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Jun 29, 2018
Time for one of my newer favorites! Steins;Gate is a show that explores technological breakthroughs and their consequences on a scale that (at least in my opinion) hasn't been explored. From the originality of the characters to the depth of the plot, this show has grown on me incredibly. It's safe to say I'm a firm believer in Steins Gate.
The show is brought to us originally from the visual novel game released in 2009. A manga was adapted by Yomi Sarachi the same year, which we didn't see in America until 2015. White Fox premiered an anime adaptation in 2011, and Funimation licensed it in
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North America that same year.
Today we are talking about Steins;Gate 0 which started in April of this year. This is a preliminary review, as I have only seen half the season, I'm excited to give a final review in a YouTube video when my channel starts up, TUNE IN.
Alright, enough self promotion. Here are some initial thoughts on the show!
- I feel like the art is better than the first season.
- Why is Okabe being an egg? I mean I get it.. but I don't
- Everyone is sus, there are no exceptions
Remember: IF YOU DON'T CARE WHY I DO/ DON'T LIKE THIS SHOW, THEN SKIP TO THE END FOR MY FINAL RECOMMENDATION!
Story: 10/10
- Alright, some might think I'm giving this too high of praise, but lets be real, the concept is pretty damn awesome. I think it would be incredibly empty ended to not explore different world lines in a show about time traveling and world lines. Just me?
We all had questions as to what would have happened had Okabe not made the decisions he did at the end of the first season. There's a new and important twist in each episode, and it keeps you hooked.
Art: 10/10
- I really like this show's art style. There's something about it that makes me think of early 2000 shows that are still some of our favorites. Like this show has been around longer than 2011. Kurisu's character is also almost like a beacon of the story because of the art, and I can appreciate the symbolism, even if no one else sees it that way.
Sound: 10/10
- I honestly don't have much to say about this aside from how good I think the voice acting for the characters is. I think the voice actors are perfectly suited for their characters. (I watch sub not dub).
Character: 7/10
- I feel like there's so much missing in the new season without Okabe's wacky alter ego. I understand that there is a valid reason for his character to have reached this wall, but I also feel like his disassociation with himself is a little too out of character. That's my only complaint about the characters, though. I like that we get to meet characters that were hinted at in the previous season, and that we get to see a different side of the previous story antagonists.
Enjoyment: 10/10
- The story is fantastic, and I love that the story explores outside of the main time line, while remaining connected seamlessly to the story. It's not hard to get back into the second season after watching the first. It's slower than the first season, but the story is just as enticing.
Overall: 9/10 FINAL RECOMMENDATION: Watch it/ Buy it
- The White Fox team and the directors, Hiroshi Hamasaki and Takuya Satō, should really pat themselves on the back. The show is available for legal streaming on many international platforms, but if you can't stream it legally, I highly suggest you buy it! It's completely worth it, and at least I will be finding my way back to this show for a second watch!
That's all for today, folks! I hope that I'm delivering the content you want! If I'm not, don't hesitate to let me know! I want to reach as large of an audience as possible with my reviews and hopefully expand out of writing! Let me know what you want to see if you aren't seeing it!
Have a beautiful Friday, friends! As always, it's been a pleasure.
Until next time,
Ciao =^-^=
Ama_
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Jun 27, 2018
Since it's initial premier in 2014, Tokyo Ghoul has taken the community by storm and added elements to the horror/ gore genre that will mark it as a show that won't be forgotten.
That being said, Tokyo Ghoul has faced a precarious balance of backlash and support as the series has continued on. The show, premiering in July of 2014 was initially directed by Shuhei Morita through the second season. The director's job was handed on to Odahiro Watanabe for Tokyo Ghoul: re which premiered April of this year and ended it's first half just before the summer season. Studio Perriot took this project on, initially
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and added Perriot+ to the equation for :re.
Initial thoughts on the show:
What the hell is this art and animation?
What happened to the rest of the story?
Oh, hey Kaneki, fancy meeting you here.
Haise, what the hell, get it together.
Wow, what the hell is this art and animation?
Alright, as per usual:
IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT WHY I DID/ DIDN'T LIKE THE SHOW, THEN SKIP TO THE END FOR MY FINAL RECOMMENDATION.
Story: 6/10
- Before I get someone jumping down my throat about this, just know that the way the story was directed makes my skin itch. I gave it a 6 because there is a semblance of effort to follow the Haise story depicted in the manga. Other than that, the story is so full of holes that needed to be filled and weren't. I don't care if you think "they are going to do it in :re season 2," because the problem is that they didn't do it in season 1.
