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Jibaku Shounen Hanako-Kun was a gem in the seasons' anime. From the characters to the art, it is definitely worth the watch.

When following the story, the creators did not use any fillers. At first, I thought that this was going to be another sappy romance anime with an impossibility boring plot. But with the mix of action and drama, the creator was able to create a beautiful narrative that was not only heartwarming to watch but also comedic and suspenseful. The only that I could say about the anime is that the beginning was very slow, and the anime didn't pick up till about ... episodes 4 or 5. I wished there were more moments the protagonist fighting, but I do understand that the creators want to save some action for the second season.

The art in this anime is one of a kind; nothing compares to it at all. From the color scheme to the line art, this anime is captivating to watch. At first, I was watching this anime on my laptop and or desktop but quickly moved to my TV once I realized how beautiful the art looked in a stunning 4k quality. The design of the characters was as unique. They were making their colors coordinate with their personalities and along with clothing and music. As for the animation, I will say that it is stiff and not fluid. But if you pay attention, you will notice that this whole anime is a painting, having different random brush strokes and paint blemishes. Plus, having the cut scenes that overlap the main screen shows that this anime did not want to stray too far from the aesthetic that is the manga. Most people would want more fluidity, but I think this anime did enough.

I did not care for the intro and outro songs. Although they were both excellent, nothing stood out to me. But I will say the each character's theme was beautifully composed. Hanako's matches him perfectly, in my opinion. Seeing that he's cheerful yet despondent most of the time due to his past life. The song shows that he is sweet but mysterious and sets the mood anytime he comes on screen. The emotional music that plays in this anime is honestly so relaxing and straightforward—it kind of shows how the characters are simple yet complex at the same time. I'm obsessed with the style OST.

Links to my fav songs
地縛少年花子くん Jibaku Shounen Hanako Kun Episode 1 - Hanako Kun - Music Box EXTENDED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpra3X6YRII&list=PLSDAt_kEKnZkUKG9qTAcZUJ-BrDNpUPHE&index=13

地縛少年花子くん Jibaku Shounen Hanako kun Episode 1 OST - Hanako kun - Piano Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdWn7UMXO4Y&list=PLSDAt_kEKnZkUKG9qTAcZUJ-BrDNpUPHE&index=6

HANAKO KUN!!!<3 As stated before, Hanako kun sets the pace of the show. Given the fact he is the main character, it is understandable that he has the best character development being introduced to this character that we think at first glance is a sassy moody little ghost boy. Still, then, later on, he shows us that he is very complex and very emotional, the creators did a fantastic job of pacing how fast we got to see the different sides of Hanako. While I say the one character that I feel did not develop much as the main character Yashiro, despite being taken under Hanako’s wing, she managed to no development as a character at all and stuck with her personality the entire anime unlike the other characters in the show. I do love the fact that this anime blurs the line in sexuality as well, Hanako is a very seductive and flirtatious bo, especially with Yashiro, but it is not only with her. Hanako often shows that he can be flirty with anyone regardless of gender, and I love that about him.

Overall I find this anime completely enjoyable and heartwarming. There are moments that I would love to change, but everyone would feel that way about some anime they are watching. This anime was delightful, cute, and suspenseful. It has its ups and downs but worth a watch.

Rating 8/10

Golden Time has an execution problem. And not the one you'd think it has. It isn't ugly or ill-animated (though it can be kind of underwhelming visually). The problem it has is directorial in nature. The show's blessed with strong characters and bristling with dramatic possibilities, but director Chiaki Kon is an impediment every step of the way. She screws up hard and often, making it painfully clear that if Golden Time is to succeed, it's going to have to succeed in spite of her. And, at least here, it does exactly that.

There's nothing particularly promising about Golden Time's setup. It begins with two albatrosses ... firmly hung about its neck. One is Tada Banri. He's mild and kind and rather boring—exactly the kind of sweet-natured loser who afflicts shonen romances like some kind of personality-impaired pox. The other is Kaga Koko. While she's strong-willed and unafraid to be unsympathetic, she's also a dispiriting female stereotype: the girl who lives to love a man. The introduction of Tada's amnesia gimmick only adds a third albatross. You can count the number of good amnesia stories on the fingers of a careless chainsaw operator.

The show unfolds pretty much as you expect it to. Tada hangs out with Yanagisawa, which exposes Koko to him and him to Koko. They go to club recruiting meetings and party and hang out together. As Yanagisawa vehemently repels Koko's advances and Koko uses Tada to get close to her beloved, the inevitable begins and the two lonely souls start to connect. Boilerplate rom-com through and through.

Something odd happens along the way though. The cliché characters and their cliché situations start to alchemize, reacting together, pulling each other in interesting directions. Tada's amnesia gives him a compelling reason for his blank(ish) personality. He isn't dull. He's a blank slate in the process of filling itself in. Koko's obsession with getting her man proves progressively less healthy, a romantic psychosis that is clearly eating her away and turning her into someone that she doesn't like. Somewhere along the line you realize that she isn't the lives-for-love cliché girl; she's Golden Time's answer for what happens to that girl when she grows up and the love she's living for doesn't materialize.

