Japan Sinks: 2020 Review in 5 Minutes

[@IslaMcTear]

Oh whoa it's been so long since my last upload. This wasn't the video I intended coming back with but suddenly I was writing it and then it was edited and here we are. Thank you for watching and for your support, the response on this video and to me coming back is overwhelming in all the best ways. You are the best audience of anime fans a girl could ask for.

[@TeamUnevenAnime]

I missed your videos so much. Great to have you back!

[@mattlucas169]

Well isla your videos are enjoyable to watch .If anything I thought you gave up making some videos on KZbin and go to twitter like other people

[@mattlucas169]

Most anime youtubers don’t make videos as they once did especially during thst Covid19 situation

[@jayare-hq9yp]

You are back! Yay!

[@Camilothegodfather]

Happy to see more videos from you. Had been a while but it's a always a welcome sight to see more!

[@starsurvivor]

I NEVER felt like this series was a slog. I was invested from start to finish. It got me in a way an anime never did. That tension in the first episode after the first earthquake happens...that dreading silence...and then the alert on the cell phones went off and they all just went silent and waited for it to hit....and then it did and it was worse than I could have expected!

[@Taquina-x7m]

I agree it kept me interested the entire way through:)

[@peenyweeny3703]

same! i wasn’t bored once

[@vanilla_milkshake]

Ushio's score really made this series for me. Yes, it was a mess of a show, but a beautiful heart-filled mess. Yuasa is not a perfectionist, and I think that's one of his strong suits.

[@IslaMcTear]

Agreed, this score was worth it alone. I have listened to it independently now and ah its so good. Yuasa is a genius, I just wish the animation side of Japan Sinks had more pop!

[@zoo8203]

I binge watched it when I was high. Was never so confused in my life during the middle arc.

[@IT_ODIS]

Watch paprika, now that's a fkn trip

[@SerenadeWinter]

LMAOO I CIREDD

[@noodleboi6711]

I know the cult arc was so confusing and hilarious

[@BeyondGhibli]

That eye-watering intro montage!!! Arghhh I want to edit like you Isla! So glad the best voice on AniTube is back. Funnily enough I just started this show yesterday, the first two or three episodes were seriously groundbreaking (no pun intended) for me. Not so enamoured with where I'm currently at though, it's a lost a bit of steam.

[@Lazer-bp9lf]

That's the big issue with this show. The first 2 to 3 episodes were pretty good. They really nailed the feeling of helplessness, dread and misery but as the episodes progressed, the plot became a big cluster of a mess. The whole cult stuff was pointless, many characters were killed off too quickly and most of the times, random pontless things happened at random (the rap scene). Still, it was an ok to good anime. Not above Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 but close to it.

[@DongHuaReviews]

I missed this incredible editing so much. Yuasa is definitely an incredible director and I'm so glad it brought you back to KZbin!

[@IslaMcTear]

The Yuasa effect ahahaha

[@mattlucas169]

Was shocked she came back to KZbin .Been a while

[@mattlucas169]

Isla McTear nice to see that your back

[@ariskye165]

damn this anime made me cry so much. The scenes I cried the most were when the mom died and when Ayumi (I forgot her name) got the vid of her birthday in the last ep

[@NubMG]

I really hate when that one kid that's always shout out miscellaneous phrases in English..at the worst possible times

[@rexhunter2729]

Yea but i learned alot from him aswell why hes like that

[@mypr3ttybaby]

"when that one kid" bro his name is only two letters

[@NubMG]

@sadculture Well i guess that's showed how much important he is as a character. I couldn't even remember his name

[@rexhunter2729]

Go

[@BalkanRedneck]

Same. It was really distracting and annoying.

[@MrithyunjayGN]

And boom, just like that my day got that much better.

[@IslaMcTear]

THANK YOU

[@MrithyunjayGN]

@@IslaMcTear really missed the way you phrase and edit your videos. Hopefully you can post more frequently, but even if you can't I hope you are doing good and being safe in these trying times🤙

[@angelgaming9931]

Was that a death spoiler for japan sinks? For ending of ep 2?

[@TravenTalks]

I'm so torn: On the one hand, awesome, new Isla McTear video! On the other, I just started this series today and don't want to risk getting accidentally spoiled, so I'll have to wait before I can watch this, lol - Cool to see you back tho!

