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Dandadan is a solid anime but fails at pacing their season properly. It's a quirky, and fun anime to watch week to week, and a standout of this fall season. The glaring issue is the story, and the ending of season 1. They story is rather episodic, and a vague overarching plotline of getting Okarun's manhood, both literally and figuratively. This plot works to a degree, but ep 12 is a short-sighted attempt at a cliffhanger. The episode should have never involved the new story arc, or it should have put some emphasis into the danger presented. Instead, it's ... a fluffy "oh no bad guys" cliffhanger, and then it's over. It's honestly one of the worst endings to a cour or season I have seen. Luckily the dynamic between Okarun and Jiji carries the episode.

Animation 9/10
- When its action time it's really good, and also very nice when there is no action.
Sound 9/10
- Great OP, great VA work, good overall sound design.
Story 6/10
- Not a great plot, but a fun episode to episode mini arc style plot.
Characters 9/10
- The characters are unique and very enjoyable, especially when they are together.
Enjoyment 9/10
- I had a lot of fun watching weekly, but was shocked it ended the way it did...at least it's only a 7 month wait.

I can generally recommend to everyone, these days unique anime is hard to come by so, give it a shot.

Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi is a feel-good low stakes romance, that lacks commitment to the theme its presenting, but ultimately is a series I enjoyed. As a romance, I would have liked some cream filling, but that just didn't develop. Possibly, this show could do something high stakes if a season 2 is in development, but this season as a stand-alone season didn't quite do enough. It has the makings of a solid romance but needs to expand the characters motives towards Tsubasa. Most of the girls just do not have the desire to chase him, yet all show they ... are interested. This is really my only gripe about the show. Other than that, it was a solid show, that had good development in the second half of the season that kept me watching until the end.

Animation 7/10
- Good enough, typical of a romance.
Sound 7/10
- Nothing too particular stood out, but good VA work from Fuyuki. OP/ED were kinda mid.
Story 3/10
- Not much of one, but if we are going by romance anime norms, that's typical. I just wish there was more "umph" to the characters intentions.
Characters 8/10
- I loved all the characters, they were very uplifting to one another, and it made their time spent together easy to watch. A feel-good cast. Again, I wish the girls were more mature emotionally.
Enjoyment 9/10
- Easy to watch, binged the second half easily.

If there were a romantic payoff, then yes, I would be recommending it. Unfortunately, this series needs a season 2 to cook, but hey, maybe some of you might enjoy it as is.

First off, I just learned that this season IS not over, it continues Oct 6th, so I will keep this brief. This season is a departure completely, from the animation to the story, to the characters. It is all bad. Every aspect of this anime is done poorly. One look at the history of this studio and things become clear. I have little hope for episode 14-26. The story is so disjointed and splattered with nonsense. I think this will be the last season of Tower of God that I watch.

Animation 6/10
- S1 wasn't peak animation, but ... it was sharp, defined, and looked good at times. This season just doesn't. The fighting is god awful to boot.
Sound 6/10
- It exists, but there is nothing special going on here.
Story 3/10
- Bad, just bad. This is ADHD ridden story telling.
Characters 1/10
- What happened to this anime? Bam is intolerable. Oh sorry, Bam the 25th lol...Every character is garbage, it's insane how bad this anime went from S1 to S2.
Enjoyment 3/10
- I might have enjoyed 10 minutes of the 13 episodes. Only reason I kept watching is to watch it with my bro, who has more optimism for this garbage.

I cannot recommend this dumpster fire. After season 1, I had no idea Vinland Saga S2 would have competition for trashiest second season of all time.

Hazurewaku is a bare bones isekai, with little to nothing going for it. It will jar you in a way no anime should, that being with its CG animation, used for both characters and monsters, at random. When it doesn't use CG, it's just fine. Unfortunately, the premise is the most interesting part of the anime, and the rest of the 11 episodes are largely uneventful, with no spots worthy of mentioning. Even the 12 episode is so nonchalant about things, that I pondered if there is a 13th episode to finish this season...there isn't apparently. This series is just ... another anime with 0 passion. These types of anime are so common these days now, it's getting annoying. The team working on this are just there for a pay cheque, and it's clear.

