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Aug 31, 2024
This is a breath of fresh air.
I'm 9 episodes in. I don't generally have the energy to write a whole review. But I'll provide my summary points.
Positives:
+ A focus on collaboration and the value of integrity.
+ Not overtly powerful objects or magic (thus far).
+ Interesting approach to magical device design, much more interesting than 99% of other fantasy shows regardless of whether it's isekai or not.
+ A sensible approach on what it means to start off as friends and move towards romance with boundaries in place.
+ Consistent animation quality.
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+ A very respectful tone in general.
+ The business of being a magical device inventor is given a respectable level of consideration.
+ A lot of focus on inventing, design considerations and the business side of things.
Negatives:
- Average animation style.
- The dialogue can feel stale at times.
- More focus on romance than I'd hoped, though not as much as one might fear.
Mix:
+- Interesting enough to make you wish for an anime where they go even more in-depth on magical devices.
+- Though there's definitely a lot of magical device design and talk, some might wish for even more magical devices. I personally prefer it the wayit is, perhaps going more in-depth on each device but it's a tricky line to walk. Some might like it, some might not.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Aug 3, 2024
This is without a doubt the most interesting world-building I've seen since Made in Abyss, though the latter definitely wins by a mile and the competition is extremely lackluster when it comes to fantasy. But, it is interesting. I usually never really find the worlds in fantasy anime all too interesting, they're all the same copy-paste worlds where mostly the characters or rules for magic differ. In comparison, this one keeps introducing new elements and how the world works in a way that is leagues beyond your conventional anime fantasy.
The voice acting is solid, the music is pretty neat, the art is a step above
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many anime this season and the animation is solid but nothing too special (very clean though).
If you're looking for a fantasy story set in a world that's different from the rest, with a tone of mystery to it due to the unknown, I definitely recommend tuning in to see where this story goes.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Apr 10, 2023
Alright, straight up. This is a show for someone who enjoys a completely ridiculous premise and/or someone who feel a devious horndog inside of them when they fantasize being transformed into a dog and invited as such to very intimate situations with your previous crush. It could also be fine with someone who's looking for a little of the outrageous.
If someone actually hates this show that's for them to do, but I can't really stand behind that. This show had genuinely funny moments much because of its absolutely ridiculous nature. If you have friends with whom you enjoy watching really weird shows and don't mind
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those shows getting horny, this may be an absolute blast. I wouldn't know though, I watched it by myself in one sitting.
Animation
The animation is standard, nothing too poor or too bad. For those who enjoy ecchi, there are some very well-done naughty angles here, and lots of panties. Not many bulges for those looking for that though, probably for the better considering we have a dog protagonist.
Music
Ambient. It was okay but nothing that sticks with you.
Voice acting
Well done, they did a great job capturing much of the sheer... DAMN of this show. There are a lot of horny moans here, so you may want to watch it with your headphones on if you have people nearby.
Story
It's a simple premise but very well executed. Know that if you're going to watch this you should expect the following narrative concepts: being horny, being a dog, comedy. Kinda. It's not a whole universe of emotions to explore, and they fit plenty of fetishes in here.
Summary
Some people call this the spawn of hell, to me that's like a catchphrase and I'm genuinely unsure of how many that actually consider it to be as such. I hope to get another season, this was a blast.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Nov 8, 2022
So I'm five episodes in, the the power balance is out of this world. I'll try to keep this short. Basically, if you're up for fairly ridiculous premise as far as the protagonist's goals and powers go you may be in for a blast. I can see why this may not be everyone's cup of tea but as someone who have no never reads light novels and has only touched three mangas in my life, this show is entertaining me plenty.
The comedy is there, and as long as it doesn't let go of it (which it hasn't thus far 5 episodes in) and keeps the
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action interesting I'm in for the long-haul. Apparently if you've read the manga this show is a miss, but if you don't have any specific expectations except for a power show-off with comedy sprayed on top I think you'll find a good ride here.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Aug 22, 2021
Intro
Welcome to asshole company! If you're in the mood to watch assholes bicker and fight while flirting with your sense of debauchery and indecency... have a seat! I'm sure we can find a perfect place for you here. As a company we will make you into a true, an authentic and all powerful grunt. Spread our message, display utterly inhumane working conditions and then laugh at the depression induced by real-life working conditions!
