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What I'd heard about Aku no Hana was that is had an intense, gripping story and interesting art style, so I gravitated towards it eagerly with not too much background on it. Though after watching it, I can confidently say that it definitely unalike anything I've ever seen. Aku no Hano is something that I didn't necessarily get enjoyment out of, but I feel I have to take away immense respect and overall appreciation for the show.

Story (8/10): the main story was personally torturous to sit through. It follows main main character Kasuga Takao, a middle school student, who keeps to himself and is ... a fan of obscure books. One day as he finds himself faced with the opportunity to take his crush's, the angelic Saeki Nanako, gym clothes, so he guiltily does. To his horror, the class pariah Nakamura spots him doing this. She uses the knowledge of Takao having Saeki's gym clothes as the ultimate blackmail, forcing him to do terrible things. And if he refuses her, she threatens to tell the class of his actions. This is the main driving factor of the swiftly moving plot, along with an undertone of dark romance. But not only what Nakamura does to Takao made me very uncomfortable, but also the fact they're supposed to be middle schoolers. They're doing some pretty fucked up shit for just hitting puberty!

Art (7/10): the simplistic/realistic art style I thought worked well. A unique story deserves a unique representation, I suppose. I can see how people have issues with it, but overall I thought it didn't take anything away, but just added something a little more interesting.

Sound (8/10): the varying openings and the super ominous ending theme worked very well with the vibe of the show. The music overall just added a touch of unease, which only triggered more mixed feelings.

Character (9/10): the characters are probably the best thing overall. You have the fairly demure, average "deviant" Takao contrasting with the outspoken, perverted "deviant" Nakamura- which leads to interesting chemistry as they find themselves seemingly entangled with each other. Then you also see the genuinely sweet Saeki, who seems to be Nakamura's complete opposite in almost every way. The way the characters interacted got me hooked, and I was very motivated to see if they would ever end up happy.

Enjoyment (5/10): I found it very hard to enjoy this show, one of the main ideas of the show being blackmail. I felt terrible for Takao as he went through Nakamura's psychotic treatment, and how his character began to twist due to the constant pressure he was experiencing. Also, I grew to despise the concept of deviance, and how Nakamura abused it to slowly chip at Takao's sanity. Looking back, I can appreciate the show much more, but as I was watching it, I definitely did not feel the same admiration.

Overall, I'd recommend Aku no Hana to anyone looking for something very psychologically intriguing or something they'll be able to feel an array of strong emotions while watching.

I never had heard of Switch before until I randomly stumbled upon it. From what I saw the art looked fairly well done, and both episodes were only thirty minutes, so I was intrigued to see what it was about. And overall I wasn't too disappointed by the hour long OVA.

Story (8/10): the plot of the show reminded me of a James Bond movie, which was the main reason I decided to keep watching. It's centered around a police narcotics division trying to bust a group selling the notorious drug Funny Angel, or FA. It's thrilling, has a sense of suspense and causes you ... to think a little. The overall world is quite immersive since the story moves so quickly, reminding me a lot like a movie. My only complaint is how many unanswered questions the show leaves, not only at the end, but throughout the whole thing. I can recall thinking in the last few minutes "what the fuck??" way too many times.

Art (7/10): there's nothing terribly unique about the art style or the overall animation. It's well done, and the characters are nice to look at. Yet again, there wasn't anything that was extremely hard to execute on a visual level.

Sound (8/10): the soundtrack worked well with the vibe of the story, which again reminded me of a secret agent/spy movie. It wasn't something that's extremely noteworthy, but it was definitely used well to fit the show.

Character (6/10): the characters were okay. There was quite a few of them, varying in importance, but none of them were really developed. If someone asked me to describe the characters, I wouldn't know what to say. At the most all I could do is divide them into two categories: the criminals and the cops. I especially wouldn't know what to say for Kai, who I guess would be considered the main character. We never know his motivations for wanting to protect Hal- let alone any character's motivation. Does Kai love Hal, or does he want to help his best friend? We'll never know! As a side note, there weren't any girl characters. This didn't bother me, but it was just odd to realize every character was male.

Enjoyment (8/10): watching the show in one sitting and being able to take it in such a short amount of was very enjoyable to me. The plot was interesting and grabbed my attention, allowing me to be immersed in the story. The hour watching the show was well-spent in my opinion.

Overall I'd recommend Switch to anyone wanting to watch something short and interesting, maybe needing something to pull them out of an anime slump.

I didn't have high expectations for Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?, seeing it's an ecchi harem and that's not usually my cup of tea, but found myself enjoying it a lot. It definitely got me hooked and I went through the 12 episodes pretty fast.

The comedy was one of the main things that grabbed my attention, since it doesn't take much too process. It's perverted to say the least (panty shots, boobs, girl and guy butts, you name it) which caught me off guard sometimes, but just added to the hilarity. There's also some sarcasm, breaking of the fourth wall, and just flat ... out immaturity. It made me laugh out loud a lot.

One thing some might have a problem with is the lack of of a consistent plot. Each episode bounces from one thing to the next, occasionally bringing ideas from previous ones with it. Often things are resolved quickly and then something new would pop up to replace it. A few parts of the story also carried action along with it, which surprisingly had some gore in it. The gore-factor though was kind of hard to take in while teenage boy Ayumu, the main protagonist, is dressed as a magical garment girl wielding a bright pink chainsaw.

But the not very strong story wasn't an issue for me- I was too busy enjoying the characters! I really liked all of them, my personal favorite being Eu, the necromancer who uses a pen and paper to communicate. (Or as Haruna would say, "neck-wear mancer") I thought the dynamic of the characters worked together very well, especially in the show's comedic sense. You definitely can see a lot of the stereotypical anime tropes in cast, but all of the characters' quirks help soften the edges of the easy to spot tropes.

Overall I really liked Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?, and would recommend to it anyone looking for something short, funny and easy to enjoy.