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Oct 7, 2022
I was really hoping the ending would live up to more than it did. I wanted so bad to be proven wrong about how generic this show felt. Honestly, if watching the ending alone has about the same impact as watching all 25 episodes, maybe the plot isn't quite as tight as it needs to be to pull off a time loop story. Personally I wasn't a fan of how the story was handled from very early on; the chain of events felt hollow and convenient, and the characterization is about as one-dimensional as it gets. But even despite that, I thought that a really
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interesting ending could make up for it all. Sadly, this was not the case.
Other than that, art was quite solid at most parts (though strikingly off-putting when showing the characters from a distance), and some of the music was cool (namely first half OP & ED; second half OP & ED could not be any more bog standard). The "comic relief" segments were just a bit cringy and out of place.
I guess there's nothing particularly "wrong" with the show, but the use of shadows sure is fitting for an anime that's about as shallow as one.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Jul 6, 2021
Well, this certainly is an anime.
To be fair, there's nothing offensively wrong or bad about Joshikausei. It's more the lack of much at all that I take issue with.
I'd say my biggest gripe about the anime is that it is supposedly centered almost entirely around the premise of being a "silent" (i.e. no dialogue) anime. Despite this singular feature being the show's only significant defining characteristic, it doesn't really hold true to the concept. Much of the intent of the characters and surrounding situations relies on words and sentences written out visually, merely acting as pseudo-speech as opposed to a proper substitute for the words
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just being spoken. The occasional little speech/thought bubbles depicting what would otherwise be spoken are a much more effective execution of this idea, however typically a mix of the two methods are used. My other primary issue with this setup is that many times characters' mouths will still move as if they are audibly speaking... despite the VAs only making an "Ah" or "Ooh" sound. It almost feels like a bad dub at times due to this.
I'm really not sure why the studio decided to halfheartedly approach this idea, when in doing so it nearly defeats its entire purpose.
In regards to the other aspects of the show, as said previously there's nothing too great nor too terrible.
The soundtrack is overall fine and fitting, with the ED (or OP, as listed in MAL for some technical reason) standing out a decent bit. The voice actors themselves were fine, however the need to "speak" only in sounds can make the high school characters feel a bit infantile instead of cutesy.
The art and tone is adorable at points, however the animation is subpar more often than not. Certain scenes nearly delve into ecchi territory, but never commit and practically stay within a PG rating. There were some odd ー what I could only call ー continuity errors where the movement or positioning of the characters and objects did not flow from previous scenes. Also, there's a weirdly dark (in comparison) and emotional origin episode that completely doesn't fit in with the rest of the series. It was kinda jarring, but made me giggle because of the sudden change (and then everyone clapped).
Somehow, even though it's already a very short runtime, it still felt like each scene dragged on. It almost seems as though the episodes would benefit more from a 2 minute runtime rather than the 3.5 it settled on. That said, it still basically takes longer to read this whole review than watch the entirety of the show.
Joshikausei didn't really need a review this in-depth, because it really is just an anime that exists without doing much more. It's short enough that it can be worth a watch to get some nice reaction images, probably.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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May 25, 2021
I was compelled to watch Gokushufudou after reading a couple of its manga chapters floating around online. The premise is great and the characters are a solid parody on the mix of yakuza and househusband/housewife culture. The voice actor choices fit incredibly well, and you can really tell the VAs had fun putting their hearts into their performances.
Unfortunately, this adaption got a bit shafted. Well, maybe I should say it got J.C. Staffed. The few chapters I managed to read had more animation than the whole of this ONA. While the story and humor sticks, if that's all I wanted I would just be reading
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the books instead. Weirdly enough, there was really great sound design with all the sound effects and timing being spot on (a special shoutout to the Roomba making me think my own started running). As great as it was, it still wasn't enough to distract from the very distinct lack of movement and paper-feel of the characters and environments.
Pretty disappointing overall being such a hyped series, but still enjoyable given the short runtime and Oono's great jokes and writing.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Mar 29, 2021
I think the story is holding up decently well, as it always has in regards to SnK. Maybe a little more convoluted this season given the scope has increased tenfold, so that's understandable. However, I usually rate anime based more on the production, animation, voice acting, etc. since I can just read the manga if I purely want the story (barring anime originals, obviously).
I felt a lot of the overall production had some glaring flaws related to animation, editing, and pacing, much more so than previous seasons: off-model characters, strange cuts and cinematography, several off-putting scenes mixing 2D & 3D animation (while others were blended
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wonderfully, making the choppier scenes stand out all the more), and certain emotionally-charged dialogues that ended up falling flat. Personally, I'm not overly fond of MAPPA's works for varying reasons, but I know they can at least make stunning-looking works (e.g. Jujutsu Kaisen). That being said, I know it's truly the fault of of higher-up execs and producers for insisting on the rush job, so I put the entirety of the blame on them.
I gave this season a 6/10, nearly bordering on a 7, for the reasons of a) it not living up to past seasons and b) feeling that a great work in anime such as this should be judged with a higher level of criticism.
I look forward to Part 2, and genuinely believe that MAPPA (given they are indeed the ones working on it) can redeem the qualms of Part 1 and send Shingeki no Kyojin out with a bang.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Dec 18, 2020
An anime this bad has no right to have such a bangin' OP.
I went into this anime expecting the disappointment and disgust others have found. But honestly, I kinda hate to admit that I really had fun with it.
The story is pretty unexciting in that it doesn't stray too far from what you may read in the synopsis. To call the characterization "on the nose" still doesn't do it justice for how blatant it was. Despite these flaws, I found some parts such as the unexplained mysteries behind actually interesting things (e.g. Maria's disfigurement) and the cutesy use of teddies as a story mechanic to
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be nice touches. The pacing is just wacky: blazing fast for the plot, but hangs on every bite for the perverse, cannibalistic scenes.
The real meat and potatoes of this show for me was in the art and sound. Despite the animation itself lacking a bit, the art style used was something I don't see much and made looking around at scenes interesting with heavy brushstrokes lining the walls and characters alike. The music choices, especially the opening theme, were either way too quality for a production like this or heavily contrasted the current scene by being far too upbeat and plinky-plonky. Whichever it happened to be at the time, it kept me engaged. Oh, and the screams and eating noises were pretty well done as well.
Overall, I'd say Pupa is an enjoyable romp given how quickly it goes by... if you can stomach it, that is.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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