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Mar 12, 2020

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

Hunter x Hunter Movie 2: The Last Mission (Anime) add (All reviews)

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Disclaimer: minor movie spoilers; major Hunter x Hunter spoilers for the Chimera Ant arc.

After the mild let down that was the first movie; a let down in a sense of expecting way too much after experiencing the marvelous Anime series, tackling the second movie was approached with a careful gaze, no expectations built up for this one, a harsh lesson I learned in after watching the previous movie indeed.

Story (7/10):
Let me start by stating the turn-off. For the better or the worst. I'm a very picky individual when it comes to judging a story. And I try doing that as much as I can, sometimes even after several rewatches to try to grasp the topics discussed better in order to formulate a conclusive, open-minded idea on it. This movie straight up said no to that, I don't deserve it, carry on with your review-disguised rant.
Going into side stories for a bigger series you're following always calls for their canon relevance, the exact timeline in the story and the bordering events that make sense of telling the story in the first place. I had no words for this one, completely a random shameless way to milk bloody fan money. And please, don't take me for the aggressive bigot that this vocabulary advocate, but rather, open u to what I'm saying.
“WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CHIMERA ANT ARC?“ I can't stress this one enough, about to start pulling off my hair while typing this, for a big of a plot changer that arc was, it was the big wall from letting whatever this attempt was into relating properly to the TV show. And I'm not even mad at it for it for the reasons you might think I am.

According to what THE MOVIE suggests, it takes place after the Chimera Ant arc, in a weird timeline where the Chimera Ant outbreak never happened. Kite never died and Gon never went through his infamous breakdown. And of course, Netero lived to fight a movie villain instead.
Batting an eye for the weak approach of properly lining up with the canon story, it lives on top of an interesting tale of revenge between Netero and an old rival, Jed, while also being a call back for the Heaven's Arena days where the events of the movie take place at.

Art (8.4/10):
I would say this movie featured some of the best Sakuga in Hunter x Hunter. Definitely levels above that of the first movie, up there with the best choreographically intense eye candy from the TV series.
The animation is superfluid when its called for. The use of bland colors helped preserve the signature Hunter x Hunter feel on the visual level, and the character design for the movie-original cast was a critical hit on the nail. Borderland style.

Sound (7.5/10):
I'm not going to sit here and pretend it was just another day in Lazytown, but if your ear could speak, it would want to honor the voice actors. The main cast has and is always performing amazingly. What hit defiantly was the OST's, again, with the popular songs from the TV series, remixed into piano abstracts that filled the backgrounds helped greatly to sell the desperate presentation of Jed and his underlings as villains to the main characters, but heroes to their cause.

Characters (7.6/10):
I mean, going by the same rule as the first movie's review. Talking about the key characters, that's a guaranteed 10/10 if not more, however, for the sake of focusing on the movie specifically, let's shed some light on the movie's original characters, whom are represented by the cast of villains.
Jet, the main head to take down was not that much for an eye-catcher for me personally, felt like a shallow character, created to simply act his role and carry on the revenge plot, however, his trio underlings whom the names of I can't remember had more personality than Jed's entire screen time, which is still minimal. I'd hate to go on the tangent I said I won't, but come on, seeing characters like Biscuit, Hisoka, and Zushi is always welcomed.

Enjoyment (9/10):
Aside from the weird timeline which I don't know why I can't drop that already; seeing the loveable familiar faces lightened up the heart quite a bit. Despite not conveying what Hunter Hunter really is about, the movie doesn't fall short of implementing some of Hunter x Hunter's best properties like the character interactions and wholesome yet life-challenging rivalry between your well-known characters, and of course, the weird Nen trickery that introduced the concept of On.

Overall (7.9/10):
The movie was definitely a step in the right decision. Although still not emitting enough Hunter x Hunter vibes, it covers an interesting original self-contained story, one that is better off recited as a one-shot, rather than trying to make sense of in the canon timeline of the story, because it went completely the other way around

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Mar 12, 2020

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

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Sushi is about sushi. Who could’ve predicted that?

To be more specific, Sushi is about the preparation and consumption of sushi. First they lay a large sheet of fish over a tiny bit of rice. Then they cut all the excess fish off. Then they stab it with a fork and all the fish goo seeps into the rice, turning it pink. Then it’s ready to eat except they only eat the rice part and ignore the fish. I don’t really get it but whatever.

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Mar 12, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

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It was a long time since I felt trapped in a narrative as I stayed in hoshiai no sora, since the first episode I already felt drawn to this narrative that starts very simple and shy and that gradually stimulates you to have the feeling that there is something wrong there and suddenly, school, soft tennis, the club everything takes on a different tone, moving from a simple sports anime to a slife of life focused on showing the family life of these boys, who face the diversity of adolescence, while they need it dealing with parental misunderstanding, exaggerated "protection" among other even worse problems.

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Mar 12, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

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"If you flip the 10, it becomes a 01!" -Some Jerk

Let me preface this pre-review by saying this, I am in love with this series, but for all the wrong reasons. Black Clover, or, Black Clover as the gringos say, is the sophomore effort of mangaka Yuuki Tabata, and it is a far cry from his debut work, Hungry Joker. Hungry Joker had the unfortunate fate of being axed by the higher-ups at WSJ, thus is the fate of most new kids on the block who don't have a proper sense of what they are doing or are given little time to spread their wings. I'm not attempting to white-knight Hungry Joker or anything, but the politics at WSJ are as murky as the Academy Awards Committee. While it wasn't exactly a Dostoyevsky or Hemmingway, Hungry Joker on a conceptual level at least had a fun gimmick to play around with. Couple that with some pretty unique character models and a good sense of panel-work, it easily had the potential to grow into something much greater than it ever did.

