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Watamote

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10/10 Watamote is about a girl who is unfortunately unpopular in pretty much every aspect of life. Tomoko is a crazy girl in every way that counts and her death metal intro doesn't really help that despite this she is probably one of the better female characters you'll ever come across. Watamote is a comedy overall there isn't really much else to it but sometimes simple is better and in this case it really hits home. Tomoko is a character that is pretty likable to the point you feel bad for her in just about everything she fails even if she may have deserved it. If anything Tomoko is an expert at making you feel bad for not talking to the shy girl you used to know because she was probably just like Tomoko. Not super hot or super ugly just really shy with a lot of dirty thoughts and misinterpretations of the world around her. There are not a lot of major characters in Watamote aside from Tomoko but, the side characters are pretty well thought out when they do appear. ...

Fortune Arterial

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8/10 Waltzing into a school full of vampires that act like your everyday human isn't something that happens often unless of course you are Hasekura Kohei. Not that this anime really goes into the whole vampire thing till pretty much the end of the show. Kohei is a different character in general when it comes to these romance animes normally. Most of the time you end up with a sniveling crybaby but Kohei he is kind of indifferent about it. Not to the point of questioning his sexuality but, he certainly is less idiotic about the whole situation. This anime is a lot of slice-of-life instead of having anything to really do with romance. The romance does come but, only towards the end of the show I would say it doesn't really start becoming part of it till about episode eight. I will say that their depiction of vampires is pretty interesting though it was before "Interviews with Monster Girls" it has the same idea that blood sucking is a lot more intimate than peo...

Kaze No Stigma

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8.5/10 Kaze No Stigma is about a young man who is expelled from his family for being unable to control the power of fire like the rest of his family. In this family they prefer fire over wind and those who are unable to master it in the main family are disowned. This anime probably has one of the cooler main characters because lets face it the dude is just not a bitch like most of the main male leads. Granted he really likes to tease the people around him but, all in all he is a better character than most. Plus, the dude is a total bad ass in a fight I think he loses his cool in a few fights during the whole anime. Now he isn't completely infallible because that just wouldn't be any fun to watch with series like One Punch Man or   Overlord  hanging around. Granted I will say that Kaze no Stigma is older than the both of them so I guess you could call this their grand daddy. Unfortunately not enough people liked Kaze No Stigma to keep it going as it only had one season wit...

The Devil is a Part Timer

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10/10 This anime is about as ridiculous as its title would imply. The devil is a part timer is basically about Satan working at McDonalds. Honestly I can't tell if that's creative marketing or a jab towards McDonald's but, at the very least they made a very good anime in the process. This show fools you in the beginning by showing you a completely different setting than you would think. Giving you the impression that this may be a gory action before having Satan (Maou) end up in our world. With this speaking a different language and with no idea where he is at he is forced to use what little magic that he had to get more information. When he discovers that there is little similarities between his world and ours he takes it upon himself to find a way to get magic back and get back home to rule the land. Maou ends up in our world because he is defeated by a hero and pushed to our world though, there is slight indication he may not have fought at his full power or at...

Luck & Logic

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6.8/10 Luck and logic is about Tsurugi a man who uses the power of logic to fight beings from another dimension whom have invaded our world with the help of the goddess Athena. With weird powers on the way similar to something like RWBY but, not really in the same spectrum. Honestly I have to say that I enjoyed this anime right out of the gate but, I'm still going to tear it a new one. Despite the fact that I particularly liked this show since it was one of the only ones that I watched when it came out; it always seemed to be lacking something throughout the entirety of all twelve episodes. There wasn't really an explanation as to what the hell was happening and it felt really rushed. Though, I will say that the combat was cool overall the fact that the entire time I felt as though it were missing something really bothered me. Part of that comes from the main character's story-line about losing his first set of powers. If he is supposed to be a badass then fucking act ...

