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Jan 31, 2021
Where do I start?!
Maybe I'll just give a tiny preface. I watched the first season back at release, and honestly the show hooked me. The characters were an honest highlight. The situations they were trying to resolve, how it related to the members of the club and each had their own way of tying to solve the problem. Who was the most effective? Why was it effective? What did it say about people? These were interesting ideas, and it was a great way to build each member of the club as well as the classmates involved as well. Not to mention done in a humorous
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fashion as the Comedy part of the shows title suggests.
The art and animation in the first season was also really good honestly. Expressive, animated, I know it wasn't to everyone tastes, but I preferred it to the stereotypical Shoujo animation that is so clean, and gradient and glowy... which was exactly the direction the new studio went with for Season 2. That said at least Season 2 carried over a lot of that Club work character building so I generally didn't mind it.
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That brings us here to Season 3:
And HOLY ... boy did all of the charm and appeal of the characters and the story just get SUCKED right out of show. I'm not entirely sure if this is something that occurred in the manga, haven't cross checked it really. It just went full romance drama with zero charm at all.
Additionally every episode visually look the same, and I swear half the season was spent in the same rooms with the exact same backgrounds, with no life in them. Little pizazz to the animation, and it was honestly the most generic prom plot. The issue of the prom was also wasn't even solved in a way that honestly felt like it was making any point. I guess Hikigaya finally does things that he wants to do, and mans up, but still it felt so lifeless. What a repetitive slog watching each episode week by week.
I could barely even tell this was actually My Teen Romance Comedy SNAFU, cause the comedy was also gone. It was just love triangle, three friends trying to make everyone happy, so no one can get together, until the male protag makes a choice for the girls. It just went full on generic shoujo... especially with the comedy cut out.
If I had no investment I would've dropped the show, but two seasons in, I had to see it through. It's a real shame that something that was quite unique fell into such mediocrity.
Doubt this review will sway anyone from watching, cause hey, once you are so far in, you just gotta see it through. Still you might like reading this just to find someone else like yourself that might have been disappointed too! Or maybe it will temper your expectations and you will be able to enjoy this season more.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Apr 10, 2019
Oh boi, it's a Sword Art Online
So unlike many others, I've actually generally enjoyed the Sword Art Online series. I really liked the Sword Art Online arc of the first season (like many others) and was a little less impressed with the Alfheim Online arc... but I still enjoyed the the adventure even if I had some grievances. I actually really enjoyed the Gun Gale Online arc and Mother's Rosario of the second season. Mind you I did sorely miss a fantasy setting.
I thought that Alicization would be something I really like with it going back to a fantasy world. Sadly I was left
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with a lot of very hollow feelings.
Art: The visuals of the show are pretty sub standard even for A-1 pictures. There's nothing here to write home about. The visuals are clean and neat but the characters all really kind of look the same honestly and the background are dull. It's like Kirito and Blonde Kirito are off on an adventure through halls and stairways. The background and settings do little to excite the imagination.
Story & Characters: There was some potential in all of this. Actually I'd say the story is pretty decent, it just suffers because of lack of stakes or impact. Kirito is poisoned and so he gets experimental treatment in a full dive system. Asuna is worried and clearly untrusting of the company doing the treatment. The real world aspect at the beginning of the season is arguably some of the more interesting stuff.
That said once it flips to Kirito's side of the story inside Underworld that's where it really kind of weakens. The world just feels flat, the characters that Kirito meets are new AI's meant to mimic humans who grow up and live lives no different then any other human to be honest. That said it is hard to get into a story with these new characters. Simply put we are told to get invested, and there's an artificial sense of bond we are supposed to feel between Kirito and these AI's but it didn't resonate at all with me.
Simply put I did not care about Eugio or Alice as characters, and that made it really hard to get into the story. I didn't even sincerely believe Kirito's bond with them. It made it hard to feel anything towards them. It's sad because this isn't even a new topic for SAO. Season one had Yui, an AI that Kirito and Asuna adopt, and I honestly got more of a connection from those characters.
So when the whole story is that Kirito and Eugio want to save Alice... and that's the only motivation for everything, it felt really hollow. I mean Kirito doesn't even seem to be driven to figure out a way to get out of this new VR game. Honestly the stakes on paper look high, but in reality what is really at stake? We aren't told what happens if Kirito dies in the game. Does he die in real life? It's a very convincing VR world, but he's not strapped into headset that can fry his brain. This is kind of the core problem of the story. There's this gap between the initial tension of the start of the season, and the new problems introduced within the virtual world.
