This is just a note saying that I’ve re-scored my review for World of Narue as part of my project to switch my scoring system from the old percentage system to the new 5-point system.
You can see the full review here.
The new scores for this series are:
Animation: 4/5
Story: 4/5
Music: 4/5
Dub: 3/5
Series: 4/5
Name: Maria Holic
Genre: Comedy
Episodes: 12
Aired: January 4, 2009 – March 22, 2009
Based On: Maria Holic manga by Minari Endo
Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto
Produced By: SHAFT, Genco
US Distribution By: Not Licensed
| Character | Japanese Cast | English Cast (N/A) |
|---|---|---|
| Kanako Miyamae: | Asami Sanada | |
| Mariya Shido: | Yu Kobayashi | |
| Matsurika Shinouji: | Marina Inoue | |
| Nanami Kiri: | Akemi Kanda | |
| Sachi Momoi: | Ryoko Shintani | |
| Yuzuru Inamori: | Saori Goto | |
| Dorm Leader: | Miyuki Sawashiro |
Maria Holic is about a girl, Kanako, who transfers to the Catholic high school Ame no Kisaki in hopes of finding her partner in life just like her parents did. There are a few problems, however: Kanako isn’t Catholic, Ame no Kisaki is an all-girls school and her father was a teacher and not a student there, all-girl schools aren’t the yuri paradises that Kanako imagines them to be, Kanako is very tall, and she breaks out in rashes whenever boys touch her.
There’s also another problem: Kanako’s prime dating candidate, Mariya, happens to be a cross-dressing guy who turns the tables on Kanako buy pointing out that many people at the Catholic school she’s attending may be unhappy about her lesbianism while no one would believe that Mariya, the grandchild of the school’s ex-chairman, is actually a cross-dressing guy. He is overall quite sadistic towards Kanako, whom he decides to room with to keep his eyes on her, along with his maid Matsurika who regards both Mariya and Kanako as perverts. However, all of this doesn’t stop Kanako from having frequent hallucinations about the other girls in the school, resulting in massive nose bleeds that often land her in the infirmary.
This series suffers a bit from repetitive jokes, but it still does a decent job of keeping things fresh and funny. While this series ended up dropping off a bit from it’s start, it still ended up being a decent series to watch. Probably the biggest issues I have with it are it’s lack of any real central plot, making it more of a random or episodic comedy, and it’s inconsistent humor. This is a series which probably could have lived up to it’s potential a a lot better, but it could have been a lot worse as well.
The animation in this show is rather washed out stylistically, which I thought was sometimes annoying, but it wasn’t too bad in the grand scheme of things, I guess. The music is also pretty good. Overall, if you like a random yuri comedy series, you may very well like Maria Holic.
Story: 3/5
Animation: 4/5
Music: 4/5
English Dubs: N/A
Overall: 4/5
First Watched: January – March 2009
Do I Own: No
Do I Recommend: Yes
This is just a note saying that I’ve re-scored my review for Porco Rosso as part of my project to switch my scoring system from the old percentage system to the new 5-point system.
You can see the full review here.
The new scores for this series are:
Animation: 4/5
Story: 2/5
Music: 3/5
Dub: 4/5
Series: 3/5
Name: Kimi ga Nozomu Eien: Next Season
Genre: Drama
Episodes: 4
Aired: December 21, 2007 – December 19, 2008
Based On: Kimi ga Nozomu Eien visual novel
Director: Hideki Takayama
Produced By: Brains Base, Bandai Visual
US Distribution By: Not Licensed
| Character | Japanese Cast | English Cast (N/A) |
|---|---|---|
| Takayuki Narumi: | Kisho Taniyama | |
| Haruka Suzumiya: | Minami Kuribayashi | |
| Akane Suzumiya: | Kaori Mizuhashi | |
| Shinji Taira: | Makoto Aoki | |
| Mitsuki Hayase: | Chiaki Takahashi | |
| Dr. Motoko Kouzuki: | Mami Kosuge |
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien: Next Season is an alternate ending OVA series to the Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (aka Rumbling Hearts) TV anime series, in which Takayuki chooses Haruka instead of Mitsuki to be with at the end. Of course, it’s not as easy as that, as Haruka starts to fear that she’s being nothing but a burden to Takayuki and attempts to break off their relationship. Akane, in disbelief over the two’s apparent separation does everything she can to try to get the two back together.
This OVA might be a nice set of episodes for those who are just so distraught over Takayuki not choosing Haruka at the end of the TV series that they’re in outright denial, but other than that, this OVA doesn’t seem to have all that much to offer. The storytelling was only mediocre, it seemed to focus almost more on Akane, despite it being a series about Haruka (in theory), and it took a dip in production values all around.
Given how short this series is, it probably isn’t so bad that you’ll wish for those 2 hours of your life back, but if it was much longer, you might think that. If you’re a hard core KimiNozo fan, you might like to check this out, but for anyone else, this probably isn’t worth it.
Story: 3/5
Animation: 3/5
Music: 4/5
English Dubs: N/A
Overall: 3/5
First Watched: December 2007 – December 2008
Do I Own: No
Do I Recommend: No
This is just a note saying that I’ve re-scored my review for Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl as part of my project to switch my scoring system from the old percentage system to the new 5-point system.
You can see the full review here.
The new scores for this series are:
Animation: 4/5
Story: 3/5
Music: 4/5
Dub: N/A
Series: 4/5