Anime Review 13 Bungo Stray Dogs

Recently I've been picking up all these series that I started, but never finished. I watched the first episode a while back when the series first came out, but just forgot about it because I'm easily distracted. I remember back in the day when 12 episodes seemed like so much, but now I'm craving more even though that'd be really bad because that'd mean that I spend more and more time binging...or is that a bad thing?

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Admittedly I used to be adverse to anime with gangs in it and whatnot (I know I'm a very prejudiced person I'm sorry) but K changed me. My first impression of this while I was watching the first episode was that I definitely didn't see Atsushi being the weretiger. That was a huge surprise. Also I thought Dazai was an annoying lunatic which didn't really motivate me to watch further than that episode. However, when I came back to the series and watched the whole thing through I can say that I have a new-found respect for Dazai. He left the Port Mafia for the Armed Detective Agency to do good for the world. Props to him. Even though he is a suicide-obsessed maniac, he's worthy of respect.

The overall pacing of the story was good. There was never a dull moment. There was always a new case to be solved, a new character to be introduced or a new part of the mystery to be unveiled. I think that all of their powers are super cool; they're very original and sometimes surprising like Junichiro, by the way his use of power multiple times to save the day ie when Higuchi tried to kill them in the back alley and again when Lucy went on her rampage in her alternate realm was super ingenius. That guy is underappreciated for sure. And plot twist when it turns out that Ranpo actually doesn't have a gift. That guy is super sharp, I see why he gets so much respect at the Agency. Also Kenji is super adorable. When he and Atsushi go to solve the car bomb case, his approach to the problem was so nonchalant. Literally such a cool guy. Only dangerous when hungry. The new danger of being hangry (hungry angry). Even though I love Kenji, I think my favorite character is Kunikida. Him and Dazai make an amazing team and the side story of him watching over Taguchi warmed my heart. He was trying to compensate because he felt guilty about Taguchi's father's death. And when Taguchi sacrificed himself instead of letting anyone else get killed...the feels.

As you can see, I feel very attached to these characters and their little quirks. The mysteries in this series are quite intriguing and kept me pressing 'watch next episode' because I just had to know what happened next.

Kunikida is so sweet

Epic

Literally so cool

Awh Kyouka

Anime Review 12 Owari no Seraph: Nagoya Kessen-hen

Firstly I'd just like to say that you should not watch this at 2 AM by yourself in the dark if you are a scaredy cat like me. Don't ask why I thought it was alright to watch the second season after I was already scared out of my mind by the first season. (By the way I wrote most of this review when I had just finished watching the series at 2 in the morning so it sounds more passionate because I'm ranting here, but maybe it sounds too unprofessional?)

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Owari no Seraph is not for the faint of heart that's for sure. It's full of political power struggles, moral internal struggle,s and just so many struggles in general. There's struggles to keep their family together and alive and there's struggles to just keep sanity. The whole sick notion of orphanages, places where children are supposed to be safe, are actually labs to turn children into angels is sick. Whoever came up with this series is a mad genius I say. It's so incredibly riveting that I easily binged it all at once. It's amazing the amount of complexity in the series. There's people that they trust like Guren who has a dual personality so that leads to trust issues. Then there's the loyalty of if they're going to follow the leaders of the Demon Army or if they're going to do what they think is right. Mika's struggle with himself to keep from drinking blood killed me. And when Yu sacrificed his blood because of his strong feelings for his family that was it for me. All the stupid stupid political things like Guren why did he have to choose to experiment on kids to make them angels to change the world? Why not start with recycling or something? Ugh.

Even though the number one thing I pay attention to is the plot, the art was great. The fighting scenes had me holding my breath. Although there was kind of too much stabbing without them dying. I don't know, maybe since all their demons heal them then it's okay, but I still feel like the stabbing was a bit excessive and they all just kind of nonchalantly brushed off being stabbed in the abdomen. But if they're all able to be healed by their demons then why did the people in Narumi's team die?