Parasyte

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9/10 10/10(Brutality) Parasyte is an anime about well, you guessed it parasites that invade the human body giving them super natural abilities but, most parasites destroy their hosts' brain. This kills the human and allows the parasite to roam freely using their body. Parasyte is pretty gory and is one of my all time favorites. Mainly because it never held back and it always tried to out do itself. Much like its' brethren in the brutal spectrum you can expect parasyte to deliver nightmarish deaths and great fights! Parasyte follows Shinichi as he is able to keep the parasite he names "Migi" out of his brain; together they combat other parasites to survive in their cruel world. Of course things between Migi and Shinichi don't exactly start off great as you would imagine I mean how would you feel if you were a belt loop away from death? The two set aside their differences to survive and it is nice to see them develop ways to fight people as a two man team ra...

Isuca

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9/10 Isuca is an anime that is about fighting evil spirits with the power of exorcist via the Shimazu family. Apparently they have fought bad ghost for a really long time. Our main characters consist of Sakuya and Shinichirou. Isuca is about is good as they come for a romance/action anime it has just about everything you need for a successful piece. Good characters that are memorable a pretty good story and some genuine comedy. Not that it doesn't have its' flaws but, it has far more good things about it than bad things. That being said I am surprised it did not receive a second season but, I am sure the time will come. Isuca takes place in a modern day world with a bit of magic and spells. All the fun stuff you need for demons and exorcist right? The best part of this anime is probably surprisingly the story and actual romance of the whole thing granted Sakuya is the typical tsundere but, I think pretty much everyone likes those for some reason. Hell even I can't ex...

Maburaho

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6/10 8/10(fan-service) Maburaho is an anime that follows Kazuki Shikamori a young magician just trying to get by in life but, the ladies have other plans for him. With his life in the balance of this whole mess how will he plan to survive? This anime is our final fan-service Friday special! Maburaho is about a magic school except it brings an interesting concept that I'm not sure if I think it is just interesting or really like it; the concept is that you have a number of magic uses that you can perform in your life-time once you use them up you die. Our main character Kazuki is a odd ball for his world in the fact he has an extremely low number of magic uses that he is able to perform until he dies which basically means that his lifespan is shortened unless he simply does not use magic. You would think that wouldn't be hard to get through your thick head but, when you have a schlew of females that you would love to help out...you just can't seem to keep that wand do...

Ladies Vs Butlers

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7/10 Being orphaned and sent to a rich kid school to end up a butler for one of the many various princess's of the world with their big money and all that sounds great right? Honestly, all I can really say is as fun as that sounds no thanks I wouldn't be able to stand how the women treat our protagonist Akiharu. Though, at least his childhood girlfriend is there so not all of them are terrible. Afterall, to be a super princess you have to be somewhat civilized right? In anycase this anime is definitely the fan-service type but, it is a lot more entertaining than most of them mainly because like out number one entry today  Asobi Ni Ikuyo  it has a lot of comedy that is pretty fun to watch in general. Not really any action that I can think of in it but, this anime isn't really about that afterall it is a fan-service anime. At some point our protagonist does kind of get huffy with them and gets in their face which I like the fact that he calls them on their shit becau...

Asobi ni Ikuyo

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9/10 Welcome back to Fan-Service Fridays we're gonna start this off with a good and fun one! Asobi Ni Ikuyo is about Eris a young Catian which is supposed to be an alien with super advanced technology but, lets be real it's just a person with cat ears and a tail. Despite the less-than-creative idea to stick some ears on it an all it an alien; this anime is actually pretty good for the fan-service freaks and romance buffs Kakazu is our main character in his anime that the little alien girl follows around. With that Eris and Kakazu have all sorts of wacky adventures together going as far as pretty much turning his house into a Intergalactic Embassy for alien cat people. This anime does have a little bit of random action that gives it a little bit more on the comedy side because you know, theres gotta big a big fight in every anime just about. A little later into the series more of that Catians are revealed and you learn a lot more about them in general I'd say that the p...

