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Haibane Renmei is an example of amazing worldbuilding taking place in a setting that looks similar to what we're familiar with, but still unique in mysterious in so many cool ways. the pacing was so perfect, revealing little hints about what is going on in the first episodes, and then more comes flooding at you in the second half. i think it left the perfect amount of stuff left unknown.

the characters are all believable and behave in realistic ways for the most part. you become so attached to them so fast. i cried so much!!!

the opening/ending songs and the ost are all so beautiful ... and powerful. and the art is so charming, and the designs are cool and unique. and the story is satisfying til the end, and sums up nice and good.

such a good watch. and it's so short!! watch it!

baccano has a really interesting and unique story, there is no denying that. i didn't hate watching it! but i didn't really like it either. like Durarara, there are a LOT of characters that are all fundamental to the story. but the characters in this are way more boring and one-dimensional. i don't even a lot of them. the female characters are so incredibly one-note and boring that they might as well all have been one character. ennis, chare(? i don't her name lol), eve, nice, and lua are all the same person basically. emotionless, cold, quiet, submissive women whose whole existence in ... the plot is to serve a male character. rachel at least did something, but she acted in the exact same way as the other women, if not even less distinct. milia is the only exception, and i kind of just found her annoying.

the violence is also really gross. i'd say i'm more sensitive to violence than most people, but this took it to the next level. there was such disgusting, visceral violence that i actually had to skip some scenes! if you're desensitized to violence, obviously that won't matter, but for the squeamish, like me... i guess if you choose to watch this, be prepared to avert your eyes. and probably your ears too. the nasty violence even happens to a child at one point. i couldn't handle it!

so, all that's to say, i don't really think it was worth watching. i'm glad i watched it just so i won't be curious about it anymore, especially since i have heard so much good stuff about it, but it wasn't really for me. it was just fine. i think if some characters were maybe combined, so that there was a quality over quantity situation going on instead, it would've been easier to connect with them, and easier to follow the plot. i took notes and i still don't really know what happened in the end.

i actually believe this anime might be perfect. even though at first i didn't really like the design of the protagonist Ahiru, i was instantly sucked in by the atmosphere from the moment i heard the opening song. the story begins so incredibly wholesome, just like a fairy-tale, and when the first half ended it could've been a complete show and i don't think anyone would have had any complaints. but the fact the second half is even better than the first, with the wholesomeness constantly teetering on the edge of darkness while still somehow remaining sweet, is just so incredible to me. the music ... is perfect, given the fact that it's all classic orchestral pieces, mostly from the Nutcracker, and the opening and ending themes were unskippable! the art style is so unique and the designs are just too cute. i'd say the best parts of this show are the plot and the ballet animation.

the plot is just god-tier. they sort of trickle in information so you're surprised when you realise that your assumptions were wrong and it is so refreshing to see that happen. although i wish the ending was a liiiittle different for my own selfish wishes (that's all i'll say so i don't spoil anything) it was so amazing, satisfying, and bittersweet. (and i truly don't get how anyone could think it would've been better if it ended up in the way that we assumed it would... like what the heck did we watch the same show lol)

genuinely a perfect show. i loved every second of it, i loved when it became darker, and i loved the romances. just so amazing, i cannot recommend it enough!

this anime dares to ask: what if pretty privilege was literal? really crazy stuff. if you're a pretty boy you have to dress like a girl in exchange for free room, free food, free everything, and on top of it they get paid. if you're a handsome man you're on the student council. i love it, it's so camp and over to top.

the art is really cute, the main boys are adorable! i actually love the three main characters, specifically Touru and Yuujirou, and the relationship the three of them foster throughout the show. i honestly wish it was a little longer, or just more ... focused on their lives than the activities going on at school. it could've been a really cute slice of life sort of situation!

the music is just fine. i will say i have had the theme song stuck in my head ever since i watched it, though.

also, the voice cast is absolutely loaded. Romi Park (Nana, Edward Elric, Hange, etc) voices Yuujirou, Kamiya Hiroshi (Levi, Izaya) voices the student council president, and Fukuyama Jun (Grell, Watanuki Kimihiro, Shinra) voices the main boy Touru!! just crazy. love them

the plot is just super silly, i think it's best to not take this show seriously and just have fun while you watch it. it is cute, it is camp, and it is fun to watch. don't worry about the logistics too much and you will enjoy this show!

