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This episode really was just another enjoyable episode with the mugiwaras. Just like the Episode of Nami, this was a episode recapping on the back story of luffy. It was really a amusing plot from the beginning towards the very end. It set a reminder of how far Luffy has came and showing how much he has area of him.

With giving this a overall 10 for Story, Art, Sound, Character, and Enjoyment. Episode of Luffy is something i would watch again for the 3rd time

Wow! I really loved this anime.

Short Main Idea: 15 Kids (ages 10-13) are forced to fight for Earth by destroying other mechs. After each battle, the pilot dies and a new one is chosen. There are a few other complicated rules, but it's simple enough to understand when you're watching. Much of the anime is focused on the past and present actions of these 15 kids. Their actions will impact their futures and their destiny. It's a very sad story, but in my opinion, very well written.

Story - 10. The story is very unique in my opinion. This is definitely a masterpiece story. I honestly felt like crying after like every episode. I'm pretty apathetic and run through mangas and anime without too much emotions, but this one really choked me up. Beautiful story and very entertaining.

Art - 9. The art is nice and fits the story's mood. It's pretty cookie cut and straight-forward.

Sound - 8. Decent sound effects. Nothing super special, but nothing terrible.

Characters - 10. The backbone of this anime. Honestly, you learn about the characters and the families, you really want to connect with them. Me personally I enjoyed the characters more than any other from a tragedy anime.

Enjoyment - 10. I won't lie, the beginning few episodes are a bit slow and confusing. But around episode 5, the story really comes alive. It becomes a lot more clear what's at stake. After that, all the way till the end, I find it really enjoyable. I've watched episodes multiple times just because I think it's that good!

Overall - 10. Easily a 10. I really think everyone should watch the anime, whether you enjoy it or not. There are some big life lessons and morals to learn in this anime. I was once told that "crisis is needed for change to occur." This is a great example of this. I can't say anything else. Definitely worth watching!!

Just an extra bonus, The opening theme was featured in one of Nico Nico Douga's medleys. It's become one of my favorite songs and I think that's just a huge bonus. read more

I really liked the storyline. The series is more or less short which is really nice. Basically, a start is about a boy who tries to impress a shy and seemingly hard to get girl. An angel then starts to help

Story - The story is a bit more unique than most other romance novels. At the beginning, I find it a bit more innovative. As the story builds on, it becomes a typical love and romance novel. The story is pretty fun throughout the series which is great. I found very compelling but not a manga that would leave a huge imprint in my mind.

Art - Good artwork. Childish but fits the setting and mood of the story.

Characters - The main boy character is pretty funny and clumsy. That's becoming pretty typical for these comedy love mangas. The angels involved in the story really make it funny and magical :). I thought they were the most unique. Angels who'd do anything to play video games are pretty cool.

Enjoyment - I wasn't let down with this manga. I enjoyed it till the end.

Overall - Definitely a 9. I really enjoyed it and would recommend reading it if you like comedy romances. read more

(First of all I apologize for my shit english, it's not my mother tongue. I hope it will be understandable.)

I try to write this review because some friends asked me "why do you consider Maison Ikkoku as a masterpiece ?". Indeed we can have some prejudices : It's an old anime, the graphic style is really different from the actual, the anime is very long (96 épisodes for a romantic show, never see it) and worse than everything, in France the name was quite ridiculous and people who saw it during their childhood have sometimes difficulties to be objective. So let's talk a little about the contents and the qualities of Maison Ikkoku.

The central theme is of course "love" but it is not approached no mather how. The development is really adult, very thoughtful. It could to be led only by an author who already has a real experience of life and who thought in depth of the subject. With the two main protagonists Godai and Kyoko, it shows a relationship built on a long term (seven years). A love where each learn to know the other one, to admire him, with its faults and its qualities. A love where we learn to feel the life for two. The anime has a great deal of things to say, to communicate. It deals as well with the mourning, the forced mariage, the customs and the social constraints. But it always tries to approach things under a profoundly human vision and filled with hope. It tends to show the beauty hidden behind this ocean of feelings which constitute a human life.

