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Oct 13, 2024
To me, Daishizen no Majuu: Bagi (I'll refer it to as Bagi) is a simple anime movie that could have been a good one if it was given the proper support it deserved (especially since the movie was made by Osamu Tezuka, the Godfather of anime). In fact this movie had a lot of potential that wasn't fully realized, instead what we got was a movie that suffered from terrible animation and an awkwardly paced story. I watched this on youtube a few years ago and I kinda forgot about it up until recently.
What is Bagi about? Well, it's about a man named who is
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asked to hunt a strange cat-like beast who called Bagi, who happens to be a genetically altered cat-human hybrid that he had as a kid. The story was pretty good despite the awkward pacing. My only gripe with it is the use of a flashback within a flashback when it came to Ryo telling a kid about his teen years and in that flashback teen Ryo remembers when he owned Bagi as a child. Yea that was kinda weird and confusing but other than that, this story was good but tragic.
The art and animation aren't bad, well that's to say the art style isn't bad, but the animation... well, it's not quite as good as the other Tezuka animes that came out in the 80s (Kimba the White Lion is the best example). The characters were pretty cool too. I really felt bad for Ryo and Bagi both because these two had a history together and seeing Bagi ending up how she did, it kinda tugs at the heart strings but not by much because the story didnt quite live up to the potential a Tezuka anime usually has.
While the voice acting was pretty good and the music was equally good, the audio didnt quite sync up to what was happening on screen at times. It was especially bad during the childhood flashback. Overall, this anime wasnt bad but it wasnt good. It's definitely worth checking out if you're a fan of Osamu Tezuka or want to see his works in general. If only this movie had a better budget or had gotten a fully fledge anime series or perhaps a remake, it could have been a classic just like Osamu Tezuka's other works (Astroboy and Kimba the White Lion mainly).
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Apr 29, 2022
I love the Saiyuki series. It's one of the animes and mangas that I grew up on in high schoolso it's safe to say that Saiyuki is close to my heart. When I heard there was gonna be another season of Saiyuki, I was happy, mainly because I was looking forward to seeing the adventures of the Sanzo party coming to an end as they recuperate from the big finale of the Blast and are finally ready to take on Gyamaoh (probably spelled the name wrong, I apologize!).
But seeing some of the promotional art and the trailers for Zeroin, I was.... disappointed. Yeah, this
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anime was just retreading part of the Sanzo party's adventure that was already done... the story of their encounter with Hazel, the western priest who is able to bring people back from the dead.
That's it, that's the entire arc, with some minor differences and some original minor bits from the manga. So for that, I'll give the story a five.
The art was pretty good, though it seems like some corners were cut but seeing that it was the same animators from Tokyo Revengers working on this show, I was okay with it. But it's still kinda disappointing in some ways but I'll deal with it. The art and animation gets a 7.
The sounds were pretty good, well the music and the voice acting were good (sorry but none of the OP or ED of the other Saiyuki animes will ever top "ID" from Saiyuki Reload for me). The sound effects were still good and everything was crisp and clear but I just think something felt off to me. The score for Sounds is a 5.
Characters, oh the characters... They were alright. All the characters still have the same personalities as they did in previous seasons, except when comparing their development in Zeroin to the Blast season, it feels like they've regressed but that's because the events of Zeroin happens before the events of Blast. So yeah. It was interesting seeing the characters in a similar art style as Tokyo Revengers but that's about all I can say really... SO the score for character is 7.
Finally, we got to my enjoyment, my enjoyment was very low, I mean I enjoyed some things about Zeroin but eh, like I said before, this part of the Sanzo party's story has already been told. I don't think there's really anything new anyone can come up with unless you just do a random one shot episode that would probably feel more like it's derailing the flow of the story rather than adding onto it. With that said, my enjoyment was a 5.
Overall, this series wasn't too bad but I think I was pretty much let down by the fact that it's just retelling the Sanzo party's encounter with Hazel, which isn't a bad thing usually but I think I would've preferred there to be a mini side series detailing the shenanigans of Kougaiji's party, telling what theyre up to when they're not fighting the Sanzo Party. That would've been cool until the manga's story is finally complete (if it isn't already) and we can just get the last steps of the story adapted into an official anime.
