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- BirthdayFeb 9, 1994
- LocationLittle Red Dot
- JoinedJul 31, 2017
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Aug 12, 2018
4 of 12 episodes seen
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This series, coming out after the riffraff of the Summer season, looks to be both tasteful and good at the same time...yet doesn't offer which in the way-through of things. With that said, this novel of an adaptation looks to be what Rokudouhou did in the last season: a SoL-comedy thingie of a bob.
This underrated series tells of the episodic stories of Tsukumogami: 100-year-old spirited objects whom have the power to shapeshift into items that their respective owners have once abandoned, and with random (but fixed) people wanting to rent them for their uses. The gist of it is the setting in olden-day Tokyo Edo
Period, where renting is not seen in moderation, and the shop, owned by a brother-sister pair (whom can't really show sibling love, and has to let the Tsukumogami see them through), whom are like glimpses of Sherlock Holmes and a commuter respectively.
From the studio that brought you the time-travelling romance series Orange, the bright artwork and animation is evident that Telecom Animation Flim has their prints of design appointed into this series, and it looks aesthetically good.
The music is the most notable, as Miyavi from Kokkoku comes back with another rock-pop OP song that will be the first thing people will say about this series. Other than that, there's nothing mush to say about the music as it is far and few in-between.
Despite the late release, I already foresee that this series will largely be buried amongst the heavy hitters and miss of the season, but TBH there's nothing to write home about this. I guess I could recommend this if only you want the time to relax and just enjoy episodic matters if that's your taste...
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Aug 4, 2018
4 of 12 episodes seen
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The season's "premiere" ecchi-harem show, with its premise easy to get into, but ultimately many will see it as being an eyesore to watch as the episodic format, which is as evident as its manga source counterpart.
We are introduced to the most generic of generic MC Fuyuzora Kogarashi, whom has the ability to see spirits since at a young age, but despite his ability, his homeless and penniless state left him wandering around for a cheap place to stay, and that's where his presence lands at Yuragi Inn, which was once a popular hot spring inn, but business had declined due to a supernatural death
of the high school girl, 16-year-old Yuuna Yunohara, and now relegated to the "haunted" spirit, our MC has his hands full on committing Yuuna to send her to the afterlife and amidst the various women of Yuragi Inn (whom have supernatural powers just like Yuuna), his life is far from ordinary and will be "challenged" on his chastity and trying not to get into trouble!
From the depiction above, if you are not a fan of ecchi-harem genres, you can stop here. But otherwise, this production by Xebec, while in every bit and way generic, average and bland, I have seen snippets of the manga source material, and the similarities start to flesh out that what the manga does, the anime adaptation did a pretty much close-to-accurate shot. And in order to not let the storytelling suck, the relationship between Kogarashi and the spirit Yuuna is developed quite a bit, giving us the usual seek-out-evil troupe in order to keep us invested...good, but not great, by a long shot.
Xebec's production values on this series are undoubtedly good with the rich colour backgrounds and the oh-so over-the-top ecchi with the boobs-panty shots littered all through the series, letting you know that you're always watching a series that puts the ecchi the stronghold amidst the chacterization and such. Not to mention that the OST is also another area that can be forgotten very quickly.
If you are like me and care about the ecchi-harem that so many shows have tried over the years and had its successes and pitfalls, this should be a no-brainer to watch, but otherwise, skip your investment on this show and watch something else that eyes your interest.
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Aug 3, 2018
4 of 12 episodes seen
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I'll be completely honest here: Even if I'm not a fan of card games, I do know the massive fanbase of certain card game series that everyone loves and still plays to this day, and this isn't one of them. Should I feel sad? I don't think so.
To understand why the card game got an adaptation into an anime, we need to understand the core series, which is only available in the Land of the Rising Sun, and no one else...(But who cares anyways)…
The story is Dance Of The Dragons-like confusing and hard to understand, but you just need this one exact point to understand
the core of this series: It's an all-out war between factions, and nothing else. To add to the excruciating storyline, not even the main MCs are spared from the events that foretold what is going to happen, and are just told that they "need to awaken their powers to fight evil". Sorry, I have heard this troupe a million times, and it's like the characters serve their purpose to move along with the storytelling and nothing else.
Musical-wise, try to think back Mahoutsukai no Yome's pairing duo for the 2nd cour, and you can see why their potentials are brought leagues down and rightfully so.