I imagine Tabata's frame of mind when conjuring up the idea for his follow-up was one of both pragmatism and...a cheeky disregard for creativity. Black Clover is one of the most creatively bankrupt series I have ever had the pleasure of watching or reading. I am utterly convinced that Tabata wrote this as a cheeky retaliation/statement against the higher-ups at WSJ, and no amount of rationalizing or fanboying can change that perception for me. Black Clover is terrible, it's like the shonen equivalent of The Room except it gets away with convincing people that it's good. The only thing Black Clover is good at is highlighting how by-the-numbers this style of series can get.

Briefly touching on the technicals of this series, the voice acting is god awful. Asta's voice actor has one setting and one setting only, although that has been covered ad nauseam. He makes Junko Takeuchi's work as Naruto seem warm and inviting like Morgan Freeman. It is probably the only time watching a series that it actually elicited a physical reaction from me. Although, as a small caveat, if you attempt to watch this series from the perspective of someone knowing what they are signing up for, the subbed version adds an extra layer of grease to this disgustingly satisfying sandwich. I.e. if you want the genuine Black Clover experience, the voice acting is like icing on that cake.

The animation is in a middling ground of both extremes. It can be good when it wants to and it can also skimp on its budget when it needs to. I feel that Tabata's art style wasn't properly translated from panel to screen. I have conflicting feelings on the animation though. Had the source material been in more capable hands like Bones or Madhouse, I feel that it could've been leaning more towards "beautiful spectacle" territory as opposed to "beautifully terrible". So despite my compliments to Tabata's art style, the mediocre animation mostly serves to its benefit.

Now that the technicals are out of the way, I feel I shouldn't even have to harp all that much on the story and characters. If you've watched Naruto, if you've watched Fairy Tail, if you have even a basic knowledge of writing propensities when it comes to shonen and fantasy, you've already gotten a taste of Black Clover. The story is bereft of shallow gimmicks and instead opts to stuff itself full of cliches and archetypes. The overarching storyline and subplots all have parallels to other works and the characters all have doppelgangers floating around in some other manga.

So why the 10? Honestly, I'm not even really sure myself. They say that there are certain series that require you to take a step back or a dumbed-down open mind to enjoy. I don't even really feel either of those things are required to watch and enjoy Black Clover. I've seen what it looks like when it earnestly feels like Tabata is trying, and he has a lot of genuinely good qualities to the way he draws and writes his manga. In fact, I have no doubt that this series has the potential to grow into something greater than the sum of its parts considering that it hasn't been given the axe at this stage. Black Clover was not a labor of love or a passion project, that is apparent to me. From my perspective, Black Clover is a frustrated and rebellious statement on the current status of shonen manga and the politics that goes into publication. Because honestly, it takes a real genius to write something this stupid. Or perhaps I'm just reading too much into it?

Whatever the case may be, Black Clover is my ultimate guilty pleasure and I wave that 10 with pride.

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Mar 12, 2020

11 of 13 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

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What can I say a Show with no explanation
Turn into even better then. erased And Probably the best original anime ever made (yes I add code Geass as well)
A thought it's going to be a good anime like psycho pass
But hope this was something else I really like it
Coming into the winter 2020 this is definitely the best Anime
With Great ost in Episode 4/10/13
Great opening song & ending song
Everyone do Watch this once
And share with others

Hope this gets more attention and Great ending
currently on Episode 11/13 And rate this perfect 10/10
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Mar 12, 2020

13 of 13 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

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the anime is good but the ending in manga is more satisfying than in this season
and after this any other season is not coming out (not to my knowledge )

if you like to give a short to read manga than go for it, it will be enjoyable
but
if you don't have the time to read and still curious about the satisfying ending than you can read the ending summary below what happen in manga.

end of manga

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Mar 12, 2020

51 of 51 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

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Last year I decided to rewatch FMAB and I thought it would only make sense to revisit the original 2003 FMA to see how it pairs up against Brotherhood. First things first, Brotherhood is one of my favorite anime of all time and its safe to say that I'm a pretty big fan of the Fullmetal series. The reason I decided not to write a review is because I wouldn't be saying anything that hasn't been said already; it's perfect, one of the greatest series ever, etc. Coming back to the original I wanted to give it as fair as a review that I can and honestly this will be more of a compare and contrast than a review in a way. It's only fair to compare it Brotherhood to see what differs, whats worse, and even whats better. Also if you haven't already noticed by the score, I still love the original, hell I enjoyed it a lot more this time around than on my first watch. Finally since I'm going to be discussing both series it's obvious that there are spoilers for those who somehow haven't seen them already.

