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Sep 24, 2015
U M R Hai U M R Hai. UMA Janai yo UMARU! Hai!
That was the intro of the opening Kakushin Teki Metamaruphose. Oh I have just shrunk in size. Wait a second let me transform back into the original me.
Okay here we go. Let's not beat around the bush. Summer 2015 has been a rough season lately. Normally, Winter seasons and Summer seasons are always rough seasons for anime.
STORY (6):
The story follows Umaru with her brother Taihei who attend high school. Normally when Umaru goes home, she transformers to become a tiny person. Umaru is basically like Ant-man who transforms into a tiny
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person. However, this is not an action anime. This is a romantic comedy anime.
I would say that I did enjoy some parts while others not so much. I did like the way how Taihei tried to be a good brother to Umaru and take good care of her. I also find the final episode when they get a car, it made me chuckle.
There were parts I thought that they could explore more on like why Umaru whenever she is indoors, she becomes tiny.
ART (7):
The animation was good. Some subtle lip movements between the characters.
SOUND (7):
I did love the opening and ending song. The ending song is relaxing and I hope that I can listen to it day by day.
CHARACTER (6):
Every seiyuu did their best in their roles given. Especially Kirie Motoba who has frightening eyes just like Okapa from Plastic Nee-san. She is by far one of the most entertaining person in this anime.
Umaru when she is tiny, she is adorable and her voice had some charm in her. She also did her role well. Although at times, I find her quite annoying.
The brother Taihei was the most bland character, he was not charming or funny in anyway. He is just stoic. Although I did appreciate how Taihei was understanding towards Umaru.
Nana & Tachibana both didn't stood out to me in my opinion. But I did appreciate their character development with Umaru. However, to me they are bland as individuals.
I also did like Sylphyn the character who opens up with Umaru in the future episodes even though they were rivals. However, her character was close to being an interesting character desu wa.
CONCLUSION (6):
If you want a light-hearted comedy and just an anime to relax and have fun with, I would say give this anime a watch.
Although this anime didn't surprise me on how good this anime is and that there are more boring moments, I did appreciate a few moments and friendship moments. And for that I give this anime a 6 out of 10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Sep 23, 2015
And that's why they call me "GANGSTA"!
STORY (5):
Gangsta is based on a manga by Kohske and produced by Manglobe. Gangsta takes place in Ergastulum, a town where prostitutes, gang activities, mafia and dirty cops roam about. We follow those two protagonists known as Worick & Nicolas who has a duty to prevent crime from being committed into the city.
Gangsta the anime did show backstories on the two main characters and why they behave the way they did. I thought that was handled well. I also did like the way how the place Ergastulum is like a low-level society which also highlights the struggles that people
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face when they are in a town where crime rate is high and that there are prostitutes all around.
However, the later part of the series became dull and uninteresting as some characters are just there with no flavour to them especially Alex Benedetto.
The ending of the show just left me with more "WTF moments" like what happened to the rest of the cast. Maybe they don't have enough budget to work on the final episode.
ART (6):
The animation was decent. At least there is some movement between the characters.
SOUND (7):
The opening theme is addictive especially the relaxing music especially Alex's song in episode 8, I thought it was relaxing. Noto Mamiko voice was beautiful when she sang, reminded me of Asami Imai when she sings.
CHARACTER (5):
Worick is like the male version of Revy from Black Lagoon. With his badass attitude and his confident look, he really is by far my favourite character in this show.
Nicolas talks with his sign language was all right. I also did like his backstory on why he behave the way he did.
Alex Benedetto was very useless as a character. She is just a damsel in distress. She barely contributed anything.
I guess the rest of the characters are bland and forgettable. None of them stood out in my opinion.
CONCLUSION (5):
I didn't enjoy this anime although I did enjoy few parts like why low-level society isn't a total washout society. Especially the backstory of the main characters.
