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When I first saw Suzimiya I thought Iam in love with her, I like her look and her enthusiasm and Activity , Bue when I watch the anime I was really frustrating.

The story , I tried to figure out what was it , But I couldnt , there is no story in the anime neither an end , so you start and finish the anime without knowing why you are watching it .

The most important thing that I have to warn everyone about the boring show , The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is really boring , You can spend two minutes in watching a girl reading and another tow minutes with Suzumiya trying to make Arihara wearing , or two minutes with someone running with out a goal for this moments .

The chracter is good , I like Yuki a little , but I really do hate Suzumiya , I dont know why people like her , her personality is weird and I believe that she is stupid and bossy , And the Auther are not Courageous to make her lose even for one time even she is wrong .

But I have to Admit that the Graphics are so cool , I really like it and like the way how thay drew the character , I really do like the clothes and the school uniform , I think its the only thing I could say that its really good

In the end I have to say that I dont understand why paople do like The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya but for me I will never advice anyone to watch it read more

The story follows the growth of two men as they rise from poverty and hopelessness into something bigger than they ever imagined. However, with great things there's always great danger and trouble. The series emphasizes a lot on the elements of ambition, power, loyalty, revenge and some romance.

Gungrave is a seinen. It gets straight to the point. It does not beat around the bush and drag any part of the plot unlike shounens. Lot of violence, gore and other mature elements.

The story itself is pretty cliche. However, it is still entertaining and worth the watch.

8/10

At first this manga seemed pretty uninteresting. I mean, it has to do with history, and when is that interesting? Well, if you ever have a pop quiz on Pompeii, you just might land a C-

But I really did end up enjoy this manga, and a few of my other friends did as well. The story is fairly original, but it is a bit lacking. It somewhat repeats itself on occasion, but the humor and art does make up for it. There's times where the manga gets really serious, and you might get a bit teary, while others, you'll be trying your best not to laugh out loud (or else you might get weird looks from your family).

I think what I enjoyed most about NG Life is probably the art. The art isn't the best, but I really liked it. It was simple and nice, the characters didn't look too awkward, unless they were in an awkward situation.

NG Life doesn't really stand out with other manga but the love triangle between Saeki, Serizawa (who used to be Loleus, his guy best friend but now his GIRL best friend), and Yuuma (who used to be Serena, his wife) is really weird, but extremely hilarious at the same time. You can't help but feel sorry for the poor guy.

If you like something that's fast paced, doesn't have a super complicated plot, and LOL-funny, then I'd totally recommend NG Life. Give it a try! read more

Okay, many of you are either familiar with or seen Neon Genesis Evangelion, I mean who hasn't these days. Gainax made an impressive anime that can get the award for best anime ever...or most overrated ever. And there has been two movies, several spinoffs, and various stories to really cash in on it's popularity. So it probably wasn't surprising that Evangelion was coming back to theaters in a series of movies. While we don't know if it will follow the original, or go on a completely different route with it (with Eva, nothing is ever set for an end), one thing is for sure is that it will still be captivating us with its visuals and story.

But enough about me ranting, lets get on with the review of the first movie of the rebuild series, Evangelion: 1.0.

Story: It's Eva, I think you know the story by now. But in 1.0 it felt a bit more condensed and a bit more manageable for new viewers and fans of the story alike. I mean, either we get to the interesting points, or watch Shinji be a whiny bitch for most of the movie (thank the gods that was reduced). B for story

Art: Most of the movie I was mesmerized by the art. It was visually stunning and it really fit with the movie. I personally love the Eva designs and the details on the monitors for the Evas and NERV HQ. Also scenery was top notch. A+

Sound: It really sounded like the TV series. Remastered of course. A

Character: Development of the characters went like the TV series did. Voices were all right. But I dont like the dub voice for Shinji, a little too whiny for my tastes. A

Enjoyment: I love this movie and got the enjoyment of just watching how they arranged it. If you like Eva, you will love this movie. A

Overall: I would recommend it to Eva fans and newcomers alike. The fans would love the changes (or hate them), and the newcomers would just love the look, feel, and story.

