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This is basically Steins;Gate before S;G was a thing. It's not bad, but it really isn't too excellent. With only 2 episodes, it definitely leaves much to be desired. I understand that there really isn't much they could've done with so little space, but it's still just disappointing.

I haven't played the game, but judging from the story here, I'll assume it's at least decent. The art, sound, blah blah blah, are all pretty ok with nothing too special. The characters do act rather stupidly.

Overall, this could've been a decent series, had they made it into one, but that's not the case..

I'm going to get straight to the point. For the most part, this isn't a bad show. Some parts are nice and leave you with a nice feeling. Unfortunately, that's only some parts, while the rest of it is just recaps. Seriously, why are there so many fucking recaps?

I know it sounds like an exaggeration, but I swear half of the show was just recaps. A recap at the beginning of each episode is understandable, but entire recap episodes when nothing much even happened? Bullshit. Then there's at least two or more recap episodes where the story is told from the very beginning. You've already ... watched the damn show, why do you need to hear the story five times over before you even finish it? It's not like there's any epic complex plot, it's just a rom-com.

Truly sickening..

"I don't remember anything. I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING." -Kunihiro Suizenji

What is this show about? No really, I'm not all that sure myself. Something about fighting aliens? I really don't fucking know. There were too many unexplained events to make any sense of it all. Everything seemed to just happen, without any reason as to why it happened. The plot seems to just go all over the place, the characters are a mess, and nothing really makes sense. I can't even describe this show's problems accurately since there's nothing to really even go off of.

Much of the show seems to just exist as filler. Everything ... just happens for the sake of continuation. THAT's the reason why there's only six episodes..

I gave it an extra star just for the musical references.

Being a music anime, you've gotta like music. To like this show, you need to like 90's/00's rock music. Maybe something like Stone Temple Pilots or Pearl Jam. Even if you don't like those bands, you should still be able to appreciate the music.

This show shows how a band came together and became famous. Relatively simple, but still great nonetheless. While some plot elements felt a bit useless and often seemed to just fade away, the end result was still pretty good. That doesn't mean I don't have complaints though..

"I'm more used to speaking English ... than Japanese." Bullshit. Even the Americans in this show didn't know how to speak English...you know, except for the guy who said "motherfucker" every sentence..

Now about those references. Of course in a music anime they're probably gonna mention The Beatles and Sex Pistols, but they did much more. Guitarists like Eddie Van Halen, Zakk Wylde, and Nuno Bettencourt (did NOT expect that one) were all mentioned. The Rolling Stones are often mentioned, Freddie Mercury is shown, and bands like New Order are mentioned (seems really out of place with the music they're playing, but still cool). If you pay attention to the dialogue, you'll find unexpected things like that.

I'm really just rambling on. I realized that a while ago. (Don't like it? Then fuck off m8)

This is a good show, but not everyone will enjoy it. You need to kinda like the music and/or be an aspiring musician to be able to appreciate it. Consider this before watching.

"What a shitty job a civil officer is."
-Rentaro Satomi

TOO MANY FUCKING LOLIS. Yes, everyone already knows that. But I still have several unexplained questions about them. Why aren't any of them older than 10? What leads these Cursed Children to only be girls? Why do a good number of them lust over Rentaro? What the fuck were the writers thinking?!

I feel people have mistreated this show. I wouldn't consider it bad by any means, certainly not deserving of a 1/10. I also, however, can't say that this is a great show.
While I personally liked it, I can still tell it is heavily flawed. Lack of ... character depth, repeated plot scenarios (really, just two different conflicts being repeated with slight variations), and more, results in Black Bullet's noticeable imperfection.
Does that mean it's bad? No, it's still amusing enough to keep you watching. This show, while certainly not as bad as people make it out to be, is nothing new. (I feel like this kind of show's already been done, but better) It's a relatively normal, post-apocalyptic action anime. Nothing more, nothing less.


-bonus points for an unexpected ending, quite an amusing last 10 minutes

Doctor: "This one's totally gone.."
Her head exploded, the fuck did you think was gonna happen?

It's a shame. This didn't have to be such shit, it didn't have to be. If the creators only decided to sit down for a moment and actually think about what they were doing, maybe this could've been something decent. Just maybe.

From terrible lighting and sickening camera angles to hilariously odd musical selections, (Moonlight Sonata? Why?) this one's got it all. This often gets the title of the "Worst Anime of All Time" and it lives up to it pretty well. I'm glad there's only one episode and that it's so ... short.

Just the fact that something so lazy and horrible exists shows how we've really accomplished. If Mars of Destruction was actually taken seriously, it could've meant the death of anime in its entirety. Think about it, Mars of Destruction: The Movie, Mars of Destruction: The Video Game, Mars of Destruction: The Amusement Park Ride!

