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* It's so realistic i can tell you its in the top 5 most realistic School/SoL anime. It's a pretty strong show but also a gamble*
*If I don't have to do it, i won't. If i have to do it, i will do it quick!*
That is the main quote of our MC and i gotta say, we all had that as our main moto when we were teenagers!
To begin the sounds. The sounds were very good. They were befitting its theme and inviting us in. Also notable is that it had many Classic pieces like "Moonlight Sonata,The Air on G String" which were mainly ... used as a rip off since they didn't play any specific role. But that's not so bad.
This one has 2 openings and 2 endings with additional some wonderful but i would also call cliche OSTs. The OPs and EDs tho are just too well executed. Demonstrating our characters nature and situations they will face and also using great symbolism of how they interact and how they view the world. Brilliant work at both.
Continuing With the visual which were astonishing. Literally flawless. There wasn't something weird or bothersome (Except of the over Cute and extremely inviting KyoAni Style).The cloths were depicted perfectly and they were smooth. Another thing about the visual is how it presented some situation and mysteries by showing great depiction of reality via a series of pictures. I mean it explains 1 "situation" by pretty simple means and not in a way to mock the viewer but to simplify it. Their use was just well above an average show.
Story wise its as it states. We have our MC which literally is an unmotivated,low spirited,Teenager(appealing to the bone),with no attraction towards anything in life and high observation abilities and His company. As they go on into their lives they get to unravel some big and small mysteries. Tho the mysteries come out of normal everyday routine(but that's the whole shows meaning, that every mystery in our daily routine isn't caused without someone behind it). Also,they aren't always something big, but they are made in such a way to be interesting and exploiting some of the characters or used for their development. And its done great compared to other show before Hyouka.Also it handles great symbolism and realistic is on of its strongest elements. Also except Music rip off, the plot also mentions the 7 deadly sins and Tarot Cards at some point but its connection is extremely relevant to the plot and genuinely connected to the plot.(That just makes me think that the author actually put some effort on it and didn't wanna just rip off) This show knows how to work your brain while being all simple. Why? Because the possibilities are endless.It isn't playing fair since it doesn't give attention to any clue until that clue becomes relevant to the plot. But it does mention it as something unnecessary at the moment and as something that might never be of a use to us.
Just, Well played!
Last but not least, it messages are deep and realistic about how reality works and The most important part of the show is that its able to build some characters while making unbelievable realistic egos for them. So realistic that "It could literally happen in an everyday school" and also adding the fact of its magnificent presentation of things this is just divine.
--------------------------------------------Personal opinion and weaknesses--------------------------------
First and foremost, the overly cute and catering style of KyoAni might be this show greatest weakness. Although it can get pretty deep, its extremely hard to take it seriously. It's like running playing water fights in the summer and while running with your loaded weapon you will shout "I WILL KILL YOU ALL" but that's just terrific because you are just throwing water around... Secondly, from premise you already read about Chitanda and her bottomless "Curiousness". I will just say that you will either "Love her" or MOST LIKELY "Despise her". I can say pretty confident she is as annoying and useless as "Sakura" from Naruto. But to be honest as even Sakura has a big role to play , same goes to Chitanda,but also her role is abusing and bothering our MC who actually don't wanna do anything with it. That's a bad interaction and unless there was a big "Romantic feeling" so it could explain why the MC do her biding all that seems "Highly unlikely". But also many consider that fact minor. Also, as i said, it rip offs Classic music which is something bad here cause it doesn't do it right imo. Also, it has some scenes when its just way too hard to add depth to a simple mystery which is just Pretentious. It has many reference but they are well placed and seems natural.
Last and also a great shortcome is the fact that it lacks attractiveness. The only thing keeping you from leaving its the affection you must create for the characters and a small curiosity about the future events. Those 2~3 reasons to continue watching the show are actually pretty small for me and there were times i almost dropped it out of boredom and disinterest.

Well. In the end, Hyouka is one of those shows you will either love it or hate it. Just because of its nature. Either you will find it appealing and interesting or boring and unrealistic. For me it was the first one and it was a pretty good ride. But not sure if worth the time given, since there is literally only hints of romance and i can assure you if it had romance it would have been Top material.
Reasons to watch it:
-Man, the marvelous and educative idea of explaining the viewers about the Narrative trick and actually using it! (that irony was in another level)
-Excellent presentation, flawless art and astonishing music and symbolism throughout the show.
-I see that the author did a good research about Seven Deadly Sins,Taro Cards and many other stuff.That hints about the effort the author actually put into its work because the usage of those elements wasn't only superficial.
-The whole shows meaning is lying deep beneath the surface!

