thoughts from tsujirii

I first started watching 'Kara no Kyoukai,' after seeing it recommended on a forum here for 'strong female leads,' and I haven't been disappointed once. I adore this series/franchise.  From the beginning (Part 1), it was clear that the writers of this show had very in-depth knowledge and possibly personal experience from the stories they were portraying. I had never watched a series that fully accurately conveyed how I felt about death (and more importantly, suicide) until now. Satsuriku no tenshi (Angels of Death) came VERY close, but this took it to the next level. I felt so completely understood and validated. If I had watched this series when I was in high school, it probably would've saved me sooner. To know I wasn't alone, I wasn't weird, and that depression was actually something that existed; that it was something that could be - and should be - professionally treated.  Anyway, despite the late discovery, I'm still incredibly fond of this ani...

Originally discovered this anime thanks to Kyosuke_Kosaka's recommendation for 'similar anime to Sakurako,' which ya'll know I love. This series DID NOT DISAPPOINT. TLDR: The cast of Kamisama is well rounded, characters with more depth than Sakurako's, and the ending leaves you feeling quite satisfied - no loose ends or plot holes. Now onto the nitty gritty for anyone who might be entertained by my fan girling: OMG the character depth! In the beginning, we're introduced to various support characters and a large cast, but we gradually get more tidbits of their own lives and personalities with every episode. There's so much humor in their dialogue that I'm really not sure how this is missing the comedy tag. I think the creators deliberately paced everything slowly so that the audience wouldn't be overwhelmed with the details - especially while solving detective cases.  I wasn't sure if I was going to like Narumi going in, because it's a (sadly)...

If you got blue ball(s) while watching "My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! | 乙女ゲームの破滅フラグしかない悪役令嬢に転生してしまった…"  (I'm going to abbreviate it to MNL for my review) this is THE anime for you. The uncensored version is the adult version of MNL - and frankly, all the things that MNL should've been.  If you haven't watched MNL, I'd still recommend it if you like: A) Super handsome princes B) Otome games C) Equally good looking male and female leads D) Hentai anime with realistic human proportions (seriously) E) All of the above  The characters have excellent depth as hentai animes go, and I feel this story is beautifully unique on two main points: 1) the protagonist actually plays along with the game storyline.  We see so many otome isekai protagonists doing everything they can to "reverse" "reduce" "prevent" their tragic fate, and get their happy endings (wish that happened irl). But this isn't the case here - our ...