A boy transfers schools and moves in with his sister, his childhood friend, a rich deadpan girl, a big-breasted fanged eyepatch girl, and a little kid, all of whom want to marry him. Continue reading Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankeinai yo ne! Review — D+ →

Hayate finds a cursed heirloom that gives him even worse luck than he had before. Continue reading Hayate no Gotoku: Can’t Take my Eyes Off You Review — D+ →

Panties aren’t powerful enough to solve all the problems we’ve got here.

Update: I’ve been informed that this show isn’t over yet. This is the saddest news I’ve heard all day. I just assume it was over because everyone confessed their love, they fought a duel of giant video game cat monsters, and there is nothing left to happen. Since I already wrote this, I’ll leave it up since I doubt anything will change my opinion (and I have doubts on whether I’ll actually end up finishing watching this if it’s twice the length of what I’ve already seen…).

Sakurasou follows the formula that’s made other harem shows successful. Our lead male suddenly finds himself living with a bunch of cute girls. Then he spends the rest of the show complaining about his bad luck. Continue reading Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojou Review — D →

Our hero finds himself trapped on a deserted island in a game. The only way to survive is to kill seven other players with bombs and his wits.

Btooom! has a setup it could do some interesting things with. It could focus on the political entanglements, the endless betrayals and doubts the characters face. It could focus on the fighting itself— the combat with bombs leads to some interesting possibilities. It could focus on why the characters were sent to the island, and learning to overcome their shortcomings. Or it could focus on the relationship between the video game world and the real world. Focusing on any one of these components could have led to a good show.

Continue reading Btooom! Review — D+ →