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The OVA uses the songs from the album Virgin VS Virgin(1981) from the Japanse rock band Virgin VS (in japanese: ヴァージンVS).
I really liked the music, catchy songs. Even if one of them was a cover for ABBA`s Mama Mia.
But the animation during the musical scenes honestly felt like i was on an acid trip. So yeah, not my cup of tea. Other than that it was pretty lively animation, and it doesnt feel like it was so old(made in 1984).
There isnt much of a story going on either.
Im not a fan of musicals, but i kinda enjoyed this. So overall, i would say its ... a solid musical OVA.

I claim that Lunge is the real protagonist, and that Diogenes wrote the plot.
The core engine of the show is tackling with the belief system that humans use.
The belief one is a monster, the belief one was tortured, the belief that one has no name, that one was not wanted, that all humans are evil, that one will become the second Adolf, the belief one is a serial killer, that one is never wrong, that perfect criminals dont exist, that rules books are absolute, that one`s father was not a spy, that one was robbed of his emotions, that one master`s work is a ... gospel, that the dam is a beautiful lake, that one is a real monster, that a monster can be defeated by only a bigger monster....
Do actions or thinking null beliefs. To dive deep into the surreal consciousness of one self that Salvador Dali often spoke of, and to become what you are as Nietzsche said.
Lunge the militaristic, disciplined, almost droid-like BKA inspector has descended upon this rabbit hole the furthest whilst keeping his sanity, and in the end found what he was looking for.
The songs dissect the show pretty well:
"How can the right thing be so wrong? I`ve found mistakes. For the love of life. We`ll defeat this. They may tear us down. But we`ll go down fighting. Wont we?" - i Lunge bids this to Grimmer in the finale. Rest of the song is finding the truth when descending into the abyss, but theres risk of losing yourself and going mad like Nietzsche.
"Yes. Search at what you can understand in this world. Yes. Look at what i believe in this world. Make it home to your land of harmony. Make it home to your land of purity. Make it home. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Observe of what i comprehend till now. Yes. Accept as true, the warmth of your heart. Make it home. Make it home to your land of harmony. Make it home to your land of purity. Make it home. Yes. Yes. Yes. " - Its describing how people are falling into the comfort zone of their emotion instead of using reason and judgement. The first part is Johan, the supposed emotionless antithesis that brakes character and even passes out from surge of emotions at one point in the show, trying to gaslight Tenma into his world of fear and terror. The second part is Tenma trying to gaslight Johan into his world of compassion and love.
The other themes are bodywork of a motor vehicle.

This is mostly filling in the gaps the original 1992 one had. I strongly recommend binge watching the original and then this one. The only improvement we have in this one is the art and coloring in general, i also like Riki`s image in this one more, but Iason`s in the 1992 one.
It feels less lewd and less emotional in general compared to the 1992 one as well.
The ending is crap, basically its non-existent. Where as the original had such a strong ending. You can enjoy the original without watching this one but you cant enjoy this one without watching the original.

Im so pissed for giving Bleach a 9, it deserves a freaking 10! So much missed potential...
With having literal 45% filler percentage(163/366 eps), it still faired pretty well. Majority of the fillers were nice, but they always seemed to come right before a hyped event, which always makes you frustrated.
The second biggest problem for me was the ending. Instead of stopping the show after the end of the Aizen Arc, giving it much bigger emotional weight in regards to Ichigo`s sacrifice, they have decided to do the Fullbringer Arc which was not only boring to watch(honestly it felt like a filler arc) but the ... ending was meek as well. We havent even seen the full extent of Ichigo`s new powers...Only showed 1 empowered Getsuga Tenshou, nothing special.... At atleast it was nice to see Byakuya finally boldly showing his respect towards Ichigo.
And the third biggest problem is the lack of action in the anime. Compared to Naruto and One Piece, it was refreshing to watch a shounen with quick battles lasting only 2-3 eps max. However there werent many quality fights of Hollow Ichigo taking over and showing the full extent of Ichigo`s powers. I wanted to watch more chaos and destruction, not some 3rd rate characters like Chad/Hinamori/Hisagi/Matsumoto/Iba/Oomaeda/Kira/Espada`s Fraccion/Bounto fight. All the Vasto Lorde + Tousen, except Ulquiorra, were a disappointent too. Despite beeing introduced to be stronger than a captain, they were defeated too quickly(especially Harribel !!!).
And the last bit is also cutting down on the emotional side. Sure cutting down on fights duration was refreshing but shortening the emotional windows made Bleach kinda shallow at times. We should have had more Zangetsu/Aizen/Gin screen time to make it truly impactful and unforgettable, the already awesome experience of watching Bleach!!!
The OST and sound effects were pure 10/10. I will never forget how a Garganta opening looks and sounds like or the sound of a Sonido side-step.
And thus with great sorrow piercing my heart i give it a 9, will you still love me tomorrow Bleach?

The first 60 minutes were decent actually, but my bullshit meter went over 9000 pretty quickly afterwards. The movie completely abandoned reason in the last third of its duration...
The joker smile was pretty decent, however he was shown as pretty weak fighter compared to everyone else and he didn`t really seem much insane either.
I liked the politics betrayal part and the few other homages to feudal japan, but that`s about it.

There is really not much more i can say about this movie. It`s a hot mess of gundam castles...
The joker doesn`t really fit into any of the 3 archetypes either...

I think this is by far the best picture drama i have watched. It shows Lelouch`s determination to make the world a better place before his Zero plans have started. He was ready to sacrifice himself for humanity if necessary from the beginning.
However, that being said, this doesnt confirm he is dead. It just shows he had the resolve to die for his ideals, not to become a last second martyr like some haters are claiming.
It may be a bit longer than the rest, having some fillers as well, but its definitely something you should watch.

On the side note it also shows Suzaku`s wish ... to become "dog of the army", knight no.1 in order to gain influence in the Britannian court to hopefully speak for the right of Japanese people, namely to make Japan a better living place for his friends Lelouch and Nunnally.

The specials are covering parts that were skipped from the manga when making the anime, namely:
Specials Ep. 1 is set in Vol. 2 of the manga and should be watched after Season 1 Ep. 6
Specials Ep. 2 is set in Vol. 3 of the manga and should be watched after Season 1 Ep. 9
Specials Ep. 3 is set in Vol. 4 of the manga and should be watched after Season 1 Ep 12

It is a real shame nobody bothered to make English subs. You can only find them raw.

With that being said, i really enjoy them. They are as wild and funny or, rather ... even more than Season 1.
However, sometimes it feels more like watching a picture drama than an animation but who cares. Given it`s 0 budget, its still great! I had so many laughs.
If you don`t think you can bare with it for 35 minutes feel free to read the manga.
Also, I really feel bad to what Macaron is being put through but at the same time i think he`s really cute and hot. Oh crap! The FBI just knocked down my dooregfhnghgfm