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May 3, 2015
If you are reading this because you have not yet seen this anime and want to see if it is the right show for you then please keep in mind that this is my opinion and may differ from your own so please keep your own tastes in mind when you are reading this. If you have already seen this anime then you are just along for the ride.
Intro:
I heard about this anime from various places but I have never heard too much about it and I wasn't particularly sure what to think of it until one day when I had nothing to do, so
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I figured I would take the plunge; having no idea what to expect. I wound up with a pretty pleasant surprise.
Story/Character:
Jormungand is a dark gritty and sometimes comical seinen (geared for a more mature audience) action series about an arms dealer named Koko and her elite team of badass bodyguards and a child soldier named Jonah who is their new recruit into the team and chronicles all of the adventures they have though a mostly episodic set up.
My overall impression of the story and anime in general was pretty good, it had some pretty great action in the form of gun fights, knife fights, fist fights, etc. and a somewhat compelling plot about war and morality on the side. This show was also funny especially with some of the interactions between the characters, Koko's team in particular showing that the all have a pretty good bond and have worked together for a wile. This show is mostly episodic so most of the episodes are pretty self contained.
The characters for the most part are very fleshed out with there own past though not all of them are until the second season but never the less all of the characters were fun and entertaining. I also especially liked the attention to detail some of the use of weapons and firearms in this anime.
Art/Sound:
The art and animation was pretty good and had some really good character designs and it had a nice gritty look to it.
The soundtrack was ok but it wasn't the best but my favorite part was the sound design and yet again they had really good attention to detail to what the guns sound like.
Sub/Dub:
There are animes out there that are to said to have a dub that is particularly better than the original, I believe this is one such anime and I don't say that lightly considering I normally take a neutral stance on this topic but after watching the dub I really didn't care to see the original subbed version and I'm saying the Japanese version is bad because it isn't but the english on this one is just a step above.
The voice acting is good and the voices in english fit the cast so well and dub is little more funny considering they did change some of the lines but subtitles don't always get it right not to mention the cast is kind of multinational with some characters having different accents and all of that just doesn't come crossed in Japanese. Now I'm not here to tell you what you should be watching but I will suggest that the dub for this anime, is defiantly worth checking out.
What I Hated:
I did have some problems with this anime, one being that the main cast which is Koko's team of bodyguards are really overpowered to the point that you know how most of the gun fights and skirmishes are going to turn out with them coming out on top and sweeping away the bad guys. The second problem I had was that this anime despite all of it's action was very anti-climatic, like I said before the enemies and villains are swept away so easily to the point where it takes out most of the excitement after a while and I feel that with many of the villains there was a lot of wasted potential with them considering most of them are killed off pretty quickly and a lot of them seemed like pretty interesting characters. But all in all that's just me.
Final Verdict:
I give this anime a 7 out of 10.
It's not perfect but it is pure unadulterated fun.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Apr 25, 2015
If you are reading this because you have not yet seen this anime and are trying to see whether or not this is the right show for you, then please keep in mind that this review is of my own opinion that may differ from you own, so keep your own personal tastes in mind. If you have already seen this anime and are reading this then you're kind of just along for the ride.
Story/Characters:
The story for freezing is set in a semi-futuristic world where humanity is under threat by inter-dementonal aliens called Nova and young girls; augmented with superpowers named Pandora are tasked with
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fighting them (Read the synopsis).
Freezing from the very get go has a pretty solid concept and story with a few sci-fi things sprinkled here and there and enough lore to flesh things out and in fact the story is probably one of this anime's strong points, but if only it could focus on that all the time. This anime; being included as Ecchi has it's fair share of fan service and occasional female nudity, I'm just letting you know so this doesn't come as a surprise.
Despite all of that the story alone still holds it's own with some consistent action sequences featuring some pandora vs pandora combat. It's doesn't have the greatest story in the world but this anime defiantly had me watching one episode after the other and I wasn't disappointed.
As for the characters, the characters to some extent were a little weaker than the story but with some exceptions. Kasuya; the leading male protagonist didn't seem all that interesting to me, sure most of the story was seen through his eyes and there were a few things we got to learn about his character and he develops a good working relationship with Satellizer the Female MC but he unfortunately still came off as a little dull to me. Another character that's kind of weak (in writing) was Rana who comes in later in the series, Rana's only real purpose in the story seemed to be to create a love triangle between the main characters and despite proving useful sometimes, this anime really could have done with out her.
