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Tower of Druaga is a wolf in sheep's clothing. There are a lot of fast twists and curves which can and probably leave a more critical viewer saying wtf. If you can get over the small amount of build up there than you'll be able to like Tower of Druaga.

Story: Tower, fight up the tower= Dungeon Crawler? No don't worry about that. With only 12 episodes the show moves pretty fast and is excuted well. Though it doesn't score much points on originality I give it an eight because the development was good, nothing felt forced.

Art: The monster designs were pretty good and I also ... liked the way that the Climbers had light armor compared to the Uruk Army who wore heavy plate. It gives a sense of their weight and job. (Fighting style)

Sound: Nothing really that was great or horrible. Opening was okay, nothing special. Warning: Had a hard time finding videos that were of decent quality for some episodes.

Character: Teenager who wants to become a hero: check
Possible girlfriend: check
More experienced person: check
Comic relief: double check
Rival team: Double check
Other miscellaneous characters: Multiple checks
Evil Overlord type boss: Check
Apparitions that only one person can see: Double check
Smal animal that doubles as food and a pet: Check(Where did it go anyways?)

Same old-same old. This won't hurt the anime in any way but I always hope for some sort of breakthrough.

Enjoyment: I like anime and Tower of Druaga is no different. I might be crtisizing anime in my review but in enjoyment there are never any problems unless it burns my eyes out in a bad way.

Overall: By the end of this anime you'll be on one of two sides. One you can say, "What the hell just happened?!", and give it a bad score because things were a little too incomprehensible for your tastes. Or option two is that you find things still unbelievable but you notice there'll be a season two and hope that the next season sheds some light on what's going on. I'm option 2.

Last Notes/Rant: Don't mind the first episode too much. It is kind of annoying but you should see it because it sets up the "hero's" character. After that it'll steadily get better, the last episodes were great to say the least. You can find Tower of Druaga at megavideo, but there are some that have much better quality than others. Look for alone**** *=numbers. One of his is in spanish (like episode 5), but the rest of are in english and of decent quality, especially the later episodes. Darn the 72 minute block thing, I really hate it.

Story: Yeah it is cliched, but many other anime settings are as well. The reason why I ranked it an 8 is that the way ToraDora plays with the story.

Art: Nothing extraordinary but the exaggerated facial expressions and actions really bring ToraDora to life.

Sound: Love the opening and the ending. It's pretty different from what I'm usually hearing but it has a tune and lyrics that really catch on. If I were to compare it to another opening that has the same attractiveness it would be Lucky Star. Yeah I said Lucky Star, may the angry mob read on before tearing me apart.

Character: This is ... where I laughed my hardest. The cast of characters are a good mix that work well together. They are all heavily exaggerated along with their actions, but that's what pulls this anime to the top for me. Really, can you say no to Taiga's face when she's about to cry? Or perhaps the totally strange parrot bird thing Inko who makes you bust out laughing despite it's small screen time? Minori was also pretty epic in episode 5.

Enjoyment: An anime that can balance the cute with the comedy this well makes it a ten for me.

Overall: I probably should have given a 9 but the energy that the characters give off just makes me jump to a 10.

ToraDora is a must see for this season's anime. Even if you don't like romance, it has romance and comedy.

Story:
Story is quite deep, there are many unexpected twists and turns that'll make your head spin. While there are numerous events that do have a powerful effect upon you, there are some things that seem to replay throughout the whole story, but that doesn't hurt it in anyway

Art:
Don't know much about art but it was pretty nice. I think there are some scenes where the charcters are suddenly disproportioned, but they're in small little spaces so they don't stand out much. Quite a few bloody scenes that were done nicely.

Character:
Character development is a little slow at times and you kind of wish that you could ... give them a good kick. But what really makes up for that is the fact there are numerous characters that have different personalities who play their parts very well.

Enjoyment: I'm enjoying lots of things about the manga, but I think the one thing that draws you in is the story. Augumented with a variety of characters the whole thing comes together very strongly.

Overall: For now it's a 10. On the basis that the storyline is very strong with a nice cast of charcters that keep things interesting.

Warning:
Now here is where elfen lied probably loses a lot of ground to other manga. Even with spectacular story, a great cast of characters, there has to be a catch somewhere. It is unfortunate, but Elfen Lied brings out many parts of the story with strong graphical content. Examples would range from legs and arms flying from their owners in a bloody blur and ecchi that could almost be considered hentai. These scenes don't dominate the story, but there are enough gory scenes to cause some to turn around. So for kids out there or readers with weak stomaches, you are heavily advised not to read Elfen Lied. Also for those who consider themselves depressed or slighly mental, you might find yourself in a darker place if you read Elfen Lied.

This is one of those very ehh, shrug, mediocre animes.

Story: Sometimes seems a litte rushed, there usually is very little development to a scene which could have been used to a greater extent.

Art+Sound: Not good at rating this sort of stuff since I'm not an artist and I don't actively go out and listen to soundtracks or compare voices, but everything seemed to be pretty standard here

Character: I guess this is where I have a little trouble with H2O. In H20 characters are very standard. While yes there seems to be an underlying mystery that seems to have affected everyone, most of character development ... has been very direct where the character themselves will tell you it, or like in episode 3. There aren't many things that draw you in to want more about the characters, even the few things that do just don't seem to have a great amount of pull.

Enjoyment: I enjoy lots of anime, no different here. There are a few "nice" shots for people who enjoy little teasers. Also a few scenes which make you smile a bit but nothing you probably haven't seen before, well maybe just one you haven't seen before...(end of episode 4)


Overall: 7 for now, but I will change it if needed. You could just watch this if you've exausted all the other animes but if you're looking for something with a little bit more depth you should go to Spice and Wolf. H2O is playing in a field where there have been many others who have been successful, but that means the achievements have already been made and people have already seen the stars.

Tokimeki Memorial is a pretty good anime, but it can have a few parts where you you feel that its been used a few times too many.

Story: Good story, it'll keep you interested while bringing some laughs. There are some parts though like I said before that are overused.

Art: Nothing really caught my eye, nothing was bad.

Sound: The sounds was pretty good, I liked the opening song a lot.

Character: There's a wide range of strange and funny characters, sometimes I feel there are a bit too many but in the end they contribute to the comedy.

Enjoyment: This was a pretty good show, the comedy was ... usually pretty good, often going for physical humor, no not ecchi, instead of catchy lines.

Overall: Good anime that I feel is worth watching, I didn't love the ending, in fact I hated it quite a bit, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

I loved this anime. At the beginning you might have a bad view of the anime as just an all killing, no story anime. As the story moves on it becomes much deeper, so don't be too influenced by the first few eps. I recommend that you should watch this anime in segments, don't watch it all at once or you won't enjoy it. There are some that will like this style of art, it is a different, somewhat darker, little gothic style that keeps things interesting. Music's pretty good, I epecially like the opening. I really loved the characters too, each person had ... their story and it played out. Some people might feel that the story is a waste of time, watch and see why, but it still has a point. I'm not going to guarantee that everyone will feel the same, but if you want to watch a powerful anime you should really try SoulTaker. Remember that you shouldn't watch this anime in one day, or you won't be able to fully enjoy it, just trust me.