Everything is not so simple, the series asks good questions, evokes the real problems which prevent people from being lucky in love and even happy in general. Every minor character: Mikata, Kozue, Ibuki, brings an additional and necessary contrast. Right in the middle of that, we catch living really the adventure in the side of Godai, seeing him growing up, wanting that he success its life and that he becomes deserving of the woman he loves. So much to say to you that from a certain stage, we are totally touched by the beauty of the things which are presented. It is a brick-built happiness, everything is magnificent. Intense romantic scenes, scenes where we simply see characters enjoying life, getting drunk in a student room. Scenes where we see children laughing and playing and blooming in streets. Scenes which speak to us simply about life. Because it's really that, I don't lie, everything is in the concrete, there is NO superficiality, it touches directly the televiewer permanently with sometimes totally insignificant scenes but which are already magnificent. It is an ode for the happiness, for the joy of being alife, an invitation to enjoy this short time, to fill it the best as possible.

I am not going to write a book about the artistic side, everything is just fucking perfect. The music sublimates always the atmosphere, the landscapes are poetic, delicate. The direction has benn extremely worked. Everything is rhythmic and brought at the right time, we are never bored during the 96 episodes. There is a permanent intelligence at the level of all which takes place, examples to be given is far too important. I shall quote the episode 24, the dialogue with the father-in-law, the episode 52 where even the words are not necessary any more, you look at the image, you understand and you roar with enjoyment. The episode 92 where Akemi-san is badass as fuck.

But besides all these sentimental moments, let us speak about the humor ! After 80 episodes I thought I knew everything about the author's funny register, all her quiproquos, etc... Nevertheless she still managed to surprise me ! Better : All the recurring jokes remain effective till the end : Ichinose-san with her fans, Shun and his "shine-teeth" family, the best oba-chan of the world (all her episodes are epic), Asuna and "pot-au-feu", and last but not least Yotsuya-San and his "Godai-kun !" I'm sure you will laugh to roll on the ground at least three times during each episode.

Finally I'll say two words about the end, without spoiling. I guess all my street heard my shout as an asshole. The last words show that ALL which passed before was meaningful, that everything is held, that everything was thought, that every episode, so commonplace it can seem, brought irreparably to this sublimate end, which transcends everything. I really said myself that the author had understood everything, that she managed to gather all that we could produce of best to inject it to us by package of 20 minutes. That this anime, was the ultimate anime, all what an anime should be. I repeat that I never saw a similar end, where we condense in 15 words all the beauty of the human feelings in their ideal shape and all the complexity which was treated in 96 episodes. It was the most beautiful end for the most beautiful anime of the world.

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Btooom! was a series that had a lot of potential, but in my opinion, did not deliver it as strongly as it could of.
This review will be to the point as much as possible

Story: The story was very similar to Mirai Nikki's that there is a group of people that have to fight to the death. in Btooom!, each person involved in the "game" gets an initial 8 bombs or "BIMs" and tries to kill 7 other people in order to leave the game and go back to their normal lives. The story was overall very good, it just didn't explain enough to the "why did this happen?" factor
8/10

Art: The art was not fantastic for a newer anime because some of the explosions looked pretty bad. Also, on quite a few scenes, the characters' faces looked very awkward and poorly drawn.
6/10

Sound: The first Opening is very good and goes well with the show. The second Opening does not hit me as "Wow this is really good!" because most of the scenes in the opening are just from previous episodes. Also, the BGM's were placed in at the wrong times. At least that's what I felt. The music just didn't really match the situation the characters were in. The Ending was also slightly above average.
7/10

Character: For sure the weakest part of the show. I didn't feel sympathetic for ANY of the characters shown nor did I feel they were in the series long enough. My favorite character, Kira had maybe 15 minutes of screen time. A lot of the characters only appeared for 3 minutes and we never see them again.
5/10

Enjoyment: Despite being fairly mediocre, I really enjoyed this series. I found it easy to marathon and you never were really bored with any scenes. The action was very good and I was always at the edge of my seat to see what type of BIM was thrown next.
8/10

Overall thoughts: Btooom! is overall a good anime with some minor errors in each section, but nonetheless very entertaining. I would recommend this if you like Action shows, explosions, or you want to marathon a quick 12 episode anime.
7/10

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Heard alot about it online so i eventually gave it a shot and watched all episodes and i really enjoyed it alot, it did feel rushed to me, would have loved to see more boss battles, more floors, leveling up scenes etc. So if you like MMORPG style anime this is the anime for you.

