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The relationship between humans and vampires is one of literature's most lasting and notorious ones, and Mignon explores it in an imaginative, superbly written, intriguing, and engaging tale. In this anime, two characters from two distinct stories come together, and they must learn to both comfort one another while also filling in the gaps left by people from their own parallel realities and their own personal issues. The anime portrays a fascinating and much darker side while also delving into the complexities of love, personal growth, and the profound effects that people may have on one another's life. While also emphasizing themes like self-worth, discovering ... inner power inside oneself, adversity, and the capacity to move ahead from past events. The color selections and color schemes used in each scene were incredibly serene, gorgeously atmospheric, and established various tones, from the night time city background, which was an exquisite crimson red packed with more shaded colors to create a sense of intense feeling and action, to the daily routine of Mignon and Oh Young seen inside and outside the arena filled with hues of blue, yellow, white, pink, and other colors to create a sense of peace and liveliness. The anime is thematically similar to the author's past works, such as Hyperventilation and Unbelievable Space Love, in that it has well-developed characters with whom the audience may sympathize, despise, and relate in both positive and bad ways, as well as excellent production values. The anime's powerful, edgy, vibrant, honest, and fascinating music complements the situations and feelings shown in it. The acting and performances of the characters were truly suitable in terms of how they were able to deliver and catch their lines in a way that showed both their thoughts and feelings of the character being played, as well as the effort and experience they put into playing the part. Overall, I would strongly suggest this one to anyone who is a fan of Bboong Bbang Kkyu's works or has an interest in the anime's following genres.

After the terrible and untimely passing of his parents and younger brother, Mirai was forced to live with his violent uncle and aunt. Later, he makes the decision to terminate his life before being spared and granted a second opportunity by Nasse, one of the thirteen angels sent by God. She tells him that before the old God retires in nine hundred and ninety days, he must compete against twelve other God contenders. From this point on, Mirai must start again and determine whether or not his second shot at life is worth fighting for.

The characteristics of the characters were all very different from one ... another; some of them have been seen often yet are still vaguely recognizable in other works of media. Not too intricate nor too stale.

The music had a heavenly aspect to it while also capturing a tense turn of events that helped to portray the tone of the story's locale and characters. Notable figures include the legendary Metropoliman, in particular, with his hidden identity, past, and moral convictions of trying to succeed in becoming the next God and Mirai confessing his true feelings and relationship for Saki.

The speed and resolution were the only issues I had with the manga and anime. Viewers and series aficionados disagree on whether the finale itself was satisfactory. Some of the story's episodes' pacing and storyline developments were enjoyable and manageable to follow, while other episodes seemed to be either moving too slowly or too quickly for me to fully absorb.

Overall, some may advise avoiding this entry due to its weak plot, unlikable characters, and recurring moral themes from Tsugumi Ohba's earlier works; however, if you like Tsugumi Ohba's numerous works, including Death Note, Bakuman, and many more, as well as anime that features life-or-death encounters between people in desperate situations where participation is either required or encouraged, I would consider giving this piece of artwork a chance.

After the terrible and untimely passing of his parents and younger brother, Mirai was forced to live with his violent uncle and aunt. Later, he makes the decision to terminate his life before being spared and granted a second opportunity by Nasse, one of the thirteen angels sent by God. She tells him that before the old God retires in nine hundred and ninety days, he must compete against twelve other God contenders. From this point on, Mirai must start again and determine whether or not his second shot at life is worth fighting for.

The characteristics of the characters were all very different from one ... another; some of them have been seen often yet are still vaguely recognizable in other works of media. Not too intricate nor too stale.

The music had a heavenly aspect to it while also capturing a tense turn of events that helped to portray the tone of the story's locale and characters. Notable figures include the legendary Metropoliman, in particular, with his hidden identity, past, and moral convictions of trying to succeed in becoming the next God and Mirai confessing his true feelings and relationship for Saki.

The speed and resolution were the only issues I had with the manga and anime. Viewers and series aficionados disagree on whether the finale itself was satisfactory. Some of the story's episodes' pacing and storyline developments were enjoyable and manageable to follow, while other episodes seemed to be either moving too slowly or too quickly for me to fully absorb.

Overall, some may advise avoiding this entry due to its weak plot, unlikable characters, and recurring moral themes from Tsugumi Ohba's earlier works; however, if you like Tsugumi Ohba's numerous works, including Death Note, Bakuman, and many more, as well as anime that features life-or-death encounters between people in desperate situations where participation is either required or encouraged, I would consider giving this piece of artwork a chance.

Dorei Yuugi was a pretty interesting manga to read about individuals being captured, their rankings being marked as letters A-E based on their catch rate and strengths, and of the course being used as slaves to kill other slaves ordered by their "masters".

