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Twintails is a special breed of show, you go into it saying "Yeah this is gonna be shit"; but come out saying "Shit that turned out to be fun enough that I want more". Twintails has a stupid plot but it is driven by the crazy characters.


Earth has been invaded by the Ultimegil a race of fetishistic creatures who all seek attributes to feed their desires but serve greater masters, the greatest of which enjoys Twintails (really long pigtails Miku Hatsune style). A hero rises up to face them with his equal, if not greater, obsession with this hair style:


Sōji Mitsuka


This guy is so obssessed ... that im pretty sure he is in a padded room imagining all of this. He is a cardboard cutout like every character in this show and honestly is the least funny character in the show as his lines can be summed up with "Twintails are awesome, fuck you aliens, my passion is greater, i have the biggest dick even when I am a girl because hair is amazing"


He spends his fighting time (and a few episodes) as a girl simply called Red (real original guys)


This girl is young looking and draws people who enjoy lolis (this show is full of them). She ends up garnering the attention of just about every person on earth and leaves her allies behind in popularity, proving that the world is a bunch of pedos and that flat is justice.

Speaking of; remember the fetish freaks from earlier? Well they attempted to answer the question of flat or plot and both died horrible deaths, but at least the flat lover was a tentacle monster.






Next in our main cast is Aika Tsube, a wonderful tall loli who has many cute moments in the show that mainly have to do with insecurities about her breast size and the many beatings of Twoearle.

This girl becomes Blue when she transforms, her outfit manages to be the most revealing of the trio and she manages to be the strongest physically. She is the ideal tomboy character and appeals to those who want a girl that can kick the ass of all the bullies at school because you don't feel like it (unless you are stronk like me and do 500 pushups a day at a minimum).


Finally we have a loli that actually is contending for a spot in my favorite characters because she peaks a meter deep in my heart. Erina Shindō, the class president with a submissive side and makes Kanbaru look tame.


She looks like serious jail bait and ends up needing to be saved for half the series. However, when she is given a chance, she proves to be a force to be reckoned with and is the only Tail to have a bust. She is Tail Yellow and will strip off her armor in a heartbeat only to become stronger.

Her biggest dream is to be Soji's pet, this is something that propelled this character so high in my esteem for her. This is because even if one can look objectively at something, they will inevitably enjoy something that brings them happiness and this is one of them. She is hilarious to watch and makes the show for me.




The Ultimegil are too numerous to count, but I guarantee that one of them has your fetish, go on, look on the wiki and find one.


The story is like a magical girl show (which I classify this as magical girl in every aspect, even down to the loli fan service) and thus is not too great. The Ultimegil are taken down in troves and the girls occasionally have to get over some self issue in order to take one down. The show just kind of ends with the big boss character being called back on a mission from her boss.


The appeal of the show is the fetishes you have and the comedy, because the characters are one dimensional and only have fetishistic value to drive them.


Ratings:

Story: 5 Really not a story at all

Animation: 7 Good animation all around, no real good moments except the ending theme which has great hair movement at points

Characters: 8 Again one dimensional but will appeal to each on a fetishistic and humorous level

Sound: 8 This show actually has a great sound track, with the opening and ending really standing out

Enjoyment: 8 I enjoyed this show because of the previously stated reasons, with Erina being the shining star for me

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Overall: 7.2 Feed those fetishes my friends, and stay strong.

So today I watched Black Lagoon Roberta's Blood Trail, it was good and left me wondering about myself and my own rage. Roberta's Blood Trail is an OVA which takes place directly after the end of Second Barrage.


It tells the tail of the aftermath of a NSA assassination which took out Roberta's master. Now if you have seen the original series you will know that Roberta would have killed everyone in Roanaper if it meant saving her master and his child. With the master dead, she goes after the NSA which have taken up residence in Roanapur for a little while. Garcia and another maid ... end up coming to warn them, what ensues is Rock becoming Light Yagami/Lelouch. He ends up figuring everything out by the 2nd episode and the rest is just him conducting his orchestra from the shadows.


Roberta is hyped up on meds and goes on a complete rampage. Annihilating all that stand in her way, not having qualms about how to kill them. She even seduces the guy that wants her to come to Cuba and she ends up using that to kill him. It is a brutal blood bath with some surprising tactics that are used in order to cause as little damage as possible. Overall it turned out to be a game of trying to figure out what will happen next and seeing fairly innocent people witness the cold hearted brutality of most of the people of Roanapur.


