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Monochrome Factor

I decided to give this series a try considering the amount of perfect 10 given by other reviewers, and after finishing all 24 eps I'm wondering if I even watched the same anime as those reviewers who gave this a perfect score -_-

STORY = 5
The premise of Monochrome Factor isn't exactly anything new. Good v Evil, Light v Dark, MC must prevent the impending destruction of the world. Nothing exactly groundbreaking and easy to swallow. However this show fails massively with the pacing of the story. Monochrome Factor is a 24 episode anime however if you actually look in detail only really about 8 ... of the 24 eps actually move the story forward and the rest are filler eps. The filler eps follow a generic pattern of the MC encountering an issue for the first half of the episode then have the other half fighting monsters. There ARE so many eps which you could've missed all together and not missed anything important story wise -_-

Also if you're watching for the shounen-ai aspect, don't bother with Monochrome Factor unless you're like really desperate. You'll get jokes about it, but the actual Shounen ai is very very light.

ART = 7
Monochrome Factor actually has nice character design. There are a lot of characters in this anime so you do see a lot of well drawn characters. The artwork for the background are nice as well and there are a lot of different settings which is nice. There are a lot of comical scenes and they are really done well with the art style in Monochrome Factor

SOUND = 6
Nothing really that special, quite a generic soundtrack. Fast paced dramatic music for action sequences and comedic music for the more comical scenes.

CHARACTER = 8
This was actually a strong point of Monochrome Factor. The characters you are introduced in Monochrome Factor are fun and lighthearted. You have the Tsundere like MC, the tomboyish girl of the group, the idiotic best friend, the mysterious cool guy, the hot guy and of course the kid genius. The characters interact really well together and the voice acting of the characters is quite good. As I mentioned before the series is 24 eps so you do meet a large variety of other characters and some of these characters are more well written than others but still great in their own way.

ENJOYMENT = 6
I love to watch anime and I love to marathon many episodes in one night, however in the case of Monochrome Factor I could not. It actually took me more than 2 weeks to finish Monochrome Factor. After watching 2 filler episodes I had to take a break and watch something else. It was simply too boring and repetitive. The final few eps did capture my attention and I did watching in suspense so the story did have it strong point at time.. The comedic scenes are another saving grace of this series, they do make you laugh and are genuinely funny.

OVERALL = 6
Overall this anime IMO is disappointing. I did have high hopes considering the amount of perfect 10 I saw before but for me this show did not deliver. The amount of filler eps really threw off and did not make this series enjoyable for me.

Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji **I'll try to keep it spoiler free**

Where to begin?? I started watching this anime with high hopes, but what I got is a disappointing mess that I regret watching.

Story: 6/10
The premise of Ookami was strong enough to pull me in, however it failed to deliver. The anime is only 12 eps so the story feels rushed. Personally I feel as if the anime didn't emphasise enough on Kyoya treating her like a 'dog' (although it is clear Kyoya is an a**hole) and instead placed to much emphasis on Erika chasing after Kyoya. The whole relationship between Erika ... and Kyoya is also confusing. After watching all episodes I couldn't actually find a concrete reason as to why Erika fell in love with Kyoya except for the fact that Kyoya is 'hot'. Sure they're are times where Kyoya did sorta act like a boyfriend but those moments where overshadowed when he acted like an 'a**hole'

Art: 7/10
The art of the anime was actually one of its strong point. The characters look great aswell as the background, although there are times (in the last few eps) where the characters (esp Kyoya) look a bit off. Nothing to complain about though

Sound: 6/10
Pretty standard for an anime, nothing too special although the track which plays during the 'sweet' moments is nice

Character: 6/10
This was one of the most infuriating aspects of the show.

Erika has got to be one of the worst MC I've ever seen. She is way too simple and is tricked waaay to easily. I know she is supposed to be your average teenage school girl but seriously no-one can be that stupid. She seems to lack any form of pride and I felt a lot of the time she was voluntary degrading herself for Kyoya. Her character is too clingy and the way she can be so easily won over is puzzling. Her character basically represents the opposite of female empowerment.

Kyoya's character I would say is polarizing. The way he treats Erika is extremely dislikable however there are thing such as background context to consider. Your view of him does fluctuate through the series however most of the time you'll be hating his Tsundere-like character. Whenever he enters 'Prince' mode is pretty amusing though.

The supporting characters are fine I suppose but no-one really stands out. Lol cheers to Sanda as being the only logical character in this show.

Enjoyment: 6/10
I actually did not find much enjoyment in this show. The show does have it moments however they are rare. Watching Erika's stupidity and embarrassing moments for 12 episodes straight, combined with Kyoya's antagonistic nature was tiring and frustrating, A lot of cringeworthy moments in this show.

Overall: 6/10
Personally, I would not recommend this anime. For me the character of Erika totally shut down any chances of me liking it. Its not completely 'unwatchable' but.. I dont think you'll get much out of watching this anime. If you're looking for a sweet romantic comedy, I suggest you look elsewhere