So with that being said, don't be turned off from this anime, because it is the first thing we've got from the Saiyuki franchise, anime wise, in like 5 years and I will soak up anything Saiyuki related until the Sanzo party's adventure is truly done.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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May 18, 2021
It's been awhile since I actually reviewed something so... while looking for an old 90s anime to watch (I've already watched the more well known 90s animes like Sailor Moon, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Dragon Ball Z), I stumbled upon a one episode OVA called Ai to Ken no Camelot: Mangaka Marina Time Slip Jiken, but from here on out, we'll refer to it as Camelot because the title is a mouthful.
So, what drew me to watch Camelot? Well, from the title cover that's shown on MAL, it kinda reminded me of the Fushigi Yuugi manga, or in the least mangas like it and
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I thought that the premise sounded a bit interesting, especially since I'm a big fan of the Arthurian Legends. But I kinda dreaded watching this because while the premise is interesting, I don't think the adventures of a girl and her group of 5 guy friends (I think one of the guy friends is actually a girl?) can be told and completed in an hour long episode, at least not without rushing the plot.
Story: 6/10
What's the story about? An aspiring manga artist, Marina is invited to a friend's birthday, along with four of her guy friends. When the whole gang arrives a freak storm happens that transports Marina and her guy friends all to the anime's version of Camelot, and with it, Marina is chosen by the very dragon that transports her and her friends to Camelot to save it. To be honest, while I liked the story well enough, but I was right when I thought that it'd be bad to try and cram a whole fantasy plot like this into just 50 minutes. Everything was rushed and I was kinda confused as to what the heck was going on and how the characters all know each other, and I kinda wanted to see and know more about the anime's version of Camelot. But alas I couldn't because of the time constraint and the plot being rushed. It's too bad because I'm sure if this anime were to be given a lot more episodes (maybe roughly about the same amount of episodes in modern animes--10-26 episodes) it would've been a good one. Because I enjoyed the story enough I'm gonna be lenient on it and give it a 6.
Art: 7/10
While I watched the anime on a site that looks like someone uploaded a VHS rip (that they managed to clean up some), I will say that the art and animation were probably it's best quality. I mean as far as that 80s style transitioning into the 90s style goes, it's pretty good. Everything was smooth and detailed despite the weird vhs quality of the video I watched.
Sound: 5/10
While this anime did have some good voice acting and music, the fact that you can hear the buzzing sound of whatever device was used to record and rip the video from a vhs tape kinda messes with the audio quality, which is why I knocked off some points.
Character: 5/10
The characters were all... okay. The art and animation and designs of all the characters were what you'd expect of your typical shoujo anime. You have the long haired flirty pretty boy, the princely character, the rash kind hearted male character you know is gonna end up with the heroine anyways, the laid back cool guy, etc. Basically all of Marina's guy friends are the typical character tropes you would find in a shoujo anime/manga featuring a girl with a bunch love interests. Marina herself is as she appears, childish and naive and only thinking of food (What is with all the female leads in all of these Shoujo animes and mangas being in love with food?). Her design is cute but my only question is if she's supposed to be the same age as her guy friends, why does she look like a little kid? What is her relationship to her guy friends? How do they know each other?! Also, I can't remember any of the character's names, that's how much I didn't really care for them. I only remembered Marina's name because her name is in the title and she's the main character (even though she's not in the cover art).
Enjoyment: 5/10
So, I didn't enjoy this that much, it's not because of the vhs quality of the video or the annoying buzzing sound of whatever was used to record the video. It was the subtitles. They were distracting because the subs were a literal translation of what the characters were saying so I couldn't pay any attention to what's going on with the characters because I was too busy trying to make sense of the English subs. But I did enjoy this anime to some extent.
