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This anime had the potential to become great, but as an anime only, I can say that it is just disappointing. We were left out of a lot of explanations. The budget constraints are clearly visible and at the same time, we can see that it was pretty much rushed. One moment, a lot of people are there and the other, only a few are there. Small things along with the rushed plot ruined this. Towards the end, fights, which normally should last 2–3 episodes, last about 10 minutes or even less than that.

Animation: 6/10
It could've been a lot better than what we got. ... There's nothing extraordinary about this.

Art: 8/10
I liked the character designs.

Sound: 8/10
The ending song and a few soundtracks were to my liking.

Story: 6/10
As I wrote earlier, if it were well paced and properly written, we would have got a great story. Instead, we got a rushed series with very little and delayed explanations for whatever was explained.

Overall, it was fine at best to watch as a weekly show. If you missed this show while it was airing, I don't think it is worth watching. There are tons of other anime which are better. The concept used in the show is something that is not used many times, at least in the way it was portrayed in this show, but it did not do well.

This manga captivated me first because of how unique and detailed it seemed. This went on until at least the culling games arc. Shibuya arc is where this series peaked. After that, the writing felt a little bit off to me, but I still put up with it. Shinjuku showdown was action packed for sure, and I liked it till a certain point, but after about chapter 235, everything just went downhill. There was almost no progress, and mindless action beyond that. When the manga was announced to end in 1 month, it had about 5 potential chapters to give it a proper closure, but ... in reality the author took 1 break which brought us down to 4 chapters. Even then, only a little bit of relevant talks happened, which all can just fit in 1 chapter. The rest of the chapters were full of characters and plot lines I could honestly do without. It is sad for such a great series to go downhill like this. Initially, I gave it a solid 9 rating, but now I will give it a 3 because how it just abandoned its own plot lines. I still think there might be more to this and maybe, Shounen Jump asked Gege to wind up. Whatever the cause may be, it doesn't change the fact that it left a bad taste for its readers, or at least for me. If I talked about art as well, it kept fluctuating a lot, going back and forth between good and average. I'd recommend people to read it but not expect much from the later half of the series, particularly beyond chapter 235. If you're fine with it, you can even stop watching at Shibuya, honestly.

I was not a fan of the synopsis to begin with, but I tried it regardless. You'll find many people talk about how funny this show is, and perhaps it most likely will appeal to a certain group of audience. I, however, am not a part of that and I don't actually find anything that happens in this show to be funny. In my opinion, it tries a bit too hard to be funny, but everything is just superficial. There is a main storyline, but all the other side stories are overpowering it all, and you don't even see it much. I am 4 episodes ... in and this is where I drop it because it is just overly repetitive at this point.

I give a 3/10 for storytelling. It is just like any other isekai show without any depth to it. The main character is summoned to another world by the truck-kun experience. Unlike other main characters, this one was actually planning on dying and is still trying to do so in this otherworld. No matter what he does, he never dies and everyone else keep revolving around him without any reason. We get the 2nd companion who is a cat lady, and she just tags along because the main character saves her by mistake (even if it were intentional, it is still weird for her to follow him around). There's no real sense of danger because we already know the main character and his companions will make it out of every situation, and anyone who dares to challenge them is going to fall no matter what.

Contrary to the story, the animation, art and soundtracks all seem to be fine. But the story is one of the main things that should never be ignored, which this series continually seems to do. There are far better shows out there to entertain yourself with than to keep on watching a dull show as this which insensitively plays around with suicidal stuff.

Even if you do decide to watch it, it is just your average isekai to pass your time.

I watched lovely complex in 2024 after having watched a ton of other modern day anime. A few of my friends suggested me this anime because it was one of their very first anime which they liked. I gave it a go, but ever since I started it, I have only felt regret.

Story - 1/10

The story is focused on the main duo, with a few other side characters around for comedy and support. The entire story dumbed down till at least episode 13 is that there's a tall girl who falls in love with this short guy from her class. Both of them are comedy ... duo of their class. The girl tries confessing her feelings to the guy, but the guy is just so dumb that he takes multiple episodes of trial and failure from the girl's side to finally get that she likes him. Even then, he has issues because he cannot reciprocate the feelings back to the girl. The girl gives up but gets egged on by her classmates into giving it another go. Afterward, she just tries again and again. She doesn't take no for an answer. Every time she is rejected, she ends up crying and there's just a lot of drama that will readily give you a headache. It is not just her fault, either, because the guy keeps sending mixed signals. He used to say that he didn't like her the same way, and then he went on to say that he is not closed off entirely either. But, he also does not like the attention that she is giving him.

