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Mar 27, 2020
Got around to finally watching and surprisingly completing it quickly, quite the bingeable show it was.
Now, anime-only might've been confused in the start with the whole "Grand Order", for that my best advice for you is to start the game - Fate/Grand Order, it's available on both Android and iOS
It was one big intense adventure from the start to finish, it was odd seeing it all animated but they did a good job with it though missing and somewhat changing some details but overall it remained true to the events in the game to my understanding.
It was fun seeing all the characters interact with actual
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voices accompanied by lovely OSTs. As for the battles, it was a treat to see all the fights not having to worry about team compositions, supports and whatnot. Just sat back and watched the mayhem ensue and speaking of which, this adaptation of Fate really showed how powerful Servants are. Plus the CGI for the show wasn't half bad. they did a well enough job considering how CGI usually rolls in anime.
About the story itself, going through it again made me realize why it isn't the best Singularity then it comes to that aspect. The stakes are higher and the battles are as flashy as ever but the first half of the Singularity - mostly the Goddess retrieval Arc you could say had a recurring element and somewhat luck or simply plot armour to it. However the final part was a thrill ride through and through with surprises every turn it took.
Finally, let's not forget the best thing about the show - Gilgamesh or more accurately Caster Gil. I don't like Gil's character from the previous adaptations but FGO Gil? Now he was a breath of fresh air. Seeing him align with the good side (though he isn't exactly evil to begin with) was a new and enjoyable side of him. Well you can make the argument those are two different versions but whatever the case, the Wise King of Uruk definitely outdoes the Tyrannical King of Uruk for me. Still it was fun seeing him boss people around, well he was a King. Definitely Best Boy material right there.
The journey doesn't end there, next up Fate/Grand Order - Endgame (Final Singularity)
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jun 1, 2019
Name: Log Horizon – SPOILER FREE REVIEW
Season 1
Episodes: 25
Premiered: Fall 2013
Studios: Satelight
Source: Novel
Genres: Action, Game, Adventure, Magic, Fantasy
Log Horizon – An isekai with a true MMORPG setting.
The story begins in the midst of action with our main characters fighting off monsters and then quickly cuts off to present time, this was probably done to quickly catch the attention of the viewer as I’ve seen most times that even good anime don’t usually bother with any dramatic stuff in the first few episodes which often leads to people putting it off despite it being good. That being said the start wasn’t bad,
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it was good enough.
Much like the “game-themed” isekai of recent times, Log Horizon starts with the protagonist, Shiroe realizing he has been transported to another world which at first looks very similar to the game he played “Elder Tales” or so he thought and has the same looks and abilities of his character as in the game, but worry not he wasn’t one of those OP main characters (actually no one was) or “I have to win because friends” kinda guy. He was a strategist he won his battles with the help of his teammates as you would see in any MMORPG by using very clever and thought-out tactics and strategies for which he was already famous among the other players before the game turned into reality for all of them.
The whole story or concept wasn’t that complex it was simple and easy to understand as you would expect from a MMORPG, players leveling up through battles, questing, exploring the new world, establishing a base but that doesn’t mean it was any less entertaining – No, it always had a trick or plot twist hidden up its sleeves which was a pleasant surprise. Though at times it would get dialogue heavy, because Log Horizon isn’t an isekai focused mainly on action, it had its battles with the sword but it was more focused on the battles of the minds, rather than some flashy battles on the battlefield we got the battles behind the scenes, the mechanics of battles you could say. It was a lawless world where any option could be opted for victory.
I would say one thing that Log Horizon is an isekai done right by that I mean it takes on the whole spirit of MMORPGs right down to the core mechanics and follows and implements the rules as one would expect in a game. Like, for example the difference of classes and levels, the use of spells and skills with cool down time or MP drain, tanks and healers etc (probably easier to understand if you have played some similar games). There wasn’t a moment where a character would bend the rules of the world because of his feelings or something, just some good’ol skills and tactics. They did a pretty good job of keeping it as close to a MMORPG as they could, definitely a plus in my book.
Now for the characters, the main characters other than Shiroe weren’t too bad, but some of them felt unused in the latter half of Season 1. This was a shame because they had potential as shown in the beginning but were mostly used in some comical stuff or minor roles later on like Akatsuki and Naotsugu. Though the side characters were good enough as side characters can be, they had their roles in the plot progression, had good interactions with the main characters.
