The Fable

Fable is a legendary hitman who has completed numerous jobs for a variety of clients. After concluding his latest assignment, the number of people he has recently killed becomes too high, and Fable is ordered by his boss to lay low for a year. He is suggested that having to adapt to life as an ordinary citizen might prove a valuable experience for his future work.

Fable is to be accompanied by the woman who acts as his driver, and the two will assume new identities as siblings. However, their boss warns them that they will both face a deadly punishment if Fable kills anyone during his time off. Thus begins Akira and Youko Satou's joint one-year sabbatical from the underworld.

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Satou, Akira

Main

Okitsu, Kazuyuki
Japanese

Satou, Youko

Supporting

Sawashiro, Miyuki
Japanese

Ebihara, Takeshi

Supporting

Ootsuka, Akio
Japanese

Shimizu, Misaki

Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana
Japanese

Matsu

Supporting

Mizuuchi, Kiyomitsu
Japanese

Kuroshio, Ryou

Supporting

Iwasaki, Ryouta
Japanese

Master

Supporting

Ichijo, Kazuya
Japanese

Takouda, Kenjirou

Supporting

Onishi, Takeharu
Japanese

Kainuma, Etsuji

Supporting

Asahina, Takumi
Japanese

Sunagawa, Souichi

Supporting

Takahashi, Koujirou
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Takahashi, Ryousuke

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Urakami, Yasuyuki

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Morita, Mayumi

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Takashima, Yuuya

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"Professionalism" by ALI feat. Hannya (般若)

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"Odd Numbers" by UmedaCypher (梅田サイファー)

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Apr 20, 2024

ShadowReacts

Recommended

Preliminary (3/25 eps)

NOTE: This review is purely for the first 3 eps of The Fable anime. I have not read the manga or watched the live action adaptation, so I won't be referencing those in this.

The Fable is an interesting anime. Here's the premise: Satou Akira, our main protagonist, is known as the infamous genius "Fable". A lot of things are easy for him, but being a normal member of society isn't. He has been given a special mission: not to kill anyone for a long period of time. Believe it or not, this may be the toughest mission he has yet to take on.

The Fable reminds ... me of a more serious version of Way of the Househusband. The MC is a badass Yakuza member, who is often oblivious to his own surroundings, and has to work with others in order not to blow his cover. Just like Househusband, Fable has very good comedy imo. It's one thing to write good comedy on paper, but delivery is just as, if not, more important imo. Saying a dumb joke with a deadpan voice might illicit a completely different reaction than if u were to say it with a cheery voice.

Characters: I enjoy the cast of The Fable a lot. Akira is a very enjoyable main character, he has that "dead inside" vibe which I tend to like with these types of shows. He's clearly tired of life, constantly making jokes about how others will outlive him and such, so he's trying to find different things to look forward to, even if it's the stupidest shit (like a certain third rate comedian that he loves). Youko Satou is also enjoyable to watch. She is disguising as Fable's sister and her lines are funny too, the main thing she is looking forward to is "a good man".

Score: 9/10

Sound: The sound in this show is very good. From the SFX to the voice acting, they have nailed this aspect down to the tee. The fights feel real and have stakes, you can feel every hit and punch. As I mentioned, the voice acting is also top tier. The cast of VA's is stacked, seeing as there are big names such as Miyuki Sawashiro, Akio Ootsuka, and Kana Hanazawa. Additionally, the chemistry between Miyuki Sawashiro (Youko) and Kazuyuki Okitsu (Akira) is very natural and smooth. Their character interactions are dynamic, quirky, and overall engaging.

Score: 10/10

Animation: I saw a lot of people complaining about this, saying that "Tezuka production ruined another great manga... blah blah blah". Look, I don't think the animation is S tier, but it's certainly not bad. In fact, it's pretty good. Even though this is the weakest part of the show, the fights still look fluid and are well composed and choreographed. The character art could be a little better, but even so, I ain't complaining.

Score: 7/10

OP and ED: I love the op, ALI once again delivered. Visuals aren't anything out of this world, as it mainly consists of still shots of the various characters, but the song is an absolute vibe, so for that reason alone I enjoy the opening theme a lot.

The ending however leaves a lot to be desired. Not only is the song really bad (it's shitty autotune rap) but the visuals don't stand out as they just roll credits and have slideshow visuals. You can definitely skip the ED and u won't be missing out on anything.

Opening Score: 9/10
Ending Score 3/10
Combined Score: 6/10

Overall, I believe that The Fable is a very enjoyable show that anyone can enjoy. It has an excellent cast of characters, good comedy, fights, serious moments, sound design, and an overall interesting and gripping atmosphere and plot.

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May 11, 2024

Eathus

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (6/25 eps)

Read the manga instead. The animation presented in this adaptation is unfortunately nearly nonexistent. This adaptation simply didn't get the budget and/or care/love it deserved. It is such a shame because the manga is truly a hidden gem with an extremely unique take on a slice-of-life meets comedy and action genre. The characters are written to feel like real people unlike the annoying anime tropes that we're all used to at this point. The humor is subtle but really hits home and the story pulls you in and gets you extremely invested in what's gonna happen next. The manga is around 240 chapters of pure ...

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Apr 21, 2024

MeanEYE

Not Recommended

Preliminary (3/25 eps)

From first three episodes all I could gather is that we are in for one hell of a boring show. While story started somewhat interesting it went nowhere. Nothing of interest happens ever. After exciting first episode main character turns into a wimp and goes pet shopping. I do realize writers are trying to portray his cool and calculated nature by making him emotionless and talk slow but in reality it's just bad.

There are still 22 episodes left and am assuming story will pick up at some point which is when I might decide to come back and skip the boring stuff, but as ...

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