Jeoffrey

Hundred is the same as a hundred other anime series you have already seen, and at least a hundred you are going to see in the future. It has a hundred clichés and tropes in one show. There is really everything anyone could think of, including generic male protagonists, a blonde tsundere, who gets in a fight after a short time, a magical school, boring special powers and abilities, a sister with an unhealthy fixation on her brother, tight overalls, a boobie grab, fan service, big oppai, unoriginal narrative, and finally a main male protagonist with superpowers even though we do not know why he has them and cannot control them yet even though they are going to make him awfully OP. There is also a boy who is actually a girl, and of course, no one knows because it is going to be a "big plot twist". In other words, there are a hundred things we have already seen a hundred times, hence the name, Hundred. Plus, if someone is going to tell you that Hundred is the name for their powers/weapons, yes, that is there too. The sad thing is that when I see something for the hundredth time, I simply cannot enjoy it. There is absolutely nothing new under the sun in this show, so I cannot even give it my usual two stars, and I cannot say BOO! because, as my fellow reviewer writes, it is not equivalent to or worse than something like Pupa. DROPPED after seven episodes and 1.5/10.

Seisen Cerberus could have been a pretty good fantasy adventure; the setting is interesting and has a good backstory. Unfortunately, what spoils my impression of it is the main male protagonist Hiiro. There were a few times in the first few episodes where I thought he was not completely pointless. However, as the episodes went on, it turned out that he was completely useless. Hiiro's fighting abilities are ridiculous, and despite that, he is a cocky, arrogant jerk. It makes for a rather unpleasant combination. His only useful weapon is when he accidentally gets into "beast" mode, even though it is not his and he cannot control it (yet). Plus, he only has it because he got in Daganzord's way. The other characters are not as tragic, although it is pretty clear that the cat ears and sporty outfits are mostly fan service. It reminds me of the movie Dragonheart (or perhaps because of the bond between the main male protagonist and the dragon, it is more like Voldemort and Harry Potter). However, I did not have that much of a problem with it. The animation and soundtrack are pretty good. Since I like fantasy adventures a lot, I ended up watching it until the very heartwarming ending, when I had no idea what I was watching. The final episode is something else! The situations that come up and how they are resolved is something I had not seen before as a rule, so there was one WTF moment after another. After that conclusion, I should tear the whole thing apart, give it one star at most, and try to forget I ever saw anything like that. However, I am not going to do that because some of the twists and situations were so unpredictable that it was quite intriguing to some extent. Well, because I felt entertained, even though it was very stupid and probably meant in a serious way, the impression I got was not that bad. Seisen Cerberus is a below-average fantasy adventure with below-average characters, led by one of the worst "Hiiros" I have ever had the misfortune to watch. At the same time, it has an original concept that is so horrible in places it is fascinating. The beginning was good, then it went downhill, and the conclusion is a must-see. 3/10.

This show is another anime series created to promote the visual novel. I find it most interesting that Kouki Narumi, who, according to the content on MAL and other anime servers, is supposed to be the main male protagonist, does not actually appear in the anime series at all. Obviously, the anime’s creators wanted to make people feel that they could be the main protagonist playing happily with these cute girls. They are so young and playful; who would not fall for that? Well, the idea it is based on is not bad, although, in the end, it is not so happy-go-lucky or endearing that it has any significant value. Also, it feels like it is just an ordinary short ecchi anime series in places. So as an advertisement for a visual novel, it is perhaps a decent idea, although as a stand-alone episodic anime series, this is very poor. 2.5/10.

There is a tennis club and some sexy schoolgirls, which reminds me of… Teekyu, perhaps? Well, if I am comparing it to Teekyu right now, I would have to say that Usakame is much less amusing than the first season of Teekyu. It is a slice-of-life anime series rather than a comedy. There is also less cuteness. So Usakame is actually pretty weak. However, I did find the opening quite interesting and well-done. 3.5/10.

