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Jan 10, 2025
TLDR: It's pretty good for the most part, but the animation is disappointing, especially for season 2 where it didn't improve that much.
This review will be based on seasons 1 and 2.
8/10 for the whole series
Introduction
When Masamune was a kid he met a girl named Adagaki. Both of them were inseparable spending many quality time as children. However, Masamune was fat and chubby at that time until one day when Masamune was about to ask her out he suddenly got dumped and called Pig Foot by Adagaki. 8 years later he is now an attractive-looking kid and wants revenge on her by making her fell
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for him and doing the same thing back to her like how she did to him when they were kids.
Story 8/10
For the most part of season 1 is all about Masamune trying to make his rival Adagaki fall in love with him. They also introduce us to other characters such as Neko and Yoshino to slowly integrate them into the main story. So for season one, the narrative is used as an introduction that leads to season 2. It is a small activity or objectively based narrative where Masamune is doing step by step to reach that goal with many comedy and drama elements involved. Up to season 2 the series goes more in-depth with the drama that is focused on the character's background story and the characters are more connected than ever before as it explains how Masamune met them in their childhood past events. From that point on is about clearing things up with each of the characters on how they met in their past and how they always adore each other ever since the beginning. So season 1 is about an objective-based narrative where Masamune is taking step by step to make Adagaki fall for him with many comedy and entertainment based towards the story and season 2 goes heavily into the drama with many backstories to link up to the present day to intensify the drama.
Characters 8/10
At first, Adagaki looks more or less like a spoiled brat however when season 2 occurred MY GOD THAT IS ONE HELL OF A TRANSFORMATION by simply not tiring her hair up and looking silky smooth. She transformed into a bishoujo like it was nothing, especially towards the last few episodes she looks NOTHING like how she was in season 1 and it's a whole transformation. The characters in this series are pretty good and all have a great personality. At the start, everyone has an equal amount of screen time and interactions however toward the end of the series Neko mostly feels left out and doesn't have a clear interaction with Masamune to explain their relationship and Gasou does have a reasonable amount of screen time at the start, but towards the end, they could've given more screen towards his true self as we only see a little bit of it. As for Muriel is a missed opportunity as they could've given more stories about her, especially the mystery of her eye. We also have a few questionable ones like Masamune's mum... just look it up yourself and you'll know what I'm talking about. However, overall the characters are generally not bad most of the time however, they could've given more screen time, story, and interaction for certain characters.
Animation 5/10
At first, it was forgivable for the animation to be sluggish and a bit janky however it is especially disappointing for fans who have waited 6 years for season 2 to have an animation that has barely improved from the original. For the most part, the characters look gorgeous and well-drawn however, when it comes to the movement the animation sucks and looks very janky in the series.
Conclusion
The story is about Masamune's revenge where Masamune made all sorts of plans and activities to try and make Adakagi fall for him then towards the end of their relationship that is when he dumps her as revenge for what she had done to him before. Towards season two the drama has intensified by clarifying each character's past and the reason behind their actions. The characters for the most part are good, but could've been better utilized and the animation is disappointing as it didn't improve much from season 2 with a very long 6-year wait time for fans.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jan 8, 2025
TLDR: It's only worth watching for those who haven't seen the original one or for those who can ignore the setting.
Introduction
After Lelouch's sacrifice, his remnant of the original Britanian government relocated its sovereignty into the region of Hokkaido. Still, believing in the old autocracy and the power to rule its people they began the same old hash rule of treating the Japanese as second-class citizens and prioritizing their own race as superior. Therefore, they established a new sovereignty as Neo-Britania.
Story 5/10
There isn't much to say to the story. It's basically the replicated version of the story from the old Lelouch and this time the
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setting makes no sense. Basically, the provisional government of Britannia has relocated its rule to Hokkaido and.... you guessed it!! It's treating the Japanese as eleven and the Britanian as a superior race while the whole world is fighting against them at the odds of 100 to 1. The main protagonist is from a royal family and is trying to overthrow the neo-Britanians from their evil rule when the whole world is fighting against them even their own region is rebelling against their rule while they lost about 80 percent of their power and territory from the previous war. As I said from the beginning, from here on that is the story for this series, it is a replicated version that makes no sense when Britania is already severely weakened and has no power left while they're trying to establish a rule when the whole world is fighting against them.
