2019 Complete "Spotlight Review Wednesday" Anime and Manga List

Previous Year's Anime and Manga Links

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**Disclaimer**

Some or all of the links to the actual shows may change as the years pass. I have no control over if Crunchyroll, FUNimation or any of the other sites change what they are offering on their programs for you to watch or read. Thanx for understanding!

Now onto this years Listing!

2019 Complete "Spotlight Review Wednesday" Listings

January

Anime

~Mithical Detective Loki Ragnarok~

~Dive!!~

~Zettai Bouei Laviathan~

Manga

~Chiro: The Star Project~

~Himitsu no Akuma-chan~

February

Anime

~Hen Zemi~
~GinTama~

Manga

~Boku Girl~

~A Trap Can Use a Girl's Weapons~

March

Anime

~Actually I am~
~Bungo Stray Dogs~

Manga

~Akuma no Kagi to Shoujo no Raison Dêtere~
~Domestic girlfriend~

April

Anime

~Black Clover~
~Meiji Tokyo Renka~

Manga

~Boku wa ne~
~Save Me~

May

Anime

~Yokai Apartment no Yuuga na Nichijou~
~Norn9~

Manga

~Rebirth~
~UnOrdinary~
~UQ Holder~

June

Anime

~Gankutsuou~
~All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku~

Manga

~The Gamer~

~The Tyrant Falls in Love~

July

Anime

~Elfen Lied~

~Taboo Tattoo~

~Howl's Moving Castle~

Manga

~Sakura-chan to Amane-kun~

~The Grim Reapers~

August

Anime

~Between the Sky and Sea~

~Blend - S~

Manga

~Limit Breaaak~

~Dating My Childhood Bully~

September

Anime

~Brave Witches~
~In Another World With My Smartphone~

Manga

~BJ Alex~

~Make Me Bark~

October

Anime

~Plastic Memories~

~Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for spirits~

Manga

~Ten Count~

~Finder Series~
~YanOta: The Delinquent and the Otaku~

November

Anime

~Kenka Bancho Otome -Girl Beats Boys-~
~The Royal Tutor~

Manga

~Kings Game: Origin~
~A Good Day to be a Dog~

December

Anime

~Death Parade~

~Gangsta~

Manga

~Vampire Heart~

~Days of Hana~

Next year when making this list I decided I will just have one link at the top to bring you to a page that is nothing but a list of the previous review list pages... There will also be a link on the blog itself so that you can find the page easier... I really hope this will help everyone find the reviews they are most interested in looking at!

That's all for this post! Hope this helps you quickly find the review you are looking for!

As always... Thanx for reading my posts this past year!

Have an amazing New Year!

January 2020 "Spotlight Review Wednesday" Announcements!!!!

 December's Spotlight Review List! 

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Anime

~Death Parade~

~Gangsta~

Manga

~Vampire Heart~

~Days of Hana~

 January's Spotlight Review List! 

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Anime

2020.........................................................................................Dr. Stone

2020........................................Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saykyou

2020....................Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyouku 

Manga

2020........................................................................................Dial Again

2020......................................................................................Devils' Line

Spotlight Review Wednesday: Manga 12~25~2019

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Days of Hana

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A story of love between werewolf boy Haru and human girl Hana.

My review!!!

 The Manga can be read here...

Webtoons: Days of Hana

So this one is going to be a bit hard for me to write because I love it so much.. Being completely unbiased is going to be soooo hard for me! I have to try though so please please please understand if I go off the rails with how freat it is to me! See I already started!

I found Days of Hana before I made this years list so when I ended up with it on my list I was very happy! It meant I could write about something I loved reading. But there was one problem... It's so hard to keep what happens in the manga from slipping out in my writing... There is love and hate and trust issues and betrayed trust and sooooo much more in this story!

With so much happening you would think it would get all jumbled up and crazy right? Well you are wrong in this case... The mangaka does an amazing job of keeping it all organized and putting it down in a way it feels normal! I sometimes thought I was reading an amazing light novel instead of a webtoon... That's just how great they did!

