Let's get the obvious out of the way, it's fun.
The characters are likeable, there's plenty of action and the animation is top notch.
But it kept bothering me that I was trying to make sense of what was happening story wise or why it was happening. The rapid pacing and fast tone shifts (not to mention the randomly placed flashbacks) left lots to be desired as far as actual storytelling goes to the point where i was 5 episodes from the end and I was wondering if they were gonna explain what is even happening.
But then it clicked to me. This isn't marketed to
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Nov 1, 2023
I get the final arc. I get it that Ryo has to die with all the bad karma coming back at him the moment that he's about to change his life for the better. But did it really have to be on the hands of those 2 assclowns? After all those previous arcs of him beating the shit out of the best masters of their respective martial art? And what about his reunion/""promise"" with Sugawara? Did the writer just forget that or was he forced to?
If not for those things, the ending would be perfect. Other than that, solid martial arts manga where the protagonist is ... 
Sep 18, 2023
Tegamibachi
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Despite it's flaws, Tegamibachi's positives are more than enough for me to recommend it to someone.
Lets begin with what tegamibachi does well: -The main cast is interesting and the character development and interactions are really good. Each character has a relatively fleshed out backstory that drives them forward. Gauche's issue is handled very well and really drives forward that the heart is what matters most in this story. There are a lot of tearjerker moments and a lot of heartwarming ones even revolving around characters you'll see only once. People have complained a lot that Lag is a crybaby but you need to keep in mind ... 
Aug 27, 2023
Tengoku Daimakyou
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Tengoku Daimakyou's story layering is very underrated. They throw clues at you at early chapters which naturally you'd ignore, only to go back to these early chapters after you read a bit further and realise what they were implying back then. The re-readability of this manga is insane.
The mystery aspect and the characterization is fantastic, however it doesn't just spoon-feed you the plot, you need to as i said before, use your head a bit. I really enjoy both the world and the dynamic between the main 2 protagonists, getting very big Akira(manga) vibes. The art is very nice, the backgrounds and the worlds especially are ... 
Jul 3, 2023
Jigokuraku
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I'm gonna focus on Jigokuraku as an adaptation mainly considering the part of the story it covers is very early manga-wise. I reviewed this while it was airing while on episode 4 but i feel i need to re-write this.
The first few episodes actually got me really interested on how the story will pan out, because they seemed rather slow, but after reading the manga, I'm really glad the anime kept it that way with the necessary worldbuilding, character building. Jigokuraku will put on the forefront people's emotions and backstories and use them as the pillar of the story's and character's progression. The problem is that ... |