[@gaoemii]

ahh same for me! I hadn't realized it had released yet so when I got the notification I went to watch it right away so I can watch the video Iol

[@TravenTalks]

Update: what a roller coaster of a series. It was hard to get through but I feel like I can still appreciate the brights spots that do shine through everything else, especially episode 8, which is the sort of tone/storytelling I hoped the series would've aimed for more. And what a fantastic video - especially that opening montage! Again, cool to see you back!

[@gaoemii]

@@TravenTalks just curious, what made it hard to get through? I personally didn't have any difficulty, but maybe I'm just used to binge watching everything🤣

[@TravenTalks]

@@gaoemii Personally, I just had a lot of issues with the pacing and tonal shifts, and there were a lot of narrative decisions that to me felt like they came out of nowhere. Granted, maybe I'm just being nitpicky, but still

[@gaoemii]

@@TravenTalks ah I see. Now that I'm thinking back on it I had to take a break every two episodes before I could continue. I probably just didn't notice since I still (in my books) binge watched it all. Though that was completely abnormal to how I usually watch animes.

[@Evanit0]

I've missed your content so much. This video encapsulates my thoughts on this show.

[@wolfindragonsclothing]

I benched watch the series. And I loved it. I felt it was a series that knows what it was doing. Using the family as a start and slowly add on and subtract it. Seeing the first couples or side character deaths. i knew this was gonna be a series that was gonna take characters. I ended up not necessarily feeling for the older daughter, but feeling the role around the older daughter. As I didnt agree with some behaviors with the character. i felt things in that moment Warning spoilers: But when the dad died, I felt my heart wrenched and collapsed in my own horror. As I could imagine that being my dad, and how devastated I would be loosing him at the moment. Or being scared to Hear him again through a Medium. I felt like I was able to link characters to people they would fit in with irl, and felt something more personal.

[@jvinsantos6861]

Binge*

[@ML-yn9yu]

The mom is what hit me that hardest.

[@ayako510]

A lot of people seem to be putting down this show from just looking at it for purely plot/story, which I agree that the story itself is predictable as any other disaster show. However, I find that the main beauties of this series are found in the themes and topics that were addressed throughout it. Self identity, nationalism, grieving/coping during disaster, the worth of life/survival , and other relevant topics were displayed through the characters and their development. Also, the show did so well with taking a not-so-realistic situation and making the responses make sense if they really were to happen. I liked this series, and hope that others would try to give it the time and try to look past its flaws and pay attention to the messages and details to scenery :)

[@hirakami28]

whenever someone died, it would just play happy music, like bruh. and then they just start rapping, like wtf.

[@nuped7021]

Twouq dude what?

[@sophiefilo16]

Yep! I mean, the track is good, but there's a time and a place...!

[@Zydlik7]

I really liked the first half. But there were just too many huge coincidences in the second half.

[@argentl.o7886]

This definitely got me interested in watching Japan Sinks !! thanks for the video and your great work and I hope to see you again soon

[@7evensabre]

Because I’ve been to Japan within the last 2 years, this Anime connected with me a whole lot. I give it 9/10. Not perfect, but I found that the animation was warm and genuine like Studio Ghibli. The music was outstanding, and I was very impressed with how I felt when the characters died. The feeling I had when I knew that they were sacrificing themselves was warm and wasn’t overdone; baked just right. I also like that Japan sinking is an imaginable and arguably plausible scenario. The narration of despair was also really good in my opinion, as I didn’t know what to expect, and whether characters were going to survive or die. Brilliant!

[@m-wan2547]

Wait you remembered your KZbin password this time..!!! P.S- Welcome back, I missed your quality content

[@IslaMcTear]

They finally let me back into KZbin wahahahaha thank you man I super appreciate this!

[@whootywhoo6274]

Love your videos just stumbled across them. Showing the runtime of a review is such small big thing thank you for that.

[@Chlo_R0]

Welcome back Isla! You have a really good voice for KZbin videos and I really like the way you present information. Excited for more content from you :)

[@IslaMcTear]

Thank you so much I really appreciate this!!

[@Spookybluelights]

Can't hear you, too busy jamming out to the intro music.