 Also the unique perspective of angels being worse than demons was quite weird. Although after watching this it just makes you question which side you should really be supporting. Angels or demons? Actually speaking about that kind of thing I kind of wonder whether or not the Demon Army or the vampires are worse. Because both sides treat others terribly. Hmmm... And can we just talk about the ending? Who decided to stop it at such an ambiguous place? I'm trying to patiently wait for the next season where hopefully they will continue this because I just have to know how all of this ends. Just gotta give a nod to the small details of how it ended with Yu wading out into the ocean (but why though?) and saying that it was starting to rain and then the opening of the ED had him in the dark holding a flame. That was a nice touch.

RIP Mika's beautiful eyes

Anime Review 11 Momokuri

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So I was just looking around for some cute and fluffy shoujo anime because I had just finished Owari no Seraph and if you've watched that you know how intense that was and understand how desperate I was to watch something more lighthearted. So I stumbled upon this gem.

For some reason anime with short episodes are even more addicting than the usual 24 ish minute ones. Maybe because of the mentality that I can watch more episodes in less time keeps me watching and making bad life choices every time I click 'watch next episode'. What is self control?

At the beginning I thought this was going to be a wholesome, cute anime with Momo and Yuki going through all the stages of a loving relationship. I was wrong, very wrong. Despite her cute exterior, Yuki is very scary. Normal people don't collect their crush's straws and preserve them in vacuum seals. But I suppose that's what makes this series original. It's nice to see that the main character doesn't have all of the cliche flaws. She's not perfect in that she's clumsy and can't do home economics activities which are cliche, common qualities in shoujo anime, but what makes her a unique protagonist is her obsessive nature. I also like the fact that jealous isn't like 24 episodes of this anime. It's good that even though Yuki is obsessive, she isn't worried about Momo cheating on her. Quite refreshing I might say. It's really cute that even in the end after Yuki gives up hiding her obsessive nature, Momo still likes her. That ending scene melted my heart. Following their awkward romance was so much fun. From that first time they walked to the bus stop together and Yuki took a picture of Momo who was so innocent he didn't think anything suspicious of it to their first kiss at the very end (on the cheek but it counts), my heart was so fuzzy. Sure their love wasn't conventional in the traditional sense, but it was still super cute.

I wish they added a little bit more of Shota's and Yuzuki's story. They totally neglected the loose end when Shota lied to her about being upset over the show they were watching. It totally left me hanging. And it's still unsettling to me that Rio could let go of her love for Momo so easily. Like I'm appreciative because then Momo and Yuki could be together with no problems, but Rio let go of that too quickly which leaves me hoping that she finds love in the future because she's so nice. Also just to add, Norika is literally the best friend and wing man ever.

Overall, this is a good anime to watch if you're looking for your shoujo manga fix but maybe not have enough time to watch 24 minute episodes. It's a lot easier to find time for the 10 minute Momokuri episodes with a busy schedule. It's really cheery and pretty funny at times. Also Momo's pureness is ADORABLE. Momo may or may not have been the reason I binged so hard on this. (;´・`)>

The cuteness level in this picture is 100%

Anime Review 10 Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge

If I'm being completely honest here, at first I didn't really like this anime. It seemed super pointless, albeit relatable. So I started the first episode and thought to myself "there are better things to watch" so I stopped as soon as I started to watch other things. A few months go by and I stumble upon a gif of it on Tumblr. I should really stop going on Tumblr. It tempts me with all the anime I need to watch. That reminds me of how I also stopped watching Nisekoi. I should really give that another shot.

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Anyway after my initial dislike of the series I decided to attempt to watch it again because Tumblr. This is really just a fluffy, pretty much plotless anime which is to be expected I suppose since it is a comedy series. I find it very peaceful to watch. It's a good series to watch right before you go to bed, at least for me it is. Seeing Tanaka dozing off even inside the haunted house is so relaxing.

