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Jun 26, 2014 8:29 PM
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Seeking treasure for eternal beauty.

How nice of Karen to just abandon her crews like it's nothing.

I see how those knockers can easily dominate over any type of male species. :p

Onsen fight was so stupid, it wasn't even funny.
Aruka arrives and brings them back to senses.
Blue (Heaven's Spirit) rose turns out to be the cause of illusion.

And so, they live their life happily ever after as queens of the island.
Medetashi, medetashi..

Weak fanservice episode to end the series. Previous episode should've ended it. 5/10.

Jun 26, 2014 9:40 PM

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Why.
Jun 26, 2014 10:07 PM
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this definitely felt like an OVA. the producers ran out of ideas and were like "fuck it, lets just do a beach episode". the series was based on a game so i didn't expect much.
Jun 26, 2014 10:09 PM

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A fitting end for a horrible show.
Trashy filler that was appropriate for these hideous characters.

Everything about it was bad, name it animation, plot, characters, w/e.
Even the voice acting was terrible, which rarely happens these days.

Total disaster, a disgrace, but imma give it a generous 2/10 instead of 1/10 because I liked Ran Yu's design.

It baffles me how people rate it anything over 4/10, especially if they're older than 8 y/o
Jun 26, 2014 10:28 PM

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The obligatory OVA onsen episode included into TV run I guess.

Episode 13 aside, I'm giving this anime a 7/10. It was much better than some other ones this season. Can't wait for this game to finally be released in NA :)
Jun 27, 2014 2:01 AM

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LOL this is an OVA alright. A typical fans service one.

Eh whatever I'll just rate until 12 episodes then. It's quite an enjoyable ride. There's nothing gound breaking about the story but I love how they used symbolism (you rock, old philosophical dude!) and the use of foreshadowing.

The sloppy animation and choppy directing is the downfall of this anime but the background music during episodes were majestic!! I truly believe they shoved the animation budget just to create the background music alone (weird choice, I know).

Overall it's an average shows with equal pros and cons, definitely not as bad as people made it out to be and despite coming from a game with gratutious design, I'm glad they managed to keep the ecchi during the main story to the minimum. I honestly didn't really notice any extreme fan service except a few forgettable boob bounces (I don't really regard that as ecchi either unless you're younger than 10) and 2 nudity moments from Alka and Jin which barely showed anything (even then it fits the situation instead of the typical forced fan service that came out of nowhere).

5/10
Jun 27, 2014 3:00 AM
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well, the final was on the same level as the rest of this show.
Jun 27, 2014 3:03 AM

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Pointless episode,6/10 for the series.

Jun 27, 2014 3:03 AM

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The final episode was a filler. Episode 12 was the final episode.

6/10.
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Jun 27, 2014 3:45 AM

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eh.. huh.. weird to put an episode that is like a bonus episode on the blu-ray release as the final episode but anyway just a bonus episode


anyway about the entire series


loved the music. op was great ed was great ost was great

liked the character design even though there were times were it looked terrible due the budget limitations probably

fights were pretty good but again it was noticable that the series lacked a big budget

i liked the overall story of alka finding her humanity more or less and the overall setting. got quite dark at times and i liked the overall serious tone

in the end it is a bit unfortunate that the series was clearly meant to advertize the japanese release of blade & soul and the studio tried the best to make it interesting. which they succeeded but it feels rushed and incomplete.

the ending of episode 12 should have been the end of the first story arc of a longer running series.


+ great music
+ character design
+ story and setting
+ animation at times

- feels rushed and incomplete.
- character design and animations often suffering from the lack of budget/time


6.5/10 had the potential to be really good, quite a few issues but i still enjoyed it
Jun 27, 2014 4:35 AM

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Zer01 said:
Such a terrible OVA. I'm so glad that it's over, but honestly I was enjoying the anime until episode 7.

^ u said it 8 jsut when in a down hill
the fucking uality has been terrible wth
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Jun 27, 2014 4:49 AM

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So, ehm, yeah, then that happened.

Over now? A shame, this anime was really great. Wonderful character development, great story, amazing subplo....who am I kidding. Finally over, see you around people.

3/10
Jun 27, 2014 5:34 AM
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Eh this felt like a filler.

