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Strange Dawn

Dec 13, 2011

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'Person in a Strange Land' series are pretty stupid. Having said that, Strange Dawn is one of the least cliché of these that I've come across. In most stories of this genre, our intrepid protagonist gets whisked away to a fantastical land. Upon arriving, they are given magical powers, and discover that the first person they chanced upon was the benevolent, handsome (and single!) prince who has fallen desperately in love with them. What luck! Or... See full review

5.5/10 story
5/10 animation
6/10 sound
6/10 characters
5.5/10 overall

Sound of the Sky

Apr 17, 2010

I have two main issues with slice-of-life shows: Most have extremely boring/over-used settings (some sort of school or a house/neighborhood, but always in upper middle-class, modern-day Japan), and have a cast almost exclusively made up of cute teenaged girls. Because of this, I find most slice-of-lifes stagnant and/or derivative.So-Ra-No-Wo-To fixes the first issue. The setting was by far my favorite aspect of the series. It was imaginative, richly-detailed, well thought-out, and most importantly wasn't set in the present or in Japan. The in-show culture was just a giant hodge-podge of existing cultures... See full review

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7.5/10 overall

Soul Eater

Dec 30, 2009

STORYUgh. I'll break this up into three parts.THE BEGINNING: At the start, Soul Eater is a pretty fun show. It's funny, the characters are refreshing, it doesn't take itself too seriously (the main downfall of most of these types of shows), and I heartily enjoyed it. The main problem with this section, is that there wasn't really any plot. The plot took at least ten or so episodes to actually get going. That's just way too long, but considering the alternative, I would have prefered that the plot never got started. That leads me to...THE MIDDLE: Shortly after the story actually starts (somewhere in the mid... See full review

?/10 story
?/10 animation
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6/10 overall