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If there is one word that are fit to describe this short it will be "Wild".

Garupa Pico is telling the story of five band + one extra character. If you play the game Girls Band Party(and I suggest you do it) then you might be familiar with all of the character here but even if you are not then rest easy since character are easily identified and you can gasp their general personality soon. There are Poppin Party which some of you might familiar if you already watch series first season, Afterglow a band of tight knit childhood friend, Pastel*Palette which is idol band born ... from agency, Roselia as the band that always aim for the highest and lastly Hello Happy World which just do whatever they want to make people smile.

The charm with this series is that anything goes. The ride is wild and never boring. In one episode you can find character done a gigantic miss mash costume but on another episode you will find the terror of one character turning into their favorite food. There is horror, mystery, thriller, and anything you name it then Pico will deliver it for you. All is wild and unexpected and that's what make this series special. It's not often that you can find a roller coaster of emotion packed tightly into three minute so well.

This review contain some info for old Working series. It's strongly advised to watch that beforehand.

It cannot be helped that this will be compared to it's predecessor. I've just marathoned the franchise the other time so I'm still fresh about it. I think I'll list the strength and weakness over it's predecessor.

One of my gripe about the latest installment is that the character are mutually exclusive to each other rather than the more dynamic old cast. In here they are to grouped with their respective partner and didn't interact much with other. Couple with their romantic interest and friend with each other. They are rarely ... interact with one another unlike in old series which is more rounded like Yachiyo with Kyoko, Yachiyo with Satou, Satou with Popura, Satou with Souma, Souma with Aoi, Aoi with Souta, Souta with Popura, Souta with Inami. There are more than one relationship chart either friendship one or romantic ones.

Other thing is that I feel several character are wasted here because they lack any partner. I think Kouno got it the hardest if I'm reflecting on old series. Because the dynamic between Satou and Souma is so great I think just being a boke on a part of manzai duo is severely lacking as character. Because his only partner is Adachi when Adachi is not on the picture or is together with Muranishi he is being left out. Even if there is some build up at the beginning with Yanagiba that also is swept under the rug when Yanagiba is more often seen with Nagata. There is also Kisaki which I feel overshadowed by Daichi a character that are introduced at later point in the story.

On the bright side this series still retain the spirit of the old series. The weird quirk of character and the dysfunctional workplace romance along with the gag is still can held it's own. Another thing is the progress of character relationship is fast here. Though at time it can also feel too fast it's still not on the point of being annoying.

Overall even with it's downside compared to the original series WWW.Working!! can still held it's own as a series. While you can watch this without watching the original it's still advised that you are watching the original first so that you can capture the series charm properly.

I'm giving this 7.6 overall and rounding it to 8 on MAL scoring standard.

Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!? is really a wonderful series. There is just a charm that you cannot get from anywhere here.

The story is about the man named Satomi Koutarou who is moved into a cheap dorm when he get into high school. But it's not only him that want to be on that room. Little by little girls unexpectedly start appearing and stating their own reason in order into having that room. First is ghost girl named Sanae who are already there from the start before Koutarou moving then followed by mahou shoujo Yurika who is stating that she come to protect the room because it ... have large magical power and bad guys are targeting it. After that alien princess Theia come with her attendant Ruth who want to claim that room in order to finish a trial she is having followed by underworld people Kiriha who want to build altar to create a weapon there. Thing have rocky start with each of them don't want to back down but ultimately it's landlord Shizuka intervene and create a deal to make a competition over the room instead of open hostility.

The story itself take it's time exploring each of it's character personality and motivation. For about 6 volume is dedicated into exploring all of that and all of it are worthwhile journey. It's not just that as well but there is an increase mystery on Koutarou own identity and his ties to the girls story. Over the time Koutarou realize that the girls not only invaded the room but they are slowly and surely invaded his own heart too.

The character itself grow really well. Sanae who is at first just want to have her own room back open up to other and realize that at some point they are not stranger any more to her but already become part of her family. Yurika a timid mahou shoujo grow in confidence and become someone worthy of succeeding her predecessor. Theia grow from a spoiled child into noble princess. And Kiriha who is too mature of her age open up and show her vulnerable side from time to time. Not to forget about Koutarou who grow into splendid knight. Together instead of being enemy they are at the start they form a tight bond instead and become closer than family.

Overall this story is for those who enjoy to take their time to invested into each of the character that are present. The overarching mystery and likable cast also can keep you glued into this series. I'm recommending this to someone who enjoy character focused story and to everyone that just want a pleasant thing to read.

At first with Zexal letdown I'm a little skeptical about this series. How boy it manage to surpass my expectation in every possible way.