So what is the deal with Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear? There are some lovely and differing opinions on FilmBooster from which I am getting completely conflicting information, which is a great reason to check out this anime series yourself and make up your mind. As far as I am concerned, I am pretty much sure. The truth is once again somewhere in the middle for me, though. Andrew_Deer wrote in his review on FilmBooster about how funny it is; unfortunately, the truth is that I, for one, did not find it that amusing. The first episode was pretty funny, and the line from the one boy who asked if Machi had "been with the bear" was quite amusing, although that was probably the last time I felt entertained by it. Since then, I only laughed at the occasional joke, even though they were more or less always about the same thing. This anime series is based on a girl from the mountains and her issues with the modern world. However, that conflict does not turn out to be that interesting or imaginative, in my opinion. Honestly, such a conflict between the young samurai Kennosuke Tokisada Ouma, the deuteragonist featured in Kuromukuro, and the modern world are much better and more amusing, which is only a side issue in that anime series. So in terms of humor, Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear? does not score too highly with me. Then there are the individual characters and the supposed pedophile subtext. In my opinion, the bear is more of a caretaker, father, and friend, and I did not feel any other type of relationship was going on. I certainly did not think there were any sexual overtones, except maybe the scene where Miko (Machi Amayadori) is picking out a new dress, and the bear is gushing over one of the chosen outfits. The bear, Natsu Kumai, does not strike me as much of a Pedobear, and it is not the community's fault that others have created a lot of rather perverted images of him and Machi (though that is to be expected). So if anyone is expecting a zoophilia anime series, they are more or less out of luck and should focus their attention more on shows like "Monster Musume". Another prominent character is Yoshio Amayadori, who is usually the creator of all the nonsensical and supposedly crazy situations Miko gets into. Speaking for myself, I can say that I find Yoshio an extremely unpleasant character, and I would be hard-pressed to find a bigger c*ck in this anime series. Somehow I could not understand why they take him seriously, and I would almost go so far as to say that there are many more moments where I wondered if his interest in little Machi was purely platonic than the whole bear thing. I did not mind the soundtrack, and the animation is below-average, even though that was probably OK for this show. In the end, this show is pretty boring, and there is only a slight whiff of "pedo" but mostly not from the bear. 3.5/10.

Three Leaves, Three Colors is so good, indeed, and after a lot of head-scratching, I have decided to award this show four stars. It does not lack cuteness, and it is also witty, although the characters are what I liked most and are probably the main reason I gave it a better rating. I liked the main three protagonists in particular. Futaba Odagiri was properly bonkers, Youko Nishikawa was very cute, and the contradiction between the way she behaves with the demeanor of a noble girl and the fact that she could not even afford a proper breakfast was slightly touching sometimes. Even Teru Hayama had her good moments. I also liked the supporting characters, so they were all good. I think they portrayed the relationships well, although some scenes and interactions were a bit too repetitive, even though I have more or less gotten used to that with modern anime series. The animation was nice and colorful, the soundtrack was not exceptionally impressive, and there was even one motif that slightly bothered me. However, my rating reflects the positive effect the anime had on me. On the other hand, within its genre, it does not come across as more than an average show. It has been awarded four stars because three stars were not enough after Youko’s cute smile which she gave me as she said goodbye. 6.7/10.

Code Geass: Akito the Exiled Final - To Beloved Ones is quite a respectable and well-executed conclusion to the whole movie series. Sure, it still could have been a lot more epic, but even so, I liked it quite a lot. 7/10.

Pan de Peace! is cute, even though it feels like a shorter rip off anime series called Is the Order a Rabbit? except that in this show, the girls enjoy pastries instead of coffee. It has also got that slight yuri tension, plus it is cute, occasionally funny, and enjoyable. In addition, the new girl with pink hair immediately started reminding me of Chino. Still, it is too short, much less cute and funny, and in other words, I can see myself preferring to watch another series with coffee instead of pastries. Still, I cannot say I did not like it; it is just that it was not up to more than being slightly better than average. 5.5/10.

