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Mar 31, 2017
All Out is a very mediocre anime and a bad sports anime.
If you want to watch this because it's a sports anime, don't bother, but if Rugby is the only premise that is strong enough for you to keep watching, then go for it. That was why i initially started watching.
All Out isn't your typical anime. In itself, it's rather mediocre. It has characters, animation, music and voice acting, but besides that, not a whole lot to write home about.
The story is as generic you can get away with in a sports anime. The main character begins in high school and wants to join the
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rugby team. He isn't very good at rugby and he is physically not very strong or tall, but through training he very slowly gets better.
The composition of a normal sports anime starts with the main character playing against other teams in training matches, so he (and the viewer) can be taught the rules of the game, what roles there is on the team and who his new team members are and what they are like. The problem with All Out is that it jumps back and forth between in the composition and even skips some of it.
There is no sense of progression of the story in All Out. They keep talking about how they want to go to Hanazono (which is where the high schools compete against each other in a tournament) and how they want to go "all out" but they didn't even reach the starting line. They don't play any qualification matches in order to get to Hanazono. They just keep playing training matches on an empty field, with no spectators apart from the 2 teams that are playing.
Madhouse. The name alone has set a standard for the level of animation you can expect. Hunter x Hunter (2011), One Punch Man, Death Parade. All well-known shows with great animation and a fantastic sense of artistic direction. Seeing that Madhouse was making All Out was a reason in itself to watch it. (Spoiler, it wasn't..)
What we got was a lot of still frames with speed lines dashing on either sides of the screen, few frames of animation with a zoom and a pan over to the person who was catching the spinning ball and a few panning shots that ends with someone stepping forward.
Just look at the first opening if you don't know what i'm talking about. A 20 second slow pan towards the sky with "ALL OUT" written in all capital letters.
The soundtrack is very poor, meaning that there is very little variation. Music is the ultimate mood setter or mood killer, depending on how you use it. But in order to use it properly, you need a repertoire of music that can fit a wide range of moods and themes. All Out doesn't go "all out" on this.
There is no memorable tracks in the show. That is not entirely true. There is maybe 2 or 3 memorable tracks, but they're only memorable because I've heard them so many times throughout the series that it drives me crazy.
There's the track that starts with the guitar, which is shortly after accompanied with the drums and then the bass. That music is used when they train (Which is 70% of the show). Then there's the track where the team gets the ball and the track for when they're goofing off and being high school kids.
There is shockingly little variety.
Remember when i talked about the composition of a typical sports anime? That also applies to the characters. There has to be a generic base level where a character can be build and then later be expanded upon with personality, so you have a unique and interesting character.
Guess what All Out doesn't do.
Some of the characters are purely identified by 2 things. How they look and what generic type of character they are.
There's the aggressive guy with spiky hair, who thinks the entire team is holding him back. Then there's the "kinda happy" guy with hair shaped like 2 small horns. Then there's the manager who is a girl. There is also 3 really fat dudes, who has very similar personalities. So the only way to distinguish them was to do make their faces different.
One has weird eyebrows, another has really floppy chins that constantly points upwards and then there's the third fat guy who has a headband and likes to verbally remind everyone that he really ate a lot and that he reeeeealy likes food a whooooooooooooooole lot!
To give the show credit, there were some unexpected developments with the characters in a good way. One had an abusive brother, another one completely lost all motivation to continue playing rugby, but didn't want to quit in fear of letting his teammates down. But once those developments were brought up, they were dealt with in half an episode and then never mentioned again.
I honestly don't know why i enjoyed the show as much as i did. I was considering dropping it but then episode 9 came along and changed my mind. Then after the hype had died down i was about to drop it one more time, but once again, a really good episode comes on and i just had to find out what happened next episode.
There were something oddly interesting about the show. The second opening really grew on me. The coach really seemed like a monotone guy, but it turned out that he had a good and relatable reason to be their coach.
