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Apr 11, 2021
Mixed Feelings
Truth be told, I did not like the anime.
It has really poor animation when there's any animation on screen, bad pacing and a character that dows not speak ever, but are show often as if we were supposed to care for them.

the MC is bland and his love interest is blander still. The interesting parts are with the secondary couple, and the anime follows them more often than the main couple.

The thing is, it's a strong premise - it has a great idea but couldn't handle it. The drama between the two MCs is strong and should have been front and center - I ...
Oct 20, 2020
I must admit I was surprised with the length of most reviews for this anime. I decided to review it because I was looking for Romance anime to watch, and this one popped up. This is not a romantic anime, this is the very opposite: an anti-romantic anime.
I love romantic comedies because they make me hope for a world that does not exist, but it would be amazing if it did. But you see, people are complex beings. One could summarize it by saying that people are trash. the long story is people are selfish, they want to be loved, they want to pursue their ...
Aug 24, 2020
I just couldn't stop. I fell in love with Mori Mori as soon as I saw her dump the flowers. Her reactions are much more organic and realistic than the usual fare we have in anime. She is not a girl, she is a woman, a deeply broken and hurt woman who feels lonely and depressed. That's what moves her to find misfits amongst whom she may find some sense of belonging.

Having recovered from a very deep MMO addiction, I understand her motives and can relate to them on a personal level. Having also battled depression and the urge to become a sort of ...
Aug 24, 2020
Barakamon (Anime) add
Clean and wholesome fun for the family. Not a tear jerker, but it got a few tears out of me.
Main character reminds me of Ore-sama Chiacki from Nodame Cantabile,but his evoluton arc is clear and nice.
his arrogance is deeply rooted in his insecurities, and they seem to try and put it all onto his relationship with his dad.
What steals the show is the support cast, their quirks and the way they really seem to support and enjoy the MC.
I loved the beautiful nods to the culture and, having been watching 3-Gatsu no Lion, comparing both versions of the Obon festival was a ...
Jun 3, 2019
Orange (Anime) add
This story touches ever so slightly on a theme that is personal to me. I've once been diagnosed with depression and that time was very difficult for me and those around me. I have since made a full recovery more than 10 years ago, but I still must face the concequences of those tough times.
Orange shows fairly well what depression is, not a state of constant sadness in which one isolates from the world, but rather a deep seated feeling of self hatred and the complete inability of forgiving oneself. I do not mean that there are not cases of isolation and that hickikimoris ...
May 21, 2019
Macross (Anime) add
Macross sparkeed the love I have for anime, so do forgive me my bias. I have watched it countless times on TV as a kid back when it was known as Robotech, than watched it as Macross once when I was 16. Finally, I watched it again after I turned 35, and with that I suppose I can make a fair acessment of the real quality it has to offer.

Macross is a product of it's time and has not aged very ellegantly. I do prefer it over the movie (Do you remember love) when it comes to the story, but in all other counts the ...
May 21, 2019
This is a wonderful take on the Mahou Shoujo concept - plus a tournament arc!

The story follows a group of girls who dream of being super stars, their rivalries and friendship as they quite literally fight tooth and nail in order to being choses the Top Star. The show does a good job at showing how each girl feels towards their peers and how these emotions influence how they act and why they fight.

Behind the top layer of slice of life the anime brings great fight coreaography with amazing music and stunning visuals. The story has similar beats to Madoka, though it is different ...
May 15, 2019
Violet Evergarden is a sad anime - it deals with comlplex and difficult themes and if you can relate to them, you will most likely cry your eyes out. I know I did.

What I didn't see much in all the reviews I've read is the constant theme of mourning. Throughout the anime we see the many forms of mourning there are. Mourning the death of a parent, of a child, of a loved one.There is also the mouring for what could have been and what isn't. This anime deals with aspects of mourning such as the guilt of having survived and the reevaluation of one's ...


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