Hellsing

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10/10 Ah Hellsing, it's not for everyone but, for those it is it is spectacular. With the premise of following Seras Victoria which is a young police woman with a less than desirable past that made her an orphan. Somewhere in her life she royally fucked up and ended up in the middle of a vampire fight that involved Alucard  (basically Dracula). The beginning is pretty straightforward with Seras ending up the early damsel in distress she is actually killed by Alucard. Out of pity or just on a whim he decides to save her by turning her into a vampire. Now, there is never any real indication as to why he did this but, one thing is for certain throughout the anime is that if he had a thing for her then it was never made apparent throughout the entire series so, all you guys out there waiting for a Alucard and Seras love story haha...Hellsing has other plans.  Hellsing is a horror induced action anime which, is its' considerable strength. Many of the action scenes are...

Boku Dake Ga Inai Machi

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9/10     10/10 (Mystery) This anime revolves around Satrou a struggling manga artist that ends up learning a lot about his own disturbing past. With a lot of mysteries to solve about his own past will he be able to stop the murders of the past with his special power? This anime in general is great though, the only super power in the whole thing is the going back in time bit it is a good story for anyone to watch even if mystery isn't necessarily your thing. Satoru has the power to randomly travel back in time to a random point and live on with his current knowledge in life. It could be a minor change or a major one that being said his actions do effect the present day so, he cannot be super careless with it. The whole anime is basically about a murder that happens in his past when he was a child. Obviously not knowing what he knows today about it there is always that wish you could go back and maybe do something. Fortunately for Satoru he has such power that he can ...

Dragon Crisis

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8.5/10 Dragon Crisis is about a treasure hunt gone horribly wrong(or right dependent on your point of view). The main character Ryuji and his cousin are low key treasure hunters in their world. Sounds like a fun job until you try to steal treasure from a heavily armed mob and that treasure happens to be a dragon girl that seems to know you for some godforsaken reason. Now, unlike in most animes like this Rose actually knows Ryuji for an real reason that is explained later in the anime. So, don't write it off because the beginning is a little shaky; honestly that is why it didn't get a nine out of ten. Since the beginning is really shaky most people drop it after seeing the first episode but, I implore you to watch the rest of the show I promise you will remember Rose screaming for Ryuji to help her out with living in our world. This anime takes a pretty actionish turn in some of the episodes making it a flip between Romance and Action. With that this anime holds very ...

Comet Lucifer

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7.3/10 Comet Lucifer follows Sougo Amagi a young lad who is a rare stone collector due to his parents death involving said stone. During one of his adventures to look into finding rare stones he would run across a girl that is named Felia that is more like the spirit of the earth rather than a normal girl. This is another one of those weird ones where you're scratching your head at the first glance thinking oh how you must be desperate. Do not despair because Comet Lucifer isn't all that bad. It is more of an adventure anime than anything trying to show off its' cool world with lots of traveling in general with the occasional magic and giant robot here and there to add some action in for all you action lovers it's perfect for when you're having a hard time finding an anime to watch if you need something to tide you over for a bit. Though, it is a slower paced anime and only has one season with little hope of a season two. This animes' profound strength ...

Death Note

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9.5/10 Death Note is about Light Yagami and his quest to rid the world of all bad people in the most brutal way possible. Normally induced by heart attack the user of a death note can choose the way his target dies no matter what if you would rather have your victim die of something other than a heart attack. Death Note is a particularly famous anime if you haven't heard of it it's probably because of the ending of death note. Similar to that of Code Geass where a great deal of the show was fantastic only to have it ruined by an ending that either didn't make sense or, was ridiculous. To me Death Note was great aside from its' ending if it wasn't for that it would have easily passed for ten out of ten purely for the way their story was portrayed to the viewer. This animes' strength is actually in its' general story-telling giving the person watching a better idea of what is going on than anyone who is in the anime was new and creative at the ti...

