This is one of those animes that you dont found very often. Even for someone like me who has seen hundreds upon hundres of different anime series, I dont remember the last time I was so excited week after week. It is based on the original light novel series, which are amazing too and very worth reading. I will be rating it part by part below, so you get a better idea.
Lets start with the story - 10
The concept behind the story is simple but at the same time is just plain awesome. For all those who like games (of any kind) and think you
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are good at them and want to show off your skills, this Disboard is for you. It's a world where everything is decided by games, and you can bet absolutely anything, even world domination. This is where our two main characters come in.
There is an urban legend about a group players known as "Blank" ("Kūhaku" in japanese) who are known for being unbeatable and have even won battles of 1000 vs 4. In reality they are a pair of hikikomori (shut-in) siblings who control 4 accounts at the same time!! The older brother "Sora" and the little sister "Shiro". They pass their days playing games in their room and avoiding the exterior as much as possible, but one day for one reason or another they found themselfes in this strange fantasy world where their talent can finally shine at its brightest, and there they decided to use that talent to take over the world and even the one and only God Tet. But that's enough story for now.
Now the art and sound - 10
I cant even start to describe how beautiful this anime is. The art here really brings out the best of the fantasy world with an immense amount of colors and awesome animation. Its the first anime I have ever seen to use a RED outline, instead of the typical black one. The character designs are vivid and memorable, and as for the soundtrack, Im listening at it as Im writing this. Both the opening and ending are incredible in their own way, but my favorite has to be the heartbreaking yet heartwarming ending, literally made me cry.
Next are the characters - 10
There is not even a single character that I didnt like. Not only their designs are amazing, but their personalities are memorable, likable, and in many cases pretty badass (but that last part is mostly for the main characters).
Lets go over some of the most important characters.
Sora - An 18 year old brilliant NEET and the older brother of hikikomori siblings, and pretty much the character all the story is explained through. While not as intelligent as his younger sister who can calculate numbers as a super computer, he still shows an incredible IQ in his abiliries of predicting his opponents movements based on their behavior, motivations, background, etc. His ability to read the mind of his opponent and plan ahead of any situation is truly remarkable. He may be a little perverted at times, but he never goes to far, and as much as he wants a girlfriend, his little sister Shiro wont allow it.
Shiro - An 11 year old genius girl who loves her older brother Sora more than anything in the world. Both her and her brother have this dependece on each other that makes them inseparable as they cover each others weaknesses, making them truly the perfect team. She is a genius when it comes to logic and mathematical problems, but has a little more difficulty understanding emotions or the behaviourof his opponents, which is where her older brother Sora helps her. As smart as she is, she needs Sora to do pretty much anything (that also goes for Sora), and she becomes pretty jelous when Sora gets the attention of other girls, which just shows how much she loves him and means to her. She is also voiced by Kayano Ai, who also did the voice for another adorable silver-headed girl, Menma from Ano Hana, and also Roman from SKET Dance.
[She was my favorite character by far]
Stephanie, Dora / Steph - She is a cute but gullible 18 year old girl who expresses her feelings very clearly most of the time by her expressions, dialog, and actions. She is the character where most of the fanservice is shown through and its mostly a comic relief, but in a way its also the most relatable character in the sense that unlike all the other characters, she in a "normal" human/imanity and expresses the surprise and astonishment most people experience while watching the anime.
Jibril - Jibril is the youngest and strongest of the Flügelrace and has a intense desire for knowledge. That's pretty much all I can say without spoilers, but belive me, she is awesome!
Now lets move to my overall rating - 10
It is an awesome anime with a simple yet intresting story, likable and memorable characters, astonishing visuals and music, and great animation all around.
It has all the things I look in an anime:
-An intresting first episode that hooks you
-A good story that keeps you hooked
-A beautiful world that lets your mind wander
-Characters that you just instantly bond with
-Good music and visuals
-And a satisfactory ending for the season
I think this is the kind of anime that anyone who is mature enough to get over the occasional fanservice or any other "wierd/2Japanese4Me" factor, but any normal anime lover/otaku would absolutely enjoy this series. So if you can get over this, I defenitly recommend it to you, because it is truly what I consider a Masterpiece.
Jun 29, 2014
No Game No Life
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This is one of those animes that you dont found very often. Even for someone like me who has seen hundreds upon hundres of different anime series, I dont remember the last time I was so excited week after week. It is based on the original light novel series, which are amazing too and very worth reading. I will be rating it part by part below, so you get a better idea.
Lets start with the story - 10 The concept behind the story is simple but at the same time is just plain awesome. For all those who like games (of any kind) and think you ... 
Jun 28, 2014
Seikoku no Dragonar
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This is one of those animes that had great potential, but falls short thanks to a combination of clichés, poorly developed characters, uninteresting story, excessive fanservice, etc.
Its a shame, but the most enjoyable part of this serie would have to be the very begining of the ending song, aside from that, I didnt really got to enjoy anything else. I even feel I was too generous with my rating. I would only recommend this anime if you are very bored and want a lot of random fanservice (tentacles included), because I doubt you will watch it for either the characters or story, but that is up ... |
