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Gonna place all the cards on the table. I don't think I can continue reading this manga. Not because it's bad, far from it. Simply holding this manga feels like... a curse. It's like I'm not supposed to be reading it. Every page has a friggin' jumpscare, and every time I turn the page, I shiver in fear hoping the next page isn't gonna be another jumpscare. Of all the horror manga I've read, this has gotta be the only one that genuinely made me afraid of reading it. Sure, Junji Ito's stories are scary, but they're also mezmerizing to the point that you want ... to see more of it despite being unnerving. I am a hero had this interesting set of pages that flow as if you're watching a jumpscare unfold. But this manga... The very act of turning the page requires a lot of courage. I'm not lying when I say ptsd radio has the scariest pages you will ever see, and you need balls of steel to actually finish the entire thing. Seriously, I can't recommend it to anyone who can't handle scary stuff. And I'm not joking, the pages will keep you up at night. Heck, if even the author had to stop drawing this manga because he thought it was cursed, that should be an indication that you shouldn't pick up this manga unless you're fully prepared for what you're about to read.

If I had 2 words to describe this movie, it would be: too late. And I don't mean that as a hardcore fan of idol shows. As someone who played every mobile idol games back in 2017, I can definitely say that as a game, it ranks up there together with your big name idol franchises. So it could've made it up there together with said franchises. I mean, the game already had an anime-style CG and everything, so it was only a matter of time until they made an actual anime out of it. Heck, the game came out in 2014, so there was ... plenty of time for this to come out. However, they might have taken too much time on this.

Animation-wise, this was well-made. There aren't any dead frames or horrible background art. It feels lively, really. And the character designs are consistent throughout the entire show. If there's one aspect that this movie excels in, it's the animation.

Now, as someone who plays the game (already at level 72 btw), I can say that the songs are catchy. But then again, it might be nostalgia talking, as most of these songs are played in-game as background music for minigames. So the music is entirely subjective in this case.

The characters are... well, if you've seen one idol show, you've basically seen every character trope, and 7th sisters is no exception. What I will give it props for is how characters have their own dynamic from one another. So pairings or OTPs are out of the question. And thank goodness for that, cuz I don't think I can take any more shippings in every franchise.

Did I enjoy it? Well, I did, but mostly because of nostalgia. Most people who aren't familiar with the franchise will probably just brush it off. But I assure you, without spoiling anything, that it tackles a subject in the idol industry that is a scary thought but is also an inevitability.

Overall, it's a good movie, despite it being too late for the party. If you like idol shows, or waifus in general (cuz there's a lot of them here, and I haven't even mentioned the rivals, originals, and time-skip idols), then give this one a shot. It's not mind-boggling, but it's an interesting watch nonetheless.

This adaptation is... really boring.

Now, I'm one of the few people who actually played the mobile game before the adaptation came out. And yes, I know that the story in-game isn't interesting to begin with. But they could've at least done something to make it more... bearable...

Let me start with the story. Like I said, it's bearable. It's as rpg as you can get. You got a young knight destined to save the world and... well, that's it. There are some things that one might think would make the show interesting (I'm not gonna show that here cuz it's a spoiler), but even that made ... it super boring. Did I mention there's so much exposition? Cuz there's a lot.

The characters aren't that better. They're as cardboard-cut as they get. Dense hero who just goes with the flow and no proper motivation? Check. Beautiful sidekick that acts as nothing but eye candy? Check. Emo kid out for revenge? Check.

And I think this is the problem with mobile game anime adaptations. It takes away the imagination of what it would be like to be the protagonist of the story. At its core, mobile games like king's raid have protagonists that serve as stand-ins for the player. And you can't really do the same thing with anime.

Everything else is pretty mediocre: Art, sound, setting, etc. Overall, this is not a great adaptation. I'd rather watch a show that twists its original plot rather than do nothing with it. But hey, that's just me.

Let me state first off all that I don't really like cars that much. My dad likes it a lot and frankly, I still don't know why. Even now, after watching the series, it hasn't increased my interest in racing. So one would think that a guy like me, a guy completely oblivious to racing, would drop a show like this immediately.

But I didn't.

Yes, on the surface, Initial D is a racing show. But at its roots is a story of a boy who finds passion for something he was never passionate about, gaining motivation for a talent he has but never exercises. Takumi is ... just your ordinary high school kid looking for some excitement in his supposedly boring lifestyle, who slowly realizes that there was excitement in his said lifestyle and only took a while to realize that. Yes, in a way, he's an OP character. But what sets him apart from other OP characters is his oblivous nature of his talent, and eventually embracing it throughout the show.

