Day 5 – Massacres

Anime: Cells at Work

Yes, this show is cute. Yes, this show is fluffy. And yes, this show is educational. But man, no one can ignore the number of kills in this anime. It must be millions every single episode. Heck, I don’t even want to know how many died in the last arc of the anime.

Let’s not get ahead of myself here. If you haven’t watched this anime for some reason, you’ve probably heard about it because it’s super popular it’s impossible to miss. So in every episode, there will be a problem inside the body and the cells have to work and find solutions to the problem. The problems can range from having virus or bacteria attacks to allergy and wound. It seems pretty interesting and normal, right? Well of course it is! Other than the fact that MILLIONS of cells actually die as a result to those problems every episode…

Day 4 – Running Away From the Expedition Team

Anime: A Place Further Than The Universe

In the second episode of the anime, there is a scene where Kimari, Hinata and Shirase running away from two of the members of the antarctica expedition. Because they know who Shirase is, they are very against Shirase from following the expedition. So once they see her and her friends, they quickly chase them to talk some sense to them.

I really like this scene because it’s a symbol of starting a new unfamiliar journey. It’s a sign of the characters going forward albeit struggling very hard and not even knowing if they’ll succeed. It becomes much more apparent when Kimari starts laughing and enjoying the supposed horrifying run. It shows the thrill the characters, especially Kimari are feeling doing something intense and novel. It shows the hope the characters are holding onto as they believe that anything can happen and everything is going to work out. It shows that their lives are changing either for better or for worse. In Kimari’s perception, of course it is for the better.

Slice of Life, Moe and Comedy in Anime

 

Is there any ‘slice of life’ drama out there other than anime? Well usually it is associated with comedy.

Slice of life, by definition should explore the representation of our lives. It should represent our daily lives in a realistic manner. It is usually about people’s ordinary life routine which more often than not, is mundane.

However, anime seems to be doing quite the opposite. True, they are still about ordinary daily lives but somehow they managed to make it more interesting than it should be. Slice of life is usually combined with comedy and Moe.

Working! (Wagnaria!) Review

Synopsis

Takanashi Souta is persuaded by the cute and small Taneshima Popura to work part time in a family restaurant called Wagnaria. Due to his fondness over small and cute things, Takanashi accepted the offer. Little does he know that the restaurant are full of weird and eccentric people. But, he himself is weird too…

Review

I started watching this anime only for stress relieve. I didn’t expect it to be that good. Judging by the cover alone I thought it was just another comedy anime. It turns out that it is more than that. The comedy, for one really hits my taste and the plot too is really compelling especially when they are given a chance to make multiple seasons.

Sound! Euphonium Review

Synopsis

The story follows Oumae Kumiko who wants a new life in her new highschool. During middle school, her concert band got a ‘dud gold’ for the prefecture competition so she wants to forget about it and get away from it. However, her new friends in highschool insisted her on joining the school’s ‘helpless’ concert band and she joined the very thing she wanted to get away with full of hesitation.

Review

This is NOT another version of K-on… because let’s be real, after seeing the cover photo everyone thinks it’s just another KyoAni’s cutesy girl show. So did I. Until I actually watch the anime that is. Well to be honest, even if this anime is just another Moe show, I’d watch it anyway because of the beautiful animation.  But I have to say that this anime rocks hard as the primary focus is not on the Moe side.

Nichijou Review

Synopsis

The anime is about the everyday normal lives of two main group of characters. The first one is Yukko, a highschool girl and her two best friends Mio and Mai. The second is Nano, a teenage robot invented by an 8 year old girl named Hakase Shinonome who also invented a scarf that can make animals talk. Well, that’s not normal at all but whatever.

Review

I stumbled upon a video about Yukko saying ‘selamat pagi’ and it intrigued me. Though I didn’t decide to watch it right after. A few months after, I watched a couple of videos on YouTube regarding Nichijou and found it super funny so I thought I really should just watch the entire series. That’s how I got into this anime.

Heaven’s Memo Pad Review

Synopsis

Narumi is your typical highschool boy who doesn’t stand out. He is pretty much isolated from other people including his classmates. But after meeting Ayaka and later is introduced by her to a girl named Alice, his life changes forever.

He finds that Alice is a NEET but she’s not an ordinary NEET, she’s much more than that. He soon finds himself getting dragged into her whole ‘NEET’ activities.

Review

It’s been a while since I actually wanted to watch this series. But after watching it, I can’t say that I enjoyed it. Some people like it but I just didn’t. here’s why.

Love Live! School Idol Project Review

Synopsis

Otonokizaka Academy is shutting down due to the low number of students applying to study there. Kousaka Honoka, who really loves her school wants to save the school by raising its popularity. She ends up with the alternative of being a school idol. She drags her two best friends into this and later, she also drags in other people. Together, they can save the world, I mean their school.

Review

My first reaction when I was watching this anime was “holy crap, the anime girls are actually dancing!!”. The opening scene is very awesome, I never skipped it because the song is very catchy and well, THE GIRLS DANCE!!! I’ve never seen anime girls dancing before as this is my first idol anime I’ve ever watched so this is a new and amazing thing for me. (But shortly after finishing this anime, I found this video which I think is more amazing)

Girls und Panzer Review

Synopsis

Nishizumi Miho enrolls a new highschool, Orai Girl’s Highschool hoping that she won’t have to do any tankery anymore due to a tragic past. However, The student council president of Orai Girl’s Highschool demand her to join the ‘Tankwando’ club, a club which does tankery. Since she is an experienced tanker, the student council members don’t want to let go of that advantage. Will Miho choose to join the club or turn down the offer? Well, the answer is pretty obvious…

Review

Why did I end up watching this show? Well, obviously the tank battles attracted a big part of me. I mean seriously, who wouldn’t be attracted by the fancy tank battles? Since I’m not really against moe or anything similar to that, it is really easy for me to approach this show. And since I’m not against action anime as well, it makes it even easier for me to notice this show. Honestly, I enjoyed the hell out of this show.

K-ON Movie Review

Synopsis

High school is coming an end and graduation day is getting very near. The senior club members of the Light Music Club decided to go on a graduation trip in London.

Review

Yes!! I finally managed to review the whole sequel of K-ON. I’m the type of person who will almost certainly watch the sequel of an anime even if the I don’t particularly like the first season of the show (that means I really should check out the second season of Seitokai Yakuindomo by now) and so far, watching that way is really worth it. Take The Haruhi Suzumiya series for example, I don’t like the series but I truly adore the movie. I think I’ll continue to watch anime like this until I found one anime that really pisses me off from start to finish. That said, I think it’s time for us to get into the review.