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Jun 20, 2020
Enjoyment & Overall: 10/10
This season of anime is the first time I’ve watched shows when they are actually airing. It’s possible this has shaped how I view this show, but it would still be one of my favorites so far. Rating the show 10/10 is merely because of how much enjoyment I’ve gotten out of the series. Every saturday it felt like I had something to look forward to in my otherwise uneventful life. Regardless of what I say here on out, I’m not saying the show is perfect. I’m saying this is how much I enjoyed it.
This show very realistically and melancholically portrays how
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love, and the complexities behind the concept interact with each other, and how people grow up and get thrown into the adult world. This is the strength of the show, and it executes it brilliantly.
MINOR SPOILERS BELOW
Story: 9/10 , Characters 10/10
As far as the story goes, it is set in the late 90s, before cell phone usage was common practice. This makes certain aspects of the show unfamiliar, especially in terms of how you contact loved ones. Back then it was by letter, calling or meeting, nowadays you can contact anyone while mobile. We follow the four main characters - Rikuo, Rou, Shinako & Haru - as the relationship dynamic between them progresses.
Our protagonist Rikuo, is a part-timer who lacks direction in life post-graduation. To me, this along with his laid back and introverted personality immediately made me identify with the character, as I have been having the same struggle. His daily life is sort of mundane, but he has a passion for photography which he will develop as the series goes on.
His life changes radically when Shinako, his high school friend and crush Shinako moved back into town after completing her teaching education, and starts working at a nearby school. Rikuo finds out she’s back in town and all his old feelings for her come back, although they are bittersweet. On the day of their graduation, he was rejected by her, and seemingly did not comprehend why. He starts talking to her, and then two new characters get introduced in his life; Haru & Rou.
Rou is the younger brother of Shinakos middle school crush, whose entire family is close to her. He is mellow, but is not afraid to say what he thinks and what he wants. Rou has had a hopeless crush on Shinako for as long as he could remember, also feeling jealous of his older brother. His dead older brother. As he shows romantic interest for Shinako, she declines, and he doesn’t know how to take no for an answer so his emotions boil over.
Shinako has been in a mentally unhealthy place since the loss of her loved one, and settled for a job in teaching. As the series goes on she warms up to the idea of dating Rikuo but it’s not fleshed out if it’s because she was in love with him during high school but couldn’t admit it because she was still mourning, if she was projecting her other love onto Rikuo, or if she grew fond of / started appreciating him as an individual.
The ever so eccentric and outgoing Haru is a high-school dropout who went to the same school as Rikuo, and additionally, Shinako was her teacher when she dropped out. She had a minor interaction with Rikuo at some point, which eventually led to falling deeply in love with him. Her outspoken and direct affection for Rikuo is not proportional in both directions, and she faces the cold reality of following someone who at most is leading you on.
If I were to summarise the dynamics at play, I would say that Haru and Rou are both in love with people who are not interested in them, while Shinako and Rikuo are in love with an idealised version of their teenage crushes. This is a simplification which leaves out the intricacies, but the symmetry of these interactions and similarities between each pair feels upon reflection, very intentional and interesting.
Though I enjoy it, and live through the show, going this deep into a romance will not be appreciated for everyone. I’ve seen countless comments on the internet complaining about “things not happening”, “Haru best girl”, and “Rou/Shinako are manipulative”, just don’t cut to the chase. Though I can admit to have enjoyed shows of a more sexual nature, shows with less in depth, defined, and more immature relationships, and shows with more teasing, falling deeply in love is always what I’ve preferred in romance, and will always prefer. The “cheap tricks” of sex, affection, “moe” certainly have their place in anime, they are just not as prevalent in this one, and for good reason; it doesn’t need it.
Another criticism I’ve heard is that the characters don’t talk as much as some people would have liked… and I have to agree to a certain extent. It probably has something to do with the short length of the anime, but judging the episodes we’ve seen alone it doesn’t really ring true. I know personally, that talking about these subjects can be tense, you may not get your point across, you may not say the right words, do the right things, at all. This show captures that aspect of REAL LOVE better than anything I’ve ever read or watched before, and this criticism is in that aspect, a compliment.
The only reason the story isn’t rated 10/10 is because the initially reported 18 episode long season was cut down to 12 episodes, and I don’t think the 113 chapter long manga could fit in just 18, let alone 12 episodes. The ending ends up feeling rushed and bittersweet, as I would have wanted to delve deeper into their lives. With that said I have no clue if there will be a 2nd season, but if there is I reserve further judgement until then. Because of this I feel like I have to buy and read the manga.
