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Nov 28, 2013
A masterpiece, and a show I hadn't expected to see in anime in like... Ever.
I started this show out of the blue, thankfully free of any hints of what to expect (only that I should find some parallels between it's protagonist and Kira from Death Note). And I'm glad for that. This is an experience that I savoured alone without any opinions to bias my judgement - not that that'd be a problem. It's a general consesus that this show has a lot going for it.
I was immediately hooked by a thriller that took on many different shades. You can't pin it as a
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mecha, but it has mecha elements. You can't pin it as action, but it sure has it's healthy doses of those. The intelligence and brilliance of the characters, and the tense plot developments from what should be a simple plot tool - the geass.
By the time I was going on to 20 episodes I had long discarded labelling Code Geass as an anime. In your hard drive you know sometimes when you divide up your shows between 'Anime' and 'Series?'(as in live action series). I silently dropped Code Geass into the 'series' folder. And I just kept watching from there.
Fantastic piece of work, and a great story. I write this review with the second season in mind as well. It's pretty much a given that if you watch this you'll watch the second season, and you should expect a great ride. Make what conclusions you will, this is a great show.
For those not sure what's happening in this show you're best bet is the recommendations: The story is driven by a protagonist very similar to Kira from Death Note. Mecha fans will also be able to find some refuge in this show, and anyone in for a good psychological thriller will be interested in this. By the way. I really mean it when I say psycological thriller, I just want to make that clear..
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Nov 28, 2013
I feel like agreeing with the review that is currently at the top in comparing this show to 'The Lord of The Flies'. That's the sort of plot you should expect, and that's the sort of uneasiness you should feel when you get into watching this show.
I watched infinite Ryvius at a very leisurely pace. I think I finished it over the course of a year in fact. I watched some four episodes at the beginning of the year and then just forgot about it in the midst of other shows and life in general, until I had the time to pick it up
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again and proceed with it. When I did get to watching it like this I couldn't quite put it down, it's a really engaging show.
There is a healthy dollop of realistic science fiction that controls a lot of the show mechanics. Simple maneuvers of a humanoid machine require lot's of programming, no sounds in space, the classics. I like that sort of feel to the show, it makes situations that much more tense. And thankfully the young main cast isn't completely appalling or annoying, over the course of the time of watching this show you will fall in tune with most of the characters, and while you may forget their names you definitely won't forget the characters themselves.
A great dynamic cast, and a great science fiction tale to be told. It gave me a definate wistful feeling after finishing it, so it classifies as one of the greats. No, personally I don't consider it quite a masterpiece, but it's a very welcome watch for sci-fi, and definitely one of the greatest science fiction anime out there.
For the casual observer who isn't sure you'd watch this show: I can only suggest 'watch it until things first get bad'. However, the pacing is slow so there is no helping that.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Nov 26, 2013
A manga masterpiece and quite possibly Oku's Magnum Opus. Sort of blown away by finally finishing this manga, so I'll just share my input on what I found amazing.
The technical skill in the art here far outsripts many things that i've seen. I can't imagine how much work it would take for the artist to make something. As always, story comes first when enjoying something in art, but the effort that this man put into this can absolutely not be denied. Fantastic.
The manga has 3 major arcs, and they truly, truly up the scale and almost change the whole landscape of the manga. 3 phases
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of Gantz, and you find yourself upgrading from a close-knit survival sci-fi horror to something more, something greater.
The cynical and no-nonsense portrayal of humans in a tough situation is interesting to see. I hate cynicism, but you can't deny the truths he's trying to show, and it makes it all the more interesting because Koruno Kei at a first glance is such a pathetic main character, and so very much human.
This is undoubtedly what you'd call an 'r18' work, but I'd rather call it undiluted.
The story does indeed take a long time to switch between phases, but from the get go (perhaps first two volumes) if you're not hooked by the art and the development of the situation then this is not for you.
An amazing piece of work from Hiroya Oku, I hope to see some more spin-offs from this work (anime adaptation, movies) and especially more work from Hiroya Oku. This is the kind of manga you finish and applaud at.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Nov 23, 2013
I can't quite add much more to the show especially since I dropped it at 11 episodes, so I wholly admit that I may be biased in some case, and you're better off with the reviews from those who got to finish the anime.
SAO's core plot of survival had a strong thing going for it and perhaps it had been done before in other forms, but it felt new and unique in how it was doing it. That announcement by the game master guy was quite intense, and I was wondering how things would progress from there.
I just wish Kirito was not the main
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character. Most of the pacing from there and the characters feel like those in a fan fiction, with Kirito being a Gary Stu of ages. It's too much, and really get's into your face.
I mean what happened to poor Klein for goodness sake?
At episode 11 I decided I couldn't take any more, because I ended up being able to guess most of the plot developments from a bit beyond that. The novelty and the great animation had worn out on me, and I wanted to call it quits.
My friend summarized what had happened, and I was convinced that I did not miss anything.
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There are much more terrible shows out there. If I pushed myself I could give it a 6/10, but I really don't feel that way at all. It took effort to watch, and that's just a bad sign in my book.
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I'm not shocked that people could enjoy the show. I admit that I may be biased so by all means give it a try. However if you start to guess what happens next correctly, and wonder what the hell happened to Klein or many other side-characters before sir Kirito The Awesome One takes the spotlight, then I think we'll have some very common grounds of agreement.
I'd rather read a fan fiction of this show.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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