Really this OVA is more of the blood soaked goodness of the original series, fan service for the Gib freaks that we are. So watch this when you just feel like watching psychopaths go on rampages and try to kill each-other.


Ratings:

Story: (new category) 6 It is mainly meant to be fan service for previous fans and thus doesn't have the best story around

Animation: 8 It looked great, but what do you expect from madhouse, hardcore gun action

Characters: 7 No real qualms, they aren't deep characters, they are characters who shoot people; end of story

Sound: 7 It works all throughout, the opening track is not so good in this one as the original Mell opening was great and memorable and this just remixes it

Enjoyment: 7 Honestly I didn't enjoy this as much as the original show, it was good, but felt like some of the humor was lost in this OVA

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Overall: 7 If you enjoy Black Lagoon watch this, if not skip it cuz this is just a minor extension of the show





This post was origionally started May 5, 2015 but remained unposted due to events in my life.

Nisemonogatari Review: Supernatural Little Sisters
Well I finished Nisemonogatari, taking it much slower than I did Bakemonogatari and I think I liked it more. This may be due to my love for shows like Oreimo and other shows having to do with little sisters, but I liked it a decent amount. So here is the review of Nisemonogatari:
This season focuses on three characters which got essentially no screen time in the first season:
Karen, Tsukihi, and Shinobu,

Now personally I loved all these characters with Shinobu being my favorite, followed by Karen, then Tsukihi. I was predisposed to Shinobu though because she is the whole reason I ... even watched this show, though I am seeing more and more that I am Araragi though not with such a sense of justice.

The show begins with the Karen Bee arc and pretty much goes around seeing what all the other girls from Bakemonogatari are up to, and then doesn't address Sengoku or Kanbaru for the rest of the show, with the others having some roles to play. Eventually it finally brings the focus to Karen and then Shinobu, this is where the season really kicks off and gets into the funny over the top scenes lined with beautiful set pieces. All the characters focused on in this season were addressed in the first season but not developed. Karen and Tsukihi were just pushing Araragi at the end of every arc in Bakemonogatari and Shinobu didn't say a word.

Karen is a strong character who constantly tries to better herself similar to Rock Lee from Naruto (speaking of doing too many hand stands). She can at points be tsundere but for the most part is happy go lucky and whimsical in nature. Later in the Tsukihi Pheonix arc is where she really shines as her conflict has been resolved and she is allowed to be herself. She has this fun attitude and just makes me laugh and smile. Though i have noticed a trend throughout this series that characters seem to become so much better once their issues have been addressed, its like your waiting for their issue to be fixed so you can see if you truly like them.

Shinobu is the next character I will address as she is the next to be developed, she is just what I was wanting out of her. A character which knows that they have fallen from grace but refuses to accept this and still exudes power and superiority. She does not want to admit she wants to help a human and thus demands that Arraragi command her to do what he wants so that she feels she has no choice and doesn't have to acknowledge that she has fallen to his level. She is a cute tsundere character that admits to being tsundere as most characters in the show do. Her voice actor is great and it fits that role of a vastly superior yet young person. I loved every moment that she was once screen.

Tsukihi is the last character I will address, she is funny in the way that she is psychotic in many ways, when she walks in to find Araragi and Shinobu in a bath together she comes back with a knife ready to murder Shinobu and Araragi, when the infamous toothbrush scene comes up she asks what they are doing in a demented way before going to the store to buy an Awl. She is a character that though quite tsundere and just as psycho bitch as Senjougahara still loves Araragi as a brother. Tsukihi was the only character so far that actually was fleshed out as her character really is before and during her arc, save for Hanekawa though she had her issue addressed before the show began.

This show had a large amount of fan service in it, though in my opinion it was fine because it matched the overall tone of this season. It was happy, awkward, and just plain weird at points
But that is how the show is, there aren't many other shows where in one episode you can get a philosophical talk, loli fanservice, imouto fanservice, beautiful artwork, amazing fight scenes, and hilarious visuals. There just aren't many out there. Whereas the first season was something you really should sit back and watch to admire the set pieces and the conversations, this season focused much more on fanservice, and hilarious visuals. Which made it a fun ride all the way through.

