One of the first anime I watched, and I think because it’s a romcom it directly led to me watching love is war which is cool. Once again I think if I watched it now I’d hate it, but because lots of the tropes weren’t clear to me and hadn’t been used up a million times in my mind it was weird and new. Op was catchy.

Same sentiments as the first one, but I think I liked it more because there were more confessions and more drama. I think I’ll probably watch the movie when it gets a dub, and Siena just started reading the manga. Op was a little worse than the first but still catchy, didn’t really love either.

Absolutely NO idea how I stomached the first two seasons. It’s been so long since I watched them that I didn’t have any emotional attachment to the characters and I hardly remembered anything, but for some reason Futaro has black hair and gold eyes now. I also feel like they hardly characterized Yotsuba before this, and then did it all in one big rush to make us like her. It seemed like everyone else kind of had their own goals, so Yotsuba ‘needed’ Futaro the most, but like… that’s not really the point? I feel like other than them meeting when they were younger and the bell kiss they hardly had any fun times or moments where he could fall in love with her, and he didn’t even know who it was that he was having those earlier moments with (unless I’m severely misremembering the series lol which is totally possible) but I feel like she hardly ever did anything? And then just the movie in general with the Rom-com harem stuff that I hate, and them all kissing him individually… it was just too cliche and cheesy, I dunno. Definitely not the show for me, maybe I would have liked it if I’d just seen the show beforehand, but probably not and in my current state I couldn’t have really enjoyed them anyways. Once again, not sure if I’m misremembering, but the whole show seemed like it looked different? (Just looked it up and it’s the same studio as S2 so I dunno what I’m going on about) I can’t wait for someone in my future to talk about how much they love this show and then I’ll be forced to rewatch it because somehow the second season is actually really highly rated… (Finished 5/16/23)

Wasn't super intriguing, guess I have a soft spot for tsunderes though, and the animation was beautiful as always

I watched it a while ago, and honestly don’t entirely remember why I didn’t like it very much. I think the beginning was a little all over the place and then the romance didn’t make much sense.

Do you like revenge p***? Do you like wanton bloody violence? Do you like terrible mysteries? Then you’ll love Another! I watched it recently so it’s nice and fresh in my mind, and I simply cannot wait to rant about its terribleness. Now, some amount of suspension of disbelief is required for any show. Realistically this school would have shut down a loooong time ago. You're telling me that there were people connected to class three being killed at random over the course of twenty years, and they let it go on? tHeY tRiEd SwItChInG tHe NaMe To ClAs C tHoUgH… give me a break! They’re going to just close down eventually and open a new school, or parents are gonna stop sending their kids there. bUt ThE cUrSe WaS a SeCrEt… No! There weren’t many many dozens of deaths all related to one class without word getting around! Also the fact that they were looking down on the people who left once the calamity started… people are losing their lives, a few weeks later you're all going to go batshit insane and start murdering people because you don’t want to die, you all should have left! But I digress, no murder means no mystery and no mystery means no anime in the first place, so one can choose to ignore it for the sake of enjoyment. First, the characters: Where are they? I see a few collections of limbs, shambling around and waiting to die a gory and violent death. I feel like I barely got to know most of them, because there was nothing to know. The main character is as one dimensional as it gets. He has a backstory and he was in a coma for one and a half years but he barely ever mentions it and it hardly affects his mindset. And the eyepatch girl’s whole characterization is her lack of it! She could’ve been a great character in my opinion. She’s of course very weird (it’s almost like she’s trying to creep you out…) but that isn’t entirely a bad thing. From a single flashback in the last episodes we know that she used to have emotions before her sister/cousin died, as she can be seen playing with her while she expositions her life story. But I absolutely hate when shows establish sympathy for someone after the fact. We’ve gone a whole show without seeing a speck of emotion from her, and now we’re expected to have a big rush of sympathy and understanding for why she’s been like this, and be heartwarmed when ten minutes later she starts feeling emotion again, it’s all too fast! Then there are the other people, and this is where a lot of my gripes come from. They all seem to be reasonable people, they don’t get a ton of characterization and no one else grows even a little bit, but at least they all make sense and have a general fear of death and desire to solve this mystery, until the last few episodes. I enjoyed the brown haired guy's performance– when he killed the blue haired kid and rushed to the others when he realised he’d messed up, but that’s about it. The Lord of the Flies gets to have a bunch of kids kill each other because its goal first and foremost was to send a message, although it didn’t make for the most believable story (but they were little kids I suppose). These are all high school kids. Fear of death is a powerful thing, but one girl saying that everyone should go kill someone because it’ll stop them from dying shouldn’t be enough for almost every single one of them to pick up a weapon and go on the hunt. It felt like I was watching the Salem witch trials in real time. One of the girls literally said that she would kill the eyepatch girl to test if she was the dead one and if she wasn’t forgotten then oh well (as they did with witches…). Some may find this a harrowing reminder of exactly how much our society has progressed and that anyone can be turned to madness with enough peer pressure, but to me it was just unrealistic and upsetting lunacy. There’s also the “old crone” who randomly wants to murder everyone, if she even counts as a character, Why? She’s shown for a brief moment as the woman who’s kindly let them all stay in the lodge, and then the next moment she has a knife and she’s trying to kill everyone, AND NO EXPLANATION IS EVER GIVEN FOR WHY! That’s plot-convenient unrealistic BS! There was a better way to scare me than ruining my immersion with a random psychopath for no reason when the focus was this scary curse that killed everyone. Unless… and I’m just realising now, she was a part of the curse? But since when could it alter people's minds? Was the whole thing at the end just happening because of the curse and making everyone want to kill everyone else? I suppose it did make the teacher kill himself… everyone’s lunacy would make a lot more sense if it was all caused by the curse, which leads me into my next topic: The Curse. Why did it happen in the first place? Is the first guy that was killed haunting the school for some reason? We never actually do see what’s pulling all the strings, which I loved at first because fear of the unknown is one of the most visceral and in my opinion one of the best kinds of fear, but being left with no definitive answer at all just made it unsatisfying. They did a kind of poor job explaining it at first, and eventually it did make sense, but sometimes it just seems too plot convenient. Like the time when the crazy murder girl got hung, assumedly by the curse because of how improbable it was, right when she was about to kill eyepatch girl. In fact, so many times the show sacrificed realistic characters for the sake of the plot, but the plot isn’t any good without characters! Eyepatch girl’s reasoning for not telling the MC about her cousin didn’t make sense, and the fact that she didn’t tell him his Mom was dead either, he was going to find out eventually, and once they learned how to stop the curse she should have said right away! They also revealed how the assistant teacher was actually his mom the whole time, because it would’ve been almost impossible to guess, and they never tell us that none of the other classes don’t have assistant homeroom teachers. Half the fun of a mystery comes from trying to solve it, but being told at the end that it was basically impossible for us to solve anyways makes it no fun. The ending was also terrible! Like, once they realise that they can’t stop the curse for good they should just shut everything down not let everyone continue to die. This reasoning is actually dragging on a lot though so I think I’ll cut it kind of short. I liked the opening and ALI Project, they did the Code Geass endings and I could tell it was them from the first second of the song. They have that weirdly distinctive synth instrument that I’ve only ever heard in their songs. I actually didn’t hate the beginning of the anime and most of the time I try not to let a show’s ending impact how much I enjoyed everything before, but even before it I was starting to see cracks and implausibilities, and the ending is especially important when the show is so short or when it’s a mystery show because that’s what it’s all been building up to, anyways… I give it a 4. (If I didn’t mention, I liked a lot of the beginning…)
[Problem is, the hardest part of mysteries, or most series in general, is ending them in a satisfying and clever way. It's a lot easier to make the clues in a mystery than it is to tie them together, so a lot more weight has to be given to the ending. It also eliminates lots of rewatch value knowing that most of it is leading to nothing. -added 9/18/24]

I had Korosensei as one of my favourite characters for a long time. His drive to teach was inspiring, and for a while I even wanted to be a teacher. Nagisa’s special power was a little weird, but I absolutely adored Karma and his character progression. There were so many characters that it kind of got hard to keep track of them all, and they clearly wanted to give each of them a bunch of characterisation but I don’t think it really worked. Overall a great show, I definitely cried when he died. The first and last openings were pretty catchy! It looks like they’re all stabbing someone lol

The opening is very deceiving but good ( the ending suits the show more). It felt like I was in a fever dream most of the time but it was, if very weird, admittedly funny at times. Humour can often transcend culture, and I think this was weird even in Japan, which is what made it kind of funny, not for the faint of heart though.

