Feb 22, 2025
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
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I'd recommend this to more hardcore anime fans, but not to newbies or casual fans. It's not bad but not great. The beginning is more wishy washy. It's quirky and fun, but also takes some time to get to anything really memorable or interesting. Once it does it picks up quite a bit, but this is like halfway through the series. Even then, the action makes no sense. It's literally, we believe in ourselves so, our powers work better. Very immature, but still done in a way that's quite likable I will add. It has some mature themes mixed in with it and reminds me
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Jan 22, 2025
Jigokuraku
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A solid manga. Not without it's issues though. Biggest issue for me is the art. It can be pretty good at times but, also very rough at others. In the beginning I really couldn't stand it. I'm not sure if it got better or I just got used to it. The story is pretty neat, I think. It kind of reminds me of hunger games in the basic premise. Bunch of people having to fight to survive. It's interesting how so many characters die relatively quickly and then very few for the remainder of the series. I guess it's a decent balance, although it did
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Jan 15, 2025
Jigokuraku
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Pretty good. I wasn't sold on it at first but, it really surprised me pretty quick. Granted, it's still technically a shonen, though with a bit more mature vibe. The first season isn't super long but, a good amount of ground is covered pretty quick. That being said, it's still too early to tell where the rest of the series will go. The animation was great though and I kept wanting to see the next episode so, I'd definitely recommend it. I'm surprised it's not more highly rated. It's better than any of the other battle shonen animes out there.
Great cast of characters too. That ... 
Jan 14, 2025
Yuusha yo, Ware wo Sodateyo!
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Nothing really special. I'm surprised it was so popular. The art's good (not really my style) and the idea's not bad but, idk, it just doesn't really do anything for me. It felt like a waste of my time. It was supposed to be somewhat funny, and I could see it doing well as an anime but, as a manga, I'd never read any more chapters. I don't see anything interesting coming from it. It would just be some weird gag manga. It could certainly have plot development but, I don't see anything in it that would lead me to believe it's something I'd have
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Jan 11, 2025
Kaijuu 8-gou
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So, as usual, recommending this series or not, really depends on the person, mostly their experience and age. It would be much easier to recommend something of this caliber to someone less experienced in reading manga and younger, as it's not a great series, though it's not terrible either.
First off, the art, to me, is not great. It isn't terrible either but, it seems like it's probably digitally drawn. The lines are very clean, and there's pretty much no shading using the pen, it's all black and white with screen tone. This gives it a webtoon or manwha look which, I'm not very fond of. ... 
Jan 3, 2025
Kaijuu 8-gou
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I guess I'd recommend it, not adamantly, and probably not to anyone who has seen a lot of anime and has a more complex taste. There's nothing really bad about it. It's a solid show but, it does feel a little bland for some reason. I'm really not sure why. It seems like a lot happens relatively quickly, stuff that could've been fleshed out but, I'm sort of glad they didn't, as I feel a lot of shows do too much stuff and it can really drag. My one wish is that the series was a little bit darker. It reminds me of Attack on
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Dec 31, 2024
I guess my rating is someone based on a more shonen scale, meaning it wouldn't really hold up to seinen titles with the same rating.
I was pretty shocked with how much I enjoyed this manga. I was not a big fan of the anime, but for whatever reason, the humor actually landed for me in the manga. The story is pretty damn good too, especially after the first twenty chapters or so. I was really surprised to see what happens after season one. Season two should be amazing. That being said, it's not perfect, it still falls into those shonen pitfalls of not going ... 
Dec 22, 2024
Ranma ½ (2024)
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This is a pretty enjoyable show. I did tire of it a little bit for a few episodes but, it bounced right back for me. It's nothing serious but it's very well produced: great animation, great voice acting, great soundtrack and great pacing. Even though it's a silly show, the story is actually not bad, though it is somewhat predicable as far as romance stuff goes, but, that's just kind of par for the course in romance stuff and since the show is so quirky with it's humor, it's not bland at all. It is one of the few shows I can watch in a
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Dec 22, 2024 Not Recommended Funny 
The bad ultimately outweighs the good for this anime, hence the score, however, it does have some highlights and, I will be checking out the second season. I don't see me ever rewatching the first season though. It seems like it just wouldn't be very enjoyable and a slog to get through. There were really only a handful of episodes and scenes I really enjoyed. The other stuff annoyed me and was hard to sit through.
The first episode is strange and fast paced, not terrible but, a bit of a disappointment. The season really didn't brighten up until Aira got more involved, but that was ... 
Dec 7, 2024
Mukuro to Kishi
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Eh, just saw this today and thought I'd try it out since it's just one chapter and all and sometimes one shots can turn into new series. Not sure if that will happen with this one. It does have the potential to, given the ending so, we'll see, but I was not impressed by it at all. I'm not a huge fan of claymore either. The art is really good in everything except for the character's faces, it seems the artist has not changed too much on that note. It doesn't bother me too much though, I think a good story could pull you through
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