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Mar 29, 2015

Nanatsu no Taizai (Anime) add

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I have never thought that The Seven Deadly Sins would be presented in a very stylish and badass way. All of us learned this, right? Makes me remind of my Religion class before in High School where we used to study about it.

For beginners, Nanatsu no Taizai may appear just another shounen-type anime out there, but what makes it standout is the battle scenes, the foreshadowing (although it's not used too much in the series, but the manga has an assload of it) and the entertainment value. For someone like me who reads the manga, I can say that everything is better when animated. But ... if you're like me who reads the manga, you probably felt a little disappointed for A-1 Pictures in removing certain important keypoints that quite messed up the series. So if you're an anime-only watcher, you'll never know how upset I am (but just a bit).

But if I were to ignore that fact, this series is really a blast. It's like something I have never seen before in a series. I last felt this when I was watching Soul Eater. The impact is there... only a little more intense. 24 episodes is just not enough, but I understand because it has came close to the latest chapters of the manga.

I just so love this series I have to write a review for it. This may be quite long, but I'll appreciate it if you read it till the very end.

Story: The infamous group of knights called The Seven Deadly Sins was framed for a crime they didn't committed. This caused them to scatter all across the country. Elizabeth, the Third Princess of Liones, decided to find The Seven Deadly Sins for the purpose of seeking their help to save Liones from an upcoming war. During her journey, he meets a bar owner named Meliodas, alongside his assistant, Hawk, which is technically a talking pig. When one of the Kingdom's Holy Knight came in to retrieve Elizabeth, Meliodas saves her and is revealed to be the captain of The Seven Deadly Sins, which he represents the Dragon's Sin of Wrath. Upon his revelation, he agreed to Elizabeth to find the remaining Sins. And thus begins an epic journey.

The story may appear cliche, but it has it's own uniqueness. It's like... reimagining and recreating the plot for a new and more wholesome storyline. I thus give it a 9/10.

Animation: 8.9/10, Why did I say so? If you have a keen eye for animation dirt, you can probably spot multiple dirt during the course of the series, but the epic battle scenes and awesome special effects makes up for it.

Sound: I just got to love every BGM used to the series because it all fits perfectly on every scene. I also have to mention the OP and ED's used. Ikimonogakari did a great job is delivering the first OP, "Netsujou no Spectrum" while I experienced LSS on the ED, which is a collaboration of 2 of my most favorite JRock groups, FLOW and GRANRODEO! They did justice to "7-seven"! Meanwhile, I cannot deny I was stuck in LSS too on the 2nd OP, "Seven Deadly Sins" by MAN WITH A MISSION, while the 2nd ED, "Season" by Arisa Takigawa delivered a smooth, sometimes emotional but powerful song for the current happenings covering the second half of the series. Yes, the sound is just so good! 10/10 for me!

Character: You just gotta love each and everyone. Each one has their own uniqueness and awesomeness. Take Ban for example. He may appear a jerk most of the time, but hidden under that persona is a truly caring person. King also has his spotlight. He may appear weak, but don't underestimate his powers. But my favorite among the cast would be Gowther, being the one who is always straight-forward about everything and keeping a straight face all the time, with his signature poses too. Everyone was awesome in their own ways, so it's a 9.5/10.

Entertainment value: It goes waaaaaaaaaaaay beyond 10. I'm serious. Cliffhangers? Yes, there's so plenty of them it makes me cringe. Battle scenes? Super epic. Interactions of the characters with each other. Always fun to watch and exciting. Meliodas and Elizabeth moments? Absolutely yes! Diane and King? A BIG YES! There's just too much about Taizai that I just can;t leave alone. So just for entertainment, I'd give it a 10/10

Overall: Despite having a quite messy storyline due to a lot of omitted keypoints, I have to give the series a 9.9/10. That's just how much I love the series, I just gave a mere 0.1% for my disappointment. I don't really take it to heart. Knowing A-1 Pictures, they could have given us a better anime series with a better adaptation. But what can I do? It's already over, guess I'll just have to deal with it. But nonetheless, I highly recommend it to everybody who's in for adventure, comedy, fantasy and a little historical. If I enjoyed it, you will, too.

P.S. Please don't compare it to Fairy Tail. I beg you. Those two are waaaaaaaay different from each other.

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Mar 26, 2015

Akatsuki no Yona (Anime) add

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Well, I wouldn't be giving it an overall score of 10 if it isn't epic, right?

Akatsuki no Yona may appear your typical shoujo reverse-harem quite resembling Saiunkoku Monogatari, BUT NO! By the course of the anime, it proved me (and even those who watched it) wrong!

Yona, at first, is your typical spoiled princess who grew up with a doting father as King of Kouka Kingdom. She also had caring friends, Hak and Su-Won. She can get what she wants. She has a prefect life (as some may say), but it all goes upside down when a betrayal destroyed the Kingdom. The death of his father ...