I watched it a while ago and at first it was kind of confusing but the parallel storylines were pretty cool. I’ll definitely read the books but right now they’re unfinished which kind of worries me but hopefully they’ll be done by the time I catch up. I loved all the characters. The opening is also amazing and jazzy.

Lot’s of the jokes didn’t age amazingly well, but around the end I started getting tired of it. The sexual jokes were never funny, nor were the ones about that blue haired girl and her boyfriend. None of the characters really changed at all, and none of the romance progressed. Overall one would think it would just be absolutely terrible, riddled with unfunny tropes (which it was) and unfunny. I was pretty much indifferent for the last bit of the series, the comedy got replaced by action and story which was never very good in the first place and it was all just a slideshow, but I actually enjoyed the first part a bit and laughed a few times, even if the show kind of overstayed its welcome in my “watching”. Not terrible, but not anything to write home about, I’d put it in the very low high 5s, just enough to make it not completely indifferent but not something I’d recommend. The opening was pretty catchy, and I added it to my playlist, but it wasn’t one of the ones that got crazy stuck in my head.
One more chance one more chance, never never give a up

It was very obvious who the killer was because they didn’t give any alternatives for who it could be and the teacher was just way too nice! The romance between the grown man and the kid was also pretty terrible (pedophilia…), if it was between two kids I think I actually would have liked it. The ending didn’t make any sense either… The premise was great but I think they just failed in a few ways and ultimately ruined the show.

I was told to watch this by my friend Ian. I didn’t love the first season… the main character is too much of a goody two shoes it seems, and though I don’t really remember the plot I do remember hating how much Dazai wanted to kill himself. I’m on season three and I’m pretty sure it still hasn’t explained why he hates living so much! But Dazai’s definitely the main character in my books. The songs weren’t my favourites but the ed was ok.

I liked it significantly more than the first season. The last fight was pretty good and I think there was much more strategy than in the first one. I kind of liked the Demon Snow girl and the beginning part with Dazai was fun. The opening was very catchy and the ending is one of my favourites, like I actually love it so much.

I watched it a little too spread out, and kind of got lost honestly. I liked the beginning bit and the ending was fairly good, but I don’t think I liked the middle as much. Didn’t love the Op, but the Ed was good if not as good as the second one. Watching S4 soon. Finished 4/22/23

The romance was kind of sweet (probably because tsundere) but overall very meh

They couldn’t find the right pace for this show. I quite like KyoAnime but in this one it just seemed like they were begging you to cry. I think I disliked the main character and the switches between attempts at comedy and tearful stories about how her parents died were jarring.

This was another one of the shows that I watched more spread out than I would have liked, but there's a good reason for it. I definitely could have been more invested in the characters if I’d had more grasp of what was going on. The only problem was that IT WAS SO SLOW!!! Half the time the plot wasn’t moving at all, and I’m all for developing characters or learning more about them, but in a show so focused on drama between people it was few and far between. AND THEN THEY PUT IN FILLER!!! In an already slow show, where I was just praying that the episode would go a little faster, they put in three or four episodes of filler. After episode 18 though, it just suddenly drastically improved, and the last episode although being very different from everything before it was a nice break from the sudden burst of drama. I cried a little for some reason when Ro was crying, even though I didn’t like her at all and she barely got characterised. They also didn’t explain the magic at all, but that wasn’t the focus of the show even a little bit. I like all the characters, even if around the end it started getting a little harem-y. Nagisa is definitely just the “ideal” woman, or at least she seemed like that at first, she’s very shy and they emphasize a lot that she needs someone to depend on, but that isn’t inherently bad. In the end she did do the whole play thing on her own, but in the last episode she tried to be a little more assertive and it just failed miserably so I’m not sure if she’s actually developed any courage. If you can’t tell, I remember the last episodes a lot better than everything else XD. I’m excited to watch Afterstory… and I’m worried I’m gonna cry. Not sure if I could recommend this series to someone just because of this first season, unless the next one is REALLY good, which it might be. I saw glimpses of emotion, but all of the slogging meant it got lost, and I can’t justify calling it ‘good’ where 18 out of the 23 episodes were as hard to watch as they were. The Op was actually nice and in my playlist, but the ed kind of annoyed me as cute as it was. (Finished 5/9/23)

I think this wasn’t where the series should have gone. It was cool watching him get resurrected and obviously they couldn’t have continued the series without him as I think it would’ve been kind of lame, I think it should’ve ended with him dead. The ending of this movie was very happy, and I’m not even entirely sure if he should have ended up with C2. The ending before this though was bittersweet and exactly what I was looking for.

I absolutely love Code Geass. I didn’t love the side characters in the first season, and Euphie killing all those people was way too plot convenient and there weren’t any consequences for Lelouche’s non-preparedness really. They also just solved his whole Geass not working thing immediately with the lenses which was sad, and I don’t really love mechas. Other than those though, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I love the idea of Lelouch risking everything for Nunnaly and the things he got up to were well planned most of the time and extremely enjoyable to watch unfold. Obviously COLORS is an amazing opening, but I liked the Eds more at first and still kinda do. Soundtrack was superb, and I still watch good clips from the anime sometimes.

R2 was the culmination of the first season. Everything’s scale grew much grander and it was amazing watching him conquer the world and get revenge on the people who wronged him. It was kind of weird how long they thought Lelouch’s memories hadn’t returned though, and that they didn’t tell the people that encountered him the first time anything about his powers. I started disliking him around the end because he started seemingly being evil, but when he was with Nunnally and said that she had the same plan as him I realised what he was doing. Honestly in my opinion it had the best ending of any anime I’ve ever seen and I still remember loving it as much as when I first watched it even though it’s been a while. The soundtrack was beautiful and Colors and O2 are classics for a reason. I actually skipped O2 and all the openings except the first one when I watched it because I didn’t like them at first, but I’ve come around to liking all the Eds.

They did some of the other people dirty, with their stories being less spread out and kind of disconnected from spikes, but I guess he was the main character, I watched it all way too spread out (Finished 10/22/23)

I absolutely loved this 25 episode long series, the ending was so sad though! Jokes aside… This series should have been 25 episodes long. I hated the bratty blonde kid and his dramatic chocolate bites and the other one and how unfeeling he was. Yes they were supposed to be the two halves of L and so he was supposed to have defeated him in spirit but I don’t care it's not the same! Why was it so grand too… the first part was about two geniuses engaged in an exciting battle of wits, it was magical watching it unfold and how little resources L and Light needed. In the second part there were kidnappings and missile launches… that wasn’t what Death Note was supposed to be! And he was defeated by hecking replacing pages in the death note, so dumb! It makes me sad :( The first opening and ending were great, some people say they like the second op better but I think I just don’t like heavy metal.

I was definitely supposed to cry… but I didn’t really like the characters and there’s nothing more to it. They hardly characterised the main girl before around the end and then suddenly made her super sympathetic. It was definitely sad, and I was kind of glad at that last scene when she didn’t actually die and we get the sentiment that change is going to be inspired but… in the opening too they show all the characters but they hardly ever come up! For some reason I didn’t really find any of the individual cases of people sad either… The opening was very catchy though.