Giant fish spotted and some onsen scenes..
Honestly, this show was awful in the end. Episode 12 felt more like a finale. I'm glad it's over. Fan service was all over the place in the finale.


agree.
Jun 27, 2014 6:10 AM

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That was honestly the best episode in the series.
Jun 27, 2014 7:30 AM

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meh. Wasted opportunity.

On another note, this was the first series I found myself watching every episode's Ending Theme. Ridiculous "waterball-oobs" aside, I enjoyed the combination of the song ("Rainbow" by LEGO BIG MORL) & Karen's (the Proprietress) fan dance.
Jun 27, 2014 9:24 AM

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This is more like an OVA.

It was ok.
Jun 27, 2014 10:20 AM
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LOL. Can't believe that people predicting a beach episode were right xD

And yet, in beach episode, people had to die ;__;


It's the first time I'm happy that anime has finally ended.
Jun 27, 2014 11:03 AM

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Jun 27, 2014 12:27 PM
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this anime was waste of time 5/10
Jun 27, 2014 12:58 PM

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Totally a fanservice filler episode! 6/10
Jun 27, 2014 1:07 PM

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Why the fuck isnt this an OVA, this being a 13th episode is disgusting, they really should have ended it at 12 then i would have had a better opinion of ep 13.
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Jun 27, 2014 1:16 PM

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Eh 1/5 episode.
-1 for the overall score so 5/10.

Why the fuck did they include this -.-
I'll try to forget this episode exists or think of it as a shitty OVA.
Jun 27, 2014 1:51 PM

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Surprisingly enjoyable for something based off a MMO. Liked this ova.

IZEROII said:
VyraLove said:
I seem to be the only person that thoroughly enjoyed this episode, even if it was an OVA filler.

You are. And the fact it's in your top 5...I mean really...really now. This pile of crap...there was nothing good about it. At all. At all.

This whole series was shit. I watched it just to give it a low rating bc if I drop something I don't rate it (logical enough to me). If you legitimately enjoyed this as a series then I honestly believe you need to reevaluate your definition of entertainment because watching tin foil blow in the wind probably is a way you kill time.

You are practically everything thats wrong with a fanbase.
Jun 27, 2014 2:01 PM

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At least this episode has rhythm, the issue are the 12 sleepy introductory episodes (introductory because this was the real story and the episodes 1-12 were the filler)
Jun 27, 2014 2:56 PM
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good fan service lol
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Jun 27, 2014 5:31 PM

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So the true ending is that they all live out their days on a desert island......
Jun 27, 2014 5:46 PM

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Well, I was surprised how last episode felt like a last episode despite there still being 1 episode left. So that's why, it really was the last. Overall, it was an average series at best. Simply a publicity for the game that was released last month in japan, nothing more.
Not hoping for a second season, but can NCSoft get this game released in English please! At least before 2018.
Jun 27, 2014 6:15 PM

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Pretty lame ending for a series that started with lots of excitement. Episode 12 should ended the series, I don't know what this bit of fluff was about.
Jun 27, 2014 6:32 PM

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I'd like to think the producers made a mistake and aired the special this week and will instead leave ep 13 to be bundled with bluray disc x

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Jun 27, 2014 6:51 PM

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I still can't believe this is the same studio that made Gankutsuou, Last Exile, and Welcome to the NHK. 4/10.
Jun 27, 2014 8:31 PM

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I really think that it should be changed to 12 episode and 1 ova though. It seems that it is part of the anime, but it should've been separate. This episode gave me a good laugh, and I enjoyed it. No complaints here.
Jun 27, 2014 9:38 PM

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IZEROII said:
VyraLove said:
I seem to be the only person that thoroughly enjoyed this episode, even if it was an OVA filler.

You are. And the fact it's in your top 5...I mean really...really now. This pile of crap...there was nothing good about it. At all. At all.

This whole series was shit. I watched it just to give it a low rating bc if I drop something I don't rate it (logical enough to me). If you legitimately enjoyed this as a series then I honestly believe you need to reevaluate your definition of entertainment because watching tin foil blow in the wind probably is a way you kill time.


Leave the guy alone and stop being a jackass. I gave the anime a three, but how dare you try to bash down someone's opinion because you hated the anime?

Grow up.
Jun 27, 2014 10:02 PM

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I'm not sure what to think anymore so I just watched it and enjoyed what was left of B&C.

