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Honestly, this movie was pretty decent. It started off a little rough with the main girl's brisk personality, but the story was able to progress well regardless. I like how this movie touched upon the stuff that disabled people have to face regularly, stuff that isn't talked about much, like societal scorn, ableism, and having your life out of reach (in terms of both physically and with dreams). As someone who has mobility issues, this movie was a breath of fresh air. It showed the main girl's good and bad days, and that while the world can be a harsh place ... to live in, there are also people who can see you for you and people that you can share hobbies with. I thoroughly enjoyed how the main guy helped the main girl out of her mental "funk", helping her learn how to actually enjoy life, and how later on, she helped him do the same, in order to help him achieve his dream. Overall, very thought provoking, sweet, and mildly romantic movie.

When I first saw the trailer for this, I was super excited that this manga got an adaptation until I saw the animation style. The animation is similar to colored in manga panels with small movement here and there along with voice acting.

Looking past the bare bones animation, these OVAs were actually pretty decent. Each 13 minute OVA has short scenes of what goes on in the daily life of an ex-yakuza househusband and they are absolutely hilarious.

Prior to watching this, I had read a little bit of the manga, but never caught up on it. Obviously these short OVAs ... aren't nearly as good as the manga, however, they are still quite enjoyable to watch. The facial expressions of the characters and the humorous and charismatic main character make watching them worthwhile.

Do I wish the OVAs were longer and the animation was better? Of course.
Were these great to watch anyway and laugh my head off? You bet!

As a lover of Gundam Unicorn, Char's Origin, and the Universal Century, I had very high expectations for this movie before it came out. I was so excited to watch it, but was quite disappointed while watching it.

Now don't get me wrong, the art was stunning and colorful and the short sections of fight music were catchy, but I still feel it was lacking. The plot was slow and confusing - it took me most of the movie to determine whether or not Mafty was a Char lookalike (who we never see), an organization, or the main character.

The first half of ... the movie was basically Hathaway being grumpy and complaining about humans destroying the Earth to anybody who would listen. The first big fight scene happened after half of the movie had already passed and it was at night, in the dark. I could barely see what was happening well enough to make sense of it. The main character wasn't even involved in the fight, unless you count running away. It wasn't until the very end of the movie, with about 15 minutes left, that Hathaway even fought in the gundam. The fight ended very quickly and I didn't really enjoy it.

I spent pretty much the whole movie bored and hoping for more. I really hope the next two Hathaway movies are more exciting.

For anyone coming to watch this movie after watching Gundam Unicorn and being blown away by how good it was, be aware that this movie is nowhere near as good as its prequel. Its plot is also not significant enough to have to watch before watching the Hathaway movies.

At first glance, Gundam NT mimics Gundam Unicorn with its beautiful animations and catchy soundtrack, but it falls short in terms of characters and plot. Despite having seen most of the Gundam series from the Universal Century, including the small ovas, I was left confused as Gundam NT left out a lot of explanations for ... events that "supposedly" happened between Gundam Unicorn and this movie. I had hoped all of this would be explained later on in the movie, but it never was and it left me feeling like the movie was a waste of my time.

In short, just skip this movie and listen to its awesome music soundtrack instead. If you just watched Gundam Unicorn, just skip this and go straight to Hathaway.

The Two Doctors of Darkness focuses on Black Jack competing medically with his arch nemesis Dr. Kiriko (from the older original Black Jack OVAS) while also trying to find a cure for a disease that could end the world. Rock, a character from many other Tezuka works, such as Metropolis, brings gun fights and action to the movie to make the plot a mix of medical mystery, evils of corporations, and the meanings of life and death.

Compared to the parent story (Black Jack (TV) series), the plot seems a little out of place since it is focuses heavily on the aftermath of war and ... military experiments along with Black Jack struggling with hopelessness of being unable to help his patients. The tone better matches the original older OVAS than the lighthearted TV series.

Overall, this movie is decent and certainly entertaining if you like Black Jack, but don't expect a masterpiece going into it. I think this movie is more for those who enjoy the ethical dilemmas and darker tone of the older series than those watching this as a sequel to Black Jack (TV).

These Black Jack specials are a combination of Dr. Black Jack's personal backstory and the stories of patients that he has treated. These episodes are a decent introduction to the world of Black Jack if you are planning on watching the 2004 TV series or do not want to watch the long episodes of the 1993 series.

Since these specials are a prequel to the 2004 TV series, they have a lighter tone than the old 1993 one and are a good watch if you like the idea of watching a medical anime series but are not good with surgical gore.

By themselves, these specials are ... good, but not fantastic - I would only recommend them to people who either aren't sure what to expect with Black Jack and aren't sure if they'd like it, or people who can't get enough of the many series of Black Jack and want more fascinating surgery stories.

This isn’t your typical action and robots show.

As someone who is a huge fan of mech shows like Gundam and Macross, I was a tad skeptical to watch this show. The show began with a group of inexperienced pilot kids with girly-looking robots and a ton of sexual references so my first impression of the show was not that great. I had heard good things about the show so I decided to push through and continue watching. The first 5-6 episodes of the show did not “wow” me, but my feelings towards it changed shortly after.

It was at this point that the ... show started peaking my interest. The characters that I thought were young and immature began to experience lessons about life, came face-to-face with death, and started developing into something much more tolerable. In fact, I began to really like the characters, especially the main two – Hiro and Zero Two. Love begins to blossom in the show and more character backstories are revealed, which are unique and make you really feel for the characters.
As the story continues, there are other things taking place behind the scenes. There is this whole mystery of why the kids were born/made, what the higher powers are really up to, and who exactly Zero Two is. The kids begin asking themselves things like “Why was I born?”, “What is my purpose in life?”, etc. I didn’t think a show like this would even touch upon deep life questions such as these and it really makes me appreciate the show in general.

What started off as an unappealing sexualized mech show turned into a show about love, learning from your mistakes, and dealing with fear and unknowns in life.