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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: January 21, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: JTtheLlama]

Bungou Stray Dogs 4th Season
　Mini Review: As much as I am loathe to admit it, I am such a sucker for Bungou Stray Dogs. It's been a few years since I watched the first three seasons, so I enjoyed the more laid-back pace of the first few episodes in getting a bit of history for Ranpo and Fukuzawa. Like any good BSD season, though, there's a repetitive nonsense of a new "bad guy" group, an old "bad guy" group becoming allies, and someone revealing something seemingly integral to the plot only for nothing in the end to matter... It's utter nonsense but I adore it. [8/10]
Bungou Stray Dogs 5th Season
　Mini Review: The rose-tinted nostalgia glasses came off a bit for this season because... what was this sudden plot shift with Bram Stoker? I won't get into the nitty-gritty to avoid spoilers but it all felt like an easy solution to recon most of what happened in Season 4. The last episode or two really saved the score for me, but all-in-all it felt like a pretty normal shounen season of almost any franchise. The characters I adored for the most part, and I will never not gasp at a sudden Dazai ploy unveiling at the 11th hour. [7/10]
Naita Aka Oni
　Mini Review: For a raw 16-minute short from 1964, it was surprisingly well done. The 60s for anime has, in my opinion, a pretty repetitive art style amongst directors who are trying to put a personal spin on something that has already been done before or is wholly unique. While the story of the red and blue oni isn't unique, the puppeteering and overall craftsmanship of everything is extremely well done. Even without subtitles, I could follow the story organically through everything that happened. Still, it is an old, mostly educational short, so nothing to wow over. [5/10]
Nora
　Mini Review: For one reason or another, I watched Twinkle Nora Rock Me! a few months ago. It was a trip of horrible characterizations, a pretentious plot that didn't make a lot of sense, and a sexualized female lead who didn't really do anything other than use the power of love and friendship to solve all plot problems... And, yeah, the exact same thing can be said for the prequel. I've never been fond of the overarching idea that "humanity is the root of everything bad" but couple that with a robot AI love story... [3/10]

[From Partner 2: miaxnder]
Hijikata Toshizou: Shiro no Kiseki
　Mini Review: Historical entries that cover actual historical individuals are interesting. I can't even tell what is meant to be a recollection and what is a stylized choice, and Hijikata himself was no exception. It was interesting, for sure, but also a bit confusing for someone who has only the barest of knowledge of the Meiji revolution. The animation was nice in combination with the story that was being told. Overall, enjoyable, but could use a bit better set-up/real-world connotations for a few of the aspects. [6/10]
Hiyokoi
　Mini Review: What a cute little story! The male lead is my favorite type of goofy, delinquent, sweetheart that I adore to see in any romance story. I will say that I didn't particularly like how small or debilitatingly shy the female lead was, and she brought down the score a bit, but I also sort of understood her. I thought that, despite being only 22 minutes, the overall growth of both of their feelings was great to watch. There were a few sweet moments that made me want to smile, and I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a quick Shoujo watch. [7/10]
Obey Me! Season 2
　Mini Review: I quite enjoyed Obey Me! and was looking forward to watching season two. I won't say it was disappointing, because it certainly wasn't, but I feel like some of the charm of season one was lost. It felt like they were re-hashing the same storylines from the first season, as well as re-hashing them throughout the episodes themselves. I also wish there was more inclusion of the brothers interacting in groups, instead of there being a "main" brother per episode that maybe chats with two or three of the others. It's bishounen bait, but they could polish a few things. [7/10]
Super Seisyun Brothers
　Mini Review: There are a lot of parts of this that I thought were pretty charming. I'm a sucker for family ties that feel genuine, and the overall friendships felt just as realistic as the sibling ones. The art style and animation are pretty choppy, and, even with the short run time, I felt like more than a few of the episodes continued to drag on past when they should have. Also, if I'm being honest, I found the forced fujoshi stuff a real mood killer, and the random romance inclusion for the Saitou siblings toward Chiko was oddly placed. [6/10]

[From Partner 3: Rinarin]
Field ni Soyogu Kaze
　Mini Review: An okay team sports OVA! There's not much you can ask for from a 1997 soccer OVA, honestly. The animation was fun, as is most late 90s animation, but the overall story and pacing could have been more worked on. Most, if not all, of the characters are cliche and not entirely likable. There are a few random scenes that had me going, "Do we need to be doing this?" throughout. Overall, an easy 25-minute watch but not anything memorable in the long run. [6/10]
Hipira-kun
　Mini Review: I try not to judge children's shows too harshly, but this really wasn't that enjoyable with the mindset of an adult or trying to look at it from a kid's perspective. There weren't any lessons to be learned, and the animation style was a bit too dark and grotesque at times for me to think children would enjoy it, either. The art style reminded me a smidge of Soul Eater, which is one of the reasons I haven't dove into that series yet, so overall I think that Hipira-kun isn't for me. [4/10]
Period of the Mouseman
　Mini Review: That was... interesting, to say the least. I don't really know what this movie was about, given that it was 20 minutes of pure chaos trying to play it off like there was some sort of plot to be had. I think if this was even marginally longer, I would have liked it a lot more. There were some interesting elements and I quite liked the choppy animation style. At first, it seemed like an odd One Punch knock-off, but by the end I don't even know if there is something to truly compare it to. [4/10]
Sekishoku Elegy
　Mini Review: Unfortunately, this OVA is kind of the antithesis of what I enjoy about artistic styles in terms of story-telling. While I can appreciate the different artists and directors who are fond of this sort of animation, I just don't vibe with it personally. The overall story is also not something I was particularly fond of, as I'm quite picky with stories that are "romantic". This felt more like a short film meant to tick different literary boxes than it did one with real passionate effort. [3/10]

[From Partner 4: Ylienna]
Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu. Movie: Spain-hen
　Mini Review: To be frank, I think there is a lot wrong with Dakaretai. For this to be a more contemporary BL, it still leans heavily on a lot of the problematic themes that were prominent in 90s/00s BL anime. I don't find the relationship between the two main characters to be equal measures of love, and the random bouts of "unstoppable need" that the characters have sometimes usually had me wrinkling my nose. The only reason that I scored as high as I did is because the animation is gorgeous, some of the best I've seen in a BL, and the Spanish flare was interesting. [6/10]
H. P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror and Other Stories
　Mini Review: There's a lot that can be said about this OVA. I adore claymation and am intrigued by Lovecraftian horror in general, but there were a lot of rushed elements to this that kind of made it fall apart. The first 20 minutes are especially difficult to get through, but towards the end, the clay style and overall effort put into the OVA come across a lot better. There were a few cut gag horror elements, but there were also a few shiver-inducing elements, too. I went back and forth on my score and found it difficult to settle on one. [5/10]
Nana to Kaoru
　Mini Review: Honestly, I was not in the mood to watch this, and maybe that's why I disliked it as much as I did. I saw the Erotica tag and went, "Can't be that bad if it isn't tagged with Hentai, right?" And it's not as explicit as a Hentai, yeah, but geez was I not ready for the overall themes and tropes they backed into this bad boy. The only saving grace was the animation, because it's very well-animated, and the main female lead was (mostly) enjoying herself. The score goes down a lot personally because I have a sibling named "Nana". [3/10]
Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru
　Mini Review: I wanted to like this more than I did. I'm a bit harsh on romance anime, but I've seen some stellar otaku-romantic anime the last few years (Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii, Net-juu no Susume, etc.) and was hopeful that this would be in the 8-9 range. Unfortunately, there were just a lot of cliches at play that I either a) saw coming or b) wanted to groan at them being included. There were admittedly a few doki-doki instances that I thought were adorable, but the unrealistic and repetitive cliche unveiling every episode left it hard for me to get attached to. [7/10]

🎿 Xmas Party Starting Date: January 23, 2024
🎿 Xmas Party Finishing Date: January 28, 2024

🍘 After Party Starting Date: February 01, 2024
🍘 After Party Finishing Date: February 25, 2024

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SheyCroixMar 26, 6:42 PM

Dec 24, 2023 3:59 PM

#152

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: January 10, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: M-8-Hype]

Taishou Otome Otogibanashi
　Mini Review: I know that this anime has a historical setting, but I couldn't get past their ages with everything that was going on. I know that times were different back then, but they just seemed so mature and okay with everything that was going on. Also, there were things that took place within their relationship and their reactions to the things bothered me. I really liked the characters, but some part of me feels like they didn't fit into this setting....or maybe they didn't fit their ages? What was nice though is that the last few episodes had me on the edge of my seat. It felt like so much more depth came to the show at that point, but then it was over.
Ani*Kuri15
　Mini Review: I really enjoyed the idea of this! It's sort of like Star Wars: Visions, but much shorter episodes and not within the Star Wars universe. Hahahah. I'll be honest, only a few really stood out for me. To be fair, I'm sure it's difficult to fit a whole story into a single minute time-frame. Nonetheless, it was still very entertaining to watch! For the ones that didn't catch my attention, they were over quick so it didn't feel like I wasted any time at all. This anime was a good, quick watch!
Eve no Jikan
　Mini Review: I. absolutely. loved. this. one. so. so. much. ('= I am so bummed that there hasn't been a second season made. I really wish this show was longer because the storyline was so unique. I enjoyed how each episode focused on different characters, but still told the full story. It gave me a sort of Death Parade vibe. Also, that fourth episode!!!! MY HEART. This show, as short as it is, brought tears to my eyes and made me feel so many emotions. I can't thank the universe enough for bringing this anime into my life.
Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: First Kiss wa Owaranai
　Mini Review: I HAVE BEEN SO EXCITED TO WATCH THIS!!!! I read the manga, so I FLIPPED when the movie was announced. The promo for the movie put A LOT of emphasis on the Christmas Arc, so this just increased my excitement and expectations. Welp, it is safe to say that I am VERY bummed the Christmas Arc took place over only about 20 minutes of the entire movie. I feel like if they had been more true to the promo about a majority of the movie involving the events between the School Festival and Christmas Arcs, I don't think I would have felt so bummed. Part of me felt like the movie didn't fully deliver. On the other hand, if I ignore the fact that the Christmas Arc was a minimal part of the movie....then it was honestly a masterpiece. I didn't really like reading this part of the manga, but watching the anime completely changed my mind. I could feel the depth in Kaguya and Miyuki's mental states and this movie impacted my emotions immensely. It made me look at this part of the story in a different light. Also, it still had it's hysterically funny moments. All in all, it hurt that the Christmas Arc was minimal, but the movie was truly phenomenal aside from that!

[From Partner 2: Kanijo]
Bakuman.
　Mini Review: The way that I am ROOTING for these boys!! Also, Eiji Niizuma needs to be protected at all costs. You don't understand how much I freaking love this character. The first half of this anime, I honestly wasn't really into it. I don't like the whole Azuki and Mashiro situation and it was kind of ruining the anime for me. About halfway through though, there was much more focus on the manga part of the show and I LOVED it. I feel like this anime taught me so much about manga that I originally had no idea about. It took about a week of watching a couple of episodes here and there to get through the first bit, but after that halfway point I EASILY binged the rest of the show in a day. I found myself getting disappointed and excited along with the characters and it really pulled me in!
Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime
　Mini Review: This anime was absolutely beautiful to watch! I really loved all of the colors and designs throughout which made the AR world feel so magical. I watched this one with the English Dub and I just have to say that the singer/VA they chose for Suzu BLESSED my ears. Her voice is absolutely STUNNING. Those songs touched my soul. The story, on the other hand, felt rushed. I feel like once the Beast came into the picture it was like the story was trying to get to the ending quickly. I'm wondering if it's because it gave the same vibe as Beauty and the Beast that maybe they expected the viewer to assume what was taking place? In my opinion, it didn't feel like it had much depth. All in all, I thought the movie was very beautiful to watch and I loved the music, but about halfway through I no longer felt emotionally attached to the storyline.
Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou
　Mini Review: Man, oh, man. My own mother had to check in on me because she heard me crying from the room over. Already from the start, I knew the inevitable was coming due to the circumstances of Maquia and Ariel. This didn't make the ending any easier though. The art was beautiful and I love that this movie stretched over years of time and not just a short little time-frame. I feel like that's what made it so impactful. I love getting to see a story from beginning to end and taking me on a full-length journey. I must say though, aside from the tear-jerker portion of the movie, I didn't like how it ended. I know that movie was nearly two hours long, but I would have happily sat for another 30-60 minutes for it to not feel like it ended so abruptly. The buildup was so good and then it suddenly felt rushed. Then it was over. I'm going to read the manga to see if it changes my mind in any way, because this story was beautiful. I loved the art, the characters, and the storyline so much. It was beautiful.
Summer Ghost
　Mini Review: THIS. ANIME. I-I don't have the words to truly describe the way this short movie just impacted my life. In my opinion, every minute of this anime was perfectly utilized. I felt a connection with the characters, the new friendship that was formed, and the storyline sucked me right in. I could feel the emotions of each character. Also, that ending? I haven't sobbed like that over an anime in a long time. I had to hit pause because I couldn't read the subtitles through my tears. This one got the masterpiece rating from me and I am already recommending it to my friends. This story and the messages within it touched my soul.

[From Partner 3: boredrandomguy]
Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.
　Mini Review: For starters, I absolutely love how colorful this anime is! The art-style gives off a very fun vibe which matches the energy of the show. The fan-service was a little much at times (in my opinion), but the storyline made it super easy to binge. I must say though, outside of the trial marriage aspect, the relationships in this anime reminded me a lot of when I was in middle school and high school. Every character felt relatable.
Lastly, I enjoyed how unpredictable the love triangle was even though it frustrated me every other episode. Hahahaha.
Aragne no Mushikago
　Mini Review: Ahhhhhhhh. This movie could have gotten a much higher rating from me if the ending hadn't been so confusing! It started out a bit slow and the animation style isn't my favorite, but I feel like that's what adds to the "horror" of the movie. I eventually got sucked into the story once all of the weird things going on got explained. The creepy things in the movie were CREEPY. I was INVESTED. Then the ending introduced all of this new information and wrapped it up quickly, somehow intertwining it into the storyline that was already present, and nothing made sense anymore. I feel like me trying to explain that didn't make any sense at all. Anyhoot, I was going to give this a solid 6/10 or even 7/10 if the ending blew my mind. Instead, this got a 3/10 because the moment it ended I said, "what," and that was that. I sat in darkness while I started at the credits roll, along with hardcore music playing, while I tried to piece together that ending. How unfortunate.
Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn
　Mini Review: For starters, I love the fate franchise so I was already looking forward to watching this. The character that stuck out to me most was Flatt because this poor thing has no idea what he is getting himself into yet he is SO optimistic for the holy grail war. I also really like the relationship he has with his servant. This single episode was extremely good build-up for a full show with these characters. All of them were interesting and there were many plot twists within such a short amount of time. On a final note, the animation was beautiful!
Persona 3 the Movie 1: Spring of Birth
　Mini Review: I know this was adapted from a video game (which is the reason it has been in my PTW list for so long), but it surprised me that the storyline was set up like a video game. Having that wrinkly dude speak to the viewer in between scenes threw me off a bit. All of the battle scenes felt set up like a video game as well. I am still interested in the rest of the story though. I will likely never play the video games, so this anime series is the best I've got. A few of the characters were a bit annoying in my opinion, but I am 100% here for the main character. The way his face LIT UP the first time he used his persona got me so HYPED. I am looking forward to learning more about him and his backstory.

[From Partner 4: Canaan]
Qing Chi Hong Xiaodou Ba! 2nd Season
　Mini Review: THE LITTLE RED BEAAAAN. WHAT IS THERE NOT TO LOVE ABOUT THIS LITTLE CUTIE???? The snow white 2.0 episode absolutely took me out, that ending had me dyyyying. In my opinion, there were episodes in the first half that felt a little slow and not as chaotic as the rest of the season or the previous one. This is the only reason I rated it one point lower than the first season. Otherwise, I found myself laughing harder and harder with each passing episode. The ending made me cry though. This season gave me a roller coaster of emotions and I am looking forward to watching the next season!!
Ghiblies
　Mini Review: I really enjoyed the first episode how it turned the employees into anime characters and then focused on things that they were known for. It gave a very relatable vibe of relationships with co-workers and it was funny! I am assuming the second episode is based on real events. The portion with the ramen was super funny! The love story was nice, but I feel like it was a little too long. Then the last story was funny and relatable as well when the PR guy was trying to go to another meeting in hopes of not needing to return to work. This anime was cute!
Hoshi no Koe
　Mini Review: To be honest, I am unsure of how I feel about this one. Part of me feels like it should have been longer, but then part of me feels like it's short for a reason. I wasn't very into it most of the way through, but there was one point where I noticed that I felt so sad for the characters. I don't really know where it hit me, but I felt lonely. It's amazing that such a short anime was able to make me feel such a strong emotion. I do wish there was more depth to the characters, but then again, maybe the reason this anime is so impactful is because of how short and to the point it is.
Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi
　Mini Review: I really enjoyed this one!! The art was absolutely beautiful and the mystery of the tunnel had me on the edge of my seat. The relationships, the trauma, the wishes, the goals....I felt all of it. This anime impacted me. It pulled so many emotions out of me that I felt like I had just ridden a roller coaster by the time it was over. I was stressing under my breath trying to talk to the characters in the anime. It has been a while since I've reacted like that. I couldn't help but put myself into the characters' shoes and really absorb the storyline. I felt so many things once it was over and I loved every moment of it.

🎿 Xmas Party Starting Date: January 10, 2024
🎿 Xmas Party Finishing Date: February 03, 2024

🍘 After Party Starting Date: February 09, 2024
🍘 After Party Finishing Date: February 17, 2024

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ohpishhposhApr 8, 4:49 PM

Dec 24, 2023 3:59 PM

#153

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🎄 Assigned Workshop: #10

🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: January 11, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: Kiyuka]

[✔] B: The Beginning Succession
　Mini Review: Definitely not as good as the first season, but at least the fight scenes were decent. Had some twists and turns but overall it was predictable and lackluster. With how the ending was I expect another season but by that time I'll probably forget everything. Not a bad anime, just very bland and short. All in all, it was an okay continuation of the series and I probably would watch the next season!
[✔] Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi
　Mini Review: I love the post-apocalyptic setting and the Undead theme that this anime presents. I also thought that the Gravekeeper idea was unique and brought the whole thing together. It had a few confusing and somewhat frustrating moments, but what anime doesn't. The only complaint I have is that the flow of the anime was horrible so I had to stay focused or I'd end up missing something. Other than that I loved everything about it and I plan on watching the Special soon!!
[✔] Lycoris Recoil
　Mini Review: Just wow! Girls with guns, what more could you ask for?! The fight scenes were absolutely awesome with how she read movements and dodged bullets, which really made the show for me. The characters were all lovable and had their own unique personalities that truly added to the charm of this anime. The story was somewhat lacking but it did what a story is supposed to and it came together at the end. You couldn't ask much more from an Original anime and it definitely outdid my expectations. I liked it a lot and I look forward to seeing what the next project is going to be!
[✔] Oooku
　Mini Review: All I can say is I didn't know what I was getting myself into with this anime. Thought I was watching a Boy's Love anime at first but thankfully it turned into an interesting watch! The characters, setting, and pretty much everything about it was plain but that's not always a bad thing. With it being plain it helped me focus on the story without getting distracted by fancy animation and other things. Sadly, I don't think this would be for everyone since it's slow-paced and hard to get into. It also ended in a weird spot if you ask me, but it was a decent watch and I'm glad I gave it a chance!

[From Partner 2: Luffy_15]
[✔] Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Jump Festa 2013 Special
　Mini Review: It seemed like a pretty good introduction to the series to help me get hooked on it. Love the premise behind it and it showed the personalities of the characters well. Hopefully, the animation is better in the 1st season, but other than that it was an enjoyable episode and I look forward to the next installment! As a Jump Festa Special, it did a fantastic job!
[✔] Norageki!
　Mini Review: I enjoyed the space prison theme but I feel like they missed the chance to make this anime good. If it was at least a 1-cour and the animation and certain story elements were tweaked this would've been pretty cool. It had the mystery that I love but was lacking in most other areas. The message it was trying to convey was a neat idea, but it fell short by being too short of an anime.
[✔] Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime
　Mini Review: What a beautiful take on Beauty and the Beast! The music and visuals were all top notch and I'm thinking about watching it again but in Dub this time. This reminds me of Summer Wars with the online game and all of the different characters, which I loved. The songs were amazing with how they were incorporated into the story and almost had my eyes sweating there for a minute! I usually don't rewatch anime but I haven't seen a movie this good in a while so I might just do it!
[✔] Sakamichi no Apollon
　Mini Review: It was a nice story of friendship and brotherly bonds, but it sure did get old quickly! The Love Polygon went back and forth so much that it was just tiring to watch. I thought most of the characters were super annoying and acted like kids most of the time, especially the piano guy. Felt like the ending was rushed and just skipped over a big part of the story, but you get what you get. Even with all of that, the anime was quite good, especially with the animation and musical scenes! The Jazz practices were great and hit a real groove with me so that alone deserves some praise!

[From Partner 3: Rage_Beat06]
[✔] Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Brothers
　Mini Review: I understand now why this is part of the OVA Scum Challenge... Felt weird to hear Mario speaking Japanese for some reason. I liked the incorporation of fairy tales into the Mario Universe but they could've done a better job. I'd like to see a remake of the episodes and more fairy tales added because it's just a cool and odd concept that would keep me watching. It wasn't the worst anime I've watched, but not the best either by all means! I'd say it's worth a watch only if you're a diehard Super Mario fan!
[✔] Ao Haru Ride OVA
　Mini Review: It was nice to see the characters and their interactions again after a long while. It had several of the cute moments and romance scenes that I'm a sucker for, so that was a plus! I do wish there were a couple more episodes to help answer questions and conclude the series better though. It seemed like a rushed and confusing ending, but as an OVA I can't expect much more out of it. It wasn't anything groundbreaking but it did its job! Turned out to be a fun romance anime and I'm sad to see it finished, but I enjoyed the ride!
[✔] Tekken
　Mini Review: As much as I love martial arts anime Tekken just barely passed on that front. From pacing issues to sound issues it had it all. That didn't bother me too much though because these short older OVAs are always a good watch. It had it all from robots, dinosaurs, and fun fight scenes that kept me entertained! Would've been cool to see some more fights but you can only do so much with 2 episodes. I look forward to watching more anime like this!
[✔] Tian Mei De Yao Hen
　Mini Review: I'm usually a fan of Chinese anime but this one just didn't sit well with me. I found it almost disgusting how forceful the vampire was and how much the girl actually started to like it. I love me a romance anime but this is definitely one of the worst I've watched. Can't say I have anything good to say about it which is a shame because Romance and Vampires go so well together. The only saving grace was that it was short with 10-minute episodes!

[From Partner 4: Timcampy118]
[✔] Deemo Movie: Sakura no Oto - Anata no Kanadeta Oto ga, Ima mo Hibiku
　Mini Review: Maybe it's because I never played the game but the movie was a bit hard for me to follow for some reason. I liked the music and the characters but the CGI really threw me off. I'm usually a fan of CGI also, but this one felt clanky and disjointed. The lack of background music in some parts was very unsettling to me and had me waiting to hear something that never came. With all that being said, I actually enjoyed the story and the music was beautiful, but with the several problems it had it got a lower score from me.
[✔] Honoo no Labyrinth
　Mini Review: Well, it was a wild and hilarious anime full of wacky characters! With just 2 episodes I was impressed with how much it made me laugh and roll my eyes with its jokes. I'm not usually a fan of Ecchi but it was pretty much just panty shot galore, so it just added to the humor. There wasn't much to the story but what it was lacking was made up for with good animation and hilarious fights. I really enjoyed this anime and hope I can find some more like it!!
[✔] Houkago Shounen Hanako-kun
　Mini Review: It turned out to be better than I thought! I think this could serve as a great starting point for someone to see if they want to watch the main series or not. It gives you a good sense of what the story is about and shows most of the characters and their antics. The candy-loving Mokke were crazy and adorable in this with their murderous intent! It was short and sweet but it's the perfect lighthearted anime to watch when you're bored. I look forward to seeing what the next season has to offer!
[✔] Shiguang Dailiren II
　Mini Review: I didn't think it was as good as the first season but still it was an amazing anime. I love how it takes you back into the past and explains exactly how everything unfolds. It helps you get more involved with the characters and the story as a whole. The plot twists aren't the most elaborate but they're well done and make you think a little bit. It takes some time to get used to the Chinese voices but it's 100% worth it! This was an awesome anime and I look forward to watching more!

🎿 Xmas Party Starting Date: January 12, 2024
🎿 Xmas Party Finishing Date: January 17, 2024

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Dec 24, 2023 4:00 PM

#154

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🎄 Difficulty: Conquered
🎄 Assigned Workshop: #13

🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: February 03, 2024

From Partner 1: CsillaLoli

Gintama (2023/12/25 ~ 2024/01/22)
　Mini Review: I'm so glad I gave this a chance even though it's long. I laughed so hard, I love how surreal and random it is. I loved how the characters are perfectly aware that they are anime characters. You also grow to love them all, even if they repeat the same bad joke over and over again. 9/10
Asura (2024/01/28)
　Mini Review: Awful animation, hated the cgi. The psychological aspect was interesting, but, at the same time, the characters were annoying. I also didn't connect with the characters, which is essential for me. 6/10
Colorful (Movie) (2024/01/26)
　Mini Review: I love this kind of movie that leaves me broken. I didn't expect the ending, maybe because I was busy crying. It made me think about bonding, life, future.... Definitely worth it. 9/10
Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu. Movie: Spain-hen (2024/01/28)
　Mini Review: They didn't even try with the Spanish accent, I had to suffer through that artificial Spanish ugh. The scenography and music were good, but I hope people don't think Spain is just Andalucia and flamenco. As always, my problem with dakaretai otoko is that they don't give a fuck about consent, they talk about rape like it's nothing and every couple is an abuser (seme) plus a victim (uke). 5/10

From Partner 2: Jaikeis
Jin-Rou (2024/01/27)
　Mini Review: Interesting pace of narration, it feels like they are trying to tell a story with as few words as possible. I liked the "realistic" art style with "ugly" expressions. Also, the complex relationship between the main characters draws you into the story, I really liked the character development. 8/10
Aru Machi Kado no Monogatari (2024/01/31)
　Mini Review: It tries to tell a story without any kind of structure, which makes it hard to follow (maybe I'm just dumb). I liked how it narrates with sound, but not voice; beautiful soundtrack. For me the ending/conclusion was unclear and I don't like open endings so 6/10.
Blue Giant (2024/01/29)
　Mini Review: Loved the energy of the sax guy. I wasn't expecting much from this movie cause I'm not into jazz, but I really enjoyed the music and the story. I usually hate CGI, but here it wasn't too bad. Great movie. 8/10
Blue Thermal (2024/02/01)
　Mini Review: Interesting concept, I had no idea this sport existed. I feel like the relationships between the characters were based on admiration and not romantic feelings, which is perfect. The ending and drama came out of nowhere, it clashes with the overall slice of life atmosphere. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it. 7/10

From Partner 3: Jokobo
Aggressive Retsuko: We Wish You a Metal Christmas (2024/01/22)
　Mini Review: It was a bit frustrating to see Retsuko get carried away with likes, please someone give her a hobby she actually enjoys. The boss was as annoying as always, as was Tsunoda. And looking forward to seeing what happens (or not) with Haida, at least he seems sane. 7/10
Aggressive Retsuko (ONA) 2nd Season (2024/01/22 ~ 2024/01/23)
　Mini Review: I didn't expect it to be so realistic. It feels like the characters are actually human. Suddenly, the boss has a family and is a person, not just a stereotypical obnoxious boss. Also Retsuko's relationship and breakup, with her fear of marriage or the future, all seem real. 8/10
Aggressive Retsuko (ONA) 3rd Season (2024/01/23 ~ 2024/01/26)
　Mini Review: This season felt a bit random. I loved seeing Retsuko being successful. Then again, Haida was pretty irritating. Not as great as the previous season, but I want to see how everything will evolve. 7/10
Aggressive Retsuko (ONA) 4th Season (2024/01/28 ~ 2024/01/29)
　Mini Review: I felt sorry for Fenneko for having to bear with Haida. Also hated Haida's behavior, the anime should focus on Retsuko, not on him being a dick. I liked how, somehow, she realizes that there's something very charismatic about her and that she should trust more in herself. 7/10

From Partner 4: Nymeew
Chuubyou Gekihatsu Boy (2024/01/30 ~ 2024/01/31)
　Mini Review: Really fun anime with really fun characters. The art style is simple but good, I liked the colorful vibe. It had caught my eye for a while, it looks like the typical school comedy anime that I enjoy, and indeed I was right. 7/10

From Partner 5: Zekkenshin
Black Clover: Mahou Tei no Ken (2024/01/30)
　Mini Review: Unnecessary movie whose only purpose was selling movie tickets. I thought it was going to be a sequel movie, but nope, just a random non-canon story. They changed the art style, it's not bad but the other was fine, now it just looks weird. They created characters that aren't gonna appear again, with a backstory that's actually relevant but is going to be ignored because it came out of nowhere. 5/10
Haikara-san ga Tooru Movie 1: Benio, Hana no 17-sai (2024/02/02)
　Mini Review: Great movie with a charismatic main character. I love romance, so of course I enjoyed it. The historical aspect was refreshing, good art and narration pace. The ending was intriguing, leaves you wanting more. 7/10
Haikara-san ga Tooru Movie 2: Hana no Tokyo Dai Roman (2024/02/03)
　Mini Review: The first part was frustrating, the amnesia trope is always hard to swallow. However, the character development it causes is great and well paced. Loved all the characters and enjoyed the ending. 7/10

🎿 Xmas Party Starting Date: February 03, 2024
🎿 Xmas Party Finishing Date: February 09, 2024

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SheyCroixMar 16, 5:06 PM

Dec 24, 2023 4:02 PM

#155

Stargate18

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: February 28, 2023

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: Jhiday]

Violet Evergarden: Recollections
　Mini Review: A really good recap! It covers the main events and arc of the series in a fairly solid manner, an impressive feat given the short runtime. It suffers, however, in that this compression means it skips a large amount of the middle episode - and while they were filler in story terms, these episodes helped develop Violet and the side cast in interesting ways, which simply are not present in this version. In addition, the entire climax of the show is completely removed, including some of the best moments in the entire series. It even lacks any original content - this is still TV quality, with no additional scenes. No reason to recommend this over the series whatsoever. (7/10)
Usavitch
　Mini Review: Absolutely hilarious. The humour's on point for 90% of the jokes, the animation style is used creatively to play into the humour, and the show has some fantastic dark comedy. The cast don't get much characterisation, obviously, but as a series of brief comedy skits this was an amazing show. Definitely worth watching if you're in the mood for some pure comedy. (9/10)
Liella no Uta
　Mini Review: I enjoyed hearing Liella's songs again, as well as seeing the anime cast. The visuals were also very unique, portraying dream-like visuals that matched the songs' lyrics and rhythms. I feel like playing a majority of the songs twice with different solo versions was unnecessary, though - this is a franchise that prides itself on having a large discography, after all, and this group alone definitely had 12 unique songs at this point. Worth watching at least once (if you've seen the main anime), though, both for the novelty of the visuals and seeing how different vocals can sometimes change the effect of a song. Sumire, as always, is best. (7/10)
Prism Magical: Prism Generations!
　Mini Review: Content-wise, this goes far beyond what you'd expect from an ecchi, to the point of genuine absurdity. The whole anime, despite the title sequence, takes place entirely within a hot spring. I'll give it credit for having some really good designs for the magical girls and an OP and stock footage that feel like a 90s to mid 00s example of the genre, and therefore serves purely as a way of giving expectations for the show that it does not live up to. There were some passable jokes in there, but this is not worth watching at all. (1/10)

[From Partner 2: Cute_Monster]
Doukyuusei (Movie)
　Mini Review: I wasn't really invested in this at the start, but the movie managed to drag me in pretty quickly. I do think this would have benefitted from a longer runtime - as is, the movie skips over some important buildup in order to cover everything it wants. I did feel that Kusakabe was a bit more forward at times than I'd have liked, but the humour and tone manage to keep things upbeat enough that it wasn't as much of an issue. Still much better than I expected, especially in the animation department. (9/10)
Petshop of Horrors
　Mini Review: Incredibly good horror! Count D and Leon are excellent foils for each other, and the episodic plots have some really good twists. Some of the episodes have some incredibly disturbing elements, naturally, but the show manages to convey the horror without overrelying on shocking visuals, with a heavy focus on a slow buildup. Even as someone who's not a horror fan, this was excellent! (9/10)
Skip to Loafer
　Mini Review: Incredibly good as well. The tags on the show claimed the main genre was drama, so I was worried this would be a dark series, but the show lives up to the comedy tag incredibly well, with some incredibly good jokes. The amount of cringe comedy present may be a bit too much for some viewers, but the show is still incredibly good. (10/10)
Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko! (previously started, 2/13)
　Mini Review: Absolutely amazing. The cast is great, their interactions are amazing, and the comedy is absolutely on point. The visuals are excellent, managing to capture the manga's visuals very well, and the plot manages to maintain a solid romantic tension while still staying comedic. My only wish is that there was more of it. (10/10)

[From Partner 3: foxxykat1223]
Koneko no Studio
　Mini Review: This was really fun! While it may look a lot like a Tom and Jerry short, the humour was really solid, with a lot of visual jokes based on filmmaking techniques and general production. When combined with some really good animation, some really good background details, and a quick flow that ensures no joke overstays its welcome, this is a really good animation! (9/10)
Biohazard 4D-Executer
　Mini Review: I found this anime deeply confusing on many levels. I appreciate their framing of the events from a more natural perspective, as well as showing the detailed (for the time) CGI they had created, but it ends up making the events hard to follow. The audio was also really bad, although it, combined with the graphics, did give the anime an oddly-good retro feel. A bad anime by all accounts, but I'd almost recommend it if you want some quick nostalgia for early 2000s gaming. (3/10)
Kaichuu!
　Mini Review: A perfectly harmless example of the crossdressing genre. The jokes about the main character are relatively tame, compared to some other shows with this theme, and there's some good moments of metahumour mixed into the plotline. Not something I'd necessarily recommend, but a perfectly decent way of spending 16 minutes. (6/10)
Needless+: Saint Lily Gakuen no Himitsu
　Mini Review: A fairly simple ecchi spinoff, albeit it one inspired by an unadapted manga arc. The funniest members of the side cast are focus characters, though, so there's some surprisingly good comedy mixed in with the less enjoyable aspects. Not quite as good as the main series, but this is probably the fanservice special closest to its original in quality. (7/10)

[From Partner 4: Bunille]
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (ONA)
　Mini Review: This one really wasn't that good. It may be bias from watching the actual adaption, but everything felt really low-energy and slower-paced. Not a fan of the VA either - every character other than Saiki is speaking in a really over-the-top accent/performance, which really starts to grate. The art was good, I suppose - nothing groundbreaking, but perfectly competent. Worth watching once if you're a major fan of the series or a completionist, but definitely not a good choice for your first experience. (5/10)
Komori-san wa Kotowarenai
　Mini Review: A really relaxing anime. The short runtime stops the single joke from getting old (although I think it could probably be expanded into a longer series, with how good the cast is). The writing feels down-to-earth, which, when combined with the surprisingly good animation and voice acting, makes for a very sold watch! (8/10)
Umayon Shinsaku Short Anime
　Mini Review:This was fun! The series puts a lot of focus on characters who don't make many appearances in the main anime, so it's nice to see them get some spotlight here! Other than that, the humour's really good, the characters are still fun, and the new ED songs are really good! Makes me wish they showed up more often in the other series... (8/10)
Kageyama Tamio no Double Fantasy
　Mini Review: A pretty good OVA! THe first half is an excellent comedy, and the second half gets some surprisingly good horror. It has some flaws - mostly that the short runtime for each part prevent much development occuring, but what's there is still good! (7/10)

🎿 Xmas Party Starting Date: February 28, 2023
🎿 Xmas Party Finishing Date: February 29, 2023

🍘 After Party Starting Date: February 29, 2023
🍘 After Party Finishing Date: February 29, 2023

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SheyCroixMar 28, 5:12 PM

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Dec 24, 2023 4:02 PM

#156

HEIKE7000

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🎄 Difficulty: Conquered
🎄 Assigned Workshop: #05

🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: February 06, 2024

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SheyCroixMar 16, 4:11 PM

Dec 24, 2023 4:04 PM

#157

tbeans10

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🎄 Difficulty: Conquered
🎄 Assigned Workshop: #21

🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: February 03, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: dierubikdie]

Hakumei no Tsubasa [9]
　Mini Review: Pretty much my only interaction with this franchise is playing the games with only watching a few of the anime bits here and there for challenges, and I've definitely never seen any of the new stuff. So, this kinda blew me away. It was a bit strange getting used to the Japanese names for characters and Pokemon, but actually getting to hear the characters speak is really fun since they never have voice acting in game. It really makes me wanna watch more Pokemon stuff and I also liked how the Corviknight taxi driver was like an overarching character in all the stories. Needed more Raihan tho
Isekai Nonbiri Nouka [8]
　Mini Review: I really enjoy isekai shows like these, where the MC is overpowered and completely doesn't realize and is just going about living a normal life. It was also really nice that it was definitely implying a whole harem situation, but MC just attempts to completely ignore that fact other than trying to bring more men into the village. I am very much into the fact that it's a simple slice of life type show, with fantastical elements, that doesn't really need a continuation, but I wouldn't be opposed to watching a second season of it.
Macross F Music Clip Shuu: Nyankuri [7]
　Mini Review: Never seen anything from the Macross franchise, so I watched this completely without context. The songs were really nice, I liked how different Sheryl and Ranka's voices sounded. The commercial bits were very cute. Not much else to be said about since I very much have no idea what else is supposed to be going on in the scenes.
Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou [9]
　Mini Review: An absolutely gorgeous movie with a super fun story involving immortals, parenthood, and the passage of time. This movie 100% made me cry like a baby, and I really appreciate that. Can't give it a perfect score because I still feel like there was something missing, but Okada Mari for sure put her signature touches on this one. The art is also super cute and I love how soft the characters look even in the middle of a darker story part.