Art 8/10
It has a style, a palette and executes it well. The only criticism I have is sometimes the framing / animation could have been better, and less choppy, and while the cinematography is great it could be better. Imagine having this show animated with more interesting backdrops and a higher animation budget - I’m ecstatic by the thought of it.
Sound 9/10
The soundtrack fits great with the mood each moment has, and the tracks are very cute. I have no complaints, but it’s not jaw dropping hence the 9/10.
And thus, my most thorough review to date, is complete. Hope the read was worth it!
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Mar 26, 2020
CONTAINS SPOILERS!
The world of M.H.A. is certainly intriguing and I love many if not most of its characters. It's one of the first anime series I started watching and I still view it positively, though I have my qualms with it. The world, the characters, the art, the sound are all well and good. They never disappoint me, actually. They are great.
What I dislike are the Naruto-esque forced plot points that don't make sense. The worst offender of these in previous seasons are when Iida went to fight Stain. It made no sense. Just like how Mirio and Midoriya just conveniently happened to run into
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the villain and a difference in their "philosophy" on what makes a hero is shown.
Another thing I really dislike are the Naruto-esque flashbacks. How many times have we seen the flashback of Deku crying because he doesn't have a quirk? Way too many! I mean, I guess it would be fine if you watch an episode every two weeks but going through the episodes feels like a chore. Constant flashbacks of things that happened in the past. Don't get me wrong, some shows manage to get this right; They avoid abusive repetition and don't do flashbacks unless everything in them are essential to the character development. These flashbacks also always happen in the middle of the most exciting moments. They abuse the ecstasy high fight scenes and drag them out, forcing us to sit through all the flashbacks and inner monologues if we want to catch every part of the fight. At least Naruto tried to convince his opponent to be "good guys" again, in MHA we're just shown the same flashbacks over again, season after season.
The third thing is regarding the story. We are thrown into the season meeting Nighteye. A very interesting character. We are introduced to a new villain, an interesting one very unlike some we've previously seen. And then, nothing really happens no development, nothing. No interesting plans, mindgames, setting, Chisaki doesn't even have a clear goal in mind except "spreading the anti-quirk-bullets on the market".
Yoshikage Kira from JoJo. He only want to live his messed up life in peace. Nothing more, and he's willing to sacrifice everything for it. verything about him is interesting, the situations he gets into are interesting. Chisekai just has an OP quirk, a straight upgrade from that chick that creates objects from her lipids. This guy can straight up create anything from anything, including living beings, including giving himself huge physical powerboosts and touching him or anything close to him is a deathwish. This guys personality is well developed but the story around him is not. He wants to use the quirk of a girl whose quirk rewinds the physical body of someone or something and they use her blood, put it in bullets, and the quirk of anyone getting hit by those bullets gets rewinded into non-existance. ???? How is this done? And why? Nobody knows!
Very convenient that it would work that way story. The heist as a plot element is pretty boring and there's not enough buildup. There's no strategy involved, at all. No planning. Where does this take place, you may ask? In a concrete basement where every corridor looks the same. I mean, it could have easily taken place in a more interesting location, or given us a more compelling reason why they thought the best location for their headquarters would be in the most hero-infested areas in Japan. Compare this to Hunter x Hunter raid on the ants: Way better executed, in literally every way. I feel like this arc took a lot of inspiration from HxH actually.
The second half of the season is just... slice of life filler basically. Gentle Criminal is kind of interesting (again a great character but bad story) but... This show just keeps its villains defeated right after they're introduced. Imagine the funny interactions that could have happened if Chisaki, Gentle, and Shigiraki randomly crossed paths when doing their respective evil things. Like Gentle would try to prank some heroes and then forced to cooperate with heroes to fight Shigiraki or whatever. This character just feels like a missed oppurtunity. Nothing really happens and his stunt makes no sense.
The last 2-3 episodes however, were SUPERB! In fact, I'd say the last episode of the season was BETTER than the All Might victory over All for One. The last episode, has a couple of flashbacks. And they're not overly intrusive. They actually make a lot of sense, and they way they're put works with the pacing of the episodes, plus it's only a couple. Instead, it cuts away to other people talking and reacting to the situation unfolding. Great. I loved it. However, the utter crapfest of a plot in the previous 2 mini-arcs of this season are still so bad that I cannot bring myself to giving this season anything more than a 6/10. More interesting plot / better written plot I'd give it a 8/10. If, on top of that it deleted (yes) some of the flashbacks and boring inner monologues I'd have given it a 9/10.
