Sekirei: Pure Engagement Special

Things are hard at the construction job for Seo, especially after the plan to get  Kuno and her Ashikabi out of the city went awry. So when he catches word that he can go to MBI's resort facility for free he takes Hibiki and Hikari along, and invites Minato to come with Musubi, Matsu, Tsukiumi, and Kusano. Together the visit MBI's private beach, as well as their hot springs to relax from all the tension that has built up recently.

This is episode zero in Sekirei Season 2. While it probably isn't important to the story, it was still fun to watch. As you might expect of a special episode, due to the beach scene, hot springs scene, and gym scene, there is plenty of fan service throughout the episode. Whether that's good or bad is up to you. If you don't like Ecchi anime's you can skip this one, but if you do you might give it a try after watching season 1 of Sekirei. 

I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons

Leticia Dorman lived a carefree life out in the countryside until she was whisked away to the castle after turning seven. For ten years she was taught how to be a proper lady, so she could one day be worthy of marrying the crown prince. However, Leticia had no romantic feelings whatsoever toward Prince Clark, so when she sees him with another woman at a ball, she runs back to the countryside. Just when Leticia believed that everything was going her way she is met by prince Clark who promptly returns her to the castle. He made a claim that he would not marry any other woman besides Leticia. Will Leticia be able to return his feelings?

I was honestly disappointed by this anime at first. I had read that it was about a girl going to the countryside after she sees her prince with another woman. So I was expecting something like banished from the hero's party, I Decided to Live a Quite Life in the Countryside. So when she is taken back to the castle it was hard to watch for the first four episodes. But after the fifth I began to like it. It ended in a really satisfying way. So I'm not expecting a season 2. I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons was clean both in language and with the way the characters dressed. If you like fantasy romance anime's I would suggest giving it a try.   

Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic

When Ciel hears that there has rumors of a hospital raising the dead he asks Sebastian to investigate. They learn that there is a secret society behind it and they are meeting on a luxury cruise liner known as Campania. Coincidentally, it is the same ship that his Fiancée Lizzy had invited him to go on with her family. Ciel, Sebastian, and Snake successfully get on and infiltrate the meeting. However, what happens next was unexpected to everyone. The technology used doesn't bring corpses back to life, but instead turns them into zombies. Pretty soon the entire cruise ship is overrun with zombies. Will Everyone be able to make it out alive?

I wasn't quite sure if Black Butler: Book of Murder was necessary to watch, But Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic made it clear that it is. The reason I was led to believe this is because it is the only season of black butler you can't find on Crunchyroll. Something that I realized as I was watching the movie was that the characters acted overly surprised when they find out a secret. However, this same secret was revealed in the 2nd cour of season 1. It was then that I remembered that the 2nd half of season 1 and all of season 2 were not cannon. I kind of wish I had known about the order before I started watching it. I was also a little disappointed that Finny, Mey-rin, and Baldroy are only a part of the movie for the first minute or so. Overall, the movie was good and should definitely be watched after Black Butler: Book of Murder.

Black Butler: Book of Murder (Season 3 Part 2)

 

When the queen hears about Ciel's latest mission to capture the kidnappers and save the children, she doesn't entirely believe Ciel's excuse for burning everyone alive.So as a test she sends her personal butlers and asks that Ciel host a party for a german man who will be coming to England. Ciel invites a number of guests including Arthur Conan Doyle. While the party seemed to be going normal at first things change when the guest of honor, Georg Von Siemon is murdered in a locked room. Slowly more and more of the guests start to die. Will Ciel and Arthur Conan Doyle be able to solve the mystery before everyone is dead?

Black Butler: Book of Murder was pretty fun to watch. I never thought that I would see sir Arthur Conan Doyle in an Anime but it makes sense since the story's setting is in England. Everyone dresses modestly and there is no swearing. If you enjoy anime's that have a mystery element to it, I would definitely suggest giving Black Butler: Book of Murder a try.

Sekirei Special

When Kusano doesn't feel like she is being accepted as one of Minato's wives she says she wants to join the shopping races with Tsukiumi and Musubi. However, rather than going straight there she goes the wrong direction. After Musubi redirects Kusano, Kusano gets sidetracked by a cat. After using the cat to get to the store Kusano forgets what she is actually shopping for. So rather than it being a race, it becomes an experience that draws Kusano, Musubi, and Tsukiumi closer together.

Kusano's first errand was better than I was expecting. It was fun to see how Musubi and Tsukiumi help Kusano. I had honestly thought that the three of them would go straight to the store. Surprisingly, this episode didn't have fan service for the majority of it. There is a bath scene at the very end though. Overall it was pretty wholesome. If you liked Sekirei  Season 1, I would definitely suggest giving this Special episode a try.

