Gokukoku no Brynhildr

Venturing into the wilderness, the skeptical Ryouta Murakami and the ambitious Kuroneko were on a quest to prove the existence of extraterrestrial life when a tragic accident occurred, reaping Kuroneko of her life and leaving Ryouta in a critically injured state.

Ten years have passed since the disaster, and Ryouta is now living a normal life in high school. He vows to prove that aliens are real in honor of his late friend. A transfer student named Neko Kuroha unexpectedly arrives one day, bearing a striking resemblance to the late Kuroneko—even sharing a similar name. Most mysteriously, she seems to possess supernatural powers.

As Ryouta takes more interest in Neko, he is drawn into a deadly world where dangerous scientists hunt magic-wielding witches that have escaped from their secret research laboratory. Neko is one of these escapees, but there are many others who are in similar situations, and it's up to Ryouta to protect them from their would-be captors.

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Kuroha, Neko Main

Taneda, Risa Japanese

Schlierenzauer, Kazumi Main

Ichimichi, Mao Japanese

Tachibana, Kana Main

Suzaki, Aya Japanese

Murakami, Ryouta Main

Oosaka, Ryouta Japanese

Takatori, Kotori Main

Tadokoro, Azusa Japanese

Tokou, Nanami Supporting

Numakura, Manami Japanese

Fujisaki, Mako Supporting

Noto, Mamiko Japanese

Wakabayashi, Hatsuna Supporting

Uchiyama, Yumi Japanese

Hashiratani, Kogorou Supporting

Itou, Kentarou Japanese

Ichijiku, Chisato Supporting

Touchi, Hiroki Japanese

Nara, Shunsuke Producer

Kimura, Fumihiko Producer

Kawakami, Ryuutarou Producer

Imaizumi, Kenichi Director

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Jun 29, 2014

AnimeZ0id

Recommended

**UPDATE** Damn this anime is getting bad reviews xD I get that it's similar to Elfen Lied (that's one of my favs) But you should never heavily compare the two even if it is by the same person who wrote it.

This isn't Elfen Lied. This is a completely different anime. Jeezz people.

Harem & Sci-fi; weird combination, right? But this anime makes it work. I'm usually not a huge harem fan, but this one is a win in my book. Probably because it's not heavily focused on it. I didn't actually expect to like this anime so much. Whether it was the summary or just ... a feeling; I was wrong. This just blew my expectations!

Story: 8/10- This anime. Wow. Brynhildr has a way of making you think a little. You don't know what's coming next, and when you do, it's twisted into something completely different. Suspense is a high factor in this anime, and it makes it great! There are so many parts you don't expect, but it happens. It could be a funny, perverted scene or a character death. The story never fails to keep you on the edge of your seat!

Art: 8/10- The animation was great. The colors were the basic "Sci-fi" type of feel. Nothing is too colorful or bubbly, but more of a darker feel. Which is what you want in an anime like this. Overall fairly simple but pleasant.

Sound: 9/10- I do admire the OPs very much. The first one was just mysterious music with interesting animation to follow. It really draws you in. the second one isn't probably for everyone since it is almost a metal type. But if you like that genre, than you'll like it too! And the ED is surprisingly cheerful. Which is nice if you have such a dramatic episode. Overall, the music ties everything together.

Character: 10/10- In a mystery themed anime you never really know what to expect in development. But I thought each character had a decent background. Some of the supporting ones are left unchecked, but that's to be expected. The main characters on the other hand, have just enough development that you want to know more about them, but you already have knowledge of them. So it leaves you with more questions than answers, but that's all part of the game, right? >;3

Enjoyment: 9/10- I was about 4 episodes behind before I caught up last week, but woah. This anime hits a home run in everything you expect it to. It shows mystery, hell, the ending definitely does. It's about witches, and as childish as it sounds, the fantasy factor of this anime is anything but child's play. But of course, it is sci-fi themed! The drama will leave you wanting to continue watching to see what happens next. Though there are the perverted scenes, it doesn't seem to fail to make you smile or laugh! In all, this anime was great & probably will only grow in fam ^^ [But at this rate with all the terrible reviews, I'm not so sure]

Overall: 9/10- Loved it and hope many others will agree :3 [they don't lol] But hey, there's over 100 chapters in the manga. So I can only assume another season is heading are way, don't you think? ;)

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jul 8, 2014

Jammin_Rabbit

Mixed Feelings

Gokukoku no Brynhildr is a very cleverly disguised harem in the skin of a bleeding magician.

