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Jul 20, 2017
Mononoke Hime. The movie that's been praised by viewers and critics alike, called "a masterpiece", and donned as Hayao Miyazaki's best work. I am a Miyazaki fan, but this film just shows that he should stick to whimsical fantasies.
This film, despite the majority's opinion, never sat right with me. After watching, I was sort of glad it was over, which is something you don't want in an anime. Don' get me wrong, I love action movies, but for some reason, this one left a bad taste in my mouth.
Story- 7
Art- 9
Sound- 7
Character- 6
Enjoyment- 4
Overall- 6
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I'm not saying that this was a bad film. Far from it. I guess it just wasn't for me. If you don't get bored easily and can handle lots of dialogue, go for it. Otherwise, I'd recommend skipping out on this one.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Jun 18, 2017
What's up, TopTenners? Absolite here, and today I will be reviewing the most popular anime of 2016, Yuri on Ice. And just to be clear, I'm not a dripping fangirl.
First, the story. Yuri on Ice is about Japanese figure skater Yuri Katsuki who suffers a crushing defeat in the figure Skating Grand Prix finals. After returning home, he accidentally uploads a video of himself performing his idol Victor Nikiforov's skating routine. Victor sees his routine and, quite impressed, flies to Japan to coach him for the next Grand Prix finals. In my opinion the story was quite simple, but then again, simple =/= bad. 8/10
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the art. The art was really nothing special, it looked like your typical josei (yes, I do consider this a josei) art style. By no means was the art bad, but it wasn't SAO or Katanagatari level amazing. Unfortunately, the animation quality declined every episode, which I have to mention in Art. I will say, however, that the figure skating scenes were breathtaking. 6/10
Now for the sound. This and Characters are YOI's strongest points. Boy, do I have a lot to say about the soundtrack! Let's start with the opening theme, History Maker. I can only describe the theme song in two words: F***ING. AWESOME. I don't know what it is. Maybe it's Dean Fujioka's voice, or maybe it's the awesome background music. If you haven't heard it, do yourself a favor and listen to it. The songs that played during the skating scenes were amazing as well, such as "In Regards to Love: Eros", "Shall we Skate", "Theme of King JJ" and how can I forget, "Yuri on Ice". 10/10
Next up are characters. As many of you already know, this is a Shonen-ai anime, meaning it contains gay people. What I really appreciate is that none of the characters (okay, besides Chris) were gay stereotypes. Did I mention that everyone is gay in this show? And they all have different personalities. The main character, Yuri Katsuki, is the exact opposite of the gay stereotype. He is actually quite timid in the beginning of the series. And Yurio was just so cute! 9/10
Did I enjoy this show? The answer is yes, yes I did. This show had some many funny moments, and I enjoyed all of them. Every character was special in their own way. 10/10
Score: 8.5/10
I want to give this show 9/10, I really do, but it simply had too many flaws. However, that clearly did noy distract from my enjoyment of this show.
Final Thoughts: This was a funny, emotional, and cute experience that I'll never forget, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a feel-good anime.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jun 10, 2017
Looking at the overall score I gave this show, you're probably thinking "How the hell do you like SAO?! SAO is shit!"
Well, let me tell you.
Story- 8/10
The story for the first arc goes as such: 10,000 people are trapped in a video game, and if you die in the game you die in real life. Seems basic enough. However, basic isn't always a bad thing. It's a solid story line, and the way they execute it is nice.
The second arc, however, is a bit of a problem. It goes from a cool, kickass story about survival to a perverted, incestuous damsel-in-distress story. WTF Reki Kawahara?
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I still gave the story an 8/10 because of how good the first arc was.
Art- 10/10
This and Sound are where this show shines the most. This anime was produced by A-1 Pictures, which is also well-known for making Fairy Tail and Blue Exorcist. I think A-1 Pictures did a good job on those shows, but on this show the art and animation were flawless. The art was bright and colorful, the character designs were nice to look at, and the animation was fluid.
Sound- 10/10
I'm just gonna say it now. It's impossible to give the sound for this show anything below a 10. The soundtrack was amazing, I loved every song from Crossing fields to Swordland. The voice acting was amazing as well, and he English dub isn't that bad.
Character- 7/10
You can guess why the score for Character is so low.
Yup. Sugou Nobuyuki.
Without spoiling anything, Sugou is a terrible, perverted rapist with a fetish for young women and no likeable qualities.
But besides that, the characters are pretty good. I understand that Kirito is OP as hell, but he does a good job of portraying the "beta tester". I loved Asuna's character until Fairy Dance reduced her to a damsel in distress. The side characters were pretty cool as well, such as Klein, Lisbeth, Silica, and Agil. Heathcliff was an awesome villain as well.
Enjoyment- 9/10
This was the first anime I ever finished, so of course there's gonna be some nostalgia involved. Putting that aside, however, Sword Art Online was an anime series that I thoroughly enjoyed. It was cool to see the character interactions as they work together to escape the death game.
Overall- 8/10
After seeing all the hate, I thought this anime would be terrible when I first went to watch it. However, I quickly realized that this is far from the worst anime ever. If you're one of those people who dropped it after two episodes, keep watching. I promise you won't regret it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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