Sekirei

Minato Sahashi is a college reject. After failing to get in to his desired college for the second year in a row, Minato walks the streets of Teito trying to figure out what to do next. Then out of nowhere, a girl named Musubi falls from the sky and lands right on top of him. It turns out that she is being chased by two girls who have lightning powers. Without thinking Musubi runs away while holding Minato's hand . They end up at his apartment, but thanks to the landlord walking in and seeing the two they are kicked out since it is an apartment complex for singles. After leaving they run into the two girls who were chasing Musubi before. Musubi is a sekirei and her power can only truly shine when she has an Ashikabi or partner. To escape being chased Musubi kisses Minato making him her Ashikabi. Now a new life awaits them.

Sekirei was more interesting than I expected it to be. It kind of reminded me a little bit of Darwins game at first since its a death game type anime taking place in the real world. However, one of the Sekirei uses cloth as a weapon which kind of reminded me of Tsugumomo. I was also kind of reminded of Akikan as well with the whole concept of kissing awakens their powers. The anime is uncensored, which is probably a turn off for most people. There are bath scenes in just about every episode as well as a lot of panty shots. Unless you are looking for an ecchi anime that has death game type feel to it, you can probably skip this one.

Ladies Versus Butlers

It's Akiharu Hino's forst day at Hakureiryou Academy where he has transferred to become a butler. However, he happens to meet Selnia Iora Flameheart who trips and in his attempt to save her ends up earning her Ire as he falls on top of her. Rumors spread wildly about Akiharu being someone who will do unthinkable things to you if you let your guard down. Right as he is about to be captured by all the girls in the school Tomimi Saikyo steps in saying that Akiharu was always kind growing up and that he doesn't have bad intentions. With that things settle down. But, everyone keeps their distance from him giving him little opportunity to practice his skills as a butler. In what seems to be an act of kindness Tomimi says that she will help him on his journey through school. Though Akiharu knows that Tomimi's true nature is not so magnanimous as she makes it out to be. She always has an ulterior motive when making a decision. Will Akiharu ever be able to have a normal school life?

There are a lot of things I want to say about Ladies Verses Butlers. At first it has a To Love Ru kind of feel with how clumsy Akiharu seems to be. It also has the feel of anime's where I guy goes to school and happens to be the only guy there like Infinite Stratos and Shomin Sample. It also has the tropey characters like the girl who pretends to be a boy like Charlotte in Infinite Stratos. The girl who always thinks the mc is shameless like Yui Kotegawa in To Love Ru. The short girl who is a high schooler but looks like a child like Hakua Shiadome in Shomin Sample. I really started to like it toward the end. I was hoping that Selnia and Akiharu would get together, but I was disappointed with an ending that makes you think "Is that it?". I don't regret watching this, but I wouldn't suggest it either. Not to mention there is an absurd amount of fan service which kind of felt like Rosario + Vampire. It has bath scenes, shower scenes, a hot spring episode, a beach episode, as well as many locker room scenes. Unless harem anime's where the boy goes to an all girls school is your preference, you can probably skip this one. 

Black Butler: Book of Circus (Season 3)

When the queen sends Ciel a letter notifying him about a string of kidnappings, she asks him to investigate. The first thing they notice is that every town that has been kidnapped from has been visited by the Noah's Arc Circus. So Sebastian and Ciel visit the circus, which seems just like any other circus at first glance. So rather than try and figure things out from outside they infiltrate the circus and become performers, to better understand what goes on behind the scenes.

Black Butler: Book of Circus was a better than the last season. I found out that Black Butler Season 2 can actually be skipped since it was never actually part manga, nor was anything past the cooking competition in season 1. The season remains mostly clean. There is a scene where a lot of the guys are shirtless as they pour water on themselves. There is also a scene where you see Sebastian put his arms around a girl to get information out of her. While you don't see anything inappropriate it's heavily implied that they were being far more intimate than one would usually be with an acquaintance. If you enjoyed the previous seasons I would give Book of Circus a try as well. 

I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths!

Yuke Feldio was in an A-rank adventuring party known as Thunder Pike. However, after being mistreated by his adventuring companions he leaves his party. It isn't long after that he runs into a student he taught named Marina who after hearing he isn't part of a party anymore invites him to join her party. After talking with the rest of the group he agrees to join and be the party's leader. They decide on the name Clover for their party because there are four of them. While they may be at the lowest rank for now Clover's sense of teamwork will surely raise their rank.

