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Season 2 of Solo Leveling! This show is certainly something that can be summed up in three words, "Rule of Cool". In other words, there is no depth to this show whatsoever *unless that depth is trying to figure out what the actual hell can beat/hurt Sung Jin Woo. This is in no means a bad thing, backed heavily by strong animation, great fight scenes and an "aura farming" main character it's quite literally the perfect show to bench off of the "Rule of Cool".

Story, 5/10: To be frank, the story is super average with nothing to talk about in the slightest. That is NOT ... why this show is definitely worth a watch. Mind you, a "5" can sound off-putting to some, however keep strongly in mind that a "5" is average. Not much to note here, for the first half, he's still trying to complete his S1 goal of curing his mother and the second "half" is the Jeju island raid (which to sum up without going into much detail is just another moment to show how badass Jin Woo is).

Animation, 10/10: The animation is what sells this show so well, the fights look crisp and clean and the scenery is great, if season 1 looked great, this looks just as good, or even better.

Characters, N/A: Look, I'm going to be completely real with you. The side characters in this show are practically non-existent, they're solely here to either be fodder to show "oh no! *insert monster* is a HUGE threat!" and then have Jin Woo save/beat said monster. OR, they're solely there to progress something in the plot in some way. That being said, they do tend to have pretty cool designs and whilst they may lack any meaningful presence in the show this is to be expected. It's called "SOLO" Leveling for a reason.

MC, 8/10: I normally don't like OP MCs very much unless they're done in a comedic way, otherwise they're usually kind of boring. SO, this is high praise coming from me, Jin Woo's growth throughout s1/2 is certainly enjoyable to watch and honestly has you intrigued with the powers he's obtained so far and throughout. So what if he's an edgelord using ***SHADOWS*** as his minions, it's freaking sick and so I don't care. Also Jin Woo is not some emotionless killing machine which helps as he does show a lot of humanity and remains fairly likeable throughout.

Music! 10/10, the music in this is really good, the OP is nice, the BGM in fights? Absolute blessing to me ears, almost had me tear up like when I heard Cruel Angel Thesis (I'm jk, Cruel Angel Thesis is godly compared to anything tbh).

Conclusion: Should you watch this? Did you like season 1? Yes, there is far more fun to be had in season two with more summons and power increases with more sick battles with incredible animation/ fight choreography. No? Then why the hell are you asking, no you won't like season 2.

The third season of Re:Zero... what a rollercoaster this is.

Season 3 is split into two halves essentially, the first 8 episodes are the attack arc followed by the final 8 making up the counterattack arc. Much like prior seasons, the villains are members of the Witch Cult.

Plot: 10/10, it's Re:Zero, if you liked the prior seasons then naturally you'll love this one. If you didn't, then you're lying and yes, you did love ReZero (jk). More deaths await our noble (sometimes not so) protagonist Subaru.
Characters: 10/10, the new archbishops of this season (new as in the ones starring here) are each unique and entertaining in ... some way. The designs are great and the dialogue between characters this season are just as strong as the older seasons. Everyone plays a big role in some fights and the show does a great job of successfully shining the spotlight on them all without damaging or taking away from other fights in the series.
Animation: 10/10, season three looks breathtaking, the fights are clean, the background is clean, it all looks really good and there isn't much to complain about.
OST: 7/10, it's good. Like that's all there is to say.
Overall: 10/10. Go watch it.

What if S.A.O was peak? I'm joking (I'm really not, but whatever). Anyway, this show is brilliant, the cast are well written and you can easily understand and potentially align with a lot of their behaviours.

The Premise: 7/10, the premise is a dysfunctional family in real life struggles and uses escapism through a VR MMO RPG, established quickly is the fact that this family has reunited in the game without any knowledge and get along really well in this world. However... this world is one full of twists and the notorious Black Bird that is to be caught for a grand prize of 300 ... million yen is not quite what you imagine... the plot is a bit out there and uses concepts of AI and VR gaming to be incredibly intriguing.

