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Sep 5, 2021
In a frozen wasteland, hope unfolds beyond the fog, a positive-minded boy fights for a future. He draws the faces of his acquaintances on the wall of his house to never forget his tribe. He experiences the wounds of loneliness and, on the cusp of his cruel fate, decides to smile looking at his partner, because he can still remember it.
If he decides to recap the entire first episode, that's only part of it. Even more important is the fact that that companion, later called "Fushi", is, in reality, a sphere that had the ability to accumulate experiences to reflect
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them in his own existence. Fushi has immortality and the power to shapeshift, being limited only because his shape can only change that of living beings that have lifted emotional stimuli from him.
The protagonist will see the death of people with whom he has sympathized, feeling limited by his own immortality. They will say to him "Being immortal, what meaning could he find in life?" However, it is Fushi who will be furthest from understanding death being something that has taken important people away from him. With this we can know that Fumetsu no Anata e not only intends to make you reflect on the meaning of life, but on the meaning of death.
In death the spirit will be dissociated from the uninhabitable body, however - because of the conscience - the spirit will realize that there is something that was part of it and is no longer with it. Fushi, who was present in the most outstanding part of people's lives, will be remembered. The soul of those who died on his journey will remain by Fushi's side as it is a memory that they cannot separate from his immaterial life. This is how they will learn about life after death and find meaning in the immortality of their soul.
The protagonist will be stabbed with spears and will be able to materialize spears from his body, as an indirect way of saying "the man pays with what he charged". Then, he will become those who became important to him, this is how the desire for the permanence of the people dearest to him compensates for death. One of the most important lines of the witness narrator in the story is "most animals cannot choose the environment they inhabit. As such, to adapt, they have to change. For humans, the first sign of this change is the emotion". Once read he will realize how magical the premise is.
Each character has a unique story, deliberately configured to form the important memorable moments that this show is comprised of. Some have goals that are dissolved by responsibilities, whether they are decided by nature or caused by the decisions of the characters themselves. And, more importantly, the purposes of each story are not pessimistic, but it teaches us that there will always be one thing for which a price is worth paying, even if it is a price as high as that of material life or beauty, nothing it is sacrificed in vain. A life with meaning is more valuable, since the soul is nurtured from that meaning, even if it has not been completed. "No death is in vain."
Fumetsu no Anata e can stimulate the most human emotions through simple experiences. You don't have to try to find a hidden meaning in each act to enjoy this show. You only need the desire to make your suppressed emotions rebel, Fumetsu no Anata e does not fail to fulfill such lusts.
The production will affect a lot of his experience, because his work was more than enough. It is only a matter of watching the first episode to realize that the production put a lot of effort into giving each scene an appropriate tone. The soundtrack adapts to each scene and brings a lot of substance to each of the scenes in which it is present, while the direction was faithful to the original content and did not omit anything important from the story. In conclusion for the production studio: Compared to the manga, the experience you will have watching the anime will be better.
The premise may be flawed for some by being quite simple: A sorcerer who threw the sphere to keep the world for some mysterious reason. As an easy way to make the plot make sense with a few gaps in between. But, if I see it in a general way, Fumetsu no Anata e does not need an abstract explanation to justify the various origins and unknowns of him. Only one reason is needed to justify a totality; that motive is to share an experience that speaks of the goodness of the world and its severity.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Mar 24, 2021
Since I am not in the mood to write an exclusive review, I will make a copy and paste of one of my forum posts. I know, it's vague and it's not my style either, but I have no motivation to do more than this.
I don't want to take the time to write a Bible arguing the reasons why Mushoku Tensei is a clickbait and has logical errors in his characters, I will be straightforward with my experience watching the show.
I started Mushoku Tensei with good expectations, not the best, but enough. The people who defended Mushoku Tensei within the controversy of his protagonist said
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that his protagonist was like that on purpose, that this story is about redemption. I trusted the people who defended the anime because I have the constancy of being positive and it seemed a bit incomprehensible to me that they complain about the protagonist when he does it on purpose. To give more hype to my expectations, I read in the forums that it is about redemption, that is, I thought it was an Isekai who maintained the idea that all Isekai should have: to make the viewer reflect on his own life.
