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Jun 28, 2019
I didn't want to review this without watching the entire show, however the lack of enjoyment I've had due to how plastic and boring the world-building and writing is made me drop the show early (episode 79). I also fully admit some of my unenjoyment stems from my expectation that this was an adventure show about searching "for lost treasures in uncharted territories" like stated on the MAL synopsis, rather than a typical shonuen. However, my main complaint is not that the show didn't fit to how I expected it, but how plastic the world felt and how everything in it existed only for the
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plot. There are a number of examples of this, most of which I'm omitting for the sake of keeping this short. Contains minor spoilers.
1: Early in the show some of the main characters interact with a shape-shifting creature. This made me really excited due to how wondrous and mysterious the world felt, as you followed a child leaving his island for the first time. But then, only a couple episodes later, the show introduces another shape-shifting creature, and is utilized in an almost identical way. And then the next actual special (not just a big predator) creature is another one that is central to the plot. No creature in this world seems to exist, except to serve the plot.
2: Every almost every 'villain' in this show seems to either have no motivation or extremely basic motivation. The main offender of this a thief group that is first introduced as a group that massacred a village of people and have killed thousands upon thousands of people. Why? When actually shown, they never even seem like villains. Yes, a villain should have human elements, but this is a group that has literally committed genocide. Why? Do they need money for something? It's never explained in any way, they just seems to exist so one character can have motivation for revenge, existing solely for the plot.
3: The MC, Gon, has the main motivation to find his father, following his footsteps to become a Hunter. And throughout the show he goes up to adults and cheerfully tells them he just wants to find his father (who clearly states he doesn't want to meet Gon). And not one of them tells him that maybe he'll be disappointed when he finds his deadbeat father. And all while the show keeps painting his father as this great, powerful Hunter. It was when the show then proceeded to make a light-hearted joke about Gon's father refusing to meet Gon, despite him completing the test left for him, that I truly started hating this show. Gon's search for his deadbeat father is of course just another poorly written plot to give him a vague motivation to become stronger.
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World and characters felt like they were plastic, solely existing for the plot.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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Jan 22, 2019
If you are willing to ignore the constant over explanation of the plot device "Adolescence Syndrome" and an extremely uncharismatic main character I recommend this anime, due to its unique sense of emotion.
Adolescence Syndrome is used to represent emotions or other aspects of a character. And this is a very interesting idea. For example, a famous actor is nearly forgotten, evoking this unreal sense of loneliness. However, this sense of emotion is constantly being belittled by an attempt to create a 'mystery' within this anime, accompanied by extremely odd scientific analogies. It seems like the writers were unsure what this anime was meant to be.
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well, the main character is insufferable. While having many interesting traits, such his lack of a phone which gives this sense of willful isolation, his character contributes little except for a constant juvenile sarcasm. His remarks constantly ruined the mood throughout the show.
Overall, this shown has many interesting ideas and emotions, but the execution is just poor. So, if you are willing to ignore that, I recommend it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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Jan 11, 2019
Overall, it you are looking for show about a teacher that loves their students, this is for you. As well, there are few shows I can say have 'changed' my life, and this would be one of them.
I initially saw this anime as just the name "Assassination Classroom" accompanied with a creepy smiling face. Looking at the summary, I found the premise: a class must kill their teacher before they graduate. This was only my third anime, so this premise immediately caught be, as no live-action show have something like this. But I could not have expected what this show would be.
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the story was mediocre, while the art and sound were solid. The characters were what made this show truly amazing, especially the comedy around them. Set in a classroom, there are ~20 characters. While most are not given substantial development, their personalities are all memorable. But it is the teacher, Koro Sensei, who adds the most to the cast, and has honestly impacted me.
He is just an amazingly caring teacher. Without giving any sort of spoilers, he constantly goes beyond the calling of his job, placing his students above all else (coaching sports, tutoring, ect.). His care for his students make this show. On a personal level I also need to thank this show for making me appreciate teachers I have had that have cared about me similarly to Koro Sensei.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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