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Sep 13, 2021
Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of my favorite anime of all time. It took me one whole year to figure that out, but it is one of the best out there. Neon Genesis Evangelion is a mecha series that focuses heavily on the psychology and human emotions of its protagonists. Without getting into the details, Neon Genesis isn't your typical mecha where they fight to just protect the world, though they do that too. The characters battle to protect themselves, they battle to protect others, they battle to prevent hurt, they battle to be human.
Evangelion both succeeds and fails at the pacing of the
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show. Characters are introduced and we slowly learn more and more about the psyche of Shinji Ikari and the larger cast. Lots of the show is Shinji Ikari whining about how his life sucks, trying to justify why he doesn't belong, why he should run from battle, and why he should avoid hurting others. With Shinji Ikari whining all the time, the series can feel tedious, which is why I recommend watching the Rebuild of Evangelion series of movies which retells the story but with optimized storytelling, but we'll talk about that series later when I finish it. Overall, Evangelion succeeds in getting us to hardcore relate to the pain Shinji experiences, while simultaneously grating on our patience for the show.
Neon Genesis Evangelion one of my favorite anime that I only recently started appreciating when I realized how hard hitting so many of the moments were. It is a series deserving of its prestige and rank in the anime community. I love Evangelion. Though I do recommend watching the Rebuild series because it looks to be shaping up to be the better version.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Jun 24, 2021
Beastars is one of my favorite animes. It brings out a lot of really human emotions and experiences despite the characters being animals. I first heard about this show when I was looking into the anime studio, Studio Orange. They specialized in CG within anime. I was dazzled with their work on Land of the Lustrous, which led to me buying the manga, and their work on Beastars.
I love this show. With the 12 episodes it has, it attaches me to their world and the drama the characters experience. If a character feels conflicted, I feel conflicted. If a character feels triumph, I feel
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their triumph. The writing in this show is amazing. The CG is the perfect example of how full CG anime can become. It's obviously produced by the best CG anime studio, Studio Orange, but it still an amazing feat just to get this level of animation. I binged this show because I didn't know how it would go. I thought I would drop it if I hadn't binged it, but looking back, I wished I had taken my time. Now I wait for season 2's release in the anime hellscape that is not Japan.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Apr 18, 2021
*(Light) Spoilers. Today, I give my first ever 10. Death Note is one of the best animes I've watched, even now. Light Yagami is one of the most interesting protagonists and his interactions with the whole cast keeps you on the edge of your seat. The Story to me is one of the best premises I've experienced. The Death Note is a weapon of mass destruction that is established to be morally gray from the start. Killing people has always been a moral question for most battle anime and batman. Killing is bad because you end someone's life. The Death Note's fundamentals make it so
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interesting. The way Light evolves at using it, and how his psyche changes over the series is amazing character development. L's character is amazing too. L is this odd fellow who's also a genius, who then expands his group of trust which leads to future events. Side characters get full backstories and their fates hit so much harder. Filler isn't a thing in this shonen. All the details are ordered in a way so that the ever changing mystery and chase stays interesting. Death Note is just amazing. Art and Voice Acting (ENG) are still good compared to today's standards. I couldn't pull my head away after watching those first couple episodes. Death Note falls slightly lower in quality and appeal to me in the second cour, but this comes down to my personal preference because I don't enjoy whole casts joining the story creating so many new gears in the story. But, Major But, Death Note is one of the best animes of all time, and it deserves its popularity.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Apr 17, 2021
If you're a hardcore story follower, this isn't a show meant for you. BNA or Brand New Animal is one of the newer projects done by Studio Trigger. Currently I'm re-evaluating all the anime I've watched in 2020. BNA was a series I was interested in due to Kill la Kill. Trigger didn't disappoint before, so I was expecting a lot. It delivered in animation and character design, less so in a cohesive world or story. The story is in no way bad, just very bland and forgetable. I enjoyed the art style which is a given for Trigger, and the animation and color popped
