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This anime is thoughtful and satiric. Though it is set in a fantasy world, its story has an amazingly high similarity with the real human history. However, its connection between the real history is very implicit; one may need a deep comprehension of the history to discover them. It has wonderful moral and political dilemmas and speeches which seem absurd but actually match up with the reality. It is full of violence but the violence also contributes to the realisticness.


For history lovers, it is highly recommended to watch this anime. But if you don’t like to read or you haven't read a lot of ... history, please think twice before watching this anime, since the satires in the anime would annoy people if they don’t figure out the satiric core, which is implicit.


Here is a non-spoiler historical satiric speech from the anime, and the following are some possible allusion sources.


The King: Is this a curse given to me, God? But I will not regret it. We established a super-scientific civilization and burned the demi-human witches to death. This is all for the sake of progress. Around the globe, as long as the witch exists, human beings will not progress. Human beings must use their own strength to open up the road. We don't need magic in the new age, and even that is a hindrance. So I assert that I did the right thing.


Imitation 1 based on history: Is this a curse given to me, God? But I will not regret it. We established an 【industrial civilization】 and burned the 【handicraftsman】 to death. This is all for the sake of progress. Around the globe, as long as【massive handicraft】 exists, 【industrialists】 will not progress. 【Industrialists】 must use their own strength to open up the road. We don't need 【traditional crafts】 in the new age, and even that is a hindrance. So I assert that I did the right thing.


(In the Victorian era, with the industrialization process in Europe, a large number of craftsmen lost their jobs or even went bankrupt. Many European countries not only did not help craftsmen, but also encouraged the further development of mechanized factories.)


Imitation 2 based on history: Is this a curse given to me, God? But I will not regret it. We established 【the Anglican Church】 and burned the 【Catholic Church】 to death. This is all for the sake of progress. In the 【nation】, as long as【Catholic Church】 exists, 【the people】 will not progress. 【British people】 must use their own strength to open up the road. We don't need 【Catholic Church】 in the new age, and even that is a hindrance. So I assert that I did the right thing.


(The English Reformation established the Anglican Church, which is a branch of Christianity. A lot of people who did not convert to the Anglican Church got killed or persecuted, and the kings confiscated a lot of religious property of the Catholic Church. )

Though the story is interesting at the beginning, it seems that its story development will be incomplete or disproportionate according to the first three episodes.
Its graphic performance is really poor. And this flaw got exacerbated because its story is not so outstanding.
The characters are cute and funny but also cliche.
I personally feel this anime is enjoyable now and give it a 8 out of 10, maybe because this is the first time I sit down and partially throw away the stereotypes about Akuyaku Reijo theme. But I’m worrying about the other 9 episodes now, I strongly feel that this level of ... enjoyment can’t last long.

This anime is a scribble. R18+ anime is under the dominance of energy-saving-ism; however, this is not a reason for an anime to deliver such bad graphic performance. Its animation is just like powerpoints or even worse than that. It completely lost to its business rivals, nukiges, which commonly use static CGs but significantly higher quality than this. You will waste your precious 15 minutes if you want to watch this.
How do people do 0721 in front of this sh*tty tape.

Graphic: 2 of 5
Audio: 3 of 3
Satisfaction: -1 of 2 (I’m irritated because of such cheep graphics)
Final: 4 of 10

In short, this ‘Otome Domain’ is a wonderful fake Yuri R18 anime characterized by having an otokonoko(trap) hero. It concentrates a lot of ecchi scenes which separately existed in the original work, increasing the utility significantly. Thus, for those who like fake Yuri, it is highly recommended to watch this anime; also, it is still recommended to watch this anime for the average audience.

Animation: 9 of 10. After the intro, in the utilizing part, the quality of animation has a significant increase.
Voice acting: 9 of 10. Wonderful moans are presented.
Utility : 8 of 10. Intro part also contains nude scenes.
Total :9 of ... 10 rounded upward for fake Yuri.

‘Adachi to Shimamura’ should go to the trash for its ridiculously slow development of story.

The plot is kind of realistic, however, word realistic is a derogatory term here talking about plot. In the domain of non-politically related plots, realistic means mediocre or further, dull. The heroines talk and think about the same things in each of the 12 episodes, but no fundamental difference is made. In the end, it seems that nothing do occur. The heroines literally do nothing for their romance. The plot is only flavorless water; the climax is hot water, which is hot but still flavorless.

Compared to the dull plot, ... the animation is good, but this does not necessarily mean this anime is good. The soul, the absolute center of a fiction is plot. There is no way to redeem a dull story with animation visual art.

Well, this ‘Angel Beats’ is good, but it is just good. I don’t think that it is absolutely worth recommending, however, I don’t think it could be just thrown into the trash can.

