Oct 10, 2013
Choujigen Game Neptune: The Animation, or as I call it Hyperdimension Neptunia, sets in a place called Gamindustri, or in English, Games Industry. The game and the anime adaptation is meant to be a parody of the game console wars that took place many years ago and still today. While Hyperdimension is meant to be comedy, parody, sci-fi series, it does has it moments of seriousness and tense moments. With saying that, it slightly falls flat due a fair and mediocre story line.
Story: 6.5/10
When I watched the first episode, I honestly did not understand what the main plot was. It was only through reading what
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the game/anime is, I realise that it is based of the console wars. It took me a bit longer it was based on the competition with the Wii (Lowee), Leanbox (Xbox), Lastation (Playstation) and Planeptune (Sega Neptune). While some people may pick this up really easily, I personally did not realise this until sometime later.
With that in mind, the story of Hyperdimension is fair. There are moments that are funny, but also have gags that are not so. I particularly liked how Neptune blatantly states one of the episodes is a fanservice episode. While I do not mind at times, flat comedy, some many be put off the bland comedy. Furthermore, the story is not exciting and does not make me cringe for the next episode. Despite this, it does have some dramatic moments and for me personally, almost a tear jerking moment at episode 10. Overall, the story line is decent but not excellent.
Art: 9/10
I am super biased in this area. The sole reason I decided to pick up this is the cute art design. Each of the characters look really cute and appealing and it is pleasing to watch. While the colours may be a bit vibrant for some and the animated fight scenes a bit lackluster, the moe and cuteness factor wins for me. However, if you are a kind of person who does not care about this, the art many not be good as I say.
Sound 7/10
The OP and ED songs are catchy. Not the best but still nice to listen. That is if you like really poppy girly music. The VA are nicely voiced but some may be annoyed with Neptune's voice as it can be irritating at times. The OST is decent but not particularly memorable. The OST in the action scene do bring out the intense moments. Overall solid effort in terms of sound.
Character: 7/10
For a comedy, parody, sci-fi genre, the characters are not going to be development as much as a drama anime. Nevertheless, the characters are decent but a bit cliché. During the first half of the series, it mostly focuses on the sisters development as they grow and learn to trust in their own abilities. Later on it builds up Neptune's relationships with certain characters. Characters are mostly likable with some minor characters annoying me at times. Nevertheless, characters are made fairly solid.
Enjoyment: 8/10
I personally enjoyed Hyperdimension a lot. It does not take itself very seriously and is mostly funny at times. While it does have its dull moments, it mostly picks itself back up with some humorous moments or intense fight scenes. However, if you are kinda of person who can be easily bored, it may not be as enjoyable.
Re-watch factor: High
I would personally re-watch it again. While I won't watch it back immediately, I definitely pick it up again when i start running out of animes (that is if I run out).
Is this anime for me?
Depends. If you are person who does not easily get bored, enjoys a comedy, sci-fi, parody anime and can handle a fair to mediocre plot, then sure why not. Hey I don't even mind a second season (depends if it is popular enough).
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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