All of the characters are really lovable although Tanaka is pretty much me all the time in school. (￣▽￣)ノ I think all of them are really interesting because they're all contradictions. Like Oota looks like a scary person, but he's really kind, hardworking, and loves sweets. And Shiraishi who's super popular, but is actually really dorky. It's just nice that all of them aren't really who they seem like at first glance.

Also CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT THE OP?! Omfg my heart. Its so cute. Especially the ending. Tanaka realizing that he can't live without his friends even though as a listless person you would think he doesn't really care about friendship but he really does so awhhhh

Overall I definitely recommend this anime if you're looking for a relaxing, uplifting anime to cheer you up. By the way, some of the comedy is really funny like Echizen and the cookie fiasco with Miyano and Echizen vs. Tanaka in games. (ノ＞▽＜。)ノ

If we're being honest here, the first time I saw these transitions I laughed so much

MY HEART

Unbelievably relatable

Anime Review 9 Haikyuu! Season 2

Ah sports anime. The source of a lot of frustration and sorrow and joy and roller coaster emotions.

By the way, this is a really dumb side note, but I accidentally watched the last episode first because it was late. And when I had finished it and realized it was the last episode I had watched first I felt really betrayed by myself. Then when I watched the episodes in order I had forgotten that I had already watched the last episode so while I finished the series I had this weird sense of deja vu. Heh I'm so amused yet so disappointed in myself.

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I gotta say that all these characters are my babies. They're all so precious and each overcome their own struggles in order to improve themselves. This alone is such a great message. Honestly these characters are so just down to earth and wholesome that you just can't help but love them. Props the creator because the characters are bomb.

Another important message was that even out of the most unexpected places, the strong can rise and beat all odds. I don't know. Maybe I'm just a sucker for underdog stories, but this was one of the best. It made me feel all the feels. I'm not even remotely interested in sports, but for some reason this really hooked me. Heh it was probably because that plot twist of an ending for the first season when Karasuno actually lost. I may or may not have almost dropped my phone in shock when I watched that part. But jeez that sweet sweet sensation when Karasuno rematched Aoba Josei and won!!!!! I was so hyped. I felt like my children had worked so hard and I couldn't have been more proud. It was a great moment for me.

Also can we just talk about Yachi?! She's the best Townsperson B ever. She's so humble and I love her. But I love basically all the characters so...

Something else that I really liked about this sports anime is how real it was. Okay I can't really speak from personal experience about the sports team thing, but the whole development of their skills seemed really believable. Each of the characters was so human. They all made mistakes with bad serves or horrible control, but they were able to work on it with an amazing amount of practice and dedication. None of the guys were godly, unlike other sports anime like Kuroko no Basket. I really liked the fact that like half the season was focused on each of them training to become better. The whole journey to improvement was super motivating as a viewer. It made me root for each of them even more. Honestly I was even excited for Oikawa when it was made more apparent that he wasn't naturally talented and had to work hard like everyone else. Not the same could be said for #1 jerkface Ushijima. Ugh that guy.

All of the conflicts in the season felt so real. All of their personal internal conflicts as well as their outer team vs team conflicts. In every single match as certain points I would hold my breath in anticipation because after how the first season ended I couldn't have any expectations or else I'd feel so betrayed.

Anyways, this anime is so worth the hype. Actually I was scarred by Free! into thinking that when I finished the series I would cry a river because of the nostalgia, but it ended at a really good, inspirational point that keeps me looking forward to season 3!!! Also I started this season in June but only finished it now because I kept pushing off finishing it in case that was it and I wouldn't get any more which would make me really sad.

I can't. They're too cute. So pure.

The most beautiful partnership

I'd sign a petition to see more Kenma tbh

YESSSSSSSS

Aren't they just too precious?

