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A lovely heroine.
Pleasant characters.
The author clearly knows how visual novels work and uses these elements well so that connoisseurs can appreciate the thoughtfulness of certain moments, plot points, and design decisions, etc.
Nice humor and a lighthearted (mostly) presentation of the story.
Good depiction of a specific style of architecture, character wardrobes, and their behavior.

The last couple of episodes seemed weaker than the others, but overall it didn't affect the general impression – I would play such a VN. Adding some erotic elements here and there would make it even better.

Gleipnir, what would we do in this life without you? A lot of things. For example, we would write useless reviews about how you made us watch yourself against our will just to be able to write that very review.

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I watched the first episode a couple of days ago and today I reviewed the remaining 12 episodes in one go. Overall, it reminded me most of Killing Bites, which I spoke highly of about a year and a half ago. The plot is as messy as there, and the same can be said about the monstrous designs, but all of this doesn't matter because everything else is very lively, bold, and youthful, something that I have been seeing less and less often in anime lately.
Setting aside my own preferences, I cannot help but note that over these 13 short episodes, the protagonist has developed more than his counterparts from other titles over several seasons. His girlfriend, on the one hand, is a sassy and cold bitch, but on the other hand, she is quite caring and attentive, leaving a very positive impression despite, or perhaps precisely because of, her constant crazy faces and overall wildness; essentially, she was the main attraction of this anime. Fortunately, the fights were not long, and they received more attention as сюжетные плотпоинты, because often they are meaningless but lengthy. I would gladly watch the second season if there is one, but I will note that I am sorry that the "gray mouse" had so little screen time, only a few episodic appearances, but based on her design and the character shown in those brief moments, I really liked her, she’s cute. Oh yes, I'm certainly not a psychologist, but for some reason I'm sure that when coming up with the protagonist's ability, the author fantasized about how someone penetrates him from behind; this moment was described in great detail.

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019)
I'm a fan, so I couldn't miss it. Here's what I have to say.
Beginning: As in the previous film (as far as I remember), they try to remind us of the preceding events from the series through rather absurd dialogues. It's quite difficult to watch, but a plot is introduced, an island, some children, some villains – Okay, let it be.
Middle: At some point, a rather intense action sequence begins. Without much dialogue or philosophy, as they like to do in "My Hero Academia," even without flashbacks, which is quite unusual! And in some ways, this is disappointing, and in some ways, you can criticize the fact that the events seem a bit non-canonical (the creators of the films just don't know how to think simply; they decided to make the main problem as epic as possible; because of this, a reasonable question arises: how did these events, which once again turn the ideas about Quirks and All For One's plans upside down, remain completely unnoticed in the main storyline of the series and manga?). But, despite what I wrote, the battles here are really great, the characters are shown well, and this makes up for a lot for the film's creators.
End: Instead of ending on a positive note and, perhaps, making a more adequate connection to the lore, the authors decided to do "HAHAHA, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN MY FINAL FORM YET!!!" and go into absolute, illogical madness in every way. On the screen, there are some endless explosions, flashes, like, wow, cool, beautiful, epic, but it's completely incomprehensible and... You just sit there and think only one thing: "Ostap was carried away... Ostap was carried away! Ostap, give me a killer whale in the face, HE WAS CARRIED AWAY!" It's like Gurren Lagann, but not as a parody, but with a serious face. [spoiler=But what really blew my mind was that (spoiler)..."All For One performed a miracle! The Quirk returned, and Bakugo forgot everything!" Well, that's just amazing![/spoiler]
Conclusion: 3/10 for the beginning (1/4 of the score)
7/10 for the middle (1/2 of the score)
2/10 for the end (1/4 of the score)

5/10

The ending is a bit weak, but overall it's excellent; it's even strange that it's an original work because I enjoyed it so much, especially in the first half. It might even be the best thing I've watched this year.
Momoka is easily the best girl, but there were many other interesting characters, including the main character. YASHERINIA was cool, but she appeared on screen too rarely to leave a significant impression.
My only regret is that there isn't a full version of the "guy song" in the soundtrack; strangely enough, I liked it slightly more than the girls' songs.