I was wrong.
The first 8 episodes were bland. There were conflicts in Rudeus's family, but nothing was related to magic or his fantasy world. They would be decent dramas for a romantic anime without something supernatural, but Rudeus' family conflicts weren't within reach of the nuances a fantasy anime should have. I felt like he was seeing a Slice of Life locked in a fantasy world with a basic elemental power system; I felt like I had eaten a clickbait.
Then I realized that there were understandable problems with the Rudeus polemic. Before watching the anime I thought the only complaint was the fact that the protagonist was a degenerate, but that was not the problem with the protagonist, at least not for me. Rudeus is a pedophile, that did not break my immersion at first, I already expected a perverted protagonist since I saw the controversies. Throughout the anime I looked for information about his perverted acts. If he was a logical and well-constructed character, he should at least have a flashback to his past before attempting any lewd act. If the protagonist remains with a trauma even after being revived, that trauma should affect him in most of the anime and not go unnoticed even in the most crucial moments, such as moments of perversion.
Afterwards, the cast is bad. Sometimes he thought Eris was the best character in the play because of her motivations and individualism. Then I realized that this individualism did not exist. Her personal motivations only ended up serving as a tool for Rudeus to conquer her and make him have sex with her in the future.
Anyway, if I said that I like Mushoku Tensei, I would be lying.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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Feb 21, 2021
Kimetsu no Yaiba, the manga drawn and written by Koyoharu Gotouge, has broken sales records since Ufotable handled his adaptation.
The plot easily places us in context and pre-establishes what the rest of the story will be, approximately. The popularity of such anime can generate a contrary expectation or it can misplace people making them think that it is about an indisputably perfect story, hence many disappointments and people saying that such is overrated. Although his story is not perfect and may have subjectivity conflicts with comedy and / or clumsiness that break the immersion; Kimetsu no Yaiba triumphs by letting you know in advance, with
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a generic plot, that his adventure scales all the predictable peaks of Shonen and tales of revenge. What do I want to get to ?: Kimetu no Yaiba, before his story begins, explains that it is not a mixed and creative Shonen, but for the most temporary and nescient entertainment you can have. Nor do I say that the work depends on the ignorance of the interpreter, but that, like all existing authentic stories, it depends on a correct idea so that it is not seen from an inadvisable angle.
I know here I am already delivering a stupid reputation by saying that its story is authentic when it is an anime popularly criticized for being generic. Let me explain my point first. If Kimetsu no Yaiba is popularly criticized for being generic, then it is not generic, but genuinely generic. It has scattered components of the power levels and abilities that try to be unique to avoid a plagiarism drama, however, Ufotable has an important role here and, that role, is to make a story almost empty of shock have remarkable and appreciable moments. This anime does not give all its essence through its story, but through the fireworks that color the clear black sky with colors that make it a memorable experience.
The story, before the main factor, is the contributing factor so that the animation and soundtrack studio have the necessary pillars for an explosion of shocking moments to take place. If you remember Yuru Camp or Angel's Egg, you are immediately remembering animes that may have flaws or a decent story at most, but whose production turns it into works of art that try to catch the viewer so that, at the same time, they can witness a story coherent.
The concept is basic, it shows the demons in their most natural behavior, excluding Nezuko, who is the protagonist's sister. It stands to reason, by human instinct, that demons are evil and humans are weak in relative strength and can even exhibit supernatural powers. Again, Kimetsu no Yaiba delivers concepts understandable to the naked eye to make it an easily digestible experience. Just by reading his plot and understanding the charismatic personality of Tanjiro, the author takes us into an experience where we already differentiate good from evil and, with this, we already have full confidence in the victorious end of its protagonist. This is not an error nor is it a defect; Besides, the only thing that should matter to us in such a story is not the beginning or the end, as I said before, it is an important factor so that the viewer does not enter with lateral expectations.