Sweetened Condensed Milk Bread

I stumbled upon a dilemma. I had an almost full can on sweetened condensed milk (from a dinner experiment) and no way to use it. I scoured the Internet trying to find a recipe that used quite a bit of sweetened condensed milk because wasting it, to me, was out of the question. So I found a recipe on Pinterest which looked super good (http://www.sbar.com.cn/caipu/99257). There was only one problem: all the directions were in Chinese and although I technically went to Chinese school for 3 years all of these characters flew over my head. So what does one do in such a situation? You bother all your friends who in turn bother their parents. Thank you to my friends' parents for translating this for me.

I realized while making this that I actually kinda suck at making bread *flashback to when I tried to make onion pancakes and hoddeok* Even though my bread didn't turn out as bomb as the recipe I found, it was good enough for me to post about!

Okay without further ado, let's get started with the ingredients and directions!

Ingredients

Set One

280 g Bread Flour
168 g Water
4.5 g Instant Dry Yeast

Set 2

120 g Bread Flour
32 g Granulated Sugar
80 g Sweetened Condensed Milk
5 g Salt
40 g Egg (I just added the whole egg so I don't think this one needs to be 40 g necessarily)
32 g Butter
All Purpose Flour to create a good bread texture (no exact amount since it depends on the size of your egg + how wet your dough ends up being)

Directions
1. Mix the ingredients of Set 1 together. First whisk together the bread flour and yeast together. Then add in the water. Don't use the whisk when you add in the water like I did because that was a mess.

2. Once the dough using Set 1 ingredients has come together, cover it with plastic wrap and let it sit for about an hour or until doubled in size.

3. After it has proofed, punch the dough to deflate it.
4. Start adding the Set 2 ingredients into the dough, except for the butter. You may need to knead it a lot.

5. At this point your dough might be extremely sticky. Never fear! This is where the all purpose flour comes in. Knead in a tablespoon of flour at a time into the sticky dough until it has become noticeably less sticky and easier to work with.

6. Continue kneading for around 10 minutes or until the dough is smooth and elastic.
7. Put the butter into the dough and knead it. At first it'll seem like the butter will never absorb, but just continue kneading. Don't stress.
8. Shape the dough into a ball and let it proof covered by the plastic wrap again for 30 minutes.

9. Once the dough has proofed, split it into 4-6 dough balls.

10. Let the dough balls proof again covered for 15 minutes.
11. At this point, while the balls are proofing, preheat the oven to 350 F.
12. Take off the cover and put the dough rolls into the oven.
13. Bake for 30 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.

Anime Review 8 Kare Baka: Wagahai no Kare wa Baka de R

When life gets you down, watch more anime. That should be my senior quote. It's practically my life motto now.

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You know how Youtube gives you really random recommendations when you start watching random Youtube videos? Yeah well that's how this anime appeared to me: as a random Youtube recommendation. Don't ask why I clicked on it. Just don't ask my state of mind in general when I make these decisions.

I have to say that it's not the highest quality anime. It's honestly just pure satire. If you're looking for some laughs and relaxation you should definitely watch it. I get a kick of watching this dumb stuff every now and then if only to make myself feel better. Some of the material reminds me of my friends and I when we're really tired and delirious from school.

I have to say that although the peace conferences they have are supposed to be pure satire, the episode where they talk about global warming rings true. Although we obviously can't just cold turkey drop everything, by stopping little by little we could prevent permanently harming the earth further. Heh unintentionally deep message in this gag anime.

There's not really much else to say except that it's a great quick and funny watch. If you cut out the OP and ED then each episode is around 3 minutes. Just for the record though, the OP and ED are great too. High amusement ratings. Please just watch it if you have 30 minutes of freedom because it'll make your day a little bit more humorous (especially during finals or some other stressful time in your life).

