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Not gonna lie, for the most part AIKa R-16 was stupid fun. You know, when things are stupid. And fun.

The most enjoyable part is characters dynamic. A developing friendship is shown, and the chemistry between the main heroines is, needless to say, entertaining. The humour may be a bit hit-or-miss, yet you barely have time to become bored because ‘Virgin Mission’ is fast-paced and energetic. It throws jokes, action, fanservice, and even becomes serious when necessary.

The plot is by no means perfect. I'm sure one can easily spot some holes. Does that really matter though? ‘Virgin Mission’ is not too predictable and the ... storyline is interesting and well-thought for an anime which is not a dark-toned mystery. In fact, this anime has neither bloody violence nor gore. Many twists are surprising. A major downside is that some questions remained unanswered but they're not *that* important to brag about them.

The animation is great. Being a comedy, ‘Virgin Mission’ focuses on visual humour. By ecchi standards, fanservice, especially during fighting scenes, is mostly juicy and there is a ton of it. The best pieces of it are present within action scenes... and action in AIKa is cool! The fighting sequences are fluid and spectacular.

Voice actors make their characters work and compliment the animation, which is why humour even works to begin with.

AIKa R-16: Virgin Mission is good. It's a great beginning to the series despite it airing later than previous entries. I could criticise this anime all day long, but I see no reason. This anime is fun when needed, sexy when needed, and stupid, too, when needed.

Thank you for reading my review! I appreciate any feedback.

[I'd be happy to know if Bocchi the Rock changed one's life, have motivated someone, etc. Personally, I didn't enjoy the anime and you can't change my opinion just as I'm unable to change yours.]

After reading a fairly well-written review by KANLen09-san, browsing related memes and listening to the Seishun Complex (without knowing it is an opening song), I have decided to let the hype flow through me... and what a huge mistake that was.

I won't waste my time to rewrite things mentioned in the synopsis, so... Bocchi the Rock is a show about a teenage girl named Hitori Gotou. Apparently, she has been all ... alone her entire life. She has never had friends until the beginning of the plot. She has social anxiety. Being a wonderful guitarist, she is quite gifted, although this talent of her is only known and appreciated online. Many introvert viewers might find these character stats incredibly relatable. But... Is this girl really hapless? Sorry to disappoint you, but Hitori Gotou is no more than a comic relief of a main character. Her personality is in the pun which is her name. She is nothing like you. Her life is not considered miserable by real-life standards. She has both parents who love her, a sister; her family is not poor; she is popular on YouTube; she is not bullied; she gets a job; she joins a band; she gets friends; she is not considered unattractive (unlike, for example, Tomoko Kuroki). Her social anxiety is over the top and neither funny nor relatable. Also, it is unrealistic. I mention it because Bocchi the Rock tries to be serious, even though it is a comedy.

Other characters are pretty generic. There are Ryo the loner-by-choice, Kita the yuri bait who can't play, and Nijika the extravert who can do drums. They all have the same goal, the same dream. Secondary characters are plainly unfunny and uncharismatic. There is a drunkard woman, a member of an indie band, and the jokes regarding her are all predictably related to the alcohol. That's... pretty much it, and the fact of such flat characterisation is sad.

On top of that, Bocchi the Rock is supposed to be motivational, because its focus is personal growth and reaching success. As I mentioned before, it tries to be deep, although it's extremely difficult to take it seriously. The problem is, this show offers basic problems and occasionally throws 'deep' lines that magically help characters (especially Gotou) overcome obstacles they run into. Yes, words do matter a lot in real life, but don't exaggerate their impact to that extent. However, with mediocre character development, the anime's deepness factor is questionable. Bocchi the Rock has nearly no substance. It doesn't have much to offer, and what it offers is repetitive things which are not unique to it. Trying into realism, Bocchi fails to demonstrate how to properly grow as a functioning member of society.

Of course, this anime is not a piece of garbage. Even though characters are generic, they are not loathsome and their designs are cute and well-made. Besides, the anime is animated on a decent level. Also, the voice acting and the soundtrack ROCK (lol). Opening song is simply outstanding. But that's there the advantages end.

Bocchi the Rock is a typical show which has been produced on the anime factory of CloverWorks. Its comedy is boring. There are plenty CGDCT shows which are funnier, even across those related to music. Its deepness is paradoxically low. There are shows in which themes like social anxiety and others are held much better, with responsibility and with soul.