Overall, the show grew on me. I was interested in seeing how far the boys could go and how they would develop throughout the story.
Too bad that neither the character nor the story got that development.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Nov 23, 2016
If you don't have anything against a mind numbing, self insert series like this one, then go for it.
I was lured into watching Getsuyoubi no Tawawa from a couple of funny/cute gifs. "Maybe the show is about working and the troubles that comes with it? Maybe it's an office drama with tight and exciting deadlines that HAVE to be met. Maybe it's a slice of life comedy series NOT set in high school?"
Maybe it's a show that only drives the point forward that anime was a mistake.
The story is actually decent (And by decent, I mean 4/10). A guy meets a girl on the subway
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(by her smashing her tits into his face nonetheless) and they become acquainted with each other. Each episode has a setup, so that he always meets the girl on the subway once the day is over. They made something that works. It's not something groundbreaking, but it works.
The animation is the only thing good (good is a broad statement) about this. If you're going to have a show about cute girls, you'd better animate the girls well. And so they did. Tits swinging when they walk, subtle details with the hair, sakuga when they whisper in his ear. Gotta give credit where credit is due.
Sound is fair. There is nothing remarkable about the soundtrack, the voice actors or even the sound effects.
Pathetic. The word pathetic that is tied together with the "1" score is a perfect summary of the characters in this anime. The main character is a bland canvas for the working man to cast himself upon. Faceless in the most literal way. No personality other than works hard and doesn't date, just like most of the Japanese people that this show is aimed at. Gotta know the target demographic.
Each episode introduces a cardboard cutout, big titted, happy go fucking lucky character that in some divine way manages to get into contact with the main character. There is no personality, there is no character development. Each girl is particularly crafted in order to satisfy each and every niche the viewer might have.
The enjoyment in this, is (for me at least) very low. Sure, I love tits as much as the next guy, but if it's the only thing that this show has to offer, then porn can do marginally better.
Overall, the show is pure and simple a way for the working Japanese citizen to sit back, relax and just try and place themselves in a better place. So in order for you to enjoy it, you have to take your expectation and set them WAAAAAY low.
Yes, lower than that.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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Aug 29, 2016
There haven't been a single page that haven't made me laugh.
Poputepipikku or Pop Team Epic, is a 4-koma, seinen gag manga that is bustling with intuitive and surreal comedy. With characters dressed as generic high school girls with never changing cute faces, this manga is everything BUT generic.
Being a 4-koma manga, doesn't give much room for a story. Each individual page is a (somewhat) self contained story of head scratching and seemingly random comedy.
The art is oddly fitting for the type of comedy that it delivers. The characters are always drawn with a ":3" face, no matter the situation, which in itself creates comedic situations.
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For example when a ":3" faced high school girl is planning to destroy a cuckoo clock with a sledgehammer because "It's fucking pissing me off just looking at this shit." That is the actual quote from the manga.
Sometimes oddly realistically drawn hands are drawn in order to make a comedic point stronger. It works surprisingly well
A lot of the comedy comes from the unusual situations our 2 nameless main characters find themselves in.
The small and blonde girl is the instigator of mostly all of the jokes/gags and the tall, blue haired girl is the "straight man" that either 1-ups the joke that the blonde girl set up, or shoots the joke down (sometimes literally), which in itself is really funny.
I enjoy Pop Team Epic immensely. I read the first 20 chapters in one sitting and the manga just got better and better. There were some jokes that i didn't get, mostly because i'm not the target demographic (which is Japanese people) but the vast majority of the jokes are easy to understand.
Overall Pop Team Epic is hilarious. From the surreal comedy and drawings, to the unusual reaction of our main characters and the illogical but really funny decisions that they make. Every page is brimming with comedy that you might, or might not get at first.
Some of the jokes requires a little research or knowledge beforehand, but is still enjoyable nonetheless because of the funny drawings that accompany the jokes and gags.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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May 17, 2016
Amaama to Inazuma MAL review
Barakamon, Usagi Drop, My Girl, Yotsuba, Amaama to Inazuma.
