Larkawolfgirl

With an anime like this, it is difficult to write a review without spoiling the story. However, with an anime like this, it is more about the artful experience than the story. It is more about how the piece makes you feel. La Maison en Petits Cubes roughly translates to The House in Small Parts, and the anime presents a story told in small parts. An elderly man is living alone in a partially submerged house. We are given the impression that he is entirely isolated from other people. The man is about to eat while staring at a wall of photographs when he drops his pipe into the water. Putting on a diving... See full review

This is difficult to review as well as rate. It has its appeal, but I found it quite comical and odd at times. The Sensualist is based on a famous Japanese novel that tells the story of Yonosuke’s promiscuous life from age seven to sixty. This film focuses on only one event of his life while summarizing events that led up to it. The story is that a tailor has betted that he will be able to sleep with a courtesan upon first meeting her. If he fails, he will be emasculated. Knowing the courtesan rarely sleeps with anyone on their first meeting, Yonosuke takes pity on the man and travels with him to meet... See full review

If you have not noticed the "based on a video game tag" this is based on the Tales of Zestiria game, particularly everything up until the game's opening credits. As with any adapted work, there are some different positives and negatives when it is compared to the original and when viewed as a stand-alone piece. So, after the story description there are two sections: as an adaption, and as a stand-alone piece. Story: This section follows Mikleo (a seraph), Sorey (a human who was raised by the seraph), and Alisha (a mysterious young woman who cannot see the seraphim). Sorey and Mikleo grew up as... See full review

Sorry for the shortness of this review. I am writing this months after finishing it. Frankly the continuation of this anime and the manga has somewhat disappointed me, but I love this anime, particularly the directing. The contrasts between the ghouls and humans are clearly shown through the directing, especially during the episode where Kaneki fighting Amon (episode 8 I think).  Story My first impression of this story was of a meaningful representation of racism, and that Kaneki served as the middle ground showing that there is really no difference between the ghouls and humans. Well, later events... See full review

I never go into watching specials expecting much. I was not expecting the pure ecchi-fest that were these specials--why I didn't, I have no clue considering the ecchiness of the series. But the series maintained a certain amount of decency, while this does not. Now I'm not opposed to ecchi, though I often find it takes away from the seriousness of a story (a reason why I'm glad the series stayed most decent, especially during Amane's backstory). However, I still think that pointless, stand-alone ecchi is just that: pointless. Maybe I care too much about story and substance, but I just don't see the point of... See full review