The art and animation...a co-production between Asread and newly-founded Tear Studio, is about as average as it gets. I didn't have high hopes for the series to stand out, and it did as told, there is nothing noteworthy to say that is good of the series.
You might think this show's Achilles heel would be the story (which diverges from the arcade game) and its characters (lifeless and emotionless), armed with the supernatural battle series, it's a show I would advise you to steer far, far away from its horrible execution.
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Aug 3, 2018
4 of ? episodes seen
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The title is as the anime suggests: a girl aiming for the high score...right??? Well, you're both right and wrong. In the midst of the slew of J.C.Staff's shows this Summer, this is the most quietest of the bunch, therefore receiving very little attention from the community, but is by no means a great nor bad show.
If you're an avid, classic gamer, this series should come as no surprise when talking about the story, which is rooted in the early 1990s where console and arcade games were all the rage with the gaming culture landscape, most notably rooted in the just-released Street Fighter II which
dated its predecessor by a long shot (and would become the sensation of the 90s)...and that forms the basis of our main boy-meets-girl trope but unusual arcade romantic-comedic couple: 6th grader Haruo Yaguchi and the more-than-perfect classmate, Oono Akira, the former being as generic and boring as he is with his total devotion and passion towards video games, and the latter, being so perfect and set as an example to look out for, unprecariously being an arcade nut, a top-class gamer, despite her out-of-place appearance at the arcades (where men are more frequent then women). And so, with her hammering of Haruo at Street Fighter II, this strange, unlikely (but satisfying) relationship starts from there.
So first off: Despite how the manga source is really a mystery to almost anyone but fans of the manga, what sold the manga was the unique art designs of its characters from creator Oshikiri Kensuke, and J.C.Staff had the anime adaptation completely rendered in CGI, while keeping arcade and console game screen depictions with one-to-one accuracy. and the 2D artwork still done with keeping the confines of the manga source to boot. That's not to say that it's a bad case of tried-and-true formula done all over again, but it could be the sole reason why the wonky character expressions should have the substance feel when it doesn't at times, and will largely be the reason why people are turned off by bad CGI.
But other than that, the overall depiction of this anime is true to the core of its pitch in the very first place: a romantic comedy unlike anything else (unless you have seen Wotakoi last season and has similarities despite the difference between otaku and gaming), with the slight touch from the veteran studio and you get a series that is largely underrated. I'll tell you this much, if you love romance, comedy with the gaming sense, try this out.
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Aug 3, 2018
4 of 12 episodes seen
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The school-music combi genre has seen its share of influences from early series such as KyoAni's K-On! and Hibike! Euphonium to Sunrise's Love Live! School series, sprinkling in A-1 Picture's Your Lie In April to name a few.
Enter the new competitor in the stream of school-music genre-based arithmetic: Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight, from the studio that brought you the breath-taking and captivating Made In Abyss, and a competent staff team that's now well respected, that gave their all from the get-go.
At first, I wasn't quite keen on watching this with the said genres as the formula as been consistent no matter the numerous series that the
anime scene offers each and every time...until someone recommended me this series, and despite my disdain from the genre, I tried it...and wow did Episode 1 blew me away, and I would say that this series has one of the strongest openings of the season. With that said, judging from MAL's fanbase, this looks to be an underrated series too (anyone agree to not agree on this?).
This series focuses on 2 aspects (without getting much into spoilers):
The Starlight, which on the outside looks just like a normal play to everyone (as you can see just like how you would promote a play in the school) and just like a play, it's only the tip of the iceberg;
The Revue, which is an audition, with the weird spectating talking giraffe (which seemed to be the judge), judges the Starlight girls based on their ability to shine forth, to fight against each other in song, dance and battle to gain acceptance into the Revue.
The characters are generic but unique in their prowess to showcase themselves in spirit and in truth, and though they don't look like any other girls out there (since it's an all-girls school), with a little bit of childhood memories, desires and goals that our 9-girls Starlight team has to fulfill, the stage is set for all 9 of them to realize their footsteps and to gain the one and only Position Zero, the MC of the Revue.
The art and animation is where the staff team really puts their best effort into the series. If you know the legendary Kunihiko Ikuhara with his work on Utena 2 decades back, think director Tomohiro Furukawa as the 2nd coming of Ikuni, with the directing style imitating that of Ikuni and most likely where the similarities start to show with the insane directing that's apparent in the Revue showcases, which look god-damn excellent to the eyes and with perfect directing timing.