Anime rating: 7/10 , Deep,emotional, brutal reality Messages: 10/10
*I Don't usually give 2 ratings but when i do that means that the anime did something great !!*
Well at the start i though definitely this anime deserves more recognition... but then slowly came and saw its mistakes... It was just sad...Will explain shortly...
Firstly, will start with the magnificent sounds. There are only OSTs and 1 Ending song. That ending show is top tier. Just brilliant! The OST are touching and fitting. But really big credit to that Ed. It just sooooo gooood!!
Continuing with plot and story. The anime touches some really brutal, deep and harsh topics ... and it does it perfect. Topics such as murder, childs abuse, bullying,suicide and other brutal philosophies. That part of it i felt in love with. Just beautiful. Tho i cannot say it was thrilling nor much of a Fantasy.
The art was kinda plain and befitting its psychological and drama tag. Plain isn't bad. But it didn't do anything captivating or any praiseworthy moments.
Finally the characters. Remember my words the ones who live short lives are the best ones. Dunno but as it went on some things felt out of place. Like our characters developed and we didn't get to see it. Other than that , the other characters are all well made and explained!!
------------------------------------------Personal opinion and weaknesses------------------------------------
Let me state them fast since they are simple. Too many plot holes. Too many inconveniences for bigger emotional impact. Episodic style. Slowly add comedy and replaces the serious atmosphere. Why? Obvious lack of ideas is obvious. The undeveloped characters.Bad writing! The irony of show talking about suicide and slowly kill itself in the process. (implying its terrible development after episode 6)

All in all, its a great anime talking about some pretty interesting topics. But it literally killed itself via its unnecessary comedy input and non logical events.I would recommend it.
Reasons to watch it:
-Touches some dangerous and deep subjects.
-They actually even managed to input a bath scene...
-Underrated!

* Man if you got regrets in your life, this will be a hell of a trip for you!!*

Man this one is touching a pretty interesting topic. Regrets and also some pretty simple yet valuable life lessons.Thus is the story and point of ReLife. There is actually a small plot and 1 expected twist. What is admirable is that while the twist is expected the anime does a great Job confusing you and overshadowing with other events while directing your attention elsewhere.Also ofc there is some comedy attempts and it isn't a plain SoL-Rom and the school setting isn't cringe or cancerous. Actually a ... pretty REASONABLE and REALISTIC environment!! Also the romance was there. Maybe not as you wanted but you can't say its non existent. Obviously, it had its comedic moments which were rather refreshing,calming,natural and hilarious.
Sounds are pretty good. The op perfectly depicts the situation while presenting the upcoming events and characters . There are many different ED for each episode because each ED sway its own emotion.That gets bonus points for its dedication and sheer amount of work put on the show!
Art is really good, with its details and fitted its mood. When it was headed a comical way the art was around the same and back to serious when it needed. It was relaxing and calming. Nothing really unique but exactly what one man needed.Meaning it fitted and there was zero annoyance from it. I would say that it made you feel more open.
The characters were equally good with the art. Wasn't something unique but there was also nothing felt wrong. Their reactions and interactions were normal. Nothing unique or felt like an impulse.Not to forget how easily you could understand what motivated each character and their action since it was so nicely presented.
--------------------------------------------------Personal opinion an weaknesses------------------------------
Kinda overuse of the age irony and while some times its hilarious after some time its just common. Tho it ain't a comedy so im not gonna condemn its attempt to insert some.
The feeling of somethings missing. Time skipping. What happened to some events!
Well its pretty simple and unless you are really nitpicky there isn't much to trouble one man. The only worth mentioning problem would be its season 2 Baiting or manga baiting. Unfulfilled ending.

Overall, it was a pretty relaxing and calming anime with its quoting about life through our MC's experience.Tho it baited for a 2nd season and if there isn't one that's bad since its story is still going!4 hours relaxing spent. Would recommend to someone who liked com-roms.
Reasons to watch it:
-Its a story about one's self, regrets and how to change.
-Romance motivate's you watch more. NOt so boring. School setting not full of cringe !