What do all of these have in common? They’re all heartwarming stories about a child, (not a loli) their guardian and their daily life. Amaama to Inazuma is not as heavy themed as My Girl. It’s not as weird as Usagi Drop nor is it as carefree as Barakamon or Yotsuba. It’s delightful, charming and doesn’t get (too) involved in drama, while still maintaining a (somewhat) coherent story.
STORY
The story is about father and daughter, Kouhei and Tsumugi, their daily life and discovery of new types of food. Kouhei is a math teacher and
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a single father who never really learned to cook and rarely has the time do learn it, so he and Tsumugi always buy the convenience store bento and eat it in front of the TV while Magical Girl is on (Tsumugi’s favorite show).
One day when Kouhei and Tsumugi are at the park, Kouhei meets Kotori (one of his students) eating some food while crying. She tells him that her mother made the food for her, but didn’t have the time to eat it with her. Tsumugi is interested in the food, since she only ever eats pre made food from the store. Kotori gives them her card to their own restaurant and that’s presumably it.
One night when Kouhei gets home late, he finds Tsumugi practically glued to the TV, drooling over a cooking show. After she asks her dad: “Can we get mommy to make this?” he is moved and runs to Kotori’s family restaurant with Tsumugi on his back. Kotori is herself inexperienced with cooking, but knows how to cook some rice. She does so and serves it to Tsumugi and Kouhei. Tsumugi is amazed over how great it tastes, which moves Kouhei (and me) to tears.
Kouhei makes a promise that from now on, he will cook for Tsumugi and since Kotori’s mother is rarely home, he and Kotori will both learn how to cook.
The first chapter evoked many emotions in me. Sadness because Kouhei felt that he had let down Tsumugi because he wasn’t cooking for her. Happiness when Tsumugi was amazed about how good food can taste and hope, when Kouhei made that promise to Tsumugi.
Each chapter covers a new recipe that they make and enjoy at the end of the chapter in enough detail that you yourself could make the dish if you wanted.
ART
The art is fantastic. The characters are drawn in a very specific way, depending on what type of mood there is. Round and thin lines gives the characters a fluffy look to them when the mood is casual or comedic. Firm and clear lines are used when the mood is serious, or trying to teach the reader/Tsumugi something about cooking. The characters each have a unique characteristic and look to them. If you only had the silhouette of the characters, you could easily distinguish them.
CHARACTER
The characters are the best thing about this manga.
Tsumugi is quite clearly a child. The way she looks, acts and reacts to everything around her is adorable. She has the childish wonder that makes her question everything, which makes her character even more believable. She grows throughout the manga, not only as a character, but physically. It’s a really nice touch that gives a sense that time is actually passing in the story and that she soon has to attend school and her father Kouhei will have to adjust to a new schedule.
Tsumugi is everything to Kouhei, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t a standalone character himself. Kouhei works as a math teacher in a high school and is well liked among his students. Especially his student Kotori, who he becomes very good friends with. He does his best to take care and raise Tsumugi properly, but he sometimes has to teach some unpleasant things to Tsumugi, like why it’s really important that she doesn’t get lost, or why they can’t keep the lost kitten that they found. The harshness of parenthood is quite clear in this manga.
It sound like it’s dramatic and really sad, but don’t worry. The bitter sweetness is drowned by all of the cuteness that this manga holds.
Speaking of cuteness. Kotori! Kotori is one of Kouhei’s students. You could also say that Kouhei is one of Kotori’s students, since she’s teaching him how to cook. She also learns a lot in the progress herself and becomes very good friends with Tsumugi and Kouhei throughout the story. I can’t tell more about her, because that would be spoilers.
