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Aug 4, 2016
Quick review.
Fate Zero is a fantastic original story that really pulls you into the depth of what one would sacrifice to be a Master for the sake of the Holy Grail War and the cost to one's soul and far one would go...and ultimately ask the question, was it really worth it?
I always admired the art for the Fate/Stay series but the story felt so convoluted that I couldn't stay interested. It may be because of the fact it's based on a PC game with multiple arcs and possibilities, but the OVAs and preceding shows feels to me that it doesn't want to commit
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to one storyline and backstory for Emiya Shirou and gang. Fate Zero does an amazing job of really getting the viewer intrigued by the characters; you know Kiritsugu is not a good guy because of what he does, but as a protagonist, you want to be connected to him and though it takes a chunk of the series to understand why, when you get to that part of the journey it really hits the emotional chord and makes the viewer able to sympathize with him. And since the show assumes you know Saber, it doesn't waste too much time delving into her character or revolving the show around her, rather it spends more time with the other Masters. By the end of the show, you really understand most of the major masters and servants and the show asks you to emotionally invest in each one.
The only really glaring flaw for this show is the dragging pace it starts off with. It doesn't pick up until a couple episodes in and it could've taken more effort to draw in the audience with a gripping first two episodes rather than using exposition to set up the story and slow moving scenes.
I would highly recommend this show even, especially if you haven't seen the Fate/Stay series (or don't even plan on watching it). It's a great standalone show though with not a lot of feel-good moments. Yet it sets up an intriguing story with beautiful art and backdrops that doesn't rely on many gimmicks or merchandising.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Aug 4, 2016
Just a quick review, in short I thought this show was simply fine.
It's another revenge/harem anime with no shame in showing topless women and occasionally throwing in breasts as it's theme. Though fan service does turn me away from many shows because it's an excuse to derail a story and often used as a device to draw male viewers, here I could still find enjoyment in the show regardless.
I don't like harem anime but this one doesn't throw the entire harem at the main character all the time so it didn't always detract from the mood, however Yaya's constant clinginess gets really irritating
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and tends to throw the show off the rails more than it should.
The humor is good and the consistency of Raishin's character works for the entire show but nothing we haven't seen before: a brash but selfless hero that, while lacking in certain skills makes up for it in his sheer determination and faith in his high potential machine-doll Yaya.
Though this show ends at the end of a chapter and leaves on a cliffhanger so you have to read the manga to finish the story, still a fun little show that has it's moments, though repetition of breast gags, Loki quips, and Yaya moments gets old fast.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Feb 18, 2015
While on my review of the first season, I couldn't help but compare it to K-ON!, this season pretty much made me feel much better about this show. The length was perfect, they take the time to flesh out the characters, and the story was wonderful.
Story: It starts a little strange and picks off right where the first season ended. Best part about this season? Very little flashbacks and when they do, it's done exactly how it's supposed to: you already knew what happened and only the small bits are there to add emotional effect. Again, no fillers which is great
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and there's very little material used to waste air time. The misadventures of the 9 lead to a great finish and the series does what you don't want it to do, but knows has to happen the way it does (no spoilers).
Art: Same issue with the first season, inconsistent quality with close-up shots and the panned out shots. I don't understand why they felt the need to do this for the second season, but I got over it. The performances are drawn better and it's amazing how much more detail is added on the second season to everyone's individual movements to the background.
Sound: Definitely better but again, nothing that left a lasting impression.
Character: I was surprised how well the series could pull off doing character development episodes without being boring and exclusive to one character. There are moments that are just beautiful to hilarious. Nothing out of character, yet as everyone interacts, you can't help but liking each character to some degree. They ask questions that has everyone in Muse wondering, "why am I doing this?" and "what keeps me going?" And when you get to that reason, you can't help but feel something for everyone by the end of the series.
While this wouldn't be in my must-have list for everyone to see, I wouldn't pass this one up if you need a new show to watch and you're OK with the school life series and at least a small tolerance of idol groups. The first series sets up the group and the premise, the second focuses on them as individuals, as a group, and purpose, and executed wonderfully. Unless you couldn't stomach the first season, the second season will not disappoint.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Feb 18, 2015
If I hadn't seen K-ON! first, I would've likely rated this higher. However, as the first season progressed, while I had not initially thought of K-ON!, the parallels became progressively narrow.
