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Jan 19, 2016

Death Note (Anime) add

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Where to begin when you want to review a classic like DEATH NOTE?

And a classic it is, indeed.
Death Note was, and still is, one of the few animes that showed us that you do not need super muscles and insane large-scale battles to have true action.
This is a PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE show, no kamehamehas of the sort, mind only.

The entire series relies upon TWO RIVALS.
One is Light Yagami, a talented and charismatic young man who stumbles upon a death-giving notebook, and choses to use this tool to make justice in the world by himself, eventually becoming a mass murderer.
The other is a detective only known ... as ''L'' , he is the best of the best, never failed once, but a normal person would see him as shaggy and weird. He is the one designed to stop Light.

These two will put on quite a show, trying to have the best on each other, creating a cat-and-mouse game where you never know which is which. They really are the heart and soul of the series, and even tho the supporting cast is quite good as well, none of them can even compare to the main protagonists.
Light is straight up malicious and terrifying (not to mention quite mad) but you just can't help but sympathize with him due to his charm and intelligence.
L, on the other hand, is just as much of a badass. While looking very laid back at times, he will prove his fame of best in the world, putting up a true challenge for the death-god he is facing.
This epic showdown will leave you wandering: ''What is the true meaning of justice? What is bad? What does it mean to be good? Who should I side with?''. I'll leave the answer to those questions to you.

Everithing of the SOUND department is awesome too, from the voice acting to the OST to openings and endings.

While being kind of an ''old'' series at this day and age, Death Note got old really well as far as ART and ANIMATION are concerned, keeping a very-high level for the entire series.

''So if everything is so godlike, why did it not get a higher rating?'', You might ask.
I would have to get into heavy spoilers to explain you that, but lets just say that the chess game Death Note is, is awesome because of those two guys and in the last bit of the show that rivalry is just put aside. The obvious consequence is that the enjoyment of the anime is drastically reduced, and that must affect the rating.

So, for any of you fools who still didn't watch Death Note, do it.
It is a MUST of this medium and most of the series is just straight up 10/10, pure gold.
Particularly suggested to fans of thrillers and mistery, but also for those who enjoy a show to be, well, ''smart''.
Not for people wanting something very laid back and relaxing.

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Jan 16, 2016

Sword Art Online (Anime) add

Not Recommended

Now reviewing the first season of Sword Art Online (SAO for short).

SAO had a real impact on the anime community back in 2012, managing to create true factions between people: some praise it and believe it's the best anime ever been and ever to be, some others believe it's the spawn of satan himself and ruined anime forever.
Me? I have the luxury to stand in between these two groups, and the prospective is hopefully allowing me to have a tiny bit more objective view on the show. So now let's dive into the actual review.

Let's start with what i liked about SAO.
The show is ... majestic in terms of art and ANIMATION, the characters move fluidly on the screen and display true emotion through facial expressions, the bright colors of the cartoony virtual world never cease to amaze me, and the effects are dealt with in a marvelous way too. The SOUNDTRACK is well thought out and fits the scenes at all times. These two awesome qualities of the anime are even better noticed in the action scenes, the epic boss battles that made fanboys and fangirls all around the world cry and shake hysterically. We are talking about a piece of fiction that should always be emulated and taken in consideration when it comes to any aspect of animation and sound.

Now let's talk about what i did not like of SAO.
I am a big videogame fan, i play games all the time and have quite a culture on the game industry, i thought i was gonna love this show no matter what. Unfortunately this was not the case. The overall PLOT starts off very well, but then never fully delivers, it just gets lost episode after episode, and the great premise of the beginning feels like a betrayal the more you go on into what seems like bad quality fanfiction. Of course i cannot dive in the plot too much without entering the spoiler realm, but let's just say that the first half of the season was average but still enjoyable, while the second half is just mayhem and plotholes and... tentacle hentai.
The CHARACTERS, unfortunately, fall flat as well. In the best case scenario you will tolerate them. Me? I found myself despising most of the cast. A main character that is so unlikable it is hard to believe who still manages to create himself his own harem of beautiful (and borderline braindead) young female. Sigh. And don't even get me started on the main villains of the series!

So, time to state my FINAL JUDGEMENT:
SAO is a very naive series, it will be a very good time if you are new to the medium, if you are very young and/or if you just want something to watch with your brain off. I would never recommend this to anyone looking for something mature such as a real story with real characters.

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