Magi: Episodes 1 - 9

 

This anime is seriously awesome. Not to mention that the art style is very cute.

 

I suppose Magi would be a sort of re-work of the original concept of Aladdin, except with a bunch of supernatural other concepts thrown in. There are a good number of characters, which makes for several different personalities and ideas.
 

The main protagonist, Aladdin, is personally my favourite character. And not just because he's the main protagonist.
 

 

What really sets off a good aura about him is that he's not rash whatsoever, unlike most main protagonists in many different genres of anime. What makes that characteristic of him even better is that he's a freakin' kid. Aladdin is simply a likable character. Oh and he's so adorable. :D

Alibaba is also another great character. His personality is a setback for me though, because, around episode 8-9, he starts having personality fluxes, which has to do with his past blahblahblah and he started to get annoying. However by the end of ep 9, he reinstated in himself that he isn't a complete idiot and that he still has certain defining traits.
His design is what draws my attention to him. He's very visually appealing, and I think that the design and colour pallet was very well done. But I think it's hilarious as to how short his dagger is...

 

 Another thing I enjoy about Magi is that the art style is fabulously great. It's quite visually appealing and, with some characters, there's that grosteque comic ideal towards them, which pretty much drives the viewer to dislike them. Outfit designs are great. I really like the theme of "Aladdin" and the magic-carpet kinda thing. It's really flashy, with a bunch of rich colours, but all at the same time, it's plain and simple. God, I love Aladdin-styled clothing.

 

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Some characters however are pretty annoying and they honestly piss me off. Though I bet that's the entire point of having those characters in there is to get the viewer to hate them. Characters such as Cassim for example. Firstly, his hair, to me, is exceptionally unappealing, not that I have anything against dreadlocks. His personality is annoying. He's one of those characters in which revenge and hatred have a deep root from somewhere along their past. So... Irritating...

 

 Plot development is so-so.

Sometimes I feel like the air of the anime is a bit too happy, which gets me kind of tired of the story. But it's a good thing that it's always revived with a bit of dark stories or a hateful event or something of that sort.

 

I think that character introduction falls a bit short, since everything happens too quickly between ceertainly episodes. But other than, there are a variety of new characters that are introduced, all of which have their pros and cons.

 

There's plenty of humour along the way, which is pretty good, since a lot of the conflicts are quite serious. Side characters are usually used as comic relief, along with a couple main ones.

 

Somewhere around certain parts of certain episodes, for me, there was complete confusion.

I was like: ... whatidontgetitwhatthehellrandomcharacteridontevenknow

This was when new characters came tumbling in, getting more screentime than usual secondary characters. This was also when I began a growing hatred towards certain characters because of misunderstandings and such.

It wasn't all too confusing. But still I would've preferred a less sudden introduction and maybe less characters...?

Considering this is still an ongoing series, more characters will appear and, most likely, it'll all come to a point where I go:

OHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I FREAKIN' GET IT NOWW
AHAHAHAHAH I WAS SO STUPID...

 

Followed by a prominent *FACEDESK*

 

Well, since it's still on-air, I'll continue watching what I haven't yet, which is about 4 episodes, I think.

 

So, the adventure continues...

K-Project: Anime Overview

 

During the break, I managed to squeeze in some time for a short anime called K-Project, which is 13 episodes long.

 

The one thing that really captured my eye in this one was the great animation. The storyline looked so damn interesting that I couldn't put it off after I started. Character design is great and I like the concept. Overall, it's a great anime that I would suggest to anyone who has a thing for mysterious psychological thrillers with supernaturals interwoven with the plot.

 

Honestly, the first episode totally masks the actual plotline of the story, which is great for a mystery. Another thing, this anime is one of those mysteries that are made out of pure crap. The storyline is NOT very predictable and turns out quite differently than one would be led to believe.

 

Now to begin...

 

Firstly...