TL;DR:
Great world, great art, great characters, boring story and bad structure.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Mar 16, 2020
This anime cured my anxiety. Not even joking. It is such a relaxing experience, and the first 18 episodes are a pure joy to watch.
I won't analyze it very thoroughly, but let me just say that the story and world is written in a way that everyone will find it at least partially interesting. It's also revealed in a way that doesn't over-explain things. It keeps the layer of mystery. It doesn't appear inconsistent, dumb, or leave plot holes behind. The world is so interesting that this could probably be classed as an "Isekai" because it is another world from the one we live in,
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and also introduces japanese and non-brittish viewers to britain.
The story in itself isn't anything spectacular but it manages to do its job really well.
But, in the same way 'Made in abyss' made me uncomfortable with its sexualizing of children characters, 'The Ancient Magus Bride' makes me uncomfortable with its ethics. Personally, the 'selling myself because nobody wants me' deal was... suprising, but I was open enough to see it could work in practice.
MINOR SPOILER:
Elias buys Chise and coerces her to be his future wife. This is not only disgusting and manipulative behavior, but it's also recognized by the author in a scene where a supporting character scolds Elias.
Elias repeatedly talks about "Honeymoons", "Be my bride", etc., and for the most part of the series Chise doesn't seem to want it. Even though Elias gives her some freedoms he still very much treats her like she's just an object that he owns, and continuously coerces her. In an early scene, he strips her naked against her will ; literally sexual assault. I'm watching Kono suba right now, and there's a scene that reminds me of this as well, but it's suprisingly done in a more ethical way there. I just think it's very ugly and I would like to not feel this uncomfortable when watching entertainment.
The ending left me with a bitter aftertaste as well. For this reason, the story is a 6/10. If some of these elements would be fixed I would give the story a 9/10 and probably give the series a 9/10 overall.
Art & Sound & Characters are really great. Compared to 'Demon Slayer' the humorous interractions between characters actually make sense, and fits within the very calm atmosphere of the anime. My enjoyment with all the good parts was really high, but the bad parts threw me off so much that the overall score won't ever be higher than 7/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Feb 27, 2020
To be honest, I don't understand what this show is going for.
It was a well executed show at first. Then when the main character recieves his weapon, everything changes. The seriousness built up around the main character, the atmospheric vibe, is all destroyed by some of these "comedic" moments. As someone who enjoys Black Clover, with Asta screaming at the top of his lungs in nearly every episode, as someone whose favourite character in MHA is Bakugou, and as someone who loves One Punch Man's Speed-o'-sound Sonic, these shows just absolutely NAIL that type of character. These shows are more light hearted in nature, which
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makes them fit in.
The sword forger guy is just silly, and his "jokes" and the reactions to them are out of place. No attempt to give the humour any meaning or context, or make the humour fit appropriately within the calm setting the anime has set up to this point. But it gets worse. When we later on meet a doctor, her companion is also annoying. But it gets worse. When we once again encounter Zenitsu and Inosuke the show takes a turn in the worst way possible.
I understand that we are meant to feel sympathy for the demons but it's done in a poorly executed manner. They build them up as ruthless, kill them off, and then while they're dying they have a ten minute long flashback about how their traumatic childhood forced them to want to eat people in exchange for being strong. Not only does that not make sense, it actively undermines the satisfaction of killing off the villain.
Now, villains don't have to be black and white, like Hisoka from Hunter x Hunter. He is crafted as a likeable character as well as a fierce villain. They are given a personality. Zenitsus gimmick would be interesting for a demon, but for him to have it and do the same thing in every episode gets old. After the first 2 times he does it.
As for the pacing, it's really really inconsistent. In the beginning of the show it appeared though it would have a fast but steady pacing. Nope. Some fights span 5 seconds, other span 2 episodes. Sometimes we spend half an episode watching a dead demons back story, which completely removes the tension. If you wanted that backstory, introduce it when you introduce the villain not after he dies. When the "bad guy" is dead I don't want to watch his entire traumatic childhood. If these stories were told before they die, maybe I would actually feel something for them WHEN they die. That being said Tanjiros reactions to their deaths are always bittersweet and well executed.
