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I'll keep it short and simple. This manga is fantastic. Yes it does have an anime adaptation but they are basically 2 different universes as I said in my Candenza movie review but both are really good. The storyline in this manga I must say is better than in the animes. It's deeper and more realistic. The storyline has a more meaningful character development rather than the anime and it seems like a more realistic scenario compared to the anime. All in all looking at the manga and anime as two different universes with the same characters both nearly score perfect scores. One flaw I ... have with the manga is that since there are sooo many WWII ships all the characters get confusing and ultimately leave the reader lost sometimes. Also I was a really big fan of the 3d animated version so i'm only giving the art for the manga a 9 even though I also think it's fantastic. Overall this manga is a 9.9/10 and we just need to wait for it to actually end so I can give it a true final rating.

Honestly, This anime as a whole is a love/hate situation. You either love it or you hate it. Many people are turned off by it's 3d animated art style but i really loved that hybrid Code Lyoko feel. But In all honesty, before I talk about the Candenza movie we need to talk about the first season of the anime. I LOVED THE first like 7 episodes of the anime! I NEVER heard of the Aoki no Arpeggio series until it debuted in anime form and I was hooked! until I read the manga. After I read the manga and saw how much of a ... masterpiece the actual manga was and how off course the anime veered compared to the manga I was instantly turned off. While the first season of the anime seemed like a complete end to the on-going manga series I literally told myself... "WTF WHY DID THEY RUIN THIS SERIES!?" But they later released the alternate version with the DC movie which i thought was gonna turn the series into the manga and I was hyped! but that also didn't happen in the DC movie... so I was quite bummed out after the DC movie. BUT after i finished watching the masterpiece that this Candenza Movie was everything made sense! Aoki no Arpeggio the anime and Aoki no Arpeggio the manga are COMPLETE DIFFERENT UNIVERSES. If you grade the Aoki no Arpeggio animated series based on the manga it would get an F- but if you look at it from an uncorrupted view ( a view point solely focused on what the anime's storyline is without the storyline of the manga ) This anime DC+Candenza is a masterpiece. The storyline of the Candenza movie synergies so well with the DC movie and the battle animations and heartwarming storyline really takes the cake. The animated film was tear jerking. A fantastic blend heartwarming friendship, intense/cool battle scenes, and indirect romance. I would like to look at this series as a whole instead of just this one movie but if you want my score on solely this movie thats an easy 10/10. But looking at the prequels to this movies i would compare it to a dinner. The first season of Aoki no Arpeggio was the appetizer, a way to get people to find out about this bizarre, awesome crazy universe where WWII battleship girls fight each other with massive weapons and shields. The DC Movie was basically the main course, A way to get the animation series back on the right track and make a storyline that didn't seem so cheesy and close ended like the first season. And FINALLY we have the Candenza movie which was the dessert, and boy was it tasty. The Candenza movie was basically providing closure from the DC movie in a brilliant, action packed, tearjerking style. Overall I was deeply pleased with the Aoki no Arpeggio animated series and overall the series (Excluding season 1) was a 10/10. this movie was the cherry on top and anyone who is interested in watching Aoki no Arpeggio should just watch the DC movie and the Candenza movie. Also to those people who have a grudge against this series since it's sooo far off from the original manga. Remember don't think of it as an adaptation of the manga, but think of it as a SEPARATE UNIVERSE to the manga and I GUARANTEE you will find a new love for this animated series and also give the DC+Candenza movie a fat 10/10!

God... what can i say... Let's just say this was just amazing. You have all the right things good art (Not cgi or chibi or old style), a badass MC thats semi perverted, great storyline and concept. It's a shame this is a one and done with only 10 episodes!!! In my opinion it deserves like 50. The challenges are cool because they're based off real life folktales and events. It's great that theres a manga but since theres only 15 chapters it's unlikely for a season 2 of an anime. It really depresses me because this was like OUTSTANDING 11/10. I just love this ... so much because i'm tired of boring lame MCs like (Yukki from Mirai Nikki) also since the concept of it is great, and theres actually history logic to it. To me this anime deserves to be at the top of the leader boards. More Manga and Season 2 PLeAsE!!!