Hagure Yuusha no Estetica

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8.5/10 Ever wonder what happens to the hero after the story is over? Well this anime is here to show you just that! With Akatsuki defeating the 'Satan' of another world he is returned to his world after reaping the benefits of his new found powers along with his reward of taking custody of Satan's daughter. With Akatsuki returning to his world he is forced into the Babel program which helps people integrate into society with their new found powers like a tournament setting more or less. During this Akatsuki will fight other people with similar powers to his to see who really is the best 'Hero'. With some fan-service here and there this action show should be enough to tide you over while you wait for a new show to come out! Lets get this straight Akatsuki is the hero I would be if I was a hero lax a fuck and really carefree. He is the protagonist you want in any anime as he is not afraid to take advantage of any situation no matter how weird it may be thoug...

Dagashi Kashi

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9/10 This anime is about candy in general well, Japanese candy in general Dagashi Kashi follows Shikada Kokonotsu(Coconuts) and Shidare Hotaru on their fun little adventures learning about the history of Japanese candy. Again, why the hell would you watch this? Well as always I'm here to tell you what's so good or so bad about it! This anime is another one of those comedic animes that people love but, be warned it has some fan-service in it in pretty much every episode so, I wouldn't watch it at work unless you want some really weird stares later. Dagashi Kashi is about Coconuts not wanted to inherit his fathers' candy shop because, he wants to become a manga writer instead now, this is actually a common goal among anime characters that are in anime but, rarely do we see them do anything to work towards that end. I think one of the things I really liked about this one was the fact that Coconuts kind of struggles and juggles both the candy shop and his dream at t...

Akikan

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7/10 I don't think anyone has ever wondered what would happen to them if a girl came out of a vending machine instead of a soda. Personally I'd ask for my money back but, if she becomes the love of your life I suppose it's not a bad trade. This anime revolves around Kakeru Daichi and his unfortunate or fortunate dependent on how you look at it accident with this vending machine girl he names Melon. Now, why the hell would you ever watch an anime about can girls...literally can girls let me tell you why. This anime is very comedy heavy it is one of the funnier ones on my list of reviews and is well worth a laugh in pretty much all the episodes purely for the reactions of Kakeru at any given point since it is just so ridiculous. I don't think you're going to meet your Waifu in this anime but, Melon and her gang of can-girls are certainly funny enough to mention in a deep anime conversation though, I doubt any of your friends will know what you're talking abou...

This Seasons' Underdog

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Re:creators is the under dog this season in anime. Mainly because I bet none of you have heard of it as it was not highly advertised pre-season. With that in mind I watched the first episode and this one had potential but, it may be overshadowed by My Hero Academia. I would say add this to this season's list to watch! Re:creators takes place in the normal human world where suddenly a bunch a different anime characters start coming out of their anime to do battle in the real world! Every where from heavy mechs to dark magicians will throw down in the streets of our world.  So far my favorite thing has been the reactions to the 'anime' characters finding out that their lives have been totally scripted and that every single bit of their life billions of people know but, this part isn't scripted for them who knows what kind of adventure they will find in the mortal world!

Gakusen Toshi Asterisk S1

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7.8/10 Asterisk follows Ayato as he tries to chase his long lost sister to find out what happened to her during the grand festa. Which is basically like the martial arts tournament except with no weaponry rules. This anime has a little bit of everything but,is generally a action heavy anime. If I had to compare it to an anime I would use  Gokukoku no Brynhildr  without all of the brutal deaths as this anime does have some fan-service in it but, it is mostly about the fights. With that being said I will say a good portion of the first season is a lot of world building and character placement that is later explained and shown in the second season. That being said Ayato is pretty much a badass throughout the whole thing. It's not like he can't be beat but, man I would hate to see what happens when this dude can go at one-hundred percent the whole time. Ayato has a curse placed on him that will not allow him to fight at full power for more than a very limited amount of time. ...

