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Apr 28, 2024
Even though the story is ~60 pages, it still manages to have a simple and effective story, alongside some character developement with both leads. The plot is a premise I hadn't seen before which was fun. It doesn't go into as much depth because of its length, but it got its message across and ended. The art wasn't out of this world, but it was consistent. Lots of shadow shading.

Only area I think could be improved was in the ending. While it was pretty standard, I was hoping two characters would meet and they didn't, which was kind of annoying.

This is a pretty simple ...
Nov 29, 2023
Wow, that was a treat! A creative display of animation alongside well-formed imagery with characters from various backgrounds, highlighting their various characteristics and reason for fighting on the court.

Pros:
- A great pilot episode
- Lots of effort put into the match animations
- A funky and raw OP (See cons for more)
- Intuitive character metaphors and striking imagery to really convey their importance.
- A groovy soundtrack that will get you headbanging during the hype moments.
- The "rougher" art-style. This is contentious to some, but I believe it does a great job at humanizing the characters since it makes them look less like anime characters and more like ...
Nov 29, 2022
Ni no Kuni (Anime) add
Mixed Feelings
Spoiler
I will be honest, the first half of this movie was really good. The second half on the other hand left a lot of loose ends and added points that felt really contrived, predictable, and unneeded.

If you have watched a lot of Ghibli films and thought to yourself: "What other studios can produce movies that have the Ghibli feel?" I would point you to this movie. The art-style, pacing, and dialogue are very reminiscent of The Cat Returns and Whispers of the Heart. It does use some more modern animation techniques like 2D characters in a moving 3D environment, but overall that Ghibli vibe was ...
Oct 14, 2022
Mixed Feelings
The main question for if you should watch this is: "Do you like reading manga?" Because if that is a no, you should watch this as a sort of "turn off your brain filler" type show. The plot is simple, the episodes are simple, and overall not much going on besides small antics between people that like to play shogi in their club.

If you answered yes to reading manga, then definitely read the manga. Most things exclusive to the adaptation (Music, anime-ified art-style, VAs) are lukewarm besides the OP (kind of a bop) and don't really add much to the experience of the story besides ...
Aug 16, 2022
Joshiraku (Anime) add
In simple words, its a comedy show that goes on very wild conversations and tangents stringing along many gags and jokes with no true purpose besides seeing how convoluted things can get, in a good way. I started watching this from seeing random clips on YouTube and am happy I chose to watch it.

Things you won't get:
- Conflict based narrative, or any real goal that characters strive towards
- Character development (characters don't change over episodes really)
- Serious or dramatic story beats
- Sakuga more than 1 or 2 times

Things you will get:
- Fast paced skits
- Gags that talk about a wide range of topics that ...
Aug 16, 2022
Mixed Feelings
I scored this a 6

The question for if you will enjoy this small 3 episode OVA (wouldn't classify as a film per say) is: Do you like the poster art work and/or the trailer? If yes and your only expectation is good art, then you won't be disappointed. If no and you want something deeper, then you might not find it here.

The reason that I bench a lot of your enjoyment of this work on the art-style is that the overall story can be confusing to decipher and interpret. It does have a message and you will understand it and the themes present, but the ...
Jul 20, 2022
I had the lucky opportunity to go into this film with only having seen the cover art. If you haven't been spoiled by anything yet, just give this a try, its only 95ish minutes. Now with that being said...


Boy was I surprised...In a good way. While this show is experimental in some ways, it is a good litmus test into what a show with a very even blend of live-action and anime elements would look like in a single show. Whether it was the choreography, dialogue, directing, narrative, or comedy, each element had something where I could feel it came from more of a live-action ...
May 13, 2022
Bubble (Anime) add
Mixed Feelings
TLDR: Great soundtrack, extremely good art-style, difficult to animate sequences executed above average, rushed story but solid in its themes.

Story: While I would say it was rushed in everywhere but the middle, the story itself had the minimum beats a story needs. I say it felt rushed because many characters get no development/screentime and the development that does happen does "the music that is playing is the emotion you should be feeling".

Art: If you've seen any art or trailers for this movie, the art-style is phenomenal. There isn't much to say about the art-style aside from it making animation a lot harder to blend properly.

In ...
Apr 20, 2022
Mixed Feelings
The story itself is very scatterbrained but makes up for it with proper narrative structure and above average animation quality. For a story with no real spoken dialogue, it manages to do a decent job. I rate season one a 6, while season two stepped it up to a 7.

The climax fight and conclusion made it worth the watch to be honest. Reminded me of Demon Slayer S2 in the most abstract, chorographical sense. Honestly, if you just don't know what to watch and don't want to think, maybe you're eating dinner or something, this show is a good pick for that.
Apr 6, 2022
The one word I would have for all of Tagaki-san but rings really true in season 3 is:
"Consistency". Not consistency as in "there are no climactic moments" but in the storytelling being a tried and true method the studio has built upon slowly and knows just the right knobs and levels to pull to really ramp things up over all the seasons. If you are not caught up with the other seasons you won't be completely lost, but you'll be doing yourself a huge disservice in not having that history with all the characters really flesh out their presence in the skits.

Story: Same as ...


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