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Two words to describe this OVA episode : "Surprisingly good!"

If you are reading this review, I assume that you have watched both seasons of DaL and understand Kurumi's personality very well so I won't be holding back on describing Kurumi's personality and why I explaining love this OVA so much.

Story - 9: This was a great romantic OVA between Kurumi, who arguably had one of the least screen time as a "spirit" in both seasons aside from Yoshino and Shido, and probably had one of the most interesting personalities in the entire series, with her being a Yandere. It was a wonderful and touching episode ... of OVA that showed the cuter and romantic side of Kurumi and her feelings she had for Shido at one point in time in the main series. Very well written and executed

P.S. I loved the build up to the final moments in this OVA episode which was pretty touching.

Art - 9: I absolutely love the art and animation when they revealed Kurumi in her wedding gown. She was gorgeous! Apart from that, the art in certain scenes at the end were very well drawn and animated too.

Sound - 10: The background music used was spectacular that added on to the mood during the climax, making the climax of this OVA episode very well executed and enjoyable. Impressive

Character - 10: We can all agree that Yandere Kurumi was pretty damn enjoyable to watch whenever she appeared in the main series. In this OVA episode, it showcased the romantic and cuter side of her if she wasn't a Yandere, although she still had some eye expressions of a Yandere in some scenes, which was adorable.

Enjoyment - 9: I enjoyed this episode very much and the 30 minutes felt more like 10 minutes and passed by very quickly with the interesting story plot and the build up to the final moments in this OVA that was very well executed.

Overall - 9: I have to say, I didn't expect much when going into this OVA. After reading the synopsis, I expected it to be some cliche erotic KurumixShido OVA that was probably going to end up with some interruptions in between when the "climax" of the erotic scenes arrived. However, I must say this OVA was surprisingly good and had a sweet ending to it. Hope to see more of Kurumi if there is any third season to this series and her Yandere mode :3

SIE SIND DAS ESSEN UND WIR SIND DIE JAGER!!!!!! Oh boy I will never get tired of that first opening... Someone help me T^T

Note : I do not read the manga and this is solely from my experience as an anime-only watcher. I know that this anime has been criticized by many manga readers about leaving out certain important scenes but I will be ignoring that fact in this review since I have yet to read the mange, although I might start it soon.

Story - 9: Titans vs Humans. Battle for survival. As mainstream as it sounds, the story arcs in this anime is extraordinary. ... When I first watched the first 13 episodes of this anime, I was telling myself that if the second half of this anime can keep up the quality this anime showcased in its first half, this anime might stand a chance to make it to my top 3 list of anime I've watched of all time, and hell it did. In fact, the second half was as good or better than the first half. Spectacular.

Art - 9: As much as I love this anime, one thing that I have noticed in the art and animation of this anime is that it tends to reduce its budget on the "less important" scenes such as having still scenes of pictures. Not to worry though because personally, art and animation is not of the highest priority in my books when it comes to reviewing an anime, although good art and animation will definitely help and add to its awesomeness. Having said that, the animation and camera angles for the action scenes were epic and spectacular which I acknowledge fully and pulls the score all the way up to a 9.

Sound - 10: SIE SIND DAS ESSEN UND WIR SIND DIE JAGER!!!!!! I absolutely LOVE the first opening. As for the second, it was still very catchy but not as good as the first to me but oh well. I love how they mix in German words together with the Japanese words in the openings too. One to thing to point out though, is the soundtrack and background music or the climax scenes. Perfection. It adds on to the tension and hypes up the fight so much it leaves me in a state of awe.

Characters - 9: I love every character in this anime, especially Mikasa (I mean who doesn't like her, she's so badass and awesome) and Levi. Although I would wish that some other side characters such as the beautiful goddess, Krista. If there is one character that I did not really like, it was the MC, Eren. He reminds me so much of Yu from Owari no Seraph with his personality. It is understandable that he wants to eliminate all the titans but there are times where he pisses me off with his attitude and trying to do everything by himself. However, through some character development, he has definitely grown more mature and has slowly moved up the rankings of my favorite characters but still, his personality can be annoying at times. Oh and if possible, I would love to see more Eren x Mikasa moments :3

Enjoyment - 10: Every episode, literally every episode from episode 1 all the way to 25, had it's own time to shine and was so entertaining. Not to forget the number of cliffhangers in this anime, I really feel bad for the people that watched this anime while it was still airing. The struggle to wait for a whole week for another episode had to be painful. However, since I only just finished this anime, I was able to binge watch all 25 episodes in a day and boy the ride was so fun and enjoyable.

Overall - 9: Call this anime over-hyped or whatever, I personally enjoyed this anime a lot and I am SO GLAD that there is going to be a season 2. This anime is the classic battle-for-survival typed anime but done almost to perfection with flawless action scenes and is definitely up there to be one of the best anime in it's genre. It definitely lived up to its hyped and I absolutely loved it.

I hope this review has been of a great help to all those that have yet to watch this anime. Hopefully after watching this anime you will feel the same as I do and have enjoyed this anime to its fullest. :D

ONE PUNCHHHHHHHHHHH...Ok I'm good. Sorry that was a must do :). Let's get this review started.

