Karneval (TV)


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Synonyms: Karneval (2013)
Japanese: カーニヴァル
English: Karneval
German: Karneval
Spanish: Karneval
French: Karneval
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Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 4, 2013 to Jun 27, 2013
Premiered: Spring 2013
Broadcast: Unknown
Licensors: Funimation
Studios: Manglobe
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, FantasyFantasy, MysteryMystery, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Demographic: JoseiJosei
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.071 (scored by 9180591,805 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #41012
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Popularity: #1196
Members: 221,863
Favorites: 1,179

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Preliminary Spoiler
Jul 9, 2013
The show must go on! No literally, the show should really keep going on. I only recently finished it and I'm already aching for more episodes.

At first, what may appeal to you and make you want to watch the show is the art. After all, it's very colorful, bright, and overall beautiful. It's enticing to say the least, and the first thing that hits you is probably how beautifully animated and drawn it is.

After the outstanding art settles in, the characters and plot may seem lacking. It centers around Nai and Gareki; a dynamic duo who met by chance and chance alone. They're soon ...
Jun 28, 2013
I'm very glad that I chose to watch this anime. It caught my attention at the first episode. The scenery, the animation, the style, the characters, the soundtrack, and everything else are all great parts of the series. I see no flaws. I loved every episode. The characters are well developed and the story seems to have set itself up for a sequel. Which would be great. I haven't read the manga yet, but I'm really looking forward to it. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find any US English versions of the volumes (Scanlations not included). I think I will probably just buy them ...
May 24, 2013
This anime is a shoujo anime, so if you're looking for an anime about a cute boy this is basically it for you. In fact it's probably one of the best well drawn adorable boys anime out there.

I didn't notice the genre of the anime until the first few episodes when I decided to see where this anime was actually going. The anime's basically a common told story of a boy who has little memories, and his best friend Gareki tags along with him and they join a institution which fights evil.

Simply put, the story's for people who want to stare at an ...
Jun 22, 2013
Preliminary (12/13 eps)
Where do I even start with Karneval. It's literally the most underrated anime in the world because it's so damn good, it could be Black Butler's brother from another mother. People always ask me "What's that anime you keep crying about, what's the story line?" And damn, that's my favorite question to answer.

Story: Cute little Nai is looking for Karoku, and throughout the anime you keep wondering who the hell Karoku is and what the connection between them is. Then enter Gareki, the flawless tsundere bastard with the worst past ever, who robs rich people to support himself. He sees Nai's bracelet, which is a ...
Dec 5, 2014
Karneval, I had high hopes seeing the logo and art style of the promotional banners, an interesting mix of cheery and gothic. I was sad that the art didn't continue very much into the actual show further than the costuming of the circus agents. The overall feel felt like a brighter version of D.Gray Man. The story was interesting but could have used a little more thought and the characters were decent, (despite Nai's lack of a back bone driving me nuts) but the downfall was the work put into the dub. I cringed every time the main cast entered the ...
Jun 24, 2013
Preliminary (12/13 eps)
I was going to wait until the last episode aired before writing this, but...I can't help it. I just had to write one now. Please note that this is my first review, so please bear with me.

Story: 10/10

Without giving too much away, Karneval is about a young boy, Nai, who is looking for someone who was important to him—in doing so, he gets himself captured. Gareki, a thief, finds him during a robbery and decides to rescue him. Then a series of events occur, blablabla, and they meet a defense organization known by the name Circus.

I found the plot very original and interesting. Let ...
Jun 25, 2013
Preliminary (Unknown/13 eps)
Karneval is an amazing series. Almost all the characters have good depth and a sad/interesting back story or feature. The art just blew me away, watching characters fight (Spoiler; especially between Uro and Tsukumo) was just mind lowing, very lean and elegant whilst also deadly.

Story; The storyline is very interesting but sometimes there will be a lot of space between action. the story has this sort of air of mystery surrounding it, and you can never really be to sure if a character is evil or good, which makes it even more compelling.

Art; The art is very happy, colourful and interesting. A ...
Jun 29, 2013
I Love Much Karneval..

The Story Is Make Me Happy,Fun, And Sad When Gareki Think He wasn't able doing anything to protect nai,yogi and others..

Best Anime in my life,,,

I Hope Season 2 will be soon.. :)

Oct 24, 2013
Karneval was one of the most vivd anime's I have ever watched and to be really honest this enticed me. I found myself loving the use of colours and also the contrast in colours when looking at characters. For example, Nai is blonde and usually dressed in light colours showing how pure he is, on the otherhand Gareki is always dressed in dark colours, creating this kind of mysterious air about him, we are constantly left thinking that Gareki is a pessimist, no matter the situation.

One thing that did displease me though was the fact that it was slightly predictable and Gareki, the character I ...
Sep 23, 2013
This anime is not a Yaoi! It can contain little bits of Shounen-Ai. Mostly just friendship between characters.

PERSONAL ENJOYMENT -10
Fully enjoyed watching this series. So much so that I am currently reading the manga. There was not a single sigh or eye roll during my watching.