If we talk about the story and its general structure, it follows the structure of a conventional Shonen distributed by arcs that go from weak opponents to the greatest final enemy, progressing and concluding in a possible climax. Kimetu no Yaiba follows this same structure throughout the season and possibly all 207 chapters of the manga. Here, what makes Kimetsu no Yaiba more exceptional is his evolutionary rhythm, adding new characters and showing us the origin of their behaviors. While personalities may feel illogical at first, characters are not given depth at the wrong times. Every character has his flashback moment and, after exploring the memories of him, we regain consciousness and he surprises us with a good final development. And while characters like Zenitsu have this illogical complex in their expectations, other characters will be introduced in more serious and grim ways with unique characteristics that will pique your interest before their flashback moment.
After a battle, the conclusion does not feel victorious, but rather like a dark adventure where each character is moved against the grain by an obligation of revenge and permanence, there is no thirst for lust staining the objectives of each character. And, what's more, here not even the viewer is able to capture a feeling of triumph, since we are shown the past of the demons who want to face the main cast. It is not a fight in which you wish to the death the victory of a character, but rather goes on a more genuine path and chooses to make you feel the desire that each one does not run into a destiny stained with tragedy.
Now if we talk about this anime in general, it is one that is worth watching or at least giving it a try. I am aware that it has things that could divert some people, so your enjoyment with this one is not guaranteed, but if you want to be amazed with a brutal production and outstanding moments, this is the first one that I would recommend.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Dec 20, 2020
I want to clarify that I write this when i seen the chapter 11, although this is enough to have a conclusive review about this anime.
If you think that this anime is bad because of a few things that are talked about, I allow you to read me, maybe I will open your mind to enjoy this anime as I did.
In the first chapters there are not very important things to highlight. We are shown the life of young students who have average goals enjoying their activities with the presence of Hina, who has the power to look to the future. Everything seems to be
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pure comedy within this, but then we are shown scenes of a young man with white hair looking like a slave to the antagonist of the series. Also cryptic scenes of Yota's parents. He was just leaving us clues about the future development of the story.
At no time did I feel that the comedy that this series was offering us was bad or boring, quite the opposite. Something that I thought that the author was not manipulating well was the essence, since there were already 8 chapters of the same thing and they were not even showing us the past of the characters. The series did not seem boring to me, the problem was that I expected to come across a deep story, not a superficial comedy that would give me an experience similar to that of any other existing comedy series. If there is a remarkable detail in these 8 chapters, it is that, despite the obvious countdown to the end of the world; Yota, Hina and their friends are not afraid of the world ending, the biggest concern is shown in chapter 9 (the "why" you will have to find out yourself due to the spoiler).
Something that is criticized in this anime next is its "lack of work" in the main characters, although it seems wrong to think that The Day I Became a God need characters with a strong past as if they were Angel Beats. The idea in characters like Yota is that we worry about their present and the future, not about some past event. Also, his lack of past seems justifiable and probably a genius. Now the typical character who has a dark past is very normal so that he seems to us a strong-minded hero who does not let the darkness of his it consume him, but here Yota does not have to be a hero, the author created him with the purpose that it reminds you and your friends. To be frank, few people have a past like Batman's. If the average life that Yota has seems great to me, it is because it breaks that continuous clichéd need of the authors of having to create a character with a bad past so that we consider the idea that he is not perfect and that has led him to what is now, the problem with this is that characters with a murky past are not so identifiable. And if you think that identifying with an anime character is silly; I am not going to force you to believe otherwise, but identifying yourself is possible in every area.
The animation and soundtrack have received criticism, but I find them pleasant, the only moment that I found a bit tedious on the part of the soundtrack was in chapter 9 when they play a piano version of the opening song repeatedly, although everything is fixed in the following chapters; the soundtrack seems to take more force than in all the others.
