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Ajin was definitely a very interesting ride. The actions scenes where incredibly engaging and filled with emotion. It isn't perfect I wasn't the biggest fan of the ending and the plot was a little redundant at time. Sato is an incredible antagonist although he was unnecessarily overpowered he really seemed to take the stage more than the main character. despite Ajin still remains a somewhat realistic story with the demi-humans simply being humans who can't die. all in all I found Ajin fun to read I love the character building the main character went through although the deeper i went into the story the more ... repetitive it would feel at times but still unique i'm also a fan of the art style

my thoughts on my dress up darling are as follows. First I found it thoroughly entertaining and unique. the show provided sexual tension in a normal way that you don't often see in romance anime, it's usually either completely pure or complete fan service with no substance to the characters themselves. However in my dress up darling the show provided some tension whilst also having genuine romance and individual personalities between the characters.
the art was amazing the way the show captured kitagawa's beauty left me in awe. there was a lot of fan service in the show but i felt like kitagawa had enough substance ... in her personality to not have that remove anything from the story. I will also unapologetically want more kitagawa fan service cause this girl is sexy.
the plot was good very simple, a nice look into the world of cosplay, nothing jaw dropping which allows the show to focus more on its characters.
however the one big flaw in this show is also part of the shows best qualities and that's in its characters. The main characters are way too perfect and lacking in flaws especially kitagawa. There are so many things about kitagawa that make her unrealistic, especially as she starts catching feelings for Gojou. A girl like kitagawa can only exist in the world of fiction and she can sometimes be a little bit of a mary sue or a "cool girl" (a common film trope outside of anime).
Now I love kitagawa but it just doesn't make sense for a girl as pretty as she to not know her own beauty and the affect she has on other people nor does it make sense for her appearance to be completely effortless. Kitagawa has a small frame yet regularly eats a lot of junk food, she doesn't know much about make up and doesn't seem to notice how she makes Gojou react. all this combined make her resemble more of a fantasy and a male one at that. I would have preferred a kitagawa who takes pride in the way that she looks and understands the power she holds and the way she makes other people feel, alas that is not the case.
All in all I strongly recommend anyone to watch this show mostly to experience Kitagawa's beauty but also because its a great show overall and I had plenty of fun watching it.

Personally I found this show to be unique in its own right although it did have some flaws it was overall a very enjoyable watch. The art and voice acting was well made and the story was solid and diverse, capturing multiple genres at once. However, I did find some issues with the main character and the dialogue and the anime's use of love.

Yona, is a princess, who was born and raised with luxury until one day her father the king was killed by the man she loved and she was forced to runaway with her bodyguard, Hak, and live life as a fugitive. The ... plot and her character then expands from this basic premise and although I do think she's a good character I couldn't help but feel like something didn't sit right with me about her. Some people say that she's just spoiled and doesn't change throughout the story but, that feels too simple of a judgement to make. Yona does grow and changes a lot but to me the real reason why she feels irritating, is because her position in the social hierarchy never changes. As a princess, Yona had servants and bodyguards to protect and follow her every move and now, as a fugitive, Yona has Hak and the four dragons to protect and follow her every move. Being a princess meant that everyone treated her like she was special and now due to her destiny as as the crimson king everyone around her continues to treat her like she's special. So, as she grows in strength and becomes more independent and determined, a part of her journey feels a little cheap because she always has this safety net from the others around her.

The dialogue In this anime also increases my dislike for her, everyone around her seems to be in awe of who she is and what she does. I feel like she could have felt more unique if there wasn't a random character telling me how special she was every 2 seconds. Mind you this isn't uncommon in anime especially in shonen but I would rather not hear about her "crimson red hair" and "fiery rage eyes" ever again. Another thing about the dialogue that I disliked is its overuse of analogies and metaphors when you listen carefully they start to feel a little cheesy.

Lastly, the love presented in this anime simply doesn't feel authentic. People's feelings of affection pretty much act as a plot device to move the story forward can't think of how to explain things fully but to me that seems to be the case.

In conclusion, I enjoyed the anime and I do recommend it but I wanted to hash out some of the quarrels i had with the show. Also keep in mind that the show is almost like an introduction to the manga where the story and the characters really do grow.

I've just finished watching this show and let's just say this is my first time experiencing a show go so south so quickly to the point of no return that in a way it's actually quite impressive.
That being said I actually would still recommend that people watch this show because the first half of the show was genuinely enjoyable and had a way of keeping you hooked.

Art and Sound:
So on that note let's start with the positive. The art in this show is amazing from the animation to the colour pallete to the editing. It was not only good but also very creative and the ... sound fit the shows overall atmosphere correctly. But, like a lot of other aspects of the show the animation quality decreases drastically during the end (Like Ai the main character deadass changes eye colour entirely).

Story and themes:
the story also starts off extremely well and it feels like this moe, magical girl, slice of life, adventure mix that's interesting until you realize the show was pulling itself in way too many directions. It had too many themes like love, friendship, family, the struggles of living, femininity and more but managed to not explore one theme deeply in any fashion. One message that particularly irritated me was the shows take on femininity. It became abundantly clear that the script was written by men who had no understanding of women or the complexity of gender yet decided to frequently bring up that topic in a shallow and problematic way e.g. " women are emotion oriented and irrational." No explanation as to why but all women are that way I guess, no stereotype there at all. The show also overuses abuse for shook value but moving on.

Characters:
The overall dynamic of the main cast I really enjoyed I think each personality had a unique flavoured and they balanced each other out but basically every side character was poorly executed. And also Ai is kind of a boring protagonist and her 2 character growth moments were first when she decided to push her hair behind her ears and second when she decided to stop craving attention. So after fighting monster after monster in order to eventually reincarnate your best friend who commited suicide, that was the main takeaway? enough said.
Now back to topic of femininity the character that I would like to yeet of a fucking building is Momoe. Momoe is a tomboyish girl with a basic shy and kind personality. Because of her because of her appearance she is often mistaken for a boy, when deep down all she wants is to be recognized as a girl. Momoe also has a lot of female fans, and apart from her friend group most girls she encounters end up falling in love with her and she doesn't understand it. So first of all the show wants you to believe that wearing masculine clothing will make you look like a boy when in reality that's not the case. Momoe definitely looks feminine, so I have to suspend my disbelief each time someone calls her a boy. Also Momoe has complete autonomy over her physical appearance, so am I supposed to sit here and pretend like Momoe couldn't have decided to have a more feminine haircut or outfit if that was truly all she wanted. The show never talks about gender norms or why Momoe dresses more masculine so hearing her complain about looking like a boy is just exhausting. She gets romantic attention from girls but is confused often saying, " Girls keep saying they've fallen in love with me and I don't know why." As if a girl liking another girl is some sort of alien phenomenon which is very common yuri anime but in 2021 are we really gonna act like not many people know that girls can sometimes like other girls? Most twelve year olds know this information so it's just not adding up

Lastly, the overall ending of the show just made me go what the fuck. I'm not really gonna talk about the plot holes because I personally don't have that much interest in it but the where a loooooot of plot holes.
And that's my general take. There is more I could have said but these are topics that grabbed my attention. Also, this is my first review so I hope I did okay.