Mars Red is a work of art. It's a pity that so many people were unable to understand it and gave it such a low score.
The most frequent criticisms levelled against this show are about consistency or plot holes. The problem is that these don't hold water if you were paying actual attention. I myself missed many details. This is a show that requires paying a lot of attention. Rewatches and reading discussions about it online helps a lot. The latter greatly increased my appreciation for the show.
TL;DR This is a very good anime, but it's arguably too good to succeed in this age of
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Dec 1, 2015
Ore Monogatari!!
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Are you sick and tired of clichés and harem shows? Do you want a romance that is actually good, not the repetitive romcom that goes absolutely nowhere and sacrifices everything for the jokes? Then Ore Monogatari is for you. This anime is not perfect, but it's far better than the bulk of cheap romcoms.
The comedy is surprisingly good, giving a ton of good laughs without pulling the classic black comedy that has to make characters suffer or be humiliated in some way. There is no clichéd bromatic foil that retarded and has to take the fall just to prove how normal the main character is. ... 
Dec 27, 2014
If you watched the movie first, you might as well not bother to watch this. It was released before the movie as a prequel and all of the scenes in the OVA are present in the movie, so, as I said, if you watched the movie first you've already seen every frame.
Sep 26, 2014
Aldnoah.Zero
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I'll focus more on the bad, since the good was covered everywhere. It's full of optimistic reviewers out there, but for the people who need to get into a show with appropriate expectations in order to enjoy it, I present to you a review with a focus on the bad.
The show reminds me of Guilty Crown. Many make parallels with Code Geass as well, although comparing it to Code Geass is an insult to the latter. The similarities to Guilty Crown are a lot more apparent, though. Aldnoah.Zero is pretty much Guilty Crown without the overly complicated plot and the awesome animation. The animation is ... |
