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Once upon a time, there was a boy who watched an anime series and fell in love.
Lovestruck, he scrutinized the reactions of other people watching the anime, and the positive reviews and high ratings brought a smile to his face :)

But alas, just as the anime scrolls had foretold, the smart-alecks eventually started watching the anime.
They had heard the legends about this anime's greatness, and screamed:

"No! All anime must have flaws.
If an anime is a 10, it's against the laws!
I'm a self-absorbed git that needs to get a life!
I must rate this anime as lower than a 5!
People call this anime good? That definitely won't ... do.
Oh look here! A panty shot! A flash of boobs too!
My nose-bleed can't handle it! Let's give it a four.
Oh wait, no wait! There is even more...
The story actually involves humans? How unoriginal!
It's just like that other anime. They practically copied it all!
Now that we have another excuse, let's just give it a three.
I actually secretly enjoyed it, but keep that between you and me.
We are the "real" reviewers. Oh my gawd I'm so smart!
Rather than watch anime, you should hear my brain fart!"

Once they found the tiny blemishes of the anime called "originality" and "fan-service".
They decided that nothing else mattered, and started hating on the anime.

Seeing all this, the poor boy cried out rivers of sorrow.
He tried desperately to defend his beloved anime, but the haters called him a fan-boy and ignored him.
But after watching the anime a second time, the boy wiped off his tears.
He knew the anime was great, and decided to show it in a review.

And so it starts...



If you haven't caught on by now, this review is for all those haters out there complaining about "originality" and "fan-service".



Story: (9/10 Great)

No Game No Life(hereafter referred to as NGNL) is a splendid anime about a pair of brilliant-minded brother and sister, who travel to a parallel universe where gaming is everything.
Being excellent gamers themselves, they proceed to conquer the world, one step at a time.

Now, some of you may say at this point that the story doesn't seem all that new.
Maybe so, but this hardly matters because of the smart games and plot twists that make the overall story very interesting and unique to behold.
There are times when everything seems lost, but our two protagonists will demonstrate a brilliant plan and eventually overcome any obstacle they face.
There will inevitably be someone saying "But Kaiji...!". Well, Kaiji is a great anime in its own rights, I'm not denying that.
But to combine so many different elements, such as ecchi fan-service, fantastical races and magic, as well as comedy into an anime so that they fit and work together so well is not something you see everyday.
Furthermore, the entire story is tied in smoothly to an overall plot of conquering the world. Unlike other animes, such as Kaiji, that has been divided into no-so-smooth arcs.
The story is well-paced to give a balance of entertainment and progress in plot, and each episode will leave you wondering about what will happen next.
Also, the fan-service is just enough to keep the ecchi fans interested, and does not get in the way of the plot. (The ecchi is often part of the plot)

Lastly, I'd like to argue that anime need not be original in the first place. Unlike college application essays or scientific journals, anime solely exist to entertain people, and NGNL has proven itself to excel here.
So "If it ain't broke, don't fix it.",
and haters, no more complaining about originality xD



Art (10/10 Outstanding):

Vibrant, beautiful colors, as well as detailed background and beautiful characters have more than succeeded in seducing my eyes.
What more can I say..
Just by typing in NGNL in Google, you should be able to glimpse what I am talking about.
The animation is smooth, and the action scenes are quite cool.
The characters are well proportioned, and the girls look very gorgeous (and sometimes boobalicious).
Jibril is my personal favorite :D



Characters (7/10 Good):

Nothing too special here, tbh.
The characters have realistic thoughts and reactions, but there are some stereotypes at work here.
The two protagonists are as awesome as they should be, and even with their overpoweredness, gets the audience to sympathize with them and root for them throughout the series.
Jibril is somewhat weird, what with her majestic looks and ditzy personality. However that makes her quite funny and cute (?), at least for me it does xD
Steph is stupid :P She was, is, and forever will be. Least favorite character, and perhaps she could've been made a little less silly.
Overall though, the characters were quite good (especially the protagonists).



Sound (9/10 Great):

Nice OP and ED music, as well as theme music & soundtracks.
"This Game" is one of my favorite anime music, but that might just be because I absolutely love piano music.
All of the music fit in well with the theme of the anime and with the specific scenes they are used in.
The sound effects are well done, nothing to complain about.



Enjoyment (10/10 Outstanding):

Loved it, love it, and I mean every moment of it.
I really haven't enjoyed an anime this much since Code Geass.
I would actually say that I enjoyed NGNL even more than Code Geass because I prefer the more laid-back and fun atmosphere of NGNL.
Enjoyed the fan-service, the comedy, and so many other things (including Jibril).
A definite 10 for me here!



