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As of this point, there's nothing much to talk about the art and soundtrack of the BB series. Along with my BB1 and BB2 review, it is easy to say that the art and soundtrack are both fantastic. It's logical to say that BB4 - BB6 should have the same artistic styles, opening themes and ending themes so as of this point, it's redundant to talk about these. Let's just focus on the story, characters and enjoyment to make this and future reviews concise and simple.

BB3 works well with incorporating a lot of flashbacks in order to support the character development. The story proceeds well ... with Rygart under the army to defend the kingdom of Hodr. It's quite understandable how Rygart became so powerful as he pilots his Under Golem. However, I'm not that impressed with the development of Cleo's character. It seems out of context and her fight scene in the badlands isn't believable. Well, she would get empowered by fury but I wouldn't expect for her to get THAT much power in her fighting. I see that as somewhat inconsistent in her character.

BB3 gives us a teaser to new characters and is not that engaging as the first two titles. However, the story and character development are still implemented well.

It doesn't take much for an anime to get me excited. BB2 is no exception to this. It starts off action packed and consistent from where it left off from BB1. The scenes still help us visualize the fact that Hodr's Kingdom is truly falling and is truly at a disadvantage when compared to the platoon of Zess. The story is nevertheless brilliant, and this is all because of the wonderful execution. Truth to the matter is, it can be quite typical at times. However, the story and characters all develop beautifully to the fact that it makes you want to know more about the ... story, especially the characters of Zess and Rygart.

Again, sound and art are both fantastic, contributing to the overall enjoyment of the series. In comparison to BB1, it does get more of the plot in it since BB1 could be said as the foundation, or a teaser some may say.

The flashbacks shown in BB2, in my opinion, are well put and necessary for the enjoyment of the viewer. It's a way of letting the viewers know why the characters do this and that, especially Zess and Cleo. It gives us a better understanding of the characters and of the whole story as well.

All of the old and new elements found in BB2 are both very engaging yet insufficient. The mecha battles are all fantastic yet some animations can be inconsistent at times, having to replay a whole minute in order to catch full sight of the action. Nevertheless, BB2 works with BB1 and makes you want to crave more of the series. Especially since both leave a cliffhanger by the end of the movie, which works its magic quite well.

Coming from common knowledge of mecha animes, Break Blade 1 doesn't go that far from reintroducing different viewers to what is really appreciated as a great genre of anime.

To start things off, I could say that BB1 is something very typical of an action/military that contains a hero. It's cliche, as some of the reviews had already said. However, I admired how it was implemented well. There's great character development which helps the movement of the story. Rygart, who I can describe as an unconventional hero since he lacks the ability that all of the people around him possess, shines out. His lack of power ... is what makes him that distinct from the other pilots, as well as his own Golem that only he can control. Given this foundation for the story, BB1 leaves us hanging for what Rygart can do as an unconventional pilot in a city that seems like on the brink of losing the ongoing war.

The art in BB1 is very detailed and stunning. The sound and animation are also top-on since they make the mecha battles and normal scenes very engaging and exciting. The caliber of the art and sound all contribute to the enjoyment of the movie as one. Some scenes which seem ordinary and normal are all elevated to somewhat a grander level because of the voice acting alongside the art.

I didn't expect for the protagonist to have close connections with royalty since we are used to stories having heroes serving the king out of duty and responsibility. In BB1, we see Rygart serving in the army not only because of his duty, but because of the idea of friendship behind the war. This must be the first time I experienced this type of story which is very refreshing to watch and experience.

I am quite excited to watch the remaining five movies after BB1. It serves as a great teaser or introduction which is very effective in making the viewers crave for some more mecha action and perhaps a romance story out of the blue.

I'd like to make this review as short and as concise as possible given that I am only starting to create reviews.

Most of the reviews that I read about SAO all talk somewhat negatively of the said anime adaptation of the popular novel series. I never read an entire volume myself but I tried to read a bit and I was utterly amazed at how different the novels are from the animation.

To tell the truth, I was hooked badly through the first episode. There's that great concept of survival and death playing around in the minds and hearts of all the players trapped in ... the game. These concepts were well laid out in the first episode looking at the actions and conversations of the players. However, the great concepts were easily wiped out or dismissed as the story went by too fast. To be honest, I thought I was missing an episode during the first episodes. I had to look it up and found out that I wasn't missing any and that I was left puzzled by the odd flow of the story line. This goes on for the rest of the show which isn't that appealing.

The only that thing that was quite memorable from watching SAO are the animation and soundtracks I experienced as a viewer. It sent chills down my spine whenever a boss battle came up given the fantastic animation accompanied with killer BGM. I guess this can be considered as the strong point of SAO.

I thought the protagonist, Kirito, was too overpowered and lucky to have all the perks in playing SAO and ALO. Well, he outshines the other players which isn't that great of a build for a protagonist. I wouldn't expect the story to improve if the protagonist has already the powers and perks you would expect that he would only attain in the end. Also, talking about the different characters. Some, I found irritating and some truly unnecessary which also degrades the whole story line in a sense.

Having SAO as an anime adaptation of what we experience through MMORPGS was a little letdown. I was a bit disappointed with the execution as it left out crucial and critical concepts that could have been very much enjoyable for the common everyday MMORPG player, gamer, anime addict or even escapists all around.