The show is a clear example of a unique set of characters with great potential placed at the mercy of a poorly written plot and forced to move with it. This is evident in multiple parts of the anime whenever a plot point is introduced only to be glossed over. While this isn’t entirely noticeable at first glance, it becomes a reoccurring phenomenon that leaves the audience wondering “why?”

One of the weakest points of the show is the lack of impact the supporting cast (Kogorou, Chisato, Nanami, etc) has ... on the state of mind and motivational force of the main character. Almost every time they are introduced the main characters neither learn nor gain anything other than restating their raison d’etre and passing them off with little reflection. Furthermore, one of the worst offenses is having them being reduced to a simple plot device to conveniently move the main cast in a certain direction. When the show takes a turn toward the darker end of the spectrum the supporting cast seem to be conveniently present at times where the main characters need them the most. Then, as if to add salt onto the wound, emotional thresholds become melodramatic and seemingly misplaced. The main characters, namely Murakami, Kuroha, and Kazumi start acting as if they are on a checklist to cry at a given point of the show.

It’s easy to call GnB dark and grim especially when we have death left and right. Though, the blood, melting, and secret organization are only a pretense to call it a “dark” show. Unfortunately, the show—in its vain attempt to show us tragedy—doesn’t build the right emotional motivation for us to feel attached to their characters. Because while supporting cast have attachments to the main cast, they served to do little in expressing the latter’s growth, thereby preventing the audience from vicariously feeling the main character’s loss. This is due to the poorly-written plot not making use of the supporting cast. In the end, the show leaves their deaths as an afterthought that forces us to simply accept the outcome and think “Thank god it wasn’t ______ who died.”

The story of the show isn’t unique—and I’m sure many have seen the cliché of the “stubborn MC” who will “do all he can to protect these people” from some “evil organization” bent on doing some sort of “evil on the world.” What the story does do a good job of is making a common theme their own by twisting it into something familiar, yet new. It piques the audience’s curiosity by introducing a variety of powers specific to certain ‘magicians’ and having them categorized by strength. What makes the story more redeeming is Murakami and the group’s combination of their weaker powers to overcome seemingly impossible odds, not simply relying entirely on ass pulls. And though the planning stages, as well as the transparency of their plans aren’t always revealed immediately (which at first seems to set itself up as an ass pull) becomes a refreshing sight to see how things do work out when they pool their assets.

Gokukoku no Brynhildr vainly introduces far too much to create their world and it resulted in disaster. Towards the end we are left with a bitter taste in the mouth with many loose ends and far too little questions answered.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jun 29, 2014

TheNeko

Not Recommended

When I started watching this show I couldn´t help noticing how much similarities between this series and, the hugely popular, Elfen Lied existed. Both were a story about girls that were trapped in an investigation facility, that ended up escaping and then they find a really nice guy who ended up helping them, because, you know, he is THAT nice.
I really wasn´t much of a fan of Elfen Lied but I gave this show an opportunity anyway, and for the first couple of episodes it wasn´t that much of a disappointment. Of course, while I was watching the first episodes, which I thought were pretty ... decent, I forgot that both Elfen Lied and this series are by the same author, Lynn Okamoto, and it seems that he doesn´t have the ability to learn from her mistakes.

The show began pretty well in my opinion presenting us with a serious and dark story, and even if it is unoriginal, it is of my belief that an unoriginal story done the right way, can be a really enjoyable show to watch. We get presented to our main characters Murakami and Kuroha, and we also get presented to Kana afterwards in the second episode. I thought the mystery was nicely done and it kept me going back to this show week after week.