Well the rebuild series is promising and by the looks of the first movie, will be awesome. Cant wait for 2.0. I mean this series won't take a plot twist that definitely change the story... read more

Lovely use of traditional Japanese clothing, very detailed and unafraid of the characters falling in great pills of robes. Really interesting drawing and color style. There also a wonderful use of color, where everything is monotones or almost translucent and then the bright color of the drips of blood. But, I can only be captivated by the pretty pictures for so long.

I'm not sure if i was lost in translation b/c i was utterly confused and bored. A semi-strong female character (raised as a boy, then a soldier) and a crazy female protagonist with two creepy twins. The Lord that saved her, i guess, loves her. read more

After 17 chapters(which happen to be the complete set), all I can say is "What the f***!"

Whilst the One Shot was what enticed me to read this manga, its come to that the One Shot was far more enjoyable, and they should have either carried on from that or left it at that.

Kagijin is so mediocre and cliched that there really is nothing about it to like or enjoy.

Due to the abrupt ending, you do not get any type of character development and whilst there are times where you think you're about to when....bang! End of manga.

I'm not sure if its due to not being popular in Japan, or costs involved, either way if not for free online manga sites, I definitely would not buy this. read more

Strange case we got here: a show so bad that it's good! Make sure to watch this show dubbed though because ever single line is delivered with such horribly delivery that you can only question if the actors have ever held a normal conversation with a person before.

The story and characters in this show are just awful. The story barely makes a damn bit of sense and the characters reactions to it are just terrible. That's not to say that there is not enjoyment to be had here because there is plenty of enjoyment to be had here, everything is so bad it makes you want to finish watching it at the very least. At least the art is watchable, but still pretty bad.

We have our main, Chris, and for some reason he gets spirited away by a giant glowing duck and we never really get an explanation. He's spirited away to the same place where Aura Battler Dunbine takes place, but for some reason he was only half spirited away and is still in the real world, where everyone acts like it is perfectly normal that he is half there and half in the past. The plot holes are so frequent you can only wonder if anyone bothered to proofread this before they started animating it. He has a lot of scenes where he talks with himself and the dialogue and acting in them are just so godawful that every line feels like it makes fodder for instant memes ("Oh my god I felt like I was having a dream!"). The cutest thing here is that the story thinks that its serious, but every aspect of it is so marvelously terrible, from the basics, the ending, everything in the middle, the characters, the interactions, the predictability, that you mostly end up watching it for the horrendously bad dialogue. Therein lies why I say that the enjoyment factor is high, it's sorta like going to a friend's school play where no one can act and you secretly snigger during the performance, but instead of acting awkward when you compliment them afterwards, you can let your true feeling out and just laugh your head off.

Recommend watching this with a group of friends though, it will only add to the enjoyment factor. You'll question how this went so terribly wrong given that the guy behind Gundam made it. Be sure to watch dub though or you'll miss out on the inadvertent humor at every turn. And that fairy is creepy. read more

well, after watching all the Episodes, I think its like a happy version of
Neon Genesis Evangelion, as for story goes there probably stuff that didn't make sense but i didn't care much. overall it was enjoyable despite the outrageous storyline, its one of those anime where you're enjoy it or not.

overall as for animes goes, its more watchable than some other animes, like for example..Gate Keepers.. which didn't make f**k sense to me. but then again, someone might not think Dual Parallel makes any sense. well at least its a "happy" anime.

Laugh or Be Laughed At.

What Kyoani did with Endless eight was crazy, something done never before. For that fact you either Hate it with your guts or Are amused.

They reanimated everything each episode, even though the core of the story repeated, If you were watching this air, You were expecting it to end EVERY TIME. but IT DIDN'T.

So you are left to either drop it, or say hey I've seen this much, mind as well keep going.

I don't know about most of you, but That final episode was really rewarding. Gave you a sense of accomplishment and it helped you see what the characters were going through, specially Nagato.
I didnt expect it to end that final episode but it did. Celebrate.

The first couple episodes aside from Endless Eight were great, And the Making of the Sos-Dan Movie was very interesting and Answers a lot of WTF you thought when watching episode 0 during the first season.

