Kakumeiki Valvrave

This will contain some little spoilers ... well not that little but you get the idea .
First of all i will start by saying that this show was good , not bad , not awesome , but good and that's all . The story was not original , the characters were typical , the MC who cares about everyone and wants to save everyone , the heroine who is a damsel in distress from the start till the end and lets not forget about the bad guys that were taken from pokemon : ' Team Rocket blast of again ' ...
Story 6.5
As ... i said earlier not the most original thing you will ever see , but at the same time not that bad . The idea of students or kids that make their own little country is a nice way of getting people to watch , in a way this made me watch it .
Personally i can't understand why this will get a second season and other great shows get only one .

Characters 7
Here i would've given it an 8 , but when i saw the proposal of Haruto to Rukino and the reason why he was rejected , to be honest there i screamed at the monitor to Rukino : ' How much of an idiot can you be , don't you love him or something ' . I really liked how she was in the beggining of the show though ...
Other characters are what i hate the most , Haruto is the biggest wuss you will ever see with some kind of messiah complex , the ' childhood friend ' that has the same complex but she is so useless that makes me want to puke , the self nicknamed ' Thunder ' a loud mouth idiot who is there but didn't do anything just scream his lungs out for nothing and the rest of the cast that is not even worth talking about .
Some will wonder why i gave the characters a 7 after i said a lot of ' good things ' about them , even more so because i didn't say a thing about the Elf guy , well that guy i didn't find him interesting , just useless , he can predict what the enemy will do , so what ? After that he is useless ... Anyway , to why i gave it a 7 is beacause of how Rukino was in the beggining , if she were like that till the end that would've been a lot better , maybe the ending would've been different .

Sound 8
The OST was nice , better said i liked the OP / ED songs , but the ' in-anime ' music was so-so , not the thing you can call a masterpiece .

Animation/Art 9
If the story and characters were not that special , here we have a winner . The colours were eye catching especially the ones from the ' robos ' *__ * .
The art was , well , what can i say , hmm , just awesome . Nothing else to say .

Enjoyment 7
If the ' childhood friend ' and the little incident that happend in the 11th episode and the question that popped in the next episode and of course the answer to that question , this anime would've been a lot better and the thing i said at the ' characters ' .

Overall 7 / 7.5
I will be honest this review is not biased as a lot of you already saw if you read it till here , but this is my way of reviewing .
If some things didn't exist in this anime i would've given it an 8 , but those things exist so i will give it a 7 .
I forgot to mention something in the beggining of the review , in my head there are 3 types of anime :
1 ) Masterpiece
2) A good way to pass time
3) I am sorry that i watched it
For this anime the second option will do it justice in my book .

I am person who is not that much in Mecha Animes or mangas....But I started Watch This Serie Today and Finished it also Today.... Those Who Like Damn Good Mecha ANime And over all Those WHo Love Good ANime this serie Will Be Completely Intoxicating....Only those who really don't like this style of anime or plot will not like this in my opinion....

Starting Song of this Story in one the Greatest Openings I have heard... and I have heard quite a lot, Along with Opening video it fits the song pretty well

In my personal opinion this is one of the Top 10 Mecha Ever ... made!!!! Tough foreshadows for what will happen in future are quite scary....Who in Haruto's Side Will Die....Will only Saki Survive as only pilot next 200 years from War or are others in missions....Why Is Haruto Called Founder and so on

My personal Question All Who have Watched This Anime....WHo else IS So Love in this Serie?

"Don't cry. Don't raise your eye. It's only teenage wasteland."
-"Baba O'Riley"
The Who

We have all seen shows that focus on one facet of the human experience; be it fear, hopelessness, sadness, romance, boredom... any one of the myriad of emotions or facts of life that we go through. Appropriately, those shows that have a more singular focus tend to keep one tone. A romance keeps a romantic feel. It's situations and the conversations that drive the dialogue are usually romantically flavored. A show about betrayal keeps a darker tone, one where every action and word is drenched with a kind of paranoia and suspicion.

However, ... most writers realize that human life is not composed of just one emotion or tone. We all experience sadness and betrayal, sure, but we also experience humor and friendship. Thus, most shows, even those with a singular focus, will tend to implement multiple themes and tones along with their main focus. This can both deepen the characters and the overall storyline, as it more accurately portrays the human experience, and allows a contrast between the darkness and the light, the sadness and the joy, the romance and the heartbreak.

