Quite intriguing to a remarkable extent, Rental Magica stretches from fleshed-out characters to piquing storyline making this anime good to watch.

Two things will happen when you watch this: either you will love it or you won't. Lucky Star takes a very bold approach in shifting one scene to another without the necessary filler in-between and punch-lines are likely to be thrown out in every scene you see. If you don't get it, it's more likely for you to like it lesser. Though Lucky Star's main weakness is its story itself, it balances well with each characters development and personalities. Unforgettable in its own unique way, Lucky Star manages to pull out fun and laughter to an amazingly straighforward way.

Humor and Drama were added quite nicely because of how they'd bring you into the anime from the first couple episodes with humor, then strike you with drama. The Drama was just so well done, it was depressing. But that's the thing about it! Clannad can make any person cry easily. Crying to this Anime is something I do not consider embarassing in the least. It is something to show you have a heart because all the characters have a scene that's just sad when you watch it/listen to it. If it gets translated to english, I bet listening to the depressing scenes will make you cry because of the perfectly done OST they used.

Overall :
Well..overall,I didn't really like the fact that they dragged the "crush" affair for too long. (In fact,it was like 80% of the whole Season.) But it's good that they revealed the past experience of the main characters.As for humor content...well,there are occasional sprinkles of comedy relief.This is more of a romance / slice-of-life plot to be honest...and I don't think this should be labelled under Harem either.(Some sites label it as Harem...but it's not quite the case.)

Genres :
-School
-Romance
-Slice of Life

Trivia :
-Toradora is originally a Light Novel series.
-There is a Visual Novel on the PSP for it.Of course,like any other Visual Novel,there are multiple endings.
-I think there is a Radio drama for it.
-There is a Manga version for it.

Overall :
This game is not for the impatient.You need decent equipment to survive dungeons and you need to farm and fish to earn more money.This is basically Harvest Moon except it have Action / Dungeon Crawler / RPG Elements.

Gameplay Elements :

Runeys - You need to maintain the right amount of Runeys to keep them alive so your crops will grow properly.

Farming & Tools - There are a variant amount of tools for your farm,barn and Runey population maintenance.(Or fishing,crushing boulders,clearing soil obstacles...etc. etc.)

Weapons - There is a constraint of weapons to be honest.Tools can be weapons as well,however.

Your House - It can be expanded and fitted with facilities for your usage.

Farming System - Exactly the same as Harvest Moon...fertilisers,tilling...etc..

Overall :
An excellent show that shows us the emotional struggle of each and every Sohma member and those around them and how their hearts got cured.Though the tale of each character is somewhat fast and compressed in the Anime,it's still worth a look,no?

Trivia :
-The plot of the Manga and Anime is generally the same but the Manga version have alot more content.I recommend the Manga version.
-This Anime / Manga is well received in some countries...more of a reason to convince you to watch it.
-There is a collectible Card Game for it I believe.
-There are plushies of it...I wonder where can I buy one.
-There are Artbooks published for it.
-There are Drama CDs published for it.

Overall :
Well,this is a fairly enjoyable series but not enough to keep one plastered on the screen.It gets boring rather quickly if your not into it's content.Either way,there's no point repeating what I typed out in the Story section.

Trivia :
-There is a Nintendo DS game released for it.
-There is a Light Novel for it.
-This is adapted from the Manga but I haven't seen it yet.It'll probably be better than the Anime so I guess it's worth taking a look.
-There are two Seasons for this Anime.
-Apparently,accessories,mugs and various other minor objects are sold with the character's avatars on.
-There are soundtracks for it.
-Japanese name for Hayate the Combat Butler is Hayate no Gotoku.

Overall a 13-episode series thats nothing but dark psychology. I will give this anime props in giving a decent ending despite the flatness of the characters. The characters stay somewhat static throughout the series but still allow for a decent ending. However this series has issues in comedy. I won't say it doesn't try and make you laugh to try and give you a breather inbetween extreme emotional distress situations, but it doesn't do much of anything because the jokes just kinda fell flat (like the lame jokes in this review, get my point). After reading this review with those random jokes, it did nothing to change the mood of the review so you, the reader, can catch yourself. Thats the same thing the series did. Thirteen episodes isn't enough to allow for something like that.

Overall it was a nice 26-episode series, but there are a few things that bug me. First is the fact that they had to name the second half of the series "The Second Stage". When companies do that, it gives the misinterpretation that its a second season that has a time jump. There was no time jump here, it picks up where episode 13 ends. Another issue is that the character development is rather slow. Because of this slow development it makes some of the episodes you watch feel extremely stand alone. I mean the episodes connect to each other, but with slow development in the characters it feels as if you're watching each episode as if it was seperate from the story. Once the characters show signs of change does the series really feel like its one big story.

Overall :
Well,the Anime and Manga isn't exactly action packed,it's more focused upon the humor and storyline content rather than the combat sequences that took place in the game.The entire plot is more or less a joke to be honest,except the few parts around the end.This is a very light-hearted plot and is probably not meant for those who are only interested in "serious" type of things.

Genres :
Action (Very light,however.)
Adventure
Comedy / Humor

Trivial Info :
List of Disgaea products :
Disgaea : Hour of Darkness (PS2 Game.)
Disgaea : Afternoon of Darkness (PSP Port.)
Disgaea DS (Nintendo DS game.)
Disgaea 2 : Cursed Memories (A sequel for the PS2.)
Disgaea 2 : Dark Hero Days (PSP Port.