Story - 9/10

As per YGO tradition the story start slow with first few episode focusing on character introduction and explaining new game mechanic Pendulum Summon. But over time the series took interesting turn of event and thing become more interesting. Lot of thing that seems to be insignificant at first turned into important foreshadowing for future episode.

Character - 10/10

This is the best part of Arc-V. Character are very dynamic and get great development. Usually female character is useless but not here. Yuzu ... is great duelist and she advance the plot further that many joking she is the real protagonist of the series. Many character that look like going to be one shot duelist give impact for plot later on.

Duel Choreography - 8.5/10

Unlike previous series Konami give a curve ball here. Instead of focusing only on new summoning mechanic Konami bring back many Extra Deck summon and not just that but it is also important plot point. Too bad that Ritual Summon didn't get focused here (so far). Duel here is also very meta like how real life duel will be. There is still downside though in form of Action Card that scattered on the field when Action Duel start.

Enjoyment - 10/10

Of course as long time YGO fan I'm enjoying this very much. There are many improvement here and there from previous series. Not only anime but TCG & OCG also get positive impact from the series.

Overall - 9.5/10

This is great series for YGO fans. Complex character and plot along with likable duel. Truly the best from franchise.

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance or Blade dance for short is one of five anime adaptation of LN that simultaneously announced by MF Bunko J. For you who have watch many anime by synopsis alone you can see which direction this series will take. Yes this is harem romance comedy with fantasy setting and dash of action. Nothing new here but it's not like being unoriginal equal boring. Blade Dance is type of series that not try to hard to be deep or complicated series. Instead it achieve what it is trying to do becoming simple yet enjoyable series.

Now we are talking about animation and ... art that is used here. Nothing groundbreaking or spectacular but it still have it's up and down. The best aspect here must be character design an important part on harem genre. Every character is drawn very attractive and very pleasing to the eyes. The downside here sometimes the background is not moving. But overall it is still good.

About sound even though most of main cast played by rookie seiyuu but every one of them play good job and match the character they are playing. The best must be Yuuki Kana VA of Rinslet which bough up her ojou aura more than her LN counterpart. And about soundtrack it is decent but I still disappointed that Shukasai no Elementia the one used for PV is not used as ED or OP instead.

Now the most important part of harem anime is character. We are starting with our main character first Kazehaya Kamito. As the only male spirit contractor in the series people are wary about him because in history the only male spirit contractor Demon King and as you can guess it create chaos in the past. He have good nature personality but is not above teasing his harem member. He is also competent fighter and neither wimp nor (really) dense character. Now move on to Claire. She is tsundere with heavy dose on tsun than dere. Thoughit can be annoying sometimes but over the time she really grow and become more likable. She also have rival and childhood friend named Rinslet. Rinslet like Claire is also tsundere but instead of tsundere to our male lead she is mostly tsundere to Claire. She is also have the most ojou appearance and voice in the series. Move to another character we have Ellis who is also tsundere who lean more on dere than tsun. She is serious and upstanding person. She is also act according to knight honor. We also have Fianna. She is princess also she is the tease on the series. As one of a few character that know Kamito secret she always take advantage on it. Next we have Est. The best character on the series. Bold, cute and charming. She is also very powerful spirit and Kamito trusted partner. The most defining trait of her character is that she like to wear nothing aside for knee socks. Now for the last we have Restia another spirit character. The most mysterious character on the series and the driving force behind the series. What she think and what she do is always mysterious.

This is relaxing and enjoyable series overall but since I've read the LN I know very well that Blade Dance haven't reach it's full potential yet. I'm definitely recommending this to you who like harem fantasy or who like lighthearted series in general.

On a side note the main story start right after anime end so for those who like this adaptation enough I'm strongly recommending read the LN. You can start at volume 4 where anime left off but I think it's better to read it from the start.

Psycome short for Psycho Love Comedy and as the name imply this is a story about psycho that fall in love with a healthy dose of comedy mixed.

Story - 8

The plot is very simple like you would found in another harem LN. A story about a man thrown into school and of course harem ensue. But instead of the usual school this time we have school filled with convicted murderer and psycho. Despite the usual harem cliche that always present here it is dialed up to a murderous degree.

Art - 8

The illustration is quite good here. The cover is atractive and the character design is ... also good.

Character - 9

Now this is the best part of the series. Character here very charming. The best character here ia probably goes to Renko but other character is no slouch either. Renko aka the gas mask girl have very interesting personality. She is yandere but she isn't very shy to show her love. Part that make her interesting is how balanced her "yan" and "dere" part is when shown. Aside for her we have tsundere Eiri the red haired girl titled Murderer of Six. She is vitrolic best bud wuth Renko and always bantering about breast size. We also have dojiko who is very extreme cllumsy that she already kill three people due to her clumsines. There is also Syamaya the head of Public Moral Commite titled Murderer Princess because how much amount of her victim. There is also Ayaka a yandere imouto and of course our MC Kyousuke who is titled Murderer of Twelve. Aside for the main cast this also hqve many interesting character like our punching bag Mohican(real name unknown) and killer teacher(literally) Kurumiya.

