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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Oct 25, 2009

Lets just say, this show commited a sin that I will not spoil for those of you actually wanting to see it. Though it grates on my nerves that I can't forcefully enough steer you clear of this show. My only real warning is if you're really into the Disney style story book ending, look elsewhere, you won't find that here. Everything else about this show was average at best, and I'm thinking about the only thing that's made it so popular is bouncing boobies on a scantilly clad tsundere. Bout sums it up... I don't feel like writing up a typical review... this show doesn't deserve one. EDIT: It never fails... See full review

6/10 story
6/10 animation
7/10 sound
7/10 characters
1/10 overall

Soul Eater

Dec 22, 2009

Honestly, I tried to watch this one because it was rated rather highly and people I've heard talk about it had good things to say but frankly, there was only one character that didn't get on my nerves completely and the rest of the show was completely pointless, repetitive, and idiotic.There didn't seem to be any real story to it so I'm frankly bemused as to how it got 50+ eps. Perhaps it did pick up after a while but 6 eps into a show and it couldn't hook me, more over it annoyed me, kinda gives me the impression that the rest of the show isn't going to be worth my time. Especially at 51 eps...The... See full review

?/10 story
5/10 animation
2/10 sound
2/10 characters
2/10 overall

Guin Saga

Oct 24, 2009

This anime can only be sumed up in 1 word... eh?I found myself saying that repeatedly throughout this series from the very begining, literally from the first 2 minutes in I said it for the first time.Story:There was potential here, sadly poorly managed plot timing and shotty story telling really ruined it completely. If the show wasn't a overall failure I might have tried to finish it.Anamation:The running theme of the show was inconsistancy, the artwork ranged from very well done to nearly early 90's quality, aka very poor. I was both surprised and disappointed.Sounds:Nothing particularly bad other than... See full review

6/10 story
8/10 animation
7/10 sound
5/10 characters
3.5/10 overall

Toradora!

Oct 11, 2009

Story/Plot:This was surprisingly siimple and straight forward. There wasn't a lot of beating around the bush for the most part. It was cute, I laughed, I teared up, I got annoyed, there was a lot to this show and it was completely unexpected. The flow of the show as good, but it kind of dragged on in a few spots, still nothing major and I barely noticed it.Animation:There wasn't anything particularly wrong with the animation, but it wasn't particularly stunning or exceptional. I don't give points for pink/blue hair... then again, these are minor issues, for the most part the animation was fluid and pleasing... See full review

9/10 story
8/10 animation
9/10 sound
8/10 characters
10/10 overall

Watamote: No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!

Sep 30, 2013

Story: What story? It was a story? I felt it was a video journal instead, and a very painful one to watch at that. I felt so sorry for her the whole freaking show, it was very hard to finish. Nothing more can I say about it other than it just wasn't my style of entertainment and someone else would more than probably love this show 100%. So please keep in mind regarding my scores that it is just my opinion, nothing more, nothing less. Animation: This wasn't as bad as I thought it looked to start with, after a while the whole thing grew on me visually. Overall I felt like I was watching a 4 block style... See full review

1/10 story
7/10 animation
7/10 sound
8/10 characters
4/10 overall

Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero

Jan 3, 2013

So the hero has vanquished the Dark Lord, spared the life of the Dark Lord's daughter, and saved the kingdom, what does he have left to do? Why, do it all over again! Story: While it probably isn't the first story ever to do it, it was the first one I've ever seen with this concept. Picture if you will, the aftermath of the hero's glorious victory and now he has wanders off in search of a new adventure?  Nay, he takes his booty and runs back to his home world where hilarity and many action packed hijinx ensue! I went into this anime with little to no information on it and I'm kind of glad I did... See full review

9/10 story
8/10 animation
7/10 sound
10/10 characters
8.5/10 overall

Tayutama -Kiss on my Deity-

Nov 11, 2010

Story: There was a story here, I understood it completely... I even predicted how it would proceed, develop, and end almost perfectly. This is not how a story should be. I'm not a fan of mysteries by any stretch of the imagination but not many people read or watch a story they already know whats going to happen... it's boring. I took the time to finish this because I was hopping I would be wrong. Sadly, this time I wasn't. Animation: Average characters designs, rainbow hair colors, over the top hairstyles, yet nice scenery and city scapes, non-uniform character faces (at least a few of them), and... See full review