[From Partner 2: MystiqueSss]
Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi [7]
　Mini Review: I love Himuro so much, the show completely rides on his reactions to events. I would've given it a higher score, but it really did feel a bit too slow paced, even for a chill romance anime. Would've liked to see more of Komori and Katori and their yokai ancestor traits. Everything would be perfect if we just had a bit more development in any of the three main relationships. I also did not at all understand what a nurarihyon was or why they would like to party...
Kanojo ga Koushaku-tei ni Itta Riyuu [7]
　Mini Review: This anime has a lot of similarities to Villainess anime like My Next Life as a Villainess and I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss, but I think it's fun the fact that instead of the villainess, the MC is basically the inciting incident. I cannot, however, say I like it as much as those villainess anime. As much as I like Raeliana, she doesn't hold a candle to the villainess characters who came before her. It's also seems a little dumb to me that she didn't consider that the story she was in would change because of her actions until so late in the game. Still quite a fun show, though and I liked the side characters a lot!

[From Partner 3: Nastusia]
Chou Henshin Cosprayers Specials [1]
　Mini Review: When I watched the first few special episodes I was thinking this one could get a higher score than the main series since it's nice to fill in a few plot points that they missed. As you might notice by the rating, I came to the conclusion that it just made it even more stupid that these episodes weren't just incorporated into the main series. Plus I feel like these particular episodes have even increased pervy-ness, which 🤮. The 1 rating is solidified by that fourth episode...😐 I find this entire franchise insufferable and stupid.
Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita [5]
　Mini Review: I was surprised by how much I couldn't get into this show considering how well I liked Isekai Nonbiri Nouka, since they both have the same sort of basic concept. Isekai protagonist who's extremely powerful without knowing it living out their daily life in their new fantasy world. I see now that my enjoyment of the show is based on how well I can get into the characters, and this show's are soooo boring. Beelzebub was my favorite and I don't even like her that much. The show just keeps adding boring girl after boring girl and for a person who isn't very much that into female characters to begin with, like me, it really gets old. Still a little bit cute, but yeah, no, not for me.
Anime Kapibara-san [7]
　Mini Review: This is just all around cute, simple fun. Cute little simple characters who are just live out their little animal lives. I particularly liked the episode that featured real capybaras. The keeper was funny as the only character other than the narrator who actually spoke.
Binchou-tan [6]
　Mini Review: Unlike Cool Doji Danshi, this is what I usually expect from most Iyashikei shows. Everything is just very very cute, and that gets a little boring. The world of this show is a little weird to me though? Like, why are there birds to such an enormous size that they're used as bus services, but the town and work the girls do doesn't seem that much larger than them. The show also could have done with having shorter episodes since even though they're already half length, the show still seems to drag on a little. Just a cute little show and that's all it needed to be, it was very fine.

[From Partner 4: SakugaSpriter]
Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon [8]
　Mini Review: I liked this a lot more than I was expecting. Felt a lot of similarities to Taishou Otome Otogibanashi, another show I ended up liking more than I expected. The one thing this show has over that one is the supernatural aspect to it, which gave it a few pretty decent action scenes. The thing that brings this show down I feel is the MC and her voice. I know the reasoning for the way she talks, but it still kinda grated on me the entire watch through. Very pretty tho, want that second season.
Chou Henshin Cosprayers [2]
　Mini Review: I know this show is just the in universe show from Love♥Love, since I watched that one, but that fact just makes it even worse. It's really sad to know that this is the quality that that world expects in their media and I have absolutely no idea why any of these actresses would ever want to play such roles in this kind of pervy show. You can also see that even though the episodes are only about 15 min long they encompass what is probably the highlights of at least 2 episodes in show. And don't even get me started on the ending and how much it flip flops over who's actions are in the right. Just... why?
Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-hen [10]
　Mini Review: I am shounen trash, so I already adore Demon Slayer, which makes me very thankful for this challenge giving me the opportunity to catch up on this new season. ufotable still here with their amazing quality, as always. I do appreciate that this season didn't make me fall in love with any more demons, but now I have two more hashira backstories and I LOVE THEM! It's weird to have a season without Zenitsu and Inosuke, but they do a good job of not making you feel their absence too much. And Genya❤️ Boy can't come at me with his Okamoto Nobuhiko voice and a depressing backstory (like everyone has) and expect me to not adore him. I love this series, can't wait for the next movie, and the plot developments in this season? Wonderful

[From Partner 5: Wyvern22]
Cool Doji Danshi [9]
　Mini Review: Finally an Iyashikei show that makes me feel the iyashikei!~ I truly love these boys and I couldn't stop laughing at their little mistakes❤️ It also feels a little BL bait-y, but that is perfectly find for me. The half episode length really helps it feel not too repetitive which tends to get me bored with most iyashikei shows. I very much liked how each guy had their own way of dealing with their awkwardness, makes me wanna root for them more.
Suzume no Tojimari [10]
　Mini Review: I am a huge Makoto Shinkai fan and this movie hit me just as good as his pervious works. I don't really understand the criticism I hear about his newer works, but I still enjoy them and that's all I need. This movie was gorgeous and I really enjoyed the fantastical elements involved. Also, watching a chair run around is never not going to be entertaining. Daijin is just the cutest cat/god/thing whatever and I love his little voice!
Obey Me! Season 2 [9]
　Mini Review: Gotta say, I think the novelty of seeing my favorite boys in animation fell off a bit for me in this season. Still love the crap outta them (except Asmodeus) and their antics will always be fun, but this one didn't quite hit the highs of the first season. I know a lot of people complain about episode 7, but I honestly thing it's hilarious to hear the VA's opinion on the episodes. I did feel like this season was trying to guilt me into picking the game back up, tho... DX

🎿 Xmas Party Starting Date: February 10, 2024
🎿 Xmas Party Finishing Date: February 13, 2024

🍘 After Party Starting Date: February 14, 2024
🍘 After Party Finishing Date: February 23, 2024

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(by HimeCrycho)

SheyCroixMar 26, 7:07 PM

Dec 24, 2023 4:05 PM

#158

Szrebi

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Jun 2009

760

❄️　Lazy Santa: '23 Exchange Edition　❄️

❄️ Username: Szrebi

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🎄 Difficulty: Conquered (4 series per workshop member)
🎄 Assigned Workshop: 05

❄️ Legend: O Watching // ✓ Completed // X Plan to watch

🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: January 30, 2024

Checklist; There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: HEIKE7000]

✓ Toutotsu ni Egypt Shin 2
　Mini Review: Still very random, and still very lovable. Nothing changed compared to season 1, only a bit less pop cultural. A perfect relax anime I would recommend anyone. And Kaji Yuuki's Thoth is still the cutest.
✓ Teekyuu 6
　Mini Review: I really don't understand why I'm forcing myself with Teekyuu. Really random, almost zero plot. Half the characters are like they constantly high and speak so quick that though it's only 2 minutes per episode, I needed to stop it very often so it took me 4-5 minutes. It really is not my cup of tea. I will finish the series since I came this far, just give me a break.
✓ Gokushufudou
　Mini Review: It's entertaining, I really liked is humor. What truly bothered me that the animators did barely the minimum - I don't know it was intentional or not, but still it's a missed opportunity to make the series better (at least in my opinion). The main character's voice actor did a great job, it gave the main pillar to the series.
✓ Vapor Trail
　Mini Review: I'm really not into GL, and this anime didn't convice me otherwise. First I thought a mecha - GL combo would be interesting but unfortunately, probably due to its shortness, the romance is underdeveloped. One can say the MCs are really-really good friends but not in a romantic way. I expected more romance. Tha animation also feels sloppy.

[From Partner 2: Salisca1]
✓ Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka
　Mini Review: I'm a very big fan of Miyazaki's work, but I came out from the theater and I was like "What the f* did I just watched?". No actual character development, nothing to learn. It missed almost everything I like in a Ghibli movie. I really didn't get what this movie is about. I read interpretations that parallels Miyazaki's life and work with the moments in the movie but I still don't get it. It was a waste of time for me.
✓ Kimi no Suizou wo Tabetai
　Mini Review: Very lovable, very touching, very emotional and very heartbreaking in the end. I appreciate the MCs didn't get together and remained friend. I felt the MCs joy, their pain. The strong-willed female lead irritated me once or twice and the male lead was really passive in the first half but overall, the MCs were ok. The voice acting is forgettable. The animation, especially the backgrounds are so beautiful that it was hard to remind myself watching the movie that most probably it will not have a happy ending.
✓ Wasure Hoshi no Volicia
　Mini Review: This movie has potential but one can not save the word in 32 minutes. Unfortunately the poor budget shows out e.g. the lack of background music, not synchronized picture and voice etc. I felt lost sometimes on the story development, like "what just happened before?". The only strong point of this movie is the chemistry between the characters, I would love to learn more about them.
✓ Fragtime
　Mini Review:
I had no expectation with this movie but I am really disappointed. It was a waste of my time.

[From Partner 3: Sam565]
✓ Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru [previously started; 7/13]
　Mini Review: Typical, simple romantic story with a cool guy and an ordinary girl. Only with a twist that the girl is the older one and the boy is an introverted gamer. Unfortunately, the anime only adapts the manga until they get together, although after that some of the story arcs are quite deep (compared to a romantic shoujo, of course). The character design was a bit off for me, it was hard to get used to. The seiyuus were very good, but the male MC’s speaking style irritated me. I would watch another season. And best boy is Eita! :3
✓ Tsundere Akuyaku Reijou Liselotte to Jikkyou no Endou-kun to Kaisetsu no Kobayashi-san
　Mini Review: One of the unique villainess anime I watched so far. I love the genre but nowadays I feel there’s nothing new under the sun, and I run into this series. I enjoyed every minute. Sometimes cute, sometimes romantic, sometimes nail-chewing level exciting – it has everything you can wish for.
Lise-tan’s voice actor did a great job. The animation is decent, as well as the music. A perfect series if you looking for something refreshing within the villainess genre.
✓ Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Kan: Dakara, Shishunki wa Owarazu ni, Seishun wa Tsuzuiteiku.
　Mini Review: This OVA didn’t feel like the end of the story. I also didn’t like that
The art and animation is decent, same as the 3rd season. The voice actors did a great job as well. To sum it up, I overall liked the execution but not the story. Note I didn't read any of the light novels.
✓ Bananya
　Mini Review: I probably should not watch kids anime anymore, I’m too old for them (except Pokemon, of course). The series may be considered cute for cat-lovers or younger audience, for me it was meh. Okay, it was made for kids but it doesn’t mean the series must not have a plot. It was really boring. The only positive thing I can point out that I heard Eren meowing.

[From Partner 4: SheyCroix]
✓ Toutotsu ni Egypt Shin
　Mini Review: Very random, but very lovable. The drawing is simple, the color scheme reminds me of the desert and sand dunes - I think that was the intention. I loved the characters, especially Kaji Yuuki's Thoth. The series is full of unexpected modernday references, the one to

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
was my favorite. It was so unexpected in that situation... It's been a long time since I laughed so hard. The series itself won't change the world, but it's perfect for a short break.
✓ Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon
　Mini Review: I am happy to see that romantic stories not based on toxic but healthy relationships are becoming more and more common. I particularly liked that the setting was not in the modern days. The animation is beautiful. I felt that the behavior of

Tsuruki Arata and Usuba Yoshirou
in the penultimate episode was a logical fallacy, but beside that I really enjoyed the series. Looking forward to season 2.
✓ Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi
　Mini Review: It’s nice having more mature romance series, but unfortunately this one is not outstanding. It’s okay, perfect for rainy/cold days with a cup of warm tea, but not anything special. It has a heartwarming, slow peaced relationship building which I like, but sometimes the male lead’s obsession with her colleague was too much for his age in my opinion. Some may say it’s cute but I think it’s cringe. But not harmful, it’s very important. With more workplace based plotline or with even one conflict, maybe I would have liked it better. The other two to-be couple could have had more screentime.
✓ Chainsaw Man
　Mini Review: It doesn't have much of a story, only 12 episodes of non-stop butchery and the introduction of the characters and their abilities. You can actually feel that this is just the starter before the main dish.
I think the art and animation was correct, although it is true that I have seen more beautiful ones from MAPPA. The fights are well-choreographed, the gory scenes are sufficiently gory, but they don't go overboard, and I didn't have any particular problems with the CGI either. Only Power's character design was better than average.
However, where he was able to surprise me enough were the characters.

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Dec 24, 2023 4:07 PM

#159

Ranacchi

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
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Dec 24, 2023 4:08 PM

#160

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: January 08, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: AutumnBug]

Tarou-san no Kisha
　Mini Review: Taro's Train was fun to watch..It was cute watching the kids pretend to be on the train. When his dad gave him a toy train, it was adorable when the boy was about to fall asleep and he had to get one more look at the train... cuz he was checking if the train was still real before he fell asleep. You can feel the excitement in the boys reaction about his train. I enjoy the mixture of live action and animations.
Suiren no Hito
　Mini Review: Nostalgia is a nice title of this anime. Old man living day by day alone until he's awoke by another living thing... and then his day is filled with thoughts of his late wife until he falls asleep. The character design on the old man was off... his ears were red and around his mouth is green and the turtle head was funny looking, but together the charcters made the story go well. The story was nicely told... I think the story is saying when the man fell asleep... that when he sees his young wife... I think he past away... I might be wrong but thats what it seem to me.
Sakana no Kuni
　Mini Review: It was a life changing experience for small sea creatures when they thought they only had one thing threating them. They didnt know there was one more out there. Nation of fish shows us what sea creatures go through under the water in a different way. The fish with legs were weird but I gather the character design wanted the characters to have legs bc they were suppose to be the fish army.. Its sad to know what fish go thru just to survive in the world.
Tsuru no Ongaeshi
　Mini Review: Tsuru no Ongaeshi was a touching movie. When man saves a bird from a snare trap and the bird repays him back. You should be kind to others and you never know when good things will be given back to you. I enjoyed that the bird paid back the man and his wife for helping her. Even animals can respond in kind when human help them. Thanks AutumnBug, for having such a nice anime. :)

[From Partner 2: Myelin_sr]
Carnival Phantasm EX Season
　Mini Review: It was filled with funny skits filled with your favorite Fate characters. I really enjoy the funny opening (haha) I enjoyed watching the characters just being normal everyday people. I enjoyed the show and the cats = ^.^ =
Non Non Biyori: Okinawa e Ikukoto ni Natta
　Mini Review: I think Ren is the cutest... She had to tell parts of the world that she was leaving as if they can hear. How she freaks out when she sees Suguru at the department store, cuz he didnt ride in the car with her. She si very excited to get on the plane to go to a differnt part of the country. All of the girls are cute in the own way. I keep waiting for Suguru to talk everytime I watch the show.. Thanks Myelin_sr, for this adorable anime on your list.
Kuroko no Basket: Baka ja Katenai no yo!
　Mini Review: Its really cool to see Kuroko playing basketball as a beginner. Its really nice to see him learning to be as great as he is. Even as a beginner he still had his skill of being invisible... Its his natural talent that he can hone in and see what his opponent is going to do.
Pokemon: Pikachu, Kore Nan no Kagi?
　Mini Review: I love watching pikachu and his friends going on an adventure and seems to make it back in time. Pikachu makes friends everywhere he goes. I will continue to enjoy Pikachu and the rest of the characters I see. It seems like pokemon is everyone's favorite anime.

[From Partner 3: Aur0ra]
Mekakucity V's
　Mini Review: I enjoy the song how he is just being himself and she just wanted him to stop..until the moment she starts liking how he makes her feel. Im sad that no one liked young Kousuke and mad him think he had to run away from everyone and the city... I was happy when he becam brave to make someone else stop crying. This anime was really cool... I enjoy the characters..
Otogi
　Mini Review: I enjoy the songs and the videos that goes with it. There was a few unhinged screens but I still like it. The little black cat reminds me of Kuro from Blue Exorcist. Overall all the songs and videos were really good.... Im glad I picked such a nice show...
Pokemon: Pikachu Tanken Club
　Mini Review: I love how Pikachu loves to protect Togepi... I like that he can rally other pokemon together to protect the smaller and weaker pokemon. When Pikachu talks is so adorable... especially when he says "Pika Pii" for Togepi. I love meeting new pokemon in every pokemon shows.
Kagerou Daze: In a Day's
　Mini Review: That was a cool movie... I really enjoy the powers they all had, and how they saved the hostages.. I am very glad I picked it... It makes me want to watch the TV show, too. Thanks Aur0ra for having such a find on your list. I loved it... ^_^

[From Partner 4: Marzipan-Goose]
Poputepipikku 2nd Season
　Mini Review: Pop Team Epic is fun to watch and filled with some off the wall unhinged skits. I love finding one of my favorite voice actor voicing one of the main character. Sometimes the best skit will be the second half of the episode. The anime allows both female and male voice actors to voice on this funny anime.
Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten (1991)
　Mini Review: I had watched another one with the same title.... This one had some diffences and had parts not seen in the other one... Im very confused bc the hunters dogs died in this one ... somehow dogs saved the hunters... It was a lesson for the hunters that they will soon not forget... I am not really fond of this anime or the other same titles... The graphis design made this more creepier... and more like a horror anime...
Baja no Studio
　Mini Review: The anime was cute with characters designs and how the story went... Its Baja's Studio, like the hamster is in charged... Baja thinks it Coco owns this studio.. It was cute how Baja wanted to save her friend the rubber duck in the pond from the cat. I giggled at how cute Baja's voice is... It was cute and magical...
Kobayashi ga Kawai sugite Tsurai!!
　Mini Review: The anime makes me smile... Sanada and Kobayashi are cute together. I would love to see more of this show, but aww nuts... there only these two episodes. The body switch with the cat was kinda funny... and how Mitsuru could figure out what Sanada was signing. It was also funny when Megumu texted ... that Aoi wanted to make babies... haha. I just wish there were more episodes to watch... It would be great to see their love grow... Thanks Marzipan-Goose, it an perfect gem of an anime...

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SheyCroixMar 27, 5:27 PM

Dec 24, 2023 4:11 PM

#161

Reisho-Teki

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🎄 Assigned Workshop: #23

🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: January 09, 2024

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Dec 24, 2023 4:18 PM

#162

Marzipan-Goose

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: January 15, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: Aur0ra]

[Started: Dec 25] [Finished: Dec 25] Komachi to Dangorou
　Mini Review: This anime gave what seemed to be a mix of Pokemons' Team Rocket getting defeated and a mini anime girl transformation. I thought that the dynamic between the main characters and "villains" was funny. And I liked how the show could be considered episodic, and that whatever happened in an episode was somewhat random. But I wish there was more of a backstory for what was happening for the main characters.
[Started: Dec 25] [Finished: Dec 25] Rurouni Kenshin: Special Techniques
　Mini Review: Although I'm not a huge fan of watching anime where they call out the names of the users technique, this still made me interested in the storyline. I would be interested to see if watching this or the actual parent story would make a difference in my understanding, because it feels like cheating watching something like this. But I did get a little confused when they switched up what was happening in the middle of the episode.
[Started: Jan 1] [Finished: Jan 1] Vampire Hunter D
　Mini Review: Considering I really love Studio Ghibli movies, I liked this because it reminded me kind of of Nausicaä. One thing I didn't like is that some scenes would run longer than they needed to. The story continuation I thought was wonky as some parts went pretty quick and some kind of ran on. But man this really gives you nostalgia of 80's anime with the skirt being super short, and long legs.
[Started: Jan 2] [Finished: Jan 2] Kagerou Daze: In a Day's
　Mini Review: Honestly I was a bit confused on what was happening. But I think one of the alternatives is the actual show and this might have been an extra? Cliff hanger definitely makes me want to watch the show and see what actually happening. But I did like how in some parts it felt like I was the main character.

[From Partner 2: AutumnBug]
[Started: Jan 2] [Finished: Jan 2] Eikyuu Kazoku
　Mini Review: Well that was a definitely something. I feel like when i read the intro it sounded like it would be something else but in the end it reminded me of that one movie with Jim Carrey. If you have epilepsy, this would hurt you in some scenes. And overall my favorite part were the toilet flush as a cutscene.
[Started: Jan 3] [Finished: Jan 3] Jiu Se Lu
　Mini Review: Wow, I thought the backgrounds done were beautiful. You can really tell that its watercolor (may be wrong). I love how the deer can be represented as mother nature and that its so respectful to everything around it. This story really tells you how some humans no matter what you do to them they'll be ungrateful and always think they deserve more, its really sad. "Although life is valuable, evil will eventually be punished."
[Started: Jan 4] [Finished: Jan 4] Harmony
　Mini Review: Wine and cigarettes for medicine, however you can get your pleasures. Sometimes the animation style reminded me of RWBY because of the CGI. And Miachs VA follows me everywhere, she's so distinctive. This absolutely made you think about so much. And it reminds me of some conspiracy theories about how we have things in us that can control us. And how the WHO organization basically tells everyone what to do.
[Started: Jan 4] [Finished: Jan 4] Tarou-san no Kisha
　Mini Review: I think it shows how much patience the people back then (even now) who do fully hand drawn animations have, and its absolutely impressive. But in a situation like this I wish I understood the Japanese language, so I can further understand what's happening. But I think the music and the actions of the characters can make you understand. I always found it cool how in cartoons and this animation, the music could bring life to inanimate objects.

[From Partner 3: Myelin_sr]
[Started: Jan 4] [Finished: Jan 4] Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu
　Mini Review: I am so happy one of my partners watched this. I've been wanting to watch it so much. Whenever I watch something like this I'm always a sucker for the ending and end up tearing up for the happy ending. I was really cheering for them the entire time. But never understood why anime had middle schoolers saying "I love you". Always thought it was a little fast. Overall a really cute movie and glad I watched it.
[Started: Jan 4] [Finished: Jan 4] Uchuu Patrol Luluco
　Mini Review: As soon as she said, "and I'm a normal middle school student", immediately thought, 'there's no way you're going to be anything normal'. Also before even watching this I saw the other anime that were related and they had Kill la Kill and Little Witch Academia and I was so confused because as far as I remember they're not alike?? But that fact definitely got me interested in watching it. Okay this show is ridiculously hilarious. After watching it definitely see why Kill la Kill is related - so many references, and to the other shows as well. I will absolutely at some point be watching the other four references.
[Started: Jan 8] [Finished: Jan 8] Evangelion Movie 1: Jo
　Mini Review: When I first watched the show, I always thought that the underground city was really cool. In a way I like both the show and the movie. As in the movie mainly shows the important parts kind of like a summary, but the show shows some more background to the characters and their lives. I think its completely redonculous that the who city is relying on a child to protect them, and its really without question.
[Started: Jan 8] [Finished: Jan 12] Tales of Symphonia The Animation: Sylvarant-hen
　Mini Review: This feels like it could be a video game, and the tower gave me the feeling from the game Pandoras Tower. The first few scenes give friends to lovers trope, we can see they care about each other and that the boy seems to have feelings for her. This absolutely left me with so many question, and excited to watch the second season. But I think there were a few confusing parts to it which I hope get answered in the sequel.

[From Partner 4: xLunaDragon]
[Started: Jan 13] [Finished: Jan 13] Entotsu Machi no Poupelle
　Mini Review: This was such a cute and heartwarming story and everyone should watch it. I think this movie can teach everyone some type of lesson. Especially don't judge a book by its cover. If I didn't randomly choose this, I don't think I would have ever come across it. I thought that the style of animation was unique too, definitely don't see a lot of things like it.
[Started: Jan 15] [Finished: Jan 15] Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bouken Land
　Mini Review: I first tried watching this in dub, but that was a little hard to do so I had to switch to sub. But then you get a slightly different experience in what happens. The way this episode played out its definitely a kids show before Dora's time. Even in sub though it was still funny and a good learning show.
[Started: Jan 15] [Finished: Jan 15] Qing Chi Hong Xiaodou Ba!
　Mini Review: The Titanic flute music. This show is absolutely ridiculous. Honestly when I saw the cover art I was expecting something more childish, as in for children. I was wrong, many adult themes. The in between cartoons were super cute too with the pickle. But if you want to watch a show that looks like a kids show but is absolutely unhinged this is one of them. But I will say I did like the enthusiasm and attitude of the little red bean.
[Started: Jan 15] [Finished: Jan 15] 1001 Nights
　Mini Review: The art work and music in this was beautiful. The music itself could tell a story, like Four Season by Vivaldi. I really liked how there was so much hand drawn work, and how well it went back and forth between hand drawn and possibly on a computer. Although you can kind of get a sense of what the story is, I was still confused at the end but could tell it was a happy ending. I think?

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#163

blossomkeychain

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🎄 Assigned Workshop: #14

🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: February 29, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: acestrawbs]

Hataraku Saibou ✔
　Mini Review: I didn't expect an anime about how your body works to almost make me sob at the end, but here we are. Honestly though, I don't think it was that great. I found most of the episodes to be quite repetitive and somewhat boring, the only episode that sticks out and I can say I really enjoyed was episode 8, but all the others are just kinda similar. I enjoyed the character designs and the humour and I love the opening, but overall it's just kinda boring honestly
Inu-Ou ✔
　Mini Review: definitely the best thing I've watched for this challenge, and I can't believe that if it wasn't for this challenge I most likely would've never seen this masterpiece, the film was amazing and I honestly wasn't expecting to get as invested as I did. The animation was beautiful and the story was incredibly compelling. The only issue I had was that, specifically at the start, there was so many camera zooms and pans that went so fast it hurt my eyes and I couldn't focus on anything, but aside from that small thing at the start it was amazing

[From Partner 2: AngelShiva
BanG Dream! Morfonication ✔
　Mini Review: I've not watched much of the bang dream anime but I've loved the game for years, and I loved this little special about Morfonica, I think the animation was gorgeous and it was honestly just a chill little quick watch. I don't really have much to say other than I enjoyed it and I liked the animation, I don't really have any complaints like it wasn't an amazingly compelling story but it was just nice and enjoyable to watch.
Assemble Insert ✔
　Mini Review: Honestly I only really watched this cause I thought the art style was cute and the premise seemed interesting, but honestly I just don't really get what was happening, I feel like there wasn't enough worldbuilding I guess? I'm not sure, I'd say the issue is that it's only two episodes long- if it was longer and had more time to set up the story it could've made more sense I think. Also it feels like it's supposed to be a parody anime honestly

[From Partner 3: redincall]
Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto desu! ✔
　Mini Review: Eh, it was alright I guess? I kinda hated it at the start honestly, it felt like if second hand embarrassment was an anime and honestly the only things I liked were the opening and the animation, aside from that the plot was just quite boring. However, it got more interesting about halfway through and I did end up being quite invested in it but honestly I couldn't rate it higher than a 6, despite it getting interesting I did have to watch half of the show for it to get to that point and the final episode was insanely disappointing
Pokemon Legends Arceus: Yuki Hodo Kishi Futaai ✔
　Mini Review: I don't have any complaints about this one, the animation was beautiful and the story was compelling and had a great ending. I can't even wish that it was longer, as I feel it really only needed thirty minutes to tell the story and any more probably would've dragged on and gotten boring. I wish that there were more pokemon short series like this as it really was just amazing and a well spent 30 minutes

[From Partner 4: V-O-I-D]
Pokemon Movie 22: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu Evolution ✔
　Mini Review: I have alot to say abt this one but I'll try to keep it brief, I'm a big pokemon fan and whilst I haven't seen it in years I have a lot of nostalgia for the first movie, and I think this remake was completely unnecessary. The animation isn't bad, but the people look weird and it just seems so soulless. Not to mention, there seems to be nothing cool about all the scenes that get you hyped and excited in the original film. The scene where Ash marches in with all the pokemon following him? I didn't feel a thing. I know for a fact no matter how many times I rewatch the original that scene would get me so excited. On top of this, it really just didn't evoke any emotions. The saddest scene of the movie which is known for making people cry just didn't evoke any sadness in me at all, which is really disappointing for Pokemon. Also I thought that the introduction dragged on for way too long.
Love Live! School Idol Project OVA ✔
　Mini Review: I genuinely don't think I understand what I just watched ? I don't really know what else to say aside from. What?? It was genuinely the last thing I expected out of a love live ova, and there's not really much to talk about since it was just one episode, all's I can really say is the plot of the episode genuinely did not make any sense to me and I cannot tell if I enjoyed it or not. I just know I watched it and it's definitely something that exists whether that be a good or bad thing

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[From Partner 1: HEIKE7000]

Osomatsu-san: Hipipo-Zoku to Kagayaku Kajitsu
　Mini Review: I started this whole series in May of this year. S1 was really good and really funny, but the more you watch, the less fun it is. This movie is the newest low for this series. Most jokes aren't funny and just drag on and on. The plot is all over the place and hard to follow or care about because the next scene will contradict the one before it. There are side stories that go nowhere and are there just for time padding. It does have good visuals and has the same feel as the TV series, but unfortunately, it's a comedy movie that is not funny.
Osomatsu-san: Tamashii no Takoyaki Party to Densetsu no Otomarikai
　Mini Review: This second movie is definitely funnier and better than the last one. It's really nothing special, just a longer episode with everything I came to expect of this show. It does get a little redundant with some of the jokes and scenes, but honestly, nothing to ruin the experience. As this seems to be the final entry in this series (at least for now), I'm happy it ended on a good note and nothing like the previous movie.
Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica
　Mini Review: The reason I have never seen this anime despite how famous it is, is because very important parts of it were spoiled for me. Now that I've seen it, I understand why everyone talks about it. It's a one-of-a-kind show. And even though I didn't get to experience the whole of it the same as a first-time viewer, it still grabbed my attention at various points. The characters were compelling, I cared about their stories and grief and wanted to see more. My favorites were Sayaka and Kyouko, for one because not much of their story has been spoiled, so I got to experience most of it with all the turns and twists it had. Also, their story arc is really intriguing and I'm all for it. The animation is similar to the Monogatari series (Another show that was spoiled for me, so didn't experience much of it), and it fits well with the tone of the show. I especially enjoyed how the "witches" were depicted and presented to us, they felt out of their world, something that shouldn't exist. The fact that at no point in the show is there a magical solution to any of their problems or dilemmas, makes it all feel more realistic.
Nagareboshi Lens
　Mini Review: It was what you would expect from a short romance OVA, so nothing major. Still, it didn't really capture my attention and I couldn't care much about the romance between them. I wasn't interested in the visuals and art style. Usually, you'd have these "Sparkly" moments once in a while in a romance show, but this whole thing from start to finish was a sparkling moment. I still can't fault it too much, it was short enough that it didn't overstay its welcome.

[From Partner 2: Salisca1]
Fragtime
　Mini Review: I don’t usually watch GL, but I saw it stared Miku Itou and I was intrigued. I was caught off guard immediately by the way it started. I’m all in for freezing time to run away from real life, but sneaking a peek at a classmate’s panties is a no no. I liked where the movie went with some ideas, especially when the MC wouldn’t use her powers to run from conversations with a classmate like she always does because she only wants to use those powers to be with her special someone, which I found sweet. But, Although the movie is only an hour, it did feel much longer, and it dragged on sometime. I also didn’t feel the chemistry between the two girls, except in like a few scenes. All in all, I think it was somewhat of a decent watch and I give it a 5/10.
Perfect Blue
　Mini Review: I've had my eyes on this movie for quite some time and finally got time to watch it. It's a Psychological masterpiece, keeping me on the edge of my seat the whole time. Near the first third of the movie, I thought I figured things out, but this movie is more than just a whodunnit story. The more it went on the more I questioned everything. What was real and what wasn't? You get to the point where you're not sure about the main character, Mima, is she sane? Is she even really Mima? And all that is what makes a Psychological anime Good. The visuals and animation weren't the best, but I do love how everyone looked so ugly/evil. It just adds to the whole horror aspect of the movie.
Doukyuusei (Movie)
　Mini Review: I don't know how to feel about this movie, the first third made me uncomfortable with how everyone was forcing themselves into Sajou. Kusakabe force-kissed him twice when he was clearly saying no, and I know they were already dating by that point, but if both parties don't agree to it, it feels uncomfortable to watch. But then their teacher also forces himself into Sajou and if not for Kusakabe only god knows what would have happened. Having those scenes on their own isn't my problem, but instead, the fact they are never addressed again. I feel they treat what the teacher did as a joke and move on from it, making me question what really happened. Later in the movie, it started to feel like we have a real relationship between the two main guys, not just one who's into it and the other going along with it all. The plot itself isn't bad, it's straightforward. I enjoyed the two characters, especially the carefree personality of Kusakabe.
Pui Pui Molcar
　Mini Review: This was such a simple cute and funny anime to watch. The show is bright with so many different-looking Molcars. I was shocked to see real humans in the show and even a cat, XD, what's happening in this show? I'm honestly interested in the lore of this show, how did guinea pigs turn into sentient cars? This anime simply puts a smile on my face.