Story - 7: This is just my opinion, but the only story plot that I found in this anime is how Saitama and Genos are climbing up the rankings and aiming to become the strongest hero (although we already know who the strongest is....hue hue). Each episode seemed to be very episodic too with a new case brought up that would be solved in 1 episodes or 2-3 for a couple of the final few arcs. Hence, I didn't find this story line to be as interesting as it could've ... been but I mean, I have no idea how the story could've been better too but what I'm saying is, the story line did not really hook me onto this anime and if it wasn't for the other aspects such as the characters, art, sound etc, I would not have rated this anime as highly.

Art - 9: Madhouse studios. What's there more to say? The art is absolutely spectacular, along with the animation and Madhouse studios living up to their name. Breathtaking animation and some scenes seriously worth pointing out such as the Genos vs Saitama practice fight and the final LORD BOROS vs Saitama fight. (I'm trying so hard not to spoil anything)

Sound - 9: The background music, opening themes and ending themes were all wonderful. Opening theme, probably the most hyped opening I've ever heard. There is this specific main background music that has been played many times during fights and epic moments but I don't know what the name of that music is. Those that have finished watching should know which one I am referring to because it is quite obvious that one certain background music standed out from the rest (If someone is kind enough, would you please tell me the name of that BGM? Thanks ^.^). Anyways, that background music adds on to the epicness of those scenes so perfectly it leaves me speechless and with my jaws open so widely.

Charatcer - 10: Saitama is probably among one of my favorite MCs of all time that brings humor to the audiences without fail. However, there is one character that I want to point out that stands out so much for me and made this series even better and that is Tatsumaki, or known as Tornado. (P.S.: Her outfit, mmhm.. Ladies out there, you might not want to walk out in the public with her outfit or even try to cosplay as her because uhh... You do realise that she doesn't wear any undergarments right?) With every second Tatsumaki had screen time, I enjoyed it so much because of the humor that she brings to the table, I love her so much. #waifumaterial, and of course, her sexiness...... I mean i just can't ignore that outfit of hers. The other characters were awesome as well but Tatsumaki standed out the most to me.

Enjoyment - 9: As I have mentioned countless of times above, I enjoyed this anime so much and this anime brings a smile to my face with every episode because of the comedy.

Overall - 9: This anime is almost perfect and definitely stands out from all the anime this season. However, it is still a long shot for me to give this anime a 10/10 rating because it really takes quite a lot for an anime to be rated as a 10/10 masterpiece in my books. As mentioned above, the story line can be made a little more interesting although I have no idea how because I am not creative >< Also, this anime has to have more episodes because 12 episodes just isn't enough to tell the entire tale. Hopefully there will be a season 2.

Sorry I couldn't summarize this review into 15 or less words. Please forgive me Saitama-sensei :(

Before I start sharing my thoughts on this anime, I want to say that this is my opinion and I really hope that you will feel the same way after finishing this anime. This is going to be a long long review because I have so many things to talk about so grab your popcorns and get ready :D

This anime is an absolute masterpiece. It will always be close to my heart no matter what and I will probably remember it for my entire life and remember how this anime changed my perception on life. It reminded me of the importance of having a family ... and cherishing them while at the same time reminding me of how fruitful a life can be spent. Enough of my rambling for now, here are my thoughts on this series.

I suppose that you have already watched Clannad and know that it is your Romance, School, Comedy typed anime. What made this anime SOOO special, is how they took the concept of "romance" and "slice of life" into a whole new level that I have never seen an anime do so before. Most of the anime that falls under these genres usually stop at the point where the main couple kisses, or confesses to each other and have agreed to continue spending their lives together. Clannad After Story, however, takes a step further and even showcases the everyday life of an working adult and the hardships that a normal human would have to go through as he or she steps into the working life and into society, while at the same time developing the romance between our 2 main characters, Nagisa and Tomoya

Clannad After Story probably has one of the best love story plot I have ever watched, emphasizing on the importance of a family and at the same time, adding in AMAZING drama that left me in tears because of how this anime made us feel so attached to our main characters with the amazing character development of Nagisa and Tomoya and understand how they feel to the point that I felt that I was in that world as well, experiencing the same feeling. From what I have just described, it may seem as though this anime would break anyone and leave them in a state of depression. HOWEVER, this anime did the exact opposite to me. Sure, it did leave me in a state of void after finishing it, which I have yet to recover from and thus I am writing this review to share my feelings on this anime, but even though I cried so many times throughout the entire anime, I somehow felt... good after crying... Call me crazy or what not but every time after I finish crying, I find myself clapping and having a smile on my face and acknowledging the quality of this anime because of how well the emotional scenes were executed.

One last thing I MUST emphasize on is the MUSIC in this anime... OHHH THE MUSIC IS ABSOLUTELY GOD-LIKE. Whenever an emotional scene hits, what made me start having goosebumps and tears rolling down my cheeks is when the background music starts playing. Words cannot be used to describe how amazing the music was and how fitting it was into every scene, its incredible.

If i were to point out any flaw in this anime, well... I can't. This anime is an absolute masterpiece to me and I am really hoping for the day when an anime manages to reach the quality of this anime because I want to experience this kind of feeling all over again and I know that rewatching this anime would not give me as much emotional feels as it did the first time I watched it. 10/10 hands down, my favorite anime of all time.