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The story of Natsuki Subaru continues in this season of Re: Zero. Unlike the first season, this season of Re: Zero gave us a clear issue. Rem has been forgotten by everyone except for Subaru. Subaru tries to find out where Roswaal is because he is trying to find an answer for Rem's situation. In this process, Subaru finds out more about the witches and Roswaal's motives along with a truckload of issues that he has to face. The journey felt purposeful even if the pacing of the overall story is very slow. This season does well in explaining what's going on which is what ... gives it lots of points. Despite the normal art and sound, the characters in this season were great additions (emphasis on Echidna).

The art and sound were very stale and normal for Re: Zero. It felt the same and gave the same ambience with the first season. Nothing much to say about the art and sound because it was mostly unchanged. As for the characters, I will focus on Echidna. It felt like Echidna really did have great chemistry with Subaru. There was no definitive answer whether she was good or bad but she showed to be caring towards Subaru even if she did not care at all. Despite knowing that, it was nice to see Echidna be a shoulder for Subaru to cry on. She was a great deal in shaping Subaru as a character. In the final episodes, we can see Subaru become more genuinely confident and he matured after the conversations he had with the witches. The first cour of Re: Zero season 2 was a great half and leaves an even higher expectation for the second half.

I enjoyed this season. In all honesty Rem kept the first season bearable for me as I was not a fan of all the suffering at the time. Because it felt like everything had more purpose in season 2, I enjoyed it much more and I am really grateful for that. I give the overall an 8 because the show still had some flaws which is different for most people, but the strong start and development in this season promises an exciting buildup for this dark story.

The 3rd and final season of Oregairu brings a close to this complex yet beautiful series. Season 1 captured my attention because Hikigaya's skeptic and cynical view on teenage social life was intriguing to watch. It introduced characters that had a variety of personalities. Season 2 builds on these personalities and gives more interactions between each character. However, the series does not fail to focus on the 3 main characters Hikigaya, Yukino and Yui.

It is a given that Oregairu does not have the easiest plot to understand, yet the feeling of understanding what goes on in the story and actually comprehending each character's emotions ... is part of what makes watching Oregairu satisfying. The main trio complements each other because what started off as a fake friendship ended up being something genuine and from there we see the development of Hikigaya from a very cynical person to a more caring person, Yukino from the cold person that she is learning to feel and being honest to herself and of course Yui who in the end learns to accept things that are inevitable.

The characters I also love so much because they really do evoke emotions and pique my attention to really understand the situation each character is in. By any means Oregairu is not an anime we can just watch and leave. It is something we have to carefully listen to so each situation we see do not confuse us. Watching the 3rd season after understanding all the buildup from season 1 and 2 was for sure a very good feeling. Giving closure to all the unfinished relationships as well as bringing about a happy ending for the most part did it for me. Oregairu, the only anime that made me use my knowledge of literature to connect all the dots throughout the show.

Also, sorry if this review is messy. This is the most spoiler free review I can give. There is no set structure and I do not know how to systematically organize my review. Other than that, thank you for reading! Hope you find this review helpful.

Darling in the FranXX was one of those shows that was underrated and overrated at the same time. Lots of people hated it, lots of people loved it. For me, I was just in between. Darling in the FranXX tells the story of children in the future that have roles called parasites where their main task is riding big ass robots called FRANXX. The different stories each child holds was pretty interesting at first. Zorome and Miku was not focused on too much, Futoshi was just left the fuck out, Mitsuru and Kokoro were the wannabe main characters and Hiro was just the partner for ... bae Zero Two. The real star of the show is obviously Zero Two. Yes, Mitsuru and Kokoro have a good story and yes I did want to see Ichigo be with Goro badly. But in the end, what I was really craving was Zero Two's interactions with Hiro. Their rocky relationship at the start really gets you going for when they will be together. The story build up on Hiro and Zero Two really made up all the other shitty stuff that was going on in the show. After you see the back story of Hiro and Zero Two, everything just starts to look good on Hiro and Zero Two. Their husband and wife relationship really does satisfy. Overall it is a 7 due to the abrupt plot twist in the final episodes. The end of the show was also good because seeing a happy ending for each character just feels nice. Seeing them have kids and live a happy life after seeing them suffer so much is just satisfying. Zero Two and Hiro meeting in the future was also beautiful to watch. It was rather bittersweet but I liked it.

JoJo part 4 was a colorful JoJo. The seemingly innocent town of Morioh is filled with mysteries and history. More importantly, it was home to Yoshikage Kira. It had a normal JoJo plot where they would meet new stand users and see if they were friend or foe. The story was not the best, but each introduction to a new unique character was just enough for me to give the story a 7. The art style used in Part 4 was great. I really liked it because of how contrasted everything was. They kept recoloring Crazy Diamond to be darker to contrast the background and ... made Star Platinum cooler with the white color. Like I said in the beginning, everything was super colorful and each change in scenes gave new colors to the point where sometimes I was even confused. The sounds were also another strong aspect because of the main theme, Kira's theme, etc. Not too much to be said around the music. The star of the sound however, like Part 3 is the punching. The punching is absolutely satisfying in JoJo. The heavy fists of Crazy Diamond and Star Platinum were no joke. The classic bullet like sounds of the punch and the war cries were very satisfying. It just never gets old with JoJo. The characters were a great cast. Good MC (Josuke Higashikata) and villain (Yoshikage Kira). They brought the mysterious feel of Morioh and the more and more the anime progresses, the more you want these 2 to meet where the show finally goes to a showdown in the final episodes. Enjoyment was for sure a 10 because of how fun it was to just see Crazy Diamond and Star Platinum punching the shit out of everything. Overall it was an 8. Not the most perfect anime but it was very good anyway. Worth the watch because of how cool Jotaro is.