Blue Dragon

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S1 9/10 S2 6/10 Blue Dragon is another action heavy anime that features Shuu in his quest to save the world from being taken over in both seasons. With S1 and S2 being so different in the ratings I'm here to explain why! We'll start with S1 since it is first. With S1 you are just getting to know Shuu as he takes on the empire that threatens the world. His first encounter with this empire is when they try to take over his village and try to kill him. Fortunately for him he is the holder of one of he legendary shadows known as Blue Dragon. During S1 you see him learn how to control his power over the course of it and even become friend with his inner demon much like Naruto except, having a giant Blue Dragon whoop ass for you somehow strikes me as cooler than becoming a neon light at a bar. Most people write BD off for the fact that the protagonist is very young but, if you have ever watched Hunter X Hunter then this is right up your alley though, the world isn't as ...

Beelzebub

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8/10 This anime is about a young man who ends up raising the demon king's son to take over the human world but, is not interested in the idea of being the very end of humanity. Beelzebub is an action heavy anime that follows Oga Tatsumi a first year delinquent that strikes fear into his fellow classmates. At first Oga appears crude and much like the synapses of the anime describes him but, after sixty episodes you start to think that Oga might not actually be a bad person after all he just goes about things the wrong way. Throughout Beelzebub he fights numerous enemies that are sometimes stronger than he is but, in the end he is supported by a demon baby that shoots lightning so it doesn't usually end well for anyone including himself for being involved. A big strength in this anime is their story writing about Oga in general. The comedy helps a lot too making this anime one of the better underrated action animes that you could end up watching. Oga's character is wri...

Fairy Tail Update

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For all of you out there wondering when the next season of fairy tail will be coming out the early release date has been released to September 7th of this year! Though there is very little information on what S3 will cover there is some reason to believe that it may not pick up where it left off due to some events that have happened in the manga. For those of you who don't read manga or, are simply new to anime in general a manga is the story line that every anime follows to some degree sort of like how comic books are for super hero movies. Sometimes they deviate from each other but both normally follow the same path to some degree. Though, there is no official trailer yet to the next season so, the date could change I'll try to keep you as updated as I can. Below I posted a video that will help you get hyped for the hopeful next season of Fairy Tail!!! Remember to subscribe, share, and comment to stay fired up!

Infinite Stratos

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8/10 Imagine being in a world where giant robots can only be controlled by women unless of course you are Orimura Ichika who is the only man in the world who can pilot the Infinite Stratos machines. Ending fan-service Friday on Infinite Stratos. Now, I am all for a weird story with weird twist and whatever but, Infinite Stratos is one of the weirder ones. Sticking poor Ichika in a womens' only school for pilots isn't as great for him as you might think it sounds. Especially if you're the brother of basically the greatest pilot ever and you suck ass at it. I think my only real peeve with this show is the fact that spoilers~! Ichika pretty much blows ass through both seasons. So no to answer your question before twenty four episodes he never gets any better even though he somehow is still the main force. Not to say he doesn't have some cool throw-downs he is just one of the weakest male mains in a show I've ever seen. That being said the anime isn't all that ...

Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou

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9/10 With your job predetermined before you start to learn about how to be an adult its' easy to teach unless, the job is Demon Lord which is the job that Akuto Sai ends up with. Tensions rise and we'll get to see just how the Demon Lord starts from the bottom. Daimaou is a pretty weird anime in the idea that your job is predetermined in the world for you by some magic. With that in mind no one would ever expect to have 'Demon Lord' pop up especially if your dream was basically to be one of the good guys. With Fan-service Friday this anime contains about as much Fan-service as you'd expect. Of course being the Demon Lord who cares if it's wrong? Akuto has a funny way of just accepting it just like "well I guess I'm a bad guy now?" kind of attitude which is funny but appreciative at the same time. Hell by the end of the anime he is totally embracing it by doing well Demon Lord things. Becoming the Demon Lord obviously sparks some tension betw...

