Ok it gets a 5 for the original work but my review is about the translation. If you’re fine with it you’ll have no trouble finding the series online but if you’re after the real deal, after ep.4 the subs are horrible. There’s no translation that’s faithful to the original, subs or dubs, except for a version I found dubbed in Hindi but subbed in English (still preferable to said nonsense but only the first 10 eps were done) or unless you torrent it.
They simply copied the dubs’ script and it sounds WRONG. It’s like bad Saturday morning kid’s TV dubbed by the “American
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Sep 18, 2024
Gakkou no Yuurei
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“Gakkou no Yureei” is one of the best series of the genre I’ve watched, way scarier than the “Junji Ito Collection” which is one of my top titles of the genre but leans to the creepy side more than the scary side. Some of the scenes are truly horrific, especially when the ghost/spirits died of horrendous injuries.
It is worthy of note that all these stories are based on REAL LIFE EVENTS, they’re all true stories that happened ON JAPANESE SCHOOL GROUNDS. They’re based on the accounts of the people to whom they happened, or of people who know/knew them. There’s several stories on each episode. It ... Sep 7, 2024
Feng Yu Zhou
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Absolutely loved it. Outstanding movie from the Xia Lan universe (part of the old but much loved (at least by me) “Hua Jianghu: Painting the Rivers and Lakes” series).
It’s full of heart, with gorgeous animation and a new plucky MC, a blind orphan boy with impressive hearing, supported by the original Xia Lan characters who had another glowup for this movie. You’ll have no trouble following the plot whether you’re familiar with the series and its characters or not. If you like the martial arts / cultivation genre, fantasy, magic worlds of ancient traditions and mythical beasts, I totally recommend it. If you don’t like ... |