How in the world does a story around a pedophile reincarnated into sheeps clothig get a 8 like this? I'm not sure whether I should be disappointed by the fact that such a premise is lauded by countless people, or that such resources where squandered on making a product like this. Beyond this rant heres why I give it a 3, something I dont often give;
If an anime producer could make himself immediately repulsive - it'd be by writing in a newborn baby lewding over his mothers breasts. As a parent myself, I cannot fathom what pond-bottom scum circulates in someones mind to put that
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Jan 26, 2022
Saihate no Paladin
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The one element that sticks out is - Why did they need to insert the Isekai subplot? Literally everything else in the story has nothing to do with it, and the subplot basically gets dropped in in the beginning - zero value, but it rewrites everything about the MC origin story. I could have been anything except a Isekai subplot.
Okay, so TLDR; It's really generic, but its not terrible. I'd watch it as a time waster, not to rekindle your dying love for anime (like me). Honestly not a terrible show - but its the usual OP MC saves the fantay world from evil demon take ... 
May 3, 2021
Jigokuraku
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Imagine making all of the characters start at thier lowest - ruthless killers and bandits, and equally as bloodless and rigid executioners - and breaking all of that.
What I love is that you can summarize the whole story ironically around the same thing that is the problem - finding balance, or being out of Tao. That people who are living a life of imbalance - being who they don't wish to be, being obligated to a life chosen for them. When being removed from that confinement, they have an opportunity to find balance, albeit in a life or death manner. So what brings down ... 
Jan 18, 2021
Maou-sama, Retry!
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Along with the ganre that SAO spawned, and the countless... countless clones that have come after it, some actually aren't too bad. I still watch them for a reason, but this one doesn't really get up there.
Foremost, the season literally ends without any climax or even a cliff hangar. It literally just ends. That's it. And it's not as if there is any stakes to whatever Maou is doing. He just whacks whatever crosses his way. The one good aspect is that it's at least organized and pleasantly paced. The plot though couldn't be any more deflated other than some darkness sprinkled in here and ... 
Jan 18, 2021
After hearing Sawano's epic theme and seeing the vibrant animation, I had great expectations to get blown away by an eye-candy action movie with a unique animation style. Thing is, by the end, it ended up being more like that disappointment when you drink a flat soda . Here's why;
The music score and animation is the strongest points of the movie by far. That strong point though is weakened by the fact that the oversaturation of frame transitions and sound effects make you unable to really enjoy the music nor ogle the animation. But looking past the pretty make up and singing, you get a ... 
Jan 25, 2020
Certainly it's fantastic and fluid animation is something unmatched in the industry only to other Satoshi Kon works - but where the animation ends and the plot begins - there begins the points of weakness in Paprika.
The issue is that the characters themselves are lost in the chaos and it seems more went into the kaleidoscope of imagery than went into thier narrative. As has been mentioned in other reviews - the detective seems to have the most interesting and memorable story. Paprika herself is simply the story hero - but what is her true motivations or passions? All she does is fight the ... 
Nov 27, 2019
Hotaru no Haka
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When the world is dominated by glorified war movies and heroic sacrafice - Hotaru no Haka is a sharp reminder that war in reality is a dreadful thing. The sickening evil of "breaking a country's morale" by targeting civilians, bombing cities, and collateral damage is reflected in this. Obviously both sides did this which no one can argue.
It isn't about who bombed who, but that human beings suffer and die the same way no matter what flag it is, and death comes slowly. There needs to be more content like this and I cant praise this movie enough for what it stands for. Not only ... 
Nov 27, 2019
Do you want to know what happens when someone gets picked on and they fantasize about what-if's? This.
The dweeby MC does from beta to raging alpha within literal hours. He drinks magic life water which he finds conveniently and gains OP power that allows him to dominate life that vastly outranks him. He has memorized complex schematics of experimental weapons and builds them without metal working machinery - because he can manipulate matter. Sure, we will go with that. Said dweeb- to alpha convert meets a supposedly OP vampire girl, who literally gives up her past life for him and plays side kick. Not two episodes ... 
Aug 11, 2019
Sennen Joyuu
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Of the few 10's I have ever rated, Millenium Actress warrants that rating for many reasons beyond just its art, plot, and sound.
When I think of the days of painted animation and that beautiful handwork that is gone these days, MA was part of what brought animation to the U.S. alongside Gibli films. For what it stands for, it is a gold standard of what any anime should strive to be - something that will endear itself out of the passion and sincerity of its work and bring respect to anime as a whole. MA accomplishes this through showing us a Kaleidoscope of Japanese theatrical ... 
Aug 1, 2019
This chalks up to a typical spin-off that takes everything great about the original, and strips it away. With a character cast almost exclusively girls of every archetype with fan service galore, you can imagine what little this has to offer.
The story is fairly 2 dimensional, a single path "who done it" quest with the usual disposable bad guys and the usual good girls wearing iron plot armor. There is little to like that other animes do far better, including this shows prequel. There's little challenge to the main characters who are unapologetically over powered, but as with the bewbs, what else would be better ... |
