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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Aww, I kinda teared when Riki and the grandpa reunited. It was sad. :( |
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| The ending was a bit sudden I thought, still great series. |
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| To be an anime from 1986, it truly is amazing! Rating it 9/10! Looking forward to see the new season that didn't come until 2006 :) |
| TO be an anime from 1986 it surely is amazing. Also funny to see how a PG-13 rated anime is so violent. If this anime would be recreated today without any sensoring it would be unrated or 17+ |
| Awww, that was so great! I pretty much cried at the end D': This is an awesome anime. I loved it. |
| Truly amazing! How come this anime not more popular again? |
Mezziaz said: Truly amazing! How come this anime not more popular again? I guess it is only popular in Finland and Sweden. Anyway, I don't think this anime is good just because of the childhood nostalgia. It is very unique in its own right, featuring animal main characters (who do not turn into moe girls for viewers amusement) fighting against monstrous beasts. This of course means that there is a lot of animal cruelty going on and some people are sensitive for that for some reason. Anyway, I do remember Riki's death as well many other brave dogs losing their lives (was it Akatora who blinded Akakabuto at the cost of his life?). Intense and gory as hell too. |
| This anime is unbelievable popular in Finland. I loved the ending but it was too rushed. I think Gin didn't earn to be a leader but surely he was logical choice because the previous leader was his father. I would prefer Ben or Akame. |
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| Great ending for a great anime, chapeau ✨ |
| Great anime ! Why this anime isn't more popular |
| Kind of wanted that grandpa would be the one to kill Akakabuto but im not mad with Gin doing the job |
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| The story is pretty average and to the point, but the action is awesome. The music is fantastic. I like the gore and animation, even though this was made in the 80s. I love that this is centers around dogs. That being said, I felt like the beginning episodes with humans really weakened the appeal. If anyone drops the series due to the first couple episodes, they are really missing out on the ending battle scenes. I really wished there was more depth in the characters besides Ben and Cross. Gin is awesome, but he didn't have any real flaws or got seriously injured. This was a bit better than average... I would rate it higher, but there are a couple things lacking. I'll give it a 7/10. |
LycanMar 22, 2018 5:54 PM
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| Very very good. Underrated. I could have used more character development but the fight scenes were so good |
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| Too bad Daisuke and Gin departed from each other, but I guess it couldn't be helped since Gin has a bigger role in fulfilling. I'm glad he has become the new king of the dogs, but I wished him a more happy ending than that. Like him going home with Riki, Gohei and Dasuke to his neglected mother. I also liked how he finished off Akakabuto with that head slash, he sure was a tough cub. I thought Gohei would be the one that finished him, but damn that bear is tough to be able to go on a continuous rampage while blind. I really was impressed by his antagonism in the story, especially his development towards the whole saga. They build Akakabuto so greater than any villain I've ever met, it was beyond impressive. RIP to Akatora, he sure fought bravely! I don't know how many times Ben has managed to evade death, he sure was a dead baiter in this series so many times. But how did he survive that cliff fall though and what happened to Hyena? Lastly how will Gin handle his leadership role since his dad has passed on? RIP Riki! Overall, brilliant anime with a great build up of a story line. I enjoyed it very much, the characters were perfect and the animation wasn't bad either. 8/10 |
lihle808Jul 15, 2019 7:17 PM
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| i really love the series. i wish they have adapted the last arc too. one thing i disliked is towards the ending the colour become too dark especially the bears wear jarring to watch and also some pacing issue was also present towards the end but overall it definitely one of my top 80s favorite anime. 9/10 |
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| 80's Jump hit different with the gore. Gin is now a leader of an army that could take over Japan. Imagine all of them coming out of the water and from the mountains like in the other episode. Ending was rushed, guess that was a problem with many Toei shows from around that time, but it was a fun ride. Even tho I didn't expect that this would turn out to be a manly men eh pardon, I mean manly dog battle shounen with lots of bromance/dogmance ala Hokuto no Ken, Sakigake Otokojuku. Pretty hilarious xD Edit: For those interested in continuing with the manga, you can start from chapter 43. The anime cut some parts and the manga is a bit more elaborate in general, but you wouldn't miss out on much by not reading from the beginning. |
FMmatronAug 3, 2021 5:59 AM
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| Was sad to see Riki die, but he got to teach Gin the (really funny) spinning sawblade attack, so it wasn't for nothing. That encounter Gin had with Daisuke at the end was nice too, and displayed how Daisuke held nothing against him for joining the wild dogs, which was then returned with Gin's still apparent fondness for his original friend/owner. For the simple premise of building what is essentially an army here, it was still a series that could maintain your attention with all the bloody action and canine territorial feuds. When it did have customary moments of melancholy through all the deaths and sacrifices, it made sure to provide the characters enough attention beforehand so as to implore some sympathy from the viewer. Would've liked to see more from the human characters after the first few episodes, but they still served their purpose. The imposing presence of the bears, conceived through both the art and sound design, also did some excellent work in depicting them as the ruinous beasts they were supposed to be. Perhaps this series main issue is the ridiculousness of some of the action scenes, such as when Gin very literally flew into the air with a dog four times his size from a grounded position, and then piledrived him into the snow. Obviously Gin wouldn't have won many fights if this series had complete adherence to realism, which I didn't expect to begin with, but by the end of the anime I was half expecting the dogs to start shooting energy blasts from their mouths. There were also some moments of sloppy animation, but they weren't frequent or noticeable enough to be distracting. |
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