To end this section on a good not Satellizer; the Female MC I mentioned before, was probably the best character in the whole series, and that's something I don't say lightly. This character is introduced as a badass with a hard exterior and prefers to have people at arms length. I won't say anything more other than that there is a lot more than what is seen on the surface, which is uncovered over the course of the series.
Art/sound:
The art and animation is another strong point in this anime, the action sequences were really well choreographed and character designs were really good, especially for the female characters.
The music though I don't remember any of the particular tracks from the OST was pretty solid for the most part.
Sub/Dub:
Honestly I wouldn't really suggest one version over the other for this anime, though I will mention that Funimation did a pretty good job with the dub, as for watching it subbed, I had a pretty similar experience with it, so my suggestion would be to go with what ever you feel comfortable with.
Final Verdict:
I'm going to give this a 7 out of 10, this anime isn't perfect with all it's fan service and love triangles but I have to give credit where credit is due and say "hey, this wasn't half bad."
I would almost suggest watching this if you want to see something with fanservice for the sake of watching fan service, that way you also get a good story out of it as well.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Jan 7, 2015
If you are reading this because you have not yet seen this anime and want to see if this is the right show for you then please keep in mind that this is my opinion which may be contrary to your's so please keep your own tastes in mind when reading this. If you have already seen this anime and are reading this then you are just along for the ride.
Also I don't normally like romantic comedy anime, so just I'm letting you know.
Story/Characters:
This anime starts out really strong, I mean it's interesting and it's really well written and has a compelling concept, if
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only it were all like that. A little more than half way through the series I feel like this anime kind of just gave up and stopped progressing and became a slice of life show that went fucking nowhere which is really sad considering how much potential this anime had but this show just doesn't follow through or conclude or have a resolution. The ending to this anime wasn't like a cliff hanger or anything but it was just kind of a cop out to me and I was left a little disappointed.
The Characters on the other hand were not disappointing, in fact they were the real meat of the show, they all had their own unique problems that they had to face and I found them to be pretty relatable to some extent which is weird considering one guy's a masochist, and another guy's a crossdresser but they play these things off so well.
Art/Sound:
I actually liked some of the characters designs but that's about it. As for the soundtrack, it was kind of forgettable accept for the opening which kind of reminded me of the opening to "Toredora".
Sub/Dub:
The dub for this anime is passable and I would even go as far as saying that it was a little above average but it's nothing that I would get exited about so take your pick on which version you want to watch.
Final Verdict:
I'm giving this anime a 6/10.
This anime isn't bad but it really doesn't follow through.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Jan 7, 2015
If you are reading this because you have not yet seen this anime and want to know if it is the right anime for you, then please keep in mind that this is my opinion and may be contrary to your own so take what I say here with a grain of salt and consider your own tastes when reading this. If you have already seen this anime then you're kind of just along for the ride but I will talk about re-watching in this review.
Story/Characters:
To start off, this anime has a bit of a slow start, I mean the first two episodes can be
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mind bogglingly boring and when I first watched this I almost quit. However after that the story begins to pick up pace as you learn more and more about the mysterious Class 3 that our main male protagonist "Kouichi Sakakibara" has just transferred into and of course "Mei Misaki".
This anime handles the plot really well as it reveals that not all is what it seems and the show takes a few twists and turns until it finally climaxes and everything comes full circle and then even has some closure at the end. To me this anime was just satisfying and gave me what I wanted with out it being too predictable and I definitely think this is an anime that you should see twice just so you can connect all the dots. To sum it all up the story definitely does not disappoint.
As for the characters, there is a wide variety of characters in the show but they're all kind of cannon fodder and start dying left and right which doesn't leave a lot of time to develop them and there are other characters like Akazawa who I felt like should have been a little more fleshed but wasn't, I mean Akazawa is normally made out to be a tragic character but I just didn't feel it.
Now as for the main characters, Kouichi is sort of like your average male protagonist that is kind of plot device more than anything else but not really, there is some actual depth to him and to me he did feel more like a character than a plot device. As for Mei Misaki, she starts out as you average silent, mysterious (Rei Ayanami clone) type character but as the show progresses she kind of stops being that and steps outside that archetype and is likely the most developed character in the entire show.
Art/Sound:
The art and animation are really good and I loved the character designs and I don't really have anything bad to say about it.
