Just when I thought this story couldn't get any better, "Episode 6" tops all. I typically do not rate things as "10s" but Ryūkishi07-san somehow manages to reach the pinnacle of writing in his stories.
Where do I begin... aside from the narrative becoming an epic love ballad for Battler and Beatrice, I really like how Erika's character was developed in this arc. In the last, I saw her as a little snot, albeit a cute one. I liked the development of her relationship with Dlanor.
As well as Erika's masochistic dynamic with Bernkastel, this is the first arc where we really get a glimpse of Lambdadela's
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Oct 20, 2022
Evangelion: ANIMA
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This light novel series was supervised and penned by Khara's mechanical designer, Ikuto Yamashita, and I must say... it is really nice to see a lot of shelved "conceptual" ideas breathing new life throughout the books! It was a treat to read from start to finish, and while I thought the ending could have been stronger, it was really incredible to see concepts like multiple Rei clones functioning in tandem with autonomous personalities, as well as Hikari Horaki (yes, Hikari Horaki as in the cute country bumpkin, student counsel president) as an EVA pilot! While parts of the story were filled with a lot of
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⚠️ This review of Evangelion ANIMA will contain spoilers ⚠️ This series takes place three years after the events of the series, so the EVA's chosen children are around 17-years-old. It was refreshing to see them seem generally more put together and competent, though I am no way underselling the value of their respective roles in the TV series! It was nice to see Tōji Suzuhara take more of a leading narrative role, he was a commanding character (quite literally a commander, too) and very much the Nick Carraway-like observer to Shinji Ikari in this tale, though much more of a reliable perspective to see the story from! Asuka Langley Sōryū is more empathetic and put-together, it may sound cursed to cross-reference a dōjinshi in a piece of literature that is authentically near-canon but it I guess it applies since both are AU, but her characterization in this story reminded me a lot of her personality in RE-TAKE. It is easier to refer to Rei Ayanami as merely "Ayanami" in this continuity, since she is essentially six separate living entities! A prototype of Mari Makinami even makes a debut in this series, before Shin Evangelion ("Rebuild of Evangelion") films, but instead of a teenage girl like the rest of the cast - she is instead a small child, that is an animal-human hybrid, created in a lab in the USA... what an interesting idea! Misato Kisaragi is practically the same Misato from the TV anime, the most Misato-like thing I've ever seen written in literature, to this day, is when in ANIMA - Misato celebrates their victory with beer and frozen pizza. How much more Misato can you get? It's clear that Mr. Yamashita had a firm grasp on every character from the original series, they seemed more faithful in some ways than even some of the later portrayals in Shin EVA. In fact, I think it would be nice to see an ANIMA OVA series or something, given the length... I doubt it would function well as a fully fleshed-out series, but a six-episode OVA or something would be nice. Sadly, for many Kaworu Nagisa fans, he's merely the guiding voice in Shinji's head - which I am personally okay with, based on my interpretation of him, but some others may be distressed with the lack of Kaworu, as a distinction from Shinji. There's a lot of romance between both Rei Quatre and Shinji, though it ends tragically, and between Shinji and Asuka, there is a bit of Misato and Kaji's long-lasting love affair as well. With characters like child Mari and Rei Six, it felt very much like a child solider, Mobile Suit Gundam-like plotline; which supposedly was the authorial intent, as stated by Mr. Yamashita in the interview in Vol. 1 of the series. While there is a lot of action and sci-fi elements, there also is the interesting conceptual trappings of Evangelion's WORLD TREE (or, the parallel dimensions) narrative and Instrumentality, and turning reality into nothing more than a dream at the edge of the Mega EVA's sword-hilt... yes, the EVA units have samurai swords in this story! My inner-child craves this sort of plot device! Overall, it is very well thought-out and entertaining story to consume, I would highly recommend it to any Evangelion fan looking for supplemental material that doesn't deviate too much from the original in character-writing, yet has fresh new ideas as well! Score: 8.5/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Oct 1, 2022 Recommended Spoiler
The "episode" (4 volumes) really made me realize why the original game was so long, it was very good in its emotional beats, yes; but it also was a bit overwhelming with how much is packed into each volume. The later manga formula of 6 volumes per "episode" would have been a strength in this arc!
The arc with Eva Ushiromiya is interesting. She has the conflicting sides of the "good" aunt and mother, versus the child who wants to fulfill her dream as the heir to the family (note: this is artistically conveyed in a Perfect Blue-like disconnect between egos), but was discriminated against because ... of misogyny despite being the most capable out of her siblings. This is fascinating because like the manga "Berserk", we're given a glimpse of the dark side of dreams and ambition, and how the climb to become more can often lead to power and corruption after finally getting what one desires. Eva's alter even going so far as to disregard the life of her loving husband. This volume also introduces Battler's half-sister (different mothers), Ange Ushiromiya, and it seems like she has made an alliance with Bernkastel to save her brother. It was in this volume that I began to see a heavy influence from the Touhou Project with certain aspects, Chiester 410 and 45 reminding me of the moon rabbits in their abilities and designs, etc. Eva becoming a complete tyrant of a witch also makes us realize Beatrice's benevolence and "fairness" - regardless of how cruel it may seem. Though we also see her laugh at Eva's torture of Maria and Rosa because since she is the "Endless Witch" - and thus values life differently than mortal beings.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Oct 1, 2022 Recommended Spoiler
By far the most gruesome installment of the series yet, with this we are shown the absolute, almost child-like cruelty of Beatrice and we are also introduced to the pantheon of witches: to Bernkastel "Magic of Miracles" and Lambdadelta "Magic of Certainty".
This feeling explores Shannon's feelings for George, and Kanon's for Jessica - and what it means to live as furniture: objects that are given sentient life through the use of magic. This was also a strong volume for Maria and Rosa, I almost teared up during their touching moments together. Overall, very well-paced and thought-provoking… I did not rank this volume as high as the ... first episode due to the very edgy and shocking segments that felt a bit overwrought in such a compact adaptation.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Oct 1, 2022 Recommended Spoiler
Conceptual sister to Agatha Christie's famous novel "And Then There Were None" - the narrative is a murder-mystery that takes place on an island estate.
The Ushiromiya family have gathered to decide who will get the inheritance, so you already know nothing good will happen ⚠️ spoilers: after many of the family members and household occupants are found slaughtered, and thus the fable of Beatrice the witch is brought to light. There is a strong psychological aspect to the story because it's a battle between logos and pathos essentially. Do you believe that a beloved family member is the culprit, or do you ascribe the killings to ... witchcraft? The art in the volumes is very dynamic and visually striking. Battler's refusal to accept any type of magical interference is almost absurd when it is clearly demonstrated to him upon Beatrice's appearance. Though, due to his unwavering will to bend to belief, his life is spared and he is left to spar against Beatrice single-handedly.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Feb 12, 2021 Mixed Feelings
In a race against time, the Saints must save Saori and keep Hades from plunging the universe into the Great Eclipse! This addition to story is less climactic than the explosive "Inferno" arc, but the narrative does its job and fills in all of the open plot holes, though it feels like it's dragged out a little bit too long. Pandora's past is finally revealed and her arc ends with the audience getting closure about the purpose of her existence in the series!
⚠️ This review of Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ～ Elysion will contain spoilers, this segment with be the third part out of the ... three Hades anime adaptations ⚠️ —Story/Characters This season starts off with a bang, with Hyōga facing off against a villain that rivals the intrigue of Pandora and Hades himself, Minos! And then, Pandora's past, which was teased in previous chapters is finally brought to light, we find out that Pandora has become so wicked because after the reincarnation of Hades appeared in the castle of the underworld, all of her attendants and family were slaughtered upon his arrival. This also explains her half lover, partial mother-type of fixation on Hades! The omen of Hades was originally bred when Pandora opened the seal that contained Thanatos and Hypnos, the gods of Death and Sleep. It's interesting because the two of them play a pivotal role in "The Lost Canvas" series as well. Thanatos then murders Pandora, after she betrays Hades to help Ikki. During the cast's rescue of Athena, Shaina, Jabu, and Marin (and many others) come to help out — seeing those two in the narrative again was a nice throwback to fans of the original series! Seiya ends up defeating Hades, saving Saori, to prevent the world from being purged into the Great Eclipse! It's a nice conclusion to the "Meiō Hades" continuum — though, wrapping the story up in "Inferno" wouldn't have hurt either! Truth be told, "Elysion" might have been slightly better if it had been a six-episode OVA, rather than a full-length, thirteen episode saga! —Technical Luna's Favorite Works by Each Respective Creator = ✅ Tomoharu Katsumata (director of the "Inferno" and "Elysion" arcs), notable works: * Anderson Dōwa: Ningyo-hime ✅ * Captain Future * Cutey Honey ✅ * Dai Yamato Zero-gō * Daikū Maryū Gaiking * Daisōgen to Hakuba ("The Princess and the White Horse") * Devilman (1972) * Entaku no Kishi Monogatari: Moero Arthur * Ginga Nagareboshi Gin * Hashire Melos * Kagayake! Yūjō no V Sign * Magnerobo Ga-Keen * Mazinger Z ✅ * Nagagutsu Sanjūshi * Ningen Kakumei * Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades (series) * Saleryman Kintarō * Uchū Senkan Yamato: Kanketsu-hen ("Space Battleship Yamato: The Final Chapter") * UFO Robo Grendizer * Waga Seishun no Arcadia ("My Youth in Arcadia") * Yamato yo Towa ni ("Be Forever Yamato") * Yukiguni no Ōji-sama * Yume Senshi Wingman Commentary: While Mr. Katsumata's had some shows that haven't particularly resonated with me, like "Waga Seishun no Arcadia" and "Devilman (1972)" — Tomoharu Katsumata's style of directing is well-suited to a Saint Seiya series, rife will slow panoramic shots and dazzling portrait images of characters fighting in a blaze of glory, I think that Mr. Katsumata was the right guy to bring in for the introduction of the malevolent Hades character! Like the colorful tragedies in "Anderson Dōwa: Ningyo-hime" — Shun Andromeda descent into the shoes of Hades was done with style and a dense atmosphere! I appreciate the level of craftsmanship put into each subsequent scene, classic director! Impeccable work on the series, the last two chapters of "Meiō Hades" feel as though Mr. Katsumata was genuinely passionate about the Saint Seiya franchise! Good Seiyū Work = ✅ Really Enjoyed the Seiyū's Performance = ✅✅ One of Luna's Favorite Performances OF ALL TIME = ✅✅✅ Masakazu Morita as Seiya Pegasus, notable roles: * Ki-ja ("White Dragon"), Akatsuki no Tona * Claire Stanfield, Baccano * Kazuya Hiramaru, Bakuman. (series) ✅ * Eiji Hoshimiya, Big Order ✅ * Ichigo Kurosaki, Bleach (series) ✅✅✅ * Shōsaku Katsura, Bungō Stray Dogs ✅✅ * Whis, Dragon Ball Super * Akio Fuyuki, Interlude * Yukari Mishakuji, K * Xīn Lǐ, Kingdom (series) * Shirō Hodzumi and Kazuki Hihara, Kin'iro no Corda: Blue♪Sky (series) * Toshiya Satō, Major (series) * Alfred Visconti, Marginal Prince: Gekkeiju no Ōji-tachi * Itsumi Ryōgoku, Miracle☆Train: Oedo-sen e Yōkoso * Auel Neider, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny * Yakumo Yoshikawa, Onmyō Taisenki * Pod, Pokémon Best Wishes! * Kotarō Tennōji, Rewrite ✅ * Ryūji Takane, Ring ni Kakero * Keiji Maeda, Sengoku Basara (series) * Azazel, Shingeki no Bahamut (series) ✅✅✅ * Christopher Thorndyke, Sonic X * Barnaby Brooks Jr. ("Bunny"), Tiger & Bunny ✅✅✅ Commentary: Mr. Morita did a splendid job in his rendition of Seiya Pegasus! Though I am more used to him playing moody characters like Azazel ("Shingeki no Bahamut") and Barnaby Brooks Jr. ("Tiger & Bunny"), rather than a tried