I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! was better than I was expecting. Usually the trope is somebody getting kicked out of their party, but Yuke leaves voluntarily. While it's similar to the common trope, I believe this feels a little more realistic. I also think that Simon is probably the best antagonist in the banished from the hero's party trope since the hero in Beast Tamer. Both antagonist give you a feeling of satisfaction after they are beaten. The anime is mostly clean with a few hot spring scenes and a lake scene as well. If you like fantasy anime, I would definitely suggest watching this one.

I've Been Killing Slimes For 300 Years And Maxed Out My Level Season 2

The Witch of the Highlands, Azusa, realizes that it has been a long time since she has done anything witch-like, so she decides to grab medicinal herbs in the forest. It is there that she finds red beans. She takes them back with her and creates manju buns. After trying them out Halkara tells Azusa that she should sell them. Falfa then says that they kind of look like slimes and might look cute if they had a face on them. Azusa, Falfa, Shalsha, Halkara, Laika, and Rosalie all go into town and set up a stall selling "snack slimes". A line soon forms and someone mentions that cooking must be the witch of the highlands special skill. It is then that Azusa remembers that she still hasn't done anything witch-like. But she believes she is the happiest witch alive.

I've Been Killing Slimes For 300 Years And Maxed Out My Level Season 2 was just as fun as Season 1. It bears a similar resemblance in structure with Azusa meeting new people and helping them out, as well as spending time with Beelzebub and the Demon King Pecora. The language is clean and the clothes are modest. If you liked season 1, you should definitely watch season 2.

To Love ru: Multiplication - From the Front from Behind

When Lala makes an invention that looks like a cat, she goes to show it to Rito. Rito accidentally touches it an it makes two of him. Lala says that if you grab the tail it will stop Rito from making clones of himself. However, the cat has already run off. Whats worse everytime Rito sneezes it makes more clones of himself. Pretty soon the entire school is overrun with Rito clones. Will Rito and his friends be able to catch the cat before Rito's clones take over the city?

To Love Ru: Multiplication was wild. I had read about the episode on google but people's descriptions do not do it justice. The amount of trouble Rito causes when he duplicates himself should be enough to make him a criminal. That's probably why this was the last episode in the series. The Ecchi elements in this episode is on par with anime's like Redo of Healer and Testament of Sister New Devil. So if you don't like fan service I would for sure avoid this one.

To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2 OVA

One night, right as Rito Yuuki is about to fall asleep, Nemesis appears in his room. She tells him that she has been spending time in the library recently and she is interested in ghost stories. So she came to have him tell her a ghost story. Momo then pops out of the closet and says that she will tell a ghost story. So she starts to tell one that she heard as a child from Zastin. The story is about a man who's spacecraft malfunctioned and stranded him on a strange planet. He then walks around hoping to find food and shelter somewhere in this planet that appears to be devoid of people, with only trees and plants as far as the eye can see. He then stumbles upon a mansion. When he knocks on the door, he is greeted by an old hag. Nemesis then interrupts saying that it should be a young woman who greets him. Momo says that that's just how the story is and continues talking about how after the man had gone to bed he wakes up and standing over him is the old hag.

To Love Ru Darkness 2 OVA was pretty fun. I never thought that I would see a episode with a scary story in it. The other episodes are similar to your average To Love Ru episodes. Lala creates an invention, the invention malfunctions, and Rito is caught in some kind of trouble. The episodes have a lot of fan service in them. Hot Springs scenes, panty shots, and much much more. If you enjoy To Love Ru, I would give these OVA's a shot.

A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof

After Konoha Koga leaves school early, she finds what appears to be a dead ninja in a dark alley. After kicking the body the ninja wakes up and asks for some food. Konoha is reluctant at first but brings her to a nearby restaurant. The ninja introduces herself as Satoko Kusagakure. After eating and leaving the restaurant the two are approached by Satoko's Senpai who is there to kill her since running from the village is prohibited. Without hesitation, Konoha stabs Satoko's senpai. To hide the body, Satoko uses her ninjutsu to turn the dead body into leaves. Seeing this new ability Konoha asks Satoko to team up with her. Thus begins a new story of how a low ranked assassin and a drop-out ninja work together to improve their skills.

A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof was better than I was expecting. It wasn't the best by far this season, but it was a fun slice of life type anime with occasional short lived action scenes. The language and modesty is clean throughout the anime. However, it involves a lot of killing, which should be obvious since one of the main characters is an assassin. If you like slice of life type anime, I would suggest giving this one a try.