The soundtrack definitely works for this anime and keeps pace with the erie atmosphere of the show and even the use of sound is really erie and I feel like it's really polished and perfected in my opinion.
Sub/Dub:
Yes, there is in fact an english dub for this anime and from what I've seen, this is probably one of Sentai Filmwork's best works, though there were some characters it think sounded a little better in Japanese but most of the cast did a really good job (though I wish they could loosen up a bit) but one thing I definitely have to note is that Greg Ayres and Monica Rial are not annoying, usually they're the most annoying english VAs but in this they're not and they do an excellent job in portraying Kouichi an Mei Misaki and I honestly can't imagine Mei Misaki without Monica Rial's voice and this is my favorite anime to hear these two VAs in.
Final Verdict:
I'm giving this anime a 9/10 which is a rare score for me but I find this anime pretty re-watchable to me and I can't really think of a whole lot of bad things for this anime.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Jan 1, 2015
If you are reading this review because you have not this anime yet and need something to help you decide whether this anime is right for you then all I can ask is to take into consideration what you are about to read is my opinion which may be contrary to your's so use a little discretion for your own sake and as for the people who have already seen this show, you guys are just along for the ride I guess.
Story/Characters:
the story revolves around Kuroki Tomoko who is a typical high school introvert who has few friends and hardly talks to anyone but has
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a desire to become popular. Now Kuroki is a pretty damn relatable character and an entertaining one at that with all the funny shit that goes on in her head like various anime references. As far as characters go I had absolutely no problems with them as I kind of liked most of them.
Now my big problem with this anime which to me is a big hindrance is the ending, there kind of isn't an ending nor any resolution to the show, no over arching story, and with that I feel there is a lot of wasted potential as Kuroki's dilemma of being the unpopular girl never really gets resolved, she never comes out of her shell and her character never really develops which doesn't spoil much considering that the only thing in this show that actually progresses is time and personally I felt kind of disappointed in the end.
Art/Sound:
The art and animation is definitely the one thing that holds up though out the entire series, the character designs are simple yet detailed especially Kuroki who kind of looks like a goth chick at times. The animation with all the shot angles was creative and smooth for the most part.
The soundtrack through the show was kind of forgettable but the opening song defiantly wasn't and makes up for it a little.
Sub/Dub:
I don't have much to say except that the dub is one of Sentai Filmworks better works but isn't all that big a deal so I couldn't really care less about either version of this show.
One fun fact about the english dub is in one of the last episodes, the show makes a reference to an anime called "Another" where Kuroki is Mei Misaki (the chick with the eyepatch) and I thought it was kind of funny considering both of those characters were voiced by Monica Rial; the same VA.
Final verdict:
I'm rating this anime a 5/10, I wouldn't necessarily recommend this to anyone but I wouldn't say it was a bad anime either.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Jan 1, 2015
"Noir" That is the name of the anime that you are reading the review of right now and you likely never seen this anime before and are looking up what other people thought of it in order to make a decision on whether or not this is the anime for you and to you I advise that I am only one person and this review is of my opinion that may be contrary to your own so keep that in mind and as for the people who have already seen this anime and are reading this, well you guys are just along for the ride.
Story/Characters:
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story is something that I can only describe as a masterpiece, though there is no doubt there are better stories out there but I have to put this down as one of the greatest stories I have seen in anime as there is an almost perfect balance of story telling and action. However at first I had a little trouble really getting into the show with just the first episode but after that it was all good. One thing that I especially liked was the pacing as at first most of the episodes seemed rather self contained but everything seemed to build up until the very end leaving me rather satisfied.
All in all I really don't have anything bad to say about the story.
The characters on the other hand were a little bit weaker as I found myself liking some more than others for instance Kirika and Mireille, Kirika was this awesome character who on missions seemed to pull most of the weight while Mireille kind of sits back and maybe shoots a couple of guys; kind of like The Green Hornet and Kato (Kirika being Kato).
However despite that there is a lot of character development as these two characters develop a very strong bond. This anime does a good job a fleshing out most of it's characters though I do feel that they missed one or two.
Art/Sound:
Noir is one of the last anime series to be hand drawn through CEL and after over 10 year I think the animation has aged rather well though at times I feel it slips up a little like when people in this show are shot and killed there is hardly any blood nor indication that they have been shot other than a mello dramatic fall to the ground which at times seems kind of cheesy and almost looks like censorship, keep in mind that this is true for both subbed and dubbed versions of the show.
