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I was so excited when I heard the news that they would be making another anime that was similar to Working! and I must say it's just as enjoyable to watch. It is almost quite literally the exact same show, they're in the same location (A different Wagnaria) but with new quirky and funny characters. It's like I'm re-watching one of my favorite shows all over, and I love it.

Early on you can see the potential love interests, a bunch of character specific interactions and many other funny side events taking place that will be running gags throughout the show. The art and music is ... on par with its spin-off counterpart, with it's catchy OP and ED.

But with that said the show doesn't come without it's flaws (which actually get a fair bit better as the show goes on, but I'll get into that later), the biggest one being they seem to be relying on some of the gags too much. Stuff like during one of the episodes they have a big time skip (1 year) so they could re-use Hana's deadly chocolate gag on valentines day, I mean.. what's the point of that? The show seems to be very hit or miss and its gags are kinda split up being on opposite sides of the spectrum, on one side you have a few awesome characters, the hilarious gags that come with them and some great development between them but on the other side you have kind of dull characters and just annoying gags that the show seems to be repeating, like the one I stated earlier. Now as I previously said, as the show progressed some of these flaws start to fade away, they stop re-using the same boring jokes and some of the lesser like-able characters actually ended up being quite the opposite by the end, after you learn more about them they start changing the way they think and act and are overall just much better then what they started off as.

The show also had it's character/story progression a lot faster then the original did with 3 couples dating by the end of the show. Early on I was skeptical on whether or not the show was going to have a nice ending similar to the original Working! with the show pretty much guaranteed to be one season only, but thankfully it actually has a really sweet ending making the viewer feel very fulfilled. Now while we don't get to see every little side story get resolved like the original, all the important ones get tied off nicely as we see most of the characters grow up and move on with their lives.

Overall with the show having it's ups and downs (most of which are in the first half of the show) I still don't think it's quite as good as its predecessor but it's certainly still worth checking out.

With me being such a big fan of the games and the first game anime adaption being fairly lackluster my expectations for the future and despair arc were quite mixed (although that didn't stop me from being super hyped), but now that shows over I think my hype was rightfully placed. Also quick disclaimer, you should have absolutely played the first two games before watching these.

In the despair arc the anime follows the characters of the 2nd game taking place when they first join Hope's Peak Academy before the events of either game. The show starts off fairly slow and laid back but don't be ... fooled because the show only gets darker and darker as it progresses, you may think you've hit the peak of despair in one episode then BAM the despair hits even harder later on until we eventually hit "The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History".

Coming into this season I was really wondering how well they would portray the characters because I absolutely loved the cast from the 2nd game and let me say they did a spot on job capturing the unique quirkiness of all of them, right down to Mikans incredible clumsiness, Akanes never ending hunger, Hiyokos total bitchiness towards Mikan, TeruTerus pervertedness and etc. The show also does a great job throwing in nice little tidbits of information/back story at you through out, stuff like Hiyokos random growth spurt, where the Ultimate Imposter comes from and the relationship between Junko & Mukuro. Overall they do a great job with the characters and the character development, they are absolutely the shining point of this show.

Now like I said the show starts off slow but very quickly changes into a never ending ride on the despair train with no brakes. But with that being said it never stops being entertaining to watch, whether it was watching the shenanigans of the 2nd games cast, the interactions between Junko and basically everyone else whether she be in a playful mode with her sister Mukuro or being in total despair mode and ruining the lives of everyone else. Now I will say there was one point in the show that was so dark it actually left me feeling pretty upset, since most of you should have played the 2nd game before watching this you should have known that a certain event will take place and let me just say this, prepare yourselves because I certainly was not but I do give the show props because they must be doing something right if they can make me feel this deeply about it.

In the end the show does a good job rapping this prequel story up and sets things up nicely to roll into the 1st games plot. Now while it did end things off nicely, that's not quite it for the story, for those who've been paying attention to the news you should already know but a new "Hope" arc has been announced and is said to be the end all of the story. Now that I am done with this I am definitely pretty hyped for the end of the story, although perhaps a little sad too having this big story come to an end that had me so captivated through out but all in all I do have high 'hope' for a great ending.

Overall, I really enjoyed the show, my fairly high expectations coming into this season were not let down. I guess I should also take quick note that the art is nothing special but certainly nothing bad and the music is great (aslong as you liked the soundtrack to the 2nd game that is). To anyone who enjoys the games even a little I highly recommend you watch this anime!

This will be a short review void of any spoilers for the 3rd season of Working!! and its hour long finale.

What a great end to the season of Working!!! and the series as a whole. Unlike most Slice of Life/Comedy anime, this season has a lot of closure, the characters grow up and mature a lot from the first season and all the side stories/teasing relationships you thought were just running gags all get fitting and nice resolutions to bring them to a close, with the finale bringing the main characters problems & relationship to a heart warming ending.

To anybody who has enjoyed the previous ... seasons with all the different characters quirks and personalities and to anyone who enjoyed the funny little side stories that involved all these characters you will surely love this last season and its finale.