Pacing when it comes to the "funny" bits is also wierd. 5 minutes of Zenitsu saying the same thing over and over again is NOT funny. I mean, if new things happened, if the characters said different things each time in new ways, or if there was a dialogue between them I wouldn't mind. But it's just Zenitsu monologuing the same couple of lines for 5 minutes. I skipped it every single time. Inosuke had this problem in the beginning as well but got better as the show progressed. I hoped it would do this for every character but it refuses to.
Something else it refuses for its characters are words. Yes. Often, characters do not respond when spoken to. And sometimes characters don't listen to what's being said. And it made me hate almost every demon slayer. This is how Inosuke was introduced. Hot tempered, refuses to listen, even though he talks, while Zenitsu in the same scene, refuses to talk. Tanjiro refuses to talk as well. Tanjiro later refuses to talk to the Hashira. Like, I'm sorry, but building up story moments and refusing to build an understanding between MAIN CHARACTERS but then doing it for VILLAINS is infuriating. Basically the only character you like is Tanjiro, because he's the least stupid and not evil.
...with all that being said there are certainly qualities in this anime, though it is not related to the characters or the pacing. The story is mostly good. The fights are beautiful and exhilirating. It's what I enjoyed about it, and I endured the other aspects to hopefully find new, more redeemable qualities, and it got slightly better after reaching rock bottom.
The Art is mostly beautiful... however, why do no female characters have pupils? Why don't the demons have them? How do they see? Half the characters have lifeless eyes and it doesn't help to make them feel more alive. There is an overuse of the 3D models as well. They look worse and very distinct from the drawn characters and its breaking the immersion to needlessly switch back and forth in scenes when they just .... STAND STILL! One thing to do it in fights to allow better camera movements, but when they are standing still talking.
I will watch the next season, but I want it to be better than this one. I want it to be good and I believe it can be better. A lot of talent and effort was put into this.
EDIT: Because I think I may have been unfair to the series in a variety of ways, I vow to rewatch this sooner or later. When I do, this review will get updated.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Feb 25, 2020
THERE ARE SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW!
This anime has managed to capture my attention from the start. It's made me laugh, made me cry, and made me feel pumped up in a way few others have. I think the main source of enjoyment is that it's a refined take on what I believe a shonen anime should be.
I can't help but compare it to other animes I've watched. My first impressions were "It's a bit cheesy and the main character is kind of annoying", but the difference between this anime and something like Naruto is that it only takes itself seriously how it's appropriate and when
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it's appropriate. Because it manages this fine balance between a joke and a serious story, it is already way better than Naruto.
It's about a powerless kid dreaming of becoming the Wizard King with a demon inside him. It's basic concept is very similar to that of naruto. Different to Naruto though. Take ANY aspect of Naruto, and there is improvement.
Let's take compare Naruto and Black Clover's vast array of characters and their quirks, and how they play out. In Naruto, Choji is the fat guy who always gets fired up when someone calls him fat. Kiba is the guy with a dog (no personality), Sakura is the girl whose quirk is "being in love with the antihero", Kakashi is "laid back dude", orochimaru is the evil professor, etc. The quirks of the cast in Black Clover are more distinct though, more pronounced, and interact in less 2-dimensional ways.
Charmy "likes food" but is also a half dwarf who falls in love with the tall Yuno, with amazing power that could rival that of the Magic Knight Captains, but she only uses when she gets upset. Finral is the guy who likes flirting with girls, however he is also has a difficult path in which his brother beat him at almost anything.
In Naruto all the characters would just do their thing, no matter the situation. In Black Clover, different characters have different motives for their quirks. Some of them are very silly, but yes, it embraces the sillyness and doesn't let go of it. It's not ashamed. Naruto tries in a clumsy way to give meaning to things.
The true strength of the Black Clover cast of characters is the interactions between each other. Sekke (bah-ha) gets teleported to the toilet while Yami is shitting and it goes as you would expect. Asta is screaming all the time, but that's his personality. In Naruto, when he screams it's only for comic relief. The moments in Naruto where Sakura would punch Naruto for being dumb are mirrored in Noelle and Asta and it's often forced but it doesn't pretend to be deep.
The motives of the characters are also logical and clear. There are several absolutely dumb plot holes in Naruto. Sasuke randomly waking up one morning and deciding he should die and let Orochimaru control his corpse to gain superiority over Naruto, whom he was friendly with half a week ago Doesn't make ANY sense. Character development in Naruto is "Character X woke up and changed his mind." Also reminds me of Iida from My Hero Academia plunging into his certain doom dying to Stain. For THREE EPISODES of that show I had my palms in my face, fastforwarding through every meaningless flashback. Things happen that make characters their minds.