The way the story is presented is similar to an rpg. The hero fights bad guy after bad guy, getting stronger along the way, until he eventually faces with the final boss, utilizing all the skills he's learned along the way. So even if you replace the racing aspect with, say, a chess fight, the themes and story progression would still work. But of course, it wouldn't be Initial D without the drifting, wouldn't it.

As much as eurobeat has become a meme on the internet, it still can't work on most shows other than Initial D (and perhaps a few other shows which I shall not mention here). The supersaw beat kept me on the edge every time they played during a hairpin scene. The OST also reflected the taste in music at the time.

The same could not be said with the art style, which is quite dated but still memorable in its own way. By that, I mean, every character looks like Takumi, only with different features. And the CGI cars don't help in any way. That's probably my only gripe with the show though.

Overall, I very much enjoyed this. As a guy who has zero interest in cars or racing, Initial D really pulled me in. If you're looking for shows that delve inside the mind of an obliviously gifted kid or has a stellar soundtrack that hypes you up, I could not recommend this enough.

I read a few reviews about this anime and the responses were always mixed. Some liked it, some didn't. So instead of trusting reviews for once, I went into this bilnd. And I'm so glad I did.

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is, while introduced as a simulation of a giant earthquake hitting Tokyo, lied about one thing: it's a simulation. More specifically, realistic simulation. This might come off as negative, but read onward and you'll see what I mean.

This show lied to the viewers by hiding what its true message was. It's not "tragedies happen" or "we must work together to survive". Instead, it's a message that ... everyone, going through a tough time or not, goes through grief. And we all have our own ways of coping.

By simulation, this series was not talking about the simulation of an earthquake and what it would look like if it did actually happen. While that was the major selling point of the show, that wasn't the message. Instead, the simulation was not of a physical mean, but a humanistic mean. A "Coping simulation" to put it simply. And we see this means in action through the characters and the journey they go through.

I won't go into further detail because it's just spoilers if I did. One thing I will say is that I'm glad I saw this with no expectations. Sure, the art and music was nothing special (very mediocre, to be honest), but the plot and characters left an impression on me that I surely won't forget anytime soon.

I'd recommend this to those who take character development seriously and not give up on a character changing because of his/her initial personality. And lastly, go through this with no expectations. Trust me. It'll be worth it.

I did not think I needed this in my life. At the very least, this could act as a cautionary tale not only to those who have given up on their lives, but also how to continue said lives.

Welcome to the NHK, in a way, is and isn't an anime. It is an anime in terms of the form of media and the style designated for its genre, but it's also not an anime as it delves deep into the real lives of human beings in the form of characters like Sato and Yamazaki (to name a few).

Its approach on addressing controversial topics such as ... suicide and physical and mental harassment is that of an experiential way. Instead of having a narrator or another character explain what's going on, no one narrates what happens. It just does. And like real life, you can't predict what happens throughout your life. Nothing is set in stone unless you let it, and that's what the anime tried to convey. And it conveys even more lessons each arc, which is why I find this show amazing.

Welcome to the NHK is and isn't an anime. It is an anime because it was adapted from a manga which carried styles in making a modern show, including exaggerated faces and actions. But it is also not an anime because the characters don't feel 2D or flat. The animation is on point sometimes that you forget you're watching an anime and simply get sucked into the stories of these characters. Honestly, I wouldn't mind if they just made it a live action drama to begin with, because, technically, it already is.


Welcome to the NHK is and isn't an anime. It is an anime because the characters don't change clothes for some reason. They always wear the same clothes every time. But it's also not an anime because the people, the apartment, the park, and the whole city feels so real that it might as well be a documentary about a dear friend of yours who went through being a shut-in.

Welcome to the NHK is and isn't an anime. It is an anime for making me enjoy a piece of media that I grew up watching. But it's also not an anime for opening my eyes to what the world outside of anime provides. It's sometimes painful, but there's always something to enjoy. In essense, it's an ode to life: of a hikkikomori, an otaku, a high school girl, a gamer, you name it.

It is and isn't anime. But at the end of the day, it doesn't matter. It's an experience unlike any other. Which is why I give it the score it deserves.

I highly recommend this show to those looking for meaning in their lives, even to those who have found it, and have yet to find it. It tackles a lot of topics not usually addressed in most series.

If you do decide to pick it up, then let me be the first to welcome you to the NHK!

