The MC is basically an overpowered protagnist that is the only one that can keep leveling up. It's guilty pleasure to root for the weakest mercenary and see him rise to the top. Except that the plot, character depth, development and side characters are very bare bones.
The art and animation is good, and VA for the MC is great. Fight scenes are nice but nothing out of this world or unique. The pacing is poor, and some episodes just goes by without adding any value to the series. Even with an already thread-bare plot and character depth, for some reason the animation studio decided
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Feb 5, 2024 Recommended Funny  Preliminary
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Shangri-La Frontier has an interesting premise where the virtual characters are the "main" characters more so than the physical characters. I find this anime quite engaging and it keeps us in suspense on what game mechanics or situation will appear as a new challenge to Raku. Whilst this anime has quite a number of issues - which I will get to later - as someone that has played in open world games, I think the writer has done a great job in combining elements of existing gaming tropes and mechanics and putting a fresh spin onto the adventure.
The introduction of Emul, Oikatzo and Pencilgon has ... 
Jan 19, 2024
Dungeon Meshi
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(3/24 eps)
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If you need a decent anime about cooking then I highly suggest watching "Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill" instead. It has the same premise about cooking food using ingredients from unknown creatures, monsters but the only difference is that Campfire Cooking actually blends the cooking technique of modern day style into the medieval times - which makes it more intriguing and relatable. Whilst the cooking ideas in the anime is not bad, I am just pointing out there is already a better anime for this premise.
The art and animations are nice and have beautiful color palette. the characters designs in the ... 
Jan 19, 2024
Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii
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I am seriously conflicted about this show. There are hits and misses in this show.
First of all, it feels as if the story centres more around Kabakura and Koyanagi's blooming relationship more than Narumi and Nifuji. Nifuji is an extremely frustrating character. He doesnt really do anything much to progress his relationship with Narumi, and even if he did, it is either painstakingly slow or he will ruin it by either backing off or making unnecessary gesture to ruin the moment. The main highlight of this anime is actually the dynamics and friendship of the 4 main characters - their difference in personality, tastes and interest ... 
Jan 4, 2024 Recommended Funny Spoiler
Suprisingly, this movie is everything the post-Soul Society wishes it could be. Narratively it makes sense how this movie takes place after Soul Society arc but before Arrancar arc. Amazing OST, nice animation & characters with actual depth and motive.
The introduces the Valley of Screams seamlessly. The concept behind the Valley of Screams and the Blanks is extremely fascinating and dives into some interesting spiritual and philosophical concepts. the new character Senna is well written, has charisma and amazing chemistry with Ichigo. Senna has an interesting arc with a fantastic payoff, and frankly one of the most memorable characters in Bleach to this day. Why cant ... 
Jan 4, 2024
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
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I seriously do not know what is the point of remaking Full Metal Alchemist when the 2003 anime is already amazing. Just because it follows the manga more faithfully, doesnt make it a better anime.
Is this the worst anime of all time. No. Is it massively overrated? 100% yes. They seriously dumb down several notches and make Brotherhood extremely childish and make key events like Ed and Al's failed transformation or Tucker's sinful act less impactful than the OG 2003 FMA. Even the Humonculi in Brotherhood are shallow, whereas in the OG FMA, the Humonculi are well written characters with conflicts and depths. What's the ... 
Jan 3, 2024
Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen
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I will keep this short. My biggest regret of being a Bleach fan and hoping that the story will eventually improve. ......
Most Bleach fans just cannot accept the reality that Bleach is only good up until Soul Society arc. Post Soul Society arc - Bleach has gone downhill and Sennen Kessen-hen arc is all hype but zero substance - just the same power creep nonsense that we get from Dragonball universe. Ichigo is probably one of the most shallow protagonist with almost zero character development apart from Bankai and fighting power. The designs of the characters are cool and have unique abilities, but shallow personalities ... |
