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I was deeply disappointed with the second season of The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses.

Admittedly, the first season wasn't anything special either. However, after a decade of the 2010s where many great stories didn't get a second season, seeing that The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses was getting a continuation sparked my curiosity. The end of the first season had left the door slightly ajar, hinting at significant revelations to come.

Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. Firstly, there's a clear lack of imagination from the author. He keeps repeating the same formula with every girl in the story: they have a relative they haven't spoken to ... in a while, and through Hayato, they reconnect. It's the same thing over and over.

Moreover, the harem concept is presented in a very dull way. I mean, it's a harem anime, so we all know the girls are going to fall for the protagonist. While Hayato has the credentials to attract them (which is a plus), the girls' expressions of affection are meant to be comedic but come off as absurd. Even more ridiculous is how Hayato supposedly maintains control by rejecting the girls. Unlike other anime where the protagonist tries to be polite, here it seems like Hayato genuinely dislikes the interaction, taking it to an extent that, at least for me (a die-hard harem anime fan), was quite irritating.

What's most disappointing is that, as I mentioned, the first season suggested a narrative that would resolve its cliffhangers. But it didn't. By the end, none of the issues from the first season are addressed, as if the setup was irrelevant. Instead, the focus shifts to exploring the characters' backstories.

Honestly, I'm not hoping for a third season, and if there were one, I'd think twice before watching it.

The Good: The fanservice has increased, and for an ecchi anime, that's a positive.

The Bad: Hayato's purity comes across as annoying and irrational.

Unexplained: The story introduces a group of girls who are supposed to be rivals to the goddesses of the Terrace Café. However, their presence feels unnecessary. If they hadn't appeared, the story wouldn't have changed at all.

My journey to discover this classic anime continues, and this time I've been blown away.

I admit that while I enjoyed Motto To Love Ru a lot, I felt like there wasn't much left to the story. I wondered, "How could they justify a third season that's split into two parts and even has OVAs?"...

The truth is, To Love Ru Darkness has really surprised me. Suddenly, the story undergoes a very interesting maturation process. And you notice it from the opening where Momo is introduced as the main character.

To Love Ru Darkness marks a significant turning point in the story. Firstly, it delves deeper into the ... dark history of some characters, exploring their feelings and emotions.

Secondly, and I would say more importantly, here we start to see how the plot, not only plays with erotic comedy moments, but also goes beyond, playing with fanservice and forbidden sex fantasies. I don't want to spoil too much, but the way the author plays with "forbidden love" is elegant, spectacular, and fun.

At this point, I can say that I understand why the To Love Ru saga is a classic. And it's not just a silly ecchi comedy. To Love Ru plays with the viewers' emotions by presenting a vast array of perverse eroticism disguised as silly ecchi. This makes To Love Ru an incredibly addictive and fun work that truly elevates you to another level.

Finally, I want to highlight the personality of Momo Deviluke, who at this point has become one of my favorite anime characters of all time.

Now, on to the second part of this third season!

THE GOOD. Clearly the characters have matured and the perspective of what is good or bad begins to fade in this third season

THE BAD. Rito seems to be the only character who doesn't mature

I AM IN LOVE... Momo Deviluke is a cool girl!

When I started Mysterious Disappearances, I thought, “Wow, a story with characters who are neither good nor bad. Intriguing mysteries to solve and cute girls. What could go wrong?”

The answer was: almost everything.

Don’t get me wrong, Mysterious Disappearances is not a bad anime.

Mysterious Disappearances tells the story of two siblings who are part of a magical world trapped in our world, whose only hope to return to their world is to do “favors” for a ticket seller of a magical train. The way to do favors is by solving mysteries and supernatural events based on Asian urban legends.

One thing I really highlight about this anime ... is its characters. They are all great and well-constructed. And the best part: there are no good people. Here, everyone is human. Humans with qualities, flaws, and vices. Without a doubt, you fall in love with and feel the soul of each of the characters the story focuses on.

