Rokka no Yuusha - Anime Review

Hi ! Today I'll be reviewing Rokka no Yuusha, an anime I've watched recently ! Enjoy !

Story: 8.5

It looked like an adventure/action anime, before I started watching and also at its beginning. As it advanced, though, it became a detective-like series. For me, it was a great surprise, since I prefer these mysterious shows over action ones. The riddle of the Seventh Brave is really interesting and the story flows so naturally that, for me, time passed in a blink of an eye. In the middle of the anime, though, I admit I started feeling bad. The reason was that I didn't see it had any continuation before I started watching, so I assumed it only had 12 episodes and then The End. Hence, I was mislead into thinking that, because the puzzle was taking so long, they would focus on it and then finish with a shitty battle against the big boss, just to say they didn't forget the 'main' purpose of the story. Nevertheless, it was great and it seems there's going to be a second season that I'm looking forward to seeing a whole lot! I loved the plot, as you must have noticed. They were able to add some action into the mystery and also some sentimentalism with Fremy's dilemma. I kinda like the evolution of her feelings towards Adlet. This anime has some variety regarding its themes. Oh, I also have to mention that the unexpected 'villain' was awesome. It avoids the common, so it's great ! A plot twist is always nice once in a while !

Characters: 9

For me, that's another great point of Rokka no Yuusha. Fremy is really gorgeous (her design is just fabulous!)  and cute, sorta badass cause she killed some punks but also very fragile sentimentally. She is the responsible for the feelings exploration in this anime, I think. For example, her relationship with Adlet constantly changes, until the point where she doesn't want to kill him anymore (here's the sad part). She's a little tsundere, but she has yet to show more of her sweet side, I'd say. We also have Hans and his nyanbelievable catness and cuteness ! He is so funny and he is also smart, strong and a son of a bitch, specially when trying to fuck Adlet up hahaha! Ah, I loved that. At last but not least, he has a cat tail. Yeah, that's great xD ! Chamo is a little interesting too, even though I don't quite like her, she's kinda entertaining, idk. And, at last, Adlet, aka The Strongest Man in The World (fuck, he's so annoying with this shit). I still don't know if I like him or dislike him most. He reminds me of Naruto's cockiness and annoyingness but he is a little smart, either with his unique weapons or when he was thinking properly to discover who was the Seventh Brave. Oh, when he said he loved Fremy I thought it was a joke. Seriously, wtf. The only conclusion I could get to is that he loves being almost killed by her. Anyways, what is most important about it all is that these characters and also the others are very different and have specific personalities. That's what enhances the work overall.

Song Themes: 7.5

There are so many openings and endings that it's hard to tell. There was maybe one song that I liked a little more and the others are good. So, I think 7.5 is a fair grade.

Design: 9.0

Not only the characters design, but also the scenario. Great. One of the best ones I've ever seen.

Beggining: 7.5

It started pretty decent. Enough content, not too excessive in exploring the characters, which is sort of good but it was probably because of the Seventh Brave issue (still good, though). It had some action and it also added sufficient information for further reference. I'd say it was a very balanced start, and it only gets better latter on.

Evolution: 9.0

The evolution is great. It's when things get pretty complicated to Adlet that the true form of Rokka no Yuusha blooms. The battle for surviving improves every instant. Because Adlet is helplessly trying to find the truth and going through a lot of trouble. From this point on, the anime became so intense that time was moving really fast. I totally got into it !

Ending: 9.0

Just keeping the same level, the ending was great. It hold onto the intensity until the very end. The Seventh Brave riddle was solved and I liked how the least expected one was the fake. It's perfect to avoid the cliché and, definitely, this anime was able to do it ! Not only with the different style it chose, but also from the villain, the decisions that were made. Everything was great and uncommon. I would say that the ending and the evolution are sort of one part instead of two because they're very connected to each other and that was truly pleasent for me. In the end, they brought another Brave to make a Seventh showdown again, but only for the incoming season. I hope there is a second season, at least, and I hope they're able to make it even better !

Average: 9.0

An impressive 8.5 considering all the aspects I evalue. That's pretty rare. Though, I'd disconsider the ost, as I often do, and the beggining. For me, the starting part  of any anime is not very relevant and, even though this one specifically isn't bad, but considering the grade the other aspects had, I think this aspect is bringing the average a little downer than it should be. Therefore, excluding these parts, the average just got to a 8.9, but since this anime was extremely enjoyable (and to make things simpler), I'm making it a flat 9.

