Jul 15, 2023
Kaijuu 8-gou
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I think I was initially pulled into this manga when the first chapter came out because of the main character. I liked that it was about a much older guy than you typically see in this kind of manga who gets a second chance at his dream. That's about all that I remember liking about it because I'm writing this review retroactively. But I do remember why I ended up dropping this manga months ago. It's just the most average of average shounen battle series there is. If you're just into fights then it will probably scratch that itch for you but the plot is
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Dec 28, 2022
Tokyo Godfathers
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A sincere, heartfelt, wildly entertaining misadventure with rich characters, stunning backdrops, breathtaking animation, and a story about family and forgiveness that'll melt the coldest of hearts. And it's easily the best Christmas movie I've ever seen by far.
. . . Okay so apparently my review, though concise and to the point and spoiler free, is not good enough to publish. Uhh... so here's some spoiler thoughts I guess? I teared up real hard when the parents said they wanted to be the god fathers. I gasped several times at all of the coincidences. I thought Gin's lie and how the truth slowly unfolded was very clever. I was ... Jun 30, 2014
Kingdom Hearts
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First I'd like to say, I only gave story an 8 because it's the same story as the game series which is amazing. As for the rest, my upcoming critiques apply to pretty much all of the Kingdom Hearts manga adaptations and I will be using this review for all of them. The art isn't that bad, I just wish that Tetsuya Nomura himself could've done it. His concept art for all of his games is so beautiful, and it would make my life if he did the artwork for a manga. Nomura would've made the manga an overall 9 for me. It's my favorite
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