There is another type of show, however. Shows that don't focus on any one facet of life or any one emotion, but rather attempt to show the entirety of human existence. They can't be said to be about betrayal, despite having betrayals, or about romance despite having romantic themes. Those stories are about showing all the experiences and emotions that we go through. Some people prefer more singular focus, some people prefer broader strokes; but most people agree that one is not inherently superior to the other. Comedies are not worse for not bringing any sadness or break from the hilarity. And epics are not worse for having both comedy and sadness in one story. They are different, but equal.

It would be wrong to say that executing one type correctly is more difficult than executing the other type. To keep a single tonal show from becoming hyper-focused and flat is just as difficult as melding all the elements together into one cohesive story-line. However, one problem that the single-focus shows usually do not run into is that of inconsistent tone. And that, in my opinion, is the biggest flaw of Kakumeiki Valvrave. It suffers from inconsistent tone and thus negatively affects both the immersion of the viewer and the communication of the themes.

One driving theme that stands out more than any other in Valverave is that of growing up. This is where the quote that begins my review comes into play. Being a teenager is hard. It is a time where hormones run wild; and serving as the separation between childhood and adulthood, it often breeds a kind of confusion and despair. What is my place in the world? What kind of man or woman will I become? Are the dreams of my younger days consistent with the reality that surrounds me? What are my responsibilities, and what are the consequences of failing to fulfill them? These kinds of questions plague almost every teenager at some point. And they are not bad questions to ask. In fact, asking them is a natural process of learning about ourselves and the questioning itself helps lead us toward satisfactory answers.

In some ways, Valverave explores these questions and themes in a mature, solid manner. The characters deal with death, isolation, responsibility, and new-found power and freedom in realistic ways, and their reactions are both informative and entertaining. In other ways, the show seems to be a farce, giving foolish answers and unrealistic portrayals. Things occur which simultaneously contradict each other, not in the manner of continuity, but in the manner of tone and message. An exploration of meeting the basic needs (food, water, shelter, etc.) of ones-self and ones companions without the help of "adults" is undertaken, but then the answer is handed to the characters with seemingly no effort or loss on their part. A death occurs which serves as a catalyst for coming together and of recognizing the importance of discipline, but the message is weakened by the fact that no other consequences seem to occur when the characters fail to follow through with their new realizations. Most importantly, in a show with heavy themes of sacrifice, there seems to be little sacrificing occurring other than the obvious: "Do you resign as a human?" question which is posed at the beginning of the show by the Valverave's.

This causes a break in both realism and tone. When I am despairing of how the teenagers will survive without money or industry, the problem is solved almost as simply as with a push of a button. When I wonder if a lack of discipline and authority will bring assaults or chaos, the resulting assaults and chaos are so weak and short as to have no real affect as plot-devices. Most surprisingly is one scene where an extraordinary act of sexual violence occurs, only to be glossed over as something that just happened. No consequences or hidden triggers are released or unveiled. The complete ease with which one main character predicts his enemies movements and plans is reflected by the complete ease with which the cast as a whole is able to survive, seemingly with no thought given to how they are surviving. Challenges that appear are neatly wrapped up with little to no lasting effect other than a lesson learned. Failures result in momentary set-backs, only to unleash a new and unforeseen power which reverses the set-back so that the failure has no consequence, but rather could be seen as a kind of success of it's own. It is fine to have such events, if they are done correctly. Characters should learn from their mistakes, they should overcome challenges. But they should also be scarred. When a character experiences no pain or loss from challenges or failures, the challenges begin to lose any emotional weight, and the character loses emotional depth.

This is not to say that the show is all bad. In fact, some parts are very well done. The aforementioned scene of sexual violence is very interestingly juxtaposed with a speech about fulfilling selfish desires, a speech that gains high approval among it's listeners. A scene where one character must watch the death of a very close family member is juxtaposed with joyous cheering from other characters over a victory achieved. These are examples of using inconsistent tone correctly. Where the existence of unrestrained joy in one area only heightens the anguish in another, or when the contrast between openly cheering the irresponsible fulfillment of selfish desires serves to heighten the horror of the form mindless self-fulfillment can sometimes take. These examples are moments of surprising flavor in an otherwise bland story. They are the exception, not the rule. If the show could keep the quality it expresses in those moments than it would certainly be a success, if a flawed one. But the quality is not kept, and those successes serve only to highlight the magnitude of the failures, rather than the other way around. Our characters become less than they should be and our story is neutered by the ease with which some essential challenges are overcome, and the lack of consequences to essential failures.