It was pretty good. It all made sense and the premise was great, I loved Celty and especially Izaya (he’s voiced by Lelouch…) but ultimately for some reason I didn’t get incredibly invested in it. It’s been a while I guess, but I do need to watch the second season at some point. The first Op was one of the best I’ve ever heard and I loved it the moment I heard it, and the second one was above average as well.

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood… The ending wasn’t amazing (just the fight with the big bad, everything else, especially the last episode, was great) and the beginning was a little rushed and seemed childish at first. Those were its flaws. It is, in my humble opinion, the best told shounen of all time and probably a tie for the best anime of all time. It was magical once you got into the thick of it. There was no fanservice (except for the one, brief, barely-even-fanservice Winry scene) and the romances were wholesome and realistic. The adult characters were likeable and mature, every character could have been a main character. The female leads were strong and contributed to the plot, I even loved all of the villains! They should have even put less focus on the main characters because of how amazing everyone else was! And the main characterrrrs! I loved Ed and his romance and how driven he was to get Al’s and his own body back, but not at the expense of anyone else. The animation and fights were well thought out, the plot all intertwined complexly and the twists and mysteries were great. The sad parts made me cry and the characters' inner struggles were just beautiful to watch get dissected. It did seem like they were kind of afraid to kill more characters though, and it was a little weird that the Elric brothers didn’t just use a philosophers stone to get their bodies back, but I understand the reasoning. It made me really happy when Hawkeye actually did use the philosopher's stone, and how he didn’t give in to his revenge! Every opening was an absolute banger, but I especially liked Ops 1,2, and 5. The first and last endings were also perfect. I might even read the manga once I forget what happened, and the light novels, it was just perfect.

Obviously I’m talking about the dub here… it was funny as heck! I didn’t get most of the references because of how dated they were but other than that it was pretty funny. The whole thing was like an abridged anime, and sometimes it got a little stale, but for the most part the shock value and absurdity of the jokes were great. There was basically no storyline though… I loved the christian girl and everything she said was golden, and the ed was pretty catchy.

I think I liked it

I found it really funny at times. Not much more than that. I wasn’t tired of people dancing around confessions at this point so the misheard one and his absolute obliviousness didn’t annoy me too much. I think I found out about it through ProZD? The Op is really catchy.

I laughed quite a bit and enjoyed the tsundereness of one of the mains and how dramatic the other ones were.

I honestly barely remember this show… I think I really liked the MC’s heart warming up though and his relationship with his daughter getting better, and I remember liking the comedy.

I watched it a while ago during a time when I absolutely adored books. It was one of the first anime I watched. It gave me the same kind of vibe as Inkheart (which I loved when I read it) because of how much she loved them, and the story was very chill during the beginning. She used her smarts to start making loads of money and becoming a merchant and inventing things, and they all seemed like things I might be able to do if I ever went to a fantasy world (and they gave me some ideas XD). I loved the main character and related to her, and the whole world and magic system seemed complex and I couldn’t wait to find out more. The openings weren’t remarkable.

This could have been rated higher, it was a nice romance. The jokes weren't super funny but it was pretty realistic and made me happy. There was basically no fanservice too! I thought it would be perfect but… halfway through there was heavily implied sex between the MCs and they portrayed it so positively… They portrayed their relationship too worldly sometimes and especially the tone when it happened kind of put a damper on the rest of the series. The op was nice though.

I think I need to watch it again in a bit when I forget about it. I watched it on a bus ride back from the 2023 DC March for Life with Ian and I think I was focused on the wrong things. It seemed like a movie with an extremely in-your face anti-war message with no nuance, but that kind of stopped me from appreciating everything else about it. I was too caught up noticing all the symbolism to worry about the romance and magic that was unfolding. The music was absolutely impeccable, I love piano and hearing all the different versions of the main theme was great. I especially love a particular orchestra version I found on youtube and “A Walk through The Skies” from the OST (I think that’s what it’s called)

Sigh… they’re in high school. Yet they are sooooooooo sexualised. No one acts like this, Nagatoro is needlessly mean and I hated her, all her friends are terrible, there are only two main characters and I hate them. The main boy is the biggest unlikable wimp in the world and he never should have “warmed up” to the main girl it's literally just sexual harassment at this point. The op was better than average

Ripe with fanservice and somehow not a hentai. This was back when I planned to watch all the shows I started, and one of the main reasons I stopped. It was just a terrible polygamy harem anime with no redeeming qualities. I remember laughing a few times but that’s about it.

Wasn’t anything great, the borderline… or rather, just plain ol’ sexual harassment wasn’t fun to watch, but the comedy was good over half the time. I liked it more around the very end, and the characters were likeable, I especially liked the Ice girl though and her voice actor (although apparently very Niche…) sounded very familiar, couldn’t place it though. The jokes were a little samey at times, just the Uncle being an idiot, and sometimes it was frustrating, but ultimately I enjoyed watching it. The opening was good and catchy, except like lots of things, I liked everything else in the song more than the chorus. There wasn’t much substance to the story. It seemed like it didn’t really go anywhere, every character is exactly the same as when he started, and he hasn’t reeeally gotten closer to escaping the world. (Finished 4/29/23)

I laughed a few times from what I remember. It was why I watched Saga of Tanya the Evil in the first place, because I had seen the other three shows. It was definitely interesting watching all the characters interact and I just gave up on suspending my disbelief because of how ridiculous it was, but there was basically no plot IIRC.

I don’t think I laughed at all and that’s why I rated it so low. If a comedy doesn’t make you laugh then well… It wasn't a very good comedy. I think it was still vaguely enjoyable because of the characters though sooo…

Why not just say anyone who makes it back gets a pardon so they work together?? AND WHY DO THEY NEED TO RETURN WITH THEIR PARTNER ALIVE WHAT I THOUGHT THEY COULDN’T CARE LESS ABOUT THEM WHY ARE THEY EVEN SENDING CRIMINALS IN THE FIRST PLACE. Okay sexist guy dying from a giant was kinda a copout

One of the first anime I watched, it was on Netflix but leaving soon so I watched it, but I honestly hardly remember anything. I’m sure I loved it at the time so I gave it a 7 but might not quite as much now from what I’ve heard about it. I’m sure I laughed a few times and maybe I’ll have to rewatch it at some point (I rewatched the first season but that was also too long ago to remember) so I have more to say about it.

It was… well it was enjoyable to watch for most of the time. It was hardly a parody though, or… maybe it was? It didn’t really poke fun of tropes, but it took lots of them to extremes which is a form of satire in a way… it’s kind of hard to tell if the author wrote this while looking at other dumb isekais or if he thought he was making the coolest stuff in the world. But honestly, when it was exaggerating troped it was fun. Around the end it started getting serious about the politics and it was hard to keep up with (especially because I didn’t really care about it) and it got less fun, but I finished it. Not anything to write home about. There was lots more anime BP in the first part that I could laugh at, but I think in the end with twenty episodes I got tired of watching him be all edgy. The Op was by OxT, which is kind of how I found out about the show and it’s pretty good, I did end up enjoying the show but not enough to recommend it or rewatch it. (Finished 5/9/23)

I actually gave FMAB a 1 after watching this just so that it would stay in first place (this was before I had watched FMAB…) but ultimately I think that they were trying to accomplish different things and that they’re both amazing in their own ways. Finally watching Shirogane confess was great and getting to know Hayasaka more (and come to the conclusion she’s best) was the ride of a lifetime. There’s a reason I rewatched this show two times XD. The after credits scene with them holding hands was a little too lewd for me but overall it was pretty good. The opening and ending were amazing as well. (Although in actuality the hand holding was a little weird because in the manga I thought they didn’t do it until they kissed as a normal couple (which was honestly somehow more amazing than that epic confession, I’m reading the spin-off manga too btw…)) It was also insanely funny, heartwarming, and wholesome. Most of the time I have less to say about the shows I love lol (The OST of all of love is war is also amazing and has some killer songs)