To Love Ru Darkness 2 Specials

Nemesis has awakened the Darkness within Yami-chan. However, instead of turning her into the ultimate weapon, a bug turned her into the ultimate pervert. Now all she desires is to become one with Rito who she sees as the most shameless man there is. Though becoming one would mean killing him. With this knowledge Mea, Nana, and Momo come up with a plan to turn Yami back. Unfortunately, it relies heavily on Rito, who is clumsy. Will Rito be able to turn Yami back?

While specials from series aren't typically needed to watch, I felt like To Love Ru Darkness 2 Specials are important since they carry on the story that To Love Ru Darkness 2 left unfinished. If you enjoyed the To Love Ru Season 4 finale I would definitely suggest watching this. However, just like the other To Love Ru content, it is full of fan service. 

To Love Ru Darkness 2 (Season 4)

The day started out like any other, with Rito grabbing Momo's tail before waking up. After Nana walks in and tells the two to get ready, they all head to school together. It's there that Nana meets Haruna and gives her her favorite energy drink from Deviluke. However, the drink is unsuitable for someone from earth, and Haruna gets drunk from it. When Rito walks in on the situation, he walks her home receiving more than a few concerned looks by the public. Once he gets to Haruna's house, she asks him to nurse her back to health. Will it be that easy though?

To Love Ru Darkness 2 is just what you would expect if you have watched anything past the first season. There are multiple bath scenes, multiple shower scenes, a pool scene, and more accidental trips than you can count. However, I really enjoyed it. Some people claim that Momo has replaced Lala, but Lala isn't completely excluded. She still makes her appearances to give out inventions that end up making trouble rather than solving it. The ending was also really intense. I would definetely suggest it if you enjoyed any of the previous seasons of To Love Ru. However, feel free to avoid it if you don't like the Ecchi genre.

From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman

Beryl Gardenant has been running a dojo out in the country for over 20 years. When one of his old students, Allucia Citrus, comes back to visit, he is delighted to see her. However, things change when she announces that she arranged things so that he will be a special instructor for the Liberion Knights. Now he has to move to the capital and leave his slow life behind. When Beryl does moves to the capital, he meets many previous students of his that have all gone and distinguished themselves.

From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman kid of had a similar feeling to I Parry Everything and The Middle Aged Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Strongest Party, Became Invincible. Each one of these star an older overpowered main character that is completely unaware of their strength. The language is clean and the characters dress modestly. If you enjoy fantasy anime's that star an older character you should give this one a try.

The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl

In this world, everyone is chosen by an animal god. Depending on the god who chooses you, your life can be greatly affected. Sophia Riller wanted to get chosen by an animal god that didn't stand out too much like a fish god. However, she was chosen by the gorilla god. Now her combat prowess is second to none. Shortly after receiving her blessing, she is told that the knights want her to participate in the exam to become a junior knight. Sophia made a plan to get disqualified, but greatly underestimated her new powers. Will Sophia be able to live the life she wants?

The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl was actually better than I was expecting. It had a similar feeling as Bogus Skill <<Fruitmaster>>, in the sense that there powers are decided randomly. What it does better is that Sophia is confined to her one power rather than receiving more and more. It kind of has an otome game feel to it in the romance aspect. The anime is wholesome and has clean language. If you enjoy fantasy anime I would suggest giving it a try.

Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Season 2

Raido and Aharen are in their second year of high school now. Thankfully, they are not alone. Ishikawa, Sato, and Oshiro have all been placed in their class as well. What they didn't expect was a new student to transfer into their class. Riku Tamanaha was a friend of Aharen in the past, but left her without a word. This made Aharen self conscious about getting too close to others. However, Riku wants to become friends again and make up for what happened in the past.

Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Season 2 was just as good as season 1. It had the same type of humor as season 1 which made it awesome. I didn't like the opening song as much as season 1 at first, but I grew to love it the more I listened to it. I think the addition of Tamanaha also gave Season 2 something special that was missing from Season 1. While there was a beach episode, the majority of the season remained wholesome. If you liked Aharen-san Season 1 or want to see a fun romance anime, I would definitely suggest watching it.

Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World!

After defeating the demon lord with his adventuring party, Hinata returns to earth believing that he will never see them again. However, not long after he returns, a magic circle appears in his apartment, and out of it falls his previous adventuring companion, Mariabelle. Mariabelle decides to live with hinata claiming that life in the other world without him was boring. However, what he didn't know is that Mariabelle had broken some rules in order to come to earth. Because of this his other two adventuring companions Cecil and Mai come to earth to observe Mariabelle on the governments orders.

Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World! was different than I was expecting. Belle isn't as yandere as I was picturing. She seems extremely possessive of Hinata, but not to the point that she would kill others to keep him to herself, like other yandere characters have done. I was honestly hoping that Hinata would end up with Sakura, his friend from Earth. But, it was pretty obvious from the title that Belle and Hinata would become a couple. It is an uncensored anime, which means that it has plenty of fan service. So, if you are not a fan of the Ecchi genre, you can skip this one.

