Dec 29, 2013
Overall I'd rate Kurogane no Linebarrels 6 out of 10. There were numerous basic ideas lined out, but no major, developments occurred further on.
Review may contain minor spoilers, but nothing that will affect viewability of the show. (KnL = Kurogane no Linebarrels)
First off, the art used in this series was good. Nothing outstanding, but no shortcuts seemed to be taken. Every aspect from characters, through environments and special effects were easy to understand and I personally had no problems seeing what any of the displayed aspects were.
Next up were the filler episodes. No surprise here, seems like most of series tend to have some at
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one point or another. However thing I liked about filler in KnL is that it pinned very nicely into main arc of the series which is a rare phenomenon.
When it came to character performance in the story, there were many clichés, but they were fairly enjoyable. Constant changes and twists in character standpoint may have been exaggerated, but I wouldn't say that they interviened in overall image of KnL.
Now here's several things I disliked in this series. First and foremost, this isn't a spoiler of any sort, but repetition of "Hero of justice" throughout entirety of this series, was quite a nuisance. Phrase tossed around everywhere and used to fill dialogue gaps and reason character actions became quite repetitive and truly became rather annoying after some time. Nonetheless there were some background put to support this 'catchphrase' eventually.
Another aspect of KnL is its' interpretation of ecchi. In comparison to other parts of the series this didn't take up too much time or was significant in any way, but overall seemed like a tool used to keep viewer watching the show. Personally didn't mind it, but the timing, and reasoning for it all, was just ridiculous and appeared almost as a desperate technique.
Story wise there isn't much I can write about without adding spoilers. However few developments throughout most of series made episodes quite dull and repetitive. Although ending was quite informative and interesting. Most of questions I've had stored up have been answered and surprisingly, it made me wanting to watch a short sequel or something of such basis.
Lastly there were few things that I found quite dumb about KnL. Beginning with the group of people series is following (Read synopsis). Even putting their age into consideration, average intelligence level is nothing impressive. Character group importance is quite big taken everything story presents into examination. Thus I was expecting intelligent people dealing with situations in distinct manner. Which as you may understand now did not happen. At least not in my eyes. Moving on, creators made an attempt at spicing up the relationship between the characters. Some of those attempts worked well and others were a pathetic flop. Now when it comes to this point, it is difficult being subjective and I'm sure different viewers will perceive this differently. But from me, I'd say effort was there, but it was overexerted on wrong occasions.
To conclude the review, just like I wrote in the beginning, I'd give KnL 6 out of 10. The negatives outweighed the positive aspects, but thats not to matter. I did enjoy watching Kurogane no Linebarrels, although repetitiveness, and certain parts might have made it a drag to watch the series. I'd say that you should watch KnL yourself to see whether you'll like it or not, but a definite recommendation is something I would not personally give.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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