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  • Joined May 20, 2019
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BELLE

Jan 15, 2022

it just... tries to do FAR too much. the story tries to do coming of age, meditation on indentity, domestic abuse, romance, overcoming trauma, a gratuitous beauty and the beast side plot, beauty standards, cyber bullying, and lonliness all in one movie and its simply too much. the plot is messy and doesnt come together very well because there are just too many elements. this would have made a nice series if they had time to flesh everything out Because the film is trying to do so much in a short time span, theres barely any time to really dig into anything and I found the characters hard to... See full review

5/10 story
9/10 animation
8/10 sound
6/10 characters
6/10 overall

Charlotte

Jul 23, 2021

The story is cliche but fun for eleven episodes and then it tries to pull a massive plot twist which might have worked if they didn't put it all in the last episode. 

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6/10 story
9/10 animation
?/10 sound
6/10 characters
6/10 overall

When Marnie Was There

Nov 13, 2020

It's a really sweet anime. Perhaps not the best work of studio ghibli but it was a soft and sweet coming of age story that I enjoyed. It's not typically the genre I like so I rated it a little lower out of personal preference, but overall it was nice.  The real issue was I was low key shipping Marnie and Anna, because why the hell not? They were just so sweet to each other and super cute. Marnie helped Anna come out of her shell and come to terms with her family situation, so I thought they’d be really good together. Yeah it's obvious Marnie is not quite of Anna’s world, but I... See full review

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

Ajin: Demi-Human

Nov 11, 2020

There's a lot of discourse about this anime, but personally, I liked it.  The storyline is believable and the villians are amazing. I really like the main character and his relationships with his friends. I loved the bond between Kei and Kaito, old childhood friends brought back together by crisis, even though Kei is a bit of an asshole for not breaking Kaito out of prison. The action is really good as well. 

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