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This film is just the first arc from Aoi Bungaku, comprising the events of the book "No Longer Human", compiled into movie form. In this form, it won the Platinum Grand Prize at an Italian film festival. From what I have seen it seems like there is almost no sign of any difference between the series version and movie version except the ED being spliced out for obvious reasons, so you could just watch the first arc and rate this instead. As for my own opinion, this arc was fantastic. If there's any part of Aoi Bungaku you watch, make it this one.

Jashin-chan Dropkick (aka. The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy but anime)'s second season (Dash!) is definitely better than the first. While the first relied on violence-centered jokes with Jashin trying to kill Yurine over and over again, this season's humor is a lot more surreal, tongue-in-cheek, and abstract.

The original had several problems that just seem to be fixed here entirely. Jashin came off as too horrible to become likable at times but towards the end of the 1st season when the "IMGONNAKILLYOUDROPKICK" related jokes became less and less she developed a much more goofball personality. In Dash! it's fully developed, and it made ... her become my favorite character. Whether it's vibrating furiously at the dentist or singing enka songs for a full 10 minutes, Jashin and her jokes really shine in this season.

The rest of the characters have become more well-rounded as well, with Yurine, Pekola and Medusa being my other favorites. The new characters added in this season aren't that bad either, although I do think that the number they have here is enough.

Animation-wise this is, again, much improved from the original. The original seemed bland at times with stiff animation - in comparison the number of stupid faces and movements Jashin-chan and co. pull in Dash! is really quite something and always got me chuckling.

Jashin-chan Dropkick Dash! is a real treat of a comedy. It's kind of a shame that the first season serves as a roadblock, because it's simply just not as good as this, and I wish more people could watch THIS Jashin-chan. Looking forward to Season 3.