It is hard to determine exactly how to rate this show. Do the redeeming qualities outweigh the failures? Are the failures so overpowering that they lessen the value of those moments of brilliance? I can't tell whether the show is, at it's heart, bad or good. The execution is certainly flawed, but at the core the story has potential. Part of the problem with the show is how difficult it is for the viewer to pin down it's intentions. Is it simple teenage escapism? Is it a kind of self-aware parody? Is it an earnest attempt to portray the reality of growing up? If I could answer these questions, I feel like I would be much more comfortable in making a complete determination about the show's quality. Maybe I just haven't watched carefully enough. Perhaps I've missed some essential theme, and it is my own failing that I am incapable of appreciating the show. However, it is my opinion that any medium involving story-telling is primarily an art of communication. I hold, perhaps incorrectly, that it is not my failure of understanding, but theirs of being incoherent. If their goal was to tell us about "teenage wasteland" than they failed to do so in any meaningful way. They would have been better served just throwing in Who's Next and listening to Baba O'Riley.

Story: 4/10
Art: 9/10
Sound: 8/10
Character: 3/10
Enjoyment: 4/10

Overall: 4/10

Valvrave is pretty much the normal Gundam anime, only with a twist being that you need to be a Vampire in order to pilot the superior mechs.

The story would be perfectly fine if they took gundam seed and fast forwarded a few hundred years or more. Anyway if you've watched Gundam seed, GS: Destiny, Gundam 00 you will feel right at home.



Plot wise it's good, it's not obvious and has some twists to it but nothing too special. The story isn't the highlight but it will keep you wanting more.

The OP and ED songs fit well, the art is great, mechs lookin new and ... won't disappoint.

The characters are relatively normal, although I wouldn't mind having Kira type of personality instead of a weak to strong progression that the MC exhibits.

For enjoyment, well, like I said if you've seen and liked the Gundam seed series along with Gundam 00. Then this will be the next anime inline.

Overall I give it a biased 8.5 due to being a gundam fan. The formula is relatively the same here, seems as if vampire was just added in as a test project or to stir up more drama but remains a gundam anime at heart.

Some people may not know this but the reason why I started seeing Valrave was because of the fact that Katsura Hoshino design the characters, D Gray Man author,another show I love.
Do notice this show is R + 17 = profanity and violence, and I mean a whole lot of it.

I am a fan of mecha eversince ,Fullmetal Panic, Code : Geasse ,Guilty Crown,Broken Blade!!

What can I say the story is really interesting, that you just got-too see ,and opefully get interested,many mysteries in the first and through out the anime . Some may be answered ,some are saved until the next season. Which ... is soon.

The art by Katsura Hoshino is awesome ,nice to know her art has changed and done so beautifully.

Sund is really awesome T.M Revoltipn x Nana Mizuki make want to see the opening over and over, ( it did for me), same thing for the endings by Angela and ELISA!!both Endings are awesome!! I must say the sounds do not fail in this show!!

Characters- most of them are similar,did I tell you one is a pop idol and she sings in one episode?!?
You have bright, serious,happy,shy,love triangle,friendship, betrayal,hatred ,mysterious,angry,revenge, avenge,loneliness,sorrow kinda characters maybe even more.


The enjoyment is really high up , once you get to the ending I got to re see it again to know and finnally understand it. I had too some of my questions are answered after threshold ends and starts again.the music ,art design ,story is so worth my time and I hope it is for you too. It's a great way to get into a new era of mecha. I thought it will be just a mecha but throughout the anime,it changed and it was nothing that I thought it will be.
It is a mixture of mecha, romance?!?, action,supernatural , drama and something you didn't expect.i enjoyed it it is really interesting and it really gets you into the plot wanting to know more and more.

Overall: 10 / 10
For the :
Art
music
Action pact
For not leaving me in the best part
Enjoyment
And for not letting me waste my time on a mecha again.

