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Mar 18, 2020
It is hard to not compare the manga version of Kotonoha no Niwa (Garden of Words) to its anime counterpart... especially since it is my favorite of all anime in the world. I will try my best, but some comparisons will need to be made.

Story (9) The story is simple, yet elegant. It is not deep, but it tells a story of two people that are lost within themselves and how together they learn to take steps forward into their futures no matter how difficult they may be. There are changes in the story from the anime version that brings the romance aspects of the ...
Jan 24, 2019
Baby Steps (Anime) add
Written January 24th, 2019:

This is just brief thought and ratings for the first season of Baby Steps. My full review on the series, seasons 1 and 2 are on the page for the second season.


Story: 9 - Well written, occasional pacing issues, ie. dragging out the tennis matches forever.
Art: 6 - Lots of reuse of the same footage over and over. It was not terrible, just noticeable.
Sound: 8 - Sold voice acting. The opening/closing music is great, the FX? Okay. Sounds like tennis.
Character: 8 - Very good, some of the secondary characters are weak, the main ones shine.
Enjoyment: 9 - If it were not for ...
Jan 14, 2019
I'm of two different minds of Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl. On a pure enjoyment level, I think it was great. I loved the characters and loved the twist and turns on their path to love. I just wish that the creators had taken the story seriously.

Dissecting the story though, shows flaws that towards the end I could not ignore. The opening was totally idiotic. Someone wanted a yuri harem series, so instead of doing it in a mature way, they come up with a really stupid alien angle. A ship crashing into a mountain, killing male Hazumu. Their alien "space science" is able to restore ...
Jan 13, 2019
This was magical... it had my heart tingling all through it... I know, that probably sounds weird, but it is honest at least.

It was such a delicate movie... such a tender relationship. There was a connection between the two that went beyond labels... it was not love, it was much more than just friendship. She opened his eyes to the world and he gave her the peace and grounded her when everything was going wrong. It was sad... but it was magnificent.

Story: I mostly talked about that above. I do not want to give out spoilers... please watch it, the story is just so... ...
Jan 3, 2019
I don't get the value that some people on here place on comparing Bunny Girl Sempai to other animes that it supposedly "stole" from. So what? Ignore that. Did the anime make you happy? It did make me happy. I thought that everything about this show was wonderful, except that it ended after only 13 episodes. If indeed there are other shows out there that were stolen from to make Bunny Girl Senpai, well that is awesome to hear. It will be other chances to be happy once more. If you love romance, if you love... love... be it romantic or family, then Seishun Buta ...
Nov 28, 2018
I just finished Your Lie in April (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso) and my heart is still beating fast. I am fairly new to taking anime seriously and Your Lie in April makes me wish that I had taken up anime years and years ago.

It is a story of loss and despair, surrender and perseverance, love and hope.

The Story (8)

Your Lie in April is enchanting. In turns it had me laughing and it had me crying. It made me root for everyone, enemy or hero. Strike that, in the end there were no enemies, everyone was worth loving. The ending was heartbreaking. I wish it ...


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