HOLY CRAP THE AMOUNT OF PASSIVE BROMANCE IN THIS ANIME IS BEYOND ALL LEVELS OF COMPREHENSION.

 

... Anyway, to start, we'll look at plot and setting.

 

The entire anime takes place in a high-tech Shizume City, which functions regularly like any other modern city. Other than the fact that there are a bunch of "clans" (functions sort of like gangs) who fight every other second over little nit-picky emotional things.

 

There are 8 clans in total, I believe, but during the anime, only 4 of them are present.

Some of these clans are not clans at all, and are only made of a singular person. Those people are referred to as "kings."

 

The four clans that play their part in the plot accordingly are:

 

1. HOT-HEADED RED CLAN

2. COOL-HEADED BLUE CLAN

3. ALL-POWERFUL SILVER KING

4. CORRUPTED COLOURLESS KING

 

Each of these groups portray their unique sets of personalities and, well, is pretty fucking awesome. I mean, the colourless king is pretty screwed up in the head, but you gotta admit, he's pretty awesome.

 

The plot goes something like this (with trying to avoid spoilers):

 

ablondeguywhowasbestfriendswiththeredclangotkilledthentheredclangotreallyhotheadedandpissedoffthentheytotallyragedbecausetheyfoundavideoonacameratapethathadthefaceoftheguywhokilledhimanddecidedtodedicatetherestoftheirlivestofindingthispersonwhokilledhim.

blueclanwhoisalwayspissedwithredclangetspissednonethelessandstartstellingthemtobackoffbecauseeveryonethinksthatthekilleristhecolourlesskingwhotheythinkisevilandhencemustbekilled

butredclanistoopissedofftolistentoblueclanandeachofthembattleitup

meanwhileanekogirlwhoisprettymuchonlyinthestorylinetofuckuptheatmosphereandprovidetheviewerwithextremefanserviceofwhichifoundextremelyawkwardisobsessingoverthemaincharacterandabrokenricebowl

Themaincharacteriscompletelyoblivioustoeverythingthathasbeenhappeninguntilhepassesoutfromshockofafoxthinggoingintohiseyeandstartsglowinglikealightbulboutofsheerfabulousness

afterwardsheramblesingermaninaveryyoungmanlyvoice

thenhegoestofuckshitupbyusinghislevetationpowersandneko'sabilitytoscrewupwithpeople'sperceptions

heeatstheevilcolourlesskingandthenproceedstogetkilledbytheredclankingonpurposeandafterwardsthesameiswiththeredclanking

andtheneveryoneislikeholyshitiknewthisguyhewas...waitwhowasheagain?

 

... If you honestly read all of that, I am thoroughly impressed with your level of patience.

 

So, some of the main characters...

 

First up is Isana "Shiro" Yashiro, who is a paradoxal character, because Isana Yashiro is not Isana Yashiro at all.

 

I don't want to bring about any major spoilers but, during the plot development, he discovers that the life he lives is a lie. From there, shit get real.

 

But, away from plot and back to character, Yashiro is a kind-hearted friendly high school boy, the protagonistm, who seems to be close to everyone. Once again, the idea of a paradox comes back because, right from the first episode, his relationships with everyone is questioned as "Everyone seems to like him, but he doesn't really hang out with anyone in particular."

 

Okay, so I wont go any further with his chcracter development, but I'll just say that a fanservice cat girl, Neko, is completely obsessed with him, which obviously makes up for some very awkward scenes.......

 

Oh and, glowing scene to the right. Don't bother clicking it unless you wanna be spoiled.

 

Moving on to Yatogami Kuroh

 

Kuroh Yatogami is known as the infamous "black dog" or kuro inu.

 

He's pretty much what he looks like:

a cool-headed, long-haired bishie who wields a katana.

 

He also possesses a type of invisible force through his hands that makes him able to attack from far distances. Confusing, but you'll get it when you watch the anime.