I walkways think way ahead of things ,glad I gave Kakumeiki Valrave a chance.
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy as much as I did.
Good luck!!!

Oh Valvrave the Liberator where to I even start, let's start from the before the utter stupidity started.

The story setting is interesting enough to grip you for the whole ride and the art is one of the most outstanding I have ever seen,and even though the robots aren't anything special they are at least flashy.

The characters range from jerks to fine beings mainly Saki Rukino, Akira R. as well as Shoko S. which seem to be give the best character development throughout with the former two having it a little bit more gripping in my opinion due to their sarker past. However the treatment of ... my favourite Saki was too harsh and we come to the famous scene in episode 10. A plot twist that was not needed and just seemed to be a cry for attention which is why my rating for both story and character dropped to a 7 and 6 respectively especially due to the lack of respect the main character, Haruto, shows to Saki after the act.

I will simply continue to watch this anime in hopes the second season find the pacing the anime had at the beginning and does not involve any more of these creepy plot twists, or at least to some extent a reasonable plot twist like the one in episode 12 brought us. My enjoyment may have been slightly spoiled but this anime should be given a fair chance even though a lot of patience may be required while wathing it.

-(Also sorry for long post but I have too... :d)
Idk what some people are saying, but this was an AMAZING anime! Great characters, story, action, drama..everything! Not to mention a Killer soundtrack! The only thing that might be frustrating and probably why it got the rating it had, was because the anime episodes ran in a pattern of "sequel, prequel, sequel"( if that makes sense, it's kinda like Lord of rings, Hobbit, Lord of rings) for each episode. Which you really had to pay attention and use your brain to catch on. I actually would have classified the anime as mystery as well because of ... the pattern. I highly recommend it if you like that sort of stuff where you have to figure things out, or just in general. The story kept building/stacking as well making it climax every episode which I really enjoyed!
-The only thing I didn't like though if, I had to say that some may not like, was it's sexual situations(typical anime women stuff). It was kinda out of place for that anime lol. Other than that it was great!
I hope there's a season 3 or OVA! I'm definitely voting for it lol oh and I hope Shoko Gets stabbed so many times she never comes back to life (excuse my language, but watch anime to understand)! Do watch if you need an anime :D



Bandai said that this anime would be over the top...and they sure did deliver.
This anime meshes Code Geass and Gundam together so well that you think, "oh, this was in (insert series) too!" but the situation is so altered but still so similar.

Story 9/10:
While the plot centers around students making their own country, the valvraves show something much, much darker going on.

This anime does go rather fast, but you will never get bored.

Each episode has a plot twist, the characters have genuine emotions, and the voice acting + animations rile up emotions whether they be anger or happiness.

If you cannot handle controversial issues, do not ... watch this

The rating is NC-17+ rightly so. There are scenes that will make you feel uncomfortable, but I think that adds excitement to the series. At every single episode, something will happen you don't expect. I've tried to predict what will happen in episodes, but they always turn it around and around.

The story in this anime is amazing, dramatic, and will surely rile you up.

Art 9/10:
The art is very bright and sharp in this anime. The valvraves are outlined with bright lights and the lasers are a splurge of neon colors. There are even almost-rainbow mechs.

The mechs aren't my favorite designs from what I've seen of the other Bandai series, but they are still powerful and sleek.

The art is very fun to look at. Space is more of a dark blue rather than black in here and the stars and galaxies in the background make such an impact on the setting. The mechas stand out against space and everything adds drama and bolder effects to the screen.

Sound 9/10:
Nana Mizuki and T.M. Revolution in one song. How much better could it get?

This anime plays music at perfect times and does and phenomenal job at changing the mood quickly and drastically.

You will get chills, you'll scream, maybe even cry.

The music will even change the mood after someone has died. I thought I'd be devastated for the rest of an episode after someone died, but the music changed my mood so much , I didn't continuing mourning until after the episode.

Character 10/10:
You will have a character you love. There are so many different types of personalities in this anime and they work so well with each other.

You have your heroes, meganes, shotas, crazies, jocks, introverts, idols, ideal boyfriends and girlfriends, schemers, and so much more.

Even if you may not like a character, if something happens to them you'll probably be screaming from joy or grief. You'll be shipping pairs you didn't think you'd be shipping.