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off. I really liked Michiru's and Shiro's designs the most, with a couple of the side characters having great designs as well. Voice acting was pretty good in Japanese, I listened to the first episodes later in English. Shiro's voice actor didn't really meet the Japanese one. Character is great, or good. Michiru is my favorite with her overall design and personality. She had a couple moments that made me cringe, but overall I liked her as a protagonist. Other side characters were interesting, but kinda shallow in the end. I perfer the characters from Trigger's other work, Darling in the Franxx. Those characters had more time to shine for me, and also dull, but that's for another time. BNA was a fun romp through a new world which was a little too short-lived for me. If it had a second cour and more time. I feel the episodes could have been given more thought with better pacing. Overall a 7 out of 10. I rate it an 8 on my list simply because I enjoyed it a lot.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Apr 15, 2021
Fire Force was one of the HOT new shonen I heard about before entering the anime scene. I remember the name and the hype surrounding it. My friend ended up recommending it to me, and I binged the first cour. The second cour took me a little longer. I was intrigued by the world of Fire Force: the companies, the characters, their powers, et cetera. The problem was that many of them became more and more uninteresting to me. Shinra is a really fun character, I love his demeanor and his constant devil-like grin. He's funny and overall one of the more sick characters. In
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sharp contrast, there's Tamaki. She is constantly the butt or oppai of all the jokes I see. She is contantly losing clothes or falling onto someones face. It got pretty annoying, but she was also pretty wholesomely cute from time to time. Her ability was cool, she had unique eyes compared to the others. Too bad she was the oppai of those types of joke which were frequent. The art and animation in this show was actually amazing. The fire effects differed between characters and the ways they were used kept me interested in the fights. Overall, the strongest part of the show without a doubt. Sound effects are actually really close to the fire effects too. The sound of fire sometimes resembles beat drops in dubstep and it hits like a truck-kun. My enjoyment is a 7 because I fell off for a bit after the 1st cour. It just didn't make me want to watch. I'm only going to finish the second season because this was one of the shows I watched in my first season of anime. To end this off, Fire Force is a solid anime. Animation hits hard alongside the sound effects, story and characters feel one note part of the time, and enjoyment can fluxuate. All and all, a solid anime, 7/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Apr 15, 2021
Kaguya-sama: Love is War is a series I didn't think I would enjoy. I was new to this whole anime thing still, having only watched Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia, Sword Art Onlne, and a couple other popular shows. Romcoms didn't sound appealing. I'm glad I was wrong. It was really one of Gigguk's videos that got me interested. Two tsunderes try to make the other confess. I watched it to balance the amount of shonens I had watched and I'm now more into different types of anime. The story to this anime is fine. I don't pay to much attention to it and it
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wasn't to procative in the thought department. It was very inoffensive. I was here for the comedy skits. Art was great in this series, but it gets better in the next season. Nothing too crazy, just some memorable designs without relying on hair colors (other than Chika). Sound is good. The VAs are great at their jobs. The OP is really nice sounding, and of course Chika's ED is a banger. Characters can feel one note, but sometimes they change octaves. My enjoyment is immeasurable, and my day is made. I thought the skits were hilarious and it finally helped me understand more memes. Overall, a high quality show with some great humor. Not a masterpiece, but a memorable work. 8/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Feb 2, 2021
*No Spoilers. A timeless classic for anime fans. That was what I was waiting for. I wasn't into anime so I didn't watch it, but one day, I stumbled upon the people over on Corridor Crew who reacted to the opening of the movie with our main character, Kaneda, and a cyberpunk, Neo-Tokyo as the backdrop. I was speechless. Story(8): To be honest, I expected this film to be about a biker gang who manage to survive a daily life of chaos and brutality from the opening scenes. Turns out, I was right...plus an entire movie. I was really confused at first but the story
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managed to get pieced together in my head so I was finally able to appreciate this movie. Art(10): As unique art styles go, it scores rather high in my book because it can display the quality and detail that movies can offer, all while being able to capture that anime feel with a healthy dose of realism. Akira has art that stands the test of time, 40 years after release. I love the art and imagery this movie produces. Sound(8): I really love Kaneda's theme with the drums and the overall feel of having lived in this technologically advanced metropolis. The rest of the soundtrack is very atmospheric. It's memorable and I like it. Character(8): I really like the feelng behind the acting of the characters. I watched this dubbed and really liked Johnny Yong Bosch's performance for Kaneda and Seth Joshua's performance for Tetsuo. I like the chemistry between these voices. I really like the character development for the both of them as well. Enjoyment/Overall(7/9): To be honest, it was a slog to get through, but I think that was due to my tastes at the time. I thought the animation was masterly crafted and the date doesn't truly show in this film. I really enjoyed this movie and I wish to watch more staples of anime because of this.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Jan 31, 2021