Final Comments:

For my final regards, I'd like to repeat that this anime was excellent. I probably liked it most because it surpassed my expectations. In fact, I didn't have any, but it just proved to me that Rokka no Yuusha is absolutely worth watching ! It's something that avoids the usual things you see and it's very original and different. I totally recommend it, specially for people that like some puzzles or riddles. I loved it and I hope there is a second season for me to watch and, of course, for me to review it, as well !

That's it for today, bodies ! Hope you enjoyed it and have a nice life !  (and a nice day, of course !) 

Akikan ! - Anime Review

Hi everyone ! So, today I'm reviewing Akikan ! Hope you enjoy !

Story: 5.5

So, hm, err... it's about steel and aluminum cans fighting to prove which can is the best, hence Japan gets to know what type of can is the best to be produced... Yeah, weird as hell. But seriously, this is not the problem. The actual problem is that the story is not deep nor is it explored. Maybe it is because their focus is the ecchi or the comedy, not the story. Anyways, it's somewhat a decent idea, but, just as I said, they didn't work properly on it.

Characters: 8.5

Okay, so this is the best part of the anime, without any doubt. Almost all the characters play a very important role in the anime. Daichi is just insanely funny (AND HE'S GOT SHINRA'S VOICE), Yell's naiveness is funny (plus her cat behavior xD), Kochikaze is a fucking WITCH and also loves throwing cards at Kakeru, Airin-kun (Kizaki desu!) and Otoya are also enjoyable to watch and at last but not least we have Amaji Gorou, aka Gigolo ! He is probably the second best character (loses to Daichi because of Shinra's voice hehe), I love how he is completely ignored, how he gets screwed all the time and he's also sort of cute trying to tell Kochikaze he likes her. These guys just make the anime sort of worth it !

Song Themes: 4.7

Okay, the first opening is ok, I give it a 5. The second one, though, is pretty good, kinda happier, so I give it a 7. The endings, on the other hand, are very annoying. The songs are not that bad but that childish voice, I just can't stand it ! Therefore, a 2 should be more than a fair grade for the ending themes. I'm also being (very) kind and making this average as the sum of these and dividing them by three, instead of making an average of the op and then a another average. 

Design: 6.5

Decent all around. Nothing special yet nothing that bad.

Beggining: 6.0

So, since it's not a story-oriented anime, I'm considering basically the funniness (don't know if that's a real word but wtvr). The start is not that slow, but not that quick as well. I think it's decent, considering it depens 'only' on the comedy of the show.

Evolution: 6.5

Again, the story evolution is very light. What evolves more is the connection or the liking towards the characters, so, since it grows a little, I think so should the grade.

Ending: 7.0

Pretty much the same with the Evolution section. I thought the last two episodes would go a little emotional, you know. I really hoped so. But then they say that the badass akikan's owner is a fucking cat. C'mon ... Anyways, they kept their 'comedy promess' to this anime until the very end. It was still fun, so whatever. 

Average: 7.0

Considering the themes, it's a 6.4. Disconsidering it, it's a 6.7, so it's still fine. For me though, it deserves a 7 for it's really funny after all.

Final Comments:

So, the ecchi style is not my favorite one and this anime focus a little on it, so it's kinda bad. Plus, as I've mentioned, the story is not explored decently. Nevertheless, the comedy is very entertaining and, since it's a 12 episode anime, it's enough to cover the story and ecchi problems. Maybe if it was a 24 ep one, it wouldn't be that worth it, but maybe not, cause it was really funny to watch it! haha I surely liked it much more because the main character is dubbed by the same voice actor as Shinra xDD and also cause he's very lively, so I was able to hear Shinra's voice in tons of different situations xD ! Summing up, it was very enjoyable for me, but I wouldn' t recomend it that much, unless you like ecchi's, Shinra's voice and/or comedy animes.

Oh, I forgot to mention the most important ! I was wondering what anime I could watch, being one that I wasn't planning to, so I just wnet for a random anime generator website and got this anime. LMAO I would not watch it cause it was eechi and looked very forced (and it is) but after I saw that Shinra was the main character I decided to give it a try ! Also, it made me learn that he also voices Libertà, from Arcana Famiglia, so I have to thank Akikan for some info too.

That's it for today ! Have a nice time and see you another time ! Bye !

Another - Anime Review

Hello guys ! Today I'm reviewing Another ! Hope you like it and let's go:

Story: 9.0

Very interesting, well-developed and, definitely, the key factor for this anime. Even though it's just twelve-episode long, they were able to not only give an evolution to the story but also completely finish it without leaving a single part untold or poorly explained. Only this achievement would make the whole anime worth it  but there is still a lot more to add up and grant a very enjoyable experience. 

