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Very over the top and very edgy. But for the first time, that kind of anime exaggeration feels like an upside. It also has my favorite quote in all of anime. "The only promise a man doesn't break, is a promise he makes to himself." This perfectly describes Lelouch.

In a horrifying world where Britain continues to colonize most of the modern world. Lelouch, an exiled prince, swears to exact revenge on his father. He leads two lives, one as a British noble studying at a school in Japan. The other is an enigmatic leader of a Japanese resistance group.

Code Geass is interesting because you can ... view it as many stories in one. Most are good, but some are bad. The most obvious one is the overarching plot of the fictional Japanese resistance against the British empire, with all its politics, strategy and plotting. But there's the substory of every character individually. Furthermore, there's also the story of the relationships between all these characters.

The most interesting nexus of all these stories is the main character, Lelouch. An intelligent, narcissistic and cutthroat teenager with a newfound strange superpower. His personal story has been an absolute treat to watch. Not to mention, the show does a tremendous job of taking into account his personality + motives and translating that into how he treats others.

There are some bad aspects of the show, but they're mostly on par with usual anime faults. The most annoying one is that the school life aspect of the show is incredibly boring. The least interesting characters are the ones from the school (not counting the ones that exist outside the school too). There's also some random fanservice. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, it's kind of shocking how explicit it is. The fact that it's a mecha anime is also a downside for me because mecha fights are kind of boring.

The summary is that it's a massive, incoherent mess that doesn't have any proper direction. Things happen completely out of left field. To add insult to injury, some things are also left completely unresolved. There's some random incest and fanservice thrown in for some reason. The romance is also completely out of left field where the MC becomes a couple all of a sudden. It is also written so horribly that you're left to wonder why they even bothered.

The sad thing is that the main plot actually did have some potential. I'm a sucker for these stupid plots where the protagonist wins through an unconventional ... skill or power against all odds. The most surprising thing is that the show sets up the premise amazingly. Usually, other shows struggle with making the unconventional power feel unconventional. For example, Asta's anti-magic in Black Clover gets overtuned. Other shows had a similar problem where the MC's unconventional power doesn't seem like it should go unrecognized in his/her world.

Chivalry of a Failed Knight doesn't suffer from this issue, the MC's abilities DO feel unconventional and unorthodox. It does make sense why they wouldn't be recognized. However, it also makes sense how he wins his battles. Chivalry of a Failed Knight sets up a very good potential story about hard work and perseverance. It's sad that everything besides the main premise is so horribly written though.

I'm not sure if the anime is this bad or if I'm experiencing whiplash because I watched 3 amazing movies in a row. Sadly, I think it's the former. Slime 300 is categorized as a slice of life out of necessity. It's too unfunny to be a comedy. There's no conflict, no drama, no plot so there's no chance of it being anything else. I hate calling it a slice of life too because in reality, it's a slice of nothing.

The protagonist is immortal, the strongest, loved by everyone. She doesn't do much, doesn't want to and doesn't have to. The show isn't suspenseful, complex, ... funny nor entertaining. You get to watch an assortment of anime girls do really boring and uninteresting things for 12 episodes. Each one of them feels like it lasts forever because NOTHING of note happens.

I know that in slice of life, nothing important happens either. But that's not what I mean. I actually do enjoy slice of life when done well. However, slice of life anime usually has unimportant but entertaining events. I don't want them to save the world, but I want them to do something I care about. Sadly, I cared about nothing here.

If you wanna watch anime girls do really boring things, go ahead. Otherwise, skip this.

My re-watch was definitely better than my initial watch. Noragami has a weird but interesting concept. It follows a minor Japanese deity, Yato, who tries to become popular and get his own massive shrine. He does all sorts of odd jobs to try and become popular. It's pretty enjoyable overall, but has a couple of weird downsides.

The first is that Noragami's humor doesn't land around 90% of the time, which gets annoying because actual storytelling will sometimes get interrupted by an unfunny gag complete with all the anime cartoony facial features. The second is that it's a superpower anime with a really weird power system. ... The deities can't actually do anything by themselves, but they turn human souls into weapons and fight using them. It keeps getting more and more convoluted with the instruments gaining more and more hyperspecific abilities, all the while you're wondering why the deity seems to be just a normal person.

Its biggest upside is that the main characters are interesting and do interesting things. Yato takes the cake because he's lived many centuries, but he still acts very casual. His age and maturity still manage to slip through anyways because of his very jaded, pragmatic outlook on many things. Both its opening themes are amazing as well.

As for the rest, it's above par. The artstyle is good, but it's nothing too special. The story is there. It's coherent and it's enjoyable. There's not much to say really.

A lot of romcoms rely on an annoying, infinite tease to keep you interested. This one is no exception. I normally don't mind the infinite teasing. However, I expect there to be something else. For example, Tanaka-kun is Listless teases the romance aspect till the very end. However, the rest of the show is very entertaining even without the romance, which makes you care less about it. The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. has a romance plot you know wouldn't go anywhere, but the show is funny without it and the romance plot is yet another instrument for the comedy. I can name other examples.