The soundtrack was decent and kept pace with the show; really adding to it but there were times that it felt kind of cheesy like from the 90's or something.
Sub/Dub:
Most of the time when being critical about this topic I usually believe that a large portion of anime are about 50/50 in terms of subbed and dubbed versions and I could really care less which version you watch and there is only a small portion where one is better than the other and for this anime I think that is the case.
The Japanese VA for this anime was just weak, there are many there are many anime's that it think sound bland and think they all sound alike in japanese but not weak. I watched the first episode subbed and pretty much had no interest in watching the rest. As for the dub, it is not the greatest dub ever, they even reuse a couple of VA's for side characters, but the dub wasn't weak and the characters actually sounded right, not to mention the vast majority of this show doesn't even take place in japan.
I normally don't like Monical Rial, mainly because I feel like she's a really over used VA and the voice she normally uses is annoying but Kirika is probably one of my favorite performances by her and goes to show that the one type of character that she is best at playing is the quiet mysterious type.
Final verdict:
I'm giving this a 9/10 considering that to me this anime was almost perfect and despite some of it's drawbacks it's definitely worth watching.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Dec 22, 2014
I've been waiting a while to watch this anime, but was a little reluctant to see it until I found my self with nothing better to do than watch an anime.
Story/Character:
The story is about a guy named Koyomi Araragi who had survived a vampire attack and is now immortal and gets involved with some weird shit that happens, there's other stuff but I'll let you guys watch the show to see for your selves. Bakemonogatari is one of the those shows that relies on it's characters and it's dialog, there really isn't a whole lot of action in this series and if you don't like
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to sit and watch two people talk about stuff for 10 minutes at a time then you may not like this series because it's dialog heavy nature is it's biggest turn off, however the dialog isn't particularly bad, it's actually rather entertaining as it's coupled with with some acid trip like art and animation; if you have time to look up at the screen that is. The story is kind of like a harem I guess but not nearly as cheesy and cliche in my opinion. Koyomi doesn't come off as a typical boring character like in other harems and actually manages to have a personality and as for the female lead there is Hitagi Senjougahara who is a self proclaimed tsundere but doesn't really act like, I mean some times she's a bitch but other times she's pretty nice and likable.
One thing that I could complain about in terms of story is how Koyomi's vampire attack is sort of shrouded in mystery and it's not made entirely clear what the the hell happened and it just seems like a piece of missing information to me.
All in all the story and characters were pretty well done but there are more characters that I could mention but I don't want to spoil anything so I just keep it at this for now.
Art/Sound:
The art and animation is kind of like if you were on acid or something but in a good way. This show has a tone of dialog in it but I would call it a talking head show where the characters are just standing around and talking, even though they actually are the art and animation makes the dialog entertaining. I found my self in a struggle between looking at subtitles and looking up at what was going on; on the the screen.
As for the soundtrack, it was really good and it worked well with the animation the opening songs witch they used for each story arc were great but I think the ending song that they used was one of the best I've seen in a while.
Sub:
There is no English at the time of this review and considering that if you don't like reading a lot, I would not suggest watching this.
Normaly I don't have the most positive opinion of subbed anime, I'm very picky and I think most anime sounds the same in japanese and watching nothing but subbed anime is kind of boring, but Bakemonogatari is an exception, not because I could only watch it subbed but because I actually enjoyed it. For me the japanese voice acting for this actually stands out as being good, even though I don't speak japanese so take this with a grain of salt. The anime although being dialog heavy was pretty straight forward which made it a little easier to watch subbed and there wasn't dull moment where I was completely stumped for what was going on.
With that said, really enjoyed watching this subbed and this is defiantly the one of the elite few anime that I thought was genuinely good.
Final Verdict:
I rate this anime an 8/10 though I know it's not for everyone so keep that in mind.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Dec 22, 2014
I don't always watch sports anime but when I do, usually the first few episodes are deciding factor on whether keep watching or not. Bamboo Blade is one of the anime's that has hooked me in and didn't and kept me going until the very end, but that was just my experience.
Story/Character:
The story about a high school kendo club that is mostly comprised of girls, I won't get to much into details but despite have a few male members in the club the story mostly centers around the girls but there really isn't a main character as the focus of the show tends to shift
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from one character to the other.