However, the story is not 100% trash as it still brings a decent amount of good action, fan service, and side content. If you are looking for dumb fun entertainment then this is not bad if you can ignore all the trashy settings and logic or if you want to start into the series this is alright to start off as it does not spoil anything from the previous entry. Do keep in mind that it is still a little rushed towards the end. HOWEVER, it is bad for those who have seen the original one because the story makes no sense and it adds almost no value to the series. The story is still very close to becoming one of those next-generation garbage like Boruto, Yashahime, and Nanatsu no Taizai.
Character 6/10
The characters are not bad, but what destroys this is that they added one character that makes 100% no sense which is Sakura. This character Sakura is stated in the lore that she is Sakuya's best friend when they look exactly like the same thing. I don't know why they're not stated as sisters instead of best friends. This would make more sense in the scenario and there is no history shown between those two on how they're met or how they value each other. Other than that other characters are well written, but they have almost no interactions between each other, and is quite rushed because it's only 12 episodes long. In the original series, you can see that Lelouch is interacting with multiple characters and is not just that. Also, multiple characters have multiple screen time with each, and is an added extra to the series such as Shirley discussing romance with Kallen or C.C is linked to multiple other characters. Sadly this time there isn't much added to the characters. They're not plain like Leila however it is a shame for them not to bond with each other. It's not all down the hill, at the end of the season they added all the main characters and supporting characters from other Code Geass series into this series even though most of them don't have an anime adaptation. You can see that they haven't forgotten about them and still relatively care for the series.
Animation 9/10
Animation is still the same old style of animation back in the original one. Even though the animation hasn't changed, it still works and still looks great, but the mechas depending on how you view it looks like real CGI now. In the original one, the mecha has almost no CGI made into it however ever since then most Code Geass series has added CGI in. Now, this is not bad CGI it's still relatively good, but it's not better than the original one.
Conclusion
It's a replicated version of the original one. The setting makes almost no sense when the previous Britanian government has lost 80% of its power and territory while at the same time they're fighting both the whole world and suppressing the revolt. The characters are quite good for the most part, but the character Sakura is portrayed weirdly because she looks exactly the same as Sakuya. The animation is still the same old style of Code Geass but this time way more CGI added in.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Jan 5, 2025
TLDR
Season 1: Good starting point and everything is well balanced.
Season 2: started of well and after Gun Gale = What the fuck.
Season 3: trying to get strong all over again and defeat the evil goddess in another virtual world.
Season 4: War and big battles.
This review will be based on the whole series until the season of War of Alicization.
MOVIES. SUBSTORY AND OVA WILL BE EXCLUDED.
7/10 for the whole series.
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Introduction
Sword Art Online is a famous virtual role-playing game that has attracted many players worldwide. A veteran named Kirito has been playing this game ever since BETA and has extensive knowledge about this game until one day the game suddenly trapped every player. Everyone who is currently playing the game has been stuck and is unable to log out and from this point on they need to find a way on how to leave this game. If they make one such mistake that dies within the game it will cost them their life in the real world and if its in the real world when they try to remove their virtual helmet playset by the other person it will desynchronize and immediately kills them.
Story
Season One: Sword Art Online Arc 8/10 (SPOILER)
The first season feels like two seasons combined into one. The first season is an adventure series that tries to solve the situation of how the players are trapped in the virtual world. Upon realizing that most players would be stuck in that world for a while many players developed a sense of dichotomy. One group is the group that hasn't given up on hopes that believe there is still a chance to leave this world and another is a group that accepts their fate and wants to live in peace. For the most part, the story is by the book standard, is not terrible, and is pretty good for the most part, however, there are quite a lot of surprises, shock and twists at the ending. (SPOILER) When you thought that the series was going to end it twists the story. It fully goes into a situation that is beyond the virtual world where Asuna has been captured. Her mindset has been transferred into another MMORPG where Kirito has to save Asuna with Sugu. So the first season is about trying to find a way to escape from being trapped in SAO then until half season onwards, it became more of a sleeping beauty story where Prince Charming is trying to save his princesses. It's very good as it has a lot of twists and unexpected moments in the story.