Makina-san's a Love Bot?!

Eita Akutsu is your average npc character who loves robotics. When he saves a robot he created from falling down the stairs, he bumps into Makina, the idol of his school. She tells him that it was admirable of him to save a robot, and with that he falls in love. Later after getting home he sees someone in front of his apartment. It turns out to be Makina who asks if she can stay with him, since someone blew up her house. Makina then reveals that she is a robot with advanced AI. But thanks to the explosion, she is falling apart and needs someone to fix her. She believes that Eita meets all the qualifications for the task. But things get more complicated after Makina's friend Mamimi finds out that they know each other and assumes Eita is Makina's stalker.

Makina-san's a Love Bot is pretty good for a short anime. However, it is uncensored and is full of fan service. So unless you like Ecchi anime, I would suggest skipping over this one.  

I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!

After his Boss stole money and framed him, Our protagonist's wife leaves him as well. As he is nearing his death he swears vengeance for all the people who wronged him in his life. He is then sent to a fantasy/sci-fi world where he is reborn as Liam Sera Banfield. At the age of five his parents leave him to govern the planet they rule over as well as to shoulder all the debt they've accrued over the last two generations. All he gets to help him is his parents former butler and a robot maid with artificial intelligence. Will Liam be able to become an evil lord? 

I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! was boring at the beginning, but it became one of my favorite anime's this season. The anime is mostly clean, but their are scenes here and there with panty shots. There is also a scene where Liam fondles his robot maid claiming that he is making sure she is exactly what he ordered. But overall it was pretty fun to watch. If you don't mind a little fan service here and there, and you enjoy the sci-fi genre I would suggest giving it a try.

The Beginning After the End

King Gray, also known as "The Strongest King" dies and is reborn in another world as Arthur Leywin. While there are a lot of differences in this new world, some things remain the same. One of these is the way that magic is handled. While most people awaken to their magic in their early teens, thanks to this Arthur is able to awaken his magic at the age of three. This unexpectedly blows up the house he and his family were living in. While their house is rebuilt with the help of Arthur's parents former Adventuring Party, they eventually leave with the help of this same party. However, the carriage is attacked by bandits and Arthur falls off a cliff, landing in a dense forest. Will he be able to return to his family?

The Beginning after the end feels incredibly similar to Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation. I would describe it as Mushoku Tensei if Rudeas wasn't a pervert. The chain of events even seems similar with Arthur being raised by his family, becoming an adventurer, and then going to a school of magic. While the last part hasn't happened yet, it is hinted at at the end of the season. The anime is completely clean. If you enjoy fantasy anime, I would definitely suggest giving it a try.

The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows

Zenos was the healer for a party of adventurers. However, his party failed to see how much he was helping them, and kicked him out  with only a gold coin to spend. After that he returns to the slums where he grew up. The rule of the kingdom states that no one from the slums can ever become an official healer. So after saving an elf girl, she tells him that she should start a clinic in the slums. With that advice Zenos decides to become an underground healer, who will save anyone, as long as they pay.

The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows was actually pretty good. It had a banished from the Hero's Party feel at first, but Zenos does more than just heal people. He protects them as well. The anime is mostly clean excpept for a hot springs scene. The Language remains clean as well. If you enjoy fantasy anime. I would definitely suggest giving it a try.

The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom

Philia Adenaur is known as the Greatest Saint of all Time. However, she has one flaw. She never smiles. Despite healing others using magic and medicine, as well as defeating monsters and setting up barriers to protect the citizens, everyone seems unsatisfied with her. Even her fiance, the second prince of Girtonia decides to sell her off to the kingdom of Panacorta instead of seeing how valuable she really is. Once she arrives in the kingdom of Panacorta, she is greeted with cheers instead of being turned away. While it looks like Philia is finally able to find happiness, what will become of Girtonia with her absent?

The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom was better than I was expecting it to be. The story is set up perfectly so you understand the importance of a Saint and what a bad move it is to get rid of them in just a few minutes. It kind of reminded me of The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent. Both the language and the visuals were clean. I would definitely suggest it. 

To LOVE-Ru Darkness OVA

More misadventures arise when Celine lets her pollen fly and Mikan gets caught up in it. She pretends to be unaffected by its power allowing Rito to relax instead of panic. However, the more time he spends with her, the harder she finds it to hold back a declaration of love. Meanwhile, Haruna is turned into a cat by one of Lala's inventions. She attempts to communicate with Yui but realizes that she can't talk because she's a cat. So she goes to Rito's house in an attempt to find Nana who has the ability to talk to animals. Unfortunately, she runs into Rito first. While he does take good care of her, she is unable to reveal her identity until it is too late.