Now, if you haven't seen K-ON!, you're in for a treat as this series is fun to watch. Never mind that it has to do with idols (which isn't my cup of tea), the series overall has one main character but never derails from it's central goal: the group of 9 girls has their heart set on competing (and winning) the Love Live event to boost the popularity of the school so it
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doesn't have to close down. Simple, yet enjoyable journey overall and I'd recommend taking a watch.
Unfortunately, my review is skewed from the aforementioned show, however I felt a lot better with the second season (which I'll write a separate review on).
Story: Cut-and-paste K-ON! No, really I can't get over this, it really does not feel like an original story. Even the dreams and goals of the main protagonist are the same (Honoko and Yui), they're both aloof, it's like they also pull all the characters into Muse/HTT in the same manner, and a tragedy hits near the end of the series which has the nail-biting viewer asking what's going to happen next? There's no real resolution to the series either so again, it doesn't feel like an original or inspired story at all. It's not boring, but I had hoped for better.
Art: I had a problem with the inconsistency of how the characters are drawn. When there's any close-up shots, their features are drawn out and colored more (lips, eyes, nails, etc) and become more shoujo-esque. However, when they appear farther away, it seems more generic art and those facial features are less accentuated. The animation for the dances are pretty spot on, but during some of the concert sequences, I felt it was very CG-like, as if I was watching Dream Club or Idolm@ster for X-Box 360/PS3. Call me old fashioned, but I prefer a more hand-drawn feel.
Sound: The music is very catchy, but I didn't feel it was very memorable. By and far, there wasn't a track or performance I didn't enjoy watching, but I didn't feel the urge to run out and buy the soundtrack. The opening and closing themes are among the better of the music in my opinion.
Character: You really can't help but like at least one of the nine girls in this show. They made sure to make them dynamically different yet have a likeable side. This becomes more apparent in the second season. While the series does focus around Honoka primarily and Kotori/Umi, they give a fair amount of time to most of the characters on screen. The characters is what makes this show so much fun to watch.
In conclusion, it's still a fun show to watch, regardless if you feel the need to compare it to other series. As a story, I felt it was uninspired (yet not boring) but it doesn't really have fillers, over abundance of fan service, nor scenes that are so over the top it would derail from the show. The music is catchy but not amazing. Really watch this show because the characters are a lot of fun to watch, especially their chemistry together.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Jan 29, 2015
It took me 9 months to finish this series because it was very hard for me to stay on this. So why am I giving this an 8?
Story: It's a simple-yet-not-so-simple coming-of-age story of three friends and a connection with music, which is a big underlying theme. If you're a music lover (especially jazz), you'll very much enjoy this series as some conflicts are resolved with music rather than words. While the story isn't groundbreaking and has a conflict (and in some cases, predictable), it became much more enjoyable as the series continued. So if you're stuck in the first few
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episodes, keep at it. It certainly feels like a really dry drama at times but becomes more enjoyable and has a decent ending.
Art: The animation is unique, though a bit more shoujo style yet slightly retro look. It definitely tries to keep with the late 60's/70's rural Japan feel. The opening introduction is animated beautifully.
Sound: The jazz is very well done, with Yoko Kanno doing the intro theme and some of the piano throughout the series, generally very consistent with the theme. It doesn't stray away from the music-based show. Both the English and Japanese dubs are spot on and well done (except Seiji, which I'll explain later).
Character: This is the only part I felt the series was weak. You really can't like any of the characters except Sentaro, and even then, he's more of a supporting character. I'm not sure why some shows insist on having a main character that is not likeable nor someone you can sympathize for. Ritsuko is a stereotypical shy girl that can't decide on what she wants, Sentaro is almost the stereotypical muscle-bound blockhead, and Kaoru is an anti-social nerd. They're mostly flat characters with no ambition to develop them in 12 episodes. As a slice-of-life show, that might be fine but because this show works to evolve the character relationships and school life, it especially makes it hard to really want to get into the show. Also, I have a small problem with how the English adaptation pretty much made one of characters more ridiculously flamboyantly gay rather than effeminate and a bit more subtle. Going back and forth from the original material, it felt like the ADR wanted him to stand out more than he needed to for the English dub, which in turn made him more obnoxious (and in some cases, made him comedy relief where it wasn't needed).
