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Not bad, not amazing, and kind of weird.

This is not a bad anime by any means, I have watched much worse than this, but there's also some much better anime then this too, and definitely ones that are less weird.

Let me elaborate on each point.
The Good:
1. Really good animation quality for such an obscure anime, it's animation is really crisp, and bold, if can understand that. I almost find it to be a waste being used on this anime since it's so good.
2. The story is somewhat bland & cliché and feels like a lot of this is a small harem, considering the few women ... who like to follow the MC around. Now that isn't a forced plot point to this anime, more so it is a side detail, with the MC mainly just being another OP reincarnated MC who fights and protects his village. However, believe this; The MC actually has some values, and isn't a total sad loser or an awful douchebag?! Which is surprisingly rare with this type of anime for some reason. The story has a decent plot, which doesn't drag out, and the pacing is decent as well. The characters are a bit cliché, but they are good since they actually get a personality and are understandable in their actions and beliefs, with the MC having a good backstory to aid it all.

The Bad:
The positives, sometimes are the negatives. This is bland & cliché, so no matter the fact that I find this to be enjoyable, the story is something that could be put together by grabbing 6 reincarnation animes and shoving them into a blender, and filtering out the mediocre characterizations that you sometimes get. I wouldn't watch this if you have some other animes you have been looking at watching, since this is really just more of the same, with a little better animation and characters. That said, if you are bored, this is actually decent enough to keep you entertained, just keep in mind it isn't unique or magically special compared to anything else.

The Ugly (aka, Weird):
For some reason drinking in this anime revolves around milk. Now that wouldn't be anything I would care about, BUT for this anime it revolves around half human animals (see where I am going?), and the local drinking place is just a place where you drink a half cow/human's breast milk, which is also somebody's wife, and their daughter also gives out her milk too, see where I am going? This is kinda weird, and I agree with others that this seems like a disguised fetish of some kind. That said I don't think it ruins an entire anime over a 2 minute scene, but I wish that the producers would've just cut the scene entirely since it added almost nothing besides a moment to scratch your head and think "Why am I watching an anime where people drink a half human/cow's breast milk".

6.5/10, truly a milky experience.

Not horrible, but still not recommendable.

"Atri: My Dear Moments" is an anime that really could've been good, but always came across as being a somewhat poor adaptation, plus it misses a lot of the earlier episode charm that made the anime good in the first place.

Lets start off with the good.
1. Good animation:
Visually, this anime is a win. The animation is smooth and vibrant, with real attention to detail. Unlike many low-budget animes that cut corners on backgrounds and character movement, this one actually looks like some effort went into it. Props to the animators for making it look this good.

2. Great episodes (For the ... most part):
The first six episodes are actually pretty strong. They’re well-paced, the characters feel fleshed out, and the story is cohesive. Plus, the romance isn’t overly forced, which is a nice change. These episodes really had me interested, and I thought the show was setting up something good.

Well that's it for positives from me... Onto the negatives
1. Missteps in Character and Romance, and a wish that it adapted a different route from the VN: (Here's a long one)
One of the major issues with Atri: My Dear Moments is its choice to make Atri the romantic lead despite her characterization being built around the “loli” trope—a divisive feature in anime. I don’t usually mind characters with a youthful appearance, as it’s a common anime style, and it can work when handled maturely. However, in this case, it’s hard to ignore how uncomfortable it feels. Atri doesn’t just look young; she’s written with the behavior and mannerisms of someone who’s basically a preteen, making it unsettling when the show pushes her as the protagonist’s love interest.

Compare this with Isla from "Plastic Memories." Isla has a similar appearance to Atri, but she’s portrayed with emotional depth and a mature outlook that makes her romance with the main character feel more genuine and less problematic. Atri, on the other hand, stays in this immature, comic-relief role throughout, which only highlights how strange it feels when the anime tries to build her up as a love interest. It’s a tough pill to swallow and is likely to turn off a lot of viewers who prefer their romance characters to feel age-appropriate and emotionally developed.

Continuing on, Atri’s comic-relief personality and childlike innocence make her work well as a fun, side character, but when she’s placed in a romantic context, it clashes awkwardly. Usually, when a character like this transitions into a love interest, they gain a bit more emotional depth or maturity to make the relationship feel genuine, but here, Atri stays in the same immature, playful role. This lack of growth or adjustment only highlights the discomfort, as her behavior doesn’t align with the romantic angle the story tries to sell.