The anime mainly focused on Shiroe and honestly I don’t think it would matter that much if the other characters were involved because Shiroe was the one pulling the strings behind the scenes. His plans though simple to understand when explained were executed complexly and in ways you’d mostly be unable to see for the most part. Don’t wanna spoil so, what do you think you could do with the knowledge of being able to make some tasty food? Make some profit? Shiroe had a keen sense of observation and picked up on small details others missed. He wasn’t all that powerful but he was more intelligent than the average person. His devious plans earned him the title of “The Villain in Glasses”. Oh on that note there were a lot of those “adjusting your glasses in success” moments, would’ve liked to tone them down a bit.
The animation, the character designs, close-ups and expressions were good. The background was detailed and perfectly showed the fantasy-game like world setting. Though the character animation would become lazy at times and the action sequences felt short (I did say it wasn’t all that on the action part) but nothing that would come in the way of watching the anime, the animation was good enough considering this is an anime from 2013 we’re talking about. Again I am not usually big on judging OSTs very much but I think it was lacking on the OST part, the OST was good don’t get me wrong but that single OST was used a lot I guess it didn’t have that diversity in OSTs. The Opening had that Lets- Go vibe but I absolutely loved the Ending it was fun, cute and relaxing, the kinda music I’d like to end my episodes on, keeps reminding me of kawai ninja Akatsuki.
I’d give it a RATING of a solid 8/10
It’s been a LONG time since I’ve enjoyed an isekai as much as this and with some good plot twists.
FUN FACT: Took me almost a week to complete it and in that time its MAL rating went up from 7.98 to 8.07, which was nice to see as it at least deserved an 8. I'll be saving its Season 2 for later, hoping that's a good watch as well.
If you’re a fantasy or adventure fan then this anime is a good choice for your next watch or if you’re just looking for a fun watch which keeps you entertained with decent plot twists then pick this up as well.
Oh, and best girls Serara the Maid Healer and Akatsuki the Kawai Ninja.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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May 25, 2019
Name: Beelzebub – SPOILER FREE REVIEW
Type: Manga
Volumes: 28
Chapters: 250
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 23, 2009 to Mar 13, 2015
Genres: Action, Comedy, Demons, School, Shounen, Supernatural
Authors: Tamura, Ryuuhei (Story & Art)
Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)
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“Hey Punk you wanna die?” basically your comedic High School story with a delinquent twist except it’s a High School for delinquents and they’re all delinquents and there are demons as well – stay with me now.
The story starts up with our main protagonist Oga Tatsumi who is a delinquent among delinquents with an IQ of a potato (might be lower) with his solution to every problem being punching it in the face, kicking it and if that fails punching it even harder and a junior attending Ishiyama High School for delinquents and called a demon for his brutal personality, I found him to be a refreshing lead in this scenario, a change from some same-old types of characters. The scene starts with him finishing off a gang foolish enough to attack him and then coming across a baby boy who popped out of some old dude – because who needs biology, BTW the baby’s naked even through the entire course of reading it. Ok… where was I? Yeah, Oga having no clue on how to deal with the situation takes the baby to his best friend’s house; enter Creepichi- I mean Furuichi the only sane and non-delinquent character and highly relatable in the entire read IMO with some of the best comedic moments as he’s teased all through the story, sad actually and a favourite of mine. He stood out like a sore thumb because he was the only one out of the bunch to react accordingly to the outrageous situations and had expressions one would expect if it were a normal story but this story is anything but normal, far from it actually. Well turns out that the baby is the son of “THE” Demon King, named Beelzebub IV, Kaiser de Emperana, surprising cute with him only ever uttering “Dabuu” well he is a baby after all. And has chosen Oga to be his parent, to raise him into a demon lord fit to destroy all of humanity. This might sound all serious but trust me it isn’t in the slightest.
