Sister eats people
Glorified goreporn it is
So much disappoint
Glorified goreporn it is
So much disappoint
Summary:
The "life-and-death sibling" story follows Utsutsu and Yume Hasegawa, a boy and his little sister who find themselves all alone. One day, Yume sees a mysterious red butterfly and her body undergoes a strange metamorphosis—into a creature that eats humans. Utsutsu struggles to find a way to restore his sister.
(Source: ANN)
Thoughts:
Maybe I'm a weirdo, but I love dark themes in anime. I don't always want a happy ending, sometimes I prefer to see sick/twisted shit playing out. But I do draw a line when it comes to that, it has to have a good plot to interest me, the gore just winds up being a bonus of sorts at that point. I was under the impression that Pupa would give me that, a deep plot with the bonus of gore as well. Unfortunately, I was wrong. The episodes are too short to advance the plot at all, and they seem more content in showing as much gore as possible rather than giving us a good story. I was willing to give it a chance and have watched it every week hoping it would improve, but after seeing that they spent one whole episode (albeit, three minute episode, as the rest are as well) with nothing but cannibalism and awkwardly seductive "Onii-chan"s, I lost my hope for improvement. If you're looking for a short goreporn anime, go for it. Usually I would say that it's worth a watch (especially at such a short length), but to be honest, I can't really recommend this one.
Plot: 2/5
Characters: 3/5
Visual: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Overall: 2/5
Beware of brocon
Is incest always this cute?
Breast slap for the win
Is incest always this cute?
Breast slap for the win
Summary:
The story revolves around Tomoya Mizuhara, a 13-year-old boy who suddenly gains a big sister when his father remarries. 17-year-old Ichika is a little strange, and her affection for Tomoya is rather overwhelming, if not scary. On top of things, Ichika's friend Ruri is the ultimate sadist. Then there is Ichika's big-breasted quarter-Japanese friend Marina.
(Source: ANN)
Thoughts:
I didn't start watching this expecting it to be anything special. And for the most part, it's not. But it's good for some laughs and cuteness. Some people are put off by the whole "incest" thing, but given that they aren't blood-related, I see nothing wrong with it, to be honest. (Besides, it's just an anime anyway, people are a-okay with killing in anime even though it's wrong in real life, but they can't stand incest in anime because it's wrong? Logic.) This is just your typical school life comedy with the addition of a stalker stepsister. Nothing more, nothing less. If you're bored and looking for (probably less than) an hour of laughs, go for it. Also, how the hell does she eat with a triangular mouth??
Plot: 3/5
Characters: 4/5
Visual: 3.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Overall: 4/5
Wait, that is a guy?
Fooly Cooly made more sense
So many trap jokes
Fooly Cooly made more sense
So many trap jokes
Summary:
Kou
comes to a slum neighborhood in search of his elder brother Takumi and
finds him to have become the head of a private detective firm. Kou is
drafted by Takumi to do errands and chores in the detective firm, and
they come to meet various interesting people...
(Source: MAL)
(Source: MAL)
Thoughts:
There's um...not a whole lot I can say about this one, to be completely honest. I'm a bit at a loss for words. It's funny as hell, makes a lot of references to other animes, and definitely lives up to the name Strange+. I'm not really sure if there's meant to be any sort of plot, if there is, I couldn't tell you what. Each episode is full of whacky antics that really distract me from the lack of plot. If you're looking for weirdness on the level of Excel Saga or Fooly Cooly, you will probably enjoy this. It's a funny little time sink that will likely leave you sitting there wondering what the fuck you just watched. In a good way!
Plot: WHAT PLOT?
Characters: 4/5
Visual: 5/5
Audio: 4/5
Overall: 4/5
Simple comedy
Ending theme song so catchy
Shogi adventures?
Ending theme song so catchy
Shogi adventures?
Summary:
The original manga revolves around a girl named Yokoi who sits next to a
boy only known as Seki-kun. During class, Seki-kun continues to not pay
attention and instead creates amazing little distractions, such as a
detailed golf course with the course's hole being a dent in his desk, or
an entire dramatic war being played out by paper shogi pieces. Yokoi
often finds herself getting reluctantly interested in his games, even
though they always seem to end up getting HER in trouble with the
teacher!
(Source: ANN)
(Source: ANN)
Thoughts:
This has to be my favorite short I've seen in awhile. It's comedy in a very simple form, no need for fanservice or the like, just a show about a girl and her distraction of a classmate, Seki-kun. Each episode is spent watching a different type of activity that leaves you wondering how he doesn't get caught doing all of this, where exactly has he been hiding all of these materials, and how the hell Yokoi comes up with half the shit she imagines while watching him. I dunno, maybe I'm getting old or something, but it's really refreshing to see comedy like this without the need to be overly moe or ecchi. It reminds me of the days of Looney Tunes and Tom & Jerry, but less "violent" of course. It's hard to make something funny without using cheap jokes, a ton of dialog, etc, and Tonari no Seki-kun has managed to do that in 7 minute episodes. I'm genuinely impressed. Also, how can you not love that kickass ending theme song?
Plot: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Visual: 2/5
Audio: 4/5
Overall: 5/5
Hero gets no love
So much tapping at fourth wall
Lolicon grandpa!
So much tapping at fourth wall
Lolicon grandpa!
Summary:
Long ago, there lived an evil being who reigned over the world through
fear, called Satan Rchimedes. He invaded the human world with his many
demon underlings, spreading madness and chaos everywhere. One thousand
years ago, this menace was sealed by the hero Creation, and peace
returned to the world.
