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May 6, 2020
The ecchi show to end all ecchi shows.
Interspecies Reviewers is a fun ecchi comedy about a group of adventurers reviewing brothels. Adapted from the manga of the same name, the show somehow took what were short couple page gags and turned them into a full length anime series, and y'know what? Somehow, it turned out great!
First, lets talk what one comes to a show like this for: the ecchi. I could talk about how hot the girls are or how fun it is to watch different characters react to sex with the various prostitutes, but honestly while those are good in themselves its how Interspecies
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Reviewers treats the sex that makes me super happy with it. Interspecies Reviewers is so sex positive and non-judgemental in a way most media fail to be. The show goes through an incredibly large amount of kinks, and it does so without judgement. Whether you're vanilla and just coming here for monstergirls and maybe a little bdsm, or you're hardcore into all sorts of weird kinky stuff like egg laying or even guro, the show includes your kink in some way and does so in a positive manner. It also has characters that treats sex work as just that: work, and instead of looking down on prostitutes, the show's characters appreciates them for their work. Everyone here just wants to have a good time, and there's something wholesome about that unabashedly positive outlook on sex.
But even beyond the sex there's a lot to love here. For a while the biggest draw to this show for me was the worldbuilding. The show spends a lot of time coming up with clever ways in which these different species interact with each other. And of course since the main topic of the show are brothels, there's a lot of talk about how different species interactions affect their enjoyment of sex, and this in turn tells you more about the characters and individual species and how they function. A simple example of this would be how the angel character Crim can't enjoy being around demons, as their dark energy is draining for her. Alternatively, beastmen have trouble around undead, because their better sense of smell makes it easier for their rotting to disgust them. And so on. There's a lot of really neat details, both simple and more complex that make the world of this show feel really well thought out and fleshed out.
And the characters, oh the characters. I'll admit most of them are pretty basic, but nonetheless if nothing else the angel Crim stole the show. Crim got a lot of extra characterization that made them an adorable lovemuffin. Crim's a bit more softhearted and sentimental than the other characters in the show, and this makes their interactions and reviews have a bit more of a sensual, romantic side rather than just a discussion of a sexy romp, and seeing their shyness and embaressment as they indulge themselves was a blast.
All in all its just a really fun episodic show about a bunch of adventurers in a fantasy world enjoying a good time at different brothels. Definitely worth a watch if you're into ecchi, or perhaps even if you're just looking for a good comedy. Plenty a joke in this show left me giggling. Here's hoping we get a season 2, despite the airing issues this show went through. It deserves it, and there are a couple plot threads that need finishing.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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May 19, 2017
Kizumonogatari is without a doubt the worst Monogatari Shaft has put out. Don't get me wrong; its still good. But its incredibly dissappointing and is a shame to the source material.
One of the things the Monogatari series is known for and is strong because of is the dialogue. Clever and often comedic, the series is very dialogue heavy, sometimes perhaps a bit too much, but nonetheless it makes up for this by giving truly entertaining discussions that not only add to the characters but also give the viewer something to laugh at and sometimes think about. Kizumonogatari is unique in that it has very little
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dialogue (in the anime, that is). Shaft chose to omit some of the dialogue present within the original novel, and as a result, we get something that is very different from the usual Monogatari fare. This wouldn't necessarily be a problem, but due to the pacing of this film and due to how it ends, this winds up feeling more like an episode of a short series rather than an actual film. The ending isn't so much a climax as it is a stopping point, and despite the lack of dialogue, not much actually happens in this film. Its really disappointing that Shaft went this route. This might've been okay if all of the Kizumonogatari films were in one, but since this is not the case, this really should've been a short series with all the dialogue intact.
The lack of dialogue isn't the only change in direction Kizu went through however, as its art style is a good ways different from the rest of the series. Its much more detailed and extremely gorgeous as a result, and the animation is the best in the series. But since not much actually happens in the film, it feels like its all being wasted, and indeed some parts seem to be Shaft having fun with the animation making eye candy rather than even following a faithful and consistent adaptation of the original novel. While the Monogatari series has always had a clean and modern look to its settings, places such as the abandoned cram school look more like modern empty brand new building rather than the old abandoned building it is in the other anime adaptations. It IS supposed to be an old and abandoned building, but Shaft here chose to do something different with it, and this was extremely unnecessary. Much of the art and animation in this is unnecessary in fact; Kizu oftentimes seems to be more Shaft showing off rather than making any meaningful effort to adapt the material, and that's a real shame, because the original novel is a page-turner if there ever was one.