[@user-mv7ho8ts7z]

They played this song during an attempted rape scene

[@niji8164]

@@user-mv7ho8ts7z the rap scene was good in English dub

[@dougied-brigadeii112]

YEAH! I'm so glad to see a new video from Isla! She always does such great reviews and her voice is so incredibly pleasant. I've gotta check out Japan Sinks. I just got done watching Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken a few weeks ago. Just something in case Isla sees this. You kick ass. You have genuinely given me shivers before with the way your sentences and the music in your videos flow together.

[@IslaMcTear]

Thank you so so much! This is such a lovely comment - you take the time to watch my videos and I'm greatful for that! I hope you enjoy Japan Sinks Eizoken is an awesome anime !

[@J.Applejuice]

Yesss! This is definitely a sight for sore eyes. Keep up the great work!

[@IslaMcTear]

Thank you jason!!!

[@tayman013]

Good to have you back Isla! Wonderful video as usual!

[@OfficialDanHalo]

Daaamn what a video! Perfect editing and summary of the series. Also Kensuke Ushio's music is phenomenal, it is like the background music for life

[@Zoroasto1]

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0: Crybaby, such a good anime.

[@ceicocat]

I'm pretty stunned that you were able to condense this much quality analysis into five minutes. Lovely video.

[@IslaMcTear]

Thank you very much !!

[@SloanTheOtaku]

Ah, Isla I love your videos!!! I plan on binging the anime with my friends, so we'll see how this goes. Don't know when the next video will come but I'll be there whenever you release one.

[@docedcrib9079]

This was so good I cryed so much also omg your back Yay hope you are ok!

[@itsjoshcooper]

Yayyy, another Isla video. Been hoping for another one. Your editing is always top notch.

[@Xinachuu]

You have the best voice ~ amazing video Isla! Looking forward to the next one ^-^

[@IslaMcTear]

And you're the best girl

[@Chronosmaster002]

Yay, you're back. So glad to see you and glad that you're talking about this anime.

[@darkling669922]

Great to have you back. I understand why you're so harsh on this series, after all Yuasa has done like 6 different projects in 3 years so it's natural to have ups and downs. The problem with Yuasa is that his ups are extremely tall! So it's natural that he has set quite a high bar for himself. Greetings from Mexico!

[@eliseharris4217]

I can’t tell you how excited I was to see you back in my feed! Yay!

[@IslaMcTear]

It feels awesome to be back THANK YOU for coming and checking out my vid

[@dankdrummer]

I'm excited to watch for myself! Fantastic editing 👌

[@RSMario128]

Welcome back I needed a good surprise today.

[@valentinvasquez761]

Glad to finally have you back with another vid Isla!

[@IslaMcTear]

I'm really happy that people still remember me its been a while, thank you so much for coming back and watching me!

[@valentinvasquez761]

@Isla McTear of course we remember you! believe me, i was checking every few weeks to see if you released something new and i missed it. They are very creative, insightful, and enjoyable. I hope you release another one soon! Also favorite scene in all your videos was the pokemon one where you made your plushes kiss (if i am remembering it right) keep up the great work!

[@ScottReport]

OH WOW!! WELCOME BACK! Missed that lovley narraration voice!

[@Ymam_]

Came here to find a review to throw at a mate and convince him to watch JS. In 2 seconds found a Scottish accent and was more interested in knowing how good you were as a reviewer... I’ve subbed, good points all round you’re articulate af, know your deep knowledge and I have absolutely no arguments against the review. Gonna look through some I’ve not watched now.

[@Ymam_]

On the outside this might look rude but every time I hear another Scottish accent in any media I stare waiting to cringe and die. Actual solid video, proud 😂

[@IslaMcTear]

You Scottish to? Ahaha I feel that about the cringe thing it's so weird hearing your accent anywhere xD thank you for this tho!! Glad you enjoyed the video !!

[@CGR89]

Went to sub and was delighted to find out I already was, welcome back

[@Ak1_]

I highly recommend japan sinks it was incredible- it is incredibly sad

[@AcnologiaR]

Such an excellently edited video, and no content for the past 7 months? Waiting on your next video, and subscribed!

