Just finished watching it, and wow, what a roller-coaster that was. At first I had no idea what was happening. Then, I sorta understood the whole egg system. And once again, it lost me near the end. What happened to Neiru? Why did everyone else stop talking? Why did Ai reject Neiru's call? How did Ai become apart of the Wonder world in the second episode? I have no clue about most of these. Might need to watch videos that explain each individual episode. Honestly, I wonder if the reason that Rika and Momo felt so distraught from their pets death was because the animal gave them some sort of special bond? I mean, yes, they imprinted on them and saw them as their mothers. Of course they would want to protect them. But, what if the animal made some even deeper bond related to the world they go to? Because I seriously couldn't understand how they saw multiple deaths and THAT'S what made them break. Continuing on, animation was spot on almost every episode. The voice acting was great (japanese). And, the plot was interesting. I knew there were going to be heavy topics when starting this show, but, I didn't expect them to really talk about them so openly. Really puts things into perspective with how quiet some topics are. Especially related to mental health. For me, Rika was the most relatable in terms of coping. Her scene in her room with the razor was a hard watch and yet so comforting. She wanted to, but also didn't. There was hesitation. The way she portrays herself as this happy-go-lucky girl while struggling to keep up with the facade hit close to home. In a way, I feel represented. And I really like how more authors are writing about these daily struggles. Obviously Rika is not the only one who goes through things. Momo, a kind girl who gets mistaken for a boy feels like she's trapped in her own "masculine" body. Ai, bullied for her heterochromia shuts herself from the world and even more after her best friends suicide. Neiru, who was betrayed by her sister who stabbed (literally) her in the back and then killed herself now fights to bring back the sister and learn how to become more human. Many topics to discuss here, really short show, but good enough for what they worked with.

You know, they tried. Not enough episodes (in my opinion) to really get to the botton of all the characters and plot. But, it tried. Did I like anything? Yes, yes I did. Marshall? My-oh-my, every time he thinks someone is on his side, he gets betrayed. The man cannot live in peace since everyone else wants something for themselves. What's this? A fungus that can cure all diseases known to man-kind? Yeah, let's instead get RID of it, SELL it and kill the guy who FOUND it. Ridiculous, it's ON SIGHT if I see that old lady try to kill him again. Anyway, Marshall is my goat, thank you for reading my review, and another one is next.

"I JUST MADE SOME BULLSHITTT" For some reason, that meme pops up in my head every time I think of this show. And, it's genuinely NOT bad. The quote, it just sticks for me (don't mind, just ranting). Now, onto the commentary. OKAY, well, I felt like the pacing was super slow or super fast at times. Sometimes Nana would take one episode to solve a case and other times she would take two to three. Kinda fifty-fifty, but I can see the author put in some effort in writing the cases. At least that much is true. I'm suprised there isn't any main romantic interests. I like that, in my opinion too many shows focus on that despite not being the main genre. Anyway, that doesn't stop whatever chemistry Nana and Michiru were having. Pure yuri. Gotta love it jaja. I saw this show recommended as something similar to The Apothecary Diaries. Not exactly how I thought it would be, I'd say it lacks better problem-solving. Maomao has way better explanations behind her thought process than Nana. So it just felt pretty bland to me how this show portrayed a "smart" character. Feels like I watched a middle schoolers depiction of an intelligent detective. Even so, I still liked the different ways each student was dealt with. They were all given different outcomes and that makes it harder to predict as the viewer which in turn causes you to put more attention. Very nice on that end. And last but not least, favorite character? Kyuoya!

