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Plot: 6/10
Art: 10/10
Characters: 6/10
Enjoyment: 6/10

This volume contains short stories featuring either the side-characters from the original series (especially those we did not spend much time with), but also chapters after 6 years featuring our main characters. It was nice to get a glimpse in the future and see what changed in our MMCs' lives, however I felt that for 6 years (and that's 6 years of relationship) they did not really grow much, which was a tad bit weird and frustrating.

PROS:
- Shishio's chapters
- new characters introduced (and I obsessed with)
... - clean beautiful art

CONS:
- for a 6 year time-jump, our main characters barely did any growing in the communication department and it's a tad bit frustrating

Plot: 8/10
Art: 10/10
Characters: 8/10
Enjoyment: 9/10

Overall I really enjoyed this series - we had a rocky start but I am glad I continued on. It does love triangle in a really great way without compromising any of the parties involved in the triangle. There are volumes where the story drags on a bit, but overall it was a fun ride.

PROS:
- best love triangle ever read (and I hate love triangles)
- a rollercoaster of emotions
... - clean beautiful art
- awesome side characters (especially Yuyuka)

CONS:
- depending what ship you are on, you might have your heart broken
- FMC could use more character development - it took her a long time to learn from her mistakes, but she does eventually

Story: 8/10 - Very Good

There really isn't much of a plot, however I like slice of life and this is what KonoSuba is: a slice of life anime set in an RPG world. The show is a parody, it's aware of its silliness and it never portrays itself as something else. And that's what makes it fun.

Each episode has its own fun and enjoyable story, and even though it doesn't progress towards the so-called main plot (defeating the Demon King), it doesn't feel like a wasted episode. The bonds between our characters are growing and the viewer is smiling - if not laughing out ... loud because some episodes are that hilarious!

The dialogue is great and natural - it doesn't feel forced as in many comedies. This anime is pure joy!

Art: 7/10 - Good

I can't really say that KonoSuba stands out when it comes to art, but it gets the job done. The animation is great and there's nothing to complain about. It really fits in with the story.

Sound: 7/10 - Good

Same with the sound track. It gets the job done. The opening is quite catchy and the ending is relaxing, but I cannot say that either of them caught my attention.

Characters: 10/10 - Outstanding

This is where KonoSuba shines! The characters are the reason you will continue to watch the show. They are ridiculous, each a parody of a stereotypical character found in so many animes, yet they are the heart and soul of the show. I don't think it's easy to great a character that's a parody of a stereotype, and to make it be a natural fully-fledged characters at the same time, but KonoSuba knows the secret for this.

I absolutely love all the main characters - Aqua might be my favourite because I tend to really like the characters that resembles me (how narcissistic of me, but we are both really clumsy and get easily upset).

Enjoyment: 10/10 - Outstanding

This is my second time rewatching the first season and I can say that the entire show is easily rewatchable and enjoyable. It is a lot of fun and heart-warming, it simply feels good to watch it - especially at the end of a hard work day. It's refreshing and it's hard to find one that is similar to KonoSuba.

Overall: 8.4, which I will transform into 9 - Great, because that's how much I enjoyed it!

It's a great feel-good anime. The only flaws are that there aren't enough episodes and that we need more episodes with the cabbages! Fun fact, after watching the first episode featuring the cabbages, I had to go buy a cabbage to munch on.

Oh, and the food in this anime... I love how these days anime focus a lot on food, because it inspires me to cook more Japanese recipes since it looks so delicious.

My overall score is 7, but I am sure some people will absolutely love this anime. I just found it ok, and it's a very subjective opinion. It was really cute, just not really my cup of tea.

Story: 7
I enjoyed the short stories each episode, but from one point they got a bit tiring - and for such a short episode I am not sure that's a good thing.

Art: 9
Probably my favourite part - because the cats are adorable and I loved seeing them in all shapes and sizes and costumes. The art was a lot of fun.

Sound: 7
Pretty ok.
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Character: 7
This is not the type of anime we can discuss characters, but overall, I enjoyed the cats.

Enjoyment: 5
I admit I was only watching Micchiri Neko when I had 5 min to spare and wanted to do something - so I was watching an episode or two, but it's not like I was always looking forward to them or couldn't wait to watch them. They are not bad, as I said, just not the anime for me. Although it's really cute!

Let me start by saying that this is already my favourite anime of the year and it's gonna be pretty hard to find a better one even if we still have three seasons of anime to go!

Story: What started as a girl who wants to go to Antarctica turned into a beautiful story about friendship. At first I did not know what to expect from this anime, but it surprised me with it's honesty and the lack of cliche - plus it instantly charmed me and melted my heart.

Art: The art is actually why I started watching it! I loved the light colors, the art ... style and the fluidity of the animation.

Sound: Emotional and piercing and amazing!

Character: My favourite part of the show - I just loved seeing their friendship evolve. Each character was growing up and had their own lessons to learn. It was beautiful to witness their evolution.

Enjoyment: Do I need to say? I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT! And I cried so much during it.

Overall: What can I say? I fell in love with this anime and I never wanted it to be over. 10/10

I am not sure exactly why I continued to watch this show other than I like Ramen and the episodes when Yuu was not presents are actually good.