Enjoyment 10/10:
As seen above, I fully enjoy this anime.

I thought an episode was boring...but then I got to the last 2 minutes and I was raving so much. Everything just changes so quickly!

I have never been so excited for an episode of an anime to be released until this anime. Be prepared to yell over cliff hangers every episode and have raging thoughts while watching.

Overall 10/10:
This anime moves quickly and has controversial scenes. The art and sound are fantastic, and every character will be dear to you. I could re-watch this over and over again and not be bored.
Everything is just mixed in so well - You can see the Code Geass and the Gundam in here, but at the same time you can't.

You will never be bored and you will not be able to predict anything.

This is the anime Bandai said was going to be over the top.

Bandai went more than over the top, they went above and beyond.

Reposting because I remembered that I once wrote a Valvrave review that was deleted for no reason.

Alright people, I've completed my viewing of the Spring '13 Mecha Trifecta. This trifecta is made up of Valvrave the Liberator, Majestic Prince and Gargantia. It's been over a year since I've found anything watchable, so I have high hopes.

The other two are great. Will they remain great? Who knows, but I can assure you that this show is awful and only makes the other two look much better by comparison, and it will stay that way.

Valvrave is a mecha anime that follows the formula in all ... the laziest ways possible, and is bogged down with Sunrise's astounding incompetence. You can pretty much use shows like this and Sacred Seven next to things like 08th MS Team and Scryed and say with a definite that this studio has no goddamn clue what they're doing anymore.

The show is about a teenage betamale who gets caught up in a war between space factions on his little neutral colony. He goes to school, has a crush on some genki girl, and is generally as uninteresting aesthetically and personality-wise as every peripheral character around him. When some albino walks up to him out of nowhere and calls him out on this, he later decides to jump in a big, ugly robot and resign his humanity to blow some shit up. And then he's a vampire, I guess.

Valvrave has "please let me be mass market" all over it. Everyone is moe as fuck, the robots are over-designed, and it's following in the footsteps of shows like Geass and Guilty Crown by taking something that's been done dozens of times, and then making the main character a macguffin-powered wizard/vampire/molester. This dark twist that risks this two-dimensional goon's humanity will undoubtedly lead simpletons to think his character is deep, but I can only hope that after Guilty Crown people are getting sick of this garbage.

The other characters range between a large spectrum of tropes that we've all seen before. Jock guy, otaku girl, energetic moron girl, group of psychotic, two-dimensional villainous teens, girl whose entire character is defined by her gigantic breasts, et cetera. None of them are introduced or delivered well. No one in this show acts like a normal human being, but are rather just "anime characters". They don't have any original or interesting quirks, either. Everyone's played pretty straight, and it's really easy to tell by the quality of writing this early that none of this will get better. So yes, if you like your anime with characters you don't have to think at all about or relate to, and just want a bunch of colorful 2-D cutouts spouting recycled lines and exceptionally dumb bullshit at each other, this is the show for you. If you like your anime casts completely identical to one another, this is the show for you. If your definition of good character interaction is making noises and spouting childish philosophies at each other within 10 seconds of meeting, this is the show for you. Otherwise, watch MJP or Gargantia.

The directing, cinematography and animation in Valvrave are all incredibly "meh". There are tiny bits of good animation in completely inconsequential parts, like the hot dog eating contest at the very beginning, and the CGI moves around pretty okay, but the laser and explosion effects look terrible and there's a lot of "still thing panning on a flat background". There aren't any good or visually memorable shots in the whole affair, either, so it's not like the laziness can be forgiven like in Eva. Valvrave as a whole is just not really anything to look at.

The music sucks. There's generic opera-ish stuff while the main character is blowing things up at the end of episode 1, and I can't even remember any other tracks being present. I hate the OP, because it's just TM Revolution but worse. The opening animation is just as boring and lazy as the rest of the show, too.

I think that just about covers it. I'm not being presumptuous at all, because with the studio's recent track record and how everything was displayed in the first episode, it's not going to get any better. There's a very high chance it'll get hilariously stupid and entertaining in an ironic way, but if you're looking for any kind of legitimate quality in your show, skip this. Skip it, and go right into Majestic Prince. That show fucking rocks.

This show is so bad it's good. I rewatched it recently with some friends and it was an absolute blast.