[@chickenafraid]

Hooray! You've returned! I've had this show on my watch list for a few days now, I haven't checked it out yet though I've heard mixed reviews. Good to hear that the music is something special and some of the more grounded moments are good. I'm not familiar with Yuasa's other works so I should probably check them out when I'm done with this. And if I'm not satisfied with this series, I'll definitely check out that Tokyo Magnitude for some other emotional disaster drama. Really well edited video by the way! You always manage to condense your reviews into great 5 minute pieces and the presentation is a lovely cherry on top. Hope you're doing well in quarantine!

[@gaoemii]

I don't know if you've decided to watch Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 yet, but I highly recommend it! Even if you didn't love this show that movie is still great (unless you didn't love the whole natural disaster part). I personally like Tokyo Magnitude a lot more than this show!

[@gaoemii]

I knew I'd cry from your video because I cry from all your amazing videos, but Jesus did you have to make me cry while eating my ice cream cone

[@IslaMcTear]

the real question is....could you share your ice cream with me??

[@gaoemii]

@@IslaMcTear you can have the last cone in the box

[@KevinNyaa]

Absolutely stunning editing Isla, doing God's work!

[@JoJoTalksTooMuch]

Watching this made the day a bit brighter! ^_^

[@urizithar9264]

Always a pleasure to watch your review. Glad you aren't out of making vids for good.

[@shelby7386]

So excited to see a new upload from you!

[@OgeeDogee]

Great video keep it up. Just watched the series and I couldn't agree more

[@tora6738]

glad to see you back i am not to sure how i feel about the show atm as i am 3 eps in. but seems ok. nice video but how many clips in the first 30 seconds like damm

[@authorbhattacharjee4957]

I thought this channel died Glad you are back!

[@thegustbag]

I had subbed quite a few months back, between last upload and this one. I was genuinely surprised to see this video pop up in my subscriptions tab. I didn't recognize the channel name, even. BUT! That all being said, lovely video! Made me feel like it earned my subscription all over again, so I'm really looking forward to the next one!

[@IslaMcTear]

Thank you Ariel and for subbing and sticking around life is busy so making videos is harder than I'd like but I appreciate you checking my video out!

[@thegustbag]

Oh, I appreciate the effort it must take to put out even a short video during these crazy times! Thank you for pushing through with this neat little piece and thanks for the reply!

[@danid1253]

Missed your content so much! A wonderful review as always👏🏼 it's so great to see a new video again 😊

[@IslaMcTear]

Thank you so so much!

[@bucket9486]

Absolutely fantastic review with great editing that mirrored my thoughts perfectly. Hope you upload more bangers like this in the future!

[@IslaMcTear]

Really glad you enjoyed my video thank you so much !!

[@VMiguelGonzales]

We’re happy you’re back

[@WMSUGrandChorale]

Just when I wondered what happened to your channel recently...then I saw this video on my notifications. I'm glad you're back.

[@Kurogane72]

Welcome back! Definitely will admit I forgot about your channel. Glad I'm subscribed so I was reminded right away!

[@IslaMcTear]

I'm glad you're subscribed to and got to see this video thank you for watching

[@starbullets]

so glad to see you back! i found you some time ago and saw that you hadn't uploaded in a while, and worried for a bit that you had silently left, so definitely excited to see a new video from you!!

[@Somefool669]

We needed this, thank you

[@kassygo1375]

I’ve missed your videos! This was such a good one and it’s making me want to give it a chance! Also I never knew yuasa made ping pong the animation it makes so much sense now! That’s one of my fav series of all time

[@IslaMcTear]

Ping Pong is CRAZY but when you know it's Yuasa it makes total sense aha!

[@BoughtByTheBlood]

Been missing you like CRAZY!! I'm JUST SO HAPPY you're back! You were one of my very first anitubers, right after Beyond Ghibli, & the scene just hasn't been the same without you all this time. The anime KZbin community NEEDS a strong female voice like yours. One that doesn't capitalize on being zany or perverse, but just brings a much-needed female perspective on anime, manga, & the anime community, at large. I love your playful, but heartfelt videos, & I've watched movies & series based solely off your reviews of them, & you've been spot-on every time. Long live the Queen of Anitubers! All hail!

[@satoriakihiro1283]

Welcome back isla Hope to see more video instead of a one off Btw did japan sink have a good ending? Feeling pretty down lately been avoiding some sad ending anime

[@IslaMcTear]

It had an incredibly hopeful ending but there is a lot of sadness along the way to get there so I understand why you may want to avoid it! The ending in itself tho was touching! And thank you! I hope to make more soon!