Campione!

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7/10 This anime is about Kusanagi Godoas a man who has slain the god of victory and acquired his powers. He has become a Campione and must fight other Campione to hope that he may survive this ordeal! Guess I'll start doing Fan-service Friday since this anime is fairly fan-service heavy aswell. Campione has one of the coolest theroies in an anime I've ever seen for it to be a ecchi anime. The idea is that when you kill a god you obtain their powers basically becoming that god; you can also kill other gods and obtain their powers aswell but, be careful you also inherit their weaknesses! This anime has an awful lot of fan-service as do many of the anime's that will be on Fridays' list. Campione has a weird way of mixing together combat and ecchi it's a bit of an awkward mix to be honest but this anime was underrated because of it. Many reviewers gave it a horrible review and it is normally fairly hard to find all of the episodes in one place when Campio...

Yusibu

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7.4/10 This anime revolves around Raul Chaser a man whom wanted to become a hero to defeat the demon king but, the demon king was defeated by another hero so, an adventure has to make money somehow and that's how he ends up in a appliance store. I actually liked this anime as it is home to another one of those lovable demon girls that seem to pop up everywhere. This anime is surprisingly fresh as it went with an idea that I've never really seen before, which makes it easy to remember. Not to mention that its' characters are all fairly memorable and likable especially Fino which is the demon kings daughter that ends up working at the same place as Raul. Fino is the very reason I really liked this anime and remember it to this day; as you can see that this little demon isn't exactly a bad girl even when she tries to act like she is. Throughout, this anime Fino constantly relies on Raul for even the simplest of things including paying bills and living life in g...

Haiyoru! Nyaruko-san

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7.5/10 This anime messes around with the Cthulu mythos a bit distorting them into being aliens that were misinterpreted at a early stage in human civilization! Home to one of my favorite female characters in anime; this anime decides to mess around with the Cthulu mythos and has really good comedy involved. The story goes that a guy named Yasaka has a hit put out on him from outer space and is then protected by our lovable heroine Nyaruko in brutal fashion. Traumatized by her brutality he is unsure of what to think of her feelings for him. The anime follows their daily lives from this point on in which it makes many references to many different anime. If you have not watched a great deal of anime you may not get most of the references but, the show has enough of its' own original content to keep anyone on board for the entirety of the show. The main strength of this anime is most likely Nyaruko herself which makes since considering the title is named after her. She is lovabl...

Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan

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5/10 This anime follows humanity after a widespread disaster leaves us a top floating cities. Unfortunately I can't always give a good review but, whether you take my word on this one is up to you. This anime follows Kanata Age a notorious 'traitor' whom is ridiculed and rejected from society for basically the dumbest reason ever. He becomes the instructor to the worst class of fighters ever. To be completely honest Kanata is a really good main character and his writers simply failed him. He is surrounded by so many poor elements it literally breaks the anime. Be it from the side characters, the story, his situation, you name it it's probably wrong. The whole thing feels really clunky and if it wasn't for the fact that Kanata was in the anime it would literally have zero redeeming features. Kanata is actually good enough to keep me from pegging this any lower so if you ever want an example of a great character hindered by his story this is your anime. Of...

Gokukoku no Brynhildr

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8.5/10 This anime revolves around Murakami a guy who has been interested in aliens his whole life and it became especially apparent after his friend Kuroneko's death. He feels it was his fault and that he should live her dream of finding aliens for her. Of all the anime's I have said and will ever say should have had a second season; this should have had a second season. I wish it had a second season. This anime follows Murakami a guy who at a young age was struck with an unfortunate accident that ended up killing his childhood friend. Later in life another accident is about to happen when a girl who looks exactly like his childhood friend displays impressive powers to save his life from then on he tries to help her escape her fate of death. This is another brutal anime but it should be manageable to the average person. The story goes after the whole being saved thing that Murakami learns about Neko being a witch he decides to help her. Witches are government experiments...