The daily story part of the anime is well done. The detailed slices of life are funny and satisfying. The emotional bonding between the audience and the characters is built up perfectly. However, when the plot goes to the climax, it collapses. The peak of the plot is not high enough to match the expectation according to the previous episodes. This plummeting plot creates an upsetting experience of watching, even though the later ... part is not trashy.

Minor spoilers below. Although the daily story part is well done in the term of dailies, it did not present the conflict between the protagonist's faction and the antagonist so well. The final reveal of the truth of the antagonist pulls the story route toward the traditional hardworking and success theme which is a cliche. This significantly reduces the ability of affecting the audience of the anime.

Plot: 5 of 7 points
Animation & Art: 2 of 2 points
Fight/ Action scenes: 1 of 1 points
Total: 8 of 10 points
However, for the upsetting experience, I will give it a 6 of 10 which barely passes the exam.

Although this ‘Planetarian: Snow Globe’ is labeled as a prequel of ‘Planetarian: Hoshi no Yume’, there is no actual enforced watching sequence. However, it is recommended to watch this prequel first. If you have watched the sequels, it is still worth watching this anime.

This OVA shows some past stories of Yumemi-chan and other Planetarium staff. Its plot is insipid, but comfortable and satisfying. It granted an experience of ordinary simple tiny happiness. This happy style (probably) will be liked by everyone.

It improved the reasonability of the characters’ later behavior significantly. It will be easier to understand the characters’ later activities, if this prequel is firstly ... watched.

‘Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito’ is an extraordinary masterpiece, and is highly recommended to watch. Also, there is no prerequisite to watch this movie. You don’t need to watch the ‘Planetarian: Hoshi no Yume’ which is labeled as the prequel of this movie by MAL.

A tiny ordinary spark will create a surge in luminosity in absolute darkness. Post-apocalyptic background could significantly amplify the emotional impact on the audience. The wonderful utilization of the post-apocalyptic world led to the success of this movie.

The story is about desperation and hopefulness. The daily scenes of building up of emotions, the climax of devotion, and the passing on of ... the Hope, are harmonically compactly brought out. The passing on of Hope between generation and generation is affecting. Brilliance of the Star will eventually penetrate the veil and illuminate the internal world of the audience along with their once shrouded road to future.

Plot: 7 of 7 points (I will give 8 of 7 or even higher if possible)
Animation & Art: 2 of 2 points
Fight/ Action scenes: 1 of 1 points
Total: 10 of 10 points FULL MARKS

‘Planetarian: Hoshi no Yume’ is a miracle, and is highly recommended to watch, especially for those who like Key’s style.

The story is short, but it is affecting. The background setting of this anime is an important factor of its success. Post-apocalyptic world is a wonderful stage to show love and devotion. A tiny ordinary spark will create a surge in luminosity in absolute darkness. The cruel order of nature gives an ascension to the values of qualities of figures in the dooming world. The fantastic plot is the dominating factor of the success of this anime. The story is about desperation and hopefulness. The ... daily scenes of building up of emotions, the climax of devotion, and the passing on of the Hope, are harmonically compactly brought out in the episodes. The transition of the attitude of the main characters and emergence of their emotions and devotions are miraculously presented in the short 5 episodes. With only 5 episodes, this anime deeply touched the hearts of the audience and granted them the hope to keep going.

The animation and action presentation of this anime does not belong to the absolute top class of all anime. But for this anime, whose core is story telling instead of cute characters, the current level of animation and action presentation is enough.
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|May the SeeD of hope could germinate in the brilliance of the future.|
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Plot: 7 of 7 points
Animation & Art: 2 of 2 points
Fight/ Action scenes: 1 of 1 points
Total: 10 of 10 points FULL MARKS

This ‘Journey of Elaina’ is dull, in short. It is not recommended to watch this anime for enjoy the story of Journey which is indicated in the title.

This anime tells one or two separate stories in each episode, but it does not have a clear main route. The story is insignificant and boring. The heroine, Elaina, is a naughty greedy narcissistic girl with a very realistic personality. This improved the watching experience, but the story itself is so faint that every shiny characteristic is shadowed by it.

The animation and art is above average, but this is not enough to make up for the defect ... in the plot.

I finished all the 12 episodes because when I vote in saimoe tournaments, I notice the brilliant records of Elaina. When I watched the first several episodes, I felt interested in it. However the later episodes totally upset me. I kept telling myself that the ‘big ones’ are in the later episodes because a lot of others seem to like this anime, but there was no nuke-ish plot, at all.

The dull plot gets a 2 of 7 points; the animation and art gets a 2 of 2 points and the action gots a 1 of 1 points. In total, this anime is 5 of 10 points, and is in the failed class.