Unfortunately, I have failed to see why this anime deserves praise. I don't hate it, but sometimes it's depressing to see how plastic the industry has become. That is why CloverWorks is not a studio. It is a factory.

Plot: 2 (incredibly uninspired)
Characters: 3 (were made for the sake of cuteness, but are a bit charming)
Animation: 7 (objectively good yet not impressive)
Sound: 8 (catchy soundtrack and top-notch voice acting)
Enjoyment: 4 (disappointing)

Overall: 3. Thank you for reading my review!

A horror absurd social commentary comedy mixed with ecchi? Count me in.

At first, this manga may seem like it's all about zombie prostitutes of 'The Working Dead', however, it's not. Things start to be clear in the third chapter. 'Delivery of the Dead' is a huge satire on our real modern world and how twisted it is. Even though this setting sounds serious, in fact, manga doesn't take itself that way and instead finds opportunities to reflect social troubles like the dishonesty of politics, social perversion ('Dead Lives Matter'); how one can blame the innocent because of their unhappiness; how people can't acknowledge the death ... of a close person; etc.

The characters are either not hateable or likable but are not really developed. We have enough of them and a major of them actually matter for the plot.

The art is great. Character designs are decent to memorable. Backgrounds are neat.

Overall, 'Delivery of the Dead' is absurd to a big degree. It's funny because it's insane, it's gross because it's insane, it's enjoyable because it's insane. If you don't like sick things like this one or, for some reason, hate translations full of British slang, I highly recommend you to avoid reading. Otherwise, welcome to the club, you psycho.

Spoiler-free.

I thought Lucky Star is underrated until I watched this.

Miyakawa-ke no Kuufuku is a spin-off of the great Lucky Star. Now, it's time to review it in an animated form.

The spin-off follows the Miyakawa sisters: Hinata, the elder one & otaku, and Hikage, the elementary student. Because Hinata wastes much money on the weeb shit of hers, the Miyakawas are poor. That's the only joke. Or is it?

The most common misconception about Miyakawa-ke is that there is only one joke. Well, it's not even a comedy in the first place (check genres), but okay. In reality, the anime often transforms 'the only joke' ... and does experiments with humour, which I find quite imaginative. It wouldn't have worked if Miyakawa-ke was full-length, however, every episode is about 5 minutes in total.

The story is non-existent, as expected, and that's not bad at all. Lucky Star is relaxing for that reason. But Miyakawa-ke is more dynamic and fast-paced—this is no surprise because it's a five-minute anime. Then why 2 for a story, you ask? I noticed the progression.

By 'progression', I meant characters. In the earlier episodes, Hinata tends to waste her money solely on otaku things, which makes her mildly unlikeable. However, as the series progresses, she really starts caring for Hikage's happiness, resulting in heartwarming moments of her acting as if she was the mother in the Miyakawa family. Speaking of Hikage, yes, she is the *main* main heroine, at least it feels that way. She is mature, which is highly realistic for a child raised in a poor family but reveals her childish identity in some actions.

The side characters are well-developed for a short anime.

The visuals are great, pure moe attitude. OP is surprisingly better than Lucky Star's one and is catchy. ED is ironically sad and fun in its own way, it's good. The voice acting is also gorgeous for a moe anime.

To sum up, this anime is good. It's average in the beginning and has its own flaws, compared to Lucky Star, but improves as the episodes go. It's refreshing and cute, sometimes actually sad, a few times unlikable, yet is enjoyable overall.

Watching this, don't expect another Lucky Star. Yes, the art style is the same, however, the topics in humour and dialogues are different. If you still want another Lucky Star, no wonder you'll end up disappointed. Miyakawa-ke no Kuufuku is neither a sequel nor a side story, it's a spin-off.

Thank you for reading my review.

No spoilers. Short review.

Battle Programmer Shirase is underrated.

The story is simple yet it doesn't lack much as it's a sci-fi comedy. Some jokes are repetitive, but every time they are presented in different ways which make them work.

There are recaps here. You can skip them, nothing wrong with it. BPS was airing at the beginning of the 21st century on TV once a week, that's why they are here. I admit that they're quite long though.

