Levius

This is one of those short anime that kept me glued to the screen.

The story made me feel for the characters, and whoever practiced any sort of combat sports knows about the feelings portrayed in the anime: comradery, the will to keep pushing and becoming better.

I see that a lot of reviewers disliked the CGI and the story.
The art was amazing and so was the story in my opinion.

Hating CGI anime solely for the sake of agreeing with the status quo, that's just snobbism, and a poor attempt of achieving elitism.

Mediocre anime? The reviews do not do it justice.
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If you like anime like Baki, or Kengan Ashura, this one is a nice touch, with steam-punk like cyborg boxing campaign, the premise is pretty wacky but then again, so are most anime.

I loved it, and I think you will love it too.

General: (6.55 / 10)

I am not going to lie to you, if I end up watching this series until the end it was for the mere fact of being a fan of the "Deportivo" genre.
The reality is that this adaptation does not propose to be anything innovative within the genre. What's more, I see it as a "copy" or reference to Megalo Box, which is really very similar, although I really couldn't say which one was created first. Returning to this Anime, we must clarify that its Rhythm of history and development They were not very clear. First, I advanced relatively slowly until giving us ... more concepts of the plot and only then began to expand "the world of Levius" and why things happen. Let's add that his characters, although they have certain moments of development, for Moments leave to be desired and do not give so much margin to fluid conversations that affect the viewer and generate charisma for them.
Finally paragraph for animation. Although I do not like CGI too much, I can not say that it was bad this time, but in comfort and taste they do not convince me and I stay with the "Old School"
Recommended only for those who are urgent to see a Spokon, but as a first experience for someone new to the genre I would prioritize other anime ..


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General: (6.55 / 10)

No te voy a mentir, si termino viendo esta serie hasta el final, fue solo por ser un fanático del género "Deportes".
La realidad es que esta adaptación no propone ser nada innovador dentro del género. Además, lo veo como una "copia" o referencia a Megalo Box, que en realidad es muy similar, aunque realmente no podría decir cuál fue creado primero. Volviendo a este Anime, debemos aclarar que su ritmo de historia y desarrollo no fue muy claro. Primero, fui relativamente lento para darnos más conceptos de la trama y solo entonces comencé a expandir el "mundo de Levius" y por qué suceden las cosas. Agreguemos que sus personajes, aunque tienen ciertos momentos de desarrollo, dejan momentos que desear y no dan tanto margen a las conversaciones fluidas que afectan al espectador y generan carisma.
Finalmente párrafo para la animación. Aunque no me gusta demasiado el CGI, no puedo decir que esta vez fue malo, pero con comodidad y placer no me convencen y me quedo con la "Old School"
Recomendado solo para aquellos que tienen ganas de ver un Spokon, pero como primera experiencia para alguien nuevo en el género, priorizaría otro anime.
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This review is spoiler free!
A while back, I saw the trailer when it was first released on Netflix. The trailer didn't hook me at all. Part of it was due to the CGI style, which isn't my thing. To each their own, and I know that CGI helps a lot in animating action and fight sequences, so I don't hold it against the show itself.

My poor rating for the anime is due to me forgetting it existed and later picking up the Deluxe manga (has all three volumes in it) and finding the manga to be absolutely amazing. Note that at this time I still ... have not remembered seeing/hearing about the anime and it was vaguely familiar upon stumbling upon the manga in the bookstore.

There are a lot of style changes between the manga and anime, giving it a poor representation of the grit and grime of the actual story. Within the first 7 minutes of watching the first episode, I was able to point out many differences. And much of these differences I found were the reason why the anime adaptation seemed to be lacking in catching attention and traction for me when I first saw the trailer.

To me, it is very generic and boring. Even my one of my favorite characters, Levius, seemed "dead" in my eyes. While in the manga he is on the quiet side of things, it was quite clear that his character had "life" to it.

To add, the fight scenes in the anime lack weight, every hit and punch just looks and feels like it is air brushing the opponents. While I understand that this can be a downfall of CGI, it is still possible to stylize it to make it have the weight it needs.

Overall, everything just seemed unnatural and bland for such an incredible story. A poor adaptation of an amazing dirty, sad, and gut-wrenching story.

I can see, however, why some may absolutely love it. But again, to each their own and I'm glad that some do like it, it's just not for me. I much prefer the manga and it's incredible attention to detail for everything.