I’m almost upset at myself for even watching the whole thing. I’ll admit it kept me a little interested, but I quickly began to hate all the characters and the meaningless drama. I suppose I might as well put down all my gripes: The MC is just terrible, he has basically no good traits, which wouldn’t be bad if he grew somehow but he continues to make bad decisions. It might also be good if there were some kind of consequences for his actions, but all that ever happens is the girls fall deeper and deeper in love with him. The scenes with MC bein gross were also… well gross. The main girl is so perfect it’s almost painful to watch, and I hate her for liking the MC (although I do have a thing for tsunderes, that doesn’t surpass my hatred for her unfortunately…). Everyone seems to hate his blondie ex because she’s just such a terrible person, but I only thought she was dumb. Ya what she does is bad but there’s not even a drop of nuance, and then I started hating her around the end because she falls in love again with the MC. The heartbeat girl makes absolutely no sense, why did MC even get her heartbeat up in the first place? And I hate her because she falls in love with him because of a meaningless and nonsensical gimmick. I also remember absolutely hating the scene where Ms. Tsundere (literally forget everyone's names…) is talking about how much she trusts MC and then it keeps cutting to him kissing his ex as if it’s supposed to be this terrible thing. Yes it’s bad that blondie is kissing someone who she thinks has a GF, but she was actually trying to help him get back together with her! They’re framing it as if he’s betraying her but it's exactly what she wants. Then there’s the shy girl… okay I do have a serious thing for shy girls and she’s just too cute please help me. Maybe it’s just because she didn’t fall in love with him this season? But I’m sure even she will eventually succumb to MC’s lack of charm. I didn’t rate it even lower though because it was so bad that it was almost interesting to watch, it reminds me exactly how bad a “romcom” can be, and it makes me appreciate good ones even more. It’s almost like a greasy burger that you bite into once and then before you know it it’s already been eaten and you're in the bathroom throwing up. The Op was actually really catchy and I liked it, and the Ed was ok (I liked the beginning of it but basically everything else was a dud…)

(maybe I'll watch the second season) - added June 2024

I hated all the characters… Tanjiro is a goody two shoes, Nezuko is… well Nezuko’s okay but I have a soft spot for shy girls, the yellow one was a baby who forgot when he killed people, and the pig head one was just dumb. The whole flashback on the demon’s life to make them seem sympathetic is the dumbest thing too! You establish sympathy BEFORE you show how they’ve become corrupted. They do it all in one flash after showing all the things they’ve done and it just seems like they’re trying to backtrack and say that it was actually all fine that they did all those terrible things. The reason I couldn’t give it anything below a 5 though is because… well you know why. Most of the time I don’t really like action, it gets very samey over time, but with the action in Demon Slayer I was just mesmerised. Every movement seemed choreographed and was smoother than butter and the part where he killed the spidery guy was just absolutely amazing. The humour was also misplaced and unfunny… but the op was good (even though I skipped it while watching it), and there’s a reason it’s the most popular anime song.

I watched this without even realising it was an anime (we bought it on apple TV a long time ago) XD I loved it when I watched it though. I definitely cried at the end, and lots of the animation was beautiful. The songs were wonderful as well.

It was almost great, and I think a different person would have loved it. There was way too much fanservice. I don’t like lesbian romances and the one paedophile dragon who was always with Shota (Like Shotacon! They’re not trying to hide it!) was a terrible edition. I laughed sometimes but, ya… the Op was okay and the Ed was as well

The beginning episodes were terrible from what I remember but it got a bit more heartwarming as it went on. It ended in basically a lesbian marriage though which wasn't very good. I think I really liked learning more about their backstory in the fantasy world, especially the one that loves food, but other than that basically the same as the first season.

It got much better in the second half, at first it just seemed different for some reason, maybe it was the more constant jokes, or the random cutaways like in Konosuba even though they were kind of out of place, or maybe it really was just that at first Megumin seemed like a jerk, and she had an actual story ark. I can’t really complain, it was everything I expected it to be really, and each explosion was sufficiently satisfying, and even gave me some chills when it needed to. Didn’t love the songs, but they were obviously very good. (Finished 7/29/23)

Very funny, there’s a reason it’s so popular. I’m reading the light novel now and its pretty good. I can’t wait for the new animated spinoff series with Megumin (she’s obviously the best girl, EXPLOOOSION!) You genuinely feel like this could be a group of four friends with the way they bounce off of and tease each other. The first opening and endings are pretty cute too. Although the fanservice can get a little extreme at times (and I had to skip a few parts) it was worth it just for the comedy gold. (There’s also some nice character development with Kazuma and Aqua starts being nice to him and less of a spoiled brat)

I quite literally do not remember a thing about this OVA but apparently I liked it

It’s no secret I love Megumin. I don’t remember much about the movie but apparently I loved it. I do remember the ending and how amazing it made me feel that Kazuma truly does now value his friends more than his desire for wealth and such. I also think this made me ship Kazuma and her harder than ever before. (Still great on rewatch for new season)

"Blegh, too much fanservice and only kind of funny, I can’t wait to get to the chapter in the light novels that people say should have been an OVA." Originally I rated it a 6... but on a rewatch it was actually really funny... maybe just because I'd already watched the first season twice and a third time wasn't really doing it for me (rewatching bc new season) and it was just a nice change of pace because i didn't remember any of it

I quite liked it, but I think they had some trouble balancing between heartwarming/comedy and sadness. I feel like I should have rated it higher? But maybe I thought the beginning was a little boring. Don’t remember too much.

I barely remember it, but I remember confusing characters a bunch. I think I could’ve figured out the non-chronological parallel timelines if I’d been less confused about who was who. I liked the spidery girl but I remember disliking most of the other characters and their stories. The twist was kinda cool and I think I’d watch another season, but the ending of the story was anticlimactic and really bad, most of the stuff with everyone else was just bad but it was like half the story.

Literally remember nothing from this either, just that my sister was watching it so I did too. I don’t think I even realised it was an anime at the time… apparently I didn’t love it though

I unironically binged this show in a day a long time ago, but I remember liking it a lot more than SAO. They actually needed teamwork to defeat monsters and I remember liking the romance between Akatsuki and Shiro. The OP was good and the ED is a lot of people’s favourites.

Kind of lost me in the second half <- original note... Very meh, they spent way too much time on the kids when I just wanted to see what the others were doing and when they were inspiring others they talked way too much like adults. I hardly remember exactly what happened but I remember almost dropping it because it got so boring. They also hardly developed the magic system and although they were fighting in teams a lot more often and the complexity was expanding they never really established well how the spells work. The OP was the same as the first one which I was glad about, and I liked this ED a little more than the first one, though I remember every time I heard this or the first ED my mouth would start watering. Oh my goodness that sounds very strange, I just mean because her voice sounds so childish and high pitched, I promise it wasn’t anything weird ;-;

I really like Lucky Star! It seems like I wouldn’t though… There's barely any character development, and it seems very boring but honestly it was funny and I was always entertained. I loved all the characters too and the Op is great. I think lots of people should just give up after the first episode though if they don’t like watching them talk about food for twenty minutes because that’s kind of all it is.

I don’t think I laughed very much during this, I watched it on Youtube after I saw the clip of Konata saying she wanted to *********** and laughed, but it turned out the rest of it wasn’t very funny to me…

Pretty good. The main characters were cute and Chisatto’s energy was infectious. I almost wish I’d watched it in sub from the clips I’ve seen, because the Japanese VAs seem a bit better. The concept was kind of ludicrous but I think ultimately it kind of made sense.

