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Started out fairly promising but never really got any better, only continuously more confusing. I haven't read the Manwha but i get the feeling so much of the world of this manwha was left out in the anime. The whole anime is almost lacking of any substance or context. Things just happen and appear without any explanation. Motives for characters are not revealed at all for all 13 episodes except for the Green Lizard girl who is really the only one with any background and even hers is kind of vague. Idk it just feels like an anime that was rushed and probably missing a ... lot of major character development that may be in the source material. The idea is great the execution is poor.....it feels like an anime that is trying to appear to be deeper and more intellectual than it actually is. In a word if i had to describe this entire anime it would be "RANDOM". 5/10 wouldn't recommend unless you enjoy an aimless story with even more aimless characters.

Given that there's only about 23 mins to this Micro series across 5 episodes i'm not really taking pacing into consideration. I rated this purely off of proof of concept and what was achieved in the allotted amount of time. I remember seeing this on Toonami when i was about 11 years old and was taken aback by how cool it seemed. After viewing this it left me with a longing for more as it wasn't able to be properly wrapped up. We were then given news that a full series was being adapted due to this micro series success but unfortunately we were met ... with the disappointment that they drastically altered the entire premise of IGPX and turned it into nothing more than a racing anime i.e. Robot Nascar. Now the full series wasn't awful but it was nothing compared to this micro series which was significantly better in character designs and personalities as well as overall premise and art style. Forever wishing this to be adapted into a proper full series, perhaps Netflix will pick it up one day as they seem to adapt obscure older anime that we've long since forgotten. Overall i give this a 10/10 for the Nostalgia but critically maybe a 7 due to its limitations of being a micro series.

If you've read any of Boichi's other Manga such as Sun Ken Rock or Dr. Stone then you already know to expect some top tier art and action scenes. Origin tells the Tale of an Artificially Intelligent Robot who is on a journey of self discovery to essentially "become more human" by acquiring different emotions throughout his journey. In order to live a full-filling life as his creator/father said it is necessary for him to take down the other AI robots his father created which seek to do harm to humans and their society. Boichi does a great job with creating uniquely distinct and likable ... characters throughout all of his manga and Origin has followed suit.

Every character has distinct personality traits and their own motives throughout the manga which to me makes this journey much more enjoyable as its easy to find a character that you may relate too on a personal level. Overall my enjoyment of this Manga is about 9/10 purely off the art and action scenes although i'd give the overall plot and storyline about a 7.

The reason for this is that while it does give some backstory on the motives of the MC etc.. it still isn't enough at its current point in this manga's production. Perhaps the storyline will get a bit more complex and reveal more in the future but as of right now its "just okay"(dont expect anything sort of existential thought provoking content). Ultimately this manga boils down to 1 word "COOL" and thats okay :P

So this Manga starts off absolutely Amazing and is thoroughly incredible throughout about 900 or so chapters. EVERYTHING AFTER THAT IS ABSOLUTE TRASH PLS DON'T READ IT I AM DOING YOU THE GREATEST FAVOR. This manga is as bad if not worse than the way Fairy Tail went out towards the end and i do not make that statement lightly. Essentially what i mean by this is the whole entire last arc is the worst thing to ever grace the medium that is manga. Ippo our MC goes on a large training montage and road to redemption which is all great and dandy but ... after that man......after that i can't even say without raging. Its bad guys, real bad. Like so bad i feel like my best friend of 18 years stabbed me in the back and stole my wife from me (if i knew what that was like i imagine it'd be the same feeling as this). Just dont read this after around Chapter 900 or you might break your laptop in anger and disappointment as so many other people have. Specifically chapters 1199-1202. Skip those or risk my voice in the back of your head saying "I told you so". Unfortunately this is just a Manga that went through the all too classic downfall of having gone on for too many chapters and eventually lost everything that made it so great from the start. After all 1200+ chapters is quite a lot and this was almost to be expected but just the way this manga falls apart is heartbreaking.

