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I know this anime gets a lot of smack for it's content and especially for the leading lady Tomoko. Personally I love this anime.

Watamote is adapted from the first 3 volumes of the manga and half of the 4th volume, just not in the same order as the chapters.

As someone with social anxiety this anime made me feel better about myself. While other people cringe due to seeing themselves in Tomoko, I was happy seeing in comparison that I wasn't as bad as Tomoko which made me feel less ashamed of my disability.

As an anime it's a decent slice of life show about ... a socially inept high school girl and her journey to get a boyfriend and friends.

This anime is almost like an Easter egg hunt with all the references it has. There's a lot.

The animation is alright, nothing to really praise or complain about.

This was the first pokemon manga I ever read. I didn't think I'd like pokemon in manga, but this made me want to start collecting the series and other film manga.

When it comes being an adaptation of the movie it's pretty good. There are some changes like for example instead of Gallade getting Alice's attention that something is warping the garden like in the movie, it is a chimchar in the manga. Also Palkia's shoulder gem isn't cracked like in the movie his shoulder is just scuffed or bruised.

Other than those changes it's basically scene for scene, which should be expected it is an ... adaptation of the movie.

The art is really close to the movie and looks good, it's a bit of a shame this manga didn't get a colored release.
This was a fun read especially when listening the sound track while reading through the manga.

If you love the movie and want to experience the story in a different media then pick this up.

This is where the dip in quality for pokemon movies begins.

I'm not saying Rise of Darkrai is a bad film, far from it, this movie does a lot of things right. Like not having so many annoying characters, the animation is great, soundtrack is awesome, as well as the story and characters are pretty consistent.

Although I wish Team Rocket wasn't in the film as they served no purpose other than being annoying cut away gags to pad out the film's runtime. They do literally nothing other than being the annoying caricatures they have been since the end of the gen 3 anime.

The basic summary ... of the story is that strange things are happening and people point the finger at Darkrai, the Pokémon who is trying to fix things and protect his home while everyone is trying to attack him. Basically the dark misunderstood loner turned hero thing.

I saw this movie back when it aired on Toonami when I was a kid during the diamond and pearl anime run, (OMG I'M OLD) I recently rewatched my DVD and figured I write my review. All these years later and the movie still holds up.

Nostalgia aside this movie is still pretty good. I do consider it my favorite as it was the debut of my still all time favorite pokemon.

Reading this...I feel like I've seen well over a few horror movies with a similar plots elements in this manga.

This manga did creep me out, the art does a great job as the imagery is disturbing. The story though....I don't think it's fair to call it cliched...it just feels familiar...like I've seen a couple horror movies that shared things story wise with this manga.

Things I can't list due to spoilers reason, if you frequently watch horror movies you'll understand what I mean.

I understand I didn't like it due to the overwhelming sense of familiarity that makes this manga a disappointment to me. I never ... read it before and ended up unhappy with the reading experience due to the familiarity.

This is just my opinion.

This second season of Hell Girl takes place where the first season left off. Ai is still working as Jigoku Shoujo.
The formula for the show is the same, yet a tad different after the first couple episodes.

This season is still somewhat of an anthology, but it focuses less on the victim being tormented and focuses more on Ai and her crew. You see how they investigate their client and targets by going undercover and working temp jobs. Ai even helps with going under cover and I laughed when I saw her as a postal worker asking payment for a package.

You learn more about ... Ai's crew and you see they're actually good people by seeing how they interact with others and how they react to certain situations. They're not sadistic ghouls that enjoy torturing the target, but more like spirits trying to teach the tormentor a lesson and see if they repent for their actions.
You even learn about their backstories seeing who they were before they started working under Ai.

In comparison the show is more light hearted compared to the first season. The episodes do get dark when the tormenters do the deed and get repentance scenes. Some of the repentance scenes are more comical than scary.

This was still a very fun show to watch, not as dark and grim as season 1, but still really fun to watch. If you're going into season 2 for the first time, be prepared for the change in tone. It's not overly light hearted as the tormentors still do down right horrible and disgusting things, so some scenes might be uncomfortable to sit though.

This was one of the worst animes I have ever seen. The plot was so predictable and insulting!

If they wanted the audience to cry they shouldn't have explained what happens to a giftia when they expire so close to the beginning!

common sense of "why can't they transfer a Giftia's memories to a new model? We do the same with computers" tears this anime apart.

EVERYONE ASKS THAT WHEN THEY'RE TOLD THE PLOT!

This show is a tear jerking trap. Crying scenes are supposed to be earned.

... The tears are not earned!! DENY THE TEARS FOR THIS SHOW!

I watched it a second time and I still can't get over how dumb it is.

The only good things are the art and animation look nice and the voice acting isn't that bad.