I just wish they could end on a nice note rather than an anti-climactic ending with no resolution to the characters. It was just wasted potential. For that reason I give Gangsta a 5 out of 10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Sep 23, 2015
Let me go straight to the point. I like boobs. What guy doesn't like boobs. I also like fanservice and I believe that the ecchi genre has a lot of things going for like character development. However, the fanservice has been used too much and excessively to the point that it was disgusting and repulsive.
STORY (1):
Right now, I am currently down in the weather because of the haze in my country. But let's cut straight to the point. Bikini Warriors is basically a fetish anime with boobies giggle, asses wiggle while my eyes shrivel and my IQ dwindles.
The creators make every single
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scene as sexually awkward as possible especially when it comes to the battles and constant focus on boobs and panties. In episode 3, the villagers don't mind the girls stealing their things and enjoying life in the spa until the villagers chase them out. When they are left without their clothes in the night, they just scream and moan awkwardly with no thought process
ART (1):
The animation is completely stilted. There was barely any lip movement or physical movement especially from the other characters besides the girls.
SOUND (1):
The sound is completely non-existent. The ending felt just like a rip-off of another country national anthem. It felt like they put no effort whatsoever.
CHARACTER (1):
What is there to say? The characters are non-existent. They are just sex models. That's it. I barely remember any of the characters because I didn't care about this anime.
CONCLUSION (1):
People shit on Chaos Dragon & Glasslip. At least Chaos Dragon had some decent fights and characters especially Glasslip. This anime has absolutely nothing to offer other than fanservice. However, it even fails as that. I would rather much see haze than watch this anime, it would be better entertainment. I would rather prefer to watch Chaos Dragon & Glasslip over this anime.
The only good thing I can say about this anime is that each episode is 5 minutes long at least the torture wasn't that long. This is by far one of the worst anime I have to watch in 2015.
One person say that "fanservice is generally part of the otaku culture". I understand but that does not excuse for the lack of character development and proper story to follow. I would rather prefer to see pictures or watch a hentai if I want to see boobs and panty shots.
This is a fine example of why Japan keeps making anime just to show off the sexual fantasies of the creators and in the end nothing is learned and nothing is achieved and for that reason I have to give this anime a 1/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 1
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Sep 17, 2015
This anime to me resembles a lot like Tokyo ESP v2.0. It is pretty sad to say that Kishi Seiji has declined in quality ever since Persona 4 the Golden Animation which I didn't watch.
STORY (3):
This anime marks the 50th anniversary of Edogawa Ranpo's passing. Edogawa Ranpo was known as the Sir Author Conan Doyle of Japan who produced mystery fiction books. Now, Kishi Seiji the director undergoes this project.
You know a mystery fiction has to build tension and suspense when it comes to mystery solving and riddles to be solved. However, this anime failed on that ground. Everything was extremely cliché and countless
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mystery fiction have done before in the past years. Everything was unresolved at the end.
Some mysteries try to include all those sexual fantasies of the creators which Japan has been infamously known for. I told you I am very tired of all these sexual fantasies of the creators, they have been done to death in the past decade of anime. Like for example Kuro Tokage being tortured and she shows joy, especially Yaoi in this anime. Yes, I'm not joking.
ART (4):
The animation is below average just like Tokyo ESP. The animation never give the other characters some colors, imagine just like Watamote.
SOUND (4):
The opening was the best thing that will ever stay in my head in this anime.
CHARACTER (3):
I really hate to say this but Kogoro Akechi has great character development other than the rest of the casts. Seriously, Kogoro Akechi was like a wish-fulfilment character.
Souji Hashiba is just like another Azuma Kyoutaro with no personality that can stand out among the generic crowd. And do you guys remember Azuma Kyoutaro in Tokyo ESP, neither do I. But I do remember that Azuma Kyoutaro was useless and relied on Rinka Urushiba for help. Just like Souji Hashiba, he barely did anything but just be there for Kobayashi AKA Mr Transvestite.
I will just define Kobayashi's personality with this quote.
I'm just a sweet transvestite from Transylvania. I can't do anything and I jerk around with Akechi & Hashiba.
