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If you are familiar with K-On in any way, I am confident you will find at least some enjoyment in Irodorimidori (if you haven't drawn parallels between the two already).

Irodorimidori accomplishes satisfyingly enough within its 8 episodes of 3 minutes: It has simple backstories so the events don't really seem spontaneous; it has occasional flares of individualism that show off the obviously pre-natal personalities of our music aficionadas.

For its time frame, Idorimidori is able to deliver something seemingly competent to the audience. However, this in itself, in my opinion, is what prevents it from being any greater. It branches out some, yet many ... of these branches are forcibly torn off by its short duration and the ability to elaborate on them.

There is no action after their performance asides from a brief backstage exchange. There was no transition in between Episode 7 and 8; they went from being backstage straight into the performance upon the first seconds of Episode 8. The main purpose of their performance itself was lost, as their school never stated who won nor did the show even display what happened after they got the reward.

It might be asking almost too much from a show shorter than most single episodes of anime, but filling in gaps such as the aforementioned would make it a better show overall.

Asides from that, the actually music itself wasn't all too bad, I liked it. It was a moderately enjoyable, shorter watch.

I think the concept of creating a skating anime as a whole is a cool idea, given that it represents core skating and is a realistic depiction of it, of course.

It didn't stay realistic past the 5th minute mark on Episode 1.

Whoever made this show or wrote the script for this has never skated, much less met an actual skater in their entire life.

I think even Netflix producers are more in touch with America's youth than the creators are with skaters. This is some Mario Kart roller derby looking ass shit. This is the type of shit that was supposed to inspire ... people to pick up a board, not scare them away by presenting fujobait with characters that look fresh out of some horny femcel's fanfic.

I went into this expecting street skating and kickouts and vids being filmed, but there isn't a drop of that. This made skateboarding as whole look comical and commercialized, which is a spit in the face to every skater who sacrificed so much to build up a culture and industry ran by skaters.

To whoever may try making a skating anime next: don't make it fictional. Make it as gritty and raw as possible. Show the good, the bad, and the ugly of everything. Talk to actual skaters, who would be more than eager to point you guys in the right direction to obtain a product that captivates.

Overall, I'm pretty let down by this, since I was hyped after hearing last year that they were going to make this from a friend of mine. If any other skater has some input, feel free to PM me; I'd love to talk about what elements an ideal skating anime should include.

Kanojo Okarishimasu, also known as Rent-A-Girlfriend, is a prime example of authors milking a series to stretch chapters as humanly long as possible for a paycheck, only that the milk has all ran out and Miyajima has butchered the cash cow for its meat.

Story: 2/10.
Somehow, renting a girlfriend is even sadder than bagging a hooker.
The main plot of all 218 glorious chapters is (in the simplest way possible):
MC convinces grandmother he has hot girlfriend, when in actuality hot "girlfriend" rental. Toxic ex and barely-legal side ho try to mess life up. MC in love with hot girlfriend rental, but grandmother doesn't know ... she is rental. Hot fake girlfriend is in on lie, but toxic ex and side ho angry so try to reveal lie to grandmother.

There is nothing redeeming about this story. It is 218 chapters of unnecessary conflict, leaving most readers internally screaming, "Just ask her out you fucking pussy and if she says no just say you broke up to grandma" as they read this shit.

Main villain is none other than his vicious ex, who malds on Twitter with mean tweets about MC ex. There is a backstory now that explains this woman's mannerisms, but it's basically "me never allowed love by parents, so me destroy people love because jealous lol" (even though I spontaneously broke up with le MC despite him loving and respecting me in a healthy, functional relationship).

Art: 7/10.
Unusually high for garbage like this, you may ask? Perhaps, but I must give props where props are due. Miyajima makes hot girlfriend look very hot, side ho pretty hot, and toxic ex kinda hot. Artwork is clean and crisp, which is its only real saving grace.

Character: Another 2/10.
Kazuya Kinoshita might be even worse than an involuntary celibate (otherwise known as an incel) due to the fact that:
A. Side ho loves him and he does not give two flying fucks
B. Completely enticed by hot rented "girlfriend" who he literally pays for her to "love him".

However, this is not his coup de grâce, at least in my opinion. He dies on Hill 218, (no, not like the fucking board game, but the chapter), where we get thrown into MC's inner thoughts and emotions after hot rental girlfriend ditches him after he tries asking her out for realsies. Basically, half the chapter is NTRfest as he tries drowning himself in a pool with schlong at full mast. Talk about a sinking ship.