Art: 4/10
- WHO TOLD YOU THAT YOU COULD CHANGE THE ART AND ANIMATION STYLE LIKE THAT. You all know when twitter updated from using a square theme to a bubble theme? Or when they switched the actress for Aunt Viv in Fresh Prince of Bel Air? Yeah, that's exactly what Perriot thought was going to be a good idea. I could go on forever about this, but I'll spare you on that. All in all, what made the first two season's mistakes bearable, was how absolutely beautiful the art was. All of that was lost with the change in style. The veins and movement of the ghouls' kagunes, specifically, fell more than short of my expectations. I was incredibly disappointed that the aesthetic set by the first two seasons was lost to a bunch of bubbly art and shiny faces.
Sound: 7/10
- Sound quality wasn't bad, but I almost feel like there's a lag of the sound throughout the show, especially in battle scenes. Its like the sound and the animation are separate entities when they need to work together to help with the scene. Other than that I reaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyy like the opening for this season. The singer's voice is so pure and pretty/ It was almost like the opening credits are what kept me around for the whole season.
Character: 5/10
- Unpopular opinion: I really like Haise as a character. He may be a baby back bitch, but I think that his presence and the explanation of who he is IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STORY.
-cough- anyway
Despite liking him, Haise is just as annoying a character as the first Ken Kaneki. He has the ability to kick some ass, but he's mentally unstable and all around a brat with a death wish. The rest of the characters seem out of place with each other. There's a distinct disconnect in how the characters work together. Lastly, be prepared for the constant, miserable internal monologue happening with Urie.
Enjoyment: 6/10
- I truly am sorry to say that my enjoyment within these 12 episodes was low and slow occurring. Despite the challenges the production team faced with the first two seasons, I thoroughly enjoyed them and was extremely let down by what was offered with :re. Despite that, I was able to watch to the end and find the good in the bad.
OVERALL RATING: 5/10 RECOMMENDATION: Read the Manga
- I think the Tokyo Ghoul story is wonderful and brought a spark of originality to the table at a scale that hadn't been seen by the community in a long time (especially in the horror genre). That being said, I feel that :re did not even come close to meeting the aesthetics, story, and character depiction that the first to seasons paved the way for it to do. I think you're better off reading the manga to get a clearer understanding of the story and some semblance of consistency. That being said, I don't think the show is a bad watch, entirely, just a very disappointing one.
That's all for now, everyone!
Come back on Friday to see which show I'll be breaking down next.
Ciao =^-^=
Ama_
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Jun 25, 2018
Ah, vampire story lines. I really love seeing what the next person's idea is going to be for this concept, and am usually disappointed to some extent.
Devil's Line met my expectation for that, but also pleasantly surprised me in that the disappointing elements didn't ruin the show for me!
I started Devil's Line with the manga when it was first released, and was initially extremely disappointed. The story was choppy, the plot pacing/ ordering was disorganized, and there are so many holes in the story that you can slap this tale on a sandwich and call it Swiss cheese.
With that, I was more than rewarded
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by the direction of the anime.
Starting with where these devils come from, Devil's Line is an anime based off of the manga written by Ryo Hanada. The manga started in March of 2013 and is still on-going, so if you want to figure out what's going, on, you can try there, though I doubt it will help. The anime premiered in April of this year and ended this past weekend, being directed by Yoshinobu Tokumoto and released by Platinum Vision.
To start with my general thoughts not related to the review in particular, I'm more than mildly surprised that Platinum Vision took this show on. Considering how new they are in the world of hot topic anime, and how well rounded their others have been, (including one other vampire title, "Servamp") I was taken aback by the studio's decision to pick up such a lopsided plot.
IF YOU DON'T CARE WHY I LIKE/ DISLIKE THE SHOW, SKIP DOWN FOR THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION!
Story: 9/10
- The story is really good. It's nothing we haven't seen before, but there's just the right of melodrama to make the tale what it is. I thoroughly enjoyed watching how it was going to go. There were moments that took me by surprise, and kept me wondering what was going to happen, which is something I can only give credit to the director for considering what a mess think the manga is.
Art: 10/10
- I think the art in this show is beautiful: from the way the faces of the characters are drawn, to the bags under their eyes, to the way blood spatters when someone is shot. There was a lot of thought put into how each character should look, and why they look that way. On top of that, the animation had admirable qualities of it's own. I'll bring back the blood spatters for this point. It has been an extremely long time since I've seen blood depicted realistically the way it was in this show. That along with any face to face violence, the animation team (I feel) went out of their way to make the dramatic action scenes as realistic as contextually possible.
Sound: 4/10
- I had a lot of trouble hearing certain parts. Or it sounded like the voice actors were too close to their mics in certain scenes. I wasn't a fan of how the sound went with what was happening in the show at all. I changed the servers I was watching the show on twice and had the same problem, so be prepared for that. It started happening to me around episode 5 or 6.
