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Jan 30, 2016
Akame Ga Kill has been constantly criticized for . . . well, its shitty execution? If you’ve done any research of this series you may have seen some elitist anime watcher bashing AgK and telling everyone to stay away from this series. Opinions are opinions, but I believe that these people are overlooking an important quality to a series.
The plot for Akame Ga Kill takes place in a fictional land called “The Capital” where the government is corrupt to the brink of collapse, only to be held together by brute force from government “officials” who are just scaring its citizens with murder. Tatsumi, the
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MC (I’m guessing?) sets out to The Capital to join their army, oblivious to its corruption (it is noted he is from the countryside). Shit ends up hitting the fan and Tatsumi is introduced to a group of assassins working for a revolutionary group against The Capital’s government, called Night Raid. Catching their eyes with his potential (something every shonen character seems to excessively have), Tatsumi is recruited by Night Raid after being exposed to the terrors of the state of The Capital.
The setting for this series is . . . well, very shonen-y. An unjust world where unethical figures hold control over the society, giving heroic characters a chance to completely overthrow them: nothing much to see here, move along. What really stood out for me was the way the point of view was reversed, in a sense. Tatsumi and the other main characters are the antagonists of the plot. They are, well, assassins; the evil guys; revolutionists to a government that manages to keep their society standing up. This gives the viewer a sight from the other side of the coin.
The animation was subpar for an action series that revolved around fight scenes, and some of the character designs (ahem, Esdeath) was over sexualized than from the source material (manga). The soundtrack, however was the strong point of this series, which sent chills down my spine during intense moments and setting the mood very well.
We now unfortunately get to the reason why people bash AgK so much: its ending. I’m not going to spoil anything, but in retrospect, the way the series ended was really over exaggerated in the “this is utter shit” departments. Sure, it was a bit of an asspull, but it didn’t really harm anyone and they sort of had to do something as the source material has yet to conclude.
Overall, Akame ga Kill is a nice time killer, albeit it tries too hard to be dark sometimes and the character development was rushed, but in the whole big scheme of things, I do not regret watching it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Nov 27, 2015
This. This is how ecchi should be done.
Now before I go onto my review about Mangaka-san to Assistant-san, I want to preface by saying that this show will go over a lot of people’s heads. Ecchi is usually either a big hit or a complete whiff; that’s the reality. And for me, it was a homerun.
Mangaka-san to Assistant-san is formatted with 13 minute long episodes. Many people may question this, as we are all accustomed to the usual 23 minute setting, but regardless of its short length, this show managed to maintain an astounding “laughs per episode” for me (if I were to pull a
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number out of my ass, I’d say I laughed out loud at least 10 times each episode).
Unlike a normal review, I will not go in-depth about the production quality like animations, sound, plot, scripting, etc. Why? This is a comedy. An ecchi one, to be exact. It has only one objective: make the viewer laugh.
So if I were to make a concise statement about the production quality of Mangaka-san to Assistant-san, I’d say: “nothing worth mentioning”. The sound was a bit poor, and the art, excluding the characters’ reactions to gags, was sub-par. The voice acting was decent, fitting the characters well when they went off on their antics, but the scripting was sometimes awkward, and the character development was little to none. In reality, if I were to rate this series based solely on the aspects mentioned above, this wouldn’t even get a 4/10.
The aspect that really made Mangaka-san a success was the humor. I felt my ribs were in stitches at the end of every episode, and really lifted my mood whenever finished an episode. Bottom line, it’s fucking hilarious.
But if someone were to ask me if they should watch this series, I would hesitate because this kind of comedy is gold to some, while utter horseshit to the rest (also, if I knew them in real life, they may question my well-being). So what is my final verdict? Spare 13 minutes out of your life and watch the first episode. You liked it? Continue. Hated it? Go watch something more serious like Bakuman.
Final score: Elevator scene/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Nov 26, 2015
Angel Beats! is very flawed. There were many aspects of Angel Beats! that could have been executed better, thus the quality of this show is nowhere near what its full potential could have offered us. But still, it’s pretty damn good.