What went wrong? The narrative. Everything is too slow, and the author wastes too much time. Literally, there are about three episodes where absolutely nothing progresses. The author forgets that this is a mystery story and it feels like we are watching a “Slice of Life” anime.

In the end, when the author realizes that too much time has been wasted, there is a super forced closure in the last episodes that leaves the story tasteless.

The waste of time is so great, and the closure so abrupt, that one cannot help but feel that they have wasted their time watching this story.

It’s unfortunate. Episode 1 excites anyone, but by episode 4, you are already thinking about what the next anime to watch will be.

THE GOOD. Extraordinary characters with incredible personalities. Personally, I loved Oto Adashino.

THE BAD. A mediocre narrative lowered the quality of this work.

THERE WILL BE no more Otto for anyone in anime version :(

It is well known that I am an expert in ecchi anime. I consider myself a ‘guru’ of the genre.

For that reason, I am ashamed that I have not completed watching the legendary saga ‘To Love Ru.’

At the time of writing these lines, I have finished the second season, and although more than 10 years have passed since its release, I do not intend to stop giving my review of this classic.

I am struck by the fact that most reviews give higher ratings to the second season than to the first.

The second season does not change much. Small episodes with sexy adventures with the protagonists ... of the series.

However, the big difference with the first season is that here an episode does not tell a story, but rather three small stories per episode are told. This definitely helps the narrative because in the first season, especially from episode 15 onwards, there are episodes where the plot is stretched in a very forced way and one gets bored.

Here, the author sacrifices depth for quality. We see simpler stories, but of better quality than in the first season.

Other than that, there is not much change. The characters continue with their same concerns, their same jokes, and their same insecurities.

I would say that the only interesting episode is the last one where there is a ‘progress’ in the plot leaving everything to continue.

In conclusion, if you liked the first season, you will undoubtedly enjoy this one. It is simple ecchi food, not much to highlight, but undoubtedly fun.

THE GOOD. A simple but functional comedy that does not bore.

THE BAD. It is not bad precisely. The anime fulfills its objective: to be simple and does not give for more.

COMING SOON. I will finish the first part of the third season. It is said that the quality improves a lot, so I am dying to give my review

As a fan of the ecchi genre, I felt embarrassed for never having seen this classic. For one reason or another, I kept putting it off.

At the time of writing this, I have only watched the first season in its entirety.

I have seen very low ratings for To Love Ru, and I think this happens because the purpose of this anime is not understood.

To Love Ru does NOT try to tell an epic, deep, or intriguing story. On the contrary, it is just a comedy with simple episodes meant to make you laugh. The question is, does it do it well?

The answer is a resounding ... YES. Firstly, To Love Ru presents a solid cast of characters with well-defined and consistent personalities. Secondly, all the comedy (except maybe two episodes) is very original and funny. I don’t want to cite other ecchi comedies to avoid putting them in a bad light. But here in To Love Ru, everything works well. It fits just as expected.

Additionally, it should be noted that, between episodes, a story is gradually told that serves as a background for all the characters and for about four epic final episodes.

Don’t get me wrong. To Love Ru is far from being a true exponent of the ecchi genre. There are works millions of times better than this. However, its comedy with fan service works.

THE GOOD: Great variety of characters, all very well developed.

THE BAD: Well, I don’t know if it’s bad because it’s not the author’s goal, but I point out that it is a very basic and simple story. I AM

LOOKING FORWARD to the next seasons.

The second season of Bastard arrives with the goal of saving this saga. It was clear that the first season was made with a lot of ambition and expectation, so even though the result was clearly not what anyone expected, they were not going to let the project die so easily.

The reality is that Bastard improves quite a bit in this continuation. The author clearly learns from his mistakes and brings us a much better-told story, with a more intriguing and exciting plot development.

What is never very clear is the limit of Dark Schneider’s power, which complicates the argument.

