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Jul 7, 2014
Mixed Feelings
Mekakucity Actors was an anime which I started watching with high expectations and expecting to enjoy, since my best friend had been talking a lot about it in a very positive manner. In fact, I watched it because of her, which may or may not be a very good thing.

The story of Mekakucity Actors was, as I believe most people know, based upon an anthology of vocaloid songs. I think that this is already a very fresh, new adaptation, since most anime are based off light novels, manga, visual novels, etc.
However, this new concept doesn’t seem to be a very good one. I have heard, ...
Jun 30, 2014
Pupa (Anime) add
Preliminary (9/12 eps)
I started watching Pupa even after having seen the extremely low rating on MAL and the numerous reviewers watching others not to watch it. Unfortunately, I naively decided to watch it in hopes that maybe it’s not so bad after all.

Now, kiddies, don’t make the same mistake as me. Trust MAL. People know what they’re talking about. Let’s face it, most anime have a score above five, so seeing one at four has got to mean something.

The story itself isn’t so bad, it’s actually relatively good, but that’s all thanks to the original manga. The people making this anime had no sense of ...
Jun 27, 2014
--- CAUTION! THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SOME MINOR SPOILERS! ---

I don’t know what I was expecting based on the synopsis when I started watching Nagi no Asukara, but I sure didn’t expect this.
Of course, I knew it wouldn’t be dark and mysterious like some other anime, but I never knew I would wind up watching slice of life - one of the genres I avidly avoid because my action-longing heart just can’t take it. Or, maybe I’m too immature. Whatever.

In brief, at the start, Nagi no Asukara seemed to be just a slice of life with a little bit of fantasy and too ...
Apr 26, 2014
Preliminary (3/5 eps)
I found Kyoukai no Kanata: Idol Saiban! Mayoi Nagara mo Kimi wo Sabaku Tami (long name -right?) a very refreshing ONA (or is it OVA? Don't know the difference). It didn't add much to the plot line, and it didn't really add to character development either, but I still found it a joy to watch. It does give the some characters, particularly Ai, more screen time, and it makes up for the not-so-great jokes in the original show.
Unfortunately, the episodes did get worse and worse. The first was the best, the second one not so great, the third... well, in one abbreviation: WTF?!
The ...
Apr 26, 2014
Spoiler
WARNING!! THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!!

I'm very sorry about this, but I just felt like I couldn't write a decent review without including some spoilers.


So, let’s get straight to it. Starting off with the story element.

The story of SAO is one that I believe I have seen too many times before. The element of being trapped in a game is about as commonplace as the ‘Battle-Royale type’ genre, if you could call it that. Nevertheless, the story is somehow able to remain fresh, full of interesting plot points and ‘twists’ (well, not exactly, but I don’t know what to call them). In general, it was an ...
Apr 21, 2014
Mixed Feelings
Ah, doesn’t everyone just love an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet by the ever famous play writer William Shakespeare? I can’t really say I do, because if there’s one genre I can’t stand, it’s romance. Well, kind of. I’ll never pass up an opportunity to do a little character shipping or see some really sweet scenes, but soppy romance just makes me want to throw up. Romeo and Juliet is FULL to the brim of soppy romance, so I guess I am inclined to give this anime a lower score.

Let’s start off with the story. As mentioned in the previous paragraph, and heavily implied ...
Apr 20, 2014
I was slightly reluctant to watch this anime at first. I had seen the first half of the first episode at anime club. At home, I was desperately hoping to watch SAO, but I made myself a resolution that I would go through every anime I start. In the end, I don’t regret deciding to finish this series off.

I really want to give the story element a good score. I really do. But unfortunately, it doesn’t deserve more than a 5.5. Right from the very start I found quite a few aspects confusing, especially about the nature of youmu and Spirit World Warriors. I ended ...
Apr 15, 2014
Another (Anime) add
Well, I got this as a recommendation after I finished watching Danganronpa. Supposedly, it would be similar. Well, as I found out, really anything but.

I've been wanting to watch something of the horror genre of late, but not anything which would plague my dreams. This anime pretty much satisfied that. I was glued to my computer the whole day.
Whilst I did like this, I must say that I wasn't fully satisfied at the ending. I also found this very confusing. It got clearer as it went on, but being confused about things isn't exactly a positive note for an anime. That's why I gave ...
Apr 15, 2014
Angel Beats! (Anime) add
So, here is another anime which starts off relatively innocent and becomes rather dark. The idea of it being in the world of the dead is very original and interesting - I liked this aspect a lot. Pretty much all the characters were original, and there were a lot of moments which made me laugh. The art is beautiful. I really enjoyed this anime, however there are some negative points, notably the lack of character development.

Now, I know I put this in almost every review, but it's a real problem in so many anime. Though the character development wasn't too bad, some characters were ...
Apr 15, 2014
Okay, well this was the second anime I watched. I was still reeling in shock from the utter greatness of Danganronpa, and was not prepared to think that any other anime could be as good, so you could say I was a little prejudiced when I first started watching this.
What can I say? It was great. There were numerous features I liked:
- Plotline: I love how not only this is a complete different take on the magical girl genre, but it starts of sweet and ends up dark. Do not let the cute characters, and definitely not Kyubey, fool you. And that brings me to,
- ...


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