Dec 26, 2015
Cowboy Bebop
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When I read that Cowboy Bebop is an example of "style over substance" show, I am pretty confused. I enjoyed the show mainly for the depth of their characters, which seemed to me to be very adult and mature in an anime universe full of one-dimensional teenagers. Still Cowboy Bebop doesn't take itself too seriously and plays around with the unsolved problems, paranoias and insecurities of adult live a lot. The histories of the main characters are all well depicted and leave signs in their contemporary lives that can't be completely ignored. The past traumas and life long struggles are shown in detail and evoke
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Dec 25, 2015
One Punch Man
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One Punch Man might be one of the hardest anime to review. This because it rejects some standard values by which we usually rate heroic animes or the Shonen genre in general by making fun of them. The excitement and the lust for battle typical of this genre is converted into boredom and this gives us interesting element to analyze which are usually bypassed by classic Shonens. What does it mean to be a hero and what is his relationship to the "Other"? Does he want to be acknowledged? If yes, how much does this need for social acknowledgment influence our understanding of his value?
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Dec 25, 2015
Slam Dunk is a sport's anime masterpiece and the one who set up the standards for the one to come after -- a mix of motivation and psychological strength, technical ability and hard training, creativity and talent. In the route to the conquest of the National Championship, we see our Shohoku Basketball Team grow not only from a sport's perspective but also from a human perspective. I highly evaluated Slam Dunk for the realistic and balanced power of the challenges involved. Shohoku isn't overpowered or too weak and technically many games could go either way. Also the technical and tactical commentary of the game is
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