Story: 8
The original FMA began airing in late 2003 which meant the manga was only out for a bit more than a year at the time. This lead studio Bones to diverge from the manga and begin telling their own unique story for the brothers to handle about halfway through. That being said there are some other differences that happen earlier on before things get completely different, some big and small. For the most part you're getting the same concept and story: Elric brothers still try to transmute their mother and fail, they then enter the military and Ed becomes a state alchemist, laboratory 5, etc. However, seeing some of the small differences really differs this from the manga and Brotherhood. One of the most notable differences is the slower pacing and the addition of "filler" episodes. Some may see the pacing as a problem as it is a bit slower than Brotherhood but this actually works to the original's advantage. For example, The Shou Tucker episode in Brotherhood was only one episode but here it's two which gives us more time to sympathize with Ed and Al and hate Tucker even more. The train episode very early on I thought was filler since it wasn't in BH but surprisingly its in the manga (which I still haven't read). This is one the episodes that sadly didn't make an appearance in BH for whatever reasons but still its a very fun addition that also give us more time to appreciate Hughes. Speaking of Hughes, his death has much more because it happens around the late 20s instead of episode 12 or 14ish in BH. The pacing is good here and I don't mind it at all, I mean I am a fan of DBZ so I really can't complain.
Besides the slower pace, as mentioned there is the addition of filler episodes which defines as either not canon/did not appear in the manga or the other definition being not moving the plot forward. FMA's filler is a mix between the two although the actual filler episodes do try and provide reasons for happening such as episode 4 having Lust appear for like a second and the Other Elric Brothers episodes which don't add much to the plot even though they show p towards the very end which I will get to soon. These filler episodes aren't the quality shounen fans are used to with series like Naruto, Bleach, and the Garlic Jr. arc from Z. These episodes are far from bad and are usually just fun additions although the series could've lived without some of them and made slight adjustments. I don't mind them like some do, they actually make the world of FMA seem larger or at least it felt like they were trying to do so.
For the non canon material, FMA begins to differ heavily around episode 30ish where they introduce a new Wrath. I'll say this right now; this is probably the best original story that came from a shounen series, although that isn't really saying much considering its competition. What I mean is all the effort, love, and passion that went into creating this new story is incredibly impressive and I have so much respect for what Bones managed to do here. Some events are foreshadowed earlier on so it's not easy to tell that they just made up as they were going along, most of this feels well thought out except for the last few episodes which leads to the biggest problem of the original FMA: the ending. This ending doesn't ruin the series of course but I flat out do not like it. It feels somewhat rushed and the idea of having a whole other world behind the gate is just dumb in my opinion. The fact that Ed and his father get transported to London just brings me out of the show which sucks because both FMAs are very easy to get immersed in and make you feel as if you're there with these characters. But yes, I really do not like the ending, and although it was a bit better a second time around just because I prepared myself it still keeps the series at a high 8 currently rather than a 9. I would love to say this is a classic and while I could sort of say that the ending is a huge problem. I understand what they were going for in a way. The original series had a notably darker tone and feel to it than Brotherhood and having a more mature and less shounen ending does fit here. The problem is that it's just very unsatisfying and too weird. I would have been fine having Ed or Al die, or even Mustang but instead Al has none of his memories somehow and is back to being 10 as well as Ed living in another world which is dumb. That being said, if you look at FMA as a whole the story is still great and has also manages to have some great moments.

Art: 9
I was surprised to see how well FMA holds up even to today. Just like with BH the quality remains very consistent throughout the entire 51 episodes and the show just looks great, I mean this is Bones after all. The fight scenes look impressive, fluid, and exciting. Characters always look on point, backgrounds and cinematography is always great. FMA's character designs are always top notch. No complaints here, except I'd say BH looks better but not by a whole lot considering it did come out 6 years laters.

Sound: 9
I think one aspect I can say for sure that both series are equal at are their soundtracks and dubs. I don't really have a preference whether I prefer 03 or BH's OST and songs. FMA feels more melancholic in a way which I really like, however BH has a more upbeat and epic approach which both fit with what the series' were each going for. FMA has some tracks like Dante's theme and Bratja which are both fantastic and it also has an OP from Asian Kung Fu Generation which is one of the best anime bands ever. The original is also missing out on tracks like Again, Rain, Let It Out, Golden Time Lover, etc. Again, I don't really have a preference on which is better, both are great but if I absolutely had to pick one than maybe BH's by a hair. Also it's important to know that you must watch both series dubbed. Dub haters or anyone who says I only like 3 or 4 dubs will say FMA is one of those dubs that are great. As for myself I watch literally everything dubbed except for an extremely small handful which I don't like. That being said, both FMA and BH's dubs are pretty much perfect. Yes, these are Funimation's and even one of anime's best English dubs period. Pretty much everyone is perfect and delivers at top quality. The only gripe I had with the original's dub is that Dr. Marcoh sounded a bit off and sounds better in BH and Hohenheim sounds better in BH as well but they both are still good here nonetheless.

Characters: 9
I love BH's cast to death, it's pretty much perfect and even here its still great. I don't mind having some characters absent like the Ling gang, canon Sloth and Pride. However, one big drop in quality was going from Father to Dante. Father is fantastic in BH meanwhile Dante, while still a good villain, can never compare to someone like Father. This is really the only big flaw FMA has in terms of characters but even still the cast is relatively the same. Ed, Al, Hawkeye, Winrey, and other are pretty much the same as you'd expect. Others like Scar, Mustang, and some of the homunculi recieve some big and small differences. Mostly in terms of story differences but Scar feels quite different at times and I really like what Bones did with his character. I love the change of having Scar not being the one to kill Winrey's parents while instead having it be Mustang. This gives Scar less of a "villain" like feel to him despite still killing Nina while at the same time giving Mustang more of a reason for wanting to become Fuhrer. As for the homunculi, I prefer this Sloth over BH's and also Lust by a good margin. I was never a big fan of her in BH and she always landed in the bottom half of homunculi and towards the bottom of my favorite characters but here she stays around for a large portion of the series. We actually get a lot more time to know about her and its really interesting seeing her develop towards the second half. One big change that I didn't mention yet was that the homunculi feel less evil and more "human" in a way rather than being cold blooded and insanely strong unbeatable antagonists. They obviously weren't exactly like that in BH and they got their time to shine through flashbacks but I think some aspects work better here. Most of the homunculi want to become human this time using the philosopher stone and this makes you feel somewhat sympathetic for them which is something that didn't quite work as well in BH despite still having its great moments. However, with this point for FMA it also fails to have some of the great moments for the homunculi. Envy and Wrath are my two favorite of the bunch and they don't get that much time to shine here as they did in BH. Wrath's final moments feel very rushed since it was during the last two episodes and Envy doesn't do a whole lot either in terms of fights. Overall, there's a bunch of nitpicks that I can go over but the biggest flaw is that Dante isn't the best of villains and that some of the homunculi felt underused. I don't want to say Dante isn't s good a villain as Father and take points off for that because I still want to judge this fairly but mentioned complaints above are notable even if they aren't that big.