The story – the plot for Angel Beats! was written by Jun Maeda, who worked on various other titles such as Air, Clannad, and Little Busters!. All of these titles are highly praised for their quality, rightly so as all of them were enjoyable, if not tolerable. But with Angel Beats!, the plot felt a little . . . weak. I cannot dispute the fact
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that Angel Beats! is a unique story, but I felt that there were a lot of plot holes in the story, which sort of nagged at me from the back of my head. Now when I say this I do not mean that the idea for Angel Beats! was hot garbage; I mean that they could have developed more on that storyline, along with the characters.
The characters – the only thing I have to say about the characters is: “GOD DAMMIT WHY ARE THERE SO MANY UNDERDEVELOPED CHARACTERS. THOSE CHARACTERS HAVE SO MUCH POTENTIAL.” Yep, characters like T.K, Hisako, Fujimaki, hell even Hinata could have used more development (let’s not forget best mysterious girl Shiina). The characters that were developed the most provided me with a decent understanding of their actions during the show and their personality. Including that, the backstories of those characters added to the . . . emotions? They were pretty heavy in the emotions department, as literally all the students who attend at the school lived an unfair life.
The art – decent I guess. It was not the best, but it was not in any way bad (although there were some minor character design inconsistencies from the actions/music scenes). Not worth mentioning, with praise nor complaints.
The sound – ah yes, Angel Beats! never ceases to amaze me with its OST. Hell I even downloaded a bunch of the OST and the theme song (amazing) and I listen to it on my phone a lot. When I jump into a show, I always want it to contain some song that I can listen to without the context and still enjoy it. Angel Beats! does this. Soooooo well (*awestruck face*). Ahem, back on topic, the music was executed beautifully, enhancing scenes, making the lighthearted ones give off a fuzzy feeling and the tragic ones an endless pit of sadness in the stomach.
My Enjoyment – when I finished Angel Beats!, it left a bitter taste in my mouth. I wanted more. I wanted to see a full complete story of it. I didn’t want it to end at just a rushed ending. But this feeling only lasted for a short time. I felt happy I watched it. Angel Beats! taught me a perspective changing, life lesson (I’m not going to state what that is. Watch it, and figure out yourself :p ) while throwing in hilarious scenes and antics of the cast. I feel that my enjoyment of Angel Beats! could have been through the roof, that this show could have been a masterpiece, but it was still pretty damn good.
In conclusion, I want you, the reader to watch Angel Beats!. It teaches a nice lesson for everyone while making you laugh as well. The only concern I have is that most of the comedy is slapstick comedy (which always gets me). But other than that, I give you the green light for this show!
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Sep 13, 2015
Tl;dr Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun regardless of its lack of romantic progress, is a superb lighthearted comedy.
Just reading the synopsis of this series may get you discouraged to watch this or make you feel as if you've seen more than enough anime of this clichéd plot.
Girl confesses to guy, guy is oblivious and gets the wrong idea, they somehow get into a one-sided relationship with a couple gags thrown here and there. We've all seen this before, haven't we, right?
Well Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun really took me by surprise, even from the first episode. This show acknowledges that its plot is overused, and takes a different
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approach; comedy is the driving force of this show, instead of romance.
Nozaki-kun takes the viewer on a roller coaster of laughs and "awww"'s (great character designing of Chiyo, especially her face expressions), using romance sparingly. Yes, this can frustrate viewers you prefer to see relationship progress, but the frustration melts as you laugh more and more often throughout the show. I know this because I am one of those viewers.
The story outline is mediocre. Too overused, too cliché. It’s how Gekkan Shoujo manipulated what they have been given to create so many hilarious scenes, coupled with priceless reactions from the characters. Nozaki-kun’s story doesn’t throw drama, cliffhangers, and nail-biting scenes: it gives the viewers a blissful twenty minutes of carefree comedy.
The art and sound coupled together really emphasizes the characters in this show. All the characters are lovable as they are (even Maeno), but the art (especially for Chiyo) was amazing, the girls not being over sexualized, while the boys were not too flashy nor “something from a shonen-y”. The OST was bright and bouncy, with nice sound effects thrown in with reactions and actions.
Overall, Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun is a series friendly to any type of anime watcher, whether it may be someone who’s only watched psychological/horror, to someone who’s only watched mecha/action, making the viewer laugh and have a relaxing time.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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