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This season is honestly what season 1 should have been, as they finally get around to addressing the murderer. Also, the spelling of the names changed in the subtitles on Netflix from season 1...soooo...I'll just, uh, check the Wiki. -- Story There's actually a plot this season besides teenage angst and a yiff-happy rabbit, and it's finally trying to find Tem's murderer. That said, the school board seems more interested in the fact that the school hasn't produced a beastar candidate in a long time rather than an herbivore getting slaughtered and devoured by another student... So anyway, Legoshi... See full review

Did...did all the other people giving this anime such high reviews watch the same anime I did?  Could have sworn what I saw bounced between a confused wolf and a horny rabbit with guest appearances by a perfectionist deer. -- Story ...because there's pretty much no plot.  Well, there is a plot, but it dies off as fast as the poor herbivore in the opening sequence.  Aforementioned herbavore is chased through the school building by a carnivore student before becoming a statistic at the business end of the other student's teeth. The school mourns, and then focuses once more on... See full review

This anime does a great job at introducing a slew of characters with their own circumstances, but an absolute lousy job of wrapping up any of its plot points.  Rather, by the time one finishes this series, they will have more questions than answers as it tends to either dangle an information carrot in front of the viewer without ever explaining it, or just doesn't bother to explain the current dangling carrot. It's sad, because this probably could have been a great anime if it bothered to explain all the intrigue it dropped on the viewer. -- Story ...called "story" because the... See full review

If I had to sum up this movie, I'd say thus:  A series of events with no logic what-so-ever to them.  I expected, from the summary, it to be a movie about a kid learning to be brave (going from being a coward who runs away from everything to learning to confront things), and...well, it sort of did?  But at the same time, not really. -- Story Grade-schooler Wataru comes home one day to find out that his father is leaving them due to a divorce between Wataru's parents.  As Wataru is trying to make sense of all of it, he meets a strange boy who is somehow able to use magical... See full review

First three episodes aside, this season can be described in one word:  Disappointing. I highly suggest reading the manga of this arc (the first three episodes aren't in the manga but instead have a light novel as the source material; starting from episode 4 is where the manga picks it up), because it's much better.  That would be chapters 38 - 52. Story There are two major arcs (with a few "fillers" in between; I put that in quotes because though they seem to be fillers, they were still in the manga). The first arc was probably the best this season had to offer, and spanned... See full review

If you're going to watch this (or have watched it), then you've definitely seen at least the first 15 episodes of the anime and the Book of Circus.  It also wouldn't hurt to watch Book of Murder as well.  If you haven't, I highly suggest watching that much (or just reading the manga) before watching this movie. For those not following the manga or decided not to watch Book of Murder before this, seeing Snake with Ciel might be a little confusing.  All the other characters (sans the movie-exclusive characters) I believe show up between episodes 1-15 of the first season and Book of Circus, so... See full review

I'm a little torn on how to feel about this movie.  As a whole, it's great; it has action, betrayal, suspense, drama...etc.  It's certainly a good movie, but not one to really watch unless you can give it 120% of your attention.  It also has a great deal of faults...one of which legit prevented me from enjoying the latter half of the movie because I was too busy scratching my head in confusion. Plot The movie opens up with Dazai's days in the Mafia as he and his partner (Chuya) have tracked down a madman who just seems to be throwing gems into a fire for an unknown reason after a bloody... See full review

Much better than the first season; there are still some funny moments, but the comedy was toned down a lot in order to amp up the drama.  Some things I had nitpicked in the season 1 review were explained as well, making me wonder why they didn't just put this out as a 24 episode series to begin with (even the episode numbering continues at 13 with the first episode of this season). Plot There are two plots in this; the first spans episodes 1-4 and goes into Dazai's past and how he came to be with the Agency, and episodes 5-12 deals with what was dropped in episode 12 of the last season. Like I've... See full review

While this anime did have me hooked, and I would call it a "page turner" in terms of events, it does have some shortcomings which is probably due to it being stuffed into 12 episodes (technically 11, as the 12th episode should have gone into the second season). It's still enjoyable, no doubts about that; mostly as a comedy, however.  In terms of laugh out loud moments, it has a lot. Story Atsushi was kicked out of the orphanage he had been staying at and was living on the streets for a couple weeks until he winds up pulling someone out of the river.  From there, his luck turns around... See full review

This second season was heads and shoulders over the first season.  In fact, this was what I had been hoping for and wanting to see in the first season as it explains everything which was not explained (but should have been) in the first season. Plot As the activities of Libra continue, each individual who makes up Libra has a life outside of it as well as what brought them to Libra in the first place.  As Leonardo continues to look for a way to heal his sister, various monsters and Blood Breed are on the move and creating chaos in an already chaotic town. Characters Well, everyone should at... See full review

If there's a page-turner in anime form, it's this...mostly because it leaves the viewer scratching their head and wondering "WTF is going on?!" 95% of the time. In fact, it's probably that "WTF" element which will have viewers watching episode after episode (that's what gripped me until I was able to get into a couple of the characters), because you'll be searching each episode to try and understand what's going on. Story It's actually difficult to pinpoint the plot, but it revolves around an incident called the "Collapse" where a gate opened up in a city in New York and... See full review

Though I'm into art (cartooning, to be precise), calligraphy doesn't really interest me.  However, this anime is more about the interactions between characters, and a little bit of a self-journey, than the ins and outs of calligraphy. Therefore, anyone can enjoy it.  It's one of the better slice-of-life anime out there, as it stays true to the characters and interactions without getting too caught up in unrealistic comedy or over the top drama. Story 23 year old Seishu Handa, a pro calligrapher, is sent off to a remote and small island by his father after he punches the elderly curator who... See full review

I really don't understand the high ratings for this anime.  I have not read the manga it was based off of, but my initial impression (and one which hadn't changed too much upon reaching the end) was that someone just took a few character types and a sport and threw them together. To touch briefly on the sound, there were times when the sound and animation didn't mesh.  The characters would start to scream in a kendo match in what looked like a still screen, and there would be noises before they even moved (I checked, it wasn't a sync error between audio and video). It was enjoyable to watch, and... See full review

This had so much potential, but being an adaptation from a one volume manga series which was discontinued, there obviously wasn't going to be much to go on. It's not the length, either; I've seen two-episode stand-alone (or dropped series) OVAs which were more coherent and developmental in both plot and characters. One can argue that it was based off a pilot manga, but I've read better pilot manga as well. I wanted to give higher ratings to it due to the potential it had, but since nothing more came of it, nor will come of it, the low ratings will stand.  So, let's get started. Plot As soon as... See full review