3/10 story
7/10 animation
7/10 sound
6/10 characters
4/10 overall

Clannad After Story

Jan 13, 2010

Imagine, for a moment if you would, that you're laying down on an operating table and the Doctor leans over and smiles to you kindly, says everything is going to be just fine right before he quite literally rips your heart out, shreds it in front of your dying face, then pieces it back together magically and says "Nanchatte" (just kidding) while putting it back in.That would quite literally be what Clannad After Story does to you in a nut shell. Of course there's a lot more to it than that but I wanted to warn you before hand because, quite frankly, I had to wait a few days before I wrote this... See full review

8/10 story
10/10 animation
9/10 sound
8/10 characters
9/10 overall

Chrome Shelled Regios

Nov 8, 2009

Another title that I've seen where the sum doesn't equal the parts. What went wrong here was bad plot management and character development.Story:The story itself had a lot of potential for greatness, and in some ways it was great. Sadly due to bad plot management and a poor resolution, that is to say almost none, it just tore down what would have been a good story. Episode transitions were sometimes confusing at best, and outright nonsensical at worst. I never did get the "mini-series" in the show, it seemed like they were trying to go for something and came up short.Animation:The art here was... See full review

6/10 story
9/10 animation
7/10 sound
7/10 characters
5/10 overall

Princess Principal

Dec 30, 2018

Questoin: Is this show any good. Answer: Not even remotely. Premise was preposterous, plot was pretentious, and over all execution was a snore fest. What little drama they had here was about as feels inducing as a wet paper sack. Story: There were major problems here, ranging from predictable to a fault all the way to competely nonsensical decision making from various side characters which were obviously done just so the plot could be moved in a certain direction. The stink of poor writing and plot management was all over this. Time skips, without warning or reason served to make me just face palm. It's... See full review

4/10 story
7/10 animation
6/10 sound
3/10 characters
4/10 overall

The Princess and the Pilot

Jul 23, 2012

Yes, another reivew where my Overall score doesn't refelect the actual scoring of the rest. Story: The Princess and the Pauper er Pilot. Cute story, well told over the corse of a few days with mild flashbacks. Sadly, the main reason that I liked this story was also ultimately why I didn't like it... Unfortunately I can't explain why without dropping a major spoiler and that is something I don't do in my reviews. Animation: Nothing I wouldn't expect from an anime from this era, and perhaps that's made me a bit jaded in this regard, still the designs were well done, beautifully presented and in the end... See full review

8/10 story
8/10 animation
7/10 sound
7/10 characters
6/10 overall

Dance in the Vampire Bund

Sep 3, 2011

Story: Thankfully the story had substance to it but the ultimate issue here is that it's based on a manga that's still ongoing so has very little closure. Whether or not they plan on more seasons I don't know and even so that probably wouldn't change my opinion of this show much though I would admittedly watch them should they become available. The main problem I had with the show as it's inconsistency, it had a few conflicting problems with their plot developments which I think could have been avoided had they just planned for it better. I think this had a lot more potential and seems to have a lot more... See full review

6/10 story
7/10 animation
6/10 sound
8/10 characters
5/10 overall

Chobits

Jul 4, 2011

Chobits was one of the first anime series I ever watched from beginning to end nonstop. At the time I was living with a girl and we watched it together and neither of us slept for the whole night we had the DVDs for. Needless to say, we were both blown away at the time. Now years later, after seeing it again and after having seen so many other great shows, it still hasn't lost is charm and entertainment value. Story: At first the story seems kind of dull, lonely boy has nothing really going for him yet, has little funds, and no real friends, but one day finds an android in the trash and drags her home... See full review

10/10 story
10/10 animation
9/10 sound
10/10 characters
10/10 overall

Master of Martial Hearts

Apr 22, 2011

Just picking anime at random can pretty much be equated to playing roulette, you got a pretty slim chance at winning but boy howdy can you find some glorious flops. Sadly this title falls into that category. Story: There really wasn't much of an actual story here, at least not until you get to the final ep, mostly it's just dealing with some mysterious organization that makes girls fight each other in order to gain something that will grant their wish. Cliche, full of holes, and lacking much of anything at all. It amazes me what production companies will put out for the viewers and think it'll sell just... See full review

5/10 story
8/10 animation
7/10 sound
4/10 characters
1/10 overall

The Legend of the Legendary Heroes

Jan 24, 2011

I wasn't sure how I would feel about a show titled Legend of the Legendary Heroes when I first saw the translated name. I mean how unimaginative can you get? Still what you get is far more than what the title gives you... Story: Firstly, I would like to state that this is a bit more than I would normally give a show that's "incomplete" since it's still got a second season yet to be produced. The story through this 24 episode show isn't done and so on the basis that there is a second season on the way I rated it as high as I would having seen the second half already. Now, onto the actual story's... See full review

