Book Review: Sourcery - Terry Pratchett

Reading a Discworld novel is like binge watching a comic series like red dwarf or any other british comic from the 80's. Every single thing is comedy. The problem for me is that it's too much and that times It's boring. I know remember why I only read one every few years lol And I Wanted to read one per month. Can't do it.

The other problem is that the comedy/humor is repetitive. Some are fun like,when flying saying I am of fear of the ground... don't know mean heights? no, the heights don't trouble me, the problem is falling and hitting the ground lol It's funny witty

Per example
Is anything bad happening to him?
It may be, he is dead.
I wish he wasn't
It is a view, I suspect, which he shares

I mean, it's good and you laugh but after 250 pages feel a bit repetitive. I will keep reading because I enjoy. I am just saying that watching one after the other is a bit too much.

This story is very cool, with Rincewind and get Conina and Nijel which is the daughter of Cohen the Barbarian (which features in a couple of other novels). You got Death and the four riders of apocalypse (albeit very very small appearance) which remind me of Good Omens. You got introduce, finally more about the unseen university which as a bit absent until now and to other parts outside of the capital city. This novel is the third of Rincewind and the writer even say you should start there.

Now about the story, basically you've got this sourcerer (the 8th son of the 8th son wizard to the square since the 8th son is always a wizard) and he wants the wizard to take over the world. And where we have Rincewind and his companions trying to thwart there. There is a lot to take in, specially in the end and I was a bit confused to be honest. It felt a bit rush the last 50 pages.

So overall a good novel with the caveat that the slapstick comedy sometimes is a bit too much.

If you don't know, there are 6 or 7 novels (rincewind, watch, death, witches, tiffany, ancient civilizations, moist von lipwig & industrial revolution. I am going through by publication but to be honest you can do how you want. Per example I prefer Death novels so far.

Book Review: Five Maidens on the Pentagram - J. Manfred Weichsel

What a fast paced book. I really enjoy it.

We follow two persons making some very sexy, over the top satanic rituals to bring back satan. Unfortunately one of them has a double personality (well a different character altogether) and that's what stuff goes bonkers since they have only a limited time to make all sacrifices.

Everything in this book is real Terry Pratchett's alike. From the way the characters talk to the action/pace it sure gave that vibes.

So what's cool about this?

First of all, don't take this a fantasy, horror or comedy because it's everything at the same time. Everything is wicked fun and I had some great fun on it. So why not 5 stars you ask? Well, to be honest and that's a personal opinion , well it does say "MY RATING" MY REVIEW" and you may disagree is that the ending was not that good to me. I expected something different and it was almost a deus ex-machina kind of moment and made me feel a bit cheated.

Some spoilers (very minor)

I am grim dark kind of person and I love books that point one way and then go another. this one from the beginning you know what would happen by the end. You know that the bad guys weren't going to win and the good guys were going to prevail Just after introducing the crazy naked chick I new our main protagonist would stay with her and so Diana would have to be out of the picture. I don't know why but I knew... et voila. And she was cured, and he was cured (how, why never really explained). I don't believe you can cure a person who has a mania by just saying... Hey you are a bonker... look that cult is a bit of a weirdo don't you think? and bang she is cured. I don't think stuff would happen like that. I hoped for a not evil ending BUT at least partial, something like the contract they made with satan turn out different because well he is a devil. I don't know...

Either way It was a fun ride. I will buy more from the author.

Book Review: Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett (Discworld)

Equal Rites it's an interesting sort of book.

It's a Pratchett's novel and full onboard with the other three I've read before (three to be honest - we are honest aren't we? I Suppose we are).

In this novel we follow Granny and her apprentice Esk. She is now a wizard sorry witch something.

It was a bit different from previous books I've read in terms of character so there's that.
Death still appears although only two or three pages at most.
It was interesting to see the Granny perspective on magic. Esk trying to understand psychology headology. The focus on the wizards, the focus on somewhat cthulhu thingy.

Overall it was interesting read.

Anime Review: Miss caretaker of Sunohara-sou (Summer 2018)

Sometimes I just like to watch a anime that is carefree or with no plot and if it has some ecchi even better.. And so enter the caretaker.

What a travesty of a show.