Kuro Tokage was the most creepiest person in this anime. She tries to be like a sex desire but she became creepy instead. The voice actress Hikasa Yoko this Summer 2015 anime has now voiced actresses that moaned a lot and including one character from Bikini Warriors. She is just a sex model.
The main villain was as cliché as the main villain as in Tokyo ESP.
CONCLUSION (3):
It seems that this anime is basically Tokyo ESP v2.0 with mystery that is not compelling and characters that are as bland as they can get.
I've got nothing more to say. Lerche has now declined in quality this year.
This anime gets a 3 out of 10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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Aug 27, 2015
Ping Pong the Animation was directed by Masaaki Yuasa who worked on anime such as Space Dandy & The Tatami Galaxy. Those anime were praised by fans of his works. The reason being is that his work relies on imaginative drawings and how these drawings inspire creativity.
This anime was adapted based on the manga by Taiyo Matsumoto which became a successful hit in 1996 to 1997. This anime was like 8 years later in production.
STORY (9):
The story revolves around Peco & Smile who were good friends since childhood. They became talented ping pong players.
The story actually took an interesting way of explaining how sports
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isn't just about sports just like Haikyuu. Sports is all about determination and willpower. Just like in Ping Pong, the will to succeed is important than winning. As a player we go through ups and downs and emerge successful.
ART (8):
The animation used imaginative colours to match the mood of a situation like purple represents melancholic or romantic, yellow means energy and vibrant, blue is calm and serenity, etc... However the colour that was rarely used was red, which represents from the blood stream. Just like Idolmaster, the colours of the idols represent their personalities.
The animation also used drawings like flashbacks just like "Your Lie in April" did. By showing flashbacks in emotions.
SOUND (7):
The opening "Tada Hitori" was like a rockband song. However, this song didn't dwell on me that much.
I also did like the OST although I wasn't very pumped up to the music.
The ending was nice.
CHARACTER (7):
Peco & Smile didn't impress me that much as characters although I did like their camaraderie.
Butterfly Joe was named after a band name. However, Butterfly Joe is basically a coach who has an interesting personality with his silly behaviour however, sometimes he can be demanding and serious when it comes to matches. The OST for his theme does match the tone of a butterfly.
Manabu Sakuma AKA Demon has black uniform and the colour black which represents mystery especially self-control and having power. The colours actually represent the intimidating presence of Manabu Sakuma. Although I wasn't that intimidated by his presence. He was also quite interesting as a character.
The character Kong Wenge was in Chinese name. He is the most interesting character and if he has more material given to him then I would appreciate him more.
The rest of the characters didn't stand out in my opinion, although none of them ever showed me any annoying traits. I just wish they have more material to work with.
CONCLUSION (8):
Although this anime didn't surprise me that much and I have few problems with the show, I still enjoyed this anime regardless. I do not think this anime is amazing as most people think it is. However, I think this is a good anime about sports.
Sports isn't just about winning or losing, it is about the determination and skill.
I would give this anime an 8 out of 10. I wouldn't say this is the best anime of 2014 but for what it's worth it is definitely an anime that is worth watching.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jul 19, 2015
There is a saying "Speak no evil, hear no evil, see no evil".
How about another way of interpreting this show "Speak nothing, hear nothing, see nothing". Or do nothing. This is basically what this anime about. It is "Is this Order a Rabbit" the "Who gives a ****" edition.
STORY (2):
The story is about 5 dudes who work in a café. That's about it. We also have random juvenile humour like freak outs and weird costumes. We also have this joke about a guy who is mistaken as a girl. That's about it. Nothing else. It was not funny at all.
This anime was directed by Tomomi
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Mochizuki. The guy who butchered "Pupa". Will this anime save his career? Or not? The shot answer is no. This anime is so boring with guys talking nothing, doing nothing or be nothing. All they do is go on with their daily lives as waiters in a café with no development at all.
They never show anything about being a waiter must have passion for customers and when doing cooking must have the right skill. They never address that. This is because the material is short.