People watch this just to be able to say they watched. I understand that, but it's really nothing to brag about it. You'll gain nothing from this. Even though it's just 19 minutes, it'll still be 19 minutes of your life that you will NEVER get back.
On your deathbed, will you be able to look back at your life choices and think honestly to yourself, "That was a decent 19 minutes well spent. I don't regret a single second of it."? Will you?

If so, then continue on.

"This area feels weird, it's been throbbing hard since that time."
-Mashiro Shiina, Episode 12

My god, everyone seems to have a total hard-on for this show. Why? Nearly every previous review for this shit has been a 10. Is there something I missed while watching this? Seriously, what's so amazing about it?

So characters: you got your generic numbnuts male protagonist who's usually too fuckin' scared to say what he really means, a schizophrenic or something, a generic tsundere, the generic sex-crazed pervert character, and some other annoying chick. Sounds great already!

The setting: 1700's France? No, fuck you, it's a school. What did you expect?
Ok, to be ... fair, it's more of like a special arts school or something, but it's still, nonetheless, a school.

So what is this show about? I dunno, friendship? The wonders of growing up? Fuck, if I know. All I know is that this did NOT need to be made into 24 episodes. What was the point of it all? The main plot can be easily summarized quickly:

>guy lives with crazy people
>girl comes to live with crazy people and becomes the guy's friend
>fanservice
>another girl notices and gets upset
>she comes and lives with them
>occasional bullshit argument
>cousin or whoever comes to take first girl away
>doesn't
>happy ending?

Did that really need to go on for 24 episodes? Does everyone who enjoy this actually think this is a good plot? Am I really missing something? (No, fuck your useless bullshit subplots)

Maybe I wouldn't be so pissed about this if it wasn't so long and everyone would shut up about it. So many times, people have this on their top 10 romance anime lists and I just don't believe it. What's to like about this?

Two more notable things that pissed me off:
1. At times, this shit really felt like a harem and I personally despise harems.
2. The main protagonists announce their love at the very end. It's misery. You watched the show for an accumulated 12 hours, and all you get in return is some sappy bullshit. It's not worth it. It's never worth it.

They say the journey is better than the destination, but not if the journey is equally bullshit. This was a waste of time, a forgettable experience, and I have absolutely nothing to show for it. I'm upset to have seen this..

Is this actually what she was writing all this time? That's a bit ridiculous if you think about it.
Every Monday morning, she'd need to read her diary to be able to 'remember' her friends. There's two flaws with this:

1. Most of the stuff she wrote was a bit long and pointless, with every entry taking up at least a page. As time goes on, she'd have to read more and more pages. Think realistically: She's reading this before she goes to school. With all these pages it's going to take quite awhile. Most of the people I know don't have an awful lot of time ... in the morning, so how does she manage to read all of that, along with the normal morning routine?

2. Going along with the increasingly large amount of pages that need to be read, how in the world is she supposed to have that all memorized? The thought of being able to read that many pages and remember it all sounds impossible. The idea of eventually remembering something specific that reoccurs constantly is reasonable, but remembering everything in her diary just from one read just sounds stupid.

Then again, the fact that I'm making a conspiracy theory about Isshuukan Friends only shows how horribly my life has spiraled downward..

Maybe I don't know how to rate specials, but whatever.

This was very delightful to watch. With it all totaling up to just a mere 7 minutes, you'll end up wishing there was more.
These specials were delightful to watch and provided for some laughs at just how ridiculous it was. I found this more enjoyable than something like Sword Art Offline (which just gave you a bunch of useless information with boring character interaction).

When I finished the main series I was a bit worried to see how this would be, but it was a delight. I'm happy to have seen this.

"I want to eat octopus balls."
-Chitoge Kirisaki, Episode 17

My god, this show is cringe-worthy. First of, all of the main characters (except Raku) are fucking tsundere. Second, all of them except for Marika are always too shy to say what's on their mind, leading to the same scenario happening over and over and over and over and over again. And when they finally work up the courage, they're interrupted in one way or another. Over and over and over and over again. This gets sickening.

These characters are some of the most dense fucks I've ever seen, especially Raku (which reminds me of Ragu). It only ... takes him 19 episodes to finally identify what someone else is thinking. Only 19. He is a very painful protagonist..

The threats of Claude and Marika were interesting concepts that I was very upset to see forgotten an episode later with just a rare mention of them later.

I personally am not a fan of harems as they often leave me yelling "Come on! Don't be so fucking stupid, pick someone and get on with your life". While this show was not as bad as I expected it to be, I still managed to lose my voice after yelling profanities every time someone did something unbelievably stupid..

My favorite character was Tsugumi, only because her naiveness and shyness was justified. However, I loathe Onodera, seeing as she had PLENTY of opportunities to make some moves, yet most of the time decided not to.

Honestly, it just felt like everyone was stalling. A war of attrition. I hope the second season isn't this miserable..