Overall (10/10 Outstanding)

There really is something for most people out there in this anime:

You like fanservice? NGNL's got it (appropriate amounts of it)
You like cool or OP MC? NGNL's got it
You like psychological/strategy stuff? NGNL's got it
You like colorful art? NGNL's got it
You like nice music? NGNL's got it
Whisper: *You like lolis?* *NGNL's got it*

Is there really a question? 10/10 for me!
and may I just add that I don't understand the people rating this anime as a "4" or lower. According to MAL's grading scale, "4" is for "bad" anime. But haters gonna hate, too bad they're missing out ;)


Thank you for reading all of this!

Signing out,
jizzaloo

...an ordinary boy and a brilliant girl must live like "a master and his pet."
- Thus ends the synopsis for The Pet Girl of Sakurasou(Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo)

Reading such a synopsis, and noting that the genre was another comedy + romance, I saw another brainless anime with a typical anime guy getting a lot of girls, a typical dumb-blonde, etc. at first.
You see, I was getting tired of seeing the same romcom animes again and again, and this is the reason I've been putting off from watching this series for so long. The only reason I decided to watch the series was because of ... its unexpectedly high rating.

However, I couldn't have been more wrong about this series, which I am happy to give a 10/10 rating, putting this series up there with SnK, SAO, and CGLR in my humble opinion.
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou is another masterpiece by J.C.Staff and I would compare it to their other great anime Toradora!, which has a similar feel.

Now, I shall stop my useless babble and get right on with it:

Story: 9/10
To be honest, in the first few episodes I had my doubts. The anime starts out with a guy moving in to a dorm, which happens to let students to do as they please, and then an attractive+clueless girl. Oh, and did I mention that the girl also happens to be dumb to the extent that the guy needs to help her get dressed, check that she's actually wearing underwear, dry her hair and stuff? There's also the typical nekos(cats) that keep appearing everywhere.
However, I still had to give a 9 out of 10 because the story turned out to be very good.
I won't go over the plot again (you can find that in the synopsis above or just google it or whatever), but the story sure has some very touching moments in it, and despite being a romcom, the story explores various themes in depth.
The pacing is great, and not too unrealistic as well.
There still were some parts of the story that were a bit too cliche (not much, but some), which is why I docked one point :P

Sound & Art: 10/10
The director of this anime is known to have deep interest in both music and art, so maybe her influence helped out here?
Well I don't know about all that, but my point is that the artwork of this anime is very pretty and the characters are also drawn nicely.
I also liked that the artwork was mostly bright and colorful.

The sound was also great.
I liked the OPs & ED, and the background music was always fitting and pleasing.
The voice actors were very passionate (especially a certain alien) and the way they talked had me laughing quite often.
Therefore, 10 out of 10 for sound as well! (mainly because of the great VAs)

Character: 10/10
I've somewhat mentioned this in the "Story" section, but anyways: The characters are pretty realistic and are interesting. Each character is unique and has their own interests and goals. They all have some flaws which they themselves recognize, and they will each face problems because of this, which they eventually learn to accept or overcome.
There is some nice character development here, and many characters has changed drastically(for the better i think) throughout the series.
Like most anime of this genre, the characters decide the quality of the anime, and I have to say that the characters were very well thought out indeed.
10 out of 10.

Enjoyment: 10/10
Because of all the reasons above, I give this anime a 10/10.
The anime sometimes made me feel happy, sometimes sad. There are those nice tear-jerking moments, and then those hilarious moments when one of the lovely characters does something stupid.
Another good thing = No unnecessary fan-service (Nope, sorry for those ppl just looking for naked women in animes, but people don't "accidentally" kiss or get their clothes torn or whatever in this anime).
There is some nudity here and there, but it's explained in the plot as due to the Pet Girl's lack of common sense or courtesy.
Overall a very enjoyable and commendable anime.
10 out of 10.

The characterization and the plot was very well developed.

I also very much enjoyed the abundant fan service, in which girls would constantly end up naked one way or the other!

Very humorous, enjoyable, and best of all: a lot of cute, sexy girls!!

I definitely recommend this for all the ecchi and fantasy fans out there.

Plot: A normal perverted highschool guy is killed by his first boobalicious girlfriend, who happens to be a "fallen angel". He is then reborn as a devil by another sexy red-haired girl, who trains him along with the rest of her team of devils. The guy develops his powers while enjoying the ... company of many sexy devils around him.

No story, since these are just simple scenes.

Very humorous and entertaining, and the entire episode comprises of fan service.
Girls are slipping and sliding everywhere and clothes are coming off all the time.

Definitely commendable to anyone who's seen the original series already! :D