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Rate the latest Anime you watched.
bpfoley89:
Ugh, tried getting through Tokyo Majin but only got 10 episodes in. It seemed really boring, I couldn't connect with any of the characters, there was no comedy in the slightest to relieve the tension, and the story just lost traction way too soon. I came to the realization that I was FORCING myself to watch it, which is never a good sign.
Tokyo Majin 4/10
Pros:
Good amount of visual detail
Interesting, if simple concept.
Cool looking demons.
Cons:
One track plot direction.
Unrelatable characters.
Art style is always scraping at the back of your mind because something "feels off" with it.
No tension relief.
"When the hell do these kids sleep?"
I know its not fair to rate an anime I didn't finish, but the last time I had to FORCE myself to finish one it was Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom, and it was so boring that I had to put it into the Slice of Life category.
Dr. Hellno:
Haibane Renmei:
Good
- A nuanced, bittersweet mood
- An intriguing setting, filled with compelling mysteries and fascinating detail. Good framing helps the viewer to see the setting through the protagonist's eyes. You can feel the ancient mystery of the world in lots of scenes.
- Real, subtle insights about living. Difficult questions are asked, and some are answered.
Less Good
- I personally felt this was oversold by the hype. I've never seen a ratings chart on ANN that so closely resembled y = root x. I liked it, but that kind of praise had me expecting more
- Some characters don't really receive enough attention to feel real.
- I have mixed feelings about the pacing. As a slice-of-life kinda guy, I like that the series starts that way, but I felt that the timing of events afterward was somehow off. I think a few things happened to quickly, while the aftermath of those things stretched too long. Others may not share this gripe, it's a matter of personal taste.
Overall: 8/10
I've seen better, but it was definitely worth watching.
datora:
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I've been pretty busy for a couple months now. Not much time for recreational viewing, and I've spent a bit of time watching live action movies and TV series as a break from anime. I know. Heresy. So be it. Finally made the time for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland and also got a BD encode of Farscape, so have been working my way through all four seasons plus the movies for that.
Anyway. The soundtrack collection for Neo Heroic Fantasia Arion just got a makeover and I've really enjoyed it for several years now, so I finally grabbed the movie off my wishlist for a watch.
• Neo Heroic Fantasia Arion - about 5 or (at most) 6 out of 10.
plus:
- Epic. Clash of the Titans epic. Jason and the Argonauts epic. An epic tale worthy of the gods.
- Exceptional Olde Schoole animation. Really beautiful, glorious cell animation at the peak of its art form.
- Joe Hisaishi scored most of the soundtrack. One of his masterpieces. 10 of 10 for that, at least.
minus:
- Totally fucking batshit insane. Liberties taken with Greek mythology to the point where even the names aren't recognizable or relevant. Do NOT watch for plot.
- At 1 hour 24 min into the movie there is a monologue that is incomprehensible & insanely incoherent. From there on to the end it's a batshit insane ride of what the fuck. And, not in a Good Way. At times it's so ludicrous that it goes full plaid, laugh out loud, underpants on head retarded.
I should be giving it about a 4 of 10, but it's not too horrible for the first 1 hour 24 min, even if it's not great ... PLOTWISE. The animation makes it something of a must-see from the standpoint of what a monumental example of the Japanese anime artform it is. But, literally By The Gods ... what a wretched clusterfuck of retarded it ends with.
• Moyashimon, both S01 Tales of Agriculture and S02 Moyashimon Returns. Overall, a weak 7 of 10 for both seasons as a single, contiguous story.
plus:
- Fairly clever and unique concept, which is emphasized enough without overplaying it.
- In general, the animation style and design is good, if not great or inspired.
- Generally nice plot, empathetic characters, some good humor, a rare university setting, so a bit more mature than most high school settings.
minus:
- It never really just "shines." Always seems to be near its potential, but not quite realizing it most of the time.
- The plot and humor is trope-laden, which takes away potential in surprise, humor, and some of the freshness from its unique core concept.
- Given the very interesting idea of being able to see, communicate with and command microbes, it ignores vast potential within its own universe of reality and just plain misses dozens of opportunities ... often at the expense of beating another dead trope and becoming just boring.