[From Partner 3: SheyCroix]
Cannibal Seijin
　Mini Review: As a movie, this was horrible. It hurts my eyes to look at. It hurts my ears to listen to. I get the message they were trying to convey and I don't think they even did a good job with that. It's filled with lame jokes that are supposed to make this movie a "Comedy". And even worse is due to this "Comedy" you can't take the Horror part seriously, so it ends up being neither. I do regret picking this up.
Anima Yell!
　Mini Review: As far as CGDCT shows go, there are many that are better and more entertaining than Anima Yell, but still I did enjoy this show. The comedy and jokes were better than I expected. I liked the characters' interactions with each other, even their teacher had her own moments. The one character I didn't enjoy was actually the main character, Kohane. If there is one thing I could change about this show, it would be her. She was really annoying and obnoxious, especially in the first few episodes, not because she got better later on, but mostly because there were more characters (Better characters), that she ends up taking a smaller role, becoming one of the main girls, instead of THE main girl. Also, this show is really cliche without really any new plots or twists, but it's a CGDCT, so it's not like I was expecting that out of it. The reason they start cheering is a bit questionable. Kohane enjoys helping people, so cheering is the perfect thing for her?! Sure, I guess. The final episode was a bit lacking with them trying to solve a plotline, but it felt like they weren't trying, just throw in anything and call it solved. Still, all in all, this show was better than I thought it would be and it made me laugh a few times, so I think it did a good job.
Anima Yell! Ouen Douga
　Mini Review: There isn't much to say about these shorts as it's just papercuts of the main girls from the show talking about stuff like waking up, being a morning person, having breakfast, and things related to that. There are a few funny jokes, but mostly it's just boring everyday talk, you know the kind you'd have with a friend when you don't have anything interesting to discuss, but it's better than awkward silence. It was short enough that it didn't overstay its welcome. The cheer at the end for some reason was really annoying, which is funny for two reasons. For one, the show is about cheering and the most annoying part is the cheering, the irony. The second is the fact it's the same cheer as the main show, but I was fine with it then, it's only annoying in these shorts. I'm not sure why if I'm honest.
Ling Long: Incarnation
　Mini Review: I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this show. The story was really intriguing and interesting to follow. I enjoy these shows about a post-apocalyptic world with a big mystery that we unravel slowly. I do believe this show is trying to do too much at once, there are horror, sci-fi, drama, action, and comedy elements all at once. It is a decent watch, but sometimes those things don't mix very well together. Although I liked it, it still had some of the silliest scenes I've ever seen, and the comedy is just... too childish for such a show. The music was top-notch, really getting me in the moment. These 3 hours were just an introduction to the story, and I believe it did well to introduce us to the characters, build its world, and answer some questions while giving more questions for later, keeping you intrigued and wanting more.

[From Partner 4: Szrebi]
Sennen Joyuu
　Mini Review: I really enjoyed this movie. The way they blurred the line between what was reality, what was Chiyoko's story, and what was part of a movie worked really well. And the transition from one scene to the next was beautiful. The story was quite simple, a girl falling in love with a guy and chasing after him, but the way it was told and presented is masterfully done. I also enjoyed the revelation at the end, it hits right in the feels. This was a great movie that I'd recommend to everyone.
Dead Mount Death Play (3/12 previously watched)
　Mini Review: I previously watched 3 episodes of this anime and dropped it because I could tell I wouldn't like it, so no reason to suffer through it, and I was reminded of that after picking it up again and watching 3 more episodes. I wanted to drop it yet again, but I decided to power through the final 6 episodes and finally have it on my completed. I remember the first 3 episodes having a darker setting, while later on, it's toned down much, which isn't a problem, I just assumed with how the first 3 episodes went that there would be more of it. My biggest problem with this show is how boring it is. You have this corpse god coming from another world with all these different powers.... But he ends up doing nothing. You get introduced to loads and loads of characters, all with cool names and powers and motives, but nothing ever goes anywhere. And I do understand that there is a part 2 to this anime, so maybe this was the boring half where they build the story and introduce all their characters and get everything ready, but it feels more like a chore to go through it. A lot of scenes are just exposition, sometimes with a few naked or half-naked girls to try and grab your attention. And I don't get why the final scene (spoilers by the way) is just throwing us more characters. We already have a billion of those that we barely get to see do anything, Do you think showing a few more will excite us for your next part?! I don't want to just focus on the bad things. This anime has a cool opening and ending songs. The cast of VAs is huge. It also has a good comedic side, so there is something to laugh at every now and then. Some characters are really interesting and I'd love to know more about them, unfortunately, they end up drowning in the sea of characters. Sadly, I don't think I'll pick part 2 anytime soon.
Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou
　Mini Review: I'll start by saying that this anime does not look good, which could be fine on its own as visuals aren't the only thing that decides if a show is good or not. The problem is that Arifureta is around 90% fighting scenes. The monsters are bad CGI, nothing is appealing about watching a fight against them. The magic and moves used are also mostly bad CGI, so again nothing to look at. Add to that the fact the MC and his gang are all OP, so it ends up being them throwing their badly CGI-ed magic moves at the badly CGI-ed monsters and it's over. That is literally most of this anime. The first few episodes are the best this show has to offer (Which isn't much), but at the same time, they're so misleading. The first few episodes had a dark setting up until episodes 3-4, where the tone shifts dramatically. You're suddenly thrown into all these ecchi scenes and comedic routines, and honestly, I wasn't ready for the sudden change. The anime tries once in a while to remind you it's dark and serious, but by the later episodes, it's hard to take it seriously. They try so hard to make the MC look cool and edgy by making him refuse to help anyone and everyone. Always and I mean always, his answer is no. But don't get the wrong idea, because he'll end up helping everyone anyway. You don't even have to persuade him to help, he's just being an edgelord. They make a big deal of him killing a demon, which almost killed a few of his classmates. As if he shouldn't have done it, and only because he's dark and changed did he kill the demon, but no, any sane person would have killed it. And I hate the show forcing the idea that he's dark because he killed something he obviously should have killed. Not to mention his rule "If anyone gets in my way they're my enemy and if they're my enemy, I'll kill them" The cringe...
Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou Specials
　Mini Review: There is nothing much to say about these specials as they turned out to be just recaps with a lot of fanservice. The recap itself isn't about any important parts or story elements in the main anime. No, it's about the fanservice in the main show. So, the specials are new fanservice scenes, while flashbacking to some old fanservices scenes. What I got to see more of in these specials was the reason Kaori feel in love with Hajime. And I gotta say I really liked that. The idea of a weak man doing all he could to help others, even if he doesn't look "cool" doing it is much better that seeing an OP character tramble over everything in his way. Not to mention, her love for him felt genuine. He didn't have to be OP or save her life. He was just being himself. So for a few seconds this show impressed me, right before going back to some more fanservice.

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Dec 24, 2023 4:39 PM

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Dec 24, 2023 4:43 PM

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[From Partner 1: lostnyanko]

Ranma ½: 1994 Music Calenda
　Mini Review:just a recap of all the fights with the major characters in the series. they just had to put music over everything and make it as annoying as possible. I can't think of a reason this was supposed to even exist. I agree the fights in ranma for the most part are awsome but this really didn't give me that feeling like the show.
Jigokuraku
　Mini Review:the standard 'edgy' shounen exprerience. you can feel the hits in the fights and the characters are crazy, relatable and fun. the power system seems a lot like a mix of hammon and haki. the monster design looks great . some of the twists and points in the story really cought me off guard
Kenpuu Denki Berserk (previously started, 9/25 ep)
　Mini Review:this is my second time getting to experience the story of berserk (after the manga). and i can see why this is the most loved adaptation of it. the animation even if it was quite a long time ago still looks good. the pacing feels the same as the manga. the soundtrack was one of the best ive seen. and the last 2 episodes imagry was amazing as well. Pippin is still such a chad, man of a few actions and even fewer words. but every action of his counts.
Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season - Kanketsu-hen
　Mini Review: the first part acted as a sort of reflection on the past and closing up loose ends between characters. the action mostly happened in the second part and was done beautifully. it did felt a bit dragged out at some parts and the whole alternating between running away and running towards felt like it had no point. a bit of a heartstring pull with bringing the old characters to life. overall pretty enjoyable.

[From Partner 2: Ranacchi ]
Pokemon Evolutions
　Mini Review:a nice trip down memory lane remembering all the past generations. the action part was actually nicely done. it is episodic and for the most part doesn't have a story or too much dialogue. the animation is nothing too spectaculer, a bit of a downgrade from pokemon generations. still had fun for most episodes.
Death Note: Rewrite
　Mini Review:really not sure who this thing should be marketed to, its a re-edited version of the original series with minimal to no change. a lot of the context is lost in the process and major parts are cut off. at least i get the general feel of the original. only thing it made me do is appreciate what they did with the original, the soundtrack is still superb and the tension build in some of the scenes are outstanding.
Undead Girl Murder Farce
　Mini Review:I love how it mixes japanese folklore with both western folklore and classical works. the decetive element is intriguing although a bit on the ridiculous side. both the side characters and the main cast are interesting and have fun interactions between them and the action might be sparce but it does feel great.
Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken OVA
　Mini Review:the first 2 episode were nice. for a beach episode it may have been horny but it couldv'e been worse. the kid arc was a nice closure for season 1 and overall very enjoyable. also there was the first appearance of a certain character shown later in the series. no crazy fights or plots but its was nicely put in those 3 episodes.

[From Partner 3: trojangirl12]
Gantz
　Mini Review:the animation in this show is one of the worst ive seen, so much edit errors corner cutting and generally badly drawn characters and enviorment. the story is a cheezy and the dialogue is bad. and whats the deal with all the camera panning in this series, it starts to feel like Kung Pow!. watched in dub cause it sounds funnier.
One Piece: Barto no Himitsu no Heya!(previously started, 3/4 ep)
　Mini Review:this series should be the minimum any recap-episode should strive to. the narration is never annoying and adds a bit of fun from time to time. it brings forth the main points of the episodes without becoming repetitive. also the pacing is better than the main series. definetly a good way to remember last episodes without having to watch them again.
Elfen Lied
　Mini Review: i expected this anime to be worse. everyone keeps saying all it had going for it was edge but it was bad and I only half- agree.
the character design is one the most generic early 2000. some of the reasoning behind doing stupid stuff like freeing some of the characters to kill others made no sense. like wouldn't a bomb work the same? . the whole thing about a second personality wanting to be used was one of the more widely explored and enjoyable one (espacially with lucy). the story itself does captivate you and is a lot more complex. on the other hand characters in this show just refuse to die. overall pretty average
Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken: Coleus no Yume
　Mini Review:the princess character was definetly unique and quite entertaining. but all of the other characters felt shallow and a bit off. i wouldv'e expected the minimal number of fights to be fun but was dissapointed. for the most part i was bored of the story and characters. it could be way better than it was.

[From Partner 4: Yoko_k ]
Kokkoku
　Mini Review:the op and ed still slaps and might be the only reason I considered watching it. stasis world was an intresting concept for a story but i feel like they didn't go all out with it, couldv'e used it more creatively . the characters are kinda generic and boring without any real emotion and the story pacing is kinda slow , its feel only packed up in the last episode. lot of still image (even a lot for a world with stopped time) . deserves a 6.
Grand blue
　Mini Review: basically daily life of highschool boys but in college. the humor is unexpect and sometimes makes you burst out laughing, the characters are fun and have great interaction with each other, which amount for most of the comedy. the series also has a more chill and uplifting atmosphere. didn't really connect with the whole diving part.
Mignon
　Mini Review:the first episode introduces the story so well with so little dialogue. the soundtrack is amazing (especially the synth). by the end of the first episode you realize both the problems and the dynamic between the two characters. the animation is nothing to be admired, not that great even considering it was made quite recently. overall for the short time it plays it manages to convey the story quite well.
Hoshi no Koe
　Mini Review:this is an example of a movie (more like an episode) trying to be good at everything but not being good at any. the story was weak to begin with. didn't connect with non of the 2 characters. the animation is bad and the cgi is even worse. not sure why they thought a mecha romance was a good idea with it. all the heartstrings it was supposed to pull didn't hit.

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[From Partner 1: Ebobebo]

Kakegurui Twin
　Mini Review: When I binged this series with my husband, I was not aware it was even an option on my checklist. I was going to look up a replacement for an anime and saw that this was marked completed. Needless to say, hot dog! Following Mary around this time was interesting because it is a prequel to the main series and you can see how she gets to where she was. It is peculiar her best friend in this show is not in the main anime so I worry for her safety. The two girls she hangs out with are nowhere to be seen when they had a close bond.. graduated maybe? Bankrupt? Dead? Who knows! The little cult like group is a very interesting plot point that fit in super well and did not seem out of place even a hair. Why does the leader have to be so hot? Ughh he's insane jerk, but hooot.
Steamboy
　Mini Review:The art in this movie surpasses it's time. I could not believe it when I looked and saw this was made in 2004. Seeing the family struggling with one another was interesting because you go back and forth on if the boy should side with his father or grandfather. Even more than just them, this kid honestly has no idea if he can trust anyone! Scarlett O'Hara has more personality growth and improvement than a lot of MC's in other anime that get a full cour have. The political and ethical questions that arise from watching this movie are fun to ponder too.. much like another movie with a Scarlett O'Hara.
Genma Taisen
　Mini Review: The music in this movie was actually pretty good. I don't often notice background instrumental type songs in the things I watch, but one in particular caught my ears just right. However, not for long was something even more shocking headed my way. RACISM. Racism. It takes place in New York with a crime gang made up of all people of color. The main girl in this movie stopped helping the little boy when she found out he was a different skin color than her. The robot she was with called her out on it too! All she did was turn her head. She almost let that child die because she did not want to link minds with him after seeing what he looked like. Honestly, the rest of the movie barely stood out and was bland.. but that moment I rewound three times thinking surely I missed something, but nope.
Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 2
　Mini Review: Seeing Larc and his eye candy team again was a nice treat for my soul. Did NOT expect shield hero and his party to go to their world this time though. I find it quite weird they were initially blocked to go to it, but Larc and party was able to come so easily to theirs? My husband and I enjoyed this season as much as the last even if they were different from one another. The new characters were very likeable and taught me a new phrase "loli hag". Raphtalia getting that kataba was sooo cool! She deserves it after all she went through! The new form of Filo was cool too since she got new/different skills in this worlds form.

[From Partner 2: Gwathgor]
Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei
　Mini Review: As an avid GL fan, I feel my claim to say that this is one of the better ones out there is fair. If you look at it like a normal anime, it is overall a bit average and even cliche in parts. However, the GL aspect changes this. The fact that the GL side of it was such an undertone throughout it, but then in the end made super clear was just mwah to me. The bond that grows between the two main female characters is a true treasure for me. Sure there are some subplots that could have been cut out entirely, but I truly enjoyed this one.
Cool Cool Bye
　Mini Review: For a scum item, I had expected worse. It was very average, but not horrible. It delivered the plot points at the start and followed through with them. Some events that happen seem kind of random and out of the blue, but not enough to make much of a difference. What I don't get was that ending though! The chief just lets the bad guy come back to the village to live with them? When five seconds prior he was still trying to mind control someone? And even killed a girl that he had hostage? Excuse me, but what? Village chief? More like village idiot. Had this been longer than 30 minutes, I would have probably rated it lower, but it took an acceptable amount of time to tell it's story to me.
Kanata no Astra
　Mini Review: I was super engaged and invested with this anime as I binged it. There was constantly surprise after surprise! All of the characters are enjoyable and unique from one another (if you know, you know). Not super often do you see relationships form past just the viewer knowing one of them has feelings. This time we got not only that, but also a time skip!! The dystopia disguised as a utopia has always been a favorite of mine and then you go and add survival and good story writing? Sign-me up! Wish more anime kept me this engaged throughout.
Mashle
　Mini Review: Can you say wish.com Harry Potter, much? Magic school, muggles (magicless people) not wanted, pure blood (high rank) families are snotty and in power, principal is old man with long white Dumbledore beard, sorting hat into houses for their dormitories based off their personalities done by a talking object, a very Quidditch type sport, and other instances that I could go on and keep listing except it would go on forever. It has a lot of dry humor, or at least that is what I think it is aiming for with the cut-dry main characters personality. The dynamic of the friend group reminds me a bit of Saiki's anime (just replace cream puffs with coffee jelly), but worse. It was an easy binge though and "ok" enough.

[From Partner 3: killy_dima]
Zetsuai 1989
　Mini Review: First of all, not really sure how this entry is erotica. It was more tame than even Junjou Romantica which at least implies the sauce after our visual sauce. We got teased sauce then no sauce with this entry. I'm assuming it will come in the sequel, but for this entry itself.. nope. The story has an interesting enough premise of the murderer's child obsessed with soccer and a rock star, but it did not really deliver well with it. It had some cute scenes of them taking care of each other when they were sick, but overall it was so average and honestly kind of boring even. It is a true debate if I will ever watch the sequel to see where it ends up. It foreshadows heavily the ending and I just can't be bothered as of now anyway. Honestly, I dozed off three times watching this and had to keep rewinding even though it was less than an hour long.
Papa datte, Shitai
　Mini Review: For smut, I enjoyed it. For cuteness, I enjoyed it. The two of them raising the little boy is so cute that I wish it went on for longer. I am probably going to go watch 'Buddy Daddies' now and just pretend they are gay. Ichika latched on to the housekeeper insanely fast for a kid that is used to having a different nanny every day. I wonder if it is because of the psychological scars of his mom, female, being rough with him and he just feels more comfortable with men. I like that it is addressed that it is not normal and how it may make things harder for the toddler, but they decided it was worth it to tackle them as they came. And I cannot say how refreshing it was that during their split the male friend that came over was truly just a friend and not the cliche love rival. They have a support system now!! Yaaas!
Ulibyeol Ilhowa Eollugso
　Mini Review: This movie was painful to get through. It was fine-ish until the scene in the park where he blames a girl for leading him on when she said she didn't mean to do that and enjoyed his friendship. Then he starts being incredibly toxic towards her. It was at this moment I lost any and all sympathy for the main character that was turned into a cow. I felt more of "I mean should have been a pig, but I will take it". The few moments of the tiny toilet paper wizard were my favorite after this. I am not sure what I expected of a movie about a cow and space satellite.
Inuyashiki
　Mini Review: I highly appreciate seeing and elderly man as the main focus instead of it being two teenagers. Almost every anime is about teenagers and seeing an adult was refreshing, especially an elder at that. Kids are just starting out, but adults have lived life and have fresh outlooks on things. Of course the ages could have easily been swapped between good and bad as personality and morals are not completely tied to age. They chose for the young one to be the little turd and I love it.

[From Partner 4: tamochinnn]
Nasu: Suitcase no Wataridori
　Mini Review: I had to watch the prequel to be able to watch this one so it was all fresh in my mind when I watched this. I was shocked to find that the two teammates were on opposite sides at the start of this one. I don't often watch sports anime, but this was weirdly refreshing to watch. My favorite part was that the animation reminded me so much of a Ghibli movie, especially the facial expressions. Also, the detail of movement in the leg massage the main character got has me REAL jealous.
Mameneko
　Mini Review: Cute little basic short anime with short episodes. The simplistic designs reminded me of one of my favorite anime, Yankee Hamsters. All of the animals are super endearing, as is the grandpa. The way he takes blame and defends the kitties against his wifes allegations is so sweet. It does not have the iyashikei tag, but man was it the most relaxing short that I very much needed it to be.
Inu-Ou
　Mini Review: This felt like a musical version of the anime Dororo to me. The animation was very smooth and the dance moves were off the chain and fun to watch. My husband swore one of the songs was the Japanese version of "We Will Rock You". At times it felt like it jumped around a bit and it took me a second to realize it was time skips. I found it off that the main character completely abandoned his original quest to join monks and start a rock band. It kind of made the start of the movie pointless and not needed. The two men he wanted to find were completely forgotten, as was his dad with time.
Gyokou no Nikuko-chan
　Mini Review: Im grateful to this challenge for making me know if this movies existence. It had unique main characters that didn't fit the stereotypical beauty standard. Not only that, but the storytelling just flowed so naturally and calmly. Nikuo is SUCH A GOOD PERSON! And that girl fight was so real, heh. If anyone is reading this, watch this movie if you have not. It makes sense why it won an award. I will be reccing this to people in the future that like more laid back types of movies vs action packed ones.

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There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: CsillaLoli]

No Game No Life (On-hold - 3/12 prev completed)
　Mini Review: Right, the legendary show that I had on-hold for around 10 years now. Now that I'm way more resistant to bullshit shows, I managed to finally complete it and... I need to say, it got a bit better with time, the first half was the worst experience but then it got a bit better, but mostly because the focus of the story got shifted to other characters and not only siblings & Stephanie, which I still think of as the worst characters that can be. The issue with shows that focus on mind games/strategy games is that you need to prepare games/competitions that are sufficiently different from each other but at the same time, they're not artifically overcomplicated and most importantly - the solution for them is rather clever and surprising, but not too much so it won't feel like OP characters that are essentially some kind of geniuses that predict the future. And thats where this show fails at - main siblings are those kind of Lelouch-like geniuses who just can't be outsmarted, since they know how to win the game before even starting it and before actually taking their time to understand opponents moves and behaviour. I totally hate such a bullshit approach as it takes the most fun out of me while watching it, making me feel rather disgusted. Especially stuff that Sora says at time, things like "No matter what you did, we would have won anyway" is the kind of mentality that I especially despise at works like this. Ecchi & comedy parts (I put comedy along with ecchi because most of comedy elements are based on fanservice) were honestly rather bad too, they were not only used too often, but also felt too intrusive (and I'm saying it as someone who doesn't mind watching ecchi at all). I'm gonna admit the action parts were well realized and that was a positive point, but the shows main strength is not supposed to be that part, as its supposed to be about mind games apparently? Well yeah, it just felt like watching 12 eps of male MC constantly outsmarting enemies before the game even started, at the same time constantly undress all female characters around him and spend his time with all female characters at bath. I still can't understand why this show is so positively received and I won't understand it, now that I have completed it.
Score: 4
Punch Line (On-hold - 4/12 prev completed)
　Mini Review: That was a crazy ride, a bit inconsistent at times and REALLY chaotic. And when I say chaotic, its to that degree that I still have trouble understanding some of the plot even after finishing it and reading additional materials. I'm also conflicted about what MAPPA tried to achieve with this show - its a mishmash of various themes/genres, ranging from heavy sci-fi/time travel or even some dystopian themes, going through super heroes and justice warriors tropes... and ending on common pantyshots and ecchi themes. As title is the pun for panchira, which is a word for panties, it makes sense that there's going to be a lot of pantyshots and main mechanism will be oriented about them, but there's so many different tropes with ranging tier of "seriousness" to follow, that it was difficult to get hang of it. The final few eps felt especially rushed, the show would probably need a good use of additional ~2 eps to expand backstory for main characters and make the story more coherent. I'm gonna praise the enjoyment factor tho, especially characters, each of them was positive and likeable, although main character felt a bit dumb at times, but thats also a charm. Gonna take into account that its also original show, so obviously follows the different rules of direction that adaptations. Taking that into consideration, I'd say it was a decent watch, I'm lowering my score mostly because of hard to follow story and weird pacing.
Score: 6
Koi-ken!: Watashitachi Anime ni Nacchatta!
　Mini Review: That genuinely surprised me, as I'm usually not an idol fan, so I picked it up mostly because it has ecchi so maybe it will be less idol oriented. The ecchi parts were mostly present during the first half, second half was more of an idol show and... both worked well. First of all, the girls weren't overly cute as in most idol shows, each had different personality, some were just particular archetypes but all of them were rather likeable. The seiyuu cast for this show is stacked as hell, with many amazing voices, I'm surprised such niche show can get such stacked cast, wow. Songs were rather nice (maybe except last one which was the usual idol cutesy, but even that one was listenable), choreography was rather simple yet cute, I also liked the outfit designs. Maybe it was partially because of the show length, but the shift between each stage of "unit preparation" was rather fluid and I didn't feel tired by theme itself. I genuinely like lack of stupid idol drama which is included in most idol shows - this one is mostly positive, cute and chaotic at times. Yeah, can't believe I liked an idol show.
Score: 7
Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou
　Mini Review: I can certainly see the appeal of this show, but sadly I was not a target audience for this type of gags. The main part of what was supposed to be funny is the constant contradiction of how main characters barely behave like "proper delinquents" and feel like brainless comedians. That was sadly too much for me. Like, in Saiki Kusuo show there was one character named Nendou who constantly behaved like 1 IQ delinquent. That was fine, sometimes it was funny, sometimes a bit too cringy, but this show feels like there were 5-10 Nendous and that was already too much for me to bear. It has some cool and funny moments, but most of the time my reaction was something on a line with "huh, okay I suppose" or "what the...". I didn't find any characters memorable, except of their looks part, and their traits were pretty straightforward and general too. Well, the "goofy delinquents" trope was rather popular back then, but this one was way too "goofy" for me.
Score: 4

[From Partner 2: is_peque]
Kaiba
　Mini Review: That was an interesting watch. First of all, the animation and style is really impressive and you can tell its heavily inspired on Tezuka's Astro Boy, but that also makes me think how interesting it is too see such a simple, rather targeted to the kids style... when the show is nowhere kid-friendly, using a lot of rather serious and psychological themes. The show itself was an interesting showing of dystopian world with various reflections - either at the level of the entire society (you can see some episodes clearly depicting and trying to tackle such phenomena/approaches as consumerism or social image, social inequality and such) or at the level of individual (the usage and handling of memories in the show can be perceived as the entire dispute on what exactly is human soul). The love conflict part of the story was also interesting to watch. The downside tho is how the show is clearly divided on two parts - first half is clearly about the society itself, while the second one is trying to resolve the main plot about Kaiba's identity and other two important characters. I'd rather take more connected and entangled approach where the show is trying to pus both of those ideas at the same time, rather than having a clear distinction between them, which in essence makes both parts of the show feel entirely different, sharing mostly the same universe and characters, but trying to achieve and show something different in each part. That also makes the main story part too dense in the second half, since thats where its starting to develop mostly. On the last note, mostly personal, not everything was easy to understand on the first watch and especially when bingewatching multiple episodes at once, so that made me confused at some parts.
Score: 7
Tian Mei De Yao Hen
　Mini Review: This feels exact the same as most of otome-like vampire shows, except its Chinese. I'm not a target of it I guess, but I can't understand such an artificial love story where main character is being constantly abused or sexually harassed either by male lead or other people (like schoolmates and such), just to make them be some kind of a Stockholm syndrome victim. Its definitely not a good way of telling romance story, especially if its being showcased in such a shallow and straightforward way (maybe if it were focused more on a psychological aspect, but it wasn't the case here). Male lead is obviously an overly confident, one-dimensional type of character, the biting vampire scenes are overly aggressive and artificially sexual, female protagonist is an usual cinderella-like type of character... yeah, its literally not different from stuff like Diabolik Lovers, with the only difference that this girl is abused only by one male and not in a reverse harem way as in Diabolik Lovers. Otherwise, its the same kind of uninspiring Twilight-like abuse story. The stuff I particularly liked here was ending song and the usage of balcony as a certain repetition of two particular scenes, that was a nice idea, but can't say anything decent about the other stuff (well, visuals were also fine I guess).
Score: 3
Tenkuu no Shiro Laputa
　Mini Review: I'm not a fan of Ghibli movies in general, I often find them all style and no substance, but this one is probably one of the best Ghibli movies. Ofc it has their usual "adventure is a reward in itself" approach, but it also features the important goal for that journey (which some of the Ghibli movies like Spirited Away clearly lack of). Characters are interesting and develop over the story, interactions between kids are pure, but I also liked boys interactions with pirate boss. Visuals were certainly one of its biggest assets (which is usually the main asset of Ghibli movies...), but this time Miyazaki didn't forget that visuals/storyboard are not everything and each adventure needs to have some direction and background for it, even if simple enough to make it only for the purpose of the adventure act itself. You can clearly see the idea behind this movie, the plot structure and both introduction and closure parts. I was really sceptical at first but I'm glad that I decided to give it a chance, I was positively surprised. This is also the moment where I need to praise its shockingly even and structural pacing - something that I often find annoying in Ghibli movies, but here you can clearly see that each story part is designed and paced thoughtfully. This along with Umi ga Kikoeru/On Your Mark/Iblard Jikan might be my fav Ghibli movies and the rare ones I like.
Score: 7

[From Partner 3: Jaikeis]
Onihei (On-hold - 3/13 prev completed)
　Mini Review: I'm surprised I had put it on-hold many years ago. Must be probably because it feels quite slow at the beginning but after ep4 it speeds up a bit. It was surprisingly bingeable, had pleasant edo atmosphere and most of the eps were entertaining in its focus on episodic storytelling. But yeah, since its episodic, there were bound to be some worse eps, cause the general structure is something like "antagonist/criminal of the week" (with few exceptions), the entire episode depends on whether the person in question was well written, and some of them were rather straightforward and simple, which definitely affected the final score. What kinda makes me wonder is how the show clearly started being about handling criminals, but the main theme of most eps felt to be... just bonds, with the focus of family bonds. Didn't expect that shift at all, but I found it a good approach, it felt less samurai-like and more like slice of life/historical mix. What was lacking a bit is the general focus on main character job activities, since it was usually focused about some rather extraordinary jobs featured in the episode, but not his usual work. What I found extraordinary in its storytelling is that at the beginning I assumed its the episodic story about various thieves/criminals, and its indeed is, but rather than thinking about them in a way like "story about criminal's life" its more about "story about criminal's life that Heizo has experienced", with the later part changing its focus on Heizo's perspective - what I mean is, the main spotlight is how main character perceives criminals and its actions, how he reflects on them and reacts, not only about how criminal himself acts. I'd say its rather intriguing story, having that fundamental spine (Heizo's perspective) around its episodic structure, it just lacks a bit of a main plot, but thats not a flaw itself, but may put off some people.
Score: 7
Un-Go
　Mini Review: I tend to like mystery/detective shows, in general, but why is it that a lot of sci-fi detective shows are a miss. First of all, I don't really understand why a lot of them are trying to be artificially sophisticated and overly complicated in terms of what they want to achieve. Thats definitely a case with this show - the entire story is all over the place, introducing viewers to way too many subplots and different tropes (we had stuff like illusion/AI/mystery powers/government and more), but losing its own identity because of that. Ultimately, the show felt like its about nothing. It doesn't try to achieve anything in particular, nor doesn't it have any major concept. Another issue is that the show fails to solve like all their cases in satisfactory way - with mystery shows you usually except some closure and villain exposure, but this usually fails to deliver such ending for cases. Culprits motives are rather blurry and usually introduced right at the end of case, instead of going with it step by step and hinting toward the show. Villains themselves feel rather empty in personality, a lot of them feeling driven by pure madness than some logical reasoning (even if unethical). Its also feel weird in a way that some cases are being directed and showcased almost as fillers, but apparently they have some meaning toward the show ending. Female MC (well, she's not the main but a lot of the stories put her in the place of spectator and viewers "eyes", making her rather important character) development is rather nonexistent. There's a lot of stuff that failed to work here, but its not that they were particularly bad (thats why I gave it an average score), its just that I wouldn't recommend it as well-made detective story. Well, at least Inga character was interesting...
Score: 5
Tonari no Seki-kun
　Mini Review: First of all, need to say that I like those school episodic shows that center around two protagonists, short yonkoma stories and one gimmick defining them (well, Takagi-san is one of my fav anime and manga of all time, so...). Initially I loved the show, cause it had those mentioned traits, but the issue with this approach is that those mini stories need to be distinct enough to entertain the viewer and constantly give them small, but new and refreshing experiences. This is where the main drawback of Seki-kun is - some eps started getting too repetitive, resolving around similar story idea, and since the main scene was almost always (with literally few exceptions) the same classroom with the same two desks, at some point it started being tedious. I still like how Yokoi was the main narrator of this show and served as literal storyteller for all Seki's shenanigans during classes, but it started feeling rather uninspiring at some point. I still had fun, but it wasn't that amusing as it initially was. BUT, to not spend half the time describing its negative points, I'll point out something entirely different - I'm surprised as how natural the characters feels, despite the exaggerated scenes itself. Seki-kun can easily represent a lot of young students that can focus on one thing during classes for not even the 10 mins, I'd even call it quite accurate ADHD representation (saying it as someone who has trouble staying at one place because I like having various different activities and stimuli, so I can definitely relate with him, even tho I have never played random stories using shogi/chess pieces during lectures). Putting aside the fact that story failed to give me new experiences during its watch, it still rather solid show, although I wouldn't recommend bingewatching it - its probably better to watch 3-4 episodes at one time and then take a break from it. Also need to praise HanaKana performance, she handled the entire show by herself!
Score: 6

[From Partner 4: Nymeew]
Love Lab (On-hold - 2/13 prev completed)
　Mini Review: Yet another of the shows that I have put on-hold many years ago. I don't know why, because I found it oddly entertaining, especially considering the fact that its one of those CGDCT comedies where nothing really happens during the entire time, just girls having weird/crazy ideas and going on the flow with it. The first few eps (so basically introduction) were the slowest and least interesting ones, but it got better over time with the introduction of male cast (well, at least 3 characters... its something, right?). The characters are rather simple personality-wise, there's not really anyone who will be remarkable enough to be remembered after a long time, but each of them was positive. There's one thing tho that I was quite angry about - since its the show about learning/researching love, well... I expected it to have some romance subplots at least. There are like two subplots with potential pairings, but each of them was kinda ignored. Oh, whats more, even the idea of crazy scenes about researching love was treated with some weird reserve, being pushed aside in later eps, focusing more on Riko's lies (well, the particular one). Thats a pity, since when it finally started getting interesting it the halfway, it disappeared as fast as it appeared, going back to being show about 'nothing' in its true essence. My final score got a bit shifted up due to the entertainment factor, but its a rather average-executed show with nice initial idea.
Score: 6
Kure-nai
　Mini Review: What a ride, I'm so glad I have finally watched it after having it on my PtW for so long. I'm aware with the risky themes this work has picked up, but I'm totally fine with them as they were rather naturally established in the story universe. What made me feel a bit off place was that Murasaki felt a bit too mature for 7 yo girl, but that served well for the story. I love the chaos during more light and comedy episodes (episode about singing was a masterpiece), they really did a lot of effort in directing those eps and making the script feel fluid and realistic. What I'm a bit sad about is that they failed to properly develop some of the secondary characters (mostly talking about Shinkurou's schoolmates), wish that Ginko would get more screen time, especially considering her unique personality. There's another thing that made me rather furious at times - the power unbalance within its universe. They introduced Shinkurou as someone who has displayed rather well combat prowess, but the next fighting scene we get with him, he's getting randomly beaten up without putting any fight at all. What happened with his years of training martial arts?! His weird power wasn't even explained properly for the entire show... The same can be said about other characters as well - they're being showcased as fearsome opponents, but when they need to lose just to push the plot further, they just randomly lose all their skills... but other than that, it was an amazing watch with pleasant and interesting ways of characters interacting between each other (especially all Shinkurou's dormmates). I feel like this could be way better show with another ~12 eps to properly develop all subplots and make the pacing a bit slower.
Score: 7
Hatenkou Yuugi
　Mini Review: This show reminds me a lot of Kino no Tabi/Majo no Tabitabi, not only the premise is quite similar, but the entire episodic structure and "adventure story of the week" with different theme and moral/ethical choice. There are two fundamental flaws that makes this one a bit worse execution compared to two shows I mentioned above. First of all, the introduction is brief and rushed, like I don't even know how the heck one certain character appeared and he was already a part of main group, that was weird. The entire initial promise and "cause" of the story was introduced in first ~5 mins, which just feels wrong. The second flaw is that most stories are trying to be both serious and fun at the same time, which feels weird. One time we have 2 guys joking with one girl about something rather stupid, and few moments later we have a rather serious and dramatic part about "cultivating" life... yeah, this certainly makes it way too extreme shift in atmosphere. Its partially because of main girl who's both a positive and negative aspect of the show - positive because she has a rather unique and natural personality, she's also quite independent as the character and doesn't need constant protection, even though she's travelling with 2 guys (which usually suggests a shoujo-like premise of weak female protagonist). Negative, because she's a reason why those comedy parts are usually introduced, so she's a part of that weird atmosphere shift flow. As usual, some stories were better executed, some were a bit "dumb" in its premise or too short for only one episode, but thats how those shows usually work. Overall, rather positive experience, but I wish it would be polished more so it would be at least close to Kino no Tabi/Majo no Tabitabi which I have a great opinion about.
Score: 6