Beyond that the plot and characters are fine; you get to see how Araragi first came in contact with Shinobu, Oshino, and even Hanekawa here, although the anime could have done a lot more with these; Oshino for example has a common quirk where he'll ask anyone upset "Did something good happen to you recently?" but here not once does it come up. I feel that Oshino as a whole was not as fleshed out as he was in the novel, and neither was Hanekawa. That's not to say that anything was BAD, but just lacking. There could've been more that was adapted, but it was all left out.
In short, Kizumonogatari was a disappointment as a Monogatari fan. While good for eye candy, I highly recommend you look towards the original novel if you want a true Monogatari experience.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Feb 3, 2015
Pandemonium: Wizard Village is an often overlooked seinen webcomic later published manga (much like the prolific manga One Punch Man) oddly written in left-to-right format despite being a Japanese work. Webcomics typically vary heavily in quality and a good many, due to the format of webcomics and how uploading them tend to work, have the issue of having stories that are thought up as the comic progresses rather than being planned out beforehand leading to many plotholes that could have otherwise been prevented. Fortunately, Pandemonium avoids this issue and the mangaka, Sho Shibamoto, uploaded whole chapters after many months of work and the end product
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shows great amount of planning in the execution of its story.
The story is a tragic mystery and drama about a box-carrying cat by the name of Zipher that travels off a great distance in search of a "wizard village" composed of people known as variants, who are a strange group feared by the rest of the world said to have strange magical powers. He fails to find this village before collapsing out of exhaustion but luckily manages to get rescued and brought to the village by one such variant where he is nursed back to health. The story does incredibly well to present an engaging and interesting world full of wonder and mystery. What lies inside of Zipher's box, why did he want to find this village and what secrets do these variants and the village hold hold?
Many mystery stories have the problem of bringing up questions but never answering them, and for the most part, Pandemonium successfully answers all of the questions and plot-points it brings up. Every little detail and facet of the story is important and time is never wasted on the trivial. Despite this, Pandemonium never feels rushed and doesn't give up subtlety when necessary; it tells exactly what it needs to before moving onto the next event.
The characters of Pandemonium aren't skimped out on either; everyone from Zipher himself to his variant rescuer Domika to the variant village chief Ainu all are made to feel like real people with their own distinct fleshed out personalities that explain the reason for why they act the way they do. Zipher has a troubled past does his best to show kindness and appreciation for others, but he never forgets his truer more selfish interests and can sometimes act almost irrationally out of fear and a lack of acceptance. Domika is sweet and caring and very attached to her village but has a curiosity about the outside world that makes her go out of her way to discover more about it. And I could go on. The characters are very well thought out and almost never act outside of character.
The strong characters help the many events in this story matter all the more and come off as strong and impactful to the reader; because the characters are so well thought out one might be more inclined to care about what happens to them, and in a story full of tragedy this is extremely important. And boy is Pandemonium tragic...To avoid spoilers I will just say that its very much comparable to anime such as Puella Magi Madoka Magica in how the story is delivered. Almost every chapter has some great reveal and/or great tragedy that occurs in it that changes the very way one may view a character or answer some important question about the village itself or why someone did something or why anything for that matter. The story is not for those who don't want to feel sad. Although the story is not tragic simply for the sake of being tragic, and there are a good few themes explored such as the dangers of blind belief and the (perhaps overdone) theme of the escalation of a lie.
As much as like I to praise the story and so badly wanted to give this a 10/10, its not without fault. As I stated, there is a theme present in the story that goes over how lies can escalate and make things worse and, while executed in this story, that has been done before many many many times before it. The story also brings up a mystery revolving around mysterious "straight thunders" that have caused trouble throughout the world that is never fully explained and may leave some readers a tad disappointed. Though this should be about the only plot point that isn't answered and the reader should still wind up satisfied.
One other thing that is worth noting is that Sho Shibamoto's artwork is gorgeous and very unique for a manga; its not in black and white but rather makes use of various shades of brown and black to give it a very dark and rustic look, all while still looking fresh, new, and modern despite that old-style color scheme. There is also much detail in the environments and nearly everything looks just a little wrong; nearly everything is dirty and damaged and the details make this come out really well. The character artwork itself is very expressive, making character emotions very easy to read and some story events come off as all the more dramatic for just how overboard at times the expressions might seem. This might be in part due to all the characters being some form of anthropomorphic animal, as its easier for such characters to have very exaggerated faces without losing the feel of realism presented within the story.