It's very refreshing to read a manga that's about adults living on their own, rather than a teen going though the mundane journey known as high-school. (or middle school)

This story is about a young woman named Machi who is in a charade of a same sex marriage with her best friend Hana to get her parents to stop forcing suitors onto her.
Hana did confess back in high-school she has a lesbian crush on Machi, so it's a little awkward for Machi.
Hana is so cute, she's a carefree commission artist and she does act polite and a little awkward towards Machi.

This manga does touch a little ... on homophobia and sexism in the Japanese workplace as women are refused job they're qualified for because they're expected to quit as soon as they get married.

Machi had a pretty restricted life thanks to her overbearing mother controlling every aspect of her life. Mostly because her husband would scold her about looking like a laughing stock to the rest of the family. So, Machi decided she was better off alone and taking whatever job that'll satisfy her parents.

Hana does end up being a good influence as Machi starts being more assertive and doing what she wants, since Machi admires Hana being a carefree person who actually enjoys her job.

This is a really cute manga, I'm glad I got it on a whim!

Understandably, the story's pacing goes by pretty quick as it's pretty short, I wish it a twice as long I had a great time reading it.

This is such a great coming of age story!

Kiki is a young witch carrying on the tradition of leaving home at the age of 13 to train on her own.
Kiki leaves a little unprepared as she's a clumsy flyer and she hasn't really chosen her skill/craft as a witch before leaving home.
So, not only is she discovering who she is as an independent young lady she's discovering her purpose as a residential witch while making friends who help her during her training away from home.

This is a classic and I believe it is a must have for a kid growing up.

I recently watched this ... on a DVD reprint and I noticed that some dialogue was missing compared to the VHS.
It's the same English dub, but some lines were muted.

Kiki saying the straw smelt good and was warm telling Jiji "let's get some sleep" was shortened to the comment of the smell of the straw.

Jiji telling Kiki the cop said to "Stay back there'' was muted.

Jiji saying "I Don't like this" as Kiki was approaching the house to drop him off as the doll substitute was muted despite his mouth was moving.

Also I could have swore Kiki yelled goodbye to her friends and family after she hit the last bells

Those are some examples for the dialogue.
There was also some music change, when Jiji turned on the radio when Kiki left home was different.
I didn't watch this in the Japanese but it was safe to assume that song was in the original Japanese dub.

It's been 8 years since I saw the VHS copy, but I have seen the movie so may times in my life time..so I'm pretty sure I remember well enough to spot the changes. (also there have been videos saying that the reprints were 'George Lucased' so guess the rereleases do have changes so if you want the original dub get the dvd's released around 2004 or earlier)

I understand the music went back to the original sound track of the Japanese version, no biggy.

The changes really didn't bother me I just felt like noting them.

The English dub is great! Having been done by Disney they got some real talent for the cast.

The art and animation hold up really well.
Remaster on the DVD reprint, it looks really good!
One thing I want to point out is the last scene where Kiki's dad is reading the letter is lower quality making it obvious it didn't get remastered with the rest of the movie.

Kiki's delivery service is an amazing movie and a must watch like any other Ghibli film. Even if you don't like anime this is something you need to watch.

This was an endurance test.....This anime is just bad.....Purely awful...

I'm fully aware of when this anime was made so there's not "present bias" in my review.

To get a nitpick out of the way.....Why is it called 'Amazing Nurse Nanako'?
She's not a nurse and she sure as hell isn't amazing….Nanako is a very incompetent maid that sucks at doing her job.

Nitpick over...

One thing I really hated was the sound.
... Both dubs are pretty bad, the English Dub obviously being the worst!
I had to watch each episode a day apart to recover from Nanako's repetitive and extremely annoying whining.
The Japanese dub isn't that bad, but with both dubs it seemed like the actor's voice didn't match well with the characters.

The art was okay, the CGI was gross to look at...the 2D animation was okay, it's not as bad as some titles from the time.

The Story.....it's all over the place and the fanservice comes out of nowhere....like when Nanako needed to lighten the load on the plane....

Not to mention the ending was.....it came out of absolutely no where like it was slapped on....

This anime is the product of two people in the anime industry who work on anime with polar opposite genres coming together to make a single show...

Stay away from this anime...….

This was a horrible adaptation.

For anyone who wants to watch this to avoid reading the manga because the Omnibus is so thick....DON'T!
If you haven't read the manga you're going to be lost when watching this.

I couldn't tell what was going on since everything was so vague.
I assumed they changed things for this OVA adaptation and thought Tomie was a vengeful spirit seeking revenge for her murder.

The art and animation was okay except for the censorship.
It was so annoying seeing black streaks taking up most of the screen.
...
I was happy to hear Tomie was getting an OVA because all of the live action films are a mess and I always thought this series would look so good if animated.

This OVA was animated well and the voice acting isn't much to complain about which is why I gave it a 3.

Overall this OVA was a major disappointment and it is not worth your time.

Do yourself a favor and read the manga.
It maybe a thick book, but it's not that much to read.

Please read the manga....