Cheesy Reviews

Media Name: One Piece Media Type: TV Series Season: 1 Episode Count 61 Release Year: 1999-2001 Series Director:  Kōnosuke Uda Production Company: Toei Animation English Networks: Crunchyroll, FoxBox, Toonami Finished Watching: 20th November 2022 My Rating: 9/10 This was the first season of One Piece that I watched and I would have to say that it was a strong introduction. I really liked the animation, especially within the fight scenes. The writing was also really good throughout each arc. The music is also great. I would have to say that the arc that I enjoyed the most was the Arlong Park Arc which had some of the best scenes out of this entire season. I really like the characters as well, especially Usopp. Basically the only problems that I didn't really like the start of the Syrup Village Arc since I don't really like "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" stories (though I think that it improved as it went on). There were also some times where Sanji (despite being really cool ...

Media Name:  One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure Media Type: Movie Release Year: 2001 Director:  Junji Shimizu Production Compaies:  Toei Animation English Distributor: Manga Entertainment Runtime: 55 minutes Finished Watching: 29th November 2022 My Rating: 7/10 Given that the first One Piece movie was not the best in terms of writing, I lowered my expectations for this one. I'd have to say that I enjoyed this one slightly more than the first movie though. The animation was really good though not as good as the first movie. The new characters were a lot more interesting in this movie. The fight scenes were also really well done.  Quite a few of the jokes also were quite funny. Some of the problems were however that at times it could feel like a generic filler plot. I also didn't really like the ending that much either. Overall, while this was an improvement from the first one, it still was far from a great movie.

Media Name:  One Piece: Jango's Dance Carnival Media Type: Short Film Release Year: 2001 Director:  Daisuke Nishio Production Companies: Toei Animation English Distributor: N/A Runtime: 6 minutes Finished Watching: 29th November 2022 My Rating: 7.5/10 Given that this was a theatrical short film that played before the second movie, I didn't know what to expect. I really enjoyed it though. I though it to be really funny. The animation was great and I really liked the music. Overall, while this was just a short film, I still found it to be really entertaining.

Media Name:  One Piece: Adventure in the Ocean's Navel Media Type: TV Special Series: One Piece Release Year: 2000 Special Director:  Yukio Kaizawa Production Company:  Toei Animation English Network:  N/A Runtime: 49 Minutes Finished Watching: 28th November 2022 My Rating: 4/10 Given that this was the first TV special from One Piece , I was looking forward to it to see what Toei could do with an extended episode. I would have to say that I was disappointed. The plot was really not interesting with it feeling quite generic, same with the new characters who feel exactly like some of the other new characters from filler episodes. The ending was also quit underwhelming as well. The animation was nowhere near as good as in the show and could feel at times like a PowerPoint presentation. I did find some of the jokes to be funny though along with the character writing for the Straw Hats. Overall, I didn't like this special and I found it to be quite disappointing.

Media Name: Ms. Marvel Media Type: TV Series Season: 1 Episode Count 6 Release Year: 2022 Creators:  Bisha K. Ali Production Company: Marvel Studios Original Network: Disney+ Finished Watching: 27th November 2022 My Rating: 5/10 Going into this, I didn't really know what to expect since I've never seen Ms. Marvel in any other piece of media and I've never read her comics. I'd have to say that this show was mediocre. The pacing was way too slow which made the show drag. It felt like they forgot at times that they were making a superhero show because there was so little action occurring. It also felt like they set up too many villains to the point of where it got confusing as to who was meant to be the main villain. The final episode was really messy as well though I'd have to say that I enjoyed it more. There were some funny jokes however sprinkled throughout. Overall, while I wouldn't say this series was terrible, I also wouldn't say it was great either.