There’s also the elusive mother to Tsumugi and wife to Kouhei. She died of unknown causes when Tsumugi was very little. Her character is the guidance that keeps Kouhei on track and full of hope. Tsumugi also “talks” to her at the shrine in their house and sometimes asks dad when she can see her.
Lastly, there’s the side characters Yagi and Kojika. Yagi is Kouhei’s mischievous childhood friend and Yagi is Kotori’s best friend from school. They sometimes help make the food, or they help bring out the comedy in the manga. They have a personality, they play an actual role in the story sometimes and they don’t feel unnecessary or like artificial characters.
ENJOYMENT
It's incredibly heartwarming and adorable. It’s filled with love and it makes me smile every time I read a chapter. The only gripe I have about Amaama to Inazuma is the cooking parts. The cooking is explained in very great detail, but it feels like the pages could have been used on something better. It explains the ingredients, how much of each ingredient you need, what you need to do with the ingredients and every. Single. Step in the process. It feels drawn out and unnecessary.
OVERALL
It’s a fantastic manga! Very few manga give the same sense of progression that this does. They learn new things. They grow as characters and they live their life.
I can’t recommend this enough!
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Apr 2, 2016
WARNING. This show contains:
Fanservice
High School setting
Slapstick violence as “humor”
Accidental perversion
Violent, big boobed female main character
Fanservice
Special power only the MC has for… reasons
Side character to create comedic relief
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Side character to fill the viewer in on what is going on
Side character to create fanservice
A loli
Only 1 male character
Light Novel adaptation
You have been warned.
Musaigen no Phantom World is your typical high school, battle harem type of show that’s slowly taking over the industry. Shows like these are easy to spot, since all the female characters are in the foreground of the “poster” and the only male character in the background.
Story 6/10
After an incident that happened over a decade ago (which is never brought up again) some stuff happened in the human brain and they can see these phantoms… Yeah, that’s really as far as the exposition goes.
The show takes place in a world where phantoms exist and are causing all kinds of mild annoyances. Not phantoms from another dimension that’s planning to destroy the world, or some spiritual thingy majiggers planning to take over the world, but phantoms that take creep shots of girls, phantoms who block people from crossing a bridge and the occasional phantom brute that goes around and destroys lampposts.
The story follows a group of teenagers in high school, who are in the phantom hunting club. Their job/duty is to investigate and take care of reported incidents involving these phantoms. The reason that they even bother signing up for this and sometimes risk their lives when dealing with the phantoms is that they’re being paid by the school for doing so. Not in money, but in different assets like rice or other edible substances.
It’s a “phantom of the week” type of show so far. Each problem/phantom have been dealt with within a single episode and it looks like it isn’t going to change.
Art 8/10
The art is the only thing that I can complement in this show. Kyoto Animation is the studio behind the show and if you know who they are, you know what you can expect. If you don’t know who they are, you can expect great animation and a perfectly designed color palette for this show. The scenery is really good, the fights are fluid and the animation and overall animation quality of the show is great.
Sound 6/10
There’s nothing bad about it the music, but here’s also nothing noteworthy to write about. The music is electronic’ish sounding and fast paced. The sound effects when fighting are on point and timed okay, but that’s all there really is to say about it.
The opening desperately tries to squeeze as much fanservice in as possible. Boob jiggles, up skirts, cosplays, under boobs and even fucking pixelated naked shots of each girl in the show! I mean, what the fuck are they thinking?!
And the ending… The male MC isn’t even in there. The ending is just another way to show of the girls.
Characters 4/10
Our (only) male main character (whose name isn’t really that important) is introduced by the flying blob of fanservice, forcefully opening his eyelid and reminding him that he’s running late. He is submissive to any and all violence thrown at him from his “friends” and is weak, if it weren’t for his one power. Well… Realistically speaking he’s still pretty weak, even with his “power.” His power is that if he draws the phantom they’re fighting in a book, the book will then absorb the phantom and the danger will be gone. Except his power is completely redundant, since they have “Reina Izumi” in the phantom hunting club.