Now comedy is one of my very very preferred genres and it’s liked in general because it’s just there for the sake of entertainment no extra added stuff like deep plot or thought provoking dialogues… just fun. And Beelzebub’s take on this genre impressed me a lot. Beelzebub takes full advantage of that “comedy” tag by taking each and every situation and adding as much exaggeration as possible but not in a bad way. I would like to call this genius actually. Much like how “Konosuba” plays around with the isekai genre or how “Daily Lives of High School Boys” plays with the comedy genre Beelzebub plays around with it as well, you’ll understand this once you read it or have watched/read the series I mentioned. That being said, this has got to be among the best comedy manga I have read in a while, it just doesn’t disappoint or tries too hard to be funny. I guess I could say the story’s flow is naturally comedic, props to the mangaka on that. Though at times the story revolving around demons DOES get very serious (major plot unfolds or boss fights) and emotional (character pasts/interactions) but it always adds a touch of humor afterwards to lighten up the mood. Though one thing I was very disappointed in was that the story feels rushed in the later part of the manga, short fights, shorter character introductions which is generally the only complain I have about this. Though if this had taken its sweet time to explain and plot out everything near the end like from the start this would’ve been a 9 or possibly even a 10.
Onto the characters, this is where Beelzebub was great and somewhat bad at the same time. Great that it had some unique, interesting characters which had good character development, back stories and remained relevant to the plot till the end. I like it when a story keeps along all the characters it has managed to introduce in new ways but on the other hand, bad that it left some of the characters totally unexplained they just felt relevant for a relatively short time and introduced some characters out of the blue. And I guess I kinda explained the lead characters in the start, other characters you’ll have to see for yourselves such as the demon… wait for it MAID, yup demon maid Hildegard. Sounds cute doesn’t it? She’s more brutal than Oga and that’s saiyan something. Has sworn undying loyalty to Beelzebub and loves him like a mother, she’s here to act as a helper and to see whether all his needs are being fulfilled by the human host parent for little demon lord Beelzebub and for than often ends up beating the snot out of Oga for when he steps out of line, that’s comical in its own way.
Now the art style, nothing I’d look at and say “Whoa, that’s detailed”. Just fine but not something that would get in the way of your reading. Character designs were OK but being an action comedy the things that were handled really well IMO were the expressions like Oga’s demon expressions stating I’m going to beat you into submission or Lolichi- I mean Furuichi’s expressions for when he sees women or gets into some weird escalated situations.
Enjoyment factor was a max 10/10 for me in this read.
I’ll grant it a RATING of 8.5/10
Could’ve done better if it wasn’t rushed like I mentioned but hey all in all this was a good and very enjoyable read nonetheless. So if you’re looking for your next read with action or comedy this is a pretty good choice especially for comedy.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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May 23, 2019
Name: Bakemonogatari - SPOILER FREE REVIEW
Series: Monogatari
Episodes: 15
Genre: Crab, Snail, Monkey, Snake, Cat, Vampire, Meme and Tsundere Romance with a touch of supernatural
Studio Head Tilts-- I mean Shaft.
Well I guess the Monogatari series require no real introduction. It’s well established with its own significant fan base. The story starts up with the main protagonist Arararagi-- sorry I stuttered, Araragi. Followed by him catching a falling Senjogahara, what is a Senjogahara you might be thinking? Well some people call it a Tsundere, some call it a Stationery on-the-go but it’s most commonly referred to as Best Girl, I quite like this title myself.
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there starts his not so normal interactions with mysterious girls, helping them in solving their problems with a supernatural degree assisted by some guy named Meme (Hope to see this dude in the Series more). The story was good; I mean it DID keep me interested until the end, liked the little twists and turns here and there. Character interactions especially Senjo x Araragi were lovely to watch, it’s always refreshing to see a character like Senjo, brutally blunt by that I mean having zero hesitation in shooting you down with witty words in a conversion, just ask Araragi, poor dude. I was told it gets dialogue heavy but honestly I didn’t mind that at all actually I enjoy stuff like this as it adds more to the characters and how they think (I kinda tend to focus more on the characters then the plot, call it a weakness if you will but it explains all my preferred anime except for a few exceptions).
Liked all the characters and that they were given their own arcs and Openings and had plenty of screen time so we could get familiar with them, one thing I liked was that they were still relevant till the last episode not some arc done character gone kinda thing that’s usually the thing I’ve seen. The little faster than light thoughts that pop-up during the show were fun to read and provided a little more to the situations in terms of understanding them, got used to them though it was a pain in the beginning and if you keep your eyes open you’d even find some references, I’m not talking some easy to catch over 9000 stuff here but some very subtle references many of which I would’ve definitely missed so I’d leave it to you to find them.
