Code Geass is another one of those shows that has an almost ravenous following. After season 1, I kind of understood that. It was a borderline brilliant anime that was only missing a few elements to make it a masterpiece. But after season 2, I honestly wonder if it gained more of a following just because of the Lelouch and CC obsession instead of the plot it was trying to pull off. I expected at any moment that this show would just knock my socks off and make me shiver with excitement once again, but instead I found myself counting down the episodes until it was all over. Some may argue that the ending brought the whole thing together, but there's only one problem with that; I saw the whole thing coming about 5 episodes before.

Adventure anime is a genre that has been on a sharp decline over the years. In years past, Slayers and Record of Lodoss War were gold standards in not only their genre, but anime in general as entertainment. But with the moe craze, the video game/anime tie ins and just the explosion of the harem genre, adventure anime has all but been left behind. Scrapped Princess is one that might have been overlooked or left behind in it's day, but I assure you that it's worth a look.

The story isn't the deepest you may have ever seen, but it's a fun one to experience. Following a group of siblings as they fight for survival and seek answers to questions that they don't even understand, is a fun ride.

Air is supposed to be one of those shows I love. Now the show did have all the ingredients necessary to create one hell of an experience; great animation, moving music, adorable yet fragile characters and more. But essentially Air is like a cake batter that has concrete added to it just before you bake it (the concrete obviously being the plot). It weighed down and absolutely ruined what would be an otherwise tasty cake (no more cake analogies I promise).

Of course, if a stirring plotline isn't a requirement for you to enjoy a show, then this still may prove to be a wonderful experience. If viewed simply as a superficial work of cute characters, then it's bound to be a good time.

Reviewer's Note: I put in over 150 hours to get the full experience of this game so I could provide the most accurate review. The least you could do is give me 3 minutes to detail all the gameplay aspects. There will be cookies and milk at the end.

Battle: All battle will take place in Tartarus or during full moon events. There are no random battles. When going through Tartarus you will see black blobs with 4 arms aimlessly wandering around. If they see you, they'll come after you and try to get the opening attack, but if you sneak up on them you do. Once that happens you will go into the battle screen. As with previous persona games, you control your main character and can only issue general commands to your teammates.

I went into Sola with no knowledge of exactly what the show was about. From the opening through the end of episode one, I expected an average show that would dabble in romance or possibly even harem comedy. I had no idea the depth and the dark atmosphere I'd be later viewing. Let's get one thing straight, compared to many anime out there, Sola is fairly shallow on plot. But this show proved that an epic, normal human imagination shattering plot isn't always necessary. A simple, well told story can prove to be just as entertaining. That's what Sola does and does so well. It gives you a simple premise and expounds on it from there. In the end, you are going to be given an ending that every viewer will react differently to.

Reviewer's note: Beings that I consider myself a Final Fantasy master, and I know that Square loves to give out extras when you play higher difficulty, I decided to play this game on hard during my first try. My review will be based on that experience. Please keep your comments of "I played hard and it was easy" to yourself. You are a liar! Also, this section will be rather lengthy. There is a lot to cover that all has a large part to do with the overall score. Bear with me.

The DMW: The Digital Mind Wave, or DMW, is your friend and your enemy. You live and die by this slot machine of death. During any combat there will be a slot machine spinning in the top-left corner.

Oh Death Note, what am I to do with you? I wanted to love you dearly and all you did was make my love unrequited. As I've said, Death Note IS good but it just isn't great. That feeling of intrigue that floods you in the beginning fades after a while, and once it does, that's when Death Note loses it's luster. From about the midpoint on, all you really want is a conclusion to it all but instead get many episodes of drudgery. When you do finally get to the end of it all, the storytelling is well done... BUT, it's a bit too predictable in a show that has been everything but.

It has some great characters to love and absolutely abhor. A strong start and a strong finish. Music that amplifies the atmosphere as well as makes you lose your damn mind. It's got fun written all over it...

Here's where I give Kodomo no Jikan it's highest praises. Many shows try to tap into viewers emotions but usually come up short. Sure we may snicker a bit or feel sad but very rarely is there a visual or audible show of emotion. Kodomo no Jikan will actually make you act. There were countless laugh out loud moments. There were those moments where you could feel that unease in the pit of your stomach. For me personally, there was a time where it wasn't just sadness, but tears. Maybe that's because I'm a wuss, but you all knew that already. But for me, when something can actually force an emotion out of me, I feel that I'm watching something special.

I'm aware that there is going to be fierce disagreement between opinions on this one, but I fully stand by this one.

Battle System: If you've played Wild Arms 4, then you can skip this section. It's the exact same. The battle system takes place on a board of 7 hexagons... cleverly called HEXs. Each turn you can make a move and attack other HEXs. You can occupy the same HEX with your teammates, but not the enemy. 3 of these HEXs have elements to them called Ley Points. 2 of these will always be opposing elements (IE water-fire or wind-earth). So sometimes you can manuever your people to corner an enemy who is say weak to wind onto an earth ley point, and then send your attacker back to a wind and just spam them to oblivion. Very rarely will you need any kind of strategy though as just attack, heal, rinse and repeat should work for the majority of the game.

Higurashi continues to have it all. There's plot twists galore. You'll be sure you have finger on the facts only to have the rug pulled right out from underneath you. There are characters that are fun to watch when they are friendly and chipper and even when they go completely insane. There's music that makes the hair stand up on whatever orifice you have hair on (which in Jak's case is probably his back, his ears and the palms of his hands). It's got everything that still convinces me anime may have the best entertainment value for my money. Oh, and it gave me my new most hated character in anime. Poor Shinji, I've hated you for so long... and now your position has been usurped by Miyo.

It's evident by my reviews of season 1 and 2 that I absolutely adore this show.