May 22, 2018
I'm usually attracted to any retelling or adaptation of the Journey to the West saga, and this was what first attracted me to Saiyuki, but I wouldn't have kept reading (and continued on to Saiyuki Reloaded) if the art and story were not consistently enjoyable. My disappointments were few: I wish the main characters were a little less abusive of each other -- even though it is manga, I understand, and not real life -- and I was disappointed that the storyline was left hanging, incomplete, at the end of Saiyuki. Saiyuki Reloaded might more accurately be called Saiyuki Continued, or even have kept the
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Apr 28, 2018
Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster
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Having a significant place in anime history is not the same as being good anime. This is not good anime. The plot is terrible and the characterization is weak. The art might be the strongest part, but even that could be greatly improved. Many people have pointed out that this was the first anime directed by the director of Neon Genesis Evangelion, which makes this at least a curiosity, but does not make it a great anime in itself.
Why would pilots of spacecraft wear such skimpy outfits? How does the squealing and yelling of the pilots of the ships influence their performance? Why do ... |