If you're a sucker for anime Openings then you'll at least love Kakegurui for that much as it has arguably one of the Best Openings in 2017. This anime although set in a Gambling World with it as it's Premise is certainly less about Gambling and more about The psychological aspects behind it. What sets this anime apart from the rest in my opinion is the wide variety of diverse/unique/and eccentric characters. As you'll come to find out almost every character in this anime is mentally unstable and Psychotic, not always in a bad way but rather an entertaining way. Each episode reveals new characters ... for the Main Character Jabami Yumeko to face off against in winner take all Gamble, with each Gamble having higher stakes and being more deadly than the last. For me that is what keeps this anime interesting, the ever changing Gambles as we root for our Psychotic MC to make her way to the Top of the Student Council. Unlike you're typical anime with School Settings this one offers a fresh new outlook on the genre shedding light into the more psychological aspects of a Gamble.

Art:9/10- i love the unique predominately Red/Reddish color Palette which also offers warm yellows and Harsh Blues to set the mood depending on the situation/gamble.

Characters:8/10 Not all of the Characters are impressive however we get such a wide range of them and an inside look on what makes them tick so it never gets dull. Theres so many unique characters with various personalities that every episode feels Fresh.

Story: 7/10 Unique in it's premise but a tad bid Generic in it's delivery as its essentially a Battle Royal of Gambling your way to the top of the School. Nothing Crazy about it but it is Different and for me "Different" was good although that may not be the case for everyone.

Art: 8/10 The Art is Good it's not in my Top 10 or anything but does have a distinct Style that will burn itself into your memory in a good way. When you see the Characters Facial expressions you'll know what i mean :)

Voice Acting:8/10 The Voice Acting in this played a big role in my enjoyment of this anime and to be honest i think it's criminally underrated in that aspect. Every Voice is distinctly different and discernible and the voice actors really give it their all in the Climax of the Gambling scenes.

All in all i gave this anime a 9/10 for staying very true to the Manga Source Material for the most part as well as being an overall enjoyable ride. If you enjoy Psychotic Women and Psychological anime then i think you should definitely give this anime a shot and watch it for yourself.

To sum it Up This Anime is a perfect example of what happens when you make an anime adaptation of a Manga and don't even have enough source Material to begin with. Due to the Manga still being at seemingly the 1/2 way point of its production/storyline this was to be expected. The anime changes quite a few key factors that the Manga had in an effort to try to shape its own ending but unfortunately they do this terribly too late at like the last 3 episodes which leaves the entirely Made up anime conclusion feeling extremely empty and unsatisfying. The Whole premise of ... this anime/manga was him having to choose his true love and essentially go against his fate to pursue his original true love which is shown in 3/4 of the anime. However towards the end it essentially betrays that entire plot by (SPOILER BE WARNED) having the MC end the last episode by basically choosing both girls and going the Harem Route. The main problem with this isn't necessarily that he chooses both but rather that it seems so forced because they made the ending up on the spot with almost no foreshadowing of this being his end goal/choice so it comes off as unfulfilling to the viewer. In conclusion this anime had a ton of promise early on and a great synopsis but ultimately falls short due to the lack of Original source material resulting in a half-hearted ending. All in All i give this anime a 6/10 with potentially a higher score if they ever make a S2(unlikely) to flush out the actual storyline.

Overall i'd give this anime a 7 which for me means it was simply an Enjoyable ride. Many of the Harsh reviews are from people that came into this anime with huge misconceptions that'd it'd be extremely "Ecchi" maybe some nudity etc and or the majority that have only seen the obnoxious "Censored" version" which takes away from a shows overall quality. That being said i watched the unscensored version and this anime is far from being very ecchi and maybe only has 1-2 episodes with anything more than a standard "panty shot". This anime has 0 real nudity so don't expect that and tbh ... theres no reason for it to even be censored in the first place. Saenai Heroine was probably 2-3x as much ecchi/fanservice as this show to be entirely honest and that show has 0 censoring. I feel as though many people expected this to have Highschool DxD levels of fanservice etc and were rather let down by that bc at the end of the day this anime is purely an awkward love story of young teenagers trying to understand what it takes to make a relationship work.
-In conclusion if you're looking for Highschool DxD lvls of fanservice and ecchi this anime is not for you.
-If you don't like love stories and light melodrama in an episode or 2 then this anime is not for you.
-If you're okay with taking a fun light hearted/slight ecchi/feelgood anime for what it is and not expecting some profound levels of backstory then this if for you.
-If you like a funny supporting cast that at times comes off as quite odd then this is for you.
-If you sympathize with any type of first love stories this is for you.

