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Loved this series. It starts off with a twist on kids having hacker battles in the imagined future of this story's world. We're immediately treated to what is perhaps this story's strongest suite -- the character personalities. As this story developed, it was the interaction between the interesting characters that kept me coming back for more.

The story arc is actually a kind of sci-fi mystery. It would have been perfect if only the so-called cyberworld of the future made more sense. As it was, one kind of has to suspend sketpicism to allow the story's magical technology be what it ... is. At times, it felt more like an occult mystery story, but ultimately it didn't matter too much, because the payoff and satisfaction was in watching the main players resolve their personal differences with each other and solve the central mystery. Recommend.

I just loved this story. At its core it is a love story between a boy and a girl who are separated by time and distance. The movie explores a lot of metaphysical phenomena, and belongs just as much in the realm of "many-universes" time travel Sci Fi (the anime Noein is another).

There is a lot of mystery and unusual occurrences that are woven throughout the story. It is fast paced in places and you have to pay attention to not miss plot points. Still, you will enjoy discovering the plot reveals as the story moves forward. The art and voice ... acting are absolutely phenomenal (sub version at least) and the story is full of depth and emotion. I don't want to say too much more because that would spoil it. But it is an absolute must-watch on my list. 10/10.

Story about a high school guy who is drafted by the magical staff of a nearby amusement park to rescue it from financial ruin. I had high hopes for this story but it left me disappointed in so many ways. Very little of the premise makes sense. Few of the characters are very likeable, even the main character and his assistant. There is ample opportunity for romantic sub-plot to launch off, but it never happens. Instead the story laboriously plods on trying to make a ridiculous and boring plot work through 12 episodes. The one good thing about this ... story -- there is some very good humorous moments with the three mascots.

I enjoyed the story and watched it through to the end. Unfortunately, the finer details of this bittersweet drama dragged down on the quality of the story overall.

My chief complaint is that most of the emotional dialog was dreamed up without the benefit of understanding how both young and older children realistically process the world and deal with family abuse, trauma, friendships, rivalries and romance. Most of the inner dialog of Kousei and his rival pianists made no sense and was downright implausible in light of similar real situations that I recall from my own childhood and that of my 6 children's childhood. ... In short, the screenplay was very poor in this regard. Although the careful character development helped keep the story from completely falling apart, overall, it was a disappointing watch for me.

This was a cute, very humorous, and enjoyable story about a high school boy Masamune whose father remarries and brings a junior-high school girl named Sagiri into the home as his step-sister. However, the parents soon leave the picture and the two are left alone in the home to more-or-less fend for themselves. Sagiri becomes a shut-in "hikikomori" and Masamune is left to provide for her without actually ever seeing and talking to her directly.

You can read the plot details elsewhere but eventually the two siblings begin speaking and interacting together. It turns out they have actually been working together all along ... on-line on the internet without realizing it in the light romance novel industry, a theme that recurs several times over the course of the story. Eventually other story writers find them and they all begin interacting together in a variety of comical encounters.

Although the story could be compared directly to its predecessor Oreimo as a "Harem" style anime, and is definitely PG-13 due to the subject matter being toward the more mature end of the anime spectrum, there is nothing inappropriate about any of it. Accusations of incest either direct or implied are completely off-base as there is never any hint or intimation of that kind of relationship in this story. There is at times expressions of familial love between brother and sister, but it never moves beyond the realm of propriety. While it is true that Oreimo did move much further into exploring this topic, THIS anime does not.

Two final things: there were a couple of "cameos" of Oreimo characters making appearances in this anime. It is clear that the timeline of this story was coincident with the Oreimo storyline. Also, the story was not ended at all, I would say that it is likely that there will be another season of Eromanga Sensei. If so, it is my hope that they do encounter the Oreimo characters again, possibly in a more direct way in the next season.

Bottom line: Enjoyed the series, even if the story was highly concocted and unlikely in the real world. That's what anime is for.

This was a beautiful dramatic story of what it might be like if somehow one could have a second or third chance to change history and undo a terrible tragedy in one's life. Anyone who has suffered the trauma of tragic loss has no doubt obsessed over the ideas explored in this story. It gives you the opportunity to see how something like that might play out "in real life" for someone if somehow the gods granted one's wish to go back and get involved in helping someone in need that we originally turned away from.

One thing I loved about this story was ... Satoru's love for and trust in his mother. Unlike many teen- or child-centered animes, the adults are very much a part of this story, and no one more so than Satoru's mother. I found this refreshing after watching so many animes where the kids basically live in a mostly parent-free world.

I think this story teaches a lot about empathy for others. It has a lot to say about showing compassion and understanding for people who don't follow or fit molds of "normal person" very well, and about children who are struggling with the demons of physical or emotional abuse at home and isolate at school and so don't have many friends. Although the ending of the story didn't turn out the way I hoped it would, it was a good mystery and kept me hooked all the way through. Definitely recommend as a "should watch" in the drama/mystery realm.

