Mar 26, 2018
Ahhhh Let's do this spoiler-free. So.
Sword Gai: The Animation. I was actually really excited for this. Was. After the amazing (in my opinion) B: The Beginning, I thought that maybe, just maybe, one of my favourite mangas would get a decent, cool-looking anime adaptation. Again, thought. Past tense. So, Let's get onto the review, and why i thought it was how it was or just myy opinion on the aspects that made the manga so good and why i liked it, while i look at what the anime did... wrong.
Story: 3
While it wasn't really easy to adapt a manga which had a bit of psychological
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trauma and some inside-fights of what it meant to be a human etc. into an anime, it could've been done better. I mean, WAY better. For me the story, written as it is in the anime, wasn't as thrilling OR enjoyable as it was in the manga. It's messy, filled with fillers and oh my god. How can you add a scene like they did in the first few episodes, and not explain it, like: why did it happen? Why did that character become like that?- the anime tries to make it clear what it is doing, but nah, if i didn't read the manga, i'd be a bit lost.
My score for this is 3
Art: 7
As much as the story's messy, the art is somewhat gorgeous? While the art-style isn't as good-looking in the anime as it is in the manga, i kinda enjoyed it? It doesn't look BAD. It's just a thing for me to get used to, really. Maybe if i didn't read manga that often, i'd think it's better than i think it is now. The 3D WAS unecessary for me, but that's too, just my opinion. Otherwise it was good.
I give it 7 because of this.
Sound: 6
I liked the OST, kinda. While it did set the atmosphere well, and the OP was cool too, i'm thinking that some screams and voice-acting was just..... too much. I don't really know what else to say about it
I gave this 6
Character: 4
Ugh..... Can i just..... Haaaah. How do i even say this out loud. They were cool, yea? Yea..... But they weren't just it. As much as i try to look at it... I miss the ball-thing Gai has in this hair. I miss HIS character over all. CHanging him, his story and all from the original...... in my opinion wasn't the best move. While i get why (maybe), i think the way it was here in the anime it's just a..... i don't know, meaningless? This applies to more characters
My score for this is 4
Enjoyment? 5
I don't want to sugar-coat this series. Not at all. On 5th or 6th episode we finally got past 1st chapter/volume of the manga and can i just say? The director did not do a good job. I don't know.... I DID enjoy it to SOME extent, but not enough to get me yped for 2nd season, if there ever will be one. Yea. It ended up with a cliffhanger. That's it. God. xD idk anymore
I gave this 5
Overall: 5
I felt like watching someone unsure of what he's doing. But, let's face it. Tell me how many anime did you see that were better than the manga. It's sad. I can only count less than fingers on my one hand. If you ever have the choice of choosing between the anime Sword Gai and the manga, i'd without second of hesitation grab the manga. It's more pretty, Makes better sense. And it's. Good.
SO i hope this wasn't just me blabbering about an anime that didn't really adapt the manga and rather was filled with spoilers and unnecessary scenes and stupidity. :') Have a nice day and sorry if you don't agree with me. It's just my point of view and opinion.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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