Overall: 6/10
SO what are my final thoughts? Well, while it's highly disappointing that this ova wasn't fleshed out more (I can only guess this was an ova that was used to try and pitch a new idea for a new series), the anime isn't that bad, it's more or less average. There are still some things to enjoy about it, but don't expect a cohesive story with a lot of character development because while there are some minor moments of characters bonding with each other (ie when one of Marina's guy friends actually kisses her after he gets injured or all the friends having a laugh after teasing her a little) there's not enough time to actually get to know the characters and to feel their bond. You're just left with a straight to the point story that leaves you with the feeling that there could have and should have been more. And it doesn't help that there's hardly any information about this anime anywhere. I can't even find who made it outside the production or publishing company, some of the story writers, and the director. In the end, this is an obscure mediocre/average OVA that was probably someone's failed pitch for a full fledge shoujo series and it's a shame because I did see some potential to the story. Maybe in the future, the person who originally came up with this OVA or someone who enjoyed it enough will give this anime the full fledged series that it deserves. Until then, all I can say is, if you're planning on watching it, go in with low expectations and don't expect it to be something similar to Fushigi Yuugi despite what the summary/premise of the OVA says.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Sep 30, 2020
So why did I give this anime a six despite only having watched like two 2 or 3 episodes and almost everyone else gave it a rating of 7 or higher? Well, let me explain. I wanted to enjoy this anime. I didn't mind the art or the story (though by Magical Girl/Shoujo anime standards, the story is VERY cliche). Hell, I enjoyed music of this anime, and of course, the characters were.... okay. But the one thing that kept me from enjoying this anime were the voices of the characters. I was watching the original Japanese version with English subs and oh. my. freaking
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god do the voices grate my ears! Especially the voice of Lucia/Sara. Like idk what it is about her voice in particular that makes me want to bang my head against the wall and scrape my brains out. Sorry for the bit of graphic description there.
In the past, I did try watching Mermaid Melody but something always made me not want to watch it. At first I thought it was because I always get so easily distracted by other animes and stuff but seeing as this is my fourth attempt to watch this series in like three years, I'd say, I've figured out the root cause of my dislike for this anime. And that's the voices... The actors sound like they haven't had any voice acting training at all. Or maybe it's the poor quality video that I've been watching? IDK. Lucia's voice in particular is what really annoys me. Mainly because she sounds like a boy trying to be a girl. Or like a female voice actress voicing a young preteen male character pretending to be a girl. Not that there's anything wrong with that because I've seen male characters pretending to be and identify as girls before, but I think I'm used to my shoujo heroines sounding more feminine and having a sweeter, nicer voice or something. Something that sounds like the voice of a preteen girl with a magical girl secret.
Will I come back to this anime someday? Maybe. Idk. Today maybe a slightly off day for me where I have very little patience in dealing with what sounds like mediocre voice acting. This anime does have an interesting concept since most magical girl animes don't feature mermaids (most magical animes feature cat girls--or other animal girls with ears and tail or deal more with the heroines controlling over the main elements of wind, fire, air, ice, and electricity). So until then, I'm putting this anime on hold.
When I do come back to this anime, I will delete this review and give a more indepth review.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Sep 28, 2020
I grew up watching the Tenchi Muyo series, at least the edited/censored version that was on Toonami back in the early 2000s and well, I really enjoyed, but is the first Tenchi Muyo Ryo-Ohki OVA really as great as I remember it being? Let's find out!
Story:
Given that this is an OVA and there's only like 6 episode, I'm gonna say that there's not much of a story being told, at least not like most other harem animes or sci fi animes youi'd find nowadays. What's the story? 17 year old Tenchi, who is your seemingly normal average high school teen, decides to sneaks into a
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cave that his grandpa claims is the sleeping/resting place of an evil demon named Ryoko, and that "demon" was sealed away by Tenchi's ancestor, Yosho. Of course, like almost all other male protagonists of a harem, Tenchi decides to ignore his grandpa's stories and see for himself if they're true. In the process, he awakens the demon, Ryoko, who turns out to be a wanted space pirate, and her spaceship in an adorable cat/rabbit hybrid form, Ryo-Ohki. From then on, Ryoko attracts two alien princesses, Aeka and her sister, Sasami, and a Galaxy Police Officer, Mihoshi. And what's worse? All the girls seem to like Tenchi in one way or another and he's constantly pressured to choose who he likes.