Characters: 8/10, the main character - Ichi (for his gamertag anyway) - is a shut-in neet who looks down on himself and everyone, he's incredibly cynical and despises his father. Whilst this is all the case, he's incredibly relatable at moments and feels like an actual person rather than an OP MC who has everything go to plan. The other characters aren't as relevant, however all are fleshed out well enough, there's not much to talk about Ichi's father without potentially spoiling some of the more important sections.

OST: 9/10, honestly I love the music and the opening is fire.

Animation: 9/10, it looks really good, no complaints in this department.

The Ending: 7/10, honestly not much to say, it wraps up well enough for the viewer to be satisfied and hey, that's great.

To end of, this is a great netflix anime and I highly recommend to fans of the "Video Game" theme or those who merely have some free time to watch a short drama.

Solo Leveling, you've most likely seen the hype. There's just something great about seeing an underdog surpass his "limitations". This show does what many fail to do in an amazing way, have a powerful main character successfully.

Story: 8/10, honestly, the main plot is just the MC has a burning desire to get stronger so he can heal his mother's "Eternal Sleep Disease". Whilst incredibly simplistic and not being overly unique, it's executed well and rather than being a detriment actually benefits the show hugely. It's sometimes difficult enough on it's own to keep up with Sung's constant levelling up and new skills, so by having ... a well-executed and simple plot the show isn't sacrificing anything.

Characters: 7/10, for the most part the characters are pretty good. Obviously the main character gets the most screentime and so we see his changes the most. No complaints regarding the side cast, the only thing is that no-one overly stood out (besides Sung maybe).

Worldbuilding: 9/10, honestly with the whole dungeon system and the entirety of the world being under the new "Dungeon" life this show does a remarkable job at introducing new landmarks/characters without damaging previously established characters or compromising Sung's goal of eventually helping his mother.

Animation: 10/10, the animation is brilliant in this series. Fights are fluid and look good and you can tell a lot of work went into them.

Soundtrack/BGM: 8/10, the OP/ED are pretty good, not my favourites by any means, but definitely fit the vibe of the series well. No complaints about the BGM and it really fits the scenes.

Overall, this show has earned its hype for a reason. It's good and due to its simplistic nature is easy to dive into the story and get stuck in without any hassle. Highly recommended for fans of action shows, but honestly it wouldn't hurt to check it out as the show does a grand job of hooking viewers fairly quickly.

ONE Minor spoiler ahead, the 4th part of JJBA, Diamond is Unbreakable. Unlike the previous parts, this takes a much more slice of life (with Stands) approach for certain sections. It's only until the "second-half" of part 4 that there's a concrete villain and constant threat. However, do not let that fool you. Part 4 is a masterpiece in its own right and fully worthy of praise.

Story 10/10 - The story as I mentioned is pretty much split into 2 halves, prior Kira (the villain) and post Kira appearing. In the first half, the stakes are much lower and for the most part there are ... many relaxing episodes or comedic "foes". As the story progresses into the second half... Josuke and co. are under a much more dangerous threat and the suspense rises heavily. Honestly at a stretch, the story is rather sefl-contained with the only real prior knowledge you may need being a basic understanding of stands, and unfortunately if you jumped right into P4 you wouldn't fully appreciate Jotaro/Joseph returning.

Characters 10/10 - With the main Jojo this time round being Josuke, the cast is already solid as a rock. The whole main cast are very loveable in certain ways and the unique Stand powers are each more amazing and unique than the last. Even the main villain can be relatable (in motive only, I hope) and since the show does a good job of shining the spotlight on everyone it's easy to grow attached. Plus the return of Joseph should clearly scream, goated.

Music/BGM 10/10 - This is a Jojo series, do I need to explain? With three openings in this show that all slap harder than the last and a solid ending there's no complaints in the OP/ED. The BGM during fights/intense moments is amazing and really captures the mood well.

Animation 10/10 - Really, the animation looks amazing, the one "complaint" could be that Jotaro was redesigned, but this new design looks sleek and fits his character. Aside from that one note, the animation is amazing and the fights look clean.

Overall 10/10 - At least out of the first four parts, I must say that this season has managed to captivate me the most, the vibe and just the general uniqueness of this show fully warrant perfect marks in my eyes. Do not be fooled by the lack of DIO, (naturally the man is still affecting the plot without even being in the part) this section is a must watch.