Media Name: One Piece: The Movie Media Type: Movie Release Year: 2000 Director:  Junji Shimizu Production Compaies:  Toei Animation,  Fuji Television,  Shueisha,  Toei Company English Distributor: Manga Entertainment Runtime: 51 minutes Finished Watching: 24th November 2022 My Rating: 6.5/10 This was the first of the One Piece movies which I had to watch so I was looking forward to seeing what Toei could do with a movie based on the series. I'd have to say that this was good but not really the best. I was surprised by how short this movie was given that it is actually less than an hour long. I really liked the animation in this and found it to be really entertaining to watch. The characters were also as well-written as in the main show itself. The action was really good though. I'd have to say that the short runtime really held it back especially since it took around 20 minutes for the plot to progress. The main villain felt like an average villain and actuall...

Media Name: Super Mario Bros. Media Type: Movie Release Year: 1993 Directors:  Rocky Morton,  Annabel Jankel Production Companies:  Hollywood Pictures,  Lightmotive,  Allied Filmmakers,  Cinergi Pictures Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Runtime: 1 hour 44 minutes Finished Watching: 22nd November 2022 My Rating: 6/10 Whenever I hear anyone talk about the live-action Mario movie, people usually talk about how bad it was or that it's one of the worst films of all time. I'd have to say that people are overexaggerating. Is this a good adaptation? Absolutely not, there is barely anything accurate to the games. It this a good movie? eh, it's decent. I'd have to say that I enjoyed it. The acting was really good with Bob Hoskins doing an especially good job. Some of the writing was decent and I found some of the jokes to be funny. Some of the flaws, other than the obvious lack of accuracy, were that the CGI has aged quite poorly. Some of the character...

Media Name:  One Piece: Defeat Him! The Great Pirate Ganzack! Media Type: OVA Release Year: 1998 Director:  Gorō Taniguchi Production Companies: Production I.G. English Distributor: N/A Runtime: 30 minutes Finished Watching: 22nd November 2022 My Rating: 7.5/10 Well, I finally started One Piece and along with the main show itself, I decided to watch all of the movies, TV specials and OVAs, including this one. To say that this was the first anime adaptation of One Piece and it wasn't even done by Toei Animation who made the main show, this was really good. The animation was really great and the cel animation looked good. The music was also nice to listen to. I liked the action. The characters were also really well-written. That being said, it wasn't perfect as I didn't find either the storyline or the villain to be that interesting. Other than those flaws, this was a fun OVA to watch and for a first adaptation, this was really good and goes to show how Production I.G . wou...

Media Name: Wonder Egg Priority Media Type: TV Series Season: 1 Episode Count 12 + Special Release Year: 2021 Series Director:  Shin Wakabayashi Production Company:  CloverWorks English Networks:  Crunchyroll Finished Watching: 30th October 2022 My Rating: 8/10 I've heard a lot of mixed things about Wonder Egg Priority so going into it I was unsure as to whether I'd like it or not but I really enjoyed it. I thought the characters were all great and worked well with each other. Some of the darker themes of the show were touched upon really well. The animation was also really good and reminded me of Studio Trigger at times. I also really liked the music, especially the OP. The Trans representation was also really well done. It sucked that the show had two recaps (both of which I skipped). I also felt that the finale special was terrible at wrapping everything up. If it was a cliff-hanger leading into a second season, I would consider it to be a decent episode but it does no...

Media Name: Werewolf By Night Media Type: TV Special Series: MCU Release Year: 2022 Special Director:  Michael Giacchino Production Company:  Marvel Studios English Network:  Disney+ Runtime: 53 Minutes Finished Watching: 26th October 2022 My Rating: 5/10 I'll be honest and say that this year in terms of the MCU has been disappointing to me but I was looking forward to this one. When I watched it, it was just ok. Maybe it's because I haven't seen any old monster movies that inspired it but I thought it was boring most of the time and not really that scary at all. Some of the scenes in the movie also reminded me a bit of Morbius (which I'd say is the second worst movie of this year). I thought that the fight scenes were good though and the CGI was better than most of the other things from the MCU that released this year. The black and white filter also added to the movie in my opinion. Overall, I was disappointed by this though I wouldn't say its one of the worst thi...