[@mrAl_x]

Such a good review. Great writing, nailed all the points. Instant sub

[@ThomasGHouse]

What a nice surprise to find in my subscription feed. :) I gave up on the show early on, so I couldn't take much away from it.

[@mojologue]

BEST VIDEO EVER REALLY ENJOYED IT

[@IslaMcTear]

THANKS DAD

[@TheCreepypro]

to me this still sounds like it is worth watching since I'm not in love with Yuasa's weird style like everybody else is even though I still do like it and look forward to him trying something more grounded while still bringing the weird I would never want him to not bring the weird cause we will always need that in anime otherwise it just gets stale and formulaic which we definitely don't want Yuasa is that weird spice you bust out of the rack every now and then when you want to get crazy but you don't put him on every meal but hey that is just what I think also... welcome back I have been waiting ever since I subscribed months ago after seeing you on Mother's Basement's channel and going through your backlog all the while, it would have been a shame to lose someone like you cause this community desperately needs someone like you who is genuine and speaks from the heart to remind them it is not just all memes and waifus although those are fun from time to time

[@charlychen8418]

Someone please answer my question lol After the "8 Years Later" thing, is that Go underwater (at 18:07 in the last episode) I'm really confused since I thought he was only into eSports, I cant see him doing that at all lmao

[@owleeriecosplay3216]

Yeah, he learned how to swim probably as a trauma coping strategy or for his mom.

[@rexhunter2729]

Hes like percy jackson

[@WeHeartGiantRobots]

I think you hit the nail on the head here. Kensuke Ushio's soundtrack is what really connects you to the characters, in a way that the writing alone doesn't quite manage. Haruki's run is so impactful largely because it has the power of Ushio's music backing it up. Same with the final scenes of the series, too, which is really well-edited but it goes from "this is pretty cool" to "I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING" thanks to that 'The Sun Will Rise Again' track.

[@kamapuaa666]

Missed you, Isla, Love your work.

[@kenzomx]

One of the last works of Yuasa in Science Saru. I think he's got another movie coming up and they are parting ways. Btw, I'm so glad to see you back!

[@rexhunter2729]

This made me cry inside Its a masterpiece in my opinion

[@SephiMasamune]

Isla! How have you been? I've missed your soothing voice, and you picked a perfect show to come back with. Japan Sinks is one of Yuasa's most dividing works, and sadly i've not always been a fan of what he has made to begin with...

[@iavyy]

I'm going to sub cause I'm not a simp and I love your accent

[@Rhyinn]

Oh my god I missed you so much!!

[@IslaMcTear]

Thank you so so much!!

[@Tom-lu8wh]

It’s been a year are you coming back?

[@IslaMcTear]

I will be back I'm not sure when but I will return thank you for still sticking around even tho I've been unable to post for a year ♥️

[@vio7z]

@@IslaMcTearwow, a person that actually responds if they took a break, thanks for doing that so we can know if you're doing well

[@kaije7art]

Great video! I hope life gives you enough time to be able to make the next gap between videos smaller, however, if the quality stays this good... take as long as you need. Also... "Kanojo, Okarishimasu" video, when? lol

[@johnpr1101]

Omg absolutely loved this series couldn't stop watch it all nonstop

[@IslaMcTear]

I'm really glad you enjoyed it John!

[@johnpr1101]

@@IslaMcTear just saw on your Twitter about HxH and was going to recommend Japan sinks but guess you already saw it

[@nekochan21121]

I missed your greatness!😭💞💞 Isla once again i got goosebumps & feels with ur magnificent voice narrating & exactly showing the feels & awesome directing of this anime!👏✨ Welcome back! & keep on aweing us all with ur next vid! We love you!😊💌

[@IslaMcTear]

YOU'RE THE BEST

[@genesiss2003]

YOU'RE BACK.

[@IslaMcTear]

HELLO I AM!!

[@markpaterson2053]

Aw, that's a shame because it looks fantastic. Please tell us what you thought of Haruhi Suzumia, if you've seen it. If you haven't, I reccomend it; I know it may seem a bit commercial next to most of the manga and anime you review, but it's hype is well-deserved. I prefer the less popular anime myself, but Haruhi remains one of my favourites. I'd love to know your reaction to it, and the movie is incredible, its treatment, approach, totally different to any movie of an anime show, which usually just seem like a long episode; The Dissappearance of Haruhi Suzumiah is anything but.