Enjoyment: 8.5
I said before that I was surprised at how much I ended up enjoying FMA a second time around. It's filler episodes may not be as great the other episodes (besides episode 37 centering around the military and finding Havoc a girlfriend), but there aren't too many of them. A lot of enjoyment comes from loving the series itself and seeing how and what differs from the manga/BH. It's really exciting seeing different story and character developments even if the ending is a huge disappointment. I also mentioned that FMA has a more mature, melancholic, and darker tone to it than Brotherhood's which was already a lot darker than the typical shounen even if it did have its fair share of funny moments. FMA makes a lot of decisions that you rarely see in shounen and because of that I forget its a shounen a good portion of the time which isn't a bad thing at all. In FMA you get to see the consequences of Ed and Al's failed transmutation, and the same with Izumi's which I love. You also some more darker ideas like Bradley strangling his son to death out of anger which is crazy, and the idea of Dante's soul dying quicker and quicker despite being able to body hop. I love the darker approach FMA took even if it still has it's funny moments which the series is well known for. I don't think BH had a tonal problem but I really do prefer this tone overall despite the crappy ending which takes a lot out of me.

Overall: 8
I've come to appreciate how much FMA managed to do right and how well it was handled mostly. Bones was able to create another 51 episode anime based off a popular shounen manga which was Soul Eater and diverged from the manga halfway through but I think FMA still did it better overall. I think because we live in a world where BH exists people find it hard to go back to the original. Hypothetically, if FMA did have a much better ending or at least good ending I believe people would still see it as a much worse and inferior take on the series. I hope if people have doubts that FMA isn't good or a lot worse than BH then I highly recommend taking the time and giving ti another shot. I still consider it notably worse (to the best anime in my opinion) but still it's a very impressive and great anime. Really its the ending that scares some away from it and while that is true, you'll still have a blast with it, especially some of the later half. I guess now that I've seen both series twice now its time to see how the manga pairs up.

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Mar 12, 2020

10 of 10 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

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Story: 10
The main idea behind this story is the evil nature of humankind. We are all scared of monsters that we see in stories, but what we should be really afraid of is ourselves. Devilman is dark and depressing, because that is what it's supposed to be. People are biased and they let fear and hate blind them. Hope disapears. The devilmen aren't the monsters, humankind is. And Devilman:Crybaby portrays this theme in a way that conveys.
The only downside was the excess of sex scenes. Yes they make the story more mature and maybe even realistic, but at a certain point it's just overdone.

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Mar 12, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 1

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Girls & Panzer is an original anime by studio actac, a studio of which I’m not familiar with. It was created in 2012 & has since spawned several new entries & even a movie franchise. I don’t know what else to say in this introduction, so let's get started. Might contain spoilers, read at your own risk

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The story of Girls & Panzer goes as such. Two opposing academies filled with moe girls fight each other in Tanks. A competition is going on throughout the anime & that’s pretty much it.

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Mar 12, 2020

8 of 13 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

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Honestly, I think that this anime is a cross between The rising of the shield hero and Danmachi and the vampire princess was just added. However it was pretty entertaining.

At some places the graphics was really bad and the story progressed too rapidly. But I really liked the whole thing with the mad god and the Liberators. That was quite creative, but everything else was copied from the two anime which i mentioned earlier. Even Hajime has Naofumis personality and Bells looks.

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Mar 12, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

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Kyoukai no Kanata is pretty enjoyable, and I would say that I enjoyed it with a lot of types of emotions with the connections between the characters. Although, I enjoyed more in the soundtrack and visuals than the story. It's definitely not original, but I guess that this is a type of anime that can save itself with visuals and soundtrack.

While I watched it, I was pretty pumped up because of the interactions between the characters and gets you through a lot of kinds of emotions like laughing, excitement, and crying, for example.

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Mar 12, 2020

9 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 4

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Blah blah blah blah I can't stand this anime. It is quite literally all talk. You know some anime use exposition time with dialogs to properly explain the setting and what's going on? Sometimes it's useful. This anime just does it all the time because it can't express to you what's going on itself. It needs someone to openly say what's going on for the story is a dumpster fire. I mean, exposition in anime are mostly great, you need them to understand what's going on some times, but my God all the talk in this anime make Attack on Titan season 3 part 1 read more

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Mar 12, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

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It's ridiculous, it's entertaining and it is unexpectedly touching.

Zombieland Saga, preys on your attention with its well-timed editing. It feeds on it. Whenever there are events unraveling, you'll notice how one action can completely flip the mood of the situations. These comedic moments can envelop the show because of the reaction shots on the characters whenever something came up. A look at their facial expressions and another look at the situation. That's all you need to evoke emotions. The right pace.

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Mar 12, 2020

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

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"Redline" is a good movie...

With that said, there's nothing really intelligent or ground-breaking in it, it's just tons of non-stop fun action, with likable characters and an easy-to-follow plot. You are supposed to get invested in the fantasy world without really thinking about it.

Plot:

It is a movie about racing, so, the main goal is obviously to win a race...

It follows pretty much straight the cliches of his genre. The illegal race that an evil entity doesn't approve, with the mafia involved, the experience of the characters before the race, their humble background and so all the other things that came in the pack...

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Mar 12, 2020

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

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I was surprised with how much I loved this movie. It's by far my favorite anime movie I've seen and quite possibly my favorite animated movie. I can't think of another movie that I wanted to watch again immediately after finishing it. This is in part due to the enjoyment I had watching it, but also due to revelations that happen in the second half of the movie that made me want to see if I could notice things in the first half that I missed the first time.

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Mar 12, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

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Unlike Shinseikai Yori, this anime only took me around 7 hours to watch without further a do this is my full and honest opinion about this anime.

Story:
The main event takes place in 1988 where a city experience a mass kidnapping and murder of young girls. At the time the main character Satoru, let's one of his friend to be kidnapped and killed because he couldn't do anything. Filled with regrets he tries to forget the whole event. 18 years later, he went back to 1988 and with his mind of an adult and the body of a child, he have to solve the murder and try his best to prevent the murder of his friends. To be honest i really liked the idea of time traveling. The main reason why i watched the anime is because of the time traveling. The story is filled with mystery and twist and turn which makes the viewer want to find out more. I really enjoy the story so much and i find it very interesting.

Art:
The animation is great. They really tried to draw everything without using CGI. The food is probably what makes the anime mouth watering so if you hadn't eat, please eat first before you eat your screen

Sound:
The soundtrack is amazing! i love it but there can be some improvements. Some music fit the scene which can make it intense or wholesome. The song
really makes it feel you are really there in the scene.