Media Name: To Your Eternity Media Type: TV Series Season: 1 Episode Count 20 Release Year: 2021 Series Director:  Masahiko Murata Production Company: Brain's Base English Networks: Crunchyroll Finished Watching: 19th October 2022 My Rating: 8.5/10 I watched the first season of To Your Eternity when it was first airing in spring and summer of 2021 and I'd have to say that I found it to be really enjoyable so when it got close to the start of the second season, I decided to rewatch the first in preparation. I really enjoyed it though not as much as on my first viewing. The best part of this show was the emotional aspect with the deaths of each character being really heart-breaking. The show had some great action scenes paired with really good animation. The characters were all well-written which made any death scenes more impactful. The music was really good with Pink Blood being an especially good song. Some of the problems with the show was that at times it could be quite slo...

Media Name: The Devil is a Part-Timer!! Media Type: TV Series Season: 2 Episode Count 12 Release Year: 2022 Series Director:  Daisuke Tsukushi Production Company: 3Hz English Network: Crunchyroll Finished Watching: 2nd October 2022 My Rating: 3/10 I originally watched the first season in 2021 and really enjoyed it but since at the time it had been 8 years without a second season, I didn't expect one to happen but to my surprise it did. When I watched it, I was extremely disappointed. this season was made by a different studio so the animation was nowhere near as good. I felt like there were too many generic slice of life plotlines that were extremely boring. They literally just felt like filler that added nothing to the story. I really didn't get why they got rid of MgRonald's in this season when it's basically the whole point of the show. The first season didn't focus entirely on MgRonald's but what they did with it was more interesting than the beach bar and f...

Media Name: Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun Media Type: TV Series Season: 2 Episode Count 12 Release Year: 2022 Series Director:  Masayuki Kojima Production Company: Kinema Citrus English Networks: Hi-Dive, Toonami Finished Watching: 2nd October 2022 My Rating: 8/10 I only got to watching the first season and the third movie in preparation for this season and I would say that I loved them. I would have to say that this season was probably the weakest part of the show for me so far but I still enjoyed it. The writing and characters were both really good with the new characters also being nice additions to the cast. The animation was really good with even the CGI looking nice (though a bit jarring at first). The usage of gore in the series paired with horror continued to be really well done. Some of the issues with this season were that there was way less horror and gore than in the first season and the movie. Another problem was that there was quite a bit of...

  Media Name: Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy In Space Media Type: TV Series Season: 2 Episode Count 16 (3 Remake, 13 New) Release Year: 2022 Creator: Natasha Allegri Production Companies: Frederator Studios, OLM Inc Original Network: Netflix Finished Watching: 24th September 2022 My Rating: 9.5/10 (New Episodes) 8/10 (Remake Episodes) This show was what made me watch the original series which if you've seen my review of season 1, you would know that I loved. This season was also amazing. Technically speaking this season is an anime since it was co-produced by OLM Inc who also made the anime adaptations of Komi Can't Communicate, Pokémon and ODDTAXI. I would have to say that the new artstyle is great and works really well for the series. I actually don't have a preference between this season's artstyle and season one's artstyle since they're both great and look really nice. Since season 1 was on YouTube and this season was on Netflix, there were 3 episodes made as remake...

Media Name: Kiki's Delivery Service Media Type: Movie Release Year: 1989 Director: Hayao Miyazaki Production Company: Studio Ghibli English Distributors: Disney, Gkids Runtime: 1 hour 43 minutes Finished Watching: 21st September 2022 My Rating: 9.5/10 I've been a huge fan of Studio Ghibli and especially Hayao Miyazaki since I first watched their films in early 2020 and have been waiting to get each of them on Blu-Ray in order to re-watch them. This was one of the movies that I was the most looking forward to watching and I would have to say that it did not disappoint. The animation was fantastic as to be expected from Ghibli and the backgrounds were also beautiful. I really liked the nice slice of life tone of the movie as well. I loved each of the characters and felt they were really well-written. The music is absolutely fantastic and the main theme of the movie (A Town With An Ocean View) is one of my favourite songs from any Ghibli movie. The movie was also extremely fun to ...