Jul 21, 2014
To be honest, this show wasn't the easiest to get into. If you like light fluffy anime with good humor and no driving theme, this might be a no-no.
Watching Kaiba is like looking at a gallery of abstract paintings. Some things can be confusing until properly understood. The whole story is one long strand of many adventures. I mean, this guy is all over the place. It's like a Greek Epic. Plus, the way it ties in the romantic undertones with Neiro and whatnot? I like that. Along with the many bittersweet moments that accompany conclusion episodes.
The art style was so different that I
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was just like "wow". It's not some grand eye candy or anything, but a lot of animes don't take the risk of using this smoother, "kiddy" looking animation. Though sometimes it was like taking a drug trip.
The sound wasn't really impressive. I guess the OP was okay, that's all I noticed though. The music was just kind of "there". Background noise, rather than some emotion driver (check Clannad).
The characters were good for being as underdeveloped as they were. Hell, Kaiba himself has close to no type of character of his own until the end. He's like Link, if you will. A bit of a "default". And with the vast number of side characters, a lot of them could have gotten a lot more depth to them. But the story and whatnot is jam packed so I'll give this some lean way.
It was very entertaining. Even when it was boring, I enjoyed it a good bit. It was very new and different to me, so I was exhilarated by a lot of things. Even considering how short it is, it has so much put into it to enjoy.
Overall, I give Kaiba a 10/10. Because of how satisfying it was. Even at the end, where a cliffhanger could be interpreted (which definitely wasn't a cliffhanger or anything), I felt a feeling of accomplishment after finishing. I haven't enjoyed an anime in its entirety like this in a while. It was great.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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