9/10 story
9/10 animation
8/10 sound
9/10 characters
8/10 overall

Sumomomo Momomo

Jan 19, 2011

This anime was a oddity for me. It had the queer ability to make me laugh my ass off while at the same time annoy the hell out of me. Story: To me, the main premise of the show was kinda dry, or in other words just lacked much in the way of substance. Frankly I don't think they were trying to hard here since I believe their main goal was to be funny, thankfully they at the very least achieved that. In the end, they did get kind of serious with it but they didn't try to shed the comedic value that they cultivated from episode 1. If you're looking for a great story, you're not going to find it here, if you... See full review

5/10 story
7/10 animation
5/10 sound
?/10 characters
6/10 overall

Cardcaptor Sakura

Jan 19, 2011

I give a lot of credit where credit is due, the one thing I can say about Card Captor Sakura is that it had a lot of charm and unique qualities about it that no other Maho Shoujo anime had before or since so far. Story: I was a bit generous on this end simply because it actually had a story to tell, it wasn't completely monster of the week and there was a definite beginning and ending to that story. The main problem here was the fact that it was very much for kids way under my age group. Half the time I was so sickened by the density of the characters, particularly Sakura herself, that I wanted to drop... See full review

8/10 story
8/10 animation
7/10 sound
7/10 characters
6/10 overall

Amagami SS

Jan 2, 2011

For me this show was an unusual yet welcome concept. Take 6 girls, 1 guy, and tell a love story for each pairing separately through the same year of the guy's life. At first I was thinking that the progression was extremely fast for a 25 ep show but as I figured out later, it was more akin to 6 4-5 ep shows based on the same characters. If you still don't understand what I mean read the whole review and then post below if you're still confused. Story: Each story had its different merits, some I liked more than others but none I disliked except for the final episode which was a story in of itself... See full review

8/10 story
9/10 animation
7/10 sound
9/10 characters
8.5/10 overall

History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi

Nov 8, 2010

HSDK has the dubious distinction of being my #1 anime of all time. It's the only anime series I've watched more than 10 times now and continue to do so as time goes on. It never fails to bring a smile to my eyes, yes eyes, a task infinitely harder to do than just making me smile with my mouth alone. It's an anime who's sum does not equal it's parts since the only thing I rated at a perfect ten here was it's characters. Story: Truth be told there's not a huge amount of story here. Boy meets girl, boy gets beaten up by girl, boy falls in love and tries to become a martial artist to protect a girl that... See full review

9/10 story
8/10 animation
7/10 sound
10/10 characters
10/10 overall

Summer Wars

May 28, 2010

Just sat down to watch this movie for the second time and loved it just as much!Story:Boy meets girl, boy likes girl, boy gets propositioned to be fake b/f in front of her family.... well ok so this doesn't sound like your typical love story, that's because it's not. Really what you're getting is a bit of shounen action, comedy relief set on a life or death struggle from a world wide web hacking AI backdrop. The story was quite good, had many twists some predictable, some not, and really just kept me glued to the screen for the whole hour and half it played.Animation:I'd like to say that the animation was... See full review

9/10 story
10/10 animation
9/10 sound
10/10 characters
9.5/10 overall

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

May 26, 2010

I was a little disappointed though unsurprised that this really was just a remake of the original GitS movie, really some of it was a pointless CGI update, the original movie was outstanding as it was so the need for the remake is lost on me.Story:As anyone may already know due to it's popularity and longevity, the story and world is spectacular. It's engaging, dynamic, and keeps you wanting more when it's over. Whomever the writer(s) was/were they deserved awards for it.Animation:Again, the anime was of course top notch, there wasn't much you could argue about this title being bad considering it was years... See full review

9/10 story
10/10 animation
9/10 sound
10/10 characters
9.5/10 overall

Serial Experiments Lain

Apr 12, 2010

There are really only a few words that can be used to describe SEL, mainly convoluted, and contradictory. I say contradictory because it did a lot of things that didn't mesh well and for the most part I think this was done purposefully. Maybe it was for artistic flair but for me it just got in the way of what could have been a good story.Sadly, I think my review of this title is going to be very much like the title itself, hard to understand, bear with me please.Story:There was a ton of potential here but they came at it from the middle of the plot and made you try to figure out what was going on with... See full review

7/10 story
5/10 animation
6/10 sound
8/10 characters
6.5/10 overall

Xam'd: Lost Memories

Oct 3, 2009

Story/Plot: 9 A great story and well planned out way to tell it. There wasn't anything I didn't truly understand or get annoyed with in the long run. Everything seemed to fit and fall into place at the right time. Only mildly predictable, the kind that makes you feel smart for figuring it out early.Animation: 10 Brilliant quality animations, fluid, great designs, beautiful scenery, and no exaggerated cartoon stuff. This anime reeked of awesome. I could say more but what would be the point?Sounds/Music: 8 Decent sounds, great music... there wasn't much to gripe about here if at all. Music rarely... See full review