Season Two: Gun Gale Online Arc 5/10
For the first half of season two. The story follows more or less the same trend as season one where Kirito again is trying to solve another problem and this time is in Gun Gale Online where he meets another new protagonist Shino and both of them have more or less the same goal. Towards the half bit of Season two, it again becomes a Prince charming who is trying to save his princess's story. After the Gun Gale Online arc, the story became an adventurous harem series that has no clear direction and the series is used more as a filler than the main part of the story. It's not entirely bad, it does give us a surprisingly emotional moment throughout the series. However, it is still very bad because the second half is still god-awful by showing no clear direction and Harem based narrative which the series is not suited for. Overall the first half of the season was very good for a standard adventure anime until after the first half it became trash where the series does not have a clear direction and became more of a filler that incorporated so much harem garbage but does have a surprisingly emotional moment. So it's entirely skippable for the second half if you want to purely focus on the main series.
Season three: Alicization Arc 6/10
This time the story is based on Kirito's past and his journey this time is trying to save an AI called Alice. Again he needs to go to another virtual world in order to save her. The first half is basically a typical shonen series that is trying to get stronger and understand more about that world until the second half which is about defeating an evil goddess and goes more in-depth with Kirito, Alice, and Eugeo's story. It's ok for the most part as the story is mostly about Kirito's, Alice, and Eugeo's past. However, the evil goddess is not a compelling villain and lacks the feeling of you have to absolutely stop her from doing evil shit. Quinella only talks about her evil attention which is not a strong representation of evil, she needs to show some kind of evil acts such as destroying a village or showing signs of unseen threats like Aizen this would lead to a direction that builds up towards that.
Season four: War on Alicization Arc 7/10
As the title says, the story is mostly war-focused. It has more of the gigantic style of battles but it's more focused on the battle of attrition than Code Geass's masterful battle of manipulation or specific tactics. It's not bad if you want to see it for entertainment-focused, unlike more complex battles like AOT or Code Geass. From this point on the story is straightforward and does not have any intricate or diverse value within the story. This time Kirito has mostly been out of the story because of an unexpected Coma and other characters is trying to save him or hold him off until he wakes up. That's practically the story for the most part and others are mostly additional content compared to the main story.
Characters 7/10
The character of Kirito is a strange one. At the first season, it is understandable that he was dragged into that unexpected virtual situation and is force to fight his way out of it. Until Season 2 onwards whenever there is some shit that has happened in the virtual world. Kirito is always somehow involved in that dangerous mission when he is only a high schooler and from this point on what the fuck is Kirito anyway? He has a childhood history in the virtual reality and then he has a normal family that has almost nothing to do with those virtual shit except playing the game occasionally. PLUS whenever he has a mission to do he is always somehow involved with another girl in the virtual world. I really don't understand how after all this season that Asuna and Kirito is still together. He is basically Prince Charming all over again through almost all the seasons.
Other main protagonists like Asuna, Shino, Sugu, and Yuuki all have an interesting and tragic backstory which is pretty good. Alice on the other hand is weird because she is an AI and her backstory is a very typical story that is set in the medieval or magic world. For the most part of SAO's protagonists they mostly only served their roles within one arc such as Shino in Gun Gale, Sugu, and Yuuki in the Fairy Arc after those Arc they became side characters and only had a little bit of screen time until the end of each season. It's not bad, but it's not AOT quality where every character is represented well within the series.
When it comes to other side characters and the villains It is respectable that they included English voices towards the American characters during the Alicization arc which many anime don't even include. My god, it feels like all the SAO villains are fucking perverts. The first two seasons are legit perverts that have the intention to sexually assault our favorite characters. Towards the Alicization Arc Quinella, is a legit pervert by fighting our protagonist naked, and throughout 70% of her scene she is naked for no reason. So do expect a lot of slutty villains.
Animation 7/10
The animation started very well. It had a lot of consistency and well-animated fight scenes from seasons 1 and 2. Towards the Alicization arc, the animation is still well-animated but there is an occasional scene where the animation is slightly off. It's not at the level of One Piece where the animation can either look like shit and in another instance look like god tier the next day. It's more like it's disappointing to see it this way as we had well-animated ones for the first two seasons that hardly had any flaws but towards the later season the flaws started to become more occasional.
Conclusion
At first, the story is about Kirito trapped in the SAO then the series onwards becomes Kirito who is trying to save other protagonists through another MMORPG. The characters are good for the most part, but does raise some question on how Kirito is always involved in the dangerous virtual world when he is only a high schooler and the animation did start of very good but as later the season flaws became more occasional.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Dec 29, 2024
TLDR: It's about a demon lord who got reincarnated into the futuristic world, where he lost most of his previous power and is trying different ways to conquer the world.