A must watch! I loved all the characters, they’re a little childish right now but that’s changing. They’ve been through a lot by the end and I almost wish they were a little discouraged, but it’s also kind of inspiring to see how optimistic they are. I probably could have even gone on with just Reg and Riko a bit longer because of how much I like them both, but Nanachi is a welcome addition and honestly maybe even my favourite. They progressed through the abyss very quickly, and the climax was kind of all over the place, but it was still incredibly enjoyable. The art was consistently phenomenal. The simple character designs fit almost weirdly well into the intricate landscapes. Every background, especially those expansive shots to show exactly how far they’ve come, fill me with wonder and awe. This show seems to be all about the pursuit of truth and our fascination with the unknown, and these characters stand out nicely in contrast to the glory of the abyss. The music… where do I even start. The opening may honestly be my favourite anime opening ever. I thought FMAB would forever hold that title, but the song filled me with a feeling of adventure, and it’s so catchy. I’ve listened to the opening in full dozens of times and I’m still not tired of it. The ending song was also very cute, and it perfectly opposed the opening in its mood. Every instrumental piece was also amazing, even the official instrumental version of the opening, while distinctly lacking the catchy chorus, highlighted how much effort was put into the instrumentals. The OST never overpowered the characters’ dialogue or other sound effects, and it always fit perfectly, I’ll definitely be adding many of the songs into my playlist. I just need to go watch the movies and the second season now… I was kind of putting off finishing the last episode of this show for some reason and I wish I hadn’t. I was waiting for the “perfect moment” (and I had lots of other shows to watch) but I think I would’ve enjoyed it, and other shows more, if I watched them in one go. I need to cut down on the number of serious shows I’m watching at any given time…
Finished 4/23/23

Wow, it was nearly perfect. I don’t love those super long flashbacks when a character dies, but it was kind of necessary because she was such a new character. Especially later in the movie was absolutely fantastic and the ending was great, even if sometimes the animation looked choppy, but that was never where this anime shined. The bright colours of the explosions looked really nice in contrast to all the darkness, and the kind of sketchy blackness that enveloped Reg when he got all evil looked cool. The OST was also characteristically beautiful, and the song that played during the credits was crazy good, it’s haunting strings and echoey vocals, chef’s kiss. I watched the beginning of the movie in like two chunks because I got a little tired of it, but then I watched the last half straight through because it was so great. The overall twists were nice too, that the Whistles are made of bone and things. I kind of wish they’d talked more about the “cartridges” before the movie though to set up more mystery around it, they had to flashback to that guy from the beginning talking about them. Amazing continuation of the series. (Finished 5/13/23) [Oh my goodness it’s literally the next day and I’m such an idiot. This same thing happened with Jad Saxton where I knew her from Chika and then I heard her in Slime and Log Horizon and somewhere else and EACH TIME I would be like “oH mY gOoDnEsS sHe SoUnDs So FaMiLiAr BuT i JuSt CaN’t PlAcE iT” and each time I looked it up and was just upset with myself for not realising it and eventually I realised that every voice actor is just Jad Saxton in a very long trench coat. Anyways, I kept hearing songs by Myth & Roid and loving them all, and eventually I realised they were all by the same person and realised I just liked the band, and I thought I found all the songs of theirs that I liked, but then Youtube just recommended me the song from the credits and it said “By Myth and Roid” and I was just like oh my goodness I should have realised because I listen to their songs so often, and just a little bit ago I was listening to No Man’s Dawn by Mayu Maeshima and Hydra because at first I thought they were both by M&R but then I was trying to pick out the differences and I was saying to myself like “okay from now on I’m gonna know when it’s a myth and roid song, and I know all their good songs anyways” and then IT HAPPENED AAAAAH I SHOULD HAVE JUST BEEN AMAZED IT WAS THE BAND I LIKED BUT NOW IT MAKES SENSE WHY I LIKED IT SO MUCH, I really need to rewatch it in one go, I really liked Bondrewd] Oh my goooosh this is me on 9/18/24... I was trying to "pick out the differences" between a mayu maeshima song and myth and roid but mayu maeshima was literally the old singer for myth and roid, it's hard to pick out differences between their songs when half of myth and roid's songs are literally HER VOICE! AAAAAAAH!(although Hydra was the first song with kihow so they'd sound different, but often it wouldn't be the case so I was still being dumb... I digress)

People keep talking about how much they’re crying… maybe it’s just me because I’m a soulless emotionless clod of ice, but it never made me sad enough. Also, I didn’t quite like the story as much this time, because a lot of it was that gross out horror, except even more intense than the last two seasons. I think it was pretty good, just not for me. I watched the second half of the last episode like a month after watching everything else, because I’ve been weaning myself off of media as much as I can, but I watched it while working out, which is when I’m gonna try and get most of my on screen media consumption done anyways. Not much to say… loved the ending song because it was Myth & Roid as usual, opening was good but not as good as the first one obviously, someone more into this kind of genre would absolutely love it. (Finished 7/3/23) [this is me on 9/18/24 again... body horror was the word I was looking for. I'm not into body horror... or horror in general. But this is the worse kind of horror... the kind without any jump scares]

I enjoyed it quite a bit, although I hardly remember it. I do remember thinking about how Madoka was the most powerful anime character though. The Op was pretty good if not one of my favourites, but it introduced me to ClariS and Hitorigoto which got stuck in my head and I listened to it over and over again, even if it’s from a more… unsavoury anime…

I think I watched this before I even knew what an anime was. We owned it so I ultimately watched it twice but I barely remember it and apparently didn’t love it.

One of the first anime I watched. I would definitely rate it lower if I watched it now, but I do remember kind of liking it and I don’t think I’ll rewatch it to keep those happy memories. I didn’t love the ending and the MC was definitely a wimp from what I remember so maybe I should have rated it lower, but the Op is one of my favourites.

it's nice being able to watch the next episode knowing that I'll just be a good story even if it's episodic, you can't always ask for that. The characters are great and the story is obviously well thought out- twists aren't obvious

It is NOT THAT hard to not have sex with someone. THEY WERE SECOND COUSINS. They always pretended he was getting character development, but turns out he never did. And that’s that, they always acted like he was developing, but they never showed any of his actual struggle to change, except for the end of this season. I dunno, I just hate him, and Eris, her voice…. sounds like a bratty rich girl. I’ve been getting less into these unrealistic love scenarios. The worldbuilding was cool. MC was a pedo.
(Maybe I need to rewatch this at some point, I sort of... ragequit? after he had sex with HIS COUSIN, but maybe... I can't even believe I'm saying this but maybe there was more to it. I rewatched the second to last and watched the last episode (which I never got to bc i just dropped it) in june of 2024 and it honestly doesn't seem as bad as I remember)

I loved it. The comedy was funny, the animation was absurdly good for a comedy anime, I loved all the characters, and the English dub had good voices. It’s very episodic and there isn’t much story or character progression from what I remember, so maybe that’s why it only has a nine, but other than that it was wonderful. Both Ops were a little out there but overall pretty catchy, and the first Ed’s Bossa Nova version is upbeat and relaxing. Chef’s kiss

This game hit high highs and low lows. There was way too much fanservice (with lolis too), and some of the things they did were so dumb. The episode where they played Othello was so dumb from what I remember (like, surely there was a better way they could have accomplished their goal?). The peak of the series was the Jibrill thing (but why did they have to kiss…) and everything else was pretty mediocre… I’d watch another season if it came out though just to see what happens. The Op is certified Platinum in my books though.

Literally remember nothing… everyone really seemed to love the robot girl though, and I don’t think I liked her very much, and I think I thought it was all kind of unnecessary to explain how the world got started? I think I disliked the ending too? Maybe I’ll rewatch it but I didn’t really like NGNL in the first place so…

Hori was kind of the saviour of this series. Her happiness is infectious and she’s a joy to have on-screen. (I remember smiling like a little kid when she was jumping across the powerlines and talking about how she was a bird…) But I didn’t love Yuki, Yato, or the ending. Overall it was pretty enjoyable but nothing to write home about. Op was pretty great (but the second season’s Op is even better, even though I haven’t seen it yet).