ART (2):
Well? The animation is bland. Nothing special.
SOUND (2):
The opening and ending are generic to listen to.
CHARACTER (2):
Generic cardboard cut outs are basically what I would describe the characters. I never learn anything about their backstory because each episode is only 5 minutes long.
I never cared for the characters, they are too boring for me.
CONCLUSION (2):
I would rather re-watch Glasslip 5000 times than watch this boring anime. Glasslip at least have some likable characters and few romantic moments. Ame-iro Cocoa has none of that.
Tomomi Mochizuki, better luck next time.
This anime gets a 2 out of 10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 2
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Jul 7, 2015
General liberal,
deflation spiral,
Natural mineral,
Come on!
This is the Cheermancy cheer from episode 2. It has been a while since I have yet to see another good anime in Spring 2015, and finally I found one. I know, you might think that I hate this anime just because it is ecchi. To be honest, I actually enjoyed this anime.
STORY (7):
The story follows Yuta Iridatsu, a boy living in Korai House with 4 girls. Yuta was caught in an accident which turned him into a spirit, and he was guided by the cat spirit known as Chiranosuke. He has to master his spirit powers and find out how
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to protect the 4 girls from terrible situations. If he sees too many panties in a row, the earth will be destroyed.
I am not looking forward to seeing this anime. This is because it was titled as an ecchi. In fact, the first episode shows the wind blowing one of the girl's skirt, which totally enraged me because I saw this scene in Rail Wars and I am getting tired of such jokes. The synopsis also completely destroyed my enjoyment towards this show.
This anime was directed by Yukata Uemura, former Ganinax member.
The story is not actually about ecchi jokes. The story involves Yuta about finding out what happened to the situations he is in and how he tries to solve these mysteries. I did like the way how the story is like a mystery that keeps people thinking.
The is one scene in episode 4 which is the funniest scene where Rabura is mistakenly offered the wrong items and she freaks out. I didn't see that one coming.
However, at times the plot is very confusing and I feel that they could at least explore some details better.
ART (8):
The animation style looks like Gurren Laggan and Kill la Kill. The animation is fun.
SOUND (8):
The voice acting was good.
The opening was addictive. "Punchline"
The ending was also fun to listen to. It felt like a J-rock band playing the song. Although the voice was a bit processed, the music is fun to listen to.
CHARACTER (7):
I have no problem with the characters. None of them stood out the most to me in my opinion. However, the problem is that characters need to have motivations and reasons as to why they have to save world.
The characters at least have personality.
Meika Daihatsu, the name of Mecha. Yes, she is interesting as a character who thinks quicker and implement solutions like impersonating someone.
Rabura was funny when she freaked out in episode 4 and when she does the cheermancy cheer.
Yuuta, I would say he did his best trying to reunite the team together. However, he was not interesting as a character.
Ito Hikiotani, the name inspired by "Ito" & "Hikikomori". Just like Hachiman Hikigaya. She is also an interesting character however, she rarely participates in battles.
Narugino Mikatan is cheerful and lively. I did appreciate the fact that they gave her a personality to work with. However, she didn't interest me that much.
Chiranosuke is like a father figure to Yuta.
Guriko was by far intimidating as a villain although he appeared only in the later episodes. If he was given more material on why he acted the way he did, I thought that would be more interesting. He also has a cool personality with his charm.
So far, the interesting characters are Rabura, Chiranosuke, Guriko and
Meika.
CONCLUSION (7):
I know you might be surprised that I give this anime a 7 out of 10. To be honest, I enjoyed this anime. Sometimes, life can surprise you in different ways.
Even though I have few problems with this anime, I still enjoyed this anime regardless. Try not to make those ecchi jokes offend you, otherwise you will not be able to enjoy the show.
I give this anime a 7 out of 10.
The lesson is "Never judge a book by its cover".
