Usagi Drop

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Name: Bunny Drop Usagi Drop うさぎドロップ

Status: Completed
Episode: 11
Release date (for eng sub):-


Summary: 

While attending his grandfather's funeral, thirty-year-old bachelor Daikichi is surprised to discover that his grandfather had an illegitimate child with an unknown mother! The rest of his family, fearing the obligation and embarrassment, want nothing to do with the silent little girl, Rin. Sensing her imminent abandonment and outraged by his complacent family members, Daikichi decides to adopt her himself! ...yet he may have underestimated the difficulty of balancing his work, family, and love life with his role as her guardian.

Summary from: http://myanimelist.net/anime/10162/Usagi_Drop

Personal ratings: 4

This anime was something unusual and unique. Like Lucky Star, this anime is about things that happens in everyday life (mostly for kids and adults). 
This anime do not have must talking, the characters portrays they feelings mainly through their actions and expression.  

This anime would probably make the older people think back on the days where they take care of their young child or about their younger days. For me, it kind of got me thinking about how i was when i was younger, even though nothing in the anime seemed to have occurred to me. 
I think in this anime, we get to see more of the japan culture and understand our parents more. I loved this anime so much i had to watch the whole anime six times, and still, i never got bored of it. I think it has something to do with the lesser number of dialogues.

The anime may been a little too simple, but they did add a little complexity in the anime to keep it more interesting. Though that complexity may be a little absurd at some times (like the grandpa having a little kid when he was like 70+). There was also some part about the story that kind of felt incomplete (like if Rin was really the grandpa's kid), because in some parts of the anime make it seem like this statement was a little false, and the grandpa may have did it to protect Rin. I'm not sure. 

There is this odd calming effect to this anime.
The only thing that I think was lacking in this anime was probably the portray of the emotions. There wasn't really much emotions felt while I was watching this anime. At times where it could have been really sad, I barely felt anything. I'm not sure if it's because of the really mild setting. 

Art ratings: 3
Cute drawings for the kids and all but the most important main character looks weird. But all in all I think that this simple drawing really goes well with the story line. 


Recommended for:
Gender: Male & Female (more to the female side)
Age: All ages
My ratings: G

Jubei-Chan 2: The Counter Attack of Siberia Yagyu

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Name: Jubei-Chan 2: The Counter Attack of Siberia Yagyu Siberia 
           Jubei-Chan 2: Yagyuu no Gyakushuu  十兵衛ちゃん 2: シベリア柳生の逆襲

Status: Completed 
Episode: 13
Release date (for eng sub): -

Summary: 
The Northern Yagyu were driven out of Japan into Siberia by the Yagyu Edo. After living several years in Siberia, they changed their name to the Yagyu Siberian. The leader of the Yagyu Edo sent Yagyu Jubei to assassinate Ressai Kita , the head of the Siberian clan. Jubei did not wish to carry out the order, but traveled to Siberia anyway. During his time there, he fell in love and had a daughter named Freesia. Some time later he caught up with Ressai Kita, the leader he had been sent to assassinate. Over Jubei's objections, Ressai Kita provoked a duel between the two while on a frozen body of water. In the heat of the battle, Ressai Kita broke through the ice, drowning Yagyu Jubei's wife and daughter along with him. Freesia remained frozen in a glacier for 300 years, until global warming caused enough of the glacier to melt to free her. Freesia then learns of the Lovely Eyepatch that her father left to his successor. Freesia is furious when she learns that the Lovely Eyepatch was not left to her, but rather Nanohana Jiyu. Determined to claim the Lovely Eyepatch as the daughter of Yagyu Jubei, she tracks down Nanohana Jiyu, intent on defeating Jiyu and making her suffer. At the same time, the Yagyu Siberian learn of the appearance of Yagyu Jubei the Second and track down Nanohana Jiyu in an attempt to satisfy their 300-year-old grudge against Yagyu Jubei. What ensues is a three way battle between the Siberian Yagyu, Freesia Yagyu and Yagyu Jubei's successor, Jiyu Nanohana. Jiyu does not want the responsibility and she's afraid to lose herself for power while Freesia does not understand anyone who is not willing to have more power.