Ennoyment - 9

The intrraction between character and antic of everu character is what make this very enjoyable. The way it played cliche to the murderous tone is also what make it good. Renko in particular is the best yandere that I've ever seen.

Overall - 9

If you want to read harem LN with a slight twist than usual then this is for you. For those who didn't like harem this series also have many other aspect that can still make you entertained.

The first time I heard KamiNomi get third season I'm getting excited. After the luckluster sell from previous two season I'm worried that it won't get any anime. But my excitement fall quickly when they anounce that this will cover Goddess Saga in one cour. This is going to be terrible, this is going to be bad, they going to get this butchered is what cross in my mind that time as a manga reader. But Manglobe prove me wrong and show me how they can cover 70+ chapter into one cour amazingly.

Story : 10

This is covering fan favorite part of the manga Goddess Saga. ... Even if some part being cut and they cram skipped conquest into half episode flashback in episode 1 they still covered the later part quite faithfully and won't dissapoint manga reader.

Art : 10

The girl get more and more atractive this season. The most noticable change would be Chihiro who go from average looking into cute teritory.

Sound : 10

The soundtrack also didn't dissapoint. It fit with the mood very well. The full OP is summarizing this season very well. Added by ED that change the coverage for every episode make this great.

Character : 10

The main selling of this season is character developement with Keima get the most notable developement. This season is also promote Haqua to main character replacing Elsea who get another role this season.

Enjoyment : 10

As long time fans the fact that this get animated is already good enough. Coupled by good execution by Manglobe make it the best KamiNomi season ever.

Overall : 10

This series give me more of what I asked for. Skipped content aside they did a good job animating this. So for you who have read manga don't worry and go dive watching this and enjoy the feel. For you anime only viewer I'm adviced you to watch at least Tenri-hen OVA if you haven't watch it to get more picture of what happen this season. Overall I'm pleased with this season.

If you are the only male in all girl school what would you expect? Harem ofcourse. This is a story about the only male spirit contractor Kazehaya Kamito in all girl school where he was forced to atend by his old acuintance Greyworth the principal of the school. Because of the upcoming festival Blade Dance he was unwillingly participate to competete in the festival and beat Ren Ashbell in exchange of information about Restia the spirit that he search. The story is your average boys meet girls at first but it was develope into something better but still cliche. What Atract me the most is ... the cast so lets give a little brief about them.

Kazehaya Kamito
The MC of this series and the only male spirit contractor. Most of people warry of him since in the past Demon King that is the only male spirit contractor create chaos. But because of his ever growing harem now he have a tittle himself that is Demon King of the Night. He is on a quest for searching his past contracted spirit Restia.

Claire Rogue
Our female heroine is red haired pettanko twin tail tsundere. Her affinity is fire and her spirit is a cat. She often revered as Hellcat Ojou-sama. Even thought she is smart she is always causing problem that make her enemy of Sylphid Knight the school police. Despite that she is a good leader.

Rinslet Laurenfrost
She is Claire rival and her childhood friend. Despite always bickering they are stay a good friend not that either of them would admit it. Her affinity is ice so that it natural that she and Claire is rival. She have maid but for some reason it was her that have household skill whereas the maid is useless.

Ellis Fahrengard
Captain of Sylphid Knight and overall strict person. She was not in good term with Claire because she always cause problem. Her affinity is wind. Her skill on cooking is good but still not on level of Rinslet. She say that she practice cooking for pleasing her future husband. Even thought she is strict she have soft spot on cute thing.

Fianna Ray Odesia
She is the seductive type person. Her first appearance is in volume 2. She meet Kamito few years before the story begin but he doesn't remember her. Since she is princess maiden in combat she is act as a support. Claire sometimes refer her as immodest princest due to the fact that she always seduce Kamito.

Est
Kamito sword spirit and my personal favorite. She is a high level spirit since she can appeare in human form. Sometimes reffered as naked kneesock spirit because she often sneak into Kamito bed wearing nothing but stocking since for some reason she thought that showing her feet is embarsing. She is very loyal to Kamito. Revered by author as Unmovable Queen due to the fact that she nearly always in top popularity poll.

Restia
Mysterious darkness spirit that Kamito searching. She was Kamito contracted spirit in the past.

This novel filled with cliche, fighting, tsundere and lot of tease. With the author motto "Increase love, double the fun, supperior battle" this proof to make the story interesting. If you interest try read it specialy if you like harem fantasy setting. And it will have anime adaptation in the near future so make sure to check it out too.