Claptrap

This is a show where the directing is often quite beautiful, but the story is vacant and empty. It feels like an empty product - without a message or development it really wants to impart to its audience. We've all seen it - a show that promises some sort of story and then waits until near the end to actually start delivering. That's what Bucchigiri does. It so transparently feels like a waste of time, with reused gags every episode that don't put any sort of new spin on them. Probably the worst and most contentious element is the main character. A flawed main character can be a great and fascinating... See full review

I enjoy the Hetalia franchise, but this film is terrible.

 It has a really bare, thin plot, and at the time it was released I honestly felt it was an insult to people who enjoy the franchise. There's not much to this film really - it goes out of its way to give everyone a cameo moment, but it doesn't increase the animation budget in any notable way and doesn't bring anything unique to the franchise.

In fact, a lot of the film is just repeating jokes from episodes. It's a lot of rehashing character moments we've already seen. It also removes the historical focus, and goes for an entirely... See full review

This is an amazing movie. I've been looking for a movie that scratches a certain itch for a long time, and Drifting Home does it. Atmosphere? Impeccable. Themes? Impeccable. Character drama? Impeccable.

I enjoy stories that focus on conflicts in our youth. Youth is an important time in many people's lives - relationships and how we view the world are being formed, and we often deal with our first brushes with conflict or fractures in relationships. Which is what Drifting Home is ultimately About.

There is an ensemble of kids in this story, but the story really is honed in on Natsume and... See full review

This is part of the annual war-themed anime for children collection, "Sensou Douwa". Having watched all of them, I can say this is one of the better in the collection for several reasons:

- the main character is set up as having a nuanced reaction to evacuating his hometown, that isn't entirely pleasant! he goes through a range of feelings

- demonstrates social conflicts and relationships unique to the time period.

- a promise that leads to a poignant and emotional finale

Character-wise, this story has a lot more emotional payoff than other shorts in the collection... See full review

Sarazanmai is one of the increasingly few shows I've given 10s across the board.

If you enjoy digging into the meat of a series, and a show having incredible value across multiple rewatches (especially if you're good with LGBT+ themes) than this is the show for you.

Our cast is three boys at a sensitive age. Kazuki is a boy trying to repair his relationship with his brother. Likewise, Toi is also struggling with a relationship with his own brother which is complicated by their distance. Enta is in love with his best friend Kazuki and is also worried about the increasing distance put between... See full review

Look: this anime isn't good - but that's why you should watch it.

There's subpar anime, anime that bore you because they waste potential. This anime isn't that. This anime is entertaining, and highly rewatchable because in a year you won't remember the plot.

But every shot, the bad animation, the awkward voice acting, the weird plot arrangement, the subpar characters, the OST, every scene in this OVA is so bad it makes it worth watching. Watch it with a friend. It's bad enough to actually be fun.

You might wonder... is this worth watching? It has cats!

Yes. If you want to see cats, it has cats.

If you're hoping for anything else, well you have a bunch of generic harem cliches and a plot that goes pretty much nowhere.

Are the characters interesting? No. Are their simple archetypes used to bring, new refreshing development to old stereotypes? No.

But... does it have cute cats?
Yes. The cats are this show's saving grace. If all you want is cute cats hanging around boring humans, by all means, enjoy the cute cats.

Sunday Without God has interesting concepts, but is a bit of a mess. The story introduces a bunch of concepts, and then doesn't seem entirely sure where it wants to go with them.

The story introduces itself as tackling Ai's journey as a gravedigger. Well, it's not really about that. Is it about tackling this world, where people can live despite death? Well. Sort of. Is it about tackling what a God sees as the way to fulfill human promises? Sort of. One of the biggest questions throughout the story was 'what is this story about'? The answer is it's ultimately a bit episodic and doesn't come to any... See full review