His sole reason for being in the show, is because they need something YOU can project yourself onto. He’s just there so you can think “I wish that was me getting thrown out of the window for seeing a girl in a towel.”
Our first female main character “Mai Kawakami” (you might want to google her name not too far into the future ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ) is everything the male main character isn’t. First and foremost, she is a girl. Secondly, she has big breasts. Thirdly, she knows martial arts and can fight, which makes her boobs jiggle (Can you see where I’m going with this?) Her special ability is to power herself up with different elements (fire, water, electricity). She does that by fondling herself...
Other than that, she likes to physically torment the main male character for the sake of “comedy”. She doesn’t have any romantic interest in the MC, so her violent actions towards the MC can’t be excused as a “it’s not like I like you or anything” dropkick or a “d-don’t get the wrong idea” punch in the face.
Our second female main character “Reina Izumi” (AKA Kirby) is the nonviolent and the “oh so innocent Ojou-sama” part of the trio. Her special ability is to suck up/eat phantoms in an extravagant and Kirby way. She is the main victim of “accidental perversion.”
She is the character that I dislike the least. She has an actual reason for joining the phantom hunting club. Since she’s living on her own and most of her money goes towards rent (let me remind you that she is a teenager) she can get food by dealing with the phantoms.
The third main character is introduced 3 episodes in. Her name is Koito Minase. The show plays her off as the "cool kid" archetype. She wears headphones, her hands are almost always in her pockets and has an overly long “chant” she has to say before activating her destructive and monotone voice, which she calls her “power.” She also has a deep, dark and mysterious past, as the archetype typically has.
Lastly, there’s the flying blob of fanservice Ruru. She is a phantom who sided with the MC for reasons that we don’t know. She doesn’t do anything action wise and adds nothing to the story besides fanservice, comedic relief and exposition.
Enjoyment 5/10
There’s this particular scene that I enjoyed a bit, before the tropes and clichés began to molest it. Picture this:
MC tries to convince Reina to join their club. Reina walks away from MC, but trips on the stairs.
Our HERO! Our SAVIOUR! Our MC rushes down the stairs and is ready to shield her face from the concrete when he realizes that he’s about to grab her boob. Our white knight makes a meta and 4th wall breaking statement before stopping the cliché by grabbing his own hand and pulling it away, resulting in a faceplant.
The flying blob of fanservice then breaks physics, lifts Reina over the MC and literally gives the MC a face full of ass. He manages to say that he did not see her panties (which were in fact blue striped, as shown in his eyes), before getting his ass kicked by Reina.
It’s like they’re trying to be funny, only for it to turn out to be as generic as the ten thousand other shows that already did this.
I really want to enjoy the show, but it’s really fucking hard to do, when everything about it screams HIGH SCHOOL BATTLE HAREM FANSERVICE!!!
Overall 5/10
The soundtrack is okay, the show is very well animated and has the KyoAni look to it, but that is not nearly enough to save this show.
A good chef can’t make good food with shit ingredients. It’s the same with KyoAni. They can’t make a thoughtful and interesting show, if the source material is just another batch of copy paste shit that’s clogging up the industry, like this morning’s oatmeal that I forgot to take out of the sink.
*Reposted because it got removed.*
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Mar 29, 2016
It's rare nowadays to see an anime which artstyle strides away from the norm. Shows like Ninja Slayer, Inferno Cop and even Ping Pong The Animation could be considered abnormal, because the artstyle and animation is not like every harem/ecchi ROMCOM in existence.
Kagewani is one of those rare and delightful chances we as viewers get to experience, when things start to get experimental in the anime business. Since it's new and fresh, a lot of people tend to dislike it immediately, because it doesn't look or act as "normal" anime would.
"Uhh! The animation sucks and the art is shitty! Where's my ecchi/harem light novel adaptation
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#43679?"