[From Partner 5: Zekkenshin]
Sekkou Boys
　Mini Review: I'm going to assume it was meant to be some CM material, but it turned out to be a bit bigger project than expected. And indeed, it was entertaining at first, quite fresh take on "idol" genre, felt a lot like parody and it was working toward the first part... but then started to use many of common and boring tropes for idol shows, which killed my enthusiasm for it. The other part of it was sculpture characters itself - as far as the concept itself was funny and fresh, its difficult for me to like inanimate objects. It makes sense for them to not have any animation, but having them just stay in one place during the entire scene felt like I started to ignored them after a while and focus more on the manager which was the only character that was felt truly alive. At this point I wouldn't even mind them having some facial animation so it would be used not only for comedic purposes, but also as a way to get me more interested in objects itself. The entire show was not dynamic enough to give me a better comedy experience - the way it works currently felt more like I was watching the picture drama, which may be good as some really short entries (like few eps with 3-4 mins each) but not as short TV show. So yeah, I need to say that sadly, despite the really good idea, it didn't work well for me.
Score: 5
Imouto Paradise!
　Mini Review: This one was awful, totally didn't expect that. Putting aside the entire theme which may or may not be up to someone's taste, the entire style and animation here is literal trash tier. Unless someone likes to watch the entire episode with exaggerated ahegao expressions, weird shiny skin that makes character's body glow like being oiled all their life and sped up animation which looks awful. Heck, even the dialogues were totally lazy and full of disgusting terms (ok, I can't expect anything extraordinary from hentais, but that script was just trashy). When I thought its all over, I got the awful meme imouto song at the end... also whats up with all sisters suddenly wanting to do it with their brother, aren't there any background or exposure? Maybe at least try to make it somewhat interesting, and not just "ok bro lets do it". I'm sick of it and I know there's a sequel which has way better animation (apparently), but I'm too scared to check it out now after this nightmare of first installment.
Score: 1
25-sai no Joshikousei
　Mini Review: Ok, its kinda hard to review this sort of TV-like hentai, because... nothing really happens during the show. Its like the usual Suiseisha show, which really bothers me - why they need to always put this certain trope for not only the show, but also characters? Highly submissive and rather shy woman meets an overly confident and really pushy man and most of the h-scenes feel like sexual harassment. Seeing how its apparently a Josei target, I find it rather difficult to believe it but I'm not its target so how I'm supposed to know... but going back to the show itself, h-scenes were well animated but highly repetitive, the plot itself is rather non-existent since for around ~4 mins of each ep, half of it is spent on that stuff and the other is spent on random stuff thats barely meaningful. Thats the main issue with TV/ONA hentai shows, most OVAs at least try to make some backstory and some of them have at least some plot, but those don't care at all, they just lay foundations for characters initial meeting and thats it... so sadly, all I can praise is the animation itself and rather nice (for hentai standards) ending!
Score: 3

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There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: boredrandomguy]

[ツ] 🩸 [Started: 13 Feb] [Finished: 18 Feb]
Satsuriku no Tenshi
　Mini Review: This series was a bit meh. The anime opens with you not really knowing much at all, and imo it ends with barely knowing much either. The anime overall was a nice watch as I enjoy psychological and blood but I felt like it just missed some stuff to make it that much better. The two MCs Rachel and Zack was a good pair together however this was mainly strung together with the same phase over and over again. The music howeber was one of the nicest parts, I loved the Ending Song and I enjoyed letting this play every ep or few. Even tho it didnt give as much I still did enjoy the puzzles and psychological. 7/10
[ツ] 🐻 [Started: 07 Jan] [Finished: 10 Jan]
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch!
　Mini Review: This series was so light hearted and was just as warm and Fuzzy as I remembered. I loved watching more of the Kuma's Story unfold and more of what the world and characters development will do. I am so hoping for a third season as I can't get enough of this lighthearted fuzzy series that had great visuals and music. Still love the Bear outfit. 9/10
[ツ] 🛖 [Started: 30 Jan] [Finished: 31 Jan]
Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou
　Mini Review: This series has made me cry so much and this season was no different, yes i cried. I still love the world building in this its so good and the characters always make me feel for them. I loved seeing some old and some new and i loved the new music, specially the op and end. I wished this series was longer than 12 eps as the eps fly by so quickly. This is deffo one of my fav series and I cant wait to carry on the journey. 10/10
[ツ] 👥 [Started: 13 Jan] [Finished: 15 Jan]
100-man no Inochi no Ue ni Ore wa Tatteiru
　Mini Review: This series was good but not fully as it was another generic isekai, the only thing that sets it apart is the fact that they go back and forth for new teammates when a quest is complete. I liked the visuals of this series and I felt the music was nice however there could have been more to some of the effects and battles. I am interested in how the second season will compare however i am interested in the world building that is happening and I want to know what really is going on. I did like Kusue and shes by far my fav! 7/10

[From Partner 2: Kanijo]
[ツ] ⚽️ [Started: 01 Feb] [Finished: 04 Feb]
Blue Lock
　Mini Review: When I saw the trailer for this I was excited and expected quite a bit, it lived upto that expectation. Throughout the matches it had me on edge and I wanted to know who passed and who failed. Watching Football as an anime is deffo something I enjoy since I played it as a kid and this anime made me happy to see football in that way. I really liked the character designs and the music track, Specially when things was intense. I am hyped for season 2 and hope we dont have to wait too long for the continuation. 8/10
[ツ] 🧭 [Started: 11 Feb] [Finished: 11 Feb]
Dr. Stone: New World
　Mini Review: This series i missed, I got right back into it and enjoyed every bit of it! The characters are as good as i remember, even the new ones introduced this series had new great personalities to them. I loved the comedic moments within the science and the new development that this season brought. The opening still wasnt as good as the first one however I did enjoy listening to it every few eps, same for the ending. The artstyle to this anime still amazes me and it got me feeling happy to be watching this series again. Hopefully I wont take as long to watch the next season, bring on part 2 of New World! 9/10
[ツ] 🖐🏼 [Started: 09 Feb] [Finished: 09 Feb]
Toaru Majutsu no Index II
　Mini Review: This series is one of those that I like but dislike. The dislike is mainly the main character being so boring and dull, theres nothing to him, yet then you have Index, Misaka, Accelerator...just so many better characters that should be MC. I like the soundtrack, the music to this series and I liked the animation, they did the effects really well. I felt like this series however dragged on and could have been less eps than it was, specially after taking out all the ecchi and unnecessary 'stripping'. This is another element to this show i dislike, the overuse of stripping and the main MC always with naked women...why, its dull and overused now. The only good thing I can say was there is a lot of action and always something going on which it expands the Certain Scientific world. I did enjoy the action, the majority of the characters, plot was fine and I did Enjoy it to an extent. 7/10
[ツ] ⚰ [Started: 28 Jan] [Finished: 29 Jan]
Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator
　Mini Review: Wanted to watch this series for awhile but never got round to it until now, I am glad I did however it wasnt as good as Railgun still is to me. I liked the RedHead that was the Female MCs Bodyguard, I wish there was more to her than there was. I liked the characters and the story and I kind of wish this was a 24 ep season so I could see more of these characters. The visuals was as good as I remember from the other A Certain series and it gave me nostalgia seeing it again. Wish a second season would come out so I could see more from the prospective of Accelerator. 8/10

[From Partner 3: M-8-Hype]
[ツ] 👨‍👨‍👧 [Started: 22 Jan] [Finished: 23 Jan]
Buddy Daddies
　Mini Review: Buddy Daddies was a lovely soft lighthearted Childcare anime (with hints of pew pew danger and blood) but overall focused on the family element. I actually went in not thinking I would love this show and came out loving it in the end. The characters all had a wonderful dynamic about them and the 'Papas' with Miri was adorable, I loved that they became a lovely family. There could have been some improvement (i felt at least) specially towards the end of the show but overall it was a wonderful anime I deffo enjoyed. 9/10
[ツ] 🩸 [Started: 10 Jan] [Finished: 13 Jan]
My Home Hero
　Mini Review: This series actually surprised me, at first i was a bit meh but then it took me in and I actually started to really enjoy it. The characters for me was well done and I enjoyed the Dubbed VAs as I felt they portrayed their characters nicely, especially the main Tetsuo. I loved the mystery and the portrayal of how far some will go. Deffo reccomend to people that like murder and Adult Genre. 8/10
[ツ] 🏋🏽‍♀️ [Started: 23 Jan] [Finished: 26 Jan]
Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?
　Mini Review: This anime was....unique. I liked that it was pretty educational and it did tell you about training and excercise however I did not like how it was Ecchi focused. The main character to me was the main issue, it showcased her wanting to start the gym as she was 'fat' whereas they never shown her as fat at all and I found it would have been better with an actual fat character as main to see the progression of their training. Apart from this however I did like the characters overall and they had a nice bond together for the anime. The narrator was one of the funny things the anime did right however other comedy areas was a bit null. Would only recc this to people who actually wanted to just mess around and see a educational gym anime. 7/10
[ツ] 🏫 [Started: 10 Feb] [Finished: 11 Feb]
Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu
　Mini Review: I came into this anime with little expectations honestly, thought it was going to be your average high school cute girl, I was wrong! It is a highschool cutsey anime however this has a unique twist and it made me laugh countless times. The animation was just average but the characters was nice and well done with great personalities. My fav chara was deffo Nako, she made me laugh the most. The opening was pretty good and I liked it, had a nice video and sound. Wished there was a second season as I did want the story to continue, maybe one day! (I have hopes) 8/10

[From Partner 4: ohpishhposh]
[ツ] 🗝 [Started: 18 Feb] [Finished: 18 Feb]
Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei The Animation
　Mini Review: Started this anime with not as much in thinking itd be good however it was actually better than I thought. I really liked Kyouko the most as she to me was the more interesting character out of any of them. It was also funny as when I first started this series I said to a mate 'This girl is going to be the one that I think is the crazyiest' was I right? Yep. The animation to this series was good and bad, I liked the overall animation but some of the trials being all weird game like style dropped a bit. Overall I enjoyed this series tho and managed to binge it. 8/10
[ツ] 👬 [Started: 26 Jan] [Finished: 28 Jan]
Sasaki to Miyano
　Mini Review: Sasaki to Miyano started of very slowly and continue to be pretty slow throughout which I found slightly meh, however the story was still lovely and I did enjoy it. I loved the interactions between Sasaki and Miyano and I found their bound was very special and wonderful. My fav ep had to be the fireworks, this ep had a lot of emotion. I'm glad I gave this anime a chance finally as I did actually enjoy it a lot and loved the BL blossom. 8/10
[ツ] 📷 [Started: 15 Jan] [Finished: 12 Feb]
Shiguang Dailiren II
　Mini Review: This series was really hard to finish honestly, it really got me and so i kept putting it off, finally managed to get through it. This series is deffo one of my favs that iv seen and one day I will force myself through it again. I hope for a season 3, i loved all the characters and wish to continue the story. The opening and endings are amazing and I loved that the end to season 2 with that ending song, one of my favs I listened to it a few times. Will recommend this series to people from now on hopefully to get it seen more! I loved the landlady and the relationship between the two MCs, I'm going to miss this for now. I Cried. 10/10
[ツ] 🕚 [Started: 04 Feb] [Finished: 06 Feb]
Summertime Render
　Mini Review: Wow. When I first started this series i thought it was going to just be supernatural element but I was wrong, there was so much more. The music was one that I loved a lot and it was a nice first opening. I loved the characters, especially Ushio and Hizuru, these two was my favs and they made the anime more enjoyable. I wished there was a season 2 so that the story could continue but I know thats a far off dream, I did enjoy it a lot and will probably rewatch it sometime in the future. 10/10

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Dec 24, 2023 5:37 PM

#173

AtheistArray

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Apr 2019

73

❄️　Lazy Santa: '23 Exchange Edition　❄️

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
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[From Partner 1: coziitsu]

Itou Junji: Maniac
　Mini Review: The animation was quite bad as is the usual with Junji Itou adaptations. The whole time its very noticeable that either the budget was very low or the animators just didn't care. The one positive of the series is the song for the opening and ending were quite good. Overall I wish studios would stop trying to adapt Junji Itou's work to anime since it doesnt translate outside manga format very well.
Isekai de Cheat Skill wo Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai wo mo Musou Suru: Level Up wa Jinsei wo Kaeta
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Bai Yao Pu
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Golden Time (Movie)
　Mini Review: Golden Time was a very cute little animated short film with an aesthetic looking like it was drawn with crayon. The film itself felt like a less futuristic WALL-E. The music was pleasant and complimented the scenes well and the story was easy to follow even with the lack of spoken dialogue.

[From Partner 2: DigiCat]
Tengoku Daimakyou
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Buddy Daddies
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Chiisana Eiyuu: Kani to Tamago to Toumei Ningen
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Dead Leaves
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[From Partner 3: Ks_rai]
Oniichan wa Oshimai!
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Jijou wo Shiranai Tenkousei ga Guigui Kuru.
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Hyakushou Kizoku
　Mini Review: This anime was a bit weird but in a good way. There is a very simplistic art style and character design paired with over the top voice acting. The anime is quite informative about farming but in a comedic way.
Ani x Para: Anata no Hero wa Dare desu ka
　Mini Review: The show was wholesome with a good message, I personally enjoyed it. Some episodes were better than others which is to be expected based on how many creators were involved. The anime is episodic and 5 minutes most of the episodes were very engaging and meant to be inspirational the music was also very scene appropriate.

[From Partner 4: xCrazee]
Jigokuraku
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Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto desu!
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Kawaisugi Crisis
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Higeki no Genkyou to Naru Saikyou Gedou Last Boss Joou wa Tami no Tame ni Tsukushimasu.
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Dec 24, 2023 5:39 PM

#174

Genovia_

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❄️ Username: Genovia_

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: January 22, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: DarkRain27]

Higeki no Genkyou to Naru Saikyou Gedou Last Boss Joou wa Tami no Tame ni Tsukushimasu.
　Mini Review: This is your everyday reincarnated as a villainess story. Nothing much is new, unexpected, or innovative. That said, if you enjoy villainess stories, this anime might be right up your alley.
Horimiya: Piece [Previously started at 8/13 eps]
　Mini Review: Horimiya: Piece carries much of the charm of the original. That said, the fact remains that the majority of its content should have been integrated with the main storyline for 2 seasons, rather than having one main season and this spin-off season. The characters are still lovely, of course, and it was fun to watch.
Kanojo ga Koushaku-tei ni Itta Riyuu
　Mini Review: Having read some of the source material, the anime delivers on the storyline, but the overall animation was lacking. Background characters lack facial features, and character movements are stilted or nonexistent. Being that animation is one of the benefits of an adaptation, time is best spent reading the source material, rather than watching the anime.
Kubo-san wa Mob wo Yurusanai
　Mini Review: An adaptation done right. The animation and character voices are endearing and fit the characters well. Despite its limited run, Kubo-san acheives a satisfying ending.

[From Partner 2: elsewherecw]
Shisha no Teikoku
　Mini Review: Shisha no Teikoku is an interesting exploration of the science of life and the meaning of the soul. However, it stops short of being a good exploration of these themes. The art style is endearing and I enjoyed the steampunk elements.
Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai!
　Mini Review: This anime is a wonderful representation of the realities of siblings. Charming, energetic, and relatable. Plus, the web of unrequited crushes is a joy to regard.
Omoide no Marnie
　Mini Review: Lovely Ghibli animation, and I loved the development of the main character. The setting was beautiful and my enjoyment of countryside landscapes was more than satisfied. It was also refreshing to have a clearly flawed protagonist from the start.
Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai! 2
　Mini Review: All the same good elements of the first season. I realized that the anime was done by the same studio that made Aggretsuko, and the facial expressions are instantly recognizable. The side characters continue to add even more comedy to the siblings' antics.

[From Partner 3: quercifolia]
Suzume no Tojimari
　Mini Review: I ended up watching this with a few friends, which helped me notice some irregularities in the plot. Animation was very impressive, as was the sound design. Many chair jokes abounded.
Lu Ling
　Mini Review: Not much to comment on here, seeing at this was a pretty simple kids' movie. The lineart in the figures was well done and caught my attention. Very predictable storyline, but that's to be expected.
Tian Guan Cifu Special
　Mini Review: This special definitely was not meant to be taken on its own. It served as a bridge between season one and season two. Seeing, as how I have yet to watch season two, whether or not it served its purpose adequately is still up in the air.
Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai! 3
　Mini Review: Again, not much new stuff to say here, seeing as it is overall pretty similar to its prequels. Episode 3 was by far my favorite, as all the boys purposefully getting sick for entirely different reasons was particularly funny. Whenever they mess with the love triangle, I love it. The whole show is completely absurd, and I love it.

[From Partner 4: yvory]
Honobono Log

　Mini Review: This anime was adorable romantic shorts with a charming and simple artstyle. It did a nice job of getting emotions across in proper iyashikei fashion. Not only did it convey its own message, it did an excellent job making me confront the fact that I am single.
One Piece: Oounabara ni Hirake! Dekkai Dekkai Chichi no Yume!
　Mini Review: This movie had a very classic One Piece charm to it. Someone has a dream, dream gets dashed, we must now defend the dream. Nothing much else to it, but that said, I do enjoy One Piece, so this was a good time.
Koukaku Kidoutai
　Mini Review: Sci-fi normally isn't my thing, but this movie did a very good job of it. I enjoyed the gritty reality it put forward. I would probably have to rewatch this a couple times to really understand the message.
Karigurashi no Arrietty
　Mini Review: Charming, endearing, colorful, and lovely. One of the better Ghibli films I've seen. Did an excellent job of having the audience root for the protagonists and against their counterparts.

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Dec 24, 2023 5:41 PM

#175

acestrawbs

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There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: redincall]

Blood: The Last Vampire
　Mini Review: Overall I really enjoyed this movie felt like a classic vampire horror flick, I enjoyed the gore and the horror. I will say I was very confused with the voice acting I couldnt tell if it was supposed to be majority english with bits of japanese or if it was just a terrible dubbing which took me out of the film. Overall I scored it an 8 I scored it as if the dubbing was the intended original form and it was supposed to represent a US military base in japan.
Mou Ippon!
　Mini Review: A good anime that was just too short, I enjoyed this anime but it felt like it needs another season/ more episodes as it felt like it was just an introduction to the characters and to the show and it is a set up to what the anime will become. The show felt similar to the first season of Haikyuu in that regards, the first half a gathering of the team the second half the tournament with setting up the big bad teams to be faced again later. Overall I scored it as an 7 as the show was good, I just hope the anime gets a second season and doesnt just squander the potential it has.
Hal
　Mini Review: Absolutely amazing. This anime I went into knowing nothing about it and expecting it to just be a mediocre romance movie, and it blew my expectations out of the water. The concept of the anime is using a robot to console a loss by making the robot look and act like that person. The moral quandary with that I really enjoyed thinking about and really engaged me with the actions each of the characters were taking and how they interacted with one and other. The pace of the show was great I think 1 hour was the perfect length, it gave enough back story for each of the characters without over explaining things that can be infered from what was said. Overall I gave this anime a score of a 10, I am really glad I went into this show knowing nothing about it because if I had i think the impact would have been lost, drastically affecting how I feel about the anime.
Golden Kamuy 4th Season
　Mini Review: Very good anime and season 4 continues the trend. Golden Kamuy is a really good action, adventure anime, with some darker themes and some juvenile comedy (a lot of d**k jokes). Season 4 was a great build up season where everyone started all spread apart and towards the end converging ready for the big finale with the final season. The characters in the anime are amazing they all feel like they have so much to offer even the characters without an over the top personality. Overall I gave the anime a score of 8, the anime is really good with great tension and spectacular characters but they overplayed the comedy which dropped it down a bit for me.

[From Partner 2: AngelShiva]
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
　Mini Review: Wow just wow, a super intense anime that just didnt go the way I wanted it, also Trigger. The world and the art mashed really well with this anime and the start of the anime was really gripping and did a great job introducing characters and bringing the world to life and gave a good overview of the goals and motivations of the characters. Then episode 6 happened, the turning point of the anime where I just went oh no its Trigger, nothing any of the characters did in this episode made sense the pacing of the episode was way too fast leaving me feeling confused, also from this episode onwards I knew the anime wasnt going to end well, whilst episode 6 was the worst one the second half of the anime was worse than the first. Overall I gave the anime a score of 7 whilst I do have my greviances at no point did I feel bored with the anime and it is the best Trigger anime I have seen... but it is Trigger. (First half 9, Second half 5)
Li Shi Zhentan Shiwusuo: A Day in Lungmen
　Mini Review: MEH. this anime is a short show with only 6 episodes and this is one of the major flaws with this anime. I want to start with what was good about this show, which is the art, from the first episode and throughout the art was great, it felt like someones passion project and you could feel the passion they were putting into it. Then there are the stories being told in each episode, each one was intruiging and enjoyable to watch. Now for the problem I hinted at earlier the length each episode was 7 minutes long which was far too short for this anime, I think each episode needed to be at least double the length for the anime to have an impact. The main problem was the characters did not have any kind of backstory, they also had no real motivation and they had a lack of personality. This may have been because the anime is based on a game, so prehaps it expected the viewers to already know the characters but just a little backstory of where the characters came from why they were all together and actually showing their personality would have helped this anime so much. Overall I gave this anime a score of a 6, a good show hindered by its length, so short that it will be forgotten.
Puraore! Pride of Orange
　Mini Review: Puraore! Pride of Orange is a pretty generic cute girls do sports anime. This show was enjoyable to watch it was a bit of a switch you brain off and just enjoy kind of anime. but it did have one major flaw, which is the idol celebrations. This one aspect was totally unneeded and didn't really fit with the rest of the show, the entire anime they only showed them practice a very basic dance routine then suddenly it became a fully choreographed dance with singing. I wish they just cut this and just added moreice hockey scenes. Overall I gave the anime a score of a 7, whilst the flaw was obvious the anime was still enjoyable to watch and good overall.
Tomodachi Game
　Mini Review: A really good classic high stakes game. Tomodachi game is one of the classic high stake games and does it really well, all of the main games were really entertaining and interesting to watch. Also the characters in the show were amazing the hints to each of the charaters motivations, personalities and characteristics were all well done. But sadly all good things must come to an end, and for this anime the last episode and a half were really disappointing didnt make much sense. Overall I gave the anime a score of a 9, a really good anime with a mediocre ending.

[From Partner 3: blossomkeychain]
Doukyuusei (Movie)
　Mini Review: Doukyuusei is an anime which is just not for me and by that I mean I do not think I fall into the target audience for this show. I will start with the art; overall I was not a fan of the art, there were some scenes where I really liked it, but overall I felt disracted by the art and found myself looking at the art rather than the story that was happening. If I was to summerise the plot of this movie it is 4 segments of time where in each segment Sajou didnt communicate which made the problem then Kusakabe forces the point then they make up repeat for all 4 segments. There was also the weird teacher scene. Overall I gave the anime a score of 6, whilst I did find the anime entertaining its flaws were obvious and characters did not progress at all. However if you enjoy BL and kissing this is the anime for you.
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Movie
　Mini Review: Very good movie that I wish I knew more about before watching it. The movie was not what I was expecting as a prequel to season 1, I was expecting something building on Satoru's past but it featured a completely new character as a main character. Due to this the first half of the movie felt very slow and I did not understand the purpose of the movie. Only after the first 45 minutes did the point of the movie get revealed which then added the needed tension and pace to the film. After watching the movie I then found out the main character is in season 2, making mre sense as they were introducing a new character for that season, I then later found out this movie was actually based on the pilot manga for Jujutsu Kaisen ment as a standalone introduction story. Overall I scored the anime an 8, I would give the first half of the movie a 7 and the second half a 9, but if I had gone into the movie with more context the first half may have felt better boosting the overall score.
Pokemon Movie 13: Genei no Hasha Zoroark
　Mini Review: Its a pokemon movie enough said, I dont really have much to say other than the legendary dog trio felt so out of place with this movie, the movie would have been quicker and more to the point and the movie just made them look useless and they didnt add anything of meaning to the movie, could have saved 10 or more minutes of wasted time. Other than that the movie was good, all the other pokemon and characters had great personality and were enjoyable to watch. Overall I gave the anime a score of 7, could have been better but pokemon is still pokemon.
Isekai Ojisan PS 12/13
　Mini Review: What could have been. Isekai Ojisan was riddled with production problems multiple delays which just killed the enjoyment of the anime a bit for me. The idea behind Isekai Ojisan was great and the characters were very interesting. For this challenge I just watched the final episode, the reason why I had only one episode left... well it aired 3 months late... so I had no clue the context of the episode, and I felt no real tension or excitement. Overall I gave the anime a score of a 7, I remember a really enjoying the anime but the delay dropped it down to just a good but nothing special feeling anime for me.

[From Partner 4: V-O-I-D]
Kaguya-hime no Monogatari
　Mini Review: Amazing anime would highly recommend anyone to try. The first thing that caught my attention was the art, the art was beautiful but not distracting and it felt very fitting with the story being told. Overall, the anime was wrought with emotional scenes and a overaching story that pulled at your heartstrings, great characters to get emotionally invested in with clear motivations so you could understand the actions each character was taking. However there were no real twist or turns with a predictable plot and a seeming lack of communcation that could cause slight frustrations, also two dream/ supernatural scenes that I felt did not fit well with the anime. Overall I scored it a 9, whilst it wasnt the kind of anime I would watch again it is the kind that I would recommend to other and will remember.
Gokushufudou Season 2
　Mini Review: Great anime, this show was just the right length for what it wanted to achieve. The biggest problem with a lot of comedy anime is that they overstay their welcome, the first 3 episodes are great then after that the jokes just start to feel repetative, this anime tackles that problem by making it 15 mins per ep and just 5 episodes long exactly what it needed to be. Overall I scored it a 9, consistantly funny and kept me engaged throughout.
Boku no Hero Academia the Movie 2: Heroes:Rising
　Mini Review: Just more Boku no Hero Academia, this movie very easily could have been put into a normal season as a 6 episode story. The movie was action packed and it felt like so much happened, I was suprised that they managed to pack everything into a 1 hour 40 film. Overall I gave it a score of a 9, not much to say if you like Boku no Hero Academia you will probably enjoy this as well, and if you dont this is not the movie that will turn the franchise around for you.
Colorful (Movie)
　Mini Review: This one isnt for the faint of heart. This anime focuses on suicide which is a tough subject to base an anime on, but this anime does a great job. The topic itself makes it difficult to rate the anime because I wouldnt call it an enjoyable watch, however it is really engaging and interesting anime which stirs your emotions around and makes you think about things. Overall, I gave the anime a score of a 9. It is really well made and powerful anime and is exactly the kind of anime that I recommend everyone try out once, but I wouldnt go back and watch it again.

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SheyCroixMar 28, 5:26 PM

Dec 24, 2023 5:51 PM

#176

dierubikdie

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: January 4, 2024
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: January 16, 2024

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4 anime

Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai (Jan 4)
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Yumemiru Shoujo no Yume wo Minai (Jan 4)
Horimiya: Piece (Jan 7)
Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu (Jan 15)
Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechuu (Jan 6)
Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki Part 2 (Jan 7)
Kanojo ga Koushaku-tei ni Itta Riyuu (Jan 8)
Maou-sama, Retry! (Jan 16)
Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to (Jan 9)
Kunoichi Tsubaki no Mune no Uchi (Jan 10)
Log Horizon: Entaku Houkai (Jan 11)
Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman. (Jan 16)
Nijiyon Animation (Jan 4)
Ex-Arm (Jan 9)
Pandora Voxx Complete (Jan 15)
Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta... X (Jan 15)

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Dec 24, 2023 5:51 PM

#177

JTtheLlama

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: February 12, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: FeezyWheezy]

School Days: Valentine Days (Watched Jan 01)
　Mini Review: I really did not enjoy the TV series, so I knew I was not going to particular enjoy this Valentine's Day OVA and I was right. It's not funny or interesting, the characters are as annoying as usual but without the melodrama of betrayal which was the only thing School Days had going fori it. You would have to like School Days to find any enjoyment in this and I definitely don't.
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (11 episodes from previously started) (Watched BC - Jan 21)
　Mini Review: Magi is just a really fun watch with the same tone and themes presented as a lot of shounen anime like friendship and overcoming past traumas, but I believe for the most part it's done pretty well for these tropes in execution compared to some more mainstream series. The art is vibrant with these strong saturated, bright tones that make the characters stand out against the Arabian desert setting. It's hard not to feel at least some attachment to these colourful characters with how likeable they are during these adventures and the bonds they make as they keep running into each other and uncovering more and more about their interesting fantasy world.
Ergo Proxy (1 episode from previously started) (Watched BC - Jan 01)
　Mini Review: Something I initially shrugged off and dropped for being boring when I was a bit younger as an anime fan, picking Ergo Proxy back up now I saw it in a completely different light. I originally I wasn't prepared for the slow burn or the understated art style using very few colours in stark contrast to Magi on this workshop, I now look at these points as pros rather than cons. I ended up with a complete 180 on outlook and I now look at this show in a much more positive light because of picking it back up, I think it's now worth recommending to other people if they like things similar to this.
Vampire Hunter (1 episode from previously started) (Watched BC - Jan 04)
　Mini Review: In a word: Unremarkable. The animation is not up to the same standards you would see in the sprites of the game series of which this is based on or even other OVAs of the period. Although I have never played the fighting games myself, I'm aware of how cool the characters look in those and that just does not come across here, partly because of how boring the story is and the characters don't do much to make them likeable. With virtually no value on the table to offer across the board, the OVA is not worth watching for fans of the games or hardcore anime enthusiasts even if they like old-school OVAs.

[From Partner 2: miaxnder]
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun Specials (Watched Feb 04)
　Mini Review: Although nothing spectacular, I can't say that for the majority of Specials that exist. These Nozaki-kun specials provide some good content for fans of the show with some more short, but cute moments of these likeable characters from the main series. The same type of comedy is presented in bite-sized chunks and the characters are still drawn in the vibrant style. The main character and her adorable character design is always worth watching more of if you liked the original series.
Hijikata Toshizou: Shiro no Kiseki (Watched Jan 27)
　Mini Review: This biographical OVA is of a well-known figure of Japanese history and although I did not know about them and the rest of the Shinsengumi more than their humorous portrayal in Gintama and a small bit from other anime, I thought their story was told pretty well here. I enjoyed the art and dramatics of this story of his life, no historical anime I'd seen mention the Shinsengumi were as dramatic and entertaining as this short telling. I only wish it were a longer anime to flesh out characters and their relationships even more than presented, but it was fine.
Kara no Kyoukai Movie 5: Mujun Rasen (Watched Feb 12)
　Mini Review: This was an interesting movie in this series, though not my favourite of them so far. Ufotable didn't disappoint and had animation as good as expected from them as usual. The story started off with characters who were not the focus previously and stayed on them for the majority of the film which surprised me, but it was not a bad choice for this as they told the story in an engaging and dramatic way as is typical of TYPE-MOON adaptations I've experienced thus far.
Hiyokoi (Watched Feb 12)
　Mini Review: Ultimately, I felt like Hiyokoi was quite plain and forgettable, the art style was quite unremarkable and expected of the shoujo romance genre without any "punch" that makes it interesting or nice to look. It comes off like trying to copy others' homework who have good grades. The characters were just fine, the trope of being socially awkward protagonist being romantically interested in the characters around them is tired and true, but it can work on me given the execution being socially-awkward myself and this one just doesn't hit. This could perhaps benefit from having more time on the story and more effort in the production as a full series, but I feel that the problems stem from the roots here and would need to be reworked a bit to be improved.

[From Partner 3: Rinarin]
Hipira-kun (Watched Jan 27)
　Mini Review: A series of shorts in a simplistic aesthetic you might compare to Tim Burton, but in low effort CG which I think comes off more similar to cartoons for young kids I watched on UK TV when I was young so not quite the sophistication of Tim Burton's early films' style. While I'm not a fan of the character designs or art style, I would admit it is creative in appearance, it's just not quite something I enjoyed seeing. The writing on the other hand is childish and not entertaining enough to make up for it, but obviously that is fine and a lot more suitable for the original intended(I suspect) audience of this.
Field ni Soyogu Kaze (Watched Feb 04)
　Mini Review: A fun sports OVA with actually a decent dub which was surprising to find as I don't usually expect dubs to be good for random obscure anime. Shame it wasn't longer, I'd watch a full anime of this even though it was quite basic in premise. The writing and characters were still good enough to be entertaining, it just wasn't as good when compared to other Sports anime I have seen, but those are full TV anime I'd be comparing to.
School Days ONA (Watched Feb 04)
　Mini Review: I am not a fan of School Days like mentioned with the Valentines Day anime and this ONA was just worse in every way compared to the original series. There's so little animation and of such poor quality that you could watch a playthrough of the visual novel for more motion or add "Picture Drama" to the entry title and it would make sense. In actuality, it's a low quality advertisement of the original Visual Novel release. If I'd seen this when the game came out, I would never want to play it after experiencing this so I've no idea what they were thinking. The series having remade this 2 years later for TV has a better script, animation, everything and makes this entirely worthless.
Winter Garden (Watched Jan 08 - 09)
　Mini Review: An okay, but short romance anime which feels a bit weird compared to the larger series, but doesn't require those to be understood. This is nothing like the rest of the series as a whole, the 2 episodes focus on character drama and romance, whereas Di Gi Charat is a cute and funny franchise of short-length episodes, a format which I was getting largely tired of at the time of watching this which made this a refreshing change of pace. As is the standard for romance in the 00s, it has a lot of similarities for drama and character writing to works based on Key VNs and similar works and this is worth watching if you already like those.

[From Partner 4: Ylienna]
H. P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror and Other Stories (Watched Jan 27)
　Mini Review: While it can be described as an amateurish stop motion work for this animation, I believe it had a lot of charm and heart put into the animation work that could still be seen. Regardless of being able to overlook stop motion animation's touches being visible in plain sight, it was still able to tell this creepy story from the famous horror author and it does manage to create a sufficient tone/atmosphere that shouldn't be dismissed based on any first impression of amateur work. I have seen better and worse for the animation side of stop motion works, there aren't that many that pull off the vibes that this creates.
Durarara!!x2 Shou: Watashi no Kokoro wa Nabe Moyou (Watched Jan 27)
　Mini Review: I don't remember many specifics about Durarara with the time I watched it way in the past now, but when the special started I recognized the characters and their traits because of them being so fun and memorable. The special did a good job of making it still written to match those characters just as I remembered them. The art/animation was as far as I recall, just as good as the main seasons and was just a nice little story all its own.
Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon S: Nippon no Omotenashi - Attend wa Dragon desu (Watched Jan 23)
　Mini Review: This Kobayashi-san special is a wholesome reprieve from some of the heavier anime watched recently at the time of writing, there is a lot of cuteness and comedy worth watching for just like with the main series. The animation by Kyoto Ani here is as good as Kobayashi usually is, with their cute(and fanservice-based) character designs for this series being so vibrant and fun, making for a lot of entertaining and adorable moments between characters.
Shirobako Specials (Watched Jan 23 - 27)
　Mini Review: The first special I absolutely loved and wished was a full length TV anime because the characters, the aesthetic of it and the whole premise of a murder mystery with colourful and cute idol girls is amazing. The 2nd one I didn't like as much, just not vibing as much with the whole concept and characters as the first one felt like a much more unique anime if it was a full TV anime outside of Shirobako and the 2nd feels more like what a parody of an anime would usually be inside another anime, this one being almost like Strike Witches to me.

