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Apr 4, 2021
Sk∞ is the skateboarding anime that people have been waiting decades for. A show which had only not been made eariler due to limits in technology. But does it live up to the hype fans give it.
To begin with, it was a dark horse. A show that a lot of people didnt even realize existed until the internet exploded. Then it still went widely ignored. Being that it is my favorite show of the winter season i have bias but, to be honest. It got the attention it deserved.
The show follows two main characters and a very dynamic cast of sides. Reki and Langa. Langa
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being a Canadian, after his father passed his mother decided to return to her homeland of japan.
Being thrust into this new land with very little preparation Langa is lost. There are not any mountains or snow where he is. so he would need to find a new hobby. He would also have to used to a new language. More specifically how to read and write with it.
But he finds quickly finds a new friend to help.
Reki is skateboarder and when he meets Langa he takes him under his wing. Being obsessed with the sport his whole life, he reads magazines, works in a skate shop, and designs his own boards. His whole life is skate and he finally has someone to truely share it with. Someone who can see it the way he does rather than someone that does it to look cool.
Reki is also a part of an underground club called S. A place where all the best skaters gather to race downhill with no rules.
After some plot, Reki and Langa get roped into a race. Rather, Langa gets roped in despite being new to the sport.
And as you can guess he performs surprisingly well. Why? Because he was a snowboarder. And the gap is not that far.
The show now follows the two friends and their adventures with S.
If you know the team that made this show, you can guess the tone of the story as it is very similar to Bananafish. It also shares the wonderful art. If you are not familiar, the show is very friendly to people that like shipping men together. So that may turn you off like it did with Bananafish viewers.
Then if you couldn't care less, the story keeps you strapped in but im not spoiling quite yet.
Now back to me mentioning the show getting the attention it deserved. It doesn't do anything to separate itself from other shounen in it's subgenre let alone the genre in general.
The underdog main character isnt an underdog for long. Now he is comparable to the best if not better. Now we watch as he looks to snatch the crown for himself weather he wants to or not.
We've seen this a thousand times in anime, so it comes down to execution. Even the obligatory beach episode hits all the notes.
Thing is, the show executed more than perfectly. Hey, if you are new to anime it will feel like one of the best shows youve ever watched with little competition. But, if you happen to be bored with shounen sequence, the art and skating will keep you engaged. Everyone is happy.
Now for heavy spoiling. Like i mentioned. Langa is talented. He immediately becomes a god at the sport. This of course grabs the attention of the number one skater Adam. The man that started S. The man who started it only to find someone who can grab his attention. Someone different from the others, special. Be it how unpredictable Langa is or how he uses snowboarding tricks for skating or whatever else. Langa is everything he has been looking for all these years. And Adam will have him.
Not that our side characters wont get the way. Than handsome and musclebound Joe. The beautiful and graceful perfectionist that is Cherry. (These two approach skating in opposite ways so the rub each other the wrong way. Joe is a brute that relies on muscle and instinct. Cherry uses a computer and only wants the perfect way down the mountain.)
There is also rookie hunter that likes to play dirty in Shadow. And much much more.
The important one here being, Reki. One of the weaker skaters in S. Who of course becomes jealous of Langa. Sad that he feels like Langa is skating way from him. And mad that Langa cant keep a promise. So eventually the two break up until Reki finds his love for skating again.
I've been rambling. Its an amazing show. If you want to watch it. Just do it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Feb 18, 2021
Coming here after the first season, things are going to feel off.
The show takes a shift. A shift that people are very vocal about disliking.
Of course, when you reach the 4th episode you understand why it was written this way. But the issue still stands.
The children survive on luck alone. Without it, they would have died the first episode, let alone an entire season.
They do this in order to create an even playing field between them and their main pursuer. In order to allow the children to learn how to survive on their own. To obtain food, to fight, to find and create shelters.
Then
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again, when they escape death through no skill of their own...It takes away for chess game the first season was know for. It takes away from any development they gain.
It is not all bad, but it is enough to create a war in the fandom. But as more episodes come out im sure it will all die down, if it has not already started.
Now to get spoilery. The kids find out the world is spilt between humans and demons. An agreement made to stop years of fighting.
The demons get humans to farm and eat as long as they leave the rest of the humans alone. That agreement has stood for what seems like centuries. But it gives the kids a goal. If they can get to the human side of the world, they may live. If they are not returned to where they belong to keep the agreement in tact.