I was rewatching it; I saw it for the first time more than five years ago. This time, it seemed significantly worse, and although the first few episodes were good, it became less interesting afterward. There are many cool characters here, but the heavy focus on fights, twists, etc., doesn't contribute to a positive perception of what's happening on screen. Overall, it's better to watch it once.

The Cat Returns (Neko no Ongaeshi, 2002)
An unexpected sequel to Whisper of the Heart (Mimi wo Sumaseba). And it's quite different from its prequel, in many ways diametrically opposed – if it weren't for one character that connects these works, it would be impossible to understand what's what.
That was a beautiful, realistic, and simple story about life.
Here – there are fairy tales, magic, and lots and lots of cats. Something in the spirit of The Nutcracker and Thumbelina. Of course, it doesn't have the same magic as Miyazaki's films; Toshio Suzuki filmed a classic fairy tale, similar to European ones. I think the film is ideal for children, especially since the beautiful animation from Studio Ghibli has been preserved, which is visible in the characters and landscapes (perhaps the characters, especially Haru, are even more original here than in most films; her face isn't drawn in the usual way, and her emotions are wonderful). But otherwise – nothing particularly unusual. Unfortunately.
6/10

I found two problems for myself while watching it: the plot moves too quickly, and as a result, the ending raises a disappointing question – is that all there is? I would like more content, at a slower pace, and with more details, even in the smallest ones. Otherwise –

All Might's rankings in the Popularity Polls are as follows:
All Might ranked 5th in the First Popularity Poll
All Might ranked 6th in the Second Popularity Poll.
All Might ranked 7th in the Third Popularity Poll.
All Might ranked 10th in the Fourth Popularity Poll.
All Might ranked 13th in the Fifth Popularity Poll.

So this is your number 1 hero...

That's right, we know the background of a whole bunch of characters and can choose based on this information. And the locals only see on TV news how someone saves someone, and who's number one here? Obviously...

I remember that I really enjoyed the first two seasons of Index back in the day, but the third one disappointed me a lot, and after watching it, I had to ask myself – was the reason due to the way the plot was presented or did my perception change? After all, almost ten years passed between watching the first two and the third season, so it wouldn't be surprising if my tastes and subconscious assessment of what was happening on screen underwent significant changes. However, after watching the third season of Railgun, which is a spin-off to the original story, I came to the conclusion that the problem was still with the pacing of the third Index, and not with me, because I really liked the third Railgun. The setting here is cool, the characters are interesting, and the potential, given the way the story is told, is limitless, so individual arcs are perceived as separate stories, but at the same time they are part of a single whole.
I even have two distinct memories associated with the first season - I watched it in my first university right in the classrooms on a laptop, and the first opening was for a long time my energizing song during the period when I still listened to music while leaving home and was able to run without experiencing painful sensations (well, I wrote this and suddenly realized that it sounds sad). Be that as it may, at the moment I have rather vague memories of the first and second seasons, but the third one had almost an ideal combination of cozy everyday and serious action elements. I say "almost" because there was still a slight bias towards the latter, which was especially noticeable in several recent episodes.
And most importantly – this is a rare title where a blonde turns out to be my personal number 1... Misaki impressed me so much that I even decided to install the gacha game released last year and accumulate resources to roll her SSR version, but...

I did it within the first 10 rolls, so there's no point in playing anymore!.. In fact, I’m just not sure if I will do it, because apparently my phone can’t fully handle this application.

Almost forgot, here's the in-game animation when you're rolling:

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Enjoys taking their time perfecting every bit of their profile page and also doesn't care what others think of their list. Having both Legend of the Galactic Heroes and High School DxD on your favorites list is very big brain.

Да, я такой. 

>Let's not give Yukino any screen time.
>...And yet, we'll still dump Yui.
In other words, one was deprived of content, and the other was deprived of a proper ending, and in the end, both were left with a half-empty cup. It's a strange decision, but okay, we can overlook it. I remember really enjoying the first season, but the second was worse because it heavily focused on a serious love triangle. The third... Visually, it's great, but I had to force myself to finish it because it not only followed the path of the second season but also amplified all the aspects that I didn't like the first time around. There were no comedic moments. There were only a couple of heartwarming slice-of-life scenes. The entire season is dedicated to some maneuvers surrounding the graduation ceremony, which would have been completely depressing if it weren't for the involvement of the junior student. Heh, well, that's that