*No Spoilers. Your Lie in April was a ride. It was recommended to me about a year ago by one of my classmates, but I wan't all too into anime at the time; I only really liked shonens. Anyway, I decided to watch this out of obligation, and... It turned out to be a very artful show. Story(9): I thought the story about Kousei, Arima was really good, hard to believe for a kid, but still good. The lie itself was pretty interesting because it showed us why Kaori was really this likeable. I think character stories involving the main cast ranged from great to
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fine. Specifically the character relationship between Tsubaki and Arima come to mind for an ok story. Overall though, I thought the story was pretty great. Art(8): Music scenes are animated beautifully. I haven't seen this much passion from a couple of focused strokes on a violin or sense of drowning from an out-of-sync piano in my life at all. The scenes with our main characters on stage are always great, but I think the rest was pretty unnoticable. Sound(10): Music aside, the show's sounds are pretty plain, but that just emphasizes the amount of passion behind the played music in the show. I really like the ops and eds for their music too. I glad the classical music in this show was able to display an array of emotions through the expresission of the musician, as well as the sound each instrument made. I really loved the final performance of the show, it showed emotion, as well as a story to be told through the visuals and sound. Character(7): I thought characters were either stereotypes from the best friend, the athletic one, the introverted glasses-wearing one, or the overly positive girl. I didn't think they were bad though. I just thought they were cliche. I did like the character growth from these archetypes. Enjoyment/Overall(8): I enjoyed the show, the length didn't bother me while watching, but in retrospect, I would have probably put it on hold now. I thought it was a beautiful show with a great ost and great voice acting. 8 out of 10. Would recommend to music geeks or weebs who haven't watched the show.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jan 29, 2021
*No Spoilers. Before I even started getting into becoming a weeb, I was looking around Funimation in 2019 and spotted The Promised Neverland and instantly thought what everyone else was thinking... "What is this Peter Pan, Captain Hook, 'never say never' lookin' show?". But it turned out to be really good when my friend recommended it to me. Story(9): I actually teared up when I watched this show. The characters are really well written to me. The dramatic scenes really hit and kids in this show are really likeable. I can't say much else if you want to be spoiled so, yeah. Art(7): I think
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the art style is unique compared to other shows, but the character designs' faces are a little on the small side. Sometimes the faces seem a little jarring due to the amount of forehead the characters have, which I think is remedied in the second season. Overall though, animation is good and character designs felt off but you get used to it. Sound(8): I really like the OP. It doesn't spoil much and the OP is a BANGER. I did think it felt too flashy for this show, but I did like the ED as well which had a tone I liked more. Voice acting is pretty good, personally I like Emma's Japanese VA because I actually connected with her emotions through the preformance. The others' voices are pretty good. Character(9): I really like the story arcs for the characters, specifically Emma. She undergoes a change of mindset when it comes to her goal, and I really like that. Norman is also pretty good, I like how he is the most level headed of the bunch, despite still getting freaked out at generally frightening facts. I also can't trash on Ray because he has some of my favorite moments in this season. Enjoyment/Overall(9/8): I really enjoyed this anime, I binged it in about three days, and it just hit different. I will keep up with this series for a while unless the second season does its worst. Overall, really good show, would recommend.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jan 28, 2021
*No Spoilers. I really enjoyed Ms.Kobayashi's Dragon Maid. I came to the series in search of "culture" because I saw Tohru. I thought this show would be fanservice I was a little too new to the anime scene to really understand all the references so I thought some of the humor went over my head, but I still really liked the show despite that. Story (6), the show introduced characters and lore for the most part and the season finale had some interesting stuff happen, but for the most part, the show mostly followed episodic stories. I did really enjoy the comedy and the
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more heartfelt moments. Art (9), well it was done by Kyoto Animation so it had to be good. When action scenes happen the animation is really smooth, and when comedy skits happen, the characters seem so colorful. The art in this show is rather great. Sound (7) is rather normal. The VAs are pretty good, the music works well, and the op and ed are very catchy. Character (8), I like the development of the other characters and their stories, but I mostly prefer to watch the main cast. I can't say much else. Character designs are very memorable though. Enjoyment/Overall (8): I really enjoyed the show. That's it. I like Tohru the most.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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