Allow me to share my opinion on Night Head Genesis.

-In a nutshell-
Nah,again déjà vu, again good anime, with good potential, but ended so-so.
The story focuses on the two brothers, Naoto and Naoya, who were born with psychic power. The first half focuses on their past, some kind of flash back I may say. It was really good, but then, worse, worse and worse.

-Story(6/10)-
The story-line isn’t connected enough. We have 3 parts of the anime, but none of them were really connected. The first part focuses on Naoto's and Naoya's past also about their supernatural ability.

The main plot goes about the organization called Ark this part(or arc) could have been masterpiece. Unfortunately, the main arc is still leaves much left to be desired. The final two episodes destroyed the whole thing completely. No explanations, flash-backs or new story.

-Animation(5/10)-
The animation is ok, not masterpiece, but ok. It’s a bit too shounen-ish, I didn’t really like it.

-Sound(3/10)-
Voice acting was good, but OP,EDm BG effects were really bad.

-Characters(5/10)-
I thought Naoto and Naoya were interesting, alas I wasn’t right. Their lack of character development really ruined the whole enjoyment. This anime introduces quite a large character cast, but they left absolutely, mostly all characters undeveloped. If the cast had been reduced, I could have liked this anime more. But, alas they failed.

-Enjoyment/overall(5/10)-
In summary, this anime had the potential and sometimes was really tightening. However, when it was really tightening, it falls to the mark of mediocre at best, often feeling uncompleted and boring.
This anime tried to become masterpiece, thy tried to handle really serious problems, but failed.
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Music - everybody love music, it's a way to get through people heart, an universal way who transcend langage, and everybody knows it.

Indeed I was listening to some Macross Frontier's music since some times ago, without even knowing this was from an anime.
Two weeks ago I was looking for a good mecha anime, and I heard about Macross Frontier, then realised where these musics came from.

The story of Macross Frontier is pretty a basic one, humanity who seeks to expand to survive, put a male protagonist who is a pilot who fight for humanity's sake and two lovely girls with it. There, you got a hint of what is about the anime.

Talking about the caracters, Alto is the kind guy you will found in most of the anime, a basic. Sheryl is the girl who will never admit how she feel, and is kinda annoying in the start of the anime, but Ranka is the one outstanding, working hard to get what she want, and make you smile trough her cutness.

The art and animation of Macross Frontier are really amazing, even if I didn't watch it in the best quality.

Now the best part, the musics...
How should I put it, I simply love May'n and Megumi's both voices, you often hear them sing, especially when Alto is fighting, and somehow, it really fits good in the fights.
The more you advance in the episodes, the more the singing is good, wich makes the finals episode really wonderful.

Well, in the all, it's an anime I really recommend, the story is a classic one who always works, the visual art is impressive, and if you like May'n and Megumi's voices, your ears will burst of pleasure.
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This is a short tale of twin sisters who are quite obviously in love with each other, that’s right not like "love each other" but rather "in love with each other" hopefully you get the difference here otherwise the entire point of this anime will be lost on you. they have a little stalker fan girl who wants the one but they dont care and are always back in bed with each other at the end of the day.
Heres how this was pitched to me: a yuri romance involving twins. this is something which inspired perverse thoughts upon me in almost record setting time and now i feel terrible for that having now seen the entire thing. These girls just want to be together for the rest of their lives and damn it all if theyre siblings and it would count as incest(or in this unique case, "twincest") they just want to be together which in my book counts as the fucking definition of romance! some people are probably all like "oh this cant happen, theyre siblings, twins no less, how can some sick bastard come up with this stuff" well heres my response to that: if you truly love someone from the bottom of your heart, no matter who it is, you should pursue it and damn the consequenses to hell! it seems to me that some of the most forbidden romances (like this: homosexuality, incest, etc.) have the purest intentions and i dont think that anyone should be judged for who they love, and its because of that belief that i was a fan of this anime. read more

