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Baccano! is one of the highly regarded and recommended animes that truly deserves to be treated as such.

I have to begin by saying that the first few episodes are some of the most confusing episodes of anime I have ever seen but that even if you find yourself thinking the same thing, it's very worth it to continue watching to the end. You're introduced to a large cast of characters each with their own interesting backgrounds and personalities and at first it can be really confusing figuring out who is who. The time skips also add to this confusion but again don't let this ... be a reason for you to give up! Once you figure out what's going on, the amazingness of the overall story is to be appreciated.

Baccano! gets really dark at times with a lot of people getting killed, but this is usually offset by the appearance of Isaac and Miria who are off doing something outrageous yet again. Although there are so many characters and they don't each get a lot of screen time, it's still easy to like (or hate) them.

The comedy mixed with an intricate plot and many wtf moments is the formula that Baccano! makes very good use of to make this anime great.

Rave Master was one of my first mangas so I might be slightly biased towards it but don't say I didn't warn you! I also won't be using my review to compare this to Fairy Tail.

Basically, Rave Master has it all. You want fighting? It has that. Romance? Got you covered. Comedy? It has some of that too. This manga has a bit of every genre in it so it appeals to a wide range of people. The story isn't all that special, but it is executed well and is supplemented by some nice art and fantastic characters.

The fights aren't too dragged out like ... a lot of shounen manga, and there are often humorous moments within fights to make it even more interesting. The characters are lovable from the moment you first meet them and it's easy to grow attached to them as they mature through the series.

Rave Master is definitely worth a read and even a re-read.

I'm not sure why this show seems to be getting so much hate, but before reading my review let me say that I didn't read the novels or anything.

First off, I agree with what most people say here, that the premise of SAO is very interesting and that the concept wasn't executed as well as it could have been, but it still did a satisfying enough job to keep me hooked. I watched the first 10 episodes in one day and still wanted to keep watching. I did feel somewhat cheated out of a lot of potential episodes though because they kept showing seemingly ... random interactions/side plots with other characters in the world of SAO instead of actually showing the battles and the progression through the floors.

Once the second arc started [with the fairies], though, I sort of lost interest in it. The reason I was watching in the first place was for the game of SAO and the principles of that game.

As for the characters, I really liked them and even though the relationship between Kirito and Asuna was kind of rushed, I still found myself thoroughly enjoying their screen time together. The supporting characters are also likeable and added to the humor.

Overall, I'm going to keep watching SAO all the way through because I'm invested in the characters, but I hope that the story improves in the upcoming episodes.

This seems like what would be produced by someone on crack and acid at the same time. Okay maybe not that crazy, but I'd say pretty close to it. At the same time, this manga is so loveable.

The three main characters, Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura, are some of my favorite characters in any manga or anime because of their personalities and interactions with each other . And it's nice because it can be so weird yet still usually have some sort of storyline to it. Although there are some chapters that are just completely out of the rest of the story, they're still really ... funny and aren't like typical fillers that make you frustrated.

The art is also worth mentioning because I found it nice to look at and the styling went well with the type of story being told.

Gyo was the first horror manga I ever read and it was also probably the weirdest manga I have ever read.

Freaky fish run rampant in this manga and not in a cool "yay fish" way. The fish get creepy and even beyond creepy.

The plot is... wait there was a plot? Hard to notice. I guess that makes sense because this is a horror manga but still. There were more panels about the freakishly grotesque fish-things than actual talking about what the heck was going on in the book.

This manga turned me off to wanting to read any other horror manga because of how ... bad it was to me. Maybe I'll try to find one that actually has a plot and doesn't involve mutating fish.

This was one of the first published manga works of Tite Kubo; the creator the phenomenon that is now Bleach.

The story revolves mainly around the characters of Elwood Shepherd and Gamma Akutabi who are trying to collect the 12 Rings of the Dead. When all 12 are collected, supposedly you gain immortality. Not too original of a storyline, but Kubo develops the idea pretty well and the actual story does have a few twists. There's a lot of action and fighting which I typically like, but it could be said that there are too many fighting scenes. So many that the plot seems like ... it hardly exists and that this is just a fight-fight-fight manga.

Sadly, the manga remains unfinished and there are only 4 volumes so there is no closure on what happens and if the protagonists do get the rings. Overall it's a decent read.

What do you get when you put vampires in the 1940s during World War II? Hellsing.

It's an interesting idea that's executed generally well in this manga. The main character's name is Alucard, and he's basically the strongest vampire in the world. Alucard and co. typically don't fight against Nazis, they mostly fight against other supernatural forces. The Hellsing organization only care about defending London, and they do whatever they need to do so they can keep London safe.There are only 10 volumes and the series doesn't seem too dragged out. It does get extremely gorey at points, but hey it's a war what do you ... expect.

Honestly, I read this series quite a while ago so I don't remember many details from the story itself, but I do remember that it does get confusing at times. My favorite part of the manga is mostly just the idea of it; at times there is just too much talking when you're expecting blood and death. Overall though, it's not a bad series.

The storyline of Hero Tales isn't really anything special. A used-to-be nobody kid named Taitou finds out that he's actually the incarnation of a star. When he gets too angry he gets out of control and only his sister can stop him from destroying himself. I don't really want to explain it here I'm too lazy but I'll just say it disappointed me coming from Hiromu.

Taitou gets really obnoxious around the middle of the series and is so whiny it made me want to stop watching. I almost did stop but I had to keep watching to see if it got better. It did for ... a little bit but then went back downhill. The final fight is pretty lame and ends in the stereotypical anime fashion( if you know what I mean). I most certainly won't be watching this series again but it's okay to watch through once.