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Oct 25, 2015
Berserk is a fantastic manga, perhaps one of the best ever written. However, you'll find plenty of praise here, and I'd like to say that normally, I'd give Berserk a 9/10, or even a 10/10. However, I'd like to focus on something in Berserk that may cause some people to not enjoy it.
Berserk is dark. Like, seriously dark. Dark enough to make you wince and cry and hate the characters themselves. Most of the time, the darkness is very justifiable. One of the main villains is an extremely Machiavellian person, and will do whatever to succeed in life, whether it be selling his own
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body, letting someone die, or even worse things that I won't say to not spoil the plot. There is one incident at the end of the Golden Arc that I believe is entirely well done, and establishes a villain extremely well; but at the same time, it sets the stage for what I would consider an unnecessary amount of dark. Something in particular happens that has absolutely no purpose to the plot or characters. It is used as a cheap way to tug at your emotions and make you hate a certain antagonist much more than you otherwise would.
From the end of the Golden Arc, there are several more instances of this. Whether it involves a character almost getting raped (this is actually the main tool, this happens far too often for absolutely no reason), or a merciless slaughter of a town (don't forget, one of the women is getting raped too), it just seems so pointless. I dare to say that Miura puts these instances in the Manga as an attempt to keep people interested, or even as a selling point for the manga. Berserk: The Darkest Manga Around.
If you are someone who doesn't like this sort of pointless atrocity, you'll probably find yourself not enjoying several sections of the manga. I for one, enjoy these sections anyways for the most part, but I have enough insight to know that they are ultimately either a plot device, a tool to make me hate a character, or an easy way to say "this guy is a villain."
Recently, Miura has actually gotten better at this sort of thing. There hasn't been a rape/almost rape sequence in a number of volumes. In fact he introduced a whole league of villains without using the rape/slaughter tactic to make me hate them.
Overall, Berserk is still easily one of the best Manga ever written, especially the Golden Arc, the Millennium Falcon arc, and whatever arc Guts gets a certain set of armor in.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Oct 25, 2015
OPM is a great Shonen manga that also parodies the genre.
Despite its predictable conclusion of "Saitama will punch it," the battles actually tend to be quite intense. This is mostly because Saitama often isn't in the battles, and never really "saves," the other people involved in the battle. Saitama is often preoccupied with another fight, or is completely clueless about the battle taking place. This actually sets the stage for all the other fighters to have some nice battles where the power levels are pretty even. Along with the fantastic art, OPM actually functions as good Shonen, even if it sets out to parody
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it.
Like I said, it parodies the genre at the same time. Saitama is a joke on the classic Shonen hero; unstoppable, always wins, but described to be "your everyday hero, the average guy." Genos is a joke on the more edgy characters with tragic backstories that look 10x more powerful than the main hero, but in reality they aren't at all. There's another character later, "Bang," who is the stereotypical wise martial arts instructor. Several characters are non allusion jokes, like "King," or "Pri-Pri-Prisoner." Overall, a very funny manga as well, and mixes action and the comedy fantastically. It knows when to be serious, and it knows when to be a complete joke.
As a whole, OPM is incredibly enjoyable to read. You'll find several references to other Shonen stuff, and even some jokes about Western stereotypical heroes. The worst part about it is how short the chapters are, chapters that don't come out too often either. In summary, I give it a 9/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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May 25, 2015
Nichijou is the reason I started watching anime. I remember thinking anime was whatever, that it just wasn't for me. But the moment I finished episode 1 of this show, I was convinced.
For starters, nothing is bad in this anime. The worst thing I can think of is the story, which can't really be judged since this is a slice of life, and this genre doesn't need a cohesive plot to be successful. Even so, the "story," is still really beautiful as we see the characters grow their friendships which culminate in two heart-warming moments in the last two episodes.
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There are three main reasons I give this anime a ten. It is incredibly funny, it is incredibly cute, and the soundtrack is amazing.
The humor is sometimes on par with Monty Python in my opinion. A very similar style, only with cute characters. Seriously, the sketch where Mai and Yuuko play rock paper scissors is hilarious. And the sketch where Mai pretends to be a lesbian sounds like something that would be in Monty Python. Things obviously get more ridiculous given the medium.
As I said, the characters are adorable. In particular, Hakase and Nano are super cute together. Expect a lot of cute.
And the God Damn soundtrack. Hoooly crap is it a masterpiece. I have no idea how KyoAni got the funds to do this, but the soundtrack is insanely good. I can't really explain it, just listen to the songs "Atatakaku Heiwa na Jikan," and "Natsuppoi Koukou." They are both from the OST and they are beautiful. The soundtrack is tiers above what it needed to be for this anime.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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May 20, 2015
Kill me Baby! is something I've seen called fantastic, terrible, or somewhere in between. After watching it, I have a few things of note to say about it.
I'll start with the cons because I'd like to end on a good note.
While the art style for the characters is very cute, the actual art itself is lacking. There are quite a few scenes where the background looks like a sketch that was never completed. Sometimes the background is in black and white even.
Characters are not very interesting to me. Oribe is delightfully adorable, and so is Sonya at
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times, but overall they aren't really interesting.
Probably the worst part about the show is that the comedy is really lacking. Most of the jokes are pretty much the same as others, and it is the reason so many people dislike this anime. Any laughing is going to come from the deliverance of the jokes (I'll note on this again), not how clever or funny the jokes actually are.
Now for the pros, which I believe outweigh the cons.
The art style is god damn adorable. Oribe and Sonya are so cute together! So is Agiri! I can't get over how cute this anime is.
Secondly, this anime is just a great time. Even if the jokes aren't great, there isn't anything about watching it that isn't fun. I really had fun watching this.
THE MUSIC. My lord the OST for this anime is really good. The OP and ED more than anything are so fun(ny).
The best thing about this anime is the voice acting. Holy shit it is really, REALLY good. You can tell from the OP that the voice actors fit the characters so well. All of the voice acting here is so well done that sometimes it makes the jokes funny. Oribe has a particularly adorable voice, and without it I would not have enjoyed the show as much. In my opinion, the VA carry this anime.
So overall the show is a lot of fun, but it isn't fantastic. A lot is lacking in the comedy department, but I think the voice acting carries this anime enough for me to recommend it. Just don't be surprised if you don't enjoy it, because many people REALLY dislike this show, and for understandable reasons.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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