Introduction
Demon lord Veltol, who was recently defeated by hero Gram, has been awakened into the world where he once lived. Much has changed ever since his awakening and his subordinate Machina is there to help him. He wants to conquer the world but realizes that his power has significantly weakened ever since his awakening. Therefore, he needs to find a different way or some method to conquer the world with his subordinate Machina.
Story 8/10
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beginning, it is an interesting setting of the anime as we get to see a demon lord who is weakened and is trying to blend into society like a normal person but is struggling to do due to his past experience as a demon lord. It is interesting because we see him trying to be a normal human while struggling to adapt to the current futuristic society that he is in. At the same time, the futuristic setting is interesting, it has a cyberpunk and psychopass type of environment blended into it. However, towards the middle point of the series, the story becomes where the demon lord is doing odd jobs to survive or build a power based on that. And towards the latter half, the story became a school life series where the demon lord is trying to become a student. So to sum it up the first half is more or less a discovery for the demon lord into the futuristic world while at the same time trying to adapt to it with a severely weakened power. Towards the later half, it became a school-based series where the demon lord is trying to learn the world from a magic academy. It is a stereotypical series while keeping it interesting by setting it in a futuristic setting.
Animation 8/10
For the most part, the animation is well-drawn and it looks very similar to Korean Manhua which is quite good. However, in the action/fighting scene, the animation is not bad, but has some occasional flaws into it where some scene looks extremely slow. And yes, there is a massive CGI in the anime, but only used as background characters to keep the dynamic of the setting going. It's not bad (depending on how you view it) but it is noticeable.
Characters 7/10
This is one of the few series where I praise the characters that are beautifully designed along with Bleach and Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi. If you have seen illustrators like Kantoku and Hitenkei it is very close to that level where their art has been brought to life. However, when it comes to the actual character within the plot it's by the book standard which serves its cliche and stereotypical moments well, but all have bad dialogue when it comes to important moments. An example is when the demon lord asks the hero for help. The demon lord asks the hero for help but doesn't have any persuasive element in his vocabulary to make the audience feel encouraged. (SPOILER FROM AOT) A good example will be Erwin's final charge against the beast Titan. He has a good dialogue with Levi to persuade their comrades to go for the final attack against the beast Titan as Erwin has mentioned they have come a long way and along the way, they have many fallen comrade and their sacrifices are not in vain because they reach that point because of them. However, when it comes to the demon lord and hero the dialogue doesn't feel or lead to any persuasive element it feels more like what the fuck are you guys on about. But hey at least we don't have some sort of garbage like demon lord Anos Voldigoad who is so powerful and doesn't do anything with those powers.
Conclusion
This is a pretty good series however for some that is not interested in slice-of-life. This may not be for you, but the setting of a demon lord who is reincarnated into the future that is significantly weakened and is trying different ways to regain his prime is an interesting way to go from nothing to something. Animation looks quite similar to Korean Manhua and is quite good in general and the characters is very cliche and by the book standard however do suffer some occasional bad di
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Dec 28, 2024
TLDR: A little bit weak at the start, but quickly gets better.
Before I begin I want to criticise the management for the last episodes of both TYBW part 2 and 3 and the first episode of part 3 aswell. Towards the end of the last episode for both part 2 and 3, there is a 4-minute filler content of PowerPoint slides of characters discussing various topics and the first episode of part 3 has half of the content that is a recap from the last episode of part 2. As a fan of the original Bleach and having waited a long time for this. It
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is upsetting, to say the least. The three-episode should not be managed like this and the content could've been better used or managed. Now let's get to the review.
Introduction
The Quincies have arrived at the Soul King's palace. Squad Zero is at a desperate measure to defend the soul king from the Quincies aggression. While at the Soul Society the Soul Reapers is trying to find a way to save the world from below. Meanwhile, Ichigo and his friends are rushing toward the Quincy King to stop him.
Story 9/10
The story has a weaker start, but it gets better when you invest more into it. The big problem with the story for part 3 is that the feeling of war and big battles have mostly been toned down in part 3 however in exchange they provide a deeper story and slower pacing to give more side characters more screen time and backstory. Squad Zero's introduction was mighty and shows a strong interaction between the power level of the Gotei 13 but its fight against the Ywach Royal guards it's underwhelming. It is underwhelming as we only got to see one Bankai instead of all 4 of them. The most disappointing part is Ichibei's bankai ability. I have pointed this out in my previous review on Bleach where the characters have a good showcase of their abilities but it is not enough to which that you want to see more of it. Ichibei's Futen Taisatsuryō is cool and all but it doesn't show its capability of it, it only shows the visual representation so most viewers would be wondering what his ability does because it doesn't kill or destroy anything.