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Mar 19, 2015

Free! Eternal Summer: Kindan no All Hard! (Anime) add

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For those of you who really missed the guys from Free!, then this special unaired episode would definitely be an eyecandy!

Right off the bat, we see the Iwatobi guys visiting the Samezuka School Festival and we then saw the crazy antics that ensued during the entire day in the festival. From the Samezuka's swim club's Maid and Butler Cafe (Damn, Rin looked good in butler uniform, as well as freaking Nitori and Momo on a maid costume, and Sousuke cooking omelette rice!!), to the guys playing the Survival game, where the winner is the last man standing. Who won? Watch it!

And oh, the awkwardness between ...

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Dec 20, 2014

Denki-gai no Honya-san (Anime) add

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Umanohone Bookstore, the one-stop shop for all the books and mangas you need (Yes, even the 18+ ones c/o Sommelier). This is where Denki-gai no Honya-san revolves around. This is the first ones to premier this Fall 2014. It's underrated, yet it is not to be pushed aside.

The story is easy to understand for it just focuses on the lives of the employees of Umanohone and the crazy events that happen to it.

Story-wise: I can say it's okay. The character developments are there, just not obvious. The relationship between the characters are the reason why I keep holding on to this series. Hey, Kantoku and ...

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Dec 20, 2014

Donten ni Warau (Anime) add

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I don't quite remember the last time I actually watched an ancient-themed anime since Fushigi Yuugi. If there is, I probably have forgotten about it.

So Donten ni Warau was really underrated this Fall 2014. It deserves more attention! Like really, I had fun watching this series!

The bond between the Kumoh brothers is really admirable. Tenka as the eldest is really effective. At first sight he might look like just another fun-loving big brother, but he's more than that. The people in their village pretty much love him because of their family's reputation.

Soramaru and Chuutaro as the younger brothers is really cute too. Soramaru is admirable ...

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Dec 19, 2014

Psycho-Pass 2 (Anime) add

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First things first. I love the first season of Psycho-Pass. It left me wanting more. And when I heard that a Season 2 is coming out, I got all hyped up. Now as I write this, I just finished watching the final episode earlier and I should say... it has it's ups and downs. Why? Carry on reading...

So basically, it once again focused on Akane on being an Inspector. I was actually shocked at the end of Season 1 wherein Ginoza was demoted to being an Enforcer. But hey, he looked better without glasses! There is still Yayoi and Shion (which is pratiacally is hooking ... up with each other XD) which is a good sight to see. Technically it's just them that remained from the original cast of Season 1. Kougami was nowhere to be found. Yeah he appeared but only on Akane's mind, so it kind of disappoints me.

And we are introduced with a new set of Enforcers, Sakuya Togane and Shou Hinakawa. (Oh I adore Hinakawa so much!) Then there's the Junior Inspector Mika Shimotsuki. I'll get to them later.

Kicking off where Season 1 ended, Akane is faced once again with a new villain (?) named Kirito Kamui. Unlike Makishima Shougo, Kamui has a different goal. He wants to judge Sibyl. And by that, he played with the people of MWSPB (i dunno if I put it correctly). But as the series progresses, you wouldn't even know who the real villain is. From there, plot twists ensues.

I can safely say that if you haven't enjoyed the first season, there's no point in watching this one. For me, I do enjoyed it although it has some flaws.

Firstly, Mika's characterization. I do feel that the series pretty much "butchered" her character. Yes, she may appear "bitchy" for the most part of the series, but when you look deeper, she is just following orders from Sibyl. She technically don't know what she is doing. Therefore, she is just another victim of Sibyl's flaws. The reason why I said her character was butchered is because of the lack of her characterization. The show primarily just showed her really annoying attitude towards everybody. Yet, it wasn't revealed as to why she acts like that. It appears that she is just a natural bitch. But I strongly believe that there is more to that. The show can use some background stories for her but they didn't, so I don't exactly know what to feel about Mika's character.

Next up, the lack of episodes. 11 episodes is not enough for this one. When I first knew that it will be just 11 episodes, I was like: "Oh, that would appear rushed."... and I was right. If only this series was also 22 episodes like the first season, they can use the chance to give some more characterization to Mika and a deeper explanations to everything that is happening to the series.

Now to mention everything I liked about it:

Firstly, Akane's maturity. OMG she just got so badass!! I love her for that!

Next, OP and ED songs. Got me LSS'ed for a looooong time! XD

The plot twist. Every information leaked is really interesting. The turn of events made my jaw drop. Like really. But that is not quite effective because the OP sequence pretty much revealed everything that is happening to this season.

The brutality. OMFG. In my opinion, this is more brutal than the first season. Like really! MORE BLOOD!

Animation: Yup, pretty awesome~

Overall.... I'd give it a 8.5 out of 10. I was actually entertained. But yeah, the flaws just don't made me feel so hyped up. By the end of this season, I was actually hyped for the Movie coming out on January. Hopefully we get more Kougami. HAHAHA!

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