Character:
The character is very unique in their own way. Each character have emotions which hooks the viewer. All of the character fits in the drama well. The main antagonist is evil in a whole new level. How he try to escape and how he tries to cover it up makes it really clever. The protagonist have no physical capability. However, since he is mentally an adult it is very entertaining for him to go to the past without being naive and dealing crimes with his brain. The romance aspect is fine i guess.

Enjoyment:
I really enjoy this anime. It tries to grab the audience to keep watching the show as it solve the pieces one by one to solve the mystery. You can try to solve the mystery yourself if you want just like what i did. I'm interested in the story so much that i try to solve the mystery myself and with all of the odds, i guess who is the main antagonist. The shows tries to give you clue each episode and try to piece them one by one by always giving hint to tell your nerve that "This person" is the murderer.

In conclusion this anime is a time traveling anime with amazing story and character. They have good music and animation but they're not as amazing as the story but that doesn't mean its bad. I enjoy this anime so much that it has become my new Favorite anime. i fully recommend you guys to watch this one.

Bonus:
If you are a guilty crown fan just like me, you can actually spot some guilty crown reference in the show. Hint: It is a poster.

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Mar 12, 2020

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

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first of all, for anyone who want to watch something, read the synopsis first, don't like me, i immidiately watch the movie without read the synopsis, but even im not read it, i enjoy the movie so much, Aimyon do a really good job on that soundtrack song.

Bring your emotion into the movie, and make you curious abut what happend next, that's what this movie are.
anyway, love is complicated, when you like someone,, but u realized that someone u like is liked by someone u love. It force u to choose right? this film has so many reference about your life

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Mar 12, 2020

22 of 26 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 6

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Miss me with that incest bullshit. Dropped this anime for that reason alone and I don’t regret it. Overall, my experience with this anime was meh, to say the least. Don’t get me wrong though, it is not a bad show and the main character is a badass, but fuck this I’m out. Fucking incest, I resent that shit. I might have spoiled a few things or two here but I don’t give a fuck. I don’t hate this show nor like it that much, but whatever. This show has potential to be great and I said what I said, fuck this shit I’m out.

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Mar 12, 2020

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

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While Ziggy isn't exactly good, it deserves attention from those who have a taste for the kind of wild, anything goes type of anime that was easily available in the 80s/early 90s OVA scene. The plot's absurd, the characters are barely developed, and the animation is mediocre, but who cares? You get to watch a Japanese hair metal band run around London, play bad songs, and clear themselves of murder charges! The film contains some unintentional comedy at its finest and deserves a viewing (preferably after a few drinks).

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Mar 12, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 6

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Babylon tells the story of a Tokyo prosecutor who while investigating a corrupt pharmaceutical company, stumbled upon something much larger. He then starts investigating the larger thing and is then put on a collision course with a woman who proceeded to turn his life upside down. The central conflict of Babylon was something called the 'Suicide law' and the debates for and against it. The anime had an ambitious idea and it had a philosophy which it was trying to pass: what is good? What is evil? Is suicide wrong? Is suicide for the benefit of another, wrong? All these interesting ideas were examined in read more

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Mar 12, 2020

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

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This is a beautiful story with two main characters that are both relatable and also original at the same time I truly feel like they are people living with their own hopes and dreams and problems of their own. The art style is amazing on many occasions I paused just to take a screenshot the story itself is unpredictable and on many occasions really shocked me as I didn't see many twists coming. The sound is perfect in every scene the music makes it 100 times better. I watched with the sub and then rewatched with the dub. The dub is good for those who read more

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Mar 12, 2020

22 of 24 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 2

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I don't usually write reviews, but this season was so disappointing that I had to rant somewhere.

Nanatsu no Taizai was an average show to begin with. Season 1 had something going for it while the following seasons slowly starting losing coherency. Although it wasn't too bad until this happened.

The season started off with characters bleeding cum. I chalked it off to this new studio censoring stuff. "It should be alright as long as the action is fine", I said to myself. Slowly the art quality started deteriorating. Then suddenly any character development Meliodas had to go through was destroyed because he "lost his emotions". The read more

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Mar 12, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

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This is very similar to other romantic comedies, however, it leans more into the comedy side than the romance if you're looking for a romance show this is not for you. The comedy is brilliant I found myself laughing out loud hysterically on multiple occasions. The strongest aspect of this show is the characters and the comedy. the romance is usually only used to set up as a punchline to a joke however the jokes are usually very funny so it doesn't bother me as much as some anime. The story is predictable but what are you expecting from a high school romance comedy. I read more

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Mar 12, 2020

24 of 24 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

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This anime is disappointing on so many levels, especially because it has SO MUCH POTENTIAL. But it falls flat on almost all accounts.

STORY:
All. Over. The. Place.
Starting from the random names and powers that pop up without explanation and order. The story starts like ten sub-stories and finishes none of them. I understand that this is based on a manga that is supposedly a little better but in that case it would have been more favorable to go with just one story arc (that is Kanata vs. Yuki and co.) and finish it properly.
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Mar 12, 2020

13 of 13 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

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Man, this is one of the best slice of life with little drama on it. The romance things isn't really that deep as I thought (its a light romance). Its not yuri, and not shoujo ai either.

I don't know why I really liked the anime, but one things that I feel the anime give an impact in the drama. The drama it just typical light drama you've seen in others Slice of life anime, but they really polished drama pretty well tbh.

The Characters is really loveable and cute, both girls and boy lmao.

The ost is decent, but I prefer the ending one, read more

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Mar 12, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

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Hey, you, yeah you, do you wanna to get some feels? What about some Jazz?
Does this sound appealing? If yes procced to watch it NOW.

This is one hell of an experience, I have little to no words to describe how great it felt to watch this. It got everything, good characters, good voce acting and some fucking amazing tracks. I usually don't like these kind of emotional story in my anime but boy this one hits the spot. It have one of the most satisfying finales in my opinion.

