So I watched the first episode... I actually quite enjoyed it, and I'll definitely watch another. ^^

Watching it subbed btw, as per Cat Merc's recommendation.

14 episodes into Clannad, and y'know what? I think that's enough. I finished the Fuko and the Kotomi arcs and boy was I bored. The MC they could've replaced with literally any other anime protagonist and everything would've been done the exact same except twice as interesting. Nagisa, Ryou, Tomoyo, and Kotomi are just meh. I don't like Sunohara. They should've just called him punching bag for all he does. Kyou earns some points, but only because she might be a siscon. Fuko was cute, but of course they got rid of her. Nagisa's parents however I actually genuinely enjoyed, but they're just side characters.

The show is also a mess. The first few episodes had very weird jump cuts, and the balance between drama and comedy wasn't very well executed. The comedy on it's own was fine, though nothing earth shattering. The feels were there, but nothing like I expected them to be. The highest point is the Dango song. I love the Dango song.

Clannad can go sit in the corner of shows I didn't finish along with Watamote and Gurren Lagann.

After Review:
Yea, I know I was harsh, but chances are I'm going to end up finishing all of these shows at some point. Who knows, maybe I'll learn to appreciate them. Next is... (Drumroll Please) KANCOLLE!!!

So I watched the first episode... I actually quite enjoyed it, and I'll definitely watch another. ^^

Watching it subbed btw, as per Cat Merc's recommendation.

First season of clannad is just 'decent' if barely, it's season 2 that really brings light to that show. You're missing out.

Same with Gurren Lagenn... except I've no idea why you dropped this show, it's so epic epic isn't even epic enough of a word to describe it.

Incoming pilot reviews: 6 Flowers is taking my top spot this season. More to come soon :3

I only watched three episodes of Gurren Lagann. The reason I dropped it is because I thought the main guy was insufferable. Too whiny. Honestly, I doubt I even made it to the good parts.

KanColle:
This is exactly what I expected it to be. Actually, that's a little innacurate. It's exactly what I hoped it to be. It's fluffy, the animation is fantastic, and it's just so, so much fun. Naka melts my heart, and can't I just pretend that it's yuri? Just little bit? I'm only two episodes in, so hopefully it'll stay this awesome. I also love that fact that the "Admiral" is implied to be you.

I watched the second episode of Elfen Lied, still enjoying it! ^^

So...

What is everyone's favorite "cute girls" anime (without ecchi)
I know you all have one. Come on, admit it.

Mine has to be Hanayamata, cause cute girls dancing is even better x3

Kinmoza is a close second. Can't get enough of the desudesudesu

And this season I'm watching Wakaba Girl. Not sure if It'll hold my attention, but I'm liking this one a bit better than others I have seen recently.

So...

What is everyone's favorite "cute girls" anime (without ecchi)
I know you all have one. Come on, admit it.

Mine has to be Hanayamata, cause cute girls dancing is even better x3

Kinmoza is a close second. Can't get enough of the desudesudesu

And this season I'm watching Wakaba Girl. Not sure if It'll hold my attention, but I'm liking this one a bit better than others I have seen recently.

So...

What is everyone's favorite "cute girls" anime (without ecchi)
I know you all have one. Come on, admit it.

Mine has to be Hanayamata, cause cute girls dancing is even better x3

Kinmoza is a close second. Can't get enough of the desudesudesu

And this season I'm watching Wakaba Girl. Not sure if It'll hold my attention, but I'm liking this one a bit better than others I have seen recently.

So...

What is everyone's favorite "cute girls" anime (without ecchi)
I know you all have one. Come on, admit it.

Mine has to be Hanayamata, cause cute girls dancing is even better x3

Kinmoza is a close second. Can't get enough of the desudesudesu

And this season I'm watching Wakaba Girl. Not sure if It'll hold my attention, but I'm liking this one a bit better than others I have seen recently.

So Ra No Wo To, or sound of the sky, its about an all female platoon in some backwater town on the edge o fno mans land between two empires, the MC is a girl who enlisted to learn to play the bugle, its a very pretty watch and the soundtrack for it is great (it has this really nice version of amazing grace).

you forgot to mention it's a Yuri <3

Another show in the bag.

So, I Can't Play H!

9/10

Absolutely loved this show. Some good humor, a light-harem storyline (contest is mainly between two interests, though the winner is obvious) and, best of all, the twist involving the ramifications of the "heroic" actions taken by the protagonist all come together well in a concise run of 12 episodes (not counting the OVA.) As with many other shows, there's a few dangling plotlines that could be expanded upon if future episodes are made, but the show wraps up nicely enough to leave viewers satisfied (though I would argue that the ending is too saccharine-sweet for my tastes.) Animation is beautiful throughout.

My biggest complaint would be how Lisara is presented as anything but a strong character when it comes to actually fighting; seriously, she runs out of energy within ten-twenty seconds and must rely upon Ryosuke to help her win the battle. Yes, this does enable Ryosuke to take on the role of power-fantasy hero but there's no reason that it should be done at the expense of Lisara's strength as a character.

Now I'm off to find the next show to watch before I'm off to work!

I have just finished The World is Still Beautiful, on Crunchyroll.

