Last Exile is proof that no matter how amazing the setting and concept of a story is, it can still fail to be entertaining at all if it's not told well. I was really excited when I discovered this show. I love steampunk. I love epic adventures. It seemed like a natural hit. And the first episode had me really excited for the rest. Unfortunately after establishing a breathtaking world, Last Exile's problems begin to show up in spades.
First of all, our heroes Lavie and Claus are uninteresting. Lavie is supposed to be a standard tough girl,
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Sep 29, 2008
If I could sum Bleach up with one phrase, it would be "wonderful art, terrible story."
I'll start off with the good news: seven years later, Tite Kubo has not sacrificed a single bit of artwork quality for Bleach. One of the best things about Bleach is it's imaginative character design. No two characters have the same fighting style, and it really is amazing the level of detail that goes into shading, considering most mangas with over one billion kazillion chapters like Bleach tend to sacrifice art quickly in order to churn out more chapters with less effort. But, that is sadly the end to ... |