Maybe not, I'm not quite sure where this show lands in its philosophy to be honest. It seems to be less about what's right and wrong and more about just dipshitting its way
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through a story about a guy who wants to get so fucking rich he can sleep and neet all of his life on the topfloor of a luxury apartment complex. It's kinda marvelous, sometimes underwhelming, but overall very entertaining. Just let go of any sense of logic or realism and revel in fan service and power fantasies alongside a good dose of capitalistic satire.
Visual auditory experience
As far as animation goes it's reliable and of pretty high quality. To anyone familiar with the style of Konosuba you'll be right at home here, you have some decently ugly and pretty faces and the bodies to go along with them. The music is pretty forgetable, but the overall voice acting and audio production is high quality. It's all at the level where you'll thoroughly enjoy the show if you're in line with the themes. But... but I did stop an episode once and it showed me some rather rough environmental details. That only speaks for one frame though, another time when I stopped the show it was a more detailed background image with clear details. Ultimately, that's not something I care too much about when I'm watching the show so it doesn't affect my score much.
Story & Characters
Mm... honestly, I don't have much energy left. But the characters int he show are entertaining, the only ones that have any real sense of originality are the main character and the human hero, both obsessed with their ideal working scenarios. The crew is somewhat quirky and intelligible, and the obligatory trap is in plain sight.
Overall
Overall show is pretty good thus far, I don't think it'll linger in my memory for that long but it's definitely a solid time killer.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Feb 22, 2021
This review is from Episode 1 to and including Episode 4.
I'll summarize the art and sound into one segment. The visuals are solid, and the audio is great. The animation itself could be smoother, but it's already good and shows plenty of character.
As for characters and story, this is where I don't know if the show lives up to my expectations. I was personally hoping for a muhc more down to earth takeon skateboarding, but instead we have the usual power struggle against some superhuman at the top of a skateboard world, fully equipped with an evil sounding voice and a headquarters. Because of how
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over the top this antagonist is, and the rest of the cast aren't too far off, I can't get as into the flow of the show as I would have liked. For those who are looking to enjoy some cool skateboarding, perhaps with some more natural character development, I'd recommend you go elsewhere. But, if you're on the lookout for some characters that are easy to get a feel for and enjoy a light ride with... you've found the right place.
As far as enjoyment goes, I don't think this show is a must-see for skateboarding fans. The way it presents skateboarding isn't very intriguing. I would have hoped for a much more nerdy journey, but instead it feels like skateboarding is the setting while the story is something else.
Basically, if you're into the idea of something easy to digest with a skateboarding theme, and don't mind some extravagant characters, check it out. But if you're looking for something more serious with seriously neat animation on different skateboarding moves you're better off waiting for another skateboarding anime... in ten years or so. Anyways, I don't see the anime diverging from the style described in thsi review in future episodes.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Nov 23, 2020
First up a slight spoiler warning, and now the conventional summary. This show is about four girls in a climbing club, they enjoy both indoor and outdoor climbing but the series sets its focus on indoor for the sake of national high-school competitions. The art is nothing special, but not too bad either. You won't find much fluid animation but for the mostpart I think the overall design works out fine. The audio? I can't say I remember anything aside from decent voice acting. The characters are way too barebones, I have yet to really enjoy getting to know any of them, and there are
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reasons for this but more on that later. The enjoyment level is average, at most I think it'll be a slightly more enjoyable watch for those like me who have tried climbing indoors (or outdoors probably).
Story
Don't expect anything here. Really. The pacing of the show is so fast you never get time to settle down and enjoy anything other but the most superficial characteristics. I did enjoy seeing a gamer girl get into climbing and using her skills to solve the challenges as puzzles prior to actually doing them, but the pacing is so unrealistic I actually don't want to use this show to introduce someone to the sport. I can enjoy exaggerated abilities a fair amount, but the main character is overpowered to a fault. They never make a mention of her having a great physique, yet she gracefully uses techniques that take... well... err... would normally take years of training and practice to fully pull off, not only technique-wise, but through training itself. Layer some completely unnecessary fan-service on top of that and any thought I had of showing this show to a potential future kid is gone, I just get sad. I love shows where sexuality is a theme of the show, like Kakegurui, but in shows like these I just enjoy the show less and feel my depression come on even stronger.
