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Kizumonogatari movie trilogy is the adaptation of the first volume of Monogatari Series First Season, written by the gifted author; Nisio Isin. It has one of the best staff members there are and it is produced by studio Shaft. With the directory made with the help of Akiyuki Shinbo, sound directory with Youta Tsuroka, character desings made with the help of Akio Watanabe and so much more experienced staff members than i can list here, it is bound to be a faitfull yet quality adaptation.
I will review this anime using the categories below;

*Art
-Characters
-Background
-Figths
-General
*Story
*DIrectorate
...
First of all this looks fucking gorgeous not gonna lie. But it is just more than 'gorgeous'. The character desings are uniuqe and interesting, they have such cool desings it is unreal. And the background art looks insane, there are CGI shots but it is handled pretty well. But i would say it is a little bit weird seing a show like this for the first time. And dont get me started on the figths, they are fluid, cool, well paced and looks soo good. Its a little too much gory but i can handle that and it isnt overpowering anything, Every shot is interesting, its full of character, especially the locker room scene. It has animation(2D, 3D) and irl shouts that are amazing.

Story is good. It is my favorite part of the story as far as novels go b u t it is just soo uniuqe, i have to become NISIO ISIN to explai the story in just a few sentences.
This show is directed by the GOAT; Akiyuki Shinbo. He is just uniuqe, he is the studio Shaft style.You need to embrace it by your self.

This concludes my review of my KIzumonogatari Movie Trilogy. Im writing this on a mobile device so it would be a great thing if you can ignore the dictional mistakes i made. Thank you and watch this series in the novel order. I regret watching monogatari chronogically.

In short, Gintama is a good anime. But in long terms; it is fantastic, constantly engaging, filled with fun references, awesome jokes and a exemplary Gag anime which inspired atleast one person, which is me.

I will look into the Gintama series based on the things listed below;

*Directorate
-Sunrise
-Author
*Humour
-Jokes
-Characters
... *Story
-World
-Characters
*Art(General)

And i will give general info about where this show is headed towards.

First lets start with the best thing that happened to this series; Sunrise:
Sunrise, also known as Bandai Namco Filmworks, is the core of this adaptation. They didnt dropped the series and because of that, we get a adaptation that is 400-ish episode long(360-ish) with a lot of collabs and a ton of spin-offs, movies and so on. In Gintama Season 4(Gintama°), they did fend of the series to their subsidarie company, Bandai Namco Pictures. But that did just improve the quality. It is insane how they didnt drop this series despite of the troubled production somewhere along the way but it doesnt matter. They are the Silver Soul of this adaptation, it is here because of their efforts. Thank You Sunrise.

Now the Author: Hideaki Sorachi.
It is insane, he didnt write anything other than Gintama as far as i know. He is greatly influenced with very serious things he does. And he is one of the best in referencing anothers works.

Humour is insane in this show. Well to be exact, there are humorus arcs and serious arcs, some are just morphs of the two. It is executed perfectly and makes me laugh most of the time. I can say with confidence you will probably laugh somewhere in this journey. Because of the goofy characters and hilarious writing of the characters, you form a bond.

But dont take this anime lightly. It knows how to hit like a truck. Some of the episodes made me cry harder than most of the media i consumed over my short life(yea yea i cry while watching anime). The characters feels alive and the author uses this to make them suffer just to make you feel something. It is insane how this anime turns from c&b jokes to Berserk(it is not berserk, not even near) like arcs in an instant.

And the world is just another thing. Author forgets about most of the things he implemented during the runtime but it is still relevant. The premise is unique as far as i can tell and it is soo interesting.

But in the first season, you need to sit through some 4:3 aspect ratio and clumsy animation, but it can get serious. It gradually improves through the seasons.

I started Gintama, somewhere between March 2023 and April 2023, because of a clip i saw on youtube of the scene in Gintama'(eps 231). It was a funny clip and i really enjoyed the thing so i started. But it was one of the most inspiring works i have seen. Now, this series is mostly comedy focused but as the story progresses, it will become less and less relevant. And the constant references arent constant anymore. I still think the first season is the best of Gintama. While the joke quality is Mostly stable in season one, it gradually decreases in my opinion, especially after Season 4. It just becomes more story focused. But it isnt bad it just doesnt feel like Gintama after some time. But this series has made me feel soo many emotions i am just going to recommend all of the Gintama but you should really watch all of the first season, atleast give it a good 40 episodes. I am going to finish this soon and probaby feel regret because i didnt take my time watching this masterpiece, or should i say: A masters only piece.