this manga made me cry so hard. the cats are drawn so well and they're so cute, which is kind of a double-edged sword...

the story follows two stray cats and their experiences being strays as well as their relationship with humans (and other stray kitties). it's a painfully realistic of what cats with no owners go through; there are scenes depicting violence against the cats by humans, car crashes, cat catchers, and some of the s were so heartbreaking that i had to skip past them. but there are many more touching, adorable scenes that make this manga so sweet.

the story flows really ... well, and it has a satisfying ending. i was crying like a baby during the last chapter, it was just so sweet and happy. i definitely recommend reading this, and it's so short!! but be prepared to cry both happy and really really sad tears.

i think all i can really say about this manga is that the art is beautiful. the boys are very pretty and i like the character designs, and i think that was the main purpose for this manga even existing: the artist wanted to draw some interesting looking characters. if you like greek mythology and think this will be an accurate telling of the Ganymede myth, then you will be very disappointed! the author even says herself to think of this story as having nothing in common with the myth besides the names. so don't go into this excited for a manga based on Greco-Roman ... mythology, that would be setting yourself up for disappointment.

in the end nothing really happens. this may be a fault of the translation i read, but all of the dialogue is dreadful. no one says anything meaningful and i sympathised with Ganymede every time one of the gods monologues about something and all Ganymede has to say is "?". that is exactly how i felt. the gods say a lot of words that just mean nothing. it was frustrating. as far as a plot there really isn't one. Ganymede is there, and he will be forever until he "goes mad", whatever that means. Apollo is also there and i guess starts to like Ganymede a little by the last chapter. Hades and Zeus are also there sometimes.

they look cool, they are definitely all very pretty, but there is little variation between frames and i found that each drawing of each character looked roughly the same. this felt particularly true in the last two chapters, there were so many frames of Hades that just looked identical somehow. it is very, very short though, so i can't say it was a waste of time to read or anything, which is why i'm giving this a "mixed feelings" rather than "not recommended". if you're bored it's a quick read and the boys are pretty. but was it worth reading? not really. i wasn't positively or negatively affected by reading and completing it.

a bunch of incan warriors are reincarnated as japanese people who one by one their past lives. this show was a little confusing, and i feel like there was something missing that kept it from being really special but i'm not sure what it was. either way it was fun to watch, there's something kind of Jojo-esque about it from the whacky character designs to the fantastical battles and the fact that the main villain is voiced by Dio's voice actor. it could be really goofy but there were plenty of genuinely touching moments!

i think the best thing about this anime is the ... music! it was mostly very beautiful and some were funky as hell. the art is also really nice, i like the way the faces are drawn a lot, everyone's face is actually unique and the shading is pretty.

while the plot is kind of silly i still think this is worth watching, it's interesting. i didn't really know what was going on most of the time (granted i could've paid a little better attention i think) but i still had fun and i liked hearing the pretty music and looking at the pretty faces. it's short so might as well give it a try, especially if you like goofy fighting anime like Jojo :3

arina tanemura never fails to create a crazy plot! in a sea of samey shoujo romances, shinshi doumei cross is a breath of fresh air. well... not really, it's kind of stressful and a constant roller-coaster of emotions but it's definitely got a unique plot. shoujo romance lovers, please read shinshi doumei cross! you will not be disappointed.

characters:
the characters are fun, and there are a lot of them! all of them have a satisfying ending, even the ones with barely any screen time. all of the main characters get conclusive arcs too. my favourite character was Maora-chan <3
the protagonist, Haine, has a lot of typical ... shoujo MC traits but she's also an ex-delinquent, which actually has some bearing throughout the story instead of just being a fun fact. the love interest is someone i can't even go into without spoiling everything, it's just crazy. there's also canonically gay characters! and a canon gay relationship!!! i loved that.
in any case, you think you know all there is to know about a character, and then in the next chapter it all comes crashing down. and by the end they all have their own stories wrapped up in a little bow, finished in a satisfying way.

