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just wanna say you got godly taste, and your fairy tail review was beyond words

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I'm glad you enjoyed the piece! It was a hard one to pump out since there's so enough to say for me to have extended the list much further but it would either end up too long or I'd have to sacrifice a lot of detail. Design choices like the ones you mentioned were originally going to be there but got scrapped when I realized I was nearly pushing 2500 words. There are no shortage of grievances to air here.

It has been a while since I watched/read Deadman Wonderland but I think Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo actually had a worser adaptation with it being super rushed and changing/removing a few scenes from the manga.
But I'm not 100% sure if it was a worser adaptation then Deadman Wonderland

I do understand what you're saying. In my opinion, the biggest flaw in AnoHana was the melodrama, it often just felt like you were being dragged along the anime. Yes Yukiatsu dressing up as Menma was stupid and unnessecary. My point is I feel you were a bit too harsh on your review and it felt like you were attacking the anime rather than analysing it.

When I disagree with someone, I don't want to enter a meaningless flame war, therefore I state my reasons and deal with it passively. I try not to get myself misunderstood as a person that just bashes on people because I disagree with them.

Have a good day too :)

I want to start with the good so that I'm not a total dick: Nice Fairy Tail review, gave me a nice smile. ^o^

Now for the dick comment: I just want to errr "hate on" your thoughts on AnoHana so please, feel free to think I'm trying to be a dick (I'm not) when I say, I think your thoughts on it are completely childish (not exactly the word I'm looking for and it comes out a lot dickier than I mean it to). First of all, the death a very close (best friend) at a young age does not heal over time. Time does not heal all, those who think that clearly have not dealt with a serious trauma. If your mother died, would you forget about her death 30 years later? Of course not, you'd pay respects on her death-day and cry every time you think about her. That trauma will make everyday a hell, everyday will be the day of her death until you yourself mentally overcome it. That comment in your review really annoyed me because it's just so... wrong. AnoHana portrayed that perfectly in my opinion (though at times it could be boring I suppose) - moving on in life. How a trauma is something seriously harmful to children whether they know it or not. The theme of living in the past isn't good. Cherish the past within your hearts and use it as a motivation to live in the present, and prepare for the future. Don't you sometimes live in the past? Don't you sometimes struggle in life and need others to overcome?

Characters were all "deadbeat"? Were we watching the same show? Unmarkable hero brooding and looking dull as fuck? He's a traumatized child (He's not remarkable, like any other teenage boy who is sick. He's a normal boy. What makes him unremarkable? Are you remarkable?) and he needs help from his past in order to overcome it himself. The show definitely (with only 11 episodes) depicts each character's reason and obstacle in why they are struggling to move forward in life. They need each other to help overcome it, if you ask me the bonding of the characters and their characterizations already surpasses most anime I've seen (definitely way more than Angel Beats). Menma was annoying? Sure, she is a young child who doesn't know any better (thats basically hating on the characters are being depicted realistically and accordingly to their youth) so yes, she's gonna talk a lot with a childish voice.

I agree that the ending is pretty manipulative, same as Code Geass. Takes a dwindling anime and makes the best out of it, and implants the entire story into the viewers hearts just with the final 10 minutes. But that in itself is [part of the story/writing] and is hard to build-up to, and whether you realized it or not, if you think the ending was in the least bit sad/good (which you stated it was beautiful) then it was good because the story built up the characters and the plot (and the viewer's hearts) into making the ending sad. If you hated all the characters, the music, and was annoyed by the traumatizing past-plot then why would the ending be beautiful at all to you?

As for how much you enjoyed it the show that's not something that I criticize because it all comes down to own opinions in that regard, and what kind of stories you personally enjoy. But I definitely think the beauty of the show and the unification of past friends, reliving your childhood as a teen, overcoming your past, moving forward in life, the true bond between innocent human beings all stood out to me. Definitely the mindset while watching the show will affect the outcome of your feelings of it.

Seriously though man. you didn't like the opening? Or the ending? Secret Base didn't affect your feels at all? Damn man.

Good review of AnoHana, broski. Don't let the votes tell you otherwise. People hold those tearjerker type anime in a special place and can't stand to see a different point of view.

Your review of AnoHana is rather, how can I say this nicely, inaccurate? Your point on the story "how do you keep grieving of a death that occurred ages ago like it happened yesterday" was a stupid question. A group of friends grieve this because she was their best friend during their childhood. The psychological effect doesn't change whether it happened 8 days ago or 8 years ago. The only change is that people are more capable of shying away from that effect. This of course had a bigger toll in these group of friends than usual as their best friend died when they were children. This is just completely traumatic. There way of dealing with this trauma is by parting ways to forget their loss.

I don't quite agree with your review that Fairy Tail is garbage, but i do appreciate your criticism of it and most of what you mention are real flaws. Many viewers that like Fairy Tail acknowledge and are cognizant of the flaws you mentioned, but purposely shut that out in order to enjoy Fairy Tail. It does also have some redeeming moments towards the end, albeit there are numerous subpar arcs and crappy filler laden here and there. One thing i certainly agree with you is that it is nowhere near the level of DBZ. In anycase i gave your review a positive mark even if i was able to (with some difficulty) bury the flaws and suspend my disbelief to end up enjoying it.

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