and true protagonist like ※Seiya! Incredible work, another great rendition of a classic character! ※ Even Ichigo Kurosaki is a bit of a grump! Takahiro Sakurai as Dragon Shiryū, notable roles: * Haseo, .hack —series ✅ * Takashi Hayashida, 3-Gatsu no Lion ✅ * Ryō, 7 Seeds * Blue Knight, Accel World ✅ * Soichirō Sena, Active Raid * Yū Tosaki, Ajin * Cutthroat, Akudama Dive * Atsumu Matsuyuki ("Yukiatsu"), Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. ("AnoHana") ✅ * Shinobu Kujiin, Babylon ✅ * Yūki Momose, Battle Spirits * Griffith, Berserk ✅ ✅ ✅ * Jirō Mochizuki, Black Blood Brothers * Killy, Blame! * Izuru Kira, Bleach ✅ * Kabuto Hanadori, Boku no Tonari ni Ankoku Hakaishin ga Imasu. * Bizon Gerafil, Buddy Complex * Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, Bungō Stray Dogs ✅ * Hiroki Kamikura, Canvas 2 * Suzaku Kururugi, Code Geass ✅ ✅ * Haruhiko Tsugayama, Copihan * Joe Shimamura, Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Solider * Yū Kanada, D. Gray-man ✅ * Leon Kuwata, Danganronpa * Ryūsuke Higo, Detective Conan ✅ * Mono Ureu, Devil Survivor 2 the Animation * Ruki Mukami, Diabolik Lovers * Kazuya Miyuki, Diamond no Ace * Tentomon, Digimon Adventure ✅ * Kōshirō Izumi and Tentomon, Digimon Adventure 02 ✅ * Dorulumon, Digimon Xros Wars * Yō'ichi Fujitani, Dive!! * Haine Rammsteiner, Dogs: Bullets & Carnage * Shirasu Kinjō, Donten ni Warau ("Laughing Under the Clouds") * Sawa-sensei, Dō ni ka Naru Hibi * Yūto Takamine, Eien no Aseila * Sting Eucliffe, Fairy Tail * Merlin, Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majū Sensen Babylonia ✅ ✅ * Saber ("Saver"), Fate/Prototype ✅ * Cloud Strife, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children ✅ * Ayame Sōma, Fruits Basket (2019) * Mitsuya Majime, Fune wo Amu ("The Great Passage") * Kazuki Endō, Gakuen Heaven * Shun Ukiya, Gate Keepers * Hiroto Amagiwa, Geneshaft * Hikari Genji, Genji Monogatari Sennenki ("The Tale of Genji") * Orpherus Fürst von Marmelade Nahe Görz, Ginyū Mokushiroku Meine Liebe * Yūji Kazami, Grisaia no Kaijitsu ✅ ✅ ✅ * Kazuya Watari, Guardian Hearts * Inugami, Gugure! Kokkuri-san ✅ * Akiteru Tsukishima, Haikyū! ✅ * Dande, Pokémon: Hakumei no Tsubasa ("Twilight Wings") ✅ ✅ * Suefumi Ono, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ("Beyond the Stream of Time") * Alzeid, Hatenkō Yūgi ("Dazzle") * Hiroyuki Sogabe, Hatsukoi Limited. * Kanade Takahashi, Hatsukoi Monster * Noboru Take, Hibike! Euphonium ✅ * Enza, Historical * Richard Ranashinha de Vulpian, Hōsekishō Richard-shi no Nazo Kantei ("The Case Files of Jeweler Richard") * Ichitaka Seto, I''s * Jōji Minami ("Tekkaman"), Infini-T Force ✅ ✅ * Jin Tsurasawa, Innocent Venus ✅ * Kazuhito Harumi, Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyō ("Dog & Scissors") * Rockman X, Irregular Hunter X: The Day of Sigma ("Megaman X") * Rohan Kishibe, JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Part 4: Diamond wa Kudakenai ("JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable") ✅ ✅ ✅ * Tazaki, Joker Game ✅ * Misaki Takahashi, Junjō Romantica ✅ ✅ ✅ * Ryūkō Mōten, Jūshin Enbu: Hero Tales * Izumo Kusanagi, K ✅ * Yoshihiko Nagai, Kaikan Phrase * Leon Oswald, Kaleido Star * Kaizō Katsu, Katte ni Kaizō * Giyū Tomioka, Kimetsu no Yaiba ✅ ✅ ✅ * Kyōsuke Kindaichi, Kitsutsuki Tanteidokoro ("Woodpecker Detective's Office") * Kiyomaro Takamine, Konjiki no Gash Bell!! ("Zatch Bell!") * Shōgo Mikadono, Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imōto ga Iru! ("My Little Sister Is Among Them!") * Claude Faustus, Kuroshitsuji II ("Black Butler II") ✅ ✅ * Yūri Shibuya, Kyō kara Maō! ✅ * Krusty, Log Horizon ✅ * Ja'far, Magi ✅ * Ri'ichi, Miura, Mahōtsukai no Yome ("The Ancient Magus' Bride") ✅ ✅ * Loki, Matantei Loki Ragnarok ✅ * Honey, Micchiri Neko * Reigen Arataka, Mob Psycho ✅ ✅ * Fareed McGillis, Kidō Senshi Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans ✅ ✅ * Meme Oshino, Monogatari —series ✅ ✅ ✅ * Kusuriuri, Mononoke ✅ ✅ ✅ * Griamore, Nanatsu no Taizai * Sasori, Naruto: Shippūden ✅ * Yūta Sakurai, Net-jū no Susume ("Recovery of an MMO Junkie") ✅ * Yūta Otabe, Niji-iro Hotaru: Eien no Natsuyasumi * Rui Sagisawa, Libra of Nil Admirari * Zombieman, One Punch Man ✅ * Kyōya Sata, Ōkami Shōjo to Kuro Ōji ("Wolf Girl & Black Prince") * Shun Kurosawa, Ore-sama Kingdom * Osomatsu Matsuno, Osomatsu-san ✅ ✅ * Kei Agemaki, Otome Yōkai Zakuro ("Girl Demon Zakuro") ✅ * Jircniv Rune Farlord El Nix, Overlord —series ✅ * Ferid Bathory, Owari no Seraph ✅ * Susumu Yamazaki, Peace Maker Kurogane * Vlad Garfunkel, Phantom in the Twilight * Zwei, Phantom the Animation ✅ * Rook Banjō Crossfield, Phi Brain: Kami to Puzzle ✅ * Fakir, Princess Tutu ✅ ✅ * Shugo Makishima, Psycho-Pass ✅ ✅ ✅ * Kogorō Akechi, Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace ✅ ✅ ✅ * Shin, Saint Beast * Dragon Shiryū, Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades-hen ✅ ✅ * Minos Griffon, Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas ✅ ✅ * Takashi Kamiyama, Sakigake!! Cromartie Kōkō ✅ ✅ * Jin Mitaka, Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo ✅ ✅ * Ya'ichi, Saraiya Goyō ("House of Five Leaves") ✅ ✅ * Taishi Ichimiya, Servant x Service * Go Ichimonji, Shin Getter Robo tai Neo Getter Robo * Sasame, Shin Shirayuki-hime Densetsu Prétear * Lucifer, Shingeki no Bahamut ✅ ✅ * Shirokuma, Shirokuma Cafe ✅ * Satoshi Isshiki, Shokugeki no Sōma ✅ ✅ * Uki Isohata, Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru ("And Yet The Town Moves") ✅ * Yamato Kurosawa, Sukitte Ii na yo. * Haru Kurabayashi, Switch * Uta, Tokyo Ghoul ✅ * Yūdai, Tokyo Marble Chocolate * Coco, Toriko ✅ ✅ * Yasaburō Shimogamo, Uchōten Kazoku ("The Eccentric Family") ✅ ✅ ✅ * Isuzu Ichinose, Uchū Senkan Tiramisù ✅ * Luka Crosszeria, Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru ("The Betrayal Knows My Name") * Ōgi, Utawarerumono: Isuwari no Kamen ✅ ✅ * Ai, Yū☆Gi☆Ō! VRAINS * Guiche de Gramont, Zero no Tsukaima * Bit Cloud, Zoids: New Century * Shito Tachibana, Zombie-Loan Commentary: I was shocked that Mr. Sakurai was the one the reprised the role of Dragon Shiryū! Yes, Saint Seiya is a huge franchise, but it doesn't have the same kind of modern accreditation as something like Lupin III does, so to see such a famous and young actor filling the shoes of Shiryū shocked me! As you can tell by Takahiro Sakurai's filmography, he's a really talented seiyū, so it goes without saying that he was brilliant as Shiryū! I would compare the role to Kusuriuri ("Mononoke") and Giyū Tomioka ("Kimetsu no Yaiba"), because his performance is very stoic and subdued. Amazing work, Mr. Sakurai is doing the late Hirotaka Suzuoka justice! Yūta Kasuya as Shun Andromeda, notable roles: * Oren and Kamioren, Super Dragon Ball Heroes * Gokotai, Tōken Ranbu ✅✅ Commentary: Casting Mr. Kasuya as Shun Andromeda was a great choice for the character! I have only ever heard him in "Tōken Ranbu" — but the character is very youthful sounding and cute, and I think that translates well into Shun... even though this is the season where Shun transforms into the diabolical Hades, lord of the underworld! Powerful acting as the character! Hiroaki Miura as Hyōga Cygnus, notable roles: * Slade, Bōken Ō Beet * Zarbon and Ganos, Dragon Ball Kai and Super * Aikka, Oban Star-Racers * Matagu Shidō, Onegai☆Teacher and Onegai☆Twins ✅ * Shūsuke Chitose, Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai: Hadairo Ritsu Kyūwari Zō!? * Dione Whip Snake Plasma, Saint Seiya Omega ✅ * Kōjirō Shindō, Seikaisuru Kado (series) * Wataru Minakami, Sister Princess: Re Pure * Shigure, Taishō Mebiusline: Chicchai-san Commentary: I haven't heard many roles that Hiroaki Miura has performed in, but his work as Hyōga Cygnus is actually pretty dang good! I would say that I slightly prefer Hyōga's original voice, but Mr. Miura does well with the shoes that he has to fill. Great job! Katsuyuki Konishi as Phoenix Ikki, notable roles: * Sakaki, .hack (series) * Semimaru Asai, 7 Seeds * Chiaki Hanazono, Ahiru no Sora * Sakaki, Akagami no Shirayuki-hime ✅ * Bulat, Akame ga Kill ✅ * Jūzō Shima, Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujōō-hen ✅ * Ohika, Arata Kangatari * Leo, Arte * Tōya, Ayashi no Ceres ✅✅✅ * Toraji Ishida and Red Blade Braver, Bamboo Blade * Tatsumi Oga, Beelzebub * Bem, Bem (2019) ✅✅ * Shūhei Hisagi and Keigo Asano, Bleach ✅ * Haji, Blood+ ✅✅ * Yoshiyuki Terada and Spinel Sun, Cardcaptor Sakura ✅✅ * Ioan Malcal, Code Geass: Akito the Exiled * Kenji Kazama, D-Frag! * Kenji Dobashi, Dear Boys * Kaburagi, Deca-Dance * Reiji Sakamaki, Diabolik Lovers * Ataru Chūō, Dorei-ku the Animation * Ginyu, Dragon Ball Kai and Super * Tom Tanaka, Durarara!! (series) ✅ * Takeru Noto, Enen no Shōbōtai ("Fire Force") * Laxus Dreyar and Yury Dreyar, Fairy Tail (series) ✅ * Rock Volcan, Gaist Crusher * Otonoshin Koito, Golden Kamuy * Hiroki Kurokawa, Haikyū!! ✅ * Genzō Shibata, Hataage! Kemono Michi * Kaede Nonohara, Hayate no Gotoku! * Blood Dupre, Heart no Kuni no Alice: Wonderful Wonder World * America and Canada, Hetalia Axis Powers * Masamune Matsumoto, High Score * Sōsuke Yaotome, IDOLiSH7 ✅✅ * Diavolo, JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Part 5: Ōgon no Kaze * Renato Socci, Jormungand ✅ * Ōdanna, Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi * Kenta Usui, Karin ✅ * Hank, Katsute Kami Datta Kemono-tachi e * Tsumugu Kinagase, Kill la Kill ✅ * Tengen Uzui, Kimetsu no Yaiba ✅✅ * Ritsu Kisaragi, Kin'iro no Corda: Blue♪Sky * Shinobu Ōsaki, Kin'iro no Corda: Primo Passo (series) * Shiori Shibuya, Kyō kara Maō! * Refuto, Kyōkai no Rinne (series) * Sōbi Agatsuma, Loveless ✅✅✅ * Ozma Lee, Macross Frontier ✅✅✅ * Louie, Mahō Senshi Louie * Johann Trinity, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 * Char Aznable, Mobile Suit Gundam-san ✅ * Taiyō Shirahama, Monster Strike * Dreyfus, Nanatsu no Taizai ✅ * Tanktop Master, One Punch Man ✅ * Thunder ("Zapdos"), Freezer ("Articuno"), and Raikō, Pokémon ✅✅ * Takehito Morokuzu, Prison School * Hiromitsu Hamawatari ("Hammer"), Pyū to Fuku! Jaguar: Ima, Fuki ni Yukimasu * Yūji Kenmi, Sacred Seven * Ikki Phoenix, Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ✅✅ * Kyō Mibu, Samurai Deeper Kyō * Masamune Takano, Sekai'ichi Hatsukoi ✅✅ * Kaoru Seo, Sekirei * Shingen Takeda, Sengoku Night Blood * Amidamaru, Shaman King ✅✅✅ * Renbart Psyche, Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica * Full-Time Panda and Adelie Penguin, Shirokuma Cafe ✅ * Tōda, Shōnen Onmyōji * Ren Tsuruga, Skip Beat! ✅ * Lloyd Irving, Tales of Symphonia ✅✅✅ * Largo Lloyd, Tegamibachi ✅ * Nobuyuki Masaki, Tenchi Muyō! Ryōōki (4th and 5th Season) ✅ * Kamina, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann ✅ * Takahisa Kajimoto, Tennis no Ōji-sama * Kōtarō Amon, Tokyo Ghoul ✅ * Convoy, Transformers Superlink * Fan Hyulick, Tytania * Kuin, Ushio to Tora (2015) * Oswald, Yume Ōkoku to Nemureru 100-nin no Ōji-sama: Short Stories * VolFogg, Yūsha-Ō GaoGaiGar ✅✅ Commentary: Mr. Konishi has a very handsome-sounding voice. I have echoed the same sentiment in my more recent "Skip Beat!" review, but Katsuyuki Konishi is very soothing to listen to. I should have mentioned him more when I wrote about "Macross Frontier" — his characterization of Ozma Lee made the character feel very congenial and helped create an attachment to the world (the voice acting in "Macross F" is SS+ tier). I also grew up loving Sōbi Agatsuma ("Loveless"), so there's that! Amazing work, as always! Takumi Yamazaki as Mū Aries, notable roles: * Yata, .hack//GU * Hans Kleif, A.D. Police (TV) * Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald, Fate/Zero ✅✅ * Bansai Kawakami, Gintama ✅✅ * Incognito, Hellsing ✅✅ * M'Quve, Kidō Senshi Gundam: The Origin ✅✅ * Tomohisa Harada, Mezzo DSA ✅ * Tatsuhiko Shidō, Night Walker * Dera Mochimazzi, Tamako Market ✅✅ * Nano, Togainu no Chi Commentary: Now I understand why I'm one of the only people in the anime community that can stand Dera's voice in "Tamako Market" ...it's because he is also Mū Aries! Who would have thought that they had the SAME seiyū! Despite Mr. Yamazaki not being as active in the voice acting industry, the few roles that he does pick up here and there are very striking! I remember thinking how good M'Quve's voice sounded in "Gundam: The Origin" and now, I know why! Fantastic work, as always! Yūji Mitsuya as Shaka Virgo, notable roles: * Psychogenie, CB Chara Gō Nagai World ✅✅ * Hyōma Aoi, Chō Denji Robo Combattler V * Yūji Katō, Chōjin Sentai Baratack * Higashi no Kaioshin and Kibitoshin, Dragon Ball Z (series) ✅✅ * Shunsuke Hayami, Gekisō! Rubenkaiser * Principal, Gin no Saji ✅ * Jecy Moor, Hi-Speed Jecy * Sōichi Tsujii, Itō Junji: Collection ✅ * Yuito, Kagaku Bōken-tai Tansar 5 * Kōji Tongari, Kiteretsu Daihyakka * Ichirō Irabu, Kūchū Buranko ✅✅✅ * Lowell Grey, Lady Georgie * Lady Black, Lupin III: Part II ✅ * Seki Hisashi, Majo demo Steady * Yotsuya Tomoshige, Nanako SOS * Claude, Natsu e no Tobira ✅✅ * Pica, One Piece * Osamu Nanjo, Ōgon Senshi Gold Lightan * Marg, Rokushin Gattai GodMars * Mime Benetnasch, Saint Seiya ✅✅✅ * Katsudonman and Hamburger Kid, Sore Ike! Anpanman * Apulo, Teki wa Kaizoku: Neko-tachi no Kyōen ✅✅ * Tetsu, Time Bokan Series: Zenderman * Hayato Shindō, Time Travel Tondekeman! * Grinpatch, Toriko * Tatsuya Uesugi, Touch * Jack, Yōsei Ō ✅✅✅ * Majari, Yū☆Yū☆Hakusho Commentary: Commentary: I really