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I don't typically write reviews, but there were just a few things I needed to talk about to anyone who is contemplating watching this.

NOTE: SPOILER FREE. THIS IS INTENDED FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT STARTED WATCHING.

One of, if not, my favorite aspect of the at least the first season (just finished it minutes ago) is the blatant cliches, fan service and self-awareness throughout. The whole anime is one huge satire on typical harem shows and it makes fun of those in the best ways. Fan service is almost disgustingly apparent (episode 10 makes you feel the most uncomfortable about it, you'll see), fourth wall breaks ... occur a few times but are immediately forgotten about by the others (i.e. even if a character displays self-awareness, they are completely ignorant about it when a different character a few episodes later makes a similar joke) to reassure the viewer that this is, in fact, making fun of other harem anime, and the cliches are non-stop in your face. It is for these reasons exactly that "How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend" is wildly entertaining to watch.

I did not go into this expecting what I got, and I really was disappointed some time around episode 4, but trust me, it only gets better from there with some true character development and satisfying interactions starting episode 6 or so. If you don't love it immediately, you'll probably grow to like it more as you continue to watch. If you DO love it immediately, I actually can't guarantee the same for you because that probably means you are hoping for another average harem anime, which is not what you are going to get.

While I do find the original premise to just be "alright", I have to admit that hiccups, quirks and obstacles within the circle of characters thrown into the mix drive the story forward to at least get you hooked on one more episode... again and again and again. The art was quite average for me and didn't really appeal to me as much as some of my top picks, but if you liked other anime like "Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo" for the art, then this might just float your boat.

The second biggest part of "How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend" that was why I liked the first season so much was because of how centered on the characters it was. That is as generic as critque can get, but as you continue to watch, you can only see the improvements of almost everyone in the spotlight. Part of why the first few episodes disappointed me was because I disliked several of the characters; their manerisms, personalities and even their designs. But as I got closer to the end of the season, I began to realize that every character was created as a mold of what the creators wanted them to become by the end. You start to see fragments of how each characters' arcs will unfold and what strides they will go to improve themselves and their relationships with each other, and that is PIVOTAL to point out and understand. Without this format going for it, this anime really doesn't have much else besides some clever jokes and humurous dialogue here and there.

TL;DR - You should watch "How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend" because you'll become so much more attached to every character as you watch that you won't be able to find a good place to stop, however don't let the over-the-top cliches and blatant satire on the harem genre ruin a thoughtfully crafted anime.

I don't write too many reviews because I mainly think that going into a new anime completely blind is the best way to do it (and also that no one is going to ever read this, so why bother?). This review will contain spoilers, so if you're watching it or haven't decided yet, proceed with caution.

OreShura starts off with an interesting premise, with the whole blackmail thing and "I used to roleplay because I'm a loser" whatever, but it quickly turns into a boring, predictable and frankly saddening display of a guy who kind of sucks at making reasonable decisions and has no charm ... whatsoever.

Once Ai's character is introduced, that's when I believe the show took a turn for the better. Ai Fuyuumi is, in my humble opinion, the best girl in the show. As the episodes with her develop, so does genuine chemistry between her and Eito. Once I got to ep 10, I was actually hopeful that this relationship would take off and bring us to some kind of epic finale where Eito confronts Masuzu about the notebook and stands against the embarrassment of his past to move on...

And that's how the show SHOULD have ended. Instead, we got some half-assed moment of "true emotion" between Eito and Masuzu in the most forced confession scene I have ever witnessed followed by the friend-zone-ing conversations between Eito and the other girls. I was completely disappointed by this ending because that relationship that was, in theory, supposed to start off fake and become something real, but it just never does that. It stays a fake relationship for the entire show until the narrative forces it to change.

Ultimately, I was disappointed by OreShura. I believe that Ai was actually the best girl in the show and that it should've taken a turn towards that route, but hey, when you're the one making it, you can do whatever you want, can't you?

Koe no Katachi (A Silent Voice // The Shape of Voice) is a self-discovery film about a high school boy who no longer wants to hate himself, seeking to amend his foul connections with everyone he used to associate with.

That synopsis is as much of a spoiler as I will write, simply because I think you should watch this film without knowing anything more than that. I am at a loss for words. I just finished watching this about 10 minutes ago and I am honestly stunned. Just go watch this film. Right now.

While the art style is not my favorite that I have ever ... seen, it is still very incredible to look at, and I absolutely adore the artistic and visual techinques that the animators used to define and further explore how Shouya and Shouko felt. The music is beautiful and expertly implemented exactly when it needs to be, and I never felt like the movie was lagging when it should have been using its screen time for something else. My only complaint is that some characters in particular are never fully explained, yet you're supposed to accept their turn-arounds by the end of the story, which I wasn't totally able to get behind. However, the lack of personal development for two characters (which will remain unnamed so as to keep you 'blind', but you'll be able to point them out at the end) did not kill my enjoyment of the film whatsoever.

Story: 10
Art: 9
Sound: 10
Character: 9
Enjoyment: 10
Overall: 10

Ishuzoku Reviewers (IR) is another one of those hentai isekais where the target audience is mainly incredibly horny people.

That aside, there are many positive things I can say about IR. For one, the characters are all very entertaining to watch. Stunk, Zel and Crim have some really great interactions, some funny, some cringy. Meidri is an awesome supporting character who lends her constant negativity towards the reviewers' work, and that creates for good humor as well as relationship development between the characters, primarily Crim and where he stands morally, being a literal angel and all.

The character design is nearly eye candy. I love how the ... characters are drawn, and it just makes me want to keep watching it. It gives me very similar vibes to Tonikaku Cawaii in terms of making the characters pleasant to look at.

Each episode is a story of its own. You do not need to watch these episodes as a coherent story, however, there are some references in later on episodes (such as 11 and 12) that would be confusing without information gained from the previous episodes.

Although this is a very funny anime at times with well-written character interaction and situational progression, do keep in mind that it is sexually explicit. Do not take that lightly. If you are down real bad and you're just in THAT mood, then sure, watch this. If having the show's foundation of humor be awkward sexual jokes and visual gags doesn't sit well with you, then you might want to pass up on this. Would I recommend this to everyone? Absolutely not. But if you know what you're going into and appreciate raunchy comedy, then I think it would be an enjoyable watch.

I won't lie, I loved the first 24 episodes of this show. I thought that each arc was well developed, each girl had her own quirks and traits that made Junichi become a different person than he was in a previous arc and every outcome was satisfying...

So why did I give it such a low rating? Two words: Final episode

The show felt like it was giving me a delicious piece of cheesecake. Then episode 25 comes along. It takes my cheesecake, shits on it, lights it on fire, then force feeds it to me. The last episode was so unbelievably terrible that it killed ... any and all enjoyment I had gotten from the rest of the show, which was particularly painful since the episode before it was one of, if not, my favorite.

I could completely recommend this show if you're fine with watching 6 unrelated stories of the same guy falling in love with different girls in different timelines without any connection or reason, saying you skip out on the final episode. However, I cannot in good conscience say that it is worth your time to watch this show just to see what a shitshow it ends up becoming.