This anime is about a boy who's going to a house to be closer to school. He is about 13 or 14 at most and truth be told he looks like a young girl. After the initial mistakes (awkward to say the least) the daily routine begins. Every ep is 22m long divided in 2 or 3 segment. And every episode you've got teens (16 or older) and a young woman who tries everything to have a go in his pants making this anime borderline pedophile. Being anime I d'ont find it offensive or odd. There are always one each season. Some people might be thrown off but not me. Thank the gods the anime is not that well know or else the SJW crap people would be all over.

My only complain is the direction... Its ecchi but it doesn't go anywhere. No development (probably the boobs develop a bit throughout the show).

If they are making a new season I hope they go that extra mile with nudity or even hentai... We all can see that happen. Dont make that face :)

Anime Review: Zombieland Saga, Yagate Kimi ni Naru, SSSS.Gridman & Release the Spyce (Fall 2018)

This four shows were good entertainment but nothing that I would be recommending to anyone. It serves the purpose of a Seasonal Anime. 

Zombieland Saga is a show about a group of dead idol girls as they try to find their place in the living world. There were some cool moments and the only main protagonist is the same voice actor of Stein's Gate mad scientist and its no doubt one of the main reasons to watch the show if not the main. The idol part, there were some good musics but as far as the plot goes - well it goes nowhere. As I said it's just a show of coming to terms they were dead and still want/have to be idols. 6/10 

Studio Mappa

Genre Music, Comedy & Supernatural 

Rate on MAL - 7.78

Yagate Kimi ni Naru it's the Shoujo Ai of the season. A girl loves another while the "another" does not - and it's a journey of self discovery and one that made me cringe a couple of times. It seems you are not born a gay or lesbian but "turn" into one. Lets look at our main character. She's got no indication she is into girls but then you've got this hot chick unto you and after several advances and kisses and such she finally realizes... well I might be gay. Nevertheless it's a good anime with two interesting main characters. Great artwork and animation and okay plot. Another anime I wouldn't suggest to anyone. 7/10 

Studio TROYCA

Genre School & Shoujo Ai

Rate on MAL - 7.99

SSSS Gridman it's the new tale by Trigger and it's a bit of a failure in my opinion. This is a remake (if you want) Of a live action tv series with the same name. I've not watch it btw.... Nevertheless in this tale we follow three friends who fight different kaiju (mecha like beings) each episode. After the battle only the three of them remember the Kaiju and the destruction it made. You've also have goddess like girl who "makes" the Kaiju. Then after a couple of episodes it turn waywired with virtual reality stuff. Being trigger show it has a very distinctive feel and I enjoy it - but then again it's another show that nobody will remember in a couple of months. 6/10

Studio Trigger

Genre Action, Sci-Fi, Mecha

Rate on MAL - 7.50

Release the Spyce it's the girl show where five/six girls are turn into techno-ninjas and fight evil organizations while doing some kind of drug "aka" Spyce. It's also a coming of age of one of the girls as she learns how to fight. It's that show that features almost no man (unless they are evil doers) and girls almost lesbian but not that quite. It has a lot of action and cuteness... Nothing worth remembering about. 5/10

Studio Lay-duce

Genre Action, School

Rate on MaL 7.05

Anime Reviews: 08Th Ms Team; Gate, Golden Kamuy, Darling Terra, Formars, Hisone, Akame Ga Kill, Btoom!, Kill La Kill

Since I started on my current job (4 months ago) I've watch a lot of anime coming and going on the train and at home. They have been my salvation... And I've watch quite a few. Just to have a quick look since 01 May I've watch roughly 1098 animes and 112 tv episodes while in terms of movies only 12.

After all it's easy to watch a 23m anime than a 2 hours movie right? Besides the season ones I've  watch Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - my first Gundam story and I really enjoy it. A lot of action but mix with Romance and Politics. I understand now why people think it's on top ten Gundman shows to watch. There is no need to watch anything previously. The characters are really good -mainly the first two main characters on both sides of the war. After all this is anti-war story, no? There is also a small movie that you can watch easily afterwards and helps you enjoy even more the main story.

Now Gate: Thus the JSDF fought there. This show as rather interesting. While Gundman is anti-war this one is a bit of pro-war if you will. Not that they want to make war or something like that but you can see this anime really tries to give praise to Japan army forces. There is battles between japan special forces and russian/americans and of course the Japanese come on top. There is also the invasion of Japanese forces of another world. While japanese have tanks, helicopters and such - the others have knights and bows. Pretty one sided. At the same time we see the japanese as the good guys (even after massacring countless people). It's not bad mind you - I enjoy it. A different kind of Isekai with a more related main character (older not your typical 16/17 year old guy). Recommended but beware the nationalistic views. Some people will not enjoy it. While the 08th is more mature - Gate is more isekai.... with your typical loli, big brested and such girls... (not that much ecchi).

