Kaiba starts at the end.
Let me explain myself.
The story is a basic plot: the protagonist, Kaiba, awakes with no memories of his own past; only a necklace with the blurred photograph of a mysterious girl. Accompanied by a funny pet called Hyo-Hyo, he will start a journey in order to discover his true self and who he was.
But what makes it stand out?
This anime is the union of all its details because every character, every storyline, even the opening shots have a meaning within the plot (no spoilers). The intent of the story is to be rewatchable in order to be able to
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Apr 12, 2020
Umibe no Onnanoko
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I've read nearly all of Inio Asano's mangas since I discovered Oyasumi Punpun back in 2015. But Umibe no Onnanoko was, for me, like finding a hidden gem.
The plot is simple, as we're all accustomed to it: girl meets boy, they became friends and, during the process, it evolves onto something more complex; not quite a romance, not quite a friendship, either. And just when the story reaches this point, it turns upside down. Everything you thought you knew about the characters, changes. Their facades start to crumble, destroying our assumptions about them but, at the same time, helping us rediscover how they really think ... Apr 12, 2020
MeruPuri: Märchen☆Prince
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This was one of the first mangas I've read of Matsuri Hino when I was 13 (apart from Vampire Knight) and, at the time, it made it into my top "best mangas I've ever read".
Now that I am 21 years old, I can see all the problematic stuff this manga has (the fact that Aram IS STILL A KID, even though his appearance says otherwise), or all the misogyny that is showed from characters such as Jeile or Razalude (even though it's showed with "humoristic purposes"). But being aware of those aspects does not mean that I did not enjoy rereading it, nostalgia factor involved. ... |