A lot of viewers say that when they stumble across shows like the ones previously mentioned. You don't need to have flashy explosions, fluid animation or boobs to make a good anime. You just need an interesting story or alternative artstyle to grab the viewers attention. Kagewani has both.
Story: 6/10
Mysterious monsters and exotic creatures are starting to show up dangerously close to human cities. Sousuke Banba (Voiced by Gintoki from Gintama) is a strange man with an even stranger scar, investigating the deaths surrounding the monsters.
With the short runtime of 6 minutes per episode (if you remove the OP and ED), Kagewani manages to:
- Set the tone and environment of the episode (Jungle, Mountains, Sea, Urban)
- Introduce the potential victims
- Show the actually creepy/scary monsters in action
- Tell us a little more about Sousuke Banba
The first 9 episodes are a "monster of the week" type of show, but some actual story is introduced in the last quater of the show.
Art: 7/10
This is the first "drop point" for a lot of people. The art is... special.
Think of Angela Anaconda. The animation for Kagewani is very cutout-esque. The animation is mostly made of the limbs "moving" back and forth, while the background moves. It also have some real life pictures with a filter laid over in it as well. It's incredibly hard to describe...
If you compare the animation in Kagewani with ANY anime (excluding Inferno Cop and Ninja Slayer) it would look bad in comparison. But i think the animation is one of the strong points of the show. The animation and artstyle is dark, eerie, creepy and gritty. It fits the tone of the show.
Sound: 7/10
The voice actors do a decent job, but the thing that really shines is the ambient noises and the cries of the monsters.
When walking in the sewers, you hear small dripping noises, the water gently hitting the brick wall and some very faint and distant stomping that's gradually getting closer and closer and closer. When climbing the mountain, you can hear the snow crackle under the boots, the wind howling and the sound of carabiners hitting each other in the belt.
Character: 5/10
The only reoccurring character is Sousuke Banba, which we know very little about. He's a professor at a university (which is never brought up again), he has a secretary (which is never brought up again...) and the scar on his face hurt whenever he gets close to monsters. He had a traumatic childhood and i would be spoiling the show if i told any more about Sousuke Banba.
Unfortunately, every other character falls flat. There's a few characters in the last quarter of the show that actually are important to the story, but the anime ended before they could even tell us why they were important to the story.
Enjoyment: 7/10
It's the first anime with the "horror" tag that actually have made me scared. The incredibly unnerving atmosphere and downright disgusting monsters is a breath of fresh air from the Light Novel ecchi harem copy paste shows that has been rolling out faster than the Russian T-34 tank during World War 2.
Overall: 6/10
Before even watching Kagewani, ask yourself:
"How am i going to watch/enjoy this show?"
DON'T assume that the art is what's going to keep you here. It might, but don't count on it.
DO assume that the sound design is good, the atmosphere is great and the monsters... Holy shit the monsters.
*Reposted because it got removed.*
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Dec 19, 2015
First things first, you HAVE to watch the first season of Attack on Titan before watching this. If not, you'll get spoiled a fair bit and not get the full potential out of this fantastic parody.
In short, Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou is a fantastic parody. It absolutely nails the scenes from the original series. The impact, intensity and music are close to perfect in each and every scene that the show is "making fun" of.
Story: 6/10
The story (VERY loosely) follows the original Attack on Titan story line. The same music and phrases are used for each scene in the parody, as it was used in the
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original series. It has TONS of references, like when *you know who* is eaten and *you know him* screams/cries teary eyed with his arm extended.
Art: 8/10
The art uses a light color palette to bring the chibi characters to life (I couldn't word that better, sorry...)
There's a bit of recycled animation from the first season, like when titans are running, or when the big ol' colossal titan is peeking over the wall.
But here's a twist!
Sometimes, (when something scary/shocking happens) the art turns into some of the manga drawings from the original manga. I was pleasantly surprised when it first happened, but it doesn't happen a lot during the anime, sadly.