Summary from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubei-chan:_The_Ninja_Girl#Counter_Attack_of_Siberia_Yagyu

Edited (little bit) by: AngelaAgness

Personal ratings: 3.5
This season was much better as compared to season one. It's probably because the fighting scenes were much nicer, and longer. What irritated me in the show was the constant appearance of 4 stupid (no offence) characters. They keep putting in comedy parts which aren't even funny (or at least to me it was not.) Really destroyed the whole mood of seriousness. However, when it came towards the last few episodes, it was all seriousness. Really loved that part :3 
I do think that this show is abit confusing with all the relationships to 300 years ago. Like there was this child that was from 300 years ago, and he appeared in Jiyu's time? By the time the show ended, i still could not understand how he could have survived for 300 years and then disappeared. This show was not good enough to answer my every question i had for it by the time it ended. But the fighting scenes are just to good to be ignored. Really loved this anime.
Art ratings: 3
Because it's from a long time ago (2004) the drawings don't quite match the current style that i like. In other words, it's old fashioned. But if you considered it, other then the weird way they draw a young female body, it was all quite nice.

Recommended for:
Gender: Male & Female
Age: 12 and above
My ratings: PG 

Bamboo Blade (Anime)

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Name: Bamboo Blade バンブーブレード

Status: Completed 
Episode: 26
Release date (for eng subs): - 

Summary:

Kojirou is the kendo instructor for Muroe High School and he's totally broke. But then an unexpected chance is given to him: his team must win against his senpai's team and the prize is: free meals for a whole year! Now, the only problem left... where to find girls skilled enough and willing to join the kendo team? Summary from: http://myanimelist.net/anime/2986/Bamboo_Blade Personal ratings: 3 At first when i saw the summary, I thought that this would be a retarded show. But as i watched, I totally fell in love with the show. I really liked how they portray both the good and bad side of Tamaki, the best Kendo player in the team. I loved how just her scream makes the opponent scared. In the anime, they showed how there are many types of kendo players out there. Like those that cheats, or those that are purely strong. I really liked the ending two episodes where they got new members  and how the kendo members inspired them to take on kendo. Loved how Rin and Tamaki got along together even though they are both rivals when it comes to kendo. I think that they should not have made Miya, the girl in purple hair, keep losing all the time, even though she beat one of the good players. Plus, I do not really understand the other side of Miya. Was it her true self, or was it a personality that she does not realized she has? I also wished that they show more about Saya. She lacks the screen time, so I was not really able to catch hold of her personality.  Art ratings: 2.5 It's a normal art, at some point character may look abit stiff, but at some point abit to flexible. Recommended for: Gender: Female Age: 10 and above My ratings: G

Nanaco Robin

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Name: Nanaco Robin ナナコロビン
Author: Nakahara Aya

Chapters: 12
Volumes: 3
Status: Completed
Release date (for eng scan): -


Summary:
Yoshino Nako has a saying. "If I'm happy, I can do anything!" 
For her sister, Nako-chan steals the groom of an arranged (political) marriage and helps them elope. But when the Hayami group starts falling, she must pay the consequence by housing the groom's rumored delinquent younger brother, Hayami Konatsu , who attends the same school as her. At first, they hated each other, but as Nako slowly begins to understand Konatsu her feelings started to change.

Summary from: http://myanimelist.net/manga/4261/NanaKo_Robin 
Summary by: MU
Added on by: AngelaAgness


Personal Ratings: 3

This manga is a comedy. The same author of Lovely Complex. 

For the first few chapters that I read, I really thought that it was a much better manga then Lovely Complex, in terms of the storyline and art. I really liked the both main character's character. It was a manga that i thought would go much further then lovely complex. However, this manga ended earlier then expected. 

Truthfully, I think the author was also think of writing something longer then this. It shows in the ending chapter where everything was just so rushed. I really liked the twist in the manga that had actually been going on since the first volume of the book.