I thought Murakami was, at first, a really decent protagonist, he was pretty smart and could formulate some desperate but effective plans to get out of the dangerous situations he got into, but as series went on he ended up being only that REALLY nice guy, who is willing to sacrifice his life for saving others, and then end up being saved by some Deus ex-Machina, because, you know, he is the protagonist. But I will get back to the Deus ex- Machina later.
Kuroha was pretty much the typical childhood friend main love interest, she wasn´t really annoying but she wasn´t the greatest of the characters either, she didn´t have much personality either, apart from being the "I think I´m in love with the protagonist" character.
Kana was also a so-so character, her personality is pretty much like the typical tsundere, again not really annoying but not great either.

Then another character, Kazumi, got presented and there is when the show took downward spiral, because around episode four, when they were just in the end of a really serious scene, the scene afterwards, suddenly, out of nowhere, we got fanservice and comedy, and that really took a hit on the show. The sudden changes between serious and light-hearted with comedy and fanservice avoided me from having the ability to take this show seriously. How can I get invested in a dark and serious story if they are trying to get me horny at the same time?
The main problem here is Kazumi, which is probably the second worst character of the series, she is a pervert that is constantly firting with the main protagonist, Murakami, and is the cause of most of the fanservice scenes that can screw an episode on it´s entirety.
This got repeated almost every episode which really made me want to drop this show sometimes.

Then in the final episodes that´s where the REAL nosedive kicks in, as we get presented to other girls, I will focus only in the most important, as the others don´t really have that much screentime, and aren´t really interesting. This is where Kotori gets presented. Kotori is the most annoying character of the series following the "Big tits shy girl" archetype, and all she really does in the series is saving Murakami from lethal situation, because she has the most useful power, and the other thing she does is stutter, A LOT, it´s really annoying.
After that the show starts to use Deus ex-Machinas a lot of the time with the objective of saving Murakami, pretty much defying physics, logic and human anatomy in the process, it seems as if someone thought I´m stupid and I wouldn´t notice this things.

In the art department nothing much really stands out. The character designs are normal and the color palette is pretty generic. Is constant and it doesnt´t really take any nosedive, I will give them that, but this is studio ARMS we´re talking about, they have never been in the peak of digital animation, and with this show, they failed to prove that the can do something actually decent. Apart from that the artwork is just above average.

The soundtrack, apart from the first OP is pretty forgettable, with nothing much really standing out. I can´t really judge the voice acting since I don´t speak japanese, but if there´s one voice that really annoys me, is Kotori´s, her loud voice and constant stuttering almost drive me insane.
The first OP however is quite a piece, is an instrumental techno theme mixed with vocal choirs, and it was that glimmer of hope that made me thought that this show would redeem itself eventually, until it was replace by a death metal song by Fear, and loathing in Las Vegas, which not only didn´t fit the show, it was badly synchronised with the OP´s animation. Who had the brilliant idea to change the opening!? I will make sure he suffers when I kill him.

My enjoyment on the show was ruined by the aforementioned light-hearted comedy and fanservice that doomed this show, and if you add the aforementioned Deus ex-Machina, and what is easily one of the worst ending that I have ever seen, you will have me trying to destroy my head with a shotgun.

Final Judgement:
Gokukoku no Brynhildr started with a pretty decent note, and then it entered a downward spiral, teaching me a valuable lesson: "Never watch an ARMS anime adaptation of a Lynn Okamoto´s manga ever again.". Really, does Okamoto even learn from his mistakes? Or he has his head so full of "Elfen Lied is a masterpiece" that he just had to write the same thing with the same problems again, adding an alien twist to it?
It´s characters range from the forgettable to the utterly annoying, it´s story cannot be taken seriously due to the amount of stupid comedy and fanservice that it has, added to a shitty ending and Deus ex-Machinas. The art and sound departments are only above average.
A show that ended up being a complete disappointment and is not recommended for those looking something good this season.

This has been The Neko and I hope that you found this review helpful and that you have a pleasant day, night, or whatever.
This adorable kitty is leaving the scene.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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