The two problems never even really intersect or acknowledge one another. So the conflict within the game takes precedence. It's here that you have a competent story. There's a very clear cut goal, and quest to be had with obstacles to overcome to reach that goal, and it's all handled nicely. It's just that it doesn't line up with other established things.
It doesn't help that the rules of Underworld are incredibly loose and a lot is left unexplained. Also of all the VR worlds, this one feels the least like it's VR. Save for the occasional menu pop up and mention of admins and stuff, you'd think it was a generic fantasy anime.
And that's the real problem with this newest season of SAO. If it wasn't for the brand name tied to this story, it would be incredibly generic and mediocre fantasy anime. It barely feels like I'm watching an SAO story unfold.
It's just a generic fantasy anime with Kirito a character I became invested in over the years so now I want to see what happens next. Mind you nothing really happens that feels worth while till the final two episodes.
Sound: honestly the music was largely forgettable. I don't remember much from it and nothing stood out. There wasn't anything ear grating, but nothing you will find gets stuck in your head.
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The Bottom Line:
It feels like an empty hollowed out version of SAO. Honestly people like to hate on SAO for things like an OP main character, and some harem tendencies, but those first two seasons were still entertaining and compelling adventures. People did really get on board with the story for a reason.
That said Alicization is kind of a dull story feeling like a husk of what people enjoyed about the first season. I feel like even fans of the series might be left disappointed by this one. I never considered the first season a master piece but I at least had a lot of fun and enjoyed the characters and the premise even with their miss steps.
If you didn't like the first two seasons, I have a hard time believing there is something here you will find enjoyment in. I don't know where the story goes next. I'll check it out because I'm invested, but honestly this season felt overly long and drawn out with little reason to keep watching.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Apr 10, 2019
I wasn't sure what to expect when I heard that Trigger and A-1 Pictures were collaborating on an anime series. What I discovered though was it was more Trigger than A-1 Pictures, and for that I think I'm thankful.
With that statement made, it should be noted that if you aren't a fan of Trigger, this anime will also likely NOT be your cup of tea. Since Trigger is no stranger for using sexuality and ecchi to convey a message and tell a story. If you couldn't get past the likes of say Kill La Kill for it's scantily clad characters and use of "nudity",
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you will probably have a hard time getting past Darling in the Franxx which has it's Mecha co-pilots basically "handling" each other from behind (and yeah I mean that in the most sexual way).
Watching this anime is one helluv a trip. As a collab between A-1 Pictures and Trigger, I wasn't sure what to expect. Who's story telling would shine through, which studio's art style would stand out more. To be fair this series starts off more A-1, but it really becomes more and more Trigger with each episode.
Speaking of the art, it's a really good blend. The character designs are very clearly A-1 Pictures, but it's Trigger's animation prowess that really takes those designs and makes them so much more engaging to watch. The mecha are especially great designs, and very clearly Triggers handy work, and any fight scenes are full of energy. Visually you won't be left disappointed.
As for the Story though. Well at the beginning the characters, a group of children mecha pilots, are as bland and empty and soulless as the likes of Aldnoah Zero's cast. Everyone seems depressed, rigid and eager to pilot a mech. What more could you need right? Mind you it isn't long before we are introduced to Zero Two... who oddly enough goes by her serial code, as opposed to a given name like the others... yet has more personality and is more alive then the rest.
She's as Trigger as it gets. Over the top, wild, and un-tamable it seems. She's a man-eater and all the people she pilots with die. The team of pilots are both curious and fearful of her. That said it's thanks to her introduction that all of a sudden they start to experience more of life. She pushes them to live little by little.
And honestly that's where the show gets interesting. It's also where you start to see more of Triggers nuances and brash story telling birth forth. I wasn't sure if this show would be able to get me to care about it's cast and well thankfully they've all garnered my interest. Moving past the dead pan expressionless pilots into characters that become more and more human. In reality it's a story of a group of teenagers learning what it means to be teenagers in a human era when the people of the world have discarded their humanity.
Again a change that is a result of Zero Two, who grapples with that issue of humanity more then the others which you will learn by watching the show. All in all the one of the most compelling aspects of the show is how the characters handle these new experiences and feelings.