In the meantime, Tada's feelings for Koko cause him to re-evaluate his memory loss. He decides to brace his past, but in doing so uncovers some things—specifically about a goodhearted sempai who's befriended him—that start to erode his fledgling happiness. His relationship with Koko turns serious as her relationship with Yanagisawa dies spectacularly, and everything collides messily in a (mid-season) finale that is everything that a romantic climax should be: heart-rending, sweet, and beautifully satisfying.

We realize much of this only in retrospect however. The character evolution, the calibrated arc of the plot, even the emotions along the way—while we're watching, we miss so much of it. Partly because Chiaki Kon screws it up, and partly because we're busy gritting our teeth at her screw-ups. This is the rare series whose directorial issues aren't vague and theoretical, but concrete and often very, very specific.

Take the episode where Tada and Koko get bamboozled into a cult indoctrination session. And yes, that happens. Kon completely misses the surreal hilarity of the situation, trying instead for tension (which, to be fair, is also part of the mix). But more tellingly, when Tada throws himself under the bus to save his fellow cult victims and Koko follows him under for his sake, Kon presents their actions with a kind of affectless flatness. It's left to us to parse what they're feeling and the effect they have on each other, which means the sequence hits us in the head instead of in the heart.

And that's more or less Kon's pattern. Too often she just shows and tells, pushing neither visuals nor actors to pull us into the moment. We observe events when by all rights we should be living them. When in episode four Koko accidentally wounds Tada during an ugly fight with Yanagisawa, her tears shifting poignantly from tears of anger to tears of regret as she realizes her mistake, the moment should have instantly carved our hearts out. But Kon misplaces a single insert shot—a single shot! (specifically of Tada's reaction to Koko's words)—and we're left to figure the sequence out after the fact instead of living through it with the principals.

And that is a serious, serious problem. More serious than the pedestrian animation, which doesn't try nearly hard enough to convey character or feeling through motion. More serious than the clean, but bland background artistry. More serious than Yukari Hashimoto's unremarkably competent score. More serious than the forgettable (non-Koko) character designs. More serious than any technical shortcoming or, for that matter, any failing of the script or the actors. It's a failure to realize the show's potential.

And because it's obvious, at least after the cult episode, we spend more time fretting over lost potential than the potential that persists. Until it bursts into an impossible-to-ignore conflagration. The potency of episode six comes almost as a shock. The pangs we feel, and the wonderful, warm satisfaction afterwards, force a full-on re-evaluation. It's then that you notice how every element of the (mid-season) climax is in place and waiting its turn from episode one. It's then that you realize how much you've come to like and root for Koko and Tada. It's then that you appreciate Koko's strength and complexity, and Tada's secretly wounded kindness. It's then that you forgive the series its every trespass and look forward, hungry to see where Tada and Koko are going next

OKAy so i will be honest i first started watching Angel Beats because it looked nice and it had guitars lol. BUT after the first episode i realize that i was way more than that.


So basically your following the story of teens in the afterlife that don't really want to be reincarnated because they believe they may become a water flea or something in that nature. But the main character is Otanashi guy that doesn't remember how or why he died so he doesn't believe that he is dead. but i must say that the story life of this anime was flawless. I love ... all the story's on how each character died some of them where the saddest things I've ever heard.


The Soundtrack was also really amazing and deserves a thumbs up. My personal fave is My Song. I also really enjoyed the opening and closing song.

So if you like Drama, Slice of Life , and Supernatural animes this would be perfect for you.

This Anime was amazing, following the story was fun but i must admit i confused a couple times but the art was great. I will say that the opening was not good to me but i love the ending song. Another was most definitely one of my favorite animes "story wise". I would recommend this to anyone that loves a good mystery and a lot of gore.

Kokoro Connect is a story of 5 high school students in a cultural research and that are going through strange phenomenon because a GOD wants to have fun and test their abilities as humans, I Must say I was surprise that I really enjoyed this anime. You follow these 5 teens that go through some pretty crazy stuff but end up finding them self in the process. And OMG THE BOY GETS A GIRL. This anime actually has a closure to the “boy has to pick between different girls” thing in hand this anime was AMAZING and I think that anyone that loves romance and ... drama with a little slice of life should watch this:

Fooly Cooly…………*sigh* one of the best Anime I have ever seen, typically my favorite. In FLCL you follow a normal boy named Takun or (Naota) in his normal town in his normal life. Until one day while hanging out with Samagima Mamimi (who happens to be Naota’s brother ex-girlfriend before he went to America to play baseball) he got ran over with a bike that was owned by a Vespa, This is when they introduce Haruhara Haruko the 2 main character in this crazy love film. So by hitting Naota with her guitar he begins to get weird horns out of his head. This anime ... is indeed hard to follow but with only 6 episodes its REALLY worth the watch. Not to mention I has own of the BEST soundtracks I have ever heard the pillows really just takes your breath away and really adds filling to the Anime. So if you like Drama, Romance, Slice of Life, just complete randomness then you will just completely love this.