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Starting off with the story, I have to praise several things. 1) They treated mental illness with the most tact that I have seen from an anime in a long time, and they didn't sexualize the two main characters for the sake of being a laughing point like many shonen-ai series. I wish that it had been longer (or the episodes had been longer) because it feels like there's still more that needs to be told, but the ending is still solid. I don't know how much, if any, more the original novel covers and if we got the full experience (minus the stuff that ... wouldn't have gotten by the Chinese censors).

Art was good, the animation was solid and the proportions of everyone were good, and the buildings looked like they fit the setting. Only minor complaint is that if you look at the characters' ears a lot of them have the same-or almost the same-ear (on non-related characters).

Sound was awesome, the dialogue was able to be heard clearly, even though I had to use subtitles-lol, and the OP and ED were...adorable? I don't know if that's what they were going for but they were.

Characters were mostly believable, and god do I hate the MC's brother (and father).

Enjoyment- This series was surprisingly good (I had picked it because it was short and fit one of my MAL 2020 Anime Watching Challenge categories) I just wish we knew if there was more that we didn't get in the series or if we ended where the book did.

Overall I would recommend this series if you want a quick watch and good story.

I loved this short music video, the colours and sounds show what can happen when two giants of their industries get together and work on the same project. I liked how in the first half the pokemon that were covered by blocks of colour, were covered in their primary/main colours. I just wish we got to see more of Wally than just his back shot. It was really cool seeing pokemon show love to all generations from gen 1 all the way up to their current generation, with no one generation being given priority over another. Just a heads up to anyone that has photo-sensitivities ... there is a lot of flashing colours and this might trigger something in some people.

FIrst off, the idea of a Yaoi Isekai is great, but this series feel flat of the promise the idea had. The episodes have little overarching plot development and the sex scenes in the "unrated" version are still censored. One day we will get a BL/Yaoi Isekai that actually has a good story, but until then I'd avoid this. In fact, the only reason I watch the episodes is because I like the OP and ED, and on the site I use to watch this it's easier to just wait it out than try scrubbing through the player opening pop ups in the process.

What to say about Promare…? First of I want to say that the story was solid, even if there were a few predictable parts in it, the ethos of the whole thing more than made up for it. I never knew it was possible to hate someone after their first appearance on screen. The Freeze (Freezing?) Force guys we’re all complete assholes, but Burning Rescue provided enough of a foil for that. The art was alright, but sometimes the change in art style within a scene didn’t jive with me. I am not a fan of most of Studio Trigger’s work so take that with ... a grain of salt. The colours, especially the blacks, blues, and purples, in the fight scenes really made everything pop and were a good use of artistic direction. Now we get to my favourite part: the sound. The soundtrack to this film is absolutely perfect, and how they worked it in and balanced it are excellent too. When they brought in both versions of “Ashes” the vocals were subdued and the music itself was still prominent which gave it a perfect atmosphere for those scenes. And the epicness when Gallant Ones came on in the end was jaw dropping. If this film didn’t have the soundtrack it does, the film would not be as popular and as great as it is. Whatever they paid the artistic and sound directors for this film is nowhere near enough.

Story: 9/10
I feel like the story for this anime was really strong, but it suffered from two main things that dropped it down from a 10. The first is that the first three or four episodes felt really disconnected from each other, and more of a "gem of the week" type of series. This was fixed as the series continued, but it could be a hurdle for people wanting to get into this series that they have to watch half of it before they can see the connected plot line. The other issue I found with the story was that like anything based on books, ... they had to cut a lot of stuff out and that hurt the pacing. I feel like they could have ended on episode 10 or 11 and spread things out a little more to make it flow better. To me, episode 12 feels like it should have been the start of a second season or an OVA/ONA.

Art: 10/10
The people were drawn extremely life like (although a little lanky and stretched, but not as bad as has been seen in other anime), and the way they made the gems sparkle and shine was outstanding.

Sound: 10/10
Every voice actor did a fantastic job, and the voices seemed natural and fit the characters well. The OP is fine, nothing amazing, but it works well for the series. I love the ED, it has the same cheesy quality that the ED to No. 6 had.

Character: 8/10
The characters suffered from the same problems the story had-they tried to fit too much stuff from the books into too little time and they left stuff out that could have been included if they focused on a smaller section of the novels.