Art
Meh. It's okay, the visuals for the main character's zone mode are pretty neat but there's really nothing to write home about here. You won't leave because of the animation, but you won't stay for it either.
Sound
I guess there are good voice actors, but otherwise this is a completely mute point for this show.
Character
All of the cahracters in this show are either superficial or superfluous. Not one of these characters are compelling enough to make you come back and the overpowered nature of the main character actually makes you feel bad for the more relatable side characters. To see these characters who have practiced their whole lives get run over by a newcomer would be exciting in many other shows, but the way this show does it just makes it depressing to me. The main character has nothing special about her physique, and we don't even really get to see her grow, we just get to see her be awesome... which, ironically, doesn't really feel awesome.
Enjoyment
It's okay. If you have practiced or are practicing the sport I'm guessing you'll be happy to see it represented in anime. That's how I felt at first, but as the show drags on I can't help but feel it would have been fine to leave it alone if they were going to care this little about the execution. There are also quite a few techniques mentioned which could provide hints for a beginner, but they never really delve into them so... it just feels like they gave an itch to scratch at the surface.
Overall
From :) to :-/
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Jul 2, 2020
This is a review and a response. I know we shouldn't comment on other reviews or reviewers, so I'm fine if this is unpublished. But I'm not mentioning any names and I'm not using any quotes.
A few reviewers point out, after initially praising it, that after the third episode the show becomes remarkably uninteresting. I strongly disagree with this sentiment, as for the opening I personally only watched the opening once or twice, I usually skip openings (please, don't kill me) as they take away from the pacing in a marathon sitting. Regarding over-exposure I don't follow anime memes and have personally not been introduced
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to more than perhaps a few fan productions based on the show, even fewer memes. I've been in similar positions before, feeling like the magic disappeared after being over-exposed, but I ultimately decided it was disrespectful to a creation (regardless of form) to judge it for such reasons.
In terms of narrative I absolutely loved what the show did. I never felt like the sequence of events were unnatural, given the character backgrounds and what drove them as people it never veered off-course from being respectful towards its characters. Instead, the progression of the story was oriented around the necessities for creating better and better material. It was especially amusing to see the producer role taking such an unexpected frontrunner role. It's always primarily about three to four characters; initially there's an animator, a director and a producer, but as the sound department comes in the show comes into its fruition. I have never seen an anime that so effortlessly manages to mix a great class in animation production with this level of entertainment. I've personally worked with and managed direction for a video game trailer, and while it's not exactly the same it shares a lot of the same elements. Everyone needs to work together, and a good producer ensures everyone's on scheduly (we were lucky enough to have one during our development). To me, this whole show was a hommage to the medium all of us love and the narrative made that evidently clear. That's what I came back for, and it's what I got every time I saw an episode. If I had a bad day, I could rely on an episode of this show to inspire me.
As for the animation it goes above and beyond. Rules are made to be broken and in the moments this show breaks down the walls between reality and animation it's nothing if not playfully wonderful animation. I can't imagine the show without the sequences where the inner minds of our cast projects itself unto the world around them. It immersed me ever more in the mood of the characters and I was directly expecting it once it first introduced these sessions. If you have a problem with suspending your disbelief I would simply ask you to calm down and learn to appreciate shows for what they are. In a production like this the creator is very consciously choosing to do this, so there's no reason to think of the mix as a problem. It's there by design to show you how the cast imagines the world around them. If one character can, then why not the rest? It's also not just the characters, but the show itself which carries this mindset. To me, judging this world-melding aspect as a fault of the show is like complaining about the taste of chocolate if you eat a chocolate bar.
I have seen those who felt they were disappointed the show never lived up to its promise... I can't help but feel like that promise was one the show never actually gave but that the reviewers simply projected onto the show as it was something they were hoping to see. That kind of perspective tends to block the ability to see a show for what it is. I've done that in the past, and the only result has been that I've enjoyed shows less without being any more true in my critique.