This is a very good story involving logic and detectiveness etc. the characters are sooo cool and music is SERIOUSLY GOOD all the theme tunes are sooo good. Not much action involved, so that's one downside. The art is really pretty however, and each character is awesome. Not the best anime, (that's black cat - MAKE SURE YOU SEE THAT IT SHOULD BE WAY MORE POPULAR) but it's second on the list. I know Black Cat probably won't make it to the top of the manga/anime list, so I'm counting on Death Note. DO US PROUD. Very good, must watch.

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OMG the best Shonen I've read. Contains gore, but not Higurashi. Contains romance (tiny bit), but not Dengeki Daisy. Contains logic, but not Death Note. Contains a LOT of action, and the storyline is VERY good. Best Manga I have ever read yet. The characters are very strong, good at martial arts, smart, smexy (LOL) etc. so if you like weak people as protagonists this isn't for you. The characters are sooo cool. The art isn't the best, but it can look really cool at some times, but sometimes you can tell the artist's being lazy. Involves violence, stunts and GUNS! LOTS OF GUNS! I think the manga is much better than the anime since the plot is changed a lot, however both are good. If you find it boring at the beginning or you can't understand anything (like I did) then search it up on wiki, and however bored you are just KEEP READING! YOU'LL LOVE IT!

MANGA SHOULD BE WAY MORE POPULAR! BETTER THAN ONE PIECE, BLEACH AND NARUTO. GO GUNS!!!

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Story (8/10)
The story of course just handles three japanese folklores in every episode. I really like folklores and myths from other countries so that is why I really enjoy this show.

Art (7/10)
I gave seven out of ten because the show is animate cute and very child-oriented. You could think that the whole show is drawn with oil crayon by the small and young watchers themselves.

SOund (6/10)
Of course there isn't much you can do with the sound. The intro and outro song are relaxing and make you feel as if you just stood up as a small kid early in the morning and ran to the tv to watch your favourite show. The story is often told with a female voice which describes what just happened or what the character are going to do.

Character (6/10)
six out of ten because they are very accurate told an described. You can't say much more about it since there aren't any self created characters.

Enjoyment (8/10) and Overall (8/10)
I love this series. They're short stories in an episode and I love to watch them in the morning with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate. They're very sweet and make you feel like a child again. It's definitely worth to watch it for then and now when you just want to make a pause from all those action or love or sci-fi anime. read more

I have both read and watched all of the Fairy Tail shows and mangas, so I'll talk about both of them. First of all, I'm going to tell you what I feel Fairy Tail's purpose is. I'm doing this because I never see this in any other review of any anime, and it really makes you think that people are reviewing it based on their own personal, biased views rather than how well the anime functions and is executed based on a solid, concrete purpose. Now then, every anime has a purpose to make money, but I won't mention that purpose, but rather the artistic purpose for the production of Fairy Tail.

Before I can really talk about Fairy Tail's purpose, I'll give a comparison to 2 very well-known Shounen, Bleach and Naruto (though these aren’t the best examples of artistic purpose, EVERBODY has seen them. So, I can exemplify them with ease). Naruto has so much filler it's hard to see the artistic purpose, but looking at just the written material, you can plainly see that it is meant to grip and excite you. Kishi wants you to desire to be a ninja. Plain and simple. You follow the tale of a failure who becomes a phenomenal ninja. The draw towards Naruto is it's excitement and combat. For bleach you get the same exact draw, but instead towards... well... being a soul reaper (dying). Although, I will say that some of the emotional moments and characters in Naruto are to die for as well, they aren’t always inspiring enough to be a purpose.

Fairy Tail does have this same exciting factor, but that is not the main purpose of this anime. Fairy Tail not only has excitement, it has emotion and comedy. I'm not talking the kind of childish slapstick you'll find in other shounens, I'm talking the kind of humor you can reliably fallback on and laugh out loud towards at least once an episode. Fairy Tail has an artistic drive towards entertaining the viewer as a whole, not just picking one portion of entertainment like fighting and excitement. With this purpose outlined I'll get into the actual review.