like Mr. Mitsuya's voice, even though many projects that he's been attached to over the years have either become relics or completely faded into obscurity! I really loved him as Ichirō Irabu ("Kūchū Buranko") and Mime Benetnasch ("Saint Seiya"), among many other great performances! He has such a handsome-sounding voice! Magnificent work, as always! Ryōtarō Okiayu as Saga and Kanon Gemini, notable roles: * Densuke Matsuo, Android Ana Maico 2010 * Igor Neuhaus, Ao no Exorcist * Ryūjirō Kamikage, Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova * Maeda, Asobi Asobase ✅ * Kaika Itsuki, Babylon ✅ * Tiger's Eye, Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS ✅✅ * Byakuya Kuchiki, Bleach ✅✅ * Issei Nishikiori, Boku no Chikyū wo Mamotte ✅✅ * Yuji Naruo, Burn Up! Excess and Burn Up! W ✅✅✅ * Ryūtarō Ōyama, Cardfight!! Vanguard G * Lanfei Hong, Chūka Ichiban! * Akio Furukawa ("Nagisa's Papa"), Clannad ✅✅✅ * Dark Mousy, D.N. Angel ✅ * Hyoi Kagezaki, Dark Cat * Sir Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott ("Ike"), Date A Live ✅ * Shin, DD Hokuto no Ken (2013) ✅ * Fumimaro Ayanokōji ("Royal Inspector") and Subaru Okiya, Detective Conan ✅✅✅ * Takuro Kimura, Di Gi Charat ✅ * Katsuhiko Jinnai, El Hazard (series) ✅ * Kenye Tokioka, eX-Driver * Kuro no Lancer ("Vlad III, The Impaler Prince"), Fate/Apocrypha ✅✅✅ * Berserker ("Lancelot"), Fate/Zero ✅✅ * Shigure Sōma, Fruits Basket (2001) ✅✅ * Scar, Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) ✅✅ * Franz Heinel, Future GPX Cyber Formula (series) * Shigeyuki Murakoshi, Giant Killing * Kazuharu Fukuyama, Girls Bravo (series) * Claude Winchester ("Mr. K"), Gravitation ✅ * Akuram, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de * Puchū, Gomez, and Toru Watanabe — Heppoko Jikken Animation Excel♥Saga ✅ * Meisuke Nueno, Jigoku Sensei Nube * Asio, Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Gū ("Haré+Guu") ✅✅ * Kaoru Asahina, Junjō Romantica ✅✅ * Koinosuke Odago, Jūbee-chan 2: Siberia Yagyū no Gyakushū * Aoyama-kun, Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun * Nagare Akatsuki, Kidō Senkan Nadesico * Kevin Mask, Kinnikuman II Sei * Hartia Allenford, Majutsushi Orphen and Majutsushi Orphen: Revenge * Shirō Amakusa Tokisada, Makai Tenshō ("Ninja Resurrection") * Joshua Grant, Marginal Prince: Gekkeiju no Ōji-tachi * Yū Matsūra, Marmalade Boy ✅✅ * Gorgeous, Maze☆Bakunetsu Jikū * Rintarō Shinjuku, Miracle Train: Chuo-sen e Yōkoso * Andrew Waltfeld, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED * Treize Khushrenada, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing * Isaku Zenpōji, Nintama Rantarō * Ieyasu Tokugawa, Nobunaga no Shinobi * Borsalino and Kaku, One Piece * Kei'ichi Hiiragi ("Usamimi Kamen"), Onegai My Melody * Touch Me, Overlord * Atsushi Miyagawa, Recorder to Randoseru (series) * Kurei, Rekka no Honō * Jun Kenzaki, Ring no Kakero * Kurō Kō, Saiunkoku Monogatari * Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Sengoku Basara (series) * Takeshi Yoroi, Shin Hurricane Polymar * Mach Windy, Shippū! Iron Leaguer * Tetsuya Asada, Shōbushi Densetsu Tetsuya * Hisashi Mitsui, Slam Dunk * Shimon Takagi, Sotsugyou M: Ore-tachi no Carnival * Masamune, Strange+ * Raidiese F. Branstein, Super Robot Taisen OG * Grid, Tales of Eternia * Kunimitsu Tezuka, Tennis no Ōji-sama (series) * Toriko, Toriko ✅✅ * Charles Chrishunds, Vassalord. * Brad Crawford, Weiß Kreuz * Hiroto Honda ("Tristen"), Yū☆Gi☆Ō ✅ * Vashti, Yume Ōkoku to Nemureru 100-nin no Ōji-sama: Short Stories Commentary: I used to wonder why there was so much attractive-looking fan works made of Saga Gemini (and "Kanon"), and now it all makes sense... it's because he's voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu! The man is not only very handsome, but he has a very gorgeous voice, too! Is it any wonder that Saga is a fan favorite? Some of my favorite performances from him were Yuji Naruo ("Burn Up"), his iterations in "Burn Up W" and "Excess" are similar to the Kintarō Ōe character in "Golden Boy" — and I really enjoy him as Fumimaro Ayanokōji ("Detective Conan"), because how can you not like an eccentric police inspector with a pet squirrel? Amazing job, as always! The "Meiō Hades" three-part series is worth checking out for any fan of the original series: "Soul of Gold", "Saintia Shō", and "Omega", on the other hand, are series that I would advise to watch at your own discretion! The highlight of the conclusion was a) cameos from characters like Shaina and Marin b) Pandora's past, her feelings towards Ikki were also pretty touching, too, and c) Seiya's devotion towards saving Saori, during the last few episodes! I rate "Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ～ Elysion" a 5/10! Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ～ Santuary ★★☆☆☆ Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ～ Inferno ★★★☆☆ Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ～ Elysion ★★★☆☆
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Feb 12, 2021 Mixed Feelings
"Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ～ Inferno" is the best "Hades" series and although the director and cast were — almost all — replaced, the spirit of Saint Seiya is stronger than ever before! One of the most interesting aspects of the Saint Seiya franchise, for me, has always been the mythos and the generations of characters that inherit the Cloths! So, a chapter that focuses on the underworld, a place that was only briefly alluded to during the original fight against Cancer Deathmask, is infinitely interesting! Ikki and Shun's brotherly love is also put to the test, when Hades selects Shun as a his host,
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and Ikki is forced to choose between defeating the embodiment of all evil or protecting his younger brother! Strong story writing!
⚠️ This review of Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ～ Inferno will contain spoilers, this segment with be the second part out of the three Hades anime adaptations ⚠️ —Story/Characters The world-building in this chapter was really interesting, upon Seiya journey to the Underworld (during Episode 1: "Cross Over! The Acheron River"), which one could compare to something akin to Hell — the realm of Elysion is introduced into the narrative, a paradise for people chosen by the Gods! Which is the opposite of Hell, it's something that is Edenic and could be compared to Heaven. Another interesting correlation with the mythos is that the arc is called "Inferno" and Seiya is traveling into the netherworld to rescue Saori's soul, "Dante's Inferno" anyone? ※ Another partial Biblical tidbit is that Saga's evil personality, Kanon, literally has an attack called "Imperial Satanic Illusion"! This chapter is deeply entrenched in Greek mythology and "Antigone"-like dramaturgy between the Saints and the castle guards. The first villain that really struck me was the tragic, yet beautiful — Lyra Orphée! Orphée's lover Eurydice dies, and Orphée pleads with Pandora to release Eurydice's soul, but then she tricks him and thus, Orphée and Eurydice's souls are both tied to the underworld. Of course, Orphée is Orpheus from Greek mythology, but it was still a heartfelt rendition of the story and who doesn't want to see mythological figures wearing Saint armor? Harkening back to the "Dante's Inferno" comparison, another point of interest that I had with this particular arc, is that each gate ("Prison") has a differing effect on the souls that pass through. It's like the theory that there are seven layers of heaven and seven layers of hell, read Richard Matheson's "What Dreams May Come" novel for more of an exploration into this premise! For example the fourth layer is a swamp and has an appointed, warden Saint to guard the entrance to the next level, and fifth level is the section of the underworld where souls burn forever, etc. Each of the core "Bronze" Saints get their time to shine throughout this series... since it is a direct sequel to the original series, they are all "Silver" Saints now, and Seiya becomes a ※Gold Saint in Omega! When Hades finally enters Shun Andromeda's body, it is doubly tragic, because his older brother ("Ikki") is the one forced to fight him, the (8th) episode where it all goes down is even called "Ikki! Sorrowful Punch"! The climax ends with the Saints rushing to rescue the imprisoned Athena and Ikki reminds Pandora of her bygone mortality! This chapter really packs a punch, it not only has a really well-orchestrated premise and narrative elements, but also, it has some very compelling character moments! ※ Something else that I appreciate about the Saint Seiya series is the level of strife that the characters must endure, in order to earn their Saint Cloths! Nowadays, a character will be able to access the ultimate power level around episode twenty (or earlier), but I appreciate that the characters in Saint Seiya train for decades and entire anime seasons, before they ever reach that point. Some of them even go blind, before they can ever perfect their skills! —Technical Luna's Favorite Works by Each Respective Creator = ✅ Tomoharu Katsumata (director of the "Inferno" and "Elysion" arcs), notable works: * Anderson Dōwa: Ningyo-hime ✅ * Captain Future * Cutey Honey ✅ * Dai Yamato Zero-gō * Daikū Maryū Gaiking * Daisōgen to Hakuba ("The Princess and the White Horse") * Devilman (1972) * Entaku no Kishi Monogatari: Moero Arthur * Ginga Nagareboshi Gin * Hashire Melos * Kagayake! Yūjō no V Sign * Magnerobo Ga-Keen * Mazinger Z ✅ * Nagagutsu Sanjūshi * Ningen Kakumei * Saleryman Kintarō * Uchū Senkan Yamato: Kanketsu-hen ("Space Battleship Yamato: The Final Chapter") * UFO Robo Grendizer * Waga Seishun no Arcadia ("My Youth in Arcadia") * Yamato yo Towa ni ("Be Forever Yamato") * Yukiguni no Ōji-sama * Yume Senshi Wingman Commentary: While Mr. Katsumata's had some shows that haven't particularly resonated with me, like "Waga Seishun no Arcadia" and "Devilman (1972)" — despite this, Tomoharu Katsumata's style of directing is well-suited to a Saint Seiya series, rife will slow panoramic shots and dazzling portrait images of characters fighting in a blaze of glory, I think that Mr. Katsumata was the right guy to bring in for the introduction of the malevolent Hades character! Like the colorful tragedies of "Anderson Dōwa: Ningyo-hime" — Shun Andromeda descent into the shoes of Hades was done with style and a dense atmosphere! I appreciate the level of craftsmanship put into each subsequent scene, classic director! Impeccable work on the series, the last two chapters of "Meiō Hades" feel as though Mr. Katsumata was genuinely passionate about the Saint Seiya franchise! Good Seiyū Work = ✅ Really Enjoyed the Seiyū's Performance = ✅✅ One of Luna's Favorite Performances OF ALL TIME = ✅✅✅ Masakazu Morita as Seiya Pegasus, notable roles: * Ki-ja ("White Dragon"), Akatsuki no Tona * Claire Stanfield, Baccano * Kazuya Hiramaru, Bakuman. (series) ✅ * Eiji Hoshimiya, Big Order ✅ * Ichigo Kurosaki, Bleach (series) ✅✅✅ * Shōsaku Katsura, Bungō Stray Dogs ✅✅ * Whis, Dragon Ball Super * Akio Fuyuki, Interlude * Yukari Mishakuji, K * Xīn Lǐ, Kingdom (series) * Shirō Hodzumi and Kazuki Hihara, Kin'iro no Corda: Blue♪Sky (series) * Toshiya Satō, Major (series) * Alfred Visconti, Marginal Prince: Gekkeiju no Ōji-tachi * Itsumi Ryōgoku, Miracle☆Train: Oedo-sen e Yōkoso * Auel Neider, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny * Yakumo Yoshikawa, Onmyō Taisenki * Pod, Pokémon Best Wishes! * Kotarō Tennōji, Rewrite ✅ * Ryūji Takane, Ring ni Kakero * Keiji Maeda, Sengoku Basara (series) * Azazel, Shingeki no Bahamut (series) ✅✅✅ * Christopher Thorndyke, Sonic X * Barnaby Brooks Jr. ("Bunny"), Tiger & Bunny ✅✅✅ Commentary: Mr. Morita did a splendid job in his rendition of Seiya Pegasus! Though I am more used to him playing moody characters like Azazel ("Shingeki no Bahamut") and Barnaby Brooks Jr. ("Tiger & Bunny"), rather than a tried and true protagonist like ※Seiya! Incredible work, another great rendition of a classic character! ※ Even Ichigo Kurosaki is a bit of a grump! Takahiro Sakurai as Dragon Shiryū, notable roles: * Haseo, .hack —series ✅ * Takashi Hayashida, 3-Gatsu no Lion ✅ * Ryō, 7 Seeds * Blue Knight, Accel World ✅ * Soichirō Sena, Active Raid * Yū Tosaki, Ajin * Cutthroat, Akudama Dive * Atsumu Matsuyuki ("Yukiatsu"), Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. ("AnoHana") ✅ * Shinobu Kujiin, Babylon ✅ * Yūki Momose, Battle Spirits * Griffith, Berserk ✅ ✅ ✅ * Jirō Mochizuki, Black Blood Brothers * Killy, Blame! * Izuru Kira, Bleach ✅ * Kabuto Hanadori, Boku no Tonari ni Ankoku Hakaishin ga Imasu. * Bizon Gerafil, Buddy Complex * Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, Bungō Stray Dogs ✅ * Hiroki Kamikura, Canvas 2 * Suzaku Kururugi, Code Geass ✅ ✅ * Haruhiko Tsugayama, Copihan * Joe Shimamura, Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Solider * Yū Kanada, D. Gray-man ✅ * Leon Kuwata, Danganronpa * Ryūsuke Higo, Detective Conan ✅ * Mono Ureu, Devil Survivor 2 the Animation * Ruki Mukami, Diabolik Lovers * Kazuya Miyuki, Diamond no Ace * Tentomon, Digimon Adventure ✅ * Kōshirō Izumi and Tentomon, Digimon Adventure 02 ✅ * Dorulumon, Digimon Xros Wars * Yō'ichi Fujitani, Dive!! * Haine Rammsteiner, Dogs: Bullets & Carnage * Shirasu Kinjō, Donten ni Warau ("Laughing Under the Clouds") * Sawa-sensei, Dō ni ka