Overall, Pandemonium is a fantastic manga deserving of more love that presents a well thought out dramatic story of tragedy and woe, filled with characters that are both relatable and interesting, and has artwork that shines above the rest. While not imperfect, Pandemonium is *nearly* flawless and deserves the attention of anyone who just so happens to run across it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Feb 5, 2014
.hack//Sign was a prequel to the .hack// video game series made by CyberConnect2 and released by Bandai about a decade ago. If I'm right, .hack//Sign and the rest of the series garnered a bit of popularity back in the day, though nowadays they are a bit aged and are becoming more and more forgotten. Despite being a prequel, .hack//Sign can work as a standalone product for the most part, and as such it can even be looked at on its own.
.hack//Sign is a slow moving anime, mostly focusing on character relationships and for the most part not showing much sign of a story for the
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first 10 episodes. In that time, we learn that Tsukasa, the main protagonist, is for some reason or another stuck in the game known as The World, and his being stuck there may have some relation with a legendary hidden item within The World called the Key of the Twilight. Other characters want to help Tsukasa leave the game and go searching for this hiden item. As a mystery anime, .hack//Sign throws out a lot of red herrings. It tries to get the viewer to latch onto ideas that serve little relevance to the main plot. And that's one of the problems: Almost all of the dialogue in .hack//Sign is unimportant and uninteresting, and it does little to move the plot forward. Other characters constantly find themselves trying to figure out what's going on with Tsukasa. They want to help him, but each episode just leads to more false information or no actual progress in helping him. It waters down the story and cuts the enjoyment of this anime down by a lot. Don't get me wrong, I like .hack//Sign, but it can be pretty hard for many anime viewers to watch I suspect due to all of the pointless talking. Its unnecessary, and the show could have been cut down considerably in the number of episodes and still tell the main storyline. The main story itself though is told in a way that still leaves the viewer interested. What is the Key of the Twilight? Will Tsukasa and the others find it? Why is Tsukasa stuck in the game, and why does he keep running away? What are all these flashbacks to the real world? Speaking of that, Tsukasa is worse than Shinji from Evangelion when it comes to running away and moving the story forward. It seems like Tsukasa being stuck in the game is a plot device, as its the other characters that actually work towards solving the mysteries and moving things forward for a good while. The story IS interesting however, and the setting of The World grants it a lot of mysteries, some of which admittedly go unsolved within this anime. You want to know what's going on. Its just that the execution of the story is problematic, and while the story is interesting, the story is also relatively short and simple. Its something simple told in a rather complex and somewhat realistic, somewhat dumb way.
The characters of the anime are a mixed bag. Most of the characters come off as dull and near lifeless, and the constant talking references their personal lives. While this may seem like good characterization, since the characters start off initially bland, the viewer may already be uninterested in learning about the individual characters lives. Added to this, most of the information about their personal lives that is mentioned in the anime, which takes up much more of the anime than it should, is really pointless and uninteresting. Do we really need an episode dedicated to a character's dislike of lettuce? That said, it is a unique thing that it goes so in depth on the characters, its just that it wasn't well executed in .hack//Sign. Still, none of the characters are hateable, and Tsukasa himself and a girl by the name of Lady Subaru are legitimately interesting. Tsukasa himself from the very beginning sparks interest in the viewer. Why does he keep running away, and why is he so unwilling to be social? .hack//Sign uses Tsukasa to explore one of the main themes of the show: Escapism. The whole show focuses heavily on the concept of escapism and how it affects the one running away and those around said person. (themes of escapism also show in how the real world is depicted)Tsukasa may be another Shinji, but he is his own character in just how far the show takes it. Then characters like Sora, a silly yet powerful player always searching for new information help keep things fun. And while it takes a long while for him to seem interesting, Silver Knight, a lawful knight who enforces the rules of the game, becomes interesting after some added characterization late in the series. But that's one of the problems with the show: It takes too long to move the story forward, and it takes too long to make most of the characters worth caring for. Only Tsukasa and Lady Subaru (who shows great interest in Tsukasa's situation) really start out interesting.
