>>This review may contain a couple minor spoilers.<<
I enjoyed the first season of this series immensely. (9/10)
The 2nd season has two arcs. The first 8 episode arc is a squad jam with a few twists. The second arc is the remaining 4 episodes. Both gave me mixed feelings so I'll break it down:
Likes: Great action and somewhat realistic depiction of firearms in relation to most anime I've watched. The battlefield and match parameters in each arc were both fresh and interesting. A-1 pictures is a top-tier animation studio, but nothing really dazzled me.
Cheese: The jetliner sound when Llenn accelerates, the corny one liners from the
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Jul 17, 2022
Tada-kun wa Koi wo Shinai
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Main character Tada is basically wallpaper. Nothing to see here. He's a sad-sack amateur photographer whose parents died when he was young. That's it. That's his story. Is he worthy as the love interest of a literal princess? Teresa, our princess, is cute and likeable although I can't fathom the choice of having the English dub cast use a pseudo "euro" accent for her and buddy/bodyguard Alexandra. From what part of Europe is that accent? France? Germany? Transylvania? Who the hell knows. It doesn't work and it's crap.
The other characters exist to drag the story like a boat anchor across the finish line - either ... 
Mar 6, 2022
Shoujo Kakumei Utena
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I'm 10.5 episodes in and I don't understand the high praise for this anime. It seems to be going for style over substance without much explanation of anything. The viewing experience is much like a trip to the dentist - you just want it to be over.
Why is Utena so good with a sword? Why did she enroll at hoity-toity bitch slap academy? Why is this mouse wearing a tie and eating all the GD food? Seriously, why is the mouse even here? Who cares who wins the "rose bride" - why is this important? When is someone going to drag brother-loving Nanami into a ... |