Don’t remember too much from either of the seasons, but I do remember loving the witty dialogue and romance and immediately thinking that Holo was the best girl. I also remember liking to think I was actually learning something about mediaeval economics. The first Op was beautiful and the ed was very cute. I watched it at first because I told Siena she reminded me of someone from an anime, and she said who, and I said she was a goddess (talking about aqua of course…) and then she started going through anime goddesses (but I denied all of them…) and said Holo eventually and then I asked her what it was from and she said Spice and Wolf and then I remembered it was one of the recommended ones on that big flow chart so I looked it up and I watched it.

This was a much needed break from all the other animes out there about how determination was all someone needed to prevail. It was kind of refreshing watching it, and although he was a little too evil he seems to grow more compassionate and ultimately wants a better world. He also seems genuinely sad to kill good people, but I have a thing for cold calculating genius and I love all of the other characters, comedy was good too from what I remember, and I especially love Demiurge.

Literally do not remember the difference between this and the first season, I suppose it’s just the same sentiments but I liked it less for some reason. Ed is good, especially that guitar at the beginning

Literally do not remember the difference between this and the first and second seasons, I suppose it’s just the same sentiments as the first one, but for some reason I specifically remember liking when the adventurers broke into Nazarique (and If this was the one with the dragons I liked that too… Loved the Op and absolutely adored the ending. I listened to the Ed over and over again until it wasn’t quite as catchy anymore but I still love it, even the full version.

I apparently loved this season. I remember liking the emperor guy and the ending, and I listened to the full version of the Op over and over again. While I didn’t like the ed as much as the 3rd season it was still pretty good.

I didn’t like the main character. That was it. He seemed to wimpy to me but I think I was looking at it the wrong way. I read through the first LN and some of the second but the Yen Press translation was terrible and I figured I’d just rewatch the anime at some point but try to keep a more open mind, and I liked the Op and Ed.

I almost gave this a 7. The manga was cut very short, and I thought about rating it as if it was just the beginning of a series. However, assuming that this is all the Romantic Killer content that will ever come out, I had to give it a 6 because it’s all about my enjoyment of a particular series, and I can’t enjoy this! I think they did great with the time they were given, but ultimately (and probably inevitably) it fell short. The beginning was actually pretty good comedy, it wasn’t amazing so I couldn’t really have given it an 8 but I laughed a few times. The animation was pretty refreshing (almost like loony tunes…), and I don’t mean MC’s “man mode” as I feel it got a little overused, I mean the wildly exaggerated emotions and wacky movement, it was just fun to watch. As the series got more serious though, that kind of disappeared. I actually didn’t like the bigger blonde very much. I get that being attractive can have its own drawbacks, and I liked how he seemed much more sure of himself before he met the stalker lady from the little glimpse of his past we saw, but all of the girls constantly fawning over him was just unrealistic and it made me kind of upset at first how upset he was about it. I don’t remember very many specific scenes, so maybe it was just his anxiety playing tricks on him and all the girls weren’t actually just talking about him, but I’m pretty sure wherever he went there actually were just a bunch of people immediately commenting on him, not that I’d have much experience with what being attractive is like… XD I liked most of the other characters though! That’s why it made me kind of sad. I was heartwarmed by his relationship with MC, but they had to sacrifice all of the other characters’ development for the sake of time. The sudden cut to drama was also very jarring, it had been a very lighthearted comedy (although obviously heartbreak was probably going to come at some point) and then all of a sudden very serious things were happening (and not as a result of the wizards magic… her throwing away his wand was also just a little too plot convenient and they kind of glossed over it). Once again, this was probably due to time constraints. The portrayal of the yandere stalker was a nice break! (Even though it came in a comedy about a girl who’s real life is turned into a dating sim by a tiny wizard man… woman… person) I loved that they showed her homelife, and that her craziness affected more people than just her obsession. When it was in full drama mode I almost wished that she had just full on stabbed MC rather than just a scratch, that would have been even more shocking, but honestly that might have been too much, I guess I do keep saying this was supposed to be a lighthearted comedy. Most of the time I hate plot convenient bull poop that just happens to the MCs in Romcoms but at least here it had some kind of explanation, and it was mostly not sexual which was also nice, it was cool seeing a protagonist that wasn’t completely thirsty or oblivious. ALSO, I swear I came up with an idea so similar to this a few years ago before I started actually writing anything. I even remember coming up with the opening scene, something about a girl being confessed to and then she has to pretend that she misheard, and then the other person just repeats it and *comedy* ensues. It’s kind of veered from a review at this point but I guess this is all just for looking back on… the Op was pretty nice and it got more catchy as time went on. The ed was… well it kind of confused me, what trick was I falling for?? (I also liked that they put a restraining order on the yandere, they never seem to do that and I was literally saying to my screen “just get a restraining order!” and then… they actually did… they’re listening…) (Dunno if I said this, I actually did like lots of the comedy, but eventually it got pretty serious and I stopped liking the comedy as much)

I watched it as a kid and remember loving it, and now that I’m rewatching it I’m pretty sure it still deserves a 9. I can’t wait for the remake, but I don’t have much to say about it. The 1st and 3rd eds were absolute bops and I listened to them on repeat.

after finishing, it didn't hold up watching it now... but fond memories :')

One of the first anime I watched, Siena showed it to me. I love MC despite his OPness because of his deadpan personality and of course the fact that it’s a parody. I kind of felt like Saiki sometimes, and he was a foodie too. The Ops and Eds were catchy if not my usual style.

This season made me kind of sad. Netflix changed the absolutely amazing dub cast and it made me pretty sad, although the new choices weren’t terrible. I don’t think I laughed very much, however the ending episode was one of the best.

The second season of this show was the only anime I ever watched subbed, and I didn’t like it very much because it’s a comedy and those always come across and flow better in dub form. Ops and Eds were good though

Absolute schizo anime

It had so much potential! I’ve heard from manga readers that that scene at the beginning wasn’t in the manga, and it would have added so much more mystery to everything. I liked everything and it could’ve been an 8 up until the last episodes where everything kind of fell apart. I loved the main girl though so that redeems it a bit, and I need to watch the second season at some point because it’s even higher rated than the first. The ed was very catchy.

Ian made me watch this too and I see why everyone loves the show! The CGI wasn’t amazing at times, but the action was pretty nice when it happened. The pace was a teensy bit off but overall pretty great. I’ll definitely watch the rest of the show, if not just so that I can rate the last part poorly. Right now it surpassed FMAB! I swear it’s recency bias! The first opening was actually great and I eventually came around to the second opening.

The fall off ;-; absolutely adore the ending though: "shock"

What happened

(Once again- it’s been a while since I watched this and I would have had a lot more to say if I wrote this right after) I think it didn’t resonate well enough with me because I’ve never been depressed? But it made me quite depressed, which is an accomplishment. People always said that Shinji was too much of a crybaby, and I kind of understand it. From what I remember most of the symbolism made sense and there were some interesting sentiments, as much as I disagree with Nihilism. I think I’ll need to rewatch it at some point. The opening is probably one of, if not the best anime opening of all time.

I barely remember it honestly. I wasn’t too upset about the last episodes of NGE because I never liked action very much in the first place, but I remember liking the ending and the happier conclusion, not sure why I rated it a 7 but it is what it is. I’ll have to rewatch this too. Kromm Susser Todd is a wonderful song as well, as long as it is.