Naru Hibi * Yūto Takamine, Eien no Aseila * Sting Eucliffe, Fairy Tail * Merlin, Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majū Sensen Babylonia ✅ ✅ * Saber ("Saver"), Fate/Prototype ✅ * Cloud Strife, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children ✅ * Ayame Sōma, Fruits Basket (2019) * Mitsuya Majime, Fune wo Amu ("The Great Passage") * Kazuki Endō, Gakuen Heaven * Shun Ukiya, Gate Keepers * Hiroto Amagiwa, Geneshaft * Hikari Genji, Genji Monogatari Sennenki ("The Tale of Genji") * Orpherus Fürst von Marmelade Nahe Görz, Ginyū Mokushiroku Meine Liebe * Yūji Kazami, Grisaia no Kaijitsu ✅ ✅ ✅ * Kazuya Watari, Guardian Hearts * Inugami, Gugure! Kokkuri-san ✅ * Akiteru Tsukishima, Haikyū! ✅ * Dande, Pokémon: Hakumei no Tsubasa ("Twilight Wings") ✅ ✅ * Suefumi Ono, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ("Beyond the Stream of Time") * Alzeid, Hatenkō Yūgi ("Dazzle") * Hiroyuki Sogabe, Hatsukoi Limited. * Kanade Takahashi, Hatsukoi Monster * Noboru Take, Hibike! Euphonium ✅ * Enza, Historical * Richard Ranashinha de Vulpian, Hōsekishō Richard-shi no Nazo Kantei ("The Case Files of Jeweler Richard") * Ichitaka Seto, I''s * Jōji Minami ("Tekkaman"), Infini-T Force ✅ ✅ * Jin Tsurasawa, Innocent Venus ✅ * Kazuhito Harumi, Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyō ("Dog & Scissors") * Rockman X, Irregular Hunter X: The Day of Sigma ("Megaman X") * Rohan Kishibe, JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Part 4: Diamond wa Kudakenai ("JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable") ✅ ✅ ✅ * Tazaki, Joker Game ✅ * Misaki Takahashi, Junjō Romantica ✅ ✅ ✅ * Ryūkō Mōten, Jūshin Enbu: Hero Tales * Izumo Kusanagi, K ✅ * Yoshihiko Nagai, Kaikan Phrase * Leon Oswald, Kaleido Star * Kaizō Katsu, Katte ni Kaizō * Giyū Tomioka, Kimetsu no Yaiba ✅ ✅ ✅ * Kyōsuke Kindaichi, Kitsutsuki Tanteidokoro ("Woodpecker Detective's Office") * Kiyomaro Takamine, Konjiki no Gash Bell!! ("Zatch Bell!") * Shōgo Mikadono, Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imōto ga Iru! ("My Little Sister Is Among Them!") * Claude Faustus, Kuroshitsuji II ("Black Butler II") ✅ ✅ * Yūri Shibuya, Kyō kara Maō! ✅ * Krusty, Log Horizon ✅ * Ja'far, Magi ✅ * Ri'ichi, Miura, Mahōtsukai no Yome ("The Ancient Magus' Bride") ✅ ✅ * Loki, Matantei Loki Ragnarok ✅ * Honey, Micchiri Neko * Reigen Arataka, Mob Psycho ✅ ✅ * Fareed McGillis, Kidō Senshi Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans ✅ ✅ * Meme Oshino, Monogatari —series ✅ ✅ ✅ * Kusuriuri, Mononoke ✅ ✅ ✅ * Griamore, Nanatsu no Taizai * Sasori, Naruto: Shippūden ✅ * Yūta Sakurai, Net-jū no Susume ("Recovery of an MMO Junkie") ✅ * Yūta Otabe, Niji-iro Hotaru: Eien no Natsuyasumi * Rui Sagisawa, Libra of Nil Admirari * Zombieman, One Punch Man ✅ * Kyōya Sata, Ōkami Shōjo to Kuro Ōji ("Wolf Girl & Black Prince") * Shun Kurosawa, Ore-sama Kingdom * Osomatsu Matsuno, Osomatsu-san ✅ ✅ * Kei Agemaki, Otome Yōkai Zakuro ("Girl Demon Zakuro") ✅ * Jircniv Rune Farlord El Nix, Overlord —series ✅ * Ferid Bathory, Owari no Seraph ✅ * Susumu Yamazaki, Peace Maker Kurogane * Vlad Garfunkel, Phantom in the Twilight * Zwei, Phantom the Animation ✅ * Rook Banjō Crossfield, Phi Brain: Kami to Puzzle ✅ * Fakir, Princess Tutu ✅ ✅ * Shugo Makishima, Psycho-Pass ✅ ✅ ✅ * Kogorō Akechi, Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace ✅ ✅ ✅ * Shin, Saint Beast * Dragon Shiryū, Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades-hen ✅ ✅ * Minos Griffon, Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas ✅ ✅ * Takashi Kamiyama, Sakigake!! Cromartie Kōkō ✅ ✅ * Jin Mitaka, Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo ✅ ✅ * Ya'ichi, Saraiya Goyō ("House of Five Leaves") ✅ ✅ * Taishi Ichimiya, Servant x Service * Go Ichimonji, Shin Getter Robo tai Neo Getter Robo * Sasame, Shin Shirayuki-hime Densetsu Prétear * Lucifer, Shingeki no Bahamut ✅ ✅ * Shirokuma, Shirokuma Cafe ✅ * Satoshi Isshiki, Shokugeki no Sōma ✅ ✅ * Uki Isohata, Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru ("And Yet The Town Moves") ✅ * Yamato Kurosawa, Sukitte Ii na yo. * Haru Kurabayashi, Switch * Uta, Tokyo Ghoul ✅ * Yūdai, Tokyo Marble Chocolate * Coco, Toriko ✅ ✅ * Yasaburō Shimogamo, Uchōten Kazoku ("The Eccentric Family") ✅ ✅ ✅ * Isuzu Ichinose, Uchū Senkan Tiramisù ✅ * Luka Crosszeria, Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru ("The Betrayal Knows My Name") * Ōgi, Utawarerumono: Isuwari no Kamen ✅ ✅ * Ai, Yū☆Gi☆Ō! VRAINS * Guiche de Gramont, Zero no Tsukaima * Bit Cloud, Zoids: New Century * Shito Tachibana, Zombie-Loan Commentary: I was shocked that Mr. Sakurai was the one the reprised the role of Dragon Shiryū! Yes, Saint Seiya is a huge franchise, but it doesn't have the same kind of modern accreditation as something like Lupin III does, so to see such a famous and young actor filling the shoes of Shiryū shocked me! As you can tell by Takahiro Sakurai's filmography, he's a really talented seiyū, so it goes without saying that he was brilliant as Shiryū! I would compare the role to Kusuriuri ("Mononoke") and Giyū Tomioka ("Kimetsu no Yaiba"), because his performance is very stoic and subdued. Amazing work, Mr. Sakurai is doing the late Hirotaka Suzuoka justice! Yūta Kasuya as Shun Andromeda, notable roles: * Oren and Kamioren, Super Dragon Ball Heroes * Gokotai, Tōken Ranbu ✅✅ Commentary: Casting Mr. Kasuya as Shun Andromeda was a great choice for the character! I have only ever heard him in "Tōken Ranbu" — but the character is very youthful sounding and cute, and I think that translates well into Shun... even though this is the season where Shun transforms into the diabolical Hades, lord of the underworld! Powerful acting as the character! Hiroaki Miura as Hyōga Cygnus, notable roles: * Slade, Bōken Ō Beet * Zarbon and Ganos, Dragon Ball Kai and Super * Aikka, Oban Star-Racers * Matagu Shidō, Onegai☆Teacher and Onegai☆Twins ✅ * Shūsuke Chitose, Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai: Hadairo Ritsu Kyūwari Zō!? * Dione Whip Snake Plasma, Saint Seiya Omega ✅ * Kōjirō Shindō, Seikaisuru Kado (series) * Wataru Minakami, Sister Princess: Re Pure * Shigure, Taishō Mebiusline: Chicchai-san Commentary: I haven't heard many roles that Hiroaki Miura has performed in, but his work as Hyōga Cygnus is actually pretty dang good! I would say that I slightly prefer Hyōga's original voice, but Mr. Miura does well with the shoes that he has to fill. Great job! Katsuyuki Konishi as Phoenix Ikki, notable roles: * Sakaki, .hack (series) * Semimaru Asai, 7 Seeds * Chiaki Hanazono, Ahiru no Sora * Sakaki, Akagami no Shirayuki-hime ✅ * Bulat, Akame ga Kill ✅ * Jūzō Shima, Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujōō-hen ✅ * Ohika, Arata Kangatari * Leo, Arte * Tōya, Ayashi no Ceres ✅✅✅ * Toraji Ishida and Red Blade Braver, Bamboo Blade * Tatsumi Oga, Beelzebub * Bem, Bem (2019) ✅✅ * Shūhei Hisagi and Keigo Asano, Bleach ✅ * Haji, Blood+ ✅✅ * Yoshiyuki Terada and Spinel Sun, Cardcaptor Sakura ✅✅ * Ioan Malcal, Code Geass: Akito the Exiled * Kenji Kazama, D-Frag! * Kenji Dobashi, Dear Boys * Kaburagi, Deca-Dance * Reiji Sakamaki, Diabolik Lovers * Ataru Chūō, Dorei-ku the Animation * Ginyu, Dragon Ball Kai and Super * Tom Tanaka, Durarara!! (series) ✅ * Takeru Noto, Enen no Shōbōtai ("Fire Force") * Laxus Dreyar and Yury Dreyar, Fairy Tail (series) ✅ * Rock Volcan, Gaist Crusher * Otonoshin Koito, Golden Kamuy * Hiroki Kurokawa, Haikyū!! ✅ * Genzō Shibata, Hataage! Kemono Michi * Kaede Nonohara, Hayate no Gotoku! * Blood Dupre, Heart no Kuni no Alice: Wonderful Wonder World * America and Canada, Hetalia Axis Powers * Masamune Matsumoto, High Score * Sōsuke Yaotome, IDOLiSH7 ✅✅ * Diavolo, JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Part 5: Ōgon no Kaze * Renato Socci, Jormungand ✅ * Ōdanna, Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi * Kenta Usui, Karin ✅ * Hank, Katsute Kami Datta Kemono-tachi e * Tsumugu Kinagase, Kill la Kill ✅ * Tengen Uzui, Kimetsu no Yaiba ✅✅ * Ritsu Kisaragi, Kin'iro no Corda: Blue♪Sky * Shinobu Ōsaki, Kin'iro no Corda: Primo Passo (series) * Shiori Shibuya, Kyō kara Maō! * Refuto, Kyōkai no Rinne (series) * Sōbi Agatsuma, Loveless ✅✅✅ * Ozma Lee, Macross Frontier ✅✅✅ * Louie, Mahō Senshi Louie * Johann Trinity, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 * Char Aznable, Mobile Suit Gundam-san ✅ * Taiyō Shirahama, Monster Strike * Dreyfus, Nanatsu no Taizai ✅ * Tanktop Master, One Punch Man ✅ * Thunder ("Zapdos"), Freezer ("Articuno"), and Raikō, Pokémon ✅✅ * Takehito Morokuzu, Prison School * Hiromitsu Hamawatari ("Hammer"), Pyū to Fuku! Jaguar: Ima, Fuki ni Yukimasu * Yūji Kenmi, Sacred Seven * Ikki Phoenix, Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ✅✅ * Kyō Mibu, Samurai Deeper Kyō * Masamune Takano, Sekai'ichi Hatsukoi ✅✅ * Kaoru Seo, Sekirei * Shingen Takeda, Sengoku Night Blood * Amidamaru, Shaman King ✅✅✅ * Renbart Psyche, Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica * Full-Time Panda and Adelie Penguin, Shirokuma Cafe ✅ * Tōda, Shōnen Onmyōji * Ren Tsuruga, Skip Beat! ✅ * Lloyd Irving, Tales of Symphonia ✅✅✅ * Largo Lloyd, Tegamibachi ✅ * Nobuyuki Masaki, Tenchi Muyō! Ryōōki (4th and 5th Season) ✅ * Kamina, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann ✅ * Takahisa Kajimoto, Tennis no Ōji-sama * Kōtarō Amon, Tokyo Ghoul ✅ * Convoy, Transformers Superlink * Fan Hyulick, Tytania * Kuin, Ushio to Tora (2015) * Oswald, Yume Ōkoku to Nemureru 100-nin no Ōji-sama: Short Stories * VolFogg, Yūsha-Ō GaoGaiGar ✅✅ Commentary: Mr. Konishi has a very handsome-sounding voice. I have echoed the same sentiment in my more recent "Skip Beat!" review, but Katsuyuki Konishi is very soothing to listen to. I should have mentioned him more when I wrote about "Macross Frontier" — his characterization of Ozma Lee made the character feel very congenial and helped create an attachment to the world (the voice acting in "Macross F" is SS+ tier). I also grew up loving Sōbi Agatsuma ("Loveless"), so there's that! Amazing work, as always! Takumi Yamazaki as Mū Aries, notable roles: * Yata, .hack//GU * Hans Kleif, A.D. Police (TV) * Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald, Fate/Zero ✅✅ * Bansai Kawakami, Gintama ✅✅ * Incognito, Hellsing ✅✅ * M'Quve, Kidō Senshi Gundam: The Origin ✅✅ * Tomohisa Harada, Mezzo DSA ✅ * Tatsuhiko Shidō, Night Walker * Dera Mochimazzi, Tamako Market ✅✅ * Nano, Togainu no Chi Commentary: Now I understand why I'm one of the only people in the anime community that can stand Dera's voice in "Tamako Market" ...it's because he is also Mū Aries! Who would have thought that they had the SAME seiyū! Despite Mr. Yamazaki not being as active in the voice acting industry, the few roles that he does pick up here and there are very striking! I remember thinking how good M'Quve's voice sounded in "Gundam: The Origin" and now, I know why! Fantastic work, as always! Yūji Mitsuya as Shaka Virgo, notable roles: * Psychogenie, CB Chara Gō Nagai World ✅✅ * Hyōma Aoi, Chō Denji Robo Combattler V * Yūji Katō, Chōjin Sentai Baratack * Higashi no Kaioshin and Kibitoshin, Dragon Ball Z (series) ✅✅ * Shunsuke Hayami, Gekisō! Rubenkaiser * Principal, Gin no Saji ✅ * Jecy Moor, Hi-Speed Jecy * Sōichi Tsujii, Itō Junji: Collection ✅ * Yuito, Kagaku Bōken-tai Tansar 5 * Kōji Tongari, Kiteretsu Daihyakka * Ichirō Irabu, Kūchū Buranko ✅✅✅ * Lowell Grey, Lady Georgie * Lady Black, Lupin III: Part II ✅ * Seki Hisashi, Majo demo Steady * Yotsuya Tomoshige, Nanako SOS * Claude, Natsu e no Tobira ✅✅ * Pica, One Piece * Osamu Nanjo, Ōgon Senshi Gold Lightan * Marg, Rokushin Gattai GodMars * Mime Benetnasch, Saint Seiya ✅✅✅ * Katsudonman and Hamburger Kid, Sore Ike! Anpanman * Apulo, Teki wa Kaizoku: Neko-tachi no Kyōen ✅✅ * Tetsu, Time Bokan Series: Zenderman * Hayato Shindō, Time Travel Tondekeman! * Grinpatch, Toriko * Tatsuya Uesugi, Touch * Jack, Yōsei Ō ✅✅✅ * Majari, Yū☆Yū☆Hakusho Commentary: Commentary: I really like Mr. Mitsuya's voice, even though many projects that he's been attached to over the years have either become relics or completely faded into obscurity! I really loved him as Ichirō Irabu ("Kūchū Buranko") and Mime Benetnasch ("Saint Seiya"), among many other great performances! He has such a handsome-sounding voice! Magnificent work, as always! Ryōtarō Okiayu as Saga and Kanon Gemini, notable roles: * Densuke Matsuo, Android Ana Maico 2010 * Igor Neuhaus, Ao no Exorcist * Ryūjirō Kamikage, Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova * Maeda, Asobi Asobase ✅ * Kaika Itsuki, Babylon ✅ * Tiger's Eye, Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS ✅✅ * Byakuya Kuchiki, Bleach ✅✅ * Issei Nishikiori, Boku no Chikyū wo Mamotte ✅✅ * Yuji Naruo, Burn Up! Excess and Burn Up! W ✅✅✅ * Ryūtarō Ōyama, Cardfight!! Vanguard G * Lanfei Hong, Chūka Ichiban! * Akio Furukawa ("Nagisa's Papa"), Clannad ✅✅✅ * Dark Mousy, D.N. Angel ✅ * Hyoi Kagezaki, Dark Cat * Sir Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott ("Ike"), Date A Live ✅ * Shin, DD Hokuto no Ken (2013) ✅ * Fumimaro Ayanokōji ("Royal Inspector") and Subaru Okiya, Detective Conan ✅✅✅ * Takuro Kimura, Di Gi Charat ✅ * Katsuhiko Jinnai, El Hazard (series) ✅ * Kenye Tokioka, eX-Driver * Kuro no Lancer ("Vlad III, The Impaler Prince"), Fate/Apocrypha ✅✅✅ * Berserker ("Lancelot"), Fate/Zero ✅✅ * Shigure Sōma, Fruits Basket (2001) ✅✅ * Scar, Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) ✅✅ * Franz Heinel, Future GPX Cyber Formula (series) * Shigeyuki Murakoshi, Giant Killing * Kazuharu Fukuyama, Girls Bravo (series) * Claude Winchester ("Mr. K"), Gravitation ✅ * Akuram, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de * Puchū, Gomez, and Toru Watanabe — Heppoko Jikken Animation Excel♥Saga ✅ * Meisuke Nueno, Jigoku Sensei Nube * Asio, Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Gū ("Haré+Guu") ✅✅ * Kaoru Asahina, Junjō Romantica ✅✅ * Koinosuke Odago, Jūbee-chan 2: Siberia Yagyū no Gyakushū * Aoyama-kun, Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun * Nagare Akatsuki, Kidō Senkan Nadesico * Kevin Mask, Kinnikuman II Sei * Hartia Allenford, Majutsushi Orphen and Majutsushi Orphen: Revenge * Shirō Amakusa Tokisada, Makai Tenshō ("Ninja Resurrection") * Joshua Grant, Marginal Prince: Gekkeiju no Ōji-tachi * Yū Matsūra, Marmalade Boy ✅✅ * Gorgeous, Maze☆Bakunetsu Jikū * Rintarō Shinjuku, Miracle Train: Chuo-sen e Yōkoso * Andrew Waltfeld, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED * Treize Khushrenada, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing * Isaku Zenpōji, Nintama Rantarō * Ieyasu Tokugawa, Nobunaga no Shinobi * Borsalino and Kaku, One Piece * Kei'ichi Hiiragi ("Usamimi Kamen"), Onegai My Melody * Touch Me, Overlord * Atsushi Miyagawa, Recorder to Randoseru (series) * Kurei, Rekka no Honō * Jun Kenzaki, Ring no Kakero * Kurō Kō, Saiunkoku Monogatari * Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Sengoku Basara (series) * Takeshi Yoroi, Shin Hurricane Polymar * Mach Windy, Shippū! Iron Leaguer * Tetsuya Asada, Shōbushi Densetsu Tetsuya * Hisashi Mitsui, Slam Dunk * Shimon Takagi, Sotsugyou M: Ore-tachi no Carnival * Masamune, Strange+ * Raidiese F. Branstein, Super Robot Taisen OG * Grid, Tales of Eternia * Kunimitsu Tezuka, Tennis no Ōji-sama (series) * Toriko, Toriko ✅✅ * Charles Chrishunds, Vassalord. * Brad Crawford, Weiß Kreuz * Hiroto Honda ("Tristen"), Yū☆Gi☆Ō ✅ * Vashti, Yume Ōkoku to Nemureru 100-nin no Ōji-sama: Short Stories Commentary: I used to wonder why there was so much attractive-looking fan works made of Saga Gemini (and "Kanon"), and now it all makes sense... it's because he's voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu! The man is not only very handsome, but he has a very gorgeous voice, too! Is it any wonder that Saga is a fan favorite? Some of my favorite performances from him were Yuji Naruo ("Burn Up"), his iterations in "Burn Up W" and "Excess" are similar to the Kintarō Ōe character in "Golden Boy" — and I really enjoy him as Fumimaro Ayanokōji ("Detective Conan"), because how can you not like an eccentric police inspector with a pet squirrel? Amazing job, as always! As I said earlier, "Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ～ Inferno" was personally my favorite addition to the trilogy, and even though the main cast were almost all replaced by a handful of unfamiliar talents, the voice actors were still able to do the original cast justice, in their delivery! The tragedy behind Shun Andromeda being chosen as a host by the arrantly evil Hades and the exploration of the underworld, was great — it felt like I was watching the old Saint Seiya again! I give the "Inferno" chapter a 6/10! Rankings: Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ～ Santuary ★★☆☆☆ Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ～ Inferno ★★★☆☆ Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ～ Elysion ★★★☆☆
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Feb 7, 2021
Tenshi no 3P!
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I originally dropped this series, it felt kind of exploitative to have a character in high school help three, orphaned elementary schoolers — who all openly flirt with him. Truthfully, it gave me the heebie-jeebies, especially when there started to be more and more uncomfortable ecchi scenes. But, I gave it chance again, shortly after I became a fan of "Rō-Kyū-Bu!" — which is by the same writer, Sagu Aoyama, and their stories are always a ray of light through a cracked window sill of ethical obscurity.
⚠️ This review of Tenshi no 3P! will be spoiler-free ⚠️ —Story/Characters As I mentioned earlier, the framing of the premise ... in the beginning of the series seems... pedophilic, but when Kyō's doting friend from school ("Sakura Toriumi") starts to help him look after the girls... it seems less like a potentially manipulative situation and more like a couple taking care of children. It reminded me of the situation in "Elfen Lied" — where Kōta and Yuka take care of the mentally incapacitated "Nyu", and they begin to fall in love while looking after her! The situation is even more averted from the initial weirdness, because Kyō Nukui is like many other harem protagonists and will get flustered by a moment of sudden intimacy, but is too shy and kind-hearted to act on anything! Kyō Nukui is a high school drop-out, turned shut-in, who is more or less an unstated VOCALOID composer — going under the handle of "HibikiP"! Jūn Goto, an orphaned young girl, sends him a private message and asks him to help write compositions for her band, so that their orphanage doesn't get shut down. Yes, it's like every season of "Love Live!"... but, with children instead of teenagers! It is then revealed that his childhood friend, that is in the same grade as him, is also an orphan and grew up in the same chapel as the young girls! Naturally she joins in their effort to preserve the building, partially because of her feelings of nostalgia and her budding relationship with the trio, and also, because it's clear that she has a crush on Kyō! I call it "childhood friend syndrome"! If you didn't know already, it's a chronic condition in anime! There are various conflicts along the way, Nozomi (the bassist), almost gets adopted by her biological grandfather in England and is torn on whether to move or stay with her friends; Kyō's closest online friend also invites the girls to perform on a resort island, but there is more behind the request then they originally think! Despite all of the twists and turns, the girls all stick together and Kyō's harem grows, after the introduction of two new characters (Kyō's younger sister can also be considered a part of the harem, but I try not to think about that too deeply...) and thus, the romantic comedy hijinks ensue! —Technical Luna's Favorite Works by Each Respective Creator = ✅ Shinsuke Yanagi (director), notable works: * Chōjin Kōkōsei-tachi wa Isekai demo Yoyū de Ikinuku you desu! ("CHOYOYU!: High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even in Another World!") * Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun ("Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki") * Momo Kyun Sword * Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta? ("And you thought there is never a girl online?") ✅ * Rō-Kyū-Bu! SS ✅ * Ryūō no Oshigoto! ("The Ryūō's Work is Never Done!") * Zettai Junpaku♡Mahō Shōjo ✅ Commentary: I haven't seen all of Mr. Yanagi's filmography, but from what I've watched, it's mostly so-so in terms of quality. As I mentioned before, I am a fan of the "Rō-Kyū-Bu!" franchise, but Keizō Kusakawa's adaptation of the first season was far better than the second season, directed by the aforementioned Shinsuke Yanagi. I would say that "Tenshi no 3P!" has been his best creation, since his directorial debut (that I HAVE SEEN). A very fair-to-middling director, but he gets the job done! Good Seiyū Work = ✅ Really Enjoyed the Seiyū's Performance = ✅✅ One of Luna's Favorite Performances OF ALL TIME = ✅✅✅ Yūki Inōe as Kyō Nukui, notable roles: * A106, Atom: The Beginning ✅ Commentary: I haven't heard any of Mr. Inōe, I only listened to him as A106 briefly in the one or two episodes that I saw of "Atom: The Beginning"! His voice isn't the most distinctive, but it functions fine with many of the first-person perspective camera angles that we're seeing the story through. His demeanor is that of an eroge protagonist, but it works well with the story that the author was trying to tell. Great job! Yūko Ōno as Jun Gotō, notable roles: * Nemesis, Infinite Dendrogram ✅ * Yuzu, Konohana Kitan ✅✅✅ * Aya Asagiri, Mahō Shōjo Site ✅✅ * Hiyo Yukino, Ongaku Shōjo (TV) * Jeanna D'Arc, Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight ✅✅✅ Commentary: Ms. Ōno is a fairly new talent in the industry, but I freakin' love her voice! I thought she was amazing in "Konohana Kitan", "Mahō Shōjo Site", and "Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight"! Aside from Sakura being a top pick for best girl, Ms. Ōno's performance as Jun Gotō was very charming and, for me, she was easily the most likable out of the main trio! Incredible performance, and I hope that Yūko Ōno keeps getting more roles as cute girls! Yurika Endō as Nozomi Momijidani, notable roles: * Asuna Kangoshi, Anime de Wakaru Shinryōnaika ("Comical Psychosomatic Medicine") * Lisa Imai, BanG Dream ✅ — role reprised by Yuki Nakashima * Haruno Yoshikawa, Diamond no Ace (series) * Windom, Kaijū Girls: Ultra Kaijū Gijinka Keikaku ✅ * Rina Sakai, Sakura Trick Commentary: It's hard to create a comparison between Ms. Endō's other roles and this one, because I'm so accustomed to Lisa Imai's "new" voice, that's it's difficult to remember how she sounded before the switch! Regardless, while she is the least memorable girl out of the main three, Ms. Endō still makes Nozomi intensely likable! Great work! Aoi Koga as Sora Kaneshiro, notable roles: * Kaguya Shinomiya, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunōsen ✅✅✅ * Hanabi, Mahō Shōjo? Naria☆Girls * Yuri Miyata, Two Car Commentary: Most recently, Ms. Koga's most famous role is Paimon in the mobile game, "Genshin Impact"! With that being said, Ms. Koga has such an adorable voice, I love her as Paimon and Kaguya's character is the most enjoyable part (FOR ME personally) in the "Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai" series! Sorry, Chika! A blossoming young talent in the industry, I hope that Aoi Koga can land more hit roles! Amazing work! Commentary: Ms. Itō is one of my favorite voice actresses of all time, and she does a perfect job at making the tsundere, childhood friend a compassionate and headstrong girl. I would compare her performance as Sakura Toriumi to her roles as Nana Astar Deviluke ("To LOVEる") and Airi ("Queen's Blade")... it's funny because Sakura is a twin-tailed character and her seiyū voices Airi, who is considered to be one of the most iconic twin-tailed characters of all time! Amazing performance, as always — Ms. Itō has such a strong presence and a beautiful voice! Commentary: Another seiyū that I love! Ms. Hidaka has a wonderful voice! Kurumi, Kyō's little sister, was the dark horse best girl of the show, because she was so enigmatic, snarky, and talented! I would compare her role in "Tenshi no 3P!" to her performances in "Tamako Market" ("Anko Kitashirakawa" is in my list of the top ten best little sisters of all time), "Inu x Boku SS", and "Show By Rock!!" — Ms. Hidaka the mastery of cute, moe performances perfected! Fantastic job, as always! Commentary: Everyone knows who Kana Hanazawa is, but in this production she plays a lonely loli with a tragic life. There is no one better that they could have been chosen for the role, Ms. Hanazawa completely nails it! I would compare her performance as Kōme Ogi to her roles voicing Tomoka Minato ("Rō-Kyū-Bu!") and Ruri Gokō ("Ore no Imōto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai"). Extraordinary work, as always! Commentary: Yuzuha probably has the smallest presence out of the girls, but she was still a very memorable character! Upon seeing her design, I get a fuzzy feeling, a feeling of warm nostalgia! Ms. Iguchi has that effect on me, I can recall feeling that way about her roles as Miku Kohinata ("Senki Zesshō Symphogear") and Mako Reizei ("Girls und Panzer"), too! Marvelous performance! If you have a zero tolerance policy towards younger characters being featured in a number of ecchi scenes, then this is not the anime for you. Despite the series being a soul-stirring experience (even though "Rō-Kyū-Bu!" had a slightly better adaptation), there are still some questionable scenes. Though, luckily, Kyō Nukui has the same affliction as Tenchi Masaki in "Tenchi Muyō!" — where he'll blush or get flustered, but is too kind-hearted or shy to make an advance on anyone, even girls his own age! I enjoyed the splash of adorable, platonically pure moments and the girls' friendships with each other were nice to experience second-hand. I rate Tenshi no 3P! a 6/10, and suggest it to anyone who isn't too weirded out by the fanservice! Rating: ★★★☆☆
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Feb 6, 2021
Kamisama no Memochou
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Kamisama no Memochō is a series that I bought on a whim from a RightStuf sale and even though the pacing can be glacial, the last three episodes rewarded the audience's lenience, after having to sit through many scenes with alienating dialogue and lackluster writing. Moments with the criminally cute Yūko and her interactions with the "NEET"s could be charming, though sometimes, it felt as if Kamisama no Memochō may have been too ambitious and overwrought with dangling strings to really be effective as a single cour anime!