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Jun 25, 2015
When Hideaki Anno, the creator of Evangelion said that Anime will die within the next 5 years, I would disagree with his statement. However, the only thing I would agree is that anime will lose its quality in the next 5 years. Everything has been rehashed and repeated from previous anime,
I thought Winter Season was awful season for anime, but Spring 2015 proved me wrong. One example would be Vampire Holmes & Ame-iro Cocoa. Although I didn't see Ame-iro Cocoa. Spring 2015 has no interesting anime for me to review, especially Knights of Sidonia season 2. If you are wondering why I am not active
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in MAL is because I already lost interest in anime. And now, Oregairu Season 2 is one of the most disappointing anime that I have watched alongside with Death Parade.
STORY (5):
As I have said, this is a continuation to season 1 of Oregairu. The 1st season was great and enjoyable and it is one of my favourite anime of all time. The 2nd season however is a boring and dull show to watch. I was waiting for the story to end and I wa not engaged in this anime at all.
The only thing that I appreciated about the story is how the girls like Yukino, Yui & Haruno tried to understand Hikigaya's situation and how they learn how to understand one another. But I have seen anime that have done a better job in that area than compared to Oregairu 2. For example, "Your Lie in April", "Golden Time".
The comedy was very weak and this anime to me felt more like a drama. The drama was weak as well.
ART (6):
The animation is decent. Although the characters do not look like their personality in the past season.
SOUND (6):
The music and the opening and ending theme are standard.
CHARACTER (4):
Hachiman Hikigaya is one of my favourite character. The reason why is that he has witty dialogues and he understands the society better than anyone else. I always believe in him and his situation in life even though he has been through rejections and rough times. Everyone might say he is one of the best character. However, in season 2, he has no witty dialogues and he just gives too much exposition. In some situations, he easily solves problems by himself, although I also understand that Yukino didn't like the way how he does things in episode 3. He became like a wish-fulfilment character with no depth whatsoever. Just like Shiba Tatsuya, Kirito.
Yukino became more uninteresting as a character. Saori Hayami voiced characters that are cool and serious. However, her charm was completely gone. In the 1st season Yukino's voice had charm.
Yui & Haruno are the only good characters in the show. However, they were not good enough to carry the show on their own.
I also did like the way Hayato tried to be understanding towards Hachiman and I appreciated his development.
The rest of the characters became more dull and bland as individuals.
CONCLUSION (5):
I was not convinced that this season really offered anything new. I give this anime a 5 out of 10. I'm sorry. I wanted to say I enjoyed this anime, but I can't.
I don't say that this is a bad anime. But if you enjoy this season, that's fantastic. I won't judge you.
Just like Death Parade, this anime offered nothing to me.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Jun 2, 2015
O hidden door within the heart,
Guardian of untold secrets,
With this key in thy look, I bid thee open,
And reveal the story held within.
*light fades*
STORY (3):
Once upon a time, there was a generic boy named Aruto Kirihara, who is passionate about writing fiction stories. He currently lives with his annoying sister called Kiraha Kirihara, who keeps calling Aruto "Onii-chan". OMG! I am starting to have flashbacks with Pupa. One day, Aruto witnessed a girl who flew to the library to confront someone, Aurto recognised the girl that this is the same girl that he wrote in his novel, so he decided to check it out.
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And basically Alice tries to form a connection with Aruto.
As you all know, this anime was produced by Trinet Entertainment, who has never been well known due to the fact that they never produced a single good anime. Trinet Entertainment, once produced Final Approach, an anime that was not well received.
The story was actually inspired by Princess Tutu. However, there is not much depth within the story. Every episode has a build-up leading to a good conclusion, which was satisfying about how stories can change everything in life. Just like Princess Tutu. However, the problem with this anime is that they over sexualise the characters. The story is also very generic, it sounds more like a generic harem anime, and it is. This is because there is one guy Aruto and the rest of them are girls.
When one of the girl gets stabbed in the chest by a key carried by one of the magicians ie. Arisu, they scream and moan. It felt like as if I am watching a hentai.
ART (2):
The animation as I have said was awful. This animation was like animation that was made in the 1980s. There was barely any movement in the characters.
