A.I.C.O. Incarnation
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| Having low to reasonable expectations do wonders in the things you watch... As an original series, it was mediocre. It had a couple of interesting ideas, but overall, it was pretty lackluster. Despite that, the series was still entertaining enough for me to watch and finish... In some way, it was better than what I initially expected. 4/10 I would had giving it 5/10 if the characters had been more interesting and less forgettable. |
 We ultimately fear what spawns from within us ~Shinsekai yori Music is freedom. ~Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso |
| Decent ending with some convenient solutions, and yet still a dumb choice in the end. Why couldn’t the artificial Aiko live with the family? It’s not out of the question to say “hey, identical twins.” Typical LotR ending. |
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| AAAAAND it dropped the ball, after the series had finally spent all this time fumbling at what it attempts to do the series was in a spot where it could have something resembling a point and a proper conclusion to bring it all together, and it just decides to go for the safest possible ending. Yes one of the two aiko's sacrificing themselves was predictable but without it the ending feels comically happy and alot of the conflict in this final really wasted. Tachibana had a genuinly interesting character arc accepting her responsibility at the cost of her life and by the show not following through, it just makes the entire show feel pointless. This show wasnt the disaster i thought it was, but it was still a waste of talent and honesty of time, in many ways this is worse than i expected cause i was expecting the 2nd coming of guilty crown, an entertaining disaster, but after this final episode I dont see any worth in this series in even the slightest, dead in the middle of a 5/10, a pointless show. Its animation was incredible especially cause the drawings were loaded with shading especially in the kind of crazily detailed eyes, the music was really nice, and the directing even had its moments especially in the last act, but it feels like all of this was given to something completely undeserving of these pros, characters fell flat, it never builds itself up a tone, the plot while surprisingly cohesive didnt do much with itself, the tech had no consistency with them pulling new tech out their ass at convenient points. its really a damn shame, cause if this final episode was better i was seriously willing to admit the show had merit, and it fucked it up, the only thing i can say is that this fuck up was just more disappointing than anything anger inducing or insultingly bad, it just took something that finally got decent and made it forgettable |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| Yuzuha is awake, but now her father apparently is a vegetable. I can't say, that I feel sorry for him. That Gummi stored the second Aiko's data was surprising. It's great, that both of them survived. How Aiko 2 spoke with her mother and brother was really touching. That both of them can't be together leaves a bittersweet feeling, but it's necessary, since some people would still be after Aiko 2. Judging by the last scene, Yura was able to create a life for her. |
TheBigGuyMar 17, 2018 3:27 AM
| You're a louse, Roger Smith. - R. Dorothy Wayneright This is my fight! No Senpai, this is our fight! - Kojou Akatsuki & Yukina Himeragi  |
| It had a fairly slow start and some of the characters really felt bland, but the last few episodes were a good ride. Solid production values all 'round too, I definitely liked how all of the tech looked (organic/inorganic both). And I'm always a sucker for happy ending, convenient as this one may be. 7/10. Lingering doubt: Why did Dr. Yura's brain getting transplanted into the Kanzaki clone body not cause a Burst? Also: In the first episode, why does everyone ask whether Kanzaki is a 'Burster'? What is a Burster? |
bitchassdarius said: the double birth scene is downright the grossest thing i've seen this season Kokkou also has something for you ;-) Although, it might not be as gross I guess |
| ♫ やっと見つけた織姫様 だけどどこだろう彦星様 これじゃひとりぼっち ♫ "Just like my arms... can never be soft and warm, like yours are" |
| Very enjoyable ending of a quite impressive anime I must say! Really enjoyed it from start till end and now the ED makes a lot more sense with those beautiful ending shots! The twist at the end really was quite lovely, but in general I really really loved it. And the OP still reminds me of GITS! All in all a great anime I must say! |
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| Convenient ending, but nevertheless wasn't bad. |