Chapter 218 is now seated in controversy because Kazuya NTR fantasy, but in my honest opinion it's all well within the realm of his character. After all, he does the same thing near the beginning (only with his ex getting piped by random character #3).

Overall, Kazuya is a cuck. He's a decent bloke for hot rental girlfriend, but is more scared of deeper human interaction that most three year-olds.

Enjoyment: 3/10.
I enjoyed this sometimes, somehow, but not because of the plot, but because of muh hot softcore-harlot waifus.

If you want ecchi but with hotter girls and more of them and less mundane shit, pick up TLR instead or something. Most ecchi-focused shit probably has a better plot than this anyways lol

Note: I'm not gonna go too much into detail.

"When the seagulls cry, there are no survivors."

Now this is how you write the beginning to a manga series.

Set in a scenario that might remind some of Agatha Christie's forever-cliched classic "And Then There Were None", Umineko, similar to its sibling Higurashi, is another mystery masterpiece spawning from the mind of Ryukishi07.

Now I myself am not the mystery fanatic. Frankly put, I am largely disinterested in the genre due to all the boring dialogue and uncountable, ever-present cliches. However, this takes the classic whodunnit plot and adds several layers of intrigue into it, most notably ... with the witch herself.

The characters don't have overly complex backstories to them (it's a 23 chapter manga, what do you expect), but have been properly introduced and have had their mannerisms expressed. In a three-volume with a variety of characters characters, providing enough detail to allow the reader to form connections and not enough detail in order to bore them with some drawn-out crybait is a great approach from my perspective.

Furthermore, the action in the story involving these characters is surprising to say the least.
The manga artist did an incredible job, almost too good at showing us character outcomes (you'll see what I mean) and gave Maria some of the creepiest goddamn looks I've ever seen on a manga girl.

The cherry on top for me was how it ended with Battler's resolve. It is truly awe-inspiring to see someone as plainly human as him stand up to an entity who could easily rip him into shreds. I hope he kick ass next arc.

It's my first time picking up anything Umineko-related, so I'm very optimistic as to what the manga series will offer.

I'm going to have it a dishonest score of a 10 since this show isn't masterpiece worthy, but could use the ratings boost from all these people giving it a 1 or 2.

Listen, I get it. This is a show that contains many dark elements that aren't in your average slice of life or shonen. If anything, I was expecting this sort of controversy when I heard this was getting an anime adaptation in the first place.

However, just because you don't like the inclusion of certain elements doesn't mean you need to review-bomb this show. It's definitely not everyone's cup of tea; if ... you don't like shows that depict mature scenes and heinous acts, then feel free to drop it.

But don't try and bring this show down under based off of your feelings towards it alone. Quite frankly, nobody gives a shit about your Puritan standpoints, so don't force them on others.

As for the actual review, I think the show's alright so far. There's definitely some action building up, and with a human character who endured so much hardship, it's intriguing to follow and see what he plans on doing to those who made him suffer. There's a lot of fucking in this one, but it doesn't ruin the plot contents. I think the character designs are great, considering it's not the first time TNK has worked on lewd scenes (I'm looking at you DxD).

In conclusion, if you were one of the people who shit on Goblin Slayer for ep1, you're gonna have an aneurysm with this show. If you're not, I'm asking you to please take some content with a grain of salt and try taking the main character's perspective.

I bet quite a few people have commented on this, but the length of chapters and they content they have to offer is probably the main limiting factor for this manga, asides from the shallowness present amongst both the protagonist and Akutsu.

Forewarning: if you're looking for in-depth, complex literature with evolving characters and scenarios, I'd turn that mental switch off and enjoy it as a story dependent on a continuous gag.

But with that said, at least this manga does at least have some romantic progression; this becomes more apparent the longer Akutsu spends around the main character.

Honestly, as far as interpersonal progression goes, it's pretty ... palatable. But in terms of any action outside of the MC's room, there really ain't much to go off of. Sure, there's a couple references to Akutsu's outside life that tie into the plot directly, like when she's failing school as a lazy delinquent or when she runs away from home; however, if you compare it to a vaguely similar manga like Nagatoro that also shares a similar gag, it's pretty clear that this story's scope is far too limited.

As for the art, I didn't find much issue with it. It's not bad at all, and if anything, I really like Akutsu's character design.

But overall, if you liked Nagatoro and can take it with a grain of salt, this is a good little read; you'll probably fly through those 61 chapters (at this time of writing).

Since it's still serializing to my knowledge, it'll be interesting to see where the author wants to take this. Only time can tell.