A fairly underwhelming sci-fi/fantasy adventure. It has its moments though.
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Interesting sci-fi/fantasy setting | Rough character designs |
A couple of good ideas | Clunky plot |
Boring characters |
It has some problems, I particularly disliked that the villains are not exactly sentient, but is otherwise a pretty good space opera.
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Nice background visuals | The story is frantic and hard to follow |
Interesting space opera setting |
Idol part of the anime felt a little bit half-assed
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A couple of good songs |
Too little light is shed on the Galaxy
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Alright characters | |
Interesting setting |
Probably the most faithful adaptation of a game yet, I was half expecting for them to start about their levels at one point. I usually complain that adaptations strive too far from the original material, but this one goes a bit too far in the other direction. xD
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Great music | Some aspects do not translate well |
Faithful to the original material | |
Good story | |
Good characters |
An adventure through a very fascinating world following some really oddball, interesting characters. It has a lot of problems, but it’s still written by one of the best writers in light novel field.
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Peculiar visual design | Character designs lack detail |
Interesting, historical Japan setting |
Lackluster fighting choreography
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Beautiful backgrounds |
Some fights are very anti-climatic
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A couple of good BGM pieces |
Story feels disjointed at times
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Morally ambiguous unique characters |
Feels a bit episodic
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A great number of quirky colorful villains |
The middle part feels uninspired at times
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Good, Japanese fairy-tale like atmosphere
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Not afraid to “troll” its viewers |
No that many zombie anime around so at least it attempts something new to the genre. Too bad so much of it is cheapened by needless ecchi and plot that refuses to make sense.
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Great opening song | Movements are choppy at times |
Original concept for an anime
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Lack of distinctive background of music |
Some cool action
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A lot of things don’t make sense |
Not finished |
It starts strong but fizzles out in the middle. Still a fairly interesting modern sci-fi thriller with likable characters.
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Interesting concept | Too many things don’t make sense |
Complex detailed setting | The logistics behind Eden’s application are never explained |
Good pacing
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Ends abruptly before unraveling its potential
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Charming protagonist
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Lack of dramatic moments |
Oh, wow, you don’t see prison dramas in anime much. A really mature, disturbing show about the horrors of our society. And set during Showa of all things. Definitely highly recommended.
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Solid animation | Characters are not particularly interesting |
Dark hopeless atmosphere
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Story is relatively simple
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Fascinating, original concept (for anime) | |
Realistic characters | |
Good character development | |
A solid, dark take on coming of age tropes
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Good pacing
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Written by one of my favorite Japanese writers and set into one of my favorite universes. There’s just no way I could dislike this one, though Kiritsugu’s lame backstory kinda ruined the character for me.
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Good flashy animation |
Kiritsugu’s flashback is lame, too long and ruins the character
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Cool action scenes | |
Nice music | |
Interesting story | |
Captivating plot full of action | |
Great, profound, interesting, likable characters
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Great dialogue |
So bad it’s good has never been better. One should make a drinking game out of plotholes in this mess of a battle royale anime.
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Good OP/ED combination | Sub-par art design |
Interesting premise | Story doesn’t make sense |
Yuno is cool | Plot doesn’t make sense |
So bad it is good
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Characters don’t make sense |
Pace is insane, people keep teleporting around | |
Nothing makes sense |
A really… peculiar show. The story would be pretty bland if you took all the quirky, surreal stuff away, but it goes weird to such extents that it’s just, wow, fascinating in a sense.
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Allegoric and stylish artwork | Boring character designs |
Fine atmospheric music | Wastes too much time on Ringo’s arc |
Surreal | Plot gets erratic near the end |
Interesting story? | Can’t tell metaphors and plot points apart |
Bland characters |