Now being a sports anime the plot isn't the most complicated thing in the world and is pretty straight forward and the characters are probably the main meat of the story aside from the kendo (sword fighting) matches. For the most part the characterization and character development are pretty good but aren't perfect.
I feel like they could have went into more detail about some things, especially the kendo matches which really help move the characters along, the characters really change but a lot of the girl's matches are summed up in a quick 2 second transition on whether they won or lost which was a big deal for them, and I would have liked to actually see the all fights in more real time and it also would have been cool if they had actually broken down some of the strategy and the techniques they used during the matches and they could have also emphasized some of the work and training they characters had to go through and make the stakes for each fight feel as high as they actually were.
However that is really the only complaint that I have about this show and even after having that said about the kendo matches and such fights are still entertaining and there really isn't to much wrong with this show.
This anime isn't a 110% super serious show and it does have is laid back moment of comedic relief and slice of life but over all it's relatively well balanced.
Art/Sound:
I don't have much to say in this category other than the art wasn't bad but I have seen better and to be honest the sound track was kind of forgettable, though there were moments where I wanted to replace some of the soundtracks with that of Hajime no Ippo; another sports anime about boxing but that's just me.
Sub/Dub:
Yes there is an english dub and compared to it's subbed counter part, I could care less about which one you watch, granted I have my personal taste but to be critical here, I can't really say that one is better than the other at this point, however I will say that the dub pretty solid with no awkward moments within dialog that I tend to find in other dubs and the voice acting was passable and I didn't have any problem with it. As for the japanese voice acting, well I don't have much to say other than it sounds like a the vast majority of anime in japanese and I wasn't particularly moved by it, but for this anime I could care less which version you watch.
Final verdict:
Overall I would rate this as an 8/10 and I think it's worth a try.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Sep 17, 2014
I've never really favored a lot of romance anime's and I was a little reluctant to watch this at first because I've already been battered by one boring, campy romance anime after the other and there are a lot of mixed opinions about this show so I'm going to be as fair as I can be with this show.
Story:
This show is about two people that try to hook up with each other's friends and help each other out, but fall in love in the process.
Impression:
O.K compared to most romance anime's this wasn't really campy and boring, granted I couldn't say that the premiss was original
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but it seemed like it had taken the basic idea and polished it.
a lot of the time I usually dread anime's like this that are 25 episodes but every episode was fleshed out and did it's part in the story though some a little more than others. The show also did a very good job at developing characters and actually getting me to care about them and by the end of the series I started looking back at the first few episodes and thinking of how far these characters have come.
The comedy was a little "meh" for me though there were a few moments that were worthy of a laugh but it depends on your sense of humor though I didn't particularly like the comedy aspect.
Something to keep in mind is that halfway through, this anime gets a little dramatic, though I kinda liked it because it felt climatic and it helped keep the show from being all same old same old, so just as a heads up, it's dramatic towards the end.
All in all this was a pretty satisfying as a romance anime that goes a little further than other anime's I've seen.
Characters:
To start off there is Ryuji Takasu who is feared among many for the way his eyes look and Tiaga Aisaka who is feared for her angry disposition and overall aggressiveness. Takasu wasn't boring like a lot of other male leads in romance anime but I can't really say he was my favorite but he did show that he had some kind of goal and at times had to play the adult when Tiaga wasn't and at times was there for her and as for Tiaga she was your typical Tsundere (bitch with a heart), but one thing they both had in common was to some extent they had abandonment and family issues which helped them relate to one another as the series went on and as their relationship continued to develop.
Then there is Minori Kushieda who is Takasu's main crush, Minori is energetic but is more serious as the show gets more dramatic. the only problem I had with her character was that it didn't make any sense why Takasu was into her and their relationship seemed limited and distant most of the time.
As for Tiaga's crush it was Yusaku Kitamura who was your typical glasses character though at times he was entertaining I never really felt all that close to his character but I think that might be the dilemma with a lot of glasses characters.
Finally there is Ami Kawashima who is kind of a bitch, I'll leave it at that and just let the show take over because she does develop from that point.
Sub vs. Dub:
Yes there actually is a dub that came out recently, and in comparison to the sub, it really didn't matter which version I was watching they both had the same effect to me, so if you like watching dubs then you won't be disappointed, and as for the Japanese V.A they were pretty good considering that I kinda hate listening to the Japanese voice acting in most high school based anime's but the sub held up and there really weren't any weak ends on the english dub so both performances are pretty solid, both having compiled very good voice actors so take your pick.