And we get a movie later, how about that. read more

this is one of them must see animes, despite the sadness part of the animes, when i first watch this i didn't get it until after the first episode, that is when i got started to get interested, as i kept watching each episode, i began to what to know what happens next. One of the greatest thing about this anime is the story, if you're not interested in the story, i doubt you enjoy this.

don't want to ruin the show for anyone but be warn that its not going be some Hollywood ending, but still don't let that fool you from watching it. its too bad that the series didn't continue after the 25th EP, it be great if it did.

so overall, this is a must, should see anime even if its sad, at lease you're enjoy and be interested it. as for story goes, its Grade A storyline, in addition, there is nothing that does not make sense, well nothing i notice. read more

I typical don't enjoy animes with female leads, nor even try to watch them and i actually normally stay away from them. As anyone who start to watch this Anime, you will notice it seems that the creators of the show intended for a female audience. However, i've personally enjoy it, as for comedy, its not the funnest show you're see, but it is enjoyable and the animation is part of what makes the show funny.

As for the story, i didn't notice anything out of place, where something didn't make sense, well make sense "in the anime world" i mean. Overall i enjoyed it, everyone show at least try out the first episode, also as an audience, i began to enjoy the female lead and i think that what kept me watching, and the fact that there were no other good animes release at that time. read more

Dogs: Bullets & Carnage is Japan's 'Hard Boiled' version to Frank Millers Sin City.

From the concepts of high gunplay and slashing swords, to the background stories of each character which intermingle with each other, you get a manga which is eye candy to any fan who is into the action/seinen genre.

I had first come across this manga through watching Dogs: Stray Dogs Howling in the Dark(an OVA which is a MUST see if you'd like further background to each character in the Dogs Universe and also a prequel to this manga). The OVA got me curious to reading this manga, and I'm glad I did!

Character development is great as you get to see bits and piece of each characters past, and how they merge into the main plot of the story.

Based in a world where mutants, gangs, violence, murder and science experiments gone wrong collide, you have a manga who's artwork speaks a thousands work per panel. As I mentioned, its like Sin City.....but on acid

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"Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventures" is, as everyone I've met who has seen it in its entirety and I will call it, a happy Neon Genesis Evangelion.

I say this because for the large part, there are enough parallels between the two series that it's at times not to accidentally finding yourself calling the main character Shinji. Except, in Dual! the main character has a spine and actually grows very bold when it comes to him fighting the enemy of the series, the RaRa Army. But even though it can be hard not to see the parallels, it's its own entity.

Dual!, for all intent and purposes, is a Tenchi series. It's drawn and written by Masaki Kajishima, has a few Easter eggs that point you towards the Tenchi universe, and there's even a direct throwback to Dual! in Tenchi GXP. with that being said, let's dissect Dual!.

First we have the artwork. As a 1999 series, we see that the cell painted style has cycled out and has been replaced by the more smoother use of computer animation (most likely an early adobe or correl product) and the slightest hint of CG with a sophisticated enough style to remind you of Beast Wars (which only appears when the mechs are being launched, computer screens are shown, or a long hallway needs to be walked down....you'll see). Textures and patterns are used very sparingly, and "cheesy" photoshop effects are used only when needed. Overall, the artwork is at the point where it's just about at it's best.

Second is the Opening and the Ending. The opening song is catchy, but at the same time forgettable. I say this because if you were to put the opening to NGE to Dual! you'd never tell the difference the sound would make. The ending...... it's cute (and again forgetable) but the graphics... my god, the graphics... I will say this. Watch it ONCE and SKIP IT forever more. It's that bad.

Third on the list is the plot. The plot is fairly simple, and yet complex because of the questions it leaves you with once you've figured out how Dual! fits into the tenchi universe. But for the most part thle plot can be broken down into this :
1.Boy has visions of giant robots beating each other up
2.Boy meets girl
3.Girl's father sends boy to world where the robots are
4.Boy has to fight robots to figure out a way back
Simple, no?

Next up, the characters. All I can really say is this. Once you see the parallels between NGE and Dual! (it's inevitable so I'm telling you now) take a second to stop, completely remove any thoughts that these characters are from NGE ad enjoy them or hate them for who they are and how Masaki wrote the to be. That's all I can really say about them.