I really wished that they would have a chapter on the part where Nako's younger brother starts to accept Konatsu staying with them.

Arts ratings: 3.5

This art is so much better then lovely complex. I really like this kind of unique art, where you would 

know who is the author as long as you see the art. Totally loved the way they drew the main 

character. Though, i think that they should do something about the way they draw girls eyes.

Recommended for:
Gender: Female
Age: 12 and above
My ratings: G

D. Gray Man

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Name: D. Gray Man ディー・グレイマン

Status: Competed
Episode: 103
Release date (for eng subs): -

Summary:
Towards the end of the 19th century, Allen Walker officially joins the organization of Exorcists that destroy the beings known as Akuma; mechanic weapons made by the Millennium Earl with the suffering souls of the dead. Allen has both a cursed eye and an anti-Akuma weapon as an arm, bearing the power of "Innocence", a gift given to him as an apostle of God. Allen, along with his fellow Exorcists must put a stop to the Millennium Earl's ultimate plot that could lead to the destruction of the world and all who live on it.
Summary from: http://myanimelist.net/anime/1482/D.Gray-man

Personal Ratings: 3
I shall start with the negative things on this show. The first is that there is no meaning behind the show name. At first i thought this show was just named after this technique that Allen names as "D. Gray Man" However, i found out it's not true due to the insignificant use of that technique (he only used it once, and was never seen using it again). Secondly, by the time the anime had ended, they forgot to give a conclusion to some parts of the show, that are seemingly important in the manga. It's like they blindly followed the manga. The first one was how did Allen got the cursed eye. and the second was at that time where Kanda fought with one of the Noah he mentioned "her" and "I cannot die" There were significant meaning to this two sentence (?) he said. But a conclusion to this was not given in the anime. They also did not properly tell us how Allen was the "player" in the show and how was he connected to the 14th. The fourth was that the purpose of the show was not fulfilled. The purpose was about the Millennum Earl and how they were suppose to defeat him. But the defeat of the Earl never came. The fifth was that they did not tell us who has the heart innocence.The last thing was that Leenalee was just so irritating. It's probably just my personal view but it kills me when ever i see her face. She get so much screen time even though she does nothing but sits there and scream.
The positive thing about this show was that there was not much favoritism coming from the author. (you know how some shows they love to give the main character's new powers that no one has?) Even though Allen's innocence had evolved, there is a deep meaning behind it, and in the anime, Tikki (One of the Noah) had destroyed his innocence once so Allen had no choice but to have it evolved. And for Leenalee even though she was the first one to have the Crystal type innocence, her brother did say that all the other equipment types would also probably have their innocence change into Crystal type innocence. So that made her not the only special one. I  really liked the storyline for this, how it was so well planned out. They gave little clues about things and leave the viewers in suspense, and later, properly giving it an answer. Anyway i just really liked how the whole idea of the innocence and the Noah thing flowed every well.
Recommend you to read the manga after watching finish this anime.

Art ratings: 3.5
I loved the way they draw Allen when his innocence evolved. The character's does not seem stiff at all.

Overall Comments:
Gender: Male & Female
             Though it's a shounen anime, the fact that lenalee is in makes it geared towards the 
             shoujo side.
Age: 11 and above
My ratings: PG

Bakuman (Anime)

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Name: Bakuman Season 1-3 バクマン 1-3

Status: Completed
Episode: 25 (for each season)
Release date (for eng subs): Random Timings


Summary: 
The plot begins when Moritaka Mashiro, a junior high student, forgets his notebook in class. His classmate, Akito Takagi, notes Mashiro's drawings in it and asks him to become a manga artist to his stories. Mashiro declines, citing his late uncle, a manga artist, who died from overwork. Takagi incites Mashiro to meet with Miho Azuki, Mashiro's crush, and tells her the two plan to become manga artists. In response, Azuki reveals her plans to be a voice actress. Mashiro proposes to her that they should both marry when Azuki becomes a voice actress for the anime adaptation of their manga. The two then start creating their manga, under the pen name Muto Ashirogi, in hopes of getting serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jack.

