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"The Girl I like forgets her glasses" is the most annoying version of RomCom anime to date.

Usually with RomCom's and SoL's, there's always some sort of asterisk* that helps push the narrative forward. For this show, it's that the main character... forgets her glasses.

Dismissing the absurdity of her forgetting her glasses dozens of times during a semester, the fact that this girl can't even SEE is very irritating. This girl is essentially blind without her glasses. Bats can probably see better than her without using echolocation.

Also, Komura and Mie have no character traits! Both characters are distilled, FOUNDATION-level characters that have absolutely no interesting ... points to them. Komura is your typical example of a soyboy wimp protagonist, where Mie acts as a lobotomized fool the entire show.

Uh, the animations pretty good though. And I like the opening.

Sorry lads, this one is not great.

Uzaki-chan feels like another carbon copy attempt of a SoL RomCom where our leads have opposite personalities. Nowadays, it feels like these types of romance anime are mass produced.

My issue with Uzaki-Chan is that it feels so uninspired and brings nothing new to the table. The show reminds me of the romance version of Demon Slayer where the idea's and plot developments are all reused and recycled. However, Demon Slayer made the best possible version of the reused material with everything else being dialed up to an 11.

Uzaki-chan did not dial anything to an 11.

If you have watched shows like Nagatoro (maybe not S1 but ... S2), Sono bisque, and Komi, you've essentially already passively watched Uzaki-chan. There is nothing novel that this show will provide to you.
If you haven't watched The shows above, WATCH THEM INSTEAD ( in the order of Sono bisque, Komi, and Nagatoro). They are much better shows that provide actual character moments which is so needed for a SoL.

3/10 go next.

The question "how much is life really worth" is and will be a ubiquitous question that is uttered in many institutions, media, and circles. Even in it's most primitive state in the form of several "would you rather" or dilemma questions, the question seems to be so widely used that it's hard to really understand the weight of of the question itself.

With it being as short as 16 chapters, this manga materializes this popular question into an actual concept that follows our main character. Dealing with themes of retrospection and a person's potential, this story illustrates a wonderful depiction of how everyday people overestimate how ... happy they can be in a year, and underestimate how happy they can be in just a few days.

One of the most beautiful stories I have read so far, I will refrain from running my mouth (fingers) and instead insist you use an hour or two of your time to read it!

Decided to watch this because of the general consensus that this was studio Triggers' "Magnum Opus". Wow were they ever right!

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is a compelling, visually gorgeous fast-paced tragedy that deals with themes of drug-abuse and loss. I honestly think that this show doubles as a huge metaphor for addiction and how grief and sorrow can end you spiraling down the wrong path.

Our two main characters have great chemistry with each other throughout the runtime of the show, and the side characters do a great job at propelling David character into his arc (whether that's beneficial to him or not). I do feel like ... at best, the side characters are enjoyable characters (Maine) , and at worse forgettable (dude with the golden hand).

Despite the short run time, Edgerunners follows a natural story arc that doesn't feel too rushed. There are moments in the show that I was confused with, and I definitely had to read a couple of synopses in order to understand some motives and plans in the show (specifically what Faraday was on about) but I find that it didn't take away from the experience at all. The show does a great job at foreshadowing the inevitable fall of David, which I feel was laid out really nicely throughout the show.

Another issue that I have with the show is how they kind of threw a random force-of-nature at the end to finish David's storyline. I feel like there were multiple other fleshed out characters that could've done this job a lot better than a person who only appeared in one other episode as a quick mention.

That being said, those are kind of nitpicks that I feel don't really take away from the overall experience of the show. Regardless of what happened that I didn't like in the last episode, I still think it ended beautifully and naturally to what the show was building up to.

Tl; dr Show has good characters, aesthetically/visually gorgeous, good ending. Sometimes confusing plot points, didn't need Smasher.

My biggest issue with this manga is the reason why I think it's so good.

It's because it's so short.

This series was just criminally short, but it was so refreshing to see a story that you know was fully fleshed out before a single panel was even drawn. The author had a vision, and completed the vision with momentum and expertise.

Every chapter was told as a normal romance would have been told. The thing that makes this stand out is the lack of silly tropes and misunderstandings. It was short, sweet, to the point, and beautiful.

I wish it was longer, but at the same time I ... don't. Both options just feel like paradise to me..

Honestly Demon Slayer is just a shounen done right.

Alongside the likes of JJK, Demon Slayer is a beautifully animated fast-paced shounen that checks off a lot of the boxes that people want while watching the genre.

The art-style/fluidity of the animation is wonderful to watch. I feel like this is a must-have when doing shounen because if your fight scenes aren't well animated, then it's going to be out-shined by the top dogs. Demon Slayer has some of the best animation that I've watched in a anime so far, rivaling JJK depending on what art style you like more. The directing and choreography of the ... fights scenes are also so nice to look at, really making you feel each hit and parry that our characters do.

The music is really good! I'm not usually one to comment on music in media because at worst it can just be bland and forgettable. However, Demon slayer has a really cool orchestral soundtrack that enhances each fight scene.