Speaking of War anime you've got Golden Kamuy as well but this one is different. Focus on our main protagonist and his Ainu female sidekick. There is a lof fighting scenes but the tone is very different comparing with the other two anime. This one, our main characters is a more chaotic neutral kind of character that only really wants the gold he is looking but as the episodes progress we get the impression he is falling of the Ainu girl. This show also tells us a bit of Hokaido and the Ainu people after the Russian - Japanese war. What people did to overcome that and the views of all factions. It was really good experience with a lot of interesting characters and battle scenes. The only problem was a bit repetitive at times... There is a second season in the making coming out in Winter 2019.

It seems I am making a war post... So let us continue with Sword Art Online: Gun Gale Online. A lot better than the parent's story which will have a third season - with 52 episodes.  This one focus on a online game of war, where people battle for top place. Unfortunally as the main series our main character is totally undefeated and this is quite boring. I don't enjoy shows were the main character is undefeated - Overlord is an exception. Nevertheless - watch it if you enjoy sword art online. Good fighting scenes but a bit boring after a while - after all almost no challenge exists...

Can we put here Darling in the Franx? I am not going to make a huge post like the youtubers made about this show. I enjoy it - period. BUT to me the last four episodes or so mess it all up. This show is Mechas and about children who are breed to fight with them. Good interaction between the characters and our main protagonist, unforttunally it suffers from direction. At times I thought nobody really knew what to make of it. Okay humanity was almost killed because it harvest Magna - people stop having children but being immortal although they made a Mecha that only function with one boy and one girl. There are a lot confusion, it seems a lot of different people wanted to put something but in the end messing it all... You can watch the Trigger and A1-Pictures probably having their own ideals... The ending with the aliens and that battle scenes were over the top (of bad). I didn't enjoy it.

Should you watch it? Although I enjoy it I wouldn't advice to anyone...

Terra Formars (season 1) - I watch it pretty rapidly but in the end I didn't enjoy it. Basically you've got people who have insects powers and they must go to Mars to get samples to cure earth people. There are a lot of fighting and dead. Almost every episode focus on a one or two characters who ended up being killed... a bit formulaic and something I've watch it before. Will watch second season but I don't believe it will improve.... bah. 

Hisone to Maso-tan is not a fighting anime but features the Japanese Air Force. It's more slice of life in my opinion and one of the best I've watch. The animation is quite good. I won't talk about it here but you've got slice of life & romance while there are some interesting action scenes. Watch it on netflix.

Akame ga Kill was really good. You've got a band of assassins that must overthrown the emperor.  There are a lof main characters and this anime is hailed as a good fighting anime but at the same time it uses a lot of character killing. But it's different from Terra Formars -  I think in a way it's saying that although you are fighting for freedom people will die eventually. They died and the deaths meant something - while in Formars is just for effect with nothing gain. I can advice other people to watch it. IT's more dark with a bit of comedy and ecchi (very  rare instances).

Then you've got Btoom!. This one is something I've already watch it called - Battle Royale. A buch of people that play a game called Btoom! are thrown into a island and must fight for survival. Unfortunally it's not that good or interesting  and it doesn't have a true ending - and will never have. The only redeeming feature, I am sorry to say like this was the girls boobs :)

Last but certainly the best is Kill la Kill.A Trigger show with a different kind of animation that I really enjoy. Totally different from everything else I've seen before. The story is awesome, the battle scenes truly epic and the our main characters are really interesting. If you have to watch one - this is it. One of the my favourite animes this year so far. I am really sorry it ended....

Now about the numbers - which I really enjoy.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team	(1996/1999)	12	8,09	8	Military, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Mecha	Sunrise
Gate: Thus the JSDF fought there (Season 1)	Summer 2015	12	7,88	8	Action, Military, Adventure, Fantasy	A-1 Pictures
Golden Kamuy (Season 1)	Spring 2018	12	7,7	8	Action, Adventure, Historical, Seinen	Geno Studio
Darling in the Franx	Winter 2018	24	7,67	7	Action, Drama, Mecha, Romance, Sci-Fi	A-1 Pictures, Trigger,
Terra Formars (season 1)	Fall 2014	12	7,13	6	Action, Sci-Fi, Space, Horror, Drama, Seinen	LIDENFILMS
Hisone to Maso-tan	Spring 2018	12	7,56	8	Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Military	Bones
Akame ga Kill	Summer 2014	24	7,78	8	Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Shounen	White Fox
Btoom	Fall 2012	12	7,57	5	Action, Sci-Fi, Psychological, Seinen	Madhouse
Kill la Kill	Fall 2013	24	8,19	10	Action, Comedy, Super Power, Ecchi, School	Trigger

Here you go.. Let us hope I can make more...

