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3 Reasons To Watch: Gamers!
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3 Reasons To Skip: Kobato
It's hard to take the stakes seriously and be invested in the story when the plot will hand Kobato so many freebies.
3 Reasons to Skip: DNA²
4 skips in a row. When will the streak end?!
3 Reasons To Read: Kuro
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3 Reasons To Watch: Promare
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3 Reasons To Watch: HANEBADO!
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3 Reasons To Watch: Sabagebu!
Sabagebu has no intention of being a realistic airsoft anime. In fact, being wildly unrealistic is its pride and joy.
3 Reasons To Watch: Uzamaid!
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3 Reasons To Watch: Angelique
First releasing in 1994, Angelique made a name for itself as one of the few dating sims for girls releasing on mainstream home consoles.
3 Reasons To Skip: Kiznaiver
Anime can take liberties with realism, but Kiznaiver is an example that just does whatever and expects you to stay invested.
3 Reasons To Watch: Hinamatsuri
There are few anime that come to mind where I laughed as often and as loudly as I did while watching Hinamatsuri
3 Reasons To Skip: Euphoria
Maybe if I read the visual novel I'd be writing a positive review right now, but I don't quite feel like seeking out more Euphoria.
3 Reasons To Skip: Nisekoi
A controversial take while everybody is still recovering from Christmas.
3 Reasons To Watch: Kimi to Picopico
Kimi to Picopico has a deep passion for gaming history and does a great job of conveying that through its stories.
3 Reasons To Watch: Outlaw Star
Aisha is a good kitty.
3 Reasons To Watch: Miss Monochrome
Miss Monochrome is not a complicated series itself, but the lore of the series (and its creation) is bonkers.
3 Reasons To Skip: True Tears
It takes effort to write a harem anime without a single likeable character in it, but True Tears pulls it off. And no, it's not deliebrate.
3 Reasons To Watch: Hanamaru Kindergarten
Much of the enjoyment in Hanamaru Kindergarten comes from watching its cast of adorable little rascals have their cute, little adventures.
3 Reasons To Watch: Perfect Blue
Satoshi Kon at his best.
3 Reasons To Skip: Magimoji Rurumo
Magimoji Rurumo feels like a product nobody in the creation process cared about. It only exists to fill space.
3 Reasons To Watch: Millennium Actress
Don't worry. Millennium Actress does an amazing job at absorbing you into its story, even when watching it casually.
3 Reasons To Watch: Asobi Asobase
Like Panty & Stocking before it, Asobi Asobase succeeds in shaping the kind of atmosphere where stupid jokes like that just work.
3 Reasons To Skip: Dragon Pilot
a lot of the drama in Dragon Pilot felt immature to me, literally as if middle school story arcs were rewritten to fit a workplace setting.
3 Reasons To Watch: Haunted Junction
Haunted Junction is a comedy anime from 1997 that pokes fun at horror tropes in anime and Japanese society.
3 Reasons To Watch: Princess Jellyfish
Princess Jellyfish explores what happens when deeply-introverted otaku are cast (unwillingly) into the world of beauty and fashion.
3 Reasons To Skip: Maid Guy
The premise of combat maids protecting their master from danger is fun, but Maid Guy forgot to actually put in any danger.
3 Reasons To Watch: Bartender (2006)
My kind of educational anime.
3 Reasons To Skip: Green Green
Even if you go into it looking for some sleazy ecchi fun—as I did—Green Green still feels so thoroughly un-fun.
3 Reasons To Watch: Pokémon Origins
The 90’s are back and cooler than ever before.
3 Reasons To Watch: Acchi Kocchi
Acchi Kocchi takes a very old-fashioned approach to comedy, but does this so well that it ends up feeling weirdly nostalgic.
3 Reasons To Watch: Miami Guns
If Taiho Shichauzo was actually good.
3 Reasons To Watch: Flip Flappers
I initially compared Flip Flappers to a mixture of Alice in Wonderland and Madoka Magica, but in truth it's more like anime Psychonauts.
3 Reasons To Watch: Thriller Restaurant
Even those stories in Thriller Restaurant that struck me as familiar were kept interesting thanks to the fun protagonists and new twists.
3 Reasons To Watch: Golden Boy
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3 Reasons To Watch: Kurogane Communication
Released in 1998, Kurogane Communication is a post-apocalyptic anime with a touch of found family wholesomeness.
3 Reasons To Watch: Chargeman Ken
If you want to learn how to critique anime, then picking apart a show like Chargeman Ken is very educational.
3 Reasons To Skip: EAT-MAN
A merc taking on jobs in a rough sci-fi world sounds like a cool, action-packed anime, but that is distinctly not what EAT-MAN is like.
3 Reasons To Watch: Rumbling Hearts
Rumbling Hearts does a fantastic job at encapsulating the look & feel of anime just after the turn of the millennium.
3 Reasons To Watch: Paradise Kiss
Though sometimes frustrating, Paradise Kiss soon reveals itself to be a romantic coming-of-age tale well ahead of its time.
3 Reasons To Skip: A Centaur’s Life
A Centaur's Life keeps flopping between serious drama and carefree slice-of-life without any synergy between the two.
3 Reasons To Skip: You’re Under Arrest!
The big issue deserves a piece all to its own.