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A classic 5/10 but I wanted to make this review so people learn a little about how a 5 occurs. First of all, half the movie, 20 minutes, introduces the main character and how he's a punk kid who lives by his own rules. Classic setup up and while it could go in a lot of interesting directions in does the most basic thing in the world, it makes his want to become a boxer because his dad and brother became one. Now I was already more interested in the plot when it was more about music or the punk lifestyle, so ... it falling into one of the most boring tropes in anime was very disappointing. The music has plenty of good moments, and the animation was mostly flawless. Character designs were definitely too old fashion though. It's just following the manga I guess but if you told me this was Ashita no Joe I'd believe you without hesitation, which is not good at all. There was hints that a decent love plot could happen, but then becomes stereotypically "Japanese". Women just want ambitious strong guys, the guys are interested in women but show interest in awkward or just plain bad ways, and the girls have no real personality of their own.

It could've been about a punk using his street fighting to get a leg up on traditional boxers. It does not. It could've been about the main character having something no one else has. It does not. It could've had someone have a unique goal, method to achieve a simple goal, or unique locations. Nothing. It's as standard as it gets. But those first 20 minutes when I didn't know this was a boxing story were ok. At that point it was at least a 7/10.

I figured I'd go through and watch every show that Shiro Sagisu composed for and I eventually fell into this show's lap. In short, a lot of the music is derivative of Evangelion, which isn't the worst but there weren't many songs in general. Out of 10, maybe 2 were somewhat memorable.

As for the shoe, it's starts off with a lazy pacing in the first episode before falling into a spiral of insanity. At least half of them are episodic, similar to Space Dandy or Cowboy Bebop. The ideas there were very basic and meandered quite a lot, but the animation was reminiscent of ... Diebuster or FLCL, so it was entertaining. Eventually a plot does show up, and I gotta say that it WAS surprisingly interesting, but shortly after I realized the MC was the only person learning anything from the whole plot.

There's were some interesting themes and platitudes dropped that made me think this might at least be an underrated classic, but then the final episode flushed all intrigue down the drain for a slap dash happy ending. Didn't even get the flash forward at the end that they had briefly teased.

Overall, it's barely memorable which is a shame since the last episode easily could've had a bitter sweet ending to wrap up the theme. Not to mention, the show directly contradicted its basic logic and moral all within its last episode. Nearly was an 8/10, but just like the story, I settled with a 6.

Circa 2024. After watching Kenya Boy I am quite stunned. It uses some standard "boy must survive in Africa tropes" but then had a pacing that only intensifies by the minute. It is one of those movies that most represents what it meant to be an anime in the 80s.

I won't bother with a synopsis, just know a boy gets lost in Africa due to the start of WW2 and must survive nature while looking for his father. This is the basic stuff that would normally make this an average movie, it's how far the writer went from there that truly makes ... this a classic. Explosions, monsters, and a good vibes ending truly is what makes it 80s.

Music feels classic. Animation is very well done, but had some questionable choices where they remove colors and sometimes backgrounds from scenes that makes some parts look a unfinished but thinking back on it, I suspect were completely stylistic.

Africa's natural beauty is in full glorious display, Africa's culture, not so much. Regardless how accurate it is, African tribes are mostly portrayed in a stereotypically offensive or at least tacky way. Luckily by the end of the movie it's easy to overlook since the true enemy of the movie is revealed and the trusted allies were the friends they made along the way.

A truly classic action adventure spectacle, the likes of which we never see today.

This show is basically a commentary on reviewing. It shows the differences in what people believe are "good" or "bad" in their sexual partners reduced into a simple numbered score.
Oh and also the characters are reviewing sex/sex establishments for monster girls in a fantasy world. It's done pretty tastefully, minimal nudity by hentai standards, and the characters deal with the story in a realistically mature manner.
The music is just that perfect mix of soothing and porn ost. Sound effects are always spot and on and nothing seemed too stock sfx like at all in my opinion.
The art is flawless and never slacks. Admittedly the art ... style isn't unique but it's done as well as you could ever want. Voice acting is very spot on as well.
I enjoyed this immensely.
BTW if you think this series is in any way immature, you just aren't old enough to know how real the topics in this show hit home.
Enjoy your time and learn how some cultured men review life experiences.

Another Fate anime, but we still get a whole episode of build up and intros for masters and their servants.
In all seriousness, I'm giving this a 9 because I see the potential of how all the character's ideologies will clash in crazy ways. It's a fun first episode full of action, betrayal, and a great tone setter. Not too much more for now since we don't know much about any of the servants for now.