Anime Review: Tachibanakan Triangle, Alice or Alice, Omae wa Mada, Amai Choupatsu, Dorei-ku, Lady Spo (Spring 2018)

Last Season (Spring) was not that bad comparing with other seasons before. Some shows were pure crap but some really stand out. Well lets talk about the bad shall we?

First of all Amai Choupatsu our disguised hentai of the season. I can see that kind of prison appear. I mean, a lot of guys would go voluntarily to prison no? Crappy plot and characters. Animation? Perfect! You know what I mean... eheh
Magic Bus - Ecchi, Josei


Dorei-Ku the Animation - What a bunch of crap. So basically you've got this things you put in your mouth and if you win anything against any person (or not) having that same device you basically control them. It could have been good? Nope. Crappy.
TNK - Psychological, Drama

Omae wa Mada Gunma wo Shiranai is a anime about Gunma Perfecture. A show with 5m episode where basically you've got a stupid plot about Gunma hating foreigners (don't know if it's true or not) and then 30 seconds of really people talking about Gunma. Entertainting but pretty much a dead anime.
Asahi Production - Comedy, School

LadySpo gets the point of being the worst anime in 2018. There's a reason why the rating in Mal is 3.95. In this case I say that's too much... sports with sci-fy but boring, so pretty much boring about EVERYTHING.

Alice or Alice: Siscon Niisan to Futago no Imouto is our show about FBI coming to arrest you if you watch the complete season. Basically you've got this two child (well developed I might say) and our main protagonist who basically is being seduced by them. Oh my god...  Thank the gods I don't live in USA.
EMT² - Seinen, Slice of Life

Tachibanakan Triangle is a show about young female teens having their go in their sexuality. Every season has one Shoujo Ai and this was it. Good animation, after all ECCHI but pretty much everything else is crap.
Creators in the Park - Comedy, Shoujo Ai

Some shows I didn't see past two or three eps.

Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryuu to Odoru
Juushinki Pandora
Cutie Honey Universe
Caligula
Shiyan Pin Jiating
Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi
Devils Line
Last Period: Owarinaki Rasen no Monogatari
Nil Admirari no Tenbin
Rokuhoudou Yotsuiro Biyori (the only one I am tempted to try again...)

Anime Review: Itsudatte Bokura no Koi wa 10 Centi Datta & Two Movies

Well this is a review about three anime but they are all interconnected althought I didn't watch them in the releasing order.

You've got Itsudatte Bokura no Koi wa 10 Centi Datta (Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart) with 6 episodes of 25m each and focus on Miou & Haruki. Then you have Zutto Mae kara Suki deshita.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai (HoneyWorks: I've Liked You Since Long Ago) is a movie with 1h that focus on Natsuki & Setoguchi (There is also an interesting small anime called Zutto Mae kara Suki deshita.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai - Kinyoubi no Ohayou) and the last one is Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan wo.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai (Honeyworks: The Moment You Fall in Love) follows Hina, Kotarou, and Koyuki.

This show was made by two companies (Qualia Animation & Layduce) and both these shows are on their top rating with ratings above 8 so that's a good sign for a romance. That's the reason I start watching it and I was really impressed with it.

I know there is a connection between these anime and the band HoneyWork.

Now about the anime.. a LOT of characters. I will put here a really interesting jpg with all the characters and their connections (love or not). It's very mature and nothing cliche like other anime out there (including Just Because or Tamako Market or others I've seen).

Under 4h all stories connected it was very interesting and really worth watching. Overall I would give 8 stars without any doubt. BUT I must point out if you watch only the movies you will not enjoy it that much because  there was almost no time for one to build an attachment to the main characters and feel anything for anyone.

This is how school romance anime should be. I hope to see more about other characters maybe? 

About the art? It's great. Since it was not a full length anime they focus a lot on animation and art style. Now lets start about those music. Damn good. They were all made by the same company (HoneyWorks) and they tell love stories... This is a excellent romance story. There is no ecchi in it and the characters are all very different.