Fairy Tail's artwork and sound really do wonders towards accomplishing the anime's purpose. The show is colorful, and the manga is well drawn, inspired, and still has its drive, unlike Tite Kubo's Bleach manga which has the worst fighting panes and is dying a painful death (though the show itself is not the same, since A it already died and B it was entertaining). This makes it visually appealing and eye drawing. Just what you want if you're going to entertain the viewer. The music is very large and lofty with airs of majesty, perfect for a wizardry show: truly griping. After watching Fairy Tail you will add the music to your IPod. I gave both sound and artwork a 9, because they complement the purpose of the anime; it's gripping, but it doesn't quite go so far as to be the pinnacle of audio and visual development.

Now then, we'll go into the characters next. The characters in Fairy Tail are simple. You can easily describe each character after the first few episodes you see them. However, in this instance that is definitely not a bad thing. I understand that for deeper anime and live action shows you would call this a major fault, but for a show with the mere purpose of entertaining you and bringing a smile to your face, you don't want to have complicated characterizations that take 100 episodes to finally figure out. In this case, the characters are so simple and so varied that it is impossible to stop yourself from becoming attached to some of them the instant they appear. This sort of quick character development leaves much more room for entertainment value that, let's face it, you really can't get in a plot heavy show. However, there are some characters that can satisfy that thirst for depth in the midst as well. To exemplify this quick attachment, and without giving to much away, I can say that the moment they mentioned Lisanna I fell in love with the character, and when they first mentioned what happened to her (we're talking before the Edolas arc) I almost burst into tears. As another example, I was immediately drawn to the mystique and shadowy character of Mystogan, the moment he walked in. However, it is true that some of the characters are quite extraneous or underdeveloped, and while this may not be true in the future, for now I resign myself to giving the characterization an 8.

With that out of the way, I will go into the enjoyment value of the show. Because of the simple characterizations you find yourself rooting for one wizard or the other in the guild. I find this a big plus for shounens and for entertaining the viewers, because it ends up drawing the viewer in even more. In addition, the action packed and tremendous world created provides plenty of content and room to work with. Finally, the artistic style really fits well with that content and the characters to make a near seamless package. I will say that I laughed at least once every episode, and if you don't laugh every episode, you should get your brain checked. That or you are taking a series meant to entertain way too seriously. However, there are one or two shows I have found even more enjoyable, and any time there is filler in a show you get a little bummed out. So, I'm going to give Fairy Tail a 9 for enjoyment rather than a 10.

Now onto the only real con of Fairy Tail: the plot or storyline. Obviously with a show meant for entertainment, you won't have much room for a great storyline. Nonetheless, Fairy Tail is, at the least, above par for shounens in this respect. Like many of its kind, Fairy Tail follows an arc archetype for its story. This can make any show a little bit broken and hard to pull together. However, with regards to the show's purpose, this really aids with the development of new content and new directions to work with. This is great for entertainment, since you obviously won’t be entertained by the same old thing week in and week out. Nonetheless, without going too far into the details, there are some minor plot holes and a few instances in which power levels aren't portrayed very well. I do not believe these instances detract a whole lot from the show, and the story is, in itself, interesting. So, I give Fairy Tail a 7 for its story.

Overall I believe Fairy Tail is a solid 9. Though there are fillers, every episode is entertaining and you never feel disappointed with the time you spent watching the show. I rarely laugh out loud, so for Fairy Tail to excite such a response on every episode is a true testament towards the accomplishment of the artistic purpose. Not only that, but you can even get the same combat and excitement that you’d expect out of other shounens. Fairy Tail is a welcome diversion from shows like One Piece, which I often times find a little boring or routine. It’s true, you love the characters in one piece, but the excitement, for me, is light years below Fairy Tail. You watch One Piece for a truly well done character story, whereas you watch Fairy Tail for the sheer pleasure you get from watching the show. I gave Fairy Tail a 9, and in my opinion, with its current artistic direction, Fairy Tail could easily rise higher. For example, with further development of some characters, with these new and exciting plots that currently underway, and the introduction of new levels of magic and new levels of antagonists, Fairy Tail is set up to only go higher. Taking into account its current quality, and this direction, you won’t be disappointed if you started watching right now.
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Story (5/10)