Why? That was the question I asked myself when I finished the story. It didn't last long, in fact I fairly quickly forgot that I'd even read the manga. This is a very boring, pitiful book based off of an edgy VN with a "controversial" anime adaptation with an infamous scene. The only reason I even read the manga was down to the fact that I had fallen asleep when I tried watching the anime and resorted to the option that wouldn't be as slow paced and take as long.

Story 5/10 - What? There's nothing to say really, it's just a terrible "romance" type story ... that means nothing and really has no lasting impact - but then again, the "plot" isn't the reason anyone cares about this series anyway right?

Characters 3/10 - They all suck, flat out have no redeeming qualities and are all assholes/trash. But, as I said earlier, this "edgy" series is supposed to be this way. The characters aren't meant to be likeable at all... even so I can't bring myself to say that this means it's okay for them to be be boring.

Ending! 1/10 - Again, the only reason I read the manga was because the anime was too boring for me to consume... therefore I had to settle for the manga's ending (yes, it's different). The ending drives off of a sense of shock value, if you expect it, it sucks. Luckily at the time I was not, in fact, expecting it- so I did have a shock. But, like the rest of the manga, it lasted a short time and was soon forgotten.

Overall! 4/10 - This manga is bad. There's no sugar-coating it, however, "School Days" as a piece of media has never been called "good", it's just well known for it's "boat scene" in the show and the countless endings of the original VN that are... "odd". Should you watch it? You'd assume I'll say no, however I actually don't see why not. IF it's done to save yourself from watching the **entirety** of the anime then yes, read the manga instead. Otherwise, just google the endings and be done with it, there's not reason in hell to waste your time with it, it's far too boring and the small shock of the ending is really not making up for it at all.

Mysterious Girlfriend X - what an odd show. A very strange series which clearly appeals to people with spit kinks. That's the main story - the main couple are bonded via drool.

Story 6/10 - Typical romance story for the most part to be honest, awkward, slow-burn couple with a huge twist - the pair share their drool, this show is full of rather "unique" scenes for lack of a better word in which the only things I have to say are - that was gross. That aside, it's got your typical romance drama along with it and several points in the relationship that seem a ... tad bit rocky.

Characters 7/10 - Honestly the characters are pretty good, the main guy however is a bit of your average moron in love and doesn't seem to quite grasp what should clearly be seen as a ***DON'T DO*** in a relationship. Otherwise the main girl is fine (again, overlooking the drool fest) and the side characters are pretty decent.

OST 5/10 - To be honest there really isn't anything that jumped out at me in this soundtrack, the ending and opening were alright at best, but certainly not playlist worthy. The rest of the audio/bgm was fine and sets the mood it tries to create relatively well.

Final Thoughts - It's an okay romance to try out if you're either into being grossed out, or you're bored and merely felt like trying out a show. Again the spit fetish heavily downplays the variety of people to which one could recommend this too.

To start off, this review is completely unbiased. I've never played the VN and so my opinion is completely unrelated to it and I cannot complain/comment on the difference. I came here based solely off of a recommendation who gave it extremely high praise.

Story - 8/10 This anime is extremely disturbing. In fact the curve in disturbing is so goddamn steep I'm surprised it was even possible. This show starts off as a typical Harem, but it's clear that something is up. The story is split amongst all 13 episodes to focus on each girl, with the main boy - Yuji - helping them in ... his "unique" way.

Characters - 7/10 If I were just going to go off of the MC I'd give him a 10 easily, he's hilarious at times, cool without being a crap person and unironically feels like a badass. The girls are all good characters, some fitting certain tropes quite well - tsundere, loli, etc.

Soundtrack - 10/10 OP goes hard, the soundtrack is great in my opinion.

Enjoyability - 5/10 this really depends on the person, did I enjoy it? I guess that's one way to put it. It's not necessarily "enjoyable", but I'd wager it'll have you gripped.