And since this is a music series, let's not forget the man behind the music direction: Tatsuya Katou, with his work on the Free!, Shokugeki no Souma and the Love Live! Sunshine! series, that music excellence is replicated here with the overall excellent OST, from both the OP and ED to the Revue showcase songs, it was splendid with its outstanding execution.
And yet, this series doesn't get much more attention than it used to have, probably due to the low marketing plan for this show. For music lovers and probably the few of you out there who adore high quality anime, this series is a highly recommended one in the season that's a slew of imitation upon imitation, not to mention that this series is original too, keeping the ante factor up by a few notches.
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Aug 2, 2018
4 of ? episodes seen
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Tenrou: Sirius the Jaeger was onboard one of the hype trains of the season. for it being handled by relatively high-quality areas: the staff over at studio P.A. Works for immensely action-thriller-esque formula done by the one and only Masahiro Ando (FMA key animator, director for Hanasaku Iroha, Zetsuen no Tempest), the voice casting done by popular veterans and the art and animation style that's purely P.A. Works alone which looks good to the eye. With all of that said, with this series being an original, what is it actually about?
Tenrou: Sirius the Jaeger as an original, it unfortunately doesn't stand out in the way
of the vampire genre (as done by many series), I could have easily compared this to Van Helsing, Constantine and many others, but what it does that's different to the plate is in its investment of the characters which serve the purpose of killing each other to maintain or change status quo, and that's where P.A. Works's dedication to the series comes in its tour de force.
The characters aren't unique by any means, but for this concept it kinda works...I say kinda because it felt very clear after watching the confusing first episode, then as the series progresses the motive starts to flesh out the reason for the existence of the intent of killing. As of right now, not the full cast has managed to show up (Yully and the Jaegers against vampires who discern "The Arc of Sirius" as their stronghold), but the story pacing is what sets the emotions for intro characters along the way.
When it comes to the art and animation...need I say more? If you know the repertoire of P.A. Works and the series that they have done, it is apparent that the studio's prowess takes place in its art and animation, and it is absolutely great to boot, handled by Ando-san based on his knowledge of FMA and its action sequence, with the writing done by writer Keigo Koyanagi (Angel Beats, Hanasaku Iroha settings) that's paced to a great extent, with the music backing the series up with a solid job on the OST and creating the supernatural setting onboard this series.
So far, with 4 episodes, this series has more than enough segments to keep me invested in what this series has to offer despite it being an original. I recommend this series in high regard due to the high production value and its wonky-yet-well-paced story.
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Jul 31, 2018
4 of 12 episodes seen
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Historical anime is all the rage now with Golden Kamuy as an establishment in the current seasonal lineup, and here comes a series that was airing in its quietness whilst the current below-average seasonal lineup that is seriously underrated and deserves to be watched amongst the rest of the pile.
Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion, as a series, if you're wondering what the context of this story is actually based on, it's taken from the real life occurrence of samurai defending Japan from the first-ever Mongol invasion, more specifically, following the Battle of Bun'ei (or the First Battle of Hakata Bay) in 1274, with the difference
that the exiles, led by former swordman-cum-samurai and one of the princes from the Kamakura Shogunate, Kuchii Jinzaburoh, along with his mercenary of exiles, once prisoners from Hakizaki and banished into exile to Tsushima Island, to help save the distressed people of Tsushima and beyond from Kublai Khan's reigning power to conquer Japan.
And yeap, even though this is content-heavy on the historical aspect, don't rely on it too much as the action-drama will take the art and animation into fruition, and SPOILERS, while the art and animation by NAZ is historical painting that looks good and delivers it fluently, it's use of blood and overtones will be substantial to the series as it displays even the crudest of the crude death shots from beheading to straightforward stabbing without much blood-spurting, so if you're fine watching action scenes like this, then go ahead.
The music is another solid job done as the OST stands well on its own caliber, engaging the historical aspect of the series with the story and dramatical settings that it shows on the small screen.
It's easy to see that this anime has been largely well-hidden under the rubble of the seasonal lineup stigma. I will say this, if you ever encounter this show somewhere, make sure you watch this underrated series that's quite detailed to history in real life with a few mods.
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Jul 30, 2018
4 of ? episodes seen
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We've seen series like Detective Conan and Hyouka where the mystery genre is a full-on scale. Well...with this series, be thankful that it isn't like that, and instead is integrated right into the story in the episodic format (and feels like some series are episodic)…
This series is fairly new, with the novel just released in 2015 then the manga adaptation just last year. And now with the anime adaptation by the studio couldn't do things right, now making way for decent art and animation with the series.