Now, talking about the plot itself, I just loved it. The idea of having a curse that can kill a class students or their relatives is really interesting and the fact that it forced the creation of a  'tactic' responsible for such a mean and selfish attitude, ignoring the existence of one student scored many points in my book ! Plus, it somewhat gives an air of loneliness, melancholy and distance between the characters that I absolutely adored, increasing the mood for a horror anime.

Characters: 6.5

Considering the number of characters that play sort of an important role, the only personalities deeply explored are Sakakibara's and Mei's. This could propably be pointed as a flaw. However, I perfectly understand it and also agree with this choice. Focusing on the most distinct ones, the solitude and depressiveness excel and highlight the selected style. To finish it up, even though I don't love these two, I really like their style and the way they think.  

Song Themes: 3.3

The worst rating for Another. I understand that since it's the horror genre, a creepy theme would be appropriate, still the opening just sounds really bad to me. It's sort of out of sync, I don't know. I just didn't like at all. The ending, on the other hand, is acceptably bad. I like the nostalgic tone and, for me, it connects with the story, yet it's not that good. Nevertheless, since the anime is excellent, these poor results are rather irrelevant. 

*The 3.3 was the result from the average of the op and ed grades, 2 and 4.6, respectively.

Design: 8.0

No need to make it a long description, the design is good. Also, the coloring is pretty good and fits well.

Beggining: 8.5

The start is just insane ! The umbrella scene just made me realize the shit would go real ! Jokes apart, the initial episodes of Another are very interesting, explaining enough of the story for you to grow interested in it.

Evolution: 9.0

Overall, Another is pretty balanced. All the parts are decent and the constant deaths don't let you down. Considering that they also work gradually on the story development while still being able to make each episode interesting on its own is surprinsingly great. Plus, the mood between the students grows worse until the very end, something that only adds quality to the show, specially because its a horror one. Also, the deaths get fucking creepier, aka the boat tearing a boy apart.

Ending: 9.5

That's another (I seriously didn't try to joke here) great pillar (neither here xD) for Another. The final episodes are absolutely great and the horror sensation gets to a climax ! The tension is just huge and you can barelly wait for how things will turn out. It's just so good that it even surprises me and I have to say that the 'horror' theme must be proud of these guys 'cause they really made it thrilling. The few final minutes, though, are sort of less intense. Ok, I perfectly understand it, they wanted to finish the anime soothly, I just wanted to mention it, idk why. 

Note: I really didn't think of this scene when I wrote 'pillar' up there, but, since I wrote it .... hehehehe

Average: 8.4

So, the average is actually 7.7 because the ost definitely dragged it down, so, making the average without considering it got to a 8.4, a grade that for me is very worthy for the anime. Maybe it's a little lower than what it deserves, but for me that value is fair.

Final Comments:

The first REAL horror anime I've ever seen, that one you get really scared and excited about. I LOVED the story and the horror content and must praise whoever did it 'cause it rules. I feel very happy to say that this work outstands not only as a horror anime but presenting a great story and also completely exploring, explaining and comcluding its story, something as rare as a shiny pokémon nowadays, and they also worked it out greatly ! I would totally recommend people to watch it if they want to check an anime the closest possible to what a common horror movie would be like. 

So, that's it for today guys ! I'll be coming with moore review soon or ate least I'll try ! See ya'll soon !

El Cazador de la Bruja - Anime Review

Hello everyone ! Here I am with the review of the anime El Cazador de la Bruja. Here we go !

Story: 6.5

The idea for the plot is very interesting and I truly liked it. The problem, though, is the execution. Because of a weak approach and disorganized division of the story development, it becomes somewhat like a roller coaster, showing some episode sequences exploring a lot and right after a hiatus that brings a feeling that something is missing. Hence, the result is sort of average.

Characters: 8.0

The greatest pillar, I'd say. The anime is focused on developing and exploring interactions between the characters, mainly Ellis and Nadie (of course). The friendship built up and its cuteness are the key factor, as well as some conflicts that, eventually, take place. For me, that was the biggest reason to keep watching the anime.

Song Themes: 8.5

The opening is great ! Happy, good melody and vocals, definately worth it ! The ending, on the other hand, is good but still less interesting than the opening, I should say. Concluding, the themes overall is rather good. Additionaly, since I paid some attention to the ost , I added some more points (0.5, if you're that curious!) to the score. After all, the soundtrack is great and I enjoyed it a lot !

Design: 7.0

Not that gorgeous but definitely not bad at all, for sure. I consider it good enough for the anime. For instance, it was harmful for no scene. It's also important to highlight that El Cazador was produced in 2007. So, for an 'old' anime, the graphics are actually pretty decent and the characters desing is nice. (Plus, Ellis, Nadie and Lirio are very cute !)