*Spoilers Ahead*

The story was pretty interesting about a young man named Kai, who comes across an online mobile game titled "Go Slave". At first thinking that it was just a game, he spots a male teacher and uses tools from the mobile game to capture him. Seeing that nothing seemed to happen to the teacher, Kai tries to capture a female classmate of ... his, but decides that it is wrong and ends up running away.

Later that same day, Kai is greeted by a strange man and follows him to a strange building. Entering the room, Kai witnesses the male teacher that he captured, gets killed in front of his very eyes. Moving forward, Kai is forced to play the game by using his own slaves in order to save a female classmate of his. By doing this, Kai promises his slaves that he will free them from this game and himself without killing anymore people.

In the final act of the story, Kai uses his slaves to compete against the current champions slaves in hopes of finally being able to put an end to this game. Both teams have to fight against their opponents while also trying to keep their platform from sinking into the lava as boxes begin to fall onto each of their teams platforms. With the battle becoming more intense by the minute, Kai manages to defeat all five of the champion's slaves one by one. However, Kai's team is struggling to stay alive as his own platform begins to sink into the lava. In an attempt to save his team, Kai's slaves manage to make it out alive.

Unfortunately for Kai, he ends up losing the game and later becomes a slave. Kai screams with frustration as he is no longer able to return to the surface.

I thought that the ending was pretty disappointing and kind of made me feel mad b/c Kai's team ended up staying alive during the final round, but somehow lost their own platform by which means they lose. I honestly wouldn't consider having the platform to still be standing be a rule of the game. As a reader I began to develop a sense of hope for Kai's survival of winning the game. But, I guess the author didn't want me and the other readers of the manga to just simply accept the fact that the main character is supposed to win but instead lose.

Overall, It's an alright manga to read though the cover of the manga speaks for itself about the ending.

There's not really much to say about this anime other than it has a confusing premise for a story despite being an OVA of about 11 minutes long, short character introductions, not so pleasant animations, and very poor directing from Shin Itagaki.

To be frank, I don't even know if this anime was even worth making an adaptation, if its only going to be extremely short and only feature one episode. It almost makes me think that the production company had nothing better to do with their spare time other than to make this. It really served more like a promotion rather than feeling like an ... OVA.

Overall, I don't recommend watching this anime unless you absolutely feel like watching it.

The Titan's Bride Anime Review: From the Introduction and announcement of The Titan's Bride Anime, with the cast and official concept arts revealed to be the first of many to watch the live episodes; this anime adaptation was worth giving a try and a highlight of my 2020 summer. While reading through many positive and negative reviews, I wanted to write about my intake of this anime and possibly speak out to many fans and supporters of the series.

Duration. I understand that an anime adaptation of a series that contains explicit scenes and content needs to be toned down and be short based on rules ... and regulations within that company and country. Some works of art that Comet Company and other studios produce may only produce short anime with longer episodes or long anime but shorter episodes, such as OVAs or specials. The year the anime was made also counts for many drastic changes. For example, an anime that was produced in 1983 Vs. an anime that was created in 2020 makes a huge difference. I think that older adaptations of anime get away with a lot more when it comes to explicit scenes, violence, sexual content, etc, than today's modern-day anime, where some scenes may be uncensored but have to change the scene to be a little more appropriate. Examples include Caius stroking Kouichi's "thing" even though his hand completely covers it, Kouichi and Caius making love even though there is a blanket, etc. Just so the viewer can visualize what is supposed to be there, but it doesn't appear within said scenes.

In fact, according to www.cas.go.jp, Article 175 states that "A person who distributes, sells or displays in public an obscene document, drawing or other objects shall be punished by imprisonment with work for not more than 2 years, a fine of not more than 2,500,000 yen or a petty fine. The same shall apply to a person with the same for sale". Henceforth, explains why certain scenes are not shown to the public.

Also, to have a studio that can publish censored and uncensored content broadcasted on many platforms globally is tiny. Note to yourself that animating is not easy and takes a lot of years and practice to animate and perfect one's creation. When I watched the first episode of the anime, I definitely wasn't expecting this anime to be really short and get anywhere. However, I could see where the staff would make the story make sense and differentiate it from its manga counterpart. I thought it was a clever and unique way for those who view the small picture but want to see the extended versions of the scenes to read the manga to understand the complete picture of what's happening.

Voice Acting. The voice acting didn't seem rushed or hard to understand. The voice actors seemed like they had fun participating in the anime and could very well portray and relate to their given characters.

Characters. The characters within The Titan's Bride series were very creative, well drawn out, and life-like. Especially seeing the vast and slight differences between many mythological and living creatures. If I had to choose which character I share similar aspects to in this franchise, it would have to be Kouichi. He was a typical high school boy with a tender and heartwarming personality toward others, but he could also be stubborn about certain decisions. However, it's also sad to see someone of a young age undergo many unexpected lifestyle changes. I won't say specifically what these are, but you can read more about them in the manga. Overall, he's an attractive, charismatic, and loveable character to see!