Enjoyment: Flaws aside, by the time I got to the 6th episode, it got more fun to watch and I really started to enjoy the show. Again, the music kept the show going and always fun to listen to the performances throughout the shows.
Overall: The music drew me into the series. The animation was wonderful and the way they tie in the story, characters, and music together was well done. The show finishes on a high note (no pun intended) and keeps consistent throughout the entire series. I don't consider this a show for everyone in fact, I'd say it's more for classical and jazz lovers and targeted for an older and a bit more mature demographic because of the pacing and themes throughout the show. Again, if you've only seen a few episodes, keep going and bear with the pacing. The characters do have their annoying human moments but again they don't get their moments without a reason or personal revolution.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jan 18, 2015
*very minor spoilers abound*
Oh Sword Art Online II...the franchise started with so much promise and then it felt like the some executives wanted to milk the crap out of it. If you've played the PSP and Vita games on top of watching SAO II, certainly feels like it too.
The season is split into three distinct arcs. The first arc Phantom Bullet was the longest and by far the worst for several reasons. It wasn't even good for TV show standards and I'll get into that later. The second arc Excalibur was certainly refreshing after 14 grueling episodes but lacked substance. Thankfully,
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it was short, but it felt more like an OAV. The third arc Mother Rosario really made up for putting up with barely watchable filler.
Story:
Phantom Bullet: 1/10. It's a mystery and sets you up with a quiet, kinda nerdy, tsundere-type recluse girl named Sinon that has this tragic secret, and she's the main character (not Kirito). Problem is that you have zero reason to like Sinon. If the viewer can't like the protagonist or get into their world, the show will be very difficult to swallow and that's one of the things that happen here. They try to develop her character by constantly rehashing her tragic past. By constantly, it's like an annoying fly that keeps buzzing around you and you can't kill it. You know it's there but you don't need 14 episodes to constantly remind you about it if she's not going to actually effectively do anything about it.
When Kirito is re-introduced, it is executed TERRIBLY. He reminisces of his time in SAO several times and this event that you never saw (but insert flashback sequences, again done several times in the series) and rather than just touch upon it, it becomes a very disjointed and rushed flashback that you really can't sympathize for Kirito. Yet, the series feels like they HAVE to remind you about it constantly, paired with Sinon's tragic past. It becomes quite literally an emo-fest. In the 14 episodes, I can only really recall 3 matches. So what happens in the rest of the episodes? Talking, emo flashbacks, more talking, planning, flashbacks, Asuna worried, flashbacks, talking.
In short, the pacing is awful, the story telling is non-existent, there's little actual character development that really gives you actual substance that tells you something new about the character (you know a good amount about Kirito already, what's shown is just an insignificant slice that honestly, gets blown up into something unreasonable), and Sinon, the main protagonist is not portrayed to be likeable at all.
Worst of it? The ending to the arc falls completely flat. You just don't care. There's no twist, there's no big surprise, it's feels like "another day in the office" sort of ending. I personally celebrated when I finished it.
Excalibur : 5/10
Adventures in Alfheim Online. If you're into Nordic lore, this might interest you. Otherwise this short series really could've been made into an OAV. Nothing of significance happens to move the story along, and it really brings out the harem-ness of this show (again, I really don't get along with harem shows). It's neat to see some misadventures in ALO for once without Kirito on some focused mission but it's almost like filler episodes. Again, it's still refreshing to see this after trudging through the first arc.