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haileyedge said: I really liked this considering it's a Netflix original and all... One plot point I don't understand (but am too lazy to go back through all the episodes to try to piece together): How did the original Dr. Yura die and where did they find Kanzuki's body? Also where did Kurose do the surgery to transfer Yura's consciousness into Kanzuki's body? I think the timeline is a little confusing, or maybe I'm just an idiot!! Dr. Yura died in the beginning of the Burst Incident and his current body is "Duplicate One", the copy of a boy's body if I remember correctly. Where Kurose performed the surgery is never stated. |
| You're a louse, Roger Smith. - R. Dorothy Wayneright This is my fight! No Senpai, this is our fight! - Kojou Akatsuki & Yukina Himeragi |
| I was not satisfied with the ending! Goddam! Why did it have to end!? Now i'm gonna die of boredom. Series like this, should be at least 24 episode long! Now that i finished watching A.I.C.O. i'll have nothing to do. Tha fact that they cutted it right where she was going to say her name is killing me, i want to know wht they were going to call her! Gosh! I wanted to hear the other students reaction! It make me so frustrated. The parts in animes that i appreciate the most are the revelations of secrets; exemple the end where they were introducing her. I can think of a bunch of things as sequels. Exept that i'm sure there won't be a sequel. What i'm trying to say is that i feel the exitement of when i was watching Another, and this series won't get out of my head. Please help me, point me in the direction of an anime that has the same concept. I falling in depression and this is a bad timing (exams and such). This anime was execelent i'd recommend it to any anime fan. Congratulation, creator, you outdid yourself! 10/10 |
| Some characters made no sense to me, specially Dr. Kyousuke and Kazuki, but we didn't get much into then and maybe was better let it open, given how the rest was developed. The Sci-Fi had no much science in the end, i think if we added more supernatural/spiritual things to the story it would have less holes in THAT part of the story, but then more incongruities. They made their choices. Better than the latest netflix original animes releases, but still too much in their comfort zone. |
Nice ending. Plus a win for both guys, kanzaki got aiko and Minase also got aiko. Now thats a ship （⌒▽⌒）  |
| Another mediocre Netflix anime. The thing that I liked the most about the show was the animation. Apart from that there isn't much to talk about. It's started out interestingly enough with the cool mysterious MC Yuya and the strange girl Aiko but then went downhill from there. Even its partial post-apocalyptic theme felt boring and lazy. But what I think ruined the show the most are the characters. Too many of them and this leaves little room for development and details. Throughout my time watching this I felt like whoever wrote this was in some sort of a rush. I didn't even understand wtf happened in end and where did Yuya and Aico went? Well whatever. |
| Im very confused about the low score. (at last for MAL standards) I would probably give 8 at maximum, but I really felt the urge to give higher score considering how under-scored it is. I had way more fun during this show than i have with Franxx for example. The plot is not very original, but it gives this classic 90's Sci Fi movie vibe, and the overall animation is done very well. Or maybe I'm just old? |
zero-r said: Having low to reasonable expectations do wonders in the things you watch... As an original series, it was mediocre. It had a couple of interesting ideas, but overall, it was pretty lackluster. Despite that, the series was still entertaining enough for me to watch and finish... In some way, it was better than what I initially expected. 4/10 I would had giving it 5/10 if the characters had been more interesting and less forgettable. I just finished watchng it and I still don't know or care who the divers are. |
| I think the ending would've been better........ |
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| I enjoyed it a bit but still average. Too bad we don't see Yuya Kanzaki at the end. Guess he left for that journey to create a world for Real Aiko and now she alone in school. At least they confessed sorta. |
| Not a bad series. I enjoyed some of the visuals of the burst and how they fought it. I feel like this would have been stronger as a shorter series and if they would have fleshed out the Yuzuha story better - or at least made it a bit clearer. |
| Overall was better than I expected but still kind of a let down. Good ending at least |
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| I didn't care for any of the characters at all and the story was boring stupid shit. But the consistently gorgeous action animation made it a worthwhile watch as an anime. Ooze was awesome and the sci-fi concepts and ideas were cool but this overall sucked. 4/10 |
alpha_shadowFeb 26, 2019 1:03 PM
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| loved it, no idea why exactly but loved the characters, the story was also good and overall every episode was enjoyable, never felt like time was being wasted and it concluded in a very good, heart warming, way that made it feel completed. Really hope Netflix keeps investing in more original anime. |