If you take a step back and look at the battles of Yamamoto compared to Ichibei. Yamamoto's fight was extremely well done because we get to see the explosion and the overwhelming power that Yamamoto has which makes the fight feel very heavy like you're seeing the strongest fighting the strongest. When it comes to the strongest character fighting the strongest you do expect more from the fight scene. Ichibei's fight is quite generic in a sense. His abilities is all about manipulation which allows him to significantly drain his opponent's power. It sounds broken and all but it needs to add more into the scene to make it more interesting such as adding a whole Quincy army and he wipes it out with his Bankai. This would make him look and feel way more powerful.
The Squad Zero fight scene is well done but lacks the feeling of desperation. I give you an example of a sense of desperation from One Piece Marine Ford Arc (SPOILERS AHEAD) when Marco saved Luffy you get a sense of desperation because recently the Pirate allies had lost two of their most strongest and important characters which this severely weakened one side effectiveness in the war. You get the sense of desperation because Luffy is unconscious and all the other character is significantly wounded or tired from the endless combat and everyone is using all of their last strength to save Luffy from the Marines. This is a good example of desperation because everyone is trying to defend that one person while at the same time fighting without two of the most important and strongest characters which tips the scale of war. I am not saying that Bleach doesn't have a desperation element. The first part of TYBW is masterfully well done especially the scene when Yamamoto dies which is a great sense of desperation and unknowing of the desperation to find out the critical point of the opponent's power but there is a huge problem which is the extremely fast pacing of the story. It is also very important to add that element in the Soul King's palace as the Soul King is an important figure that keeps the world's balance.
Also, another problem is that most of Ywach's royal guards showcase their real powers towards the end of the seasons which makes us wonder that is Squad zero really stronger than the whole Gotei 13? You can clearly see that most of the big battles and the true power/form held by the strongest Quincy is handle by the Gotei 13. Squad zero only bought down a fraction of Ywach's Royal guards power. They should've made some sort of way to keep squad zero in the fight instead of replacing them with the Gotei 13.
Characters 9/10
The characters is quite good. as the pacing has been fixed it gave a lot of depth to the character's story. It gave us more depth into the relationship between Ukitake, and Shunsui, and how Ukitake is related to one of the important Key elements of the story. It also gave us more intention on what the Quincy King wanted. There is extra screen time from the previous characters that died such as Unohana and Yamamoto which adds more emotional moments. Shunsui knows that they are in a desperate situation and this character is portrayed beautifully in a passive-aggressive way. He knows that they have to sacrifice one of their own to achieve victory and at the same time is also very emotional and stressed out. However, he knows that being emotional at a critical time would cause severe morale issues within the soul reapers. That's why Shunsui acted confident in front of his peers while deep inside you can feel with him the emotion and the difficult decision that he has to make.
I don't know how to explain this exactly but Bleach has this feeling of uncertainty, uneasiness, and mystery toward their characters which brings a massive amount of attention and build-up to its characters. The most notable ones are Shusui, Urahara, and Mayuri they all show signs that they know something but are hiding it to prevent further disasters from other characters.
Another problem is the dialogue between Ichigo and Ishida is badly written which is mostly on Ichigo's side. Most of the time Ichigo keeps saying that Ywhach is about to destroy the world and do bad things to Ishida. However, let's be for real, all the people in the world know that Ishida joined the Wandenreich with a specific reason and Ichigo should be finding out or at least asking him why he joins the Quincies instead of explaining on what is going on. Ichigo's narrative mostly focuses on the what and does not give enough deficit such as the why, when, and how. It would be more compelling to add more to the dialogue such as what about the past struggle they have been together or understanding both of their family heritage that would draw closer to both character's relationship.
Animation 9/10
Aside from the battle between squad zero. The rest of the fight scene is great and many quality has been put into it, especially Renji's fight scene we get to see a lot more of his new Bankai ability and Ichigo's fight with Uryu. There is a lot more CGI in this part and perhaps the most within the TYBW series it can be a massive letdown for some but the CGI does have a really good quality that has been put into them.
Music 10/10
Now, if you are an old fan like me the music for TYBW is a masterpiece, especially at part 3. This is because they kept most of the original music from the old version but added and improved it to fit the modern audience. This is like a love letter that you received 10 years ago, but just recently you received the love letter from the same person with improved sentencing and vocabulary that has been written into it.
