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Jan 16, 2025
Dandadan (Anime) add
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This is a pretty 50/50 thing. I came into this having read the first volume of the manga but it just didn’t click with me. Even so, I wanted to give this a chance. The animation is very good, it definitely fits with the vibe and aesthetic of the show. But what drags this show down is that it’s far too silly, and in some places dark. This feels like it was written by a 12 year old who had just had a sex ed class. And to make matters worse, at the end of episode 10, just when everything was in a good rhythm ...
Jan 9, 2025
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It’s so frustrating that this is so bad because it’s the writing of the characters that lets this down. Whereas the idea of doing worldwide Beyblade tournaments is interesting for a Beyblade series, it’s the fact that these characters are so vein and prideful that the storyline just boils down to these characters being motivated by ego. For instance the rival character of Shu goes on a downward spiral and becomes an antagonist just because he lost once to the first ranked blader. That’s a perfect example of how this season is held together by each character’s razor thin pride and ego. There’s also the ...
Jan 3, 2025
Mixed Feelings
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This is so infuriating. This could have been so much better. The racing action is good, despite some obviously illegal maneuvers, but it’s pretty much ruined whenever anyone starts talking because ninety nine percent of the characters are super annoying, they need to be punched in the face, including new main character Kaburagi who is a literal narcissistic idiot. Plus the writer had the audacity to try and show warm and fuzzy flashbacks for characters which doesn’t excuse why they are d**ks in the present day. Plus the pacing for the start and end of the season feels more like the season is part of ...
Dec 23, 2024
Mixed Feelings
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I knew nothing of the plot going into this. The first three episodes were pretty solid and set it up to be a funny slice of life that was bizarrely framed. But this got really dark really quickly and it was pretty unnecessary how dark it got like the cannibalism plot twist for example or just repeatedly being shown how much people suck, especially in the harem girls backstories. There is a lot of competent stuff in here but it is so heavily drowned out that what should have been a 4 star out of five anime (or 7 stars out 10) quickly became pretty ...
Dec 21, 2024
UniteUp! (Anime) add
Out of the about half a dozen male idol anime that I’ve watched, this has turned out to be one of the best ones. Apart from maybe 2 episodes whose plots brought the overall score down, this was written intelligently with a good and diverse cast of characters and plenty of heart in its songs. Whereas a lot of these idol anime focus on flooding the screen with characters and can’t really develop them properly, this one takes the time to get to know our three idol groups. With Season 2 imminent, I’m hoping for a step up in quality to bring this anime up ...
Dec 19, 2024
Mixed Feelings
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This season sure knew how to end the show on a low note, and give the best reasons yet as to why the Kao Council should have been disbanded. Whereas the childish naïveté of the protagonist was enough to get the characters through Seasons 1 and 2, it fully impeded character development this season because for the first time, they came up against a proper antagonist; a drunk on power narcissist who believes everyone should do everything his way. That led to a lot of moments that didn’t really make sense, like spending so much time trying to bring Team Hirragi into the company and ...
Dec 8, 2024
Mixed Feelings
So this was my first venture into subbed Beyblade territory (as Beyblade X is still ongoing and I’m still watching that). And I see that despite X and Burst having two separate writing teams, the propensity for rage quit moments still existed all the way back in 2016. This show has enough decent Beyblading action to keep you satisfied-ish for 51 episodes but unfortunately what lets this show down is the characters are far too one dimensional. With a main character whose brains reside in his guts, the opportunity for characters to have good development is completely nonexistent with 11 year old children just being ...
Nov 25, 2024
Mixed Feelings
I definitely did go into this series with high-ish expectations because I’m a fan of the genre. And there is definitely a lot of potential on display in this series, especially in the first episode with a great cast of characters that I can look forward to watching them grow. But where this anime fails to fulfill that potential with animation that is incomplete at best and pretty psychedelic so the visual look of the show isn’t very good.
I’m still going to carry on because I’m hoping that it gets better but it definitely got off to a rough start.
Nov 24, 2024
Mixed Feelings
The end of Season 2 was a very natural end to the story as a whole. It didn’t really need to continue but I was on board for continuing the story provided that they fix the issues with the story. They didn’t, in fact they made it worse. Despite a very weakly written protagonist, the whole of Yowamushi Pedal is held together by the fact that the Sohoku team is a group of relatable average joes while all of their rivals are overconfident jerks who push them to be better. That is completely lost in this third season. Not only have they not developed Onoda’s ...
Nov 12, 2024
This is simultaneously an improvement on the previous season and isn’t. Picking up right where Season 1 ended might have been a mistake in terms of pacing but it definitely doesn’t let up throughout 24 episodes. I definitely do like that it toned down the unexpected sadisticness of Season 1. But the protagonist is the weakest part of the show, he has zero chill and keeps freaking out in every episode for no reason. Just chill bro. I am looking forward to continue on with the franchise. But I think I definitely need to see some changes if I am to be convinced of any ...


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