🎿 Xmas Party Starting Date: February 15, 2024
🎿 Xmas Party Finishing Date: February 23, 2024

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SheyCroixMar 28, 5:37 PM

Dec 24, 2023 5:59 PM

#178

Papa_Dragon

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: February 14, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: Kristiwazhere]

Meltys Quest
　Mini Review: This one has no chill. Get past the opening and its almost non-stop action. Given the half length episodes this is understandable though any sense of story is lacking. Animation is decentish and overall the plot is fairly average/standard.
Star Dust
　Mini Review: A rather racist take on Japanese people in a Japanese anime. Overall the story is straightforward and average. Has a strong and in your face message about environmentalism. Other then that, the ship designs are well done as well as the ship to ship combat.
Grandeek
　Mini Review: A tragic story of vengeance in a fantasy setting. Tries to wax philosophical about what it means to hold wield a sword, kinda pulls it off. Overall its decent but nothing to write home about.
Jikuu Bouken Nuumamonjaa
　Mini Review: Im not very familiar with the source material for this one. This anime was just random. fairly average overall but still amusing.

[From Partner 2: MissCactus]
Warau Salesman New
　Mini Review: A very md anime. Was expecting something more horror like, not jut someone leading people to ruin for his own amusement. Nothing overly dangerous ever happens and the consequences are very tame. Playing it safe.
Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu
　Mini Review: The premise and first couple eps are cringe. However as things progress it gets better. In the end just a cute little romance.
Tokyo Mew Mew New ♡ 2nd Season
　Mini Review: cliched magical girl sequel is even more cliched and sappy then the first season. Ham fisted save the environment message as well. Its decent overall however the repeated tropes/cliches/morale message gets anooying.
Shadows House 2nd Season
　Mini Review: Very good sequel, possibly better then season 1. Character growth is solid. The further unveiling of the backgrounds and mysteries of the characters and House is very intriguing.

[From Partner 3: Reisho-Teki]
Kidou Senshi Gundam
　Mini Review: The big one in the mecha genre. Overall its very good, though its a little weak in the middle. Amuro reminds me a lot of Shinji from Evangelion. Character tropes in their infancy. Definitely a must watch.
Juliet
　Mini Review: Pretty much a one shot for the fanservice. Nothing but uncensored ecchiness all around. All contained in a cliched and chaotic plot. The over-protective sis-con brother was something else.
Black Gate: Kanin no Gakuen
　Mini Review: Suffers a but from the animation. Remove the hentai and you have a half-way decent isekai story. The sex scene's dont really add much to the story they are trying to tell. And there not very good either. The male MC is just pathetic and annoying,
One Punch Man 2nd Season Specials
　Mini Review: Short slices of episodic nonsense from various characters. Nothing really stands out overall but are still entertaining nonetheless. Some follow up on where some characters are at after season 2.

[From Partner 4: SemPiada]
Iizuka-senpai x Blazer: Ane Kyun! yori The Animation
　Mini Review: For something this short and vanilla, it was surprisingly good. Adding to that it has an actual new romance type story behind it. Animation was real good for a hentai.
Kakushigoto Movie
　Mini Review: Lovely little encapsulation of te tv series. Moves through the the main points of the tv series fairly quickly. The extra scenes really help to fill in a little more of the backstory. Still hits all those emotional buttons the tv version does.
Princess Principal: Crown Handler Movie 3
　Mini Review: Another solid entry in the series. This one is less action oriented and more political in-fighting. Lay's the groundwork for the upcoming films. The cliffhanger of an ended really leaves you wanting the next film.
Hataraku Saibou Specials
　Mini Review: Episodic nonsense from various characters. Overall its decent with some funny moments here and there. Typical chibi omake routines.

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🎿 Xmas Party Finishing Date: February 25th 2024

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SheyCroixMar 26, 6:39 PM

Dec 24, 2023 6:26 PM

#179

Twintail_Daemon

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884

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🎄 Assigned Workshop: #8

🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: January 07, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: Awkward-Bean]

Yami no Purple Eye
　Mini Review: It's one of those entries to add to the "weird" gallery, since it suffers from an identity crisis in certain areas. The music itself is fine, but it doesn't have any relation to what's happening on screen. The panels they show could have probably been made into an anime movie, but they opted to present it this way.
Bulsajo Robot Phoenix King
　Mini Review: This is something that should not have been made, yet was made for the sake of knockoff movies. The dub is downright horrendous, making Cipher VAs sound like seasoned professionals. The story could have been seen from a mile away from how straightforward everyone is. And the enemies of this movie are incompetent to boot.
Natsunagu!
　Mini Review: It's unfortunate that it had to be like this, but I'll say 100% the short episodes didn't do this any favors. It was supposed to be a drama, but the drama of this show feels half baked. Pretty sure half of it could have been chopped and it would have reached the same conclusion, that's how little some episodes feel.
Osakana wa Ami no Naka
　Mini Review: Even after the first watch, I am in utter disbelief about the chain of events. This OVA is terrible in the story it conjured up, I mean.. it's very twisted with what it's trying to do. I know that I rarely dabble in BL (they don't normally suit my taste), but this is Cipher levels of bad in BL standards. I have no sympathies for this show's vision.

[From Partner 2: Daisy-Sensei]
Journey to Bloom
　Mini Review: A short compilation of videos, which don't leave any strong lasting impressions on me. I couldn't get attached to them due to the brevity of each episode. I will admit, the visuals didn't look bad. But if I were to put this side by side with any idol anime, is there any real difference with this entry? It at least has the potential to be something.
Kaze no Matasaburou (Movie)
　Mini Review: This feels weird to even write a review for, since I don't know how I should feel about it. It's not offensive or anything, aside from certain characters you could chalk it up to a school day with a little flare. The problem is that the thing is hardly memorable, despite it being a 20 minute runtime it was hard to keep me hooked on the show. The ending itself isn't satisfying either, everything just abruptly ends.. and that's that.
91 Days: Mijikai Rousoku
　Mini Review: They really made a recap special for a 12 episode series.. I don't know why this was made. It does summarize the main events of the first half, so I guess that's something? It's not like there was any drastic visual change or story element, it simply exists to remind people of the early days. I guess it does the recap job well enough.
Nandaka Velonica
　Mini Review: I won't go so far as saying this was a waste of time, but it's clearly geared towards its target audience. The visuals remind me of Kaiba, which is funny considering the content of the show. I found it hard to hate the show in light of its circumstances, it's just that very few people watch this.

[From Partner 3: hinagatari]
Hetalia World★Stars Specials
　Mini Review: I could never get enough of Hetalia.. well maybe I'll cross that bridge one day, but not now. These specials / bonus episodes were a nice addition, giving some attention to one of my favorite groups and general vibing among countries. Can't be a historically accurate thing, but as entertainment I take it.
Yokoo's 3 Animation Films
　Mini Review: A series of short films which seem to progressively become more "Avant" with each individual entry. I can say at bare minimum I appreciated the music of the first, despite the fact there's no real substance to any of these films on a story perspective. It had some unique artistic choices, but I can't say that helped my viewing experience. As much as I would have liked to nudge the score up a little, I couldn't.
Bannou Yasai Ninninman
　Mini Review: Normally I would day congrats for making a short film, but it's not without its flaws. Most notably, by the end the lesson was outright negated. Milk is quite the catch, but Tweedledee and Tweedledumb steal the spotlight.
Kinniku Banzuke: Kongou-kun no Daibouken!
　Mini Review: It has the potential to be something. The problem with it being three episodes is that there's little time to connect with the main characters, so as much as the preceding events are respectable there's little attachment behind it. I wouldn't go so far as say it's bad, but that main villain is really underwhelming. Don't think their vision makes sense in the grand scheme.

[From Partner 4: Bern_stein]
Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san
　Mini Review: Watching this anime was.. an experience. Obviously not the worst thing around, but it's a tad bit repetitive when most of the short time we have is spent on the human + not human dynamic. Watching this reminded me of Jashin-chan, in some senses better in others.. the characters are an issue. Some things straight up aren't resolved, which leaves a bitter taste in my mouth but whatever.
Isekai Ojisan
　Mini Review: So many times with traditional isekai we get literally transplanted in the other world and go through the typical song and dance. This show subverts expectations through the way it chooses to carry out its story. I have to admit, I found it refreshing to see Ojisan and his stories brought to life. On a more presonal level I can make sense of the way he thinks, so I give him points there.
Chiruran: Nibun no Ichi
　Mini Review: Normally I have a slight distaste for full chibi anime, it's not as bad as some CG anime but it's a different story. The stay-at-home nature of this series is extremely brief due to time constraints. This leaves me wondering if this was all the anime had to say. The anime makes it feel like the Shinsengumi just mess around all the time. Suppose I like more historical interpretations of the group (or outright Fate versions).
Musashino!
　Mini Review: It's about as bad as I expected it to be, considering I have seen the prequel to this before. Due to how most of it is either still frames or the type of movement a v-tuber has more flexibility over, there's little to visually praise. The story itself clearly acts as an ad for certain places rather than making an exceptional anime. It deserves a place in the gutter, it barely earned its name.

🎿 Xmas Party Starting Date: January 08, 2024
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Dec 24, 2023 6:29 PM

#180

AjaxTSS

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Nov 2022

443

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: January 10, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: ErogakiPatches]

Space☆Dandy
　Mini Review: Enjoyable artstyle, Ian Sinclair as Dandy was nice as he performed quite well, and the episodic nature of it kept it from feeling repetitive. Will watch season 2 likely after this event as the second season is rated higher than the first (probably from a sampling bias). Really fun and liked it a lot with a 9/10.
Arknights: Reimei Zensou
　Mini Review: Haven't played the game, so the story was brand new to me. For being based on a game and from Yostar I wasn't expecting both the animation and the art style to be actually good. The story was intriguing but not completely as it felt somewhat generic. Felt hard to pay attention to even with everything going for it 7/10.
Yuru Camp△
　Mini Review: Cute and was an easy watch. Background music added to the peacefulness of the show, the characters weren't too interesting but the visuals made up for it. If season 2 and 3 get dubbed I will watch more but for now 8/10.
Heya Camp△
　Mini Review: Little shorts that feature the characters from the parent story. The people weren't too interesting and with the focus on the outclub's adventure for the stamp rally there wasn't the calm and collected attitude that I found entertaining with the main story. Could've been better but also certainly could've been worse 7/10.

[From Partner 2: ExperienceLD]
Mekakucity Days
　Mini Review: Having not seen the main story of Mekakucity Actors, the stories that each song were trying to tell completely missed me. As for the songs themselves vocaloid can only be effective in small instances and with a song of constant vocals the obvious flaws that come from using one stand out. Like Mekakucity V's my score of 5/10 sits well with me.
Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen
　Mini Review: As a gigantic fan of Dr Stone seeing it happen in a similar but different manner is beautiful. When Myne revealed the source of her sickness to her family and the father broke down after everyone fell asleep was truly heartbreaking. The world is quite interesting hopefully it will be expanded upon, 8/10 excited for the sequels.
Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 2nd Season
　Mini Review: Myne being able to actually make a book and her general living and improvement of the church and orphanage was fun to watch. Fully grown adults having beef with a 6 year old is weird, but the story does make it make sense. Better than season 1, hopefully season 3 is even better 9/10.
Itai no wa Iya nanode Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu. 2
　Mini Review: Continuation of BOFURI, wasn't as good as the first season but was not nothing. Lost the additional joy I saw from season 1 of Maple gaining strength, but here Maple is already strong and is gearing towards the sillyness of the people around her. The characters aren't too interesting to make the season work 7/10.

[From Partner 3: Punkero]
Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyou deshita? | Previously Started: 11/12
　Mini Review: Don't want to make this a rant about how much I hate NEETs. Generic Isekai of an overpowered protag that I eat up every season a new one comes out. This version does have weight to it, the Code Geass 'mystery man', him being able to trancend universes and connect to the internet, the body duplicate of himself, and with the final episode the gate of babylon copy were interesting but plain stupid and made me dislike it more. His harem was... something, and them (including his damn sister) being VERY upset not seeing him was just weird. In the end 4/10 I love bad isekai but I hate so much of what this did. If they make a season 2, i'll sadly watch it.
Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha: Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou e Kayou II | Previously Started: 06/12
　Mini Review: Watched the first half back before it was paused, it wasn't as good as season 1 and the story slowed down and became less interesting. The 'arc' of the great spirit and reglia's marriage/love was a weird turn from what I feel like the rest of the story is about. The one time a recap episode would've actually been really useful there wasn't one 6/10.
Ryza no Atelier: Tokoyami no Joou to Himitsu no Kakurega | Previously Started: 08/12
　Mini Review: Never played any of the games, haven't watched the other Atelier anime so my perspective is certainly not from a fan of the series. Boring is the only word i can use to describe it, they do very little in each 20 minute episode that it feels like a gigantic waste of time. The 'reason' for some people to persevere may be because of Atelier Thighza, but like its relative of panty-shots it feels creepy after the first 2 times. Not an anime I would recommend to anyone (except if they've played the games idk), boring but not in the SoL kind of boring 4/10.
One Piece Film: Z
　Mini Review: O N E P E A K. Love One Piece, Film Z currently makes my 2nd favorite one piece movie only behind film red. Having more Aokiji is always nice to see, great fights, solid story nothing more to say. Quality movie and it shows 9/10. Wasn't expecting a Nickelback cover

[From Partner 4: Yvsmeg]
Skip to Loafer | Previously Started: 07/12
　Mini Review: Was a cute show, the opening was beautiful and memorable. Kinda tired of anime that takes place in school, so especially by the school-festival I was slugging through the rest of it. The drama aspect of secret/dark histories don't appeal to me, but overall it's likely one of the better shows I'm watching for workshops with an 8/10.
One Piece Movie 06: Omatsuri Danshaku to Himitsu no Shima
　Mini Review: I love One Piece, so finishing up the rest that I haven't seen is great. The drama/psychological aspect of Luffy losing his crew and what they really mean to him was great, would have enjoyed this if my 2 favorite characters were shown especially with how Brook already has gone through this situation and has ultimately come out of it. Was a great movie, not as great as Film: Red or the TV series 8/10.
Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 3rd Season
　Mini Review: Not as good as the second season, wasn't as interesting and captivating as the prequel was. The final climax of the season in addition to the segway to season 4 does successfully make me wish for more. Not the best of the series, but isn't the worst 8/10.
Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen OVA
　Mini Review: Interesting, but also not really. Even after just watching the episode it was very forgettable, the second half more so than the first. The first part with the two church guys trying to investigate about Myne's past was somewhat interesting, compared to the negotiations of the second half, 7/10.

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Thessalonians 5:26 King James Bible

Dec 24, 2023 6:32 PM

#181

simplycarissa

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
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[From Partner 1: Eleanora1315]

[✔]Bungou Stray Dogs 4th Season
　Mini Review: A great addition to the story! I really enjoyed getting more information on Akiko and Ranpo's backstories. It really allowed me to know their characters more. As usual, I feel like the story has good pace to it and nothing seems overly drawn out.
[✔]Bungou Stray Dogs 5th Season
　Mini Review: Eh, definitely not the strongest season of BSD. I feel like this one mirrored the last part of Fairy Tail in a trope I dislike. I hate how there's the constant tease of the character dies, then one or two episodes later it's like jk they actually survived by xyz. Some of it just didn't make sense and other parts jumped around and it was a bit hard to follow. Voice acting, art, and soundtrack/effects were all done well, it was just the pacing and the telling instead of showing that got to me. I disliked how we as a viewer saw one thing and then when the person explained it it was like what we had seen hadn't actually been what had happened. So, it was just a little eh to me.
[✔]Bungou Stray Dogs Wan!
　Mini Review: I typically enjoy this type of anime. This one was no different. It was cute with a good art style. The episodes were broken up into mini episodes occasionally in each one, so they weren't that long. It's definitely not one of those anime that you HAVE to watch, but if you're a fan of BSD and like some silliness and every day life, then you'd like this anime. If you're more plot focused and not into the humor anime shorts, then this is a skip without missing anything important to the over all characterization or world building of the BSD franchise.
[✔]Violet Evergarden: Recollections
　Mini Review: I believe this was a good recap of the series. It's been a hot minute since I've seen the series, but this helped me remember the key events. It was edited together really well, very smooth and it felt like all the key highlights of the show were hit. I know things had to be cut out to make it fit a certain timing, but I believe they did a great job of making the story flow and capturing the highlights of the series and key events.

[From Partner 2: KingYoshi]
[✔]Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season - Kanketsu-hen
　Mini Review: My heart is happy to see all of the OG Scouts together again. I love that Reiner and Annie got a chance to reunite and make amends with their former comrades and to become a whole team once more. I think the two hours or so that make up this special do a good job of wrapping up the end that was the final season. I was a little disappointed with the final season's ending, but I feel that this makes up for it and gives the viewers a more satisfying ending to the series. I could have done without Eren's angsting at the end though.
[✔]Kamisama no Memochou
　Mini Review: This has been on my list for awhile and what held me back is the fact the first episode was an hour and a half. I was worried they would all be that length and that the data on MAL was wrong. However, after that episode, the rest are the average length of an anime episode. I thought it was fairly good. Nothing overly amazing, but not bad. The plot was different, following a group of NEET detectives as they solved cases and worked together with a local gang in order to do it. There were about three mini story arcs in this series. I feel like maybe just one bigger overarching story would have been better as the stories individually felt a little disjointed. Art was good, voice acting fine. This was a decent anime, but not one I'll end up rewatching.
[✔]Jigokuraku
　Mini Review: I can't wait for the second season. There have been so many person in a foreign place animes with harems that this was a breath of fresh air for me. I definitely am enticed to pick up the manga to try to make connections and get deeper into the mystery before a second season drops. The story just slowly unravels and we are slowly learning about the main character and his quest to get home to his wife. There are times episodes focus on other characters and those aren't my favorite because I don't feel a connection to those characters and am not invested in them yet. It's not my favorite anime of all time, but I did enjoy the pacing and story line for it.
[✔]Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan
　Mini Review: This was a genuinely funny anime. Poor Saiki just wants to live his life in peace and is surrounded by overly needy people. From his parents, to his schoolmates, everyone seems rather hopeless without Saiki's psychic abilities to help them out. Being only five minutes an episode, I wasn't sure how the overall plot would work or if it would be enough time per episode. However, each story was wrapped up fine and there was an overall plot or series of events that worked out just fine. If you ever need something quick, amusing, and to lift your spirits, I'd recommend this anime.

[From Partner 3: myuniquename]
[✔]Disney Tsum Tsum
　Mini Review: It's cute. There's not a ton to say about this anime. Each clip is no more than three to five minutes in length. If you enjoy Disney and their Tsum Tsum line, then you'll like this anime. If Disney and/or the Tsum Tsum line isn't really your cup of tea, then this is a probable pass. It's simply the different Tsum Tsum characters getting up to every day shenanigans and having to get themselves out of shenanigans occasionally. It's cute and it'll pass the time, however, it isn't a must see anime.
[✔]Da Yu Hai Tang (Movie)
　Mini Review: I need to emotionally recover from this movie. The art is beautiful and the story is as well. I know there's been other stories with a similar theme of having to reconcile one's guilt with how it is affecting others, but I feel as if this did it really well while causing the viewer to sympathize with both sides. Maybe it's just from having to deal with inventory all week so my emotions are haywire, but the ending got to me. I ended up crying at the ending, but it was a good cry. I do think that if you're a fan of this style of art and/or this type of story, then you'll like this movie.
[✔]Flanders no Inu (Movie)
　Mini Review: If you want a sad movie, then this one is for you. Trigger warnings for animal abuse and child abuse for this movie. Like nothing this whole movie goes the main character's way. It wasn't the easiest watch for me and I feel like watching this movie was enough, I don't have interest in watching the whole television show. The art is good for it's time and I thought it was overall a really well done movie. It's just, really sad and heartbreaking. While by the very end the main character has a bit of good news, it's just too much sad on top of sad for me personally. The movie did a good job of summing up what the series was about in the fact I felt like I could watch this and be satisfied. However, due to the nature of just how depressing it was, it didn't do the job of making me want to watch the television series.
[✔]Violet Evergarden Movie
　Mini Review: If you like the Violet Evergarden series then you'll like the movie. I was originally side-eyeing the length of two hours and wasn't sure what could really take up two hours, however, the movie passed without feeling like it was overly long. I cannot comment too much as there is some major spoilers as to what happens if I do. The pacing was good, the art is still very pretty like in the original series. I felt like it was a good ending to the series, but I still am kinda eh about the love between Violet and the Major. It doesn't come off as fatherly or brotherly love and with the age difference it's just kinda a ehhhhh thing to me especially with the power dynamics that were involved. Not sure if it's meant to come off as something other than romanitc love, but it's always just kinda been ehhhh and the one thing that held me back from truly liking this series to its fullest.

[From Partner 4: ScarletCelestial]
[✔]Haikyuu!!
　Mini Review: This series has been on my PTW for far too long. A good friend recommended it to me ages ago knowing my love of both volleyball and sports animes that have good plot. I just never got around to watching it. I wish I had watched it sooner. This show was really cute. The characters are unique and distinct, working well together and for the two mains to be foils of each other are great. While they may not always get along, their bickering as part of the two main leads trope is much more palatable than like Bakugou and Deku in BNHA is. The pacing is fairly good and I enjoy getting to see them actually play volleyball. Hinata is a refreshing breath of air with his enthusiasm and love of the sport. Overall, great sports anime and I'm going to have to watch more of it after this challenge.
[✔]Eiga Daisuki Pompo-san
　Mini Review: Eh, it was eh. Like, yeah, that was a movie. Was it anything special? No. I didn't feel particularly moved or invested in this anime. It just felt like another anime that existed, but no real excitement to it and I didn't feel attached to the characters. The art was fine, the OST was fine, it just felt like it was lacking a connectivity to the viewer for me. I know I'm supposed to root for the guy aiming to be a director, but he wasn't that appealing of a character to me. This movie was just average. Nothing spectacular and nothing horrible about it either. It's more like background noise to me than anything.
[✔]Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime
　Mini Review: Beautiful art and beautiful songs. The singing in this movie is so pure and beautiful, way better than I would have expected for a movie, really. The way they go about retelling the iconic Beauty and the Beast story is truly unique and not seen before. I felt that the movie was overall very well produced, written, and told. I really enjoyed this movie and it's been awhile since I cried at a movie and I cried at the ending of this one. Definitely a recommended movie for me.
[✔]Suzume no Tojimari
　Mini Review: I honestly have no idea what this movie was about. Maybe it's because I was playing a power washing game while watching it, but I was confused as to the point, the plot, the stakes, everything. The ending didn't make sense to me nor did the love aspect. There was no buildup to it. To me this felt like a series of events, but nothing felt high stakes and I wasn't overly invested in the plot. This movie was a miss for me.

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SheyCroixMar 16, 4:44 PM

Dec 24, 2023 6:33 PM

#182

RachelPanda

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
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There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: rosemagic]

Room Mate
　Mini Review: The way it presents itself like a first person otome game caught me off guard at first. After completing this short anime I didn't have much of an impression about it. It wasn't bad or good. In my opinion Room Mate is a time kill anime that has a small harem of bishonens.
Danchigai
　Mini Review: Danchigai wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Honestly it had a few cringe moments, but most of it was okay to watch. Would recommend as a time kill or to those who love the brother x sister comedy short anime.
Durarara!! Specials
　Mini Review: Since I left the parent show before it ended this was not what I wanted to watch, but the limited amount of anime forced me to. Durarara is still as engaging as ever. I now remember why I put it on hold though. I think I dislike instigator characters, especially those who are main characters and know that they are causing a huge problem.
19 Tian (Previously started 20/60)
　Mini Review: Upon finishing this anime I was left a bit perplexed and also irritated. To be labeled as BL is a far stretch of the imagination. Yes the manhua is about same sex couples, but the shorts I watched barely show anything other than rough housing and best buddies doing a bit of male bonding. Also, it doesn't even have any kind of ending, it just stops. Not the best BL I have ever watched, and I have watched a lot.

[From Partner 2: Ariies_]
Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu
　Mini Review: I like that this anime is a slice of life about an adult woman and a pet cat. The meaningless interaction of everyday life made this one an easy watch for me. It wasn't full of any deep plot which let my mind settle into a comfy comma, if you get what I mean. It did have a few scenes repeated over and over again, which started to get on my nerves, but I still enjoyed it.
Milky Passion: Dougenzaka - Ai no Shiro
　Mini Review: Being a Josei ova from the early 90's is apparent with the hair styles and the pointy facial features. It wasn't the greatest anime of all time, but lets face it, it was short and probably had a very tight budget. Even so, I didn't feel the need to stop watching at any point. The anime kept my attention with a few comedic moments and the blushing face of the naïve main character.
Kiss wa Hitomi ni Shite
　Mini Review: Sometimes watching an older anime helps put your over analyzing of the new releases into perspective. That is what I took away form this Ova. It was simple and short, but an okay watch even though it was a bit dated.
Gon Movie: Gon, the Little Fox
　Mini Review: "heartbreaking climax" is right. This short puppet-like anime broke my heart on the final scene. The story is simple and is easily understood even without words spoken. The entire thing is reminiscence of anime of times lost. But in fact was created in 2020, it kind of felt like a time warp watching it.

[From Partner 3: Eyth]
Amefuri Kozou
　Mini Review: This short anime was made just 2 years after I was born. For being so aged, it really is quite alright, especially for young children to watch. I found it cute and easy to watch. The art and animation fit the age of the film, and was not a bad use of 20 odd minutes.
Ryo
　Mini Review: Watching an anime try to depict any kind of story from the Tokugawa era in just 26 minutes seems undoable. However Ryo gave it a good try, but fell just a bit short with an open ending and a bit of a rushed beginning. It wasn't a masterpiece but not too bad either. Its animation is okay, and the voice actors were good as well. Seeing as it was a part of the animators training project, I'd say the creator has a bright future.
High Score
　Mini Review: This short anime looks like it was created by a single person for YouTube with weirdly drawn frames and odd cinematics. I also really hated the female lead the entire time watching. The only reason to watch it was for this challenge. That is how sub par I thought it was.
Black Fox
　Mini Review: This movie was rather well put together. I enjoyed it all up to the end. But at the end it didn't end... kind of pissed me off that there isn't any closure at all for MC or story line. I really hope there is a sequel to let us all know if the bad guy gets his come-up-ins.

[From Partner 4: Malin28]
Shin Strange+
　Mini Review: I had already watched season one quite a while ago, so I sort of knew what to expect. But, my did i forget how utterly ridiculous some of the scenes were. This short anime is a pile of obscure comedy that even a more obscure amount of fans will thoroughly enjoy. I found some of it humorous and it wasn't that hard to sit still for because of the short length.
Mashle: Mash Burnedead to Fushigi na Tegami
　Mini Review: A recap that did what it was intended for. This highlighted the major points in the first six episodes for people who watch anime at a slower pace or want a refresh before starting season 2, like me. Can't say it was as entertaining as the first time watching. But, then again, it was just bits and pieces mashed into less than 30 minutes. A solid way to waste your time and have a few laughs.
Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades
　Mini Review: I have been meaning to watch these short Overlord ovas for a while now. Thanks to this challenge I will be getting a few watched. I found the chibi versions of the characters to be adorable! Being only 3 minutes each episode you cannot really expect much. The plot wasn't too bad, and the characters were spot on with their catchphrases from the original series.
Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades - Nazarick Saidai no Kiki
　Mini Review:For those of us who have watched Overlord, this chibi version is a cute diversion from some of the more grotesque scenes the maids are involved with in the main story. Being a fan of anything chibi I found it easy to watch. The maids made adorable chibis. Not so sure about the plot, but it wasn't bad. A solid ova if you like the franchise.

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There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: Kiyuka]

Aoyama Goushou Tanpenshuu
　Mini Review: very cute collection of short stories. Its extremely hard to not think of conan at all when watching anything aoyama because the character designs all look the same. I enjoyed the second story alot, a detective listening to an audio clip over and over again to figure out the mytery. Story one was cute, a slight amnesia time travel love story between students. The mini-detective smoking a giant cigarette gave me a huge chuckle, omg. Overall the stories were cute and endearing mysterious shorts.
omg, baby shin-chan !!!
Onegai☆Teacher
　Mini Review: I watched the dub and was impressed with the voices they chose. I went in semi-blind to this, I mean you can figure out what the story is from the title, but i was surprised that she is an "alien". I can imagine this show being a great first entry into anime, since I know alot of people that probably wouldve been exposed to this as a kid. I remember seeing it everywhere onm the shelves and in magazines, so it was finally nice to sit down and watch. I love the music, its nice a general slice of life themed with a kotoko opening, she ruled the 2000s. I wouldn't say this show dated well, as it just seems weird to have relationships between teachers and students, but it wasnt over the top sexual or anything too promiscious in a way that made it feel creepy. Y'know nothing special, but it wasn't terrible.
Onegai☆Twins
　Mini Review: I was playing the game Aliens or Incest while watching this. Since teacher had gone that route and i knew these were connected it was sure an interesting game. Ok i know his name is Mike in japanese as well, but it is sure weird when they say Mr. Mike and Mike all the time, and yet Karen is pronounces as Kalen..... some weird localization choices here. Im sad they didnt bring up aliens. Had to take a break near the end as the drama was making it slow. Teacher was better.
Vazzrock The Animation
　Mini Review: Such a basic male idol show, pure slice of life, EXCEPT theres very little actual music focus. Lots of other idol shows (b-pro, dynamic chord, and others) at least had a few performances and really hyped up that the boys could sing. But this show, If i didn't know it was a tsukipro side story then I would think this was an acting troupe. Almost every episode deals with them acting, in dramas, in movies, in cms, and their development with them. Im not saying thats bad, but I do watch male idol shows to get the music and sing-along. So i just cannot call this a male idol show.

[From Partner 2: Luffy_15]
Yami Shibai 10
　Mini Review:sometimes too much of a thing gets bad. This show shouldve had maybe 3-5 seasons.... but here we are at 10. I do enjoy short horror stories, so these are nice. But the first 3 seasons had so many that its enough. They do very well with creepy sound effects, and having little to no background music makes it tense. definetly in the least favorite seasons of this. Season 9 had a cool zodiac theme for their episode titles and content. This just went back to norm. Only like 2 stories were actually good. They changed the art a bit too in them. Also the narrator doesnt even say the catchphrase right..... :(the wristwatch story was cute, two siblings make a wrong decision. my future self had an interesting premise, the past self reminded me of the kid in paranoia agent. Yknow I love the story themselves, but I started to hate the animation they use for it after a few seasons. These would be great 20-30 min actual animated episodes. Some of the other stories seems like just terrible punch lines for dad jokes.
Zenonzard The Animation Episode 0
　Mini Review: Has potiental, but very basic card game anime. Main protag is boring a bit, he was bullied as a kid and so he doesnt wanna play good. I would hate to fight him he pauses so much. Not bad music, but weird lighting and theme felt like an esports game and not a card game. Idk, i think id rather watch yugioh or beyblade. Wish it was dubbed.
Cossette no Shouzou
　Mini Review: Woah.........
Drug trip the anime. Definetly an interesting premise and plot. There are scenes that remind me of other animes, Soul Taker must've taken alot from this. The music is amazing, the visuals are top notch. Not much bad to say about this, other than it really doesnt spoon feed you the story, which isnt bad in a sense. This wouldve been amazing to see in a theatre.
Rayca
　Mini Review: I love the cg and character designs and the whole look of it. Oh no sad cats. I do like there is no dialogue (besides the cats meows) to convey how she learns about human culture. It being split into different short stories also helps because she seems overwhelmed and like she had a hard time learning about human emotions. I wonder what this was made for, was it a tech demo of some sort? just curious to know who the audience was. Not much more to say about this, its short and CG; which alot of people hate, but not me.

[From Partner 3: Mr_Duke]
World Trigger - previously watched 49
　Mini Review: I couldn't remember why i stopped watching this, because i really enjoyed the show. When i went to rewatch the episode i left off on, I found there wasn't a dub for it, so maybe that was why, but who knows, rage mystery. Even though ive been more dub friendly, when i got back to the dub section i changed it. The dub sucked, the voices dont match, its got a weird overlay, and ut just didnt work. The sub was amazing, the voices fit and everyone seemed into it. I do absolutely adore this show, its got stylish fights, good music, and decent likeable characters to drive the plot along. I can see why people dont like it, its very slow and not alot happens. But when the action happens and the character powerups happen its really good. Its hard to watch just an episode at a time, you gotta go for more.
Yakitori
　Mini Review: This show has alot of potential. I enjoyed the cg, it wasnt terrible like some other shows and it was fluid and not choppy. I totally read Hideki Anbo as Hideki Anno and was so confused for a few episodes, and the guy only has this series as a credit, I am looking forward too his future work. I enjoyed the characters and their development, each one being from a different region was very nice, they were super cliche thoug (the american was burly, the british girl was nit picky, the chinese was silent and solitary). I love space and military shows and this hit the spot, but it wasnt amazing. There was also AI in this show, it was Miku, i mean Mimi, what a weird thing to bring it. I wish they wouldve brought up the concept of shared memories between soldier more, that wouldve made for some psychological warfare. They only brought that up once and it really could've been a cool thing.. This show just introduces a good amount of stuff, but its just so short. I wish it was either a 1.5-2 hr movie or a 1cour+ series. What, this was written by Carlo Zen, he did Youjo senki... crazy.
Panzer Dragoon
　Mini Review: I can see why people do not like this. But i throughly enjoyed it. The choppy cg scenes made it feel like i was playing the video game (which i did as a kid). The music was a hit and a miss, it was good when it was there, but there were scenes without it. It is sad this never got a dvd release, only vhs, but its cool it got dubbed. Even though the dub voices were a bit weak, they were fine with their telling of the story. Definetly not a great ova, but not a scum imo. ive seen way worse. This makes me wanna play the game now.
Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou: Arifureta Yorimichi de Sekai Saikyou
　Mini Review: This is one of the isekais that i was ok with watching, there arent many. I didnt mean to watch this before season 2, but it happened. For a special episode this is just a short story that doesnt deal with the main plot. Its nothing special, just more cute antics of the girls. I kinda dislike the stories they used, Id rather have a beach episode or just some flashbacks; the two halves are just so weird. Also i dont like how the girls interact with each other, it seems grimy.

