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Apr 23, 2023
Felt compelled to leave a review because of the poor reception this seemed to have had in the West. A lot of nasally YouTube anime channels denigrating the anime and the people who enjoyed it, calling them "edge lords" and the like; and acting as if they themselves are standing on some sort of moral high ground for chewing it out. A lot of projection, really. And it speaks more to their immaturity of what I suspect is them being unable to handle something that makes them feel squeamish and/or isn't compatible with their PC programming.
The anime was very satisfying and cathartic. Most isekai drop
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the ball after a few episodes and become a generic shounen. But Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi kept itself engaging the whole way through. Often in a revenge-type scene of a similar manner, I will think the creator could have done more and left it rather generic or censored; here, the creator tends to surpass expectations of what kind of creative torture the protagonist is capable of.
He doesn't just want revenge, he wants to utterly break his wrongdoers physically and psychologically and in the most degrading ways possible. You are supposed to feel uncomfortable and disturbed during these scenes that depict torture, as his twisted machinations are meant to match or surpass that which was done to him. If you water it down, I doubt it would have the same effect, given the plot is so focused on his specific acts of revenge. I did unfortunately only see the censored version, though, so I cannot comment on the uncensored; but I suspect my opinion wouldn't change in the presence of nudity. The censored version implied enough.
The main thrust of this is the revenge angle, the harem and other stuff are supplemental. People say this has a poor story but I beg to differ. You generally don't watch anime or especially isekai for a masterpiece of story. But an engaging story is still there: the protagonist desires revenge on all the people that have wronged him, and he maintains this throughout, with a hint of an inner weakness surfacing/being realized near the end. Hardly have I ever binged an anime all the way through in one sitting, but I did with this one; mostly for the satisfaction of seeing the protagonist's revenge schemes come to full fruition.
Around the half way mark, the protagonist's manipulative personality and meticulous planning started to give Light Yagami vibes, which just added a little more. The plot also reminded me of one of my favorites, The Count of Monte Cristo.
Unfortunately, I heard the creator tamed and stifled his particular style for this kind of genre with his later Assassin anime, in order to get international release. That is a shame.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Dec 25, 2015
Almost skipped this because of the bad reviews, but glad I didn't.
Initially I thought this was going to be a lot more gory, dark, and sci-fi'ey than it actually was. However, that wasn't really the case.
There's nothing deep about this anime. The story is nothing to write home about. And the characters aren't all that great or memorable.
Still, I found it to be an enjoyable watch.
There's a bit of something for everyone in this anime because it has romance, comedy, sci-fi, immaturity, gore, and nudity.
This anime is also short at 13 episodes; so it makes for a good show to watch in between longer
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running series that you may be watching.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Dec 23, 2015
The story is based on time travel, and the all the fortunate and unfortunate things that will occur in doing so. Good guys, bad guys, suspense, plotting, scheming, paradoxes, corporations, mystery, science, technology, plot twists, confusion, etc.
Its based off the story of John Titor (real story). Basically, in the year 2000 he trolled the internet saying he was a time traveler sent back from the year 2036 and needed an IBM-5100 computer -- which was the only model able to utilize a certain language algorithm; even in the future -- in order to achieve a specific purpose. The story here differs, but it has
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the same main points to an extent.
If you like time travel movies then its a must watch anime.
The characters are well done. The main ones all have strong differing personalities from on another. The main character is the funniest character I've seen in all of anime. Any temporary boredom that you may have from parts where it gets a bit "sciency" or slow will be eclipsed by the humor and charm this character provides. He's the most memorable character in anime to me, probably, at least in terms of positive retrospection.
The animation is very good. I hate low budget anime -- especially when it looks dated or the characters eyes are excessively large. The animation for this show is appropriate given the context as well. It's has a more modern and crisp look to it. In other words, it looks great and fits the show.
I think anyone will like this show. It's clever, funny, has twists and turns and suspense, but ultimately its just enjoyable to watch.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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