Two crappy animes for different reasons.Island is a Steins Gate ten
tative but focus on Romance. While Vallkyria (For short) tries to emulate the Smartphone anime. They both fail so terrible that is really annoying I've watch them.
The first (Island) began in a mystery anime where you've got some boy who doesn't know where and why he is in that island while he meets very people on the island that adds to the plot. There's a bit of romance but mostly of the show is a bit fluff and really nothing happens. Then at episode 7 I believe they mix time travel and such and to me that was a deal breaker. But since I had committed so much time I had to watch. In the end it's one of those anime that will lead nowhere and you will learn nothing. There is a reason why in IMDB it's only 6.52 (and to me that's a bit more than it deserves). A lot of Deus Ex Machina moments and somethings are never really that well explained. 4 Stars to me.
In the other end we've got Hyakuren no Haou to Seiyaku no Valkyria. First of all the anime doesn't start at the beginning. A boy is in another world leading a faction but we never really know HOW he ot there and got to be boss. There are some rather late explainations but... not that good. Basically he is living in a world akin to norse mythology mix with other religions where the wolf clan fights other animal clans and when they conquer them they belong to him. Of course by the image, this is a Harem but all the girls love him - but call him brother or father or something like that. There are some interesting ecchi scenes - some the police will knock your house (If you leave in USA - not here in Portugal).
But the boy here doesn't want any of the gorgeous girls but instead love a girl who he doesn't see for 2 years but talks to him by his smartphone (why it can work in another time - beats me).
There are some fighting scenes but nothing interesting and really bad cgi. He basically uses his smartphones to plan the tactics to fight other clans while using it to make stronger weapons and such. There are some cringe moments that really upset me.This show doesn't have any redeeming qualities. I mean, You can watch it for Harem but there are better. You can watch it for fighting but there are a lot better. You can watch it for Isekai but there are a lot better. In the end it's crap and don't watch it. Rate 3 out of 10.
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