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Oct 25, 2017
If I had a dollar for everytime a terrible yaoi anime came out, I would have enough money to buy a noose to hang myself with.
Now that we've gotten that quality introduction out of the way, where I do I even begin with this terrible mess of an anime?
The premise, ah yes.
Our smol protagonist, Ren, lives out in Canada where he was "raised by wolves".
Yes, that makes complete sense.
Next thing you know, he's at the doorstep of Haru's house, where he was adopted by his family.
Adopted, which means even though they're not related, they sorta still are.
7-8 years later, a major time-skip this
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anime makes, Ren is now a teen, and Haru is a fully-grown adult.
Typical yaoi tropes, begin! Haru, an adult, yes, realizes he has feelings for Ren when he's underage (from a Japan perspective). Kissing him straight on the lips, for "affection".
When he's a teen those "feelings" are more obvious for Ren, and the disaster ensues.
Pardon me, let me just grab my bleach, gun, noose, yes.
Let's talk about the characters.
Ren, is a teen, underage, and being sought-out by his older brother who is an adult. He's the cold, tsundere, yet sorta-affectionate-not-really-but-just-for-the-sake-of-yaoi character.
He gives into Haru's desires, and I say resist, child!
Nothing interesting about him, honestly.
Haru, the pedophile. The weird love-interest character that just wants to get in his lil' brother's pants. And the eye-candy for 12 year-olds to swoon and get off too.
Those bright emerald eyes will stare into the deepest depths of your soul.
Someone arrest this man already.
Any female character is designed as a horrible character and is bashed, because yaoi.
I think there are other characters, but they're probably not important. When are side-characters ever important in yaoi?
Additional ranting.
Remember, Haru's in his mid-20's, and Ren is what, 15? Yeaah, not weird at all.
Not to mention every male character in this show is gay, once again, because yaoi.
That includes Haru's brothers, and other random male characters that this show may present.
The plot in itself is confusing, and luckily I didn't watch enough of it in an attempt to understand it.
The animation is decent at the very least, better than other yaoi anime I've seen.
Nothing spectacular though. Same goes for the OST, OP/ED, they're not good whatsoever. The OST is mediocre.
TL;DR:
-pedophilia
-big bro wants to bang lil' bro
-for 12 year-old lonely girls and under
-meh animation/ost
-i want to kill myself
-donate bleach to my patreon
Story: 2/10
Art: 5/10
Sound: 3/10
Character: 1/10
Enjoyment: 1/10
Overall: 2/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 2
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Oct 15, 2017
Yes, this may be biased, but I am speaking from facts and personal opinion.
Let me begin with a slight introduction.
Yes, I am a female. Yes, I enjoy shounen-ai/yaoi. And, yes, I despise this anime with a passion.
The fact that this show has a higher rating than legitimate shows, and is even considered to be a good anime, physically pains me.
The plot in itself is inconsistent, weak, and unoriginal. The characters were designed as classical anime (incorrect) cliches. The animation was horrible, and the only decent part of it all, was the OST.
Now, let us begin!
Yuuri is our protagonist that's a typical underdog character,
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that deals with anxiety, is obsessive over Victor, and deems himself to be depressed.
As a person who deals with anxiety, I can say that we do not "suddenly" lose our worries when we meet that certain person.
Just as Yuuri suddenly became the homoerotic and confident skater he was once he met Victor, and began to get coached by him. Wrong.
Anxiety is not that easily overcome. It's a process, and does not immediately vanish once the correct person comes into our lives.
Secondly, his character isn't interesting in any way. Although he does fail here and there, he blames his anxiety for everything, and clings onto Victor far too much.
He idolizes him to a point he named his dog after him.
He has a double-personality, and is generally uninteresting.
Victor, the love-interest, over-confident, idol-posed and "humorous" character.
He suddenly decides to coach Yuuri after remembering the night at the banquet when a drunk Yuuri dry humped him as he watched his routine copied by him.
Also, pole-dancing with the same drunk boy. Ah, yes. How attractive.
Victor is played as an attempt at humour, as comes off as extremely extra, and frankly annoying.
Yurio, the tsundere ice-fairy. Heh.
He's nothing but rude, obviously tsundere, a friendly rival that is a child prodigy.