*As long as there is a strong will everything will go fine*
That was the movie's message,more or less.There will be hardships in life but as long as you try your best, you will be rewarded. Life rewards the ones with unshakable resolve!
Starting with the art, Gotta admit it was captivating and beautiful. Making you relax through the bright coloring and its childish innocent style.Some say it was way too childish but it's style was just perfect for the messages it wanted to pass.
One can say that the sounds were like a whisper to ones soul,while other say that it was like a gospel. Im ... with the latter category. Only hearing the, gave me goosebumps while i felt like i was inside a church praying to god. Ofc there were some more "happy go lucky" OSTs but one can find similar ones to almost every movie. Not meaning they were not good, but not worth mentioning or praising. It was normal and normal isn't something bad.
At the beginning, i was pretty bothered by the characters. They were pretty plain,rushed and not well fleshed out. But as the movie continued things got better. Also, one must give special praise to the 2 children. They personalities and how they grew up, how they developed, were just brilliant. But other than the children all other characters are kinda bothersome.
The story as it's said , its pretty simple. Tho the messages this movie want to pass (see 2nd line up) are vital for ones career through life. It will give you strength and motivation in order to move forward and not give up.
-----------------------------------------Personal opinion and weaknesses-------------------------------------
The movie literally trades objectivity and common logic for emotional impact.That would be the greatest fault in my books at least. It's not necessarily bad if you don't notice the logical flaws. But there are just some moments when I just wanted to scream at my screen when i was watching this. Like painful and really exhausting situations presented so plainly like it was a road walk. In other words it may pushes you and inspire you to be strong and that happiness will come. But it's literally badly presented. Let me explain it. Imagine you are playing a game in Easy Difficulty. That would be Wolf Children's message. Tho in reality the difficulty is actually "Very Hard". (Got it? It presents the struggles in life easy while they are actually pretty Hard)
Also notable and big mistake, it presents reality as a pretty forgiving and open world full of opportunities if one's resolve is standing still. World isn't forgiving and sheer resolve isn't enough to make you survive in it. So the main problem is exaggerates and make reality seems like a peace of cake. So in other words it filling your head with Half false believes. (Tho from some that's considered gud, but not always)
Those were the big issues. I also was kinda bothered with some CG scenes and how some characters had unbelievable strong spirit. Additionally , i would like if some of my questions got answered. (minor ones but still they remain unanswered)

Overall, its a great and replenishing movie. You will feel lighter and more motivated. But just keep in your mind that reality isn't working not 50% that way. But well you got the message.
Reasons to watch it:
-Calming,heartwarming,beginner friendly.
-You can say it a "must watch".
-Beastiality! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

