This is just a very good shounen anime. Alright, it has little more to offer than the classic shounen tropes, but if that’s what you like, you’ll find this one entertaining. There’s classic superhero world building and power structure, larger than life heroes and villains, and naïve young people setting out into a world of violence. The show has good pacing, interesting and likeable characters, and fun action scenes that correspond well with the characters unique abilities.
One theme that I think My Hero Academia tackles very well, is the idea of greatness. The characters have familiar traits you would find in
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Dec 15, 2018
Fate/Apocrypha
(Anime)
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Like the other Fate/ series, Apocrypha uses a completely contrived conflict for creating epic battles with magic and medieval weapons. To enjoy the series you definitely have to enjoy those type of scenes in their own right, but it's worth watching beyond that. The clashes between characters personifies different philosophical ideologies and the inherent contradictions contained in each of them. It's pretty interesting, actually, to see how they are eventually reconciled at the end.
If you haven't seen any of the Fate/ series, I'd start with the others first. Apocrypha feels even more contrived than the others, and I would likely be ... |