The art itself in the series is pretty to look at, though admittedly sometimes a bit simplistic, especially in backgrounds and fields. The age of the show shows, but nice character designs from the same person who did the character designs in Neon Genesis Evangelion make the characters interesting to look at. Occasionally close ups give added detail to the artwork, making it extremely impressive to look at, even to the point of making this show a great source for desktop backgrounds. The animation however, is usually pretty minimal. In the Monogatari Series, characters talk to each other for long periods of time, often with lots of crazy and silly yet good animation being shown on screen to keep things interesting. That isn't the case here. Most of the time, the animation is minimal and very boring. Occasionally however, when its really important, the animation takes vast improvements by leaps and bounds and everything moves really smoothly, however this is rare and is used for the most important scenes.
Now the sound is what I call a 10/10. The music was done by Yuki Kaijura, known for such soundtracks as the Sword Art Online soundtrack and the soundtrack to Puella Magi Madoka Magica. And while those soundtracks were good, .hack//Sign has by far some of the best music in any anime period, and the music outshines the music in SAO by a long shot and PMMM somewhat. Much of the music is comprised of what sounds like a violin or something similar, an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar, and pretty English vocals with lyrics often somewhat fitting to the storyline of the show. Its often very relaxing to listen to. Tracks like "The World" and "Key of the Twilight" really shine. I don't know how good the acting is in the Japanese voice track, but the English dub is pretty mediocre. Nothing too cringe-worthy or bad, but with the writing in this show, which is somewhat poorly written, things sound really weird being heard. It'd probably sound less weird reading it than listening to it. The acting itself is pretty mediocre too. Tsukasa sounds fine, Subaru's voice seems to fit the character well and Mimiru does a fine job, however the rest of the cast is varied. Some of which usually are entertaining to listen to while others are boring and lifeless or downright have bad acting.
Overall, .hack//Sign is a show that really shines in its music and artwork. It has plenty of character development if you're patient enough to wait for it, however ultimately that's what this show requires: Patience. If you don't like slow moving shows with lots of dialogue, stay away. If you're here because you liked Sword Art Online and wanted another MMO anime, just know that this show is VERY, VERY different. Ultimately I don't think I could recomend this anime for most anime fans. If you're patient or are a .hack// fan, go for it. Otherwise, .hack//Sign isn't the anime for you. Don't let that deter you from watching other .hack// anime however. Not all of them are the same. If you want .hack// but want something a bit faster paced and more fun, then .hack//Quantum or .hack//The Movie might be better suited for you.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Apr 20, 2013
And now for another review about an anime involving cat girls.
Ah, the Monogatari Series. After seeing Bakemonogatari and what a masterpiece it was, Nisemonogatari was a big disapointment. It was still great, but it paled in comparison to Bakemonogatari. Because of this, I can understand why a great many would be unsure of this series, Nekomonogatari. Well, you can put your fears to rest. Nekomonogatari brought the series back to its brilliance. It's just as good as Bakemonogatari, in my opinion.
First, the art:
Being a SHAFT series, and even more being in the Monogatari series, as always one can expect brilliant artwork and extremely smooth animation,
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however lacking in the actual amount of animation there is. Nekomonogatari continues the trend having lots of sequences of very little movement and mostly talking, but with animation here and there that is absolutely amazing. One can also tell the animators had a lot of fun with the show, going crazy by adding a few over the top sequences of animation or adding a bunch of different art styles here and there.
The storyline feels more like just a small part of an actual Monogatari series, which is normal since a lot of parts in Monogatari series often involve some particular supernatural event. When the event is solved, the part ends. Being only 4 episodes, this felt less like a series and more like a movie. The story was still entertaining to watch, but in reality it was pretty simple; Something causes a horrible event involving a supernatural entity and the main character, Araragi-Kun, has to go fix it.
Character wise, the show has extremely well written characters, and considering the focus of the Monogatari series seems to be dialogue, the writing is naturally brilliant. Araragi-Kun feels like a fun immature kid, but with a genuine mind and interest in understanding others. He wants to help people for sure, as he is genuinely caring about Hanakawa. He is troubled over the fact that he is unsure as to whether or not he loves Hanakawa or is just lusting over her. Its interesting to see his troubles involving this. Hanakawa herself, in cat form, is a rather entertaining character who loves using a barage of cat puns, so much that it may annoy some people. Nearly every sentence she says involves them. I personally found them to be amusing and a little fun. She's also extremely dangerous, and very much a threat, which is good for those who are tired of shows with less than dangerous bad guys. It's also interesting in that cat Hanakawa, while dangerous, actually has a good cause. She wants to help normal Hanakawa. I won't explain why, or how a form of herself can help her, as that would probably be a spoiler, but just know that.