What little story there is within these few episodes are there to more or less introduce the main characters and set up what I consider be some of the best lore of the TM franchise. Did I enjoy the start of the Tenchi Muyo series? Yes, even today, I still find myself laughing at Ryoko's antics and her fights with Aeka. And I find myself crying over Aeka's sadness over the loss of her older half brother, Yosho.
Art:
The art, while dated, is still pretty good. Clean, fluid animation, beautiful scenery, great character desgins, everything definitely fits well together.
Sound:
The opening theme is really epic, from the moment you hear the music start, you get a very intense feeling that something epic and sci-fi-ish will happen, like think of on a Star Wars level. And of course the voice acting is pretty good and the background music always sets the mood. I mostly grew up with the english dub that aired on Toonami so i'll mostly be judging the voices and stuff from that. But still, everything still holds up for me in the sound department.
Characters:
While my review on the story may have made the story seem to be a bit mediocre (which it kinda is), I will say that if anything, the characters are really what made Tenchi Muyo so iconic in the first place. First you have the main protagonist, Tenchi who is the kindhearted and brave hero and of course to me, he kinda goes with the flow (basically if you tell Tenchi that it was his destiny to become a Jedi, he would do just that). Basically Tenchi is a people pleaser, well to the people he cares about, BUT try getting him to choose which of the girls he likes and he is quick to avoid that subject or he becomes very indecisive.
Than there's Ryoko, who seems to be a highly popular character (and I don't blame you). She appears to be flirty yet a bit callous and aloof//cold at first but she quickly warms up to everyone in the show (even to Aeka, even though she won't admit it and neither will Aeka). For the longest time, Ryoko was my absolutely favorite character but here lately, I started favoriting Aeka. I think it's mostly because people tend to think that Aeka is a spoiled snooty uppity and naggy princess, and i kinda used to think the same thing, too, but as I started to rewatch the entire TM series, I found myself liking and sympathizing with Aeka more and more, and with good reason.
Why do I like Aeka? Well, despite her snootiness and her apparent nagginess, Aeka really does have a kind heart. She can and will put aside her dislike for Ryoko to protect Ryoko or to save Tenchi. Hell, she'll even put aside her pride as the first crowned Juraian Princess and admit her faults and she'll show her softer side towards her loved ones. Of course, Aeka's friendship with Ryoko and their rivalry over Tenchi is what makes up a good deal of the comedy in this show.
Then there's Sasami. Sasami is Aeka's younger sister and the apparent responsible one among all the characters. She cooks and cleans the house and wow, I admire this little girl. But despite cooking and doing all the household chores, Sasami remains cheerful and she has a little bit of a mischievous side, which is shown when she sometimes teases Tenchi or Aeka.
Of course we can't forget Ryo-Ohki, the mascot of the TM series. Ryo-Ohki may not say much (if you can understand constant meows) but she is highly expressive. She is all the time hanging out with Sasami but she often helps Tenchi with the carrot fields, that is if Ryoko or Aeka aren't using her in their schemes to win Tenchi over.I absolutely adore Ryo-Ohki, I often wish I had a cabbit of my own when I was a kid.
And lastly we have Mihoshi to round out the main cast. Mihoshi is a happy, upbeat cheerful space cop but she's also very whiny and clumsy. My god is she clumsy. But Mihoshi is very kind hearted and she tries her best at what she does and a lot of the times she ends up being yelled at by Ryoko or Aeka but like them, she, too, has take a liking to Tenchi. When faced with a dangerous situation, Mihoshi isn't very brave, but she tries her best.
All the characters have a great dynamic about them and they play off each other really well.
Enjoyment:
I enjoyed rewatching this OVA or season a lot. Mainly because it was a trip down memory lane. I will say that my nostalgia hasn't kept me from seeing the flaws that this OVA has (the biggest flaw is the loose story but I'm not complaining because the story continues in the next OVA).
Overall:
I highly recommend this anime if you like the wackier more drama filled harems, and don't mind the male protagonist not choosing openly choosing any of the girls.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Sep 13, 2020
The final Pico anime and I gave it a higher rating than the previous two! Well, I'll explain.
