It starts off fairly promising. The MC is powerful, but not to the degree that he's already the most powerful thing in the world, and he has noted limitations.
But before the anime is over he's given a way to exponentially increase his power at literally zero cost to himself.
His companions are also made increasingly irrelevant, despite the fact that they're honestly more of a driving force than he is early on.
He has a stated goal early on which he then abandons all of an episode later.
And then to top it all off he has zero character arc. Again, the side characters do more work than
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Dec 24, 2018
Fushigi no Kuni no Miyuki-chan
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I honestly do not know that the purpose of this manga is. It never attempts to have a good plot, its characters never get a chance to develop, and it's too bland and quick-paced to be considered decent ecchi.
It has the thinnest veneer of a story possible--it's a series of random scenes of women molesting Miyuki, with each chapter having a different theme, from Wonderland, to Boxing, to Video Games. There is no continuity between these chapters besides Miyuki herself. Miyuki herself handles every incident the same. There is really nothing else to say about it, except perhaps that the art is decent.That said, there are ... Jan 14, 2018
Devilman: Crybaby
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I rate this pretty low.
The first half of the series was pretty well done, no major complaints and I was enjoying myself. The second half is rushed, rushed, rushed and it suffers for it, especially given the short length. I appreciate the music and an anime that doesn't rely on telling. But that said it's still far too short, leaves characters underdeveloped, wraps up suddenly at the end far too quickly, and leaves far too much unexplained over all. It just ends up being a lot of spectacle with not a lot of substance behind it. Also, there's no point to watching it if you've read or watched the ... |