He's arrogant, constantly rude towards Yuuri and Victor, and honestly isn't likeable. I don't understand why so many people like him.
He's way too cliche to be true.
Other characters such as Christophe, Leo, Phichit, Minami, etc; are there as rivals and provide no plot development. Remove them, and the anime wouldn't change a bit.
Christophe is a character of attempted sexual comedy relief, yet fails terribly at so.
The plot is confusing, mostly regarding Yuuri and Victor's relationship.
They don't act as any couple would, with just occasional hugs, "good luck charm" rings, and an overall relationship that's paced far too fast.
People enjoy this anime solely on the fact that they're both males. If this was a normal romance show, it wouldn't have gotten much praise.
The relationship is unconfirmed, and although they may have feelings for each other, for whatever reason, we, as the viewers, aren't given important details.
Everything is resolved with Yuuri's skating.
The angst is cringe-worthy with the dilemma in episode 10 being fixed by Yuuri's perfect performance!!!!
The ending was predictable, with an extra scene of a skating duet of Victor and Yuuri in matching outfits, with a slight rendition of Victor's theme.
Yaaay, fangirls cry, I cringe.
The animation is far below mediocre, with repetitive and uninteresting skating sequences. The camera shots are terrible, and the overall animation is one of the worst I've seen. Unlike Haikyuu's animation with interesting camera shots during the game, it simply pans in and out, focused on the majority of the rink, the given character's perspective (which occurs at least 3 times), and a focus on the character themselves.
The opening is simply a looped basic animation with some catchy song. The ending isn't good. The song OST's are enjoyable, to say the least, but are not memorable.
What most ruined the show for me was the fandom. The obsession from fangirls that deemed this as the most incredible, and perspective-changing anime.
"Wow, the first anime that allows the main couple to be gay that isn't yaoi!"
Me, an intellectual, pointing at the No.6 manga/anime.
And the fact that anyone who disagreed with them was deemed as a terrible person.
Anyway, in conclusion, I despise this show, heh.
Story: 4/10
Art: 2/10
Sound: 6/10
Character: 3/10
Enjoyment: 2/10
Overall: 4/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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Oct 15, 2017
As a person who's very invested in the shounen-ai genre (mostly in manga, for reasons I'll explain later), this was a disgrace to it.
Watching the PV of this show, the art-style looked promising as a contrast to other BL anime, and the characters themselves were cute.
Boy, was I wrong.
Let's begin with the premise of this anime. The relationships themselves.
The show itself is based off two BL manga called "Hitorijime my Boyfriend", which centers around the first couple; Hasekura and Kensuke - and "Hitorjime my Hero", that was the show's biggest bulk couple; Settie and Kousuke. As I like to call him, bootleg Jumin Han.
Anyway, the
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first two were the cliche childhood friends that separated due to personal issues. Hasekura was far too possessive, and nearly throwing himself on Kensuke for him to love him, even going to such "extents" to do so, it made the relationship feel almost one-sided and unhealthy.
The other two were the ones that made feel especially uncomfortable.
Why you may ask?
The age gap. I've never been a fan of teacher/student relationships in any form of romance anime/manga.
Settie is 15, and Kousuke is a teacher in his early 30's. Seems weird, doesn't it?
May I be the first fan of this genre to complain about an age gap? Sure.
Nonetheless, it's weird. I'm aware the age of consent in Japan is 13, but that doesn't diminish the fact that kids under the age of 18 are still immature to some extent. The way Kousuke pushed his unhealthy relationship on Settie, even when he was doubtful and uncomfortable, made me uneasy.
Kousuke's teasing was constant and was possessive towards Settie, even when he refused. The relationship was forced, and Settie honestly deserved better.
I've said it before, and my friend agrees, it's pedophilia.
The attempts at light-hearted romance scenes between the two are cringe-worthy, as well as the "angst".
May I remind you, Kousuke literally broke in Settie's apartment, only to practically sexually assault him?
Pardon my saltiness, but I truly despise this show.
Neither of the two relationships are healthy in any way.
I did like Settie's personality, though. He was sweet, caring, and overly adorable, which is why I said, he deserves better!
Other than him, I liked Yabase. A side-character that ultimately had no other purpose in the show other than to create conflict and "plot development".