Story - 3
Every episode is composed of a few mini-stories. The beginning of the anime is boring, but after the first 3 or 4 episodes it was easier to digest, especially the episodes without Yuu. It is more enjoyable to see Koizumi interacting with the other characters and they enjoy ramen more, when Yuu is present in the episode I just can't get over the stalkerish vibe and her obsession with Koizumi.

Art - 7
The art is changing. There ... are scenes when it's simple and nothing special, and scenes (especially those when Yuu is not present and more towards the end of the anime) in which the background is so detailed and the lines are like a sketch, with muted colors. I loved that one, but the change between the art styles is hard to digest.

Sound - 7
Mmm... it fits the anime somehow. It's quite joyful and sets the mood.

Character - 4
I think the characters could be developed more, but I did like that there was a lot of time spent on the episodic or secondary characters too.

Enjoyment - 6
I can't say I did not enjoy it, it wasn't something to get excited over, but it didn't annoy me either. It became a background anime I was watching when I had something else to do too - but it did made me hungry too.

Overall - 5
I wouldn't recommend this anime unless you want to learn about ramen or have nothing else to do. It's not the relaxing and enjoyable CGDCT anime.

When the Winter Season started I did not have high hopes for it nor did I expect it to be bad or anything - I was only looking for your usual Cute Girls Doing Cute Things and lots of camping, but what I got instead was a sweet and lovely anime about friendship between girls with different personalities that do not have to do everything together, but can still have a strong bond.

Story - 8
What started as a simple camping anime developed into an anime about creating a friendship over marshmallows and grilled meat. Rin has always enjoyed solo-camping trip, but during one of her ... adventures she meets Nadeshiko and that's how Nadeshiko falls in love with camping. While Rin goes on camping trips with Nadeshiko and mostly on her own, Nadeshiko joins the Outdoor Club and discovers the joy of group camping. The entire anime is about the girls' friendship, although it doesn't follow the usual formula of girl doesn't like camping with others but then she changed her mind. Rin can go camping with other people and on her own, and Nadeshiko is not trying to change that.

Art - 8
The art style and character design are really cute, but I can't say there's anything special about it. However the nature shots are amazing.

Sound - 8
It fits the story really well. It is soothing and relaxing.

Character - 10
Probably my favourite part, although Nadeshiko and Rin are the most developed from the bunch. What I liked the most was the emphasis on introvert-extrovert personalities and how they can go well together.

Enjoyment - 10
I obviously loved it! But I discovered that if I watch too many episodes in a row then I get bored. But once a week or maybe twice, it's simply perfect to make my week better.

Overall - 9
It is a great anime if you are looking for an anime that doesn't have a lot of action, but it's all about nature, food and the little pleasures of life.

I was interested into this anime since I first heard the premise.

Story: Despite her original intention for trying to become a star, Kyoko turns out to be a strong and persistent character that ends up taking her future into her own hands. She takes her initial drama and pain and transforms it into the energy she needs to boost herself up the stardom ladder. 

Characters: The vast array of characters is what makes this series truly enjoyable. The story focuses a lot on character development, and not just for our main heroine. Kyoko is a fresh character - and it is a bit sad to say this in ... 2017 since the anime was released in 2008. 

Art: Now the art was something I had trouble with at the beginning... I am just not used to this art and it took me a bunch of episodes to learn to get over it and not look at their weird proportions. But I truly enjoyed the art during the comedic scenes. The colors are bright and the details are clean, but nothing special.

Sound: Most of the time I ignore the background music and music in general when it comes to anime. Unless the sound is spectacular, it usually goes unnoticed, which is a good thing in my humble opinion.

Enjoyment: Tremendous! I loved how it managed to blend the tragic story moments with the comedy scenes. It didn't disrupt the story flow. Plus I loved the art style from the funny bits. To have Skip Beat! as my first finished series since returning to this hobby is a great way to start!

Overall: I recommend it! Great character development and story. One small flaw, and it is probably due to the manga being incomplete at the time of the anime - the ending is kinda open, although positive - and there are a lot of plots that need to be further explored. So I might need to read the manga now.

It's a fun enjoyable manga. A fast-read, but nothing special or great about. It's full of cliches, but it didn't stop me from enjoying the manga any less.

While the story might be full of cliches and your typical love triangles, it's still nice and entertaining. The art is fluffy and cute and typical shoujo, the characters are really nice, although they're the same - mature high school boy gifted with everything and a bit insecure high school girl but she is awesome anyway.

In the end, it's a fun manga and it's a fast read. The mature content is there, but it's not a ... hentai - the most you see are some boobs and bottoms here and there.

I should start by stating the obvious: the manga is so much better!! And they kinda butchered it in this OVA...

Story - 8
The story is very good. They set the premise pretty well, but it doesn't go anywhere from there. I assume they want to make a second one.

Art - 2
If we don't compare the art to the manga then it's pretty decent, but how can they have such a beautiful art in manga and transform it into... what they did in the anime? It was hard to watch.

Sound - 1
The worst voice actors ever. As for the soundtrack, nothing that got my attention.
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Character - 6
They did the characters pretty ok, but I feel like their appearance was so off that I couldn't enjoy them anyway. You have your pathetic male main characters that gets too much sex for not doing anything special. But he is a good guy. And Emiru, a mysterious pervert who likes peeping on her neighbor, our hero. The OVA didn't get enough time to reveal the reasons behind Emiru actions but it showed us a lot of Emiru's faces which was nice.

Enjoyment - 1
I didn't. I'm sorry, I'm just too attached to the manga.