In contrast, Minamo—the protagonist’s childhood friend—would’ve made a much stronger romantic lead. She has a maturity and emotional depth that could have balanced the main character’s journey, making the romance feel more grounded and believable. Shifting the romance to Minamo would’ve let Atri shine in her role as comic relief without forcing her into an awkwardly mismatched romance.

5/10, While it’s not a bad anime, I can’t say it’s one I’d recommend. It has its good moments and some solid animation, but it ultimately doesn’t deliver on its potential that I once saw in it.

I'm not the type to absolutely hate something very often, but when I do, it's overrated garbage-heap anime that are generic but try to be different, but then do the exact same formula as all other basic reversed roles action fantasy anime.

"Wistoria: Wand and Sword" is mainly bad since it had potential, some of the best anime are ruined by their unrealized potential by the original Manga/Light-Novel authors or by the main director of the anime adaptation. I'll be honest, I never read the manga for this anime, and I hope that the manga is different from this anime, since this has immense potential that ... I never seen fully utilized.

I will start with the good:
1. Great Animation and Fight Scenes:
The animation is, without a doubt, superb. Whether it's the dynamic fight sequences or the meticulous detail of each setting, the art does an excellent job of setting the mood and immersing the viewer. I have to commend the team for this—it’s visually engaging and fluid, especially during the battles.

And... well, that’s where the praise ends.

1. Cliches, Tropes, and Generic Personalities:
Wistoria feels like a mishmash of every overused shounen fantasy trope thrown into a blender, and the result is something that’s both unoriginal and frustrating. This is like a smoothie, but you put in a bunch of weird ingredients to try and be different, and one of those ingredients spoils the entire drink and ruins the enjoyment from it's consumption. In essence, this means that this is just an MC that's just shoved into another environment to just be different, not to make an interesting story.
Lets think this over first eh? The MC is a sword-fighter who dreams of becoming a wizard, but he’s completely inept at magic. So why is he enrolled in a magic academy that emphasizes magical combat? It makes no sense. His teachers acknowledge that while he’s intelligent, he’s not suited for battle magic. They even suggest he’d excel as a theoretical mage, focusing on research or writing instead of combat.
To put it in simpler terms: it’s like a high school teacher who’s great at explaining physics but can’t conduct groundbreaking experiments themselves. They might be excellent at teaching concepts, but that doesn’t mean they should be competing with top-tier physicists on actual experiments.
The problem here is that the MC’s situation feels contrived and lazy. He doesn’t really evolve as a mage; he remains primarily a sword-fighter throughout. So why is he at a magic school rather than a school for swordsmanship?

2. Horribly Generic Characters:
The characters are just as lackluster. The protagonist, your typical “poor-but-kind” underdog, gets bullied because of his lack of magical prowess but somehow scrapes by due to his sword skills (plot armor, anyone?). He’s essentially a stock “different but special” character we've seen many times before. His struggles don’t add depth; they just feel like a rehash of familiar tropes.
Then we have the school’s antagonists, a parade of copy-paste arrogant mages who look down on non-magical people. Their disdain is so over-the-top that they feel less like characters and more like caricatures. It’s lazy writing that manufactures cheap melodrama instead of creating compelling conflict. These antagonists are insufferable not because of clever writing, but because they’re predictable and one-dimensional.

3. Could've Been Better:
This critique applies mostly to the characters. They all come off as one-dimensional and lack the depth needed to make them truly engaging. Are they the worst I’ve ever seen? No, not by a long shot. But the characters, much like the rest of the show, feel limited and underdeveloped. Because of this, I can’t recommend Wistoria to the average viewer—there are simply too many better shows out there that offer more in every category.

5/10, Wish it was better.
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Fable is a fantastic anime with one major flaw—its pacing.

There’s no doubt that Fable is an amazing anime. It’s got a unique premise, cool characters, and an awesome story. But it’s not perfect, and there are a couple of issues that stop it from being truly great.

1. Pacing:
Fable probably has the worst pacing of any anime I’ve ever watched. It's so slow, in fact, that I would even go as far as saying that multi-season TV shows like "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul" handle pacing better than this. If they compacted all the filler, slow dialogue, drawn-out scenes, and cliffhangers; the producers probably could've ... made the 25 episode season into a 20 episode season. Instead, the dragged-out pacing makes the anime harder to watch, if you, perhaps, are not as interested in this anime's themes and genres and just watched out of curiosity.