Second to last are the voice tracks. We all know they all sound better in Japanese, but Dual! is from that magical time period when English dubbing didn't suck. Not only can you watch it in English, but you can ENJOY it in English.

Finally Is the fun factor. The humor isn't really slap-stick, because it's the character's demeanor and their personas that add the humor to the series. The giant robot fights are fun all around and certainly add to the series, even though Dual! could survive without them if it had too.

Overall, Dual! is a great series with good artwork, characters, vocals, plot, and humor. If that's not enough, it'll make you feel better for ever having to sit through the horrible mind-breaker that is Neon Genesis Evangelion since it mocks Eva to the core by saying "this is funny and leaves you feeling good, unlike Eva". read more

“Only those with excellent social standing and those from filthy rich families are lucky enough to spend their time here, at the elite private school Ouran Academy. The Ouran Host Club is where the school’s handsomest boys with too much time on their hands entertain young ladies who also have way too much time on their hands. Just think of it as Ouran Academy’s elegant playground for the super rich and beautiful.”

Oh dear lord another banal shoujo, I can already hear the fan girls squealing.

However shallow and girly these few lines may seem though, it actually isn’t what I expected it to be. I expected it to be another clichéd romcom, with an idiotic female lead, ridiculously convenient unrealistic romantic situations and six arrogant rich boys who could be easily replaced by Zac Efron and still get the same level of fandom. Well, I was right about the stupid romcom bit, because it is stupid. It is random, crazy and fully retarded. But this isn’t necessarily a bad thing with this anime.

Haruhi Fujioka is a scholarship student at Ouran, the female lead in this reverse harem. But no way is she your typical ditzy, naïve brain-dead shoujo heroine: she is blunt, indifferent and smart; a very unique and rare combination in female characters. She doesn’t care about gender or looks, and because of this the Host Club mistakes her as a guy at first. That doesn’t mean she’s annoyingly cool and collected since she also has her moments of fits of rage and times when she is conned by the Host Club.
Anyway, by accidentally breaking a ¥8,000,000 (approx $80,000/£50,000) vase she is forced to cross dress as a male and join the Host Club to pay off her debt and I guess that’s where all the insanity begins. Yeah…not the best story line in the world, nor the most original. But I always believe that it’s not the story line that pulls off an anime but the execution, which I must say has been done so well it could be classed as genius.

So why exactly is it one of the best shoujo anime in the industry? Well, for starters it mocks everything about a shoujo anime. Every host member is a specific “type” that compliments their personality trait, a collection of bishounen stereotypes you would find in almost every anime targeted at a female audience.

There’s Hunny; “The Boy Lolita”. The oldest out of them all but the most babyish, hence the Lolita title. He carries a stuffed pink bunny, loves sweets and takes naps. An adorable, cute, loveable little guy - and he knows it.
Mori; “The Silent, Stoic Type”. Not much can be said about him as it’s pretty much covered in his title. He only gets about one line per episode, but even then can make quite an impression.
Hikaru and Kaoru, commonly known as the Hitachiin Brothers, “The Little Devil Types”. This twisted pair loves to put on a twincest yaoi act for their guests, which could either be a turn off for some people or a complete laugh fest for others.
Kyouya; “The Cool Type”, Vice President of the Host Club. The ever cold and calculating behind-the-scenes manager who’s all about the gain. He’s the mastermind behind the Host Club and makes out that he’s only in it for himself, and his own personal merit. Obviously he wears glasses.
And then there’s Tamaki; “The Princely Type” and the Host Club’s “King”. Half French and half Japanese, conveniently inherited the blonde hair gene. He’s generally narcissistic, a loud cry-baby, stupid, spazzes out frequently, likes to fantasize about Haruhi, has an obsession with the “Commoner” lifestyle…I think you get the picture.

Think you’ve seen it before?

However, under the surfaces of the stereotypes there is always something more to them. Each character is explained to you, with at least one episode dedicated to each of them. Even the zany idiotic Tamaki and the shady Hitachiin twins has some substance in them.

Another way the anime mocks itself is the situations the characters get themselves into. They have the most cliché scenes and episodes yet it doesn’t make the viewer give an annoyed sigh at the unoriginality presented before them. Instead, it makes them go into hysterics at the ingenious direction and the turn around of the scene that could’ve been a fail.