The plot is utterly nonsensical. There are multiple seasons worth of plot points and content, the most ridiculous is the first episode feeling like an entire season of a regular anime condensed down. While it's going through the plot like a fire through a sawmill it's missing significant amounts of character arcs and development. Except, the show acts as if these arcs and development happened so you get baffling changes and laughable emotional beats. Most egregiously a character dies ... and the show nothing short of milks it for all it's worth, this character that died couldn't have had more than 25 lines of dialogue at this point and there is an actual "press F to pay respects" equivalent. Animation budget is saved by having characters just float around because "zero gravity" yet gravity mysteriously functions normally when needed, the actual art is pretty good though. Valvrave also is utterly tone deaf and seems to change it's genre at a flick of a switch. Slice of life, Mecha, Psychological, Thriller, Supernatural, Rom Com, even a little harem baiting. This train-wreck's got it all!

Speaking of harem baiting, I am shocked this show didn't stoop to being a harem. Any such points are contrasted with some of the "antics" Saki gets up to in the middle of the season. Then a certain scene near the end of the show that happens during a speech blows any points gained straight to the bottom of the sea, but hey at least it ain't a harem.

Valvrave has a single genuinely interesting character; Akira. She has a noticeable character arc that ended with her having a crisis of faith. This was the only time I was engaged with the show as anything more than trash. L-Elf is some Light ripoff that is a literal prophet, Haruto is boring and can't decide on what his character is supposed to be, Saki is kind of an absolute bitch that keeps pulling "just kidding"s everytime she almost has a character moment, and Shouko really doesn't have a character to even comment on as much as a collection of traits to groan at.

The plot is light speed and nonsensical, most of the characters are at best boring, there's a bunch of cringe, and the show is tone deaf and tasteless if not legitimately offensive. Still was an absolute joy to watch with a couple of friends. I initially watched this as it aired and apparently rated it at an 8. I have no clue why but I can at least see a slew of interesting ideas in this garbage pile, far FAR more than you'd get in other bad shows. Solid 3/10 for an actual anime, 9/10 if you're looking for bad anime.

Oh and the show has some pretty significant yaoi baiting and some yuri baiting for... some reason.

Code Gundam... I mean, Kakumeiki Valvrave, is essentially a Gundam show with its very own Lelouch. Except Lelouch is a side character, while the MC is as dumb as a bag of bricks and has the mental state of a baked potato.

I have to skip out on a full review, because once again we're graced by a wallflower male protagonist with a childhood crush he can't confess to, followed by an episode 5 insert of a super hot third wheel love triangle. Don't you just love it when the most potato of all potato MC's lands in the middle of a bunch of girls fighting ... over him while he drools on himself and doesn't have a clue about anything?

Oh, he also gets superpowers that make him immortal, but like any good wallflower MC with no aspirations and no personality, he just cries over it because apparently superpowers are lame because you don't get to be "normal" any more. Bohoo.

I can't watch such cringe any more.

Production values are pretty good. Story is fine - just your average gundam show of some random ass kid finding his very own overpowered mech with which he can fight for love and friendship. Though the cliche has been beaten to death at this point and it has long stopped being exciting.

Watch if you're into teenage cringe and mech battles.

"It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves."

William Shakespeare

Has anyone loved anime as much as i have? This anime stands to be a perfect 10/10. As you watch this anime, remember this quote as it will seem to be a fitting beginning to a fitting end.

After you watch episode 9, you will truly understand why this anime is deemed, Valvrape The Penetrator and why this anime transcends over time itself.

Alright, so this will be my first review, so bear with me, if you would.

It is very likely that you've seen the other reviews on this particular anime, and how they might mention that the show is 'so bad it is good'. I would like to confirm this statement. The show is literally potato, and had I attempted to watch this and take it seriously, I'd have dropped it right off the bat.

Lets start with the plot. The very shorted summary of the plot is that people developed a way to live in space and now a majority of the human population lives ... in cities built in space. There are two major factions, and one smaller one that is neutral. Suddenly, neutral-kun is attacked! Now, our MC-kun happened to be living his typical anime protag life inside neutral-kun's territory, so he gets involved.

Now, this may seem like your average plot, but it's only after MC-kun signs away his humanity and obliterates a handful of canon-fodder that things get interesting. And when I say interesting, I mean that INTERESTING.