Also up for mentioning is the Karen bee opening which I loved on a visual level and an auditory level, to the point that I downloaded the song to my phone and put in my ever growing anime song playlist.

This show really should be watched, especially if you enjoyed the first season.

Ratings:
Animation: 9 (not as abstract as season one, more grounded)
Characters: 10 (in my opinion the characters were better though I just love these more this go round)
Sound: 8 (Just as good as the first season with the only standout track being the Karen bee opening)
Enjoyment: 10 (this honestly barely missed going into my top five favorites)
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Overall: 9.25

Well I just finished Black Bullet, surprisingly it turned out better than I thought it would. The show had felt mediocre and I didn't think I would think too highly of it, though the last few episodes end up shining against the rest.


For most of the show things felt oddly pointless, characters seemed like they had their own personalities but they still felt a little flat. That is how the entire show felt, flat. Deaths felt like they had no meaning and were just sprinkles on your freezer burned ice cream. It was like the show saw how successful Attack on Titan was and decided ... that it was popular due to the deaths. So it introduced a character only to have them die within a few episodes. This formula was persistent through the entire show and it got bland. I did have to chuckle at the end when Rentaro is sobbing on Enju talking about starting to not be fazed by death as the entire show I wasn't too fazed. I just sat there going "Why does it have to be the loli, why does it have to be the loli, why does it have to be the cool guy, why does it have to be the loli." Though I will say that a few deaths were executed well, but for the most part characters were introduced to be more cannon fodder for your emotions because "oh my god they killed a kid".


There are plenty of shows which have children dying, I mean Deadman Wonderland starts with a class being slaughtered (wow that totally didn't happen in Black Bullet off camera). Black Bullet feels like it see's the popularity of other shows and tries to mash it into their show. But this doesn't work if you can't execute it well. I will say that one thing they executed well was the characters that lost their sanity, they did a good job at portraying people that have seen the gates of Madness and have no care in the world.


There were also a few scenes which I genuinely got goosebumps at, mainly some of the scenes where amazing things or amazing shots happened. Like the scene towards the end about the festival that helps them in the battle. I also really enjoyed the scenes where kagetane appeared. He is the top hat guy with the bat shit crazy loli girl that is a mantis type.


He is just a fun guy to watch that in a lot of ways I can relate to. He views the world as scummy and wants to rewrite parts of it. He wants to see a new world order and does it looking like a dapper gentleman. I don't want to rewrite things, but I am not content with society as it is and would like to change parts of it. Though I have come to accept that you cannot change things by yourself and will condone society temporarily because I am far to lazy to campaign for change. I realize I just slightly contradicted myself but it is simply how my brain works. I can make a change but I don't feel like it so I will condone something I see issues in simply because I am lazy. Though Kagetane isn't lazy, he acts and he is very good at playing mind games. Another feature I saw is his love to flaunt his power, that is something I enjoy doing when the situation permits it. For the most part I don't flaunt such things around because I have no desire for people to see how much I can do; that simply means more publicity and more hassle which I want to avoid for now.


Honestly the show doesn't have a ton to root for other than its somewhat heart of darkness esque look at things. Heart of Darkness is about thinking you are doing something good when really you are the evil. This was explored from a military point of view in Spec Ops the Line, really recommend the game. But certain characters feel like they come to this realization and other characters feel like they are teetering and don't know what is right.


I ussually introduce a bunch of characters but really with a show full of people dying why would I, they would just die suddenly because I said "Hey I like this character". I will say that other than Kagetane I have two characters I liked a fair amount.


Tina Sprout


A cute loli character that during her "arc" she has some very funny scenes and she is someone that has seen death all around her and has come to reconcile with it. She is fine with it all so long as she could carry out her goals, but that changes and she learns to love. She is probably the most mature character on the show and she is like 10. Also she is really cute, has a nice dress, has cool arm things, leggings, a sniper, really good eyesight. I just really like her character, and how cute she is. I love my lolis and this is a girl that made it into my top 10.


