Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! (2017) | Rating: 3.5/5
Ever since the debut of this delightful group of magical boys, I've understood why anime fans of the 90's were so into Sailor Moon and the like. Sure, there are some exceptions to the rule, but for the most part, magical girls never really heavily interested me. At least, not as much as magical boys have. After watching two full seasons of random and hilarious shenanigans, it was nice that they decided to give fans one last hurrah with the cast in a near hour long OVA. A staple of most high school anime series is saying farewell to the seniors, which is what this OVA focuses on. Not only do the juniors deal with the departure of their precious seniors, but the viewers get to share the feels of the Earth Defense Club and student council moving onto the next chapter of their lives. Expect plenty of recaps from past seasons accompanied by musical numbers from each character and, of course, the “monster of the week”.
Boku no Kanojo ga Majimesugiru Sho-bitch na Ken (2017) | Rating: 3/5
If you really know me, then it was obvious that I was drawn by the suggestive cover, then a little bit of the story. What I got was a constant perverse misunderstanding of a relationship. This show has a pseudo-harem feel to it as almost every female character has something inappropriate to say to or about our main character, while his girlfriend and he are simply trying to learn each other and their relationship. This series is one that I wouldn’t honestly recommend to anyone as its storyline is a complete trainwreck and the perversions are a constant, which could be annoying for some viewers. But the trainwreck aspect is what kept me watching, which is kinda sad. Despite that, I did find myself entertained and laughing at how ridiculous everything was.
Gantz (2004) | Rating: 3/5
In my daily rotation of anime, outside of the new seasonal series, I try to have a variety of genres and tones; there has to be at least one dark series in the mix. This was it, at the time. I’ve been meaning to watch this series for a while and I honestly haven’t heard too much about it. All I know is that it has a live action movie, it’s kind of a dark and mature series, and VampyBitMe has cosplayed from it. In other words, I had no expectations going into it. I must admit that it did take me a while to really get into the story as I was confused about what the heck was going on and how their tasks worked. Over time, I did get a better grasp of their mission, but there were still times outside of their mission work that I was a little lost on what was reality and what wasn’t. By the end of the series, I did look forward to moving onto the second season and possibly the Japanese live action movie and Netflix series/movie.
Kakegurui (2017) | Rating: 3.5/5
The high energy, visual aesthetics, and gambling premise really drew me into this show and I wasn’t disappointed in the entertainment value of this show. Sure, there’s some values in the actual gamble aspect and the stakes aren’t all that high, if existent at all at times, but I still had fun with each episode I watched. Honestly, I didn’t recognize the flaws in the gamble mechanics until Mother's Basement pointed them out, but I liked watching these crazy characters. The illusion of risks being made was enough to keep me occupied and entertained, so I guess I didn’t have any major problems with such a flaw. In the end, I’m hoping that they will give us a second season, because it seemed like there was more madness to come for a group of unique characters.
Koro-sensei Quest! (2017) | Rating: 5/5
I really love and enjoy Assassination Classroom! The second season brought a lot of feels for me and it made me look forward to reliving that journey and emotion through the manga, which I believe is still publishing in the U.S. While streaming on Rabb.it, I wanted to watch a short running series and this was the perfect fit running at 10 minutes. This easy to binge animated treat retells the storyline from the first season and sets it up as a RPG which includes small, annoying monsters for leveling up, side quests, and adding party members to the group. So, expect some inside jokes and comical RPG tropes throughout this alternate story with plenty of laughs.
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