Mother Rosario : 8/10
This is really what this franchise needed. It puts Asuna in the forefront and puts Kirito on the backburner. I wasn't sure how to feel about this at first because most of the time, these kinds of episodes tend to be dull and filler material. On the contrary, they invested a lot of time in combing through Asuna's personal life, why she dives, how it affects her personal life, and how she as a person can make a difference in other people's lives, including her own. You get some beautiful moments of story telling and cuts right to the chase of Asuna standing up for herself rather than relying on Kirito or someone else. This is an example of how you can do character development well. Still not perfect, but these last episodes saved SAO II for me.
Art : Still great art, action scenes are done well, lighting and backgrounds have got some detail and not cheapened. Problem is that they're still using a lot of recycled art and recycled scenes. Character designs and costume designs are well done, wouldn't expect much less.
Sound : Only until the last few episodes was I actually a fan of the music. The opening and closings for the first arc felt like your generic anime opening. Second and third arc was much better. The closings, again nothing unique but it's nice to have LiSA on the last closing song. Very nice song as well and fitting.
Character : Again, we don't need another harem anime. We don't need a reminder that Kirito is naive and clueless when it comes to women and we don't need to see the girls constantly pouting at him.
The first two arcs have virtually zero substantial character development. You really have little reason to care about Sinon, why they needed 14 episodes to move only inches forward with her is beyond me. However the last arc again fleshes out characters decently well, well enough that I started caring about Asuna and the new character Yuuki.
Enjoyment : If masochism is your thing, you'll love the first two arcs. The last arc was worth it but if you're OK not being a completionist, watch the last two arcs and SAO II will leave a much better taste in your mouth.
Overall : I enjoyed the first series very much, including ALO (despite a lot of naysayers), thus I feel that I can tolerate a lot.
However, the first half of SAO II was by far one of the worst shows I've ever seen, period, ever, period. An episode of Spongebob Squarepants has more substance than the entire first half. If they shortened it to maybe 4-6 episodes, it would've been bearable. That way, all the useless bantering, tragic emo moments (quite literally, 30 seconds of staring at a gun going emo with shots of red blood cells going...somewhere, I still don't know) that keep repeating could've been cut down to just the meat of the mystery story. In fact, Aniplex should've just made the first arc into a short OAV series to at least explain some of the events that happened in the SAO world that they were unable to show due to the limited amount of episodes ordered.
Because I actually was a sucker and watched all 24 episodes of this, my initial overall rating was originally a 3. Because I did watch all 24 episodes, the last arc made me feel like SAO franchise could have a great future if the producers knew what makes for a good story telling experience for anime rather than make an adaptation and string the viewer along for a very long ride just to bring them nowhere. If you choose to watch this, take the first half with a grain of salt. In fact, seriously just skip it all together and use those precious wasted hours in your life for a new hobby...like knitting or LARPing, I don't know.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Jan 18, 2015
*Spoiler-free review*
I'm not sure why it was panned by a lot of reviewers, but I actually enjoyed Akame Ga Kill. It's certainly not perfect but it did some things that were executed fairly well in my opinion.
I can see why people had a problem with how a lot of humor was written in the episodes as it can mess with the pace. I saw the random bits of comedy as just that, comic relief. I did find some of it distracting or just simply drawing out the episodes, and at some point, the series started to really feel like it was just
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dragging.
Other issues that I had was it has the makings of a harem anime (which I generally despise). I'll leave it at that.
So the low down on each category:
Story: It seemed simple at first. Then it becomes convoluted as most stories go, and at some points it becomes predictable. My biggest peeve is that the story wants to go one direction and builds up to it, just to get COMPLETELY quashed leaving the viewer wondering what just happened and why.
Another big problem I had is that it's called "AKAME ga kill," not Tatsumi. The story focuses primarily on Tatsumi, while granted is far more interesting than Akame's very plain yet sometimes quirky demeanor. But the show tries to keep reminding you that it's about Akame, but you never really know why.
The story flatlines about 10 episodes in, picks up, then flatlines again. So if you watch this show for the story, don't expect anything mind-blowing or innovative.
While I had no problem with the pacing (apparently a lot of people said it went all over the place, I on the other hand thought Kill La Kill was much more all over the place), the mood does change a lot and sometimes you're not sure if they're about to insert a gag or not.
