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May 25, 2015
Shiki was a refreshing breath of fresh air from an overused trope in anime. Unlike zombie apocalypses, vampires is one theme that pops up everywhere, from anime, to fiction, to really bad romances, they're everywhere. Shiki takes advantage of the popularity of vampires to give us a chilling tale of struggle and regret, using vampires much closer to their original forms. The best part about this series is the characters, as I felt that none of them were really undeveloped by the end, which is impressive considering the massive cast of this show. I'll start by telling a bit about the story. There are three
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points of view of this story. The first is the point of view of Dr. Ozaki, the first human to discover these vampires, who takes a very anti-vampire approach. There is also the view of the vampires, which was an interesting take on the story. It attempted to make vampires relatable, which it succeeded with flying colors. It showed the strife of people who became vampires from being fed on, thrown into a situation where they have to give up their humanity to survive and prey on their previous friends. The third point of view is that of Natsuno Yuuki, the outsider. He never changes his view on the problem, no matter what happens, and is often the only rational person out of any of the characters.
The art style of Shiki was very stylistic, and was able to capture the situation very well. The vampires were also well portrayed and the few action scenes this anime has were beautifully done. The eyes also looked amazing.
OST-wise this anime was okay. It had one very chilling track (Shi-Ki) that really captured the feel of the anime, but other than that the tracks were okay. The first opening wasn't the best, but I really enjoyed listening to the second one.
Character-wise, I think I may have explained a lot in the story, but it's worth mentioning that the supporting cast of humans/vampires is what makes the story. Everyone has a struggle, whether it's giving up their humanity to save their lives as vampires or losing their friends to the growing menace.
Overall Shiki was an excellent anime that words cannot describe. Still one of my favorites to this day, Shiki deserves just a bit more attention.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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May 25, 2015
I have somewhat a bias towards Aldnoah.Zero S2 because of the fact that it is the first anime I have watched in about 2 months. That being said, Aldnoah.Zero is an extremely entertaining and satisfying series, if bit here and there were a bit dissapointing. I've said in my review of Aldnoah.Zero S1 that I wouldn't have minded not having a sequel at all, and I still stand by that. However, this series was pretty great too. My one major problem with this anime is that it basically disregards everything the first season tried to set up. Everyone is still alive (*sad face*) and the
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one good part of Inaho's character (he's actually smart) is completely overrided by his new magical super eye. Most of the character development was halted, and each of the character arcs seem to have magically vanished, which was only a let-down to me looking back on it, but a let-down none the less. Those of the supporting cast who do seem to get some kind of closure in their development seem to have gotten it during the 19 month time skip between the series. The show instead focuses on one man and his rise and fall: Slaine. In the first series and the beginning of the second, I was on team Slaine, and in this second season there was nothing more satisfying than watching Slaine actually do something right. I believe in the Crunchyroll comments this was described as "getting Slaine'd", which I found very appropriate. More towards the middle of the series he turns into something very near an antagonist. I also liked the character of Lemrina, as she very much reminded me of Slaine in the first season, only slightly more lucky. The biggest triumph of this series to me would be the lack of climax. Okay, let me explain. There is indeed a climax, but not anything one would expect from a mecha anime. It's an unexpected turn in the story and it was very satisfying on a character perspective. However, to all of you meatheads who watch anime only for epic large-scale battles who think character development is Goku learning a new Super-Saiyan form, you will be dissapointed by this series. My favorite part of this anime was how it ended, but it left too many things open. I kind of want to see a series of OVAs that take place during the 19 month long time skip to actually develop some characters.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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May 25, 2015
Gen Urobuchi, screenwriter/writer of shows such as Psycho-Pass, Fate/Zero and Madoka Magica shows his prowess once again in Aldnoah.Zero, which is honestly the best mecha anime I have ever seen. Over the course of the series I felt more and more immersed in the anime's story and characters, seeing them live their lives and seeing them change through the struggles they had been through. Likely the best part about this anime, though is the characters. Aldnoah is interesting in the sense that it gives us a main character on both sides of the conflict, each with differing views and motivation. On one side we have
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Inaho, the most calm mofo who ever lived (which is ironic because one of the characters he works with is named Calm) who always had the answers. Inaho was actually the most disappointing part of this anime, though, because of the point I made in the previous sentence: he always has the answer. He is the master strategist, and always seems to pull some sort of magical answer out of his ass. On the other side, however, we have Slaine. Slaine is probably my favorite character in this series because of how hilariously unlucky he is. Seriously, so many time, he just happened to get there a second too late or something, and that's what makes him such a good character, because he keeps on trying. This is the part where one would expect me to talk about the ending, so here we go. I didn't mind it. I actually liked it. At the point it was at I felt that I wouldn't have even minded if there wasn't a sequel. Anyway: sound. Sound was the only part of this anime that wasn't as good as the rest of it. I found a lot of the soundtrack to somewhat dull on its own, and some of it just didn't mix well with what was happening (I set fire). I can't really rate the voice acting, since I don't speak Japanese (I do hope it gets dubbed though). I enjoyed Aldnoah a great deal, and the only real flaws I can see are how stubbornly overpowered Inaho is and a few songs on the OST. Aldnoah.Zero tells a chilling tale of loss of innocence and tells of how to look at something from multiple angles, and I loved it. I give Aldnoah.Zero a 9/10
(I was on team Slaine, by the way.)
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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May 25, 2015
Highschool of the Dead was an anime that I honestly wanted to like more than I did. It follows a group of high schoolers who have found themselves in a zombie apocalypes. I was interested from the get-go, as while the zombie apocalypse trope is overused in western media, I haven't really seen any zombie apocalypses other than this one in the anime world. Probably the greatest drawback to this anime is the fanservice, and it's not something that can easily be ignored, but it can be ignored. The characters also just feel bland and lifeless, like cardboard cutouts of various popular tropes. The art
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and sound, however, are top notch. The style of the anime is very much suited to the art style, and what I mean by that is that the over-the-top gravity-defying way-to-satisfying action. There's not a track on the OST that I don't like, though my favorite has to be Cold Bullet Blues. Highschool of the Dead is an anime that could benefit from more developed characters and a more fleshed-out story, but honestly, it's a zombie apocalypse. What do you expect?
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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