Like, forming your own nation out of a space city by literally tearing it from the rest of the space station interesting.

Like, becoming a space vampire interesting.

Like, space Lelouch interesting.

Like, Mecha space rape vampires interesting.

Like, Mecha space rape vampires with Lelouch interesting.

And that's not all, folks. You even get to watch as the antagonistic larger nation can't figure out how to beat one student with a mech that overheats and eats memories. (Granted, he gets allies later).

If you like great art style, consensual space vampire rape, and a really really spineless MC-kun who doesn't get much better even into the second season, well, here's the perfect anime for you! But, you know, if you want a story that makes sense and characters you'll remember for good reasons, I'd honestly suggest you watch something else.

My overall experience with the series was a five. Kakumeiki Valvrave was an actually interesting show and a unique difference from the mecha series with only the vampire like mecha with runes to generate on from the humans. My personal opinion about the series that it could've added more flavor but, there was plenty of subjects and non-developed character associations that didn't went as planned for the series.
I've really enjoyed the entire sound-track that matched each scene that gave me the emotions for each episode. I love the fact that every ending starts off with a beautiful angelic song that sounds so good. My ... only problem with them were the signalling at the end of the episode but the dramatic entry did it so well. The sound effects were a problem because of it's high frequencies but, they sounded okay but were merely over used in the entire series. Most of the sound-track was overly used and repetitive depending on the emotion per scene. You will be hearing them frequently a lot and it will get irritated quickly.
I didn't partially liked the scenery choose and the characters development. Each character had a specific avenge plot to characterize who they are as a character but, most didn't really got the completion of their avenge and it went to destruction near the finale end of the entire series. I wish there was more for the "One Hundred and One guild" but, they're wasn't and so for the Dorrissian. They're wasn't enough memories or messages put for the main characters like H-Huen or Q-Vier. The term, "Blitzendegen" appears a lot after their salute to their superiors and the term doesn't make sense. I'm very fond by the mass use of the "Adults hatred" from the children in the first season that wasn't placed properly in the second season. I thought there was going to be a running gag along with that to prove a point. For the beginning of the series, the just spend their time in high-school like any other ordinary Japanese' animation. There could've been more on the JIOR scientist and why they created the mecha's that fused with the OS. That could've brought some attention to the series. Even though it's a dramatic starting point but, still bring some missing clarity to the series. I really did like Haruto's growth of a character but some character's death in the series are promising but never outstanding. The other is the runes and how their memory is fading while they're not following any instructions or understanding who the OS truly is. They're really power creatures but I know the scientists just want weaponized creatures to control the mecha in large amount of energy but, how did they actually aligned in the first place?! Was that they're secret of having a neutrality between humans but why did they wanted to fight in a war again to get out of associating with the humans? Was it actually the Magius fault for connecting with the human's in the first place to blame it on others. Was Haruto's character really displaying how the Magius was acting and the "A Hundred and One guild" was behaving? Why didn't they captured the Valvraves which they knew about them to explain the situation more carefully? I love the series so much when it comes to viewing the world and the term "Unveiling to the world" that's the best conclusion for the series. "Avenging, Unveiling, Promising, Protecting" were a few main words that the series wanted the audience to know. I cried at many deaths but besides (Liesettotes/Marie) they weren't that interesting.

It would be very hard for me to write a proper review and sum up all flaws Valvrave has, but instead I will write a transcript of what the executives at Sunrise discussed when making this anime. Or at least what I imagine went on in those studios.

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- Producer: Okay, we need to make a new mecha anime that is not a Gundam or Code Geass spin-off. It must become the new big thing, so we must attract as many people as we can. What do those pesky teenagers like nowadays?

- Writer: Hmm, didn't those vampire Hollywood movies make a lot of money? Vampires are ... definitely trendy right now, we need one of those. But not one of those old, scary vampires mind you, but a sparkly, gay one. And lets have the vampire pilot the mecha, why not?

- Producer: Sold! Any other pitches?

- Writer: Girls! We need to introduce a bunch of girls who like our main character. We need several types of those: one has to be caring and lovable, another has to be strong and determined. We need to make those otaku waifufags happy. Oh, and one of them has to be an idol too. So, there's a harem of girls who all fantasize about our vampire. Also, everything needs to happen in a school. Kids love school. Let's have the characters declare their school and independent country and start a war or some shit! Kids will love it!