He looked like he truly cared for Settie, and I would've preferred to see him with Settie instead. Whoops.
I couldn't bring myself to finish the anime, due to how terrible its development and the overall plot was.
Now, moving on to the animation/art and OST.
The art was more inviting as a contrast to other BL anime such as Junjou Romantica and Sekaichi. The proportions were good, and the characters overall looked decent. The animation at the very least was mediocre, nothing outstanding.
The music wasn't that good, either. The opening sequence was average and the song itself wasn't very catchy, to begin with. The OST wasn't memorable and simply put there as a medium for changing the silence.
The ending wasn't even average. There was no animation, only panned shots of pastel-colored scenes with the characters. The song itself was sung by the character's VA's, and wasn't great at all.
Overall, the show was a failure in itself, and I wished another BL manga had been adapted in its place.
This is why I hate shounen-ai/yaoi anime as a group since they're poorly created with uninteresting characters, and a boring plot.
Story: 2/10
Art: 4/10
Sound: 2/10
Character: 3/10
Enjoyment: 2/10
Overall: 2.75/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 2
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Oct 14, 2017
The infamous Ufotable strikes again, - to ruin another one of my favorite game franchises. This time, Touken Ranbu.
To give a slight synopsis, Touken Ranbu is an internet browser card-game that's centered around collecting and leveling historical anthromorphopized Japanese swords.
Let's begin now.
Ufotable ruined what could've been an amazing adaptation of a game that has little, to no plot. All that is known with this given game is its historical swords, and basic character personalities (that were given a basis by Hanamaru).
Character:
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Most of the characters were out-of-character, especially Kane-san. He was troped as a typical shounen protagonist, and lacked his own goofy personality.
Although I'm aware that dark times such as those shown in Katsugeki are no place to mess around, he was far too serious and almost lacking emotion.
He's known for failing here, and there. And, having his own imperfections that were ultimately covered-up by cliches.
What angered me the most was Kane-san even raising a blade towards Hori. The two are incredibly close, and despite Hori's intentions, he'd never do such a thing.
Hori was another that I found incorrectly adapted. His character was odd in its own way - I understood his reasoning for wanting to protect Hijikata, yet he was acting overly obsessive at some points. His character is more cheerful and supportive than anything. At some points, I wondered if this was actually Hori. Despite his intentions, Hori would listen to Kane-san if he'd ever try to talk sense into him.
Hori's character is not of one to be a rebel.
Jiji, or Mikazuki's character was far too mysterious than he actually is. Although he is indeed an incredibly strong sword (which, I know for a fact since he is the leader of my team), his part made his personality seem odd.
He's nothing more than an old grandpa that loves tea. He isn't mysterious, and wouldn't hide anything to make it seem as such.
Mutsu's character was the only that was spot-on. His constant hyperactiveness, love for food, and guns; and being a literal dog, was perfect.
Story:
Ah, now we get into the horrible plot.
The climaxes, the climaxes. Must you be so terrible with these, Ufotable?
I decided to mention these first, since they're the key points that lost me whilst I watched Katsugeki.
There are two major "climaxes" that occur throughout the entirety of the show.
The first begins I believe in episode 10, when Hori encourages Kane-san to raise his blade towards him. This ultimately ends in a predictable drop of an intentional missed hit, and a petty response towards the latter. Neither seemed shocked to the very least, and tensions continue between the two, with the most anti-climatic drop possible.
The second climax is in episode 12, where Hori joins Hijikata, and the rest of the Shinsengumi. There are many oddities with this. Knowing for a fact that Hijikata was not the one to trust easily, he let an unknown boy join him. His intentions were shown, planning to die in Hijikata's place. Kane-san soon finds out about this, once again not shocked, and proceeds to convince Hijikata to return his second sword to the boy who was to deliver it. Hori, now, not shocked by this, simply sighs and says, "Ah, all my efforts were for nothing".
What? What? This was a far lower drop than the first climax. They both shake it off as if nothing had happened. What is this?
And, ah, let us reach the ending. We're told in episode 12 that 1,000 members of the Retrogade Army were to appear the next day to attack, as said by Konnosuke.
