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Hey you! Yes, you! Do you like magical girls? Or do you prefer fantasy worlds? Or are you more into giant robots fighting each other? Or do you prefer calm human stories like detectives working on a case? If you answered yes to even one of these questions, then you've come to the right place! Because Re:Creators has it ALL!

Warning: Spoilers ahead

Re:Creators AKA Re:verse Isekai is one of the most creative shows I've had the pleasure of watching in a while.
Between the endless anime where the MC travels to or is "trapped" in another dimension/world or even game, it's very refreshing to see what ... would happen if characters from an anime or manga came into the real world. That's exactly what Re:Creators is about.

The story follows Sota Mizushino, a young high school student and anime fanatic who dreams of writing his own light novel. When he watched the animation from the mecha light novel Elemental Symphony of Vogelchevalier for inspiration, the tablet he was watching the anime on went haywire, leading him into the world of animation where he witnessed firsthand the battle between anime characters Selesia and a mysterious girl in a military uniform. After returning with Selesia, Sota realized that other characters from different stories and media formats were also brought into the real world. Some of them formed alliances with the princess in the military uniform named Altair, who promised to end the conflicts in their respective worlds and show them the way home, but without them knowing her true intentions. In order to stop her, Sota and Selesia decide to find the other characters and bring them home before Altair plunges every world that exists into disaster.

One thing to say up front is that Re:Creators is a very dialogue-heavy show, so it's already rejected by a lot of people. The story of Re:Creators had an amazing premise, but it was a bit difficult to follow at times. Still, the dialogue was always interesting enough to follow closely and I didn't feel like I was bored by it. The ending, however, was, to put it as vaguely as possible, rather a bit of a disappointment. While I understand why they went that route, because Altair was just way too powerful and honestly couldn't be defeated, it still felt wrong somehow.

The nice thing about how the characters develop into compelling characters over the course of Re:Creators is that it's a relatively intelligent cast and most of them come across as genuinely likeable people. They grasp the concept of modern society pretty quickly and, for the most part, struggle to achieve their goals in a reasonable manner. The dialogue between the creations and their "gods", along with their parent-child relationships, makes for interesting and amusing conversations.
Now we come to the only exception: Meteora. Meteora, on the other hand, is not so much a character as a plot element. At the beginning I liked her and her personality, but she gives tons of explanations about things she absolutely cannot possibly know, and is always right. The only time she was wrong, she wasn't even completely wrong, and she immediately knew what the missing element was shortly after.

As for the sound, I'll just say 2 words: Sawano, Hiroyuki.
The soundtrack is just amazing. The OP's are very catchy and fit the anime incredibly well. The various insert songs also add to the atmosphere very well. When an insert song isn't leading you through a beautifully animated battle, the background music enhances many of the emotions you feel from episode to episode. This soundtrack is definitely a must-have.

Speaking of the battles, I also want to rave about the animation again. The animation doesn't leave much to be desired either. The art is of high quality, especially the design of the characters. Each one has a stereotypical, yet unique look and clothing to match. Additionally, they look nothing alike and a different color palette was used for each character. There was a lot of CGI used in the show, yet none of it felt out of place. The special effects were superb and contributed very well to the fights. The fights were fast and fluid. The fights alone are worth watching Re:Creators.

Re:Creators is a damn good anime, but it also comes with some problems. If you're looking for a title that stands out from most other anime, Re:Creators is the first thing that would come to mind by now. I know I had a blast with Re:Creators, honestly, I just enjoyed it. I enjoy watching and thinking about the series because it picks up on things I never would have thought of. It breaks out of the shackles of the overused isekai genre and just turns that premise around. Ever since seeing Re:Creators and especially listening to the soundtrack, I've fallen for Hiroyuki Sawano and his music.

It's really a shame that I only recently found out there was a prequel to Satsuriku no Tenshi, because I think the anime and manga are top notch. Even though there aren't that many chapters yet, it was still a huge pleasure to dive back into the world of „Angels“.

The story of Angels of Death Episode 0 focusses on Danny and how he becomes involved in Gray's experiment.
Whilst working as a prison counsellor, Danny works alongside Cathy and Lucy whilst searching for eyes that appeal to him. On the suggestion of one of the more unusual inmates, Danny meets with Father Gray and ... accepts his offer to become an Angel.
Danny then helps Grey by seeking out other people to become Angels in Gray's experiment, introducing new characters that were never mentioned in the main show.

Episode 0, in contrast to the main series, does a very good job of developing the characters, because it also explores the thoughts and feelings of the "side characters" and you can see what drove them to support Gray in his crazy experiment. In addition, the drawings are very detailed and this makes the emotions very believable.

I would recommend any Angels of Death fan, whether it be the game or the anime, to read this manga, as it really is very well done and helps put together some of the missing pieces of the puzzle.

Ah yes. Records of boring fights. What a great anime.

I'm not usually into pure fighting anime, and I started RoR only on a whim. It started out very promising, but devolved into a boring plot that dragged on way too much.

The Council of Gods meets every 1000 years to determine the fate of mankind. After seven million years of human history, the gods decided that humanity could no longer be saved and must perish. However, Valkyrie Brunhilde proposed to give humanity one last chance to prove itself. The gods agreed to the Battle of Ragnarok, which pitted the 13 greatest figures in history and ... the 13 most powerful gods against each other in a duel.