This was a relaxed show… too relaxed. I like slice of life shows, but not ones where literally nothing happens and there’s no main character development. Overall it was pretty wholesome and the opening was nicely different, I think I kind of skimmed through the end because I was getting bored and tired of no progression.

I liked all the characters and Anya was very cute, I especially liked watching her develop at school. Don’t remember much else, although I think I laughed a few times. The ed was very chill too.

I think other have echoed a similar sentiment (especially me as I do love people like Yor with their alternate cold personalities, maybe it all just came from Kaguya…) that I wish she did more than just become a housewife. I think it was all just the same sentiments as the first season, except I liked it slightly less and thought the songs sounded too fake.

Don’t remember too much but I remember liking everything but the chorus of the op. The MC was also great and all the twists and turns about time travel were unexpected and pretty much made sense, as unreasonable as some of the plot devices seem. It had a similar sentiment to Code Geass too, that it only takes one person to sacrifice your life to protect, and how that doesn’t even need to be a romantic relationship!

Oh my HECKING GOODNESS you should have asked me what I thought about this anime after I watched it. I wrote up a whole review about how much I hated it and all the gripes I had on MAL but I ended up just deleting everything I wrote without writing it down anywhere, oh the sorrow of lost media! I dropped it a few episodes in and then picked it up again when I saw how high the MAL score was, but I think my initial impression may have tainted the show a little bit. (I stopped watching at first where they got attacked by those weird sewer tongue shadow things). Maybe I went into it with the wrong mindset. At first it seemed like it was going to be an amazing mystery-horror-suspense anime, but it quickly devolved into a bad shounen anime. I quickly started hating the characters, Shinpei who claims to see the big picture runs after a girl who he knows is dead EVEN THOUGH IT’S BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT THERE ARE MURDEROUS DOPPLEGANGERS OF DEAD PEOPLE GOING AROUND AND MURDERING PEOPLE. I remember making a whole list of all of the stupid things he did and hating him for it. Incest is not wincest, even if it’s “step-incest”, and I hated the entire sublot between the darker skinned girl and Shinpei. In fact I hated her character in general! Although it pains me to say I’ve forgotten many specific examples and character traits. I actually kind of liked the blonde, but I think eventually her plot armoriness became too much to bear? I remember thinking in the beginning how dumb it was to give away the villain right away (because I was expecting a mystery still) and how un-terrifying he was. Also, THE FACT THAT HE KNEW SHINPEI WOULD COME BACK TO LIFE IF HE GOT KILLED, BUT HE DIDN’T KILL HIS ONLY ACCOMPLICE LEFT IMMEDIATELY AND LET THEM LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW SHE SHOULD KILL HIM WHY THE HECK DID ALL THE SHADOWS JUST GO AROUND HER! There was also the fact that they just immediately solved the problem of not being able to tell between real people and shadows, because if you step on their shadows and their evil then their shadows will move. And then there were nail guns and giant hammers and bad action and I think I remember the villain having basically no nuance. I do like the Op but even though my feelings about the show have faded I still feel dread at seeing them portrayed in any positive light, like they do in the Op.

I loved the movie and I remember being very heartwarmed, although I barely remember anything. I think the twists were pretty good and the mystery was fun, and I remember loving to see the robot girl as a girl with feelings and really starting to like her.

I liked it quite a bit, although I don’t remember too much. I liked Kyon and really liked Haruhi, and the ed was pretty good. I watched it in broadcast order too which added lots of mystery and intrigue.

I watched all of the endless eight… and I think I would have liked them even more if I paid more attention to the tones of each episode. I obviously wished for more Haruhi content and thought it was kind of dumb, but I didn’t absolutely hate it and it kind of made me understand exactly what the alien girl went through. It kind of fit with the series in my opinion, and I’m definitely going to read the novels. Op is one of my favourites, it’s so happy and brings me joy whenever I hear it.

Once again, Incest is NOT wincest. I also watched this very early on in my anime journey (one of the first ones I watched) and rewatched it again very early on, which is why it’s not rated even lower. I don’t think I’ll ever rewatch it to try and preserve the good memories I have, and I have basically all of the common gripes that people have with it. All the songs were great though.

Remember even less about this than the originals… I think it was ok?

I barely remember anything but I remember thinking it wasn’t very good, as is quite apparent by the score. Ops were amazing though.

I remember hating that the final boss was nude for some reason and skipping over a bunch of it, and a bunch of their powers seemed to plot armoury? Barely remember though…

Haven't watched a CGDCT in a while, didn't realize I was such a sucker for it XD

I didn’t think it was anything special. The MC’s only trait was caring about Fran, and I didn’t love Fran very much as cute as she is. It wasn’t terrible and there were some more heartwarming moments but it was really only ok.

I think it did “Op protagonist” pretty well. I liked lots of the comedy and I think I remember liking all of the new characters that started getting introduced.

The series was good fun and I liked the characters, not much to it and I hardly remember honestly

I started reading the novels after I finished this but I gave it up because I realised I wasn’t actually that invested in the story.

It was pretty boring, especially knowing that it would never go anywhere or have any effect on the main story. I do like slice of life and so it wasn’t terrible, but I didn’t like it much because no one’s relationships or characters changed at all.

Don’t remember too much about it, but I didn’t love it for some reason. Maybe I just didn’t like the romance or it didn’t make much sense to me?

Another of the first anime I watched! Loved the romance and the first opening was really great, I do need to rewatch it though because I remember literally nothing.

Seems like they had some trouble with consistent tone. At first they tried to be funny (although I didn’t find the comedy particularly funny in the first place) and then around the end the whiplash from switching between dramatic fights, scenes where I’m supposed to cry, and bad comedy was astounding. It seems like the story could actually go places though! Right now it’s kind of just an ad for the LN but if they make more seasons and expand upon the loose threads well I think it could end up pretty good. Didn’t like it, didn’t actively hate it, so it’s a 5. I’ve also grown to particularly dislike unnecessarily overpowered protagonists, but maybe there's a good reason for it in this anime. The OP was pretty good too.

Once again, one of my first anime. I think I watched it because of a youtube video singing its praises, and I definitely cried a few times. I think if I watched it again I’d rate it even higher. The Op and Ed were great too, and “Letter” was a great song.

The background and ambiance were absolutely beautiful and the opening and ending were great (especially the full version of the ed) but I didn’t love the romance nor do I really like vampire stories in general. Nazuna was so forward sometimes but so bashful at others, and her VA wasn’t a great pick. There’s also the fact that she’s significantly older than the guy, and her clothes are too revealing in my opinion. The show was just too sexual from what I remember. Op was good and the full version of the ed was great.

I’m definitely going to read the novels, because I’ve forgotten most of the story but the books are very highly rated. I really do hardly remember it but I think I disliked the MC? I think I’d like her a little more now though. Op is by Myth and Roid who I quite like and there was especially one part of it that’s really catchy.

I think I liked it a fair bit. The exploits they got up to were smart and well told, but I started disliking the characters. The opening was especially good.

I remember disliking this one. I’ll probably continue the series, but I started hating all the characters even more (except I think there was one girl in the library I liked). Ayanokoji is just straight up a bad person and he’s impossible to relate to because… well he’s a sociopath. The torture scene at the end was terrible and I hated watching him punch that one guy, it wasn’t cool and he wasn’t terrifying. Op was even better than the first one.

