I’ll bet you this: you will see at least (or maybe close to) twenty shows that have been spoofed in Seitokai no Ichizon.

But if you think this is just a set of skits about five high school students imitating , you're barely scratching the surface. It's about the adventures of the Hekiyou Academy Student Council and how Ken Sugisaki immortalizes these escapades into something tangible, something imaginable, something...worth watching.

And it's more than just four pretty girls and one lucky guy. Seitokai no Ichizon marks the debut of a new fresh set of faces that you will see plenty more of. It's a treasure chest of harems, comedy and slice of life in Sapporo just waiting to be opened.

Recommended.

Crikey, class! Did you see those words across the screen? Whoa, another set of words! And another set! This is just ridiculous.

Every character gets their attack written out on the screen, it seems, every two minutes. In my playbook, it's unnecessary corniness.

But that's just one part of NEEDLESS becoming a hopeless show to lay your eyes on.

While the music and voice acting meets the standard, and the art is passable, the storyline is NEEDLESS's undoing.

The staff may be having second thoughts about condensing a great manga into so short a span. Picture putting 20 pounds of meat into a sausage skim the size of your thumb.

They chopped up and watered the storyline, and even chose to leave out one of Cruz's defining moments. (You can look it up.) So I've heard.

K-On! should not be approached as a Lucky Star clone, nor should its characters be seen to be the protégés of a fab four that has already carved its niche.

Rather, K-On! should be enjoyed as a series in its own right, a show worth enjoying in its own right, whose band members aren't obligated to walk in the shadows of anybody, but to go their own way with its fans eliciting a "YOU ROCK, YOU GIRLS!" in their own right.

It's unique. It's fresh. It has a stick-to-your-guns, make-you-feel-good storyline mixed with great make-you-wanna-cut-loose music and great characters to follow.

And if you can sense that the people at Budokan are making plans for a sold out date as you read this review...well, that leaves me no choice but to salute you.

Hayate the Combat Butler has a few unique perks in terms of presentation. Aside from Hayate's saga of protecting Nagi from the forces of evil, picture this. A fourth wall goes down. And then another, and another, and another, and still another. The characters in the show can see that the audience is tuning in, and as a viewer, you can't help but think, "I'm in the show! Wahey!" A few members in the cast introduce themselves only to the audience. Think of it as a subliminal effort to make you want more of the show. Do not resist. I repeat, do not resist.

A second perk to Hayate the Combat Butler are eyecatches...Shiritori style. That is, a person speaks one phrase, and the last syllable of that phrase is used for the next phrase and so on (i.e. "Hayate no Gotoku!," "Christmas," etc.).

In conclusion, Strike Witches is a show that may interest those who are sticklers for heavy fan service, as well as the curious watchers who want a different take on the saga that is World War II. Tune out the Holocaust, and forget about the significance of D-Day, or the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima. Those things NEVER happened. What really took place during those turbulent early 1940's was a clash between those 11 wonderful young Strike Witches and the Neuroi.

But if you are all about seeing a good storyline that will make you want to crave the next episode, and the next, and the next...I probably would not recommend this show to you, and advise that you proceed with caution.

An anime that has excellent presentation is a memorable combination of solid art and visual detail, a complex storyline that requires careful direction, and a steadfast pair of voice acting and musical composition. Even if you have not played the game itself, the TV adaptation of Clannad would be a nice substitute, because in my book, it has all the qualities of excellent presentation.
Kyoto Animation did, as always, a superb job directing each path of the game into the show, and all the members, including Kazumi Ikeda and Fumihiko Shimo, who directed the story plot and the animation, respectively, have made it their intention to raise the bar once again after the success of their prior works.

GALS! brings laughter, tears, more laughter, more tears, and a wide smile across your face with drama and comedy that really delivers. When it comes to presentation, humor is the glue to this manga. It's the mortar to the bricks. Every volume presents the reader with a number of slice-of-life adventures.

Some examples of this include: Taizou's failed attempts at getting his daughter to join the police force, which go way back to when Ran was a kid, a wild chase for a monkey during Christmas, and a trip to Taiwan which results in an episode of mistaken identity. There is plenty of comedy to keep the reader wanting for more.

Lucky Star is a series that will either get you hooked, or it won't. Konata, Kagami, Tsukasa, Miyuki, and the other characters of this show are likable, memorable, and are unique in their own, quirky, slackerish ways, and the punchlines can provide a nice laugh or two, or three, or more.

Kagami Yoshimizu's 4-koma classic and Kyoto Animation takes a different approach to the formula used for slice-of-life shows like Ichigo Mashimaro and Azumanga Daioh, and applies other anime and manga shows, and makes it into a product all its own.

When I first heard about Azumanga Daioh in 2003, I didn't know how popular a series like this was in Japan. How do six young schoolgirls, who look cute and adorable no matter what their age, make a significant impact on how we see things? The big answer: watch it unfold!

Once I had seen the first episode, the addiction started to come about. As time went on, I came to appreciate the many key elements of the show, and how the pieces fit together. And there are a lot of pieces to this.

Osaka's spaciness and philosophies. Yomi's commitment to dieting. Tomo's spirited nature that is even ch8ildlike. Kagura's athleticism. Sakaki's penchant for cats. Chiyo's hard work ethic in the adverse face of high school life. Each character is just as importanit as the other.