OHSHC is targeted more at anime fans though it’s not a necessary requirement to enjoy the show. It does help to know some terms such as harem/shoujo/otaku/shota/lolita/cosplaying /moé/yakuza before going into it as it makes it all the more amusing.

This isn’t all just random fun though. There are some episodes that has the drama. Normally when a comedy tries to get all serious it goes downhill. But guess what? IT WORKS. There’s only a handful of these episodes which are inserted here and there instead of making the first half funny and the second half dramatic; which is probably why it works. It’s also odd at how at times they can make it quite heart-warming and manages to play with your emotions a little.

For the sound, I’ll start with the voice acting. I’ve watched this both in subbed and dubbed version and honestly I have to give it a hand to the English voice actors. Almost the whole of the Fullmetal Alchemist cast is in this, pretty much playing their parallel roles. Naturally I was skeptic at first when I did find this piece of information out as I didn’t want the Ouran characters to sound exactly the same as the FMA ones. I am sorry I ever doubted them. Every single one of them did an excellent job in portraying their Ouran characters, the voices did not carry any nostalgia of FMA - in fact if I hadn’t looked up the actors beforehand I would have never had guessed. My honourable mention has to go to Caitlin Glass, who played Haruhi Fujioka. It isn’t easy playing such an unusual female character, especially one as blunt and supposedly boring as her, however Caitlin does the character justice. Haruhi did come across as tomboyish and indifferent, in my opinion, no one could’ve done a better job. I don’t think expressing emotion was an issue in this either, as they all - especially Vic Mignogna who played Tamaki Suoh - was absolutely brilliant in this. Definitely one of the best dubs I’ve seen.
As for the OP song “Sakura Kiss”, I’m just going to say it: it sucks. I really didn’t think it was necessary to translate it to English either. It was already bad in Japanese but just damn awful in English. Being the first thing that you see, it does put some people off when they are suddenly attacked by roses and the ultra-cheesy song but once you’re past that it’s all good. The ending song is a little better, but once again got killed by the English translation.
Other themes throughout the show are superb; the main music being classical and lots of violin orchestral instrumentals.

Like I said; lots of roses. They like to throw petals everywhere; chuck it at your face, let it spiral out from behind Kyouya, in the garden whilst Tamaki and Haruhi are running through it, aw, what the heck, let Kyouya paint a giant rose! Could’ve been a sub-genre if you ask me. The art is fairly bright, with pink being the primary colour used but it fits the show well. The character designs are unrealistic, what with every single guy being 5ft 11, but hey it’s a shoujo. Expect unrealistically tall and handsome men.

Despite what I just said I would also recommend this to the male and tomboy population without a second thought. Sure, there’s a lot of man-service but its hysterically funny. And not just in one way either. One tactic they used were the signs that appears on the screen every once in a while that delivers a punch line or some witty comment. So the comedy used here is a wide range, and not just one type, therefore the jokes never gets stale.

After watching the first episode you can pretty much pick any random episode, watch it and still enjoy to its full capacity. All episodes are unrelated, and apart from the introduction to the premise of the anime in the first episode there is no story. Every episode has it’s own little story topped with crazy shenanigans and hilarious content. Characterization is brilliant. Everyone ends up with a favourite host since there is quite a broad variety to suit most people’s tastes. Even the supporting cast is superb; from the otaku-crazed manager Renge to the Yakuza awkward Kasanoda. You have all sorts of characters here: gays, lesbians, transvestites, straights, otakus, moé fans - you name it. Also, if you read the manga version of this afterwards (or before) it makes you appreciate the anime adaptation ten fold - I would even go as far to say the anime is on par with the manga, if not exceeds it.

Ouran doesn’t take itself seriously. It knows it’s another romantic comedy. It knows it has cliché after cliché after cliché. It knows it’s fully retarded. It doesn’t try to shy away from these facts and pretend to be something else. No way. It embraces these things yet still remains as charming as ever. They know how to shift the mood; with seventy percent of the time having you in fits of laughter and the other thirty percent making you experience all sorts of emotions: bewilderment, confusion, sad, excited; heck, it can even move you at times.