| I'm glad Aiko and her fake self survived. If it wasn't for Gummi then Fake Aiko would've been dead, Yura was useless in saving her. Which makes me come to the question of whether Yura did intend to really save her or was it his way to ease her into the surgery? I'm also glad that Isazu's daughter is alive, too bad he didn't listen to Yura when he said he should cut her link sooner, as now he's very fried. Kazuki should've followed fake Aiko since he said he loved her, but oh well! New life, new school and possibly a new name for her, I'm really happy things worked out for her. Overall this was enjoyable and fun to watch, but I wish it contained a bit of intensity. Like more characters should've died and give an impression that primary point was a hard ass place, this also would've given other irrelevant characters a bit of meaningfulness. The story also was predictable and a bit repetitive. Kanzaki was frustrating as a character and so was Fake Aiko sometimes, but Kazuki was the worst. 7/10. |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| I dunno how I got introduced to, and started watching this show but I just finished bingeing it and it was a mixed bag. I liked the finale but the writing was all over the place at on multiple occasions. I wouldn't say I was hooked by the characters. They were pretty okay but I didn't feel anything for them. I feel like they weren't properly built up so the drama sequences didn't give that impact. Overall, it was a nice sci fi romp. 👍 |
| It was an overall alright ending. Still sticking to a 7 though and not the 9 because of stuff explained beforehand. But at least they did not completely ruin the anime as I thought. |
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| Although there are many plot holes and unspoken background, the show is a good entertainment. Also the character design is lively and beautiful (even if it's not a modern style). The plot twist in episode 9 is a good spice too. tingy said: -Philosophical perspective:Surprisingly not bad. I didn't really like the shininess and the character designs when the PV came out, but I ended up enjoying the series. The most interesting theme in the story is basically kind of like the swamp man thought-experiment, although this theme was there and not explored. Or rather, it wasn't really a theme but just an idea incorporated into the story. The plot was straightforward, and the content wasn't deep, but it played out nicely and was entertaining. It was surprising that I ended up sympathizing with AICO in the end, that I actually shed some tears in this episode. When oh-so-convenient (but cute) Gummi made a copy of AICO's body, I was like, "give me back my tears." BUT I ended up crying a bit more when AICO interacted with her "family" and left. I'm glad she's able to have her own life now though :) Hm now for some things I'm left wondering about/missed when watching...why didn't Isazu just disconnect Yuzuha from the copies? :/ I get that he was the only who knew about this until the last 2 episodes, but why didn't it occur to him that he was the one keeping Yuzuha in a coma? If there's a legit reason as to why he wasn't smart enough to sever the connection, then I can be at peace with why Isazu is the villain of the story. Otherwise, it's a bit forced that such a dumb doctor/researcher who is supposed to be smart is the main reason that the team had such a tough time completing their mission. Also Gummi lol. Such convenience. Overall, I still enjoyed the series. It was a good watch ^^ As pointed out above, the show is dealing with Ship of Theseus paradox or its similarities. Those who are interested in this kind of theme should check Blade Runner. -About the coma issue: Yuzuha fell into a coma because of a snowslide (ref:ep.2) and Isazu came up with an idea to substitute artificial brain for her original brain or something like that. Since she was in a coma before the nerve link experiment, it never occurred to him that cutting the connection would wake her up. --- By the way, the scary part that Aico (artificial Aiko) came out from a form of embryo reminded me of The Fly II. |
| The mascot saved the day. No idea why they made Kanzaki/Yura disappear completely within the last minute as Primary Point collapses. They wanted a mysterious ending but it look flat to me. I'm surprised that no one else died. The creators wanted to play it safe -.- Honestly, this anime needed one more episode cuz the ending feels rushed. The battles are so boring for the most part if u ask me. I personally liked B: The Beginning more than this one. 5/10 for the anime. |
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| ending seemed a bit forced, there were defo ups and downs throughout, but overall an enjoyable watch imo! |
| I have a third testicle that gives me psychic powers |
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