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I preface this review with the source material is always by far superior. This is definitely true of P5tA. If you have played Persona 5 (or like me, played it twice within 2 months of its release), this show is a satisfactory reminder of the fantastic experience of playing the game. The music is all either true to the game or new but suitable. That in itself is a pleasant surprise - I found myself getting goosebumps when certain familiar songs started to play.

Much of the story is also pretty surprisingly true to the source. However, as with all past and present Persona animations, the ... art itself and the character development simply cannot live up to the source. As it stood, the art in the animated cutscenes in Persona 5 lacked soul - that is also true of this anime. It is also impossible to expect the anime to be able to relay the development of each character that you experience with each social link in the game in this type of medium.

This show serves an adequate function as a post-gameplay portrayal of the story of Persona 5. If you have not played the game, don't do yourself the disservice of watching this show. As a stand-alone, it does not hold up as anything more than mediocre. Watching this anime, you won't feel compelled to play this absolutely amazing game. But you should. You should play it, and then come back and allow this show to just help you reminisce on the amazing sights, sounds, and characters produced by one of the (if not THE) best Persona games in the series.

Golden Kamuy is a series that has a lot of potential as it continues forward to season 2. I think it narrowly missed some of the potential regarding character interactions, growth, and general direction in season 1. It certainly had some high moments and episodes, many laughs and surprises, but there was always a higher potential beneath what was portrayed.

The highest point for me (mild spoiler alert) as someone who recently played Hakuoki's numerous releases was the reveal of Hijikata being one of the main nemesis characters to the series. This tied the series into Japanese history and other popular titles in a way ... fictional characters simply could not.

I believe this series has the potential to be a slow-burning success, assuming the approved 2nd season lives up to and surpasses the first.

I'm sure this review of an old anime won't be of help to many.

However, I had to post my feelings on this show.
This show is a work of art. Watching it, I thoroughly enjoyed it throughout. It was hilarious, it was thoughtful. I was planning on giving it 8-9/10. Then I got to the final episode, and I realized that it was truly a masterpiece. I realized how amazing this show was, and I had to tell others about it.

This show is unique from so many others. The characters are well fleshed-out, the story is touching, and the art is strange in the best of ... ways. Although I almost dropped it half-way through episode 1 - I was half-asleep, and trying to keep up with the rapidly changing animation and the protagonist's rapid speech was nearly impossible, I'm so glad I kept up with it.

This is a show about realizing the worth of what you have. About realizing how pointless and selfish it is to desire more in life when you already have so much. It is a truly touching display, and it couldn't have been done in a much more worthwhile and eye-opening way. I loved this show from the start, but the final episode made me reevaluate my own life and my own appreciation of what I have.

Shows like this are truly special. I really hope others are motivated to watch this, as for me, it was a much-needed foray into my own subconscious.

Madoka Magica is a unique anime for many reasons. Despite its benign genre of mahou shoujo, it manages to break many typical tropes and stand out on its own as a masterful reimagining of a classical anime genre. It is full of despair, dread, misconceptions, misunderstanding, deception, dread, angst, and above it all, hope. There has never been an anime of this genre quite like it, and that is precisely what makes it so distinguished and enjoyable. Although I can't deny that the ending is utterly ridiculous, it manages to adhere to the story and characters that have developed throughout this show.

Although I doubt this review will be found helpful by anyone almost 2 years after airing, I had to share my opinion on it. It is a work of art, from start to finish. Seasons one and two. Everything about this show is amazing and awe inspiring. I have watched this show three times in its entirety, and every time I've watched it, I have admired it more. I can't say enough how much this show affects me, as almost every episode has me clutching my chest and saying aloud "this show is so good."

When I first watched season 1, I gave it 9/10. ... When I re-watched it with someone, I found myself giving it a perfect score. Yes, the characters didn't do what I wanted them to, and yes, that was frustrating. However, they did exactly what they should have done to live up to each character's personality. I think that is a sign of truly masterful characterization. I hated each character at times, but in hindsight, everything they said and did made sense to who they were. And in hindsight, I loved each character in their own ways.

This is not a story for people looking for action or something plot-driven. For those with patience, it is a work of art about the human condition, and is a beautiful display of emotion and drive in otherwise somewhat mundane characters and their lives.

I do not praise shows lightly, but this is a one-of-a-kind type of anime. However, I can promise that if you have patience and empathy, this show will leave you thoroughly fulfilled. I don't know that any anime can ever compare to it in that sense, and I cannot think of a higher praise to give it.

The source otome for this anime was the first otome I've ever played, and I just finished it 3 weeks ago. If my boyfriend is right about animes based on otomes, this show is not unique in that it is a hollow shell of its source material. If you are even somewhat considering watching this anime without having played the otome, I'd strongly urge you not to. The source material was ridiculous, ludicrous, utterly insane - but that was what was so good about it. I loved every ridiculous storyline of the game. However, this anime series was utterly disappointing. ... I had high hopes after watching the first 2 episodes, but it quickly proved it couldn't live up to any aspect of the game. The characters are all soulless versions of the source material, same can be said of the story. Not to mention the insane plot of the source otome was condensed in an intelligible way, and without the prior knowledge gleaned from playing the game, the story is choppy, crazy, and just seems like random anime bullshit.
If you're interested in a ridiculous but interesting story that takes place in industrial age Britain, with strong steam-punk influence, that stars almost exclusively real-world famous literary characters and unfolds in an intriguing and insane but satisfactory way, play the otome. Otherwise, I suggest not wasting time on this story.

I will always be a huge fan of shows that can give me "feels." I watched this show first on my own and then again with my boyfriend, and both times the final episodes made me burst into almost hysterical tears. I do feel the characters were less genuine than I felt they could have been, which is why the score is 9 instead of 10. Otherwise, this show hit me in all of the right emotions. One of the best emotionally charged shows I've seen in years. The realism surrounding friendship disintegrating years after tragedy, the difficulty of rekindling those emotions...I could probably watch ... it 10 more times and cry each time.

I am going to express my firm (but apparently unpopular) opinion in saying that this is one of my all-time favorite animated shows. I can see others' point of view in expressing this to be a show that tries to illicit tears, though I do not think this is the only strong point of this show. The main character may be moderately generic, though the other characters are creative enough to make them feel realistic. I found myself brought to tears at least three or four times during this show, and that is one of the biggest positive criteria I can think of. I like ... to think of myself as intellectual and a hard judge of anime when it comes to story and originality, so when something makes me cry against my will without cheap emotional tricks, I judge it positively. This is one of those shows. I genuinely believe it was an original and creative work of art, and it will forever be one of my favorite shows. It's sad to think that people can even disagree.

Shimoneta was a funny and enjoyable show. I really appreciated the fact that there was a lewd show with sexual jokes that wasn't fan-service-y. Nothing bothers me more than enjoying a show for a few episodes, then the show deciding to go with panty-shots and nudity. This show was perverse and, for the most part, did it in a way that made it purely comical and did not try to be sexy. I enjoyed it most prior to the "Gathered Fabric" arcs, but it still managed to be entertaining even afterwards. It was very self-aware, and for that it deserves credit.

I love the concept because I think we all have some aspect of our past selves that we'd love to pretend didn't exist, but usually comes back to haunt us. Season 2 is a different type of enjoyable, (fan-service-y) but still worthwhile for the open-minded.