Then, one day, a great hole suddenly appeared on the surface of the world, and a vast number of demons appeared. The king discerned that the menace Satan had returned after being sealed away for a thousand years, and decided to send the hero's descendants to battle him. He found 75 men. As one thousand years had passed, you see, it was difficult to tell who the hero's descendants were.
So the king declared that he would grant the title of "true hero" and great fortune to the one who defeated Satan, and ordered the new hero, Alba, and his warrior attendant, Ross, on a quest to bring down the evil Satan.
Though he struggles with lesser monsters and is even nearly killed by his partner Ross, Alba's quest to polish his fighting skills leads him to new places and new meetings that he had never expected. Battles, laughter, and emotional moments enhance this adventure tale of an incompetent hero and a sadistic warrior!
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Then, one day, a great hole suddenly appeared on the surface of the world, and a vast number of demons appeared. The king discerned that the menace Satan had returned after being sealed away for a thousand years, and decided to send the hero's descendants to battle him. He found 75 men. As one thousand years had passed, you see, it was difficult to tell who the hero's descendants were.
So the king declared that he would grant the title of "true hero" and great fortune to the one who defeated Satan, and ordered the new hero, Alba, and his warrior attendant, Ross, on a quest to bring down the evil Satan.
Though he struggles with lesser monsters and is even nearly killed by his partner Ross, Alba's quest to polish his fighting skills leads him to new places and new meetings that he had never expected. Battles, laughter, and emotional moments enhance this adventure tale of an incompetent hero and a sadistic warrior!
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Thoughts:
This anime is essentially one big spoof of pretty much every JRPG type game out there. It's got the stereotypical plot of a hero on a quest to save the world from demons. Unfortunately for our hero though, he pretty much becomes the butt of every joke, and is has pretty much the least amount of screen time. He's abused by his comrades at every turn, constantly thrown in jail, and in general made a fool of constantly. And it is quite amusing. The jokes are nothing sophisticated, just a lot of references to various anime and video game tropes, knocking at the fourth wall, cheap shots, etc, but it is done so in a way that most people (gamers, at the very least) will relate to it and find it funny. Still waiting for a season three, but not sure if there will be one, sadly. Definitely worth a watch at least if you have time, not the best parody out there, but it is pretty well done.
Plot: 3/5
Characters: 5/5
Visual: 3/5
Audio: 4/5
Overall: 4/5
Vampire gangrape?
She really can't catch a break
Jerkass emo kids
She really can't catch a break
Jerkass emo kids
Summary:
Komori Yui is a positive-thinking girl who nevertheless is troubled by
seeing spirits and experiencing poltergeist phenomena. In her second
year in high school, she transfers to a new school—a night school for
entertainers and celebrities—due to her father's work. There are rumours
that vampires exist among the student body, and Yui ends up living with
the six sadistic Sakamaki vampire brothers.
(Source: ANN)
(Source: ANN)
Thoughts:
I have a slight love/hate relationship with this anime. I heard of it and fell in love with the art style, and given that I have the usual girl-fetish for vampires, I was immediately interested. Then I heard that it was based off a visual novel with very dark tones, and it piqued my interest even more so. When it released and I saw that it was a short, I was a bit disappointed, but tuned in every week to watch it anyway. Most people will whine that it may as well be a rape anime. I can see why, but I don't think it's as bad as they make it out to be. A girl is sent to live with vampires that are much stronger than she is, so of course she is helpless. People seem to be forgetting that vampires are supposed to be dangerous beings, not sparkling teddy bears like they seem to be portrayed nowadays. So yes, they antagonize the main character a lot, because that's what vampires do. Not all of them are going to be pacified by the 'power of love' or whatever. I do think they may have went a little overboard with the victimization of Yui, but this isn't really supposed to be all rays of sunshine and rainbows. It got a little stale about halfway through the series, but I am satisfied with how it turned out and sort of think of this as more of an advertisement for the visual novels rather than a legitimate anime series.
Plot: 3/5
Characters: 3/5
Visual: 5/5
Audio: 5/5
Overall: 3/5
Animeception
Thirteen episodes of cute
Fonts are important!
Thirteen episodes of cute
Fonts are important!
Summary:
"We're going to launch a manga magazine!"
A team of girls with zero experience in manga editing are off and running toward their dream of creating the biggest manga magazine in Japan! They seem to do nothing but run into problems and failures... But still they're working hard every day!
(Source: Crunchyroll)
A team of girls with zero experience in manga editing are off and running toward their dream of creating the biggest manga magazine in Japan! They seem to do nothing but run into problems and failures... But still they're working hard every day!
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Thoughts:
Moe. Moe. And more moe. Is that a bad thing? Depends on your taste. I enjoy moe here and there, so I didn't mind this one bit. This is your general moe show but instead of being in a school setting, it takes place mostly in the office they use to edit their magazine. Unfortunately, they didn't go into as much detail about the actual editing process as I'd have liked, but it did give glimpses of the work that goes into manga and manga magazines. It's refreshing to see a moe anime that isn't full of underaged girls, though they could have done better in showing that, rather than making them look just as young as most moeblobs. This series didn't really have any impact for me, I can't really recommend it, but I also wouldn't say to completely avoid it. Wanna waste time with a really short moe series? Go for it. I didn't hate this one, I just wasn't very impressed.
Plot: 4/5
Characters: 3/5
Visual: 3/5
Audio: 4/5
Overall: 2/5
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