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Dec 24, 2013
Hyouka 6/10
Ahh I wish the story of this anime would be as first class as its animation. So crisp, the colors so vibrant, pristine landscapes, creative graphic displays during mystery solvings, and the character design...so damn beautiful, I wouldn’t have mind watching this with the sound off.
Let me keep it short. What 'Hyouka' wasn't really able to do was, make me laugh. The almost none existing funny moments, weren't funny to me (too innocent), not my type of humour I guess. The 'mysteries' (which were the core points about this show) were pretty lame, even 'Detective Oreki', who’s a different kind of main character, couldn't
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change that, at the end it didn't feel like a mysterious anime at all. Satoshi, whose head is a database, was more annoying than entertaining, but sees the potential his friends have/hide. Besides solving weird mysteries, this group of four high school students tries to figure out the meaning of life and what to do with it, those attempts were not profound enough to impress me, at least their discussions were nothing challenging to me. Eru is kawaii and curious, to the dislike of a certain person, but that's not all to her character, she’s smart but naive, has a weirdly good sense of smell, suddenly starts talking to herself out loud, and most importantly is able to change Houtarou’s lazy way of living (and win his heart). The 4th in the group that I haven't mentioned yet is Mayaka, girl with a weakness for Satoshi who's nagging 50% of the time, is pretty smart too - and I'd like to note that I loved the chemistry between her and Houtarou the most.
So, wet get some ‘mystery’ some ‘romance’ some ‘deep friendship’ some of everything… The show is rich in variety and ‘Hyouka’ was able to show me that refreshing different type of story telling that I was hoping for. Still, the weak point is the plot – there is none. I don’t actually care if there is or isn't a certain goal in the story, if the writer of the manga, and the anime makers decide to let the characters just go with the flow, then that’s absolutely fine and can be really good (typical slice of life) but then at least make it interesting enough! Unfortunately there were plenty of episodes that simply bored me. Nonetheless, solid anime with an open ending, and once again, brilliant animation (seriously it's flawless).
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Dec 19, 2013
Clannad: After Story 4/10
Biggest weakness - the characters (a shame, because the story had potential, but if you have somebody like Nagisa Furukawa, who is now my officially least likable main character of all time, then it's just painful to watch this anime)
Clannad and Clannad: after story are pretty popular shows, so I though I should check it out. But it only took a few episodes to make me hate this series. I figured everything out quickly, because every character is a damn stereotype, even if you try to compensate with a tragic background, they're still boring cliche characters, that I couldn't identify with (especially
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the girls). Except funny dad Akio Furukawa, every one pissed me off, excuse my French. But let's keep it real, what is the most important thing in ANY anime (especially romance)? That's right - the characters! Who voted this show up nr. 2!? Is it really enough for so many people to see some kawaii girls and a troubled boy, trying to figure out life? There are so many great animes out there, with similar and definitely better plots, writing, animation....I can't believe I was able to sit through all episodes. The pseudo melancholic, that didn't move me at all, all the forced dramatic, the first half didn't have much to do with the second half of the anime, but apparently made other people cry and cry *smh*...dull characters that don't exist in real life, I continue to say that because this show is not just trying to be magical, it wants to be realistic...which is the main problem, it is NOT! Very disappointed how mediocre this show is, after reading so many good reviews about it.
I don't recommend this show, simply because there are at least 1000 better animes to recommend. Sorry.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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Dec 15, 2013
Koi Kaze 8/10
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I'm not joking this show grossed me out from the 1st to 13th episode. So why am I giving this anime an 8? Because the writer did an amazing job creating these realistic characters/story. Incest happens in this world, could be your friend, your neighbor or maybe even yourself, who has those feelings that develop into more than just plain fantasies. The main characters are ashamed and feel guilty until the "end" too, but they can't help it, they're in love, and that feeling is stronger and more important to them than anything else. To be fair they weren't raised together,
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but the brother is 12 years older, which makes it more sickening since he's an adult and should've known better (what he's doing to her future). Anyway, the makers of this anime went to directions, most wouldn't dare to go! As disturbing as the whole incest thing is, it's so well done, you can't help but watch and find out what happens next to these two "hentai" siblings (you can really call this a character study at times, it's fascinating), and wonder how people (parents, school friends, co-workers) around them would react, when they find out. I really can't decide if the end made me happy or sad. Maybe because we don't know if the main characters are happy or sad at the end. So yeah...watch it if you like weird romance story's and write your own opinion about it.
The animation itself - nothing outstanding here.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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