It could've been more, but it chose to be less.

Hachi-nan had an interesting premise introduced in the first and second episode. It talks about the specifics of inherittance and nobleship in a fantasy world and how inherittance is spread between siblings and the spouses they have. It also talked about the relevance of marriage in retaining one's noble status. And presenting these themes with the youngest child makes it all the more intriguing. In a way, it kind of reminded me of spice and wolf.

...Then by the 3rd episode, other than the sudden drop in animation, they made the main character into a dense OP ... protagonist who gets everything by simply existing, completely disregarding the premise that could have been.

And it was only further destroyed by the 4th episode when they placed the worldbuilding they set up in the beginning to the side in favor of OP protagonist doing what every OP protagonist does.

Not all isekai need an OP protagonist, it's been done hundreds of times. It could've delved away from the generic tropes and introduced a more thought-provoking anime about how life in this new fantasy world would be as an ordinary boy living in acomplicated family situation. But no, it just had to be another generic isekai with an OP protagonist.

I'm giving this show a 5 simply because it still reminds me of what this show could have been. If you're looking for good isekai shows, there are plenty to go around. If you're looking for another generic show, then by all means, go ahead and watch it. But if you're looking for something new, then I definitely CANNOT recommend this.

So I was told by a famous YouTuber that this was the most brutal and gory manga ever. That couldn't be farther from the truth. To be honest, I've read more brutal mangathan I can count and this doesn't even reach the top tier.

Not only is the plot formulaic, but it's also very predictable. So you have a bunch of people in a lockdown building and they have to survive for 7 days. Basically the plot of the ring and saw blended together. Then we're introduced to a character, we get a flashback, something happens to said character and repeat the whole process.

I will ... admit though, I couldn't stop reading until the end. Despite its repetitive structure, it does know how to keep the readers hooked. However, I don't think this is the kind of manga you'd want to re-read after finishing it. Once the manga ends, it just... ends.there was no catharsis by the end of it. But for the sole reason of keeping me hooked 'till the end, I still gave it a decent score. I'd score it 5.5, but MAL would just round it off to 6, so there you go.

Well, I watched it. It was a Makoto Shinkai film. And by that, I mean it cannot be tagged as one genre. And like Kimi no Na Wa, you can't summarize the whole movie in one sentence without missing major elements. But unlike the previous film, this one introduces a bigger perspective of Shinkai's world.

The story is all over the place, but it works. I'm not sure why, but unlike most anime with the plot being all over the place, Tenki no Ko managed to make sense of a mixed-up plot and make it fun. From a story about a runaway, to a story of ... finding comfort in friends, to getting closer to being a family, to romance... There's too many things going on, but it flows naturally. Also, I can't spoil much, but the cameos just made everything clearer, introducing a common theme in the Shinkai universe and how they're all connected. Yes, this movie is a sequel to Kimi no na wa. Just gonna throw that in there.

The music was, once again, done by RADWIMPS, and the timing is perfect. One flaw I observed, however, is how in montage scenes, the music suddenly stops and cuts to black. It feels like fade to black would seem like a much better aesthetic, just as the song's about to end. Maybe they were experimenting, but either way, it didn't hinder my enjoyment of the song montage.

The characters are amazing, but only if you've never seen Kimi no na wa. That's because the character profile of the main heroine is the same as the last movie. Actually, it also shares the same themes, except the runaway part. Nevertheless, I enjoyed every interaction between each character.

Did I enjoy it? Yes. 'nuff said.

All in all, this movie works as a sequel non-sequel to a classic. Yes, the movie is amazing on its own, but it's even more amazing once you've see its predecessor. I really recommend seeing it in theaters, because the audience reactions say a lot about this movie's quality.

This is probably the first hentai I've ever made a review on, despite watching hundreds of hentai series. And no, I am not ashamed of admitting it. As to why I chose to review this particular show, it's because it's perhaps the only hentai that actually aired on tv that doesn't deny what it truly is.

To give a little bit of context, the show is about a guy who accidentally had sex with her neighbor, emphasis on accident. The sequence of events is like something out of an ecchi series,only they actually end up doing it. And with 4 minutes each episode, you can see ... the events come together faster than kenshiro's fists.

Granted, this isn't the first softcore hentai to premiere on tv. But compared to baldy,crossdresser and cuck teacher, this one was pretty decent. Heck, it's probably better than anything PoRo has ever done.

If you want a quick stroke, try this, cuz you don't need to skip to the fun part anymore. Enjoy!