So Ladies and Gentlemen and everything in between, what are you waiting for? The Host Club is eagerly waiting for your arrival, in a ridiculously insane world full of cosplaying handsome men, extravagant balls and…bananas. Yeah…there’s a lot of that. Don’t ask why though, it’s just another one of this crazy anime obsession. read more

The storyline and art are almost brilliant and unusual as expected from KyoAni. This is one of the reasons that this anime got such a high rating from me. The reason for the story getting an 8 is I feel sometimes its too slow or too rushed and sometimes the pacing just isn't perfect. The characters were a bit too cutesy and cliche but the voices matched their personalities, as KyoAni is also known for their good choice in voice actors. I overall enjoyed the anime and cried a little at the end :) (Hey who didn't?)

SCHOOL DAYS => How a REAL anime about school should be like,

Do you ever in your school life passed through a similar situation ? You're dating a girl and suddenly you cheat her with another girl, and you just cannot choose one of the two, because it is too dawn good this whole situation ? or you are just "confused" about which one to pick but in fact you want to date both girls and let this situation continue as much as possible ?!

School days take us to another level of enjoyment, because it is not some shitty anime about school life like some "visual novel" based one, but it is an awesome anime about school life without any kind of filler episodes or people coming back from afterlife, not to mention some other awful situations those bad animes forces us to watch...

That is why school days rocks so much, unlike some other protagonist of some shitty "visual novel" based anime, the main protagonist of this series is not a pussy, in fact, he becomes the natural evolution of every shy and innocent youth (READ IT ASSHOLE), and managed to "be" with all the girls he wants to, in fact, like in other harem series where all the girls have a crush on the main protagonist, but with the difference that the main protagonist of school days develops from a pussy to an asshole, and this would be the BEST CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT i've seen in the entire anime history of all time !

I guess the main subject of this series that the producers want us to take a time and reflect upon it, is about CHEATING.

I've stated so many times that CHEATING is not a bad thing at all, if you do love someone from the bottom of your heart you'll never cheat that very person, but if not, you can cheat at will, and it is up to this other person to be caring and understand why you did cheated her in the first place.

School days managed to show us both sides of this very coil, the one from the protagonist perspective, and the other from the cheated girls, some girls really don't care if you are dating one or more other girls, they just want to be with you and that is why they accept your cheating, but in the other hand, there are girls that just don't accept this whole situation but will stick with you because they're masochist... this is very common in real life and was something i could relate a lot in this anime.

From the protagonist perspective...well...Itou-kun was a caring and shy guy... until he got "confused" by his own emotions ( what he really wanted, his own selfishness and ambition ), and did what every male protagonist of a harem plot should do when all the girls are throwing themselves on him... This is another common situation i've seen in real life but this time could not relate to, because although i admit "harem" exist in real life, what happened to Itou-kun would never happen in real life because girls are not so "brainless" as shown in this series, and some would have more self-respect or self-love to be involved with an asshole that baddly...Other thing is the pacing, when an asshole acts, he takes some time after going for the next victim, things happened just to fast for Itou-kun in this series.

The ending was just MORE THAN PERFECT, i will not spoil anything but it was just how i wanted every school life anime series to end. (no one coming from afterlife like in some shitty "visual novel" based anime around there).

Finishing it, School days is the best school life anime i've ever seen in the entire anime history, because it is exactly what a scholl life anime should be like: No shitty, lame and pussy protagonist in a harem plot and an ending worthy of keeping it in your heart forever and ever again... read more

Hatsu Inu did it againg
One of the best Hentai a person can enjoy with some pop=corn and soda
The plot is good as the first Hatsu Inu but with more character
If you want to kill time I recoment you to wath it ;)

"Singing," many people would agree that singing can be one of the most funnest of pastimes. Whether it be simply to pass time itself, or just to make others feel good. Many love to do it in the shower, some like to do it in karaoke. But have you ever heard of people wanting to do it on the moon? Enter Wandaba Style...


