Reviews

Though it certainly reaches a level of quality that would warrant a detailed, gripping review, I don't think I can write one. There are a handful of very well handled reviews already for 8.0, however I don't feel that enough emphasis is placed on two pivotal aspects of this series; the leading trio, and the ending. Tokyo Magnitude is not without it's technical flaws, which I really have to keep reminding myself of. Because the cast completely blows away what you expect in any anime series, even the most artsy of shows. Mirai is a normal, broody, moody, angsty preteen. She has no superpowers, no secret, she is not a hidden genius and she is not a kind-hearted maiden that treats even her enemies like kings. She's a prepubescent girl who gets bitchy and doesn't know why, which is a kind of realism no one else has yet to take a stab at. This is what teenagers are, and the little brother Yuuki is a great rendition of the classic little brother. While he isn't nearly as groundbreaking as his sister, his character works so well with hers, and it just creates this incredible atmosphere that really gets you rooting for them. Which leads me to probably the most noteworthy thing here: the ending. I really, truly have never cried in any movie besides American History X. And as far as anime, outside of Air, I don't think I've ever even teared up a reasonable amount. That is, of course, until I finished this show. I started to catch on to things around the second or third to last episode, and by the final one I think I cried for 3/4 of it. Maybe more. It is no doubt, more powerful if you have a sibling you are close to like I do, but if you have a soul at all, your going to cry to some extent. I bawwwww'd like I've never bawwwww'd before, and it's the only series that remembering makes me want to bawwww some more. I don't know if there will ever be an ending to rival the pitiful OH GOD WHY ending of this series, ever. When all is said and done, I think my biggest recommendation besides to be prepared for unstoppable sadness, and watch it alone. Unless you are having a crying party.