Jeoffrey

I like fantasy adventure, which is action-packed. However, this anime series is not very good. There is one trope on top of another. The main male protagonist is just another generic jerk who the girls around him do whatever they want, and he does not care. He has ideals and is determined at the right moment. I could probably tolerate a lot of the nonsense and craziness in this show (it is a fantasy adventure, after all), although I would like to shoot the people who wrote the dialogues and chose the music, and hide their bodies. Some of the dialogues are insane, and some of the interactions are awful. When one of the supporting characters said to Moroha's line "But there has to be a catch" something like, "So you are not just strong, but smart too," I thought of Chuck Norris and his Total Gym commercial (and his famous lines "You must be a big tough guy" and "Yeah, the biggest, trust me") and despaired. As far as the soundtrack is concerned, there are many things wrong with that too; I would not bother with the crazy and awful opening; it can be skipped. The music itself, which is meant to support the plot, is often completely inappropriate and disturbing. The worst part for me is when Satsuki does something supposedly funny, accompanied by music that sounds like something from a very old Super Mario Bros game, and my ears hurt. I agree with the argument about the one nice theme from episode three onwards in the romantic scenes with Shizuna and Moroha (and later almost every other emotional scene). However, I still only found one musical theme out of about five good, which is not enough. Oh, and while I am listing things I could not give a damn about, I have to throw in Satsuki herself. I like girls who are ready for action and maybe even hyperactive, although I have a hard time with hysterics, and let's face it, Satsuki is a hysterical show-off. So to not just criticize, I will mention some tolerable and maybe even good things, justifying the one star. The animation is OK for the most part, and while it does have WTF moments like, for example, the Russian assassin "Maneater," I wondered about her right eye, which is on her hair (I mean, the eye covers her hair). I liked the dragon, and I would like to print it and go and beat the illustrators who designed the dragons at Unlimited Fafnir to death with a picture of it. Occasionally there is a good musical bit (cf. above), and as far as the characters are concerned, the likes of Shizuno and the way she knocks out Satsuki is OK too. Moroha himself has moments here and there where I did not find him very funny. I do not mean the ones where he "remembers," or when he beats his opponent with a snap of his fingers, but rather when some girl says something like "honey, come on." and he calmly replies, "why not?" or when he kidnaps a princess through a window. In conclusion, every once in a while, something shines in the pile of garbage, and for myself, I would say it is one weak star, especially for Shizuno. 2/10.

I thought this was a great show. The perfect combination of comedy and cuteness is not boring for a moment. You realize the characters are great after a few episodes. I have to highlight the adorable Chiyo, "Osaka", who is very strange and cute in her way, Tomo who is completely insane, and the similarly wacky teacher Yukari, and finally, Sakaki, who likes animals (especially cats) even though they do not like her. Also worth mentioning is the opening, as the music captures the character of this anime series, and I have not heard something so weirdly wacky yet interesting in a long time. I am totally satisfied. 10/10

Look for cuteness and nothing but cuteness in this anime series. It is simply a story about young girls who "even though they were used to speaking a different language and had slightly different habits, they could still be friends if they spoke and listened with their hearts." Sometimes cuteness is enough, and a show can touch my heart; unfortunately, that did not happen here. Also, I rarely found it funny. I think it was because this anime series was trying to be as cute as possible all the time, and so the cuteness was just too much in the end. So, while it maintained its attractive and pleasant feel, it did not hit me very deeply emotionally. Plus, there was some rather childish simplistic humor that sometimes works, although, in this show, it only made me smile sometimes. The girls were nice and sweet, but none of them managed to impress me. To sum it up, it was an enjoyable anime series, but it did not leave any deeper impression.

Because I played basketball in high school and enjoyed it back then, I enjoyed the third season of Kuroko’s Basketball. Sure once again, we get new players with superhuman talent that even the NBA gentlemen probably dream of, and their fights and gimmicks are again the main drivers of the show’s plot; however, it has a good vibe, the characters and their interactions are still interesting, and I found myself regularly coming back to the feeling, while watching, that basketball is actually a great game, so definitely a great show for me, and Kuroko’s Basketball is my favorite sports anime series along with Haikyu!! (because I also played volleyball in high school).

The kids are crazy about him, and the content of this particular song has been best summed up by the guys from South Park. In short, the music industry has a rock bottom, and 100 meters below it, there’s Justin.

Gourmet Girl Graffiti is an anime series about a love for food and friendship between girls. It has quite a nice atmosphere and is quite pleasant to watch. Sometimes there are some interesting facts about food and its preparation. The anime’s creators paid a lot of attention not only to the depiction of the food itself, but they tried to capture the pleasure of eating it as well as possible, to the point where terms like “gastro-porn" and "gastro-orgasm" came to mind at times. It is more of a relaxing affair that does not have much depth and is quite easy to digest, although it is quite superficial in my opinion, so I think it is worth three stars.

"Cute girls do cute things in cute ways." These are the exact words I found in the description of this anime series on the site where I usually go. I have to say that they described it perfectly. In other words, this anime series is awesome thanks to its cuteness and something that is simply a balm for the soul thanks to the cute girls and the awesome Nobue. It is also wonderfully funny, and I have to single out Miu here; the girl is insane, and doctors today would probably say she is hyperactive at the very least. However, as a friend of mine once rightly remarked, "Kids like that are a blessing because you never get bored with them," and I was not bored for a second while watching Miu. The other characters also had their moments and charm, and I thought they were all good. The only negative thing is the impact on my health, as my face hurts from having that sweet, goofy smile all the time from watching this anime series. 10/10

I have nothing against jokes taken to extremes, but this is literally way too over-the-top. It is a comedy whose first episode did not make me laugh even once, and the only word I can think of is embarrassing. In addition, unfortunately, it does not get better, so the comedy in this show does not work for me. Drop after the fifth episode.

Gokudo is a selfish, greedy, insolent, and greedy bastard who has no scruples and no possessions. Plus, no young girl can be sure of herself in front of him, and so a person (me), drowning in all those contemporary male protagonists who are often so bland and full of good intentions, could not help but take a liking to him right away. Comparisons to Lina Inverse and the Slayers anime series are pretty much spot on, although when I put the main protagonists side by side, Lina is a pretty good girl compared to Gokudo, who does occasionally wipe out a town. Lina, however, only takes money from bandits and for work done, whereas Gokudo will steal from anyone. As far as the comparison between the two shows is concerned, the humor is similar, although, unlike Slayers, there are practically no limits in this show, so we get occasional gems like the "good old" fart jokes. Furthermore, the creators of Gokudo have no problem with writing a love story, so it sparkles in this respect as well. Prince Niari, in particular, is perfect as the indomitable hunter of all things female (except turtles and monkeys). The plot is very good, and I liked some parts and the setting a lot. The characters are also very good, although their variety, craziness, and chemistry with each other fall short of the quality of Slayers, in my opinion. However, overall I think it is a perfect show, so I could not help but award it 9/10.

Death Billiards was a short film featured in Anime Mirai 2013, the concept of which has now (winter 2015) been fleshed out in the form of the anime series Death Parade, which was intriguing. I, therefore, felt it necessary to go back and watch this short film. The difference between the first episode of the new anime series and this short film is that the relationship between the two gentlemen playing billiards (instead of darts) was not really fully explained (perhaps just a shared passion for the game of billiards), unlike the couple in the first episode of Death Parade. So it left a lot of unanswered questions regarding what the older man said to the bartender, which resulted in what he did with the young man. Anyway, it has the same ingredients the new anime has and is enjoyable. I am awarding four stars for its atmosphere, originality, and interesting characters.