One interesting thought is that althought one of the stories they love one another but can't really tell the other, while in the other story (movie) it's about unrequited love while the third one is about love conquering all barriers and about what's more important (love or career) and about priorities... 

Anime Review: Teekyuu Season 1 to 9 + Takamiya Nasuno Desu!

With 9 seasons and each one with 12 episodes this anime has been around from some time ALTHOUGH  each episode is only 3 minutes long so there's that.

What's this about? Well Teekyuu means Tennis and this is about a Tennis Club girls but the only thing this is not it's an anime about Tennis Club, at all.

Basically this is a show about the antics about four girls Marimo (super-perverted girl), Kanae (physics-law defying girl) , Nasuno (super insanely rich) & Yuri (the normal one). Each one is as different as the other but when they are together stuff happens.


Each episode is individual, there is no connection between them and even if it's only 3 minutes long they have more monologues than most 25m anime. They spitfire entire sentences in 2x velocity of normal beings. At times it's hard just to follow what they are saying. My god. It's an adventure every single episode.

Will not win any kind of awards BUT, as you know there are a lot of 3 to 5m long anime. This one is in top 5 to me and to must lists I've seen in the internet. It's very complex since although it's wacky fun and absurd it never repeats the jokes.

There is also a spin off focus on Nasuno for some reason. She is not the most famous of the series BUT If I had to wonder, I would say it's because she is insanely rich and bought the artists to make a 12 episode show based on her. If you seen Teekyuu is basically the same (the other girls also appear on it). It's called Takamiya Nasuno Desu!

My recommendation? Go watch an episode (the first one if you want). Either you enjoy the premises or don't bother - it's all the same.

Anime Review: Gakuen Babysitters (Winter 2018)

Gakuen Babysitters really resonate with me. Being a father of a 2 year old child I enjoy a lot of this show ALTHOUGH this is not a true realistic view of parenting - at all....

From the babysitter who sleeps while taking care of children, to let them wander alone in a school to other neglectic matters not that important here.

This show, a pure slice-of-life / comedy, is a show about brotherly love that must cope with the death of their parents. This is why normal in anime losing parents and dealing with it (normally quite easy).  This way the first couple of episodes we get to see both Kotarou (the young boy) & Ryuuichi (the older one) dealing with that loss and trying to live by it. By the sixth or seventh episode that was over and almost it neither that subject come into play.

As the episodes pogress we get to know Morinomiya (a older woman who adopt them) and Saikawa (her butler?). We also get to know Hayato who befriends Ryuuichi althought he is a bit anti-social kind of guy but has a brother in the Babysitter club called Taka.

Taka is the complete oposite of Kotarou. Taka is always running and smashing things while Kotarou is almost a statue. Probably or not, its interesting that Hayato punish his brother by hitting him in the head while Ryuuichi is more gentle and never resorting to violence. 

One thing that really interest me was the children. First I thought they were mis-characterize. They talk a lot (althought small sentences) but also were very considerative (it's a word?) and with great awareness. One of the girls deduce Maria Inomata (our Tsundere) hated Ryuuichi but later understands that after he loves/likes him. I don't think a child of 3 has that capacity. But mine is not 3 years old yet....

Lets be real... children are smart but... my wife is blind and she has a guide dog. He don't understand that she is blind yet. He cannot phantom that BUT we teach him that the dog we have (Quickie) helps her. On what he do he does not know or why. From time to time he says "a mãe tem doidoi nos olhos - o Quickie ajuda" - roughly translated - "Mommy has a owie in her eyes - Quickie helps" but that's about it... sometimes when she goes against something and hurts himself he calls the dog to help her. They are funny...

So when Kotarou went great length in episode 8 to grab a lemon because he thought Ryuuchi was feeling sick (cold) because Ryuuichi demonstrated a lot of pressure on what to answer to a girl who said she loved him - I laugh out loud...

This show is not to everybody. Maybe people with young kids or people with young brother they have to take care off (episode 9) shows Hayato and Ryuuichi talk about that pressure and that difficult their lives in some ways I really resonate with it. Hayato says that he don't care about what his brother Taka broke but he knows he was being malicious and even asking for forgiving he knew he didn't meant it - that's so true man! But they are not malicious - they are kids and have to learn.. It takes time. I have great control on my stuff being a avid reader and with thousands books at home and boardgames but one time he scribble on one of my books but whose fault was that? his? It's mine. It's a kid... he doesn't understand value of things or why he can write on a blank page but not in a 40$ book. They are kids and we are the adults... so Youko (the old woman) teaches the boy and it was funny. I had the same thought. Gonna try sometime :D

As Kotorou says "Little boys do grow up..."