Final Thoughts + TW - This show... is very strange. It's absolutely disgusting - but it's supposed to be. If you come into this show you need to understand that it is outright horrific and sickening at points with themes of rape/ cannibalism. Does it make the show bad? No. Because a show that is meant to be sickening, and is sickening is doing its job.

The Ace Attorney manga. Right, this was a pain to find, however if you can I highly recommend that you do read it. Ace Attorney is a VN series following the defence attorney Phoenix Wright as he defends his clients in court, this manga is no exception. Just like the Ace Attorney VN, the manga series consists of several trials in which Wright defends his "unique" clients.

Plot - Multiple different trials/cases that are completely unique to the manga and haven't appeared in the games. Each "turnabout" took place over 2 chapters at most making them relatively short in comparison to the games. However, this is ... not necessarily a bad thing, the trials are short, but still maintain the mystery and twists like the AA:PW VNs do, if you enjoyed the AA games then I highly recommend this.

Art - The art is good, nothing too flashy and it does its job.

Characters - The manga uses the typical PW:AA cast, (Phoenix/Maya/Edgeworth/Gumshoes/etc.) and has it's own manga exclusive characters from the trials. Each one is wacky and exaggerated much like the VN characters and the original cast stay true to their VN counterparts with none of them feeling out of character.

Pandering - This manga does a great job to pandering to AA fans, with tons of references to the games and even appearances from smaller characters like Wendy Oldbag or Eldoon. It keeps up the tradition of name puns for most (if not all) of the characters introduced and has a good roster of manga-only/VN characters.

Enjoyment - It's a relatively short manga series of 5 volumes/15 chapters and shouldn't take all that long to read, perfectly crafted for any AA fans, and might be a good gateway into the series if you are considering playing the VNs, it might benefit you to read the first trial to get a feel of the zaniness of the series.

TLDR AT END: Violet Evergarden is a "must-watch", a masterpiece of anime, it's high score says it all, right? After all, if this can have a score higher than an 8.5 it must be good! Well, this is a simple reminder that no, no that does not mean it's good. Or more accurately, it's a reminder that no, not every anime that is well-received is going to be something that you enjoy. Personally, this anime is very meh and I'll get into why and what you need to consider before watching this:

Episodic Characters - 2/10: This anime relies heavily on sympathy in a fairly ... episodic manner, almost every episode they will introduce someone new whom Violet has to write a letter for, this person nine times out of ten will have some tragic backstory or "heart-warming" letter they want to send. HOWEVER, this creates a problem, for this show to work you have to sympathise with the characters. Why is this an issue? It's repetitive and stupid, many, many shows will spend seasons making someone likeable, redeemable, or whatever else they want. This shows falls flat creating one-dimensional sob stories that all in all are hard to love when you strip the character down and realise they have nothing going for them aside from this.

Violet Herself - 4/10: This is really hit or miss, give this show a go and see - if you like Violet you probably will like the show. I did not. Violet is a ex-child soldier whom is recovering from the war and becomes an "Auto Memory Doll" (someone who writes letters for those who request it). Her constant self-pitying and oxymoronic portrayal of being a braindead murderer incapable of thought (during the war/before the series) and her "character growth" into someone who feels and even goes so far as to refuse to kill is so sickly sweet it's almost infuriating. Her character is a whiny, one dimensional sob slut who relies on pity to be a interesting MC. (Don't get me started on the bullshit she pulls off in this series)

Animation/BGM - 10/10: Wow, if this was a review on best animation I daresay VE might've taken one of the top spots, it's music and animation is beautiful and is one of the saving graces of this show.

Final Thoughts/TLDR - 4/10: So to end off, should you watch VE. It all comes down to one question really, do you enjoy the sound of a show chock-full of sob stories, pity parties and incredible animation? If the answer is yes: then by all means, have fun! Otherwise, stay away, this show is not meant for those who love action/war/fight scenes (obviously), it lacks any good romance and true to the fact that it has only one listen genre, really does only have some light form of "drama" going for it. Again, let me make this clear, this show is not for me, I've explained why in the review so use that knowledge to base off if you think this anime will be good for you or if you'll enjoy it, have a wonderful day no matter what you choose.