plot:
it's crazy. whenever you get a grasp on what's going on, arina introduces something insane to mix it all up. these poor kids. i did not expect anything that happened and it just kept adding layers onto what was already a crazy situation: a school with a rigid caste system. tbh the gold/silver/bronze thing didn't end up having much weight on the story, Haine is not a bronze for long and we barely interact with any characters outside of the student council (who i think are technically silvers, but because of their status in the council are like special). but that doesn't even matter, there's so much going on you will forget about it.

art:
BEAUTIFUL, AS USUAL. if you hate the plot and characters just read it to look at arina tanemura's beautiful art. she is such a master of classic shoujo illustrations, there should really be an arina museum. every is beautiful and so carefully drawn, every character is adorable, their hair and clothes and eyes just look amazing at all times. it's so crazy, she truly is a manga god.

romance:
also insane. love triangles and love polygons and secret relationships galore (and, unfortunately, there is a teacher/student relationship. but what can you do). everyone has their person and it's cute. definitely unconventional at some points but that's what makes it fun!

when i first started watching this, i thought maybe i just wasn't the target audience... but with each episode i realised that that wasn't the case, it's just not interesting. after the first two episodes, the plot moves at a snail's pace and the same thing happens basically every episode and isn't satisfying in the least. it can be summed up like this: two grown adults are kind of dating each other while each leading on a hopelessly devoted teenager. my main advice for anyone thinking of watching this: just watch Kuzu no Honkai. similar themes but things actually happen and the characters are fleshed ... out.

the MC is dreadful. he is miserable and every single one of his problems is his own fault. for the first few episodes he feels hopeless because he works part-time, and then he gets rejected by his unrequited crush which makes him crash out like a baby. the rest of the show he pretty much gets what he wants and still acts like a dejected teenager, acting bashful and depressed at every little thing. unrequited crush, named Shinako, is so insanely submissive, virginal, and shy, that every little word and glance makes her blush and go "eh". MC's other love interest, a manic pixie dream girl named Haru, is in love with him because she saw him once a few years ago (why does she even have the crow? it just pokes its head out of her bag from episode 3 onward). the whole plot revolves around MC being seen with Shinako, and Haru happens to appear, and cries and runs away. there's also a high school boy in love with Shinako too who for some reason she won't reject or even tell him that she is seeing MC. other side characters are introduced for a single episode just to cause tension between Shinako and MC or Haru and MC. it's not interesting at all.

apart from the two-dimensional, annoying characters, the music isn't good, the art is meh, the character designs are not interesting in the slightest, there's just nothing good about this. i finished it because it's short. i started watching it on 1.25x speed, and then i thought "why is this so slow? i must've forgotten to turn on 1.25x speed" only to realise it was in fact sped up, and then turned it to 1.5x. so many 10 second shots of someone looking around...

**SPOILERS AHEADDD**

despite more than half the episodes being dedicated to MC and Shinako's relationship slowly blossoming, she ends up vaguely dumping him. and then he gets with Haru. after being annoyed by her and pushing her away for the entire show. he just decides he does actually like her and wants to date her. it's so weird. i don't know what they were thinking with this plot, it wasn't interesting at all.

if you like shoujo manga, and you don't mind somewhat predictable shoujo manga plot points, then you will love kitchen princess! it is so wholesome and cute, the art is adorably classic, and the food looks so tasty; they even include actual recipes at the end of each volume if you want to make them yourself!

i usually get really frustrated at shoujo protagonists because they do really annoying things, like hear something out of context and then run away and make a lot of drama out of nothing. and Najika, the protagonist in Kitchen Princess, is not immune to this shoujo whims, but i ... only got frustrated once... and it quickly got resolved. so i'd say it's a lot better than other shoujo in that sense!

the romance is cute. nothing special, but it is cute. the characters are pretty classic shoujo archetypes: good girl protagonist Najika, most-popular-boy-in-school dreamboat Sora, and repressed anger issues naughty boy Daichi. there were actually some shocking twists that i won't even mention here but they did add a little freshness!

all in all, i would recommend kitchen princess! it's cute and a quick read, so why not?