Really loving anime. Slice of Life, Drama, Comedy & a bit of Romance (not that much).

I say again. Slice of Life were great this season. It's a shame next season there aren't that many...

Anime Review: Ito Junji: Collection (Winter 2018)

What a disappointing show - it's going to be a small review. I really had high hopes from this one but they felt apart after watching a couple of episodes. Most of them are bad! But before all, bear in mind that I never read the manga so I can't judge or compare to it.

Basically this is a compilation of short stories, some of them are connected among themselves - I think they are all part from the same world.

Each story tries to dive into the aspect of mundane and facing the unknown. Unfortunately most of the stories are not that frightful but disgusting lol Sorry :D That grease story almost made me throw up because stupidly I was eating haha.

But overall I think it's better (way better) than Yami Shibai or Sekai no Yami Zukan.

I am sorry I can't say much because the problem with the show each story is over simplistic but it drag on. I think because it was made before as a manga (and from what I heard each story had only some panels) and maybe a 10/12m episode was a bit too much? Who knows... It's pretty hard to make horror anime - can't put my finger on why but there aren't that many with high scores besides Higurashi and a couple others but they are more psychological horror than anything else.... 

How btw why mixing horror with comedy beats me and a couple stories add it...

Sorry for the small bad review but unfortunally there isn't much to tell.... Watch one episode then decide if it for you. Animation is quite different, pretty much dark colours (look at the cover).

5/10

Anime Review: Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san (Winter 2018)

Lets talk about one of the animes of the season. Not just for me but to the community in general. After all it has a rating in Mal of 7.92 (at the time of my writing) and you ask me why is that?

Well, Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san is a story about love. What?? You ask. It is. It's a story about love in middle school and most of us don't remember our early years of middle school and can't phantom to remember if we felt love OR how we express it. One thing I know for sure - after all I am 37 now so...

Boys usually tend to pick on girls they love or at least care (or lust?) about. We tease and tease - that's the way young teens mind work. And thus enter these series BUT it's not they boy teasing the girl but instead the girl teasing the boy and at the same time understanding that both love one another but they really can't express.

She seems more mature giving hints that she likes him but he is a boy and thus become timid and screws up - while she teases some more. We never know what she really feels until the last episode.

I am not going into much spoilers (If we can call it that because from the start we know what this show is all about) but even if you have no interest in romance you will enjoy seeing Nishikata losing again and again against Takagi who is a mastermind in Nishikata psychic.




The 12 episodes follow the lives of these two young teens and each episode is divided in several segments (where Takagi-San teases Nishikata or Nishikata plots to tease Takagi-san). In most episodes we also see small 3/4m segments with three of his collegues and their interactions (Mina, Yukari & Sanae).

For those who do not know (I didn't) this anime is based on two manga. The main manga is obvisouly Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san  and the small three girls manga is called Ashita wa Doyoubi.

The Art and animation is very simple but works very nicely in this kind of anime. Takagi-san and Nishikata expressions are priceless. The sound and voice acting is great as well. No qualms. Not gaining an award but they do their job.

Talking about the show, you ask me, isn't a bit repetitive formula? No! There is a charm with each episode and never gets dull. With so much stuff going on on bullying you might ask but I will say - no. It's never bullying. They tease one another although Nishikata sucks on teasing her back after all she gain pretty easily read his expressions and mind.


Btw, in terms of character development it's one of those shows we see a main character (Nishikata) really develp throughout the anime since we follow him most of the time. 

It's not an anime to watch in one go lest will be boring no doubt. It was made to watch a single episode between more serious anime. It's an anime to watch before sleeping OR in my opinion they should have made it a 5/6m anime but instead of 12 episodes they could have made 52 or something like that. That would be very interesting!

Well, to me, it was a very interesting show to watch throughout the season and I didn't let accumulate 3 or 4 episodes and watch it in one go like most shows.

Spoilers Alert 
There is also a Manga about Takagi-San and her adventurous with Nishikiata and their daughter. Funny as well. Hope someday it will be put on anime like this one.

Btw, this show is a lot alike Tonari-no Seiki-Kun minus the romance part and in this show there isn't a tease per se... 

