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*This Review Contains Spoilers
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Based on the light novel was written by Gakuto Mikumo,
Kojou Akatsuki, a high school student living on Itogami Island, is suspected of being a powerful vampire called the Fourth Progenitor. On his way home, he notices a female student trailing him. After an altercation with two local demons, he learns that Yukina Himeragi is an 'attack mage sent by a secret organization (Lion King Organization) to observe him and the two begin to spend time together.

The anime takes the form of a combination of the genres Action and Ecchi. It is one of the best series out of most series in this ... genre, such as Date a Live or High School DxD both have similarities with Strike the Blood.

Story 9/10

Plot:

Short Version: Man-Made island named Itogami Island contains all sorts of monsters in its district. Kojou is suspected to be the strongest vampire in the world that could cause harm to the world.

Long Version:
On Itogami Island, a man-made island south of Japan that has developed into a monster and demon sanctuary. Rumours of a Fourth Progenitor are spread across the whole world and there is only one suspect...Kojou Akatsuki as the Fourth Progenitor, a powerful vampire that could potentially disrupt the balance of power among the world's three ruling progenitors.

As explained above, they began to spend time together and were frequently involved in life and death situations. The show is divided into several arcs, which range from 2-5 episodes long. Patterns began to float up, and people watching can feel it. After the first few arcs of Strike the Blood, they are mostly about people trying the sink the island. (The island would sink if the magic that was balancing the island was interfered or damaged)
However, the story differs each time and overall isn't mostly similar. Every different time some interesting stories and differences prevent viewers from feeling repetitive and irritated.

As someone who enjoyed the show, the only significant issue I have with the plot is that it never addresses how Akatsuki Kojou became the Fourth Progenitor. However, there are flashbacks of the incident but it's just not enough for people to understand what actually had happened in the past. No hate tho.

Art 10/10

The fights were appropriately coordinated, well-drawn, and were exciting to watch. The physical features and designs of each character were spectacular, the magic was interesting, and the scenery was beautiful.

Sound 7/10

Not standing out at all. Unlike the Art of the anime, there isn't anything special about it just like any other average anime openings and endings.
Not anything out of the ordinary.

Character 9/10

I found the main character, Akatsuki Kojou a bit two-dimensional and simple. He was likeable, VERY handsome, smart, and brave.
Though I understand that the approach of the character design was to make Kojou a character who is perfect in most ways, but not exactly interesting.
If Kojou were to be more like Yaze Motoki and cracked some jokes on the girls, it would have been entertaining to watch. OR if he was more similar to the main character of Charlotte Otosaka Yuu, which has great features for a villain and a PERFECT evil laugh. (Also would have been entertaining to watch)

Kojou aside, the lead female protagonist Himeragi Yukina in my opinion is a very responsible girl who takes her job seriously. Her way of thinking is strongly built and character-wise very enjoyable to see throughout the show.
Like any other girl (IRL), she gets jealous when Kojou is with another girl, which is realistic and quite funny to watch Kojou get beaten by a middle school girl.

Other girls in the harem such as Aiba Asagi, Rihavein La Folia, and Kirasaka Sayaka. Their personalities are distinctive and are special in their own way.

Supporting/side characters were incredibly one-dimensional and simplistic. For example, Kojou's male friend with headphones (Yaze) was so underdeveloped that those are the only two things I can remember about him (Other than the funny jokes). A few side characters, like the First Progenitor, could have been really interesting.

Another thing about Himeragi Yukina is that "No Senpai, this is our fight" or "いいえ先輩、私たちの喧嘩です" NEEDS TO STOP. It's fine if she says it once every few times but every episode?? Bruh...
But still, this doesn't make me hate her or anything, can't deny the fact that she's so kawaii.

Enjoyment 9/10

In my own point of view, the anime itself deserves at least an 8/10 (Personally I gave it 10/10 since I rate everything pretty high).

I really enjoyed past shows in the same genre such as High School DxD and Date a Live.
In the end, as a romance, comedy lover, I feel like Strike the Blood is one of the best anime in the action and ecchi genre. The storyline and plot are truly absorbing while not giving too many fillers and confuse the hell out of viewers. The art style is very creative in 2013 (The time it came out) and is unique. The music for openings and endings was a little off, but it does not affect the enjoyment of the anime at all. I'm satisfied with the characters and their development over the series. The enjoyment was decent, especially during fan service scenes. (Which is all over the place)
I really like almost all aspects of this anime. However, I wish for more fight scenes in the future since most of the fight scenes were short-lived and were only a small proportion of an episode while most of the time was just building up the intense atmosphere to achieve the fight itself.
I don't care what everyone says about Yukina, just like Aqua (People say she is useless), I will probably always have her on my Top 10.
Kids. Don't abandon your waifu just because some other guy said something about her!