This is also the case for villains. The "fake Licht" doesn't just get convinced after getting yelled at. He sees something new. William Vengeance showed him not all humans are bad. Asta showed him not all humans are bad. Yuno showed him not all humans are bad. A demon used him to slaughter his brethren. THEN he changed. In Naruto, it's like "Obito was best friends with two people. Then after sacrificing his lives to protect them he became evil overnight. And then after getting yelled at in an alternate dimension he changed his mind again."
And even though some characters could change unrealistically fast others NEVER DID. Sakura, despite being killed by her former friend who she hasn't seen in two years is "in love" with Sasuke. The Sasuke who is trying to kill every other friend she has. I'm sorry, NOBODY would do this without showing a sympathetic side of Sasuke to Sakura.
What I also enjoyed is that there's not an obscene amount of "virgin humor" where the main female characted with G cup breasts falls in the face of the male protagonist. It's not like every time a girl shows her skin all the male characters fall on the floor with a nosebleed or walk up to them with their schlongs out. Often the male characters just talk to them like human beings, even if they may be more or less attracted or uncomfortable.
Also unlike Naruto who has Sakura do LITERALLY NOTHING (except GETTING A HAIRCUT) for the first 300 episodes, the female characters actually are not cardboard cutouts.
Anyway, the characters act in believable ways (believable in their universe), and they are interestingly written and all unique.
Characters 9/10
As for the story, too much of too many episodes consist of flashbacks, though I give it credit as it's still better than MHA and Naruto. I remember binging Naruto and being like "Oh nice, a 4-minute flash back of stuff that happened 2 minutes earlier in THIS EPISODE", or "Nice a 8 minute long intro full of flashbacks from the past 20 episodes.
BARELY ANY FILLERS! Keep it that way.
Story is pretty basic but... it NEVER SLOWS DOWN. There are ALWAYS things happening, for good or for worse. The only thing I could criticize about it I guess, is that some interpersonal relationships like Noelle and Asta, never really get fletched out or resolved, although maybe that will happen later on in the series.
Story 9/10.
I can't complain about the art really. A lot of it seems pretty basic for an anime but it's well made and beautifully crafted. Fights are amazing when they want to be. Some of the CG used is pretty ugly and would actually prefer blank or still backdrops.
Art 9/10.
As for the soundtrack and sound effects, I can't really complain. In a minority of episodes some of the voice actors have a really poor quality. It kind of sounds like a new youtuber is talking, or they are inside a metal box. It was very distracting for me. Asta and Magna were typically the most affected by this. It threw me off frankly. It would be one thing if the audio was consistently bad but the fluctuation in quality was just sad to see.
Overall 9/10.
It's better than Naruto, and Boruto at least.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Jan 26, 2020
MINOR SPOILERS:
Basically: Boruto has a lot of potential and often uses it very well, but occationally it feels like a trainwreck. Some of the very early filler episodes are decent, however, some of the early canon episodes feel like filler. Overall though, the fillers are BAD.
This is my main disagreement with the show. It was a huge issue for me in Naruto as well, but then they were harder to skip than they are in Boruto because they were often mixing 10% canon with 90% filler, finding myself sometimes watchin 2 minutes of an episode before realizing it would be full of garbage and flashbacks
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from the PREVIOUS EPISODES that i JUST WATCHED that were also full of fillers.
Story-wise Boruto Canon is good, and I like it. However there is some huge missed potential in some areas. This is very noticable in the Mitsuki retrieval arch where they essentially come to the conclusion "we should get to know mitsuki better and talk to him more"... but... then they never do this. Ever. Why not? A whole arch revolves around it and then.......... no resolution. Just back to fillers.
Enjoyment of the canon episodes 8/10 but the fillers and the disappointment with the mentioned arch makes the overall a 7/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Dec 19, 2019
THIS IS NOT A SPOILER-FREE REVIEW.
I'd like to say I'm new to anime in general. However, I still want to share my opinion because I think this show is a great missed oppurtunity.
Story : 5/10
Very good and captivating story. I love how Clare becomes more open to people in general. A couple of WTF moments exist, that keep me from giving the story a higher rating. A couple of times, the Claymore openly give away their strategies to the opponents they are facing.