Characters are the strongest point of this anime. Main characters have unique and memorable personalities. Akira Shirase, even though he seems to be your typical perverted weeb at first, is ... a kind man who does his amazing job as a programmer and is not afraid to look strange, he is being himself. Misao Amano is a caring primary school girl, a relative of Shirase that visits his house nearly every day to do the chores and cook for him. There's some amazing chemistry between those two, but it's not like Misao is the only female in the cast. Don't get the wrong idea, this anime is not a harem failure.

Side characters are mostly being the comedy relieves, however, a decent part of them is good plot-wise. There is only one hateable character, but thankfully, she appears rarely and only in the last episodes, as I recall.

The art is slightly above average. This anime is a lightweight ecchi with not much fanservice, so I guess the animation and artwork are okay.

Sound is better than visuals. Voice actors match their characters greatly. OP and ED are catchy and memorable.

To conclude, Battle Programmer Shirase is not complex. What makes it work is the execution, which is not top-notch, with its mistakes, yet is beautiful and inspired. They had really put soul into this anime before releasing it.

Thank you for reading my review. I appreciate the feedback.

This review is spoiler-free but make sure you've finished the previous entries of the Non Non Biyori series so you'll be able to understand what am I talking about.

I don't know why, but Repeat, the previous season, wasn't as enjoyable as the first one. After finishing it, I felt like it wasn't funny and deep enough. I felt robbed. I'm not saying Repeat was bad—it was quite good. But the level that was set by the first season wasn't reached by Repeat, for sure. Non Non Biyori is a masterpiece that may be considered the eternal classic, but I wouldn't say the same about Non ... Non Biyori Repeat.

This impression left me thinking Nonstop might be a fairly doubtful idea because the Biyori atmosphere had already been a bit lost by Repeat. Fortunately, I was wrong. Non Non Biyori Nonstop is a heartwarming comeback of the series.

Being a slice of life comedy, its plot is truly unique and funny. Time flies and never stops, and 'Nonstop' in the title ironically reminds us about it. Nonstop shows us that time changes everything around itself as it flows by, even in the fictional universe. Given that, we see the characters grow up like we do.

As always, Non Non Biyori represents the daily lives of the Japanese countryside folk in the modern era. With new characters being introduced, Nonstop never fails to be funny, even though sometimes the outcomes are predictable right from the start. When this happens, the anime mostly relies on visual humour, and I don't see anything bad about this.

Some people tend to think that the SOL comedy isn't required to have any depth in it. Nonstop IS about fun but not ONLY about fun. It is also about different characters interacting and sharing their points, opinions. That makes this anime a seinen. It's not silly and plainly simple. It represents the value of the people surrounding you—your family, your friends, your neighbours, and so on. It's a tale about both childhood and adulthood and the symbiosis of them, that's why there are characters of nearly every relatable age group possible.

The characters are magnificent. I love them for what they are being. Even though the cast is mostly full of girls, Nonstop isn't moe, I believe. It's cute, but we'll talk about it later. Now, the characters. As I mentioned before, the new ones have arrived. At first, I was sceptical about this, but, as the series was going forward, I loved them and their interesting stories more and more. They're perfect for the setting.

As for the old characters, I think they've gotten really much development even under these twelve episodes. Nonstop was able to handle this big cast and don't flatten their personalities, traits, etc. It says a lot about how talented and experienced are the people that have produced this anime.

The visuals have improved, and it is what I expected from the 2021 unwritten standards. The backgrounds have got a large amount of desktop wallpaper potential and sometimes they're even close to photorealistic. The characters have their own individual designs, images, expressions—in other words, what makes them unbelievably rememberable. The transition scenes between the segments of the episodes are imaginative. I've seen some mistakes in a bunch of scenes but am sure it's forgivable, and they're going to fix this on the BD. That's a 10/10.

The soundtrack rocks. The OP and ED are gonna be my favourites of all Biyori series if the sequel isn't coming out anytime soon. It's all thanks to nano.RIPE, whose notable works include the OPs for Jintai, Citrus and the previous seasons, and to the seiyuu of the main cast. The BGM matches the atmosphere all the time. It's very good. The VA is also amazing.

I've enjoyed Non Non Biyori Nonstop. Yes, it's not perfect, however, it's definitely a step forward compared to S2, plus it is certainly not worse than S1, if not better than it. Nonstop is a gem and a major improvement since Repeat—that's a win.