Personal Ratings: 4
I had waited for this anime for a long time. 
This show always seem to know when to end their episodes and seasons. It really makes the viewer have a lot of excitement for the next episode (or season). 

What's good about this anime is that even though the episodes usually end off with a cliff hanger, they never failed to satisfy our curiosity in the next episode. In other words they don't leave us feeling that it was stupid for us to wait for the next episode, something that a lot of anime has when they force out a cliff hanger.
The pace for this anime was just nice, not to fast, not to slow, perfect. 
Needless to say, the story line is still as awesome. I really liked the fact that they don't give the main characters any special exception.  It's not like those typical shows were the main character is always special, etc, etc. (really hate those). Instead, in this anime, the main characters encounters many challenges and problems, and they overcome all these in the same way any normal manga-ka would, though the only exception was their strong determination.

I didn't really like the last season. The first two season seem to have the same type of content. However, for the 3rd season, they seem to have taken a change. 
In the first 2 seasons, there were more focus on the main characters, with little cliplets on the other characters. Which what made the anime nice, because even though the whole story is about Mashiro and Takagi, there were still breaks in between. But for the 3rd season, in the Nanamine arc, they only focused on Nanamine, and Mashiro and Takagi just seemed like supporting characters in that arc.

This anime has really given me a lot of knowledge on manga. Taught me about the different genres of mangas, the tatics, and the drawings. Really had a lot of fun knowing more about mangas.


Art Ratings: 2
The art is odd. The eyes are sometimes drawn too small, the hair have all to much highlights and the character's body can sometimes look out off shape (especially for girls)
i could really tell the difference when they animate it and when i was reading the manga. When i was watching the anime, i really could feel all the tension and the excitement


Recommended for:
Gender: Male & Female
Age: People who wanna know more about Manga
My Ratings: PG-13

Zetsuen no Tempest

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Name: Zetsuen no Tempest: The Civilization Blaster

Status: Completed

Episode: 24

Release Date (for eng sub): Every Friday

Summary: 

Mahiro Fuwa, a teenager whose family was mysteriously murdered a year ago, is contacted by Hakase Kusaribe, a young woman who stands against her clan since they left her stranded on a deserted island. As the two decide to help each other, Hakase's quest to oppose her clan brings to light that the Kusaribe clan intends to awaken the "Tree of Zetsuen" whose power can bring chaos upon the entire world.

Summary from: http://www.animeseason.com/zetsuen-no-tempest-the-civilization-blaster/

Summary by: ANN and AniDB

Personal Ratings: 3.5

I can say that this show comprises of action and abit of mystery. It has abit of the Hyouka feel to it. (some what) The anime really explained the origin of magic clearly. Rather then it being an action anime that i thought it would, it is more about knowing the past. I think there were a lot of changes from the first arc and the second one. One of the most drastic change is most probably the environment. In the first arc, they have always been in dark places with tree, and not much people around. While in the 2nd arc, there are a lot of people and the places they go are all fluffy and bright.

-update coming soon-

Art Ratings: 3.5

It's ok, but there was something that really bother's me about the main character's hair... I like how they made him clip it up, but why are there still hair that are not in placed? Fingers drawn a little weird and out of shape. Art looks super edgy and pointed for the side view.

Recommended for:

Gender: Male & Female

Age: 15 and above

My ratings: PG

Tonari no Kaibutsukun (Anime)

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Name: The Monster Beside Me, Tonari no Kaibutsukun となりの怪物くん

Adapted from: Manga Status: Completed
Episode: 13
Release date (for eng sub): Every Tuesday


Summary:
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun focuses on the relationship between Shizuku Mizutani, who has absolutely no interests except for school and her plans for the future, and a boy named Yoshida, who sits next to Shizuku, but rarely attends school. One day, when Shizuku is task with delivering the class printouts to Yoshida's home, he assumes that the two are friends.

