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First impression of the VRAINS series is that the anime has a more mature theme much like the 5D's series, which in my opinion is a plus. So far the story is about the high school student Yuusaku who secretly works as a hacker fighting against the criminal hacking organisation "Knights of Hanoi" due to a yet unexplained background that involved these two. Duels are now carried out in a futuristic VR system called the VRAINS that allows players to manifest as an avatar inside the cyber realm.

The story so far is very well-paced and enjoyable - all the duels have had meaningful for the ... story and all of them have been very exciting precisely for that very reason. I also think the show's brilliance lie in the very well-done introduction of the characters. The protagonist is very likeable character who is cool and serious but at the same time not emotionless and able to show his enjoyment in dueling (much like Yusei from 5D's). The rivals have all got a few episodes of introduction which covers why they are the way they are and what reason they have to duel and be part of the VRAINS community. And finally, the villains have been excellently antagonised early in the series by first hinting that they have a valid humane reason for their criminal activities, and then dissipating our sympathy by showing just how ruthless and inhumane they are in achieving their goals.

In the animation department, needless to say that since it's a Yu-Gi-Oh series, you can expect top-notch battle scenes that can probably be considered as another upgrade from the past series. As another plus, the music is also amazing (and I think the general concensus would agree with me on this one) that I don't actually skip both the opening and ending song in each episode, which is a pretty rare case for me.

TL:DR The show so far has been great - the story is very enjoyable and well-paced, and the characters are well-introduced and very relatable to the audience. Animation and duel scenes are amazing as usual, and the music choice is also one of my personal favourite this season. As a Yu-Gi-Oh fan I'm immensely enjoying the anime so far, as it seems to be another step-up from the past series.

As a diehard fan of the old Digimon Adventure series, I was very, very thrilled when they announced Digimon Adventure Tri. Honestly though, when I actually got to watching it, it wasn't as exciting as I thought it'd be. I felt like there were a few things that they did wrong, or things that they're missing from Tri compared to the old series.

1. Taichi was supposed to be the symbol of courage. Why does he now all of a sudden turn into a complete sissy? I mean, sure people change when they grow up but in this case, they didn't even explain why he was ... indecisive throughout the whole movie.

2. Where was the epic evolution scene for the Super Evolution and the Warp Evolution? They just completely skipped that for whatever reason, yet it was an important part of the original series which made us love it so much.

3. I know this isn't always everyone's cup of tea, but I really miss the move-name shouting. Watching the fight scenes were kind of awkward after getting used to the original where they would shout their big finishing moves at every fight.

That being said, I there are still more episodes coming to Digimon Tri, and I have hope that in the future they'll be able to do much better. The show has so much potential!