To Love-Ru Darkness OVA's felt kind of like deleted scenes from  To Love Ru Darkness (Season 3). It was pretty fun to watch. The majority of the scenes were unsurprising because they were in line with the pattern of the rest of the series. However, there's an episode where Rune asks Rito to take pictures of her in preparation for her next photo shoot. But the camera she gives him takes over his mind. Each episode has fan service, which is unsurprising since that's how it's been since episode 1. There are bath scenes, shower scenes, a brief pool scene, and much more. The OVA's don't add more story to the plotline of the main series. So you can skip them if you so desire.

The Unaware Atelier Meister

Kurt Rockhans was in the Flaming Dragon Fangs adventuring party doing their chores, when one day he was fired. Now with nowhere to he headed to the city of Samaela where he signed up for Hello Hell Work. They did an aptitude test only to find out that he has no aptitude relating to combat, which will make it hard to find work. Luckily The Frontier Town had a job looking for people to fix the walls of a military fortress there. It was there that he got fired after three days because he fixed two out of the four walls all by himself. The foreman believed that there would be no work for anyone else if he continued to work there. Will Kurt find a place that accepts him?

The Unaware Atelier Meister feels like a mix of Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies, Moved to a Starter Town? and Banished from the Heroes Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside.

It was definitely one of the best fantasy anime's I saw this season. It's clean both visually and verbally. I would say its a great anime to start out with if you want to get into the fantasy anime genre. I would definitely recommend it.  

To Love Ru Darkness (Season 3)

It all started out like any other day. Rito woke up to find Momo in his bed. After getting pushed out by Nana he prepares for school and walks there with Lala. He sees his friend Yui Kotegawa holding a pile of books and decides to help her with it. However, as he climbs up the stairs to take them to the classroom he is pushed down by Celine, a mutant flower baby. He falls face first into Yui's panty's and is criticized by Nana who is now in the uniform of Sainen High School along with Momo. Both have decided to transfer to the school after getting bored by staying home all day. Meanwhile Rito struggles with having feelings for  both Lala and Haruna because he knows he can only marry one. Momo proposes that Rito should make a harem. If he marries Lala he'll be king of the universe and won't be bound by the Laws of Earth. But Rito fails to accept. While Momo Struggles with putting her plan into action a new threat pops up. It turns out that Yami's Sister is currently at Sainen High School as well and may have plans for Rito since Yami didn't finish him off.

To Love Ru Darkness was amazing. The animation was far more beautiful than the two previous seasons. In a previous review I said that Yami was my favorite character. This season changed my mind and I grew to like Momo a lot. If you are going to watch this season, make sure that you use headphones since the fan service is moved up a notch. I would say that its almost at the level of Testament of Sister New Devil. But if you don't like fan service, then it is better to stay away from it.

Motto To Love Ru (Season 2)

When Rito and Lala are running late to school, Lala runs so fast that Rito can't keep up. when he tells her to stop, she stops so suddenly that he goes flying. He lands on top of Golden Darkness who promptly punches him all the way back to where he was before. When he lands in front of Lala she mentions that they were standing in the same place they were when he first proposed to her. Later the group goes to a local Hot Springs with Golden Darkness who has people after her. They believe that she has grown weak due to her refusal to kill Rito Yuuki. 

Motto To Love Ru was different from season 1, but still good. Each episode was split into three tiny stories which I thought was a nice change from the regular episodes in season 1. While Nana and Momo aren't in every episode they show up enough for you to grow to like them. There is a lot of fan service but its mainly panty shots, there is a hot spring episode, a pool episode, as well as multiple bath scenes. It feels kind of similar to Rosario+Vampire in that regard. If you don't like the Ecchi genre then you don't have to watch it, but if you enjoyed season 1, then I would suggest giving it a try.

To LOVE Ru OVA

When Lala hears Saruyama talk about how he likes the way girls look physically, she asks her friends if that really matters to humans. Lala then makes an invention that should give her the ideal body to win Rito over. However, Rito accidently falls into it after getting hit by Golden Darkness and is transformed into a girl. Now Rito needs to find a way back before his friends find out about his new form.

To LOVE Ru OVA's were really fun to watch. They aren't all necessary to watch, but I would suggest giving episodes four and five a watch since new characters are introduced in those. The OVA's have less fan service than I expected. There just seemed to be a lot of panty shots which is kind of expected after seeing the first season of To Love Ru. its up to you whether you give it a try or not, but If you liked the first season of To Love Ru, I would suggest watching the OVA's.

