Mar 25, 2014
Eyeshield 21
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I really, really, really, REALLY wanted this anime to be good. Hell, the manga got me through a whole football camp experience (which is a masterpiece by the way). But the show was clearly hit by the fault, I personally believe, that victimizes plenty of long shounens. Filler, why is there filler! (SPOILER ALERT) They reveal Sena, Eyesheild 21's, true identity in the 5th episode. True, no one believes it is him, but this never happened in the manga and for good reason. And compared to the manga, I found the art to be lacking in so many ways. Maybe I'm just biased because the
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Mar 25, 2014
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
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Though I found the art style to be dated, the character development was superb. What really brings this anime alive is the characters. Though the characters are not exactly "original" per se, the way they interact in the world is certainly enough to have me on the edge of my seat the entire series. At risk spoillingl, but he finale is truly struck a cord in me for a romance. It really shows all the characters emotions coming to a head and it is incredibly dramatic. The choice the protagonist makes at the edge also caught me off guard. Not the typical romance and certainly
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