Could this be a strange fantasy version of Journey to the Centre of a …. hollow Earth !?! It stars two boys who tiptoe around, with swords coming out of their chests, and eventually team up against a common enemy. So it does not look completely stupid; they are joined by a very unpleasant, insufferable girl with a strange dragon. She not only acts as a pretty awful mascot for this crap but is also her ultimate weapon, and you do not even want to know what else is going on. Next comes the scientist, who is also "awfully cute" and who, like most characters, will survive just about anything, just like a cockroach does. Along the way, we meet the show's version of Robin Hood, who is probably the only one who is not a total and insufferable retard, and his "merry band" of strange beings. We learn how to pull off a political coup in a completely boring and moronic way and experience twists that would work surprisingly well anywhere else and yet seem incredibly boring when in this particular show. It does not have a brilliant narrative by any stretch of the imagination, so you can fairly accurately predict where the show is heading from the start. In addition, even the most surprising plot twists do nothing to make it interesting because, as I mentioned before, the execution is terrible. The emotional aspect is incomprehensible, and the "sorry, I stabbed your father..." conversations are inexecrable. "It is okay, he was an asshole anyway, however, you are an even bigger asshole" comes up far too often. The two main protagonists' dialogue made me feel like I was watching something like Dumb and Dumber (or, speaking of Jim Carrey movies, perhaps "Dumb and Dumber and Cow"), even though, unfortunately, this version is not in the least bit funny. Add to that a terrible opening and ending, and animation needlessly over-colored, and you have something unwatchable. I think there was almost nothing was very good about this except for one character and the original, interesting idea of a hollow Earth, and I surprised myself that I survived this ride to the end. Well, because I managed to finish watching it, I am going to give it one point, which will save it from being BOO!, because once again I am going to remind you that Pupa was worse, though not by much... 1/10.

If I could have a conversation with the people who came up with this, I think it would go like this; "Let us put a load of sexy schoolgirls on a warship!" "Why?" "Because it has never been done before! Sexy schoolgirls are already everywhere and can do almost anything, so why they could not operate a warship I do not know!" "Well, they cannot carry torpedoes because it would look a bit weird and shady, and how the hell do you justify that?" "Well, magical school! There are plenty of high schools in anime series, so why not start one for training a special crew for a warship?" "It sounds clichéd as hell!" "It is not going to be. Yeah, we are going to put schoolgirls in short uniforms, as I am sure there are going to be fans of that!" "So what about the narrative? This seems like total crap." "Well, we set them up as rookies, and they start a fight with the other ships because there is a misunderstanding, and the battle and suspense are taken care of!" “Aw man, nobody is going to buy that.". So I guess that is it. I like cuteness and cute anime girls; however, this whole thing did not make much sense, and the entire premise of schoolgirls on a warship did not sit right with me somehow. I found the first episode weird, although not in an interesting way. The characters were just cute little girls, so no surprise for me, nothing to write home about. The animation was pretty nice overall, and someone probably did a pretty good job with the ships, even though none of that impressed me all that much. The soundtrack was not great. So my initial feelings regarding this show are rather meh. The FilmBooster reviewer DaweForeman partially compares it to Kantai Collection and points out that this show is much more realistic. He is right about that, although it had the opposite effect on me. Kantai Collection was a bunch of weirdness that I found interesting, though, and the fact that the little girls represent individual ships and the fact that it gets funny, like with the "repair bucket", I found amusing. High School Fleet makes the girls the crew of warships, and I did not find them believable; I doubted they could really do it (same as let's say driving a tank - wait a minute...). On the other hand, when you stop dwelling on this and stop using logic, your impression of the show can start to shift. Over time, I got used to it, and I stopped worrying that sexy schoolgirls and warships do not go together very well and let myself ride the waves of cuteness and pleasant interactions between the girls. In that respect, it was quite an enjoyable anime series because, as I mentioned, cute sexy schoolgirls were aplenty, and almost everyone was charming. So in the end, once again, I got a show where there were things I liked (Lolis! Lolis Everywhere...) and things that did not convince me, and thus, the overall feeling I had regarding this show ended up somewhere in the middle. 5/10.