Pfft they have no redeeming qualities except for their innocence and looks

Anime Review 7 Norn9

This blog is basically just me discussing my bad life choices. My most recent bad life choice? Binge watching Norn9 in one day. This is an anime to be savored, but being the anime glutton I am I decided that I should binge it all in one day. Go me! The feels were real with this one let me tell you all. It was really.

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Starting off, to be honest at first I hated Koharu. She seemed like such a fake person, but when I realized that when you live in the mountains alone for super long until you forget your name that you're probably not going to turn out like a normal person. Once I thought about it like that Koharu became tolerable.

At first I was kind of iffy on the whole thing. Like they would give you snippets of plot, but not the whole thing. Which I totally get because part of it was a mystery like 'Who's sabotaging our ship? Who's the traitor?' but personally the snippets got to be too much when you're puzzling out Nanami and Akito's past or Mikoto and Sakuya's past. Half the time I was mentally going 'smh just tell me already.' This was a good play on the maker's part because it sure kept me going 'one more episode' until I had unknowingly finished the entire thing. Like I said, I make excellent life decisions. So be warned, this is highly addictive if you hate not knowing what's coming next.

The concept behind the whole plot was amazing. For some reason I'm absolutely obsessed with how anime portrays the future and what's to come. Any anime having to do with the future that they do gives me such a feeling of amazement and inspiration because I myself couldn't have pictured the future like they show it. The technology, the mix of the old and the new, the whole rationality behind destroying the time to make it repeat itself. All of it is so sublime and kept me questioning what was happening and why. To get a full appreciation of the anime you'll just have to watch it yourself because it's absolutely amazing. Everything about it is neat and when they showed how the world would be if they Reset it for the fourth time made all the different abilities the people had make sense. It was sense of clarity that emerged as I watched that kept me really hooked. The reason that Kakeru's dad even created the whole idea of the Reset was so touching. He did it to be with his wife, and although the way he went about it was really psychopathic, when Kakeru and Koharu understood why he did it even though he was in the wrong was really nice. They didn't have to accept him and his craziness, but they did because all three of them understood what love was even though they were different individuals under different circumstances.

Needless to say, this anime was super amazing in terms of plot and art. Looking at the art internally made me very pleased. Although sometimes their mouths didn't sync with the words and whatnot (I'm not an art expert don't judge me), I really liked the art overall. The triangular aura that looked like pieces of shattered glass was so beautiful and the sparkling peach tree just looked like Kakeru and Koharu's love for each other. Don't question how it did, it was just beautiful.

Personally I loved all the characters. Even Ron who was supposed to be the guy everyone hated because he was a betrayer had his reasons and that made him more likable, at least in my eyes. I have such strong feelings about Nanami and Akito's ship. Even though their whole relationship throughout the series made me really question what the heck they were fighting about (reference my comment about how vague things were), it was still really cute. In the dream Itsuki created where she was Red Riding Hood and Akito was the wolf made my heart internally melt. She was actually so cute when she saw his ears and let her affection show. Same to Akito during the haunted house when he said she was cute. My heart status: melted into a puddle of goo. They were just beyond adorable. I can't say the same for Sakuya and Mikoto. Literally Sakuya was trying to be a nice guy by keeping his promise that he would never fall for a girl even though he really really loved Mikoto. But she's so dense that she never sees that and ends up falling in love with Natsuhiko! What the heck is wrong with her? Sakuya is such a nice guy. Ugh. Ok Natsuhiko is pretty cute too but he was trying to kill them in the beginning. How does she just forget about him trying to murder her and all of a sudden want to build a rocket with him? I'd say this is Stockholme Syndrome but someone would probably counter and say 'she fell in love with him once she realized it was a noble cause' and while I can see that...let me just keep my Sakuya x Mikoto ship alright? While on the topic of characters, Heishi isn't given enough credit. He's such a happy ball of sunshine and without him the series just wouldn't be the same. My spirit character would be Senri. In the episode where he's one of the dwarf chicks, he was the most adorable little chick ever.

