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Cipher (Anime) add (All reviews)
Nov 8, 2018
I just watched the 1989 ONA Cipher and I have no idea what to say, this anime is unexplainable, sure it has a plot and a somewhat cohesive story, but there is something about this that I truly can't wrap my head around, whether it's good or bad I can honestly say I've never watched anything like this anime.


So the story is basically this, there are two twin brothers who pretend to be the same person, and a girl at their school I think finds out about it and wants to be their friend or something... Shiver the one brother is a famous actor currently shooting a football movie called "Winning Tough" and the other brother Cipher is a musician. Well this movie is an absolute disaster, I honestly don't think Einstein could wrap his head around this movie and I don't think that it is in a good way either, it is so confusing but I don't know why, I've never been more confused watching a film before.


Something I genuinely liked about the movie was the soundtrack, it was good, classic 80's songs from great artists like Phil Colin's. The voice acting on the other hand is dreadful, some of the worst I've ever heard, this makes the original Devilman series of 1987 look like acting greatness. I did believe the soundtrack gave it some sort of charisma I guess.


The animation was awful, yes even for the time period. Not much else can be said about the animation though, it wasn't a unique art style and it was just plain horrible, the movement was stiff, colors looked ugly, and the art in general wasn't terrible but definitely wasn't good.


I've been putting it down but I do think there is something different about this ONA, it genuinely did intrigue me in this weird way I can't explain. I am not saying it is good or anything, I'm just saying their truly is something about this that I just couldn't wrap my head around, it kind of left me speechless. I mean it still sucks though... right?
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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