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Jun 28, 2014 12:18 AM

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Ok officially wtf. Nice service tho.
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Leave the guy alone and stop being a jackass. I gave the anime a three, but how dare you try to bash down someone's opinion because you hated the anime?

Grow up.

+1 for this. That guy is obviously just looking for a fight.
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Jun 28, 2014 12:19 AM

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lol funny haha xD
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Jun 28, 2014 3:42 AM

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Average anime at best. As for this episode it was stupid, silly and fun. Should have really been an ova.
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Jun 28, 2014 5:43 AM

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So bad that it was "kinda" good which is not saying much. The anime as a whole gets a 4/10

Jun 28, 2014 6:26 AM

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TBH that wasn't very bad, the anime itself was quite entertaining, though not great.
Jun 28, 2014 11:02 AM
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So, they had no money/time/whatever to actually bother with the actual fight scenes on the main show, but they had the resources to provide good animation for what is essentially just a fan service OVA? Come on, I know the Japanese love their oppai (and I certainly don't mind well-animated oppai either), but even just 1/3 of the production cost of this episode should have plenty improved the animation in previous episodes especially the last ones.
Jun 28, 2014 2:18 PM
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Can someone explain how come the anime series currently stands at 6.481 (scored by 7621 users), which means the majority of people like it, but it seems a lot of negative reviews for the "overall" series in here?

Sorry, I pretty much a new person here, so I don't know how the rating system works.
Jun 28, 2014 4:37 PM

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trickster20 said:
Can someone explain how come the anime series currently stands at 6.481 (scored by 7621 users), which means the majority of people like it, but it seems a lot of negative reviews for the "overall" series in here?

Sorry, I pretty much a new person here, so I don't know how the rating system works.



It's not really so much of a glitch in the system as human behavior. People who are unhappy about something tend to be more aggressively vocal than those who are happy and satisfied. It's the same concept in customer service. Most feedback is in the form of complaints.
Jun 28, 2014 8:06 PM
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trickster20 said:
Can someone explain how come the anime series currently stands at 6.481 (scored by 7621 users), which means the majority of people like it, but it seems a lot of negative reviews for the "overall" series in here?

Sorry, I pretty much a new person here, so I don't know how the rating system works.


The ratings on this website are incredibly inflated. So anything under a 7 would actually be considered pretty bad. So this series has a pretty bad rating as a result.
Jun 28, 2014 10:08 PM

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So disappointed. I had high expectations, however that has nothing to do with me actually rating it 4/10. It was bad.
The show made no sense, there was no "feeling" or in fact lets just say there was no SOUL and not even enough blades.
Overall, it just gave me the feeling that the producers invested in boobs and beautiful faces and then decided to piss on everything else. And my god, this story could have been so GOOD.
Not even commenting on last episode... no words.
Jun 29, 2014 6:22 AM

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This filler episode was painful to watch.... I'm sorry but that's the truth.
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Jun 29, 2014 8:27 AM

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I really hope the game is not like this.
All I got to say.

6/10
Jun 29, 2014 3:50 PM

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Jun 29, 2014 4:46 PM

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It's the first time I'm happy that anime has finally ended.


Then you obviously haven't seen Sousei no Aquarion. In comparison to that, this is a masterpiece, yet it's still just a 5/10, which is nice for a commerical to a bad game.
Jun 30, 2014 2:15 AM

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2/5

Episode that has nothing useful and beautiful.
Drawings and animations mediocre, really silly plot, narrative much nonsense, I guess it was so boring.
I knew that the series would end well, at least it's finally over! ASD
Final rating that do not lower it further, only the final message transmitted from the series.
6/10!
Jun 30, 2014 2:53 AM

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5 out of 5: Loved it! Best episode yet!

*joke*
Jul 1, 2014 12:59 AM
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This fucking show, lol. If you're gonna do the obligatory hotspring episode at least keep the character design quality above D-rank hentai status. It's like they didn't care at all.

In general this whole series express a very serious lack of effort. The concept of a cold assassin slowly becoming "more human" isn't that new but is usually a good watch but this adaptation manages to execute even that simple concept poorly.

Think the series hit its peaked when Karen was getting her revenge and beating down Arka for a bit. The whole Jin Varrel x Arka "rivalry" was terrible and I'm sure the original game story of that wasn't that bad. Actually think just watching the cutscenes of the game would be better than the whole anime adaptation.

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