2. Weekly Cliffhangers:
This somewhat ties into the pacing issues I have described previously. The cliffhangers here are by far some of the worst I’ve seen, and it feels like they’re deliberately designed to frustrate viewers. And when I say cliffhangers, I mean it, almost every episode ends on a cliffhanger, which is more aggravating than suspenseful, which makes it feel like the anime is trying to annoy its audience on purpose. This might not be as big of a deal since you won’t have to wait a week between episodes since the anime is done airing, but if you have to pause this anime to go to work or something similar, it might be tough to find a good episode to stop at.

3. Animation Quality (Minor Issue):
While the action scenes (especially the ones with Akira and Youko) look great, the rest of the animation is kind of hit-or-miss. The non-action scenes just don’t get the same level of attention, which is disappointing. It’s not bad enough to ruin the show, but considering how good the story is, I wish they’d put a little more effort into the animation overall.

Onto the good:
1. The Voice Acting is Great:
The voice acting is one of the show’s strongest points. Akira’s voice actor, in particular, absolutely nails it, making him super memorable even though he’s a quiet, odd character. The casting across the board is really solid, and the voices definitely help distract from some of the other issues, like the animation.

2. The story is a masterpiece:
If you’re wondering whether Fable has a great story, the answer is a big, resounding YES. The synopsis honestly doesn’t do it justice. It’s about a hitman who’s been raised in that life, trying to live a somewhat normal existence, but his past and present keep colliding in ways that affect everyone around him.
And if you’re asking whether there’s action—absolutely. There’s plenty of it. You get detailed weapons (knives, guns), intense hand-to-hand combat, and some pretty brutal death scenes. Despite the slow pacing and those annoying cliffhangers, the story was so good that I couldn’t help but get excited for each new episode as soon as it came out.

Overall, Fable is still one of my favorite anime this season. Sure, the pacing and cliffhangers can get annoying, but the story, voice acting, and action more than make up for it. If you plan to binge-watch, these issues might not bother you as much. Definitely worth checking out if you’ve got the time!

9/10, I greatly recommend this to anyone looking for a good watch.
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Failure Frame has a decent story, but it’s held back by bad CGI, too much fanservice, and an underdeveloped plot. That said, I actually found it pretty enjoyable overall, and I think it’s a bit misunderstood. The problems don’t make it bad—they just pile up and take away from what could’ve been a great show.

Firstly, I liked the twist on the usual reincarnation theme, where the protagonist gets betrayed by a goddess. It’s not the most original take, but it was still a nice change of pace for an isekai series.

Now, onto the visuals—this is where things get messy. The animation quality is all over ... the place. The first episode looks solid, but then episodes 2-5 hit you with some terrible CGI. And it’s not even for big action scenes; they use it for basic stuff like talking around a bed or walking through town. It feels weird and unnatural, with characters suddenly moving in smooth 3D animation, then snapping back to 2D. Luckily, after episode 5, the show mostly sticks to 2D animation for the rest of the season, which is a welcome improvement, but when 3D animation is used later in the season, it looks much better than what it was in the early episodes, but still, I wish it was not used.

The fight scenes are quite mediocre, most of them don't make sense for Touka to fight in them the way he does. This isn't to say that they all are stupid, some are actually well thought out, but it doesn't help when most of the enemies are CGI.

When it comes to the characters, they’re pretty cliche, but not in a bad way. The main character, Touka, is actually decent. He’s got a personality, and he’s not as clueless as your typical isekai protagonist. He goes through some solid development throughout the series, and I ended up liking him more than I expected. Seras, on the other hand, feels more like fan-service than an actual character a good portion of the time. She’s often just there to look embarrassed or show some skin, which gets old fast. But, when the show isn’t focusing on that, she’s alright, but they don’t give her much depth besides her affection of Touka.

6.5/10, I recommend it. The anime isn’t bad, and its story can be fun to follow. However, you’ll need to overlook the inconsistent CGI and some underdeveloped plot points. If you can switch off your brain and focus on the story, it’s an enjoyable watch within the isekai genre.

I can't call 2.5 Dimensional Seduction bad, but it definitely falls short of what I expected given its potential.

The biggest issue? Censorship. Specifically, of the, ahem, scantily clad scenes, which are pretty much the entire point of the manga.

Now, if you're adapting an ecchi series, shouldn't it be faithful to the source material? The main problem here is the PG-13 rating, which limits the very thing the manga was built on—cough borderline soft-core porn cough. Sure, some PG-13 anime push boundaries with ecchi content, but this one censors most of what made the manga popular: provocative cosplay that's, let’s be honest, one slip away from ... naked. If the anime waters down all the fan service the manga relied on, what's the point?