It is supposed that Dark Schneider and ... his friends are facing an incredibly big challenge. Without the love the author feels for Dark, it would seem that the great threat was not really that great.

In summary, if you liked the first season, you will undoubtedly want to see this one where many plot errors were corrected. If there is a third season, I will definitely watch it. It is an entertaining anime.

THE GOOD. The storyline improves a lot compared to the first season.

THE BAD. It is far from being the ambitious anime it appears to be at the beginning.

REPEAT. I love Dark Schneider’s personality

Bastard is an ambitious anime that clearly shows the animation studio’s readiness to create a new classic.

It’s a shame it only remained a wish. It’s not a bad anime, but in the end, it wasn’t the success they hoped for.

The reason? The lack of a compelling narrative. It takes much more than a story based on an ancient curse and fierce battles to create an epic-level story.

At some point in the plot, the author loses the thread and focuses on sending monsters and more monsters to our protagonist, the legendary Dark Schneider, without any kind of plot or storyline.

This ends up, while not being a ... disappointment, boring and leaving Bastard in the drawer of animes that could have been incredible but weren’t.

THE GOOD. It has an interesting ending.

THE BAD. A repetitive narrative where the same plot is repeated over and over again.

I REPEAT. It ends very well, leaving questions for the next season

Ambition, that’s the word I would use to describe the Bastard project.

And this anime comes with good animation, a promising story, and good characters. Definitely a project for several seasons.

However, something doesn’t go well. It’s as if the author knows they want to tell a great story… but doesn’t know how. The plot develops without any real climax. The protagonist, Dark Schneider, doesn’t need to do much to solve mysteries. Although he starts a journey at the beginning, in the end, all the villains come to him one by one.

This leaves a very bad taste. Each episode is just about seeing a stronger villain than ... the last, when the previous one was supposed to be the most powerful.

The repetition of this formula ends up being boring.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying it was a bad anime. It just falls short compared to the great ambition that was evident in the project.

THE GOOD: It’s an original story.

THE BAD: Although it starts well, at some point it enters a cyclical phase that lowers all the initial excitement.

STILL, I love the personality of the great Dark Schneider. It was the best part of the anime

The world is full of dangerous people. Some of them are psychopaths.

This is the only way to explain the low rating for such an incredible anime like The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse.

In fact, I could say that I’ve lost faith in MAL scores. Seriously, a 7?

Four Knights of the Apocalypse marks the return of The Seven Deadly Sins with a spin-off featuring new characters, new adventures, and an extraordinarily well-told plot.

Although (and this is why I don’t give it a 10) the premise to start this story feels very forced (I won’t talk about the premise to avoid spoilers), the reality ... is that the narrative and plot development are incredibly well done, exciting, and fun.

In the grand style of The Seven Deadly Sins, we find ourselves in an epic story on par with medieval tales of knights, battles, and beautiful princesses.

Honestly, I could write for hours praising this continuation of what is already considered a classic in anime history. I can only let the viewer enjoy this incredible continuation.

THE GOOD: An extraordinary story.
THE BAD: The beginning of the conflict is not very believable.
MY THEORY: Do we really know who the Four Knights of the Apocalypse are?

Jobless Reincarnation is undoubtedly a phenomenon of the 2020s.

And it’s obvious why. It has an extraordinary narrative and impressive characters. But most importantly, it transports you, like very few works (whether anime, books, movies, or whatever) to a new magical world. And I mean it. When I watch this anime, I truly feel transported to this magical medieval world.

My criticism of this anime during the first part of the last season was the slow progress in the main story.

In this second part, although very slowly, we see progress. Little by little, interesting details begin to be revealed, and old familiar characters appear.

However, the progress is ... not enough. There are also no dramatic twists like before.

In short, it’s a great season, but still not as good as the first one.

THE GOOD: The majestic narrative.

THE BAD: It doesn’t have twists or story progress like the first season.

DON’T GET COMPLACENT, RUDY: Although the third season has already been announced, it could still get canceled. Better advance the main story.