[From Partner 4: Timcampy118]
AI no Idenshi
　Mini Review: I love the way this show deals with AI and humanity. The whole episode on the lady who deals with having her continual upgrades take away her base humanity, is she really the same her as before?, it really seems like such a weird question to ask. I do wonder why this show never recieved a dub, but the japanese actors do great with the tense atmosphere.
Miru Tights
　Mini Review: a well made perverted show. Not much to say about it, its cgdct, but done well enough that it doesnt overstay its welcome. Its got cute music and a good theme song, as well as 'the best tights artwork in the world' I dont know how the guy does it.
Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn
　Mini Review: fate is such a boring franchise to me. I wish it would stop, but its seems to be a fan favorite. This entry is just more dull action and weird symbolism and such. It does serves as a good prologue and introduces alot of characters. The dub was kinda bad, lots of the characters just sounded so bored and generic, nothing amazing. It is a nice show to look at, but im good not watching anymore.
Liar Liar
　Mini Review: I wanted to watch another dub show, so I could get some extra work done, so I chose this one. This show starts off interesting enough, A guy has to lie to protect himself and this girl.... and hes looking for his friend. Chaos ensues.
None of the female characters in this show are likeable, imo, the main read head is boring and is there to be romantic interest only. The maid is boring. The villianous girl is just ridiculous and provides 'plot' but not much else.
The localization for the dub of this is terrible, filled with slang and just cringey (imo.) This is not gritty enough to be a high-stakes game anime, id rather watch liar game or something more intense. In the middle it kinda just seems super typical of a show, nothing special. The MC is op, but not a rude about it, which is kinda boring. I can see why people might enjoy this, for a maid waifu, but its just super generic. (I gotta stop watching school shows)

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SheyCroixMar 16, 4:09 PM

Dec 24, 2023 7:07 PM

#185

lostnyanko

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
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There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: Ranacchi]

Pokemon XY SP: Road to Kalos
　Mini Review: Not a bad recap/preview for the new anime season, but also it's only just that. Seeing some of the old animation mixed in with the newer animation is actually pretty fun, seeing how the style has changed and gotten cleaner over time. There is something very endearing to the old style, though, that makes me miss it. The premiere of the OP at the end was a good idea to help get people hype for a new season (even if that's old news now, of course.)
Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru Churutto!
　Mini Review: Not too much substance to this series, but that's to be expected from a chibi side story type of an anime. It was cute, though! Pretty decent animation for the type of style it is in, though of course it isn't anything high impact. But it was a fun little bite-sized series to watch.
Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Hidamari
　Mini Review: I had actually forgotten about this series and it was pretty nice having it brought back on my radar. The recap episode does a very nice job of highlighting things and bringing out the important points. It did a good job with wanting to get me back into watching more of the series again, so that is a nice thing.
Netrun-mon the Movie
　Mini Review: This movie came across as very creepy and weird at parts to me. It's got that brand of humor/feel that was popular around that time and doesn't really hold up these days. The animation is very generic and the characters feel very stale. While it's like they're trying to come off with "quirky" or "unique" characters and have that parody-esque vibe, it falls extremely short on the mark.

[From Partner 2: thegoishady]
Aggressive Retsuko (ONA) 5th Season
　Mini Review: I'm honestly not sure how I feel about this season. Without giving spoilers, the beats of this season did feel different to the others. I liked some of the commentary on society that was there are parts, though. Some of it didn't quite hit right with me, though. Overall, though, it was a decent enough series, even with what felt like a rushed end. Kind of weird to see it end!
Shuumatsu no Walküre
　Mini Review: The animation on this series has a pretty unique visual feel to it, which I generally appreciate from it. The series itself, however, is very generic in a lot of ways. Tournament arcs can be very tedious in some anime and this series is completely that without much substance to take in otherwise. The fights are decent enough, at first, but then start to feel like they drag on when they're multi-episode in length.
Shuumatsu no Walküre II
　Mini Review: It's hard to find much to say about this series that I haven't said about the first season in the prior review. Even so, I did find it amusing at the fact that Hercules gave me such strong visual vibes of Joseph Joestar and is facing off someone voiced by Sugita... That aside, it kept up the same quality in all aspects, for better or worse. Even with the dragging, it hasn't been completely boring, but perhaps that was me enjoying the visual style of the series more than the actual content.
Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Movie: Guren no Kizuna-hen
　Mini Review: I feel like this movie could have been condensed down into a shorter OVA and worked a bit better than it did. To me, it didn't really feel like a theatrical release type of story or production, just a longer episode of a side story drawn out only to make it a feature length film. The story isn't bad, but it's something that is fairly generic/formulaic. The movie characters were decent, too, so it wasn't a bad thing to watch, overall.

[From Partner 3: trojangirl12]
Dead Heat
　Mini Review: Certainly a product of its time, but it wasn't all that bad. A racing-mecha type of anime that is basically just that. Typical design and feel for that era of OVA.
Genjitsu no Rimuru: Sunshine in the Slime
　Mini Review: Another chibi anime with very little substance, but it is very cute. I love the Slime cast, though I don't know the other cast really, but the characters are cute enough in this situation. A simple idea of the casts "fighting" each other and the shenanigans that happen. All-in-all, just a cute little thing to watch.
Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken: Coleus no Yume
　Mini Review: This story does work well as a side story instead of being inserted in the main plotline. That said, it isn't the strongest story as far as the plot of it goes. Despite that, I did like most of the characters and enjoyed the characters from the main series. The animation was clean, which is one of the draws of Slime.
Ruguo Lishi Shi Yiqun Miao
　Mini Review: I thought the style on this was really cute. Parts of it were very simple visually, but in this case with the style that is very much a strength in the storytelling. The historical factor in itself was okay, very much suited for children and not meant to be too heavy in the content. It was decent for what it was.

[From Partner 4: Yoko_k]
Di Wang Gong Lue
　Mini Review: While the animation is pretty nice and the character designs are fairly pretty, I had a hard time investing in this series. It wasn't exactly bad, but it wasn't exactly the most engaging series, either. Not sure if that's because of the pacing or what... but it certainly wasn't a stellar series. The characters aren't bad, but they don't leave any kind of lasting impression.
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
　Mini Review: Well, this is an anime I'd been meaning to watch for a long time, as it was very popular back in the day. I had a feeling it wouldn't exactly be my style, since GAINAX / pre-Trigger is really hit and miss for me. This one I'd lean on being more of a miss for me in general. The style was fine enough and the crass/toilet humor didn't bother me, but it just didn't exactly click with me. It's hard to pin down what exactly didn't strike my fancy, but I got bored fairly fast with the series. Perhaps, in part, I didn't really care too much about the characters, so it was hard for me to invest in them, even in a bubblegum-feeling dark comedy type of series.
Ankoku Cat
　Mini Review: Not really a fan of the animation itself, since it feels pretty awkward and clunky. The story itself is pretty simple and straightforward, which isn't exactly a bad thing, especially since it is such a short series. Some of the cats are pretty cute, though!
Ling Qi
　Mini Review: For the longest time, I kept passing over this anime when I saw it around and I'm kind of sad I put it off until now! While it's not the most amazing series, I really enjoyed this season deeply and plan to continue on watching more of it. I really enjoy the feeling of the series and the pacing felt very nice. It was so easy to binge through this series and I didn't want to take pauses when I had to. I really enjoyed the characters and the developments throughout the series.

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SheyCroixMar 8, 3:28 PM

Dec 24, 2023 7:12 PM

#186

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Dec 24, 2023 7:14 PM

#187

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: January 11, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: Eleanora1315]

Baguda-jou no Touzoku [✓]
　Mini Review: Historical interest
　This one was mainly interesting from a historical perspective. It is generally fascinating to watch older animation (this is from 1926) as you see a lot of traditional still techniques adapted to moving picture format. The story was interesting enough (note that as with a lot of timeline challenge things, I watched this movie without subs) but the real draw is the history of anime itself. I highly recommend working on movie timeline in general and this was an interesting pick for the year.
Suzume no Tojimari [✓]
　Mini Review: Otherworldly excitement
　"Is this another sad movie," my family asked as it opened on a child calling for her mother. I assured them that I didn't think it was, and I was partly right. It's an exciting and beautiful movie with great emotion behind it—but yes, there's a fair bit of sorrow. It's also, as was the case with everything I've seen from Makoto Shinkai, good. In this case, great. It's not quite perfection... I marked it down for technical reasons—the 3D sequences from afar are just artificial and lifeless...in stark contrast to the beautiful animation present in every regular scene. In essence, I really felt it was a masterpiece not-quite-realized. Still, absolutely worth watching.
Pui Pui Molcar: Driving School [✓]
　Mini Review: Silly Anthropomorpism
　I can't even really begin to give this a deep review. Mainly because it's not a deep anime. These brief shorts are just stuffed with cute furry cars and silly jokes. There's no dialogue (outside of noises, which is how everyone seems to communicate, even those who are ostensibly actual humans) and everything relies on visual gags. If you want a cute, meaningless, brief TV show, this is one.
Metropolis [✓]
　Mini Review: Stylish Exploration of Robotic Life
　Hard not to compare to Pluto when I'm watching both at the same time, so I'll get it out of the way and say Pluto is the better watch. That said, there's a fair bit to like about Metropolis. The characters are interesting and the aesthetic is very art-deco/roaring '20s, making it both compelling and eye-pleasing. While I don't think the story reaches anywhere near Pluto's heights, I suspect that if I were watching it in a vacuum it would stand on its own well enough.

[From Partner 2: KingYoshi]
Qing Chi Hong Xiaodou Ba! [✓]
　Mini Review: Very beanie...
　This short is full of silly jokes and references to Chinese cultural norms/popular culture. I thought it was fun and humorous, though I did wonder if there were not some better translations, given that I could see some events that would have been funny jokes if the wording matched better. Of course, maybe I was overthinking things. All-in-all, enjoyable but nothing amazing. Will still use bean emotes on Discord.
Chiruran: Nibun no Ichi [✓]
　Mini Review: Goofy historical candy
　Quick comedic bites that are spun off from (what I assume is) a more serious manga. Typical jokes about perversion, being tough, getting girls, and other staples of "cutely-animated" shorts about bros (regardless of time-period) abound and that's fine with me. Nothing about short anime series like this tends to be amazing, but this one was a quick watch with some chuckles—for the time investment of one TV episode it offered enough levity to pay out at least enough to not regret watching.
Haiyoru! Nyaruani: Remember My Love(craft-sensei) [✓]
　Mini Review: Cosmic parody
　Satisfying for fans of Lovecraftian mythos (I am, peripherally so) and parody anime. Why this isn't tagged parody on MAL is another mystery to which the answer is no doubt "MAL-being-MAL"... The biggest oddity of these episodes is that half of them is credits—but I suppose they had a time slot to fill and the ED was made to pad out. Still, very enjoyable for the bit less than two minutes each episode really lasts.
Pluto [✓]
　Mini Review: Sensational and Sensitive
　Not much I can say other than: watch this anime. Excellent characters, story, pacing...easily the best thing I've watched for the Workshop section and I suspect it's in very good position to be the best thing I watch in all of the event. Can't really speak to how it adapts the source material or reflects on that source material's origins, but basically blind to that material, it's phenomenal.

[From Partner 3: ScarletCelestial]
Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Break Time [✓]
　Mini Review: Short Zero
　Just some random bits in petit style from the world of Re:Zero, so naturally I enjoyed them well enough. Nothing amazing here, of course...just some funny moments with characters established in a much, much more gritty main series. The contrast is part of the amusement—with the brutal mainline occurrences completely wiped away (though referenced) and nothing but silly bits present the anime offers what honestly might be a good palette cleanser.
Happy Birthday: Inochi Kagayaku Toki [✓]
　Mini Review: After School Special, Japanese Style
　This anime is one that really feels like it belonged on TV to explain the dangers of child abuse and bullying. It's not my favorite film ever, but I appreciated the depth of the characters involved. Even antagonistic characters were given some sort of reason behind their behaviors which was revealed by the end of the movie. All-in-all, I'd not have chosen to watch this outside of a challenge, but it wasn't without its charms...particularly in how the main character developed through adversity.
Neko nanka Yondemo Konai. [✓]
　Mini Review: Cats are Catty
　Kittens come to live with brothers. They do kitten things while the brothers do human things. That's it. If you want to watch cats being cats, this is the short show that will give you that. They're cute and feline and that should be enough. Want anything more? Look elsewhere.
　
Kidou Senshi Gundam-san [✓]
　Mini Review: Irreverent Hyperbole
　Characters from Gundam (OG) do goofy things—Char and Amuro are pervs, there's a masked chicken, the ED has a handful of humorous permutations based on the character highlighted in the episode. If you like Gundam and goofy crap...watch this. If you don't, probably miss it. I thought it was fine, but I have a high tolerance for pervy goofiness and I like Gundam.

[From Partner 4: simplycarissa]
Ghiblies [✓]
　Mini Review: Weird masters
　Divorced from any real over-arching story, this anime lets the creators of many of the most acclaimed anime ever get really strange. The brief sections are each a story without the heft of the studio's movies, yet with some of the characteristic quirkiness...turned up. All-in-all well worth the watch if for no other reason than it's part of a collection, but more than that it's just over half an hour of Ghibli fun injected into the day.
Cello Hiki no Gauche (1982) [✓]
　Mini Review: Symphonic movements
　This isn't my favorite film, nor even one I liked much, but it did feature some wonderful music. For that reason alone it may be worth the relatively short runtime of just over an hour. The film itself had a passable story, but it was elevated from truly middling by the music itself. If classical music is something you enjoy, this is worth it. Beyond that its real redeeming factor is the relationship the main character forms with various (often humorous) animals.
Coquelicot-zaka kara [✓]
　Mini Review: Wait, Are We *****?
　Ghibli is Ghibli, so this was enjoyable. It's a period piece, set in the mid-1960s. Post-wars, pre-Olympics, as Japan pushes forward with modern notions at odds with the country's tremendous legacies. This is played out in the lives of those at a boarding house and school—as well as in the contrast between old and new in the backdrop. Yokosuka is interesting to me as a setting because I've been there (on base only, but still) and the chosen period made me think back on Kids on the Slope.
Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara [✓]
　Mini Review: Dripping With Sentimentality
　On the one hand, I knew what was coming. On the other, I still enjoyed how it played out. In the end, I was happy with the journey. (I'm also a big fan of Science Saru, I'm discovering.) Well worth the watch.

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Watching anime since the '70s.

Dec 24, 2023 7:42 PM

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: February 27, 2023

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: Canaan]

Dragon Fist
　Mini Review: This is another entry in the list of 90's OVAs that are just through and through bad. It makes random time jumps, a lot of stuff is introduced for no reason as it is never touched on again, and there is more hole than plot; characters' actions are all over the place, as there is no consistency in their decisions and motivation. Even art and animation are sub-standard and forgettable, and the soundtrack is not much better. Overall, just a waste of time. 3/10
Anima Yell! Ouen Douga
　Mini Review: Just as the main series, I immediately forgot what happened directly after watching it. Most Doga Kobo shows I've watched had good animation, interesting characters and were pretty funny. Sadly, I can't say any of that about this, it was just boring, and I still don't care about the characters nor their cheerleading. 4/10
One Piece Movie 01
　Mini Review: This was actually quite nice. Sure, the villains were boring, the animation quality was rather bad and the overall character designs looked pretty old. But on the other hand, the Straw Hat Pirates' character designs while old-looking were quite nostalgic, and I really liked the story of Woonan and Gramps, their flashbacks were nice too. I wonder if the dubbed version contained the better opening. 6/10
Mieruko-chan (1 episode watched prior)
　Mini Review: Overall, this was decent; I loved the voices. Not much else to say here, it was alright across the board with how they adapted the story, and the character designs and animation were unexpectedly also not bad. The manga is still better though. 6/10

[From Partner 2: Kanijo]
Mirai Nikki: Redial
　Mini Review: Surprisingly not as bad as I remember the TV series. Sure, everyone is still crazy and unlikeable, most characters are still uninteresting, decisions are still arbitrary, the big CG god is still funnily ugly, and the comedy is still not funny, but at least there is no abundance of slaughter and horrible things happening just because. The opening is also still good. 5/10
Summer Ghost
　Mini Review: A really pleasant movie with solid production values; while the voice acting wasn't amazing I think it was solid too. I also liked that there were no teary breakdowns and they didn't add 50 minutes of padding to make it longer than it needs to be. Overall this was something I would recommend if someone wants to watch a calm, medium-length movie. 7/10
Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou (1 episode watched prior)
　Mini Review: When you take beloved characters, dumb them down to a degree where they don't feel human anymore, place them in a generic school setting and add unfunny jokes, you get this travesty. While it did have a handful slightly entertaining moments, all in all this is just a failed parody. I absolutely hated whenever the titans showed up because almost always it created a horrible tonal dissonance. 2/10
Jigokuraku (6 episodes watched prior)
　Mini Review: Overall unimpressive and jumbled, whether it be the artstyle, animation, presentation of events (stop it with the flashbacks) or characters, of which I found none particularly interesting or myself invested in. Just a thorough disappointment. At least some of the the later episodes were somewhat enjoyable. 4/10

[From Partner 3: M-8-Hype]
Eiga Daisuki Pompo-san
　Mini Review: Another movie with great animation and character designs. While people don't behave very realistically in many places (the banker meeting scene in particular), it doesn't strive for it, and while Gene's and Nathalie's (especially Nathalie's) voice actor sounded very inexperienced, it matches their characters, so that didn't hinder my enjoyment either; at times, the movie was also pretty funny. All in all this was a thoroughly feel-good movie. 8/10
Yuru Camp△ Movie
　Mini Review: All the positive stuff from season 2 applies here too, this time with a little more animation than the TV series (at least as season 2, it has been a while since season 1, so I can't say for sure). A great conclusion to a great series (not counting the 8bit stuff, since that will probably suck). I only wish we had gotten to see more of Rin's imagination. 9/10
Golden Boy
　Mini Review: Pretty enjoyable as a wacky comedy. Even though there are a lot of questionable things happening (like Kintarou's obsession with toilets or him camping for a month in front of someone's house), there is much unneccessary bouncing and similar stuff, Kintarou often acts like he's a super horny teenager, I don't remember if there was background music even once, and much of the actual plot is extremely forgettable, somehow I don't mind all these things as much as I think I'd normally do. It is just not taking itself seriously and presented in such a lighthearted manner that I think much of the aforementioned stuff may actually work in its favor; I wish there was more of it. 7/10
Yuru Camp△ Season 2 (4 episodes watched prior)
　Mini Review: This has everything I could possibly want from it: beautiful scenery, fitting music, great voice acting, relaxed character interactions and solid animation. It is just thoroughly comfy and funny. While the old opening and ending are better (these ones were still fine though) and some of the car/motorbiker CGI could have been even less noticeable, this is still just as much of a slice of life gem as the preceding season. 9/10

[From Partner 4: ohpishhposh]
Kyochuu Rettou
　Mini Review: I'm not a fan of the horror genre, and this one just reinforced that aversion. That it is clearly meant as an OVA for people who have already read the manga resulting in a very strange first scene which doesn't fit in with the rest and a time skip that implies the situation should already have been clear to everyone is one of its less egregious faults. Its insects are hideous CG, it doesn't manage to make me root for the characters' survival but rather their demise, the animation is pretty bad, the plot (especially when involving the insects and other critters) barely makes any sense, and the explicit (but not realistic) torture porn is the icing on top. 1/10
Irodorimidori
　Mini Review: Just standard CGDCT music stuff. There was nothing remarkable or memorable about it, neither good nor bad. At least it was short enough not to be boring. 5/10
Thermae Romae Specials
　Mini Review: By virtue of the style of its art and animation, the live action segments, nods to other shows, the classic music and overall content, this felt more like a shitpost than a proper anime. Adding to that its stale premise and unfunny jokes as well, I don't see the appeal of the show. It's not really worth a watch for me, I would rather just listen to the music on its own. 4/10
Black Clover: Jump Festa 2016 Special
　Mini Review: If the main character was less of a screaming retard and was not magically able to use magic despite not being able to use magic, there was no physical abuse through magic in an attempt to do slapstick comedy, and there was less exposition dialogue and monologue, this would probably still be pretty uninteresting. It has a main character who pursues an unattainable goal but for plot reasons still gets a way to do it, the grimoire ceremony was pretty boringly done, nothing was learned about the world those people live in except for one city, most of the animation and voice acting was average at best, and I don't really like the art (yet, would have probably gotten used to it). Overall, this is just like the TV series, though with a little less screaming. 3/10

🎿 Xmas Party Starting Date: February 28, 2023
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Dec 24, 2023 7:43 PM

#189

Jaikeis

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: February 3, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: CsillaLoli]

Arakawa Under the Bridge
　Mini Review: It's got some decent jokes, but the comedy is dragged down by some really dated bits, and I've never personally been a big fan of watching young adults trying to find out what love is, baby don't hurt them. Plus, the immediate cognitive dissonance is hard to shake, seeing our lead voiced by Kamiya against the Shinbo styled backdrop, and the comparisons to Monogatari that come unbidden put it in an unfair light. I do think the writing becomes more compelling after the first few episodes, especially when our protagonist is confronted head-on about the value of living true to yourself free of outside validation, which then leads to him ruminating more on his relationship with his father. I like how early on he talks about things like his father washing his hair once when he was a small child, and then the next day tells him to pay him back and that they'll never do each over a favor ever again, and it's all presented as completely normal because why would he know otherwise? The comedy gets a little too in the way of how it gets resolved though.
Pet
　Mini Review: Extremely young adult novel-esque plot, but I had a lot of fun with the execution. The heavy use of jargon makes some scenes hard to follow, but the visuals are top notch. The dream world gets decently weird and creative, but I especially liked how the conceit of the brainwashing makes you question whether what you're seeing happen in reality is actually real or not. This is most prominent in the first couple episodes which make a big impression showing insane behavior that comes out of nowhere that then vanishes in the next cut. It's a shame we see much less of that happen after we move on from the outsider point of view though. Really love the performances in this from Kishow in particular. He hides it pretty well in the introduction, but the reveal that he's actually a manipulative psychopath is some good soap opera drama. He's great at chewing the scenery, laughing like a maniac in his internal monologue that it drowns out the conversations he's holding at the same time. I like how he's so far gone that he's clearly fallen to some of his own scheming, changing his motives in little, contradictory ways and morphing into some toxic gay codependency. Hope that sequel to the manga gets adapted someday.
Hitorigurashi no Shougakusei
　Mini Review: Some decent jokes and the last episode honestly manages pretty well at being heartwarming, but there's not much in the way of an overarching narrative between episodes, which leaves everything feeling rather scattered. I'm also not a fan of the moe Job type characters who are eternally optimistic and cheerful in the face of bleak circumstances. It's a boring setup, but in a depressing kind of way. The little acts of kindness our nine-year-old starving orphan gets from strangers just feels sad, because it's clearly not really improving her day-to-day life in any meaningful way, and like, they could be doing a whole lot more than giving her the occasional dollar store snack?
Aria the Animation
　Mini Review: Aria's strongest suit is in its worldbuilding, unobtrusively weaving in the story of the terraformed planet's history and people in a way that makes the setting come alive, and the occasional background supernatural element helps to add to the charm and mystique of being on an alien planet. It couples well with the episodes explicitly focused on portraying the cast's professional trade which were the ones I enjoyed most. Outside of that, there's certainly no shortage of endearing moments, but the whole is, as advertised, a little too laidback for my tastes. Our leads enjoy perfectly happy lives, with each episode only presenting the most token of quandaries if at that. What I need is the bite of hardship before the lessons on appreciating life for what it is can really sink in.

[From Partner 2: is_peque]
Given: Uragawa no Sonzai
　Mini Review: This is just fluff, but it's cute enough. Ritsuka's awkward teen shtick was the selling point of the main series and is just as charming here as ever, and it's nice seeing Mafuyu and him finally being comfortable with each other as well as their friends. A funny contrast to the adults suffering from their own terrible communication skills in the movie.
Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai: The Clouds Gather
　Mini Review: I think it's fine as a messy character drama, but with how disaffected the characters act, it's hard to connect emotionally with it even when someone is literally bleeding out on the streets. I could buy that being the intent though since how the characters act would be entirely consistent with the presentation of the narrative. Either way, I can't say it's really my bag. The sexual abuse angle is a bit overplayed, and the plotting feels like an afterthought amid all the sexually explicit scenes.
Chironup no Kitsune
　Mini Review: The foxes were pretty cute, but the narrative is unfortunately really light on substance. The tragedy with the hunters is a rather banal setup, and its presentation is weak with how incompetent the hunters are. They set one trap, never check it, shoot a couple of foxes, and then leave the same day. The last 20 minutes of the film is spent watching the remaining foxes slowly waste away, so my strongest feeling coming out of it was that, damn, if these hunters had killed them all faster they wouldn't have needlessly suffered like this.

[From Partner 3: Jokobo]
Pandora Hearts
　Mini Review: Fundamentally, it feels like this show is afraid of holding onto uncomfortable situations for anyone for any period longer than one episode. Oh no, our lead sold his soul to some psycho freak to get out of hell. Actually, turns out she's just a normal girl and doesn't want to kill people. Oh no, our friend got kidnapped and is being held hostage. Actually, we rescued her off-screen and then flashed back to how we did it so that there's no actual tension in what the viewers see because they were already told how it ends. Oh no, we're being menaced by the evil organization gleefully perpetuated the famous slaughter of a town a century ago. Actually, this flashback we show immediately afterwards will tell the viewers that they were just coerced into it and it's very sad. It's like there's no stakes in any endeavor, and the big quests of finding hell girl's lost memories or the truth behind the slaughter feel poorly motivated. I'm also not a fan of the comedic elements, but more to the point, they frequently interrupt what should be serious scenes and undercut the tone and gravity of whatever situation is at hand. And in the end, it doesn't feel like our heroes really accomplished much of anything except our lead now knows how to love himself a little better. Good for him, I guess.
Himegoto
　Mini Review: Got railroaded into this for Lo Score, and well, in some sense it was less bad than I expected. Still, I'm not a fan of comedies that are too mean, and the ecchi moments are distasteful and the sexual assault jokes uncomfortable. That they tried to have a bit of drama over it in the end honestly casts the earlier jokes into a worst light, but at least with shorts nothing gets the time to really sink in.
Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi
　Mini Review: Aaaaand the Hi Score round anime immediately next, hello. I did like the teens being kinda awful people in small ways, and there were some cute interactions between the two. The time warping tunnel thing is neat, but I felt like they could've down more with it as a concept. Ultimately, though, it's real dumb. Both of our leads end up throwing away multiple years of their lives for what is essentially a high school fling measured in months, and nothing really comes of consequence of it. It's simply too happy an ending. And what happened with the dad anyway?
Kagami no Kojou
　Mini Review: I quite liked the support system the kids had in this in helping them resolve their uncomfortable school situations; it feels rare to have such understanding parents and authority figures in anime. The twist though is super predictable, and the setup is incredibly contrived as a result to support that twist, because it relies upon the kids never talking to each other about any substantial part of their lives for the several months they're together. Plus, the twist's reveal is emphasized so many times that I get the impression the movie doesn't have any faith in its audience getting it, like there wasn't a record-breaking popular movie with the same setup not too long ago. Overall, exploring the mystery of setting is enjoyable, but its constraints ultimately leave the messaging on the themes kind of muddled. Guess that sometimes if life sucks, you should remember that happier times are ahead, so just grin and bear it for now?

[From Partner 4: Nymeew]
X OVA
　Mini Review: Who is this even made for? This is basically just an extended trailer of the main series wrapped around the vague excuse of a frame story through visions of the future. Which is fine a concept I guess, but all these scenes were shown with zero context, and they didn't seem to be particularly big moments either, so I can't imagine pre-existing manga fans getting much out of this either. I read the X manga back in the day solely for the Tokyo Babylon connection, and while I remember almost none of the details, I can at least appreciate getting a Subaru/Seishiro scene here.
Uchida Shungicu no Noroi no One-Piece
　Mini Review: Animation is nice enough (at least when the flashes weren't hurting my eyes), but the horror is either completely toothless or some predictable twist that even r/TwoSentenceHorror would call hackneyed. The character designs are samey enough that I thought the guy each of the three girls was pining after was the same person at first, and honestly that would've been a stronger through-line. As is, I think this ghost is just a petty poltergeist who randomly goes after girls in love. Get a life (ha), man.
Wei, Kanjian Erduo La!
　Mini Review: Cute art, but definitely one of those light on substance feel good pet fluff pieces. The BL framing definitely feels pretty suspect with how the boy acts like a child (when he's not explicitly acting like a cat), but more to the point, his character is basically just a prop, which hits upon the same reasons why I don't really care for childcare stories. He exists to be cute and innocent, and his only purpose is to lift our protagonist out of his dreary life. The hyperidealized cat who would never, ever knock your favorite mug off of the counter.
Seiyou Kottou Yougashiten: Antique
　Mini Review: A strange one. We have a pretty unique and compelling hook in our lead character's trauma in being kidnapped as a child, but it's basically ignored for most of the show, brought up in casual conversation and then quickly moved on from. Instead, the bulk of our time is spent mostly on fluff. The baking process that's shown isn't very interesting since it never really goes beyond pointing out desserts and giving them fancy French names. The characters do have some decent beats, but they're held back by having their issues mostly contained to one-off episodes in both setup and resolution, and they for the most part act the same before and afterwards. The kidnapping case is fun to follow when it does finally come into the limelight, and while it ultimately does feel a bit shallow when its purpose is revealed as a bait-and-switch, I can appreciate the show sticking to its message of letting go and moving on. I do also like how this is explicitly not a romance. Sometimes you can share a cringe high school confession and still be fine friends a decade later.

[From Partner 5: Zekkenshin]
Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to
　Mini Review: Charmed by how closely this hits the Gintama vibe of stupid idiot comedy, down to the beats of sincerity that keep the jabs from feeling too mean. I threw this on for the BL angle promised by the premise, and while I doubt the series is ever going to really deliver on that front, the display of shounen-style friendship the show ends on is very heartwarming regardless. I like the dynamic between our leads of being long-time childhood friends defined by mutual little acts of kindness who then ultimately become closer by learning how to communicate better. It's just so pleasant.

🎿 Xmas Party Starting Date: February 4, 2024
🎿 Xmas Party Finishing Date: February 17, 2024

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🍘 After Party Finishing Date: February 23, 2024

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SheyCroixMar 16, 4:49 PM

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Dec 24, 2023 8:08 PM

#190

trojangirl12

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❄️　Lazy Santa: '23 Exchange Edition　❄️

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🎄 Assigned Workshop: #17

🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: January 27, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: lostnyanko]

Miss Monochrome: Music Clips
　Mini Review: So I will start this review by saying I do not watch many music videos, and you can go check my stats to prove this. I will say I have seen the Miss Monochrome anime and I liked it ok, but I think I like her music videos better. I feel like her character as a whole is more along the lines of just doing short clips singing songs, and this anime did that perfectly. I especially liked how each music video had a different tempo and the songs were not monotonous. Overall, it was fairly good and I scored it 7/10.
Obey Me! Season 2
　Mini Review: Season 2 is pretty similar to season 1 in how its very episodic. Belphie and Mammon are hilarious trying to do all they can, while poor Levi just wants to be his NEET self. Asmo making a game was fun and Mammon always has to stir up some issue. Overall, it was ok. 6/10.
New Game! Watashi, Shain Ryokou tte Hajimete nanode...
　Mini Review: It has been awhile since I had watched the main series and I had forgotten this OVA existed, even though it had been on my list. I loved how they were able to relax and enjoy themselves on vacation. It felt a little scattered for my taste however. I really loved the poor snowman as well. Overall, 7/10.
Peter Grill to Kenja no Jikan: Super Extra
　Mini Review: Where to begin with this show. The best part of this show is the low-brow level of comedy along with the absurd way they censor all of the characters bits. I am a bit disappointed the main love interest did NOT mature in her sexuality to lose her naive view of where babies come from, and this man ADDED new women to his harem. He is like a cutout protag who complains about what most would want. Not terrible, but not great. If this gets a season 3 I will be disappointed in the anime community. Overall 5/10 (truly because the censorship made me laugh out loud).

[From Partner 2: thegoishady]
Dr. Stone: New World
　Mini Review: The boys of science are finally making good progress. I really enjoyed how they introduce the new characters and build on older ones. Ginro has some nice character development, and the teamwork between the characters is very fitting. It is nice to see the plot progressing quickly and I am happy to watch the next part of the season. Overall 8/10.
Asobi Asobase
　Mini Review: To start this review, I will confess this show did make me laugh. The girls were all super awkward and made it funny, especially with their "ugly" faces. The biggest drawback was most of this felt too forced, even though it was made episodic. I also wished we had wrapped a few of the "story suggestions" up, like a few side characters eluded to building more of a story. Good, but not as good as I thought for 7/10.
Boku no Hero Academia 6th Season
　Mini Review: This season was a roller coaster. We finally had the climatic buildup of an all out war, and then the repercussions of the fallout afterward. I really enjoyed it a lot, especially with multiple characters getting well deserved growth and depth. 9/10
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans 2nd Season
　Mini Review: There was a common phrase going through my head as I was finishing this season which is, to live by the sword is to die by the sword. Every single character stuck true to this notion, to their own fault. It felt like almost all character development from season one was destroyed for some characters, and stagnated for others. Enjoyable to watch, but only good. 7/10

[From Partner 3: Ranacchi]
Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen
　Mini Review: This season of Demon Slayer had me emotional. I really enjoyed how they gave each of our boys some extra screen time, and built up the relationship between the characters while keeping previous events relevant to the story and character development. Nezuko is still the sweetest baby ever, and I really enjoyed Tengen and wives screen time. Villains were also well written. Overall 9/10.
Isekai Quartet Movie: Another World
　Mini Review: We get a follow up to how all of our favorite isekai characters do with yet another isekai situation. The characters stick true to form and we get some truly funny moments. Good, but nothing super great and it allows you to see the characters from each featured anime. Overall 7/10.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: Misaka-san wa Ima Chuumoku no Mato desu kara
　Mini Review: This is a continuation of the railgun series. I am happy they added some extra girl time between the characters, while giving them a problem to overcome. I enjoyed the good relationships and it made me ready to watch the next season. Overall 7/10.
Houkago Shounen Hanako-kun
　Mini Review: I am happy I got to see more Hanako-kun. I am not sure how I felt about the short episode parody style, but the art was really good and the humor was fun. I am hopeful we will be getting more Hanako in the future. Overall 7/10.

[From Partner 4: Yoko_k]
Natsume Yuujinchou Roku Specials
　Mini Review: I really enjoyed these two episodes. I feel like they were almost included in the main season, but were cut due to time. They really bring you on an emotional journey, and I may have cried at the end of both of them. Highly recommend earlier seasons of this show, and this special if you have watched season 6. 8/10 because it was so good.
Tonikaku Kawaii 2nd Season
　Mini Review: Season two had been on my list since it aired so I was happy to watch it. I am happy they grew closer as a couple and it was good. However, I feel like they are dragging the show at too slow of a pace when you consider how long they have been married. Still good but I wish it would speed up a little. 7/10.
Trigun Stampede
　Mini Review: I have seen so many people hyping this up over the last few months. It was on my list due to this. I thoroughly enjoyed it, even though I am not a big fan of CGI. In this series and based on where it is set, I feel like it actually fit, even if it felt a bit awkward to watch. Looking forward to the next season. 8/10.
1001 Nights
　Mini Review: I really enjoyed the art and colors behind this anime. It was beautiful, and the music was great. However, it feels like it was trying too hard to be symbolic, with too much going on in the background. I can understand the MCs had an intimate moment, but the other things going on made it feel like it was too much. Overall: 5/10.