The story of this sequel is that Pico and Chico meet who they think is a girl, but it turns out that CoCo is a boy who happens to like crossdressing (not a big deal and I'm not really surprised). So basically when CoCo starts flirting with both boys and even start having sex with them on separate occasions, this rubs both Pico and Chico the wrong way which throws a metaphorical wrench into their relationship but hey, CoCo is eventually accepted as their third wheel and they
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just become a threesome.
I am willing to admit that the story is a lot better this time around, but I still wanna know where these kids' parents are and Tamotsu's disappearance isn't addressed! The entire city felt extremely empty as the three "Co's" go off exploring and getting intimate with each other. But I'm not complaining.
The art has gotten better this time around. I actually enjoyed the city scenery and I really enjoy CoCo's character design.
The sounds were okay. Again, nothing to write home about with the voice acting, music, and the other sounds.
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There were only three characters in this sequel and like I said the city looked completely empty. So with that said the characters did get to bond and CoCo's sudden intimacy with Pico and Chico on separate occasions really tested Pico and Chico's relationship, and the three of them becoming lovers in a threesome did seem like a decent pay off and like I stated before, CoCo is the best designed character in this episode!
My enjoyment was a little bit better than the last shows. I can't say any more than that.
Overall, if you don't mind a somewhat bland story of prepubescent hormones and crossdressing, I kinda recommend it but at the same time not really. Between the three Pico "episodes" I do recommend this one above the other two but again, only if you're into this kind of thing.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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Sep 13, 2020
So we've come to the second "episode," the "sequel?" Well, what can I say about this? Um, basically in this one, Pico meets a younger boy named Chico and he teaches him about his body, the joys of sex, and oh, they spy on Chico's older sister while she masturbates. Yep! Honestly though the story is... a bit better but a little more disturbing than the first anime. Why? Because Pico is preying on little kids, like Chico looks ten or something. IDK. We do get to see Chico and Pico bonding and stuff, which defines and fleshes out their relationship a little bit but
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my need for continuity from the first episode is making me ask the question: Where is Tamotsu and what happened to him? My answer? He went back to the city!
Sorry for the sarcasm... This is kinda unbearable to get through.
Again the art is the strongest point of this sequel and Pico and Chico are the best designed characters. And there was, again, some pretty scenery.
The voice acting, the music, eh everything was okay. I'm still not a fan of the ending and opening songs.
The characters are kinda better because we do see Pico and Chico bonding BUT at the end of the day this is still a Hentai and that means the characters aren't developed like you would see in your normal anime.
Again, my enjoyment is very low for this one. I enjoyed some pretty scenery, i enjoyed that Pico and Chico got to bond with each other but everything was just bland.This does get some extra points for at least developing Chico and Pico a bit.
Overall, I don't really recommend this unless you like boy love animes or like hentais in general.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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Sep 13, 2020
Ok, I'm gonna say it, I dared myself to watch the entire Boku no Pico series without skipping ANY sex scenes. My god, it was the hardest thing of my life. While I'll do separate reviews for the two other "sequels," later on, for now, I'm gonna share my thoughts on this "episode" alone. I hardly ever watched Hentai (unless it's like on a dare from a friend or something). BUT I do respect that people make it and watch, much like other adult stuff that is viewed and made but I went into Boku no Pico without knowing the story or anything about it
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other than it's become some sorta prank people pull on their friends? And that it was a boy love hentai, which is perfectly fine!
So, the story... The story is fairly basic, a office working (at least I assume he is an office worker) man named Tamotsu comes to a small town that's apparently close to the sea and he glimpses a "girl" near the beach. When he stops by a cafe, he meets the "girl" Pico, who turns out to be the grandson of the cafe owner and of course Pico's grandpa volunteers him to show Tamotsu around, which results in the reason why people trick their friends into watching this anime in the first place, Tamotsu coping a feel with Pico in the car while forcing Pico to hold some melting ice cream, oh and it leads to another sex scene then some drama. Yeah it's a fairly basic story as far as hentai goes. I didn't care much for it. I didn't think that a 15 year old boy entering a relationship with a full grown adult man was all that creepy because it is a hentai and it's fictional. And that's why I'm not as shocked or angry as a lot of people are when they learn of the character's ages.