Liked the animation, it added more to the whole mysterious eerie vibe (which I am a fan of) in the story and was unique for me as it was the first time I had come across such animation and art style. I’ma be honest here I’m not so used to OSTs and stuff I sometimes miss them altogether so I won’t say much about it as I hardly remember any except for a few which I would describe them as Ok-ish. On that note liked some of the OPs, if I were to rank them then OP2>OP4>OP1>OP5>OP3 BUT the ED blows these out of the water; overall I’d pick the ED as my favourite. Been listening to it on repeat for a while now, still love it.
As for the RATING I’d give it a 8.2/10
PS, Note from me, I was expecting some weird stuff and some ecchi content as I had heard about it before starting it but to my surprise everything was pretty normal and nothing I’d label as overly ecchi just some fan service moments or maybe I’m just used to this stuff by now, In which case… Damn Bruh.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Dec 24, 2018
Anime Movie: I Want To Eat Your Pancreas - Non Spoiler Review
PLOT/STORY:
A Highschool boy who isn't interested in the people around him nor makes an effort to make friends. His hobby being reading books at his leisure, unexpectedly meets a very cheerful, lively and unique girl, his total personality opposite. That's suffering from a pancreatic disease that's slowing eating away at her life. The boy helps the girl (or is rather forced to) finish her things to-do while in turn the girl helps the boy get in touch with the world.
CHARACTERS/CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT:
The movie is focused on the Main characters with only limited screen time
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for the side characters (though they do play a decent role in story progression nothing too major). The boy has no intent to interact with the world but slowly breaks out or is broken out of his introvert shell by the help of a particularly lively girl that's the total opposite of him yet he feels so compatible with her. As time passes she manages to change his perspective about the world and the people around him, while they both form a bond not of lovers or of friends, something special they will cherish as long as they live.
ANIMATION:
The animation was detailed and in a way lively, colorful and just made the whole watching experience better. Especially the sceneries were amazing animated and the use of 3D during a certain scene made it much more eye-catching.
MUSIC/OST:
The music itself was soothing and relaxing sometimes even thrilling, the opening and ending both were amazing, not masterpieces just in-sync with the movie (though imo the ending is way better). And the addition of music to scenes made them more IMPACTFUL as music does.
MY THOUGHTS:
I'll start off by saiyan what I felt watching the show were the YOUR LIE IN APRIL vibes. If you've watched YLIA (and loved it as I did) then this movie is perfect for you. The humorous portion of the anime was as good as the drama (moments that made you laugh while some made you sad), the dialogs hit hard, weren't shallow especially of the main female lead, she was playful but said some though provoking things. The moral of the movie that I felt was that
"Life is unexpected, anything can happen at any time and plans don't always work out so live each moment to the fullest as it just might be your last, and try to connect with the world around you."
RATING:
8.8/10
An overall decent anime movie worth its time that won't disappoint (well, keeping in mind the term to each his own.)
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Dec 18, 2018
Tokyo Ghoul Manga Review - Non Spoiler
Chapters: 145
Mangaka: Sui Ishida
This is my 1st manga review so I dunno how it'll go.
Well, let's start off with the obvious that after reading the manga, without a doubt I can say that the anime messed up and the manga is a near Masterpiece.
The manga was really great, the dark theme element was perfect where as I found the anime a bit too friendly regarding the blood and gore theme.
PLOT:
The manga handled the plot beautifully, answered every question and had the back-story of most of the important characters which the anime didn't even bother with which I highly
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enjoyed (I mean everyone enjoys a plot where the loose ends are tied up). Comparing to the anime, S1 was the most canon after that everything pretty much went to hell with the anime (and here I was thinking S2 was good).
Also, the manga did a good job of showing Kaneki's badass personality and development.
Oh, forgot about the music.. Err oh well I liked the SFX mainly swoosh, chomp, pow :V
ARTSTYLE:
I'm mainly an anime watcher and this was my 7th manga so I can't really say much except that the artstyle was very much in-sync with the theme, from happy to Kaneki's rage moments were perfectly drawn (You could make an easy mental picture of that's happening). The artstyle in short was "messy" with no neat boundaries and with alot of heavy brush strokes which in turn gave it a good thriller-horror feel. (Pics Below)
FAVORITE QOUTE:
I’m not the protagonist of a novel or anything…I’m a college student who likes to read, like you could find anywhere. But if, for argument’s sake, you were to write a story with me in the lead role, it would certainly be… a TRAGEDY
- Kaneki Ken
RATING:
I'd rate it 8.7/10
If you've read it, share your ratings and thoughts about it.
