Beautiful visuals wasted on a dopey concept.
The trailer hooked me, with it's lush animation and a somewhat intriguing idea about an apartment complex floating in the sea. Seemed like it would be a good time, given that I'm a bit of a fan of single location settings.
Well, after watching it, I felt cheated. Let's briefly dismantle this thing, shall we? Honestly, there's nothing particularly special about this movie that warrants an unnecessarily bloated two-hour runtime. The supernatural elements are dense, and awkwardly written. The main characters yell at each other for a good portion, constantly being absolute savages to one another. Seriously, these KIDS want
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Nov 28, 2020
*this review contains mild spoilers*
Oh, what a frustrating ride 'Toradora' is. For the first ten episodes or so, there was a certain sense of maturity to this romcom. Something that made you think, "this anime is something special". And then it took a complete nosedive into contrived melodrama. First of all, yes, the outcome is beyond predictable just after the first episode. You know exactly who will end up with who. But I don't have an issue with that, as long as the journey keeps me engaged. Things began fizzling out with wasted opportunities like the beach house episodes. Instead of setting up some cheeky ... 
Aug 13, 2020
Chobits: Chibits
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Why is Chi's voice so drastically different in the later episodes of 'Chobits', and even more-so here? It's very off-putting. It's just not Chi. She sounds like she aged 20 years. I miss the cute Chi in the first half of 'Chobits'. That's the Chi we all fell in love with.
This is awful, by the way. Six minutes, yet so boring. Sumomo is more annoying than usual, and there's really no point to anything, other than fan service for your panty fetish, or love for mini-persocom kawaii. Animation and tone is the same as the series, of course. Nothing out of the ordinary. I say ... 
Aug 13, 2020
First of all, Chi is probably the most adorable, precious thing in anime -- The epitome of charming innocence. That said, once the explanations begin, the story surrounding her isn't the most intriguing. I enjoy the more slice-of-life aspects of the anime rather than the needlessly convoluted turn in the later episodes. But sadly, even those get bogged down with boring filler material at times. Hideki is your usual "nice guy" who falls for every girl, but still gets nosebleeds when he sees side-boob. You know this character, you've seen him in most harem anime. Girl dresses sexy, and he goes all spastic. The supporting
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Aug 7, 2020
Absolutely abysmal. If not for the beautiful animation, I wouldn't have even finished it. But I did, and I regret it. The story went nowhere, the characters never grew on me, and every harem cliche in the book spewed from the screen. A boatload of frisky females all vying for the attention of the main character, escaping one strange scenario after another. Is there anything titillating about any of this forced nonsense? Do we care about these feisty she-mutts in heat? Well, I sure don't. It's a parade of repetitive banality written by mental adolescents, with no redeeming factor whatsoever. It looks good, sure... but
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Aug 7, 2020
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
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This was engaging at first, then quickly fell into the usual harem tropes and cliches. I liked the idea of the club, the characters played off each other well enough, the art style is fetching, **SPOILER** and I loved the idea of them never realizing they were all actually friends... but as usual with harem anime, they have to sacrifice the story for a gaggle of cooing pixie-girls all fawning over the only guy around. I know I shouldn't expect more at this point, but I was really hoping this one would be different. Still worth a watch, tho, as it's not nearly as bad
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