To Love Ru

After a day at school Rito Yuuki decides to take a bath. What he did not expect was an alien to warp into his bathtub with him. He finds out that her name is Lala Satalin Deviluke and she is currently being chased by people from outer space. Rito decides to help her, only to find out that the people who are after her are her guards. They want to bring her back after she ran away from home. Unwittingly Rito ends up getting engaged to Lala which gives her a reason to stay on earth rather than return home.

To Love Ru was not what I was expecting. I was kind of expecting there to be a character named Ru and it would be a cute love story. What really happens is you meet a all kind of aliens from outer space who are after either Rito or Lala. It does resemble a high school romance in some ways as it has the cultural festival, a hot springs episode, an amusement park episode, etc. However, it doesn't feel the same as anime's like Horimiya and Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian. It has a little bit of fan service in each episode. So if you don't like the ecchi genre, you should stay away from this. However, it was kind of fun to watch. My favorite character is an assassin from outer space known as Golden Darkness. I would suggest giving it a try if you are looking for something a bit different from your usual romcom.

Black Butler Season 2 OVA

Ciel wakes up and sees his butler grow bunny ears and a tail. He follows him through a maze of doors and ends up in Wonderland. There he meets different characters who refer to him as Alice. They try and help him experience the wonders of Wonderland. However, Ciel is only interested in finding the White Rabbit. When they ask him why he simply replies that the white rabbit is his butler. Will Ciel be able to avoid the chaos Wonderland holds by being himself, or will his strong will actually make things worse for him?

I'm not going to lie, the OVA's for Black Butler Season 2 were wild. It was crazy how much the two stories have in common. The Black Butler character personalities matched their wonderland counterparts perfectly. Ran-Mao being a mushroom instead of a human didn't seem too far-fetched for me. Lao being the smoking caterpillar also matched his character. It was masterful and unnerving at the same time. There were some inappropriate scenes  and jokes though. I should have expected as much from an OVA. I was disappointed though, because Black Butler is a clean anime. If you like black butler I would give it a try because of how wild it is. But they don't have to do with the main story, so you can also feel free to skip them as well.  

Black Butler Season 2

One stormy day a man walks into the home of Alois Trancy. He carries a large suitcase and is treated like any visitor to a noble's estate. However, this man is less than satisfied with the service. He decides to look around where he finds an uncommon brand of Tea in the basement. It is there that Alois Trancy learns that the man is Sebastian Michaelis, the demon contracted to Ciel Phantomhive. In the commotion the suitcase opens, and inside is the body of Ciel Phantomhive.

Black Butler Season 2 was not as great as Season 1. Alois Trancy was annoying for the majority of the season. While the ending was unsatisfying to me, the decision makes sense if they wanted to continue the story. The season is clean visually, but there is a lot of scenes where people are mistreated. Alois Trancy is what you might call a scumbag. If you liked the first season of Black Butler feel free to give the second season a try.

Black Butler: His Butler, Performer

Ciel hires an acting troupe to perform hamlit for a group of orphans. However, when the actors are unable to make it to England, Ciel and his friends end up playing the parts of the different characters with Sebastian's help. Will Ciel be able to satisfy the crowd with only three days to prepare?

I liked Black Butler: His Butler, Performer more than I thought I would. Hamlet bears a lot of similarity to Ciel's own life which made the play interesting to watch. If you enjoyed the first season, I would suggest giving this special episode a try.

Black Butler

Ciel Phantomhive is a noble in England commonly known as "The Queen's Guard Dog." After His parents were burned in a fire he made a contract with a Demon. That Demon became Ciel's Butler, Sebastian Michaelis. Now Ciel Seeks revenge on those who wronged him and he'll use any means necessary to achieve his goals.

Black Butler was a good anime. The characters were all lovable, but my favorite has to be Mey-rin. While the season is mostly filler episodes, none of them felt out of place. I read the first volume of the manga to see if I would be interested or not, and the anime did not disappoint. The characters all dress modestly and the anime is clean. If you like mystery anime with supernatural elements I would suggest giving it a try. 

Hell’s Paradise

Gabimaru the Hollow is an Assassin for the Iwagakure Clan. After breaking the rules and trying to leave his village he is set to be executed. However, his executioner tells him that he has a choice to either die or go to an island and retrieve the elixir of life. If he accomplishes this he will receive a pardon from the Shogunate. Unfortunately, no one has returned alive from the island, except a single man who was consumed by flowers. Will Gabimaru be able to make it back alive?