Enjoyment: 9/10
The series had a good premise and the episode arcs and stories kept you hooked, waiting for the next week's episode.

Overal: 9/10
If you can make it through the first 1/3 to 1/2 and give it a real shot, I feel like this series will hook you in, and generally surprise you.

I started watching this anime on a whim, and was completely drawn in from the start. This series has moments that are smart, hilarious, stupid, and even cringe worthy; in short, there is something for every taste (especially if you like a quartet of bishie boys). There is a slight overarching story that hints at something unpleasant in each of the characters’ past, but this isn’t really fleshed out too much. It is probably shown more on the manga, and if there ever is a season 2 I hope it expands more on the past. This series has nothing that digs deep into a profound ... question, but that’s ok. This anime is fun and charming, and will surely make you smile.

This was the first manga that I read that I really liked. The story and characters were both extremely fleshed out and felt real to me.

The story deals with people who have hearing disabilities and the struggles they face, as well as the mistakes that non-hearing impaired people do while interacting with them. It delves into feelings of inadequacy and self doubt, and questioning where your place in the world is. The struggles are not only faced by the character with a hearing impairment, but rather every character-even the minor background ones- are fleshed out and made human. I'm glad that it is continuing, ... and that it is also being continued with a proper official English language translation, because more people need to read this series.

The art is relatively good for a first time mangaka and as the story progresses her art gets better and more advanced, which only adds to the quality of the work she presents. There are a few awkward proportions, but again this is primarily only in the first book and is a result of inexperience rather than an intentional "yaoi hands" desire from the mangaka.

Like I said before every character feels fleshed out and human, even the minor ones. Everyone has their own struggles and flaws that making reading about them interesting.

I would highly suggest picking this manga up, it has a lot more to offer than the shonen-ai it's billed as.

Let me start off by saying this first: the relationship between Shirotani and Kurose was not healthy in the slightest at the very beginning. Saying that you would be helping someone with their mental illness only because you find them attractive is not only unethical, it is also plain vile and abhorrent. At least Kurose admitted to that fact and seemed distraught about it. In fact, the only redeeming part of their relationship is the fact that both of them came clean and told the other about their secrets and their pretenses.

All in all, I am glad that everything worked out for them, because ... they do complement each other extremely well (the MI Kink aside) and the two of them have helped each other heal and move on in many different ways. Did I wish things started out differently for them? Yes, but they both moved on and got over it together. That is what this manga is about. It's not about having mysophobia, it's about how these characters came together despite each of their faults. (Which sounds like a cliché now that I type it out.)

The art was drawn very well and there were no awkward proportions (a.k.a. "yaoi hands") that made things look weird. The only thing I didn't like was Shirotani's pink hair in the full colour pages and covers. Since he has "shiro" in his name I was expecting pure white hair and the pink just didn't fit my mental image of him.

Now for the part you have all been waiting for me to discuss, the sex scenes. I found the sex scenes between them fairly believable, but certain "things" were oddly proportioned just for an increased "naughty" factor. But the scenarios while kinky, were things that I could imagine them doing. (<- Now that sounded pervy.)

If you were looking for a hardcore yaoi that has a good story I would definitely recommend 10 Count, and will be watching the anime for it when it is released.

This manga was extremely short and an easy read for something to distract myself. The story was fairly basic and the plot was predictable, but enjoyable. The main problem that this manga had was the brevity of it. It was so short that not a lot of the characters were able to be fleshed out and made real. The mangaka had a great character and story base but did little with it. If we were only given a few more glimpses into either of the main characters' backgrounds or the ending was expanded further it would have been a great manga rather than just an ... OK one. I feel that if the mangaka revisits this series later and ads a follow up or something else it would improve the story quality greatly. All in all, I feel like this story is a great beginning, but lacks the depth needed to be a complete and finished stand alone work.

I struggled with how to rate this one. I really enjoyed the series (I haven't seen the OVA or read the manga yet) and feel like the portrayals of classical music culture are accurate to what I have experienced during my time in that world. This series has a great story, great music, and great timing, and should have been an easy 8/9 rating for me. And it would have been, except for the glaring CGI. I have nothing against CGI being used in anime or any other art form, but the scenes that jump into CGI from a more "traditional" look seem so out ... of place and jarring. They mess up the flow and they seem like something inserted from another show.

Overall impression: Great series, if it wasn't for the weird CGI sequences.