 

He was out to hunt the colourless king and was going to kill Yashiro on site, but, out of sheer jokes, Yashiro escapes. Eventually, Kuroh learns that Shiro isn't the evil force he was ordered to kill and teams up with him.

 

He constantly declares that his former king, whom he served was Ichigen-sama. Kuroh is overly obsessed with his deceased master, who sent him out on this quest.

He carries around this voice-recorder thingy, which has messages of Ichigen on it.

 

Kuroh fangirls over this machine, and upon showing it to Shiro and Neko for the first time, i was like; .... this is not kuroh. what the hell have you done with him. (Kuroh's reaction to the right)

 

 

I'm too lazy to explain Neko for many reasons, one of which is because I've already explained some of her personality above.

 

She has two forms, one is an actual cat and the other is a gijinka, a human adaptation of an animal.

 

I'll just present a couple pictures.

 

Cat form

Human form

 

 

And those are the three main characters.

 

Another thing about this anime is the relationships.

 

Friendship.

Betrayal.

Bromance.

Hatred.

Trust.

 

It's got all the good stuff, so I suggest you go and watch it right at this instant.

 

As for a rant on the relationships themselves, I'll have to save for a different post some other time.

I've already made this too long.

 

 

DON'T DIE OF SUICIDAL BOREDOM, RANDOM VIEWER!!

 

So yeah, that's K-Project for you in a cinch.

... A rather long cinch.

 

 

 

Summer 2012

(I didn't watch/read too many this summer. This is all I got. [hides in dark corner])

 



Natsuyuki Rendezvous (Episodes 1-6) - Rokka-chan is one of the most interesting female characters in romance anime I've seen so far. The way she acts around Hazuki is very skeptical; she says she loves him, but she can't seem to make up her mind about letting go of Shimao or not. And, vice versa, Shimao can't let go of Rokka either.

 

Shimao and Hazuki soul-switched: my reaction?

...PFFFTTTAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

Hazuki's reaction: (absolutely calm) ... Argh, damn, I consented to his taking of my body? Tch, just because of a few cans of beer... (facepalm)

 

 

Shimao's reaction: ALRIIIIIIIGHT. NOW I CAN ABUSE HIM. LET'S GO BUY THE NERDIEST GLASSES EVER AND CUT HIS HAIR IN THE DORKIEST MANNER POSSIBLE. AND IN THIS WAY, ROKKA-CHAN WILL NEVER LIKE HIM. OHOHOHOHO. *TROLLFACE*

 

 

"Haircut? Cheeeeeeck."

 





 

The question is though....

When will Shimao be able to let Rokka-chan go?

 

I mean........ HE'S FREAKING DEAD. (facedesk)

 

I love the pacing of the storyline so far.

First, it started with an overload of humour, then came the development. Afterwards, the confession; more development. DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE STORYLINE, Hazuki is thrown to the sidelines and Shimao is now the spotlight. Rokka is confused, and so is Hazuki. Shimao is like: COME ON ROKKA-CHAN PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK ALREEEEEEEEEEEEADY.

 

I'm glad though that Shimao got a grip on his ego.

...Well, almost anyway.

 

 

Kimi to Boku 2 (Episodes 1-10) - Once again, props to the producer. I am continuing to love the style of this anime. It's very light, but very ambitious, with lots of meanings behind the episodes.

 

 

One thing: YUKI, YOU MUST GO FOR HER.

 

Oh, and you too, Chizuru.

 

I'm rootin' for you two.

 

The KB's comedy is a really good break from all that legit anime drama, which is a nice thing once in a while.

 

I like the broad horizon between the character's personalities too.

 

Yuki/Yuta: Straight-faced, emotionless, funny

Shun: Happy, flowery, feminine, mediator.

