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Jan 18, 2025
Zankyou no Terror (A Parable About Kind Terrorists)
The overhyped and overly praised anime has been watched, so let’s get to the point.
This anime had potential, but it was skillfully wasted thanks to ridiculous logical flaws. The original idea was shoved aside and forgotten, leaving everyone oddly satisfied with the result.
Characters:
Our protagonists are two "Sphinxes" who had a rough experimental childhood and a girl whom these kind terrorists decided not to kill. Fun fact: no one dies from their terror attacks at all. There’s no character development, just sob stories about a tough and tragic past that no
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one really cares about.
The much-lauded thriller ends up being trash because the protagonists face off against a cardboard cutout instead of a charismatic detective with strong motivation to catch the terrorists.
Plot:
The absurdity is off the charts. The main heroine jumps onto a moving motorcycle from the fourth floor without a scratch. The not-so-bright but oh-so-kind Sphinxes can’t hack the airport monitors to warn about a planted bomb, so they march straight in instead.
Judging by their attacks, people definitely would have died, especially from the last one, which knocked out all the electricity in Japan.
Music:
The music is good, but there isn’t enough of it.
Animation:
The animation quality is excellent, with plenty of frames per second, but it doesn’t save the anime.
Final Thoughts:
The anime has its good moments, but the ratio of good to bad leans heavily toward garbage.
If you hate neglected character development, overused cardboard side characters, and mind-numbing stupidity that makes you want to end it all, do yourself a favor and don’t watch this.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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Jan 18, 2025
Durarara!! (Part-Time Ghost Rider)
If you watch it all at once, boredom might kill you, but if you stretch it over two months, it’s tolerable. I cringed at the romance as usual, a classic, it annoyed me even more than the over-the-top drama.
Characters:
Not all of them are bad, but there are a few stinkers. Take your Izaya Orihara, for example, he spends his time stirring up trouble and then chilling. Many will claim he was trying to bring the head to life, but do you want to remember *how* he tried? That’s right, he leaned on mythology, which is just a fancy way of saying fairy
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tales. LOL.
That said, there are fun characters that keep things lively. Too bad Erika and Walker didn’t get more screen time, their antics are solid gold. I loved their group dynamic, unlike Celty and the Surgeon, who only spew romantic nonsense for virgin romantics. Mikado? Not a fan. He’s your typical bland protagonist, which is a no-go. His friend, though, is much more interesting.
8/10.
Plot:
It drags like chewing gum and crawls like a zombie. The plot hinges, as you’ll later realize, on secrets that friends keep from one another.
Sometimes, they’ll replay the same scene, and you’ll sit there in shock thinking, *Did I just get dragged into another fragment of this mess to watch the same thing from another perspective?* TIME TRAVEL TIME, OKARIN, Rika!!!
Dump all the unnecessary romance between the Doctor and Celty, and it would be fine. Also, tone down the overdone drama with “I'm a tough guy don’t underestimate me! AAAAH, I’ll stab you!” Overall, 6/10.
Music:
Decent soundtrack, fitting for the scenes, and it keeps up the atmosphere. Not much else to say here.
8/10.
Art Style:
The art style, especially shading out background characters, is a nice touch. The character designs are solid and don’t embarrass themselves, except for Ryugamine. The proportions sometimes get weird, and Ryugamine’s face occasionally looks off, as if the artists purposely botched it out of spite for bland protagonists. No other characters seemed to suffer from such wild inconsistencies.
7/10.
Overall Impression:
7/10. The show isn’t trash, but it’s not a masterpiece either, just average. Don’t even think about watching this in one sitting, or you’ll die of boredom.
P.S. There are so many references in here you’ll lose count on your fingers.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Jan 17, 2025
I’ve watched both adaptations of the Hellsing manga.
First, I watched the ancient mess, which lacked any character development, engaging plot, or decent visuals. I sat there stone-faced, hoping for something miraculous to surprise me, but it never happened. The first adaptation had a few successful moments, but they were scarce. In the end, viewers were served garbage and an unfinished story.
The second adaptation is far superior to its predecessor. It includes some humor to lighten the mood, and I can’t bring myself to criticize that as a bad choice. The story is simple and predictable, but it's executed far better than the old trash. The
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characters, compared to the mannequins from 2001, are much better developed. The visuals are stunning, and the sound design is high-quality.
Admittedly, Alucard is a bit overly dramatic, but I won’t dock points for that. Overall, compared to the first adaptation, it’s significantly better.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jan 17, 2025
Details.
- The protagonist is a poor, mistreated homunculus who escaped from a lab. The entire anime revolves around people pitying and teaching him, constantly reminding how miserable he is and that he has only about a year to live.
- Art Style.
A disaster, plain and simple.
- Action Scenes.
I recently came across a random joker trashing Fate/Zero's action scenes and claiming Apocrypha's were superior. If you think like that, go ahead and watch Fairy Tail. You'll probably enjoy that much more than carefully crafted lighting, 3D, and solid action.
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Logic and Motivation.
"I’ll just rip out my heart and gift it to the oh-so-poor homunculus."
- Character Design.
There’s a difference between well-thought-out designs and complete garbage like this: Spartacus, Frankenstein, Siegfried, Sieg. The protagonist? I won’t even start, he looks like every other generic Master. The only good designs are Atalanta and Justeaze Lizrich von Einzbern.
- Philosophy Case #112:
The scriptwriters behind Fate/Apocrypha were detained on suspicion of producing subpar and nonsensical philosophy. Upon further investigation, it turned out that what they produced wasn’t philosophy at all but a byproduct devoid of any deeper meaning. The case was closed, and the culprit was punished appropriately.
- Plot.
Most of the time is devoted to pseudo-philosophy and cheap action scenes. To sum it up: the plot is bad.
Do not watch. Hazardous to your health.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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