🎿 Xmas Party Starting Date: January 01, 2024
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Dec 24, 2023 8:24 PM

#191

Sokratis

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May 2021

96

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 26, 2023
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Dec 24, 2023 8:41 PM

#192

Kristiwazhere

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2271

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🎄 Assigned Workshop: #23

🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: January 21, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: MissCactus]

[📺The TV Corner📺]

Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto desu!
　Mini Review: This is an anime that I'm actually surprised I ended up liking. The anime it's self felt rushed in places and at first I didn't like how it shifted focus to being about Kanoko and her jealousy/stalker/psychotic issues rather than Hime and Mitsuki like I wanted it to be. But somehow the anime and it's story and characters had a certain charm to it that pulled it though.
Buddy Daddies
　Mini Review: I was a bit hesitant with this one because I had seen a lot of camparison to Spy x Family, which I didn't really enjoy that much (well at least the first season). I was glad to find out that the shows weren't actually that similar. Buddy Daddies's tone was darker and grittier, compared to Spy x Family, while somehow still being lighthearted. It was kind of like Three Men and a Baby meets a yakuza drama in a way and I really enjoyed it.
Tasogare Otome x Amnesia
　Mini Review: This was an enjoyable romance horror comedy that thankfully didn't veer too far in either direction. A common problem with these sort of anime is that they can either focus solely on comedy and forget about the horror element, or the other way around. This show had a good balance and even when it got dark it didn't get TOO dark like something and I appreciate it for that.
Rougo ni Sonaete Isekai de 8-manmai no Kinka wo Tamemasu
　Mini Review: It seems this style of Isekai anime can be polarizing to people but I tend to like them. They my not be the deepest shows in the world, they may not have the best animation, or writing, but there is something about them that I find compelling. People seem to compare this a lot with Ascendance of a Bookworm but I was reminded more of Kuma Kuma Bear in the opportunistic nature of the MC and how she used her powers to benefit the world that she had fallen in love with.

[From Partner 2: Papa_Dragon]
[🔞The "Adult Services" Corner🔞]
Kemonokko Tsuushin: The Animation - Ushi Musume Bell
　Mini Review: On paper this seems like something that would be up my alley but I found it pretty bad. The art and animation it's self wasn't bad, it's everything else that was a problem. It was completely ruined by over use of looped animation and still images of things like the sky and houses, and even at one spot, fricking floor boards, when ever anything not related to sex was going on or they just didn't feel like animating something. Then there was the shaky cam that showed up randomly and seemingly for no reason that added nothing other than mild nausea. The audio also had issues, sounding hollow and echoey, which wasn't helped by the fact that there was absolutely no backing music. Maybe for people that have a certain... interest... deeper than I do this will scratch a certain itch, but for me this was dull and annoying and I didn't get much out of it. Watching it was more of a mental endurance test than anything.
Fukai ni Nemuru Oujo no Abaddon The Animation
　Mini Review: A nice mix of horror and hentai. It's really mostly horror as there is only one full sex scene. Though the horror is actually done pretty well and the one sex scene is pretty good. I just wish there were more episodes and they actually finished this, maybe I'll have to see if the game has an english version. I actually found this pretty interesting and I don't quite understand why this one has such a low score.
Junk Story: Tetsukuzu Monogatari
　Mini Review: I watched this to see if this was really as bad as people make it out to be, and I'd say it isn't. With the extremely low score I was expecting either ugly art, flip screen animation, overuse of looping, something extremely disturbing to happen out of no where, or a terrible nonsensical plot line, bad editing or all of above, but I got none of those. While I wouldn't say that either the art or animation were great they did not offend my eyes and was easily watchable. The plot was actually kind of cool and made sense. Other elements weren't that bad either. There were a few segments where it was obvious that they were working on a shoestring budget, but as a whole I would say that this wasn't that bad. The only downside is that there were clearly meant to be more episodes.
Gakuen Nanafushigi
　Mini Review: I have a thing for anything supernatural and/or demonic, yes even that way, so I was hoping that this would scratch that itch. The first one did, with a nice, if generic girls accidently summon a demon and said girls get possessed by said demon sort of plot, and some nice scenes. The inclusion of Buddhism elements was interesting as well, since these type of hentai plots usually go full western influences. The second episode was awful though with a typical male... you know what... fantasy garbage. It seemed that the animation also took a hit as well from what I remember with typical low budget hentai animation with choppy animation and scenes where the characters just gyrate back and forth.

[From Partner 3: Reisho-Teki]
[❓The Anything Goes Corner❓]
Rayearth
　Mini Review: This one seemed decent at first but turned into an incomprehensible mess by they end. Bad guys suddenly becoming good with little explanation. Try hard "epic" fantasy nonsense that devolved into drivel. Maybe it's down to this being a rushed production, but it kind of seemed like the story they had to work with was probably nonsense in the first place.
Shirobako Movie
　Mini Review: When I saw the length of this one I was a bit worried it would wear out it's welcome like a lot of anime films past an hour and a half do for me but it didn't and was a pleasant revisiting. I enjoyed it as a whole but I did have a problem with the section at the end when they showed the ending scene of the anime they made. It was the same the same issue that I had with the OVAs in that they went the parody route which cheapens things from me, I would rather see a serious take on the work they did.
Iron Virgin Jun
　Mini Review: This one was a bit of a disappointment for me, not one of the best adaptations of Go Nagi's work. Though thumbing through the source material it seems that it may not have been his best work, but even putting that aside this anime fails to capture the art style or tone of Go Nagi. Even divorcing it from it's source, while somewhat enjoyable and not terrible, it just isn't very interesting. The attempts at humor aren't very well done, and the plot gets silly and inconsequential pretty fast and what we are left with is a pretty generic action anime.
Sonny Boy
　Mini Review: One of a trio of more artsy TV anime with a similar tone that I've ended up watching recently, the other two being Vlad Love and Tasogare Otome x Amnesia. The art, pacing, and narrative approach reminded me a lot of Mamoru Oshii's mid 80s - early 90s work with a bit of Mamoru Hosoda and Kino no Tabi (visiting other worlds and their rules) thrown in. I found this anime very interesting and felt that it represented maturing and figuring out what you wanted in life.

[From Partner 4: SemPiada]
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Princess Principal: Crown Handler Movie 1
　Mini Review: I was a bit afraid that I'd have to skim through the series to remind myself what happened in it as I had forgotten a lot about it but that wasn't the case. The movie was pretty good at subtly jogging my memory, which I appreciated since many anime sequels treat their viewers as if they are idiots with the memory of a gnat and just beat the audience over the head recapping things. The movie it's self was more dialog heavy and cerebral than I remember the series being but it was still very enjoyable in it's own way and I look forward to the other two.
Princess Principal: Crown Handler Movie 2
　Mini Review: We get more action and less mind games in this one. Closer to what I remember the series being. I like this one a tad better than the first, it was a lot of fun. (re-write)
Princess Principal: Crown Handler Movie 3
　Mini Review: Didn't enjoy this as much as the other two. There wasn't really much to it, a lot of talking that went no where and running around the sewers at the end. It seemed to be building to a thrilling conclusion that didn't come, probably because they decided at the last minute to milk more films out of this.
Princess Principal Picture Drama
　Mini Review: I didn't care for these at all, they were dull and seemed utterly pointless to me. The mini-stories went no where and the episodes that tried to be funny fell flat to me, they also lack the charm that the shorts connected to the movies have. I don't really understand why these exist, they don't add anything plot wise to the main series and don't reveal anything about the characters or their personalities. I'd recommend skipping these unless you are the type of person that must watch everything connected to franchise (or you are working on a challenge that requires them I guess).

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SheyCroixMar 28, 5:02 PM

Dec 24, 2023 9:39 PM

#193

YayakoChii

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
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There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: Ykoz]

Non Non Biyori Repeat
　Mini Review: Renge is sooo cute, but I like the other characters too. It’s such a chill anime, and the scenery is beautiful. One of the best part was when Renge played the ’ghost’, I totally laughed out loud. Ahh, and I loved the smol Renge episode, she was even cuter. ^^ I am hyped for the next season too, this never gets boring.
Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story Season 2
　Mini Review: Wow, this anime was still interesting, I never thought that I will say this to a golf series. It’s still cool and enjoyable to watch this fantasy golf, I am glad it got a 2nd season. I liked the girls, and ohh, that twist near the end was good, though it was a little obvious. Anyway, I liked the last episode. I think this should get a sequel movie, just to see them again.
Non Non Biyori Nonstop
　Mini Review: This season was equally good and heart-warming. I like that the animation is the same and ahh, those sceneries are still as beautiful as ever. I loved the episode where Renge and the other little girl met, Renge is definitiely a genius. I also love the candy shop girl and her interactions with Renge, they are sooo adorable. I hope there will be a 4th season too, I could watch them forever.
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen wo!
　Mini Review: Haaa, I didn’t know this will be a prequel when I added it to my list. Megumin is still f…king annoying, and Yunyun is the same. It was watchable once, but I wouldn’t say that I enjoyed it too much. At least the animation was decent and Komekko was cute. Also, I didnt know the others will appear for a few scenes, thank god it was only a few. XD I hope for no more KonoSuba related anime, this is probably my least enjoyed isekai series.

[From Partner 2: Yterbium]
Servamp Specials
　Mini Review: It’s hard to say anything about this special. It had short stories with quite a low budget, but in fact I smiled thanks to a few scenes. I loved how all of the characters had a little role in it, and god… they are still so shippable with each other. XD Probably the last ep was the best, but the idol part was interesting too. I wish the subtitle would have been formed better though, I didnt’t like to read it.
FLCL: Grunge
　Mini Review:What did I see? XD It was so bad… Seemed like an alternative version of the original FLCL but totally messed up and rushed. It got 2 new characters, or at least I think they were new as I dont remember them, but maybe I just forgot them. XD The girl and the robot’s story was kinda sad. It was full CGI, but it was acceptable I think, though I never cared about CGIs. But really, it was simply time-wasting to watch it, I couldn’t really find anything good about it, I can’t say anything else just that it was watchable once.
Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai
　Mini Review: I loved this new concept where even though they are in a club, they are trying to be an individual idol. It was kinda refreshing and it was cool to see the references for the original series’ girls. The animation was decent like previously, and I liked many musics. The characters were mostly enjoyable to watch, though there are always 1-2 annoying one. Overall, I liked it quite much, as I see there is a 2nd season too, well I will leave that to spinny wheel. XD
Servamp Movie: Alice in the Garden
　Mini Review: The animation was okay, but the story felt messy, though that could be because of the awful and late subtitles too. I generally don’t like the Misono and Lily pair, so watching this movie about their past was not too enjoyable. Kuro is still a cutie, I wish they would have more role in the movie with Mahiru. Mikuni is still forgettable and that father was quite creepy. XD I read spoilers about the manga, and that doesn’t help to like a few characters. Well, overall it was an okay anime, but I am glad I finished everything related to it with this.

[From Partner 3: Yuki-Chan276]
Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha
　Mini Review: This anime is still as beautiful as ever. I liked seeing my guys again, and the new characters were cool too. I am glad that we get to know the pasts of a few people. Seeing them shooting in a competition is so calming, I am not sure why, I love the sound of their arrows/bows. Honestly, I would like to watch them for a longer time, but this seems pretty finished. It was a good experience, more people should watch this anime.
Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi
　Mini Review: This could have been a 10 anime, but I didn’t like that they didn’t even try to handle the consequences of what the guy did. I mean… it just kinda unbelievable that he can go back to society or anything. But putting that away, I enjoyed the show quite much, it got a 9. The animation was decent, and I liked the characters in it. Also, poor deers… :’D I am glad for the girl but sad for the guy, I feel like if I say anything I will spoil the entire anime, so it’s better if I say nothing more. It was a good movie, I am glad I had the chance to watch it. ^^
Sasaki to Miyano Movie: Sotsugyou-hen
　Mini Review: This is such a cute fluffy movie, I like it’s light colors and relaxing atmosphere. I honestly hoped that we will see the side pair’s story too, but well we have to be satisfied with the main pair, not that I like them less. Miyano’s mother is such a cool person, he is lucky to have a parent like this. Sasaki’s sister was mehh, but at least she said sorry. I want to see more of them, gimme more related anime.
Dr. Stone: New World
　Mini Review: The animation is still good and Senku is still funny. I love the new character, Ryuusui, he has an interesting personality. I liked seeing as they dealt with the ship and it was good to know a little more of the background of what happened to Earth. That old guy is really creepy… I should watch the next season too, but I feel reluctant. I don’t like this cliffhanger ending though, but at least I don’t have to wait for the sequel. XD

[From Partner 4: Yukio8 ]
Obey Me!
　Mini Review: Okay, this show was exactly what I expected, many hot ikemens without too much plot. I liked how they had demon names, and of course, Lucifer is the best, but I liked Belphie too and in fact everyone else. I wish they would have show that castle more, it appeared only in a few scenes but it looked amazing. I am only sad because of that 6th and last episode which literally made no sense. I will definitely watch the second season too, when I feel the need to look at hot boys. :'D
Gokushufudou Season 2
　Mini Review: I haven’t seen any Gokushufudou before but I watched S1 and S1 part 2 too, and it was really funny. I loved all those misunderstandings and the mc was pretty hilarious with his talk. I liked the wife too, she was funny and not an annoying female character. The cat stories were so good, but sadly this last season didn’t have too many of those. I wonder if we will get more or not.
Akuyaku Reijou nanode Last Boss wo Kattemimashita
　Mini Review: I am not a big fan of female protagonists, but this show was quite enjoyable. The characters looked so beautiful, and ahh, there were so many hot man in it. XD Surprisingly I didnt feel like the female lead was annoying. I didn’t except that it will have 3 short arcs within 12 episodes, though it was an interesting idea. Almond is the best!
Free! Movie 3: Road to the World - Yume
　Mini Review: I honestly think that this was a great summary movie. I sometimes felt like that there were a few new scenes, but that’s probably because I don’t remember every seconds of the serites. XD The guys are still hot and still sooo shippable, and I still hate Hiyori, though thatnk god he had only a few minutes in the anime. The animation is beautiful, it always made feel like going to swim, but nahh, I won’t. XD I will miss the boys though, the anime got pretty complete with the next 2 movies.

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SheyCroixMar 3, 4:53 PM

Dec 24, 2023 9:42 PM

#194

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
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There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: @DebiPS]

Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai! 2
　Mini Review:After watching the first season it took me some time to find where to watch the rest of the series and since I watched it in one go it is difficult for me to know where each season begins and ends. Except for this second season since the chapters have the longest duration of the entire series.
This season also has the introduction of my favorite character: the class representative. I find it super cute the way she and her brother begin to interact. And how he falls in love with her. I wish I knew if she had feelings for him. Besides, I also think that the friend is gay.
Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai! 3
　Mini Review:Starting the season with a beach episode and it is already shown that the rich boy is in love with the sister (girl open your eyes, forget the other and stay with him)

Although the rich kid spent his time ruining his chances first with the yaoi scene in the bathroom and then with the pigsty where he lives.

Besides, I would like to know why they always have financial problems. Although it was touching to see his friends give them the toilet paper at the end
Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai! 4
　Mini Review:I think this is the most forgettable season of all. Maybe because here the brother is not a complete garbage or rather many of the bad things that happen to him are just bad luck and not things that would be the same as in previous seasons. Her delegate returns in a chapter just for her and I have no doubt that he is the best character of all. I also say that if there is something gay, it is between the friend and the brother. Now her sister and her friend can stay with the two rich children
Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai! 5
　Mini Review:It's the last season and I don't know if there will be another (I hope so), but if not, what a dull ending. The best part of the season is the first half with the brother being overprotective, the ninja cockroach, and the botched festival invitations. In terms of story, there isn't much to say, but it is the most fun and exciting season since the second. If it weren't for that ending, all the chapters would be 10/10 for laughs.

[From Partner 2: @MegaManBK7]
Inu x Boku SS: Miketsukami-kun Henka/Switch/Omamagoto
　Mini Review: There's not much to say about these 3 mini stories. They are like jokes with the characters of the series and I really laughed a lot. Especially with Kage's segments, it's always fun to be put in his place. I feel that the tone was a little more lascivious than in the series. Maybe because Miketsukami no longer has to hold back or because it was released straight to video.
Norageki!
　Mini Review:I saw it twice. The first time it seemed like a very interesting and original story, but something didn't fit. The second time I saw all the script errors it had and there are quite a few. The atmosphere, the rhythm, the animation and the music keep you distracted enough that you don't notice that the story and the relationship of the characters falls apart.

The inconsistencies are many so I will only say the most important ones. Why is the prison shaped like a roulette wheel and why is this important? Why did they send these people to space? Why did they imprison a cyborg? Why did the doctor isolate himself in space if he was going to release the virus anyway?
Sore dake ga Neck
　Mini Review:I loved the ED and I was very surprised by the change in the tone of the series.

The first chapters I really thought there was something very shady with Mutou. Something scary or that did something bad to people.

And when they reveal to us that he has no head, the next Chapter becomes a love story between a pretty girl and a shy boy (headless) who only wants to give her an onigiri.

That twist was great. Even the characters stop reacting in terror and become sympathetic to Mutou's situation.

Ojala no tuviera un final abierto. Me gustaroa saber si la chica recuerda algo o si Mutou volvio a la tumba o se quedo en la tienda
Koi☆Sento
　Mini Review:I liked. It's cute and colorful and a nice love story. I also liked that in the end the boy mustered up his courage and rescued the princess from him. Or rather, he made the girl he likes happy. I liked that in the end they can be together

On the contrary... the genetic experiments, the girl's historical memory, are not very well understood. Nor do they explain who the girl, the old woman and the white deer really are. Seriously, what the hell with the white deer! He is a good ally and the one who starts the story but he is also quite creepy.

[From Partner 3: @bigdud24]
Boku no Hero Academia 6th Season
　Mini Review:I started watching this season when it started airing but I stopped after two episodes because I thought "wow this season is going to be good to watch in one go when it's complete" and I was wrong.

The season starts off incredible, perhaps the arc with the most action and blood in all of BnHA, but I forgot how insufferable Deku and Shigaraki are when they are together. Seriously, their fight is hateful and only the rest of the characters save her.
Much more significant are Bakugo's actions protecting Deku, Eraser's commitment to cutting off his leg, Compres freeing the league, Dabi and his twisted plan, or Lemillon and Jeanest arriving to give hope to everyone.

Something I didn't like is that the death of Twice is very emotional, sad and painful for the rest of the league, but here it feels more like an attack of rage that it provokes.

Moving on to the second part, I never liked the deku seinen. He treats All Might very badly and spends his time playing the victim. I leave it here because of the length but I learned that for the next season I will see it on broadcast.

[From Partner 4: @Nurguburu]
Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai!
　Mini Review: I was wanting more. I know it has more seasons but they are in Chinese (literally) and I only found the first one with subtitles :'(

I was surprised that it has continuity and they are not just comic strip with short stories.

I thought the gag little-sis-slap-big-bro would stop making me laugh, but no. And it even makes me want to hit her brother. When he doesn't take advantage of her, he makes her feel ashamed for something stupid.

But the best thing about the series was the little sister's crush and seeing the full range of emotions in her. I hope that in the other seasons the sis BF and the rich boy appear more. I also hope they realize that the black stone costs ¥30,000.
11-nin Iru!
　Mini Review: After watching the movie I had to reread the manga because, although I really liked the movie, I felt it was below manga level. I wanted to know how they were different since I couldn't find any changes in the story that would significantly affect my opinion.

After reading it I think it is the rhythm that makes the difference. The film has many action sequences followed by moments of intrigue and tension.

While the manga emphasizes more the dialogues that highlight the diversity of the crew members. 11 nin iru is one of my mangas precisely for that reason. And although the movie is excellent on its own I can't help but compare it to the manga
Little Witch Academia
　Mini Review: I don't find much difference with the TV version. Which is great because it says how committed the creators were to their vision. This could easily have been another episode of the series. Perhaps the biggest difference is Diana's attitude, which is much more conceited and that Akko can fly.

[From Partner 5: @Campiz06]
Harem Camp!
　Mini Review: It was more entertaining than I expected. I thought it would be a soft-hentai with only nudity, without story, sex or good characters. But it was not like that.

The first episode was a little unpleasant (because of the convenient plot and how he forced the girl), but then it was more enjoyable. Especially because of the attitude the girls showed towards him. Each one was different from the others, since each one had a different interest in him. Thanks to that you can recognize one character from another beyond hairstyle or hair color.

The worst thing was the protagonist who is quite bland and only reacts to what the girls do. Thinking about it this is interesting, since in this type of anime it is usually the male MC who acts and the girls react.
Girls & Panzer: Kore ga Hontou no Anzio-sen desu!
　Mini Review: Girls & Panzers seemed long and boring at times, but the OVA was much more dynamic than the series in general.

I feel like the battle against Anzio was the easiest they had in the tournament. I never felt like Anzio was a threat or had an advantage against them. Maybe that's why they omitted it from the series.

In fact, I think it's the only battle in which Nishuzumi didn't have to reevaluate the strategy and immediately recognizes the cardboard tank ruse. I really liked that thing about the cardboard tanks. I remember that in 2WW they did something similar and it was very successful. Too bad it didn't turn out well for Anzio.

I also clarify my doubt about when several girls and tanks joined the team. During the series I thought I had skipped a chapter until I saw that the OVA was in the middle
Yami Shibai 8
　Mini Review: Of all the seasons I've seen, this is the one with the worst outcomes (Bean-Throwing, Catch of the Day). And the worst thing is that it tries to sell you that the lack of an ending is what's scary (Death Day, Footprints in the Snow). I really want to know what happens next. The tension in these stories is very good but they lack an ending.

Other stories are strange and I didn't make sense of them (The Sound of Laughter, Sleeptalking, Antlion Pit, Viewing). I think they lack context or explanation of why they happen. For example Issun Boshi, I searched on Google and it gave me the context of a story with mini-samurai, toxic relationships and an Oni killed from within.
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
　Mini Review:At first I didn't like the CGI, but it's not because it's bad (in fact it's quite good and the style suits it well, the battles are fluid and it's consistent without weird deformations or textures taken from the PS2). I just miss DBZ animation. I don't even like Super's, but it's just nostalgia.

This movie is pure fanservice about the characters' relationships. And for years I have been hearing from people that Picoro is Gohan's father, that Vegeta beats Goku, and in this movie they fulfilled it. A detail that I loved was that Gohan defeated Cel not with Goku's Kamehameha, but with Piccolo's Makankosanpo, which greatly highlights the link between them.

I like that it recovers that exaggerated, silly and carefree tone of the first Dragon Ball, instead of the hopeless and serious one of the Android in Z saga. It was very appropriate since the red ribbon is the one who flies as the antagonist and not the androids.

I loved Piccolo's role as part of Gohan's family and as Pan's teacher, as well as the person everyone trusts.

Seeing Pan run like Arale to school was great.

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SheyCroixMar 28, 6:09 PM

Dec 24, 2023 10:15 PM

#195

Myelin_sr

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: February 14, 2023

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: xLunaDragon]

One Piece Film: Red
　Mini Review: Wildly overhyped (how the hell did they convince USC to do a halftime show on this?) but still one of the better big shounen movies I've seen. The antagonist being someone who should have been an ally instead of some comically bad villain is a fun twist, and I like how it gives Luffy an extra motivation to handle the fight the way he does. Gear 5 cameo is cool, but god I do not want to have to think about where this movie fits into the cannon now.
Boku no Hero Academia 6th Season (11 prev watched)
　Mini Review: Man this one is conflicting. I really like the Lady Nagant fight and the dark Deku saga, but the big wars in this series aren't very well done, something about how hard they try to make every character in their class contribute something useful just brings it all down. Dabi's reveal is interesting, but knowing where it's gonna go in the next season makes it less impactful. Gonna be excited for Star and Stripe in the next season, but get the feeling its gonna take ages to finish that one too.
Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai? Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen OVA
　Mini Review: I really like the second half of the episode, it has some cute and fun character moments. I really wish the first half of the episode didn't exist. The male leads finding porn that looks like the female leads feels really gross and out of place for a series that tends to stay fairly asexual otherwise. If they had just done the typical beach/pool/bath fanservice scene I probably would have had a much better reaction to it.
Given Movie
　Mini Review: How to ruin a perfectly decent series in a single scene:

[From Partner 2: AutumnBug]
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Movie
　Mini Review: Sooo, I was expecting this to feel a little more like a prequel than what we wound up getting. Haven't seen the second season, so maybe this guy ends up being more important later on, but as it is it just feels a little strange. That aside the movie was pretty decent, worse than anything in the first season but not bad enough to regret watching it.
Yuru Camp△
　Mini Review: Honestly was not expecting this to be one of the best things I watched for this challenge. Maybe I'm getting overly cynical or I just got a bad draw/made bad choices, but this was a show that I had long been planning on just passing on but wound up being pretty pleasantly surprised (I tend to like CGDCT/SoL shows so I'm not quite sure why I thought I wouldn't like this but w/e.) The show hits its vibe perfectly and sticks to it well. Shiny Days is a bop and Fuyu Biyori is very relaxing.
Alice to Zouroku
　Mini Review: Another one of those shows I had no intention of watching. I remember when this was first coming out thinking that this was gonna be way too Sci-Fi focused to be in my wheelhouse, but it wound up being a lot better than I was expecting. I don't know if it skips a bunch in the manga or if the manga just didn't have a great plan for how it was gonna go, but it feels like it gives up its original plot super early and anticlimactically (like what was with the white haired kid? he always had the sketch book, so surely his power had something to do with drawing but we never see it, what happened to the staff at the facility? they seemed like they were gonna be the antagonists but just kinda stop showing up). At the end of the day I like what they do with the ending, the antagonist just being someone random stumbling into a stronger than normal power instead of some big bad is kinda refreshing. Also Alice also has more interaction with Carl Jr.'s in 2 episodes than I have in my life and I don't know how to feel about that.
Mitsuami no Kamisama
　Mini Review: Another pleasant surprise, wasn't really expecting anything out of this one but wound up liking it. I tend to not pay attention to the music in anime but I found this one to be really striking with the music choices, thought it really stood out. Would have probably preferred if they kept what was going on a little more ambiguous, just kinda liked the mysterious vibe a bit more that the straight up dystopian one.

[From Partner 3: Marzipan-Goose]
Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha
　Mini Review: I have never before seen a series less concerned with self consistency. Extremely normal ass looking school having and absurdly ornate staircase, episodes spending 3/4 of their runtime on one train of thought and switching to something completely different in the last five minutes. Worst of all, the characters aren't a consistent height. One episode has the main character and the book shop owner looking to be about the same size (paired with a horribly executed perspective shot) and the next has the shop owner only coming up to male leads waist. Most episodes have the male and female lead be about a head apart in height, but one episode has a character that is both a head taller than female lead and a head shorter than male lead. There's occasionally things to like about the series but jeez, there's just so much to distract from it.
Hataraku Maou-sama!! 2nd Season
　Mini Review: I had a really hard time with the 1st cour of this one when it aired, but this one thankfully felt a lot easier to get through. Alas Ramus was still annoying, but I thought Acieth was pretty funny and I liked that we got more of a focus on the other characters. The fight scene in the last episode felt pretty poorly done and out of place, even compared to the fights earlier in the series, hopefully they dont stay this bad if they continue the series.
Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko!
　Mini Review: I would probably have enjoyed this significantly more if neither of the main characters were in it. Loved most of the scenes that had to do with the side characters or their interactions with Tomo, but when its the two leads together on their own the show was dreadful. If you got rid of the male lead completely and removed all of the romance elements id probably think this was a pretty decent SoL show, but the romance between two meat heads just wasn't interesting.
Horimiya: Piece
　Mini Review: Oh boy. So I had already read the manga for the series when I heard they were doing a second season, so going into this I was already conflicted with how the manga ended and was very nervous for how the show was going to handle some of the more difficult parts near the end. For the most part those fears were relieved, I greatly appreciated the scenes they chose to include for the first 8 or so episodes, but as expected the ending leaves a lot to be desired. A couple of the later episodes started to get into the absolute mountain of manga filler and the last episode still feels very disconnected from the rest of the series.

[From Partner 4: Aur0ra]
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Parallel Works
　Mini Review: Uhhhhhhhhh, I'm gonna pretend episode 3 didn't happen. Otherwise, kinda just a fun trip through a decent bit of the music from the series. I get the feeling I probably would appreciate it more if I knew more of the stuff Gainax had made beforehand, a lot of this stuff feels like callbacks or references that I don't quite get.
Heike Monogatari
　Mini Review: Would probably enjoy (and understand) this a lot more if I watched it a second time. The time-skips and similar sounding names made it really hard early on to tell who was who, making it hard to tell what was going on in a lot of scenes. Once I got a good feel for who each person was it really came together a lot more.
Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku
　Mini Review: Holy god this show is horny as hell. I have never seen a show with this little nudity have so much sexual tension at every moment. I remember seeing the feet scene in the first episode and being blown away by the attention to detail in things like the shape of Akebi's toes and the unintuitive way that toes move, all the while being cautious that this is something that could only be made by someone with a deep foot fetish and that the show was probably gonna be pretty uncomfortable because of it. While I'm preparing myself to get slightly uncomfortable at the amount of feet being shown throughout the series, I'm instead baffled by each episode being not so covertly sexual in its own way, which ends up being even more uncomfortable (thankfully its only once or twice a episode so its fairly easily ignored.)
Honobono Log
　Mini Review: Geez, this was probably my favorite thing I watched for this and of course its the one thats only 20 minutes long. I hate how consistently difficult it is to find a romance series thats willing to show the more mundane everyday parts of a relationship, so it was a nice treat to get a show that focused solely on those little moments, even being as short as it was.

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Dec 24, 2023 10:26 PM

#196

eirian_j

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
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There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: _Bri]

Ayashi no Ceres
　Mini Review: What started off as a strong first episode with a great hook quickly turned into a series built on tropes. Of course, having tropes isn't a bad thing on its own, it's all about the execution, but this show got way too heavy handed with the tropes in its second half, and it detracted from the premise. The characters themselves were promising at the beginning, with each of them having a distinct personality, but as the show went on...some things changed for the worse. Aya lost her charm and became blander, and Toya should've stayed true to his mysterious character - his actual personality sucks lol. The only one I ended up liking was Yuhi, who had his strong characterization carried by his backstory and his sister. For the main couple - I didn't really mind it was Aya and Toya, it was kind of obvious they would be the main couple, and I was okay with Yuhi being rejected (it only helped his character arc), and since it's an old shoujo I knew there's bound to be an annoying love triangle between those three, so I came ready and it was fine. My only problem is that I'm a certified Childhood Friend to Lovers Hater, and the only thing I hate even more than that is "a faithful meeting the main couple had when they were young", which Aya and Toya obviously had, yuck (though, it was hinted at the opening). Other than that, I have mixed feelings about Aki...I understand why this plotline is needed, but it doesn't mean I like it...I'll have to praise the show for not shying away from showing blood and cruelty when needed, but some of it feels too edgy considering the direction the plot took in its second half.
Basilisk: Kouga Ninpou Chou
　Mini Review: The first episode really sets the tone for the rest of the series - and it's quite clear that there would be no happy ending in this anime. The idea of hatred breeding even more hatred was well executed over the course of the series, and I mostly enjoyed the plotline (saved for a specific detail - where we find out later in the series that a certain character is the main culprit for the tense relationship between the clans, which detracts from the tragic war). I also liked the characters' design, that wasn't modern or too wacky for that time period, but also didn't feel too old. That being said, a better job could've been done with the main characters' conflict, because it's hard to connect to them in the second part of the series.
Drifters (OVA)
　Mini Review: It's been quite a while since I've watched Drifters, and the OVA is a direct continuation of the series, so I needed a bit of a refresher regarding the plot. What I like the most in Drifters is the banger music (especially the opening, which introduced me to a new band I actually listen to nowadays), the unique art style, and the crazy characters. Being able to see the characters again was honestly a joy, personally as huge fan of Toyohisa, but it's a bit of a shame that the OVA covers so much of the plot, before stopping so abruptly. It's not even a cliffhanger, which puts a damper on what was, as I consider, a better ending in the main series.
Violet Evergarden Movie
　Mini Review: As exected of Violet Evergarden's movie, the movie itself is gorgeous, whether it's the visuals or the voice acting, just like the series, it looks amazing. As for the contents - I have mixed feelings about the plot. The TV felt very grounded and Violet's development over the time was because she didn't have the major by her side. She learned what emotions are on her own and how to handle them, so having a happy ending all of the sudden detracts from the series' conclusion in my opinion. It's not necessarily a bad ending, it's just that this movie isn't for everyone. If someone enjoys fairytale endings, then this movie is great for them, and as someone who was content with the series, it's just not for me.

[From Partner 2: Ekhan175]
Burn the Witch
　Mini Review: Burn the Witch doesn't feel like a stand-alone movie, but rather an OVA that serves as a prequel for a TV, which doesn't exist obviously, and it's a shame. The two main characters themselves are interesting, and the premise of having two sides of London is really good, but it needs more content – as of now, it's mostly a "movie" you'd watch for the action scenes and nothing more. At least Osushi was adorable!
Dead Mount Death Play
　Mini Review: Honestly, this series has a very simple plot, but it still manages to execute it fairly well. I didn't expect much, and basically got what I thought I would. Watching a "reverse isekai" (I know it's technically reincarnation) is quite refreshing, and I liked seeing the main character adjusting himself to living a more modern world. I absolutely loved how he almost immediately confesses to possessing a body, a rare occurrence in reincarnation stories, and I can't wait to see how the second season handles the questions left in this season's finale.
Technoroid: Overmind
　Mini Review: As an avid consumer of male idols media, oh boy, this one definitely has... an interesting setting. The funniest part is that they didn't even have to be idols! You could omit that part from the plot and it would've not changed much. Anyway, for me, I don't mind if the plot is too simple or full of tropes in an idol anime, as long as I like the idols. My criteria for liking an idol unit are either knowing them from their source material, or being familiar with their voice actors. Unfortunately, Technoroid doesn't fulfill either of those - especially in the VA department, I only recognized two names... The nail in the coffin is the design for the main group, which is meh at best. Like, their rivals' design is much more interesting (and they actually have stage outfits, unlike the main unit). All in all, I wasn't impressed.
Undead Girl Murder Farce
　Mini Review: I really enjoyed the historical vibes, the supernatural themes, and how this anime mixed them together. The mystery cases are engaging, and their solutions were mostly good enough. The highlight of this show is definitely the characters - Aya is interesting, but Tsugaru steals the show for me. He's just so charismatic and easily carries the anime for me - whether it's his silly blabbering, or the rakugo stories he insists on telling (sometimes in the middle of a fight, lol). But he is still strong enough to be dependable, and despite the few loose screws, he's still somewhat smart.

[From Partner 3: Ichihara_Kouta]
Id:Invaded
　Mini Review: The first episode started off very strong and it managed to stay within the expectations. The themes reminded me of Psycho Pass and Top Secret in some ways, but the execution in this anime was better in many aspects. The pace was quick, but it didn't make the feel anime lacking, rather - the mystery cases were concise, and the process of solving them was great. The solutions weren't necessarily the best, but they were more of a device plot that served the progression well. Overall, a great watch for a mystery anime.
Mashle
　Mini Review: I'm not a huge fan of gag anime (Gintama is my exception…), but Mashle turned out to be pretty good. The only joke that felt overused was the cream puff one, but the rest mostly hit the mark. The cast definitely helped, because I really enjoy it when you put serious characters in a gag anime. The other thing that worried me was stagnation in case it was all about the humour and nothing more, but fortunetaly, there is enough plot progression. Though, the anime still doesn't take itself too seriously, so watching it was quite easy.
Summer Ghost
　Mini Review: For a 40 minutes movie, Summer Ghost was pretty damn good. The pace is very fast, but the plot is tight, and I liked the general idea of the cast searching for a body, while also discovering their reason for living. Obviously, in such a short amount of time, it's hard to present characters that the viewers would connect to, but the way everything else was handled managed to cover up for it, and thus created a great short movie.
Violet Evergarden
　Mini Review: Watching Violet Evergarden is like going through a journey, and as an emotional person, I found myself nearly crying at every episode. The anime itself has stunning backgrounds and a solid OST which only further supports the plot. The execution managed to convey the plot, and being able to see Violet grow over the course of the series was amazing. Besides her, the rest of the characters are memorable and managed to leave an impression on me, despite how short the series is.