Beggining: 4.5

That's a very slow-start anime. The beggining is used to show the personalities of the characters and start building a relation between Nadie and Ellis. In other words, it's boring. I think the main reason for this is that the story is almost unexplored in these initial phases, leaving only two more options to keep the audience captivated: the characters interaction, that doesn't help much considering you don't even know them yet; and the funny parts (thank god they exist!).  The comedy scenes are, basically, the only thing that draws attention, at least in these early moments.

Evolution: 6.5

The middle part is somewhat better than the slow-paced start, but still lacks something. Thankfully, by now Ellis and Nadie's friendship is good and the story is sligthly developed, making it more interesting. The episodes are way more enjoyable to watch, but there is no boom, you know(?). I mean, there's nothing huge that sets fire to the whole thing and make you wonder "what's next??!!". For this reason, I don't consider this 'igniteless' evolution to be the best one ever.

Ending: 7.0

As the final episodes arrive, the anime becomes increasingly intense. Nadie and Ellis meet Lirio and Ricardo every episode to fight or kill someone (they're bounty hunters, after all) and that's something I totally liked ! L.A. dies for my astonihsment (I thought he would either live until the end or kill ricardo in that fight). The episode before the last is still unknown for me, like, seriously! Things happened in such a weird way that I'm not sure if I understood something. Even though I recongnize I'm extremely dumb, I strill think they ended it unclearly ! Anyway, the ending was the best part, considering the focus on the story and the tension between the episodes.

Average: 7.3

So, doing the math, the average rate is 6.9, but disconsidering its bad beggining the average got to 7.3 stars, pretty decent for this anime !

Final Comments:

I clearly pointed out many flaws of this anime and for me, the biggest one is the bad exploration of the story. For a long time, I developed no interest for El Cazador in the early episodes, but heading towards the tenth episode, it started getting interesting and very funny. After, I don't know, episodes 16 or 17, it got really exciting to watch because the story sort of funnels into a very fast evolution and, finally, its ending. What I was looking forward to seeing, after I found myself into the anime, were the cute and funny moments that Nadie and Ellis shared and I absolutely love the way they are haha ! Every episode was one more opportunity to laugh because the format chosen is an independent-episode style (one small sidestory that is concluded within the duration of a single episode). I can tell you all that, for me, this anime was completely worth it, even though it is far from perfection !

That's all I have to say about El Cazador de la Bruja, a slow but very enjoyable, funny and cute anime ! Hope you guys liked this review jus like I did! In case you have a any questions or want to say your opinion about it, agreeing or disagreeing with mine, feel free to say it in the comments section below ! Just remember, please, be nice with your words ! Gotta go, bye bye everyone !

Anime Review: Introduction and Criteria Explanation

What's up people ? How you doing ? So, since I'll be posting some anime reviews soon, I think I have to explain my evaluation criteria to make it clearer to you ! Here they are !

Story: 

It is the main idea of the anime. Everything should colaborate to its beggining, development and conclusion. For me, it is one of the most important contents and, in a general way, it is what I care most about the anime.

Characters:

I would say they are the means by which you create and evolve your story. Undoubtedly, their relevance is big, but, for me, they aren't heavy factors in my rates. Nevertheless, I have to admit that some anime are worth it only because theirs characters are interesting (funny, cute, gorgeous ...).

Song Themes:

Yeah, I know it is kinda weird but the opening and ending of an anime is, sometimes, the only reason to watch it, hence I always consider this as a supportive aspect. For this reason, the themes aren't a key factor but may come in handy in drawing your attention, specially in the early stages. 

*Sometimes, I will also consider the OST in this category, but if I do it, I'll mention it here and, also, the OST will grat some bonus points instead of being used to make a mean.

Design:

Another 'secondary' factor. It is most important to make you grow some interest to watch the anime before actually doing it, like on trailers and teasers. For me it's almost irrelevant (unless it's horrible), so it is just some bonus.  

Beggining:

Commonly, it defines wheter you'll watch the anime or not. It is sort of an ignition that makes you very excited about it and looking forward to it. I don't despise it, but for me (who watch even the shittiest stuff ever) it is not the most important thing ever.

Evolution:

The way the anime (and the story, often) develops. I use the middle part of the anime to rate this aspect, basically. After many 'not that relevant' criteria, this is one I look forward to. The evolution means a lot to me, probably because its performance is usually involved directly to the story progress, one of my favorite parts. 