Art - 7/10

The art is fine, but it is not to my personal taste. It could've been better, but it fits it considering this anime aired in 2007.

Sound - 7/10

The sound effects are fine.

Animation - 5/10

Nothing special to note when it comes to the anime.

Character development - 2/10 (at least until episode 13)

No notable character development. The girl became so persistent that I think it went downhill when it comes to her character development. The guy also comes off as scummy for not being fully clear about what he wants.

Enjoyment - 1/10

I would even say it made me cringe every moment possible. There was just nothing in this show that ever managed to give me butterflies, and I couldn't even continue it, thinking of any possibility of it redeeming itself further down the lane.

Overall - 2/10

I just could not watch it. There was nothing special about this show except for the main girl being taller than the guy.

The first season was somewhat okay for me, but ever since the second season started, I have had issues with this anime.

The explanations provided for things were present in the first season, so a good deal of stuff did not make sense to me.
The characters were introduced in a hurry and the show barely gave time for the audience to feel any sort of connection with the characters. The anime is full of female characters, strangely (mostly on the good side). The fodder and the bad guys have got male characters.

Everything was super forgettable and did not ignite any interest for me. ...

Story (4/10)
Honestly, if it were done properly, I think it'd be lots better than what we got. The story has an interesting concept, but the way it was portrayed in the anime was really subpar.

Soundtrack/music (7)
Background music was fine, but I mostly liked the ending song more. It was the only part of the show that I was actually looking forward to every week.

Characters (2)

Like I said before, good ones are mostly female, and the bad ones are mostly male, except for a few.
I don't think anyone got any sort of proper character development except for Amiya.

Animation (5)

Lots of panning animations and scenes where we don't see characters talking. Sometimes it'd be focused on their upper half of the face to avoid animating their mouth movements.

Art (9)

Easily the best thing about this show apart from the ending song.

This is one of those anime which you pick up randomly only to fall in love with it later on.
Before going on with my review, I will make two things clear.
First is that this isekai anime is the first isekai anime picked up by the anime studio Mappa.
Second, this anime is solely focused on cooking. You can say that this is a cooking show but the setting is isekai instead to make things look more vibrant and interesting.

I am not a reader of the source for this anime, but I am loving each and every moment of it. It is chill, funny ... and introduces a lot of delicious looking food. If you are a food lover, then you'll absolutely love this anime. The story set up is a guy getting isekai'd into this new world which is full of people and monsters. Modern technology does not exist, and neither does concept of having a cattle farm for meat. He is not alone, but other people do get isekai'd with him. He is the only one out of them who doesn't have an attack/defense based skill. His skill is online grocery and with money, he can buy things from there. So, he asks for leave instead of hanging out where he was summoned, and embarks on a journey only to meet this mythical beast, Fenrir, who saw him cooking and fell in love with his food. He proposed to become the main character's familiar. He hunts for meat, and he makes them. Other parts of the monsters that are not edible are sold by them to earn money for the online grocery. The way the food is presented each episode, makes you drool and crave for it. The food made by the main character bears resemblance to our real life food so it is not just fantasy food but something that you might be familiar with. Fenrir is the strongest, so he hunts down his preys pretty easily and the people are amazed at his presence by the main character's side.

The recurring characters are the main character and Fenrir so far. There's a woman from the guild but it does not look like they will ever meet again. There was an adventurer group which the main character hired on the first episode so they might become recurring characters but after their exit, we haven't seen them since except for a side clip where they miss the food cooked by the main character.

This is not a power fantasy anime where the main character just goes and stomps on people. This is an anime focused on the laid back life of a guy who got isekai'd and has a powerful familiar to hunt and make delicious and brilliantly presented food. If you are into this type of anime, then definitely give it a try. I cannot say much about how this anime will end, but so far it has been good. Anime like this don't get further seasons announced, but maybe we will get lucky with this series.

I liked this anime very much and I think it deserves a lot more attention from all sports anime lovers than it got. It needs more recognition. It focuses a lot on character growth of the players including the main character. It shows each moment how they grow step by step from being nobodies to being an amazing player. While we didn't get to see any kind of tournament in the first season, I am still inclined to say that I enjoyed all the matches that were shown. My only issue would be that at the end they didn't show the entire match. They tried ... stuffing in a bit of drama towards the end that took away the time from showing the entire match. They skipped from the middle to the end result.
I am not a manga reader, so I am not sure if this was the same in manga but at least as an anime only watcher I felt that was a bit incomplete. I enjoyed watching this a lot on Saturdays and I will miss it very much. Hope that it gets a 2nd season!