I don't think the show is perfect. I agree that the music could have been done a bit different, though I still think there's plenty of value in reusing music to some extent as it can help establish a mindset for the audience as it watches various scenes. But that's about it, perhaps the story could have been even more awe-inspiring, but I honestly can't think of a reason why it should have to satisfy this requirement. I know it already reached those moments more than once as I sat mesmerized by the incredible work put into bridging our understanding with that of those who work in the field. As to whether this show deserves 9/10 or 10/10 I can't quite decide. I could understand a score around 7/10, anything below that I can't take seriously as someone who appreciates animation in and of itself. If I had kids this would be an absolute must-watch, especially after introducing some other animated shows.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Apr 11, 2020
As a stray soldier, it can be hard to get by. However, if you happen to come across ladies in distress every day and have the power to save them in the face of nuclear armageddon... no problem!
Before I get started, it should be mentioned that I've likely watched over a thousand different shows by now. At least somewhere around there. As such, I've seen tropes come and go, some interesting and some not so interesting. The harem oriented plot would have had me going around ten years ago, but today it only feels drab and lazy. I simply can't picture the creators themselves
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actually enjoying writing these events and characters aside from in a few different scenarios. I don't think I'm exaggerating that around 70% of the dialogue in this show feels like it has been through a copy-and-paste process in hundreds of shows. From the powerful girl who suddenly gets rescued by another character, woe be a female character that doesn't need rescue in the end, to "please look at my boobs senpai!" It's all good and fun if you've just started watching anime. But if you have a few years of anime watching behind you and the molestation and sexual harassment of, for example, Seven Deadly Sins, pulls you out of an otherwise entertaining ride, this probably isn't for you. In fact, please stay away. Having the main character pulling a girl's legs apart as part of some "look, I'm a bad person so run away when I do this" idea is so fundamentally fucked as an excuse to have sexual harassment scenes it shares a bedroom with Quiet from Metal Gear Solid 5.
That sexual objectification gets to me nowadays, and while it leaves the show a lot thinner in value the individual points of entertainment can be a decent way to make some time disappear. I'd much rather enjoy a sexual ride like Kakegurui's very honest sexuality. There you won't face completely failed attempts at safeguarding. If you're into this stuff it'll be right up your alley.
There isn't much plot to make up for this either, but a few okay battle scenes and some narrative twists provide enough entertainment to pull me through the first season. I'm finishing this show on Episode 13 and if I come back it won't be out of interest, but because I have a night where I go "Fuck, I can't sleep... and I've seen everything else... fine." and click Play.
PS: If you like watching a show for animation, sound or music there's nothing here. It's okay, not horrible, but not even close to memorable.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Oct 11, 2019
This is a highly subjective review as I will only be submitting my thoughts on the work done with the narrative and characters. I'm slowly becoming more and more annoyed with harems, and especially in recent years it appears as if writers are writhing in panic and defending themselves from something by writing these characters that never feel like anyone. The only defining features are a few of the character designs, I definitely feel like I would recognize the main caracter, Hajime, if his design came up in black and white but... that's it.
Hajime is allowed to run on this rampage where he justifies everything
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that he does, even when it's shitty, and the show subsequently attempts to convince us that he is doing the right thing. A hero or two fight for what they believe justice is, and while the world definitely can be about killing or being killed, it doesn't have to be. An event that occurred during bizzare and extreme circumstances lay the foundation for a philosophy that affects far more than the original event. I have considered how a character that would be allowed to indulge in a fantasy this much might evolve, and no matter how much the writers may wish it so, there is no way you'd end up helping neither the people around you nor those around the world if you decide that anyone who disagrees with your philosophy needs to die. Even less do I need a show to try and convince me that it's okay to be a douchebag if you get the wanna' be legal loli-waifus of your innermost dreams.
As for the animation, it's... just about okay. Some here are giving it the worst ratings of all time, and the competition is certainly fierce, but I do believe it has some decent character designs. But that's it. The setting of the world doesn't really make these characters come to life either.
The sound is... forgettable. That's all. I can't say I have a single line I remember. Perhaps "Papa" but that's about it. And that was the only warmth I ever found in this show.
A few other reviews point out that we don't get to follow the whole character arcs as opposed to in the manga, and I think that's a real shame. Because even if I disagree with a lot of what the character is doing, and agree with some of it, it's always presented and problemaitzed in the most pathetic of attempts to make something interesting that I just give up. I feel sad having finished watching this show, and not because it wanted me to.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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