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Jan 8, 2012
Bobby ni Kubittake is bland and uninspiring slog through 44 minutes of the most contrived romance and terrible characterization that the world has ever seen. It goes for the "rebel boy" Image with their main character, Bobby, who's blandness is one of the 8 wonders of the modern world, but they fail because the "rebel boy" image is so tired and overused, it just seems like he's conforming to a tired stereotype. The main word I like to use when discussing this pitiful display is "tired", there's just nothing to say about it. It's so bland, that bland can't properly summarize how bland it is.
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It's blander then a meal that has been boiled, left unseasoned, and served with a side of Wonderbread, complimented by "I can't believe it's not butter!" on the side. If only there were more to say, but this leaves so little of an impact that saying anything more would be futile, and stretching the boundaries of plausibility. Please don't watch this, don't even try to MST3K it, you'll run out of material to talk about soon, and eventually fall asleep. There is one scene that does catch the eye though, and reflects what madhouse would be doing for the rest of it's long and illustrious career as an animation studio, and that is when bobby is driving a motorcycle recklessly fast on the freeway. It is shot in first person, and is particularly disconcerting and even (gasp) thrilling! If only the rest of the show where at all that memorable, we might have had a good anime on our hands. The soundtrack is also, as I've said about the majority of the anime, "tired" to say the least. That's all that needs to be said about the soundtrack, it's tired. And now I am, this literally put me to sleep, unless you want to join the unfortunate cadre of unsuspecting citizens who have sat through this atrocity, then don't watch this, I wouldn't recommend this to anyone, unless they really had to got to sleep.
Reviewer’s Rating: 2
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Jan 7, 2012
Monster is a severe, emotionally taxing and unwavering anime of epic proportions. It is a magnificently animated magnum opus for it's creator, Naoki Urasawa, with monster, I not only got an emotional experience bordering on Vonnegut levels, but an intellectual workout worthy of a Kafka novel. The artistic style and animation reek of an insular paranoia, it expands and contracts and breaths with it's magnificent display of darkness and the occasional rare moment of light. The anime can move you to tears and to the darkest places of sadness, and to the most spiraling, towering, wonderful moments of happiness. The anime tenses and contracts, pulling
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you along with it, straight into the depths of an abyss darker then the blackest of nights. The real treat though, is the story, which is dark, grueling and merciless. It pulls no punches, and slams the watcher right in the face with it's aggressive darkness and voluminous intelligence that is carefully calculated and deviously arranged into an experience that hurts and has beauty of it's own caliber hidden within it. Monsters characters are unique, multidimensional and amazing all in their own right. The main villain of Monster is so magnetic, it's absolutely frightening. He is an amazing and alluring darkness, that creates such a contrast with the heroes good nature and willingness to help, that when they are together on the screen, you cannot help but feel like two epic powers are squaring off in the room. It makes every battle ever fought in DBZ seen paltry in comparison. The emotions you feel with every scene pummel you, until every time you see a character, your heart pounds with concern for them, and if a character is hurt or is feeling emotional pain, you feel pain with them. That is another amazing thing about this amazing series, the connection that you feel with the characters is so close, that it's almost as if you know them as close personal friends. Watching them struggle is like watching a friend struggle, and it's equally as painful to watch, even more so when you know you are cannot help them. Seeing them overcome obstacles is even more incredible and inspiration, and lifts you out of your worry for the characters and into the happiness of knowing a friend has overcome trouble in their life. I loved this show, I enjoyed every precious second of it. I would watch it again, and it would still have the same amazing impact. This show is amazing, amazing in every way, amazing down to the last line of the drawing. I cannot heap enough praise onto this amazing show, so i'll just settle with this: This is the best anime ever made.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Jan 5, 2012
Baccano! Is simply a wonderful anime, it is full of a great energy and originality that anime has seemed to lack recently, the action blends fluidly with the storytelling, which is unique to say the least, the characters are all likable and the story melds them all together in a perfect chaotic blend that fuses action, comedy and a fast paced ever onward chugging plot. Each character feels unique, a breath of fresh air full of personality, vitality and that energy that seems to fill the anime, interwoven into even it's calmer moments, bursting and crackling at the seams. The anime may seem almost completely
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gibberish to a viewer who comes in for the first few episodes, but fear not! Your brains will not have to go into default to enjoy this anime! After a few episodes it becomes easier to understand what is happening, and when I began to understand what was going on, when and why the effect was simply jaw dropping. The anime shatters through expectations, then proceeds to stomp those shattered bits into dust for ever doubting it. You will not be disappointed, the time it takes to watch this anime is negligible, so you can watch it casually and at your own pace, and the experience will no doubt, stick with you as strongly as it has stuck with me. I can guarantee it. This is a must see for anyone who wants to get into anime, I strongly recommend it, and must say that I am genuinly delighted to have an anime that is as fantastic as the one that I just sat through. Baccano! Is amazing, take a look, you'll be amazed at what you find.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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