annoying Kuchiki is now tolerable and actually adds more fun to the show with his shameless, straight forward and weird personality. Everyone is now likable except for Haraguchi of course (everyone hates Haraguchi). Not to be hated so much, Haraguchi essentially helps in developing the characters, so it's really an all good, outstanding cast.

This season is super enjoyable. The comedy was indeed lessened but it's still there giving some great laughs with added drama and inspirational scenes. There is one problem though that majority of the viewer's would find troublesome and it's about an episode where a lot of yaoi scenes coming from Ogiue's imagination are visualized. It's not much of a problem though because it doesn't ruin the show at all and is a big plus for other viewers. read more

These are 3 episodes of Kujibiki Unbalance which were the 1st, 21st and 25th episodes. This is the fictitious anime that the Genshiken guys were always watching, and after watching these 3 episodes, I think I liked it as much as the Genshiken guys did. These OVAs are definitely a MUST WATCH for people who liked Genshiken.

The 3 episodes I watched were just like previews of the show so I'm not so sure about the story. As from what I've understood in these 3 episodes, the story is about a boy named Chihiro that got into Rikkyouin High School, his encounters with people there, a reunion with his childhood friend he promised to marry, and the Kujibiki, a school tournament, festival or tradition thing in which all the students face all kinds of battles for a whole year, be it sports, cooking, and silly competitions like enduring extreme temperature (synopsis says it's a battle for student government positions). It's a pretty fun and interesting story.

The art is really good. Everything looks great and the original character designs are nice. Problem is, only the designs were nice, most of the drawings seen are unattractively non-proportional and makes the characters look bad. Still, the animation is great, the characters move well and the action scenes are impressive.

The sounds are great. All the characters' voices are perfect. The soundtracks are nice and well fitted, and so are the effects. It has an attractive OP song and the ED song is good as is.

All the characters are great and likable. They have all kinds of fun personalities which makes the show comedy-funny and action-cool at the same time.

People would enjoy Kujibiki Unbalance as much as the Genshiken characters did. It's an anime of almost everything just like Seto no Hanayome. These 3 episodes are so good that viewers would want to check out the Kujibiki Unbalance 2006 alternate. read more

The title Genshiken doesn't say much. It's a title that most people would just overlook. I'm one of those people who wasn't interested at all but since the dattebayo group subbed its second season, I tried to check it out. To my surprise, Genshiken is a pretty darn good show. It depicts otakus in a simple yet very fun manner. It's definitely a MUST WATCH specially for anime fans.

Genshiken doesn't have much of a story. It's pretty much just killing time with the Genshiken Club of Suioh University. That would sound uninteresting again, but, the time you kill with this club is worth it. This show gives a very good slice of otakus' lives which gives great understanding to their culture and personalities.

The art presented is very good, good character designs, nice layouts and everything, plus the animation is high quality too. But disappointingly, the drawings for the characters are not consistently good. They only look best for a countable number of times. Still, the overall art is likable and they also presented the video game "Guilty Gear" so well that it can attract viewers to play the actual game.

The sounds are not to be noticed much but all are fine and all the voice actors fit in each character excellently. It also has a very good and likable opening song.

All the characters are great in their own ways. They're not very likable at the very start since most of the characters show bad impressions but they all turn out to be naturally fun. They put up a great show with their good mix of completely different personalities. Also, a good deal of character developments is involved. Any feeling of annoyance towards any of the main characters will disappear without much notice.

This show is very enjoyable. It's very fun yet it's unnoticeably short. It's 12 episodes of good anime. Every episode is interesting and all are fun to watch. read more