Kaname: Easily annoyed, tsun-friends :D

Chizuru: Happy-go-lucky, cheerful, playful, loud

 

The themes in the anime are really funny because they are the highlight of the upcoming and current episodes, but, all in all, they're really pointless. ftw. :P

 

Kuroko no Basket (Episode 16-21) - Before I get all negative, YEEEEEEEEAH SEIRIN SHOVED IT IN YOUR FACE, SHUTOKU. MIDOOORRIMACCHI, KUROKO BEEEAT YOOU.

 

And now, to get depressed...

 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SEIRIN!! (grabs monitor and shakes dramatically) TOUOU B-BEAT YOU. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IF ONLY AOMINE DIDN'T ARRIVE BEFORE SECOND HALF.... (hides in dark corner and cries)

 

SEIRIN. I got two words: WINTER. CUP.

 

Oh, and, good luck surviving training camp.

 

 

 

La Storia della Arcana Famiglia (Episode 1 & 2) - ...

 

My first impression: What is this bullcrap?

 

My second impression: What is this BULLCRAP?

 

Yeah, self-explanatory. I gave up after two episodes. I thought that the second episode would redeeem this anime, but... Apparently not.

If I have nothing better to do, I'll try the 3rd ep.

 

Kokoro Connect (Episode 1) - I only have one thing to say to the majority of this episode:

 

WHAT.

 

THE.

 

HEll.

 

GROping. REAlly?

 

I've decided to put this anime on hold. If the second episode redeems this anime, I'll continue it.

 

Sword Art Online (Episode 1 & 2) - This is actually a very good anime. It's the first MMO anime I've seen, making the concept very new, interesting and original to me. Unfortunately, I've had no time to advance much in the anime, but I will in good time.

 

I was laughing at Kirito when he was putting on that black coat.
 

 

Tari Tari (Episode 1 & 2) - AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA... That concert....

 

Anyhow, this isn't a bad music anime. I do like Konatsu's initiative to form a choir just for the enjoyment of singing.

 

And just like SAO, I haven't had time to make much anime-watching effort for this anime.

But I will, eventually.

 

Dengeki Daisy [shoujo manga] (Vol 9 Ch 50) - Ohohoho, Dengeki Daisy.

I do enjoy a shoujo manga that features more than just flowery backgrounds and dramatic romance scenes. Although, the characters get hurt way too many unrealistic times... -___-"

Kurosaki is such a kuudere honestly.

Kiyoshi is cute and I'm rather stuck upon the question of romance between student council president and him...

Teru is pretty smart. And with her matched up with Kurosaki, they make the best stand-up comedy couple ever.

Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji [shoujo manga] (Ch 15) - This manga is definitely a generic shoujo addict's haven of cute romance. A sadistic lead male and a generic female lead character makes up a really interesting story when put together in the same class for two years in a row.

Oresama Teacher [shoujo manga] (Vol 6 Ch 29) - A shoujo that hardly features any romance? = WIN.

This manga is basically Beelzebub without the demons and the baby.

Deliquents, Delinquents, Delinquents.
Everywhere, Everywhere, Everywhere.

I enjoy knowing the fact that the female lead character is actually a cool, strong gang leader, even when trying to pose as a normal girl.

Her completely different aliases are the funniest part of the manga so far.

                                  Delinquent: previously                          [trying to be] A normal girl: currently

 

                   Usa-chan man: bunny-masked                                       Natsuo: cross-dressed

 

They're all the same person...

 

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There are more anime/manga I've watched during this summer, but I was being lazy again today. :P

I was going to watch ___________ , but didn't have the time and/or the will:

 

- Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon 2

 

-Hunter x Hunter

 

-Humanity has declined

 

-Yuru Yuri 2

 

Blood+

By episode 2, I was a die-hard fan of Blood+.
Saya's double persona is just fantastic and Haji is Gilbert Nightray all over again.

Gosh, episode's 6 drama "DAD, DON'T DIE" scene is... no, just no.
And during that dramatic death scene, I found myself hating Saya's "human" persona.
I mean, she's very... hesitant in everything she does.
So much to the point where I'd just slap her on the spot, saying:
WHAT THE HELL, MAN.  JUST DO IT.