Story: 7/10
Now you might be thinking to yourself that this sort of idea can only come from a title that is rushed and uninspired. However, that is not so with Wandaba Style, as it actually does bring a pretty fun story into the mix. The idea is that a certain young scientist (age 13) want’s to be the first person to make a rocket that is able to travel to the moon. So he enlists the help of a struggling j-pop group called "Mixed Juice", in hopes that together, they can make his idea become a reality. All the while, getting the recognition the group deserve. The first few portions of the series simply come down to the professor attempting to get to the moon. However, it doesn’t stay linear in this matter, as new plot threads are reveled, along with crazy mishaps. And that’s where Wandaba really shines, in it’s "crazy" style of humor. This comes in the form of the professor either messing up with his latest invention, to the girls having a wacky misunderstanding regarding an idea or event. As the story progresses, the ties between the characters become more evident, as pasts and story bits are slowly revealed. Now while this certainly won’t be the most drawn in anime you will ever see. It does do a pretty good job of mixing good character charisma and gags. It also takes a pretty interesting turn towards the end. The singing elements are also used to a good extent, and don't feel tacked on like you would first expect. The girls really do give off the fact that they are a struggling singing group, which is nice. Now it does have it’s flaws too. While the story does have some good humor in it, there are also some repeated jokes and scenes that might annoy some viewers. And the over the top humor won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, as it is pretty "been there done that", especially if you like this style of anime. Again though, what impressed me the most is that for a crazy style comedy anime, it actually does get you involved in the story, which begins to really pick up pace after the half way point. Plus you get some nice emotional and touching elements to it too, along with the humor.

Regarding possible offensive material. "Wandaba Style" does have a pretty fair amount of fan service. This can include the girls having their close ripped off, to being shown in there underwear. It’s certainly not a constant in this series, but does pop up enough times to be mentioned. The dialog on the other hand, is quite clean.

Animation: 8/10
Characters and environments are sharp and clean, with bright colorful visuals. The cast vary from be quite well portioned, to their silly over the top facial expressions. The whole over all feel of this anime’s color scheme can at times feel very 60’s. Such interesting features include a giant Mickey Mouse style glove hand, wacky rockets and other silly art styles, which can at times, give the anime a sort of western style cartoony flavor to it. It’s a series that doesn’t take itself too seriously most of the time, so it shouldn’t be anything too surprising when you see them.

Sound: 8/10
The soundtrack is the strongest point in the anime, as expected from a series that features a j-pop group, you get some pretty catchy songs and beats through out the series. They’re very lively as expected, and put you in a good mood after watching it, especially when regarding the closing song. My only problem with the music, is that songs tended to get repeated in the story, and by the end I was a bit tired of hearing the girls main theme song so much, as they tended to play it a lot during the anime. Voice acting is very solid. The ADV dub is pretty good, and they matched well with the characters. The Japanese audio is the way to go though if you are debating between the two. Everything in it is just so much more nice to listen to, as each actress do each character in a humors way, yet aren’t annoying at the same time.

Characters: 7/10
The cast of characters are quite charming and likable the whole way through, and the girls overreaction to many simple situations will no doubt put a smile on your face. However, they lack any kind of real depth to them at the same time. I was dissapointed that they pretty much remained who they are from the first episode to the end, with not much tid-bits given about their personal life. The characters who do end up having the most depth to them however, are the professor and his assistant/android "Kiku No. 8". As time goes on you end up seeing that these two are more than what they first appear to be, a scene which is especially apparent come the end. So while they won’t be the deepest cast of characters you’ll see, they make up for it with their charm and humor.

Overall: 8/10
If you are in the mood for a fun and wacky ride, then I recommend giving Wandaba Style a try. It might not revolutionize the comedy genre, and some may find the humor to get a bit redundant at times. It’s still never the less a good comedy series to invest your time in, especially if you want one that puts a smile on your face afterwards. read more

les premières réactions sont dejas disponibles sur Macross France fan club , ou ont parle un peu, sans trop tout dévoiler, sur le film, pas mal de surprises , il change de la série quelques détails importants , c'est a première vu un peu comme Macross dyrl, mais en plus moderne, selon les réactions des fans.

Assuming you`ve seen the original 26 episodes, I can pretty much say I was only impressed with the quality of the movie. As for the story, almost all of the elements of the original anime are lost due to the fast forwarding that is happening in order to fit at least 12 episodes in one movie. If you haven`t seen it the original, you can NOT appreciate the beauty of the movie.