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May 3, 2022
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Majo no Tabitabi is a simplistic episodic anime about a witch who travels to different countries, inspired by a book called The Adventure of Nike. With each location, Elaina gains some experience about the ways of the world and the differences that she encountered throughout her journey.

With that synopsis, one would expect that this anime is about a coming of age story of some kind where Elaina gathers knowledge and wisdom throughout her travels in order to become a better person. However, it is almost the very opposite of that. To explain what I mean further, I will give one example ...
Jan 14, 2009
What is Figure 17? That's exactly my question when I first heard about it. I asked everyone I knew, and found only one other person who knew about it. No one seems to know about this obscure yet I first found it while browsing through Saimoe 2002. The first thing that interested me about Figure 17 was how cute the characters in the show are. However, as I watch on, not expecting anything great, Figure 17 somehow evolved into one of my favorite anime of all time.

I see Figure 17 was having two separate stories. One part of Figure 17, ...
Aug 22, 2008
This one episode Clannad OVA is to me one that is filled with emotions. Aside from that, it manages to do three things to the Clannad series: One, it provides the romance that was mostly minimal in Clannad. Two, it provides the drama that gradually fell from the plot after Fuko and and Kotomi's arc. And three, it allows satisfaction to Tomoyo supporters, since not everyone was a Nagisa fan. Many people expected Clannad to be a series with significant romantic struggles and a high level of drama, but it instead turned into a slice-of-life comedy after the first one or two arcs. But with ...
Aug 11, 2008
Moetan (Anime) add
Moetan is one of those series that is memorable in one way or another. It is truly unique, being able to make its viewers react in ways one would not usually react. To me, it has the most brilliant form of parody - it parodies itself. For any parody, one of the main concerns is whether or not the viewers will "get" the references thrown at them, but in Moetan, that isn't the case. What you see on the screen will be the main subject for amusement, not obscure references that leave half of the viewers in the dark. And that is the really the ...
Mar 21, 2008
Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! This anime features wonderful creativity and enjoyment to the maximum, while not being bogged down with heavy clichés. I will not hesitate to say that it is probably my favorite slice-of-life series and probably one of the most touching series I have ever watched.

5 words review: Deep, touching, fun, cute, epic.

Story: 10/10

The story is amazingly simplistic yet its plot is complex. In fact, this whole series is about the student council and the Seioh School Fair with absolutely no action or romance. There's not a lot of comedy, and it is basically a slice-of-life drama (weird, I know). Manabi Straight uses ...
Feb 27, 2008
Naruto (Anime) add
This review is from my personal assessment of episodes 1 to 135, inclusive, of the Naruto series. I will try to do something interesting in this review, and that is to review the anime at the time it was aired and touch on its impact on me at the time it was aired. If there were ever a series that had vastly extreme views, it would have to be this one. And thus, this is why I had to review it, to contribute my thoughts into this sensitive subject.

What is Naruto? It is an action series that appeared out of nowhere ...
Feb 22, 2008
Spoiler
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien is one of the anime that I know is not perfect, but I can't find any category to deduct points on. It perfectly bridges the connection between drama and anime. Structure-wise, it is probably one of the best drama anime, due to its non-stop, suspenseful, concise storytelling in only 14 episodes. The mistake of many drama series is to drag out the same dramatic plot for 24 episodes, but Kimi ga Nozomu Eien knows when to stop so the drama doesn't grow tedious. There's no fillers, guest appearances, onsen excursions, or any of the sort. From the ...
Feb 22, 2008
Cardcaptor Sakura is a classic. It is one of those anime that everyone could enjoy, regardless of age and gender. While being a typical magical girl anime, the plot is actually intertwined with lots of comedy and romance. There's not a lot of drama (yet), except maybe recurring goofs and difficulties that each characters face. However, that is the true magic of Cardcaptor Sakura. It has such a high enjoyment value that you will often forget that you are watching someone capturing cards, but rather, live through the experiences of a not-so-typical elementary girl whose life was changed in many ways by the cards she ...
Feb 10, 2008
Elfen Lied (Anime) add
Elfen Lied is one of those anime that are both enjoyable and meaningful. There are many anime that takes you on a confusing roller coaster ride then clicked at the very end, and also there are many anime that while having no deep meanings, they are just pure enjoyable. However, Elfen Lied was outstanding because it successfully combine these two types of anime to create a brilliant masterpiece.

Apart from being enjoyable enough to almost guarantee multiple re-watch's in the future, it seems that every time you re-watch Elfen Lied something else clicks. The characters are better understood, and the story is filled with subtle symbolism ...


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