*Are you a romance fan?Are you searching for top tier comedy and feels?PREPARE YOURSELF!!*
Let me state it from the beginning. Toradora! can easily be a 10 for everyone. Tho it had so many mistakes. I will mention them through my review.
Well lets start from the sounds. Toradora! has 2 Op and 2 Ed plus some classic and really heart warming OSTs. The OPs are just magnificent. Telling a story,while perfectly depicting the show and how it will evolve.The EDs have a more dramatic and inside meaning for the characters. Also there is some symbolism in them which is interesting considering its a Com-Rom.Overall, a splendid ... job and i could say that he sounds were 9/10.
Continuing with the story and plot. Well its A School Setting SoL Com-Rom. It's story is as simple. You just follow the to their life's and see their story. Tho its realistic enough to present that "No school life is as simple or as normal as anybody wants and believes".The show deliver some valuable messages and you can say its a "Comedic Romance" more that a SoL. This show is fast paced,can easily make you smile and knows how to set the mood. Also, its comedy its innovative and hilarious.This means that as long as you get absorbed its guaranteed that you laugh to your hearts content. Also I can say its pretty embarrassing at times , have great ironic moments and lastly you will facepalm a lot !! ( Not in a bad mean)Being realistic the show admirably depicts that life isn't as carefree as we think it is.Life is brutal and full boulders you will need to bypass in order to achieve temporary happiness and running away isn't an option. While you live in your serene world you are unaware that other might be suffering and facing harsh situations. Such is the Message of Toradora!
Continuing with the characters which are in their last year at high school. Meaning they will soon achieve Adulthood. The character realistic each of them with their own personality and traits. But each of them had his own problems and hardship. Featuring almost perfectly how they will react in depending on a situation and what are their weak points. All throughout thought and mildly explained.But i can tell you their hormones and puberty can be something completely bad.(will refer to it in the weakness section)
Last but not least, the art. Featuring even the slightest of details.Exhaustion?Injuries?Everything is there! Covering everything with realism and beauty! Always in complete synchronization with the mood. I mean if it was comedic and happy it would support its moe,cute or comedic faces, depending on the situation ofc the opposite can happen! It would depict that people can easily get hurt and that injuries doesn't disappear in a matter of hours. (WELL PLAYED over here, Finally something a SoL should show!)It also had its moments of symbolism which is something praise worthy.Also it contained very detailed eyes design. I call that particular design "Dramatical Eyes". The eyes are big and while they have a color its pupils were black. The main idea of that particular eye design style is to perfectly feature and transmit emotions. Similar shows with that eye design is School Days and a 50% of the show that want to achieve deep emotional impact on the viewer... (sorry nothing else comes to mind and im not gonna go searching for it)
--------------------------------------Personal opinion and weaknesses----------------------------------------
Although all the good points the show sadly had enough faults and weaknesses. First and foremost, the show was unbelievably predictable and "plot" convenient.Even if you get absorbed there is no chance that it will surprise you and that's something lacking considering it tries really hard to surprise the viewer.Additionally, the main romance going on is foreshadowed almost in every episode.While seeing this one expects the BEST EXCUSES why it went that way. How those feelings were bigger and greater than some others! But the excuses weren't the best... Just simple and convenient ones...Also,"Plot" convenient, i refer to how the author lacked the idea's of presenting a complicated Love triangle or presenting the Character emotions and how it will genuinely make them being realized by another party ! (something like a confession, or realization via small details)Sadly, it used convenient plot devices in order to make his plot move forward which were way too cheap and like the "Oldschool" trick in the book of every casual Com-Rom.The motives why they fall in love and with whom are quiet weird and not well explained.(but at least there is a small excuse, barely believable tho) The writing started good. THEN IT BECAME A WRECKAGE!Just search for its logic behind the decisions! Their motive behind some actions of the characters are non existent or even if they exist it doesn't make sense. IT was a pure impulse?? Every time? in other words bad writing was noticable and combine it with how predictable this show is, frustration is an emotion one easily awake here and not in a good mean. Also, at some point after we are aware of our MC and its problems the show slowly drifts away from that and starting to enter a side story, something like fillers, which will further explain some other characters and their problems. Well it will all contribute in towards the climax but still its was in order to explain something we already knew. Like repeating the same story twice. Like calling you a narrow minded. W/e. There were side story "fillers". There was 1~2 pretentious scenes. (its a minor problem but still felt like mentioning it)
Lastly, can you count as the non realistic way of characters thoughts and actions as plot holes?
Well i can. SOoo. . . there were Plot holes!! No to mention, how some characters just didn't develop or show signs of developing until something critical fell upon them. (Combine it with plot convenient devices as the "mean" of the critical situation it was just frustrating all over again)

Overall, I would describe it as an emotional train wreckage. Meaning it had great deal of emotions but it sacrificed objectivity in order to achieve and deliver them. But those emotions... Damn they were delivered and the show message was in a high level. I would recommend it in any Com-rom fan. Just jump in. You cannot disliked it. High success comes at high risk i guess.
Reasons to watch this:
-Top Anime show and especially Romance wise. It was a "Complete" Romance! (っ˘ڡ˘ς)
-Really good if you are around 16~20 years old.
-Relaxing and heartwarming. Will offer you more than a smile. Also,highly potential it will wreck you! I mean it will make you overflow with happiness and a complete feeling.
-A must watch. Also Beginner friendly.