If your source material is ecchi and borders on soft-core porn, targeting a very specific audience who’s there for that, then it makes no sense to give the anime a PG-13 rating that limits it away from what the anime is. You’re setting yourself up for failure when the very thing fans want to see is censored. Why would fans who know what this is about bother watching a version that censors what they came for?

And, do you expect the characters in an ecchi series like this to have deep, intriguing personalities? Not really. That’s not what the manga focused on—it was all about nudity and erotic scenes involving the characters. I read a decent few chapters, and I can safely say the manga is about 70% "fun" material (😉) and 30% story. That’s what it was designed for.

However, the anime flips that, giving us 70% story and only 30% suggestive clothing. But when the original story was pretty much just a setup for more dirty and scantily clad scenes, you end up with a show that feels weirdly out of place in a PG-13 format. It just doesn’t work as well when the anime has to focus on story rather than the ahem "visual appeal" that fans were actually there for. So, what we get is an awkward, toned-down version of a series that’s supposed to be all about pushing those boundaries.

In the end, it’s not that 2.5 Dimensional Seduction is bad. It just feels like it’s missed the mark by trying to straddle the line between ecchi and PG-13 without doing either particularly well. When a manga built on soft-core nudity and erotic cosplay gets watered down for a broader rating, it leaves me wondering: why bother adapting it at all if you’re going to censor the thing everyone came for?

This really should've been a R-17+ or a R+ considering what it came from. And while I don't necessarily dislike the anime, it just isn't the same as the manga.

6/10, I gotta look at more of this manga for... research purposes...
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This is a "what if a 90s depressed & suicidal grunge alt-rock artist (Kurt Cobain) was turned into an early 1900s anime protagonist", which isn't a bad thing.

"No Longer Allowed in Another World" is a really good anime with just a very slow start. The first few episodes take their merry time to speed up, but once the pace actually speeds up, it gets much better to watch.

Lets start with whats good:
1. The Animation:
The animation is very pleasing to the eyes and doesn't have jank CGI like some animes that were released this season. Really well produced and has very crisp animation.

2. The Characters:
At first ... I wasn't very sure of the characters, they came across as one dimensional in the beginning episodes, but as this season went on they gained an alright personality with "Sensei" actually getting decent development. By the time the anime ended I really liked the characters, obviously some of them are very basic, but they at-least were likable and didn't come across as stupid and dense.

3. The Story:
The story is actually pretty good, and isn't boring to watch. Though this isn't exactly the most original premise, it is done very well and has good plot twists and does some original stuff that isn't common in other animes. Some of it is predictable, but don't let it distract you from seeing that this has a fun story.

The bad:
1. First episodes are really slowly paced:
As I said prior this anime has a really slow pacing at the start of the anime. This isn't the most fun to watch through at the beginning and it is easy to see why a lot of people dropped this anime at episode 3 and didn't want to give the rest a shot.

2. Some of the humor isn't great:
This is something that is SUBJECTIVE, so please take it with a grain of salt. A decent amount of this anime's suicidal and dark jokes don't quite hit the mark of actually being funny, even when they are funny it is more because it is random, like the anime randomly panning over to the MC eating a bunch of poisonous pills to end themselves. Of course there are funny scenes here that do not involve the MC poisoning himself, but a good majority are involving his suicidal tendencies which can be a coin flip on if they are funny or not.

The ugly:
If you don't like a theme that involves suicide as a comedic joke, then this is probably not for you, and it should be ignored if you have the belief that suicide is not a joke or can be used as a joke.

If you want to watch something, and you don't want to search through anime on MAL for 3 hours for something to watch, this is pretty good and I recommend it.
7.5/10

"Ossan Newbie Adventurer" is good, but really had the possibility to be so much more than what it came out to be.

Let me explain what wasn't as good, then I will go onto what is likeable:
1. Forcing good characters to be somewhat bland due to mediocre backstories:
The characters are good, but their backstories are a bit flat. Rick, for example, just wants to get stronger to be an adventurer—nothing we haven’t seen before. He kind of gives off One Punch Man vibes but without the humor or depth. Reanette is there mostly to support Rick, and while Broughston gets some backstory in the last episode, ... he's still just a tank character. Alicerette and Mizett are barely even part of the story. Don’t get me wrong, I like the characters, but they really could’ve been fleshed out better.

2. Not a lot of actual character growth:
This kind of ties into #1. Rick is a powerhouse from the start, and not much changes for him. Reanette has been into him from day one, and Broughston is smart and strong but doesn’t develop much until the last episode. Funny enough, Angelica, a side character, gets more growth than the main cast with development as both as a person and a fighter.