Another issue (which appears to be common in many animes and series in general) is where characters sometimes stay completely silent
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or frozen, when a single word or tiny action would have a huge impact on the scene (and a very logical word/action). I think Clare was confronted a couple of times and refused to make a case for herself. Same with why the organization wanted Theresa executed. She refused to explain that those bandits killed a whole village. It would be a lot easier, and interesting and realistic if she said "those were bandits who brutally burned, raped and murdered a whole village, are those the kind of people we should support?". Even if the other claymore she was trying to convince didn't agree, and were rigid in their stances it STILL would make a better scene because it shows the immorality of the organisation.
And while we're on the topic of the organization, there are lots of loose ends that could EASILY be patched up. Why do they send their youngest, most hot-headed fighter to get Theresa? It is argued in the series noone else has a chance against her, however this is just a dumb idea regardless. Why do they send their trained and highly profitable & valuable fighters away to die sure deaths to awakened beings? The answer we appear to get in the series is that "They are troublemakers who have partially awakened", but it is never fully confirmed. But then they send HALF their warriors to DIE. To "Buy time to think". Okay, so when half your fighters are dead, how are you gonna fight these awakened beings? Why is Clare 47th? There are others that are clearly worse than she was at the start of the series.
In the beginning of the show we are Clare killing her friend because she was going to turn into an awakened being. But later in the series it is shown that this process is reversable, even until the point where their body has fully transformed. Fighters in the past have fully transformed bodyparts during fights, eg the quicksword technique, so they knew this was possible. If it's possible, but requires intense mental fortitude, why aren't the claymores trained (in a safe environment) to resist the urge to turn? Like a several-year long training program where they attempt to resist turning and build up mental fortitude to it?
The ending is bad. Too many loose ends. Leaves with cliffhangers. Why?
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The ending, is easily the worst part. 1. Clare never explains or says to Priscilla she's awakened/she is a yoma. 2. Why is the army not helping their general in combat? The battle would have been won easily if they did. 3. Not enough characters die, it feels like NOTHING is at stake. Even most of the weak nobodies end up surviving. More claymores dying would also have a negative impact on the future wealth of the organization, and could set up some new plot points. 4. Raki convinces Clare to not kill her arch nemesis. This subverts the expectations out of the audience in the worst ways possible. I was actually anticipating a) Clare to attempt to go for the kill, but the king kiilling her, making it a very sad ending. b) Clare to attempt to go for the kill, but getting betrayed for some reason. c) The other powerful awakened being from the west joining the battle to kill Priscilla after Raki stopped Clare, and then having a fight between her and the king, with Clare and the other claymores having to choose a side. d) Priscilla defeating Clare, ending the anime sadly. e) Priscilla getting killed and Clare feeling relief. f) Clare accidentally killing raki as he steps in between them, and then priscilla kills her. Another sad ending. g) Priscilla leaving the fight with Clare, killing raki, and then Clare killing priscilla. A sad ending too. h) Raki helping Priscilla to REVERT TO HUMAN. It was stated by the king that Priscilla was partially awakened. So it was still possible for her to revert fully.
Out of all these options and more, why the fuck was the ending chosen? Raki was horrified at the sight of Priscilla eating a human... And yet, he is fine with her killing countless others because killing a monster is now wrong all of a sudden? I mean he was ok with killing countless other yoma and awakened beings, but man when it's priscilla, the wierd girl who terrified him, then its fine.
Basically my overall score is 5 because Raki.
Art 7/10
Character design is way too similar and sometimes it's almost impossible to tell people apart from each other. I mean, everyone has the exact same body and exact same hair color. How hard could it be to give them at LEAST some different hair colors. Why is Clare's hair color different from when she's a kid?
That said, I have not a single complaint about the rest of the character designs. The awakened beings are GREAT and very CREATIVE.
Sound 8/10
Good sound design. The intro song is incredibly bland and repetitive, but the other songs in the stoundtrack are very solid.
Characters 3/10
Organization makes no sense and Raki exists.
Enjoyment 9/10
It might be wierd but even though the story had some major flaws I very much enjoyed it, until Raki spoiled the ending. Even though there were some gaps in the story they weren't breaking the immersion or enjoyment really. But combing it with the horrible ending, I won't recommend it to others regardless. I felt going into the last episode this wasn't gonna feel like the series is done.
Overall 5/10.
With more logical (make sense in the universe) actions, fewer plotholes, good writing for raki, I would have given this anime a rating of 9/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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