The version from "My Favorite Thing's" done in it is probably my favorite, and that is a read more

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Mar 12, 2020

27 of 27 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 6

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Personally, Gurren Lagann left me with an awfull impression after those years.
If I were writing this review by the time I watched I would give it a max score,
but times have changed and I have lots of problems with it now a days.
Gurren Lagann is as shounen as a anime can get, there is no doubt about it, there are cool looking dudes shouting, an objectified girl, power levels that go beyond insanity, you name it. But if you actually don't get astonished by it's visuals and the voice acting, it's a rather dull story. There is no problem in enjoying silly things, I myself read more

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Mar 12, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 6

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My first written review on Mal, as I am really disappointed from this show.

The author is trying too hard to recreate "Monster", specifically recreating "Johan Liebert".
The show was decent till the interview of zen and ai. The discussion of suicide law, and good vs evil was stupid thereafter.
I did enjoyed the show a lot, as I enjoy thriller and mystery show. I was hoping for a decent conclusion to the character of the evil woman, and better dialogues from her, which can justify how she drives people to suicide with few words. But it was not given.
Don't waste time on this show.

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Mar 12, 2020

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

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Pigs don't fly - they soar.
I detest Miyazaki films; this art-piece won me over.
Porco Rosso is a charming period piece about a World War One fighter-plane veteran who's unfortunately under a spell, (whose casting is unbeknownst to him). He's a pig.
Regardless of this shortcoming he's respected in his circle, (in their own way of showing it) for his ace-like work during the War. As a retired war-fighter he now works solo as a bounty-hunter, freeing captive ships from intrusive pirates. He runs into some trouble when his plane gets shot down by a rival fighter-pilot and seeks refuge at his local repair shop where he read more

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Mar 12, 2020

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 6

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Too short, too shallow and provocatively inappropriate.
This is how I would describe Garden of Words.
CoMix Wave Films have wasted my time again with yet another emotionally driven mess which lacks characters and a setting to which a movie should uphold.
The movie's premise is one of extreme insipidness: a boy of 15 skips class on rainy mornings to loiter in a park under a gazebo, accompanied by a depressed 27-year-old woman who meets him daily to discuss hobbies.
The woman's character is so shadowed and devoid that she is relegated only to be perceived by the viewer as an unknown entity giving away the twist the show has to offer during a later period. She is the very definition of 'depression' and/or the embodiment of it, lacking human-like characteristics instead opting out for an emotional unwelcome tidal-wave come near the end of the movie.
The boy is a typical dream-chaser and quite based in his ideologies when it comes to his sense of self: who he is and who he wants to become. This gives the [writing] boy a well-rounded viewpoint on life in general and denigrates the lackluster female character without even really understanding why.
In laymen's terms: one of these characters is developed more than the other and it's hard to relate to one of them because of this - your lack of taste isn't a character flaw, nor is it development. I enjoy a beer too, it doesn't and shouldn't prescribe other people to judge my character based on it - she is written horribly in comparison.

Not only are the characters underdeveloped, their relationship is as well. There were a great deal of times in which I was watching this movie where I felt extraordinarily uncomfortable. The suggested relationship between these two characters is off-putting and inappropriate. The former is undebatable. A 15-year-old boy and a 27-year old woman may not seem odd to you at a first glance, however; switch the gender roles around and you may start to have a facial grimace. At the end of the movie I was, to say the least, uncomfortable. There was no closure and the 'open-door' to anything beyond what I want to think would have happened could have happened. There should have been some sort of either time-skip to three years later or something - this just isn't right.

Visually the movie is stunning. The backgrounds and reflective animation were fantastic. The foley, (especially bridge walking/rain) and soundtrack really carried the show more than anything. The character designs left me wanting more however.
Kana Hanazawa is magnificent and as usual puts out a mesmerizing performance as a 'real' voice instead of a stilted forced 'moemoe' one she is usually portraying.

Garden of Words is your typical emotional taco. There's not a ton of toppings and it's horse meat with fake gooey cheese and a processed taco shell.
That's all this movie really is, a processed emotional taco, being shared by two people in an illegal underage relationship.
(This review was originally posted on my Anilist account.)

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Mar 12, 2020

25 of 25 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

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In a sea of 'Isekai MMORPG Anime' it's hard to differentiate what is good and bad, watchable and profoundly terrible. It's very clear that Log Horizon is everything but the latter.

Preface
With the new season of Log Horizon on its way in 2020 I felt it was necessary to finish the original series and perhaps dive into the Second Season before I fell too far behind. This wasn't a mistake. Log Horizon is everything this genre should be: an absolute stratagem of copious events driven by a game-world that is ever-changing with a main lead whose concern is the synergy and well-being of the people who inhabit the world they're forced to be in.

Not your average Isekai
While carrying all of the key characteristics of your typical Game Isekai, Log Horizon breaks the mold by changing one key element that this genre upholds: "How do we get out of here?"
Instead of focusing on a way out there is this overwhelming sense of exploration and a need bolster a brand new livelihood for these characters. All while interacting with the NPCs who live in the game, mind you, who have their own distinct personalities, fears and goals. The only thing really differentiating the two [NPCs and Adventurers] would be re-spawning. This later is proved to be redundant due to circumstances that make the show great - it's an actual world now and the elements of game-play that restricted open-ended writing are put on the back-burner. This eccentric idealism of 'new things can be created based on my skill level and are not limited to what the game once was' is ingenious, expanding the universe in question.
This alone makes the game-world so diverse. Game developers in reality could only wish this was implemented into their game-code. Log Horizon's companion-like sense of community would also make game devs imperviously frustrated - this anime's plot is better than most MMORPGs.