The art is probably the show's strongest point (pixelated genitalia aside), I mean the character designs are fairly basic and are done well, there is some pretty scenery. But at the end of the day, all the budget went into the sex scenes so yeah, there ya go.
The sounds, when they're not of a sexual nature are okay. The opening song and ending theme aren't anything to write home about and the voice acting is.... okay I guess.
As for the characters.... Disappointing. It wouldn't matter if someone actually turned Pico into an actual girl, the story would still be the same. But between the characters that we did see, I will say that Pico has the best character design and probably the best voice acting while I'm at it. But other than that, I'll pass on the characters.
My enjoyment with this show was very low as you can tell. I did enjoy some of the pretty scenery but that's about it. Everything was subpar. I mean if you like boy love hentai than go for it. I won't judge anyone for watching this and enjoying it. All I can say is that I would probably enjoy this a lot more if there were actual episodes that flesh out the relationship between Tamotsu and Pico because it sort of does have an interesting premise for a slice of life summer romance story. But I can't expect much from a hentai because hentais are meant to tell a basic story and show nothing but sexual fetishes and whatnot. So watch this if you want. But I don't recommend it, unless you have a fetish for this kinda stuff.
Reviewer’s Rating: 2
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Oct 28, 2019
I'm gonna tell you right now, I'm one of those people who weren't extreme fans of the .Hack series. I mean I've played the first two games that were on the Playstation 2 and read a few of the mangas and books but my introduction to the series was through the .Hack//Sign anime. I first saw this anime airing on I think it was the Adult Swim block on Cartoon Network back in 2002ish. While I didn't watch it from the beginning. I did watch a few scattered episodes and was blown away by the world within the World, the fictional video game of the
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anime. And not to mention that really cool opening with what looks like a lady trying to be like Tron just dancing. It definitely gave me some chills.
I finally got the chance to sit down and watch it a few years ago, though I forgot to write a review on it here like I intended. So, I rewatched it for the second time and well, let's break down my review of the show. eh?
Story:
.Hack//Sign is the story of a young player, a Wavemaster (which is basically a magic-user in The World) named Tsukasa, who discovers he is unable to log out of the game and he has no memories of what happened prior to waking up with no memories. So he goes around inside the game, trying to piece together what happened to him and who he is. And along the way, he meets other players in the game, who all try to help him figure out why he can't log out. To me, the premise of being trapped inside a VR-esque game can be both exciting and a little scary, but honestly, I like this plot very much. Though if you ever want to get the full story of the .Hack series as a whole you would have to read all the novels, watch all the animes, and maybe play the games. But I'm happy with just enjoying the little story that .Hack//Sign tells. So while most of the anime takes place in The World, we do get some flashbacks and a few scenes of what's going on in the real world.
Art
The art and animation are very beautiful. Everything looks fluent and pretty. The characters all look awesome too, even the Grunties, the mascots of the anime's "Game World" look adorable. Of course, there are some creepy aesthetics in the show as well like Macha, the cat character who has ties to Tsukasa. I like it a lot. The dungeons that the characters go into always made me want to go into the anime and explore them, too.
Sound:
As I said earlier, the music is amazing, especially the opening and of course the ending song is gorgeous. The background music often sets the tone during serious conversations between the characters or even makes things creepier during certain scenes. The English dub, which is what I grew up with, is pretty good though sometimes the characters sound a bit weird to me, I think that's just me. Overall, the music is quite possibly the strongest point in the anime.
Characters:
Well, the characters are all well designed and every single one of them was endearing though sometimes Mimiru came off as a pushy brat and Tsukasa himself was a bit standoffish at times. My particular favorite among the characters was Lady Subaru, who I thought was a princess of sorts within the game when I first saw this show as a 12-year-old. I also liked how brotherly Bear was to everyone. He was pretty much the big brother to everyone and knew when to be serious and when to try and take everyone's minds off of their troubles. Of course, the one thing I have to complain about is how Bear and Mimiru resemble Orca and Black Rose. I don't know how common their "avatars" are supposed to be but coming from someone who doesn't know much about the .Hack series at all, I'm just gonna say that it feels lazy to copy and paste the designs of one character onto another unless they're supposed to be clones or copies of the original characters. That's my only complaint.