*Well turn of your brain,relax and you will enjoy it!Chinese Voice Actors Sucks tho!*
This one will be a small review since there isn't many things to write.
Basically the story is as simple as "1+1=potato". No need to think of anything more.It has plenty of plot holes and unreasonable things, but seriously what did you expect from an Ecchi/Harem + Com/Rom Production??Further more its filled with cliche moments. So i cannot say there is anything new i saw. Maybe 2~3 gags that were original and really well played.
Actually for an ONA show the art is above average and that's something one can find praiseworthy. Also ... what found really interesting is that the cloths are realistically designed. What do i mean? Well the cloths aren't attached to the Characters model and you can see cracks and stuff like that. Considering its nature that a thing one deserve to give Bonus points to the show!!
The sounds are plain i guess. Nothing special worth mentioning or shockingly good. The OP is a voiceless track and i consider that a good idea since each viewer can imagine his own lyrics. Its Catchy, not even bad!
The Characters is unimaginable plain,cute and likable. Tho the author try to add some shocking background in order to add more plot in his work but imo that counts as "Had no other way of making something smart" and in general kinda bad. (not totally bad tho)
One could simply call the romance factor over dramatic, vexing and stupid in general,but then again what did you expect from such a show?
----------------------Personal Thoughts and Weaknesses----------------------------
You will get Laughs and Cringe out of this most of the time. A pretty standard mixture of feelings.This show overuses memes and its unrealistic to the points there is no injuries. It maybe comedy and ridiculous but still when someone is getting beat up, i don't expect him to be scratchless in the next 5 seconds or even the next scene.Its your average comedy, with bullshit ecchi romance but in Chinese and that make it quiet better.This show is quiet fast paced. Meaning that it goes from one shit on the other, skips weeks for its plot advance and in general kinda plain if you exclude again the Chinese Language. Last but not least, IT TRIED TO ADD SOME DRAMA! AND IT WAS DESPICABLY AWEFUL! (yea it shocked me so bad, i don't want to remember it...)

From my point of view, it was as much fun as cringe. That doesn't necessarily qualifies it as bad. It was laughable and likable. Its ecchi not so much and comedy good. The translator played an important role and most likely made that show at least 2 times better with the absurd Lenny faces it added and bad puns!
Around 3 hours relaxing spent and facepalming a lot. Not regret whatsoever!
Reasons to watch it:
-The translator did a wonderful job.
-Having a stupid MC being called a "peasant" actually was REALLY satisfying!
-Eehh... The likable characters+ the Chinese experience.

*Actual title is "Free smiles and heart warmth : the Animation." I believe!*
Well this is prolly one of the Best SoL anime out there. But as we all know SoL Show are have their own special time you need to watch them.
I will start with the sounds, which are absolutely magnificent and relaxing ones soul. The lyrics of the songs(Op,Ed,OST) are original and related to the show. Which further invite 'us' the viewers to relate to the show and characters in particular.An amazing job from sounds part! IT was relieving and heart warming.
Continuing to the characters. As more SoL Shows depend on easily relatable ... characters so that the viewer can get easily absorbed. Same goes to Aria. The characters are well introduced each with its own traits and weaknesses and each of them influence the others with their unique actions. All together making a great and relaxing company.
As far as Story is concerned , its pretty simple. We follow the protagonist in her daily Life and learn via her experiences valuable life lessons. You also can say that the show has some pretty serious teachings to deliver but also most of them are widely knows. (was at least for me)
Probably one of the most Heart warming, relaxing,relatable shows out there. It awakes wide feelings within the viewer. Mostly it tries to appeal to the innocence we all had at some point in our life but we lost it. (Tho it is terribly stupid at some points.)Also the comedy is what i would call mediocre. It is good if you love the characters and its enough to help you maintain a constant grin on your face. But not what you would call hilarious or asphyxiating. Also most of the gags are recycled sadly.Personally I didn't love it much, or laughed.But it did suffice!
The visuals and animations is oke. Fitting its theme very well but personally but it definitely had some pretty weird CG from time to time. You cannot say it was ugly but you can say not entirely attractive.
----------------------------------Personal opinion and weak points----------------------------------------
If you don't get absorbed into it, there is no chance to like this and some serious problems are created. Personally i found it lacking proper physics and common logic (but that's one of the minor problems). Also there it has some metaphors that i found out of place and the only reason to be there is to add some deep meaning and confuse the viewer.Example,"Become one with the wind.","I want to deliver my heart to you","Sky full of lead colored clouds=clouded sky", "those silver angels will...=snow" etc. Another thing, is that it used 'Engrish' as humour... Worst kind of Japanese comedy ever made imo.I also did a mistake... i watched it one go!... Which slowly started to feel completely bored of it at some points. (I gotta blame myself for it) but it also didn't have any certain goal so as to keep me attached. So we can say its not so attractive you must watch it out of your own volution.BUT 1 major thing i found sad. There are Lots of random stuff trying to add something intriguing stagnant into the show and confuse the plot. Also adding depth...wait..what plot?For example,Wind blowing,Shining Sea,Shining Rows,Weoponized Lens Flare Sun angles.There is a Ski-fi tag but there is no explanation to several obscure phenomena ...(time travel). Last but not least,Unless you are autistic or have some sort of serious mental illness reacting to everything with INTERJECTIONS is something bad other than cute,relaxing and comfortable.

