Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~
Alternative title: Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~
かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～ (Japanese)
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: Hazumu was a shy boy who enjoyed gardening, collecting herbs, and long walks in the mountains. One day he finally worked up the courage to confess his love to Yasuna, but she rejected him. Feeling dejected, he wandered up Mt. Kashimayama to the place where they first met to reconsider his feelings. After getting lost, he wished upon a shooting star which turned out to actually be a crashing alien spaceship. Although he was hit by the falling ship, Hazumu survived the crash thanks to some body reconstruction by the aliens, only they got it a little wrong. Now that he is a she, Hazumu stumbles head-first back into his social life and relationships only to find that the entire landscape has changed.
My Opinion: This was a fantastic anime with a captivating story of love and loss. What happens when friends fall in love but they are both girls? What happens when a boy falls in love with a girl and is turned into a girl himself? This anime is a mind bending story of a love triangle, and struggle to win their true loves heart.
My rating: 10/10
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Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora
Alternative title: Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora – looking up at the half-moon (Japanese)
HanTsuki (Japanese)
半分の月がのぼる空 (Japanese)
半分の月がのぼる空 – looking up at the half-moon (Japanese)
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Plot Summary: During the winter, Yuichi was hospitalized due to hepatitis. Randomly he would try to escape from the hospital but would get beat up by the nurse. One day, he happened to meet Rika, a girl of his age, in the next building. He was fascinated by her beauty, but she was very selfish girl. Although she led him by the nose, he began to be attracted by her. However, when Rika told him about her illness, he knew why she acted so selfish; she didn’t have long to live.
My Opinion: This was a beautiful captivating story of a boy and girl whom met at the hospital. It was an insane spiral of maddening love and mind twisting drama. Even at the end it leaves you wondering…
Rating: 10/10
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Mushishi
Alternative title: Bugmaster
蟲師 (Japanese)
충사 (Korean)
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural
Plot Summary: They are neither plants nor animals. They differ from other forms of life such as the micro-organisms and the fungi. Instead they resemble the primeval body of life and are generally known as “Mushi”. Their existence and appearance are unknown to many and only a limited number of humans are aware of them. Ginko is a “Mushi-shi” who travels around to investigate and find out more about the “Mushi”. In the process, he also lends a helping hand to people who face problems with supernatural occurances which may be related to the “Mushi”.
My Opinion: This was a wonderful anime that made the watcher think about his/her life and the way they live it. It takes us to place where life is simple yet very complex. The story was filled with very captivating characters and incidents. It’s a must watch.
Rating: 10/10
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