Anime Reviews

Alternative Name: Kuroshitsuji, Dark Butler, Kuro Shitsuji
Years of Released: October 2, 2008
Episodes: 24
Genre: Comedy, Historical, Mystery, Supernatural, Dark Fantasy
Favorite Characters : Sebastian Michaelis, Ciel Phantomhive, Grell, Undertaker
My Rating: PG-16
Grade: A+

Summary:
In a manor house on the outskirts of Victorian era London, butler Sebastian Michaelis serves Ciel Phantomhive, the twelve-year-old head of an English noble family as well as a toy and candy empire. Sebastian carries out any task required by his master and solves the problems plaguing England with ease and perfections because of his demonic lineage and Faustian contract with his master...

My review:
London, gothic set, dark humor with hardly noticeable tinge of shounen-ai and yet so obvious you should be blind not to see it...Very well made and thought of. You can't help but feel for young yet strong-willed Ciel. And let's not forget our perfect demon Sebastian who can fulfill his master's every wish. Their relationship is truly amazing. Ciel has to be cold and keep his distance from his butler knowing that if he shows a weakness he will devour him or lose interest in his soul and it will be over.
Second season was made mainly for fans in my opinion but I still liked it. New characters Alois Trancy and Claude Faustus were well played. Much more obvious shounen ai theme in second season is exactly what fans were waiting for. Even though I feel sorry for Alois the ending was quite satisfying leaving the needed room for imagination.

"...London bridge is falling down My fair Lady"

Recommend:
Cheak it out!

Alternative Name: Tiger X Dragon, TigerxDragon, Tora Dora
Years of Released: October 2, 2008
Episodes: 25
Genre: Comedy, Romance, School Life,
Favorite Characters : Taiga, Ami
My Rating: PG
Grade: A

Summary:
Ryuuji Takasu is a gentle boy who does all the cooking and cleaning in his house, unfortunately he is cursed with his father's scary looking face. Labeled as a "Delinquent" Ryuji has few friends. One of the people who doesn't run away at first sight is Minorin, an..um eccentric girl, whom Ryuji falls in love with.
Perhaps by fate, the "Delinquent" bumps into the also notorious "Palm Tiger". At first glace she is a cute little doll, but he find out the hard way SHE's the one who should be feared and called Delinquent!! Her name Taiga Aisaka.
After an odd turn of events it is discovered that not only is this fierce Tiger best friends with Minorin, but she also loves Ryuji's best friend!
Will this odd duo be able too pair up as allies in love?

My review:
I liked it a lot. I was looking forward to each episode to come out. Loved Taiga and "Baka-chi"(Ami). Very nice love story! Well done!

Recommend:
Girls will love it for sure.

Alternative Name: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, When They Cry - Higurashi/Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai
Years of Released: April 4, 2006/July 6, 2007
Episodes: 26/24
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Psychological Thriller
Favorite Characters : Keiichi, Mion, Rika, Rena
My Rating: R/PG-16
Grade: A/A

Summary:
On one hot summer day in 1983, a transfer student named Maebara Keiichi comes to a peaceful rural village in Hinamizawa. There, he befriends his classmates Rena, Mion, Rika, and Satoko. Accepted as a full-fledged member of the "club," Keiichi and the gang plays all sorts of activities ranging from card and board games to hide-and-seek. But just as Keiichi was beginning to be assimilated in simple rural life, he stumbles upon the dark history of Hinamizawa. As Keiichi dives deeper into the mystery, he finds that his new found friends may not be all what they claim to be...

My review:
One of the bests plot I've seen so far!!! I heard good things about it and started watching it a couple of times but couldn't get over a violence and blood that is the first thing you see. But finally I made and effort and I don't regret it at all!!! I thought anime was over after 4th episode but it kept going and I started to loose it. Did not get what's going on at all. Where is the truth and what's real and what's not. Then when I started to understand it a little and then I understood that I didn't understand anything at all!!! That's so awesome! My respect to authors. I'm so amazed who they could combine violence and kindness because it is one of the most violent and at the same time kind anime! The first season is just a mess. The second is not violent and explains what happened in the first one.
"Nipaah"

Recommend:
Check it out for sure BUT be ready for it!!!

Alternative Name: Monokurōmu Fakutā
Years of Released: April 7, 2008
Episodes: 24
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Shounen-Ai
Favorite Characters : Akira, Shirogane
My Rating: PG-13
Grade: A

Summary:
The story revolves around high school student Akira Nikaido, a typical slacker living a normal life. That is, until he meets the mysterious Shirogane, a man who suddenly appears and tells him that they have a destiny together. When Akira hears this, he is shocked and doesn't believe a word of it. Aya, a friend of Akira, forgets something in the school one night, and asks Akira to help her and go find it. He agrees, and while there, he gets attacked by a shadow monster. Shirogane convinces him that the balance between the human world and the shadow world has been distorted and that Akira must become a "shin"- a creature of the shadow world- in order to help restore the balance.

My review:
 It reminded me Loveless a bit at first. But, I would get rid of half of episodes which were unnecessary and just left the main story line. I think that would made Monochrome Factor even better. And the end was entertaing but I'm hoping for a second season!!! Love it!

Recommend:
Check it out, especially Shounen-Ai fans (even though there isn't a lot of it)

Alternative Name: They Are My Noble Masters
Years of Released: January 4, 2008
Episodes: 13
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Ecchi
Favorite Characters : none
My Rating: PG-16
Grade: B-

Summary:
Due to family troubles, Ren Uesugi and his sister, Mihato, leave their home. They end up moving to the city but find themselves with a lack of money. Somehow they are able to find work in the form of the Kuonji family's mansion, being employed as servants to the three sisters of the Kuonji family: Shinra, Miyu, and Yume. Being a servant also associates Ren with the mansion's additional servants and the Kuonji sisters' friends.