Action wise you have your mech battles, but it's clear that mech battles serve strictly to further develop our cast and explore the idea of relationships (which is ultimately the core of this show... about boys and girls co-piloting giant mechs and having to work together).
I always feel like I have to tell people to give Trigger shows a chance, cause they are truly strange. There is definitely a style they adhere to, where their series feel familiar, but at the same time I still never know what to quite expect. Simply put I can always count on being intrigued and drawn in, and so far Darling in the Franxx has that quality.
That said... and consider this a bit of a warning....
The ending may leave you feeling unfulfilled or at least... WTF?!
Before they were Studio Trigger, they were Gainax ... and if you ever hear about a Gainax'ed ending, well... this anime kind of ends that way. This is very clearly a Trigger calling card even here.
When I say that this show is one helluv a trip, it's where it goes in those last two episodes that makes it hard for me to determine whether or not people will enjoy it. It's not the craziest of things to happen, but it certainly is going to have mixed reactions from people. Personally I was in this series for the ride, and well Trigger didn't disappoint.
I think that's why I even I have conflicting feelings for it. My enjoyment for this show is really high, it was honestly a great time and it will leave you wanting to watch more. That said I can't ignore some of the small story issues, and the ending which again, really have no idea how people will feel about it.
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Bottom Line:
I highly recommend people at least check it out, for better or worse it's just really entertaining and fun, and hopefully you keep your expectations for the ending in check. I don't want to discourage someone from watching because I think the ending is kind of all over the place. Simply because the ride to get there is that good.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Apr 9, 2019
I feel as though I can sum up this anime pretty simply...
And that's really that is the problem with it. It's pretty simple and basic. I know that the series is self aware of the genre and even kind of pokes fun at it... but that isn't enough to make it anything special.
It's very middle of the road and stereotypical for the genre even as it tries to add it's own spin.
The first thing you will experience is the OP, and I tell you the music is great. the song and music in this anime is actually pretty good and one of the
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better parts.
The visual style of the show, like many slice of life anime is ... pretty safe and basic. This is A-1 Pictures doing their usual thing with slice of life, but I personally found it pretty simplistic even for them (especially compared to other Slice of Life shows that they've done). It isn't ugly at all though, it's clean, sharp, nice to look at, but it blends in with every other average show out there.
The whole premise of the show is probably the weakest part. The story revolves around Maika Sakuranomiya supposedly having a scary looking smile. This is the hook of the whole show for the most part... and it's how she gets hired to fill a stereotypical role as a maid at a cafe. The thing is... her smile isn't that scary... actually the show tends to show her smiling like any normal anime girl quite a lot at random occasions. They just didn't push this enough... her scary smile really doesn't cause any problems with her and her co-workers, or like hilarious situations where they miss read how she actually feels or creates misunderstanding.
The other members fill other stereotypical anime girl roles in the cafe, and in most cases their personalities are the exact opposite of their cafe persona. This contrast is again rarely played up. I believe there was one episode where they would start to break character as a maid. This was possibly one of the more interesting moments in it's 12 episode run.
There's also an underlying romance in the show between Sakuranomiya and her manager Dino. You get the typical "will they won't they" romantic subplot going on that happens in a lot of slice of life anime that like most others... is left with little development cause they can't commit to pushing any sort of narrative to get invested in.
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The Bottom Line:
It's average, mediocre fair even by Slice of Life standards... and even A-1 pictures had already done another Anime in this genre a lot better. If you enjoyed this anime, I highly recommend the Working! series (although the original not the WWW. follow up). You get all the elements of Blend S with far better characterizations, more interesting story arcs and all in all a pretty solid conclusion to it.
Who knows this was just the first Season, and it might get a lot better, but generally speaking it was just very plain. A short distraction from the every day, but something you will soon forget.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Mar 20, 2018
How do I talk about Re:_Hamatora with out talking about the first Hamatora....
I actually enjoyed the original Hamatora enough that I wanted to watch this follow up. That said all the second season accomplishes is ruining everything set up by the first season and creating a confusing mess of a hot garbage story.
In order for my review to make any sense you need to at least watch the first season, so everything I talk about could technically be considered spoilers.