A show about a group of high school kids called "slayers" with special powers who must battle mysterious alien creatures called "savages" that keep popping up all over the earth. Eventually, the Savages try to destroy the giant ship that holds the school the "Slayer" students live on.
I could have copied this description from a hundred other shows that have come before. There is very little here that is new and unique. I would compare the plot with "RWBY" or "Mai Otome" or ... really quite a long list could be made.
I did enjoy what character development there was in the series, ... especially with Emile Crossfode and to a lesser extent, the Class President Claire Harvey.
Criticisms: This show had the potential to be so much better, a lot of interesting characters were involved in the show but we learn precious little about most of them. The worst lapse in character development involved the evil villain mastermind Vitaly Tinyanof. She wants to destroy the ship and all its inhabitants, oh -- and the world too, presumably over a breakup? Really??

A cute story about a 23 year old young man Handa who we learn has been studying most of his young life to be a calligrapher, as his father was before him. His father insults his latest calligraphy work and Handa blows his stack and strikes his father, storming out of the room. Later, it is decided that Handa should spend some time contemplating in a village on a remote island that the father has connections with.
Once he arrives, he tries to settle in and take in the solitude and isolation, hoping for inspiration and a change of heart. But he's in ... for a surprise when he soon discovers that the entire village is interested in him, from the kids to the elderly. The story really begins with him developing relationships with the simple but lovable people of the village, who call him Sensei due to his respected role as a calligrapher.
This is a human interest story, pure and simple. Not much actually happens in terms of plot -- Handa needs to develop maturity and his own style of calligraphy. The more he tries to push away his nosy admirers, the more they are determined to get know him better. In the end he discovers the childhood he missed while studying so hard on his vocation, and hilarity ensues as the villagers try to include him in their daily life.
The little girl Naru steals the show with her impishness, quirky precociousness, and her genuine affection for Handa-sensei. The other close supporting characters, Miwa, Tama, Hina, Hiroshi and the village chief create an ad-hoc family for Handa, for which he seems to only vaguely appreciate. However, he needs them more than he realizes, and most of the story develops around Handa learning to be a member of a close-knit community and not an isolated loner.
I really enjoyed this story. I think it was well written, and the writers did a good job of bringing real humanity to all the core members of the story. I would love to see a second season where we could see more the people we grew intimate with in the first season. Definitely recommend if you like a good comedy-drama mix.

I wanted to like this show. Really, I did. It has many elements that I like -- an exploration of the occult, cute girls, a little mystery... But really, this entire series was a slow-motion train-wreck. If I had been in my right mind, I would have given up on it by episode 6, but something compelled me to watch it through to the end. So what went wrong? Firstly, the plot was more tortured than the characters in the story. It was truly impossible to figure out what the deeper story was about. The surface story ... was about the main female character Fear, breaking free of her curse and learning to become a human, not a (cube shaped) tool of the dark forces of the occult. But trying to figure out the rest of the plot was beyond frustrating. At first I thought it was going to be about a mysterious father-figure of Fear, but that wasn't it. How was the school superintendent involved? What was the whole Sovereignty arc even about? What was The Waas Family supposed to be all about? How about the Laboratory Group? Honestly, I don't even care at this point. It was a horrendous collage of almost-good plot ideas that went terribly, terribly wrong. And our male main character, Haruaki, was the typical 1-dimensional harem guy basically along for the ride and did nothing for anyone other than give encouraging words. The last complaint I have is that there was a lot of sadistic violence in the dialog. I object to that, it is unnecessary and it is a cheap way to gain audience sympathy -- but leaves the viewer somewhat traumatized for having had to watch it. If this show had been someone's first introduction into Anime, I would feel sorry that they got such a poor impression of the genre. If you like the occult genre, there are many other mystery horror shows that are far better. Bakemonogatari or Moon-Phase spring to mind. My recommendation for C3? Skip it without regrets. As far as the OVA for the series goes, it was lighthearted and a nice respite from the dreadful main series.

An interesting, if half-baked story in which various types of military assault rifles are personified as Junior High School girls. If that doesn't make sense, then congratulations, you've just recognized the major flaw in this anime's story design.

What is nice about the overall story is the characters -- we have the core 4 girls, who have to learn to work together and rely on each other in various contests, even though as weapons, their reliability and usefulness vary depending on the environment of the battlefield. There are a number of other girls, all personified weapons, who either come to their aid or function ... as opposing forces. Oddly, with all its fan service and PG-rated joking about breasts, their are no male love interests in the entire series. There are a few innocent scenes between Funco and her Sensei (did we ever learn his name?) but it never went anywhere. This series was more about girl-hood, school friends, trips and summer vacation than is is about guns and ammo.

In the end, the series attempts to provide an anti-war lesson, but it was poorly delivered and it is doubtful that younger viewers will be able to sort out that message from the more pervasive "glorification of weapons" message that the series really was mostly all about -- the "gun otaku culture" as others have mentioned.

In closing I will say that the final OVA was the best segment of the entire series. It focused solely on the main four characters as they spend a few days camping in the woods. Really made me remember my childhood where I did something similar myself.