⚠️ This review of Heaven's Memo Pad will contain spoilers ⚠️ —Story/Characters Instantly, I found the character of Yūko to ... be immensely interesting, not only is she a government-level security hacker, but she also manages to survive her day-to-day existence, despite being horribly emaciated, devouring nothing but junk food, and having chronic insomnia! The light novels may have remedied this issue in later volumes, but my biggest problem with Yūko's characterization is that we don't get a deeper dive into her personality, so her quirks pretty much make her the show's mascot. I think I was particularly harsh on this point of opprobrium, because I have seen similar series where the small genius girl's backstory and personality is further explored, there are good examples of this with Victorique de Blois in "Gosick" and Dalian in "Dantalian no Shoka"! Some of the arcs ranged from "I'm going to fall asleep if this arc gets any more boring" to "I am forcing myself to sit through this arc, in a Clockwork Orange fashion" — I thought that Meo's story with her father was decent, but my brain was clocked off a lot of the time during Sōichirō Hinamura's story. I am biased though, I am not the biggest fan of gangster or yakuza-centric stories, so it might have been my personal preference that led me to prefer Meo's narrative, rather than the arc of Daisuke Ono's character, Sōichirō! The best episodes were the last three, in my opinion, it was refreshing to see that the girl-next-door, who no one would really expect to be a pivotal character, Ayaka Shinozaki, actually has major psychological issues and due to her dependency on the protagonist, Narumi Fujishimi, her issues get much worse when he starts spending all of his time with the "NEET"s! I also found it fascinating that the drug that they had been researching throughout the series, "Angel's Fix", became a crucial part of investigating Ayaka's sudden jump, since there had been signs of it being planted in the gardening club's pavilion! Ayaka's feelings are delicately made clear by the flowers that she had planted on the balcony, while thinking of Narumi, and in the very end, she is shown to wake up from her coma — that had been induced by her "jump"! The ending is very sentimental and it even seems like more of Yūko's stoic side is shown, apart from her brand of moe neuroticisms. If the rest of Kamisama no Memochō had been more like the final three episodes, I would have enjoyed it much more! But, because of the strong conclusion, I'm curious about how the light novels will continue from where the anime left off. —Technical Luna's Favorite Works by Each Respective Creator = ✅ Katsushi Sakurabi (director), notable works: * Alice to Zouroku * Asatte no Hōkō. * Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka Movie: Orion no Ya ("Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion") * Flying Witch * Gunparade March: Arata Naru Kougunka * Lostorage Incited WIXOSS * Shigofumi —Assistant Director ✅ * Shingetsutan Tsukihime ✅ * Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru * Yomigaeru Sora: Rescue Wings Commentary: It seems that with Mr. Sakurabi's filmography, I am more privy to his older, more gothic horror shows, like "Shigofumi" and "Shingetsutan Tsukihime" — while there were aspects of Kamisama no Memochō and Flying Witch that I could appreciate, both of them slogged with their pacing and approach to incorporating meaningful character moments. Both of them felt empty, in different ways, though there were certain narrative devices that I thought were neat in Kamisama no Memochō, but I attribute that to the source material more than the quality of the production values. From what I've seen of Mr. Sakurabi's directing positions, he's a straight down the middle "hit-or-miss"-type of guy. Decent work on Kamisama no Memochō, but not the best, out of his list of projects! Good Seiyū Work = ✅ Really Enjoyed the Seiyū's Performance = ✅ ✅ One of Luna's Favorite Performances OF ALL TIME = ✅ ✅ ✅ Yui Ogura as Yūko Shionji, notable roles: * Hermit, .hack//Quantum * Gunmaken, 47 Todōfuken R * Alma V, Aru Zombie Shōjo no Sainan ("Calamity of the Zombie Girl") * Rom, Chōjigen Game Neptune ("Hyperdimension Neptunia") ✅ * Minori Gakesaka, Dogeza de Tanondemita * Tomo, Fumikiri Jikan * Onna Shinkan ("Priestess"), Goblin Slayer ✅✅ * Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi, Hentai Ōji to Warawanai Neko. * Katase, High School DxD ✅✅ * Mayuki Hiiragi, Hinako Note * Zashiki Warashi Niko, Hōzuki no Reitetsu ✅✅ * Homare Kagayaki ("Cure Étoile"), Hug tto! PreCure ✅✅✅ * Hikari Sakurada, Jōkamachi no Dandelion * Aya Ōgai, K: Seven Stories * Amatsukaze, KanColle Movie ✅✅ * Sana Futaba, Magia Record: Mahō Shōjo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden (TV) ✅✅✅ * Uori Mukae, Ongaku Shōjo (TV) * Kyōka, Princess Connect! Re:Dive ✅✅✅ * Tia Kleis, Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars * Hinata Hakamada, Rō-Kyū-Bu! (series) ✅✅✅ * Hiyori Kotobuki, Saikin — Imōto no Yōsu ga Chotto Okashiinda ga. * Toki Onjōji, Saki Achiga-hen: Episode of Side-A ✅ * Mana Namori, Schoolgirl Strikers: Animation Channel * Alice Kurobane, Shadowverse (TV) * Beelzebub, Sin: Nanatsu no Taizai ✅✅✅ * Relia, Star Ocean: Anamnesis * Tomalin, Teekyū (series) ✅✅ * Ayaka Kamine, Tsurezure Children * Isht Karin Orte, UQ Holder * Rinne Berlinetta, ViVid Strike! ✅✅✅ * Kokona Aoba, Yama no Susume (series) ✅✅✅ * Azumi Kagamihara, Z/X: Ignition Commentary: As you would expect from Yui Ogura, who is voicing our frail NEET heroine (that lives off of a diet of drinking Dr. DoKuPe)... she was able to make Yūko Shionji an absolutely adorable character! Ms. Ogura always does a great job at making characters sound impossibly cute. I would compare the role to her performances as Rom ("Chōjigen Game Neptune") and Hinata Hakamada ("Rō-Kyū-Bu!"), who are both very endearing, each with their own small stubborn streak! Amazing work, as always! Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Narumi Fujishima, notable roles: * Fūtarō Uesugi, 5-tōbun no Hanayome ("The Quintessential Quintuplets") * Tōru Kokonoe, Absolute Duo * Lubbock, Akame ga Kill ✅✅ * Tōma Kikuchi, Ao Haru Ride ✅ * Tōru Yukimura, Aoharu × Kikanjū ✅✅✅ * Arata, Arata Kangatari * Izō Okada, Bakumatsu * Helios, Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon Eternal Movie 1 * Yōsetsu Awase, Boku no Hero Academia (Seasons Four and Five) ✅ * Aoba Watase, Buddy Complex * Godō Kusanagi, Campione!: Matsurowanu Kamigami to Kamigoroshi no Maō * Philly the Kid, Cannon Busters * Takuru Miyashiro, ChäoS;Child ✅✅✅ * Shunsuke Hayami, Chōsoku Henkei Gyrozetter * Yukiya Naruse, Code Geass: Akito the Exiled * Jin Kazama, Days * Kantoku, Denki-gai no Honya-san * Yūki Anzai, Devils Line * Shinji Kanemaru, Diamond no Ace (series) * Retto Enjō, Dokyū Hentai HxEros * Bell Cranel, Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka ("Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?") —series ✅ * Masamune Izumi, Eromanga-sensei ✅✅ * Izuna Kokuyō, Gaist Crusher * Light, gdMen * Akio Honjō, Harmonie * Makoto Shiranui, Hatena☆Illusion * Freed Sellzen, High School D×D ✅ * Kensuke Ōshiba, Hitorijime My Hero * Izumi Miyamura, Hori-san to Miyamura-kun ("Horimiya") * Tsukishima, Hybrid Child * Yū Mononobe, Jūō Mujin no Fafnir * Zhào Pǔ, Ken En Ken: Aoki Kagayaki ("Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary") * Raian Kure, Kengan Ashura * Inosuke Hashibira, Kimetsu no Yaiba ✅✅✅ * Kanata Age, Kūsen Madōshi Kōhosei no Kyōkan ("Sky Wizards Academy") * Goron, Kyoshin to Hyōka no Shiro * Akashi Saginuma, M3: Sono Kuroki Hagane * Sytry Cartwright, Makai Ōji: Devils and Realist * Yūki Aito, Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to: The Animation * Demon Lord Tasogare, Maōjō de Oyasumi ("Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle") * Teruki Hanazawa, Mob Psycho 100 (series) * Natsuki Hashiba, Niji'iro Days * Sora, No Game No Life ✅✅ * Riku Dola, No Game No Life: Zero ✅✅ * Nicole Ascart, Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijō ni Tensei shiteshimatta... * Petelgeuse Romanée-Conti, Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu ✅✅ * Array Danon Ci, Rinne no Lagrange * Tomoya Aki, Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata ("Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend") ✅ * Sorata Kanda, Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo ✅ * Hiiro, Seisen Cerberus: Ryūkoku no Fatalités * Sōma Yukihira, Shokugeki no Sōma (series) ✅✅ * Kazuto Kirigaya ("Kirito"), Sword Art Online (series) ✅✅ * Ren Amaki ("Sword Hero"), Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari ✅ * Shōta Mitarai, The iDOLM@STER SideM * Arata Kasuga, Trinity Seven * Aki Hidaka, Tsubasa to Hotaru * Mio Chibana, Umibe no Étranger * Hayato Shinomiya, Watashi ga Motete Dōsunda ("Kiss Him, Not Me!") ✅ * Hajime Aoyagi, Yowamushi Pedal ✅ Commentary: Yes, Sword Art Online's "Kirito" voices the protagonist to this series! Mr. Matsuoka typically sounds more lively, especially in some of his latest roles as Inosuke Hashibira ("Kimetsu no Yaiba") and Petelgeuse Romanée-Conti ("Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu"), but the writing in Kamisama no Memochō makes his character seem like a complete wallflower. Yes, Narumi Fujishima's reaction to the strange detective agency can be amusing at times, but the role is really muted, compared to more of his break-out hits. Excellent seiyū, in a not-so-great series. Ai Kayano as Ayaka Shinozaki, notable roles: * Akari Kawamoto, 3-Gatsu no Lion ✅✅✅ * Futaba Ōki, Amanchu! ✅✅ * Mikono Suzushiro, Aquarion Evol * Anya Dostoyevskaya, Aria the Avvenire * Kaga and Atago, Azur Lane * Hana Mutō, Captain Earth * Kanade Ōe, Chihayafuru ✅✅✅ * Ponoka, Choboraunyopomi Gekijō Ai Mai Mii ✅ * Anna Clément, Code Geass: Akito the Exiled ✅ * Mikan Tsumiki, Danganronpa 3 * Maihime Shirayuki, Dokyū Hentai HxEros * Mimi, Flip Flappers ✅ * Megumi Sakura, Gakkōgurashi! ("School Live") ✅✅ * Saori Takebe, Girls und Panzer ✅✅✅ * Moka Hoto, Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka? ("Is the Order a Rabbit?") ✅✅✅ * Nana Hayashida, Golden Time ✅ * Inori Yuzuriha, Guilty Crown * Yuyuko Saigyōji, Hifū Katsudō Kiroku: The Sealed Esoteric History ✅✅✅ * Diamond, Hōseki no Kuni ✅✅✅ * Mayaka Ibara, Hyōka ✅✅✅ * Emi Kaidō, Infinti-T Force ✅✅✅ * Aoi Sakurada, Jōkamachi no Dandelion * Hibino Shiba, Kamisama Dolls ✅✅ * Akane Mahōgasawa, Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara ("If Her Flag Breaks") * Kanae Kochō, Kimetsu no Yaiba ✅✅✅ * Juliet Persia, Kishuku Gakkō no Juliet ✅✅✅ * Lalatina Dustiness Ford, Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! ("God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!") * Millia il Velch Cutrettola