Remember the first season where people Minimum users are getting literally MURDERED so that their brains can be stolen in order to steal
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and extract their special abilities to give to NON-Minimum Holders? Remember how the villain of the first season literally DIES cause his body can't handle having the extra implanted Minimum abilities? Well throw all those rules out the window cause they don't apply in the second season.
Remember how a brain was needed to create the essence serum needed to give to other users? Well Art just uses a handy dandy gun and extracts a Minimum Holders ability with the good ol'needle suck. No need to kill the Minimum Holder and take their brain. Also unlike Moral, apparently Art can have as many Minimum abilities in his body at once with no side effects.
Remember that in the first anime shows that Moral is weakened and unstable because he has two Minimums present in his body during that show down. Must be great to be Art I suppose.
That glaring issue aside, there's a bunch of other story issues. Like the motives of Art who went so out of line rogue with power that I'm left scratching my head based on his original stance. Then there are other issues too like the fact that some minimum users start losing their powers before Hajime unleashes her Minimum (which actually weakens and erases others Minimums). Which again makes no sense... and ultimately....
SPOILERS!
It turns out that Nice has Art's brothers (his name is Skill by the way) heart, which also contains his Minimum (doesn't make sense cause brains were apparently the source of minimums.... remember the whole Moral killing and extracting his victims brains) which activates and creates Minimum Holders.
So it creates a conundrum to the shows conclusion.... Hajime's power erases Minimums... so wouldn't that mean that Skill's Minimum inside of Nice would've been erased too?! Apparently not though, cause it activates and well gives everyone their abilities back. Dues Ex Machina everyone! We get a happy ending. Although maybe ending in a way that everyone has no abilities would've been better?! I dunno.
The story for this series took a huge dive and I'm sorry to spoil it, but aside from some pretty scenes and occasionally decent humor, the show just took a terrible story telling twist that can't even keep it's facts straight from the first series.
This is with out even talking about all the issues with the organization all the Minimum Holders come from and how it relates to the government, and why they are ever let out at all to live normal lives. I dunno huge glaring issues with the world lore thanks to season 2.
If you don't care about story and consistency though, then maybe this series will be entertaining for you.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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Feb 8, 2017
Welcome to my review of Retcon: The Anime!
I'm sure you've heard a lot of things about Eureka Seven AO (a lot of them probably not that great). That said there are those who would like to tell you to go into Eureka Seven AO with an open mind, or that it's a stand alone series, that's more of an offshoot than a sequelfrom the original Eureka Seven.
Well those people are wrong, and you should cut them off from your life, they are dead to you, KILL IT WITH FIRE.
Anyone who tries to tell you that Eureka Seven AO isn't a direct sequel
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to the original series is lying to themselves. Cause the sad sad truth is that it is. That this series exists and nothing good comes from it.
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On to the review. So do you remember all your burning questions to the fate of Eureka and Renton after they left on a journey? What happened to their adopted children? What happened to Holland and the Gekkostate crew? How did humans adapt in the new world? Did Eureka and Renton ever return from the forest with their blinking red and blue head lights?
Well be prepared!
Cause Eureka Seven AO won't be answering those questions, and will instead thrown straight out the window, breaking the perfectly good window in the process.
Eureka Seven AO is essentially a direct sequel, although it's set about 13+ years after the original. As that is our protagonists age at the start. The star of E7:AO is none other Ao himself. The son of Eureka and Renton, although the only one Ao knows is his mother who has gone missing before the start of the show. He was raised by knock off Grandpa Thurston, Dr. Toshio Fukai. Don't worry who he is doesn't really matter cause he has such a small role to play in the story. Should also mention he also leaves behind Naru, a childhood friend of Ao's... there may be more between them, but not like the show cares to elaborate on it.
Shortly after the start of the series we are introduced to the digital black crystal monsters known as simply, Secrets. Through a series of unfortunate events with a Secret, Ao eventually stumbles into his mothers mech, the Nirvash Mk. 2 and this sparks the desire to go search her out. Leaving his care taker behind and joining the organization Generation Bleu.
From here E7:AO turns into a "monster of the week" style anime. Also Ao seems to forget about the search for his mom as well as he gets wrapped up in the organization he joined. It's here we meet the shows cast, Fluer, Alena, Ivaca.... all of which are inconsequential. As they are all barely developed and ultimately the whole monster of the week thing just builds up to collecting Scub Cubes which form the series dues ex machina, the Quarts Gun, a.k.a the Retcon Gun.