Anime Review: Yuru Camp (Winter 2018)

Yuru Camp is the epitome of Slice of Life about something most anime fans will never do but will love it nevertheless.


Like Long Riders! was about learning how to enjoy driving a bike this one was about camping. Both had some rookie advice about stuff you must have or could have while others had more complex information about stuff both things. 

This one had a minor sub-plot on food-porn. Each time they made outdoor food I thought WHY do I have a kitchen if I could only a mini-stove and do it all? It's sad...

Lets be real, Yuru Camp is way better and the rating on MAL proves it. The art and animation are way better. The characters as well. In this one we have pro Shina Rin while on Long Riders you had 3/4 girls but both had a clueless girl Nadeshiko in this one and Ami in the other one. This also follows a trend I enjoy about anime trying to educate anime fans about stuff we don't even care.. or think we don't - Hinako Note made about a trope of Theatre, Urara Meirochou about a fictionalize divining school, Stella no Mahou  about a computer company, Konohana Kitan & Kabuki-bu about Kabuki.

Don't get me wrong - it's interesting that anime can make this stuff a shows us that those things can be good. Geez I wanna go camping and I hate bugs. 

So why the high rating? Well it's a blend of very Cute Girls doing Cute Things with incredible landscapes you could have on your PC, interesting music. It's relaxing and watching before bed will grant you passage to nightmare-zone free zone. I smile while I watch this anime. 

And the food! 

If you want to relax, explore and watch do stuff you either don't feel confortably doing OR if you love it and do it this anime is to you. Slice of Life to the fullest.

Rating 8

About C-Station - nothing particular interesting. Besides Starmyu or Seikoku no Dragonar.

Anime Review: Ryuuou no Oshigoto! (Winter 2018)

Here we go again with another anime about Shogi. One of them is at my radar (March comes like a lion) and a couple others. The last one I watch and was comic as heck was Tonari no Sei-kun. There were so episodes that dealt with Shogi and the stories the other character made in her mind - one is a battle between chess pieces and shogi. Go watch it.

Well but what's Ryuuou all about? Well the only thing I learn is that anime can make a boring Shogi game into a harem-comedy-exciting and FBI knock-on-your-door kind of sports. Why I say this? Well overall the anime never tries to teach you about shogi in any way showing some supposedly impressing moves about a game you've never played in your life. Maybe for japanese who play shogi that should be interesting.

In terms of other stuff not Shogi well... it's sucks.

We get to know some underage girls who play better than professional players - there isn't a distinction between them all. For those who love soccer - yeah everyone can play BUT you can see when it's a professional player or amateur. You know there are differences between Ronaldo or Messi and most other players in the world so that came out a bit bland. I mean, maybe it's because I don't understand Shogi BUT I don't think that's it...

Overall characterization is nonexistent, with probably Keika a 25 year old shogi player who must evolve to a professional player or else she must quit (don't know if it's a rule or something like that). Btw, why Shogi has a female and male rank? It's a mental game not physic so can't understand that "real life" situation. Yaichi is boring bland character and both Ai (the 9/10 year old girls) really love him for some reason. There is also a Ginko who is a Tsundere.

Every trope of a harem is there. There isn't much romance because Ai (one of them) is always blocking the stuff... There are some other more mature (if you can call it that) situations where both Ginko and Keika (probably not totally serious way) try to understand what Yaichi thinks of her. Bear in mind that one is 14 and the other is 25 while Yaichi is 16/17.

The animation is quite alright I have no complains there.

If you are watching with some other people around you beware because a couple of episodes (I think it was the first or second) there is a situation that almost puts Eromanga Sensei to shame... Rest of the episodes are quite alright.

Story 4

Art 7

Sound 7

Character 3

Enjoyment 4

Overall 4

About Project 9... They've made that I watched Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta? (Enjoy a lot). Tenshi no 3P! Yeah the little girls harem situation again...

Anime Review: Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou (Fall 2003)

Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou is a comedy/school anime that unfortunately in the end fails to delivery. I watched after watching Detroit Metal City and was one of the suggested so I jumped right in. 

I must say I enjoy it but after some episodes it was always the same jokes and situations which bored me a bit. There is timeline and the characters evolved a bit and even if the beginning they say it has a main character by the end of 26 episode I can hardly say he is in half the show. Or at least is part was minor in some of the stories.

There are some interesting stuff and it remind me a bit of Gatos Fedorento (a comedy show here in Portugal).

