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Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze Movie Taisen Ultimatum is, for a crossover, good enough. I liked the new kamen riders. For the Fourze, it was nice to see what they ended up doing and see the well familiar faces and how they coped with their new roles. It was very enjoyable actually. The story was okay, had some suspense and the performances were good as well. The costumes and special effects, not so good, however, but maybe that's the kamen rider charm. The action scenes were nice and interesting. The comedy element, unfortunately, not so much. So, six out of ten.

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I guess for the fans of the two super hero themed series, this would have been a feast. The ending battle was really good, I'll give them that. However, there was no story. Actually, there was a slight plot that moved things around, but there were too many plot holes that I won't count them out here. So, action vice good, story vice, not that much. The super sentai were decent and I really enjoyed their scenes. The kamen riders were so so, especially their costumes. So, five out of ten for the cross over that I wish had less super hero characters in it and more story.

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Keeping in mind that Bussen is a comedy, the drama isn't bad. Though the fun comes mostly out of the out of this world reaction from everyone, as the jokes are so so, Bussen had an interesting story to tell. So, it was unique and that made it refreshing. That said, the drama was too much of a manga like drama, keeping the origin too vivid. So, if you like that in your show, you will enjoy this one. Also, the performances are good from everyone in the cast. Finally, the ecchi factor in the drama was kind of annoying at some point, although at fist it was funny. So, six out of ten.

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What I liked about Share House no Koibito was the begining. That, and the friendship dynamics between the leading lady and the crazy alien guy. However, the fantasy part was really bad and ruined the story. Maybe, if there was an episode or two, the story would have made more sense and it would have felt complete. But, unfortunately, there were not and thus, the drama concluded quite badly. Plus, the romance was not necessary. The second lead was annoying as well. At first, I didn't mind, but later on, he just was not enjoyable to watch. The rest of the stories were nice and cute. So, five out of ten.

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Otona Joshi translates into Lady Girls and the drama tried to present that. The main characters are three women who still feel like girls, even though everyone around them treat them like they are old. The women learn to not listen to what everyone expects from them and to follow their own heart. I actually enjoyed the leading lady's story, as she matured and moved on after her break up and business adventure. Her love story was nice as well. However, the two others weren't presented as nicely. It actually felt a bit rushed for them, as they were overshadowed by the leading lady's story. Finally, the performances were good from everyone. So, 6 out of 10.

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Surprisingly, Goldfish Club was a decent drama. Although the theme is school, the main characters have a lot of baggage to be trapped into the shoujo trops of the genre. The drama was dark at times and it followed the course of the relationship, as the two of them healed each other. The side character were, however, like out of the romantic comedy and her reaction was a bit too childish and predictable. However, except of that, the drama mainly follows a darker, more melodramatic path and it explores the characters quite well. The performances, finally, were really good as well.

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SIGN has a nice, slice of life story that follows a young man with hearing disability, as he tries to become a dancer. The dancing part was really good surprisingly. Though, I didn't get how he could talk so well, since he could hear only music. Apart of that, we followed some of the members' of the dancing group lives, as well as the main characters. The stories were okay and they (well, at least most of them) had a satisfying ending. The performances were good as well. Finally, the family dynamics and brotherhood between the leading character and his brother were interesting as well.

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3D Kanojo: Real Girl has a story that it feels as if you have watched it somewhere before. It doesn't offer much of a surprise or a nice never seen before twist. It just follows the well known melodramatic love story. I did like the otaku theme, however, and how a lonely boy found friends and love. The couple, actually, had chemistry and they looked nice together. Though, after the five year time skip, all the characters looked the same and too childish to be grown ups. But that is I guess a minor misstep, concidaring that the movie was just so so. At least the CGI were nice.

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