Turan, Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam ✅ * Mogana Kikaijima, Medaka Box ✅ * Zenna Zabi, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin ✅✅ * Chisaki Hiradaira, Nagi no Asu kara ✅ * Shiro, No Game No Life ✅✅ * Ai Fuyūmi, Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru ("Oreshura") ✅✅ * Erika, Pokémon Masters ✅✅ * Chizuru Hishiro, ReLIFE * Muginami, Rinne no Lagrange * Akane Kajiya, Romantica Clock * Utaha Kasumigaoka, Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata ("How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend") ✅✅ * Kokomi Teruhashi, Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan ✅✅ * Mashiro Shiina, Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo ✅✅ * Leila, Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarō ("Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms") ✅✅✅ * Hitoe Uemura, Selector Infected WIXOSS * Kirika Akatsuki, Senki Zesshō Symphogear ✅✅✅ * Yomi, Senran Kagura ✅✅ * Ruki, Senryū. * Lucy Yagami, Servant x Service * Meili Zhou, Shin Chūka Ichiban! * Rinko Ogasawara, Shirobako ✅✅ * Ryōko Sakaki, Shokugeki no Sōma ✅✅ * Haru Estia, Soul Worker: Your Destiny Awaits * Karila Hatsuse, Stella Jogakuin Kōtō-ka C³-bu * Mei Tachibana, Sukitte Ii na yo. ("Say I Love You") * Mako Saitō, Super Seishūn Brothers * Alice Zuberg, Sword Art Online ✅✅ * Alisha Diphda, Tales of Zestiria ✅ * Kanae Mitani, Tamayura * Yuyuko Saigyōji, 東方 Niji Sōsaku Dōjin Anime: Musō Kakyō ✅✅✅ * Mamako Ōsuki, Tsūjō Kōgeki ga Zentai Kōgeki de Ni-kai Kōgeki no Okaasan wa Suki Desu ka? ("Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?") ✅ * Sumire Kisaragi, Twin Angel Break * Kasumi Takamiya, Witch Craft Works * Anna, Yakusoku no Neverland ("The Promised Neverland") ✅✅ Commentary: Ms. Kayano has the same predicament as Yoshitsugu Matsuoka ("Kirito") does in her role. She has a very soft, angelic-sounding voice, but her talent is squandered in a character that only gets a bit of limelight towards the very end of the show. Incredible seiyū, though she isn't very prevalent throughout most of the series, episode ten adds a new layer of complexity to her character! Daisuke Ono as Sōichirō Hinamura, notable roles: * Jet Link ("002"), 009 Re: Cyborg * Kakeru Satsuki, 11eyes * Sachiyo Satō, A-Channel * Yukito Kunisaki and Sora, Air * Tomohisa Kitakado, B-Project (series) * Airi Yamamoto, Back Street Girls: Gokudolls * Sei Handa, Barakamon ✅✅ * Ray Clackey, Battle Spirits (series) * Demetrios, Bessatsu Olympia Kyklos * Saizō Kirigakure, Brave 10 * Subaru Asahina, Brothers Conflict * Hugh Anthony Disward, Dantalian no Shoka ✅✅✅ * Junichirō Kagami, Denpa Kyōshi * Sion Astal, Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu * Muga Iori, Detective Conan ✅✅ * Kyōma Mabuchi, Dimension W * Jin Kamishina, Dragonaut: The Resonance * Butch Cassidy, Drifters ✅ * Shizuo Heiwajima, Durarara!! (series) ✅✅ * Kōhei Hasekura, Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku * Masaru Katō, Gantz:O ✅✅✅ * Luigi Yoshida, Giant Killing * Wolfgang Mittermeyer, Ginga Eiyū Densetsu: Die Neue These ("The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: The New Thesis") ✅✅✅ * Kokkuri-san, Gugure! Kokkuri-san ✅✅ * Zenji Banba, Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens * Eugene Alexandre de Volkan, Hanasakeru Seishōnen ✅✅ * Killer T Saibō, Hataraku Saibō!! ✅ * Mamoru Akasaka, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (series) ✅✅✅ * Blue Knight Ozaki, Jewelpet Kira☆Deco! * Jōtarō Kūjō, JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken (Seasons Three, Four, and Five) ✅✅ * Kurō Yatogami, K ✅✅ * Cain Dressel, Kakumeiki Valvrave (series) * Hades Aidoneus, Kamigami no Asobi * Kazuma Yagami, Kaze no Stigma * Shu Aiba, Kiss Dum: Engage Planet * Aoi Sanada, Kobayashi ga Kawai sugite Tsurai!! * Fafnir, Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon ✅✅✅ * Kenji Kusanagi, Kōtetsushin Jeeg * Akira Seno, Kuro no Sumika: Chronus * Shintarō Midorima, Kuroko no Basket (series) ✅✅✅ * Sebastian Michaelis, Kuroshitsuji (series) ✅✅✅ * Sinbad, Magi: Sinbad no Bōken * Callego Naberius, Mairimashita! Iruma-kun * Hosaka, Minami-ke * Izayoi Tsukishima, Miracle☆Train: Oedo-sen e Yōkoso * Akira Nikaidō, Monochrome Factor * Haruma Kagutsuchi, Monster Strike (series) * Yūya Bridges, Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse ✅✅✅ * Hyuga, Neo Angelique Abyss * Ryōichi Kyōgoku, Nerawareta Gakuen * Ryōsuke Takahashi, New Initial D Movie (series) * Richard Grayson ("Nightwing"), Ninja Batman * Daikoku, Noragami ✅ * Natsuhiko Azuma, Norn9: Norn+Nonet * Jūshimatsu Matsuno, Osomatsu-san (series) ✅✅ * Ash, Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode Oracle * Kuzuya, Planetarian ✅ * Dande, Pokémon (2019) ✅✅ * Heath Hasekura, Prince of Stride: Alternative * Gregorio Valentino, Rokuhōdō Yotsuiro Biyori ✅✅ * Riki Nendō, Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (series) ✅✅✅ * Mars, Sekkō Boys * Nobuyuki Sanada, Sengoku Musō * Kazuya Tokugawa, Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama * Exoda Cero Claw, Shina Dark: Kuroki Tsuki no Ō to Sōheki no Tsuki no Himegimi * Erwin Smith, Shingeki no Kyojin ✅✅ * Yakumo Saitō, Shinrei Tantei Yakumo * Llama, Shirokuma Cafe * Golem, Somali to Mori no Kami-sama * Munto, Sora wo Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai * Brother Shiokawa, Sparrow's Hotel * Suzuya Tōzuki, Starry☆Sky * Itsuki Koizumi, Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu ✅✅✅ * Dezel, Tales of Zestiria * Kaoru Hanase, Tamako Market and Tamako Love Story ✅✅✅ * Sōji Okita, Tōken Ranbu ✅✅ * Gō, Train Heroes * Kogorō Akechi, Trickster: Edogawa Ranpo "Shōnen Tanteidan" yori * Susumu Kodai, Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199 ✅✅✅ * Battler Ushiromiya, Umineko no Naku Koro ni ✅✅✅ * Kira Sumeragi, Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ (series) * Hajime Kusanagi, VitaminX Addiction * Jun Satō, Working!! (series) ✅✅ * Naja Gurefu, World Destruction: Sekai Bokumetsu no Rokunin * Masakiyo Dōbashi, Yowamushi Petal (series) ✅ * Kyōsuke Kishi, Yozakura Quartet * Uran, Zephyr Commentary: Mr. Ono can have a very emotionally riveting presence, I remember that I teared up during his performance as Masaru Katō in "Gantz:O" — but, although this character had some powerful emotional beats in one or two episodes, the character of Sōichirō Hinamura felt relatively empty, by comparison! This is the case of an outstanding actor, in a not-so-great role! Hitomi Nabatame as Míng Lǐ Huáng, notable roles: * Nanao Ise, Bleach * Noi, Blue Dragon: Tenkai no Shichi Ryū * Kanade Sakurai, Candy Boy ✅ * Sena Aoi, ChäoS;HEAd * Kiri Kikyō, Canvas 2: Niji-iro no Sketch * Mana Aida, Dokidoki! PreCure ✅✅ * Bazett Fraga McRemitz, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya * Kanade Yūki, Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku * Kei Kishimoto, Gantz ✅✅ * Erika Itsumi, Girls und Panzer ✅✅✅ * Kanade Jinguji, Gokujō Seitokai * Yukiji Katsura, Hayate no Gotoku! ("Hayate the Combat Butler") * Raynare, High School DxD ✅ * Sphene, Hōseki no Kuni ✅✅ * Nobue Itō, Ichigo Mashimaro ("Strawberry Marshmallow") ✅✅ * Unchō Kan'u, Ikkitōsen ✅✅ * Eriko Takahashi, Joshikōsei: Girl's High * Momoko Orizuka, Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō * Sonken Chūbō, Kōtetsu Sangokushi * Rokumon, Kyōkai no Rinne ("RIN-NE") * Yuna Miyama, Maburaho * Eriko Torii, Maria-sama ga Miteru ✅✅ * Rina Tachibana, Mushi-Uta ✅ * Miki Onimaru, Muteki Kanban Musume * Cryska Barchenowa, Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse ✅✅✅ * Niboshi, Nyamen * Reiko Shirai, Ōyasan wa Shishunki! * Saori Makishima, Ore no Imōto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai ✅✅✅ * Shizuru, Princess Connect! Re:Dive ✅✅ * Kagura, Prism Ark * Hime Petit, Prism Magical: Prism Generations! * Shizuka, Queen's Blade ✅✅ * Liru, Renkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān ✅✅✅ * Matsuri, Rocket Girls * Mikoto Suō, School Rumble * Uzume, Sekirei * Margery Daw, Shakugan no Shana ✅ * Arcueid Brunestud, Shingetsutan Tsukihime ✅✅✅ * Akira Tōdō, Special A * Shizuma Hanazono, Strawberry Panic ✅✅✅ * Fanatio Synthesis Two, Sword Art Online ✅ * Yuma Tonami, To Heart 2 ✅✅ * Eirin Yagokoro, 東方 Niji Sōsaku Dōjin Anime: Musō Kakyō ✅✅ * Vivienne Ōtori, UG☆Ultimate Girls * Minami Yūri, VitaminX Addiction * Akane Ryūzōji, Walkure Romance * Kazusa Tōma, White Album 2 ✅✅ * Ryoko Yakushiji, Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo * Feena Fam Earthlight, Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love * Misa Anehara, Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahō Commentary: Interesting tidbit, before I get into the voice acting, the most famous "Míng Lǐ" (in real life) is known for innovating a computer science algorithmic theory called the Kolmogorov complexity. I thought that was neat, given the use of hacking and algorithms in the series! I don't know if this was an intentional reference, but it's interesting, nonetheless! Ms. Nabatame, the original casting choice for Arcueid Brunestud, has some of the strongest characters moments and presence in the entire show! I really enjoyed her tough demeanor, and the way that she was both commanding and a responsible ramen shop owner made her instantly one of the most likable! Iconic seiyū, cast in a rightfully badass role! Though uncontroversially weak in most of its delivery, the way the ending wraps up the Ayaka's silent struggles and some other character moments made it a nice little watch, even if it's just a casual viewing. I may have enjoyed more because I have a unifiable desire for a series that involve solving crimes and an element of mystery, that's why I can't get enough of "Detective Conan"! Even if I manage to binge one-hundred episodes in a single sitting, I don't think I could ever get tired of it! I rate Kamisama no Memochō a 4/10, but suggest picking it up if you want something that's laid back and has a decently cathartic ending! Rating: ★★☆☆☆
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Feb 5, 2021
Skip Beat!
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This series is the antithesis to Ai Yazawa's Nana! While Nana is a coming-of-age story about young adults pursuing their passions and having mature romantic relationships, Skip Beat is about Kyōko Mogami, a teenage girl who drops out of high school to get a full-time job, so she can simp for her childhood crush... and when he inevitably betrays her, her solution is... to stalk him and join the same talent agency, to get her revenge by becoming more famous than him! The premise is just as vapid as it sounds and while I occasionally like a nice romance anime to shut my mind off
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to, the narrative rolled along as sturdily as a flattened tire!