If you hated Sword Art Online, you're going to love this
While SAO focused on a journey of action to relieve oneself of relieving themselves while not being awake, [Yuck!] Log Horizon takes time to ponder the world itself instead of trying to drastically leave immediately. The contrast between Kirito and Shiroe as main characters is telling - Shiroe takes the cake for being level-headed, faulty and more of a human Kirito could ever be. Shiroe is a flawed character and can't benefit without the help of his friends, whilst Kirito is literally a Marry Sue prodigy without justification.
It is stated in the anime that Shiroe can 'think ahead', about 30 seconds, as a tactician under stressful circumstances. This is only because Shiroe is good at the original game itself and supposedly put hours upon hours into practice. It doesn't matter how smart or predictive Shiroe is, he is fundamentally flawed as a character and makes continuous mistakes making him easy to relate to. Under his leadership, Log Horizon as a guild is circumvented by a very shy man of integrity who doesn't wish for lavish things and cares about his friends above all else.

It's not Perfect
Log Horizon suffers from many issues that some anime fans might find tedious.

The plot is almost snail-speed and rewards viewers for hours of watchability.
The animation sometimes feels 'uneven', however; this gets better as the series progresses.
Going into this thinking it's going to be like Sword Art Online will have you dropping it faster than Shippuden after seeing your 15th Obito flashback.
You shouldn't consider watching the show if you're prone to get bored and favor action over strategy, not to say there isn't any action, it just takes time to build up.

I'm giving Log Horizon a solid 8/10.
(This review was originally posted on my Anilist account.)

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Mar 12, 2020

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 1

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While the Ketsuekigata-kun anime is funny and unique, this special episode is just the VAs of Nasuno(Narumi Kyoko) and Yuri(Watanabe Yui) from Teekyuu talking about the DVD, manga and anime sales and stuff which no one wants to know so yeah don't watch it.

MAL keeps telling me to make this review longer but there's really nothing else to say about this so this is just filler text that I'm typing to hit the word limit. Argh it's still not enough, just how many words does it have to be to qualify as a review? Wow even adding that sentence didn't push it over the edge. read more

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Mar 12, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

Joshikousei no Mudazukai (Anime) add (All reviews)

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Overall a chilling anime its main focus is not on how the story is nor how things will develop, but then its more focused on nothing hahaha. Its like really an anime for fun, I will not say it is bad for i like it, for it is very chilling and not stressful to watch like other animes, that have bad story, bad character, and even development. So yea overall im giving it a 9. The song was cool and nice, really enjoyed the vibes of it for it fits with the anime, the anime is crazy, the character is crazy, and even the song read more

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Mar 12, 2020

4 of 14 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 2

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Overall watching this anime is boring and there no plot to be seen. After watching like first 3 episodes I still didn't get the whole point of the story.
The voice acting is terrible. But the animation and art are pretty decent. Keep in mind this is a just my opinion but if you want check it go ahead.

The whole story feel half ass. Like someone doing there homework right before turning it in. I didn't see any backbone to story either. All I stuck to me was a main character with demon and killing.

Did I enjoy this anime? No, I read more

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Mar 12, 2020

13 of 13 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

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I'm sorry, if you can't understand why this is a fantastic anime, then you're probably not going to understand what exactly MAKES a fantastic anime.
Everything about this, it's the climax of getter robo, it's gritty, hot blooded and so inspiring it spawned TTGL. Everything from HEATS to the end credits, to the very last scene is absolute, 100% what anime SHOULD be like. It makes it really hard to justify this not being one of, if not my favorite anime of all time

The story itself can be a little confusing, but after watching and reading other parts of getter robo, things should fall read more

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Mar 11, 2020

25 of 25 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

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The last time I had such mixed feelings about a rom-com show was, bizarrely enough, the show New Girl (yes, an American tv show, sue me).
The ending left me with a bad taste in my mouth(it's a happy ending, albeit a messy one). I think that boils down to the fact that the pacing in this show was just straight-up bad. Like the writers had no fucking idea how to pace a romance. I mean, the whole fucking point of a romance anime is to give you good build-up, then pay it way off with the characters who were obviously getting together from the read more

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Mar 11, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

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The reason I have a hard time watching 12 episode anime is the same reason I have a hard time getting a girlfriend: I'm afraid of commitment. Watching a full episode of anime requires the ability to focus on something for 23 minutes, a skill which I sadly lack.

That is why, when I see a show with cute character designs that is only 2 minutes per episode, my goldfish sized brain jumps for it like Adderall. Wakako-zake doesn't have a particularly varied cast or a particularly great presentation, and I couldn't care less about food I'm never going to eat, but it's voice acting read more

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Mar 11, 2020

7 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

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It is a great anime with action, which if you are not into, has the perfect mix of comedy. The comedy mixed with the action scenes does not get in the way and still leaves more to want. One Punch is comedic art and just art in general. The characters work well together and serve a purpose in the story. No characters leave you wanting less of them. While people may think that the idea of all Saitama's fights ending in one punch may get tiring, it really doesn't. Saitama lets himself get hit and pushed around by the enemy, showing you the enemy's capabilities read more

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Mar 11, 2020

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

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I really like the series. Just finished watched this in the theatre. First interested in this series because of trailers and the staff in it. Overall i enjoy it. Story is pretty complex with many emotions. We can really feel that the characters is alive in this story, not just some made up characters. You can enjoy it watching this movie alone, with your friends, or with your girlfriends. This anime is 13+ for my country so it's not suitable for kids to watch this.

you can read more of my review in my site, but Indonesian language. Link is in my Bio

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Mar 11, 2020

25 of 25 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

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I don't know what compelled me to watch this in 2020. I felt like I sort of remembered hearing the title sometime in the past, and it just pulled me in inexplicably. For those of you wondering if it's still worth a watch, I'd say it depends on your palette. If you take your anime too seriously and can't find enjoyment if any part of the show is silly/unreasonable/over-the-top, then you most likely will end up hating this show or not finishing it.

Personally, I was actually on the edge of my seat throughout the entire first season. One thing Code Geass did really well was read more

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Mar 11, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 2

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this show is good the way ripping off a hangnail is satisfying. You know you shouldn't enjoy it, but you kind of do anyway.