In chapters 10 and 11 the protagonist has been criticized for his behavior, and I agree with feeling angry about what he did in 10, but in 11 it was not difficult for me to understand his behavior. Just pay attention to the anime and savor all that essence. I do not want to make a section of spoilers in this review to release my expressions and thus make you empathize with this protagonist more easily. I'm just going to say that I wouldn't behave differently from Yota if I felt the same fear of losing something so precious, it must even be difficult to convince yourself of what happens. Those of us who saw this anime perhaps sympathize with the characters of it, but we only look at the story, Yota is the one who is living it.
I'm sure it's an anime that needs to be given a chance in this fall 2020 season, if you manage to open up enough to his story, it won't be difficult for you to "enjoy."
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I have read the above several times and I have noticed that I am missing a bit of everything in the review, the more I read it the more I want to continue showing that this series is not mediocre.
The anime industry is full of people of all kinds. There are those who just seem to enjoy the complexity of one, there are those who lose persistence when looking at a review and blindly trust a person they do not know. "Love is blind" is human nature and one of the messages that we can squeeze out of any anime and it never deteriorates. "Nobody has the absolute truth" said the person who did not have the absolute truth.
"Does this anime deserve a lower score than it already has?" The only thing I could answer for that is that each person will have a different answer on that question. For a certain part; I do not care about the score an anime gets on this website, in the end I consider myself persistent enough to see how much I will like an anime that few manage to enjoy and blatantly boast of that privilege. On the other hand; I feel like a lot of people fail in trying to figure out why this anime has a low rating, even though it's just my own judgment. The real problem is that many watch this anime under the criteria of others and lose the virtue of what could be their own experience.
"How easy is it to catch a person at your own criteria?" If my eyes are not lying, it is as easy as writing the chronology of an anime and simplifying its story. It is as easy as describing each character and deconstructing her components to explain her purposes and, with it, making a pseudo-demonstration that she is mediocre.
The Day I Became a God is not an anime with as many components as Angel Beats. Angel Beats has a plot that tends to capture more the attention of its viewers and more characters to develop, but it is completely different from what The Day I Became a God is. The one with the little angels has all the cards to form very well developed characters from the beginning without seeming unreal, something that the one with the Goddess lacks. In one the plot follows the characters after death, who had a previous life not dissimilar to Yota's. In another the characters are still alive, so the realistic past of the average Japanese is totally believable. The only thing that Jun maintains are some of the things from his script that characterize him, but the starting point is something else that has not previously been seen of him.
Some characters within the cast only work for comedy and little else, but it is somewhat seer and I find it unoriginal to criticize this. The characters have average goals from the beginning, and this works very well to give more punch to the internal dialogue of the final episode. The ending is predictable if you have seen Maeda's previous works, I do not see it as a mistake, nor does it spoil your experience watching this anime. This anime has holes and could have been improved, but there is no reason to be arrogant and ask for more; the author focused on only one thing when he created his story.
This is a work with a lighter story than the previous ones, it has a simple story where it encompasses more realism at the same time as fantasy and surrealism that do not collide. I'm sure Maeda didn't create this for the sole enjoyment of a teenage audience, on the contrary, there seem to be things that only the most experienced are able to notice.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Dec 14, 2020
In this manga Zun did not want to give us a very different experience than what an average comedy manga is, however, I consider it a good start to introduce to whoever wants a more complete story of his video game. It is a short manga, so you don't have to bother reading 7 volumes of what could be pure repetitive comedy, so I consider its duration adequate, because with this starting idea I do not see that the story can give a great advance.
It doesn't have a hard-worked drawing, although it's not ugly either, at least it doesn't look like a sketch. The story
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is a charismatic comedy mainly useful to begin to know about the world of Touhou and its characters. Something that is not difficult to digest since it does not take any risks.
I read this manga in one night while listening to music and it did not seem tedious or boring, it was a light experience worth going through. After reading it, my desire to know about Gensokyo and what it is made of remained, so it seems to me that this manga successfully entertains its reader.
If you are interested in getting into this great Touhou fandom and knowing everything about it, don't worry, you won't go through any annoying detail. The work has holes and is not a big deal, but it is lacking in errors.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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