Animation 6/10
- The CGI is tolerable on monsters, but god awful when used for characters...I don't get it, it's just lazy.
Sound 6/10
- I don't score sound poorly often, as most shows do enough, which this show does. There is nothing extraordinary about anything in its sound design, the OP is bad, the ED is good.
Story 4/10
- Good isekai premise, but bad execution from episode 2 on. The protagonist levels up by using the same move set every time, and it's just braindead story telling.
Characters 5/10
- I like Seras.
Enjoyment 6/10
- I didn't hate it, I didn't like it, but I watched it.

This anime had potential from the get-go, but I can't see it getting any better. I can't in good faith tell others to waste their life force on this.

Shinmai Ossan Boukensha was a breath of fresh air in a gloomy summer season of anime. Is it going to blow your mind? No. Is it watchable episode 1 through 12? Yes. It's simple, but flashy art style is nice, with a very 90's/2000s vibe that I'm here for.

Animation 8/10
- Solid all around, at times its incredible.
Sound 8/10
- Best OP of the season, with really good VA work from Angelica, the comedic spots were great.
Story 4/10
- The story is not all there, we get the main picture, with speckles of lore throughout, but this main arc is ... a tournament arc for a glowy ball essentially, which is an important item needed to take on "Kaiser", who is a very abstract villain atm.
Characters 7/10
- Very likeable characters, with good comedic value, and some growth, but lacking depth mostly.
Enjoyment 9/10
- This season, so far, this is the only anime I looked forward to. Mind you, I haven't delved into Oshi no Ko S2 or Monogatari, but still, this season of anime is unquestionably bleak, and Shinmai Ossan Boukensha was a bright spot.

This is just fun. Recommend to everyone, since summer 2024 was so bad.

Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari was an anime I have heard so much about over the years, so going into it, I was expecting a 7-8/10 anime. I never imagined it would actually be terrible. The story is disjointed, and overall boring. The growth of Naofumi is nonexistent. The guy has about 50+ shield forms, and I have no idea where 3/4 of them came from. This is not how to progress an isekai MC. The spider isekai Kumo san I believe did 17 straight episodes of Kumo in a cave, leveling up, obtaining new skills, and devising ways ... to incorporate them into her survival. THAT is how you do isekai character growth. What we have here in Shield Hero, is a pitiful fleshing out of a premise that could have worked if done right. If season 1 is the best Shield Hero gets, then I am curious to know just how bad season 2 and 3 are.

Animation 7/10
- The animation isn't terrible, but it also doesn't wow at any particular moment.
Sound 7/10
- I love the OPs, the general sound design overall is fine.
Story 3/10
- They story was all over the place. At the start one would assume this is a revenge plot/save the world/redemption arc, but it's actually lacking identity because it never focuses on these things. Then to top it off, it adds a new plot altogether with 3 episodes left. It's just dumb story telling.
Characters 4/10
- I like Filo and Raphtalia, but everyone else is just so generic. Filo and Raphtalia are the only 2 characters with character growth. Naofumi is essentially a Gary Stu.
Enjoyment 4/10
- This was rough. Getting through the first 8 episodes was not as bad as the last 17 episodes.

I can't recommend this to anyone. This is garbage anime, and you are much better off watching just about anything else.

Kanojo mo Kanojo Season 2 starts off slow and frustrated me a bit. Episode 1 and 2 for me were write offs, and the season really starts on episode 3. From ep 3 forward Kanojo mo Kanojo does everything right. It is trashy rom com fun, and this is what I love to indulge in. For being a trashy love concept, the story stays compelling in season 2, and if the clues from season 2 are any indication, I'm assuming we are getting a s3. I won't spoil, but it makes sense.

Animation 6/10
- The character art is wonky at ... times, but not terribly bad, it is a cheaply made anime for certain.
Sound 7/10
- I like the VA work, decent OP?ED
Story 6/10
- It's a story about girls loving a boy, so not that deep, but for what it is, it works.
Characters 8/10
- All the characters are enjoyable for me, and I like the humor they all bring.
Enjoyment 9/10
- The first 2 eps, I wasn't a fan, but I loved the rest of the season.

I recommend to anyone who loves trashy rom coms like Rent a Girlfriend.