Cool to watch but not that cool that I would advise to anyone. In the same vein I would advice Detroit Metal City or the best known within this comedy niche - Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan.

Freddie, the gorilla, the robot, the aliens, horses - that is only the normal day at Cromartie School

Anime Review: Oneechan ga Kita (Winter 2014)

I am going to make four connected reviews...

I recently watched some smaller time-wise animes like and three of those are very similar Onii-chan love!
Danchigai, Oneechan ga Kita, Super Seisyun Brothers and Cyclops Shoujo Saipuu.

Oneechan ga Kita is a boring anime about a older girl being in love with her younger step-brother being almost a stalker. As the episodes grow the brother grows into her. Although it's a generic school comedy as we watch episode after episode of Ichika being obsessive of Tomoya.


Watch it all in one go or else as a long 30m episode. (That's how I did it)

Anime Review: Cyclops Shoujo Saipuu (Winter 2013)

I am going to make four connected reviews...

I recently watched some smaller time-wise animes like and three of those are very similar Onii-chan love!
Danchigai, Oneechan ga Kita, Sup

er Seisyun Brothers and Cyclops Shoujo Saipuu.

This show tells us a tale of Fuuka where she looks like a high school girl but she is a middle school. She has older brother who promise to marry her and now she wants it. Full of ecchi situations and we see Hikaru grow into her and in later episodes to fantasize about her. If you enjoy ecchi then please grab a popcorn sack (or some tissue) and go for it - 30m of ecchi situations. BUT Bear in mind she is in middle school... not high school.

Don't know who the publisher was (neither on wikipedia, MAL or other websites... strange no?)

Anime Review: Super Seisyun Brothers (Fall 2013)

I am going to make four connected reviews...

I recently watched some smaller time-wise animes like and three of those are very similar Onii-chan love!
Danchigai, Oneechan ga Kita, Super Seisyun Brothers and Cyclops Shoujo Saipuu.

Super Seisyun Brothers is the last of the four I watch with similar themes but this one is not about brotherly love "sexual" but brotherly love in terms of being brother and sister. 

Basically it's the tale of two pairs of brothers which are best friends but all of them are quite different from the others. There are some development with the characters as we watch them in different situations.

We follow Chiko e Chika Shinmoto and Mako and Mao Saitou (confusion!!!). What's interesting is that this tale is not done or should not be done because there are some treads to follow. 

What I initial thought of boy loves the friend's sister kind of situation is not that like at all. The only one that likes the other friend's sister is Mao. The other three are oblivion to those feelings.


One hour of your life and you can watch it in one go and treat it as a a movie if you like - unfortunally there was never a sequel so...

Anime Review: Danchigai (Summer 2015)

I am going to make four connected reviews...

I recently watched some smaller time-wise animes like and three of those are very similar Onii-chan love!
Danchigai, Oneechan ga Kita, Super Seisyun Brothers and Cyclops Shoujo Saipuu.

They are all comedy and slice of life althought some have some ecchi or romance withing.

Danchigai is about a boy who is left alone with four sisters. There are some romantic-brotherish situations which makes it very funny and overall it was my favourite of the four. Particulary Nakano Matsuki who to her younger sisters behaves almost perfectly but then with her brother shows her true colors. Very funny situtations almost witty.


There aren't any story within (thus the slice of life) but it has some developments with the characters.

ANIME REVIEW: Hetalia Season 1 to 6 (Winter 2009 to Summer 2015)

Hetalia is a comedy show that really made an impact on me. Basically the idea behind Hetalia is a 5/6m episodic story where the characters are countries like Italy; Germany; France and so on.

They really hit the mark with the characteristics of the European countries and myself being one  really enjoy it. Unfortunately there isn't a Portugal but that's okay. The characteristics they give Germany people, italian, french, english and so on is very accurate.



Each episode deals with a situation that happened mainly on Europe and then there are some that involve USA; Japan & China. Italy as our main character (there are two italy) is very funny. Germany is by far the best one. 

Most episodes are very funny and deal with some common events on Europe but also deal with some more unknown events (some seem to be taken from some pinky magazine). Each season focus on a particular timeline timeline  but more commonly is set on XX century. 

Germany is my favorite character (Ukraine following suit with the nordic as well).

Korea is listed here but it never appears... Where's Ukraine??

First two seaons are called Hetalia: The Axis Powers; then two more seasons as Hetalia: World Series, the fifth season in Beautiful World & the sixth World Twinkle. There are also some OVAS and other Compilation episodes.