I know the rating doesn't look like it's a good show, but, it is. How do I put this... Yes, this couldve been great if it had some improvements here and there but the show is all we have aside from the manga. As far as I'm aware, the manga told its story differently compared to the anime. And even if some parts were confusing, I still enjoyed watching it. I like how you have two best friends who despite competeting for the same goal are still supportive of one another. I also enjoy how love is portrayed as something delicate that shouldn't be treated lightly. It's nice to see respect and care as an important theme to the goal the protagonists aim for. Though there is something that troubles me, one of the protagonists named "Chocolat" has a canon relationship with the antagonist named "Pierre". From what I've searched, she's ten years old while he is fourteen. I don't like how Pierre is portrayed as a really "mature" guy who also looks far older and even has to crouch when speaking to Chocolat. It's so, disgusting. I'm not a fan of their relationship and I'm very much aware that it's popular but I can't ignore this and pretend like it's okay. Aside from that, the rest of the relationships are okay, nothing like this main couple. Unless we start talking about how Blanca resembled Chocolats age as her human form in oder to get close to an adult man. Yeah, if he did like her that way he would've been a whole other case added. And what's ever worse is that Blanca is way older than him and sometimes calls him a "young boy". Then the fact that Chocolat got magic shoes to turn into an adult in order to capture Pierres heart. Not one person saw her as an adult hitting on a teenager as wrong. Like, I swear the story could've been great without all these unnecessary age gaps. Not sure what the author was thinking, but clearly it wasn't good. Aside from all these atrocities, I wished they showed Vanilla being persuaded by Pierre for more than just two episodes. She was always telling Chocolat to not trust him, but it took her a few moments of insecurity and two episodes to just trust him. And then it took ten or so episodes to be saved. What a short climax that was. And the ending, yeah, very anticlimactic. They showed the big villain once in a fight at the end and that was it. Unless you want to add the cameos there's nothing else. Just, give the show a try if you're into magical girl shows, love that is respected (and no, I'm not talking about Pierre, Blanca or any other concerning romance), deep friendships, and uplifting themes. That's all.

I felt like this season was way more slower paced than the previous one. A lot of things were really just filler? Then again, this is a show with more filler than the main idea of using the characters to constantly fight like most shounen do. As always, the animation is stunning and definitely was great during the fight with one of the demons who possesed four swords. And I also really enjoyed the consistency of the bread they ate. An okay season, hopefully we get more out of the series once it resumes!

Where do I even start... Okay, so, this show definitely has an interesting premise. A young teenage girl who possesses the power of flames from an all powerful cloak and is against an evil that wants her powers which enables her from having a normal life. She herself wasn't trained for most of her childhood, so we start the story with her learning how to use them with the help of her grandmother, Gugu. It only has one season, but I feel like a lot of arcs were tremendously rushed. Like, the training of Jentry was literally just one episode, Michael's ability was never explained, didn't learn about Gugu's background, Kit simply died after all his character development and not to mention Jentry's parents with their mostly unexplained past. Though, I do understand that there may have been some fear by the creators that the show would be canceled because it aired on Netflix. But I think a better written ending would've been much nicer than having arcs start and end after just one episode. What I do give a 10/10 is the intro song for sure.

Animation is great and all but the writing is lacking in a couple of things... I did think the premise is cool though!

Wonderful, amazing, showstopper, stunning, radiant, creative, 10/10, jaw dropping show ever. Seeing a main girl character who uses her intellect for necessity and it having nothing to do with her gender is something I didn't realize was missing until now. Most often, writers make the smart girl be the trope of "pretty but smart", "ugly but intelligent" or "underestimated for being a girl but actually the smartest". it's always tied to their gender, but with Maomao, she simply uses it when it's asked of her and not because she wants to prove to someone that she's better. She already knows that she is good at what she does. Seriously, having a girl lead like her is so refreshing and needs more attention. Aside from that, the show is so good at showing logical solutions to "mysterious" cases around the palace. Keeps you entertained every time. Definitely a one of a kind show.

Hm, not sure what to say in regards to this show. Best I can tell is that the animation is as good ever and the pacing is slowly getting somewhere. I'm sure it's a slower paced show in order to make us connect with the characters over time. Compared to most animes with magic, I like that it takes it's time. Other shows just skip to the climax so quickly or we have brief memorable moments between characters together. This story does well in allowing us to follow a journey with time and care. But anyway, really wish there was more fan art of Heiter. 😭💔

WOWZA. WOWZA. WOWZA. WOWZA. WHATTTTTT a show! Very much enjoyed watching this. Finished the whole series in a week. The art style, character dynamics and the mystery are so amazing to watch that I couldn't stay away from my screen. Just kept hitting me back to back with more interesting things that had to do with the characters before they started the games. Although in my opinion I believe season one had better writing than season two, it did good for the run it has. Because as we all know, Netflix was in-charge of publishing this show. And, when you have a really underrated show with horrible marketing what do you get? CANCELED. So yeah, I would have loved it if the show had the chance to continue with more seasons to explore the characters with their new life's and how they would treat their new world. But hey, you get what you can get. Overall, favorite character? Adam 🙏

Great animation, consistent storyline and a good movie to show what determination can do. Really enjoyed watching it. Some scenes can be a bit longer than they should but besides that it does good in every other aspect. I didn't give it exactly five stars simply because it felt like a generic story but still, it's a solid movie.