Sound: 9/10
If you're a big fan of the Attack on Titan soundtrack, then rejoice! They use nearly all of the songs from AoT in this parody. It's incredible how well they manage to weave the soundtrack into every scene, without it feeling out of place or stitched on.
My only gripe about the sound, is that they didn't introduce any new songs in the show.
Characters: 7/10
Take the strongest traits of each character (Eren -> Kill all titans! Mikasa -> Protect Eren! Levi -> Cleaning.) and exaggerate the living shit out of it.
I don't mean this in a bad way. It goes really well with the tone of the show, but if you're a newcomer to the Attack on Titan universe and start with this series... Oh boy.
Enjoyment: 10/10
I absolutely fucking loved it!
Holy shit I've never been this pumped when watching a "comedy" show.
The music, the fucking references man! Everything goes so fucking well together!
When i heard about Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou i thought, "Great... Just HOW much are they going to milk the franchise?" Then i watched the first episode and found out that i hadn't laughed that much in ages. It's a really good time.
Overall 8/10
Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou is a great supplementary show to watch while waiting for Attack on Titan season 2.
Just make sure that you already have watched the first season.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Oct 8, 2015
Hetalia is back (whether you like it or not) and it's pretty much the same as almost every previous season so far.
Story: 6/10
I'll summarize each episode very briefly, without spoilers (like that exists in Hetalia)
Ep 1: Nekotalia.
Ep 2: Food trivia from World War 2.
Ep 3: Denmark, Iceland, Estonia and the other Nordic countries exchange snacks and drinks from their own country with each other.
Ep 4: Finland narrates the Nordic states meeting and tells about the past.
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Ep 5: Germany and Prussia bro it out over a beer.
Ep 6: Germany goes full SS on Italy during the war in Africa.
Ep 7: England and America talk about what to drink during the war in Africa.
Ep 8: The war between Denmark and Sweden in 1657 explained.
Ep 9: Sealand, Wy and Seborga tries to find some friends.
Ep 10: Sealand, Wy and Seborga tries to find some friends.
Ep 11: Melancholy, sad and totally unexpected from Hetalia.
Ep 12: England and France discuss how to defeat the Axis powers.
Ep 13: Russia tries to make friends, but comes of as creepy.
Ep 14: Canada is ignored The Episode.
Ep 15: Germany almost kills Italy and chibitalia returns.
Art: 7/10
The art for the opening and ending are really colorful and each character has a very distinct color pattern. It's not as beautiful as Hetalia: The Beautiful World, but it's a refreshing change of art style.
Sound: 7/10
A lot of brass instruments are used, since many of the sketches takes place during WW2. The voice actors do their job well and nothing significantly has changed since the last season.
Characters 8/10
The characters and their interactions with each other is the core of Hetalia. A lot of new countries is introduced (such as the micronations in episode 9 and 10) and the Scandinavian countries get a lot more screen time (As a Dane, i like that) It's refreshing to see new countries and their interactions with each other, instead of the usual Italy-Germany-Japan gang.
Enjoyment: 7/10
I already knew what i went into when starting this show. It's Hetalia.
The only thing that really caught me of guard was episode 11. It's nice to see Hetalia change, even if it's just for 1 episode.
Overall: 7/10
If you have watched Hetalia before, you'll definitely like this.
If you haven't watched Hetalia before, you'll probably still enjoy this. It has some funny moment, good characters and you'll (maybe) even learn a few things about world history.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Aug 20, 2015
Gokiburi Buster is a short, wacky, over the top and incredibly well drawn action/comedy one shot, written by the creator of One Punch Man and drawn by the same artist who makes the redraw of One Punch Man.
Story: 7/10
The Gokiburi Busters is an elite unit, trained to exterminate cockroaches. It's a dangerous task to face the little devils, so they usually just destroy the entire building it's in. But this case is the worst kind of case. A kid is still inside the building with the cockroach.