Spoilers!!!
It's this single element of the series that manages to screw up any hope there ever was for some meaningful story to develop from this train wreck.
As this weapon's key attribute is the ability to erase the thing that it hits... entirely... from that timeline. With the wonderful after effect of changing any person or object it may have come into contact with. It should be mentioned that there was also already a time travel or alternate universe element at play with Eureka being sent back in time through some seven swell worm hole in order to save her and Rentons Son... and to add to the already convoluted nature of time travel in series, they threw on an element that just crushed any chance of it making a lick of sense.
Anyhow now thanks to the Retcon gun. certain characters outright disappear cause they never end up meeting Ao, others personalities change cause of change of events in their past, villains become allies, allies become villains. Everything that the show had developed up to the point of use becomes pointless, grinds to a halt and resets. With the only character left unaffected being Ao. If only his character was good enough to carry the series on it's own through these events, but it doesn't.
The gun is used on very few occasions, and usually with it comes the side effect of head scratching as a re-written universe unfolds before the viewers eyes with no explanation or ground work to how things got to where they are. Worse off the rules of the time line changing gun are loose.... very loose. Some characters seem to be able to retain small chunk of memories from their previous life before the timeline was re-written... which makes no sense whats so ever.
Some of the alterations to peoples personalities and character roles also don't add up or make sense either based on the change that was made as well.
If the Retcon Gun wasn't a problem enough. The show does us the courtesy of bringing Eureka and Renton back into the story in the second cour of the series. Mainly a form of fan service if anything. As everything you knew and loved about these characters in the original anime is long gone. In fact their plans and decisions also make no sense. One such thing for example that also happens to be a spoiler.....
Renton sent Eureka to this alternate timeline in order to safely give birth to Ao. The whole point, and motive was to protect his family. When Renton finally reappears towards the end of the series after finding his family, his goal is to reclaim the Quartz Gun and use it on the Scubs so they never existed (and consequently it would mean that Eureka, and his son Ao wouldn't exist either as a result). Again... it makes no sense. Also apparently his motive is that the Scubs and Humans can't possibly live in peace together after all, so they must be eradicated so that humanity can survive.
A contradictory point from the original series which saw the resolution of peace between Humans and Scubs.
Thankfully the show has a happy ending... and Ao does all of us a favor and uses the Retcon gun on all the Secrets and makes it so all of the Ao series never happened. Save yourself the heartbreak and just cherish the original series.
Unless you like watching train wrecks for entertainment value.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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Jun 27, 2016
Mayoiga was a show that had a lot of potential that unfortunately floundered half way through. Had the producers and writers commited to an idea it may have turned into something a bit more special, but unfortunately it became a lethargic mess.
Mayoiga is about a group of 30 some odd people who want to escape their current lives by essentially running away to a hidden village and start life anew. With that in mind the show isn't about all 30 characters. The reality is that the core cast revolves around a group of around 5 or so. With the key characters being Mitsumune and
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Masaki.
The rest of the cast is more or less stereotyped cardboard cut out character types. For the most part it isn't a bad thing here because there simply is no way they could've properly conveyed all the characters motives and backgrounds with out using such a method.
The real shame here is that that large casts potential is never used.
The show initially begins as a fairly dark, brooding, and moody fair. People are clearly putting on facades to their new co-habitors and there is something more sinister lying beneath the surface. It doesn't take long before characters are butting heads and they are already starting to distrust each other. A fact made worse once they find and enter the lost village.
Everything until this point is fairly interesting and engaging, and this is what kept me watching all the way through. It was like watching an elaborate chess game where each type of piece interacted with other pieces on the board. The only problem is that were a chess game involves characters being taken out and removed (killed off) Mayoiga ends up being incredibly tame.
With it's mystery, drama, supernatural elements, and large cast you would've thought you have the perfect opportunity to push the show into a mystery genre who done it or even better all out survival horror show down with the characters slowly killing each other off, all while a monster is loose in the surrounding village.
Unfortunately this is where the show absolutely falls apart. It simply isn't daring enough to do something exciting with these characters, and ultimately we get a very fluffy and tame resolution to all the issues the characters bring to the table, and half realized ideas. It doesn't commit to anything and the large casts potential is completely wasted. In the end there are some characters that felt like they were going to end up being important, but in the end never did (one such character is Lion, but oh well).