If you like or have a fascination with Sherlock Holmes, this anime should be on your line of sight,
although the aesthetic is played fluently with the episodic cases of the male MC, Kiyotaka Yagashira, an antique appraiser tat his family's antique business shop, with his assistant, new-comer Aoi Mashiro who works part-time alongside Kiyotaka, who just moved to Kyoto to seek a new life. Together, Aoi's true keen eye for antiques (which got her hired in the first place) and Kiyotaka's seriousness makes for a comfortable duo confronting the various cases of Holmes in antiques.
Everything in this animation is decent to say the least, while it is for now, but at least the story is fleshed in good contrasting art and animation, whilst maintaining its preposition towards the overall setting. If this is what you feel compels you to watch this show, then go ahead as it might impress you.
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Jul 30, 2018
4 of 12 episodes seen
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Almost every other series this season is up to no good with the cloning formula...some are good, some are decent, and some are not, and Jashin-chan Dropkick is dare I say, a mix of Gabriel DropOut and Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan, that actually is surprisingly good, I must say.
Jashin-chan Dropkick has no story and its laid out in its episodic manga adaptation format, so it's easy to get into this series without any prior notice, and technically it does support with its range of characters, from the Satania-like Jashin-chan to Dokuro-esper Yurine Hanazono and the rest of the cast which consists of Medusa (which acts like
real-life mysteries on anime form), Pekola the Raphiel-like Angel whom has lost her halo and was stuck back on Earth to live with the Devils.
Just like said combi clone of an anime, studio Nomad tries its best to make the violent slapstick comedy something that resides like how Gabriel DropOut did the year before, and some things though it doesn't hold up as great or noteworthy, it's still a fun watch to see the characters, especially the scenes with Jashin and Yurine get all bloody with blading Jashin-chan's snake body...it's so bad it's good!
Music-wise, particularly the OP, because it reminded me so much of Gabriel DropOut's OP, has become one of my top favourite OPs of the season due to the characters mixing life and death vibes which match that of Undertale, and the ED isn't bad too. What's more perfect is the sound effects that replicate the violent comedy that our characters experience through their daily lives.
Don't let the MAL score fool you, this anime falls in the "so bad it's good" category. If you're one whose comedy reaches to the extreme lengths and have time to spare, try this series out. It will never reach the comedy levels of Asobi Asobase nor Grand Blue, but it certainly holds its charm.
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Jul 30, 2018
4 of ? episodes seen
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From the same creator of Saekano, White Album 2 and the more recent Classroom Crisis, comes a series of supernatural-action sequences of the core Vampire genre that is great for a new series...on paper. My first impressions of this is just...another Twilight the Animation, with the otome-esque features that thankfully isn't full-on that combines the setting from Nil Admirari (only if it were in London, when it actually is).
The story is as nonsensical as how Classroom Crisis started out: a cliché story of said character(s) being targeted for reasons unknown, until they meet people whom form the core foundations of such contrived organizations and do
these set of values to ensure that justice and peace is served to the evildoers. And yes, this original story takes inspiration from the former series 3 years back, and is pretty much copy-and-paste from it.
The differences (which I can tell) are that at least the girl MC at least didn't act like the typical damsel-in-distress, but instead charges with fear and assurance that everything will be well, along with her friend (which is the damsel extra just for plot). The similarity will be that of the story being very slow and picking up as the story progresses, along with the characters, and Hanazawa-san is still the MC girl, please slow down with your job, you're taking way too many roles this season!
The art and animation isn't neither good nor bad, it's just what an average anime production should attempt to be, and it does that...to a decent degree. This isn't the same staff working over at Liden Films who did the outstanding Hanebado! in the same season, it's another set of staff whom are trying to realize too hard about what their expectations of this series should be. And the same story could be said about the music, it's pretty forgetable with both the OP and ED sounding very lackluster against the ideals of the series, and sadly May'n has failed once again to deliver ever since her 2nd OP for Mahoutsukai no Yome, it's apparent that her caliber for good songs have taken the dump and has been quickly becoming a second-rate artist.
Phantom as a series, it's absolutely average all around, to the point that there is nothing noteworthy to be said in its blandness, boringness and mediocrity...at least for now. I'd say if you love vampire-themed anime, you could try this out and see whether it creates an impression in you, but for everyone else, set your sights elsewhere.
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