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Landonime Presents... Orange: There is Always Hope, I promise


Orange was an anime I put off watching for quite some time. Luckily my friend picked it out and we decided to watch it. Orange was right up our alley. I feel as though this show connected with us deeply. Sure its a romance story, which is something I love. Though it had so much more than that. Orange is a love letter to those out there with suicidal tendencies. It tells you that you're not alone, and not to leave this world any earlier than you have to. It shows that there is hope, and people ... out there who will go out of their way to be by your side.

On that note, I must first address the cast of this show. Not just because they are the main characters, but because they are some of the most loving close bonded friends I've seen in anime to date. They are the ones who project the roll of being a shoulder to cry on when you feel like the there of your life should come to an end. Balance that with 5 different characters and a main lead, its pretty heart warming.

The chemistry between these characters is astounding. You have Hagita, Chino, Azu, Naho, and I think most importantly.. Suwa. They take the cake when it comes to helping Kakeru with his heartache. Sprinkle in his romance with Naho, as well as Azu and Hagita's in the Orange Mirai movie.. You get a solid 8 out of 10 anime. You couldn't ask for better friends than these. It was by far my favorite part of Orange.

As I now leave Orange and move to other anime, I must say ill miss it. The movie was kind of meh because of most the recap. Though to see alternate worlds become both true endings of the show made it all worth it. Suwa got rewarded for being one of the best written characters and humans just in general. Also, Kakeru got to move on and have his happy ending with Naho. Getting married and starting a family. This is a great show. I love you Orange.

Landonime Presents... Juuni Taisen: "That Was Awesome!"

Oh man.. Juuni Taisen. The Zodiac War. Where do I even begin?


I guess I'll start this off by saying i watched this show weekly with a friend which made it more enjoyable. There was a lot of whiskey and "Holy Shits!" on our journey through this show. It was a breath of fresh air that is for sure. Don't get me wrong, this isn't the greatest anime of all time by any means. I did like it though.

The reason this show captured me was because how out of left field it was. A show that shows the back ... story for almost an entire episode just to have them almost always be the next to get brutally murdered. If you like a sort of hunger games plot, but one that is actually decent and entertaining, then watch this. All the loops this show throws you through is hilarious. Expect what happens in the first few episodes to happen all through out. This show gives zero fucks. The way me and my friend found that out was in the earlier episodes when the Fighter of The Boar got loads of dialogue. Only to get full nelsoned by a necromancer and get brutally stabbed.

That caused me and my pal a giant "OH...FUCK" which is what this show always puts you through. This is one of those "turn your brain off" anime. Don't think too hard about it while watching it you'll probably drop it. For example in the back story leading up to the Rat Nezumi's victory. The tiger asks him if he wants to drink with her. He replies "I'm underaged." I'm over here thinking.. You're in highschool fighting a death game for a black market gambling system. I don't think society gives a fuck if you get intoxicated. Just little things like that are hilarious. You also get 1 wish if you claim victory, so who cares about the law? I don't know lol. Solid 7/10 from me. Juuni Taisen was pretty awesome. If you're bored of constant slice of life and just want a WTF experience. Watch this!

Landonime Presents.. 2017 Anime of The Year: My Loving Take on Just Because!


Just a heads up, this is going to be a very corny review. I'm just going to go in depth on my love for this show. Just Because! came into my life for the last 12-13 weeks and I couldn't thank Pine Jam enough for that. I eagerly waited every Thursday to catch the new episode. I'm a little sad that Just Because! is now behind me. I dream of the day where it gets a movie or maybe even a 2nd season. I'm sad to see it go. I loved ... every single second of this anime.

When this show only had 2 episodes out, I had already placed it close to my favorites. I did a top 40 favorite anime of all time blog on AA and placed this series at number 37. Of course though now its much higher now that I have completed the show. I know it seems dumb to put it in your favorites when only 2 episodes had aired. Though that's the thing, Just Because! had a different aura around it, a different feeling. I had this vibe that it had the potential to be that next big anime. For me at least.

This was my 2017 anime of the year. No doubt in my mind. Ill look back at my time with this show fondly. Knowing that the fall 2017 anime season will have a place in my heart now. Ill miss Mio's stupid pouty faces. Ill miss Eita's cool and calm demeanor. Ill miss Komiya's dumb ass irritating everyone. Ill miss Haruto being best boy. Ill miss Morikawa being realistic and lovely. I just can't help but put this into my top 20 favorite anime now.

The atmosphere in this show was so realistic. Capturing the feeling of adolescence, your teenage years, and graduating and moving on. These 5 characters truly felt like real people. Going though the reality of there high school days together coming to an end. I loved how the storyline involved Eita coming back right near the end of school. His relationship with Haruto reminded me of my relationship with some of my friends near graduating. When on screen they made me smile.


Also the twist near the end where Eita failed and Mio got accepted to his school... Borderline genius writing right there. On episode 10 and 11 I was so scared that this wouldn't have a happy ending. Well with that said, I hope Morikawa and Haruto get together happily once she's settled in college. I wish all these characters the best. Also, wanting to thank them for the precious time I spent with them. I hope there will be another season. You can only dream I suppose.

... I guess with all that said.. I can leave Just Because! behind me. I knew I would love it, and I did. 12 episodes of passion. Thank you Studio Pine Jam. Ill never forget my time with this anime.

I watched this out of curiosity. It was pretty easy to find in decent quality on YouTube. I don't know if I'm just dumb and wasn't paying attention. But the scene that comes after the swimming tournament didn't make sense to me at first. They just shoe horned in a random scene of the swimmer being catered to at a night club. He was being served alcohol and smoking cigarettes. They don't make it clear until later that he is in highschool still. Though that is what it makes us assume.

Their were some inconsistent and bad animations to the characters in this as well. It ... was really ugly to look at. Other than that it was an okay OVA. I think this probably only appeals to those who like the manga. Overall, I've seen much better Yaoi anime. Ones that don't randomly throw in a rape scene for zero reason. It had nothing to do with the plot and it wasn't even really brought up again. I don't know what the director was thinking with this one. Everyone should skip out on this anime.