Masou Gakuen HxH
Short Synopsis: The world is on the brink of collapse and the only thing that can save it is tits and ass.
It really is something when upon starting an episode, I needed to stop watching and check whether I accidentally downloaded a hentai. Well the premise is that the girls of this show have super powerful mecha weapons which are needed to save the world from giant flying skeletons. However the only way to recharge these weapons is for them to go into a room with the MC and have some foreplay till the girl climaxes. Believe me I am not embellishing that point in the slightest. It is quite literally what they are doing and there’s hints that if the main has sex with them they will gain some sort of superweapon. You stay classy anime. Well we could call this sexist but at least the sexism goes both ways. The main is literally objectified here as he’s passed around like a battery charge pack. Either way this is a special kind of trashy which can only be enjoyed if you have the lowest expectations and find enjoyment in the lowest demographic aiming shows. I suppose animators need work and have to start somewhere, even if that somewhere is a place which you primary job is figuring out how much boob jiggle should be in a shot. I would give this show a break if it looked like it was somewhat self aware of it’s own trashiness, much like High school DxD. However here doesn’t seem to be the case and is more a calculated meshing of tired tropes to get the most sales possible. The sad fact is that if anyone is to blame, it’s the masses of people who still buy this tripe.
Potential: 0%
Mario’s thoughts:
I know it’s a matter of time before I encounter one of this in my review life: a truly fan-service garbage show. Let’s talk a bit about my relationship with ecchi anime – the main reason why I tend to stay away from ecchi shows isn’t because it’s rubbish (though most of them are) or because it’s perverted, but I don’t really get the appeal of big boobs and panties, which ecchi shows so obsessed about. Here in this episode, fortunately there is no panty, but again a lot of boobs – big boobs. Well, for this kind of shows, I guess we need to just shut our minds off and be entertained, and even in that regards the show failed too. The plot was more of a set up for the characters to hook up, and when they do, it’s just a series of groping, touching, opening parts… and there seem to be literally a line of big boob archetypical girls, each has their own body-builds (with big boobs), waiting in line to be “charged up”. Ecchi shows could be intriguing (most notably First Time’s Yamada or Mysterious Girlfriend X), mainly because they have something to say about their subjects. This show as far as I can see was just there to please the eyes by showing off boobs as much as possible.
Potential: minus 69% (it has to be 69, right? RIGHT?)
Tsukiuta. The Animation
Short Synopsis: A girl sends her brother to an idol event to pick up merchandise.
Alright Idol shows, rule number one. Do not just have the idols introduce themselves one after another as a means of letting the audience know who they are. We forget all their names by the time the scene ends. And this isn’t helped by the fact that you just have far too many of them. All these idols and it feels like the character traits are spread so thin than you could swap two characters personalities and I am not sure anyone would notice. Anyway the story here is a simple one, a boy is sent to an idol event by his sister and ends up unknowingly hanging out with his sisters favorite idol. He returns home and his sister is shocked to find out and starts bugging him for details. My guess is we will be getting episodic stories like this for each idol member but I just see no reason to continue watching. If you want a male idol show I say B-project is a better alternative. Or if they don’t have to be idols, Cheer boys is a much better show.
Potential: 10%
Mario’s thoughts:
Ouch, another male idol show. While watching this, my mind keeps wandering on Mr. Osomatsu first airing episode about its humorous take on male idol show. You know, updating their plain characters to become beautiful sexy male dolls and you will win fan all over. As I can see in this episode I can feel that joke stays true. As far as this first episode, the production and the characters are passable but there is no personality in any of it, be it the two groups or any of the character (and there are 12 of the, in total); even the plot and the art designs playing too safe into its niche audience that the whole thing is just plain. This episode focuses on one specific member of the group and he’s nice, too nice, that his personality comes off as thin as paper. In other note, the 3D dancing that bookended this episode doesn’t seem to fit with the rest of the show. Seriously, while all around this is a standard show, it plays too safe to be nice and inoffensive that as a result offers no personality at all. All that makes me wonder why they trying to adapt it in a first place.
Potential: 10%
Fate Kaleid Liner PRISMA ILLYA 3rei!!
Short Synopsis: Illya gets thrown into a parallel world after her friend is captured by mysterious villains.
Well we have a fourth season of this show and I like that it seems things are going to be taken more seriously by Silver link this time. For one we have new character designs which remove the more deformed look of the first three seasons in favor of a style closer to the manga which I greatly appreciate. Shirou is the one who is most improved with this change as his old design looked far too off. Animation looks to have gotten a boost too as that snowy landscape looks quite stunning. I would like to bring up Sapphires original japanese voice actress who sadly died last year due to a viral infection. Rest in peace. I hope her new voice actress can honor her memory. For the most part half of this episode was basically retconning the original ending Sliver Link gave the last season and putting it back into manga adaption territory. The transition could have been better but all things considered it’s not a bad way to get back on track. Could have done without the extra scenes with Illyas classmates though. On that note I look forward to the fact that this will likely be the last I see of these school friend characters and thank god for that. Goodbye you representatives of all the worst parts of Zwei! So far I say this looks quite promising and it looks like Silver link are giving their all to this. So I am game.
Potential: Unbiased rating: 60%, Biased rating: 9001%
Mario’s thoughts: I will not review this one as this is a sequel.
According to some other sources I’ve seen, HxH is no ordinary ecchi.
It’s THE ecchi, and this is simply the lightest of light skim off the top of a deep pit of hentai harem trope garbage. Some of the quotes from the manga truly made me laugh more than anything else this season.
Really need to watch the other 2 kalied seasons but haven’t gotten round to it, was the biggest fate fan but heard bad things about Illya so didn’t wanna ruin the series.
Prisma Illya Zwei(Both seasons) is a pretty big waste of time. So much so that you could likely skip it and jump to this. The only things you miss is the introduction of two characters(Bazett and Kuro) and a battle at the end of Zwei. Those are pretty much the only plot points. The rest is just a waste of time.
The second Kaelid adaptation, 2wei SHOULD NOT have gotten 24 episode. The Bazett fight and Final climax of Kaelid is good, but Kuro’s introduction was not that well captured IMO, and 2wei is packed with fillers.
I recommend watching the first two episodes of 2wei , skip to Episode 5, and watch episodes 5-6. Skip episode 7, and watch Episode 8-10 (the Bazett fight)for the first season of Zwei.
Herz is full of filler. I’d hesitantly recommend Episode 2, because it does set up crucial details for Miyu in Drei, but its’ hidden among all the comedy. Then watch Episode 6-10 for the climatic fight of 2wei. This should reduce the watch-time to 13 episodes, about a Cour of material, and help you catch onto Drei. It also passes through the strongest and most plot important material in Herz, especially if you dislike the brand of comedy Prisma Illya engages in
Or you could just read the 2Wei manga, since about half of the anime is adapted from the main 2wei manga, and the other half comes from filler chapters in side materials, as well as Anime original padding.