Add to that how well it was drawn and I feel like it's a huge success! I mean it isn't exactly realistic art... You can tell they are drawn characters but they also don't look like blobs with eyes, nose, and mouth put there to show it's supposed to be a human like creature... They look good!

Look at them at the beach! Okay... So the muscles on Haru are a bit over defined but it fits since he is a werewolf. As you can see it is easy to tell it is a drawn person rather than a realistic drawing.. But they have a cute appeal to them because of that... I think it would look odd if they were too realistically!

Now lets talk real ratings... This is just my opinion though!

On a scale of 1 to 10 with ten being a "Perfect-Must-Read" rating I give this...

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So now I'm sure you're wondering why it didn't get the elusive 10 right? To be honest the only reason is because it isn't finished and there is so much going on that it could still go to hell in a hand basket if things go wrong.

It's totally worth checking out though... It is a roller-coaster ride of emotions for both you and the characters in the story... But I really do believe you'll love it!

Time to go read! Merry Christmas!!! Bye for now!

As always... Thanx for reading my review!

Hope you have a love filled, fun, and exciting day!!!

Spotlight Review Wednesday: Anime 12~18~2019

Spotlight Review

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Gangsta

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Nicholas Brown and Worick Arcangelo, known in the city of Ergastalum as the "Handymen," are mercenaries for hire who take on jobs no one else can handle. Contracted by powerful mob syndicates and police alike, the Handymen have to be ready and willing for anything. After completing the order of killing a local pimp, the Handymen add Alex Benedetto—a prostitute also designated for elimination—to their ranks to protect her from forces that want her gone from the decrepit hellhole of a city she has come to call home. However, this criminal’s paradise is undergoing a profound period of change that threatens to corrode the delicate balance of power.

Ergastalum was once a safe haven for "Twilights," super-human beings born as the result of a special drug but are now being hunted down by a fierce underground organization. This new threat is rising up to challenge everything the city stands for, and the Handymen will not be able to avoid this coming war.

My review!!!

The Anime can be watched here...

MyAnimeList: Gangsta

FUNimation: Gangsta

Crunchyroll: Gangsta

So this one was a bit of a handful. It seems it is restricted by country. I was lucky enough to find one of the above sites that let me watch it so I hope it will be that way for you guys too! Good Luck!

As for this review... I don't know how long the anime will be available for me to watch but I really wanna watch the whole thing. It isn't my usual style either... This one is so twisted but so good! It's definitely not a kid friendly one so if you have kids I recommend an after bedtime anime night to watch it.

It is a huge ball of violence, drugs, and sex work. You never know what kind of job these guys are going to have next! With all that going on you would think the story would be lacking but it isn't. There is this odd sense of mystery and nice way of gaining information about both the past and possible future outcomes. It doesn't feel out of place or forced. In fact it feels very natural!

So with that in mind I think you will understand this rating...

On a scale of 1 to 10 with ten being a "Perfect-Must-Watch" rating I give this...

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I took a point off for availability being limited if I'm being honest. If that wasn't the case it would probably have been a 9.

Like I said before, the story was great! But the art was just as good. It had that rough feel that gave the hard life feel to everything that was going on. I really couldn't ask for a better gang or violence based anime... And I'm really picky!

I hope you get the change to watch this one everyone!

As always... Thanx for reading my review!

Hope you have an entertaining day!!!

Spotlight Review Wednesday: Manga 12~11~2019

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Vampire Heart

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(Bottomless swamp)

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On the night of a full moon, Dokyung runs into a vampire with blood dripping from the corners of his mouth. Haunted by the encounter, he tries to dismiss it as a dream...but not only does the vampire go to the same school as him, he begins following him around everywhere! Dokyung is horrified of course, but as time passes, he discovers some peculiar quirks about the creature: he prefers his meat well done, flinches at the sight of cats, and loves to cuddle. Who is this mysterious vampire, and why is he so fixated on Dokyung?

My review!!!

The Manga can be read here...

Mangapark: Bottomless Swamp

MangaDex: Bottomless Swamp

MangaGo: Bottomless Swamp

This link supports the author though...