I hope for the fifth season to come out faster!
I would recommend Strike the Blood to anyone who likes to watch Testament, DxD, and Date a Live. It's a great show and has a lot of similarities to these mentioned series.
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Most things about Charlotte are unique and it differs from other shows. Everything seemed peaceful before a meteor named "Charlotte" collided with Earth. Unlike normal meteors, Charlotte is capable of giving special abilities/superpowers to teens. These abilities are "awakened" when an individual reaches adolescence and go away when adolescence is over.

Charlotte may seem similar to "Angel Beats", a masterpiece also produced and directed by the same people who made Charlotte. Both shows are about a group of special high schoolers who all have tragic pasts form an organization together. For Angel Beats fans like me, Charlotte is really a remake of ... that masterpiece.

Story 9/10

The Main Character of Charlotte Yuu Otosaka discovers himself able to control other people's bodies for about the time range of 5 seconds. Therefore, allowing him to cheat on tests and get high grades. However, our female protagonist Nao Tomori locates Yuu and persuaded him to attend a special school for people like him with special abilities and their adventure begins. More and more ability users step into the world and eventually, rebellions break out causing the world to lose balance over itself. However, Yuu was informed that not only he can control a certain human being for a certain amount of time, he can also take away the ability of one who was controlled by him. Therefore, Yuu decides to try and remove every ability from every victim of Charlotte from the world.

The story is perfect in most ways. However, the ending was very rushed, it could have been a 24 episode series or an entire second season. It is an enjoyable story where it sucks you to the point that you can not stop watching.

Art 10/10

The art style that P.A works chose is eye-catching yet not very complicated. It is on the borderline of standard art style and beautiful ar style where both seem applicable to the texture and saturation.

Sound 9/10

In my personal opinion, Bravely You by Lia and Yake Ochinai Tsubasa by Aoi Tada are literally massages for the ears.
Lia also sang in the animes "Angel Beats", and "Clannad"

Character 10/10

The characters are well developed. Fillers aren't too long and it does not take up the entire episode. Let's take the main character Yuu Otosaka for example, he is devilish but more importantly, he is very committed to doing what he wants to do, if it is either for his grades (Using supernatural powers to cheat) or for his love life (Using supernatural powers to put Yumi Shirayanagi in danger and saves her). What really makes him up as a character is that how he stands up for his family and friends and how much he cares for the world. When Yuu's sister tragically passed away by her unknown superpower, he risked his life and saved her by using time travel.
Due to the fact that rebellions were rising up all over the world, Yuu had to take away everyone's ability in the entire world. However, we can all agree more or less he did it for Nao Tomori lol.

Other characters like Nao, and Yuu's brother "Shunsuke Otosaka" were also pretty well developed. Nao Tomori's pass was known to the audience after the meeting of Yuu and Nao's brother who was in the past tortured by scientists and researchers, now finally reaching safety in a hospital far away. Shunsuke was known as Yuu's brother in the last few episodes of Charlotte in a dream.

After all, the personalities of each character were distinctive and are special in their own way.

Enjoyment 8/10

Enjoyment is basically a personal experience on this rollercoaster ride of emotion. As written before the "Story part", episode 13 (The last episode) was completely rushed without even giving a thought to the audience's expectations. The episode itself could have been an entire second season. If the dreadful pacing and rushed nature of Charlotte were fixed, it would have been an easy 10/10.

In the case of romance, Charlotte is also fairly similar to Angel Beats. Two characters start off hating each other, later on, they get to know each other over time, eventually resulting in a romance. As a romantic comedy genre lover, it is truly fascinating how few romance scenes there are in the show. (I know it is not labelled romance but still!!) However, the more romance you get the more you despise it, then it gets boring and eventually drops the show. I like the fact that the anime does not get carried away by anything else but its main objective, as in not focusing on any unnecessary events and characters.

Over the internet, a lot of people are mad due to the fact that the ending of Charlotte was rushed and how Yuu lost his memories at the last moment. However, Yuu had to consume tens of thousands of other people's abilities contributed greatly to his memory loss. To be honest, I respect the ending as the way it is since it was at least reasonable unlike a lot of animes that do not have a second season. Charlotte is a part of the few that end the first season without baiting a second season. Truly this is the greatest ability of all, the ability to end a season correctly.

Overall 9/10

In my own point of view, the anime itself deserves a 9/10 (Personally gave it 10/10).

In conclusion, Charlotte isn't the AOT in the action genre nor Clannad in the Romantic genre but is still unique to itself. The storyline and plot are truly absorbing while not too heavy on the viewers. The art style is stunning the way it is. Music and sound are also good. I'm satisfied with the characters and their development over the series. The enjoyment was great. At last, I give the anime an overall score of 9/10.

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