Many probably had issues with Nisemonogatari's change in the music to something less interesting and lackluster. Fans of Bakemonogatari should be happy to know that Nekomonogatari reuses some of Bakemonogatari's music and consequently is a whole lot better, and the music is used really well to fit the scenes and set the mood.
Overall, this show is brilliant and great to watch, especially for fans of Bakemonogatari, however, because its so similar to Bakemonogatari, it definitely is not for some people. The lack of animation and large amount of dialogue may bore people. Though it may be worth mentioning that there seems to be more animation in this than Bakemonogatari, probably because it was so short.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Apr 20, 2013
Occasionally one may come across one of those old anime made in the 80s, and despite not liking 80s art or 80s anime, winds up loving it anyway. Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature, is one such anime movie. Perhaps the enjoyment of this movie can be attributed to Osamu Tezuka, who many consider to be a master of manga. He's done a few anime as well, such as Black Jack and Kimba the White Lion. I particularly enjoy his artwork, as it looks a bit different and kind of nice, and even the, what I would consider, ugly art of the 80s doesn't affect
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this movie much. His work very often seems to look very good and distinctive.
Speaking of Tezuka's art, as I said, his art style is prevalent in this movie, which may make this movie watchable for those who don't like 80s anime because of this art, as is what happened to me. That said, the animation for the movie is another story. While still watchable, there are a few parts in the movie where the animation becomes very very choppy, however luckily this does not last for very long. That said, the animation isn't exactly amazing regularly, but it isn't bad either. I've seen some complain that the animation wasn't up to par for what most 80s animation did, and perhaps since I'm not particularly good at animation, I'm not a good judge of the animation. It is said that this looks more like 70s animation. Still, I will at least say that the animation is watchable and isn't frustrating, unlike some of what some companies like Gonzo will do.
The storyline isn't something brand new. The idea that science trying to create life can cause very bad things to occur is something I believe we've seen before, though considering this was made in the 80s perhaps its forgivable, as this may have been a much newer concept back then.There are many things one wouldn't expect to happen in this movie, so despite the story, the movie isn't exactly something one could predict the events of very easily either. Then again, I usually don't make predictions while watching movies as far as I know. It might be worth mentioning that Tezuka made this as a critique of Japan's recombinant DNA research at the time.
The characters is where this movie shines. While many are archetypical, from the bad guy working for a good cause who regrets their work after a higher up uses it for evil to the delinquent school kid gangster character, this movie uses plenty of archetypes. Still, the characters are very likeable and a few are even downright cool. Bagi in particular was an interesting character since Bagi had a very fleshed out personality. Bagi could seem to be a dangerous monster at times, could be an beautiful romantic at times (which for some may seem very weird considering she's a pink cat girl, and unlike other cat girls in anime, this one is very furry, rather than just having cat ears and maybe a tail), and could even seem like a poor distressed girl trying to find out her own identity. Bagi had an identity crisis. Having been made in a laboratory, she couldn't figure out if she was human or animal, and she wondered if there were others like her. She is someone you could care for. Someone you could respect. Its even worse in that the character begins to turn feral as time goes on, and this is particularly distressing to many.
Overall, I'd say this is a great movie definitely worth watching, and I highly recomend you go and watch it right now. Still, a warning. This movie has a few shots of what seems to be fanservice of Bagi in particular, which may weird some people out and push some away. It isn't in too high amount however and I'd say its fairly forgivable.
8/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jan 5, 2013
This movie is bad. Really bad. But, as bad as it is, that's what makes it so good.
