Prison School - lol what was that

You are all weebs and neets.

The soundtrack I don't really notice, and the OP/ED are pretty much just par.

Gate - Episode 3 - I generally do like this show, MC is just a stand up guy. And I'm liking the way the characters are coming together in a very natural way.

The beginning of the episodes pace was really off for a while, especially around the horse shooting incident, but this episode made me over-all like the show more.

To Luv Ru - You know, Momo really is great, but Mikan is just the best. Out of all of the girls, I think she's the only one who truly understands her love, the why, and where it should go. She's the youngest, but by far the most mature and capable.

Finishing up the OVA's to season 1, I always enjoy re-watchng this show for some reason.

Can someone pls recommend me a good romance anime (but not a rom com)?

BLASPHEMY!!!

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance (Blade Dance of the Elementalers)

6/10

Kamito finds himself enrolled in a spirit academy as the only boy able to form spirit contracts...at least, the only boy in the past 1,000 years to do so since the legendary Demon Lord was defeated. Kamito forms a spirit contract--an incomplete one--with the holy sword, Est, and thus begins his new life as a student, where he encounters all sorts of beautiful girls who (naturally) develop feelings for him. His harem slowly comes together as the looming Blade Dance approaches...and with, it the ability to have any one wish granted.

All told, this was about as generic a fantasy harem anime you can find. That said, Kamito is actually an interesting character (much more so than the stock harem members that fulfill trope roles) in that we aren't watching the typical zero-to-hero progression of a typical power fantasy. Instead, we start off with the fact that, as of three years ago, Kamito was the best blade dancer of them all and won the tournament to have his wish fulfilled; a wish that, apparently, didn't go as planned, as Kamito now finds himself separated from his former spirit contract, Restia, and is much weaker as a result.

At 12 episodes, don't expect anything more than an opening act to a much larger story. As such, resolution is nowhere to be found so be warned before starting to watch.

Fairly standard moments of comedy and ecchi (though no actual nudity) surround the typical harem-style romance while fight scenes are usually quick to be resolved. Animation is good, nothing spectacular.

Can someone pls recommend me a good romance anime (but not a rom com)?

Kimi No Todoke

This show can be so damn cute, but you're right, it's just pretty much an average show.

Anime has already made me quit almost all other forms of TV since I know I won't find anything better. I've almost quit anime before because I've seen series that I feel will never be surpassed. However, if this actually gets done correctly it'd probably make me quit life. Because honestly, there'd just be nothing that would ever be able to top it.

https://youtu.be/jqD-1cHxE6k

I'm thinking we should start a group in that app.
Maybe
Idk
It seems like a much better place than some random corner of the Dust forums, but I understand that not everyone has a smartphone and stuff.

What do people think?

I like Anime better than TV because I don't have to have any special recording devices to watch it whenever I want, and I don't have to pay more than $7 per month for it.

The biggest downside of anime is that you have to get invested in it. At least, that's what a lot of my friends say. With things like Family Guy you can watch as little or as much as you like. There is no order to it, and each episode makes sure to reset so that the series can go on forever.

Personally Anime to me is more comparable to movies than TV. Yeah there are certain series out there that have compelling stories with live action stuff (Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, etc), but American television just seems so ridiculous all the time.

Anime also seems to have more related shows and content. As in, I can find another 4-5 similar shows after watching something I like rather than having to wait a whole week for the next episode of an american show because there isn't anything else out like it.

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Even if you find a show that seems so much better than everything else, there's a good probability that something else will come out next season that is at least as decent. And even then, sometimes a show pops up that you weren't expecting to like that you find enjoying in a different way.

So, 17 episodes into Mirai Nikki, and I've noticed something.

**WARNING HEAVY SPOILERS**

Yukiteru treats Yuno horribly. He flat out uses her to further his own goals. While she fights to protect him, he mostly just cries and whines. Not only that, but he is afraid of her, and clearly doesn't trust her. In almost every given instance he'll choose anyone else above her. I suppose there was that incident where she kidnapped him, and tried to kill all of his friends. However, the way he simply leaves her is brutal. "If some crazy stalker lady kidnapped, and tied me up I'd leave her too!" You might cry, but let's look at the facts, and the people he calls his friends.

Akise: Basically a stalker himself. He just gets around it by calling himself a detective. Overall he treats Yuki well and deserves to have his trust/friendship.

Hinata: Fakes friendliness toward him to lead him to a trap where she attempts to kill Yuki and all of his friends. Yuki's response? He decides to become her friend and instantly forgives her.

Mao: Complicit in Hinata's scheme; tries to stab him. Really she was just acting to help the girl she clearly likes, so I hold nothing against her.

Kousaka: Flat out tries to get him killed by Ninth. When Yuki moves schools he tries to tarnish his reputation to force him into being an outcast. He's also openly hostile toward him.

Every single one of those people he trusts, and prioritizes over Yuno. Three of the four tried to kill him. Now let's look at Yuno:
She has from the very beginning admitted that she loves him. She says she'll always protect him, and has saved his life from Third, Sixth, Twelfth, Fifth, Fourth, and Seventh. She's made mistakes here and there, but always tries to rectify them. Not to mention that every action she's taken is to achieved the "Happy End." Including the kidnapping incident which couldn't have really impacted their relationship that negatively since the "Happy End" didn't go away.

Including the kidnapping incident which couldn't have really impacted their relationship that negatively since the "Happy End" didn't go away.

You're kinda ignoring the beginning of the story of how Yuna and Yuki were brought together and then got to know each other. Yuki thinks Yuna was bat **** crazy before the others, so in comparison in his mind, his friends probably seem tamed, lol.