STORY -9
The story it's self I rate a 9, mainly because it leaves you wanting more at the end and that it's humorous yet it still has a sufficient and some-what serious at times plot to keep one entertained.

ART -10
I find that the characters themselves are animated beautifully and very close to the original manga. I find the backgrounds to ...
Apr 22, 2015
This might actually be one of my favorite animes, and I doubt that that is the case for many others. But it was as if this anime was designed to appeal specifically to me. The look, characters, mythology, story, it all works wonders for me. The best things about this anime is twofold. First, the animation is absolutely stunning. The colors are bright without being garish, and help with the atmosphere wonderfully. The character designs are also very well done on all fronts. This show has a very, very distinct look to it, which I appreciate. Secondly, the cast of characters is very solid. The ...
Aug 2, 2018
After watching this anime, I can surely say that it is by far one of my favourites yet. This is one of the very few that I've enjoyed almost every, if not every single episode to the point that I had to absolutely binge it. I kept on putting myself off of the anime as I've been wanting to watch it for about a year or so, and I don't regret watching it at all... I kind of regret waiting this long, aha. Ironically, the reason that I decided to finally watch it was because I was looking for new inspiration to glisten up my ...
Jul 23, 2015
9.7/10

The story was pretty good, with the two main characters Gareki and Nai getting involved with Circus, as well as the Varuga and Kafka. The pacing was done well, but even though it was only a 13 episode anime, I personally feel that it wrapped up quite nicely. Even though you are still stuck with the question of "What happened to Uro? What about Palned?", the future for characters like Gareki are shown, and thus end the anime without too many loose ends. I liked the story line, and the humor they put in every once in a while was enjoyable. The main characters, Nai, ...
Feb 11, 2014
A logical first impression when someone hears about “Karneval” and looks at the Cover Art:

• “Wow, Karneval! That’s a really cute name! And look at the cover art! It looks like a party! Look at the main character! He looks so cute! This is going to be a totally cute and not-violent anime with lots of fun and partying!”



That same person’s impression after they watch the first episode:

• “Wh-What? Rape? Huh? Where are the parties? Why is everything so creepy? Why is there a serious, black-haired, yet crazy handsome kid holding a gun? What is that monster, why is it very graphically eating that man?! Ah! ...
Jul 5, 2013
I just finished watching Karneval and I must say, I didn't expect I would enjoy the show this much. I've read reviews about it and most of it said it would just be a typical anime show with a boy who is a bit weak to stand on his own eventually meets a guy who's stronger and they become friends and all. THAT! Would be a Yes at first.

I gave it a 10 because it didn't turn out to be the TYPICAL anime show I was expecting it to be. It started with Nai, a helpless and innocent boy looking for someone, who accidentally ...
Jul 1, 2013
I'm so lucky to have been introduced to this manga and anime series by a friend, since it is not as well known to others. I will say now: This anime was completely amazing. The art was beautiful (the eyes, wow.), the characters were all so unique, the sound was just so realistic, and the plot was just too great. Now as I have seen many negative comments on how slow the story was in the episodes, I will say now: why base this wonderful anime off how they choose to advance the story?
This anime was mainly one of mystery and fantasy, so if ...
Jan 6, 2014
It's easy to be drawn into this anime by just looking at the artwork and style. Characters with multicolored eyes, stylish colorful hair, and original outfits. The animation is pretty, to sum it up, and is very appealing, and its easy to get drawn into. For the story, it was a good idea, but it was way to complex for an anime series only 13 episodes long. Even reading some of the synopsis it has, it seems pretty confusing. They tried to fit a complex story line for multiple different characters, and it just confused the crap out of me.The story was poorly told. I ...
Oct 5, 2016
Karneval, while excels in its stunning visuals and soundtrack, unfortunately lacks substance in the story. Regardless, it was a very enjoyable and interesting show.

The story was very interesting, and more parts of the plot would be revealed as the show went on, I don't want to spoil too much. The problem is that Karneval is short, only 13 episodes and the last episode doesn't tie the story together, instead only furthers causes viewers to ask more questions. Because of this, its difficult to comprehend what is going on, or the significance of a character. This really disappointed me and brought the show down, because more ...
Jan 21, 2017
this honestly in my opinion is one of my favorite anime and you shouldn't believe the people who didn't like it. it's worth checking out. don't let that shojo tag fool you there is no romance within this anime what soever. the only reason it says shojo is because most of the guys are shotas. but the story is really good for there being only one season, it makes you ache for a second season. and in my book that means it's a good quality anime. along with that the art is beautiful, sound is great, character development is pretty solid although i wish ...
Sep 24, 2015
Karnival is about Nai trying to find his friend and in the meantime runs into Gareki and an organisation called Circus.

When I first saw this anime, I was somewhat excited for it. The anime itself looks really good, its animated very well and the characters are also very well chosen out.
I did enjoy this anime to some extent, however, there were a couple of times where... I wouldn't say I felt dethatched but just some of the things that went on weren't exactly gripping.
Some of the characters in the anime got on my nerves more than once, and mostly, that came down to ...