Story: 9/10
Solo Leveling most definitely gave OP MC's a one up. It is a genre that many animes, manga and WebToons have done decently well. Solo Leveling really does do the OP MC genre well. The character development of Jin Woo was outstanding because it really brought out the satisfaction that the audience wanted to see. It is a fast paced story that is surprisingly easy to keep up with. The only flaw was that there were barely any other stories and the only focus of the story was Jin Woo. It is a good thing however, that Jin Woo did have many moments ... to himself to compensate for the lack of other story arcs.

Art: 10/10
I am a big fan of WebToon art styles and Solo Leveling had consistent clean art throughout the whole series. The lines were polished and thick. The colors were also bright and contrasted. The dungeons were slightly dark, however that made a cool effect with Jin Woo's signature glowing eyes. Both bright and dark parts were amazing. Character design were also classic WebToon which I also love. All in all 10/10.

Character: 10/10
Jin Woo was the main character of this WebToon. They placed large amounts of emphasis on his growth as a person and character. The powers he gains and the respect he gains from other characters really made him grow into the OP MC we have. Other characters were relevant enough to support Jin Woo's growth and that was enough to place the focus mainly on Jin Woo and keep us captivated on his character.

Enjoyment: 9/10
Seeing an OP MC grow is by far one of the most satisfying things in this type of entertainment. Solo Leveling definitely fulfilled my hunger on that aspect and it really did well. I loved the fact that they planned this story for 2 years and gave it a satisfying and cool environment to enjoy. I just wished there had been a little more female action going on there. Otherwise everything I enjoyed fully.

Overall: 9/10
Like I said, I enjoy this type of story greatly. I am satisfied with each battle and each level up. Each time an antagonist's ass gets whooped by Jin Woo. Proving someone wrong is a great feeling and Solo Leveling provides us that feeling. The feeling of having the ability to prove someone wrong and become more powerful. The overarching mystery of how he gained his powers as well as the gates becomes the mystery for another day. The day when Jin Woo becomes even more than he already is.

Story: 6/10
The story of Kiss x Sis was like any other ecchi and harem anime. This one was by far fair I'd say. The story of incest as well as other females were told really well from this specific genre of anime. When I watched Kiss x Sis, I was honestly in pain due to the pure incest I witnessed in the story. Other than that, it really brought incest as its main source of entertainment and it does it well.

Art: 5/10
The art for Kiss x Sis was mediocre due to the rusty movements in the general scenes. The sisters however, were well made characters ... and they do look alike in a sense of twin sisters and incest. The brother really looked like a wimp and I did not like his character design. In general, the art was very mediocre and that is all I have to say.

Sound: 7/10
The opening and ending songs for Kiss x Sis were not that memorable. The sisters had great voice acting and really brought out that hentai feel to it. That itself I would rate a 10/10 but I really did not like the main character's voice and it was so damn annoying. So I picked the middle score and went for a 7/10.

Character: 7/10
Same thing with the voice acting, I really liked the sisters and the other females. The teacher also and the piss girl. However, the MC did not fulfill the capacity of the females and therefore did not complement the female pheromones that was radiating in each episode.

Enjoyment: 7/10
Despite all that hatred towards the male MC, I enjoyed the female characters entirely and I would say they have great aspects that make each character trashy yet unique. They all have their unique trashy personalities that make up what Kiss x Sis' cast.

Overall: 7/10
Kiss x Sis was a good harem ecchi anime and it was one of the first ones I've watched. It was trashy in its own way done right. I think it could have been better if it went slightly more trashy without crossing the line of being too trashy if you get what I mean. That is all I have to say and happy watching.

Bear in mind I am no anime expert and I am just writing this review to share my thoughts regarding the different elements of Kiss x Sis.

Story: 9/10
The story was not popping off. It was a harem anime that did not have too much going on. Nonetheless, I liked the story because I am a big fan of character development. The plot involved consistent inclusion of all 5 girls as well as their interactions with Uesugi. The story build up was great and made me want to read the manga not to find out who he gets married to, but rather Uesugi's development with each girl.

Art: 7/10
The art was bubbly and bright. Pretty well made. I would say they focus more on the character arts because the background were decent and ... standard. Not too much to say on this.

Sound: 7/10
Same with the art, the sounds in the anime were good but standard. The voice acting was done well and each character had their own personalities in their respective voices. Other than that, nothing too special.

Character: 8/10
I really like the sisters. They really work well together because they are all different and have their own unique individual personalities. The show does really well with the sisters but it doesn't have that same pace of character development with Uesugi. Uesugi's character is built on the sisters which made it lost points. I think as the main character, he should have slightly more character development. Other than that, the characters are great.

Enjoyment: 9/10
I love romance anime. There's nothing much to say here. If you like romance, then this is your anime. However, if you are a Waifu Gladiator then please refrain from fighting people about who best girl is. Respect everyone's best girls and also just enjoy. It's an anime.

Overall: 8/10
Overall this anime was very good because of what the characters offer. The story and the characters work well together because the consistent build up leaves you craving for more.

Side Note:
This is my first anime review and I'm scoring based on how I feel about it. I am no anime critique. I am no professional anime watcher. I just enjoy writing reviews and having discussions with people regarding anime.