3VIEW /// spoilers ahead.
(3VIEW is a triple review that consists of stating important negatives that take away 1 point each of the total rating, a brief note of the highlights on the series, and finally, the MAL's 5 category rating.)
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-1 for character design. Some of main characters look like twins. Others look like people of the crowd.
-1 for Tange Danpei, Yabuki Joe's trainer. Having one of the most important roles in the series and an interesting concept on passing knowledge gets wasted. Later on in the series becomes irrelavant.
-1 for the final fight. A fight that gets hyped for almost 20 episodes... comes out as
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May 14, 2019
Wangan Midnight
(Anime)
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TLDR Review - one point is removed for each negative aspect.
Story (-1) : even though street racing genre is self-explainatory, the same formula of tune/fix and race again becomes boring when it occurs for the 3rd time (and more to come) Side characters (-1) : every 5 or so episodes, 2-3 supporting characters get replaced with new ones, with almost nothing but personal background being different. Races (-1) : police is nowhere to be seen, other traffic drivers act like props, neither road nor weather conditions don't change. Races end within seconds with one driver letting go of the throttle when facing personal contradiction for a moment ... |