If you haven't read it yet do try it especially recommended to those who are following the anime.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Dec 18, 2018
Japanese name: BOKURA WA MINNA KAWAISOU
English name: THE KAWAI COMPLEX GUIDE TO MANORS AND HOSTEL BEHAVIOR
SPOILERS FREE REVIEW
This anime has no particular deep plot like most comedy types, just a High School boy Kazunari Usa and his wish to live a normal independent high school life (like that ever goes well in a school genre) and there's a Senpai he wants to impress as well.
One thing that literally shines bright in this anime is the AMAZING ANIMATION, I haven't seen many animes but I'd say that the animation style itself goes hand-in-hand with the flow of the anime, looks colorful, detailed, cheerful and
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overall GREAT. Keep in mind this is an anime from 2014.
The simplest of expressions have so much details in them. The character design are also well made.
The music played along with the romantic and comedy scenes are very much in sync and adds more impact to the scenes themselves.
Ok, word of advice this anime looks cute and all but damn does it throw some unexpected heavy mature comedy. Though the comedy itself is genuine with little to no generic same-old stuff that you'll burst out laughing unexpectedly. This is a very nicely done rom-com with hilarious romantic scenes to heart warming comedy (wait, I got that backwards, ah well...)
One of the things after the animation in this anime that I loved was the uniqueness of the characters and how well they were mixed together. And given a good amount of screen time to give each one enough time to shine so that the viewers get to know more about them.
We have the pervert masochist, the drunk office lady with literally no luck with men, the sadistic college girl... (yeah, I did mention unique didn't I?) The loving old manager lady and the shy book loving Senpai.
After getting to know his fellow tenants Usa decides to go find another place (I mean who wouldn't... They crazy) as he's leaving he runs into the Senpai and, lo and behold she's already living there (guess ya know what he decided next)
Anyways, imo this is an anime where "notice me Senpai" is done right in a very cheerful and hilarious way.
I'd recommend this if you're looking for a GOOD HAPPY watch because from the animation to the dialogs it's one BIG HAPPY ride.
GENRE: Comedy, Romance, School, Seinen, Slice of Life.
RATINGS: I'd give it 8.6/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Dec 18, 2018
OREGAIRU REVIEW BOTH SEASONS - NON-SPOILER
Finally finished Oregairu, had this in my watch list for some time now.
I'll start by saiyan that this was one relatable anime, I see the appeal as to why people like Hachiman.
His criticism about modern social hierarchies was on point. His philosophies were somewhat accurate and on point as well, or in the least I found them that way.
His perception was really high, one of his 108 self-proclaimed skills. Not to mention his "method" for problem solving was fast, effective but not always preferable. (Guess lazy peeps find the quickest solutions)
That's a pretty unique thing, that this anime
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had imo considering the anime I've already watched. (Though of course some animes will have some similarities)
The Drama part of the show was decent, not to bad just your usual or not so usual High School situations. (had its ups and downs)
Now, for the the fun part.
Personally, the BEST GIRL imo opinion (though is not a girl per se or possible for Hachiman to get) is Sensei Shizuka Hiratsuk.
My Favorite Quote by Sensei
Think, writhe, struggle and agonize. If not, what you're going through isn't genuine.
(Shizuka Hiratsuka A.K.A. Best Girl)
The next best is Yukinon because anyone who has watched the series knows they both are a perfect fit for each other. (I'd still prefer Sensei though)
All-in-all, a very entertaining anime, definitely worth the watch, and a good Slice of Life and as my friend says a good Rom-com without the Rom. Though one thing I absolutely HATED was "Yahallo" or "Hello-Hello", I'm sorry but everytime Yui said that was extremely annoying. Guess now I know what Hikki felt. (Though she wasn't a bad character, actually quite a good one)
RATING
I'd rate it 7/10
Not a masterpiece but definitely the closest anime to being irl relatable.
Oh, and I've heard a Season 3 is on the way, looking forward to that!
Some wise words from 8man:
The past makes you wanna die out of regret, and the future makes you depressed out of anxiety, so by elimination, the present is likely the happiest time.
(Hachiman Hikigaya)
If ya haven't watched it I'd Recommend it! And if it's in ya watch list bumb it up in the watch order.
