War, war never changes. Dog days however shows us that war does not have to be gruesome and depressing, instead it's turned into an animated version of Takeshi's Castle/WipeOut with animal people! Dog Days is one of those animes that carries little to no substance but is at the same time extremely enjoyable and fun.
Story: 7/10
Dog Days suffers the same problem most "moe"animes have nowadays, namely the lack of plot. The plot in Dog Days is there but one has to look very carefully in order to find it the first 8 episodes. The plot itself does feel a little out of place in a
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Apr 3, 2010
Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yume
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I came across Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yuume after playing the game (Eternal Sonata) and reading that there was also a manga adaptation. The manga itself is an enjoyable read but suffers from some serious drawbacks, which I will explain below.
Story 7/10 The story itself is very confusing, due to a lot of background information being left out and thus it is unclear what drives the characters. The manga is clearly made for those who have played the game and this is shown by cutting a lot of content and background information. This is a shame since it is a very interesting story about dreams and ... 
Apr 3, 2010
ef: A Tale of Memories.
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While browsing VA's I came across this anime, and after reading the summary I thought this would be just a generic romance/drama story. I retracted this statement promptly after the first episode sucked me into this gorgeous fairy tale.
story 9/10 Ef consists of two tales brimming with suspense and drama. Every episode shows us more dilemmas, partial answers and makes you hungry for more. The only minor downside is that at the beginning and the end of the anime, one of the tales is put on hold for a bit in favour of the other tale, this however adds to the suspense and in the end ... |
