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This manga contains a unique artstyle, dark (and sometimes dirty) humor, and a more episodic nature.

"In other words, it's another Sayman Dowman manga?"

You are correct, Mr. Quotation Marks. If you like Dowman, you'll probably like his bizarre and clever take on isekai. If you don't know Dowman, this might be a safe place to start since it lacks his usual amount of full frontal nudity. At least, it isn't in the 14 chapters that are currently out. That said, there is partial nudity and also a lot of blood. However, the more simplistic artstyle makes the fanservice feel less sexual and the gore feel less ... gory in my opinion.

In conclusion, I like this manga, and I hope you like it too

A hitman and an 8-year old girl swap bodies! This is a disaster! Well, just for the hitman. The girl is chilling and happy that she doesn't need to deal with bullies and her overbearing mother. The hitman has to deal with the girl's problems while still being a hitman. Both situations are hilarious, and the two characters have great chemistry with each other.

Despite the violence, it isn't too gory, and it also doesn't have fanservice. So, don't worry about anything creepy happening with the 8-year old girl. It's a family friendly experience! (Ignore the murdering.)

Anyway! This is a promising action comedy manga that I ... give a thumbs up to!

Me, 291 days ago: I love how we can see the Lucky Star girls again as 30-somethings! The characters are just as charming, the banter is fun, and the new character designs fit them. The new art style takes a while to get used to, but it's nice art. Only two chapters are out right now, but I hope to see more in the future.

Me, today: pain

Yeah, there's only two chapters. It's uncertain if any more chapters will come out, but if you treat these 2 chapters as the full story, it's a glimpse into the adult lives of these beloved characters that will leave ... you saying "Wait, that's it?"

It's hard to recommend this to anyone. If you liked Lucky Star, you will be left wanting more. If you didn't like Lucky Star, you won't like this either. But it's more Lucky Star at the end of the day, and you might want that. I hope that more chapters will come out, but in the meantime, I will just wallow in the disappointment of what could have been another great manga.

You see that tall blonde woman in the janitor's uniform on the cover of this manga? That's Nao-chan. She isn't the main character.

She is more of a supporting character in a bunch of stories. Each chapter of this manga is about a student going through a problem. The problem could be as minor as not liking how your friends badmouth others or as major as sexual assault. Then Nao-chan does something to help the student, usually by listening and talking to them. She's no genie, however, and the problem always remains, but her joyful and kind nature always seems to leave the student in a ... better state.

Despite my praises, the manga can be hit or miss due to each chapter being about a completely different character. The creator is good at making grounded and relatable characters, but the nature of the manga means that you only have 1 chapter to get attached to them. I would like to see more recurring characters in the future, and with only 9 chapters out right now, the manga could reasonably transition to a more overarching story rather than the purely episodic nature it has now.

Overall, the creator is doing a good job, and I hope for more great chapters in the future!

Let's get through the obvious questions you might have first.
Sexual Fanservice: None that I noticed
Romance Progression: Fast
Art Quality: Solid
Diabetes: Yes

Blooming Love feels like a standard nerdy guy and tsundere girl romance at first, but it blooms into a wholesome story about 2 awkward people falling in love. While I did call Ibuki a nerd and Sugisaki a tsundere at first, they don't really fit into those tropes. They are more real and likable than that. A common trait they have is that they work hard in their passions. This makes them more relatable to us real people, who have to sacrifice and suffer to get ... things in life. The mistakes they make in romance are reasonable and natural, and the comedy is usually based on their lack of experience in love and life, leading to a very wholesome and chaotic chain of events.

Speaking of mistakes in love, both of them do have a "love coach". Sugisaki's friend, Himari, and Ibuki's friend, Taki, are both "normies", and they act as the voice of reason in both of protagonists love lives. Their advice is usually solid, but they do have their silly moments, and I love them. Some of my favorite moments are when these two act like a duo to make their friends' love life better.

I think this manga has a good future. We are currently 21 chapters into this, and I'm feeling that the author can pull off a good story.

There are only 8 chapters translated at the moment. So, here's my review.

Write Sisters has the same crass humor from WataMote, Nico Tanigawa's more popular manga. The art is clean and fits the comedy, and the chemistry between the characters is great. My favorite character is Kanae, the overdramatic younger sister with twintails bigger than the rest of her body. As a wannabe writer, her struggles are relatable and inspire me to write more. Her older sister, Noizumi, is a weirdly fashionable NEET who drags her little sister into the world of books. Tamaki is a seemly prim and proper young author but has a ... weirder side. They are all funny in their own way.

I recommend this manga to any WataMote fan and anyone who wants a quick funny manga to read. Out of all of Nico Tanigawa's manga, I think Write Sisters is the second best behind WataMote. Hopefully, this manga gets more popular, and we can see more chapters translated.

