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Feb 7, 2013
Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica
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Okay, I went into this show thinking cutesy magical girls with so much moe. Oh how wrong I was. It is rather a story about the horror of what magical girls could be. It answers the who they fight, why they fight, and who gave them their powers all with a sinister twist. So my recommendation is really high unless you are looking for Sailor Moon or Tokyo Mew Mew, because that is far from what this show actually is. It is rather a deconstruction of the magical girl genre that is so pervasive in anime, and showing the potential darker side of magical girls.
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Jan 22, 2013
School Days
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WARNING: NOT FOR PEOPLE WITH ANGER MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS
I have never rage quit after an anime until NOW!!!!!!! This is the worst melodrama I have ever had the displeasure of seeing. Granted it does have one use: making its viewers really pissed off. 
Jan 20, 2013
Gankutsuou
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I have read the Alexander Dumas' Count of Monte Cristo before I was interested in anime. Thusly I was curious to see how anime would tackle the characters and themes that are present in the book. The setting is a futuristic Paris and takes the perspective of Albert, the son of a notable general. This point of view is not found in the Dumas' novel, and thus a different perspective on the story as a whole.
What really stands out for me is the stunning animation that was used to tell the story. However, sometimes the visuals would be distracting from the overall story. Though ... |
