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| The episodic nature of the first half was very well done and explored the themes the second half would screw around with. It stayed relatively easy to follow even in the climax. The memory altering and Kaiba's supernatural powers added to make a great ending. It was a very fun watch and I think the lack of diving deep into its philosophy is the reason why it was so enjoyable. It didn't bother with being preachy about its world. To supplement its story, it used a great cast of characters and an awesome soundtrack. |
devinderMay 26, 2015 10:49 PM
| I liked the first half more than the second half, but it was still quite entertaining. Shoutouts to Vanilla and Kichi. Da real MVPs. |
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." ⛩️  |
| That's one of the most creative shows out there and it's good that anime like that exist. I agree that it's become boring and cliche near the end I don't think I will ever want to rewatch this, as the show failed to leave an impact on me |
| I just have one very very important question about the ending. I know they all lost their memories but, did Neiro keep her memories??? Because she did pass through the cloud thingy! If she did lose her memories then I am disappointed... |
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| Yuasa is GOAT 8/10 |
 Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
| This was very surreal and interesting. Great setting and really interesting use of animation, art style, storytelling and music to create something unique. I didn't quite like how they handled the ending because it didn't give the same vibe as the rest of the show. Overall very much worth watching though. 8/10 Kaiba: I think the story around the plant was very underdeveloped, especially considering that it was considered legendary among the citizens. I liked the parable of Kaiba (the memory-eating plant) and Kaiba (Warp) who was also kind of sucking up all memories. Aside from that there wasn't much though. Romance: Kind of abstract. For the amount of screentime it had it was developed quite badly imho. A long time no development happened at all, despite showing the romance over and over and then they showed tons of flashbacks (basically an entire episode). I think it would have been better to give more emphasize on the setting instead of this. Which leads me to my next point. Setting: There were a lot of interesting themes concerning memories, their exchange/loss, body exchange, government control, sciene (cloning, synthetical bodies etc.), revoloution, manipulation (this was especially interesting because of the way memories were handled in this show) and the impact of all of these on the society. Some of them were handled well while others seemed to fell a bit short in the end. Part of the reason for that is the ending. I don't really understand why they focussed on a good vs evil ending towards the end with lots of action and drama instead of chosing a more philosophical road. I think this would have been much better if they had done 24 episodes and focussed a lot more on the world instead of the romance/good vs evil story. Music: I meantioned this before but the soundtrack for this was amazing. It didn't have a lot of tracks but each mood was conveyed perfectly. It was also quite memoriable which made me feel nostalgic already while watching the show which is a huge plus for the atmosphere in a setteing like this. |
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| Amazing series. The first half definitely was a 10/10 but after episode 7 it went a bit downhill. Doesn't matter though, since it remained really interesting throughout. Animation and soundtrack were freaking great as well. 9/10, into my top 10. |
CynthesizerDec 26, 2015 11:50 PM
| It was a satisfying ending imo. I loved this episode. First half was a masterpiece. Second half was amazing, but with some minor facts that I didn't like very much. Overall I definitely enjoyed this series though. Solid 9/10. |
♪♪ All you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be ♪♪  |
| Amazing anime, Yuasa really is a God. 10/10 for the first half of it and 8/10 for the second half, so it's a final solid 9/10 for me. |
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| One of the rare cases when amnesia is handled properly in show without being relied too heavily upon or misused for the sake of plot convenience . I don't mind the abstract designs and of course the lovely ost. |
Always-HungryJun 29, 2016 1:03 PM
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| I liked some of the first episodes, sort of a weird slice of life (not really but you can get what I mean). Not all of them were amazing but it was pretty enjoyable in my opinion. The second half makes a weird transition into a more story-driven show, but the story wasn't very good. It's rushed, characters aren't very interesting and it's needlessly confusing. These last eps I was looking for the thing to end already cause I was very bored, and, you know, that's not a good sign. The art is pretty good, actually the best thing about Kaiba, as it is to be expected from Yuasa. 5/10 way better as an episodic show |
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| I like the main storyline particularly love story between Kaiba and Neiro and I absolutely like the way The art and the sounds integrated very well with the story. But I found the episodic storyline is boring overall, the only one I remember is the episode about that Grandma with her two crandchild . 7/10 thanks to visual and sounds I guess. |
| I'm too weird to live but much too rare to die. |