Seasons: 2 (13 each)
OVAs: 2
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Dec 17, 2018
Spice and Wolf Manga Review - Non Spoiler
Chapters: 100
Genre: Adventure, Seinen, Fantasy, Romance, Drama, Supernatural, Historical
Mangaka: Isuna Hasekura
This is a review about a very unique manga that's way too UNDERRATED IMO, where most fantasy themed manga are about swords and magic this takes on a more trade and economic route and adds in witty dialogs, great story, amazing characters, plot twists and WHOLESOMENESS.
You might think that this manga being about trades and economic in the medieval ages would be boring but here I am reviewing this masterpiece.
PLOT:
A traveling merchant Kraft Lawrence meets the Goddess of Harvest Holo in her human form (also known as
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Holo the Wisewolf). A contract is formed between the two that Lawrence will help Holo reach her homeland while she'll lend him her wisdom in his day to day trading. And here starts a beautiful journey where they face many challenges, obstacles, meet new people, visit new places all the while getting to know more about each other and growing affectionate about each other (not that they show it openly and while reading you're dying on the inside and screaming CONFESS ALREADY DAMMIT! *breathes*). While the main goal is finding Holo's homeland, our merchant also has a wish to establish his own business, buy a store in a popular town and live off it. While traveling to many new places they try to acquire knowledge about where Holo's from and make some profit as well after all he is a merchant.
ARTSTYLE:
The artstyle was decent and simple yet felt so in-sync with the manga's theme. The thing that really caught my attention was the amount of effort put into the backgrounds to make them more appealing and to make the setting more accurate to the medieval ages. The characters well drawn (didn't find any lazy drawings anywhere). All from Holo's angry to playful expression were masterfully drawn.
CHARACTERS/CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT:
The characters especially the main are extremely well made, we have the intelligent experienced merchant Kraft who at times is as naive as a baby and then there's Holo one of the BEST if not the best female leads in manga history, her wisdom, personality, charms and quick thinking to read and adapt to situations accordingly literally puts her at the top. The chemistry of the two is so good that you'll grin like an idiot each time they have a conversation (at least I did)
As far as character development goes, you can't perfect already that is perfect aside from their growing feelings for each other and compatibility that grows with time.
Holo is undoubtedly the PERFECT Waifu. Ranked in god-tier waifus.
MY THOUGHTS:
This manga is indeed a masterpiece, the very definition of WHOLESOMENESS and as I've always said a very REFRESHING read. The flow of the dialogs especially between the main characters Kraft and Holo is amazingly done, like when they're teasing each other or throwing quick hilarious comebacks or brainstorming for ideas all are wonderful to read and you'll even get a laugh out of it. But one thing, the amount of details about old age trading and economics was surprising, the gain/fall of currency and profit/loses of trade all were easy to understand but some took some understanding. And all this was added beautifully with the main goal that is the journey to Holo's homeland.
All-in-all, I can simply summarize the entire experience in this that it was...
REFRESHING
FAVORITE QUOTES:
“Stories are better when they have an ending, are they not?” – Kraft Lawrence
(and this one was certainly great, sad that it's ended though)
"If you change your perspective, a situation right in front of you, can reverse itself.” – Holo The Wise Wolf
Honestly it's hard having a favorite quote when this manga is a gold mine for them.
RATINGS: 9.5/10
Though personally it's a 12/10 for me, because I loved the characters, the feelings, the excitement and the story.
If you haven't read this then this is my top manga recommendation. Especially if you've watched the anime.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Oct 13, 2018
Non-Spoiler Review
Anime: Code Geass
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 50 (25 per season)
Genre: Psychological, Military and War, Mecha, Action, Super power
SYNOPSIS:
The animes starts with the explanation of how the world is divided into 3 superpowers The Holy Britannian Empire, The EU and The Chinese Federation. Lelouch (the protagonist) is shown as a student with remarkable intellect but is l an exiled prince from the Holy Britannian Empire, he's the 11th Prince and son of the 98th Emperor of Britannia. He wishes to destroy the Holy Empire namely his father the 98th Emperor for abandoning him and his sister Nunnally and later sets off on his mission after crossing
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paths with a mysterious girl named C. C.
PLOT/STORYLINE:
The anime imo started off slowly the first 3 or 4 episodes but they gradually picked up momentum and maintained it through out the series to the last episode of the 2nd season.
To avoid some potential spoilers, I'll keep it short.
