Jan 9, 2022
No Game No Life
My First Review And My First Ecchi Anime (As Far As I Know)
I always had a curiosity about this anime.
Not only because of it's popularity, but also for it's high MAL score.
I Never had the guts to try it though simply because it was ecchi (which I'm not a fan of).
...
So Why try it now. I was almost 100% sure I would't try it. I mean. I don't like fan service! (that much)
"SO WHY YOU HYPOCRITE"!!
I'll tell you why. 2 reasons:
1. The pretty colors and the fact that Madhouse Animated it finally caught my attention.
2. It was leaving Netflix soon.
I'm here, to deliver a bland, quick, straight-forward review.
Story
It was... Fine. Solid really.
I Liked the idea and where it was trying to go with it. The execution was fine though. I can tell It's focus is on World-Building more than anything else. It grabbed me enough to move on to the next episode at the least. 6/10
Art
This Anime looks incredible.
It probably has one of the most beautiful color pallets I've ever seen in a Show/movie.
The Animation is by MadHouse.
And It was good. But not Amazing, like you'd expect from MadHouse.
There was not many fight scenes in Ngnl, so MH could't flex as much as I wanted them too but
eh
You get what you get I guess.
Overall, ngnl looks fantastic though. 9/10
Characters
Here's where I'm slightly conflicted. But I'l give it to you straight.
Most of the characters HAD Personality, but were kinda boring.
Sora
Without a doubt, the best character of the series.
Unlike the other boring and bland characters in the story, Sora was not only interesting but also a more unique take on an Isekai protagonist.
While most other Isekai leads are boring with no personality and masters anything in 1 episode,
Sora's different from the cliche because for one,
He has a Personality. Ironically, he isn't a "Blank" Canvas. (heh) (I'm proud of myself for that one)
And going back to the "mastering" thing, he IS "naturally" good at playing games,
But that's because He had already pored his heart and soul into them.
Before, Sora and his sister Shiro were summoned to this other game world, He (and his sister) were "shut-ins". Doing nothing but Video Games.
So in a way, I'd be more weird if he Wasn't good at the games he played.
Anyway, apart from that and his personality, He's a Static character. Which I thought was fine.
In the end, Sora is a great character.
Shiro
The main female protagonist.
The younger and 'smarter' of the 2 sibling protagonists.
I did't fell like she did ANYTHING of use to progress the story.
Compared to her brother, she was lacking In both character and development.
Put Simply, she was boring. She was only there for Incest. (I'm Kidding)
Moving On.
Steph
The Useless Fan Service Character! yay.
TBH, I thought she was a fun character.
At The Least, Her antics with Sora were entertaining, unlike Sora And Shiro, which felt empty.
But yeah, no development either.
Jibril
...
Well,
I can't really said she was 'boring', just... weird and AGAIN not developed. Also fan service.
Izuna
The ONLY other interesting character. She was fun to watch and had decent chemistry with Sora.
I would have liked to see more of her in the series.
Others
I literally had to look up what other characters where in the series because I could't remember them.
All the rest of them had no character or were just plain out uninteresting and unmemorable.
Overall (character wise) 6/10
Enjoyment
This series is fine. It's like a 6/10. But I had fun watching it. It was enjoyable and entertaining. Also the visuals were pretty awesome. It's more of a "turn your brain off and just watch" kind of show.
7/10
Overall
I personally thought it was worth the watch.
But, If you, like me, were on edge about watching this dues to either Fan Service or Skepticism in popularity, they let me say this.
Give it a try. If you Don't like what You're watching then I wouldn't worry about "if it gets better".
Drop it if you want, because you're not missing much. It's an entertaining show with pretty colors and fan service. Apart from that it's not high quality in any other category. I would recommend if you want something fun. if not, don't bother.
One more note, If you Don't like fan service, you should pass on this one.
6/10
*Sigh*
But Sadly, I too will join "The NGNL Please give us season 2" club.
That is if they do release a 2nd season.
Thanks for reading.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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