Oh and...

It's funny how Haji only seems to know how to play one song.


I'm currently on ep. 20.
I will update when I finish.

This is by-far the best anime I've started recently.
I hope to get a chance to read the manga after I finish the anime.

Gosick

Gosick is one of my favourite mystery animes.

It takes place in 1924 in a small (and unreal) European Sauville.

The two protagonists in the story are Victorique (pronounced as Victorica), a "golden fairy" detective, and Kujo, the third son of a Japanese Imperial soldier.

The mysteries in this anime are kind of dull, since you can see the answer quite obviously but...
Ah, well. The characters are very funny so... It's all good.

Victorique de Blois is my favourite character.

She is so cute, especially when she's angry or bored.

 Her sarcastic laugh in episode 1 was fabulous.

But that hair colour change at the end of the series was just... I didn't like it.
I grabbed my monitor and shook it, going: HER HAIR, HER BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN HAIR... WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HER HAIR, PRODUCER?!?!?!?!?!?! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
*facedesk*

So, in closing...

"Is Gosick any good?"

"No, but Victorique is so adoooooooooorable."

"... Good enough for me."

:D

Durarara!!

Durarara is a slice-of-life anime with supernatural, action and mystery aspects.

It's ironic that this anime is good because the series seems to be about Celty's missing head.....

Many of my friends would say this is a horrible anime but, I would say differently.

Durarara's characters have great personalities, all of them with different backgrounds and secrets of their own. They lighten the dark and mysterious setting of the city, Ikebukuro, and add lots of humour into the suspenseful plot.

As events unravel in Ikebukuro, story development is surprisingly good. The pace is excellent; not too fast and not too slow. Characters get mixed up in events and some couple characters, gangs and locations are introduced along the way.

My favourite character is:

Heiwajima Shizuo

He would be the character who lightens Ikebukuro's setting the most in my opinion.

He has a funny personality and his feuds with Izaya are priceless.

Shizuo's inhuman ability to lift vending machines and such 500 pound objects just does it all for me.

Oh, and he's a bartender.

Well, good luck, Celty, on finding your head, which seems to be impossible because Izaya seems to enjoy hiding it from you...

Ao no Exorcist

Ao no Exorcist, or Blue Exorcist, is a great anime for those who love supernatural action animes.

The main character, Okumura Rin, is actually the son of the Devil himself. He is completely unaware of this. Rin is raised by an exorcist, Shiro Fujimoto, in a church, where his powers are maintained and controlled. But everything goes haywire when Fujimoto dies. Rin decides to attend True Cross Academy to become an exorcist to avenge his "earthly father" and soon realizes that he himself is a demon.

This anime was really good and I really liked it. It had such a variety of characters and lots of action.

Animation was also very smooth. The art style is another point that I liked about the anime.

 My favourite character is of course:

Okumura Rin

The plot twist in the end made my forehead produce droplets of sweat and I clambered onto my desk to get closer to my computer screen, yelling: YEAH YEAH!!! ... *grabs tufts of hair* WHAAAAAAAAAAT?!

People would say that I was excited, but I say that it was just anticipation.

**I hope there's a second season.**


Now that I think about it... Rin looks like an exceptionally angry pixie/fairy of some sort.
Friends with Tinkerbell?

Death Note (manga)

(I've only read the manga and have not watched the anime, so I don't know how the anime differs.)

Ah, yes. Death Note.

Light's plots were so enjoyable to watch and L's desserts looked so delicious.

... The ending was a piece of shit though. Such a disappointment.

I dunno about the anime, but the manga... My last impressions sure were dead-ended.

The manga was one of those where you'd flip to that WILL HE DIE OR NOT? page and, the main character ends up being killed in the most retarded way ever.

Then, you just gotta wonder: What the heck was that weird ritual-like thing Misa was doing at the end of the last volume...?

... I don't know either.