The music was mostly nothing worth noting except for 2 vocal tracks that were very excellent.
Animation was above average, but the art style was truly unique and memorable. ...

It's written by the author of Durarara so I have high expectations of a story with many groups with many method to achieve their goals. A full series has been announced already, but we'll see how that goes since the source material is yet to be finished as of this review.

Music, about average. Animation, average to above average.
Plot is LITERALLY half canon, half filler.

I highly recommend the first 6 episodes but the last 6 MUST be skipped.
The plot for the first half was very well done, probably around an 8/10, but I give the second half a 1/10. It really goes to show you the difference in writing capabilities between two people even when using the same characters. the first arc gave something for everyone to do and improve upon for themselves, the second arc frequently ignores most of the characters intelligence and on top of that have an AWFUL moral at ... the end that is simply, the main character shouldn't kill the villain...just let someone else kill them...


I very much still want and hope for a season 3, but as usual, beware of fillers. It really brought down this whole show.

First of all. THIS IS WHOLESOME. If you don't believe that, then you will hate this show. On its surface it is no different than all the dime a dozen harem shows, however the honesty of the 3 main characters really holds this whole show together. They all want to date together honestly, and the quirky moments end of feeling incidental to the show.
HOWEVER.
This only holds true for the first 5-ish episodes of the show, and a bit of the final episode. The middle part of the show is dragged down by a girl called Milkers who has big boobs. The ... show will try to justify her existence but she actually adds NOTHING to the show and only negatively impacts it. At first, I thought she was a unique addition with her aggressiveness and modern sensibilities, but she ends up outstaying her welcome and ignoring the main character who VERY STRAIGHTFORWARDLY tells her no when she asks to date him.

You COULD claim the series main theme is determination to never give up on what you want, it is brought up plenty of times to agree with this sentiment. But when it was made very clear, multiple times, that the main character was not interested in her, that should've been it with this character. And unfortunately she occupies a large middle chunk of this season.

The saddest part is that this show was on its way to being a 10/10 for its genre if not for this huge, pointless, arc.

Now then. The music ranges from average to fairly catchy, but overall it is probably unmemorable.
The art was very good, however many times there are details said about the girls that aren't shown within the show, like muscle tone and hair details. But of course boob size can be shown easily so it's there.
Also it's worth noting that some legal issues were brought up near the end of the series that mention how marrying two people in Japan isn't legal, and some other issues are likely to show up as well, EVENTUALLY. But within a school setting, there shouldn't be any real drama considering how honest the 3 main characters are.
Also I guess either Japan doesn't know about Mormons or it's just straight up illegal there I guess.

In short, the show is amazing as a drama for the first 4 episodes with pieces of genuine humor. Then it turns into a purely trashy comedy with Milkers and is complete garbage.
Then the final episode is good again, but I'm pretty sure Milkers will stick around that I worry for a sequel season. Also the last girl introduced, Shino, seems like a good addition, so it's not like new character can't ever be brought in and work with the show.

First off, definitely don't bother watching this unless you're a One Piece fan.
Secondly, definitely don't watch this if you're a One PIece fan.

Most of the characters either act different than in the show, are far weaker than in the show, or more likely some combination of both. Even now I think about how the villain's power to control gold was utterly pointless. It wasn't used in any meaningful way, and the tiny bit of morality that is attempted feels completely hollow. BTW Zoro couldn't cut through gold..like wut...and Nami didn't attempt to use gold as a conductor to be used for ... anything. Two basic interactions that Gold could've had with two abilities of the main characters. On top of that, this is post time skip in One Piece so you would expect plenty of Haki, but the movie actually has basically no haki used at all.
The music was fairly upbeat and makes you think stuff is happening, but not memorable in any way.
As for animation, it's good, but also not ambitious at all.
Finally as for the specifics of the story. It's bland nonsense. There's an island with lots of gold, but the guy in charge controls gold, and therefore uses it to enslave the whole population, except for a small group of people who love him, who also mysteriously disappear from the fiilm once the villain loses his powers temporarily.
The "best" part of the movie is a rushed, undetailed backstory given to the villain that is basically not addressed at all, but looked better than this whole movie due to its connections to the slavery done by the Celestial Dragons.
My best guess is that it was thrown in the movie just to show that the villain became who he hated...which would be fine/great if it was a major part of the plot. Instead, the villain should hate the celestial dragons but at the end of the day he's helping them quite a bit.
Oh and Zoro getting captured was just nonsense based on what we know he can do.
That's the whole movie. Have a great day.