Plot: The story is in-depth and enjoyable to follow. In this instance, the anime seems to be more of a summary of the events for those who may only want to watch the first two arcs. However, only watching bits of the anime without explaining what is happening leaves the viewer even more confused. Especially since most of the scenes are cut and toned down. Moving forward, I believe that the author, ITKZ, based the world of Eustil off of the Middle Ages. Supporting this Idea, when Caius asks Kouichi about what he has, Kouichi tells him that it's a basketball. This leaves Caius to question Kouichi about what a basketball is since basketballs did not exist and weren't known at the time, except for Kouichi's world back home—also, castles, elegant rooms, merchants, displaying love out in public, etc. Despite the vast world differences and developments within both worlds, I love seeing the creativity and atmospheric setting!

Music: The music was very beautiful, elegant, and medieval-like. I especially love the singing between Yuki Ono and Kento Ito as they voice their characters within the opening and ending themes.

Final intake: What are my final thoughts? Well, I would give this anime a shot if you are a fan and a supporter of the original manga and series. As well as having particular preferences and tastes for your specific franchises. But if the anime doesn't interest you or your tastes, plenty of others are looking towards reading the manga online. The show wasn't that bad to watch, but it still has some areas for improvement in the long run. This anime was one of the major highlights of my 2020 summer anime binge-watching list. I'll be sure to come back to this series shortly!

I enjoyed being able to read this manga from the very beginning with the characters and the story growing and adapting. There is also an announcement for the second volume of The Titan's Bride that will be released on July 18th, 2020.

This manga is really an outstanding piece of artwork by ITKZ that features the compelling and beautiful relationship between a dwarf and a titan. Even going so far as to being a popular manga in Japan. I highly recommend that you read this manga if you are interested in relationships between interspecies and being summoned to a completely different and unfamiliar world.

Unlike other manga's ... that feature characters that are trying to force themselves onto another person, Caius actually respects Koichi's wish due to him being overwhelmed with the situation and current state that he's in. Koichi then later agrees to give Caius a month to persuade him into becoming his bride.

This is the first manga where I constantly keep on coming back to re-read because of the fantastic characters, plot development within the story, and unique visuals of the universe that the story is told in. A much better story and premise compared to Liebling.

With the upcoming announcement of the anime adaptation to be released, I can't help but to feel excited and stoked about how the illustrated scenes from the manga will be incorporated by the talented producers, animators, staff, and cast in order to bring this anime to life even more than it will in the manga itself. I'm sure that plenty of fans are going to be excited just as much as I am about this unique series, that has never happened before in the history of anime. I look forward to all of your thoughts as well as my own that will be posted on the anime.

The manga and the anime both come to show that gender is less important, but it's rather the love a married couple share between them and the willingness of being able to face the world together, as stated by Caius. Which, I find this quote to be very inspiring and true about finding your soul-mate in life that makes you happy.

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I thought that Togainu no Chi is a very interesting series for those that are interested in genres such as post-apocalyptical and dystopia. For me being a person who's interested in history and the growth of a country and region developing overtime, this anime was right up my alley. I liked seeing the concept of Japan being split into two different regions such as Toshima after the third division. It made a huge impact on me to reflect and be grateful that we are not in another world war. It really does remind me of a "what if theory" and a decision on if other ... countries such as the U.S, Britain, Germany and many more, who were involved in World War ll, were to be in a third world war that actually happened in todays modern day society. How would it shape us as humans and the harsh problems and the conditions that many of us would have to resort to.

The anime represented the use of taking a drug called Line, which enhances the person's capabilities and senses of becoming stronger. I can relate this to the real world as many people are resorting towards drugs and alcohol in their lives that leave a major impact on both themselves, others around them, and their bodies that they are putting harmful chemicals into. Am I saying that you should do drugs and alcohol? Well, that's up for you to decide what you are putting in your body.

Moving forward, I liked the concept of implementing a game towards the current position of Japan. A game that is known as Igura, where players are required to take other players dog tags in means of fighting in combat, in order to challenge Il Re or the King. Finally, I especially enjoyed the characters throughout the story and the roles that they play. Though, I'm not really a fond of the sadistic and masochistic Arbitro of course and his likings and interests towards having younger and older boys as sex-slaves. But, other than that, I think that each character and voice actor that portrayed their character did a fantastic job of expressing and getting through to their character.

What are my thoughts on the anime? Well, it's not terribly bad and a disappointment towards the anime community, though it's also not an "Oscar award masterpiece". But, I do give it credit for it's excellent job in making an anime adaptation based off of both the manga and the games. It's something I don't really see a lot of in anime's that implement and make the viewer think about the dire situations and consequences that the characters are going through and how it could relate to each one of us in a much later time. Overall, I give this anime an 8 out of 10.