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Slam Dunk is one of the best thing out there and for me is the best sport series. The intensity and heart pumping action it gives is unparallel to any other series. And when I say this, I meant the manga version of this series and not the anime version.(I watched the anime first btw)

Slam Dunk anime does not do the manga justice. Not even close. The reason this anime has high rating is mostly because of the nostalgic feel and "the past anime is better anime" thought process. Don't get me wrong tho, It's not totally bad. There are some shining ... moments but that's it. The main focus, the basketball matches is very boring 'compared' to the manga. Some of the characters looks goofy, the main female character haruko looks ugly. Everything the anime tries to do doesn't even come close to the manga.

"Basketball series better as a manga than as anime?" Confusing right? How can stilt pictures with dialogues be better than animated basketball matches? Well it just is. The way the anime is executed is just poor. Or maybe the manga is just too good.

SIMPLY what I am saying is Don't waste your time on the anime. It does not give you the full Slam Dunk awesomeness. Read the manga. Its a MUST READ.

Story- 9
Art- 7
Sound- 10
Characters- 9
Enjoyment- 2
Overall- 3

Please bear with my english.

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is Not a Masterpiece. It's Not even great actually. Basically this manga is not for everyone. It's main genre is comedy and yet it's hard to understand that comedy. This manga's comedy is mostly about present japan i.e you have to know more about the japanese culture and about the famous people living in it. And people like me who knows almost nothing about japan had hard time understanding the comedy in the chapters. There are some chapters where comedy are only focused on the japanese cultures that I even skipped chapters. Yes, I even skipped the chapters. ... Ofcourse many of them were really funny because i love dark humour but still there are dull moments in the manga. You can get bored really fast because of it. Then why? WHY am I giving this manga a rating as high as 9? It's simple... twist.

Almost every popular or critically acclaimed animes/mangas has that one huge moment or that one huge twist that changes the show completely. Onepiece, the highest selling manga has that huge moment. hunter x hunter 2011, with its slow and weak starting had that huge moment in the later episodes which made it one of the best animes of all time. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei has that huge twist that will instantly blow your mind and want to reread the whole manga again. Yes, all 301 chapters of the manga again. Its insane, it's weird, it's mind-fucking-ly brilliant, it is unexpected. It changes the view of the manga completely. Also the moral that this manga, "don't commit suicide" is successfully conveyed. And because of this unexpected event I just couldn't help but praise it.

So Story is a 6 because it's quite simple tbh.
Art is 10 because I don't know how to draw so idc much.
Characters are 8 because some of them you will forget.
Enjoyment is 7 because comedy was good but again not that great.

Overall- 9 because it will make you reread again.(but if it didn't make you reread again..........)

Plastic Nee-san is a gag anime about 2 minutes long with 12 episodes, making it around 30 minutes long in total. That's it. Not much story, just 3 high school girls with plastic models on their heads who are in a plastic model club doing hilarious things.

Story- I can't rate this because it's not about the story. Story is just 3 high school girls having fun.

Sound(9)- voice acting fits and bgm are well placed.

characters(9)- Unique in lot of ways and memorable characters. From fatty who thinks she is beautiful to cool baseball captain who loves exposing himself while wearing women's underwear are just examples. (Also ... Okappa best girl).

Enjoyment(10)- Enjoyed every second of it (It's 2 miutes only anyway).

Overall(10)- A job well done. Only sad part being how short it is, it's is crazy, funny and I am looking forward to more if there ever be another season.

(My first review so it might not be good)

Baccano! is mostly put as an underrated anime, but it's actually quite popular. It's just that it didn't gain popularity as much as it should have as it's arguably one of the best anime series ever made.

The first few chapters might be a little confusing, but after that it's a ride that will have you in the edge of your seat. The most important aspect about this anime is the timeline that the characters are living in. It varies alot but the way it handles is just top- notch.

Story(9)- I won't explain the story as I ... won't be able to without some spoilers. But if you want a light introduction, you can read the synopsis. Story is really well written with timelines handled perfectly. The story gets even sharper as the anime progresses. It's indeed a very clever writing with different timelines serving as pieces of puzzles intertwining for the main plot. Although intertwining timelines is a big plus, it also became its downfall as many thought it as confusing. But it's not as confusing as many people say so.

Sound(9)- Love the music although sometimes background music are really quiet for some scenes. Still sound is really a plus in this anime. It helps to keep the mood. It also well expresses the year the anime is set in meaning it really makes you feel like you are in the 70's.

Character(10)- The main highlight of this anime is the characters. There are many and all of them serves a purpose. All the characters are equally interesting. It's up to you to choose the best and the main character. The character development is easily the best i have seen in any anime. So many characters, so little episodes yet they all get enough screentime to not forget about them. Another best thing is the variety of character it displays each with their own unique changing personalities. I can briefly talk about all the characters and how they are amazing but it's better to analyse the characters yourself.

Enjoyment(10)- It was definitely a blast. Funny, action- packed and suspense. Each episode ends with you wanting more. The story never diverts away from the main plot.It keeps you entertained with it's amazingly intertwined timelines.

Overall(10)- A MUST WATCH.

Always wanted to review this anime with spoilers but I will let non spoiler review satisfy me for now.