I got to say I really liked the story at the beginning. It was something new. Nothing unique but new. Especially to me. But unfortunately the story got lost after, I think the 9th episode. From then on, it was nothing more than a smooth harem hentai. It's really really sad how it turned out because the story had much potential and it could've gotten a nice ending.

Art (6/10)
It was a time ago since I watched the anime. It's not unusual for 1court anime to be nicely animated and colorized. I can't say that much about it.

Sound (6/10)
Well most of the voices were actually pretty annoying. Mostly of the main character.
I liked the battling music but the rest could've been a little better.

Character (7/10)
The characters are of course not that unique. There weren't many time shown how they act at home. I actually don't remember one of them that well. With that I mean they're no characters which will leave a mark in your mind.

Enjoyment (5/10)
It was kinda funny how the hero slipped into one awkward situation after another though it was pretty obvious what'll happen next.
However the fun and my interest got lost soon as I said.

Overall (5/10)
It's not a great waste of time but I recommend you to watch another anime you want to see first. read more

After watching the first three episodes I already asked myself why I started watching this anime. First thing: those boys are so...feminine. Seriously their legs are more beautiful than mine. Also their fashion is kinda... unusual and you won't see something like this in another one.

The story was horrible. I'll just be direct. at the beginning I really thought or hoped it would be something behind it but at the latest in episode 4 you realize where this is going. It keeps replaying itself with another boy. I know this anime came from those dating games in japan but still, I've seen countless other anime with the same origin which are better than this one.

The drawing style of the anime wasn't that bad. Sure it was a typical girl anime and that stuff which I actually don't like to watch. But I liked the style of coloration and most of all the eyes of the characters. Only thing I hated about it were those ridiculous clothes of the boys. Which guy on earth runs around in half ripped of clothes and leggings? (despite an fashion designer)

The sound. I can't say that much about it. I didn't take care of the sound that much. Except one thing: how much does the seiyuu from the heroine actually earn? What the hell was her payment for ''speaking'' the girl? She wasn't talking a single word in most of the episodes. Only things like: uh? huh! ah? I almost flipped out because of that.

Characters: As said…the heroine. i could have kille her. I know she had amnesia but still why the hell can't you talk like a normal human?! all the time she was like dafuq? The boys weren't that fancy. There was actually nothing special in their personality.

Enjoyment. Nah. i started this anime because I saw the name and thought it had something to do with the game. When I saw the characters and the synopsis I just thought: why not? Didn't watch any anime like this so I'll just try it out. I finished the anime out of the only reason that I hate dropping anime.

Overall. This anime is a waste of time if you're looking for a good story with much background and sense and meaning and morality. But I won't say it's not for killing time if you haven't got anything else to do or watch. read more

My first review. And a short one

Story:(3/10)
An almost plotless anime. A girl lost her memory, she has soms flashbacks, dies, and is transferred to another world. At the end she gets it back. Nothing more.
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The art:(9/10)
I really loved the art, the eyes were so unique. The coloring was very soft. The boys are very eheheh hot hehe.

The sound:(8/10)
It was ok. Nothing special. I liked the opening very much. The guitarsolo was just amazing (in the full song).

Character: (3/10)
I really hated the heroine. I know she has Amnesia, but she acted so silly. And the boys' personality were silly too. they all want to protect her, but it doesn't succeed. (x5)

Enjoyment: (6/10)
In the beginning it was ok. A girl wakes up on the first of august. Ok, nice beginning.
Then it happened again, again, again, again. I got bored after 8 or 9 episodes but I decided to watch the whole thingy because I wanted to know the ending.

Overall:(6/10)
Summary:
Plotless "deja-vu" story with nice art, hot boys, silly girl and a nice openingsong.
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I just read Kon no Ki Konoha, and i seriously started crying!!