This list could come in handy by the way:
https://gintama.fandom.com/wiki/Gintama_Episode_List

Bakemonogatari is the anime adaptation of the work called "Monogatari Series: First Season" written by the genius writer Nisio Isin. This anime explores the extraordinary situations that our main character, Arararagi Koyomi, faces. But we don't call these situations extraordinary for nothing. Whatever this anime throws at us, we either cannot understand at first glance or we miss it due to millisecond details and very fast dialogues. Our main character, who seems really weak in the face of the situations he encounters, can unintentionally gather the whole cast around him.
I will review this anime in 4 main parts:
-Art
*General
*Character Desing
... *Figths
-Story
-Characters
-Directorate

Art(General):Studio Shaft is a fan favorite across the globe. They have some of the most talented people on the job. This anime looks gorgeous. The motions are fluid, the expressions are gorgeous and transmits the emotions perfectly, the backgrounds feel empty but not in a bad way, the attention to the details are insane and soo much more details to talk about. But for now theese ones are enough.
Art(Charater Desing):Aiko Watanabe or better known as "punipoyo" is an expert in drawing bandages, sukumizus and lolis. But he draws all of the mentioned things on a godly level. The characters in this anime, male or female or Shinobu look great. The art style of punipoyo is soo good it is underrated.
Art(Figths):The figths in this anime looks gorgeous. They are fluid. They can be hard to follow but the fight choreography is insanely good. The approach they took in the style is gorgeous and the characters look alive while figthing.

Story:I wont be giving details because Bakemonogatari and the sequels are a one time experience. They will make the viewer cling onto their seats just to understand stuff. But there is one problem with the story; the target demographic are Japaneese speakers. Most of the things fly over your head and it feels a little bit dissapointing.

Characters: First of all, there are a fuck ton of girls in this anime. Like there is only 6 male characters in the first season of the LN. But most of them are extremely well build characters with solid backstories. And their supernatural phenonemons are EXPLAINED perfectly.

Directorate:Akiyuki Shinbou is one of the most experienced directors out here. He ha directed over 50 series and he nailed this one. The images, the cutscenes, the dialouge, the story is handled so perfectly to the point of it functioning. Because Bakemonogatari is not an easy LN to adapt. But Akiyuki did his best job on this one and its a fan favorite.

Writing this after my second watch.
Overall: 10

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. is a comedy/gag anime published in 2016, consisting of 24 episodes in total. Formalities aside, this isn't the kind of comedy anime you see every day.
Our main character, Saiki Kusuo, is a person with psychic abilities. But he does not like the presence of these abilities. Because of his desire to blend in with people, he uses his powers only for his own benefit, or shows it as if it is for his own benefit.
If you're looking for beautifully written characters and plot developments, this anime is not for you. There will be no development on most characters during ... all 24+24 episodes. But the things some characters do may change to keep the comedy fresh.

Story:
Our story is simple and can be explained in one paragraph. Since it's already a gag anime, there's no need to dwell on it.


Characters:
Our characters usually consist of a single trait. But because this trait is as exaggerated as possible, it creates a lot of nonsense. Nendou, for example, is a ramen addict and his only trait is that he's an idiot. But his stupidity is so exaggerated that he can make you laugh every time he is on the screen. For another example, Teruhashi is the most beautiful person in the world. This beauty is so exaggerated that the people lose all their brain cells and act stupidly. There are too many of these characters. That's why comedy never gets boring, no matter what happens on the screen. Speaking of comedy

Comedy:
Aaah, comedy. I can't tell you how many times this anime made me laugh out loud. Even though I watched it twice, I laughed out loud at 80% of the jokes. Every time I watch. I think it's because the voice actors deliver the dialogue very, very quickly, and the jokes are thrown in front of the audience, one after the other, without giving them a chance to think. But since comedy is subjective, I definitely recommend that you do not judge without watching it.

Overall:
Just watch the first 4-5 episodes, if its your speed then good luck.
And watch the subtitled version. Its infinitely superior in my humble opinion.