Anime Review: Attack On Titan

This series can only be described in one word, Colossal. The anime review today is on the smash hit series of 2013, Attack on Titan. This series follows male protagonist Eren Jaeger along with his adopted sister Mikasa Ackerman, and his best friend, Armin Arlert, as they join the military to put an end to the existence of the giant, man-eating, humanoid beings known as the Titans who have been decimating humanity's survival for the past 100 years. This struggle between Eren and the Titans really starts when Eren witnesses his mother being devoured by a titan, this traumatic event becomes an uncontrollable rage against the Titans as Eren vows to slaughter every last one. The series definitely deserves the hype that it gets and should be on every anime fan's shelf. The series is awarded a 9/10, this series is just amazing to see and in my opinion is nothing short of a masterpiece.

Anime Review: Rosario + Vampire

Harems? must they be what everyone thinks they should be? or can they break the rules a little?  Today's review is the 26 episode series Rosario + Vampire, a harem series that loves to break the rules of the typical harem. This series follows 1st year high school student, Tsukune Aono, who can't get into the school of his choice because he did not pass his entrance exams. But fear not, his father finds a paper dropped my a mysterious figure, this paper will allow Tsukune to go to high school. However, the academy he'll be attending is quite different, Tsukune is enrolled in Yokai Academy, a school full of monsters, with the intent to achieve coexistence between humans and monsters, but Tsukune is the only human there. At Yokai, Tsukune meets all sorts of creatures, from witches to succubi to orcs to even vampires and werewolves. One student in particular, is Moka Akashiya, a vampire girl with a eye for Tsukune. So between the monsters scaring him half to death and Moka drinking his blood everyday, this school will be tougher than he thought. Overall the series is filled with comedy and makes for a good comfort anime. The series gets a 6.8/10, this series has great moments of both comedy and action and I feel should be watched by any fan of monsters.

Anime Review: Chaos;Head

What we see is how we understand the world around us, it is how we interpret what is what and where it is. But if something where to happen where what we see is not actually correct, the human race would plummet into a world of disaster. Today the anime being reviewed is Chaos;Head, an anime that goes into a realm beyond our human sight. Chaos;Head takes place in modern day Japan, and focuses on main character, Takumi Nishijou, a frequent delusion suffering high school recluse who only wants to stay in his room to watch anime and play video games. Unfortunately for Takumi, he is exposed to a vicious murder scene caused from a new form of murder known as New Generation Madness or New Gen. for short. Now Takumi must differentiate delusions from reality as he must face the culprits and strange characters that meet him. this series has a very interesting plot with interesting characters to back it up. The dub is very exceptional because a good half of the characters are not voiced by A-list voice actors like some of FUNimation's other titles. Overall I award the series with a 8.2/10 for a series like this, the story really pulls you in as well as the characters, music, acting, and mystery within each episode.

Anime Review: Hellsing Ultimate

Imagine a great battle so monumental it shook the foundation of a whole country and left it scarred. A battle so powerful it took over ten years in the making. This battle can be beautifully encompassed into a singular title that emanates power without even trying. This title is none other than Hellsing Ultimate, a series filled with battle and chaos beyond anything any anime fan has seen in a very long time. This series is centered in London and follows the Hellsing Organization, a group that deals with the extermination of all supernatural threats to God and Christendom. This group is very special however from others, Hellsing employs vampires. Under Hellsing's arsenal is the mighty Alucard, a mighty count of darkness with power unimaginable. The other is Seras Victoria a young police girl turned draculina by Alucard. They are all led by the head of the organization, Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing, the descendant of Abraham Van Hellsing, the only human who was able to kill Alucard. This story is pure unadulterated chaos teeming with Vampires, Nazis, Catholic super warriors, and Madmen all battling one another for a different cause. Overall, the series deserves a spot on the shelf of any fan of vampires and the supernatural and I rate it an 8.9/10 the series is amazing and is a true masterpiece for a story that has existed for more than ten years.