The ending of this anime was highly satisfying. Although when I got to the last episode I thought to myself  'oh my god Kakeru's dead and Koharu will grow old by herself while everyone else gets a happily ever after (sans Sakuya),' it turned out to be better than I thought. Everyone got a happy ending in the end. Even Aine and Sorata got their sort of happily ever after. I'm a sucker for the futuristic anime that leave you with hope for the future. There was just something about that series that left a bittersweet taste of a phenomenal ending that finishes with a sigh of pleasure as it closes.

Now you see what I mean by triangular magicalness? Pretty, right?

AWHHHHHHHH

To be honest, when I saw this I thought it was going to be a harem anime heh

Anime Review 6 Joshiraku

Here's the thing about bad life choices. Once you start you just can't stop. I should be editing my college essays because I kind of sort of plan on going, but instead I'm writing reviews that no one will ever read and doing other fun in the moment, but regretful later on things. *trails off in half hysterical laughter* Anyways the story of how I ended up watching this anime is a simple one: someone recommended it to me. He told me the whole reason he liked it was because there was no plot and therefore there was no reason to binge all of it at once or something like that. I know what you're thinking to yourself: what's the point of watching if there's no plot? Well the whole point is that watching it is like watching the ultimate fluff. There's no drama or anything so you can just relax as you watch and not be stressed out.

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They say multiple times in the anime that this anime is just to see how cute the girls are. I totally agree with this statement because there's really no substance to any of it. It's purely just comedy and what these girls' antics. Because of this there's really not much to say.

I would like to say that since this is based around girls that are involved in a Japanese comedy style that it might be more enjoyable if you actually knew Japanese or knew about Japanese history. Since I'm not well versed in either of these some of the jokes were not as comprehensible for me. So if you knew about these things you might have a greater appreciation for the series.

Two things about this anime really stood out to me: the music and Kigu. The OP and the ED make me feel really happy. Both of them are super happy and a little nonsensical but holistically both are extremely entertaining. I and the guy who recommended Joshiraku to me found Kigu to be highly entertaining. She acts like a super innocent and pure girl, but moonlights as a hard rock, badass girl who won't take bs from anyone. The moments that show the real Kigu kept me highly amused although to be honest all of the girls were very entertaining.

I give this anime high marks for entertainment value, so you should definitely watch if you're looking for a bit of amusement.

Look how cute they are o(*^▽^*)o

Kigu is pure gold 

Manga Review 1 Kitchen Princess

I told myself a while ago that I would grow sick of shoujo manga just like I did with fan fiction and then I'd be able to move on with my life. Sadly that has not happened yet. I hope it happens soon because I can only take so much more; this is just an endless cycle of self-destruction I swear. Anyways without further ado: here is my first manga review (even though I wanted to bake today but I woke up late).

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One of the simple joys in my life is the joy of reading complete manga. You know why? Because then I don't have to worry about cliff hangers and have to keep 20+ tabs open on my phone just for manga. I don't let people use my phone for this reason. It's quite embarrassing having to explain your obsession with other people who don't understand.

So I came across this manga by accident because I was searching through one shot manga (refer to my love for completed manga) even though this one clearly wasn't a one shot. It's a relatively short manga with around 47 chapters, not including the sections where the author includes recipe. Yes this manga does indeed provide the readers with the recipe to recreate every single thing made in the series which I found to be a nice touch.

This is a bit of an old school manga mostly because it is from 2005-2008, so the eyes are really really big which can get a little scary after a while. Big eyes are cute but this was a little too much.

The story itself was okay. It kind of reminded me of Nisekoi where the main character has a treasured item and spend their whole lives fixated on finding the one who gave it t them, in this case Najika's spoon and her Flan Prince. At first this was a really cute story. Najika was bullied by the most popular girl in school over a boy and then later became friends by said popular girl Akane. The fact that the author humanized Akane by displaying her humanity and weakness as a normal person striving for perfection was really touching. The author didn't have to show Akane having an eating disorder, but I think personally that was a really nice touch to humanize her.