Conclusion
Bleach is a well-balanced story that is about adventure, comedy, and lovable characters. It is not trying to be what it isn't supposed to be by adding unnecessary genres such as romance or next generation that replace the lovable main character that we have always loved or been used to seeing for the past 10 years. It has great animation, characters, and adds some spice to the old music to give more modern flavor to the present day. This is a must-watch for anyone that loves anime and even though there is a decent amount of errors at the start it is still the same old Bleach that we have been loving for the past 20 years.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Nov 14, 2024
TLDR: It's so close to a masterpiece
This review will be based on both seasons of Little Buster
Story 9/10
If you want more content like Angel Beats this is an alternative version of it. It started off very similar like Angel beats where the story is average but if you give it enough time, especially towards a specific episode it gets insanely emotional, especially the second season. The story is about a group of childhood friends that has made a baseball club called Little Busters and throughout the seasons they are recruiting more members into their club. The first season is very easy to follow and does
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not give any complexity to the narrative until you reach certain characters where they dive deeper into the character's backstory which offers a great amount of emotional content. Season 2 is where the REAL game starts. That is where most of the content starts to depart from the comedic and light-heartedness element of season 1 and starts to focus more on the complexity and physiological element. It get's so emotional to the point that it'll make you cry that's for sure and there is a lot of mystery that will eventually be answered the more you invest into it.
Characters 8/10
The characters is a lot better compared to Angel Beats. Angel Beats simply didn't give enough context for most of its characters however Little Busters gives a lot more content and no one feels left out. What is important is that it does not feel rushed and most of its characters have shown great depth in their background story and perspective at the same time. However, towards the second season, most of the characters that are outside the original Little Buster mostly felt left out, but to compensate for it they did offer a massive amount of content from them in season 1. Overall its not bad on how they showed their characters and each of them has a fair amount of screen time.
Animation 7/10
The animation for Little Buster is good. You will not see any badly drawn parts throughout the series. There is occasional CGI from time to time but doesn't destroy the series.
Music 10/10
Trust me, if you love angel beats music you will love this as well. It's very soft and simplistic music that is played throughout the series which adds even more emotions to the sad part.
Conclusion
Overall, this series is on par with the Angel beats storytelling where at first starts off average but the more you invest into it the more emotional and better it gets. The animation is good with some occasional CGI and the music has a soft yet emotional touch towards it. The characters in this series is better than Angel Beats as it offers more content and perspective from each of its characters which gets very emotional.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Nov 9, 2024
TLDR: It's about this demon lord that is strong and knowledgeable and doesn't do anything with its power.
Review will be based on season 1 to 3
Character 5/10
The characters here would make you go holy fuck this is so bad that is funny. So you have this guy named Anos the main protagonist that is a former Demon King who has been reincarnated. He is so fucking overpowered to the point that he can speak and turns straight towards adulthood after being 2 weeks old. He can also fuck you up and kill you with just his heartbeat alone. You can picture him as Saitama from
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OPM but has magic that can solve anything. He has everything such as Bitches, power, wealth, and you name it but instead, he chose to live as a modest student with overwhelming power. I don't know why but with this overwhelming broken power there are still people in this world that would still challenge him to a 1 on 1 fight and somehow most of them are at the academy where he resides. Aside from that other characters are typical shonen cliche characters that aren't very interesting and quite predictable.
There is also another problem is that they didn't utilize their main protagonist well enough. For example, there are two types of invincible characters in anime, one that has a weakness and one that doesn't. The one that has a weakness are Saitama and Mashle. Those characters are the world's strongest characters in anime and is practically invisible however they have one major weakness which both are incredibly stupid and lack the fundamental knowledge compared to most characters which serves a comedic purpose to make the series enjoyable to watch. The one that has both knowledge and strength and is invisible at the same time will be Rimuru and Ainz. Both of those characters have both of them however their narratives are mostly based on leadership that spreads their influence or tries to unite one faction under their rule which makes the story interesting because yes, sure they are invincible but they're trying to use those powers indirectly to unite or spread their influence around the world. The problem with Anos is that he's not doing anything with those powers which makes the plot boring. He is not trying to conquer the world or use his influence towards other factions nor is he stupid enough to serve a comedic purpose. His mostly about showing himself towards the world that he is a badass who is so strong. That's practically it.