Sumire Muroto


She is a scientist that has a funny sense of humor. She accuses Rentaro of being a lolicon and nearly convinces Tina that he is amassing a loli harem. It is quite funny to see, she seems to be the only character aware of the show she is in and nearly breaks the fourth wall all the time. Her voice is also nice, it is the voice of someone that has seen it all and is only mildly intrigued by things that others will be exceedingly energetic about yelling, screaming, etc. In most scenes she reminds me of The earl of pudding (Lloyd Asplund) from Code Geass. Though he was a little more energetic especially when his work was threatened. They both remain calm in the face of destruction and death; true Sociopaths.


Overall the show was above average when you factor in some good characters and some good scenes and really should be a show you save for a rainy day as there isn't much the show accomplishes that isn't done much better in other places. Well except if you want harems of loli's, then you should go watch Fate/Kalied (ha you thought I would say this show excels in some regard, fucking pleb tier bullshit).


Animation: 6 (the show as a whole looked ok, but the Gastrea had really bad CGI for a lot of scenes)

Characters: 7 (again the show had some good character but most had less character than the cardboard cutouts of race car drivers at gas stations)

Sound: 8 (surprisingly the show did good with the opening, ending and general background songs. Though many songs felt cliche because songs like it are always used to make scenes more badass)

Enjoyment: 7 (i felt meh about the show for the most part, with cetain characters bringing a smile to may face, but I wasn't loving any characters; except for you Tina, you get a pass)

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Overall: 7 (watch this for your rainy days or loli pleasure if you exhausted other better shows, this will get you to to the next one piece episode most likely)

Personally for me I loved this manga all the way through. I watched the anime and loved it so I decided to read the manga. The manga is leaps and bounds different and it expands on so much more while accomplishing a lot more. I currently own the entire series Plus all the side stories, the new volume for the new series, and the two doujinshii collections that were released. As you can tell I over this series. The story is great and feels authentic. The characters are wonderful and have many hilarious quips along with huge personality. The art is great, being ... able to convey the story that it is in with beautiful designs mixed in with other designs that seem to represent the characters themselves. Finally I would like to address the world building which is amazing, it feels sort of like the ghost in the she'll manga in how nozuma tamaka goes into all the intricate details of the world which he has created. Overall I give this a ten out of ten as it is my favorite manga thus far.

*Spoiler Warning* (also this is something I typed a while ago just after I finished the show so it’s a little old but still was my honest opinion) I just finished Zankyou no Terror. It was a journey to say the least, I saw no flaws in the characters and I am holding back tears as I type this. It is a bittersweet ending that I partially saw coming but didn’t want it to happen. After 5 died I had suspicions that it was possible that the drugs had shortened their lives as well as the other children’s. I noticed a definite tone shift in ... the show after 5s airport thing. I noticed that the music became more somber, especially after she fell ill during the ferris wheel part. The tone shifts as you realize that they were dying the whole time and wanted to tell the world exactly what happened to them, they didn’t want to hurt anyone, they just wanted their story to be out there and them just saying it wouldn't get it out there. They needed people to wonder who exactly sphinx was and why they did what they did, thus when the information finally came out they I could spread to the world, so that they knew of the atrocities that this organization had committed. It is something that is honorable; however I don’t blame the scientists for what they did. There are many medicines that we have made through human testing. Though it is horrible it is a something necessary for scientific exploration. Da Vinci dug up dead bodies in order to survey their organs and bones; this was atrocious at the time and was considered a huge crime. However now we do autopsies after every death. Sacrifices to your humanity are made when you want to experiment for the betterment of society. The logic that the show uses with Japan being weak is unfounded. Japan controls technology, and other industries. Though it is not as massively successful as China. What this reminds me of most is the things that were done to the Spartans in the Halo novels. Spartan ones were all either disfigured or dead after the experiments, but the information gained after them fueled the Spartan 2 project which saw a 50-50 success rate when it was completed, though they were conducted under less than savory terms. Children were abducted at 5 due to their gifted abilities and were taken to a boot camp where they trained until they were teens, at which point they were modified with technology and performed as super soldiers, later gaining armor. After this the Spartan 3s came along which were more successful and took less time due to growth hormones. Finally Spartan 4s came along which essentially replaced the normal military due to the success rate. The point of this is that in science sacrifices are made, that is why we test on rats and monkeys before we test on humans to have minimal human sacrifice. There are two sides to everything though, so this show serves to show the other side. All in all this was an amazing anime which gets a 9 out of 10. It isn’t my absolute favorite but it left an impression on me that won’t be leaving anytime soon.