My review:
Well, I was Ok. Nothing special. Funny enough. And again I'm not a fan of echhi.

Recommend:
To spend some time..

Alternative Name: ,Pettoshoppu obu Horāzu
Years of Released: March 1999
Episodes: 4 OVA (25 min each)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Favorite Characters : Count D
My Rating: R
Grade: A

Summary:
Count D is the mysterious caretaker of a pet shop in Los Angeles' Chinatown. Each of D's pets, which all have strangely humanoid appearances, comes with a contract with three major points. These points differ for each animal sold, and breaking this contract usually results in dire (and sometimes disturbing) consequences for the buyer, for which the pet shop claims no liability.

Individual chapters of Pet Shop of Horrors are often based on these consequences, and are each written as a stand-alone story, usually introducing one or more new characters in each chapter. With the exception of the main characters and their families, it is rare for a character to carry over to a later chapter, providing the series with a very episodic nature.

The detective Leon Orcot is used to tie the chapters together into an ongoing plot, usually in the form of a subplot within each chapter. Initially he suspects Count D of malicious criminal activity and using the pet shop as a front for drug trafficking. As the series progresses, he learns more about the pet shop and Count D himself, entering into a strange friendship of sorts with the Count as he works to uncover the truth.

My review:
 I enjoyed id.  Well done!

Recommend:
If you are looking for scary anime it's for you!

Alternative Name: Kikoushi Enma
Years of Released: August 2006
Episodes: 4 OVA
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Supernatural
Favorite Characters : Enma
My Rating: R
Grade: A-

Summary:
Enma has returned to the mortal world in order to get rid of the demons that have escaped from the underworld....

My review:
I think it was the first horror anime that I've seen and it turned out to be a good one. Nice plot and kinda happy ending :)) Good job! Very Recommended.

Recommend:
If you are up to something scary. But don't forget that it's really rated R !! And there will be blood...

Alternative Name: Sukisho! Sukisyo! I like what I like, so it can't be helped
Years of Released: January 8, 2005
Episodes: 13 (Including OVA)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Yaoi(boys love)
Favorite Characters : Ran
My Rating: PG-16
Grade: B

Summary:
High-school student Sora Hashiba has been hospitalized after falling from the fourth floor of the school building. On his first night back in the dormitory, he wakes to find a strange boy addressing him by the name "Yoru." The stranger identifies himself as "Ran" and says he's Sora's new roommate. The next day, Sora's childhood friend and dorm manager, Matsuri Honjou, informs Sora that the other boy, whom Matsuri identifies as Sunao Fujimori or "Nao-kun," is actually another childhood friend of Sora's. Sora doesn't remember meeting Sunao before. In fact, Sora can't remember much of anything regarding his past, and the series follows his quest to regain his memory.
Sora soon learns why Sunao identified himself as "Ran" that first night: Both he and Sora have alternate personalities. Sora's is Yoru, a powerful protector and the lover of the more dependent, feminized Ran. The existence of these alternate personalities, and the relationship between them, has some mysterious connection with Sora's fall from the window and his forgotten past. The alternate personalities' passionate relationship is a far cry from the hostility and distrust between Sora and Sunao. Because Yoru and Ran possess them arbitrarily, Sora and Sunao frequently find themselves in embarrassing situations when they regain control of their minds.

My review:
Mmm... as far as I remember I was pretty good. The plot was alright. Anime doesn't claim to be a masterpiece so we are good. That's about it.

Recommend:
For yaoi fans definitely!

Alternative Name: Romeo and Juliet
Years of Released: April 4, 2007
Episodes: 24
Genre: Fantasy, Dystopian, Romance
Favorite Characters : Juliet
My Rating: PG-13
Grade: B+

Summary:
A young girl, Juliet, is the only member of her family to escape the massacre of the Capulet family at the hands of Leontes Montague. Fourteen years later, Lord Montague rules the land of Neo-Verona with an iron-fist as Juliet helps the common folk in a Robin Hood-like fashion, and Romeo Montague protests his father's cruelty. Juliet and Romeo meet by coincidence at the Rose Ball and fall in love at first sight. However, when Juliet turns sixteen and learns the truth of her past that has been hidden from her for fourteen years, her love becomes conflicted between revolution and devotion.

My review:
It was nice to see a story from a little bit different angle. I enjoyed it a lot. But it was not impressive enough to give it an A thought.

Recommend:
For fans of Romeo and Juliet and for those who love romance.

Alternative Name: Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge, The Seven Metamorphoses of Yamato Nadeshiko
Years of Released: October 3, 2006
Episodes: 25
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy, Shouje
Favorite Characters : Koyhei
My Rating: PG-16
Grade: B

Summary:
Four handsome young students (Takano Kyohei, Oda Takenaga, Toyama Yukinojo and Morii Ranmaru ) are offered free use of a house on the condition that they transform the girl who already lives there into a lady. However, Nakahara Sunako, is a gloomy, morbid, weird girl who is also an avid horror movie maniac. She suffered a dramatic trauma in junior high school when a boy that she loved told her she was ugly which shattered her self esteem, and now she gets a nosebleed when she looks at something beautiful...

My review:
I liked it. But I think I would've like it even more if Sunako had less not nose blood and if she was her normal size more often because she is so pretty. Oh man, she is a maniac...))))
"Goth-goth. Loli-loli." :)))that was funny

Recommend:
You can check it out.