Wasn't bad, wasn't good, just decent. Might watch the second film, but overall enjoyable enough to pass the time.

I have to thank my younger self for finding random YouTubers reacting to this show. Without them, I would've never known this masterpiece of a show. Besides that, animation is pretty solid for the time that it came out. Not to mention the hair effects to look like actual crystals. Soundtrack is beautiful, storyline is very consistent and the plot takes its time (no rush). After watching this show, I read the manga and wow, now THAT is a whole other world. This show is a good way to get into the fandom. I mean, it's quite literally all we fans have. There hasn't been any news of a season 2 so we kinda have to suck out all the content of this show to make up for the drought of any potential renewal. Phos in McDonald's is the best thing I've ever experienced in this fandom. Yup.

Literally the definition of "absolute cinema". Nothing can describe what this manga feels from begining to end. Anyone reading this, READ THE MANGA. If you're into deep philosophy, religious symbolism, change, process of grief, outcast, experience, and different dynamics from multiple characters. This is the one. Best of luck on your journey, and make sure to be ready for a handful of emotions while reading it.

SLIGHT spoilers! I was scrolling through Netflix to see on what to watch next, and I had this series added on my list. Mainly because of one of Esmes fashion choice (the circus one), really caught my attention. But I had no idea what the show was about besides the description. I had no prior media knowledge, and wow, I wasn't going to be ready even if I saw clips. I really enjoyed how the story takes you to multiple locations and doesn't keep you in one. Though, I have to say that I hated how no one recognized Count Olaf when in disguise (I'm pointing fingers at you Mr. Poe). And, I still have many questions left on the show. Like, what was the life's of the Baudelaire parents before being recruited? or, anyone really. What was Aunt Josephine before she became afraid? How did everyone become connected in the VFD? So many questions left unanswered, but, hopefully Lemony hears the answers from his niece.

This movie was average at best. Not too many crazy scenes nor plot. Just a simple group of gals ready to steal a grand piece of jewelry. Would I re-watch this? Nope! Just feels like it could've been a series, actually, I think if it were then it would've had more time to explain what happened to the protagonist while in jail (especially how she figures out her plan). But anyway, that's all.

Really lovely animation, I wasn't expecting the movie to show actual death that comes from nature. Though it does help Roz to understand her situation in upbringing her son. The dynamic of Roz and Fink was so nice, I see them as maybe a couple but also just friends. Really up to interpretation. I see that this movie is based off a book series so I might read it. Overall, nice and cozy movie to watch when you want a small pace of things.

Wow, honestly I think the first season had way better writing than the second. I got so confused about the plot holes in the second season. The ending was definitely something, a lil too on the nose about "impossible" things happening. I wouldn't really watch this again.

SPOILERS! In every social media app (I use) I saw this movie being recommended. Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. With such positive commentary on the movie I thought "ah, sounds like a good movie. I should watch it". And now that I have, well, it really doesn't live up to it's praise. I was under the assumption that (SPOILER) Rachel Chu was making her stand in leaving? She told Nick's mother that either decision wouldn't work so that's why she left. But instead, she accepts the proposal. I feel like that was very anti-clamatic. She could have left Nick's mother ponder about her decisions with the "happiness" she chose for her son. It could've been a good way to show that Rachel valued herself enough to not stay for something that could never be, and that being the mothers approval. Heck, she even said it herself "I'm not leaving 'cause I'm scared or because because I think I'm not enough. Because maybe for the first time in my life, I know I am". Well, this is just my opinion after all. Just wished the movie was as good as people said or at least consistent with what Rachel chose originally.

Man this song talks about such a dark time for the singer and you can really feel it through his lyrics. For lack of a better word, the story telling of his life and how it scarred his life including his mother's is gut wrenching. This is one of those songs you listen to once and never forget the feeling it gives during that first hearing.