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Dec 19, 2017
Mixed Feelings
Ah Juuni Taisen, Incredibly a Nishio Ishin work, but I rather not enter in that area because, between all his works, this Anime lacks plenty of the twists he does on his stories, and I don't mean head tilts entirely. So what exactly is Juuni Taisen? I'll try not to write any Spoilers on this review, but you are warned.

The story of this anime goes around 12 War Assassins that are gathered to participate on a "Battle Royale" fest, the last man standing will have the power to have a wish. But Juuni Taisen is not exactly what you think it might be, take it this way: Juuni Taisen is NOT an action anime, at first I thought that Juuni Taisen would succeed if the fights were good despise not having story at all, sadly the fights were just a predictable slaughter fest to get rid of characters in order to have a winner. The true purpose of this anime, the one I found, were found in the very end, the wish. If you are the winner of the Juuni Taisen you get a wish, but what wish will you choose? Wealth?, Safety? World's Peace? "Not even 100 wishes could end a man's ambition" is an interesting quote I found at the end of this anime. Story: 4/10

The animation were smooth in the first episode, but each week the animation went downhill to the point of having CGi Models for the last fights, and it didn't just look bad, but pretty out of place after that amazing first episode and the animation that were set on it. Still some fights are quite good enough to keep you on the edge of your seat. Art: 6/10

The OP sequence is quite catchy, there were some interesting fighting generic soundtrack included on this Anime as well as the sound effects, nothing really impressive, but it is quite enough. Sound: 5/10

This anime consist on the formula of setting death flags each time a character's back ground story is told, so there isn't a significant development to almost any character on this anime, except for the winner. Gladly I liked how it won and how much it struggled to get its wish. This end up being an interesting way to fill the lack of character development that this anime generated, it was interesting enough to redeem (Just a bit) this anime. Characters: 6/10

I won't lie, I did like this anime, even if it were predictable, it was enjoyable enough, specially towards the end. Sadly it wasn't as good as I thought it would be. It could have been better, specially if it didn't have such stupid and pathetic way to kill off characters after showing up their background stories. At the end I discovered the true purpose of this anime, which wasn't a Battle Royale, but the wish, which was meant for the viewer to think about it, to elaborate what it is to have a wish to fulfill. What will it be? will it be enough? Is it right? That's up to you. Enjoyment 7/10

Overall 5,6 (6)/10: So Juuni Taisen isn't entirely a bad Anime, but it isn't that great either, it has its highs and its lows, This anime could have been a masterpiece if it were polished on a different way rather than being predictable.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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