Story 4/10
There was once a demon king who had overwhelming power and could gain and control everything in the world. However, one day he decided to settle a promise with a Hero that this Hero will kill him and gain peace throughout the land. And the next time when the demon king reincarnated they will be as friends, not enemies. Until centuries later he was reincarnated. He is so broken upon his reincarnation that he can speak and turns straight into his original form as a 2-week-old baby. He can even fuck some dude up with just his heartbeat alone. To be fair most of the time is all about the demon lord who just wants to have a decent high-school life however upon his world there is much racism and discrimination at where he is. And those who view themselves as a higher class for the demon always decide to cause trouble or challenge him even though he is basically a god. Most of the time the story is too ridiculous towards the point that you can't take this seriously anymore while the series is trying to tell a very serious type of story but with all this stupid crap like demon killing some dude with a heartbeat or his voice wipes out the nation and not doing anything with his immense power while being invincible at the same time. It's very hard not to take this seriously because is so fucking dumb especially when those groups of girls are all singing and those songs sound god awful which that abomination has happen 3 times. One for each seasons holy shit.
Animation 7/10
So everything is well animated that's for sure but my god it is funny to watch when the fight scenes drops from 60 fps to 30 fps. That is how the animation looks like. They look well when there isn't any fight but looks like garbage when the fight actually starts.
Conclusion
I won't lie this is funny even though the plot is trying to be serious however most of the time the story is too ridiculous towards the point that is funny such as the Demon king is so strong and everyone knows it. Yet there are still some people in that world still DARES to challenge him. The animation for the most part is not bad but when it comes to the fight it does look downgraded.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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Nov 4, 2024
TLDR: It's about nation-building.
This review will be based on the whole series up to season 3.
8/10 for the series
Introduction
A former Human has been stabbed in his previous life. He was therefore reincarnated into another world with a very broken ability that allowed him to absorb any abilities within that world and become that ability. However, it is at a cost of becoming a different species which left him to be Rimuru the slime. Throughout his journey, he meets up with a few goblins that have been constantly attacked by the wolves clan due to the significant difference between the power level of the goblins and
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wolves. Rimuru then defeated them and settled the war between Goblins and wolves to become partners. This is when Rimuru discovers that the current place they're in is mostly filled with monsters and many of them have independent mindsets. Rimuru sets out a goal to establish this place that can allow both Humans and Monsters to live in peace together.
Story 9/10
At first, the story is quite good. They begin the story by introducing problems in which there are many problems such as the lack of understanding of this world, The current place they're in has an independent monster group that is not unified, and an overlord that wants to cause the downfall of that nation. Rimuru started tackling those problems bit by bit and instead of using violence he took a different approach by establishing friendships, allies, and trades along the way. This shows Rimuru's capability as a leader and how to manage those issues properly which is a pretty important skill to learn as he is a former manager. Towards the later series, the interesting narrative has been explained, and everything feels like it is meant to end. The only purpose is to prolong the series with no important narrative involved such as building an entertainment district or a train system. The villains mostly felt left out and the series mostly focused on political and economic trade, which made most of the action nonexistent.
Characters 8/10
The main character Rimuru is quite a well-portrayed character in a manager's sense. There is quite a lot of educational content to learn from Rimuru on how to become a better manager. It is hard to be a well-liked manager because you can't be too much of in control or you will be viewed as a tyrant and at the same time you can't be too lenient as everyone would not see you as a boss. Rimuru keeps this balance well to give his subordinates the freedom to do their jobs and at the same time correct the mistakes of their subordinates. It is important to give punishment but those punishments must be learned from their mistake which most of Rimuru punishment did. Other characters are quite generic in a sense but they're not bad just typical. However, they do have a lot of likable personalities and quite some good backstories as well.
Animation 7/10
The animation is strange. They're not bad but very generic in a sense. In the usual scene when there is no fight the animation looks fine however when there is a fight scene the animation looks good yet average at the same time. That's mainly because the fight scenes are too fast and is hard to catch up on what the character's fighting style looks like. This makes the scene feel or look scribbled however they are not. It's still not a bad fight scene but is not up to the level of Bleach TYBW.
Conclusion
It's about a reincarnated human that is currently a Slime who wants to build a nation that both Humans and Monster can live in peace. However, to achieve that goal their is a lot of unsolve problems which Rimuru needs to tackle it one by one which this shows a great example on how to mange a work environment in a sense. The animation is good but when it comes to fight scene the fighting scene looks a bit too fast which makes it feel scribbled but in reality is not.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Nov 2, 2024
TLDR: A must-watch and a very emotional masterpiece if you have seen the previous seasons.