As I mentioned before, I really felt like I was going to have a lot of fun with this anime at the beginning. The premise was really interesting, and I don't think anyone would object to a few spectacular battles between humans and gods. Unfortunately, that's not how it turned out.

In 12 episodes, a total of 3 fights were executed and each fight took up 4 episodes. At the end of each fight even a statistic was shown how long the fight actually lasted and I had the feeling that this statistic really reflected the actual anime duration. The average duration of a fight was between 5-10 minutes and out of a total of 4 episodes the fights took only a fraction.
This is exactly where the biggest weakness of the series lies. The rest of these episodes are filled with boring conversations between the gods or flashbacks of the respective fighters. Don't get me wrong. Learning about the past of some gods and heroes through myths and legends is very interesting, but when that takes up about 80% of an episode, it becomes very tiring to actually follow the plot.
As for the fights themselves, they are nothing too special with simple movement patterns.

I personally found the animation of the characters quite appealing and the facial expressions were very detailed. The fight scenes, on the other hand, were more sloppy than detailed. I didn't get anything from the sound for the most part and it was very unimpressive. The opening theme was not bad, but not to my taste. The Ending Theme was all the better, and I listened to it for hours afterwards.

It's an anime that didn't surprise me much. I would recommend it to anyone who likes shows like Baki or Kengan Ashura, otherwise I would rather leave it alone. I expected spectacular fights but was unfortunately disappointed.

I love Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon and jumped in joy when I learned that Kyoto Animation had announced a second season.

In season 2 of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, you can expect even more chaos than before. When a mysterious landslide hits the town, Kobayashi, Tohru, Kanna and company realize that a dragon must be behind it, but all the dragons they know deny it. Another chaos dragon has appeared and after a brief exchange of blows, newcomer Ilulu decides that you can never have enough dragon maids.

This review contains partial spoilers.

Where exactly am I supposed to start here?

I have to admit that ... I started to have some doubts after the first episode. Ilulu's first real action in this second season was to turn Kobayashi into a male and then try to seduce her.
After such a great first season about the daily lives of humans and dragons, I wasn't thrilled to see big-breasted dragons trying to turn female humans into men and then seduce them.

But don't get me wrong. I love Ilulu. She's great. She had plenty of great moments even though I think her personality and past could have been explored a little deeper.
Other than that, Season 2 explored more of the world they live in and also dived deeper into character relationships.
Kanna's and Tohru's moments were as great as they were in season 1 and I enjoyed every second of their scenes. Even Elma had some great moments throughout the series. Her past and interactions with Tohru were again a nice addition (Elma with long hair is the pinnacle of beauty).

This is a comedy, slice of life and fantasy story. The sole purpose of this anime is wholesome comedy, but it just works. The jokes are funny and many still exist from season 1 and yet are not overused. I have absolutely no complaints about the opening and ending, as they just fit the series perfectly again and capture the essence of the series in a great way. As for the animation, KyoAni has once again outdone themselves. Everything looks just beautiful and the fight scenes are extremely detailed as well.
The characters are very well written, the conversations are cute, yet very straightforward and down to earth.

I don't even know what more I could say. If you already liked the first season and if you can overlook the oversexualizing of girls, the second one will knock your socks off. I enjoyed every single moment of the second season and can only recommend it to you, because Kanna alone is worth watching this whole series... She is just way too cute.

After thinking about it for some time, I took the time to write my first own review for an anime. Would you look at that, the controversial anime "Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru" came in handy.

The story follows Kimihiko Kimitsuka, a young man who is practically haunted by accidents and misfortune and keeps getting involved in crimes. Three years ago, Kimitsuka became an assistant to a mysterious detective named "Siesta" on a hijacked plane. Together, Kimihiko and Siesta had crazy, globe-trotting adventures and fought against a secret organization. However, all that came to an end when they were separated by Siesta's death. Back in the ... present, Kimihiko tries to return to an ordinary, boring life as a high school student, but things are never that simple, even if the detective is already dead.

As someone who hasn't read the light novel, I was very excited when I first saw the trailer and I was really looking forward to watching it and the first episode truly did not disappoint. The great start in the hijacked plane and the beautiful animation captivated me. Even though the second half of the 50 minute first episode was rather boring in comparison, I was still excited to see the next episodes... But then I was disappointed.

Even the second episode was acceptable with Natsunagi on stage but from that point forward the story went down the drain.

It wasn't disappointing because it didn't meet my expectations, but because the story just didn't even stay consistent once. When you get right down to it, you could apply just about any genre there is to this anime. We have Mystery, Harem, Romance, Mecha, Comedy, Supernatural, Slice of Life, Drama and some more.
It starts off with Mystery, then new girls are introduced who all join Kimitsuka's harem and fawn over him. Then there's some more mystery with some slice of life and comedy and in between they throw in a beach episode.
Most of the episodes just go by with dialogue between a few characters without anything really happening either.

The sound was okay for the most part. I sometimes had the feeling that the played OST's didn't really fit the scene and were sometimes played too long or too short, at least that was my impression.

From what I've been told so far, the light novel is a lot better and the anime adaptation doesn't compare to it in the slightest and I may give this one a read as the actual premise of the show isn't bad.

Towards the end, I didn't quit this anime just because of Siesta.