Despite my salt opinion as long as you get absorbed this is absolutely relaxing and it will offer you a really pleasant feeling.But its really boring if you feel detached no matter how relaxing,calming overwhelming you with happiness, enjoyment it offers.4 hours warm spent.
Reasons to watch it:
-Anime is quoting about life and it does it good.
-Unique feelings of happiness.
-Only likable characters.

*Either you like it or not...Not so Ecchi&Magnificent Visuals*

Well a zombie story with an MC that likes zombies how 'irrelevant' ! Also,my MC Got Cat EARS??!?!? WTF!. . .
Starting from the chars there are good in general but... Well there is so much melodrama behind some charts that's just 'Too much' and unrelatable . But that's not necessarily bad. Their actions are and chars are well fleshed out and nothing illogical at least to my eyes...
The art is absolutely beautiful and stunning. Nothing really unique but the colors are just great. There is a particular scene that even made me wonder if i was ... watching anime or a real life picture. There are details and overall overwhelmingly good. I can say its an eyeful literally.
The story tho is clearly aimed for teenagers. And this anime is clearly for only to those who liked its concept otherwise you don't want to get involved trust me in this one.Its comedic aspects are highly laughable and romance content average. (it exist in other words)But there is no actual horrow and the ecchi contain are not extreme luckily. . . except the skin service...and one pedophile scene...Overall its neither a great one nor a serious one but i can ensure some laughs, in the very least.Actually, i had numerous of cliche moments, but nothing big or that went terribly wrong.¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sounds just doing their job right i guess. Nothing out of the box. The OP found it a bit deeper than the average Ecchi-Com-rom and kinda made me have big expectations of the show but it wasn't nothing of that sort, just random input things...The ED tho was fairly good! Would say it was well aimed and overall nice.
----------------------------------------Personal Thoughts and weaknesses--------------------------------
You can't just mix Comedy-Horror and Ecchi-Shounen...those are some bad taste combinations... totally ridiculous and absurd especially in here...Comedy destroyed any serious development and its was just too hard to take it seriously after all that happened... The shipping also went terribly wrong here... You either ship Zombies or incest.Moreover, it had many cliche moments and after that cringe moments also follow through. Okey. Let's say your MC believes in afterlife and zombies. That's logical. But how can other "NORMAL" people believe in zombies when their told? Personally if someone told me he was a zombie i would seriously call a hospital for him. Last but not least,2nd season baiting or manga advertising. Dunno but it was so obvious that was bad!

Overall, i wouldn't call it completely bad since it was an easy and not so disturbing watch, but its not for everybody. So unless you are really edgy and tolerant to stupidity i wouldn't suggest it to you.
Reasons to watch it:
-the most normal and cool sister ,i've seen in an ecchi romance. Cheers!!
-If you love mentally sick people, you gonna like the Heroines Dad. He is just lovable!
- The majestic visuals and actually hilarious comedy.