I know I am very late to the party, but honestly, what more can be said about this show that hasn't already been said? It's trash, we have strayed far from god's light, and oh boy, we are really in it now. I knew exactly what I was getting into when I suggested to my friend we should watch it for a laugh, but I really wasn't prepared for how much of an absolutely infantile, pathetic, and fucked up character Eromanga-sensei read more

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Mar 11, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

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First time writing a review, so I will leave it short and sweet:

I really enjoyed this show. I already knew I would like this, knowing myself as I do (a lover of slice of life, especially coming-of-age/melancholic ones), and it did not disappoint. A bit of a sleeper hit, this is definitely not one to miss.

Something I really appreciated was the LGBT inclusion, which really made the show for me - I always find it so refreshing to see it handled maturely in anime. Overall, my only gripe is with the ending, which for me somewhat stretched my ability to suspend my disbelief read more

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Mar 11, 2020

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 1

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(At time of writing) This is literally the least viewed show on MAL for a reason.

I've seen better quality flash animation from middle school kids.

The novelty of the Rolling Stones cover in Japanese is the one, singular partially-redeeming trait Honky Tonk Women has. That and the privilege of being able to honestly say "I watched the least popular, lowest-scoring thing on MAL.

Does Japan have jugallos? Because I'm pretty sure thats who made this anime.

(when did they start word limits for reviews? i only watched this dumpster-fire for the meme, FFS...)

1/10
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Mar 11, 2020

13 of 13 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 6

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This is short and cute little show that's pretty good if you just want to watch something relaxing on the side. The animation is not the best but it is consistent and the character designs are adorable. This is a CGDCT so the characters are not super complex but unlike other anime in the genre they're not just the usual stereotypical characters. They feel original and refreshing.

As for the show, the episodes are only 7 minutes long and each episode is about something that the girls are doing on the day. Sometimes it's going to eat ice-cream, other times it's a festival etc. The read more

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Mar 11, 2020

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

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I'm glad that they didn't go to a route and do something unforgivable for the whole series.

with that said, I am partially really happy that I saw vash again with different tones of colors in the desert and different scenery while attaining the same art style and vibe into the anime

with it, I really enjoyed this movie, it's not a sequel nor a prequel to the original one because the original one is finished, and I commended people who don't do resurrecting the dead or just plain doing stuff that can revive their series. doing those things can degrade any anime that was highly read more

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Mar 11, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

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do you want an anime that continues the plot?
do you want an anime that has a compelling past?
do you want those two?

well, in this anime, you can have those two while being an enjoyable anime, doesn't delve into the stories of all the characters, yet you can feel their connection and the intensity of the fights they encounter while being funny and quirky at the same time,

im in love with yasuhiro nightow's character and design, just like he did on trigun and gungrave.

a watchable anime that always been my favorite out of all series! worth watching while drinking, [trust me, ive been read more

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Mar 11, 2020

24 of 24 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

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Record of Grancrest War was good. Really, that about sums it up for me.

I usually like to leave my reviews here moreso as a collection of my thoughts on whatever it is I watched. Also, I'm way more of a casual than many others who post reviews here, so if you're looking for a lot of depth or some fancy writing, this probably isn't the review for you.

Overall, I actually really enjoyed the show! It wasn't anything special, but it suited my tastes pretty accurately. Any kind of fantasy world, albeit this one lended itself to a bit more realism, with magic, swords, and an end goal will drag me in pretty easily. And Record or Grancrest War is exactly that. More medieval fantasy shows for me, please!

The series was a ton of fun. The action sequences were pretty decent for the most part, and despite being short, they were able to tell a pretty good story and keep everything flowing rather smoothly. The art and sound are nothing to write home about, but they're still both of good quality. The show, in general, is entertaining in total.

I do have a few gripes despite overall really liking the show. POTENTIAL SPOILERS FROM HERE ON OUT. Although I'll try and keep everything as vague as possible.

First off, I really enjoy Theo Cornaro's motives. That being said, they do little to really establish him as the powerful (yet humble and endearing) emperor that he dreams to be. The only fight where he seems to show an actual ability to beat a powerful opponent is against Lord Milza of whom he goes 1 on 1 with. Outside of that, I don't personally recall a single fight where he felt like the reason for victory. It almost feels like he just lucked into his ending status.

I also despised a few parts of specific episodes, a few episodes as a whole and a few of the character decisions that were made, which is why overall enjoyment score isn't any higher. The last episode was so plain. It felt more rushed and too quick than any other episode of the show.

I also despised the decisions they made, in terms of character development, after Marrine gave herself up to Milza. Marrine's character was only starting to develop, but after said incident she stagnated. I'm not entirely sure what I wanted with her character, as there are a few things I feel like I would have done, but not much could have been worse with the "I'm secretly dying inside but I'll continue ruling with an iron fist to mask my pain" kind of character she became. And then to just randomly become happy after Alexis says "I don't care that you banged him if you didn't love him", felt so weird and like a bad choice.

Which brings me to my next point. I personally would have rather seen Alexis completely do a 180 and be so angry, so upset about what happened that he'd turn into something he wasn't. I applaud them for staying true to his character, but he also felt like a relative non-factor. When he joined the war, there was only about a 5-minute period where he felt like he contributed anything. For the status of his character, and how much screen time he got, I just ended up heavily disliking him. That 180 could have changed all of that, but alas.

I think many of the characters suffered, though, because the series felt too short. Many angles felt rushed, and thus the characters never really got a lot of time to develop or shine. I liked Siluca, Aishela, Irvin, and Sir Lassic David's characters a lot, but even they could have used more time for us to find out who they really are, gotten any backstory for them, or anything really. 24 episodes just didn't feel like enough time, and it ended up bringing a pretty generic ending to the series.

Overall, though, Record of Grancrest War was a very solid show. Would recommend it to anyone who doesn't mind reasonably generic characters, but enjoys an easy, well-paced show set in a medieval fantasy world. 24 episodes may have been too short for character development for my taste, but the story had more than enough to keep me on track and entertained.

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