Enjoyment:
I thoroughly enjoyed this little series. I just wish it was a lot longer because I wanted to know more about The World, but I suppose I better watch the other animes and read the novels for that.
Overall:
I highly recommend this if you want a good fantasy series that's not long and dragged out or just want something to binge on a weekend. But let me just say that this is the first anime to feature people being trapped in a game. So if you like Sword Art Online or Log Horizon, or just the .Hack series in general than this is well worth the watch.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Aug 8, 2018
This is one of those animes I've heard about and never intended to watch. It's also one of those animes that's as popular as much as it is hated. I'm somewhere in the middle of hating and loving this anime. I like it well enough due to the intense moments Shinji and the other Eva pilots experience while fighting these monstrous beings called "angels."
While it feels like there are some huge biblical/religious undertones, this is actually far from the truth. This anime isn't a retelling of the bible nor is it adapting any stories from the bible. It contains elements from the bible (name-wise and
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theme-wise) but otherwise, this is just another of those Mecha/Action/Psychological animes. And yes, this is a psychological anime.
The story feels a bit lacking on occasions but I feel this is more character-driven than anything. Like we're viewing the post-apocalyptic world through the eyes of the characters, who are all connected to this military and research facility called Nerve. While there are a few other similar organizations in the show, the characters within Nerve are the main focus, especially Shinji, who is the main character of the series.
Shinji is a shy, cowardly boy, who has no social skills or backbone to boot. But he slowly grows a backbone as the series progresses but his major story arc is all about Shinji wanting nothing more than to please his estranged father and figure out how he really feels about the world around him.
The second main character, Rei, is an enigmatic quiet girl with little to no emotions unless of course, she's interacting with Shinji's dad, Gendo, to whom she thinks highly of.
Then there's Asuka, who's probably the angriest female character I've ever seen in any anime. And she seems to be messed up psychologically, more than Shinji or any of the other characters in the series. With her constant anger yet somewhat attraction to Shinji and a seemingly prideful attitude, Asuka is my absolute favorite character, even if she seems to vent out her anger on Shinji and Rei a little too much.
I love how all the characters play off each other and interact. The voice actors bring the characters to life and you always feel for the characters, even if Asuka's explosive anger is a bit over the top and Shinji's constant whining and moping get a bit tiresome sometimes.
The opening of the anime, Cruel Angel's Thesis, is absolutely amazing though I kinda can't say the same for the ending which sounds a little too romantic for Evangelion, but Fly Me to the Moon is a great song itself. All the other sounds, the explosions and when the evas hit the angels, etc, are all clear and crisp. And the English dub of this isn't too bad either.
The animation and art of this show, though a bit dated, are still beautiful and despite the financial failures Gainax was going through at the time of making Evangelion, I feel that the cast and crew did an amazing job. Everything flows smoothly and it's fluid. It's all I can say.
If there's anything I have to complain about in this series, it's the last two or three episodes. But given that the company was going bankrupt and Evangelion's creator (can't think of his name at the moment, sorry) was forced to change the ending he had originally planned just to try pleasing the fans, I can forgive the confusing open ending. I actually enjoyed the brief moment of Shinji dreaming that he, Asuka, and Rei were ordinary high school kids. The last two episodes, despite being confusing as hell and feeling rushed, does give a lot of good insight to what Shinji and his friends are traumatized by the most and what weighs heavily on their minds and hearts (ie Misato being afraid of becoming like her father and Asuka having mommy issues).
Despite all of this and the big religious elements put into the anime, I highly recommend this show if not for the way it gets you to think about your own life decisions but for the fact that this is an iconic anime and it's one of the best character-driven psychological mecha animes there ever was. And with a few funny perverted moments, Neon Genesis Evangelion won't slow down for even a second because even the quiet moments in this show carries the plot on and has a lot of significance, and the show keeps going on.
Now I'm left wondering if this show really was a cruel angel's thesis?
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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