In conclusion this anime is "Good" but its far from great and tbh the Manga did it a lot better. Overall 10 episodes should have been 12 so they wouldn't cut corners from the Manga but it still remains a decent adaptation. As i said take this anime for what it is and you'll love it but put it under a critics microscope and nitpick every little thing and you probably won't. 7/10

To more accurately sum up the entirety of this Anime it should be called "Misunderstandings" rather than "Gamers!" as it has next to nothing to do with gaming at all. The anime started off very promising with actually showing us some gaming to help build up a storyline but after about episode 3 all of that goes away and becomes your standard/substandard rom-com(i love rom-coms but this ones not even funny). It basically delves more into the characters romantic relationships in what eventually becomes a love pentagon (not a triangle but a pentagon) all due to very easily solvable misunderstandings that could be fixed if ... the characters literally just talked to each other. When the misunderstandings between them cause drama for an episode or 2 i was willing to accept it as some light comedy until the misunderstandings literally engulf the entirety of the show lasting for 4+episodes. Essentially this anime plays to the lowest common denominator of anime fans in that it has solely relied on the same 2 misunderstandings between character relationships to play off its comedy for 4+ eps which has gotten really annoying and stale. I say this because after episode 3 all the episodes are exactly the same, same setting,same drama, same comedy bits as if they literally just copy and pasted. Overall i had very high hopes for this anime based off the first few episodes but at this point i feel extremely cheated out of what initially had a lot of potential.Like imagine buying a cute puppy only for it to grow up into a rabies riddled monster that bites off 2 of your fingers even though you gave it all your love (thats this anime). I mean the writers aren't even trying anymore i don't know what else to say this is the only anime i've ever given a 4/10 for and i'm being super generous. (keep in mind the other reviews are only so high because they've only seen 3-4 episodes which is the turning point for when the anime goes very very downhill)

I came across this full movie on youtube of all places actually. I hadn't grown up watching Fist of the North Star much although i was very aware of its existence and fanbase. This movie however brings a fresh and more modern art style that pays homage to the original art which is what prompted me to watch it, because although i love older anime the original was a bit dated in terms of how its aged throughout the years. That being said i did have a fair amount of enjoyment from this movie and most definitely can not knock its art whatsoever. The storyline ... was decent but the general movement/animation was okay at best (not the most fluid a bit stiff, although the original was not much different). However being a newer/modern movie i expected a bit more out of the character movement/animation so that was a bit of a let down for me. The movie starts out pretty strong and really picks up towards the middle for me however the last 20minutes or so seemed a bit rushed and lackluster in its execution. (Spoilers Sort of ->) The end fight and scene is what really disappointed me as the buildup for the final fight was nice but ended so briefly that i can hardly call it a fight at all. I realize Kenshiro is known as a strong dominant character but the ending fight scene was pretty pathetic ending in roughly 2 brief exchanges and some meh dialogue only for the general conclusion of the movie to be devastatingly disappointing and essentially making the last 20minutes of Kenshiros struggle utterly worthless. Even looking at the Ending of this movie objectively with 0 emotions involved i can say it was a pretty bad ending. I'm fine with sad/non happy endings in anime but the execution on this was just poor and rushed as it quickly cuts to a black credits scene. Overall i score this anime a 6 due to it falling off hard in the last 20minutes, but if you're a big fist of the northstar fan then it's probably at least worth the watch.

To put it simply this entire series could be summed up as "Awesome animation Meh Plot and Meh Characters". The fighting sequences are what you should watch this anime for not for it's plot. If you've watched the other Fate Series then should already know this well, however this one in particular has even less plot/story substance than the other series. Although i believe it is on par/slightly surpasses the others in terms of fight sequences. The main Protagonist is okay but he's a bit timid and for the most part a walking contradiction who is very confused about who he is as an ... individual which at times can be a bit annoying. However he shines when paired with the female lead in this anime as their relationship is essentially the focal point of this anime and where it does its best. The over ending/conclusion of the series was meh, and i feel as though the last episode wasn't necessary and it was fine to end it on the episode before as the final episode was a bit empty and unfulfilling. Overall i give this anime a 7 simply for enjoyment, but if you want something that is very thought provoking with an awesome storyline this isn't for you, this is for the action junkies.