[@SmartJapanHacks]

Please come back! You're videos are really good 🙂

[@Cptkll]

Welcome back

[@weebchina9639]

sir great video but the bgm seems too loud for me (non-native english speaker), especially since it packed many japanese words in it.

[@cynthiacasey6631]

Be my heart began to race I was able to get so sucked into it 😭 I cried my eyes out yes some of the characters didn't make sense over a thousand times in my mind but what if when all I would watch this anime at the music is absolutely gorgeous ❤️💕😍

[@autumndidact6148]

Thanks! I was wondering whether to check this out, and now I'm still not sure but at least it'll be a more informed decision when I make it. ;)

[@FindingNe]

I love this series. If youre thinking of watching it you most definitely should

[@Drawolfie]

I think the show is really great but there is one thing that confuses me: Why is Daniel from Yugoslavia? Is it a metaphor since Yugoslavia doesn't exist anymore? Or is he old like 40 or older and is dissconnected to the outside of Japan? Maybe the guy was also Yugoslavian in the Novel so the creators of the anime kept it that way? Does anyone know/have some info?

[@jobochan1352]

I gotta be honest isla i missed hearing your accent in videos, on another note just yesterday i wastched japan sinks yesterday and really enjoyed it overall

[@IslaMcTear]

Thank you Jobo, I missed making content! I'm glad you enjoyed the anime!

[@ronaldree1167]

I don’t get it how does she not at least have 1 million subs

[@pursuitoficarus200]

By the way, I wanted to point out something, in one of the episode's Go helps the old man with a fire, the fire looked like it had died, so the old man says "It's your turn to blow" and when Go blows the fire lights, Go says suprised "It wasn't dead" and the Old man says "It was always alive" is this a reference to KITE? I hope this means KITE didn't die. Go thought the fire died but it was actually alive it might be the same with KITE.

[@deanxtv]

bro kite is not dead you say him looking at the rack in the end

[@pursuitoficarus200]

When I watched this I was not expecting such a sad tale.

[@__allen]

Isla, love your videos. Love your writing. Love your voice. There are things that only you can do. So here is what happened. I just finished watching all 25 episodes of Shinsekai Yori in one sitting. (This almost never happens.) It's a great show. I felt a bit empty, so i looked up the reviews. Digibro made a 40 minute video, and is wrong. Somebody made a video called "Digibro is going to be wrong". Made me laugh. End up watching Arkada, and he did his usual thing. Takes it apart and examine the parts, which I usually like. But I feel that the review of this show should be more... heartbreaking. I should suffer the death of shame for asking this... But, have you watched that show? Would you like to give it a try? I feel like you might be moved to make a video about it. Either way, thank you so much for all that you have done. No matter how many times I watched them, your videos always touches me deeply. Thank you.

[@klaranparske5252]

i need to rewatch the last 2 episodes casue i am completely lost

[@ravenpotter3]

I misread that as Japan Stinks and not Japan Sinks. I was very confused and was wondering what was stinking?

[@IslaMcTear]

AHAHA. Honestly I almost say Japan stinks everytime by accident!

[@kyraschrader1556]

A major part of the novel is Japan itself, not just the story of the people in it. It’s the connection of the Japanese people to Japan. That’s why I feel this version of Japan Sinks is well stylized with the background of Japan taking the focus over the character design but that’s just me. Overall great anime and great review. ☺️

[@mechajay3358]

This has to be one of the realist animes Yuasa has ever done.

[@grugi6347]

That was a really good anime, really made me feel uneasy everytime. At any moment I get ready for someone to die randomly hahaha. That rap part was so wholesome

[@rhoem1353]

i just saw gigguk tweet about it being weird i might watch it after i watch his older works

[@nathanhewett2283]

Thank you I didn’t particularly like this show either but every review on KZbin is so positive

[@jaris4435]

Damn it's been a while where've you been?

[@IslaMcTear]

Work took up a lot of my time and suddenly time just got away from me, I hope I can make more content now!

[@jaris4435]

@@IslaMcTear Glad to see you back I always enjoyed seeing your well structured reviews