It's a well written story and the art is amazing. I enjoyed it really much, I know you will too!!

This anime is a brilliant deconstruction of the mahou shoujo genre. It turns everything upside down and tells a deep and edgy 100% original story that has never been done before.


-fanboy's opinion

Let me start off by saying this anime isn't the first deconstruction of the mahou shoujo genre. If you think it is, you clearly have no idea about the genre. Madoka's story can be summed up in 1 sentence: A girl trying to save her friend. That's it. Sounds totally original.

The thing that sets this apart from the countless other mahou shoujo, is not because it's deep, it's because of shock factor. Gen Urobuchi is known for killing off characters at unexpected times, but always fails to make us care about their deaths. A character who is just introduced is killed unexpectedly in battle. This could've been a powerful moment, seeing one of the characters killed right in front of them which would lead to psychological problems for the main character,  but it doesn't do this and instead is nothing but cheap shock factor to make this anime seem edgy. If they had been more properly developed at that point, and actually had their relationship advance, then it could've been what it was trying to be. It failed to come close with such a short amount of episodes. And her death becomes even more meaningless later so it would've lost all meaning either way. So her death is nothing but a plot device.

The amount of melodrama and pretentiousness is so blatant that it doesn't even try to hide it. The characters act so umrealistic at times which leads to lot of cringeworthy moments. If this anime wasn't trying to be so deep, then it could've been a decent anime, but it is and is even called "the evangelion of our time". That's an insult to evangelion because evangelion isn't rushed , doesn't have melodrama, and isn't pretentious -- I'm talking about the series, I don't care about Rebuild.

Madoka Magica is a example of why pacing and development can be more important than the overall story and thus ruin it. It had no build up. The ending is predictable  and every "plot tweest" leave little impact.

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I came across Tales of Symphonia almost by mistake after noting Lloyd (the main character)'s Seiyū was none other than Katsuyuki Konishi. It should also be noted that I haven't played the Tales of Symphonia game this OVA series is based on, but given the fact that I played 'Tales of Vesperia' and loved it I decided on a whim to give it a go. Oh boy, am I glad I did! Epic sword fights, a heart-wrenching story and beautifully designed characters in a fantasy setting? Yes please!

Tales of Symphonia (as a series of 3 OVA chapters) is very much a story of 'heart', the belief in oneself and friends against seemingly impossible odds with some amazing plot twists along the way. The way the story was told had me in tears on numerous occasions and some parts really make you think.

I really enjoyed Lloyd as a character, he is determined, passionate and charismatic, but he is also human. He's overly trusting, he feels pain and questions himself but despite these struggles always manages to overcome and stay true to his ideals.

The art and music were both beautiful and complimented the genre, certain tracks in particular were just amazing. Voice acting from all characters is top notch! The animation is a little dated, it doesn't have that 'shine' that a lot of new anime are displaying but it worked really well for the earthy, honest feel that the series had.

Tales of Symphonia: The Animation has definitely made it into my top 10 favourite series. read more

If you're skeptical of Legend of the Galactic Heroes, watch this prequel movie first which you can check out on youtube with high quality by typing ''Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars''. Now for the actual review:

Legend of the Galactic Heroes is placed in a distant future where humankind has already conquered different planets, but wars have been inevitable. In this era, there are basically two sides ''Galactic Empire'' where dictatorship runs and ''Free Planets Alliance'' where democracy governs the nation. Naturally there's lot of political stuff in the series, but this prequel movie concentrates on the main characters' first encounter. Galactic Empire's genius young man Reinhard von Musel whose sister was taken by the Kaiser(ruler of the empire) when he was young and since then Reinhard dreamed of conquering the universe to change the world system with help of his close friend Kircheis. And on the other side, there's FPA's Yang Wenli who's on par with Reinhard when it comes to strategies, Yang doesn't really have any big goals, but despite him being a soldier, he's a pacifist who would prefer to live in peace without any unnecessary bloodshed.

That's basically it for this movie, I highly recommend everyone to watch it and hopefully this would grasp your interest to watch the actual series! read more