Final verdict:
I'm giving this one an 8/10,
So as far as romance anime's this was probably my favorite but take into consideration of what I said earlier about the drama, and the fact that I'm not super into these kind of anime.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Aug 23, 2014
I had finally finished watching " The Melencholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" or MHS for short and I had arrived at the movie wondering if it would actually contribute more to the story and I wasn't really sure what to expect, so this is how it turned out.
Story:
Kyon, our main protagonist lives in a world where aliens, time travelers, and espers exist do in large part to his classmate Haruhi who is basically god but has no idea on the matter, so Kyon's world is a little weird until one day he wakes up and finds that the world has completely changed into regular normal world
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where nothing weird happens and Haruhi is no where to be found and no one has any memory of her even existing.
Impression:
To get this off my chest this is one of my favorite movies in general, but if you haven't seen the series first you might feel a little left out of things because of the whole attachment to the characters the series establishes but I have heard of people that enjoyed it without seeing the series but most people will tell you to watch the series first which is a con because it makes going and watching this all the more complicated so all I'm going to say for that is the movie has more of a full effect when you watch the series first, the choice on how you want to watch it is totally up to you.
As for the movie it's self, well when you get to the end you feel like you have been taken for a ride, maybe not a hugely adrenaline filled action ride but a ride, though the movie is nearly 3 hours long and they really pack some detail into this movie, the actual story doesn't start until about 15 minutes in, and through out the movie a lot happens, it's probably an hour before the story picks up.
Now the good side of this is that the movie really establishes what is going on and not a single moment is really wasted however some people may get a little bored with it, I'm not sure who but I'm just putting that out there.
As far as writing goes this movie does not disappoint and does not leave any plot holes even when some of the plot involves time travel which is hard to write about. Another thing that this movie does well over the series is character development, a lot of the characters go through some serious development which isn't seen much in the series.
As far as the Art and animation is concerned, Kyoto animation goes a few steps further to make everything have that cinematic feel which is to be expected from a film.
The only bad thing about this film which could be counted as a good thing is the fact that it makes you want to see more, even though it could count as a good conclusion to the series I still know there is more that happens after wards but none of that really effects the film it's self.
Sound:
MHS has alway's had a good soundtrack though I never really liked the first opening for the series which is what they used at the beginning of the movie but that aside the sound track kind of reminded me of the soundtrack from "Forest Gump" which isn't even an anime but it had the same feeling, but the soundtrack does it's job at telling you that this is a good movie.
Characters:
Like I said before there is a lot of character development in this movie and if it's not character development it's at least explores more into the characters.
Kyon of course develops through the story which I won't spoil, however there is also Nagato who is usually seen to be the emotionless machine like character but in this movie you get to see an alternate version who is more or less shy and timid book worm but it was kind of fun to see her like that as almost a new character.
There is one character that I defiantly liked the return of and that was Asakura, MHS's only real antagonist, I won't go into what all she does but you do get to see her as a normal person but eventually she becomes the main element of what is one of my favorite scenes in film history.
Other than that you get to see a lot of the characters through a different filter though some do remain the same like Kozomi who sits in the background smiling about how much he doesn't give a shit, but I kind of would have liked to have seen more of him develop but I digress.
As far as characters go in this movie, there weren't many weak points.
Sub vs. Dub
I tend to lead more towards the dub on this one mostly out of necessity but also MHS's dub is considered to be one of the greatest dubs of all time, that doesn't necessarily mean that the sub is bad the Japanese does hold up pretty well though now that I watch it, the japanese just feels out of place to me, but if I were to say one thing I liked out of the sub was kozomi's voice, I kinda like both to be honest with this character because they are both so different, I english he has a light voice and he speaks in a sophisticated manor while in Japanese he had a deeper voice that made every thing he said sound important which in the series it was but thats just me.
Now I can't really tell you which version to but I can tell what quality they are, many people would recommend watching in english (including me) but It's hard to really stack up how good the sub is, because for the most part it sounds like the emotion in the sub is placed in the same way the english is which feels kinda weird.
Final Verdict:
I will give this a 9 out of 10
this was a great movie and I would definitely recommend it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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