1,000, remember. Yet, the fighting that is shown in episode 13, is nearly effortless. None of the boys take critical injuries, although 1,000 would be quite a feat to fight. But, no. It gets better. They someone how manage to defeat each enemy easily, the ending pans with a group shot. And, an "everyone's okay, everything's okay" finale.
Extra slight nit-picking, but game mechanics were thrown out the window here.
You cannot summon another sword in the midst of a battle.
Sound/Art:
I very much liked the opening and ending sequences. The opening had historical easter-eggs regarding each sword's master and their deaths which I found very interesting and a great addition. The song itself is catchy, which I enjoyed a lot.
The ending's song was good as well, and the animation itself had me and my friend create a theory of a possible ending to the anime (rip).
The animation itself is great, obviously. It's Ufotable. The effects were outstanding, as well as the fight scenes.
In conclusion.
Story: 4/10
Art: 9/10
Sound: 7/10
Character: 4/10
Enjoyment: 3/10
Overall: ??/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Oct 14, 2017
Watching this show back in 2015, I had high expectations for it.
Given its beautiful color palette, catchy opening theme, and incredible OST; I had given it the benefit of the doubt, ultimately making the show's outcome worse for me.
Characters:
Firstly, the anime centers around the overly-melodramatic life of our protagonist, Kousei. After his mother's death, Kousei refuses to play the piano any longer. Yes, I understand losing a family member is hard, but this melodramatic dialogue is prominent throughout the entirety of the show.
Oh, someone mentions piano? "Sorry, I don't like piano, nor do I play it anymore."
Take a drink every time he mentions the
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reasons why he refuses to continue playing, or anytime he makes a dramatic, or depressing line. You'll die.
He's the typical tragic-backstory-protagonist. Nothing unique, honestly.
Secondly, Kaori. She's the cliche tsundere love-interest that we've seen everywhere. Hitting the protagonist multiple times out of spite for "comedy". Which, ironically enough, is a trope this show tries to play out, and ultimately fails at. Her character isn't as likable as others put out. She's aggressive, rude, and bipolar, to say the least. Her character literally centers around her lies. Lies towards Watari, and her interests towards him. And lying about her terminal illness. Which, in itself was incredibly predictable for the outcome of the anime.
Tsubaki is more-or-less, the familiar childhood friend character. A sensitive, clingy, and caring side-character that'll never get the protagonist. And, that's how it plays out. Tsubaki hurts herself by clinging onto Kousei, although she knows that he doesn't have the slightest bit of interest in her - only seeing her as a friend.
She's a forgettable character that's only there for the sake of the plot "development".
Watari. There isn't much to say about him, other than; the only reason he's in this show is to make Kousei feel uneasy about his and Kaori's relationship, and is only posed as a friendly rival that ultimately has no other purpose in the show.
Art:
Nothing spectacular, the opening is decent, at the very least. But, nothing
extraordinary as a contrast to other shows. The only part I like is the pastel color scheme that fits perfectly for the anime's setting set in spring.
Sound:
By far, the only part I deem worthy of this show. The OST is beautiful, and fits the show. The classical hints throughout each piece are great. I love classical music, so this was a hit for me.
Story:
Oh, boy. Where do I start? This show is overly cliched, and I fail to even see how it has gotten such a high score. I cannot begin to fathom the overuse of cliches and easily predicted scenes.
The typical tragic backstory, overly melodramatic dialogue, are all factors that decreased my enjoyment for the show.
Kaori is rude towards Kousei because he refuses to play for kids, knowing about his mother's death. And even so, she is continually rude towards him, yet he chooses to accompany her with her performances.
He's known for "not being able to hear the keys", and repeatedly states the problems with his mother. This show attempts to play at both comedy and drama, although the two were not able to mix correctly in this show.
The ending was predictable as ever. Any terminal illness deems death, as what happened. Even though she said she'd be okay, she died.
The love confession and reveal of her lies were found in a letter Kaori had written for Kousei, and yadda, yadda, cue emotional scene #231.
In conclusion, I did not enjoy this show.
This in particular is why I avoid romance anime to begin with.
They're generally overly cliched, with general anime stereotypes that I'd prefer not to see for the millionth time.
Story: 3/10
Art: 4/10
Sound: 7/10
Character: 2/10
Enjoyment: 3/10
Overall: 4/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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