Why did no mention this show before? It's funny, great cast, great romance, and leaves the world open to the imagination of what else could be in here knowing what we do.

Story - 6/10 Ever wanted a loli king? Ever wanted a sadist tsundere loli king? How about a sadist tsundere loli king who just recently conquered the world matched with a beautiful spunky girl who don't give a **** what others think? Look no further! It's a recipe for humor and unexpected drama as these two protagonist of our story bump heads with each other and everyone around them.

The King of the Sun, as he is named after his land, sought the hand in marriage of a noble blood line from the Principality of Rain, said to posses strange powers that can call rain. He didn't care which princess, all known for there beauty, he just wanted the power they posses.

After a life or death game of rock paper sisscors between the princesses, our female protagonist is sent on her way to meet her new husband, but before she does she tours the country.

The Rain country is very poor, underdeveloped, and low populated. Even so, she didn't expect the people of the sun to be taken care of so well by there king, who may of taken the world by force, but he treated his people well improving irrigation and other important facilities to maintain there daily living.

They loved him for that, but they also feared him, for his anger was quick to come.

When she finally meets the king - he isn't what she expected being torn a part by different sets of rumors about the same man. And when he meets her - she holds nothing back, and lands her in prison.

Problem with the story is that it failed to explain a lot of context and backgrounds - like why the king even wanted to marry anyone to begin with, he could just force the country to do as he wants with his military might.

Characters - 8.5

music - 6

VA's - 6

Over-all - 7.5 - i recommend this show to romance/comedy fans.

Also my first anime review though it was on accident.

Charlotte is my current anime of the season and more people should be watching it.

Charlotte - 01

I went into this with absolutely nothing in the way of expectations and came away with the show shooting itself to the top of my list of currently airing shows. I absolutely love the ridiculousness of the setting presented. The visual gags with the 'teleporter' guy tackling the protagonist at ridiculous speeds, the fact that the powers presented are all hilarious incomplete in one way or another, or the whole thing of building up an overly dramatic main character only to systematically break him down at every step. A surprisingly charming and genuinely funny show! It takes a decidedly "X-men" style setup in which you have teenaged protagonists discovering that they have powers, exploiting this fact in really interesting and decidedly juvenile ways, while eventually dealing with the realization that they're not the only ones in the world who have abilities in the sense that they do. Don't miss out on this.

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Join me on my journey of highs and lows with the first two episodes of Classroom Crisis!

Classroom Crisis - 01

This is fun.

The synopsis of this one definitely had me a bit worried, I was concerned that the SciFi space background that the story was set in would ultimately take a backseat to whatever highschool drama they wanted to insert to appeal to whatever demographic they were aiming for. I came away instead with a surprisingly optimistic view of the way it handled that part of the show.

Our protagonist, for once, is actually the teacher of the class and I didn't realize how something as subtle as taking the main point of view away from some generic self insert student to a generic self insert authority figure leading the class could feel so refreshing. I can almost forgive the show for the hamfisted style of character development near the beginning where they clearly layed out the protag's hopes, dreams, and overarching goals in a single sequence. Fortunately that was probably the only clear low point in the episode and the second half delivers on what I had picked up the show to begin with for.

The ******* space part. The second half has the series delving into the main conflict of the episode as first introduced in the show's opening moments. A mission that has our characters making use of their prototype ship in order to stage a rescue mission. While certainly the show isn't what I'd call a "looker", with a lot of the background art being serviceable at best, I found the moments where you're switching between ground control and the view of the cockpit to actually be quite exciting. While I could certainly criticize the "SciFi" aspect of the execution of the mission (an asteroid belt with that much debris would most certainly land you in a situation where any number of small objects would kill you in moments which directly conflicts with a protag who values "Safety First") I found myself ignoring all that because this show is in space. And space is ******* cool. What it solidifies in this moment is something that I really value in shows like this though, that this isn't a one man show. That our protag is going to ultimately be leaning on the strength of others in order to achieve his goals. Also the transfer student is great.

Don't go in expecting something on the level of Planetes in terms of attention to detail or competency in its execution though, cus this **** aint that.

Classroom Crisis - 02

A couple of highschool kids got together one day 70 years ago and decided to revolutionize human space travel. Sure, why not?

The small amount of time the show spent this episode exploring the fun dynamic of having a transfer student thats simultaneously your boss and the little dash of internal company politics were about the only positive things this thing had going for it. What we're greeted with for the other 90% of the episode is some of the most hamfisted character development I've ever seen. It's 2 parts exposition dump and what feels like someone reading every defining character trait off of a fact sheet for every significant character existing in the show. "Lazy" doesn't quite capture the magic that comes with being bombarded with every detail about the world, its technology, and the internal motivations of all of its players in a single 15-20 minute sequence in what is literally presented as a documentary that other, even less important characters are watching while absolutely nothing goes on anywhere.

So yeah, that sucked.



I wasn't a fan of Punchline myself but thanks for the review. Personally I found the show to drag for far too long with the whole random ghost thing for me to really stay invested for very long. It was always flirting with the point of not being actively bad enough for me to drop while doing nothing exceptional to actually get me 'excited' to see each episode. Dropped it the moment the dude gets back into his real body and discovers his mission.