Lezhin: Vampire Heart

Personally I'd go with the last link. I like to support the mangaka/authors whenever I can so that they will be able to keep making manga for us. Without that support we will not be getting many new manga.

Okay... I'm done ranting about that... Time to start the review!

Let's go about this a bit differently... Since I already started with a rant why don't we continue on the road of craziness by keeping this review all out of order! This sounds like fun!!! so first the rating...

On a scale of 1 to 10 with ten being a "Perfect-Must-Read" rating I give this...

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Now for my thoughts... When I first started looking for this one I found it under two different names. I'm going to have to assume that Vampire Heart is the real intended name because it's on Lezhin with that name. That site is really good with having the actual author's or mangaka's work with the proper titles. I know it's a bit of a drag having to pay for the chapters but think about it this way... Before we had the internet we had to pay for books... It's the same thing. I'll put my faith in Lezhin that they got it right.

That being said... You can find it on free sites but you will risk getting some
kind of hidden virus while you read. I have had that happen a few times on other sites.... Never on the ones I've linked. That doesn't mean there aren't any though... It just means I got lucky so far. Let's hope you do too!

It's worth it to pay for this one though... The story is great... There were a few spots where I got a little confused but it wasn't in a way that would make the story hard to follow. The art was great too! Like I said... Worth paying for!

I like the fear that we find out about... and his reaction being like a kids... oh and the method of harassment that wasn't supposed to be harassment... I'm not telling you the major points though... to find out who, what, when, where, why and how... Check it out for yourself!

I really hope I have enticed you a bit... Happy reading!

As always... Thanx for reading my review!

Hope you have an enchanting day!!!

Spotlight Review Wednesday: Anime 12~4~2019

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Death Parade

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After death, there is no heaven or hell, only a bar that stands between reincarnation and oblivion. There the attendant will, one after another, challenge pairs of the recently deceased to a random game in which their fate of either ascending into reincarnation or falling into the void will be wagered. Whether it's bowling, darts, air hockey, or anything in between, each person's true nature will be revealed in a ghastly parade of death and memories, dancing to the whims of the bar's master. Welcome to Quindecim, where Decim, arbiter of the afterlife, awaits!

Death Parade expands upon the original one-shot intended to train young animators. It follows yet more people receiving judgment—until a strange, black-haired guest causes Decim to begin questioning his own rulings.

My review!!!

 The Anime can be watched here...

FUNimation: Death Parade

Hulu: Death Parade

As you can see there are a couple of places you can watch this one... I recommend it too... It is a bit morbid because everyone is dead and you literally gamble with your fate... Or so it would seem at first!

Let's break it all down...

As I watched the episodes I realized they were just going where they deserved to be and were being kind of toyed with... At least that's what I felt was happening. Maybe toyed with is the wrong word. The problem is that it's games that bring out the persons true nature and the bartender is the one to decide if your true nature makes you deserving of living again or if you will disappear for all eternity into the void of no return!

Sounds scary right... But it's also kinda fair. Your own memories dictate if you will live again or not... The bartender just judges those memories. But what if they are wrong... Is it possible they could make a mistake?

This anime explores that possibility and it is interesting to watch how each case plays out.. Sometimes both get to live on... Sometimes it's just one... Any combination of Live and Disappear is possible here... So let's see how good the Death Parade stands against my rating system!!!

On a scale of 1 to 10 with ten being a "Perfect-Must-Watch" rating I give this...

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8

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That's right... It got an 8... And now I'll tell you why.

The art was wonderful... Very pleasing to the eye... The story was well thought out so I can't complain about that... sometimes the two who were being judged even knew each other. It was very good at seeming random too! I think my big problem was the concept... It's not that I didn't like it but that it is a controversial one for me. I am open to all beliefs on life and death but I never thought they would make an anime that would put that into view. Personally I don't feel that gambling your fate is a good way to show this either.

But then again... That's just my take on it... If you want to judge it for your self then please feel free to checkout the links above... If you love it and want to support the mangaka then please check this link out!

Amazon: Death Parade

As always... Thanx for reading my review!

Hope you have a happy and healthy day!!!