Sometimes when shows don't develop their characters enough, you end up not caring about their conflict's when they arise. Luckily, Demon slayer develops each character just enough for you to understand their motives/goals and makes you care about them while they're trying to pursue those goals (whether that be through fighting or emotional moments). That being said, some characters are a little more one-dimensional (for example Inosuke), but it can be overlooked since they're just cool. I'm sure in the later seasons, they'll develop each character more but for now that is the weakest part of this series.

I have no comments about the plot. It's absolutely by the books and nothing new really happened. Although I feel like this is a common issue with first-season shounen's because you need to setup your later seasons. It doesn't take away from the show at all, but it doesn't add anything interesting either.

Overall really good anime. Was walking into this with high expectations and was not let down. This whole season is by-the-books shounen that was done extremely well.

Bocchi the rock is a great example of a slice of life anime done right.

Everything that is required for this type of story to be successful is here. From lovable characters, to emotional beats and comedy, this show does a great job at keeping you interested in the day to day life of these high school kids.

I'm of the opinion that slice of life anime's like this one need a "specialization" in order to become very enjoyable. This one focuses our main characters anxiety and how that translates into joining a band and becoming a functioning member of society. Given this fun little premise, ... the show does a great job putting you in the shoes of Bocchi, and makes you feel every emotional moment given to her.

I also think that the musical numbers/performances in this anime are super fun. Seeing Bocchi adapt to each individual performance and "heroing up" is so cathartic to watch given that she stays in her shell for the majority of the season. Not to mention that the actual song's are kinda nice to listen to. In my opinion, the visual shots during the performances could be a little more dynamic, and I would like to see certain shots that show the kinetic energy of performing live(think of Bocchi's POV guitar shots) but I'd be lying if I said that I didn't have an enormous smile on my face during each of these moments.

Each of four main characters feel very fleshed out and likeable. Most notably Ryou having her deadpan, but emotional dialogue ( I'm a sucker for these characters). Each character has great chemistry with the other ones and it's great to see them interact amongst each other.

Overall a really good series! Can't wait for the second season!

This section of Kimi ni Todoke isn't all that great, and I don't really think the issue is easy to fix.

Where the first season develops all of our characters beautifully, the second season essentially has the one job of getting our two main protags together. Because of this, even though the season is half as many episodes, it feels twice as long. Where the first season we were getting good character moments and emotional beats, the second season feels like romantic peek-a-boo in respects to Sawako and Kazehaya confessing their feelings to each other.

With annoying flash back timings, and even more annoying tropey interruption ... sequences (right when something important is going to happen, a random person comes out of nowhere and interrupts the emotional moment [ Joe ]) the second season feels kind of a drag to watch.

I say that this is a hard issue to fix because this section of the manga wasn't really great for adapting into a season. In the manga you could read through these chapters relatively quickly and not feel like its dragging on. However, when adapted into 20 minute long episodes, it really feels like each episode is slowly taking you through the movements and actions that I feel the beginning 3/4 of season 1 did perfectly.

Every once in a while, you come across something so great that you can ignore all objective downfalls of the show, and mark it as perfect.

For me this is Kaguya-sama.

This anime builds off of a goofy premise that is executed so well to fit the rom-com nature of the show. The show is actually really funny as well, giving me genuine laughs during some hilarious scenes.

The thing I praise most about this show is the characters. Each one of these characters could make a person's top five list, and they would have a pretty strong argument. It doesn't matter if it is Kaguya, Shirogane, Ishigami ... (my personal GOAT), Chika, or Iino, all of these characters add so much to the show that already has great writing, and comedic timing.

The romance doesn't fall short either. Kaguya-sama has really unique, cute moments between the two main leads, who have the most chemistry between any two characters in the show. Each episode makes you feel each interaction between these two characters and how murphy's law kicks in to make the situation unfavorable at the end.

The best review information for this show would be to just watch it. This show's amazing,

Sono Bisque Doll has to be one of my favorite romance anime's of all time.

This show does a fantastic job of building the chemistry of our two protags, giving us many character building moments between them that will make you smile for how cute it is. There aren't a lot of side characters in this anime, so you're mostly getting 12 episodes of interactions between Gojou and Marin.

And this is by no means a bad thing!

Both protags are individually very good characters. Gojou while suffering from being a classic "down-horrible" male lead, is given moments where he shines very bright. His hard work, ... determination, and kindness give him a great chemistry with our other protag, Marin.

I think Marin absolutely steals the hearts of everyone who watches this show. She is an absolute delight and one of my favorite characters of any romance anime. Even though shes given the popular pretty girl background, she throws that archetype on its side and instead shows a compassionate, kind, bubbly personality that fits perfectly with Gojou.

I would love to get some side characters in the future, just because I feel that these two cannot carry an entire series no matter how good they are. Unfortunately the side characters that we do have so far - Juju and her sister - don't really get as much to do with the story, rather than to just give Gojou and Marin more character building moments.