This story was made by the same author as Konosuba’s author. While both share similar comedy aspects Combatants must be dispatched focuses on comedy a little too much. The action scenes are a let down and one particular arc within a desert is so useless even the story cannot explain its presence.
The high points of the show are undoubtedly the scant few moments when the characters are talking to each other and it isn’t a blatant comedy sketch routine. This was made even more obvious when the best episode in the whole show was an episode unrelated to the plot or the typical ... location the show takes place in and instead you learn about the leaders that the main character works for.
Many of the characters share a lot of similarities to KonoSuba’s characters whether that is art or personality designs but I also believe that they end up not feeling as tropey as Konosuba’s characters.
Again about the action in the series while you might not expect very good action scenes since this is a mostly comedy show KonoSuba never failed to deliver fairly satisfactory action scenes. This is obviously a failure of the anime studio making this show and as a result many story elements lack the expected climax that it definitely was aiming for.
I could see this improving greatly in a sequel series and while the plot doesn’t go in a direction that was completely satisfactory it is still changing the status quo from what you’d expect.
In summary it is an enjoyably relaxing time that feels distinct from any other series and its character moments make me want more from the show in the future.

I don't review many shows but this series in particular really needed one. It's the true epitome of a "mixed bag" show. It has everything in position to be memorable, meaningful, and beautiful. It then throws most of this potential in the trash in favor of the crudest jokes, the most minimal animation and art, and an unfulfilling story.
The plot is that a boy fresh entering into college ends up joining a Diving Club with the genuine desire to learn about diving and have fun with the people in the club.
ENTER THE CENSORED, NAKED MALE BODY BUILDERS.
For the cheapest of cheap jokes, the ... first episode delves into how the Diving Club seems to be the most generic depiction of a fraternity club you could ever imagine. Basically the movie Animal House except with less fun, more peer pressure, and zero consensuality.
Obviously the problem is that this manga was written by someone who lives in Japan, a country that shuns open personalities and excessive drinking. Also I haven't really ever heard of fraternities being in Japan so it's pretty natural to have an out of date depiction of American college life.
However, sex and women are depicted in the typical Japanese fashion so most of the women ridicule or blame the men for things that they are either trying to avoid or things that they shouldn't be ridiculed for doing. Also of course the main characters are trying to get laid and drink for 90% of the show, but then when the 10% of passionate diving takes place you're somehow supposed to feel some sort of emotion...
Bizarrely, I think if this diving series had more diving it'd be very very good.(imagine that...)

The rare bits of genuine romance were very well done and the personalities interacting throughout the show are usually very enjoyable to see interact between each other, but the bad characters are cardboard characters(1/10) who rip away any genuine humanity the show could've had in it.
The jokes aren't exactly bad, but they are so predictable that you will be waiting 5-10 minutes for a joke to play out that you knew the end to for the whole time. I suppose this wouldn't be a problem in the manga since you could read it so quickly, but there are whole episodes of there being basically only 1 or 2 jokes so I have to question the manga's pacing.
Music is forgettable but not obnoxious. Art isn't bad but is basic.

Funnily enough, I'd give the story for the series a 10/10, but it's the pacing of the anime that can't keep up at all. For instance, right here I can say "they got drunk at night and partied till the sun came up. They then got ready to dive into the ocean while hi-jinks ensued." that doesn't sound too bad, until you realize they drink for 5+ minutes, hear random people complain for a minute or two, they wake up and do the whole hangover thing for a while, and then the main characters are harassed and ridiculed for another minute or two while they get ready to start the day. This happens in more than one episode so it gets tiresome to see very quickly.

I think the biggest downfall of this show is that it's shown off as being a diving show with some possible romance, when in reality it's half a show where people drink, half poor comedy sketches, and then some exceptional diving and romance scenes maybe 5% of the time.
Btw, there are no gay overtones in the show at all, all the naked guys are just for comedy or to be funny for girl readers I suppose. It's not even a problem when they have those scenes, but that's way too much shown to be the whole purpose of the show.

I don't think you'd be wasting your time to check out this show since I really do like some character designs and personalities. However, as much as I'd like to say the first episode doesn't represent the rest of the show, it really does, in all the worst ways.