| This was confusing, towards the end i couldn't understand who is doing what lol. As other people pointed out, there are many questions left unanswered, i was going to rate the story 10/10 but now i can't, the story is too vague and left many things ambiguous. :( :( Animation - 7 (lack of background detailed movement) ART - 9 (Creative landscape design, one of the most innovative style, the use of colors is also excellent, lacks some detailed design, but that's all) Sounds - 9 (The OST is great, voice acting sounds are all nice, the songs are amazing ) Story - 8 (Unfortunately the ending was rushed, if not this will be 10 easily, the Themes are excellent, the pacing is good - it suffers a bit at the first half where some episodes felt a bit weak. I complain about the vague conclusion and some weak pacing in the first half which resulted in weaker episodes, other than that its perfect here, the story is very smart and it relies on showing instead of telling which i like more) Characters - 7 (I didn't really like them much, but they have their personality and backstories, they also have some sort of development, the story focus more on the themes and world-building so characters didn't get much weight) Enjoyment - 8.5 ( The world-building boosted this for me, it was enjoyable just to look at, refreshing and the story is nice) World-Building/Atmosphere : The best thing this anime has, it gets a bonus from me here because its special here, the only world-building i found to be better is Shinsekai Yori, so it hold the 2nd place. ((11)) Atmosphere is very good also, didn't feel everything the show tried to offer but its a captivating atmosphere (8.5) Bonus: Creativity and Innovation are strongly present in the show (+,+) Overall: I liked the show so much, sadly the ending prevented it from becoming one of my top favorites, perhaps if i find the answers on a second watch or if someone told me then i will change my score and boost it even higher. My Final Score : 8.6/10 Hidden Gem and Underrated show that deserves attention, Yuasa is one of the best directors in anime industry. |
| The last time I got this brainfucked was when I watched FLCL... When I started the show I wanted to give it a 10, but the quality dropped a little after ep 5-6 imo. |
| The first half was episodic and boring as fuck. So many people praising it above makes me think maybe we've watched different shows, because that's unbelievable. Seeing Kaiba traveling around with huge-forehead Vanilla and seeing episodic subplots I couldn't care less about is the opposite of AMAZING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING. If the show had ended there with that, I'd give this a 5/10. It was alright for setting the world and premise, but not good in itself. The actual plot was pretty good. I'm bothered by some stupid moments and some loose ends, these which sadly only a few people have cared talking about in this thread. @tiglionabbit 's post was pretty good and expresses all my doubts. I agree with the theory that Warp's story actually goes way back, and that the current Warp is just a clone and actually never met his family. That makes most things fit into place. They had stored all the world's memories in the tanks and the computer was cloning Warp until a clone came out that could handle carrying them all. But still, there are things that are just lacking information and there's nothing you can do. Like who's the wizard-looking guy that put Warp's mother's memories into the bird, or why Warp fell the first time and lost his memories. Only thing I can think of about the latter is that he jumped after his family was doomed, but that'd go against the theory that he's just a clone of someone who lived long ago, which, in turn, would leave other loose ends. In any case, it was a pretty fun watch. Somewhere between an 8 or a 9 from me. |
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| Pretentious philosophical jabbering in the first half and then more action in the second half that had potential to partially recover the score for me but I never cared about any of the characters and it remained a confusing slog. 5/10, I'll do my tiny bit to try and drag the score down. |
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| I think this anime overall was great especially the unraveling of the storyline in the second half (particularly from episode 8 to 12). The first half was Kaiba/Warp's adventure and discovering who he is (RIP Vanilla) and while also encountering individuals he formed bonds with(even if short lived). Both were necessary and they gave the story impact while the art encouraged imagination 9/10 is great for this anime. |
lihle808Sep 6, 2017 8:26 AM
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| I really don't know what to make of this, i think i wasn't as conflicted when rating an anime before this one. I actually enjoyed the premise and all the episodes but the last two, i kinda felt the ending was silly, like, totally stupid when compared to the bigger picture. I thought it was gonna be more socio-political oriented, solving the memory and body issues; do people really deserve going on living after they die? if the majority of people actually agreed could it be liberalized in order for everyone to enjoy such privilege and not just the rich? what about all the bodies that were sold and the memories that were thrown away? what about how sinister it was for the upper classes to create devices in order to forbid the people from below to go up? i know the One society was meant to be corrupted since it had as main leader some random Warps, but did nobody truly hold those convictions at heart? I get those three messed with Popo's memories so much that i guess he ultimately lost himself in there but...the rest? Was it all a farce? What about the poor and unprivileged folks? Instead, the last episode was all about Warp and everyone trying to save Warp, are the effects of the fog permanent? I just don't know, i find it plain and cheap that they focused only on the kid while leaving aside the core of the plot imo. But anyways i can't deny it was a nice experience and i felt in love with the world and the world building in general...so...i don't know is it an 8? a 7? I guess it's an 8. BUT WHEN I THINK ABOUT LAST TWO EPISODES IT'S A 7 WELP!! |
KannoSugakoDec 28, 2017 10:42 AM
 SEIZON SENRYAKU: Hungry 100% of the time.Vzla-IT |
| I found something that i think is inspired by Kaiba.In the game Stormbound for android, there is a nation called Ironclad and the robots of this nation have the same simbol on theare chests or sholders like Kaiba. https://stormboundkingdomwars.gamepedia.com/Destructobots https://stormboundkingdomwars.gamepedia.com/Constructs https://stormboundkingdomwars.gamepedia.com/Delegators https://stormboundkingdomwars.gamepedia.com/Armed_Schemers https://stormboundkingdomwars.gamepedia.com/Project_PH03-NIX The art its a little bit pointier but i find it familiar in some aspects. |
EdrenalinAug 21, 2018 8:12 AM
| I did like the show in overall really descent show with great ideas |
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gswelcome said: Pretentious. No, that doesn't define as 'I can't possibly wrap my head around it'. What's the word for that.... Laziness or inability? |