Anime Review: Mysterious Girlfriend X

Most times in anime, romance series seem to be a dime a dozen with little to no difference in story or relationship between the characters. However, some series deviate from that trend and become something different. Today I will review Mysterious Girlfriend X, or as they say it in Japan, Nazo No Kanojo X. This series follows two main characters: Akira Tsubaki, a normal school boy with friends and family, and Mikoto Urabe, a mysterious new transfer student with a habit of sleeping in class and being antisocial. One day Tsubaki goes back to his school after forgetting something and comes across Urabe still sleeping on her desk, Tsubaki wakes her up and she leaves. Then, Tsubaki notices her desk has a puddle of her own drool still on it. For no apparent reason other than curiosity, Tsubaki dips his finger in the puddle and tastes it, finding it to be sweet, Tsubaki immediately runs out wondering why he did that. the next day Tsubaki becomes ill and is greeted at his house by Urabe who tells him that he is going through withdrawal and it will continue unless he tastes her drool again. This starts a relationship between the two that shows both of them more about one another. This series is a great deviant from the standard romance anime, however, the drool factor can act as a turn off to the series. Overall the series is awarded a 7.9/10 for any fan of cute romance between characters, this series truly delivers.

Anime Review: Steins;Gate

Many anime shows and their creators must be mindful and diligent about what is put into their work, especially with a topic as controversial as time travel. Like most stories outside of Japan that deal with time travel, the shows never truly dissolve into the true science behind it. This leaves a gap in time travel series that time travel anime can fill. Today the subject is Steins;Gate, an anime that not only advertises time travel, but truly delivers it. This story focuses on the main character Rintaro Okabe or his alter ego, the great, Hououin Kyoma and his two lab assistants Mayuri and Daru, as they venture into the task of creating a time machine to rule the world, however, all they have is a supped up microwave. The story takes a big kickstart when Okabe discovers, after some strange alterations, that the microwave is a time machine and attracts the attention of many who hear of it. This series introduces many time travel terms and ideas like world lines, the butterfly effect, paradoxes and more into the story and uses them to the series's advantage. One of the major selling points of the series is the chemistry each character has with one another, from a tsundere connection, to a hopeless love interest, to a feeling of protectiveness, to even a mutual discomfort to one another. Another strong point is the beautiful story telling and twists that come with this series. Overall, in my opinion Steins;Gate receives a stunning 9/10 this is a really great story that when watched completely hooks you in and leaves you applauding, I recommend any anime fan buys this series because it truly deserves to be on any anime fan's shelf.

Anime Review: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

Today I will be reviewing an anime movie, one that is truly a special movie. This film has become the  eighteenth movie in the Dragon Ball universe and has become the first anime movie to hit U.S. theaters since films like Akira, Ponyo, and Yugioh: The Movie, were released. This film is also the first Dragon Ball movie whose story is actually in the manga. This movie takes place during a short lived peace after Majin Buu's defeat at the hands of Goku. a great and powerful deity named Beerus the destroyer, a god of destruction, awakens prematurely from his fifty year slumber and is informed a Saiyan has defeated Frieza. Intrigued by this news and curious about a dream he had while asleep, where he battles against a "Super Saiyan God", Beerus decides to go to Earth to find the Super Saiyan god. This film brings all the lovable Dragon Ball universe characters back with the original english voice actors reprising their roles. Other famous voice actors make their appearance, like Jason Douglass(Psycho-Pass, Black Butler II, Elfen Lied) as Lord Beerus, and Ian Sinclair(Black Butler, Future Diary, Hetalia: Axis Powers) as Beerus's aid, Whis. This film is really a cut above the rest of the Dragon Ball Z movies, this film provides stunning animation quality, visually appealing special effects, and a fully original story with plenty of excitement. This movie receives a 7.8/10 and deserves a buy from any Dragon Ball Z fan. For those who are not, try it anyway, you might be pleasantly surprised.