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Well that was horrible. Good thing I read that it was an animix rather than an OVA before starting otherwise it could have beeen even more disappointing , not that it got an outstanding grade this way either.This was my first experience watching an animix and I can say with confidence that I will never watch it again. It was like watching paperdolls (etremely hot paperdolls, but paperdolls nonetheless) moving and talking. I couldn't even say "come to life" as they did not.

There is no reason to elaborate on the plot as you should not watch this unless you have read the manga. You will ... not be able to follow the story as there really is none. The story is in the manga and even if this is an adabtation it skips all the details and even I had trouble to follow sometimes. There is no flow and the paperdolls are once in this place and on the next in that place while elevator music is played on the backround. I did not even enjoy the voice actors as Masami sounded way too old and Fei Long sounded just...wrong.

I always enjoy bishies and that's why I gave this a three rather than a one.

My first impression were:
1) what's up with those two antennas sticking up from that girl's hair
and
2) an anime about reviving a drama club? How very interesting...snooze.
With these points in mind I started watching clannad and sadly my first impression did not change even an inch.

The art of the anime is superb and after the first episode I actually thought this might end up to be one of my favourites. Quite clearly, it did not. This was due to the story, which tried to be very gripping and dramatic to the point that it drowned in it's own attempt.At the same time it was trying to ... be overly cute and adorable and I'm not a big fan of moe or kawaii. In addition, the main girl Nagisa was annoying as hell. Some people might say cute, I say pathetic.

I really, really wanted to like this anime but it just didn't work out. I admit, I kinda skimmed through the last 8 or so episodes so the grade could probably be better, or not. The only reason I finished this was because I wanna watch the After Story and keeping my fingers crossed that it will be better.

If you are ready to indulge yourself in a colorful world with predictable actions, predictable lines, a cast full of bishounens, a lot of love confessions (as well as characters who desperatly try to deny their loveydovey feelings) and those superduper cutsey scenes then I would recommend this one. If, however, you are looking for awesome character building, groundbreaking ideas or something unique then you might want to spent your anime time on some other show.

I am an adult, I know all the reasons why I should not like this anime as much as I do, but I just can't help it. This is my ... guilty pleasure.

Just kick back, don't sweat it and enjoy.

Let Dai is an emotional rollercoaster. I don't think I've ever read anything so painfully beautiful that would leave me as empty as Let Dai did. While reading it, at times, I just had to go and read some really light shoujo as this manhwa was so heavy and I needed to clear my head. Nonetheless, I finished the 15 volumes in a matter of days.

What makes it so great? The art, for once. Breathtaking! Characters, I don't think there was even one character that wasn't flawed; all of them had sides that I did not like. The manhwaka does not let the reader off ... easy as anyone who reads this story will find out. The story is shonen-ai but overall it shows how impossibly selfish, dominating, possessive and jealous people can become once they are in love or think they are.

Even if this manhwa does not seem like your cup of coffee I still urge you to give it a try.

I think this a very overrated manga and not even the vampire theme, which I almost always love, could make this interesting. The female character is more flat than Netherlands and the male character would do much better as the ultimate seme in an yaoi manga. I also hate(!!) it when the first few pages of every chapter is repetition of previous events. Most of the people read the story in chronological order so there is no need to brief the reader in the beginning of every chapter.

I have no idea how I managed to finish this because I could have spent my time much ... better.

I once read in a review that it is much more useful to write a negative review than a praising one. I agree with this one, however, I'm trying really hard to find words to describe this manga and I can not say anything else than it is absolutely beautiful. Is it the art? Not so much. The art made my eyes bleed sometimes and few times the characters' eyes made me think of those of a fish(empty, round, you get the point) but still, I can whole heartedly recommend this manga for everyone. At least if you like or have an open mind for ... this kind of genre.

It starts with a boy meeting a boy. Attraction follows. However, problems arise as they soon find out they are enemies. The story does focus on the two main characters but the side characters are shown as individuals as well. They are not merely there to get the main characters together and help them overcome their obstacles, quite the opposite. The plot is thick, it took me a few chapters to make the difference which character was which and what was actually happening but once I got through that it was easy sailing. No pain, no gain that's what my mum always says (actually no, she says that be beware of those with AIDS. She's wise.)

And I would like to disagree strongly that there is no character building. In my eyes there was. It was not massive and you had to read between the lines but I think the flow of the story was just right. I would give this manga the highest score but unfortunately the art takes it down a notch. Luckily the mangaka's art style has improved hugely from that and if you have not read any other stories by the lovely Mizushiro Setona, I advice you to do so. Right now.

I'm not probably the right person to write a review as I read only three chapters, but at the same time I do not intend to read any further. Why only three chapters? I almost stopped reading after the second chapter after a comment "can I be your sex slave" but my curiosity got the better of me and continued on reading.

I love benging genders, shojo, harem etc. and my inner fan girl squels in pleasure when I can find all these themes in the same story. But this one? Don't bother. Yes, the art is nice and I like everything else except the plot. ... Because of the art I gave it a 4, othwerwise it would have been a 3. I know that 16 chapters is not a lot and things need to happen at a pace but still to pledge eternal love(well, almost) right at the beginning is way too fast. What ever happened to wooing? I was disappointed that I had to drop this one as it had potential but I'll go find another similar manga to fill up this void in my heart.

It took me a while to start reading this just because I didn't think I would find it interesting. If there is an anime version made of the manga, I usually like to watch it before reading the manga, but as the anime seemed a bit dull, I forgot all about it. However, last month I found myself without a manga to read and I got a hold of Fushigi Yuugi volume 1. As there was nothing better to do I decided to give it a try.

I didn't get captivated at first, it took me about a week to read the first volume but then ... it got me! This manga was seriously great! I haven't read any other story that captivated me this much and how I loved the characters! I love how the story and characters grow and some of the plot twists were so surprising that they left my mouth hanging open. And one more thing, I laughed so hard! I absolutely loved the humor! I can recommend this story with all my heart. And no, I haven't read the whole series( with the added volumes) and I probably never will.

"Tiger! What should I do?! What should I do?! Oh yeah! Play dead! No wait, that's what you do when you run into bears and boring boys! Pantomine! I am a tree in body and mind! It's not working!"

Although I've read a lot of reviews somehow I've never written one myself. I just had to make an exception while reading this manga. This story irritates me so much but for some reason I am unable to stop reading it. It's addicting even though I just want to pull my hair out because of the main character.

This starts nicely with the main character having a brain and some attitude, but somehow slowly(or not even that slowly) she ends up being this ditzy girl who can think of nothing else except for the boy she likes. I want to stop reading after every chapter but ... at the same time I want to continue reading and find out what happens next . I guess I'm a masochist. I like shoujo but I also like characters who have a little more personality than that of a rubber duck.

Overall, this is not a bad story( plus, the art is very enjoyable) and obviously I like it to some extent as I continue reading it. I'm a sucker for these ugly-girl-gets-her-dream-guy- storylines even though I have to vent out once in a while :)