- Producer: Yes, yes, I can see this becoming very popular definitely. I would definitely invest in this project. What about villains though? Who should these vampires fight?

- Writer: NAZIS!

- Producer: Nazis?

- Writer: Yes, Nazis. Space Nazis. People love to hate Nazis. It's impossible to make a military anime unless one of the factions is Germanic. But that's not all. We also need a Char Aznable-like character with a hidden agenda who can think 10 episodes ahead. People definitely love this type of characters, I'm sure of it.

- Producer: Great job! Now please write a detailed script of each episode so we can start production immediately.

- Write: Nah, it's okay, we can start right now. We can make shit up as we go along with each episode.
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And that's it. I can't understand how a bunch of people got together and decided to make Kakumeiki Valvrave. It is a trainwreck of bad writing and bad ideas that actually got worse and worse as it went on. At first I started watching this because I hoped it would become some kind of "so bad that it's good" anime, but the bad writing became cringeworthy. It's as if the writers decided to take every possible cliché from every popular anime and mix them together to create this. Valvrave has every possible genre in it: it's a space harem vampire mecha war anime set in a school, with tints of horror and mystery every here and there. The only thing that saves this anime from being a 1/10 is the decent animation, since some studio heads decided to splash their budgets on this polished piece of turd. I can't wait for the inevitable fidget spinner mecha anime that Sunrise will probably decide to make a couple of years from now.

Valvrave the Liberator is an anime about students that must fight for their lives, freedom, and independence with newfound mechs and powers. There is a lot of good uses of tropes, and it makes great use of high-quality animations.

The fights are really great and so is how the students try to manage themselves (very interesting and kind of hilarious) but it falls short in delivering elements that can stand alone as great parts of the anime. It all works together well but it doesn't have any exceptional parts.

If you like fights against authority or powers, this is for you. A love or tolerance of mechs ... is also required if you hope to enjoy this.

I just watched this because I was curious about Renbokouji Akira, there is this scene that often appears on TikTok and Reels, where she screams when her computer turns off due to a power failure. But just watching episode 1 alone made me very stressed, what the hell is this show? Who is the creator, middle school girl? Or elementary? I kept waiting for the scene I was looking for until my eyes bled. In the end I got it in episode *, and there was nothing more I wanted in the next episode.

I say this probably because I am an adult who has ... just watched old anime that aired during my school days back there. Maybe this kind of story was popular at that time. Maybe if I had watched it back in the day I wouldn't have said this.

For me, the first season was meh. It was okay I guess but the story was mediocre. The story line didn't wow me so I started taking a look a look at the characters.
The main character was a whiny kid for the first half of the season. I wasn't surprised but I was hoping for some character improvement. Long story short: I didn't get what I wanted. Most characters are flat and when they start killing some people off, the music and everything makes you want to feel sad but in reality, you're left trying to remember who that character even was. All in ... all, it passed the time but that was it. In my opinion, the second season was better.

Kakumeiki Valvrave
Valvrave the Liberator. Well, to start things off. I think this anime is truly amazing, as a huge gundam fan this anime really did hit the spot, despite it not being a gundam type anime at all. But, it sure does make up for it in this anime. The mechs or what is known as "Valvraves". Are the only weapsons the students have against the dictator type of military that they're up against. So, if you're a true lover of all things mech anime, like I am, then get ready to be in for a real exciting anime. I wish there was a ... game like this that would be just awesome.

Loved the series, One of the few Mecha anime where I was actually interested in the plot rather than the characters, Although the ending did seem a bit rushed, I just had to re-watch it multiple times today, And I noticed that some episodes left subtle details, That seemed like pointless conversations but were used later on in the episode, Which I loved!

Some Spoilers down below

The few things I disliked about this anime was mostly the election, And how the student body reacted to it

The Whole election was an ass-pull how stupid could those students be? Voting for a girl because she promised fun, and ... a festival? seriously!? and the whole "I'm gonna confess my love" thing was just lazily put in there for us to feel sorry about her getting cucked right in the moment, And the festival wasn't ever shown! The whole watching her father die could've totally been removed as it was only ever mentioned again during the ending.