Hell's Paradise was a lot weirder than I was expecting it to be. It has the feel of a death game anime, but it also feels different in a way. The anime was mostly clean though there were parts where you see the residents of the island undressed. Overall, it was interesting to watch. If you like Death Game type anime's I would suggest giving Hell's Paradise a try.

Lycoris Recoil -Friends are thieves of time.-

While Takina and Chisato plan a trip to Hawaii, they get a call from Headquarters requesting their help to capture a criminal. However, they don't have to look because the next thing they know that very same criminal bursts into Cafe Lycoreco demanding they hand over all the store's money. With Chisato and Takina's Skills they capture the man with ease.

Lycoris Recoil -Friends are thieves of time.- is a series of shorts about Takina, Chisato, and the other main characters of Lycoris Recoil. It was pretty fun to watch. Though I enjoyed the series when it came out, so I knew that it would be fun. If you enjoyed Lycoris Recoil, I would suggest giving the shorts a try. If you haven't seen it and enjoy action anime, I would suggest giving the original series a try as well. 

The Elusive Samurai

Tokiyuki Hojo is the heir to the Hojo Clan and Kamakura Shogunate. When one of his fathers soldiers, Takauji Ashikaga betrays the clan and joins the emperor the Kamakura Shogunate is wiped out with the exception of Tokiyuki who is taken in by a man named Yorishige Suwa who is in charge of the Suwa Territory. Yorishige tells Tokiyuki that one day he will become a hero and take back the kamakura Shogunate. Tokiyuki doesn't fully believe him, but he isn't willing to die yet either. So Tokiyuki moves to the Suwa Grand Shrine where he starts his journey of preparing to take back his home.

The Elusive Samurai was a lot better than I was expecting it to be. I don't typically watch anime that involve Samurai, but I actually enjoyed it. All of the characters were interesting in my opinion. I especially liked Shizuku, though she doesn't get as much screen time as the other characters. The language was clean, as were the visuals. If you enjoy action anime, I would definitely suggest giving this one a try.

Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!

Kazuhiko Nukumizu claims to have never had any friends, and typically spends his time alone. However, when he sees a girl named Anna Yanami get rejected after confessing her feelings he approaches her and listens while she vents about how upset she is all while eating tons of food at a restaurant. While he typically would have left and forgotten about the whole thing, Anna forgets her wallet and has Kazuhiko buy everything. He expects her to pay him back, but Anna proposes rather than just handing him money, she makes him lunches everyday until she's paid back all the money she owes him.

Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroine! was not at all what I expected. I was expecting a good romance anime. However, rather than love and acceptance being at the core of the anime, its more about rejection which should have been obvious to me from the title. However, I expected a cute romance and was slapped in the face with reality in anime form. I was hoping that a new romance would start with Kazuhiko and one of the girls. But all of the girls are still stuck on their old crushes even after getting rejected. So Kazuhiko's presence in the anime is essentially meaningless. I don't like how the girls mistreat him, but at the same time I don't like him as a character either. There were good moments throughout the anime, but most of it was just disappointing. Its like going to eat an apple but once you bite into it the inside is completely dry and flavorless. There is a beach episode and a bath scene, but most of it remains visually clean. You can try it if you like, but don't expect too much.

Teekyuu Season 9

Tomarin talks about her daily life. Nasuno's birthday is coming up and Kanae, Marimo, and Yuri want to celebrate it. However, they don't know what kind of gifts rich people enjoy. Kanae wants to turn the tennis club into an idol group. To celebrate the 100th episode of Teekyuu the characters are ranked with the exception of Kanae who acts as the announcer.

Teekyuu Season 9 was pretty good. Surprisingly season 9 had both an intro and an outro. This cut down the time of the actual episode but each episode didn't actually seem all that shorter. Everyone dressed modestly for Season 9 despite it having the characters in swimsuits for the seasons artwork. If you enjoy short comedy anime I would suggest giving Teekyuu a try.

Teekyuu Season 8

Udonko needs help with ideas that will help her get to nationals in the upcoming newspaper competition. So she consults the tennis club to see what they think. The Tennis club decides to take a break and go to the beach. However after getting on a boat to go farther into the water, Marimo, Kanae, Yuri, and Nasuno all get shipwrecked and each ends up in a different location.

Teekyuu Season 8 was just as good as the previous seasons. Something interesting about this season is you get to see how Kanae, Nasuno, and Marimo first met. I understand why they kept it for later in the series, since the show starts out with Yuri entering the tennis club who is a year younger than Nasuno, Marimo, and Kanae. The season stays mostly clean, with the exception of panty shots in one episode and Marimo undressed for half a second in another episode. If you have liked it so far than keep on going, and if you haven't started it yet, I would suggest giving it a try.