My favorite character is Hagio-sensei. She's such a cute old lady and is always so supportive of Najika. Her presence in the manga is so soothing and when the setting is at Lavender House I inwardly sigh in satisfaction.

Since this was a shoujo manga, romance was to be expected. However, did it have to be like this? Did Sora really have to die? Couldn't she just have realized that her feelings were for Daichi instead somehow? Did they really have to kill off the princely character? No. But they did. I think all three of the guys were kind of similar. Daichi was a bit of a tsundere, Sora was the mature, prince, and Seiya was stuck up which makes them all different. But I felt like they were still vaguely similar. Maybe it was just me reading this manga late at night or what but I just got that impression of similarity.

The fact that the manga ended with Daichi as the Flan Prince made the story feel really satisfying and full circle. It wasn't the best manga I've ever read by any means, but it was still fairly good. Mostly I just liked the fact that it was a cooking/baking manga. I feel like we need more of these in the anime/manga community. Props to the author for this culinary piece and adding to the culinary section of the manga/anime world.

Awh just look at these two!! Just look at them!!!

Still secretly happy that she ended up with Daichi even though it was only through Sora dying that the ship sailed. 

Anime Review 5 Plastic Memories

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Ah I'm probably a little late on watching this anime (I'm usually late on the bandwagon anyway) so excuse me. I just finished the anime and to be honest throughout the entire thing I thought it was just okay. After watching the first few episodes I continued watching not out of enjoyment or emotional investment in the characters but more like I felt obligated to finish it because of the hype. So as the story progressed I can say that there were two things I really enjoyed: the natural progression of Tsukasa and Isla's relationship and the small details. By small details I mean the ending scene of the OP and how it changes throughout the series. As someone who normally doesn't watch the OP multiple times unless it's absolutely phenomenal I almost missed this gem of a detail. As the series progresses, Isla's facial expression progresses. It's quite a fun little detail. I also liked the fact that even though Isla was a complete klutz, which to be honest I feel is a little overdone character trait trend, she still worked hard.

I think the most beautiful thing about this series is that it focuses on the human condition; no I'm not talking about poverty or what have you but more about humanity itself. It shows androids and how they can have compassion and they can have souls. It really displays well the fact that a person isn't measured in value for what they are at the physical level but more of what's underneath in a different twist on the well-known phrase 'don't judge a book by its cover.'

 The way all of the members of Terminal Service treated one another with such respect for their partners and each other was so heartwarming. It was like seeing an extended family's dysfunctional but still caring dynamic. Kazuki's love for Isla enough to change the way Terminal Service dealt with retrievals made my heart melt a little bit (or maybe a lot). And the way all of them were so opposed to Isla working when she could go on dates with Tsukasa was so adorable. All of them nonchalantly giving presents like "oh no that was just extra". They're seriously all the best!!!

Overall I think this anime was kind of a mishmash of feels that reminded me of how Anohana and Angel Beats ended where you know the inevitable will happen and that everyone ends up leaving but you're still unprepared. That's how I felt with this ending. *sigh* Why do androids have to have an end date? (To be honest that part was a little unclear and was probably just a quirk to make the whole plot fall in place so I'll let it go.) Although the whole thing overall wasn't a complete must-watch, it was still pretty good if you're looking for a kind of fluffy, kind of profound type of anime to watch next. The ending made me die a little bit inside, but secretly I'm telling myself that they'll meet each other again in another life or something. Also about the ending I'm kind of internally screaming because I swear if they recycled Isla's body *clenches fist* I think I need some time to reflect on this, it's too upsetting right now. But anyways, it was pretty good for a light-ish watch that kind of shed light on what it is to be human and how the criteria to be treated like a decent human being isn't necessarily being a carbon life form.

This is good life advice. You go Tsukasa.