Summary from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonari_no_Kaibutsu-kun


Personal ratings: 2
To me, this anime was never meant to be a comedy, even it's stated on top. This storyline was never suited to be a comedy. Even the manga never seem to me like a comedy. I think it's because the producers view it as a comedy, the colours used in the anime are bright.
For the first episode that i watched, i really did not liked the fast-paced storyline they are giving us. They skipped some parts that i think is important, as those part allow the viewers to understand the personality of the character better. However, due to the fast-paced and missing parts, the first episode did not leave me with a good impression.

I think it's because i read the manga first, i have very high expectations for this anime, but i was sad it turned out this way. I think the seiyuus chosen for this anime was not appropriate (to me), for this anime, i really think that the voice actors do play an important role in helping viewers understand the characters better. No offence but to me the seiyuus in this anime really sounded like they have not gotten to know the character, because their tone is really off for some parts. It makes them seem like they are rookies. Haru (the main boy), should not have such a low and husky voice. I would think that it's better if they gave him a more higher-pitched voice (not to high) and a more cheerful one. Because in the later part of the show, you would see that he is actually a cheerful boy. Even though i'm not quite satisfied with the girl's voice (i've heard it before, can't rmb where.), but it's still ok to me. 

The ending sucks. I totally hope they would give it a proper ending. Because they totally did not finish showing the parts about Natsume and Mitsuyoshi (the shop owner) and of course Yamaguchi Kenji and Mizutani. It sort of ended without giving any conclusion to either of the relationships, which kind of bothers me, alot.

Art ratings: 2.5
The manga had really good drawings, so when it's being compared, this anime loses alot of points. For this manga, i really think that the trade marks are the eyes and the hair. However, for this anime, both the hair and the eyes were not drawn as nice as it was in the manga. The eyes were very different and had a different feel (not a good one) to it.
In the recent episode, I can see that the art is improving, especially for Oshima and Natsume.


Recommended for:
Gender: Male & Female
Age: 12 and above
Ratings: PG

Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai

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Name: We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day,
           Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai
           あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない

Status: Completed
Episode: 11
Release date (for eng sub): -


Summary:
A group of six childhood friends drift apart after one of them, Meiko "Menma" Honma, dies in an accident. Ten years after the incident, the leader of the group, Jinta Yadomi, has withdrawn from society and lives as a recluse. One summer day, the ghost of an older looking Menma appears before him and asks to have a wish granted, reasoning that she cannot pass on into the afterlife until it is fulfilled. Since Menma does not remember what her wish is, Jinta gathers his estranged friends together once again, believing that they are the key to resolving this problem. However, hidden feelings, internal conflicts, and lingering feelings of bitterness from Menma's parents result in complications for the group as they struggle to help not only Menma move on, but themselves as well.

Summary from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anohana:_The_Flower_We_Saw_That_Day


Personal ratings: 3
I really think that this show was really touching (damn I cried a lot). It shows how humans can go to extreme measures for love.

I think that the idea for this anime was really unique. I've never actually see an anime of this genre get to this high level of interest. I think it's partly because they never really balance the sad part out with the other logical happy things in life. I also think that the in-cooperation of the different life of the 6 different people was really good. I liked how they slowly showed their true feelings towards the main girl (menma). 

Though I think they should have made this a 12 episode anime, with more childhood scenes. Since the whole incident actually started when they were a child, I think that the childhood time was really important towards all of them. So I think that they should have put in more childhood scenes. Mini clips between the different episodes would have made the anime a lot more interesting. Or every episode at the start of the episode would have been nice. 
I also didn't really like the way that they have spread the anime over. I didn't really liked how the front half the anime being almost 8-9 episode, and the next part being only 2-3. it really makes the anime a little off balance.

*Movie coming up!



Art ratings: 4
Nice art. The drawing is cute. In the anime, the characters don't look stiff. Really loved the way they animate the hair.



Recommended for:
Gender: Female
Age: 14 and above
My ratings: PG