Character: 6/10
- Lordie, they need some serious work and some better development pacing, but I actually really appreciated the characters and how different they all were from each other. Each character had a very distinct personality, even characters that didn't have major parts. With that, though, each character design was EXTREMELY underdeveloped and the only person we know more that a handful of info about, is Anzai. Be prepared for how frustrating that's going to be.
Enjoyment: 8/10
- This show isn't hard to enjoy if you aren't picky about having your preferences met. If you are, I highly suggest not wasting your time. I mean that in the kindest sense. It's enjoyable and catches your attention, willing you to finish the story (regardless of how good you think it is). I find the reality of the romance, violence, personality differences, and animation to be endearing despite all of the large holes we're left with.
OVERALL RATING: 7/10 RECOMMENDATION: Watch
- All in all, this show was a good watch and if I was bored enough, I'd probably be willing to watch it again. I think it's a waste of your time if you're easily riled up by an incomplete story, but I think if you're looking for something to watch that has an overall good story concept and direction then Devil's Line isn't the worst thing you could put on your watch list!
Until next time!
Ciao =^-^=
- Ama_
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Dec 6, 2017
Now before I get some angry person on here about the plot of this show, pls dun, just go away. This show is not meant to seriously take on the task of giving it's audience this super in depth plot line. There's no serious back stories, other than Baby Ba'el's (the main character) and even that isn't too in depth or serious. It's simply an adventure/ action themed comedic anime who's point is to be comedic while fulfilling a basic plot line.
I started watching Beelzebub a while back as a filler show to watch while I was waiting for the new episodes to update
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for my seasonal anime. Since then, it has slowly but surely taken my heart as one of my favorites.
When I first really got into anime, this show was recommended to me a lot. At the time, I was hell bent on watching "classics" and anything that was airing on American t.v. channels. This show did not fit the bill for either of those categories, so here I am 5+ years after the shows completion listening to the distant cackles of "I told you so."
Some background on the show: Beelzebub started as a manga written by Ryūhei Tamura and run from 2009-2015, it was adapted into an anime that was directed by Nobuhiro Takamoto and aired by Pierrot+ on January 11, 2011. This show was popular during its 60 episode/ 1 year run time and has accompanying specials, but has lost its fan base spark since then.
My favorite part of the show is how blatant it is about not being serious. There are moments where the student's will make comments like "where are all the teachers anyway?" or "oh this school has academic tests?" and you can't help but giggle because of the break in that fourth wall especially when those questions get answered later. My other favorite part is the diversity in the type of comedy used. Poor Furuichi-kun and his never ending distress at having the burly transport demon, Alaindelon as an admirer when he (Furuichi) is just trying to live his youth in peace. Unlikely displayed love for Oga (the other main character) and his complete cluelessness to most things, including that. The mild fan-service that doesn't creep me out because this show is pretty wholesome and gentle on the explicit displays BECAUSE THE SHOW DOESN'T NEED FAN SERVICE TO BE GOOD.
*clears throat*
All of it... absolutely fantastic <3
While I just touched on some of the character interactions, I'd like to note that I find the character design and it's compatibility to the story to be hilariously spot on. These characters, with a minor exception, are all delinquents who go to a delinquent school, and do delinquent things, with their delinquent friends, who can and will start a fight with them, friend or not. It's an entertaining collection of character designs for entertainment's sake. This character design element continues throughout the plot-line introducing a more and more diverse cast as you move forward.
Another side-note on character design: TALK ABOUT SOME SUBTLE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. While some may argue about the subtlety of all of the relevant characters' developments, I think that watching and following this show is like marinating a food. If you try to change the flavor, but don't let it sit long enough, then your dish has no flavor. This show really ... marinates... its characters and creates this very satisfying development of flavor for each one. In the end, we aren't left with an overkill or an underkill, so I'm super appreciative of the character development pacing on top of the plot pacing.
The art style has a special place in my heart, really and truly. It's simple and doesn't distract from the story, which unfortunately does tend to happen when an artist or animator has awful attention to detail. I have heard from some people in talking about this show, that they feel everything was very lazily done, but I feel (and hear me out) that it's done intentionally? I'm sorry, but everything about this show is intentionally comedic simply for comedy's sake. Honestly, I think the art is pretty consistent with the flow of the show, and depiction of the characters, go ahead and @ me.
I seriously love the show, it's a fantastic watch really and truly. I enjoy everything from the music, to the wack ass story line and plot pacing. It really and truly is worth a watch as a casual comedy for comedy's sake. I can definitely give this show as a recommendation to anyone looking for just a feel good, funny, and purely wholesome anime. It does what it sets out to do, and to me, that makes for a damn good show!
Stay tuned! and let me know what you think about this review and show!
I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Ciao =^-^=
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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