Tensei shitara Dainana Ouji Datta node, Kimama ni Majutsu wo Kiwamemasu was a fun trash isekai to indulge in. It lacks depth, it doesn't do a good job at character development or provide screen time for some of the great characters in the show. This is just peak trash isekai, and that's okay.

Animation 8/10
- Really nice color palette, with solid fight animations, magic animations etc.
Sound 8/10
- Good OP/ED, good sound FX, good VA.
Story 2/10
- The anime departs from its introductory scene completely, which doesn't bother me, but I can't in good faith say it has a good plot.
Characters 6/10
- ... I love its cast, but unfortunately, I felt like they are sidelined too often, I would have loved seeing more Tao and Sylpha, and especially both of them together, as they have good chemistry.
Enjoyment 8/10
- As trash as it is, I loved it.

I can highly recommend this to isekai fiends.

Fate/Apocrypha is a pretty rough endeavor. I would venture to say that this is a show Fate fans should skip. It has no redeeming qualities about it. From a bad story, a terrible MC and a bad cast of characters overall. It also has a frustrating love angle that just doesn't belong in Fate. It has multiple stupid babyface turns. It has one particular fight where Ruler and Archer are settling their score brought on by their conflicting viewpoints from the Jack the Ripper fight, and for no good reason, Rider turns babyface and interferes. This was the ... dumbest part of the anime, robbing Archer of her time to shine, dead or alive. It's bad enough that many of these characters are trash, boring, and I couldn't care less for most of them, but then when I do start caring about Archer, it gets ruined. Again, it's bad enough that Ruler is OP and the other side is constantly turning babyface, shitting on the essence of Fate.

Animation 8/10
- The fight scenes make up the rest of the series, but they do use that cheap animation style of no detail, which I can't say I'm a huge fan of.
Sound 8/10
- It's Fate, so the sound effects and BGM go well with the fight scenes.
Story 3/10
- Pretty garbage compared to the Fate series I've seen, definitely the most boring, and disjointed of them all.
Characters 3/10
- Trash tier servants for the most part, I didn't care for the vast majority of them. I hated ruler, vomited in my mouth every time Sieg was on screen. Hated the lack of conviction of the servants, with their stupid babyface turns.
Enjoyment 4/10
- I didn't enjoy it, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth, wish I never gave it a try.

I highly recommend people skip this series. It's garbage.

Sentai Daishikkaku is just wasted potential at the moment. I pegged this anime as a dark horse when I first saw its trailer, due to its animation and interesting premise. Unfortunately, Sentai Daishikkaku just doesn't know how to proceed past its premise. The plot is supposed to be the underdog Fighter D vs the Dragon Keepers, and for the first part of the show, the plot works its way to achieve the payoff. Then comes the last half of the season, and it is just confused. Fighter D doesn't know what he's even doing. One moment he is on ... point, going after the Dragon Keepers, then.....he's not, but then....he is again.....This back and forth nonsense in the last 4 ish episodes were so frustrating to get invested into. When your main character out of nowhere becomes schizophrenic, and goes against everything he's been trying to accomplish, I just started looking to the sky. He fights the blue dragon keeper, with the end goal being, to kill him, and yet, when he is killed by Peltrola, fighter D all of a sudden has empathy for blue dragon keeper. It is so stupid, and is trying to be deeper than it is, or needs to be. Hopefully season 2 corrects itself so this trainwreck can get on track.

Animation 9/10
- The animation is high tier, and consistent, great use of color.
Sound 9/10
- Great VA work, great OP, good ED, good sound design.
Story 3/10
- At the beginning, the show knows what it's trying to achieve, but then derails itself mid-way with a chuunin exam in a 12 episode anime, followed by a confused final arc vs blue dragon keeper.
Characters 4/10
- I don't like the characters, Fighter D is confused, the Ranger squad mates are fodder, and get too much screentime, the Dragon Keepers get little development or background story, which they need to make this conflict less good vs evil, and more nuanced like they kind of did with Blue Keeper.
Enjoyment 6/10
- The series never peaked, it was kind of bland the whole way through, but had good animation to keep me somewhat interested to finish it.

I can only recommend this if and when s2 finishes airing. S1 doesn't do enough imo.