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.

Anime Review: Kill la Kill

From the creators of Gurren Lagann, comes their new hit anime which I personally love called Kill la  Kill. This anime is similar to Gurren in many ways but still holds its own originality and is not just a cheap knock-off of Gurren. Kill la Kill focuses on its Main Character Ryuko Matoi, a vagrant teenage schoolgirl looking for her father's killer. She comes across a school built like a kingdom known as Honnouji academy, which is led by the student council president, Satsuki Kiryuin, who Ryuko believes is the killer. The anime follows Ryuko's adventures in Honnouji academy with her friend Mako, as she battles various foes from the school with her powerful Kamui uniform, Senketsu, for an opportunity to face Satsuki in a fight and find out if Satsuki killed Ryuko's father. This anime definitely deserves to be watched, its a great story with even greater characters. This series has 24 episodes and only about 5 episodes are dubbed in English, though the sub for the show is great. I give the show a 7.8/10. Check out episode 1 and see if you like it.

Anime Review: Psycho-Pass

There are many crime drama anime that have become legendary, anime such as Death Note, Ghost In The Shell, and Cased Closed. This anime is no exception to the trend. The anime is Psycho-Pass and the word to describe it is amazing. Psycho-Pass is a Futuristic crime-drama set in a world where scanners are placed within the city to monitor citizen's "Psycho-Pass" and "Crime-Coefficient" which are color and number scales used to determine the likelihood that someone will commit a crime or how guilty they are, these values are determined and set by a fictional system known as the Sibyl System. In this world there are few crimes committed, but when they are, they are handled by the Ministry of Welfare Public Safety Bureau (MWPSB), a police group made of Inspectors that take the case to find the criminal, and enforcers, latent criminals that are recruited by the MWPSB to weed out  criminals and bring them to Justice. The series has two seasons, season 1 is 22 episodes long and is dubbed in english, season 2 has episodes out to watch in Japanese with English subtitles but has not been dubbed in English yet. I give this series an 8/10 and personally recommend this to any anime fan. Check out episode 1 and  let me know what you think in the comment section of the blog, enjoy.

Anime Review: Mirai Nikki (The Future Diary)

Of all the anime i've watched there has always been endings that stuck with me, and I usually end up having something about the ending I wish could have happened differently. This anime however, is definitely an exception, today I will review the anime Mirai Nikki, otherwise known as, The Future Diary. This story focuses on two main characters, one is Yukiteru Amano, a small wimpy boy who finds himself with no friends and a terrible family life. The other is Yuno Gasai, a beautiful young girl with an enormous obsession with Yukiteru, or "Yuki" for short. These two characters as well as ten other characters are locked in a survival game to the death with the reward being the ability to be God. The weapon used primarily in this game is the "Future Diary", a setting on the players phones which gives  them details about the future with the phrase "DEAD END" meaning death to the player. This series is grade A story, characters, and animation. This story is mostly sad with some comedy thrown in which gives Mirai Nikki a Fullmetal Alchemist/Elfen Lied tone. The series though does have its happy moments or "HAPPY ENDs". Overall I give this series an 9 out of 10, I personally recommend any anime fan watch this show. Check out episode 1 in the link below and let me know what you think, thank you very much.



Mirai Nikki episode 1 english dub

Anime Review: Another

What pray tell, qualifies as a mystery, must there be questions that have not been solved yet, or do they all get tied up at the end or near the middle of the story. The anime I am reviewing today is not only a mystery but a horror mystery. The story is called "Another" and it focuses on two main protagonists, Koichi Sakakibara, a 15 year old transfer student with a collapsed lung. The other character is Mei Misaki, a mysterious girl with an eyepatch on her left eye. This story focuses on these two characters as well as a few other students who are trying to stop a mysterious curse that has plagued the school for generations. Overall, the story, as a mystery story, is a pretty solid hit in my opinion and is awarded with a 7.5/10, I feel this story is a real sleeper hit, and definitely should be watched. You can watch the first episode with the link below. Hope you guys like it.



http://www.animestatic.org/another/another-episode-1-english-dubbed/

Anime Review: Blue Exorcist

Today's anime review is for a series that is probably on most anime fans favorite list, I'm referring to Kazue Kato's Blue Exorcist. For those of you who have not heard of this anime or have not watched it, this story revolves around a boy named Rin Okumura, a boy with fangs and a real fiery temper. by the end of episode 1, you find out that Rin is actually a demon, but not just any demon, but the son of Satan himself. The series has 25 episodes, 1 OVA, and a movie, although I myself have not finished the series yet I am a huge fan and cannot get enough of the show. This Anime has a proper mix of dark horror, action, humor, and suspense to leave any anime fan wanting more. I personally recommend this anime to any anime fan who is interested. Check out the link to the first episode if your interested.

        Blue Exorcist episode 1 english dub