I am not sure what to say after having watched this anime. The main character was treated poorly and he got a chance to redo all things over. Now, he's on a quest to take revenge on all those people who have belittled him or treated him poorly. Every episode has rape scenes and our main character is a rapist. The initial episodes contained torture but later on it became all about rape. Towards the end, the torture part comes back for a brief moment although indirectly.
He gathers up the girls he takes revenge on and they become part of his harem. With each ... passing episode he thinks he is becoming more weaker by losing motivation for revenge, so he reawakens his own hatred. He is broken beyond repair and he does unspeakable stuff.
This entire anime is borderline if not actual hentai.
If you do watch this, there's no point of watching the censored version because the entire anime is like that. I don't support stuff like this so I will give it 5 only because he is getting his 'revenge'.

This anime has nothing but a loli vampire who is perhaps over 40yrs age trying to actively groom a 14 year old kid all the while discouraging him from attending school or resume his daily day time activities. He gets easily persuaded by her and strives to be a vampire. It is constantly told in the anime from the very first episode that sucking blood is the equivalent of eating food and copulating for a vampire and she is so eager to do it with a 14yr old because he is 'delicious'. There's just too many double meaning pedophile stuff. I am not even sure ... how this is considered ok enough to get an anime adaptation.
They go to the loli's apartment and sleep together (side by side; no direct ecchi stuff) and she sucks blood from him. He is trying to fall in love with a 40yr old to become a vampire. Secretly sneaks out of house and actively is trying to avoid his parents. Meets a stranger girl and goes to her apartment in the middle of the night.

Had she been a part of a criminal organization, this action alone would have ended the life of the main character.
This anime is perverted to the extreme and if people don't get the thoughts of the author through this then I am so sad for them.

The only good thing about this anime is how it manages to portray the night life in Japan. I am not japanese so I don't know how accurate these scenes are but they are extremely well done and beautiful. They add in different colors so while not that realistic, the visuals of this anime is a beauty. The songs and soundtracks are also very pleasing. If not for these, I'd give it a rating less than 3. I couldn't get past episode 3.

A unique anime about fashion designing and modeling. Never thought an anime like this would come but so glad it did!

There are 2 main characters - one boy and one girl. Both of them are in high school but are aiming to do fashion designing and modeling respectively. At first, as someone who is rarely interested in stuff like fashion designing, there was not much expectation. But it definitely came as a surprise.

The art was really good and there is really nothing to suggest for its imporvement.
The music choice was questionable. There are some moments when I didn't like the soundtracks.

The story starts ... off quite suddenly. We don't see anyone's academic performance in their school. The entire anime is based on their dream jobs and nothing else. They are constantly discouraged from pursuing their dreams by everyone around them but they keep pushing ahead regardless of the negativism around them.

This anime has got good realism. People are always harsh and try to drag others down for their own improvement. But our main characters never let their dreams fade. They motivate each other and work really hard. I think it could be one of those few anime that really encourages people to pursue their dream and not listen to what others say.

Without telling too much, I suppose there are some elements in this anime that I wasn't expecting to happen but was surprised that it did (something related to an intern school). This anime wasn't focused on just the main characters but also the characters around them and honestly, that was one of the best things that could've happened in this storyline.

I am not quite sure if it'll be getting another season, but I really hope it does. Not a lot of people noticed this hidden gem. It's an entirely different kind of anime as fashion designing and modeling wasn't something that at least I had seen before.

The season ends in a certain way that will make you want more but at the same time since this anime didn't get much attention from people, I suppose holding hope for another season will be foolish.

The main duo did not accomplish their dreams, but in a way got recognized for their talent is what I'd say about the ending.
The one thing I didn't like about this anime was that they made it using very bright colors. I am sure that is not a problem for a majority of people, but I definitely don't like this style. I prefer deeper contrasting colors like summertime render anime. But, that is hardly a thing that should be discouraging anybody from watching this anime. I highly recommend this to everybody who is looking for a new genre of anime. You will not be disappointed.

If you don't like seeing hardworking main characters making their way from the bottom to the top, then this is not for you.