The art is old, not the worst ever, but what makes it horrible is the dreadful animation, which is extremely choppy and sometimes has things just randomly appear, thus making some things confusing, and others, laugh-out-loud hilarious. The writing is very, very bad, and the story is almost, not quite, but almost incomprehensible, and what can be comprehended involves essentially that an entire universe of space lies within in dying girl. And it has grass. And streams of water. And castles filled with dumb soldiers who invite people
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with guns into the castle to see their king because they are enemies. Did I mention that when main characters had to enter this dying girl's body to fight diseases (Yes. It has THAT as a storyline) they say in the body when they come across a garden that it's so wonderful that they should stay there and never return to the real world. Despite the fact that they were in a dying girl's body. And there are giant robots in the girl's body that look like badly drawn Transformers. The English dub is awful, and I think that you could get people to work free nowadays and have a better dub. Overall, a terrible show. But at least it has decent 80s background music. Anyways, this show though, is so bad, that it's one of the most hilarious things ever, so I recomend watching it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 2
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Nov 29, 2012
Casshern Sins doesn't hide what it wants to convey. Right in the tagline, it says "Death is the salvation of man and machine". The show tries to tell us that one cannot have life without death. The whole series revolves around this idea, and, while overall a very simple idea, the show does this fairly well. That's not to say this message was without fault. There were many contradictions to this idea throughout the series, which may make its message fall flat. Even so, this show was still great, and here's why.
Story-wise, the show is very slow-moving for a while, and it seems to be
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going nowhere. Until about the mid-teen episodes, the show is more one-episode adventuresque, meaning that each episode is its own standalone story. These, while sometimes interesting and entertaining, make the show seem to drag on, and some may outright give up on the show before it gets interesting, which is in the teens, when the story becomes the main focus. In the end, the story ends well with Casshern's goal being fulfilled, however what that goal is and what I mean by fulfilled I'll keep secret, to avoid spoilers.
Character wise, this show is amazing. Every character is well fleshed out, even the unimportant ones. Casshern himself seems to suffer a lot of personal conflict, as, despite being an invincible nearly-immortal fighting machine, he wants to die, and doesn't want to kill. He can't stand all of the fighting in the world, and just like all of us, wants peace and happiness. He works to achieve this as time passes, all the while trying to remember his past, as he's an amnesiac, which, while an overdone idea, is done fairly well here. All the other characters are well fleshed out too, and very interesting, but I can't help but think that some of the antagonists, particularly Dio and his partner, were ultimately useless, pointless additions....Ah well....
The art in the show is unique and gorgeous. It's very smooth and shining, and somehow successfully portrays a dying world in a beautiful manner. Everything looks unique, and yet, the show also seems to look classic at the same time. Look a pictures and you might see what I mean.
The music was relatively good, with the exception of the opening song, which was annoying. The music is often very sad, mixing well with the atmosphere of the show, and it can easily make things even more dramatic and sad when "that one song" is sung. You'll know what I mean if you watch it.
As I watched this on Toonami, I think it's safe to say this show has a great dub. The actors did splendidly. Especially Casshern and Lyuze.
Overall, this show is fairly interesting, and certainly amazing, however its not for everyone. It's a little slow moving, and it takes a while for it to really pick up, but once it gets there, its well worth the work of watching all those pointless episodes. It's a fairly short series, so it's not too troublesome. All in all, a great show, but not for the action hungry, though the action that is in this show is extremely brilliant and well-choreographed, though sometimes a little hard to see.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Oct 24, 2012
This show is amazing. It's been a while since I watched something this amazing. Where has this show been all my life? It's art is gorgeous, but then again, this is Shaft, so what do you expect? xD I might add that despite the lack of moving around in this show, as most of the show is spent with people standing still talking to each other, this show has amazing animation when characters are moving around. Perhaps the best in any series I've ever seen. The music is very very good but very very repetitive, though the way the music goes and all the weird
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conversations that take place in the show, it can help to be very erm...hypnotic? Still, wonderful music. The show focuses heavy on weird dialogue, and consequently you learn a lot about each of the characters, which really push this show forward. The main character is essentially a somewhat perverted mashochist (I think) who is dating a girl who is a sadist. (The perfect couple, can you imagine?) The main character loves to help people, however his perversions make his morality questionable at times. The sadist girl is very interesting, and a little creepy, as she is very dangerous. There are other characters who get focused on, most of which are interesting, so no worries if you have problems with characterization. This show doesn't have much of a storyline. It instead has multiple stories that span the whole series, each of which revolving around some strange supernatural event causing someone trouble. Still, they are very interesting and sometimes over-the-top, having very violent sudden events occur. Overall, I loved this show, but its not for everyone. It's subbed only, so that's a problem for dub fans. Plus, the price to buy the show is ridiculously expensive, a wopping 150 dollars. To make matters worse for some people, the show might appear dull due to the large amount of dialougue in ther show, not all of which is comprehensible. And finally, some people might be pushed away by the fanservice. Still, I love this show and highly recomended it- It's one of my favorites.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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