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To start off before I get into my personal review; I think Sun and Moon gets a lot of hate for the wrong reasons. I personally believe that this show isn't given enough credit and that honestly bums me out. I'm gonna try to break it down nice and simple, to give you my thoughts of why I think this anime is actually quite good, and deserves a lot more praise. I put very little spoilers in here as I possibly could, so if you dont want ANY whatsoever. I suggest not to read.

Story - Honestly. It is so refreshing to see that Sun & ... Moon isn't the standard "copy & paste", linear story that a lot of the past ones were. Sun & Moon tries something different that we haven't really seen before in the past Pokemon anime.

Satoshi (Ash) arrives in the Alola region with his mom to deliver a Pokemon egg to Prof. Oak's cousin, Samson. During the one day that Satoshi was there, he of course had a great time that lead him to the decision that he wanted to stay and adventure the Alolan region. Now, at this point if you played the games, you would assume that Satoshi would go to each island right away to challenge all of the trails. Instead of doing that immediately, he is introduced as a new classmate in the Pokemon school, where he makes new friends that were actually challengers in the game. Already off the bat, this feels really weird and different. As time goes on, Satoshi goes on adventures with his new friends and classmates, and also does the island challenges when the opportunity arises. Something that is also new is that Satoshi and his friends become "Ultra Guardians". This in my opinion is kind of cringe and not that enjoyed for the most part. They basically go and fight any ultra beasts that come into the world through the portals, capture them, and send them back to where they came from. The way that they go about it, sending them off with their catch phrases and such, to me is pretty weird and not in a good way. Not that I hate it, but I personally could go without it. I do however like some of the episodes, and I love that they all have their own ride Pokemon, based on their personalities (or preferences). All in all, without going into too much more detail, I am seriously enjoying and having fun with this new story. Its really fresh and its a different approach from how all the other anime is. Go battle gyms, fight the league. Sure in the sense of this, it will end up that way as well. But there is no gyms, and as of right now in the current story, there is no league. But the professor is working on creating it. A lot of people don't like this and honestly I can understand why, but to me, as someone that used to watch the Pokemon anime and just got so bored of it since it was always the same thing, Sun & Moon got me back into it. I feel like I can actually sit and enjoy almost every episode and be amazed by it.

Art - Ok so, the art is probably also the biggest thing that people HATE. I get it. It's very different. It does seem that the quality has gone down in some aspects. I can admit that for sure. Although, I think why it seems that way, is just through the approach that they did. It looks more cartoon-y and does look like the same anime style it once had. Although, I love it. The animation is well done, and the character design has stayed true. Based on each characters personality, they animate them correctly with the ways that they walk, act, talk, etc. Personally I think it looks pretty good, and as i keep saying over and over again. Refreshing. X & Y they had great animation and art style, but it was the same old style that they've always had, just updated.

Sound - Wow. So the music in this show has been FANTASTIC so far. Most OP's and ED's have been amazing. Voice acting is very good and to a T. There isnt too much that I can think of that I can write more than that.

Character - The anime has stayed true to how the characters are in the game, and I think for the most part, the directors have usually done a good job with that. They haven't butchered any of the characters, and have done their best to flesh them out in the anime. I love how they all are. Honestly in the game, I didn't care for them at all. Besides Lily. The anime has honestly made me love each of them, and makes me always want to watch to see how they grow as trainers, and see what they do next!

Enjoyment - I have not been able to enjoy a pokemon anime in such a long time. X & Y was good. Also X Y & Z. That I didnt really have much problems with, it was really good! Although I didn't really care about it that much. However, Sun & Moon has honestly restored that fun for me. Everytime I watch an episode, I can seriously sit there and enjoy whatever the characters are doing, and seeing how Satoshi progresses in the Alolan region. I have recommended the show to a couple of my friends that like Pokemon, and they're having a great time watching it, and even they haven't enjoyed a Pokemon anime in a long time. I seriously think that Sun and Moon is perfect to sit down and relax to. It also has its time where it gets you really hyped up, and wanting to know whats next.

Overall I seriously love Sun and Moon. Is it perfect? Definitely not. Is it different? For sure. Does that make it bad? No. I seriously think people don't like change, but sometimes, its good. There are some things that, like I said, I dont like about the show. But that hasn't stopped me in the slightest from giving the show a chance and see where it went. It's been a great adventure so far and I cant wait to see where it goes. I think people just really need to give it the chance that it deserves, and try to enjoy something that's a bit different.

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Story: In all honestly. There are plenty of pros and cons about the story line. Truly, its a good thing though. The story is something that you don't see often. Yes you see a lot of anime with people having a childhood friend(s) and sometimes they dont remember them, or they fall in love with them. But, Nisekoi is a bit different. The story was given spunk and excitement to it. They made the childhood friend a total mystery, and keeps you guessing on who was the person Raku made the promise to. The story's suspense keeps on increasing more ... and more and keeps you wondering where the romance and everything else is headed. I gave it an 8/10. Reason is, some certain things in the story get kinda cliche, but overall, they did a good job on making sure its something fresh. The episodes aren't rushed, they go at a smooth pace, and its easy to understand what going on. The plot keeps getting better and better and after reading the manga, for people who are watching the anime, get ready to be surprised.

Art: I give the art 9/10 because honestly, if you pay attention to how the mouths move, or how all the background or foreground art is, even the characters and everything else itself, its really good. I love the way they have been drawn, the feeling is so HD like. Also looks well done. It might just be my opinion but, anime in 2013-2014 has really gotten so much better since better technology is here for people to draw with. I think that this anime was drawn extremely well though, even down to the littlest detail. I might be over exaggerating, but I just really like it.

Sound: I really love the music in the anime, and I have to say my favorite is when whenever Raku and Chitoge are doing their little play when pretending to be dating, the music that comes on for those parts is perfect. It makes you laugh with the scene that just happened, and it gives a good feeling to it. The OP to the anime is amazingly done too. The art is fantastic, but the song is also very good.

Character: The voices for each of the characters fits well in my opinion. In my head while reading the manga, I thought Raku's voice would be just a bit deeper, and same with Chitoge, but there voices are pretty damn close to what I would of thought. As for Kosaki, her voice is very girly, just what I would of thought. I think they did a good job. The characters themselves can be so funny, cute, serious, and great. I would have to say that their looks fit their personality great as well!

Enjoyment: I honestly love romance/comedy/highschool animes/mangas. I dont know why, but I do. This is one of my favorites by far. Its hard for an anime to get me attached to it, but this one did a great job. I just keep reading the manga until the next episode comes out, and I just read the most recent issue that came out. So yeah, Im pretty well hooked. This does a good job with making you want to know whats going on, who is Raku gonna end up with, where is the story gonna head to. Its weird, but addicting.

Overall. I seriously love this anime, I think a lot of people will like it once the story gets deeper. The beginning is sort of slow, but its still good. I wouldnt give it any higher than a nine.. for now. Although my review makes me seem just an obsessive person. Remember, although it has a lot of my opinions in it, and a lot of you wont agree, but I hope a lot of you will give it the chance, and hopefully some of you will like it as much as I do. The story is original, the characters are original, and it's funny, cute, and addicting. Now that I feel lame, I hope you enjoy the rest of the episodes that come out!