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Al_Sleeper:
Computer Kakumei 8/10

Pros:
Some interesting concepts.

Cons:
Too short.
Too shoujo for my tastes.


--- Quote from: Showdown on March 24, 2013, 10:58:21 AM ---And they did manage to add a beautiful Clint Eastwood reference...
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I was more impressed by the reference to Mowat's Never Cry Wolf.

HeartVivian:
Psycho-Pass - 10/10

If you have read 1984 by George Orwell or Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Psycho-Pass is a rich combination of the two.

It also has a hint of Catch-22 by Joseph Heller: Anyone who thinks the system is perfect is crazy, but if you are crazy, you would be isolated and institutionalized. If you think the system is not perfect then you are sane, but you are considered crazy by the rest of society thus you would isolated and institutionalized.

In the broad sense, it is humanity's plight with understanding the limits of their morality and conscience versus the omnipotent machine.

For the sake of this anime, it will be the first review I breakdown the positives and negatives, so here we go.

+ Deep character development, each character of the main cast has a backstory and history. Characters are thankfully not static, rather they are extremely dynamic.
+ A constant stream of reference, mostly books. This made the anime more enriching to watch since each reference brought a smile to my face.
+ A good mix between action and dialogue. This anime does get a bit violent, though it adds to the overall feel of the dystopia.
+ Some fanservice, but more for the girls. I'm just putting this here if this applies to you.
+ The art style is pleasant and fitting of the anime's more mature themes.
+ Pleasing choice of music. This is bias since I loved EGOist from Guilty Crown who sings the second ED.
+ I didn't like the main character at the start, I'm happy my mind was drastically changed by the end.

- Reality and Science Fiction sees a blur on some fronts. The realism is backed up against the wall of science fiction as everything that happens seems feesable, yet the overall plot does not seem to grasp reason very much at all. It will make sense when you are nearing the end of the anime where there seems to be holes in the logic. It's just a personal opinion and fortunately, it doesn't deter from the anime.

That's it. It's definitely worth watching. One of the best, if not the best, anime I have seen.

Showdown:
Sankarea - 5/10

Pros:
- Nice char/setting designs (colors, colors everywhere!)
- Funny plot
- Sexy girls

Cons:
- Funny plot, but really poor in the end
- Too many clichés, ends being annoying
- Too much fanservice kills fanservice

I liked Pet Sematary (book + movie) from Stephen King which is the main reference used by Sankarea, but the anime really contains too much fanservice and clichés. You can do that if you have a strong storyline, problem is, it's not the case of Sankarea (crap!). I would not recommend, as i also have to finish Tasogare Otome x Amnesia, which fails the exact same way.

dbml:

--- Quote from: Nodame-chan on March 24, 2013, 07:07:20 AM ---Shinsekai Yori 10/10

Pros:
Very tense, so tense that waiting for the next episode was actually a real pain.
Splendid character development. A bit different from other anime since you actually saw them growing up.
The setting, the place, the world was so interesting.
Do I even need to talk about animation and music? :D

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I agree with all of that. The whole thing just gave me an uneasy feeling in pit of my stomach. I've never had a series do that to me. I loved it. And that BGM? Best ever? Perhaps.

I definitely give it a 10/10. Not sure if it'll get ranked in my top ten, but after I mull it over for a week or so... we'll see.

bpfoley89:
Mahou Senshi Louie | Rune Soldier 6/10

Can't really mention any Pros or Cons, it was really just a "par the course" shounen anime. It didn't really do anything to make itself stand out, and I'm probably going to forget most of the characters names by tomorrow. But at least it had a female warrior and a male lead that wasn't a total pussy.

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