Art - I really enjoyed the character designs and the costumes. Yes, there's fan service, women are generally very well-endowed and the animators have little shame in showing off their assets as well as practically a few mandatory skimpy scenes, but again, at least they don't have entire episodes devoted to bikinis and swimming.
The fight scenes I thought were animated well. They're not absurdly lengthy and not many instances that I noticed of recycled shots.
Sound - Nothing to really write home about but I enjoyed most of the voice acting (especially Leone's), the first intro song Skyreach was great, the music is generic background music to match the mood of the show. Nothing much else.
Character - They built this story around a bunch of tragic characters for the most part and let their stories unfold as needed. It gave the viewer a reason to care about almost every character in the show, even the antagonists. They even take the time to flesh out the antagonists and really humanizing every character and why they became who they were. By the end, if you invest in the show a little bit, you might find yourself caring about the antagonists as well. This is where I thought the show actually did shine and kept me watching.
Enjoyment - I actually liked the comic relief bits. It does ease up towards the end of the show and becomes less distracting but all-in-all, I thought it was good enough.
In conclusion. don't expect knock-your-socks-off action or deep storylines, but if you watch the show as-is with no expectations and keeping an open mind to random acts of silliness, you might enjoy the show as much as I did.
I could still do with less Tatsumi.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Jun 29, 2014
Kill La Kill took me by surprise. I never thought I'd actually enjoy it as much as I did, much less actually finish the series.
To start off, I don't care for fan service, I can't appreciate non-nonsensical shows that are wacky but have no plot or depth, and fast-paced shows and style only gets you so far before it gets old. KLK ended up defying most of my pre-judgements.
I watched the first 6 episodes and I abandoned the series, writing it off as idiotic and fan service-y, almost like it's trying to compete with Highschool of the Dead with FLCL and Gurren Lagaan
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elements (which makes sense). I picked it back up because I kept hearing buzz that it was better than that and gave it another shot.
Something that I ended up actually appreciating is that it never stops being what it's trying to be. It doesn't use the lightning-fast pacing, gratuitous fan service, and over-exaggerated styling only in the first half to reel you in then stops. In fact, I got used to it and enjoyed how they implemented it. It knows what kind of show it's going to be from beginning to end and uses those elements to draw you into the characters and story.
Breaking down my ratings-
Story: I would give it a 9 if it had gave a little more to the viewers in the first half to draw you in. The mysteries of Ryuko, her blade, and her Kamui are not well fleshed out enough to keep casual viewers interested until several episodes in. Once you start getting half way in though, the story unravels and takes in several different directions and does a decent job explaining why. You can actually go back and re-watch episodes and you'll catch the subtleties, it's a nice touch. It ends in a way that it wraps up loose ends and doesn't really have you clamoring for a continuation.
Art: I love the over-the-top style, I didn't have problems with rough and sketchy art, but I had a problem with constantly re-using the stock footage of transformation sequences. Then again, I'm also not a huge fan of magical girl shows for that reason. Furthermore, some of the fight scenes were very lazily drawn; if I want to see two people duking it out in what's supposed to be a pretty climactic battle, it shouldn't be animated with a lazy blur of arms and re-used animations. Worse yet, this is done more than a few couples throughout the series. It just seems a lazy.
Sound: Music fit very well, the voice actors were chosen perfectly, and the ambient atmospheric noises were well done too. Not much else there.
Characters: There were very few characters I didn't care for by the end of the show. They made sure most of the characters had more than one appearance and be more than just a ridiculous blip on the radar. The character back stories were fleshed out just enough that you got only what you really needed to know and refrained from showing extra information that didn't serve any purpose. Don't look for a super deep backstory but again this show doesn't waste time by throwing in superficial details.
Enjoyment: It's hard to take your eyes off the show even for a few seconds because you'll miss something. I re-watched the show almost right away to see if I missed anything. I was pleasantly surprised the show could have an ending that I really not only didn't expect but was also satisfying.
