Monday 6 April 2015

BTOOM! - Review

Genre: Action / Science-Fiction / Psychological Thriller
No. of Episodes: 12
Rate: 7.5/10

Expectations for this anime were low, mainly because I saw big boobs and it looked like Ecchi anime. I thought the anime will have quite good story yet contain lots of fan service such as anime 'Highschool of the Dead'. Certainly, I was mistaken! The characters are very well developed and they have their unique back story. The story and the fights against each other are very intense. During a certain fight you may loose a hope but they you can see the true winner. The animation is good which is important as the characters are fighting each other and there are lots of explosions. The music is amazing and I love the soundtracks. Certainly, the anime is worth checking out yet it is not FINISHED. Actuallly, it does not explain most of the important information that we should know as an audience.

Plot:
Ryota Sakamoto is the best player of BTOOM! game. He is a young, unemployed man who wastes his life by closing himself in a room and playing games all day. One day Ryouta wakes up in a tropical island without remembering how. The only thing that he has with him is his bag and unknown bag filled with cubes. With interest, he presses the cube and it started counting from '10'. In a few seconds he realise that it is a 'Timer' bomb and throws away. Afterwards, he accidentaly meets a guy and wants to talk to him to know what the hell is happening here. Suddenly, the guy attacks witout no hesitation using bombs. Ryouta during the fight realises that the bombs that they use are the same as in BTOOM game! That means that he is in real-life game and his life is in danger.

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Wednesday 14 January 2015

Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji - Review

Genre: Slice of Life / Romance / Comedy
No. of Episodes: 12
My Rate: 9/10

This shoujo anime was surpisely good. At first I thought that the main female character will be extremelly annoying and stupid (as I experience this in Brother Conflict and Diabolik Lovers). Yes, she was a bit at the start and she is a bit of an idiot but as the anime progresses, there is a character development. You see characters slowely changing which may be difficult to achieve in short series. Overall, character are quite well written; we have a sadistic 'prince' and his 'victim'. It develops feelings and make you cry. It is difficult  to notice the change as the prince behaviour is twisted which makes it actually really entertaining. The graphics are alright as at first I had a problem with main female's huge, eye-catching eyes and then the appearance of her 'friends'. However, in short amount of time, I got used to it and properly  enjoyed the whole show. This anime cannot be missed as the plot is unique for me as we atcually never see a guy torturing a girl and threat her like trash. It does not look like a beautiful romance, doesn't it?

Plot: 
Erika Shinohara at the start of her first year in High School, found difficult to fit in beacuse of her late arrival, everybody was already in groups. However, she gets to know two girls in her class which only talk about their older boyfriends, make up and fashion. To fit in, Erika lies about a boyfriend that she do not have. The girls would like a proof so Erika takes a picture of a handsome, random guy on the street that looks like a model. Back in school, she met her 'friends' again and with proudness, shows them the photo. The girls were shocked. Unfortunately, later on Erika realises that the guy she photographed goes to the same school! To avoid her lie being revealed she talks to the guy. While they talk, the guys kindly agrees to pretend to be her boyfriend. Erika becames happy but not for long as the guy's personality dramatically changes to a sadistic prince that uses her like a dog.

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More about this anime: First Impression

Sunday 4 January 2015

Daily Lives of Highschool Boys - Review

Genre: Comedy / Slice of Life
No. of Episodes: 12
My Rate: 9/10

It is one of the most craziest and hilarious anime that I ever watched. It is unique, clever and ultra-interesting and with this combination it makes you watch it on one or two nights. Every episode is divided into stories that are happening to highschool boys. Of course, it shows their 'normal' life (if that is what you want to call it XD), and their deep, thoughtful conversations and extremely awkward situations. Are you bored of anime with lots of girls and harems? This anime gives us a different look and takes another, completely different direction to 'analyse' boy's brains and deep thoughts. Maybe the graphics/drawing style are not beautiful and 'out-of-this world', but in here the plot and the characters count.

Plot:
The story mainly circulates around three boys - Tadakuni, Hidenori and Yoshitake, however it also around their classmates and other students from their school. They attend to boy-school-only and have no knowledge about girls. Nearly all of them know girls as brutal and violent from experience with their own or other's sisters. Overall, the boys have weird and even deep thoughts about different topics. As well as that, during their free time, they role-play video games, fight and do what boys do.




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Links: LONGER REVIEW

Friday 19 December 2014

Noragami - Review

Genre: Fantasy / Comedy / Adventure
No. of Episodes: 13
My Rate: 9/10

The characters did make me watch this anime just because they seem to have interesting personality and back story. Yes! I was right! I just wondered who these three people are to each other, how they met and what is their story - the people were Yukino, Yato and Hiyori. My questions were answered however they exceeded my expectations. How could I know that the girl can be called half-dead and the guys - one God and other his sword. The plot is enjoyable and fascinating. The graphics and animation are amazing so there is no reason not to watch this.

Plot:
Our main, female character Hiyori Iki while walking with her friends, notices a guy wearing a jersey and a scarf, with beautfiul, deep blue eyes. He chases after a cat and gets nearly hit by the car. Hiyori runs for the rescue but instead she is hit. Hiyori is send to hospital and she is alright however there is one difference - she becomes "hanyou" so her soul can leave her body without her noticing. Sometimes her body falls asleep and she wonders around the world as a ghost. Yato, the guy with the jersey, unexpectidly vists her at the hospital explaning everything that has happened and is happening. He introduces himself as a God yet he writes his cell phone number everywhere to get job requests. That is why Hiyori doesn't believe he is an actual God - just a pervert and freak in a jersey. Yato explains he needs moeny to build up his own shrine and to become more known God that would be praised by everyone.

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Thursday 18 December 2014

Akame ga Kill - Review

Genre: Adventure / Fantasy / Action
No. of episodes: 24
My rate: 9/10

Everytime new epsiode came out, I straight away took my earphones and click on the link. There were lots of suprises awaiting like unexpected twists, new characters introduced, followed by lots of deaths T^T I got excited and I cried. The plot is extremely interesting as well as the characters, both in the 'bad' side and 'good'. However, both sides may be called 'bad' as to restore peace and happiness in the capital, Night Raid needed to kill authotities. By the way, there was a bloodshed and the fights were extremelly intriguing, keeping tension as you say to yourself - 'Please don't let this character die!'.

Plot:
A warrior called Tatsumi travels to the capital to earn money for his village which lives in poverty. Two of his childhood friends accompanies him yet they went seperate ways. When he reaches his destination, the capital does not reaches his expectations. He fails to join the army, he is robbed and his two childhood friends that accompanied him died. Later he is kidnapped by organisation called Night Raid which are wanted dead by the capital. However, he realises that Night Raid is working for the good of citizens and is not how the capital describes them. Night Raid members kill the authorites who are responsible to the mess in the capital which makes the citizens live in poverty. The main issue is the Prime Minister, who persuades and changes the king of the capital who is just a child and his puppets With his influence, no one can live happily. That is why Tatsumi decided to be the assassin in Night Raid.

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