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| Maybe this anime is too deep to me, the only episode I got and enjoyed was Chronico's episode. I guess I should rewatch this anime later. |
"The Slave is the have-not, the oppressed one with nothing to spare. But because the Slave is in that despairing situation, having nothing, it can kill the Emperor !" |
| Thematically and stylistically perfect and I liked the main plot enough, but the presentation in the second half was strange and kind of wrapped around itself in bizarreness that it suffocated and sucked much of the dramatic effect out of potentially impactful scenes. A tentative 7 maybe. |
| I liked it and definitely was going towards a 9 but... i decided to go with an 8. Still was worth it, it's just that the last 2 episodes, while they weren't necessarily bad, they could've been better and were a little bit.... meh? outside of that tho, the anime was great. |
STOP SLEEPING ON ODD TAXI |
| And this is the end of this rewatch ! What a ride... However, I'm quite disappointed that my view of the last two episodes not only didn't get better, but actually even worsened. I remembered something very messy, but I thought I'd like it way more when rewatching it due to understanding better what's going on. But watching it with a clear view of the show just confirms to me how much of a confusing mess those last episodes are. First, I want to talk about Neiro's character. I loved her in episode 10, I even added her to my extended favorites, twice. But I now remember why I always considered removing her : because ultimately, she's really not that great. The whole thing about her memories being altered actually ruin what could have been a great character, because in the end, the new version of Neiro is nothing but the original one who lost everything that made her adorable and interesting, only to become boring and generic, while at the same time not making much sense. I could write tons of words to explain how the whole Neiro/Gel/Hyo-Hyo/Evil Neiro/New Neiro thing is a mess but that'd be way too long. Let's just say I'm disappointed. I also want to talk about Popo. This guy started out as a good and interesting character. But just like Neiro, in the end not only is he generic, but he also doesn't make much sense. A lot of his behaviours are barely explained, and what can be interpreted as an interesting take of an unstable person comes off way more as a simply inconsistent character who's supposed to be too many things at once. And finally, there's of course Warp. I realize I completely misunderstood his character the first time... And that's too bad because I prefer the version I first interpreted. What I thought was that he truly was an evil king, because of thinking his mom poisoned him, so out of pain, and that he redeemed himself in the end by sacrificing himself. But it's not what actually happened. The evil Warp has never, ever been the Warp we know, because it has always been a simple copy. And as it has been brought up with Neiro and Hyo-Hyo as well as with the lady from episode 2, a copy and the original are two different person. So even if we consider that the evil Warp is acting just like Evil Neiro, because of only remembering bad things, it doesn't provide much depth to the real Warp because they're not the same person, for many different reasons (which also prevents Evil Warp from having much depth given that he's lacking everything that makes Warp who he is). So the whole thing about Warp having a breakdown due to remembering his mom poisoning him isn't the climax of his arc, but simply something that has been randomly put there because that's the only moment Warp even came to think that way, Neiro pretty much confirmed it herself. I understand the meaning of those scenes, but in terms of character development, it can't work. (Don't get me wrong I do understand that Warp truly was lonely, but the way it's brought up is incredibly messy and his breakdown still comes out of nowhere.) Despite my criticisms, I won't change my rating. Why ? Because the huge majority of this show is amazing. The concept, the rubber-hose designs and slapstick humor (I love that whole aesthetic), the characters, the music, the themes... There are so many things this show did more than right. So yes the two last episodes are a failure. But the rest, aside from everything related to Issoudan (unfortunately), is absolutely great. I don't want to forget that. (Oh, and Vanilla remains best character. He is the embodiment of everything I love about this show.) |
FafetteSep 25, 2020 10:40 AM
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| Amazing ending, i totally did not expect the kind of ending......... |
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| I loved the ending, reminds me of something like EoE. Found the storytelling style really enjoyable and characters very interesting. |
| sic mundus |
| Indifference. That's what I feel about this show. The soundtrack is amazing though. 5/10. |
| My 13th completed series chronologically. For the record, I extended it a 9/10 rating. |
| Decent finale, but not enough to really recover the show from just being average. There were special moments in quality here and there, and I love the artistic nature of the show along with the music but the actual writing wasn't as compelling or intriguing as I hoped for, leaving me bored too at times. Probably would go with a 5/10 after finishing it. Not bad but a bit hollow underneath the avant-garde artstyle and presentation. |
| Great show. The first half was much more fun and compelling than the second half tho. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| Bro think he hideaki anno |
| All in all, it was a very good show and the art style, while off-putting at first, it captures the naturalism of the series and to perfectly match the atmosphere too, will definitely keep the memories of other anime characters fresh in my head. 7/10 |
CQLLISTJun 15, 2022 5:49 AM
"......If I told you that I was a real witch, would you believe it?"  |
| I dunno, I expected more. Gorgeous OST at least. Shallow is a harsh word, but I was expecting a bit more originality from this cult series. It must be the unique art style that mainly captivates it's audience. This felt like it should have been a two cour series tbh. Overall, it just didn't manage to make any of my emotions fluctuate that much. 6/10. |
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