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Jul 26, 2020
I have always been interested in media depicting the theme of justice - in particular, punishment of criminals. Back in 2011, I was fascinated with Death Note and Code:Breaker's themes; I was young and still forming my own set of values, and I was debating on whether or not I'm in favor of death penalty and cruel treatment of criminals (read: I'm not in favor of them).

When I first heard of Deadman Wonderland, its concept immediately got me hooked. The premise is that one middle school student is falsely accused of a crime and sentenced to death penalty. He gets sent to this prison, ...
Jun 15, 2020
Katanagatari (Anime) add
Mixed Feelings
As a fairly highly-scored anime in MAL, I had high expectations for this anime - much to my dismay. I'd say this anime is good at the least, but my disappointment makes me want to score this at 6, 5, or even 4.

The story takes place during an old era of Japan when the use of the sword and killing techniques are still the norm. The anime is narrated like a monogatari - a tale, which is fitting of the time period and which gives off the allure of adventure and soul-searching. I find this aspect attractive as I do have an interest in Japan ...
Apr 15, 2020
Man, I really wonder how this anime has such a high score. I mean, okay, it's pretty decent. That is, if we set the bar at a low level.

It was written as if a fan, upon watching a lot of shounen anime, suddenly had an idea about a story and then went off on a writing spree. Of course he'll include an overpowered MC - an intelligent one with great physical ability on the side. And then a sexy woman who acts as if she's a good-for-nothing but is actually really strong and would be the MC's master. Ah, and then another woman who is ...
Apr 15, 2020
(Note: this a review for both Shounen Hollywood: Holly Stage for 49 and its sequel, - for 50.)

Shounen Hollywood tackles the lives of 5 boys as they work towards being idols - idols who shine, who inspire others, idols who are worth being looked up on. Quite the grand set-up, don't you think? One would expect a "kira-kira" fest, or a wave of "ikemen aura" seeing as it's about Japanese idols.

Except that this anime is actually so simple and realistic. It's so average - so average that it is, in fact, brilliant. From the media we consume (Jpop and Kpop), we have developed some high ...
Jan 1, 2013
Mirai Nikki (Manga) add
Being a reader with varied interests, I found myself downloading this series because it is finished and it's been a while since I've read something with a yandere on it. I had nothing to do, and since I've downloaded all of it, I read it all in one go knowing that I would feel guilty anyways if I don't.

Well, it is not very regrettable, but it's quite disappointing.

I have no complaints on the art. It is not the best, and this kind of art is not really my type, but it suited the series as it should be. Akise's the only bishie there (well, ...
Aug 23, 2012
B-gata H-kei (Anime) add
Honestly - I like this anime. It just turned out to be a leveled-up romance-comedy series with all those perverted thoughts and scenes. In my opinion, it's not really that much of a hentai, well, compared to Sekirei. It's just an anime full of perverted thoughts, humongous boobs, comedy, and the vain love of the girls.
I should say, the concept is pretty good. The plot is well-arranged too, and the pervertness is balanced out with the comedy. It's also good that the main characters are all dense rather than just only a character being one.
The drawing is pretty good too. Kosuda's as-if-he-is-not-the-main-character look is a ...
Aug 18, 2012
Angel Beats! (Anime) add
For someone who has lived a painful life, someone whose dreams and loved ones he can't defend, for someone who led an extremely unfair life and died in an unfair way - welcome to the Afterlife School.

I see this anime everywhere - anime magazines, web sites, forum signatures, recommendation lists and et cetera, so I figured that it is so great of an anime to be that popular. And it turned out that I am not wrong about this thought.

The concept of this story is really touching. Giving the extremely unfortunate people another chance to experience the life they actually want to have sure is ...
Aug 17, 2012
Durarara!! (Anime) add
Ryugamine Mikado, Masaomi Kida, Sonohara Anri - three highschool friends, each with secrets and something to do with the urban legends flying around in the normal yet extraordinary city of Ikebukuro.

My first impression for this anime is "sounds cool, even with the strange name." Fortunately, I am not mistaken. The animation style, plot, story progress, characters - all refreshing and amazing. Though this anime's name still remains as a mystery to me. I'm too lazy to do some research.

I really love the plot and style of animating the series. Every episodes have different POVs, making the story clearer. Of course that also brought up some ...
Aug 12, 2012
Beck (Manga) add
Beck by Harold Sakuishi is a really surprising manga. It is about a band with a rags-to-riches story, a comedic theme and a splash of love. The band's name is Beck, derived from their guitarist's Frankenstein-ly dog's name. Later on, they also got known as Mongolian Chop Squad.

The first thing I noticed about this manga is the art. It is actually not very good. The gag faces are fine, but there are times when the mangaka fits a character's full body in a small panel, resulting in bad body proportions. Well at least the character designs are realistic, the eyes are not very big and ...


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