But the plot certainly was entertaining (besides the ending) and the characters were quite alright.

I didn't really have a favourite character in Death Note but, if I were to choose, I'd have to pick my favourite Death God.

Ryuk

This was him in a live action film.

(I'd pee my pants if I saw him in reality. He's pretty scary.)

... Overall, Death Note is a great series but don't freak out when you turn the page and find that the ending is way too lame.

Tsuritama / Phi Brain

When I first read a genre tag on this anime, it read: FISHING.

 And I shook my head.

But, surprisingly, it's not bad.

Tsuritama is a story about a boy, Sanada Yuki, who can never fit in to meet new people because of his reaction when people stare at him. His odd reaction is basically... He feels like the room is filling up with water and that he's drowning.

So, transfer after transfer, he finally ends up in a town, Shonan, Enoshima, where fishing is popular.

Somewhere along the way, he is met by a self-proclaimed alien named Haru and is dragged into "fishing to save the world."

I haven't yet completed the anime but, so far, my favourite character is:

Haru

He's so cute with his fishbowl.

I will update further when I complete the series.

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My goodness... This anime...

I'm 20 episodes into this series, and I still dont get it.

I understand the concept but... What the hell man.

I'm gonna keep going on this one though. The story developments twist the story like freaking hell and it's just that awesome.

The general theme for this series is puzzles.

But these guys are dead-serious when they tell you to solve a puzzle.

So basically, Phi Brain features a boy, Daimon Kaito, who receives the title of Einstein and receives an armband which allows your brain to reach full potential. He is in section Phi, a sector of the POG (Puzzle of God) which nutures Phi Brain children to solve the Puzzle of God. The prize for solving the Puzzle is a book that enables the Solver ultimate power, enough to rule the world.

This isn't the best anime ever, but, like I said, the plot twists are great and if you have that otaku stamina, you just might live through the stupid concept.

What I hate about the anime is that the subject of Puzzle of God book is very distant. Sometimes, you'd wonder: So... What was this anime about again...? Majority of the series is about how Kaito wants to "free puzzles" and he hardly thinks of the book, which makes the point of the anime seem very distant.

So far, my favourite character is Ana Gram, who is in fact a boy.

His title is Da Vinci.

He can paint real damn good.

Inu x Boku SS

Inu x Boku SS is basically an extremely tsundere love story between a mistress and her manservant. And all the other characters are smushed in between.

Miketsukami has become the Secret Service agent of Ririchiyo-chan, meaning that he will serve her  as long as Ririchiyo permits it. Miketsukami is in love with Ririchiyo but is unable to tell her because his former master is currently Ririchiyo's fiancé.

The story development is average and the ending was pretty dead-ended because you'd ask "so... what happens next?".

The random two-second cutscenes of Miketsukami and various naked woman just gives it away as to what he did to gain 'freedom'.

However, Miketsukami does take his place as one of my favourite characters because he is so loyal towards Ririchiyo-chan to the point where it is just plain funny.

So, favourite characters:

Miketsukami Soushi

Sorinozuka Renshou

Oh and, I also drew a fanart of Renshou.

Here it is.

It's quite plain........ Meh.

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Other than "loyal manservant", Miketsukami Soushi can be labelled as a stalker.

Dantalian no Shoka

Dantalian no Shoka (or the Mystic Archives of Dantalian) is an anime where the theme of books is actually quite action-packed. If you were wondering, no, this is NOT a slice of life anime, despite the common theme of simply books.

This anime features two main-main-main characters: Huey and Dalian. (Huey is just a nickname that Dalian made for him. His real name is "Hugh Anthony Disward")

The genre of this anime is action, adventure and supernatural/magic.

I absolutely love the 19th century-flavoured setting. The clothes, buildings and even the characters themselves are just amazing. The atmosphere is of course a 19th century era but, because of these Phantom Books bring magic into the storyline, it creates a centerline in the time period: half in the 19th century and the other in a more current era.