Aside from all of that it also looked like the animation dipped off half way through as well. Early episodes were visually more interesting and engaging, and later episodes also introduced some pretty poor CGI monster things. It just becomes a sloppy mess as it goes on.
It's certainly not the worst thing you can watch, I've watched a lot worse (Glasslip ... oh dear God, why were you so terrible). Still it's not a show I could ever properly recommend to any sort of genre fan.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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May 4, 2016
Aldnoah.Zero is a glossed up Gundam rip off that unfortunately lacks heart.
That may sound harsh but as far as a one liner summary I think it best suits this series. Aldnoah.Zero is moderately entertaining and may even be a good entry level mecha for many.
Aldnoah.Zero's strong point is it's art style and visuals. The animation is well done, the mecha fights are some of the best out there, and I really enjoy the technical explanations and strategies that are given for many of the battles. The character designs were a little bland overall but they weren't bad by any means.
The music was
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also a treat and always fit the mood perfectly, often doing a solid job of getting you pumped up during the action sequences. All in all these elements are what pulled me in and kept me watching...
That said these elements can't do much to save what was overall a paint by numbers mecha story, that never evolved past it's initial ideas. With it's characters being as about as engaging as card board cut outs.
The paint by numbers part being the very Gundam setting.... where you have humans that are inferior, and humans that are superior, and they are fighting each other, and you have a space princess who wants peace, but can't seem to bring it about, and relies on an over skilled mecha pilot to act in her stead. That said pretty much every Gundam ever at least provides you with character development, and intrigue in regards to who is ultimately good or evil. Something that many other mecha series honestly put at the fore front in their tales.
Inaho our protagonist is an emotionally void genius. He watches his friends die with out batting an eye, and I think that's where this show absolutely failed. The protagonist ultimately was boring. There ultimately is no character development for him over the course of both seasons of this anime. You never learn his motives, you don't see him bond with any other characters, you don't watch him grow, you won't see him grapple with tough moral quandaries and there isn't a single challenge he can't seem to over come.
There is a sort of rival who in contrast does seem a lot more emotionally drive, but even his wishes and motives are incredibly one dimensional and he falters worse then any other character in the story. The rest of the cast is forgettable. Which is really unfortunate because there was a lot of room for meaningful bonds to be built and seeing characters talk about the issues of race, or of war and what causes it.
Ultimately the show is more or less eye candy, which yes can be entertaining, but in the end it will leave you unfulfilled.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Apr 6, 2016
To put it simply, InuYasha is an anime classic.
There is no better way to sum it up when writing a review for the series. As it stands it's been over 15 years now since the first episode even aired and despite it's seemingly simple plot (girl is sent to the past, girl causes jewel of great power to break, and must now restore that gem before disaster befalls) the story develops into something far more intriguing.
The titular half-demon, InuYasha brings with him all sorts of drama. From a rivalry with his demon brother, to a dead ex-girlfriend who was reincarnated into our tales
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main character (or perhaps deuteragonist depending on your perspective), to another half-demon who is also in a love triangle with InuYasha’s dead ex-girlfriend. Oh by the way the dead ex-girlfriend eventually comes back from the grave (quite literally).
And honestly this is just the tip (BOOM... phrasing... anyone? No?) of the drama-bomb iceberg... especially once a few other characters are introduced.
InuYasha manages to balance action and humor, light hearted moments and dark moments, all with a side of romance. The cast is fairly dynamic and each character gets their time to shine.
The voice acting (regardless of version) is still memorable. To be honest it's one of the few anime I can honestly say I still prefer the dub. The musical score will get you pumped and excited and always sets the right tone. The art style is classic Rumiko Takahashi, and honestly still feels distinct to this day. I'm still really impressed by many of the demon designs and backgrounds. Keeping in mind that this is a 15 year old anime, and isn't in HD (well the last season is but that's another story).
The bottom line is that InuYasha is older than this site and it deserves some love. It's got quite a few episodes, but at the same time, it's one of the longer shows I would honestly recommend, and that said, it's at least not at some crazy episode number like 500+ . At the end of it all it's simply an entertaining show, with a solid story (that honestly feels really unique even by today's standards) with something for everyone. Whether it's action, humor, romance, and even some creepy and dark moments. So hopefully more people will be willing to get this classic a try.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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