Overall: I highly recommend this show and to give it a chance. It dares to do things differently but you need some patience and not get too wrapped up in the silly details (such as the fan service). It's not often that you see many original anime shows that have no manga it's based off of that actually has great talent behind it and also doesn't try obviously milking the audience for what it's worth, whether in merchandising or franchising.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Mar 18, 2011
I like campiness sometimes. Macross and Robotech were campy but enjoyable. Sure I never liked most of the main cast but there were elements that made me enjoy the series, both when I was a kid and later when I grew older.
Problem is, I haven't seen a Macross that's captured the same spirit as the originals except from possibly Macross Plus. I never could understand this, it's not a difficult formula but it's never executed the same.
Let's start with the premise: it's a love triangle story (coincidentally, the 1st opening theme is called "Triangular") where you the three main characters
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are unlikable because of their glaring faults: Alto is a stubborn sissy that accidentally became a pilot from the circus (sound familiar?), Sheryl is a pompous star that can't express her true feelings but her pride just ruins her character, and Ranka who had the most potential was never fully explored throughout and thus you can't decide if you want to like her, much less care for her.
I guess you could compare that to Hikaru/Minmei/Misa (Rick/Minmay/Lisa for the Robotech junkies) and Isamu/Guld/Myung thing too, yet you can actually feel bad for each character. Macross F doesn't really let you do that, for 22 episodes (at least), the story flounders around everyday life while dabbling with the overlying plot. Nothing really advances with any of the characters except some secrets that *eventually* get uncovered. Problem is, sometimes those potentially plot-twisting secrets pop up, but then disappear for episodes until you kind of forget about it. It's fine once or twice in a series, but when you pile layers upon layers of secrets to the point you don't even know what's most important, then you've lost the viewer.
The Macross factor: the music. I don't believe everything Yoko Kanno is necessarily gold and while I enjoy this soundtrack, it's not the best thing I've heard of in my life. There's only about 3 songs I enjoy listening too, the rest...meh. Nothing is really memorable that really sticks unfortunately, maybe it's because they introduce 28934239 tracks by both singers and constantly bombard you either with the same song over and over, or recurring songs layered with another new song. It gets irritating. You don't need a huge berth of new mediocre vocal tracks, stick with a couple solid songs and let it be that.
This series could have easily been knocked down to 13 episodes, took out a few characters and/or combined a few elements. It's relatively predictable, feels like a lot of filler, characters aren't really all that likable, and the music is OK. The series does go out with a great bang (the final song is incredible), but getting there was painful. I wouldn't put it on par with Macross Plus, but definitely not the worst I've seen.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Dec 25, 2010
I have a real problem with this series and it has nothing to do with Mahjong, Yakuza, nor the art. It's the Dragonball Z syndrome I dealt with during the last half of the series.
Let's start back from the top. Akagi was great fun for someone like me that either just learning Mahjong to someone that's a seasoned player. It's got its feet on the ground better than Saki does while still putting the game on a grandiose scale.
Now, I can't go far into this review without mentioning how horribly outdated the art is. What makes it better (or worse) is
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that they retained that style from the manga. Honestly, I had no problems with it, it kind of helped contribute to the overall feel of the series.
The music is fine, dubbing is done very well and background music, while gets repetitive after a while, is still good for what it needs to do.
Now the meat of the series, the story and characters. The characters are tons of fun to watch, it's not like Deathnote where they drown you in psychological babble that leads nowhere. It also adds probability and mindset of a Mahjong player and throws the viewer into multiple perspectives. The supporting characters have such glaring personality flaws that Akagi opens to the world, it makes the series that much more enjoyable since no one seems like the good guy. All the characters support the story perfectly. The problem though lies in the last half of the series.
When I'm watching a series in which they feel the need to stretch out one game/match/fight across 12 episodes, it's what I call a waste of time. It's dramatic, cool I guess, but they could have easily shrunk it down to 3 episodes. Without spoiling anything, there's a lot of repeated scenes, dialogues and just constantly repeating the problems with the final opponent and Akagi's conundrum, episode after episode. There was less Mahjong and more of inane narrations and useless banter. What worse is that the series doesn't have a conclusive ending.
In short, watch the first half of the series, it really is fun and enjoyable. Second half you'll probably be fine missing out on or watching in the background.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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