Story 9/10
This time the story still follows the previous series where they camp and do fun stuff. However, they are all grown up and have their own personal life to attend to. Throughout the story, they have a goal to build a park that is designated for campers. Many of the stories mostly focus on constructing the park and meeting old friends from high school. While at the same time there is still some educational content based on camping throughout the story. So you can expect more or less the
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same from previous seasons
Characters 10/10
So the reason why this is so emotional is mainly due to the characters. The characters you loved from the previous seasons used to be High school classmates/clubmates. However, as they grew older and matured into adulthood they started to go on their own separate lives. It is not like before they used to live with their parents and be in class together 24/7. They all have their own jobs and responsibilities and they cannot be together all the time. It is the feeling of not wanting to see your characters go because you're so used to seeing them together having fun, and doing unique camping activities but as time goes on they can't stay here forever because they have their own career. This type of emotional content is seeing people growing up and missing the old great times when they were together. Not much anime other than Mushoku Tensei and Frieren depicts this perfectly. The character showcase is at the level of Frieren but took a different approach where Frieren is more direct about time and the past but this is more indirect about time and the past. This is because in Frieren they mostly talk about it but this one shows the characters together which it brings back past memories but they never talked about it however, throughout their activities, you can see they're trying to relive their old glory days. This is really hard to show in most series and to do it correctly and perfectly.
Animation 8/10
This is more or less the same animation from the previous seasons. Not too impressive, not too bad either but suits the style and needs for the quality.
Conclusion
This is a great series that talks about friendship, camping, and way of life. The characters are demonstrated in a very realistic way of day-to-day life and missing those nostalgic days of the high school youth. If you have seen the animation from he previous season than this is pretty much the same and it didn't change that much.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Oct 23, 2024
TLDR: It's cute girls doing cute things.
This review will be based on the whole series including the movie.
8/10 for the whole series
Introduction
Yui Hirasawa has just started her High school life shortly after graduating from middle school. Upon arrival, she met all types of clubs and activities that the school had provided many of which were interested in recruiting her. However, a mysterious club named K-ON is on a urgent need of new members as they only have 2 so far. This club is a band club that is mostly focusing on performing musical instruments such as Piano, Guitar, and Drums. If they do not have
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at least four members the club's future may cease to exist. Therefore, Yui Hirasawa with no musical experience decided to join this club and help this club out.
Story 8/10
The story for K-on is a strange one as this anime mostly markets its own anime as a musical band type of anime. However, most of the time the story is basically cute girls doing cute things. It's not bad, but it does not focus on the primary objects of what it is targeted to instead it focuses on the slice-of-life aspect of the anime which in correlation has nothing to do with music. Sure there is sometimes musical narrative involved, but it does not represent enough to feel like it's a music anime. A good example that shows music that is relevant towards the anime would be Bocchi. Sure it did not have a lot of musical scenes but those scenes has a lot of quality music pieces involved such as Bochi actually playing the Guitar in front of her audience, learning techniques, and discovering other bands. However, in K-on there weren't that many even if there were musical scenes it is mostly close to everyday life such as Performing in front of the school and practice.
Characters 8/10
So the characters are great in general. Yui is a very typical girl who is average in everything. She behaves more like a little sister than a older sister compare to Ui. Mio is a very mature character who is like a mother figure in the whole series and Ritsu is an energetic girl who likes to play around all day. And lastly, both Tsugumi and Azusa are genius at what they play. However, Tsugumi felt mostly left out throughout the series. Sure, she is from a rich family but we never really see what her family does, and worse of all there isn't enough music concert performance for the series.
Animation 9/10
As usual, the animation for all the Kyoto animation is great, especially for its time. What fascinating is that most Kyoto animations always looks different in every anime SERIES with an astounding quality to its animation.
Conclusion
It's a weird anime on what is trying to depict because what they trying to promote is a musical anime that mostly involves around bands and singing. However, most of the time its mostly focus on the slice-of-life aspect of it and does not give us a compelling musical narrative. Most characters are nicely done for a light heart genre but Tsugumi mostly felt left out during the series. The animation is the typical Kyoto animation style with very high quality and attention to detail. If you want something that is light-hearted and school life this is a great one to watch, but hardly involves any music.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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