My favourite character is of course the sweetly adorable Dalian:

She truly is a cute, gothic bookworm.

In terms of her taste in sweets, I can relate very easily.

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE SWEETS~~

Deadman Wonderland

This anime was fairly good and the overall idea of it was very interesting. Deadman Wonderland provides its audience with a blood-filled (literally) and a fast action-paced atmosphere, which will leave you, guaranteed, on the edge of your seat and wanting more.

This isn't a horror/gory anime though. Blood is a consistent theme, but rest assured, this isn't horror or gore.... Just violence.

However, the ending was a disappointment. It was one of those endings that cut the tense atmostphere, leaving me hiding in a corner going: I... can't... believe... that... was... it...

There was sufficient good-and-bad story and character development in Deadman Wonderland.

I'd have to say that my favourite character was:

Takami Minatsuki

Her expressions constantly give me headaches.

What I love about Minatsuki is her twisted personality. Appearing as a young, innocent girl who seemed like she didn't belong in the G Ward, where all of the deadmen were placed, she easily tricks Ganta into thinking she was his friend.

When they fought each other, Minatsuki TOTALLY BEAT THE SHIT OUTTA HIM was pretty awesome.

But she lost. *sad face*



Beelzebub / Another

YAAAAAAAAAY~~ FIRST POST!!

Hello there.

This blog will be just for my extremely stupid FANTABULOUS rants.

Note: My rants are just rants, not reviews. They are not meant to explain what an anime is about. (Although, occasionally, I do talk about plot.)
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Beelzebub is one of my favourite animes, despite what everyone else says about it. Yes, of course the first few episodes are weird, but once you grasp the overall concept... it's pretty good.

Until you hit halfway point (approx. ep. 20-30), there isn't a lot of story development. In terms of character development... It's not bad. Once you hit that mark though, THERE'S ACTUALLY STORY DEVELOPMENT, although the ending is quite a hilarious twist.

Of course what I love about it is the humor and the characters. The theme of deliquents is also very enjoyable. I'd have to say that my top three favourite characters are:

Oga Tatsumi

Hidetora Tojo

Tatsuya Himekawa

These characters, imo, lighten up the mood and add some humor into the action-filled brawl anime.

But, honestly, HOW IS THIS ANIME BAD?!

Sure, the first few episodes are horrible since the story starts so abruptedly. But, that's the whole point. The setting is a deliquent school; of course, the story has to start off strange to loosen up the atmosphere.

The point of having Oga, a ferocious delinquent whom everyone fears, become the "parent" of a cute little demon baby is to put some humorous irony into the anime.

And, with that, my rant about Beelzebub is done.

Hilda-chan says: "GOOD-AH JOB-U!!" with an awkward thumbs up.

(You'll only get that joke when you watch Beelzebub until episode 57-60-ish)

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This is a horror/gory anime, so I suggest that if you don't like either of these two themes...

Don't scroll down.

OH, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN, THERE'S NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF.

... Just don't.

Anyhow, this also is one of my favourite animes because it just can't be described using words, only images and video. The concept is also quite captivating (as well as entertaining, but that's probably just me...). There's hardly any character development for the majority(since they die so quickly...), but the rate of story development makes up for that loss. The only character developments was for Sakakibara Kouichi, Misaki Mei and the one who was dead, Mikami-sensei.

Also, I'd have to say my favourite death was Kubodera-sensei's.

... I need to attend a mental aid clinic.

Since his death was my favourite, I'll just post nice pictures of it.

... TA-DAH!!

Well, now that I've shown you a bit of what's in store for you. I'll just thrown in some nice pictures of pretty dolls, who all look quite serious and straight-faced.

So, that's Another for you.

Misaki Mei says: "It's sad when people die."

~R.I.P.

And remember...

To the students of Grade 9, Class 3, how you interpret this is up to you. Just make sure to carefully consider you actions... So you'll have no regrets.

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END.