Where should i start. . . art and sounds,YEa !!
The art is magnificent and fitting the show , it also has quiet the symbolism and it really helps awaking the emotions this show wants to awake. Just brilliant work on that part! The colors were beautiful and there were no faults here.
Also the sounds were distinguished! The OP,ED and OST were captivating and inspirational. Not forgetting ofc, fitting the moment and overall enhanced the shows in many ways! 10/10 for me.
The characters are well introduced and well fleshed out but don't expect something extraordinary or captivating. It has its development and its reasonable and ... logical. That's all you need to know and also the fact that every character is lovable and not nerve breaking!
The story is not as plain as it seems , there are twists and the plot unraveling is very well placed and executed. The thing is that for something that carries the tag "HORROR" this show has tons of fan service and comedy which I found personally unfitting and in general unwanted and tiring...The romance is also here. And very satisfying one !! ┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ) *Thumbs up*
-------------------------------------Personal Thoughts and weaknesses----------------------------------
Let's clear this out, Anime is a place when you can get haunted by a 70+ yo horny ghost in his 15 yo beautiful physique with fcking red eyes!! (yeap i got sold by the eyes) But still that doesn't count as being haunted in my books... Also there are way too much comedy included and it will surely destroy you. . . I mean " We came here for the horror mystery, not COMEDY!!"
Other than that the anime is about a school, with only our characters around in all scenes.... "LEGIT" NOT!!! Also, there are So many romantic concerns that feel mostly out of place! Too much fan service!! FFS even tho a 50% its well placed and kinda excusable ITS STILL TOO MUCH FOR A HORROR/romance story...
I followed a policy...1 unintentional boob grab= 1 facepalm ,I face palmed a lot....
AT LEAST MAKE IT INTENTIONAL !! (>ლ)
Shounen. . . Shounen is almost 70% of the times bad... This time ...it was too bad....

In the end, it starts poorly and full of fan service but its placement was fairly good and escalates brilliant. The OP,ED and OST help a lot and actually.
The ending was really satisfying. 4 hours of disappointment followed by salvation and some minor feels!
Worth it !
Reasons to watch it:
- This anime just tried to appeal in my necrophile nature??!?!?!
- "When boob grabs can move plots. . ."
- The magnificent art and sounds!
- The ghost.

Actually this season is 50-50 Comedy-Romance and normally i should probably praise that and in general be really happy,right? WRONG! (Will mention on the 'thoughts' section bellow)
It still contains a lot of ideas but it uses them more efficiently than the last season. The jokes and humour are updated and innovative. . . but its still hit or miss...Not anyone's cup of tea!
The Story is still the same and as the premise suggests its getting deeper into the characters.
Characters are slightly better than last season, better explained and their actions and reactions more justified and orchestrated in a weird way.
Sounds are actually a lot ... better! The OP more fitting its theme and the ED were really delicate.Also there are OST for some moments and without a doubt fitting and making the show even better!
The are style is still kinda disturbing and extra moe/cute but one should have gotten used to it if he wants to watch the 2nd season. Also its slightly better than the first season in some ways. More accurate better use in the comical scenes and more detailed and refined when needed.
Its also more entertaining since there are new jokes and easier to keep up with than the 1st season for some reason. Also it had less cringe moments and featured some realistic and fitting situations!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Weaknesses and Personal Opinion~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well, let's start with the fact that there is tons of Fan service at the start...Not comedic one... tons of unnecessary service....There are still recycling a lot of jokes meaning , some are pretty boring and expected (that doesn't mean you won't laugh tho)...The insights in the Characters past is sudden and not so well triggered, which will leave you wondering "why do i have to learn his/her past so sudden, If not to explain some bullshit that's gonna happened next....Ohh!.."<.<
Also there is romantic development. . . in the worst possible way ...By that i mean it happened but it doesn't have the impact or the outcomes it should...But the show will prove you it can get serious. . . So in other words, it tries to keep everyone satisfied but that results in poor performance and cheap excuses, which feels out of place and less pragmatic. Leading in regret and dissatisfaction in general because no logic explanation is given...In the end , there is the unfulfilled feeling and a bad taste in your mouth... Just f*ck it! Last but not least, the side love story was better than the Main one! (That happens way too much in anime and its a SIN!)

Overall, its a lot better than the 1st season! Hilarious,with some development, but its still an example of how incompleteness and indecisiveness destroy a high potential show....
Due to the bad taste it leaves the viewer thing i would strongly advice watching only until ep 11..
I would recommended if you liked the comedy in the 1st part or wanted to see some sweet and stupid romance !
Reasons to watch it(Supposedly you watched 1st season):
-The narrator is still pure gold!
-Less Hideyoshi oriented jokes(yea stop calling her funny),more racism and Perv Ninja!
-Actually some romance. . .not the satisfying one...but ehh, its still romance!