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Jun 5, 2013
When I first heard of the original uncensored version of this show, I heard a lot of things like, this is the next Sailor Moon, or this show does one of the best jobs at a philosophical approach to protecting nature, and how endangered animals, or how this show could have been as big as Naruto or Death Note. after watching the first episode, I was like, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS IS THE NEW SAILOR MOON!?" I was actually very unimpressed, in fact Ichigo's seiyu busted up my ear drums after the first episode. I was very bitter, and took my frustrations out on
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the show when in fact I should have taken out my frustrations on dumbass fans for saying such things. Over the years I've learned such fans were only kids, and really haven't been around to see shows like Sailor Moon, or other animes, so I figured I'd let that one slide. On to my review of the show. Tokyo Mew Mew is your typical Shojo Sentai series about girls teaming up to save Tokyo from monsters. Just like in every Super sentai show. Another thing with the show is it's use of anime cliches, the neko girl, the badass girl, the rich girl in the mansion, the Chinese lolita, typical filler episodes of things like going to the beach, or a curry cookout, and that filler episode about something being closed down, and the main cast trying to raise money to save. Thought those are more problems with Pierrot than Yoshida. Let's move on to the art and animation. For Studio Pierrot, this is actually one of their best in that area of all time. I mean the animation and art were surprisingly very consistent, and unlike wiith them now iin Naruto Shippuden, characters aren't constantly going off model, or breaking the flow of things. There are a few slip ups here and there, but for an anime in the late 90's early 2000s when shows like this at the time were getting shitty, this was surprisingly very good, and the canon episodes ever very true to the original manga. Points to you Studio Pierrot. You did well there. The characters in this show are just okay. Nothing ever really stands out about them other than the trope they fit. I mean Ichigo is the cat girl, Lettuce is the meganeko, etc. The best characters are probably the ones who who are usually not on screen most of the time which is a shame. I would have loved to gotten to know Keichiro, or Ryu a lot more. I mean what's their story, where do they come from, what are their motivations, and all that are never really explained, so sorry Yoshida you missed there. The villains are meh. They're just your typical alien invaders who lost their home world find earth and try to terraform it so their people can live on it. I mean Marvel and DC have done that loads of times, so I didn't see it being done in a new way here. However by far the worst character is Ayoma. Here's where my this is not the new Sailor Moon comes from. Sailor Moon had very good love interests for it's characters. Mamoru was a strong male lead who took charge when needed, kicked ass and even saved the day when he needed too. Ayoma never does such things, he's just their for Ichigo to have a love interest even when the romance in this show has little to no purpose. Future generations of manga writers, please, don't put in romance unless it serves an actually purpose to the plot. Anyways did I enjoy it? Well it took me a while to get used to Ichigo's seyiu and I really enjoyed Mew Zakuro's episodes. Why this wasn't here story, I'll never know. But yeah it's an average but enjoyable series. But no it's not the Sailor Moon of it's time.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Oct 28, 2012
Let me start off by saying that Romeo x Juliet as an anime is far too good for me. This anime in all aspects should be regarded as a masterpiece. This anime is the perfect example of taking a story that has impacted human history, and change things around to make it your own take on it. Romeo x Juliet takes one of William Shakespeare's most famous plays, and does something with it in a way we've never seen before. This is your typical story of two star crossed lovers who do what ever they can to be with each other and either one or
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both of them dies. Not only that, but this anime also pays an homage to other Shakespeare plays such as Two Men of Verona, and MacBeth, and even uses Shakespeare himself as a supporting character The animation was done by Studio Gonzo. The studio behind such series as Desert Punk, Black Cat, Afro Samurai, and Basilisk. Romeo x Juliet I think has their best animation by far. Animation on par with Hellsing Ultimate, and Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood. While the music and acting are just your typical anime music and acting I don't think it's bad in this case. There's only so much you can do with that. Onto the characters. Both Romeo and Juliet in this anime are in the same character as they are in the play where as Supporting characters such as Amelia and Marqucio are just standard cliche anime supporting characters. Lord Montegue on the other hand is hands down one of the most thrilling villains I have ever seen in any anime out there. He was so evil, so cunning, and so maniacal, I'm surprised he was made by Gonzo of all people. I enjoyed this anime so much I watched it over the course of a week. I just couldn't put it down. Over all this is by far one of Studio Gonzo's best, and to date the most beautiful anime I've ever seen.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Oct 24, 2012
Ah the anime where I got my user name for this site from. This is the first in a trinity of anime I'm talking about where the three are the story I wish I could write. Sunabouzu or Desert Punk as it's know in the west is by far my favorite Studio Gonzo anime. Normally Studio Gonzo makes animes about either a strong noble hero, or the story of two star crossed lovers trying to be together. However Desert Punk couldn't be farther from those genres. Desert Punk is the story of Kanta AKA Desert Punk, whose a mercenary in The Great Kanto Desert, and
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his many wacky misadventures trying to complete the jobs he's hired for. Now here's where the comment I made about this being the story I wish I could write comes from. This anime also has the same core plot as the legendary classic Hokuto no Ken or as it's known in the West as Fist of the North Star. However unlike a blatent rip off, the creator of this series takes the formula of Fist of the North Star, and adds his own unique way of doing things. Where Fist of the North Star was about a legendary Martial Artist in a post apocalyptic world going from place to place helping those in need, Desert Punk was about a sly, sneaky, and cunning bastard in a similar setting only helping you if you have enough money, as he's not someone who's gonna help you for free. Next part I loved about this show was the humor. Again this is the kind of humor I wish I could write. While the gags in this anime center around boobs, sex jokes, and on rare occasions toilet humor, this show tells these jokes in a way we've never heard these jokes. There's also a lot of slapstick. The timing of the gags are done so well in this show, that I'm surprised Studio Gonzo of all people did this. I loved this anime. If I could ever find this on DVD you can bet I'd buy the complete series.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Oct 24, 2012
By far my favorite Nostalgic anime. I'm not a huge Gundam fan, so that's probably why I really liked this one. It's as far away from your typical Gundam series as you can get, but on it's own is amazing. I grew up with this series on Toonami when I was eleven and these days I'd say I can enjoy it more than Dragonball Z or Toonami. Keep in mind this anime isn't for everyone. Especially if you're a hardcore Gundam fan. But as a Shonen Jumper and avid fan of SNK's old school fighters, I absolutely loved this show.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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