[From Partner 4: RenxKentaro]
Haikara-san ga Tooru Movie 2: Hana no Tokyo Dai Roman
　Mini Review: I've been putting off watching this movie because I really didn't feel like watching that mess of love triangle from the ending of the first movie, and I was definitely right about it. The previous movie, while not a masterpiece, balanced the comedy with the more serious moments, ending on a strong note, but nothing of that balance is to be seen in this movie. It feels like we completely lost the momentum from the first movie and dived back into the ridiculous comedic moments that feel so out of place considering the events that just happened. I believe the main culprit for that is the horrendous pacing - it feels as though no time passes in the movie. What annoyed me the most in that area was the protagonist's travel to Manchuria, a journey that was concluded in like...15 minutes. Absolutely annoying, because traveling that far is such a big deal in that time period, and it wasn't handled well at all! I wish they expanded on that, or remove that part altogether if the only purpose was for Benio to meet a side character. That aside, I realized I was okay with the plotline, despite the dreadful love polygon, and I just wish it would've been taken more seriously right from the start. It could've been such a beautiful story about being in love while being denied of that love due to uncontrollable circumstances. What I did like was the side couple, which might've been extremely clichéd, but somehow managed to capture my heart, and I'm somewhat sad they didn't have many moments together on screen. Last point is the inclusion of the Great Kanto earthquake - I believe it was handled fairly well for the amount of time they had (unfortunately I've seen other anime presenting it in a much more impactful way, but I really can't compare a TV series to a movie, so I'm trying to be less harsh). The ending was sweet enough, and I almost cheered on the 2nd ml despite having a policy of supporting main male leads only, so at least they got something right in the characterization. All in all, an average watch due to the inconsistency.
Koukyuu no Karasu
　Mini Review: Koukyuu no Karasu is such an endearing series. As a fan of historical Chinese settings, this anime was everything I looked for in a periodic drama. I absolutely adored the segments that were drawn in an ancient style of drawing – which added a lot of personality to the anime. other than that, the main cast is charming, and the only fault I see is the drawing style, which is a definitely weaker compared to other recent anime. I was also peeved by the fact that the subtitles used the Chinese pronunciation of their names, while the voice actors obviously used the Japanese ones, but it's not the series' fault, I just wished they would've stuck to the Chinese pronunciation even in Japanese.
Windaria
　Mini Review: I don't know if Windara being a movie is the reason, but for a 80's entry, the art and animation is simply beautiful, much better than I expected it to be. It's also enhanced by gorgeous backgrounds and amazing music tracks. When it comes to plot, however, Windaria falls short. The similarties between the two couples and how their romance moves the plot is not fully realized, and I guess it's mainly because it's a 100 minute long movie. While some plot points were weak, I'm still glad I've watched this movie, even if it was just for the visuals.
Youjo Senki
　Mini Review: While the first episode didn't grab me, the rest of the series gradually got better, especially in the second half where we actually start to see the tactics used in the battlefield. Though, I did have problem with the conversation Tanya had in the last episode, which honestly sounded like me when I'm trying to reach that word limit...can't you be more direct if you believe it's that urgent...? Other than that, I did enjoy Tanya's character, since I have a soft spot for characters who really want to live peacefully, but end up doing more work for that cause. Lastly...I don't like the art and the characters design in particular, their faces really bother me, and some of the haircuts are straight up ridiculous.

🎿 Xmas Party Starting Date: February 25, 2024
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SheyCroixMar 27, 6:04 PM

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Dec 24, 2023 10:43 PM

#197

KatjieKat

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1544

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: February 07, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: lubryka]

Crusher Joe
　Mini Review: As much as I wanted to like this movie, I couldn't. It took me over two hours to watch; it was just too boring and failed to keep my interest. While the animation and art styles were good, and some of the action scenes were enjoyable, the story itself felt dragging and uninteresting. The characters were somewhat cliched, but they were entertaining enough to overlook those cliches. This movie could've been better if it had been better written and some scenes had been cut.
Crusher Joe OVA
　Mini Review: The OVAs are what I wish the movie was. Unlike the movie, the episodes were well-paced, entertaining, and well-made, with each episode being its own movie. The plot of the first episode was somewhat slow but still entertaining in its plot and action. The plot of the second episode was a nice, fast-paced, action-packed episode, which ended up being my favourite out of the two. Overall, it was more enjoyable than the movie, and I wish there could have been a few more episodes.
Ningyo no Mori
　Mini Review: I'm not sure if I was just really tired, but I actually ended up falling asleep during this OVA, having to rewind and re-watch those scenes, which made it more torturous to sit through. The characters were bland and easy to forget; the art style and animation were okay, but not great either. The concept in theory could've been interesting; it was just not well-made and executed. I'm disappointed in this OVA, but it's not the worst thing I've seen either.
Yoru wa Neko to Issho
　Mini Review: I really loved this anime; it was adorable and cute, as short as it was. The animation and art style were both nice, and the short episodes were fun to watch. As a cat owner myself, I found it very relatable to watch. My only gripe with this is that the outro is longer than the episodes; it would've been nice if the episodes were a little bit longer.

[From Partner 2: mayaxiii]
Giovanni no Shima
　Mini Review: I really loved this movie. The story was beautiful and heartwarming, despite its setting after the Second World War, yet also tragic and sad, and I even ended up crying at the end. I liked the bond that the brothers formed with Tanya and was sad when they got separated. I especially loved the animation and art style they used for the 'Galactic Train' scenes. Overall, this movie was beautifully animated, the plot was good and kept me invested, and the characters were interesting, and I would definitely recommend it.
Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara
　Mini Review: I was not prepared for the feelings I was going to feel when I started this movie, and it hit me like a tonne of bricks. The movie itself was beautifully animated; I liked the art style; the story was nice; and the characters were relatable and felt real. I liked the romance between the two main characters and their chemistry. The ending had me crying, though, because it hit me like a truck. Overall, a beautiful movie in art, animation, story, and characters, with a bittersweet ending that hits you in the feels. 10/10.
Omoide no Marnie
　Mini Review: This movie was so nice, sweet, and beautiful, and it is now one of my favourite Studio Ghibli movies. The characters were well written, the main characters felt real, the animation was beautiful and well done, and I enjoyed the mystery and the plot twist at the end. The story played out well and kept me invested, even though I'm not a big fan of the drama genre.
Sora no Aosa wo Shiru Hito yo
　Mini Review: This movie was great, not only in story but in characters, animation, art, and even the soundtrack. I actually went into this with somewhat low expectations since I don't usually watch things like this unless I'm in the mood for them; otherwise, they mostly end up getting lower scores. This one did surprise me, however, and I loved watching every minute and was invested all the way through. Overall, it's a good movie with a good plot, well-written characters, great music, great animation, and good themes and messages, and definitely one I would recommend.

[From Partner 3: MidnightCielo]
Aggressive Retsuko (ONA)
　Mini Review: There's not a whole lot to say about this one since it was short, except that it was good. Some moments were relatable, others were hit or miss, and the jokes sometimes made me chuckle or laugh. Some of the characters were annoying or frustrating, but I feel like they were written to be that way. Overall, a nice, fun, semi-relatable, short ONA with a heavy metal red panda. Side note: I would totally rage like Retsuko if I could.
Kaze to Ki no Uta Sanctus: Sei Naru Kana
　Mini Review: This was a tragic and beautiful story, although melodramatic in some parts. The relationship between the two main characters was good and well written, feeling natural and real, and the art and animation were beautiful and well made for their time. It does feel incomplete sometimes; however, it would be difficult to fit seventeen volumes of manga into an hour-long OVA, but it did a good job of portraying important parts of the story, and it didn't leave me confused or asking too many questions. I would love to find and read the manga to get a better grasp on the full story and characters, but overall, it was a nice story with romance, drama, and tragedy.
Meitantei Conan: Episode One - Chiisaku Natta Meitantei
　Mini Review: It's definitely one of the better Detective Conan specials I've seen, even if it's basically a recap of the first episode. I quite enjoyed some of the added scenes that weren't there originally, as well as the updated art style. The animation was good, except for some of the CG animation that annoyed me. I also loved hearing the first theme song again, which is one of my favourites of the anime. Overall, it was enjoyable and a fun 25th anniversary special.
Call Me Tonight
　Mini Review: As someone who loves horror and grew up on it, I enjoyed this. It's kind of cheesy, but not in a bad way, and it's just fun to watch if you don't go in with high expectations. I especially liked the monster transformations, which were different every time, and the final monster transformation at the end looked cool. The art and animation were alright for their time, but due to the runtime, the characters weren't fleshed out, nor was the story; even so, it was a surprisingly enjoyable 80s anime horror. The only thing that disappointed me was the lack of gore, despite having the tag.

[From Partner 4: Tonic_]
Bungou Stray Dogs 4th Season
　Mini Review: Just like the previous seasons, I loved this one, and I'm angry at myself for not watching it sooner. The animation and art were still good; the only thing I didn't care for were the OP and ED songs. It was nice to see Ranpo have more of a main role in this season during the first few episodes, as well as some backstory on him, Yasano, and the Detective Agency. As always, I loved the characters, including some of the new ones introduced, and I loved seeing Gogol finally animated and brought into the story too. I also realised I would totally binge-watch a spin-off show with Ranpo as the main character.
Kaijuu no Kodomo
　Mini Review: Another anime that I thought I would like but didn't. The only thing I really did enjoy was the art style and animation, which were visually pleasing; other than that, I felt bored out of my mind watching this. The story started out alright but lost me in the middle and the end. The characters were alright, but I didn't care for them either. I think I got and understood the message, but I think if this story took a different approach and didn't try to be philosophical in some ways, maybe I would've actually enjoyed it more.
Sonny Boy
　Mini Review: As much as I wanted to like this, I just couldn't enjoy it as much as I had hoped I would, especially since it was right up my alley. While the mystery elements of the story were interesting, the story itself had me somewhat bored. I did like the different powers some of the characters had and the different worlds they drifted to; though, the characters sometimes got on my nerves, especially during the first few episodes, which made this harder to sit through. I normally don't mind shows like this, nor do I hate slow-paced stories; unfortunately, this just wasn't one that caught my interest very much.
Kyochuu Rettou
　Mini Review: This was bad. Capital letters: bad. The story started off in the middle, and the ending, if you can call it that, just made it incomplete by stopping on a cliffhanger. The characters are cliched and uninteresting, the animation is bad, and the plot is just not interesting. I don't see how anyone would want to watch the full-length movie after this unless they had to; not to mention, somehow, this anime was able to fetishize insects, which took me by surprise, honestly. It's definitely an anime worthy of a LoScore option.

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Dec 24, 2023 11:04 PM

#198

Bern_stein

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1083

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🍰 Workshop Starting Date: 2023-12-26
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There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: Awkward-Bean]

Kagami no Kojou
　Mini Review: It's not a bad movie technically, but I felt like I had seen these same exact plot points and story beats multiple times. I had already predicted many of the supposed twists when the movie was just beginning. The drama should be good in theory, but towards the end it becomes more and more shoved down your throat using very by-the-book tricks.
Meng Qi Shi Shen
　Mini Review: It is a quite entertaining gourmet show, with an overarching story that goes beyond the mere food part. The plot is not particularly smart, but it keeps you engaged if you like some easy romantic drama. The art is pretty good, as is the case with this kind of Chinese productions, and peaks during the cooking segments.
Lapis Re:LiGHTs
　Mini Review: The story is far-fetched and plays on stock notes, much like the characters who are likable but only because they reflect the same tropes seen in dozens of other anime. The show is clearly an excuse to display cute idols, hiding behind a thin veil of magic mumbo jumbo. At least the art is pretty good, as expected from all productions that share this same purpose, and exalts the girls within and without the song numbers (but especially within).
Sayonara Watashi no Cramer
　Mini Review: I always appreciate when a sports anime does not degenerate into an underdog power fantasy. There is a good number of stock elements, for example the rose-framed laughing ojou, or the national-level champion that somehow ends up as the coach of a backwater team, but they somehow take a back seat to the actual matches that in the end feature realistic performances and results. The movements, actions and poses are well-researched on the art level, although the rest of the anime looks on the cheaper side; at least they spent their budget where it counts.

[From Partner 2: Daisy-Sensei]
Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu
　Mini Review: It is very nice to see how a few realistic tweaks can make an oversaturated genre refreshing again. The characters are far from perfect people, and their circumstances radically alter their life over and over. It is not revolutionary, but the story keeps being surprising, engaging and enjoyable all the way through.
Journey to Bloom
　Mini Review: Each of the episodes offers a very compressed snippet of a story that had no chance of being enjoyable in such a short form. The characters suffer he same fate as the plot, which is a real pity because it might have been a good show if it were given the normal amount of time. I was also thrown off by the vocaloids' speech: taking something designed to just sing and forcing it to speak normally turned out to be a bad idea.
Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara
　Mini Review: This movie is trying to be mature, but under that thin veil it has just the same ingredients as many others. It features: a hyperactive and clumsy protagonist, a mixture of love and tragedy, a supernatural element that intervenes unexpectedly in the real world, the theme of moving on from the past. The art is very good though, and the song performance when the two seiyuu are spontaneously laughing along the montage of their love story is just adorable.
Jormungand
　Mini Review: The depiction of a normal day's work of an arms dealer is unrealistic and unbelievable, however it is clear that the focus is more on the action side, which the show does quite well. Some characters have weird traits to make them stand out, but in fairness the ones who don't are very forgettable, so it's a necessity more than anything. The art is on the good side, with the laudable choice of a cold palette.

[From Partner 3: hinagatari]
"Oshi no Ko"
　Mini Review: After one of the most bizarre premises I have seen, the show develops a realistic and almost brutal depiction of the Japanese show business. The characters are profound, complex, and the shadow of the most "larger-than-life" of them looms long and heavy over all the scenes, sometimes even the ones in which they are not physically present at all. In addition, Doga Kobo provides a vibrant art that pairs well with the fake glitter of the show's setting, and the music (especially the OP) is well-done.
Isekai One Turn Kill Neesan: Ane Douhan no Isekai Seikatsu Hajimemashita
　Mini Review: This cheap isekai show centres around a single gimmick that gets tired pretty quickly, because the titular sister character is single-mindedly focused on being a pain to the protagonist. There could be space for mildly interesting side characters, mainly the demon general, but Neesan sucks the air out of almost every episode. The art is what one expects from any other churned-out product of the genre.
Level 1 dakedo Unique Skill de Saikyou desu
　Mini Review: Everything regarding the world mechanics, the protagonist's powers, and the plot progression is so cartoonishly convenient that I find it offensive. On top of that, every time there is a scene that does not involve the main character increasing his powers in some way, the show speeds right through it: for example, "he goes to an arena, he wins the fight, now we are out of the arena". All parts of the art are sloppy, from the characters to the background to the fight scenes.
Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san
　Mini Review: Even if not incredibly original, the show skips the usual melodrama of the not-yet-couple storyline and starts with an already stable relationship, giving the two cute protagonists their opportunity to fully shine. Some choices are still playing into stereotypes or setting up weird gimmicks, but the overall sweetness of their relationship makes this anime very enjoyable all the way through. Doga Kobo is again a great choice to let sugar glitter as it is supposed to.

[From Partner 4: Twintail_Daemon]
Shin Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei
　Mini Review: The second season is just as bad as the first one, although I cannot really call myself disappointed because I had no hope in the first place. Aside from the characters and plot points falling lazily flat, there are here and there some missed opportunities for a decent story that irritated me even more. On top of that, the art is amateurish and often inconsistent.
Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou: Maboroshi no Bouken to Kiseki no Kaigou
　Mini Review: The edgy energy of the franchise gets toned down a notch during this side quest. On the plus side, we see a team of characters that had always loomed in the background take the front stage side by side with the main team. On the other hand, the whole adventure amounts to nothing except justifying an increase in the power levels of the protagonists of the series, without even the satisfaction of having made some good memories.
Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou sareta Beast Tamer, Saikyoushu no Nekomimi Shoujo to Deau
　Mini Review: As far as harem isekai anime goes, this show plays mostly by the numbers. The initial twist of the morally irredeemable hero party is a nice touch, but for the most part you have to look for your enjoyment in the usual places: beautiful and powerful girls around a humble but secretly strong male lead. The plot is a bit too conveniently making the protagonist the real secret hero of the world, so it does not run as smoothly as I wanted to, but I have seen many many worse shows.
Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi
　Mini Review: An unusual premise does not really make the show stand above the mass of isekai. It is nice, but the sort of plot convenience that makes the protagonist avoid all problems (even if technically he is not the overpowered one this time) does not let me be enthusiastic about it. The art becomes excellent when the food is on the screen.

🎿 Xmas Party Starting Date: 2024-02-09
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SheyCroixMar 27, 5:59 PM

Me: "Damn these manipulative Japanese people. Why are they so good at screwing up my feelings?"
My BFF: "Because they are weird. And you are weird."

Dec 24, 2023 11:44 PM

#199

hinagatari

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🎄 Assigned Workshop: #08

🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 25, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: January 27, 2024

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: Awkward-Bean]

Sasaki to Miyano Movie: Sotsugyou-hen
　Mini Review: So cute! I cried so much because Sasaki and Miyano are so adorable, both as individual characters and as a couple. Although technically speaking it is subpar - despite being a movie, it often feels more like a power point - I don't care because the story is so sweet and I'm here for the cuteness. And Miyano's mother is best mom.
Interstella5555: The 5tory of The 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
　Mini Review: While the story is very straightforward, I was expecting something even simpler, so it surprised me. Not to mention that its simplicity is what made it possible to create the quintessential "show don't tell".
I loved Matsumoto's distinctive style and how it cleverly used colors and lighting. Finally... I love Daft Punk, so there's no need to mention the soundtrack.
Lapis Re:LiGHTs
　Mini Review: I loved the characters, the secondary ones, in particular, are characterized very well, which surprised me as it has a really large cast.
The animations are beautiful, even the CGI ones of the choreographies which among other things are very well done and with equally beautiful music.
What I want to focus on most, however, is the story because it is different from the other idol anime where the main point is singing and dancing. Lapis Re:LiGHTs is an idol anime almost by chance; it's focused mainly on magic and singing is merely a way to amplify it. Also while being simple, the story is well-told and the one about Tiara and her sister made me tear up.
Kagami no Kojou
　Mini Review: The story was very interesting, I guessed some of the plot twists, but it's just a sign of its coherence. The characters are alright and, although they are not particularly developed, they are developed enough to be recognisable.
Another thing I liked is that they didn't think of solving every problem magically, but chose a more realistic path which is certainly more complicated but sends an excellent message.
And I really liked the last half-hour, great ending.

[From Partner 2: Bern_stein]
Nyanpire The Animation
　Mini Review: More or less what I expected: a short cute anime. I have to say that Nyanpire was a bit annoying, but I laughed thanks to the other characters, particularly Nyatenshi. The designs are cute, and there's nothing to say about the animations... and I low-key hated the ending.
Yuru Camp△ Movie
　Mini Review: I love Yuru Camp, but Iyashikei is a genre that isn't my cup of tea, so I was a little worried about this 2 hours movie. And it was tough, I had to pause every 20-30 minutes to reset my attention span, but I wouldn't cut even a single minute of that runtime.
I loved to see the girls in an adult version and their work life, the new people that interact with, and the new world they live in. The story wasn't what I expected, but was surely in line with the theme and atmosphere of the original series. The music is calming, relaxing, and generally really good, as well as the animations.
The only flaw is that there wasn't enough Sakura-san! I wanted more scenes with her and Nadeshiko!
But at least Chikuwa stole my heart once again.
Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare
　Mini Review: I read the manga as it was released, so I knew what to expect, but at the same time it managed to surprise me positively. In particular, I loved Yuna and Rio and hated Akari and Kazu because of all the drama. In the movie, they were still pretty annoying, but the staff decided to cut the entire arc which made me despise them, so it was miles better.
Yuna and Rio are so adorable and the only downside of the cuts is that they cut even some of their cute moments.
I liked the direction very much and the first love confession is hands down the most beautiful scene of the entire movie, both for the direction and for the animations, not to mention it's accompanied by a superb music score.
Ai no Utagoe wo Kikasete
　Mini Review: That was mid... I don't like musicals, so it was hard to watch: even if the story was ok and coherent, I simply wasn't interested and more worried about when they would start singing again. The characters are one-dimensional, and not very interesting, but at least they aren't annoying or boring. Even the songs are nothing special, catchy but that you soon forget.
The main theme was interesting and I know that Yoshiura can do much more with that, so I'm a little disappointed.

[From Partner 3: Daisy-Sensei]
Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara
　Mini Review: As a Yuasa fan, I have been eyeing this anime since it was announced, but wasn't really interested since it seemed to be a simple love story. And I was wrong! I didn't see the Supernatural tag so, totally my fault.
Well, its themes are well told, I cried for like half the movie also because Hinako and Minato are a wonderful couple, they are so cute together so seeing them go through what they went through, was devastating.
The animations are beautiful and I love Yuasa's style, even if not one of the most well-made anime he directed, it's still beautiful. Also, I loved the Italian dub, one of the best I have seen.
Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi
　Mini Review: Good anime, made me laugh several times.
I really liked the friendship between Ryouko and Ringo, they are adorable, but I also unexpectedly liked the love story. The secondary characters are also very good, I honestly enjoyed almost all of them, but the villain was so dull, he was quite forgettable except for Suwabe's voice.
The only huge flaw: the narrator. Annoying and obnoxious!
Finally, fairly average animations but the fight in Episode 11 was a truly beautiful and dynamic scene.
Journey to Bloom
　Mini Review: An exhaustive summary of the main story of the game, it is certainly not enough to tell everything, but it is enough to interest and also involve the viewer. Or at least, me. Both the CGI and the OST were good.
The only real fault... The talking Vocaloids too uncanny. They gave me goosebumps.
Digimon Adventure: 20-shuunen Memorial Story
　Mini Review: Simply put: it's Digimon, it's beautiful.
The first episode bored me a bit (I've never been a fan of Sora), but the others were a mix of cuteness and pure fun, with the last one being a masterpiece of nonsense!
I always loved the relationship between the children and their Digimon and in these shorts (minus the last one) it was the pivot of the narrative, so it was heartwarming as I expected. And Gomamon is best boy!

[From Partner 4: Twintail_Daemon]
Jigokuraku
　Mini Review: I love the manga, so obviously I liked the story and characters and the anime as a whole. The problem is that it didn't meet my expectations, especially on an aesthetic level. The island, in particular, disappointed me, it's not as I had imagined... It was too gray and colorless, while with all the flowers there I was expecting a riot of colors. I knew that the animations weren't the best, but in the end, apart from a few slightly ugly scenes, they're alright, and I liked the BGMs and voice acting!
All in all, I think that I'd have liked it more if they hadn't split it, but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make! At least someone in Mappa has five minutes of rest...
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei Herz!
　Mini Review: This managed to be both the worst and best of Prisma Illya. The first half is simply painful to watch, they are episodes without any real purpose other than to add loli fanservice. But then the second half is about the real plot and it's interesting and tragic, it makes us understand things, especially about Miyu, that are really sad. I don't know how to rate this because of its inconsistencies.
However I have to say, its animation doesn't fail to impress, the fight is gorgeous!
Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon
　Mini Review: Let's start by saying it's beautiful from a visual point of view, with really excellent animation and direction, I have nothing to say about them.
The first half was nearly perfect, while in the second I noticed a few more problems. The first was personal: I simply didn't care about the Supernatural context: I liked the drama and seeing how low human beings can fall, so when I saw the second half was about supernatural powers, I lost some interest.
The other one was Miyo. She's not my kind of character at all, but I forgave her almost everything due to the multiple traumas she suffered, but when we got to the duel part I got seriously pissed off, but the best thing is that the point was precisely that you had to disapprove of Miyo's actions because she herself regrets it and tries to make up for it, to grow and mature. I therefore appreciated this way of moving the story forward and the characterization of the protagonist.
Having said that, Kiyoka is beautiful, I would marry him immediately.
Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka
　Mini Review: A seemingly good BL whit an interesting Uke and a Seme that... Well, he exists and does little else.
The problem was the Dubcon in the last few minutes! After a "no, I'm scared" YOU MUST STOP HOLY COW! Why can't we have a BL where everyone is willing and says so clearly? Or if we adapt source with Dubcon, CUT. Change things!
However, it get a 6 because the protagonist really conveyed a lot to me.

🎿 Xmas Party Starting Date: January 29, 2024
🎿 Xmas Party Finishing Date: February 02, 2024

🍘 After Party Starting Date: February 03, 2024
🍘 After Party Finishing Date: February 21, 2024

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(by HimeCrycho)

SheyCroixMar 16, 4:28 PM

Don't look at me, don't catch me.
I'm a butterfly who got lost.
I sing freely with these wings no one can see.
They're hiding in your heart.

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Dec 25, 2023 12:55 AM

#200

elsewherecw

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273

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🎄 Difficulty: Conquered
🎄 Assigned Workshop: #11

🍰 Workshop Starting Date: December 26, 2023
🍰 Workshop Finishing Date: January 07, 2023

There must be at least 1 series that has 11 episodes or more

[From Partner 1: quercifolia]

Buddy Daddies Intermission: Cherry-Pick
　Mini Review: I know most people are irritated by these recap episodes, but I sometimes find them a nice way to help me organize my thoughts about however much of the series in question I’ve already seen. In this case, even though I only took a couple of days to watch the whole series, I did find it helpful to revisit the earlier episodes. At the same time, this would be easily skippable and didn’t provide any radical new insights.
Huangjin Tingyuan: Dongri Li de Xinnian Yuanwang
　Mini Review: I’ve never played Honkai Impact, but I wanted to watch something New Year’s themed on New Year’s day (the fact that this is about CNY notwithstanding). This was a cute little OVA with an interesting group of characters that get involved in some fun mischief during a New Year’s celebration. Even knowing nothing about the source material, I really enjoyed it, and since I watched the Japanese dub, I heard several favorite seiyuu.
Shiguang Dailiren Special: Xiaoyao Sanren de Weituo
　Mini Review: This was…interesting. I’m assuming the main character is a famous Chinese streamer, and that this would be hilarious if you’re familiar with Chinese popular culture. Since I’m not, it was an odd experience. Still, there were a few cute moments with the usual characters (“Did you seriously just high five out before you even did the job…?” lol).
Suzume no Tojimari
　Mini Review: I can hardly express how much I loved this. I’ve kind of been itching to watch it all over again ever since I finished it. The mascots were adorable (two cat gods and a chair [lol]) and I really loved Suzume herself. Her pluck and her determination to right the wrong that she’d unwittingly committed made her a deeply appealing heroine to me. The story harkened back to an earlier time when we might have been more likely to blame earthquakes on the wrath of the gods rather than plate tectonics, and it felt like a meditation on the grief of both the nation and the individuals who were displaced and bereaved in March 2011 and other events all the way back to the Great Kantou earthquake a hundred years before the movie’s timeline. What sealed the deal for me with this movie was its happy ending (which came after a period where things looked terribly grim), because personally I’m far more interested in hope than in despair.

[From Partner 2: yvory]
Buddy Daddies
　Mini Review: This was a cute diversion with plenty of pleasing fujoshi bait, but overall nothing terribly special. It drove me crazy that the one time Kazuki tried to exert a little parental authority, he backed off as soon as Miri whined that he was being ‘scary’ and that she hated him, because this kid is a prime example of requiring a firmer hand. Personally, I think Kazuki’s mental image of her future wasn’t far off, since I feel any kid given that much free rein to be a total brat has a dim future ahead of them. Still, the two ‘buddies’ were both appealing characters, and Miri herself wasn’t totally annoying all the time (though not nearly as cute as I think the creator thought she was).
Shikioriori
　Mini Review: This was beautifully animated, and I most enjoyed the first segment where food was presented as a metaphor for life’s small pleasures and intimacies. The second and third didn’t resonate in the same way. Still, overall the three episodes were enjoyable, but not the kind of thing I would watch again and again.
Summer Wars
　Mini Review: In many ways this was very similar to Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime, a movie I absolutely loved. Obviously, some of the concepts explored in Belle were visited earlier, in this movie, although I think this one takes a harder look at the potential dangers of an internet-reliant society. Summer Wars, which came out over a decade ago, feels particularly timely right now, when AI is beginning to impinge on our society in a very real way, costing people their jobs and making it even more necessary to carefully separate real news researched by humans from false narratives rapidly tossed off by a computer algorithm. At the same time, Summer Wars deals with the human drama of broken family ties contrasted with close family bonds, all seen through the eyes of a main character who has never known the warmth of a close family until now. Overall, this was an extremely enjoyable watch.
Tenki no Ko
　Mini Review: I didn’t appreciate this one anywhere near as much as Suzume. I take no issue with a movie exploring different genres at the same time, but in this case, I agree with other reviewers that this film often felt rudderless, uncertain what kind of emotional tone it wanted to set. The urban crime drama about the guns was jarring beyond the typical purpose of providing narrative conflict, and frankly I sincerely hope this movie doesn’t exemplify the usual practices of either Japan’s police or their child protective services. That Hodaka was unceremoniously dumped back with his parents after everything was over, apparently with no one even caring to ask why he was so desperate to avoid his home (the bruises on his face and body having long since healed by the time the police got to him, of course) rankled and left me hoping it wasn’t true to reality (and fearing that perhaps it was).

[From Partner 3: DarkRain27]
Sekai no Owari ni Shiba Inu to
　Mini Review: This was fabulous. I hadn’t expected the shiba inu in question to be so talkative or so philosophical, but the contrast between his introspection and the main character’s casual approach to life (even in a postapocalyptic wasteland with no other humans) made for constant hilarity. Of course, in terms of the animation it’s essentially a comedic picture drama, but it didn’t need anything more complex to convey what it intended to convey, which was pure dog-centric humor.
Shiguang Dailiren
　Mini Review: I expected to love this more than I did. I’ve seen it called ‘the best donghua’, but for me personally it doesn’t come close to touching Bai Yao Pu (Fairies Album). Still, I ended up rating it more highly than I expected to for most of the duration—the last few episodes pulled it all together, even though I don’t appreciate cliffhangers, at all—but for the majority, I really struggled with the characters. We never learn much of anything about either Lu Guang or Qiao Ling, so the primary emotional focus is Cheng Xiaoshi, a reckless idiot who treats the business of something as potentially world-changing as time travel as though it’s his personal video game and his most important task is avoiding the bad ending. Despite being warned time and again of the potential consequences—the people that could be (and are) killed, the babies that won’t be born, the possible destruction of even himself, creating paradox—he always crashes around in the past like a bull in a china shop, because he “can’t stand to leave it alone”. We learn so little in this first series about the nature of the pair’s photo-hopping ability that it’s hard to comprehend why Lu Guang continues to rely on Cheng Xiaoshi despite the latter’s constant need to play god. Later, Cheng Xiaoshi at least attempts to redeem himself, but for several characters involved, it was quite literally too little too late. I spent much of the series feeling deeply frustrated at both men.
Shiguang Dailiren Fan Wai Pian: Biwu Zhaoqin
　Mini Review: This interlude specifically came at a particularly awkward moment in the series, with episode five having ended on the cliffhanger of a policeman walking into the shop right at a time when Lu Guang and Cheng Xiaoshi have quarreled and decided to suspend the ‘special’ part of their business for a while. There is no sign of this strife between them, or of their decision to take a pause, during the episode. Meanwhile, while the episodic aspects of the series were where it shone strongest, in my opinion, this particular special was mystifying to me from an admittedly ignorant western perspective. It’s hard for me to understand why, even in the face of everyone around them considering their decades-long battle for marriage foolish, the couple at the center of the story didn’t simply elope (especially when we learn that they’ve gone on with their romance with or without a marriage or her father’s approval, even having had children together).
Shiguang Dailiren II
　Mini Review: I waffled over how to rate this show, and the previous season, more than I usually do, because to me the flaws are so very deep and obvious, starting with the fact that over the course of two seasons we never do find out anything of substance about two out of the three main characters, and even Cheng Xiaoshi’s characterization is shallow. Still, for me ratings are more of a gut feeling based on how much emotional impact a show had—did I care what happened to these characters? Did I want to find out what happened next?—so I’m leaving the ratings as is. If this had been a two-cour single series I might not have struggled so much, especially since Cheng Xiaoshi did a lot this second season to make up for his behavior previously (actually recognizing the harm of his own impulsiveness even to his closest allies), but frankly with my goodwill towards his character having been so burned over the course of the first seven or eight episodes of season one, there was only so much they could do to make me feel more generously towards him—and again, this is key, because he’s the only one of the three characters we’ve been given any chance to emotionally connect with.

[From Partner 4: Genovia_]
Generation of Chaos
　Mini Review: Genovia_ is likely looking at my choice of four things to watch from their superlative list and wondering what the heck I was thinking. All I can say is that when I see something that so many people have rated so very poorly, I feel a perverse need to see it for myself. Why? Because I have no discernible sense of taste, and find I often truly enjoy things that others denigrate. In this case, however, I basically agree with everyone else, though I wouldn’t have said it’s as bad as its rating suggests. OVAs tend to be challenging because they’re often mere introductory snapshots of some larger entity (in this case, a video game) and frequently make little sense on their own. This particular OVA was neither good nor terribly bad, in my opinion. The art was cute enough, the first little story (which was basically “what if Pokemon went bad”) could have been interesting if it had continued, and the last half…well, was basically just nonsensical angsting over the relationship between humans and non-humans in a fantasy setting. Forgettable, but not offensively bad in my opinion.
Hametsu no Mars
　Mini Review: Apparently often called ‘the worst anime ever made’, this is another case where I don’t think it was quite as bad as all that, though it was certainly very, very bad. Like ‘Generation of Chaos’, this is apparently a mere introduction to a video game, and as such it falls short of telling a coherent story. What we can glean is that this is functionally the poor man’s Evangelion, about a whiny boy whose father forces him to don a mysterious suit in order to fight enigmatic aliens and save the world. The last few seconds revealed a shocking secret that could have gone somewhere interesting, but alas, the credits rolled instead.
Juuza Engi: Engetsu Sangokuden - Gaiden Youzhou Genya
　Mini Review: A noticeable improvement in art style over the previous two, this OVA felt very much like the introduction to an otome game—because, it seems, it was. I’ve played quite a number of otome games in my time, so I can’t deny that it’s a format I enjoy, and I might’ve liked to see where the relationship between Kan’u and Sousou might have gone. This is the only one of the four OVAs I watched that I would’ve been genuinely intrigued to see more of, not least because it had a fabulous cast of familiar voices that I always enjoy hearing (Ishida-kun!! <3).
Tenkuu Danzai Skelter+Heaven
　Mini Review: Personally I considered this one worse than Hametsu no Mars, partly because I genuinely lost track of what was going on during the fight scene, and the utterly nonsensical flashbacks inserted in at the oddest moments made the entire experience of watching this mystifying. I noticed other reviewers often pointed to the awful CGI in these Idea Factory OVAs, but frankly, I’ve seen nearly as bad in many anime over the years. In the case of this OVA specifically, though, the CG was so terrible that I laughed out loud more than once. Incidentally, all four of these OVAs might have been improved by the inclusion of a few hentai scenes. ;P

🎿 Xmas Party Starting Date: January 11, 2024
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🍘 After Party Starting Date: January 27, 2024
🍘 After Party Finishing Date: February 11, 2024

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(by HimeCrycho)

SheyCroixMar 28, 5:04 PM

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