Oct 17, 2014
I had never heard of this anime before, so hearing about it so close to Halloween, I figured I'd give it a try because as much as I hate horror movies/shows, I love watching them. I'd read good things about Corpse Party so I thought I'd give it a try. Sadly, instead of enjoying it like I had hoped to, I spent more time mad or frustrated than I did having a good time.
Story (7): The story was a safe horror tale. High schoolers hear horror story, then basically live it. Nothing too unique. I feel like it could have been done a bit better
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but for the short amount of episodes it had, the job was done.
Art (6): Again, nothing really special about it. I do think they did a good job with the "dead faces". It really showed the last emotions going through the characters mind at the time of death. The gore was visually appealing as well.
Sound (5): When I first started watching, the sound didn't stand out too much, but it did add a bit to the cringey atmosphere of things. But that pleasure turned to frustration really fast. It seemed like the sounds were too overdone. Too...exaggerated. Basically all the gore sounds just sounded like a constant mix of velcro and fluids being sprayed. By the end of the first episode it felt overplayed. It was more of a nuisance that brought me out of the story, even though it wasn't very in depth to begin with.
Character (4): I understand with it being such a short series there isn't time to develop characters. But they could have at least given them some brains. I've seen a good amount of horror films yet I've never seen characters so blatantly dumb. This is where most of my frustration came from. For example, if someone is pulling a guns trigger at you, your first instinct shouldn't be to close your eyes and cover your face hoping that will help. that's the kind of mentality it seemed most of the characters had in this show. Even being under an extremely stressful/terrifying circumstance, no one would think that's a decision that will help.
Enjoyment (5): As stated above, Most of my time watching this was spent annoyed at how stupid the characters were and frustrated with the sounds. However, there were some parts that made me enjoy it, although they didn't really "save" the anime for me. The visual quality for the gory bits were well done and the story was pretty entertaining. Those kept me from shutting it off so I'm glad I didn't.
Overall (5): If you're looking for a fairly cliche horror story with some enjoyable gore and don't feel like investing time into the characters, you'll probably enjoy it. It wasn't the worst thing I've ever seen, but I certainly don't think it was good. There were, however, some redeemable qualities that make the negatives worth fighting through.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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