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I have recently watched Violet Evergarden Anime the series as a whole was very good it had a lot of sentimentality a lot of heartfelt and sad moments so seeing that the sequel movie has even higher scores than the anime I went it expecting a lot but it really fell flat and it is kinda a bummer that it did. The character development of Gilbert is super questionable and the movie even plays out the "I can't be with you and go away" cliche which was something I never expected to see happen with this story. The Good part is related to the girl ... and the kid in the hospital those parts truly felt like they were indeed a good successor to the anime stories we all saw and maybe even cried watching. Due to heavy spoilers I will not make further comments on why the story fell flat it speaks for itself when you analyze things.

Music, Art/Animation is top notch really not much to say there the major problems and why I gave it a score like the one I did is related to how unimpressive the actual story has gotten.

If you are looking to still watch beware in this particular scenario the scores are way way higher than and personally I might have been misled by them.

Eminence is Shadow has started off with a really good first season it had a lot of interesting things going on with the mc being very good. What doesn't land as good in S2 is that it's basically more of the same deal the finale doesn't hit as hard neither does it's arcs outside of one particular one with the money.

Due to lack of character development Cid is basically the same I had expectations that something will click with him but it didn't still doing the same things over and over again. The other characters mainly the girls mostly stayed the same Delta being ... the most interesting one of the bunch the episodes she was featured in were genuinely the better parts of season 2 which isn't a lot the show is filled with tons of characters most of them are only staying for like 1 episode and dies in the next one.

The ending did set up a potential for the movie to be fantastic an unexpected twist happens to the world which could be the potential to introduce character development which leads all the way back to S1 start.

Tldr: An Okay watch decent action scenes okayish comedy but Season 1 did these things better

Overall the title is pretty suggestive of being something really low quality but in all fairness it's actually pretty enjoyable

First the bad stuff some people will likely judge harsher than I do is fan service stuff harem bit of a predictable plot.

The good stuff is the world building animation and art style won't blow anyone out of their minds but since it's practically 10 years old it is still good looking. Good chunk of the arcs are really good and serve as character building Probably the highlight will be the dynamic between Bell and Hestia it feels like they really do manage to pull ... off their close relationship.

In the grand scheme of things Death Note definitely earned it's right to be considered a classic masterpiece of the early 2000 era. Usually a lot of times shows end up being overhyped or nostalgia blinds us into thinking that they are good or even sunk cost fallacy can cloud our judgement whether something deserves a praise or not could go on ramblings on how popular stuff like JJK, Attack On Titan fumbled their endings to unfathomable degrees.

Death Note does it's characters right Light and L are the reason why there is a meme going around whether some anime tries to have a clever ... mc only to be called "dollar store L", "Light from wish" etc. These are not dumbfounded because you would be hard pressed to explain why they are bad in any way. Everything is done with deep care leaving little to no plotholes open the only slight dissapointment if I had to say is that one of the characters dies a bit too early for my taste and would have been interested in what would have happened if he was to stay alive for a little longer.

A lot of things will change with Anime we might get new great ones like recent Frieren but one thing is for certain Death Note will forever remain important in making anime mainstream and it might also happen that if this is your first anime you will be much harsher when it comes to critique the upcoming shows you will likely watch.

A lot of times a popular series can end up feeling overrated or if you hit a jackpot it might be the best thing possible. RE: Zero is essentially the middle ground there are some solid concepts thrown in here where if you truly care about details only then the cracks start to show. Without much of a spoiler MC is designed to be a sort of self-insert character who literally dies for the people around him specially when it comes to Emilia the heroine of the show. There are a lot of times where he does come up with very good plans and plays ... them out accordingly but there are a lot of times when he is just straight up stupid during S1 and the side story and the prequel movie his character doesn't develop much more than being more confident in romance.

Now there is a point to talk about regarding romance in particular. I didn't end up starting the series thinking it would dabble so much into this thing if anything nobody would expect that this would get into very much like harem. EIther you care about it or not this season the MC does sort of make a big decision and one of them appears to be the clear winner but don't go into it expecting much more than that because if the anime is set to follow very closely with the source material basically the romance subplot is kinda dead which would have been better if they handled it and settled things. It is much harder to respect shows that dance around the bush in terms of who is actually winning rather than having a clear couple and story unfolds from there with examples like Rascal, Monogatari etc.

Now to the good parts the worldbuilding is quite interesting characters when it comes to anything non romance related are varied but you will see the clear pattern that this girl is the naive innocent one, that one is the tsundere who pretends to not care etc. it isn't easy to create compelling characters but they are decent enough to be likeable.

The story is a bit all over the place with pacing issues some arcs in the second half are really good and even if you decide to not continue the series the S1 ending is quite compelling all things considered.