Britannia won the war with Japan and is now in control of it with its name changed to Area 11 the people there referred to as "Elevens". The 1st season R1 was about the start of the rebellion by Lelouch in order to make a world suitable for his younger sister Nunnally to live in peacefully (who is blind and crippled). Lelouch using the code name "Zero" forms an organization with the purpose of defeating Brianna and taking back control of Area 11 (Japan), but it isn't all that serious 24/7 in the anime we do get some comedy relief moments.
The 2nd Season R2 goes further into his plan to destroy Britannia, before I continue lemme say this the 1st episode of R2 may seem confusing but it's the correct sequence (i.e R1 then R2). Things get explained later. After the events of R1 Lelouch and his organization is still battling Britannia but with time Lelouch has to be more careful in his dealing because of some changes in conditions. In R2 Lelouch is shown using his masterful intellect to oppose Britannia while he stays in the spotlight.
Though as one would expect there are plot holes present in the series some being downright stupid, some others that could've been due to not paying much attention, it isn't perfect but comes pretty close imo.
CHARACTERS/CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT:
Lelouch Vi Britannia (Zero): Is the main character of the series, he had an dual personality throughout the series, one of an easygoing student and the other being Zero who plans for the destruction of Britannia. He is shown to be Prideful, Stubborn and very intelligent. Imo his character remained almost similar (as stubborn characters are usually hard to change) but as he progresses through his goals he comes across great losses be that his missions or people, which changes him and his plans (somewhat).
Suzaka Kururugi (2nd Main): He's the childhood best friend of Lelouch they meet when Lelouch and Nunnally are send to Area 11. He's shown to be caring about others and excels at combat. I'd say his character changes quite a bit because of all the suffering he goes through (you might even hate him at some point), he believes in changing the system for within itself rather than confronting it by violent means like Lelouch intended, this obviously creates a gap between these two.
C.C: She's a mystery girl who gives Lelouch a rather special power when both of them make a contract with each other. She mostly shown doing her own thing (not really too curious about what's happening around her), her main and possibly only priority is that Lelouch survives. Oh, and she loves Pizza... Lots and Lots of Pizza....
ANIMATION:
The artstyle was different from what I'm used to but it was watchable, all characters had some unusually long legs and arms. Searching on the internet I came across a term for it "noodle people". You can try searching for "art style noodle people". The action sequence were pretty well animated there weren't many "bad animations moments". Overall I'd say it had decent animation.
MUSIC:
Ah, this...
The OSTs were wonderful and synced perfectly to add to the impact of scenes.
Here are the names:
Madder Sky Ver1 - Main Theme (My 2nd fav)
Across the Borderline
If I Were a Bird
Continued Story Ver1 (also pretty good)
Yuukyuo Seishuka
Innocent Days
Madder Sky Ver2 (I'd prefer Ver1)
Masquerade
Mozaiku Kakera (right in the feels, most fav)
Noblesse Oblige
Nunnally
Continued Story Ver2
Openings:
Colors by FLOW (Ep 1 to 12, R1) (my fav)
Kaidoku Funo by Jimm (Ep 13 to 23, R1)
Hitomi no Tsubasa by Access (Ep 24 to 25, R1)
O2 by ORANGE RANGE (Ep 1 to 12, R2)
World End by FLOW (Ep 13 to 25, R2)
Endings:
Yuukyou Seishunka by ALI PROJECT (Ep 1 to 12, R1)
Mozaiku Kakera by SunSet Swish (Ep 13 to 25, R1) (my fav)
Shiawase Neiro by ORANGE RANCH (Ep 1 to 12, R2)
Waga Rotashi Aku no Hana by ALI PROJECT (Ep 13 to 25)
FINAL WORDS:
This anime was really different for me, really interesting and really amazing. Those constant plot twists had me on the edge of my seat with me left wondering after each episode what expect next, but it wasn't without its bad deals like those plot holes I mentioned earlier but they didn't spoil the fun too much either so it's all good. It also had a pretty good amount of psychological scenes which left me in awe!
FAVORITE QOUTES:
"If the king does not lead, how can he expect his subordinates to follow." - Lelouch
"In their heart, everyone has faith that their victory exists. However, in the face of time and destiny, the act of faith is fruitless and fleeting at best.". - C.C
RATING:
Plot: R1 and R2 combined 9.7/10
Character Development: 8.3/10
Animation: 8.3/10
Music: 8.5/10
Overall: 9.4/10
Remember this is a combined review about R1 and R2
And my first anime review so it might not have included some things
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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