9/10 story
10/10 animation
8/10 sound
9/10 characters
9.5/10 overall

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Mar 3, 2019

How one of my favorite shows of a season became one of my least favorite shows of a season. Let me preface this with I read Slime Reincarnation’s light novel but not it's manga adaptation before watching the anime, and I've since learned that the anime follows the manga way more than the light novel. As such, the characterization differences I found jaring and frankly insulting to my intelligence. Story: It’s not particularly original but it is slightly unique in its concept. Take the lowest (or one of the lowest) tier monster there is and have him become the stupidly OP MC for your story... See full review

6/10 story
7/10 animation
7/10 sound
8/10 characters
4/10 overall

Sakurada Reset

Dec 24, 2018

This was one very hard to follow story, due to not only a lot of time skipping you are also challenged with timelines being altered almost every episode. More over, often things are left unsaid or unexplained so that the mystery is left for later episodes to explain. It takes a lot of memory and comprehention to keep up, not something everyone can do. Perhaps, in that way, it can be considered a failure as a show. Story: What starts out as a story about a boy trying to help a girl detached from her emotions to find her humanity again eventually evolves into a multifaceted story that deals with a wide... See full review

9/10 story
8/10 animation
7/10 sound
9/10 characters
8.5/10 overall

Charlotte

Dec 21, 2018

This story made no sense. Start to finish I was scratching my head at the choices and actions of various characters. More over this story changes gears so often it's like watching a writer with ADD trying to write 5 different stories at the same time. Biggest problem of this one was character writing but the plots randomly fast and slow pacing didn't help things. Story: The premise, though not very original, was interesting. And really the way it was selling itself for the first half of it I figured we were going to get a fun time with a group of crazy superpowered kids rescuing other superpowered kids... See full review

3/10 story
8/10 animation
7/10 sound
4/10 characters
5/10 overall

Aishiteruze Baby

Dec 20, 2018

Cuteness incarnate carries the entire show on her back. This was one of my top anime when I originally saw it and obviously loved it. Revisiting it now I can see that I was suffering from moe overload. That's not to say this wasn't a worthwhile revisit, just that the show (sans rose colored glasses) was rife with problems, and that I am willing to forgive most of them due to the character writing on a single 5 year old. Story: Main problem this story has is it's premise; a 17 year old male highschool student with poor judgement is given guardianship of a 5 year old girl. Especially taking into... See full review

6/10 story
5/10 animation
6/10 sound
9/10 characters
7/10 overall

Kimi ni Todoke - From Me To You

Dec 19, 2018

I was hopeful and optomistic that an old favorite aged well over the nearly 10 years since I saw it the first time. Sadly this one managed to irk me on several points. For the record this is a review of both seasons and not just the first. Story: If I had to describe the main feeling I felt watching this show it would be frustration. Misunderstandings on parade, he misunderstands her, she to him, they to them... it's kind of a never ending layered onion of misunderstandings. All wrapped up in this super slow plot that seems to drag one episode into the other, I found that there was very little in... See full review

6/10 story
8/10 animation
7/10 sound
5/10 characters
6/10 overall

The Fruit of Grisaia

Dec 15, 2018

Patricide, suicide, pedophilia, sexual assault, canabalism, sprinkle some blood, gore, and few bewbs and we are only scratching the surface of this show. Seriously, the writers dug deep into humanity's darker side and ran with it for a while, and yet it's packaged in this super sweet looking rom/com with some action. If that's what you're looking for btw, might wana look else where. this one goes into the deep end a few times... consider that fair warning, spoiler free just incase though ;) If you have a high tolerance for such previously mentioned shenanigans, I heartily recomend giving this one a... See full review

6/10 story
8/10 animation
7/10 sound
8/10 characters
7/10 overall

Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend

Dec 10, 2018

Boring spinless male lead: Check 3+ women harem: Check Fanservice: Check Welcome to your standard rom/com formula since Love Hina! Points for otaku subculture? Not really. So you've stumbled onto my review of Saekano: How to make a Rom/Com 1999 eddition. This literally felt like someone had a check list as they were writing the show and had to include every trope they could in the process. I mean if it still works as a cohesive story, kudos. Only if. Story: Sure, there was one here, but really it was kind of just there as a backdrop for the interactions of the various girls in the show. Sprinkle some... See full review

3/10 story
7/10 animation
8/10 sound
3/10 characters
4/10 overall