Of course, they would need the same luck that keeps them away from pursuers, bounty hunters, monsters, starvation, illness... im exaggerating to get across how bad the luck issue is. Regardless, they have that luck in more ways than you would guess. You may be surprised at the gall the writers have to even write it in.
But if luck doesnt bother you, the show is great. Art, animation, sound....It is what you should expect. And it is what keeps even haters watching.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Aug 1, 2020
Rent a girlfriend, the title says it all but I'll actually explain.
Our main character is known as a simp. Or if you are reading this when that word is no longer a thing, Somebody/Sucka who Idolizes Mediocre Pussy.
He is a desperate virgin obsessed his ex-girlfriend. A girl he only seems to really like because she is attractive. At least he never says much about her personality when talking about her.
After she breaks up with him for very good reasons, he goes online and pays a girl to date him.
A girl would goes to school with him...and lives next to him...and their families know each other...
All
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you need to know is that plot will always find a way to bring them together. Also because he is a compulsive liar, he constantly makes the situation worse for both of them. Which apart for it affecting the girl's time and social life, works for her because he pays a lot.
Obviously, it is popular to hate him in the community. But the waifu wars are strong.
And to be a lot more spoilery. His ex keeps him on a leash. Why date him when he will probably stick around any way. That and the plot drags them together anyway. And we still have more girls to add to this weird harem thing that isnt really a harem.
Of course this show is very popular this season and if you are here later you should very much still watch it. Love it or hate it you are gonna wanna finish it. It is just one of those shows.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Jul 27, 2020
This season's hyped shounen. Hyped up because it doesn't come from traditional source material and because it is really good.
God of highschool is the name of a fighting tournament with highschoolers. If they win, they get whatever they want. That's really all you need to know about that. The plot itself a little fast paced though. When you basically have 3 main characters you can't spend too much time on each of their arcs of course.
Even so, they are handled well with the time allotted. And since the characters all have similar goals of pushing the goals and philosophies of their masters/ those before
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them. It might feel a little repetitive if they did spend a lot of time on it.
I say repetitive, but they are not identical back stories. Just basically identical motivations that allow everyone to bond together.
As we are only 4 episodes in, with this show's pace I feel like things are gonna change a lot soon but I guess that won't be in this review.
Moving on, the music is fun. It puts you in the mood for what's coming and that's the point.
The art is unique showing you that the show is unique. Also referencing the source material. Which of course is non traditional so it adds alot.
If you like ur battle shounen anime, definitely watch this.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jul 26, 2020
The demon king sacrifices himself to allow for a better world to be formed. Eventually the time for him to reincarnate comes, and he finally sees the consequences of his choice.
While we say reincarnate, it is more accurate to say he got a new body. In other words, he is as strong as he was in his previous life, with all the memories.
More importantly, when he comes back he decides to go to school and learn about this new world. Also, he wishes to reclaim his place as the demon king. Actually that's the real goal, the school is kinda needed for that.
(Btw because
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this is an anime, he basically builds a harem along the way. )
I think that's the best i can do without getting too spoliery.
In my opinion, this show is average across the board. That doesn't make it not fun though. The thing has it's far share of memes after all. It also has it's part in this season's waifu wars.
Not for having a good waifu, but a bad one. (I think that's the best way to put it.) For some reason this season people are picking out waifus with bad personalities or something. (None of this is important.)
So far the waifus are his driving factor for actually doing stuff because he's the actual demon king. Getting good grades and performing is something he can do in his sleep.
If you are looking for a simple show to burn time, give this one a shot.
Actually i don't know how much this will be worth watching once the season is over because the community is making it alot more enjoyable.
Watch it anyway.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Mar 23, 2020
This anime is about two people chasing a far off dream. It is something that a lot of people can relate to even if you dont care about clothes and this show wears it well.
One main character is a model that is too short to fit in. Another a poor boy who wants to design clothes. And the last character sits in the middle. The perfect model who wants to make clothes instead.
Watching everyone work so hard to reach their goals despite everything being against them is enough to make you cry. Watching them support each other. Watching the side characters push them and learning
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so much in so little time about every character. Then again that might just be this show's great music. It can really evoke emotion on its own.
Normally i would complain about pacing in a show like this. I normally feel like it throws a lot at you very quickly, but it works very well here. If i can pick out anything as an actual negative about all this it might be the art.