This was a great anime. The OST was atmospheric and relaxing, there wasn’t any fanservice, it was just a lonely camper who finds out that camping with other people is fun too. But it doesn’t show how lonely she is when she’s camping alone, she actually enjoys it! It was like a breath of fresh air, not everyone needs friends to be happy! Especially somewhere peaceful like the outdoors. The food looked delicious and the show made me want to go camping XD

(On-Hold) I’d rather read the novel, the pacing seems kinda off and I didn’t realise it was by the same person who wrote Monogatari. Also liked how when the MC was narrating he said that the club solved lots of problems for their clients even if they created them, like how the leader of the club scared the girl off the top of the tower and then stopped her from falling, that’s why I wanted to watch it because it immediately seemed very literary and I assumed it was written by a good novel author, you don’t really see that kind of thing in manga, and there was so much dialogue

(On-Hold) No dub yet but seems great, Nichijou got a super late one so…

(On-Hold) Too much fanservice, maybe I’ll watch it some other time

(Dropped) It started getting kind of boring and wasn’t really my thing…

Really bad

(Dropped) The action was apparently great (What Ian said) but the in between scenes… ya no I’m good, it was just weird and unappealing to me. Op was catchy though and rose way up on spotify for a reason

(Dropped) The action was apparently great (What Ian said) but the in between scenes… ya no I’m good, it was just weird and unappealing to me. Op was catchy though and rose way up on spotify for a reason

(The first bit with the girl who fell in love with a cat was a little weird and there was a lot more unexplained magic than last time, why is the guys hair color so similar to hers 0.0 The flashback from the bluey guy has CONTEXT and is also really good (Just finished episode 12, WOW, I loved the flashback (weirdly), and the whole thing with Tomoya’s dad only gets better. This evoked so many of the same emotions that I wanted to create in my story, the vastness of the world and such, and then how he said he shouldn’t lose sight of what’s important and we’re supposed to think it’s Nagisa because he keeps kind of neglecting her, and then there’s just such a “Sudden happening”, where they keep going with his dad unexpectedly and it relates even more to the story because he’s already given up on his dad and the dad is using substances as an escape, and then those people walked past at the end and kind of just ignored them like yes their struggles are their own it gave me that same feeling, this was an amazing episode, and then he kind of resolved the whole thing with Nagisa because of it and got engaged, chef’s kiss) (also that part earlier where sinai’s bread which was kind of becoming a tiring gag actually had a part in the story which was unexpected and I liked where all the people got knocked out.)) Been a few months since I watched it, got up to episode 21 and I was only really watching it because I felt obligated to finish it, can’t wait to tell people I dropped it on the 21st episode XD (Dropped on 8/10/23 but stopped watching a while ago)

(Dropped) Stopped watching after he saved, immediately forgave, befriended, allied, and invited to live with him (i think) a girl who had been robbing him and taking an unfair share of their profits, stole his most valuable sword, and then left him for dead

(Dropped) I literally remember nothing but I guess I didn’t love it.

None of these mysteries are very good... but at least there's a tsundere in a victorian dress. The lack of fan service was cool... great ed. Lots of plot holes. I don't like Kujo, and I don't understand why he keeps coming back to Victorique. She's too cold, and there's literally no reason for him to care for her... at least none I can see, and he's an idiot

(Dropped) Watched the first episode and didn’t laugh once, looked at the reviews and people said it was a lot worse since it changed studios. Just stopped watching there

(Dropped) Only watched three episodes, he broke the mirror because he was mad, and then it actually served a narrative purpose which was cool, but it wasn’t funny and it seems like they aren’t gonna explore what you’d want them to in a show like this. The premise is interesting, a good setting for stories about the different ways people are treated based on looks, or maybe MC could be anything more than the same shy and socially unadjusted yet still chivalrously perfect person he used to be after having such a drastic transformation. I think it’ll just turn into a self insert escape for obese anime watchers though. He literally didn’t have to work for anything, got some points for the premise/opening song/use of mirror (kind?) but pretty unappetizing. Opening was fairly catchy, but not worth adding to my playlist. (Dropped around 5/23)

(Dropped) So average and uninteresting it was painful, usually I’d give something like this a 5 but it’s mediocrity and stupidity made me give it a 4

(Dropped) Wasn’t terrible but it just started getting boring

(Dropped) Just started getting boring

It seems to be trending towards just dumb fanservice so I’m stopping here. The CGI was terrible, in fact some people say that they made it that bad on purpose to be funny, or that it’s some kind of parody, but this isn’t a parody anime. They aren’t subverting any tropes, because it’s a very new concept. The idea for the anime is actually kind of interesting, starting a religion in a world with no concept of it… although you kind of wonder how much it actually is a religion if the God is right there and able to perform miracles, there’s hardly any faith involved. I didn’t laugh once at any of the terrible jokes, and the “gag character” is just dumb and unfunny. The MC is also just plain unlikable and doesn’t seem to have any character. The tactics he’s using to convert people to his religion are also rather dubious, and as I take religion very seriously it kind of pains me to watch him treat it like just some kind of game, and he implies that he’s just using all the tactics that actual religions use. They also constantly cut to an 8-bit filter with little animation at any point where a single shred of animation might be needed, it’s all just obviously a ploy to try and deal with the horrifically low budget they must’ve rightfully been given for this show. There’s a cute loli though..? That’s about it… I kind of like the ‘God’ but not enough to offset how terrible the supporting cast is, drawn incessantly to the MC for no reason, and the OP is okay, but not anything worth choosing to listen to. If anyone said they might watch this I would actively recommend they don’t. They also went deadly serious at times for no reason, and they seem to be trying to engage me with the dumb plot, (how did they build all those things at the end of episode three…) but the show’s so dumb that it’s all just useless. The last episode I watched kind of upset my mood after I finished Dawn Of The Deep Soul, so maybe I’m slightly biased because I’ve got amazing anime on the brain. (Dropped 5/13/23)

(Dropped) Reeeally boring and the MC was a wimp who couldn’t survive without Ms. Shikimori to watch over him every second of his life

(Dropped) Wasn’t very funny nor was it the better version of TGDLIRAATN

(Dropped) I didn’t find it funny, but I think I need to rewatch it

(Dropped) I almost turned it off right away, but I kind of chuckled at the fact that he started taking off his clothes too because that is just the worst possible response to that situation… stopped watching it when he shared a very passionate kiss with his sister though

(Dropped) The script in the dub was so stiff and unnatural, and I got kind of tired of their ineptitude at love

(Dropped) They said it was funny… it wasn’t

(Dropped) The quote “So I’ll be taking down a non-standard monster with my ‘standard’ abilities” pretty much sums up the series (Note those air apostrophes are my own touch). First, there were no monsters in this series. This was a bad translation (or weird writing) and his dialogue was consistently stiff and uninteresting. There was also the scene where he just had to inspect his servant in the nude as a checkup, but he’s an old man! They always seem to have these in this kind of show and play it off as the one person caring for the other, but it’s just darn creepy. She has no idea how old he is (and the fact that she always wakes him up saying she might need to get “mischievous” is just weird, they had the same kind of unnecessary examination scene in Assassin’s Pride). It could have been interesting given the fact that he was an assassin in his last life, but he was just given completely overpowered skills from the get go, (which is why that beginning quote is so dumb) and he was born into a family of assassins, rather than being reincarnated all of this could have just happened to a normal boy and then the Goddess could have told him he needed to assassinate the hero. I only reached episode 6, where there was suddenly an alternate plotline, completely jarring, about a group of children who are involved in sex trafficking. There’s no mystery or investigation, it’s just a bunch of kinda sad scenes of children being abused (when everything up to this point had been lighthearted…) and then the main guy shows up and saves them. I’ve always hated such one dimensional villains, and it’s almost impossible to give redeeming qualities to sex traffickers and rapists so they always just end up flat. (I’m sure there would be some way to give them depth but in this show they didn’t). I don’t like the main character and he’s just needlessly cruel from what I remember, very disappointed in the show :(

(Dropped) I thought it might be interesting to see someone OP be born as a nobody, but that’s not what happened at all and he quickly garnered a pointless harem

(Dropped) It seemed like I was supposed to start sympathising with the executioner, but she just straight up went around murdering people and didn’t really regret it from what I remember

Just not really interested in the series anymore :(

(Dropped) Weird jumps in tone, weird in general, and boring

OP is great