Jun 22, 2016
I've read in various forums about joker game being episodic and disappointing and everything else, and i thought that i should straight things up (with my opinion, hehe)
At the end of winter 2016, i was checking up on spring 2016 animes, and some caught my eye. One of them is joker game. I was enthusiastic about the military drama anime but, after some thought, i said to myself that "oh this is gonna end up like those mecha military drama with romance and stuffs but ill try watching ep 1, i mean, who knows?"
Keeping that in mind, i watched ep1 and holy moly i
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was surprised. Joker game was at the end of my list but it quickly rose to no1. Especially with ep1 ending with a cliffhanger, i cant get my head off of it.
Then ep 2 came, the reveal was great and real, and i cant wait for ep3. But ep3 came out and i was very surprised to see a new character, a whole new setting, and a new everything. I thought that "oh its just a side story i guess" but ep4 came and its a different man again. But i was not disappointed at all. Sure some episodes need a replay for me to wholly understand, and it took me half the series to memorise the characters, but at this point isnt it just the same? They are spies, and i bet one person can do every mission from the anime (am i kind of biased lol). So i didnt take it as a flaw. The character designs are also good. I can differentiate everyone at early stages, but i just didnt remember their names yet. The only ones whom i find hard to differ are fukumoto & odagiri and jistui & hatano.
The anime is also not completely fictional. There are mentions of real spy agencies, and some characters who appear in the anime are actually real life people. I was curious and i end up searching for more information. I guess joker game made me know more and learn some things about history, in one way or another lol
If you dont set this anime to be something you thought of, it is really enjoyable. Espescially when this anime send you a 'serious vibe', no fan service, no unnecessary stuffs. The episodes are really smart, although sometimes its kind of unrealistic. (Nothing is perfect, guys. Nothing is perfect)
So if youre up to some serious and smart stuff, im going to push you hard on the back to watch joker game!
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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