In conclusion this isekai anime weirdly felt like it dances on a very narrow thread of being suspense while being overly dramatic with harem aspects sprinkled in it. It is not a watch I could confidently recommend if you're more interested in action set pieces and MC's main power which is basically the shows entire selling point but also I couldn't recommend it fully if you're looking for something with good waifu characters both of these aspects are not really fleshed out but coincidentally it still managed to be entertaining. If you're looking for something more specific this is not for you but if you're just looking for things to watch this series can fill up that hole.

The general consensus will put this anime around an 7-8 with my personal view however it was a phenomenal palate cleanser romance anime that makes jokes about the genre with it's fast paced development of the main couple stuffed with cute moments that are too much to bear sometimes. Romance genre in itself a lot of times can be mediocre and most shows try to use the same plot points to move the story forward with misunderstandings or love triangle debates. This particular show shuts down those tropes quite harshly specially the love triangle one it was the first time I saw it handled in ... such a direct way that it surprised me in a good way even fan favorites like Oregairu, Toradora, Your Lie in April remain tainted by that trope itself even though those are decent shows despite them.

Story itself isn't something you expect to get in a way the strong bond between the two characters are the highlight of the show with some side characters bringing good comedy aspect to it. Since I already said that it is fast paced in terms of seeing the couple get together it will provide some different perspectives on how do they handle this relationship. To be blunt in a sense it's something you think they rushed it and to an extent would even think that the girl has some big motives behind it but as episodes go on it's made obvious that she just really loves him but what most people who start this anime would not expect is regarding the backstory of Tsukasa which is neatly tied into the show with a lot of symbolism and references that gives you clue who she really is. Whether the watcher pieces it together without spoiling themselves is up to anyone but that is one thing that makes it more interesting than your general high school romance. Mc isn't a twink somethimes he is very daring as the relationship deepens but in a sense he is a general nice guy who got really really lucky but what the anime shows you about his past makes him very likeable.

Art style is good nothing much to write home about it's really hard to have problems with it to be perfectly honest.

Overall an easy recommend to people who are into romance and likes feel good anime similar to Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten but without dense mc and fast paced romantic development.

Plastic Memories is one of the kind of anime people will likely forget rather fast after watching it. There are quite a lot of problems with this anime to a point where it's hard to have a good standing point whether it's something worth watching or just skip it entirely.

Firstly the romance here is hard to imagine happening in the grand scheme of things there's hardly any reason why these two characters fell in love the way they did. The show does touch on this moment with the question of "whether it's about momentum or not?" but it is never mentioned again at all. ... The plot holes are starting to really show withing the second half of the anime where a lot of things the mc just glosses over without actually trying to do something this might sound confusing but with the way things are after knowing some information about the way tech works and these "robots" you can already guess the ending completely just from that information so the emotional impact will likely hit you in the heat of the moment but it will become something that you will no longer cherish that much or just outright forgot it happened. The Problem is that against this outcome the MC does nothing to try and solve it in the early episodes we will see how these retrievals work and some of them can be really touching but ultimately this society seems super half-baked some questions come to mind regarding the world building and it's quite shocking that they never get addressed again: Why do these artificial humans exist in the first place if they never bother to try and solve the problem that they can only function for 9 years and have special security just against those because they have superhuman capabilities that gets released once they loose their memories? (this particular situation gets addressed in an official game adaption where you have 3 ending routes and the good ending involves a very clever way to solve this dilemma the two protagonist faces) Why is it that the male mc doesn't try to contact anyone who is the creator of such artificial beings in order to learn way more about them? Why is the ending cliche and predictable from ep1? Why do we have no major information about this particular society how did they discover this tech? When retrievals happen why is it that they are able to use the same model to give back but nobody ever thought about saving the actual memories in a form of data on a computer of some kind, since from the way they test things about the female mc it's clear that they are capable of knowing how they work? Etc etc. You as a reader of this review can probably come up with way more questions even more than I can.

The drama between the main cast and the supporting cast is quite shallow while both of the main characters got the short end of the stick. Without much spoiling their situation comparatively to what is going on with the others are hard to take seriously when the weak comedy tries to elevate how horrible of the situation everyone is in. This matter can be rather subjective but the show doesn't have strong enough comedy level like Kaguya sama it doesn't have grand questions about the life of these androids there is one line that is quite touching when the heroine says it to the others upon deactivating them but it doesn't lead to anything meanningfull like how Oregairu had it's "The Real Thing" come back in full circle at the storys end. If anything this line just created a "what if" question rather than committing to it the ending is completely ambiguous which is something a lot of people will not find good but it would have been quite a bit better if the said dilemma could have been solved by coming up with a good plan.

