The Devil is a Part Timer (Episodes 1-5) is More Funny Than This is the End

A shonen like this should not be this entertaining. I would expect something lazy, like very girlish fanservice of shipping in this series.

Well- THERE IS, but it is done so seemlessly with all the interesting plots it seems like a good drama rather than a lackluster cash in attempt.

It sort of reminds me of a mix of silent Hollywood with Jim Jarmusch, how it seems to be told from a foreigner's perspective and ends up being quite comical.

The first episode is a great intro with a great sounding voice providing great quality exposition regarding the Devil and his generals, as well as great visuals to come along with it.
Then when it transitions into the real world, it becomes even better. Wittier dialogue such as being mistaken for a kotaku cosplayer. The use of money in the real world. Achieving more in a corporate society.

The second episode deals with Japanese life:

• work relationships,
• stalkers and
• the dangers such as gang violence.

The third episode deals with how people deal with girl crushes as well as another type of crush, caused by real life disasters, i.e. choosing a fantasy reason for why an Earthquake happened.

The fourth episode deals with Emi Yusa/Emilia Justina's past.

The fifth episode was just fun.

Anime that entertained Generation X

1. Dragon Ball Z
2. Sailor Moon
3. Slam Dunk
4. Transformers
5. Naruto
6. Inu Yasha
7. Ranma 1/2
8. Fruits Basket
9. Oh my goddess
10. Slayers

Samurai Flamenco Episodes 1-5 Kick-Ass

The first episode made the series seem really dark, like a darker version of Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass, Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, and James Gunn's Super with Tokusatsu: it incorporates elements of the lackluster untrained with the realistic reasons of why would someone become a superhero in this time. After all, why else do it? No one else has yet?
The main character seems to have split personality disorder and seems to be seeing things, as well as has some sort of ignorance of things, convincing himself of certain things that are untrue that truly make him a deep character.

The second episode is a commentary on crime, Japanese umbrella "lending," the modelling business and Millennials.

The third episode has Samurai Flamenco find his nemesis in a more deadly psychotic Samurai Fakemenco.

The fourth episode essentially introduces the Hit Girl of their team, while displaying Red Axe as an athletic person who is too busy worrying about fame and acting over the safety of Samurai Flamenco. It also begins the arc of how egotistical, divisive and uncaring celebrities have become in this world, if not a commentary of the real world.

The fifth episode introduces the police as PR people, while bringing about the dark side of fighting crime: getting hurt and adjusting with your normal life, especially if it happens to be Tokusatsu!
It rains on a day when all the main characters are sad. Flamenco II lost his parents.
Long distance dating problems.

NYCC 2013: Mazinger Z with Dark Knight/Batman & Robin Batman

Neon Genesis Evangelion Expo: Shanghai 2013

NYCC 2013: Tiger (no Bunny) Cosplay

NYCC 2013: Rei Ayanami Cosplay

NYCC 2013: Attack on Titan Cosplay

Gatchaman movie preview with criticisms

So far:
Pros:

• The opening fight is excellent, just so extreme. Seems like the 199 Super Sentai Senshi battle.
• The actress portraying the nemesis. She seems to mix ham and seriousness like a perfectionist chef's omelet deli sandwich.

Con:

• Marriage scheme to get into the nemesis' palace.

What we have to wait to see:
The technical jargon: It's an anime. They do it in Star Trek and very little criticism is given about it. (I criticize it.) Anime follows the same suit since.
The cast and acting: There have been complaints about hamming it up and not being Oscar worthy. It honestly was not like we were expecting that.
The special effects: This is not a $200 million budget movie. Fans did not expect it to be.

Gatchaman Crowds 1-4: Read if you want to get pissed off- I think it is a very overrated series

The first episode introduced how the characters were contemporized in a post-Berlin Wall era, much like Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' "Day of the Dumpster."
The second episode sorta annoys me as it completely took away from the first episode without building up the MESS threat for me to feel pulled away. Albeit, how MESS was portrayed was well... MESSY.
The third episode goes from where the second episode left off trying to figure out what MESS is up to. The Milk: Social Media and Corporations as bad guys controlling people?
I never bought why MESS was supposed to be a bad guy other than that the leader said so. So much for that.
In the fourth episode, Crowds is apparently a multiplying working ability. A little bit like not-so-nanotech. A monster attacks Rui. I wish I knew more about her, other than that she herself is a bit manipulative.

Overall, the show has a lot of ideas, but does not really do anything with them. It's not an action anime, it's not a philosophical anime, it's not a well written anime. I really do not see why there is so much appeal from this series from Kotaku and other anime news sites.
Why is this even an anime? Most of the time, the show is just a bunch of characters talking about nothing interesting and doing stupid things!