⚠️ This review of Skip Beat! will be spoiler-free ⚠️ —Story/Characters While I can perfectly understand why Kyōko would want revenge, it still boggles my mind why someone would drop out of school and get a job to support someone, if they hadn't even bothered to ask that person how they felt about them! It's harder to be sympathetic towards her plight, too, because she's pursuing a showbiz career as a tit for tat towards Shō! That storyline would hypothetically work if the comedy was good enough, but most of the humor consists of Kyōko being painfully awkward or is derived from quintessential romantic hijinks! If I were to compare the character motivations to the aforementioned "Nana" — Nana Osaki and Ren Honjō come together and fall apart at the behest of their individual needs, to chase after a rotten man would be the last of Nana's priorities! And while media doesn't exist on the precipice of teaching moral rights and wrongs, if a mangaka is going to make such an obnoxious premise, aimed towards teenage girls, there should be more humor and less romance! The story is written as though Kyōko is righteous for getting revenge, instead of doing what's right for herself. It's juvenile, the whole thing is! Like every shōjo series in existence, Kyōko makes friends and enemies in the entertainment industry, even "frenemies" (ahem, "Kanae Kotonami")! Her self-sufficient and bold approach to acting makes her a fresh commodity to the management team. Though I did like how the series lined up the challenges, in a way that made you wonder "how will she get herself out of this one?" — it was difficult to root for her. Midway through the series, her rivalry with Shō dissolves into the two of them bickering like an old married couple, so it didn't feel like there were many stakes left. —Technical Luna's Favorite Works by Each Respective Creator = ✅ Kiyoko Sayama (director), notable works: * Amanchu! Advance * Brave 10 * Saber Marionette J Again — Assistant Director * Shin Shirayuki-hime Densetsu Prétear * Starry☆Sky * Tenshi Kinryōku ("Angel's Sanctuary") ✅ * Vampire Knight * Vampire Knight: Guilty Commentary: From what I've seen of Ms. Sayama's directing, I'm not the biggest fan. From what I remember of "Prétear" — the directing got a bit sloppy and stilted at times. The "Tenshi Kinryōku" adaptation is the best thing that I've seen of hers, because truth be told, I have only watched the first season of "Amanchu" and the ※original director handed the series off to her. And "Tenshi Kinryōku" isn't exactly what you would call GOOD, but it's enjoyable enough for fans of the manga. The Skip Beat anime looks generic and none of the scenes are framed in a compelling way, the visual renderings use the bare minimum amount of animated "key strokes" and many of the motions are just from the mouth flaps! ※Jun'ichi Satō: known for his chief roles in "Aria: The Animation" and the first two seasons of "Sailor Moon"! Good Seiyū Work = ✅ Really Enjoyed the Seiyū's Performance = ✅ ✅ One of Luna's Favorite Performances OF ALL TIME = ✅ ✅ ✅ Marina Inōe as Kyōko Mogami, notable roles: * Kyōko Kōda, 3-Gatsu no Lion ✅ * Tsukasa Kiryu, Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka * Chloe Morisu, Akanesasu Shōjo * Valt Aoi, Beyblade Burst * Momo Yaoyorozu, Boku no Hero Academia ✅ * Yozora Mikazuki, Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai ("I Don't Have Many Friends") * Narvi Stryze, Break Blade * Tsubasa, Busō Shinki Moon Angel * Ibuki, Chaos Dragon: Sekiryū Seneki * Meguru, Chōjikū Robo Meguru * Kakeru Todoroki, Chōsoku Henkei Gyrozetter * Cossette d'Auvergne, Cossette no Shōzō ✅ * Ami Kawamura, Danbell Senki * Nana, Darling in the FranXX ✅ * Tōka Yatogami, Date A Live ✅ ✅ ✅ * Tagiru Akashi, Digimon Fusion * Chiffon Fairchild, Freezing * Mutsuki Uehara, Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! * Mina Tsukuda, Getsumen To Heiki Mina * Asaemon Ikeda, Gintama * Iba Himuro, Gokujō!! Mecha Mote Iinchō * Haruka Nanase, Hagure Yūsha no Aesthetica * Rei Miyamoto, High School of the Dead ✅ ✅ * Kirihime Natsuno, Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyō ("Dog & Scissors") * Laura Bodewig, IS: Infinite Stratos ✅ ✅ ✅ * Natsuru Senō, Kämpfer * Monaka Noguchi, Kite Liberator * Inaho Enoki, Kyochū Rettō * Sakura Mamiya, Kyōkai no Rinne (TV) * Mio Tsuzuki, Loups=Garous * Matsurika Shinōji, Maria†Holic ✅ ✅ ✅ * Kana Minami, Minami-ke * Sodachi Oikura, Monogatari series ✅ ✅ ✅ * Iroha Tsuchiura, Onii-chan no Koto nanka Zenzen Suki ja Nai n da kara ne!! ("Because I Don't Like My Big Brother At All!!") * Makina Sakamaki, Plastic Nee-san ✅ * Yūta Iridatsu, Punch Line * Rio Rollins Tachibana, Rio: Rainbow Gate! * Chiri Kitsu, Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei ✅✅✅ * Rebecca Randall, Seikoku no Dragonar ("Dragonar Academy") * Tsukiumi, Sekirei * Alicia Melchiott, Senjō no Valkyria ("Valkyria Chronicles") * Pheles, Shakugan no Shana * Armin Arlert, Shingeki no Kyōjin ✅ ✅ * Nao Midorikawa ("Cure March"), Smile PreCure ✅ ✅ * Rakuta Koga, Suteki Tantei Labyrinth ("Fantastic Detective Labyrinth") * Yōko Littner, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann ✅ ✅ * Iku Kasahara, Toshokan Sensō ✅ * Jessica Ushiromiya, Umineko no Naku Koro ni ✅ ✅ ✅ * Yumiko Miura, Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. ("My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU") ✅ ✅ * Shigeru Kanmuri, Yakitate!! Japan Commentary: Though I can't say that I was a big fan of the character Kyōko Mogami, Ms. Inōe made her character the star of the show! Her delivery is the most energetic and fun, even among her more seasoned peers. I would compare her enigmatic performance to her roles as Chiri Kitsu ("Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei") and Nao Midorikawa ("Smile PreCure"). Amazing work, as always! Katsuyuki Konishi as Ren Tsuruga, notable roles: * Sakaki, .hack (series) * Semimaru Asai, 7 Seeds * Chiaki Hanazono, Ahiru no Sora * Sakaki, Akagami no Shirayuki-hime ✅ * Bulat, Akame ga Kill ✅ * Jūzō Shima, Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujōō-hen ✅ * Ohika, Arata Kangatari * Leo, Arte * Tōya, Ayashi no Ceres ✅✅✅ * Toraji Ishida and Red Blade Braver, Bamboo Blade * Tatsumi Oga, Beelzebub * Bem, Bem (2019) ✅✅ * Shūhei Hisagi and Keigo Asano, Bleach ✅ * Haji, Blood+ ✅✅ * Yoshiyuki Terada and Spinel Sun, Cardcaptor Sakura ✅✅ * Ioan Malcal, Code Geass: Akito the Exiled * Kenji Kazama, D-Frag! * Kenji Dobashi, Dear Boys * Kaburagi, Deca-Dance * Reiji Sakamaki, Diabolik Lovers * Ataru Chūō, Dorei-ku the Animation * Ginyu, Dragon Ball Kai and Super * Tom Tanaka, Durarara!! (series) ✅ * Takeru Noto, Enen no Shōbōtai ("Fire Force") * Laxus Dreyar and Yury Dreyar, Fairy Tail (series) ✅ * Rock Volcan, Gaist Crusher * Otonoshin Koito, Golden Kamuy * Hiroki Kurokawa, Haikyū!! ✅ * Genzō Shibata, Hataage! Kemono Michi * Kaede Nonohara, Hayate no Gotoku! * Blood Dupre, Heart no Kuni no Alice: Wonderful Wonder World * America and Canada, Hetalia Axis Powers * Masamune Matsumoto, High Score * Sōsuke Yaotome, IDOLiSH7 ✅✅ * Diavolo, JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Part 5: Ōgon no Kaze * Renato Socci, Jormungand ✅ * Ōdanna, Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi * Kenta Usui, Karin ✅ * Hank, Katsute Kami Datta Kemono-tachi e * Tsumugu Kinagase, Kill la Kill ✅ * Tengen Uzui, Kimetsu no Yaiba ✅✅ * Ritsu Kisaragi, Kin'iro no Corda: Blue♪Sky * Shinobu Ōsaki, Kin'iro no Corda: Primo Passo (series) * Shiori Shibuya, Kyō kara Maō! * Refuto, Kyōkai no Rinne (series) * Sōbi Agatsuma, Loveless ✅✅✅ * Ozma Lee, Macross Frontier ✅✅✅ * Louie, Mahō Senshi Louie * Johann Trinity, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 * Char Aznable, Mobile Suit Gundam-san ✅ * Taiyō Shirahama, Monster Strike * Dreyfus, Nanatsu no Taizai ✅ * Tanktop Master, One Punch Man ✅ * Thunder ("Zapdos"), Freezer ("Articuno"), and Raikō, Pokémon ✅✅ * Takehito Morokuzu, Prison School * Hiromitsu Hamawatari ("Hammer"), Pyū to Fuku! Jaguar: Ima, Fuki ni Yukimasu * Yūji Kenmi, Sacred Seven * Ikki Phoenix, Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ✅✅ * Kyō Mibu, Samurai Deeper Kyō * Masamune Takano, Sekai'ichi Hatsukoi ✅✅ * Kaoru Seo, Sekirei * Shingen Takeda, Sengoku Night Blood * Amidamaru, Shaman King ✅✅✅ * Renbart Psyche, Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica * Full-Time Panda and Adelie Penguin, Shirokuma Cafe ✅ * Tōda, Shōnen Onmyōji * Lloyd Irving, Tales of Symphonia ✅✅✅ * Largo Lloyd, Tegamibachi ✅ * Nobuyuki Masaki, Tenchi Muyō! Ryōōki (4th and 5th Season) ✅ * Kamina, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann ✅ * Takahisa Kajimoto, Tennis no Ōji-sama * Kōtarō Amon, Tokyo Ghoul ✅ * Convoy, Transformers Superlink * Fan Hyulick, Tytania * Kuin, Ushio to Tora (2015) * Oswald, Yume Ōkoku to Nemureru 100-nin no Ōji-sama: Short Stories * VolFogg, Yūsha-Ō GaoGaiGar ✅✅ Commentary: Mr. Konishi performance as Ren Tsuruga portrayed him as a very attractive and compassionate character, despite his initial coldness. Though I am a fan of Mr. Konishi's role was the weakest, but the might have been more on the part of the script, rather than the actual actor. I would compare his character in Skip Beat to his roles as Tōya ("Ayashi no Ceres") and Haji ("Blood+"). I personally prefer Mr. Konishi's calm, blue oni archetype, so I quite enjoyed hearing his voice in this one! Great job! Mamoru Miyano as Shōtarō Fuwa, notable roles: * Joe Shimamura, 009 Re: Cyborg * Kei Nagai, Ajin (series) * Ryōta Sakuragi, Ame-iro Cocoa * Gakushū Asano, Ansatsu Kyōshitsu ("Assassination Classroom") * Kandata, Aoi Bungaku Series ✅ * Prince Dimande, Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon Crystal * Yoshitani, Boku, Otaryman. * Kei Kaname, Bōkyaku Battery * Ignis Scientia, Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV ✅ * Osamu Dazai, Bungō Stray Dogs ✅ ✅ ✅ * Kōji Ibuki, Cardfight!! Vanguard (series) * Taichi Mashima, Chihayafuru (series) ✅ ✅ * Light Yagami, Death Note ✅ ✅ ✅ * Cinque Izumi, Dog Days (series) * Asim Jamaru, Dragonaut: The Resonance * Masaomi Kida, Durarara!! (series) ✅ ✅ ✅ * Benimaru Shinmon, Enen no Shōbōtai ("Fire Force") * Bedivere, Fate/Grand Order ✅ ✅ * Rin Matsuoka, Free! (series) ✅ ✅ ✅ * Haru Katō, The Millionaire Detective — Balance: UNLIMITED * Ling Yao, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood ✅ * Shino, Fuse: Teppō Musume no Torimonochō * Berg Katze, Gatchaman Crowds * Saburō Suzuki, Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun ✅ ✅ * Reinhard von Lohengramm, Ginga Eiyū Densetsu: Die Neue These ("The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: The New Thesis") ✅ ✅ ✅ * Haruo Sakaki, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (series) * Shinobu Ijūin, Haikara-san ga Tōru Movie 1: Benio, Hana no 17-sai * Atsumu Miya, Haikyū!! (series) ✅ ✅ * Genji Kamogawa, Hajime no Ippo: Rising * Hachirō Iba, Hakuōki Shinkai: Kaze no Shō * Chrollo Lucilfer, HUNTER×HUNTER (2011) ✅ ✅ ✅ * Shirō and Atsuya Fubuki, Inazuma Eleven (series) * Saruhiko Fushimi, K (series) ✅ ✅ * H-neun, Kakumeiki Valvrave (series) * Yogi, Karneval ✅ * Sei Amamiya, Kin'iro no Corda: Blue♪Sky * Aoi Kaji, Kin'iro no Corda: Secondo Passo * Moondoggie, Kōkyōshihen Eureka Seven ✅ * Rikuson Hakugen, Kōtetsu Sangokushi * Biba Amatori, Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri ✅ ✅ ✅ * Joker, Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus ✅ ✅ * Kurō, Kurozuka * Kurō Sakuragawa, Kyokō Suiri * Naoto Ōizumi, Love♥Love? * Takeshi Nanase, Mahō Sensō * Haruka Kokonose, Mekakucity Actors ✅ ✅ * Setsuna F. Seiei, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 ✅ ✅ * Shams Cōza, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E.73: Stargazer * Gilthunder, Nanatsu no Taizai ✅ * Takumi Fujiwara, New Initial D Movie (series) * Saburō, Nobunaga Concerto * Nobunaga Oda, Nobunaga the Fool * Tamaki Suō, Ōran Kōkō Host Club ✅ ✅ ✅ * Pandora's Actor, Overlord (series) ✅ ✅ * Ryūji Sakamoto, Persona 5 ✅ * Bishop, Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle (series) * Dent, Pokémon Best Wishes (series) * Hyōga Cygnus, Saint Seiya Omega ✅ ✅ * Reo Niiboshi, Sarazanmai ✅ ✅ * Takuto Kirisawa, Scared Rider Xechs * Eiji Kanada, Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten: Antique ("Antique Bakery") ✅ ✅ * Akira, Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children: Light & Dark * Tategami Yamaarashi and Alpaca, Shirokuma Cafe * Shū☆Zō, Show By Rock!! (series) * Ryō Masaoka, Sōkyū no Fafner: Right of Left * Death the Kid, Soul Eater ✅ ✅ * Cáo Cāo, Sōten Kōro * Takuto Tsunashi, Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto ✅ ✅ ✅ * Roddick Farrence, Star Ocean: Anamnesis * Shiki Kagurazaka, Starry☆Sky * Rintarō Okabe, Steins;Gate (series) ✅ ✅ ✅ * Flynn Scifo, Tales of Vesperia ✅ ✅ * Shin Kamiya, Tekken: Blood Vengeance * Riku Aoba, Tokimeki Memorial: Only Love * Shū Tsukiyama, Tokyo Ghoul (series) ✅ ✅ * Yoshikage Asakura, Tono to Issho: Ippunkan Gekijō * Tokiya Ichinose, Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ (series) * Zero and Ichiru Kiryū, Vampire Knight ✅ * Kiba, Wolf's Rain ✅ ✅ * Wooser, Wooser no Sono Higurashi * Kyrie Illunis, World Destruction: Sekai Bokumetsu no Rokunin * Kōga Amagi, Zetman ✅ ✅ ✅ * Kōtarō Tatsumi, Zombieland Saga Commentary: Mr. Miyano is so talented that he can make an insufferable, rich boy narcissist like Shōtarō Fuwa become someone that is easy to sympathize with. It may also be due to the crux of the terrible shōjo manga clichés, but as the series went on, I felt disgusted because I started to like him. I would compare the role to his parts as Taichi Mashima ("Chihayafuru") and Shū☆Zō ("Show By Rock!!"). Incredible work! Conclusively, I can see why this series may appeal to some, but it wasn't my thing. Just as I had qualms with the banality of "Kaichō wa Maid-sama!" — though, I think this had more to do with my preference for josei series, rather than run-of-the-mill romances, my all-time favorite "Shōjo Beat!" publications WERE "Nana" and "Honey & Clover", after all. BOTH series revolve around YOUNG ADULT characters! Whereas, Kyōko is a teenager that's in the working world, because she voluntarily dropped out of high school. Based off of the lack of fun and indifference to (or dislike for) most of the characters in the narrative, I rate "Skip Beat" a 2/10. Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
Reviewer’s Rating: 2
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