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Feb 3, 2014
Sometimes there is an anime that garners so much hype and attention that it completely eclipses all other anime that are released during the year. These rare occasions usually mean that it’s popular in the west before being localized and usually means that even people who aren’t big into anime may have already heard about it. Honestly, I was kinda dreading watching this show, mostly because of all of the hype surrounding it, because you know what they say. The bigger the hype, the harder they fall. Now, does it live up to all of the hype, you ask? Well…to some extent.
Overall, Attack on
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Titan does a lot of things right, with its great animation, fascinating plot twists and tragic and realistic characters. Through observing them, we learn from Aren that a man who gives up freedom for security deserves neither, we learn from Mikasa that the world can be cruel and usually boils down to kill or be killed and Armin lets us know that people who are unable to abandon anything will likely fail to produce any change. Although the lackluster ending and large amount of deaths kind of drag the show down. All in all, I feel like the overall message that Attack on Titan is trying to convey is that we shouldn’t take our life, our world, for granted. The people in Attack on Titan have never seen glaciers, or deserts or anything outside of their walls and these are things that we take for granted everyday, the real beauty of our world.
I give it an 8/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jan 27, 2014
The characters are very diverse-looking and original. It looks almost like every character is it’s own species.
The action in this movie is just over-the-top, adrenaline pumping and fast-paced. It’s on Gurren Lagann levels of absurdity and awesomeness, if not more. The reason I say this is because the racers tend to power up their vehicles out of thin air, but then again, there’s no reason to care because it’s just so freaking awesome.
There are running themes of the importance of loyalty and teamwork, but this is not trying to be deep, but just really absurd fun.
Great soundtrack of electropop that fits the
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futuristic sci-fi setting.
Seems a bit scatter-brained and tries too hard to do too many things at once. Too many subplots. One second they’re focusing on JP and the race, the next second they’re focusing on the other racers, the next second they’re focusing on Frisbee and his mafia connection, the next second they’re focusing on the government of Roboworld trying to stop the race, the next second they’re focusing on the underground rebels trying to stop the government from stopping the race, and sometimes it’s all just overwhelming.
The ending is a bit too abrupt and makes you wish there was more to the ending, probably something letting you know what happens to JP, Frisbee, other mechanic and Sonoshee after the race. And Sonoshee and JP’s “romance” seems a bit too cliché.
All in all, this show is amazing for its revolutionary animation, art style and absurd action-filled moments. Although, it falls short because it sometimes tries to fit too much in such a little amount of time plus the ending is a bit too abrupt and slightly unsatisfying.
Overall, I give it a 9/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Jan 23, 2014
It's a 6-episode OVA with great ambition. This coming-of-age anime has balls to the wall action with awesome animation. The show touches on topics such as modesty, the importance of fighting for what you love and has a recurring theme of growing up. The main plot involving Haruko's true intentions feels a bit tacked on, and should've been introduced earlier in the show.
The themes that the show had going on were the dangers of egotism (Brittle Bullet), the importance of taking chances or "just swinging the bat" (Full Swing), the fact that your actions affect other people's lives as well (the whole Ninamuri episode,
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what with her dad's scandals affecting her everday life and how Ninamuri affected Naota's every day life by rigging the votes and making him Puss in Boots, a role which he detested) and the fact that you have to fight for those that you love (Full Swing and the last episode). The motif connecting these themes were the monsters coming out of Naota's head (and Ninamuri's, after Naota headbutted her) which represent the immature qualities coming out of Naota's personality, which as a result, turns him into a man.
9/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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