I can be a sadist. When a fictional character is suffering, I tend to laugh rather than feel bad for them. However, Goodnight Punpun shut me up, and I think the reason why it did that is what makes the manga so special. (BTW, there's no spoilers in this review, but I'll be speaking in abstract terms how I felt while reading.)

Goodnight Punpun can be a funny manga. That much is obvious when the main character is a poorly drawn bird in a detailed and beautiful world. There are jokes that build the characters and the world. There are running gags that break the tension. ... These are breaths of fresh air in the raw drama that fills the rest of the story.

Until they aren't.

Of course, there's a point in this tragic story where everything gets worse for Punpun. Everything that he could trust simply doesn't work anymore, and he goes straight to hell. And guess what? You are going with him too. Remember that comic relief you loved so much? It doesn't work anymore. It's still technically there, but it's perverted in a way that makes things worse. It's like when you see you dog taking a nap, so you mess with him a little, and it turns out he isn't breathing. The funny simply doesn't work anymore. It just doesn't.

Now, I would be lying if that's the only praise I could give the manga. I wouldn't have cared if the funny worked or not if it wasn't for the characters. They are interesting and complex. I like them. The comedy helps with making them likable, and well, you already saw how I think the comedy is used against the reader.

Goodnight Punpun is a story of lost innocence, and that doesn't only apply to the characters. When you need it most, the story takes away the comedic relief you leaned on so that you too get disillusioned with the world you deeply immersed yourself in.

And as always, thanks for reading.

WataMote is a comedy that could've easily have been a tragedy. Tomoko makes every social situation she enters worse. She fails at ordering food. She fails at making friends. She fails at saying a simple "goodbye" to her teacher after school. She has no one to turn to for guidance, and she is left alone to hopelessly figure out what is wrong with her. But it's still a comedy. Why? Because she never really gives up. No matter what happens, she will always recovers and gets up the next day to face the world again. For that reason, this isn't a story of a girl's ... downward spiral into hell but an awkward period of a girl's life.

This awkward period is presented in many ways. There's the creative visual gags to show Tomoko's social anxiety. There's the overdramatic music and sound effects. There's the VA's great impression of the average 4chan user if 4chan wasn't sausage fest. Tomoko is the greatest character of all time, and I'm not saying that because there's a figure of her staring directly at me as I write this.

Of course, I'm contractually obligated to express the flaws in my favorite anime of all time. Similar to real life, Tomoko's self-improvement is slow. She makes similar mistakes repeatedly, and her character development is minimal. This can get frustrating or boring depending on your taste. However, this can be a positive on the realism side. Also, outside of visual gags, the animation is standard. I would cut it some slack since WataMote limited by its budget and the fact that Cloverworks didn't animate it. (Cloverworks, please make WataMote Season 2. I loved what you did with Bocchi the Rock. Please do the same to WataMote. You will likely lose millions of dollars, but I will be happy.)

Thanks for reading!

Pretty Boy Detective Club is a wonderfully weird mystery of the week anime with beautiful art, but keep expectations low.
While the it can be fun, I think the weirdness makes stuff not make much sense sometimes. Many times the solution is more "beautiful" than logical if that makes any sense. However, the solution tends to be mostly inconsequential since they just go to the next mystery. There is a small connection between the mysteries, but they are mostly independent.
Art is beautiful, especially later on. They like to change art styles for some scenes, and it's fun. There's a little goof in episode 3 when they ... forgot that Doujima wasn't wearing her glasses, but I think they did an overall good job.
The characters are good enough. They embody their tropes, and there isn't much character development, but the conversations between the characters are fun.
I know that this is about Pretty Boy Detective Club, but I have to mention Monogatari since they are made by the same guy. I love Monogatari, and that raised my expectations for this show, and that's something I don't recommend. Don't expect this to be the next Monogatari. It's it own show.

Stats:
Final score: 7/10
How long it took me to watch it: One year and 2 days. I took a big break since I overhyped it for myself and was disappointed.
How excited am I for season 2: I don't know if there will be one, but I think I would check it out. Low expectations this time.

This movie is a proper continuation of Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 3rei!!, and if you wanted more of that story, this movie will scratch that itch.

However, I had problems with the action. The fights themselves had noticeable CGI, and they covered it up with some weird filter. Frankly, I believe that Silver Link tried to emulate Heaven's Feel with all of its complex movements. A noble goal, but it didn't pay off. It looks like trash. However, I don't care much about action. My eyes were on the story.
This movie fleshes out the villains and Illya more than any other part of the series. We learn ... a lot about the villains and their tragic backstories. I've found myself loving the emotional highs and lows and rooting for Illya as she struggles against the villains. These villains are filled with darkness, but tonight, Illya's heart of gold will shine brighter.

Stats:
Screenshots Taken: 347
How long I waited to watch this: The day after it was available for me.
How does it compare to the rest of the series: Among the best. On par with 3rei and Vow in the Snow.
How excited am I for the next part: Very. This story isn't over.
Final score: 9/10