Before entering the apartment, our main character, Kaoru Ashida, thinks back to his childhood, where his father died protecting
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him from a cockroach. He does that in order to remind himself what terror he's going to face. Together with Suzuki, (Ninja dude) Satou (Bazooka dude) and Takahashi, (Big hammer dude) the elite unit of Cockroach Busters infiltrate the building. Their mission? To get the child out alive, no matter the cost!
That's as far i can explain the story, without any spoilers.
Art: 9/10
The art is great! Incredibly well drawn explosions! Characters that look epic and badass. Murata once again proved, that he is a genius when it comes to drawing.
Characters: 7/10
The only character that gets, well... literally ANY backstory is Kaoru Ashida. The others in the Gukiburi Buster squad also have their quirks and you can tell what their personality is like, just from their interactions with each other.
Enjoyment: 9/10
I fucking loved it! It's simple, stupid and over the top. It does not take itself seriously and i laughed out loud a few time when reading it.
Overall: 8/10
Read it! It's funny, well drawn, and highly entertaining. The plot is okay and the other "plot" is good ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Aug 12, 2015
This is the most satisfying Manwha I have ever read! And it's also really hard to write a proper review of it, that can explain how great it is.
Skill of Lure is incredible. The synopsis does give the wrong impression about the whole thing. Combine that with the cover picture and the ecchi tag and you might think that's it's just about horny dudes picking up chicks left, right and center. But don't judge a book by its cover, as ●REC masterfully showed us.
The story is a little hard to explain. It's about our main character "Jang Sung-Gi" who is labeled as a pervert, since
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he keeps falling, over and over again, straight into a women's breasts, or between their legs... It's your typical harem ecchi that's in mostly every manga nowadays.
Please DON'T drop it just yet, since it's only the first few chapters that play out like that. We're only scratching the surface here folks.
Story: 9/10
Jang Sung-Gi (our main character) is friends with a guy, no... A BRO named Hwang-Jae. He wears gym clothes and is generally a goof. But what out main character doesn't know (in the beginning at least) is that he is a pickup-artist, who is eloquent, charming and is overall a great guy. Hwang Jae helps Jang Sung-Gi with his nonexisting love life, by giving him lessons in the art of seduction.
Art: 9/10
Unlike manga, most (if not every) manhwa is in color. The art portraits the characters emotions really well. From the funny moments where they're goofing off in Hwang Jae's room, to the serious moments where Hwang Jae teaches the many lessons to Jang Sung-Gi. The art is light and can get fluffy from time to time.
Characters: 10/10
This is a character driven manhwa. And a damn good one at that. I literally found myself shoving my arms into the air, shouting "YES! YES! FUCK YEAH DUDE! YES!" on several occations.
The interactions between the characters are golden. The fucking character development is legendary. Jang Sung-Gi starts out as the jumpy, self-aware, nervous person who lacks self-confidence but turns into the person we all want to be. He learns how to believe in himself and gets closer to the person he loves.
Hwang-Jae, you can't help but love him. He's a very charming dude, knows how to sweet talk (in the good way!) the ladies and is a fan-fucking-tastic bro! Through the manhwa, he becomes the wingman that we all want.
Enjoyment: 10/10
Why is it a 10/10 I hear you ask. Because it all pays of in the end! Every single lesson Hwang-Jae teaches Jang Sung-Gi (our main character in case you forgot) is used. Every little trick is utilized in more than one way. Something that he learned in chapter 5 is used in the most critical situation in a later chapter. You feel for the characters. You don't want to see the main character heartbroken since some douche NTR'd his crush. You rejoice and celebrate when things go right for the MC. You smile and giggle when you see that the main heroine slowly starts to realize that she like the MC. You take notes as Hwang-Jae teaches great things.
Overall: 9/10
It's a fantastic manga. Every character, every twist, turn and event. Every lesson has been made to be remembered by the reader.
I simply can not recommend this enough.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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