Animations, artstyle, music are all solid in this case probably it's strongest aspect. It made the show pretty good to watch as a first timer but it's nothing more than just a big and pretty pond which has no real deepness behind it or it fails to commit to those ideals the author wanted to get across.

The 3rd and final season has ended in a rather satisfactory way of establishing that Hachime and Yukino are finally going out Yui managed to realize this notion at the end and it seemed like she was able to handle it and let them be. But this OVA as everyone expected who read the last novel was a bad way to end things the relationships and the love triangle is ultimately vague when S3 clearly established what the actual outcome is. It really feels like the author wanted to do something about Yui but rather than incorporating a friendly relationship it seems like she was ... changed into trying to rival Yukino who clearly deserves to be with the mc. Due to how complex Hachime as a character he sort of gives a pretty vague answer to Yui's confession because he doesn't really want it that way but still wants to be friends. The OVA sort of ends in a way that it would be best to leave it and pretend it didn't exist. The only good parts of it is Yukino + Hachime doing the things together and the dinner scene in a way going into this I was expecting a very heart crunching kiss to give this a series a phenomenal close off but instead we have a big character regression from Yui ruining this chance and bringing back the love triangle at the moment when it has no meaning for the story.

As my review as a series as a whole that it was well made and very very good it was harsh to see good chunk of Yukino's character cut to showcase more Yui but it was still more than enough to have a satisfying confession from her and a very characteristic dancing around the words confession from mc to her.

Overall this anime felt surprisingly underrated for how interesting it was to watch but then problems started to show. Biggest problem is the indecisive MC the good ol classic trope I though this with all the setup that the moment he choose to search for Akari and Akari admitting to her old crush that she will do everything to get the mc that was it done deal. Yet what happens in the finale is pure ambiguity and nothing more the animators even created an anime specific scene because of the thought that it won't get season 2 which is likely the case that it really ... won't and the anime will be axed.

However despite all of this it's still something that can be worthwhile checking out just because of the weird premise it sets up only for the practice to become reality really quick from Akari's side. But it is important to say that with the possibility of no season 2 at all it's pretty much mandatory to read the manga to see who does the guy chooses and what happens with the childhood friend. As of now with chapter 73 it is in a pretty satisfactory direction and it is a damn shame that these arcs will likely not get animated at all.

Some general notes that this anime there's not a world how it got passed the PG 13 rating because it has a lot of ecchi moments specially with the main girl but it still shows their relationship development in a good and appropriate way. The Art design and characters are very vibrant it was handled very well. Characters are a mixed bag for instance as a subjective opinion Akari and some characters like Tenjin are written very well but then the Shiori and some others like the friend group are all pretty weird. The same goes with the MC he's not the sharpest tool in the shed and it is a bit frustrating how hard Akari is trying just to end it with disappointing ambiguity. This is the major reason why this anime is so mixed because if there was a season 2 it would be an easy recommendation because the manga fixes these problems and established a clear goal yet due to how it the anime itself was airing during a time when the manga was still in it's earlier chapters there wasn't anything satisfactory thrown in the as a hint on who is he going to choose.

Nobody would expect for S2 to have that good of a start compared to S1 there is no major plot progression going on so far the premise appears to be about making a "rivalry" between Kana and Akane it deepens their character on a very needed level but having the knowledge of the manga and stuff that happens both Kana and Akane are plot points and nothing more in the grand scheme of things in fact one of them becomes practically nonexistent. The other big problem is the fact that S1 used it's runtime to establish it's characters but S2 here introduces new ones and ... focuses heavily on them. Usually it's not a problem to have a lot of new characters but in this case majority of the cast will become obsolete down the line and due to Chekhov's Gun law it's gonna hurt the season a lot when the ending of (if I think what it's going to be based on progression and manga chapters) it will have absolute zero relation to the Tokyo Blade's performance.

Animations and art style is superb and everything looks fantastic and it really really carries the show. If anyone is interested in a show that has spectacular visuals Oshi no Ko S2 is right up there with the best of the best. The Plot itself as stated in the previous paragraph is just shallow and that's one major no no when it comes right after such a nice Season 1.

Honest recommendation of mine if you are looking to see what's up with AI, Aqua, Ruby is to wait for all the 13 episodes to release because if what I suspect comes true it could have a very good ending and personally I could recommend it better then. Up until tat point it's a mixed bag with pretty visuals and that's it.

Now that the show has ended it happened just the way I expected MAL community as a whole surprisingly glazes this entire series and I am a little bit surprised it's getting scores higher than death note etc. If pretty visuals is all it takes to have a good reception then it means animes as a whole will start to become even more shallow as things go on. Is Oshi no ko bad? No absolutely not it's decent but it definitely doesn't deserve the praise it's getting.