I went into this with high hopes due to enthusiastic comments from other anime fans; was actually looking forward to this for some time now. Perhaps my expectations were too high. I did enjoy it and am glad I watched it. However, the plot really did ignore many unique and fascinating possibilities that would have been vastly more interesting than some of the stupid things it did focus on. The soundtrack was so-so. I might download it for completeness, and it's not very large.
• Oda Nobuna no Yabou | The Ambition of Oda Nobuna - sadly, about a 3 out of 10, maybe even a 2.
plus:
- Liked the base premise of time-travel into the past, enjoyed the warring states period time frame. For a while I thought this could be very Utawarerumono-like.
- Animation itself was really pretty to look at, even if not unusually spectacular.
- Actually did feel for some of the characters, liked them, and (of course) most of the girls were very easy on the eyes.
- In the first half or so, at least, some of the humor got a few laughs ... but really dried up as the second half become outright insulting to basic intelligence.
minus:
- Truly sucked shit for plot. The final three or four episodes in particular really went downhill into Full Retard.
- Evil characters are evil for the sake of being evil; shallow, one-dimensional caricatures existing for the sake of mind-numbingly shallow "plot." To be fair, all the characters become more and more shallow as the episodes progressed.
- The world the anime creates for itself is incredibly shallow and ignores it's own fundamental realities; highly inconsistent and just flat-out insulting. Suddenly, half-way through, it turns out that vast, world-shaking magic is "real," after setting the stage that it's an historical sci fi/fantasy.
- Even in the genre of harem anime, this one was terribad. There was no credible reason at any point for why every female suddenly wet herself for the main, other than there didn't seem to be another man in all of Japan as far as the presentation went. Seriously, the main is surrounded by literally hundreds of men who outclass him in every imaginable way.
This is one of the few anime I've ever deleted off my computer with no intention to archive or ever revisit. It's directed at young boys with low levels of both maturity and intelligence, a sugar-coated and shallow fantasy that perpetuates a sociopathic world view about almost every type of person you can imagine, especially women.
Do yourself a favor: find a copy of Utawarerumono and watch that instead. That is a vastly superior anime with many similar elements to this one, except it's about a 9 out of 10 for a sweeping war-strategy-political plot with elements of mystery and magic. Or, perhaps even better, Seirei no Moribito | Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit. Both of those would be time well-invested in fantastic plot and animation. Oda Nobuna no Yabou is just ... wasted time.
Al_Sleeper:
Mouryou no Hako - 9.6/10
An excellent mystery/detective series.
Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku - 9/10
Extremely dark, grim and brutal. Not for the faint of heart.
harpy:
Nadia: Secret of Blue Water 4/10 (5.5/10 if we discard my first con...)
Pros:
-decent animation
-semi decent soundtrack
- had no flash back episodes...well not the full ones
Cons:
-why did they even mentioned that it is based on Jules Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" ? I even read the book again and the only thing they took from it was the name of the captain and the name of the ship. Well alright it was and submarine (for some reason in this anime it was also space ship), and yes, there was a Abraham Lincoln ship that attacked it, they took this name as well, and yes they did visit one of the Poles and yes they did visit sunken city of Atlantes. But it had nothing else to do with the darn Atlantis or stupid annoying kids and annoying as hell "bad" characters or anything else. I could have rated anime higher if the did not mention Verne!!! Name the ship by another name and the captain and you have a nice setting. Beside there was no unknown language on Nautilus sign and it did not come from Atlantian space ship >_<
Well at least with Count of Monte Cristo (Gankutsuou) they lmajor events similar to the book. I know it is a problem to make a decent something out of the book, but if you change everything just do not mention the book. It would have been much better to spend time on watching fishes and all that stuff that the real "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" had....... No I am not a Verne fan!
-well that aside - why where there so many episodes when they are surviving on an island? Had almost no use in overall story (could have shown that in one max 2 eps) and they were dull as hell. Boring and dull. The new character there was totally useless and had NO purpose at all. It was something like 7-10 ep horror of total boredom
- why where there so many useless characters in general? King was a fun character but come on kitten size lion that mostly do nothing at all as just sit in someones lap. Or countless others that had no use or purpose but did show up more then once....
- Nadia IS ANNOYING AS HELL, annoying annoying annoying annoying x100
- and the ending is peace of crap.....
- beside all that - NEMO HATED HUMANITY AND HUMANS IN GENERAL!!!!!!!!
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