SOUND (3):
The opening and ending are dull to listen to. The voice acting some did a decent job while most of them did a horrendous job at voice acting especially,
CHARACTER (2):
I honestly don't know where to begin.
Aruto looks like a very generic and oblivious male protagonist. He is just like Fakir but without any character depth to him. He always falls into traps by the ladies including one at episode 4.
Arisu was the only likable character in the show. She is badass and she tries to help Aruto & Kirihara. However, she alone wasn't good enough to carry the show.
Kiraha was so annoying. She keeps shouting "Onii-chan" to Aruto. She is like the girl from Pupa, although slightly tolerable than compared to her. Her voice was awful to listen to and the voice actress Mari Kanou, her voice had a whiny accent.
The rest of the cast are not that memorable.
CONCLUSION (3):
You all know by now that I have completely forgotten about this anime ever since the time I started watching anime. Alongside with Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku wo. The title "Kagihime Monogatari Eikyuu Alice Rinbuyoku" was just too long. If the title is too long, the title can be easily forgotten. The characters are dull, the animation is dull, the story has some build-up but overall is dull. The only likable character in this show is Arisu.
With that said I give this anime a 3/10. I find this anime slightly tolerable than other shows that I've watched so far. However, I probably might not remember this anime in a couple of years.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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Mar 29, 2015
I have long held this review since I began watching anime. Well, now that I have the time to review this garbage, let's do this.
STORY (1):
This anime is part of the Cosprayers trilogy. One was the original anime, 2 was Hit wo Nerae and finally this anime. As you know, I didn't like any of the Cosprayers trilogy. They are boring, terrible and downright insulting to me. This is the anime that was brought to us by Master of Entertainment. Some of you haven't heard of that company, but it's ok. They no longer exist anymore. The reason is because they keep making bad anime
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and they never improve. Master of Entertainment is my least favourite anime company.
Especially the "Holocaust" of anime known as "Ultimate Girls". This anime is actually the worst anime I have ever seen. It has everything I hate about anime, alongside with Pupa.
The story is basically a soft-core porn with tons of the most horrendous dialogue. I am just going to say it is basically "50 shades of Grey" the anime. All the young girls age 11-17, they want to bang Naoto Oizumi AKA Christian Grey. There is bondage, S&M, torture, blatant fanservice & tons of comedic misunderstandings. I can tell you those comedic misunderstandings are repeated to the point of annoyance. There is no comedic moment. Everything is cringe worthy and eye-rolling.
This anime is considered more melodramatic than Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso & School days combined.
Not to mention there are moments of pauses in dialogue where the character was embarrassed.
ART (1):
The animation looked terrible. The characters are not appealing in the slightest. The fanservice is blantant and obnoxious.
SOUND (1):
The music and the opening and ending songs are horrendous to listen to. Especially, the voice acting, it makes Yuka Fujiwara's (Wonder Momo 2014) voice sound like a great voice actresses. The voice acting was horrendous.
CHARACTER (1):
I am just going to compare some characters to 50 shades of grey.
Naoto Oizumi, another Christian Grey, who is like a sex slave to the young girls. The girls just let Naoto Oizumi prey on the girls while the girls prey on Naoto Oizumi.
Natsumi Yagami is just another Anastasia Steele, who is in love with Naoto Oizumi and she can't do anything without him. She is just another weak female character just like the rest of the girls.
Naoto and Natsumi's relationship are one of the most forced romance I have ever seen.
The rest of the characters are not worth mentioning because they are annoying and obnoxious.
CONCLUSION (1):
I would say that the S&M is the thing that is driving the anime. I am not going to waste my time talking about this anime because I just want to let out my anger towards this anime and the people involved in this anime.
Even if you are an ecchi fan, I would never recommend this anime to anyone. If you want ecchi, watch ToLoveRu or Sekirei.
Love Love? gets a solid 1 out of 10. It might not be the worst anime I have seen. However, this is not an anime you should be watching. This anime is just exploitative and best if avoided.
Reviewer’s Rating: 1
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