3. Predictable:
With Rick being so strong, you kind of know how most fights are going to go. There's not much suspense when the hero’s practically unbeatable.

4. Mediocre Pacing:
The pacing is a bit all over the place. Sometimes it feels like they drag things out, and other times, they rush through important plot points. It’s not terrible, but definitely could’ve been smoother.

Onto what is enjoyable:
1. Likable characters:
Despite the backstory and growth issues, the characters are still pretty charming. They have unique personalities that aren't just recycled tropes, which is nice.

2. Great fight scenes:
The action scenes are where this show really shines. They’re exciting and well-animated, especially the final battle. If you’re into good fight choreography, this won’t disappoint.

3. Not too much forced romance:
I appreciated that the romance between Reanette and Rick didn’t feel forced. It’s subtle and doesn’t take over the plot, which is a relief since so many fantasy shows push romance too hard or overload on fan service. This one felt natural and balanced.

Overall, "Ossan Newbie Adventurer" is an enjoyable watch for those seeking a fun anime to watch. It has its flaws, but the charm and engaging fight scenes make it worth recommending.
7.5/10
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This parried my intelligence and made me have the intelligence of a caveman...

"I Parry Everything" is mediocre. Plain & Simple. That isn't to say that this wasn't disappointing, but more-so this had immense potential that it consistently killed with each encounter with the bland and moronic MC that drains your IQ more than short format videos on YouTube and TikTok.

Let me explain;
1. Noor is probably the most stupid & dense MC I have ever watched by a long shot:
YES, I know that he is intentionally dense and stupid. But there are legitimately zero redeeming factors about this main character. I am being serious when I ... say the cartoon "Beavis & Butthead" has not only far more intelligent main characters, but they are actually stupidly funny, Noor on the other hand has zero funny comedy, he has a lower than room temperature IQ, and consistently is more dense than a neutron star.

2. HAD potential:
The first few episodes actually were alright, since it wasn't absolutely blatantly obvious how big of an idiot Noor was, you would just think he is a tad slow with picking up details, but he cant even understand what a detail even is. I cannot understate how dense Noor is, the amount the author made him dense is ridiculous. That said, at least at the beginning the characters had some charm to them, which I feel faded away after the fourth episode in this anime. What I mean is, the relationships Noor was making, was done at a reasonable pace, and after the fourth episode it then went on to be both overwhelmingly fast and slow at the same time, this being the fact that the story went by quickly with the people Noor would meet, but the dialogues were inorganic and slow which dragged on immensely especially with the emperor and his charade.

3. Very weird pacing:
Episodes 5 through 10 have pacing that could've made these five episodes into three if it's pacing was done better. This is a bit of a smaller nitpick, but I still dislike when some anime have drawn out episodes to make it to that 12 episode mark.

Things that were good;
1. The ending:
The ending was probably one of the best for a conclusion that I have seen this season. It is the one of the reasons that I still think this show might be worthwhile for some people.

2. The characters besides Noor are well constructed characters:
Kinda funny how all the other characters besides have a lot of likable charm isn't it? I am unironic when I say this, most of the other characters came off decently well constructed. This doesn't mean the other characters are complex (far from that), I just mean that they are simple and likable characters, which is nice when you have a clueless MC.

All in all, I think this anime really depends on if you care about watching a clueless & stupid MC, and find enjoyment in the character's density, or if you dislike OP MCs.

6/10, watch if this is the type of show you are looking for.

This is a good anime overall, but it is definitely not for everyone.

First off, this anime is much more realistic in the viewpoint of a stepbrother and stepsister actually falling in love than many other anime. What this means is that the romance is a lot more slow and nuanced compared to something like "Toradora!" where there is more fast paced relationship growth and more of the typical embarrassed blushing romance that commonly happens in those animes.
"Days with My Stepsister" however focuses much more on the childhood of the characters to the point of using it as an aid for backstory on the main ... characters and also using their graduation from high school as a point of decision for the teenagers with their growing up and need to find higher education for better jobs.

That isn't to say that I didn't find issues with this, actually I did. I found that this entire show moved so slowly, that it could probably be made into a compacted 6 episodes, or made into one movie. Which I believe this would've been better told as a movie, than that of a anime, but it is what it is.

If you are interested in a more realistic take on this romance, then I recommend it to you.
If you are not the type of person to sit through slow moving romance or dislike realistic relationships, then I would likely stay away.

7/10, Its good.