Sunday, April 12, 2015

Denki-gai no Honya-san Review

I first started watching this because it was a comedy romance, and judging from the cover art...I knew it wasn't going to be an ecchi nor a harem. 

Denki-gai no Honya-san is a daily life, comedy, and romance anime that follows a group of co-workers in a manga bookshop. 

The first episode was a bit interesting but not interesting enough to convince me to continue watching. However I decided to watch one more episode to finalize my decision. 



The second episode really disgusted me. I didn't mind the swimsuits they were wearing but I didn't like a few of the actions that happened. Many of them had inappropriate feel to them, like when one of the girls was circled by a group of faceless men and sprayed water on her face and chest. This episode made me stop watching it. 

A few weeks later, around when 11/12 episodes of it came out, I for some reason decided to continue watching it. I feel that the shock from the second episode had subsided and I was ready to give this show a second chance. 

As I continued watching, I grew to really like it. There were barely any innapropriate scenes after episode 2 and I also liked all the relationships. There were about 3+ romantic relationships. 


Overall I would have to say that I enjoyed this show. I would rate it an 8/10. 

Denki-gai no Honya-san has only one season with 12 episodes as of today. 

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Update

I'm going to try to see if I can make sections so I can organize my posts..
But not right now..I'll do it tomorrow

Owari no Seraph First Impression

I first started watching this series because of the gifs I saw on tumblr. It looked interesting so I decided to look into it. 
When I first read a summary of the show,I was a bit put off. The summary said there was a virus that killed everyone 13+ and vampires took over. However, the show is really about vampires taking over by releasing a virus that kills 13+ years old. The summary failed to make the connection.
I started watching it and I became intrigued, but not intrigued enough to stick with it.
The only problem I had with it were the side characters. I don't hate them. I just knew that they would be something that would be used to hurt the protagonist. I have seen many shows that do that and I'm honestly tired of it. 
I liked Yu's stereotypical action anime protagonist personality and I also liked his relationship with his brother, Mika.
I also became a bit curious of the relationship between Mika and that vampire lord (whose name I cannot remember). It seemed to me that there was more going on between them than blood sucking. 

-SPOILERS OF THE END OF EP 1-

Towards the end I was not surprised that the younger children died. But I was really surprised that the girl (Akane?) died. It seemed to me that she would survive, become the love interest and create a love triangle between her, Yu, and Mika. 
I was also surprised by Mika's death because he seemed like the character who would stick by the protagonist forever. 
-END OF SPOILER-

In the end this show really surprised me. It was actually very good!
I'm definitely going to continue watching this!!

This show is currently airing and as of today has 2/12 episodes out and a second season confirmed. 

Senyuu Review

Senyuu is a comedic hero anime that I love to death.  It had me laughing every episode!
The plot of Senyuu is that the demon king has opened a portal to the Overworld and now all these demons are coming out and attacking.  To subside these monsters, the king of the Overworld finds the descendants of the legendary hero (whose name I cannot remember).  This legendary hero was famous for putting the previous demon king to eternal rest.  However, there seemed to be about 100 descendants of the hero.  The king sends out all the descendants, saying that whoever slays the demon king will have fame and glory.  
This show follows one of the descendants, Alba, and his knight, Ross.  
Ross (left) and Alba (right)
Alba is serious about his job whereas Ross doesn't care.  He makes many remarks towards Alba's actions (like how he called him a pervert when Alba slayed a slime) and knows how to make Alba angry.  Ross is honestly my favorite character in this show.  
The episodes are only about 5 min. long.  The show is very fast paced but it is easy to understand.  It's filled with a ton of slapstick comedy.  I'm not too much of a fan of slapstick but the comedy in Senyuu was really well done.
There are currently 2 seasons and a few OVAs.  I would rate this a 10/10



Yuyushiki Review

So a few days ago I began to watch Yuyushiki and now I'm somewhat halfway done with it.  I actually first started watching it when it aired in 2013, but I soon learned that it was a daily life anime.
Don't get me wrong I do like daily life anime but at that time I watched a horrible daily life anime and I did not feel like watching another one.  So I instantly dropped it.
However I wished my past self stayed with it, for it is actually quite funny...

The show follows the high school lives of three girls named Yuzuko, Yukari, and Yui.  The show focuses on their activities in their club (The Data Processing Club) and their weird conversations.  This show is very cute...the style is cute...the characters are cute....all of it is CUTE!
I also found it somewhat informative....During their club activities they set a theme for the day and research that theme, they then inform the audience (without breaking the 4th wall) of their findings.


I would not recommend this to someone who wishes to start watching anime but I would recommend this to someone who just wants to take a break from all the intense shows that are airing.
I'm only on episode 8/12 but I would rate this show an 8/10