Ending:

The last but DEFINITELY not least. This is, together with the story and the evolution, the most important aspect I wish to see in an anime. I am very rigorous about it, for example I hate cliché endings, I prefer something more unexpected and sad rather than a happy ever after finale. Despite how much I care about it, I have to admit that it is rare for me to watch an anime ending that I really like, so, in response, I can't and don't take this aspect completely serious to judge an anime overall, otherwise I would consider 95% of them horrible :/ . Still, extremely shitty endings change the way I see and judge an anime a lot.

Final Comments:

This section is used to add some comments that I don't think would fit anywhere else. Also, I will often give my 'heart' rating, the grade that was not obtained by the mean of all the criteria above. Plus, I will write here my opinion regarding the anime, what were the top and bottom things and say whatever shit I want to.

That's it for my introduction post before my upcoming reviews ! Hope you liked it and understood (if it's even possible) how I evaluate an anime ! See you soon ! 

Durarara!! X2 Ketsu Comments : Episode 7

Hello guys ! I'm back with episode 7 review, hope you enjoy !

Let's start with Namie blowing the whistle ! Mikado gets really worried and even exits the chat to avoid more trouble. Meanwhile, Izaya's sisters make a funny parallel conversation to break the ice haha. Oh, there's also something I'd like to point out. The news channel for Durarara is named 666, like, WAT. And the 6 icons just move in a loop in some devilish way, to make it even worse ! I guess someone is going to hell because of this, just saying ...

Then Rocchi and Kida have some chat about life, friends, and Anri's rack. Just a casual conversation between buddies, you know.

Back to Kasane, she is talking to Seitarou. During the conversation, she reveals her plan of reuniting Celty's head to her body, so she would return to 'normal', and then the glassed bitch would cut her head off with saika for her to gain control of Celty. She's such a bitch! And Kujiragi also mentioned she had a rival in love, would that be Celty? Come on, fuck off ! Stay away from Shinra !

Next, we have some Shizuo! He already arrives making a strike and scaring everyone out. 

Kasane, then, tells Shizuo her plan and that she wants to sell Celty and even calls her a monster! Okay, this woman is driving me crazy! In response, Shizuo is so damn cute saying Celty is his friend, even in her actual black matter form !

All in a sudden, Varona joins the party and prevent Shizuo from kicking Kasane and Seitarou asses, Why ???!!! Anyway, Shizuo and her start having a senpai-kouhai conversation (soooo cuuuute xD) and she ends up saving him from some iron bars that fell from the rooftop of a building (Izaya is the one to blame, as always) and gets injured. Right after, Izaya somehow makes a dredge fall at the two blondes but Shizuo just knocks the vehicle away to protect Varona (cute again).

To finish it up, Celty disappears so Kasane runs away and let Yagiri on his own to deal with the bartender-suited boy. Okay, that was the first useful thing she ever did in the anime, for real. For the old man's luck (and our misfortune), though, Shizuo leaves the place without killing beating him up, but, of course, he checked if Varona was okay. He also apologized to her but he mentioned he had to go.

So that's it for me ! I just loved this episode ! It had some action, LOTS of Shizuo scenes and even the reinforcement of the ship ! Hope you liked it as well, see ya !

*Sorry for the gifs badly distributed ! I made lots of Shizuo gifs so it got hard to divide them properly !  xD  

Durarara!! X2 Ketsu Comments : Episode 6

Hey everyone, I'm back with the Episode 6 review of Durarara!! X2 Ketsu ! Hope you like it ! 

So, first, we have Rocchi showing how efficient he is on listening not only with all of his 'honeys' but also with Kida, he is so kind omg (he deserves a compliment, c'mon !) ! He even sort of helps Masaomi giving him some tips (and also hitting his head, don't forget that lol). Although it's not finished yet, I thought Rochhi would cause touble instead of helping, but, anyways, wish it comes in handy.

Next, we have Anri and Saki having a little chat. Saki asks what is the relationship Anri has with Kida and Mikado and also, well,  if she is weird (yes, you are, lady !) ! She seemed sure when she talked about Masaomi, but about Ryuugamine she seemed in doubt, hmm. In the end, Sonohara says they're like her savior (quite heroic, right ?) and Saki feels more relieved, well, at least that's what I think. 

At last, Mikado and Aoba's onii-chan have a rather suspicious conversation. I like how the Dollars leader is such a wimp and he is well aware of that, though he's been trying to act tough lately. I hope he is smart enough because there seems to be a lot of trouble to come very soon. Oh, and I wonder what Izumii showed him, I've no idea what it could be.

I liked the episode even though it wasn't that full of action. It just flowed well and the story is being set neatly, problably preparing the ground for some real mess that may come still in this season (I hope). So, that's it, people. Hope you had a nice time ! Bye !