In ... this anime, there is nothing else. It's just the tease. There isn't much comedy, there is no good story, there's no good romance, it's just the tease. When you look at the manga, the tease is still ongoing. It's going to be stretched out for as long as it generates income. I do have some responsibility though because I saw the "Romance" and "Shonen" tags and I deluded myself into thinking this will have substance.

The story is as follows: Mona tries to seduce Kuroiwa --> Kuroiwa tries to clear his mind because he's a monk in training --> Mona thinks he is unaffected/angry. Rinse and repeat forever.

The show starts off all fanservice and no substance. You have seen this formula a billion times already. Last year it was the Cafe Terrace show, now it's Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister (from now on called Knot). It follows the usual formula of "guy who is kind of cold gets surrounded by girls and eventually has to choose a love interest. But don't worry deep inside he is kind but just puts up a front. Also he always accidentally gropes them or sees them naked." Completely typical.

Knot's issue is that it wants to have it both ways. It wants to give you ... mind-numbing fan service with really shallow character tropes, but for some reason it also wants to tell a serious story. The serious story, however, is completely uninteresting. So it's just overt fanservice interrupted by long stretches of really boring storytelling. Even if you're watching this for the fanservice, it will be ruined by the shitty storytelling that seems to last ages.

In/Spectre is a story about a girl who resolves incidents involving ghosts with the help of a guy who is invulnerable. The story isn't bad, but the way it is shown is bad. There is a metric fuckton of talking. I do not exaggerate when I say that this might as well be a book or an audiobook. Most of the show is characters sitting somewhere and dropping 5-15 minute long expositions.

In one of the incidents, it boiled down to 2 episodes of the characters sitting on a mountain and explaining/figuring out what happened. The visiuals mostly amount to animations of people talking or walking ... or making coffee or whatever. The visual aspect of the show isn't really used much in any meaningful way. I am 7 episodes into my rewatch and I would say that there has probably been 3 minutes total where there's a difference between reading and seeing.

The chronology gets confusing at times. There are sudden time skips and sudden flashbacks with no way to tell what time you're on. One instance was in episode 6 where I thought there was a scene transition but actually it was a flashback.

I can't decide whether this was worth watching because there is a coherent story, or whether it's not worth the trouble. The only thing I'm sure of is that the constant reading is very exhausting.

I read the Solo Leveling manhwa before even the show was announced. It was marketed to me as a power fantasy and I enjoyed it a lot for the exact same reason. The first season of the adaptation felt slow compared to the manhwa; too slow, in fact. However, season 2 felt like it upped the pace and something was happening every episode, which I commend them for.

I don't think Solo Leveling is the best thing since toast bread. After all, it is just a power fantasy. However, I think it's decently good and worth watching. It stands far above the usual isekai/fantasy slop. There's ... an actual story, the world is cohesive, the animation is good, there is no contrived harem, the characters don't make me want to press mute, the dialogue isn't repetitive to the point that I can predict the next 5 lines of conversation (which usually happens in the average isekai no matter how much they get glazed).

As for the story, I would like to mention that I'm judging it from the view of someone who knows the entirety of it. If I only knew season 1 and 2, I would have some complaints. If you are watching this without having read the manhwa, you might hate some aspects. So you might like the show less than I did.

Angel beats has an amazing setting and an amazing ending. In fact, a one of my favorite endings. However, anything unrelated to those two things is mediocre. The characters are some of the worst I have ever seen. Almost all of them have one gag and that's their entire personality. Their motives are very weird too. The leader of the group is upset at God and that's why they have to steal food from cafeteria (?). Okay but why are the others following her? The animation and art style are also pretty crap. The opening theme is a banger but that doesn't matter, I just ... wanted to mention that.

The good thing about Angel Beats is that it's good at setting up some strong sad moments. There is a kind of sadness I only sense when watching something that Jun Maeda worked on. In Angel Beats specifically, it's loneliness. It's the feeling you get saying goodbye to people and being left behind. If that sounds appealing to you, I think you would like Angel Beats. Otherwise, I'm not really sure. It depends on your standards

The only thing that matters about "The Misfit of Demon King Academy" is that it does reveals in the worst way possible. Most shows will basically start with a premise which you can intuitively understand. Then, after you have understood the "norm", the show progresses and reveals something outside that norm to show how impressive something is.

The Misfit of Demon Academy doesn't do any of that. It pulls something out of thin air then tells you "ok please give a shit about this". It tells you "this is cool" and you're just supposed to accept that.

The best example is when a teacher does a magic ... circle, Anos (the MC) says "ok but its 4x better if you do this". Then he wiggles his fingers around changing the magic circle. The teacher then goes "Oh my God wow". This is where the show's creators order you to be impressed. Is it impressive? I don't know. I don't even know what the magic circle is or what it does. I guess I'll take the teacher's word for it.

Most of the show revolves around how Anos is cool. The pattern of the reveal above repeats a bunch of times. Although sometimes, at least it's convincing As for the plot, I don't really know what is the overarching goal or point. Anos is just doing stuff to do stuff.. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to even care about. Even the show isn't sure if it cares about the story because it just keeps speeding through it.

The only thing I will grant the show is that it's not boring. It's bad.... really bad. But stuff happens a lot so I didn't feel bored