Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

*sniff*
I'll come back later i've just got to go cry for a few more days over this.
ok, better now. This is a show that resonates very deeply with me because i can relate to the main character so easily.

Mirai, a typical 14 year old girl lives in Japan with her parents and younger brother Yuuki. She is wdering through life finding that everything annoys her, and she is going through all the mood swings an average teenager finds they went through when they think back. No-one seems to understand her and her parents are too busy to listen.
Then one day she takes her brother to a robot museum on a small island about 3 hours away from her home. Her parents were supposed to go too but they had to work. As she waits for Yuuki to come back from the toilet she looks around at the world and begins to wish that it would just end. Then it does. An earthquake magnitude 8.0 strikes and the world around her collapses. She must then find Yuuki, and team up with a woman called Mari who says she lives near there home in order to try and find a way off the island and back home to her parents. She learns that she loves her family more than she thought and the only person keeping her sane right now is her brother. As they make their way home, one tragedy after another comes forward and she took me on an emotional rollercoaster which hasn't really ended yet to be honest.
This short and bittersweet anime is a 10 out of 10 and I'm going to reccommend it to anyone who'll listen
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Gakuen Heaven

Whew* well that was different to the past few serious shows!
Gakuen is a lighthearted show about a boy called Keita who one day gets a letter to the prestigous school Liberty Bell, even though he didn't apply or get the grades. But he decides not to let the oportunity pass and makes his way there.
As it becomes clear to the school board that, although he is a bright boy, he is there by accident they decide to ask him firmly to leave. His new friends protest and his new best friend Kazuki seems to have a plan up his sleave. It turns out that Kazuki is actually the new head teacher of the school and he invited Keita on purpose because they had met years ago and promised to go to the same school, but Keita then caught an illness and lost his memories of Kazuki.
I'll admit that the fact that their friendship turned to love was a surprise for me, but it was a very sweet and touching finish to the show which made me wish there could be more to watch. Though it is not as moving or gripping as the other anime i've watched, it had it's own sweetness about it which made it a satisfying watch. Maybe a 6 and a 1/2 out of 10

Kuroshitsuji

Following the story of Ceil Phantomhive and his demon butler Sebastian, i was not exactly looking forward to this show. Set in victorian England, Ceil is the orphan who is at the beck and call of the queen who uses him to investigate the more mysterious aspects of her country. I find this hard to believe since he looks about 12 years old, but that aside, when he is not looking for demon dogs from hell or walking mannequins who are killing civilians, or even Jack the ripper, he is trying to find the murderer of his parents and get his revenge. For this he has come back to life and brought Sebastian with him to help. His butler is immortal and will follow his every order in return for being allowed to eat Ciels soul once his revenge is complete.
Once i got over the unlikely-ness of this show, i started to like the characters and to see that Ciel is supposed to be a child who has been through the worst set of betrayals people could imagine. He endures and becomes a young adult with a poisonous vendetta and it becomes clear that, although he doesn't want to stop searching or to care about the people around him, he can't help himself. By the last episode i knew that i wanted his revenge to be complete, but i also knew that if it was, he would have to die and be eaten. I've not really been torn between two characters like this before and i don't know if i liked it. For now i would give the series a 7 out of 10, but i have a feeling i'll be back once i've thought it through lol
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Soul eater

With a halloween type feel to the story and a whole new look at the character of the grim reaper, Soul Eater is set in the Shinigami technical school for weapon masters, the series revolves around 3 groups of each a 'weapon master' and a 'human weapon'. Trying to make the latter a "Death Scythe" which is the highest title for a weapon and thus fit for use by the Shinigami, they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and 1 witch.
Maka & Soul Eater, Black Star & Tsubaki, and Death the Kid with Patty and Liz Thompson are the characters Soul Eater revolves around. Besides taking the time to gather souls, these students of Shibusen defend Death City from some of the most powerful creatures while still attending school and trying to become stronger.
This is a powerful story and i'm finding it hard to find a scene to write about that won't spoil anything... I give this show a 5 out of 5 for it's originality and outstanding breath of life which many other shows lack.

Higurashi no naku koro ni

Well.... this is definitely something Different. I was wondering what the hell was going on for an awful lot of this series, but in a strangely good way. Like, ok they are all best friends SO WHY IS SHE GOING TO KILL HIM? I did however make the mistake of watching the whole series through the night (i didn’t mean to but it was addictive) and then i had to sleep with the hall light on. I didn’t realise a little girl with a hatchet could freak my out as much as it did o.o
i think my favourite character was Shion, as she was the only one i felt some real sadness for when she accidently died in one arch.

The first 30 seconds of each ‘arch’ got me totally hooked on this version of events and, although i feel like a total weirdo for saying this, i think Shion’s story was my favourite. There were some scenes which were so graphic i felt a little sick (FINGERNAILS) but other than that i was able to sit pretty comfortably watching these girls hack each other to pieces. Now there’s a sentence i never thought i’d say.
My one problem, that in order to understand the show, i would have to watch series 2 and it’s not on my list D’’: 9 out of 10
See you soon xxxx

Elfen lied

I did like this show a lot more than i thought i would from the descriptions i read online but now it only took me watching the opening to realise that this was going to be something completely different to what i expected.The first episode, although confusing, was AMAZING and i really felt like i got to know the characters quickly and i was interested to see how the plot would develop. If you’ve seen the show then I’m sure you know how unpredictable the story is, up until the last 5 minutes in the final episode unexpected things were happening and breaking my heart. I won’t put up any spoilers but when a certain someone got to meet their father i gotta admit i was on the edge of my seat, because there was no way of knowing how they would react when it seems like everybody in this show is capable of murdering the person they don’t like. My one criticism would be that all the main female characters seemed to be naked for about half their screen-time for no apparent reason. The music was wonderful and i will 100% be downloading the opening theme ‘lilium’. I wouldn’t be surprised if once this is over i watch Elfen Lied again. This has been a great start to my challenge, i look forward to my next weekend where i will be watching ‘Gravitation’. I won’t be looking up anything about the show though because i don’t want to spoil anything.
Until next time xxxx

Lucky Star!

This was an amazing start! thank you for letting me begin my adventures in the anime world with an easy going show like this. I found it really enjoyable and easy to follow, with some characters who i could really connect with. I gotta say though, the first time i saw the opening i genuinely had no clue what i had let myself in for. But the ride was totally worth it and i'm hoping that the rest of the shows you sent me will be as enjoyable and loveable as this one, i have many memorable moments, including Konata's gaming with miss Nanako and her banter with Kagami and her twin Tsukasa.
Overall i found this to be a really engaging show with lots of hilarity which was always fresh and intersting, however i didn't understand many of the jokes because they were all related to other shows which i havn't seen, and i think you had to ba a true anime fan to get some of the words they used, so i looked up some of the words 0.0 and soon realised that this show isn't as innocent as it pretends to be haha
I also really liked Konata's cousin, the policewoman with the road rage, and i would like to give this show an 8 out of 10.
thanks for a great start xxxxx