It is great but other shows can do better for actually showing off clothes. I don't know. I love this show, that's all that matters
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Feb 13, 2020
Where do you start with this "anime". Everyone was surprised it was being adapted in the first place due to how lewd the source material is. Then the anime actually came out...and it was lewder than the source material. This lead to events that broke the community while airing but we'll get back to that.
This anime is about some guys that like going to brothels. This brothels have succubus and succubus hybrids that use them to do...what succubi do.
Our main characters decide to start reviewing these brothels. How they work, what makes these types of succubus hybrids different from others, or what makes this experience
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different in general.
That's it. Just watch these guys experience and talk about sex with monster girls. It fun, funny,and some of you guys might get off on it.
Back to what i mentioned earlier. This anime is a lot lewder than the manga. Everyone thought it was borderline hentai before...then this came out. This caused it to be dropped by funimation. It was too much for them so then you had to find someplace else to watch it. This caused am uproar because "funimation should have knew what they were getting into. This uproar leaked onto myanimelist. People wanted to spite funimation by rigging the rating system here to make it the most popular anime. (Then mal ironically updated the site causing the ratings to drop down significantly)
When you take all the drama and sex away from the show. It isn't the best show in the world. It doesnt have extravagant animation, the music isn't something anyone is gonna remember after a few months. It's an ok show.
It is hilarious to watch these characters interact with each other. They are all quirky and surprising with their own tastes or lackthereof. If it is too lewd for you, that is fine. But if you can handle vulgarity, its more than worth a watch.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Aug 4, 2019
Our main character is transported from another world to one of fantasy with his class. In this world he gets a somewhat useless magic skill and has to fight in a labyrinth. He gets betrayed by one of his classmates, falls down a deep hole causing everyone to think he is dead and this is where our main story starts. Im rushing through all of this because the show does too.
In this hole he is forced to eat monsters to survive, he learns that eating monsters gives him more and useful powers so he goes on a killing spree to get more powers and we
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follow him from there.
The story is hard to follow because it is as if they are trying to get through 5 chapters of the source material every episode. On top of that according to manga readers they are cutting a lot out. At this point people watch it more to make fun than anything else.
That and it has a 300 year old loli.
What also doesn't help the show is it's cgi. It is as if they does not even try to blend in with the 2d characters and background including the characters weapons. It is very uncanny, if you thought you saw bad cgi before you didn't know how low the bar could be.
Overall, keep your expectations low if you watch this and treat it more like a weird comedy. That or read the manga because that was popular before this anime.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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May 27, 2019
If you don't know already, circlet princess failed to be picked up for localization. Therefore if you wanted to watch it you had to do so through some, not so legal, means with a fansub. That or you have connections of some kind. In the end, no one talked about it.
It is about yuka, a country girl that went to the city on scholarship. While she was there she learned about a new sport and through a misunderstanding she fights the champion. After that she is determined to fight her again. Stuff happens and eventually she join a tournament with a new team in order
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to try again.
It a rather basic plot if you really think about it but it is handled well. But there isnt much to talk about. Watch the girls and what happens as they try to win.
The art and animation is unremarkable, not bad but doesnt stand out in anyway. It just gets the job done as for the characters as well.
In the end, try it out, it a good time waster anime or just a simple guilty pleasure
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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May 20, 2019
Grisaia, a story known for two things, a main character who has sex with EVERYONE including his biological mother, adoptive mother, sister.... You get it... and assassins. Now guess what Phantom trigger doubles down on... Assassins.
Okay, to summarize this plot, there is an entire school of wannabe assassins, our somewhat main character is a new teacher at this school who's class are the problem children that are made up of cute girls and a trap. The actual show is watching them fight with a backstory tossed in somewhere every once in a while.
This would be great if the show had the animation
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budget for it but it doesn't. It is not all bad but you get more than your fair share of close ups and other gimmicks to save cost. They allocate everything else to the quick fights but since they are quick overall the show is lacking.
The characters themselves so far fall into tropes, the short cute tsundere that doesn't want to be called cute. The dumb energetic big boobed girl that happens to be good at shooting. I'm not going to go over them all now but they aren't completely bland, they just aren't special.
To summarize it all, it is not a completely bad show but i suggest you watch the parts with the harem god of a mc first just so you are invested. When it comes to the sex and stuff it is extremely toned down from the source material if you aren't up for it. A lot is even cut out so sit in for the unique plot that no other show has. After you are
attached to the brand come to this.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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